Local Social News and Crime Report Highlights
Social news notes births engagements marriages and visits at home and abroad. Werman family welcomes a daughter at 182 Maumee Avenue. Miss Madeline Meegan to Herbert Gates announced. Marriage of Byron Stopher and Grace Bright noted from San Bernardino. A post mortem on George Blessing cites valvular heart disease and clot. Constable Ford arrests Moses Youngker for provoking, to be tried by Justice France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Werman
Brake
Maumee Avenue
W. A. Reichelderfer
Maysville
Ford
Moses Youngker
Samuel Bauman
Justice France
Madeline Marie Meegan
Thomas Meegan
Herbert Gates
Indianapolis
Hiram Moderwell
H. C. Moderwell
West Wayne Street
Byron M. Stopher
Grace Bright
San Bernardino
Cal
George Blessing
St. Joe Township
J. E. Miller
C. E. Barnett
Duke” Stoops
The
Petersburg Democrat
Mr. Brimmer
Carrie
Regina Graffe
Ewing Street
Messrs
George
Willie Graff
Havana
Cuba
Willie
Electric Light Works
Chicago
Local notices and society items from Arcola and vicinity
Mrs. J. B. Olinger to visit Buter Indiana. Henry E. Fisher taken to Hope hospital. Herman Gabel recovers from injuries. Will Preece returns to manage Peters farm stock. Edwin Lucas joins Fort Wayne Business Guide. Bicyclists attend lawn social near New Haven. Mrs. Ed Dierkes leaves Hope hospital to visit Maples. Wing & Mahurin plan $6000 residence for W. C. Ball at Muncie. Koehlinger Bros. dissolution. G. A. Koehlinger retires. Henry G. Koehlinger to run business. Harry O. Kelker marries Miss Mary Shaw at Albion. Abdill & Taft clerks hosted at Cush ion home. Dorothy May Stanton dies in London. J. E. Housh sells his stake in Singmaster & Co. moves to Los Angeles. Hello peter returns from IU Bloomington. County teachers exams at International Business College. Mrs. Louis Lepper injured falling down cellar stairs. Nellie Clark secures position at Ellison Bank Block. valedictorian set for June 29. Blanche Lovell burned. cannot recover. Prof. Henry Wynecken dies at Springfield seminary. Missouri synod ties. United Brethren conference to meet at Bourbon Sept 12 with 200 clergy. Bishop Castle presides. About forty wheelmen visit Robison park to view new bicycle track. track is clay, one third mile, six foot elevation. wotructure to be improved. Track to host forthcoming patent races fourth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pita
J. C. Peters
Edwin Lucas
Twenty-eighth Battery
Fort Wayne
Maples
Wing & Mahurin
W. C. Ball
Muncie
Ball
Koehlinger Bros
East
Columbia Street
G. A. Koehlinger
Henry G. Koehlinger
Harry O. Kelker
Mary Shaw
Albion
Kelker
Pennsylvania Road
Abdill & Taft
New Haven
Cushion
Dorothy May
Albert J
Elizabeth Stanton
London
Eng
Albert Stanton
Louise Gronauer-Marchant
James Stanton
J. E. Housh
J. M. Singmaster & Co
Los Angeles
Cal
Herbert
Hellopeter
Indiana University
Bloomington
Young
International Business College
Elektron
Louis Lepper
East Jefferson Street
Lepper
Duemling
Nellie Clark
Fort Wayne Business College
Thomas E. Ellison
Bank Block
Clark
Fort Wayne High School
Business College
Masonic Temple
Blanche
al Lovell
Bluffton
Henry Wynecken
Springfield
Ill
Theological
Tves
Patenti Feourth
Pitt
Graduates Celebrate Large IB College Class at Temple
The International Business College held commencement Thursday evening in the Temple with a full house. The program featured an invocation, a Linden quartet negro melody, addresses by Rev. W. D. Parr and Hon. J. M. Robinson, and speeches by salutatorian James McClellan LeFevre and valedictorian Miss Alice Bernadette Carroll. Graduates include numerous Shorthand and Business Department members led by Carroll and LeFevre, with a reception and informal dance in the Elektron building to end the evening. the class is noted as the largest and most successful yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Business College
Temple
Raymond
T. J. Johnson
Linden Quartet
W. D. Parr
James McClellan LaFevre
8. C. Moffat
J. M. Robinson
Robinson
Alice Bernadette Carrol
Alice Bernadette Carroll
City
Edwin B. Fox
Oscar W. Schiefer
Floyd Algernon Hively
Louisville
Frieda Louise Reese
L. Juanita Stone
Ernest Henry Roembke
J. W. Lester
Kendallville
Ind
William H. Gross
Emma Pope
Regan
Mich
Maude Cynthia Ferguson
Pauline Emma Schwarz
Genevieve Madeline Hogan
Ethyl Ayleen Shoaff
Sidney
Ohio
Maude Alice Jenness
Bertha Marie Hockemeyer
Myrtle Steamer
Luctta L. Pierson
James McClelland LeFevre
Troy
Jacob William Reiber
Edwin W. Proegler
Ralph M. Snyder
Cederville
Frank P. Bell
Decatur
William Arthur Hobson
Joseph S. Mason
August Henry Emerick
