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Newspaper

Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel

Location

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Mar 21, 1894

Page

9

Local notices and community notes from a Fort Wayne page

A collage of brief items: families welcome a son. William Jenk and Harrison street ties. Howard Leuer ill. Pythian Sisters' event planned. McNagny home from college. Eliza Wie. couples, births, and deaths. ads and staff moves. streetcar line extensions to Fort Wayne Driving Park. pension agent Spencer arriving. various social visits, business changes, and local farm moves. a minister in Muncie clarifies Mentone’s fate. plans for church services and civic meetings. school and teacher institute results. Burns, Cratsley, and other local businesses noted. weddings and baptisms scheduled. numerous residents traveling, moving, or hosting events.

Frank Hill Cratsley’s Calhoun Street Hill Sfudaon Ind Aghley John E. Housh Home Avenue Archer, Housh & Co Baptist Church Margaret Helen Spencer West Wayne Street Gottlieb Schafer Milan Township Sentiver T. L. Sturgis Wallace Street Soest South Calhoun Street Will Mannix Bond Mias Grace Mr. Burchard Madison Street

A Daring Man in Jail Endures Ton of Stone Piled On Him

Charles Jones a jailed drunkee attempted escape by hiding in a wagon of broken stone. Prisoners shoveled tons of rock onto him until he turned pale and nearly suffocated before deputy Harrod freed him and set him to bread and water. Holy Week Ceremonies Outline Easter Week in the Roman Catholic Church with key rites.

Charles Jones Jones Centlivre Harrod Christ

Lutheran Confirmation Exercises Draw Crowded Churches

The yearly confirmation exercises drew large crowds at St John's Emmanuel's St Paul and other Lutheran churches. At St John's forty five children were confirmed with totals at all churches reaching several hundred as proud parents watched the ceremony.

St. John's Emanuel’s St. Paul’s St. John’s

Weber Shootout in West Main Street Saloon

A shooting incident occurred Monday at Weber's saloon on West Main Street. Gene Herring drew a revolver on Weber, who fired but missed. Herring fled the scene.

Weber West Main Street Gene Herring

Courts Hear Divorces and Contracts for Jail Stone

The county court actions include Myra Bohart seeking divorce from Willis Bohart. contracts awarded for jail stone, hauling, and road work with Baltes, Schmidt, and Bergman. Local arrests for liquor violations and aiding cases. collision of court cases, licenses, and a physician’s license. several divorce filings and a murder trial anticipated with Howley. Sheriff Clausmeier captures James Langston in city. Lemuel Paine mortgage suit. heavy docket with numerous lawsuits, pleadings, and criminal cases.

Allen county court notes and county actions

The report covers seventy five items including deaths and births, a reelection of W H Goshorn as superintendent of bridges, and several civil cases. Louis Sievers vs Peters Box and Lumber Co over $10000 arises from a Pape factory elevator accident with representation by W G Colerick and H Colerick. C H Rose vs Fort Wayne Water Power Co result: judgment of 365 dollars and injunction against overflow with appeal to state supreme court. Morris Lang liquor license remonstrance upheld. Fry remonstrance heard. Ely and Scott arrested for liquor law violation. Arthur Taylor and Cora High married. William Weber disorderly house.

W. H. Goshorn Bridges Allen County Board of Commissioners Louis Sievers Peters Box and Lumber Company W. G Henry Colerick Zollars J. M. Barrett C. H. Rose Fort Wayne Water Power Company Dawson Superior Court Supreme Court of the State R. Alden Morris, Bell, Barrett & Morris Morris Lang Lang Calhoun Street Fry Maples Hugh Stewart Monroeville Ely & Scott Harry France Arthur Taylor Cora High William Weber Ryan United States Tom Wilkingon Albert Laverdt Adams Township Justice Ryan Laverdt

Lady Lawyer Aids Deaf Husband in Court, First Ohio Bar Entry

A Wayne hotel guest, Nettie B Lutes of Tiffin Ohio, recounts how her husband N B Lutes who is deaf hears testimonies via her lip reading and rapid silent replies. The couple run a large law practice in Ohio with sister Florence Cronise also a noted attorney. Paydays in Pittsburgh shops and road crews sent many employees to the tax desks yesterday.

Wayne Hotel Nettie B. Lutes Tiffin Ohio Florence Cronise N. B. Lutes Ronise N. B N.C. Lutes Mr. Lutes Lutes

Attempt to Kill Charged in Saloon Case

William Weber a West Main Street saloonkeeper faced an attempted murder charge after a dispute with Dennis Herring who sought whisky. He testified Weber shot as Herring allegedly reached for a revolver. Herring had challenged the quality of the liquor. The Howley murder trial opened with jury selection and featured witness William Murphy describing Martin Howley striking his mother Catherine Howley and kicking her.

