Pooley Divorce Trial Reveals Hungry Family Struggles
In Allen County Superior Court Catherine Pooley seeks divorce from Joseph Pooley amid a tale of recurring drunkenness, hunger, and neglect. A neighbor testified that neighbors sent in food to ease the family’s hardship until the wife saved it for her husband. The case, spanning May 1902 to January, features accusations of wage-draining drink, moves between several homes, and a long estrangement. The decree was granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Pooley
Joseph Pooley
Esmeralda
Violet Estella Pooley
Storks
Meyers
Charles Meyers
Bert Harden
O’rourke
Jeffersonville
Ernst
Pauline Reinking
Reinking
W. & E. Leonard
Barrett
Morris
Colerick
Ninde
John Harrison
Louisa Harrison
A. E. Thomas
Dan. B. Ninde
Laughlin
Wayn Shoe Company
Secretry-Preashurer Robert Mil lard Board Named
The officers named include August E Becker H F Moellering Gustav A Berghoff and Charles J Schelman as the board of directors with Robert Mil lard serving as secretary treasurer in the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert’ Millard
August E. C. Becker
H. F. Moellering
Gustav A. Berghoff
Charles J.schelman
Bank vs. administrator over Riblett deposit dispute
Friday report notes Joseph A. Roselle, as administrator for Frank E. Riblett, sues First National Bank to recover 387 dollars deposited before death. Bank claims setoff against 450 dollar note liability as surety. Indiana courts split on payment retention. judge considered extensive testimony. ruling pending. Also mentions a 40 dollar compromise verdict in Connelly v Zimmerman and a $2,000 suit by Charles McCall for injuries against Western Gas Construction. Margaret Dickson probate assigns all funds to daughter Mary E. Dickson as administratrix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph A. Roselle
Frank E. Riblett
First National Bank
O’rourke
Indiana
John M. Connelly
Charles M. Zimmerman
Charles McCall
Philip Weber
Western Gas Construction Company
Margaret Dickson
Mary EB. Dickson
Divorce Petition Alleges Cruelty in Separate Suits
Jennie E. Klenke files in superior court for dissolution citing repeated beatings and inhuman treatment by Louis Kilenke. Marriage date stated as November with year omitted. attorney P. B. Colerick. Other matters include dismissal of Jane Fraine v Prosper Fraine and action to remove Dr. L S Null as administrator of Thomas Langley estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie E. Klenke
Louis Kilenke
P. B. Colerick
Jane Fraine
Prosper Fraine
Circuit Court
Dr. L. S. Null
Thomas Langley
Woebbeking Earns Commission After Delay at Maumee
Henry Woebbeking, elected justice of the peace in Maumee Township, qualified today after a delay caused by missing commission and bond. The auditor of state sent a commission when a stray sixty cent money order was misapplied. Also reported are a requested will construction for Gustave H Hobrock, incorporation filing by Economy Motor Buggy Co, and probate matters involving Margaret Walters, Maria Louise Rolf, and the Rolf family estates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Woebbeking
Maumee Township
Circuit Court
Indianapolis
Auditor of State
John Belot
Woebbeking
Gustave H. Hobrock
John Henry Hobrock
Gustave A
Gustave H
Economy Motor Buggy Company
Joseph C. Flowers
Joliet
Ill
Jules F
Kenneth H. Beuret
Fort Wayne
Margaret Walter
Sadie Noze
Maria Louise Rolf
Frederick Heinrich Rolf
Dinnen
Karl H. Bode
E. J. Connett
Martha M. Rolf
Orino Laxative Syrup Recommended for Women and Children
The mild action and pleasant taste of Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup suit women and children. It does not nauseate or gripe like pills and ordinary cathartics. Orino aids digestion and stimulates the liver and bowels without irritation. Remember the name ORINO and refuse substitutes. Dreier & Bro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dreier & Bro
Hospital funds redirected for interior and exterior work
Improvements commence at Hope hospital as church gifts fund interior upgrades. Decorators and painters are engaged, replacing old matting. Five year plan subscriptions from factories and individuals will accumulate briefly then support exterior enhancements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope Hospital
New Pure Food and Drug Law Announcement