James Samuel Erwin
Albert John Pfeiffer
Leota Belle Phipps
Letitia Genenva Coleman
Warsaw
Mary Margaret Hauck
Dessie Della Newcomb
Louis Geissinger
Auburn
Ora A. Tonkel
Cedarville
Louis Holthouse
Helen May Jones
Harley Baker
Monroeville
Charles M. A. Hausbach
Elektron
Reineke
Heir to Millions at stake in Mercer fortune
W G Mercer may yield a station agent vacancy at Montpelier if expectations of the Mercer heirs hold. The Mercer family, tied to a $200 million estate, awaits court settlement to distribute the vast fortune among five branches. The article notes Mr Mercer has a brother and contemplates succession implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Mercer
Lake Erie and
Western Road
Montpelier
Mercer
Mr. Mercer
Mercer fortune frames election team goals for 10m each
Three sisters will share equally with him, each receiving about 10 million dollars. With such a fortune to manage, Mr. Mercer will not settle for any position less than president of the United States or head of a major railway system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer
United States
Choosing of Teachers for Next Term in Public Schools
The city school board met with Allen Hamilton as a new member to discuss selecting teachers for the coming year. The list will be released after the next meeting. The board set a graded janitor salary schedule from 225 to 500 dollars and plans to beautify grounds with shrubs. Clara Greer, a former high school graduate and teacher, was appointed clerk to the board and superintendent for one year at 50 dollars monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Hamilton
Clara Greer
Mrs Lown near death at Van Wert home
Telegram to relatives reports Mrs G L Lown at the point of death in Van Wert with no hope of recovery. Formerly Minnie Sinclair, she is survived by siblings John Sinclair, Thomas Sinclair Jr., and Mrs C P Cherry, all who rushed to Van Wert after the message. Born and long a resident of the city, she married Mr Lown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. L. Lown
van Wert
Lown
Minnie Sinclair
Thomas Sinclair
John and
C. P. Cherry
Mr. Lown
Syndicate Meets on Methodist College Property Plan
A meeting of the gentlemen composing the syndicate that bought the old Methodist college property discussed whether to demolish the building. They postponed the decision to the next meeting and may proceed if a satisfactory agreement with Frank Alderman is reached, potentially tearing the structure down to connect Wayne Street to Garden Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Methodist College
Frank Alderman
Takkéih
Wayne Street
Thiodugh
Garden Street
Sephialted
Edeh
Town project promises value rise and housing use
The plan envisions platting and selling a side parcel, asserting the development will significantly boost area value. Locals expect benefits while noting the old college stands as a disreputable free lodging spot for hobos, affecting neighborhood character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old College
Woman severely burned in house fire on Hough Street
At 7 this morning gasoline from a stove caused an explosion in the residence at 39 Hough Street. Mrs Otto F Boese sustained deep burns to her arms hips and body as flames wrapped her dress waist. She was taken to Hope hospital for treatment while doctors assess recovery prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hough Street
Otto F. Boese
Hope Hospital
Explosion Recalls Family Named Ester At Address
A past incident at the same address involved a blast that burned a young girl. The current report notes a similar explosion recently causing injuries within the Ester family’s former residence.
Cruelty to Horses Investigations Reported
Humane Officer Schlandrauff returned from Maples after probing loggers driving horses with sore shoulders. Some animals worse than expected. drivers warned to refrain until healing. Board will not prosecute if promises held, arrests likely if violated. Also reports near death of Rippe Arabian driven by a youth. The judge dismissed Sarah D. Lee versus Dora Snyder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humane
Odiecer Schlandrauff
Maples
Rippe
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Father Duehmig
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Sheriff Melching
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Jeff Meyers
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Manhattan
Sam, Pete & Max
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Ester
Sarah D. Lee
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