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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1908
Page
6
Northern Indiana items report Elkhart and Warsaw schools inaugurating fire drills, a Fraternal Order of Eagles lodge to be instituted in Ligonier, and multiple local resignations deaths and transfers across Syracuse Decatur Lagro and other towns.
A mixed set of local items reports shocks from a vigorous handshake causing a barber to suffer a shoulder dislocation and a paralysis stroke, farm losses from a storm, legal verdicts, suicides, indictments for burglary, an arrest over a tiny theft, and maple syrup harvests. It notes rail-accident fatalities, charity awards, new incorporations, accidents from chimney powder, debates between Butler and Auburn, a Rome City barber in health, bank incorporation changes, a Wawaka anarchist scare, and a suspenseful ransom note from New York City.
Milwaukee jail officials watched Edward L. Dawson, a 21 year old deserter from the Twelfth Army Corps, wed Bernice Hodges in the Baptist parsonage after a baptism. Rev L R Babbit conducted the ceremony before guards returned the groom to confinement and the bride to her parental home.
Aboite Indiana notes John Robinson moves to Fort Wayne and George Fousnought shifts to the Craig farm. Epworth league hosts a youth gathering at the Waugh home. Jerome Schnurr, killed by an interurban car, was a well known Aboite friend. Residents travel to Decatur for district M. and conference. Various home repairs and sleighing parties are mentioned amid winter storms and prairie floods.
Detective Soliday investigates the disappearance of Mrs. Woolsey who may have left Fort Wayne with Louison Postel a palmist and clairvoyant. Rumors link them through recent letters and missing business records, but no solid proof or police action has emerged.
Miss Cecelia M Bercot wed Mr William H Hagan on Tuesday March 3 at St John Lutheran church Lake township. Rev Meyers officiated and guests filled the church with a reception at the bride’s uncle Harry J Forbing home. The couple and families are named with attendants and guests listed in detail.
A caboose and five freight cars on the Nickel Plate near the Newton F. Watson farm west of Dunfee were demolished last Friday morning. Two crewmen escaped unharmed as the second train approached. The engine lost many attachments and the damage runs into thousands. Detours used via the Pennsylvania and Vandalia railroads during the blockage. Also notes washout at Arnolds saved further danger to trains. Local grain and livestock markets show activity with corn firm and pork, lard, and ribs fluctuating as prices close mixed.
Officials of the Pennsylvania Railroad are investigating a blood smeared car found on an east pound train at Pierceton. A section man, W P Downs, reported a man's coat and gloves inside the car. Police have no light on a possible murder at Warsaw or west of there.
Two Syrians employed at the Bass works leaped onto a moving Wabash No. 9 train east of Henna street to race to Calhoun street. Fearing arrest for train jumping, they leaped off as it neared the depot. one man suffered a bad cut to a hand while the other escaped injury. Officer Paul detained them briefly and released them after delivering a lecture on train-jumping dangers.
Henry Boogel, a Bass blacksmith shop worker, suffered a severe foot injury when a heavy steel piece fell from a hand cart yesterday. The impact cut his shoe and stocking, exposing the bone for about two inches.
Plans for a modern high school costing 18000 dollars or more are prepared by Griffith & Fair of this city. When finished it will serve county and town students under the new general assembly law. The brick building with stone trim will have eight rooms and a basement gym and manual training department.
Judge Richard K. Erwin plans to relocate with his family to Fort Wayne this week marking his first move to a county outside Adams. He has secured a Fort Wayne residence and will continue his Decatur and Adams county ties while expanding his law practice in Summit City. Mrs. D. W. Underwood travels to Ligonier for her sister-in-law Mrs. William Bachellor’s funeral in Colorado. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething children is advertised under the Food and Drugs Act with serial number 1098.
Chicago reports heavy trading and weak prices at the wheat market opening. Government crop reserve data and Liverpool price trends weighed on sentiment as commission houses and pit traders moved to sell, driving May futures lower.
Livestock market notes from East Buffalo and Chicago with receipts and price ranges. Hogs and cattle vary by city with steady to strong trends. pigs fetch around 4.60 to 4.75 in East Buffalo, beef and calves chart higher in Chicago, and Cincinnati and Pittsburg markets show steady to strong demand and price levels.
Market summaries for butter eggs cheese and poultry across Chicago New York and Toledo with price ranges and receipts. Butter at 22 28c in Chicago creamery, eggs around 17 17½c, cheese firm with various grades, poultry looser with turkeys at 18c. New York lists steady butter and firm cheese with many grades. eggs and poultry mixed. Toledo notes Lima prices.
Prices cover Wheat Corn Oats Rye Butter Eggs Turkeys Chickens Ducks Pork Honey Walnuts Hickory nuts Potatoes and more from Barr Street Market and outlets on Columbia Street. Includes bluegrass farm quotes and mill notations for May and winter varieties with multiple buyers and packing terms.
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