We are pleased to announce Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung troubles is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug Law. The notice states the product remains compliant under current regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Marriage Licenses Listed for Numerous Couples
George W. Crance and Louisa Biddlecome. William Blessing and Mary Anderson. DeWitt Moss and Ervy Ream. Lessie Koch and Veronica Hinen. Lloyd M. Blakely and Ida E. Klingenberger. Claude A. Waterman and Sadie E. Leatherman. Tra W. Beck and May B. Emrick. Frederick W. Tilbury and Agatha C. Landin. Charles B. Gibson and Rosa E. Conner. George G. Weddle and Esther Farrell. Herman F. Starke and Adelia F. Kolb. Raymond W. Whittern and Jessie L. Tuckey. Charles Stull and Rosa Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Crance
Louisa Biddlecome
William Blessing
Farmer
Mary Anderson
DeWitt Moss
Ervy Ream
Lessie Koch
Veronica Hinen
Lloyd M. Blakely
Ida E. Klingenberger
Claude A. Waterman
Sadie E. Leatherman
Tra W. Beck
May B. Emrick
Frederick W. Tilbury
Carpenter
Agatha C. Landin
Charles B. Gibson
Rosa E. Conner
George G. Weddle
Esther Farrell
Herman F. Starke
Adelia F. Kolb
Raymond W. Whittern
Jessie L. Tuckey
Births in several households reported in city notes
A list of birth notices records many families welcoming new children. Names include Buck Malcuit Daniels Holmes Conrad Grotian Behrman Fisher Steilhorn Bail Behrman Klingler Payton Emerick Beals Stirlen Tonkel Disler and spouses in Jefferson Edgerton Maples Huntertown Leo. Children: multiple sons and daughters announced with residence details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry W. Buck
West Jefferson Street
Charles W. Malcuit
Edgerton
Byron Daniels
New Haven
H. L. Holmes
Wilt Street
Henry P. Conrad
Maples
William Grotrian
Henry Behrman
Hugh Fisher
Columbia Avenue
Charles Steilhorn
Ferguson Street
A. Bail
Lafayette Street
August Behrman
William Klinger
Huntertown
William Payton
John Emerick
David Beals
William Stirlen
Leo
Charles Tonkel
William Disler
WAR AGAINST CONSUMPTION AND LOCAL NOTICES
War against consumption extols Foley's Honey and Tar as safe cure for coughs and colds, urging its use. Local obituaries and notices report deaths from paralysis and old age in Adams, Noble, LaGrange, and Wabash counties. A Decatur market purchase of a famed horse team for 785 dollars is noted amid theft at Ashley's flour mill and a Hartford City church youth camp plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Weaver
Garrett
Peter Weaver
Fort Wayne
Auburn
Elmer Boughey
Noble County
Kendallville
Ashley
Boys’ Christian League
Decatur
Jane Shultz
Lima
Lagrange County
Adams County
S. F. Bowser Company
Jonathan K. Haas
Wabash County
Wabash
Thomas Gallivan
Poneto
John Gallivan
Bluffton
William Lennig
Elkhart
Weddings Across Cities Include Many Local Pairs
A flurry of April weddings unfolds in this city and nearby towns. Notable unions include Mrs Caroline A Wheeler marrying Chariton Strathy in Baltimore with post ceremony travel to New York. Mrs Sadie B Leatherman and Claude A Waterman wed at 1046 Wall Street with plans at 1206 West Jefferson. Mary Noonan and William Sorg marry in Sheldon with a large guest list, and C Marie TenEyck wed Claude LeRoy Hursh in Auburn. Additional ceremonies include Mary A Rupley and Charles F Sutton in Pontiac street home, Jessie L Tuckey and Raymond W Whitlern in a quiet home ceremony, Miss Cora Wilcox and John H Biter in Decatur, Adele Kolb and Herman Starke at St Pauls Parsonage, Augusta Figel and Earl Hofman at 1239 Maumee Avenue, and further country gatherings by Gillie and Conrad families plus a surprise party for Tillie Kammeyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casper Larber
John Riordan
J. J. Reebling
J. B. Emrick
Henry Wolf
Anthony Sorg
Peter Dodane
J. A. Lechner
John Sorg
James Noonga
Mary Sorg
Nellie Connell
Illinois
M. Alacoque
Dora Sorg
Carrie Sorg
Verba Mercer
Edmond Heevel
Tony Sorg
Charles Sherer
Hursh—TenEyck
C. Marie TenEyck
Claude LeRoy Hursh
Auburn
Charles A. Rowand
M. E
van Wert
Tuckey Residence
Mrs. Whittern
Decatur
Cora Wilcox
John H. Biter
Fort Wayne
Alfred Fowler
Adele Kolb
Herman Starke
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Jacob Miller
Elenora Kolb
Theodore Starke
Montgomery Street
The Teddy Bears Circus Draws Big Crowd Of Bears
The Teddy Bears Circus features brown white and cinnamon bears performing daring stunts in a two ring show. Rain or shine the all day event includes chariot races slack wire acts and jugglers as clowns perform for children and families.