Jed Sperry Des Moines Iowa Sherman Malcomb Ethel Sidney Ohio Tux Seruxet William Weber West Main Street Dennis S. Herring Justice Ryan Chester Holder Aterring Herring Weber Ryan Howley Indiana Martin Howley Catherine Howley O'Rourke David Martin Monroe Alvin Dougherty Madison John M. Flough Apson Dunton Perry John W. Chapman Maison Geo. Zimmer Springfivid C. W. Buck Michael Deuter Fred Goebel Wm. Suedehoff Edwin Walker Scipio Chas. Barner P. B. Colerick William Murphy Murphy James M. Robinson

Remains of Ex Mayor Leander Simoneau Found Near Sagina w

In Sagina Mich on March 20 the remains of Leander Simoneau former mayor and ex registrar of deeds were found about ten miles down the river by two boys collecting driftwood. The body was decomposed and took time to identify.

Sagryaw, Mich Leander Simoneau Saginaw

Norman French draft horses for sale near Dixon Ohio

I offer my entire herd of full blood Norman French draft horses for sale at my residence one mile southwest of Dixon Ohio on March 28, 1894. The lot includes two six-year-old stallions, five-year-old, three-year-old, and two-year-old stallion colts, one thirteen-year-old mare, and four mares aged nine seven four two, with four mare colts and two-year-old colt. All are registered. Terms revealed on sale day. wil42t 8. F. Baxes.

Dixon Ohio F. Baxes

The Thrifty Store Ad Promotes Fair Small Profit

A newspaper ad argues against high priced dry goods and cheap wares, claiming many shops lose customers by overcharging or underpaying. The seller advertises a fair, small profit above cost and offers wholesale access to buy large lots, highlighting lower Muslins and Prints prices to fit thrifty times.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Ei L. Kane William Jenkath Harrison Street Howard lLeuer Baarick Pythian Sisters McNagny Columbisity Tere Elisaigen Ewina Schlau- Eade de Wie Wieman Frank M. Chapman Yday Wayne Township J. B. McHvoy D. W. Baldwin & Co Rev. MacCooper Chicago James L. Drake Albion J. H. Wobrock Adams County Stellhorn Roanoke Simons South Webater Street M. W. Bloom Kerlin & Bloom, Undertakers Williams Street Congregational Church J. S. Ainslie Geo. B. Robizon Ann McWhirter Hoagland A. H. Bittenger Butler, Ind Guy Hamilton Fred F. Fisher New York City St. Augustine Fla William B. Fisher D. C. and E. J. Fisher John McDonald Lakeside Electric Fort Wayne Walton Avenue Indianapolis Sentinel Martin van Buren Spencer Charles Webber Spencer R. L. Rony al Smeed la Salle Street T. Heller Frank C. Cratsley Florida M. Alleger Frank Louis Voirol South Bend People's Rights People's Party Plymouth Congregational Church J. Schmuck Kessler Hope Hospital Canada Milo J. Gorrell Ossian 8S. C. Metcalf Columbia and Calhoun Streets J. M.E. Riedel Foellinger Augusta Horstman Wm. Horstman Washington Township St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Thomas Hanlon Monon Floyd County Suditor Fort Wayne Railway William P. Duffy Journal J. W. Keller Keller Mr. Duffy Indianapolis Abolt Township Margaret Weichselfelder East Tabor Street John Weichselfelder Daniel Decker Meadames J. Weichselfelder J. Steward C. Yant 8. McAfee W. Killen T. Gooden H. Frech G. Weichselfelder G. Karber Mertha Jeffery Clara Higgins Marion Monroe Townships Hoggland C. E. Hellopeter Bert Somers W. A. Hammond M. A. Smith I. F. Winans Bert Sommers Emma Gresley J. J. Peters Milo Sprang Albert Brandenburg Ida J. McIntosh Robert Mentone St. Joseph Hospital Muncie E. G. Erickson Pennsylvania Railroad Sweden Mr. Erickson de Wald Street Broadway Pennsylvania Company S. F. Gray Nellie Hoemig F. P. Mensch W. P. Loring Free Methodist Church Knox, In R. W. Rehrers J. F. Somnera Hendricks Avenue Avilla Mr. Fryer Nioon Department Pete Max Myra Bohart Commssioners Colerick and Willis S. Bohart Michael Baltes Lake Shore Fred Schmidt William Bergman Henry Baum A. L. Randall J. W. Hayden Court of Justice France Bagby James Fry Court of Justice Emma W. Ball Fort Wayne College of Medicine Leroy Harris Buffalo N. Y Lemuel C. Paine Randall & Doughman George W. McCoy Sylvanus Fessenden William Goodman Nancy A Johnson William F. Webb Jessie Robinson George B. Robinson Ann McWhorter Holland Clausmeier John Langston St. Joe Mich Langston Frank Napier East Columbia Street A. A. Miller Hoayland Stout Harry C. Vianna Mies Lulu van Slyke Rev. van Slyke Vern Young Goshen Vallejy Charles B. van Winkle Elizabeth M van Winkle W.and E. Leonard Felts Price Eedie Milliane Tiffin, Ohio The Wayne Sosenheimer Pittsburg Tice Ryan Court Birkholz Westivity Mitsenie Semple Dreier & Bro Calhoun and Columbia Streets Hremason Our Pixley E. Berry General Wallace Crawfordsvitrg Wallace Col James Fry Han Delphi Woodkatf Bash & CO John C. Pfeiffer North Wayne Bush I. N West Agne A Columbia Sts Pfeiffer & Schlatter
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