Birthday Celebration At Rural Home Joyfully Attended
A local gathering honors a Natal day with Mr. and Mrs. Bohde and family Mr. and Mrs. Young and children Mr. and Mrs. Baral and children and many others. Ralph Coleman receives a belated birthday surprise from friends traveling five miles from the city for games taffy pulling and a fine supper. Numerous attendees include Misses Williams Haag Steen Haag Garman Schild Crouse Rust Fry Everetts Bishop Medaris Craig Coleman Trippeer Crick Shady and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Coleman
Lucy Williams
Maud Haag
Stella Steen
Carrie Haag
Ivy
Eva Schild
Ada
Kidney Cure Patient Praise Sparks Summer Warning
Robert R Watts of Salem Missouri recalls five years of kidney trouble and poor health. After doctors and remedies failed he used Foley's Kidney Cure, recovering within two bottles. The note cautions summer kidney strain from heat and excess drinking and urges early care. Dreier and Bro announce the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert R. Watts
Salem
Foley
Dreier & Bro
Spring buggy sale from J. W. Bell in Columbia Street
The ad promotes a spring buggy purchase from J. W. Bell at 111-113 E. Columbia St offering a large line of 200 styles. It highlights the extensive selection and directs readers to visit the store for the best choices this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Bell
Columbia St
Notice of Administrator for Estate of Loudeau P. Huntoon
The undersigned is appointed administrator of the estate of Loudeau P. Huntoon late of Allen County Indiana deceased. The estate is supposed to be solvent. Fred E. Zollars administrator Zollars and Zollars Atty for pie 24 w 2)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph W. Henschen
Allen County
Indiana
John W. Bosch
Robt. B. Dreibelbiss
Catherine Mennewisch
Henry W. Mennewisch
Guy Colerick
Loudeau P. Huntoon
Fred E. Zollars
Zollars & Zollars
Atty’s
Thomas Langley
Alien County
George H. Burritt
Emrick
Atty's
Mary Benjamin
James D. Benjamin
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Speaking
Rurode Dry Goods Co
Allen County Courts
Meyer
Hofman—Figel
Augusta Figel
Earl Hofman
S T. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Maumee Avnue
Hofman
Fairfield Avenue
John Gillie
Joseph Conrad
Martha Conrad
Bertha Shafter
Mina Tonkel
Rose Conrad
Mathilda Klopfenstein
Nina Conrad
Lillian
Ida Yoder
Simon Yoder
T. D. Conrad
Tillie
Kammeyer
F Wa Township
The
Teddy Bears Circus
Fancy Goods
Natal
Louis Bohde
Wm. Young
Henry Baral
Lizzie
Tillie Kammeyer
Edna Kirchner
Bertha Miller
Tillie Schaffer
Florence Bohde
Edith Kirchner
Theo. Walda
Gus Walda
Theo. Meyers
John Trautman
John Sayers
Chris Doehrmann
John Bardt
Henry Korte
Fred Goener
Charles Snider
Fred Schaffer
F. G. Ludeman
Frank Schlebecker
R. J. Hughes
Smith St
Creighton Ave
Mercantile House
J. A. Alexander
Plymouth Place
Chicago
Fitch & Sons
Real Estate Bulletin
Monroe W. Fitch & Sons
P. O
FM. Smith.& CO
Calhoun
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