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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1907
Page
3
Henry Hartman, a renowned Allen county pioneer and former county commissioner, died at 2:30 a.m. Tuesday at his home 2828 Force Street at age 78. He had suffered months of declining health, dying mainly from age-related infirmities.
Longtime Allen county resident and respected public official William Hartman died in Fort Wayne after a life in Adams township. Born in Germany June 13 1929 he immigrated in 1848 and settled in Ohio before moving to Indiana where he owned a farm and served as assessor and county commissioner. Survived by wife Katharine and five children, 29 grandchildren, and one great grandchild. Funeral Friday at 1 30 from home and 2 from Zion Lutheran church. Flowers omit for viewing Thursday afternoon.
George Trease aged 20 a Reed grocery clerk on Columbia Street died Monday after a three week illness with congestion of the brain. He left parents Mr and Mrs Charles Wesson and a large family circle. Surviving relatives include two sisters Miss Elsie Trease and Mrs Kelly Blum a half brother John in the Philippines and several half sisters. Funeral services Friday at 8 from the residence and 10 at the M E church Cedarville with interment at Leo.
Mrs. Cora Arden wife of Charles Arden died Sunday evening at home in Lake township from pneumonia at age 33. She was daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Gradeless and survived by her husband three children her parents a brother and two sisters. She belonged to the M E church at Churubusco and many friends. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon from Eel River church conducted by Rev H W Miller of Churubusco.
Ruth W Dinius aged 14 daughter of Mr and Mrs A L Dinius 309 Grand Street died Tuesday morning from meningitis. Her father a boilermaker at Wabash shops. Remains to be taken to Huntington for interment.
Edgar Landenberger son of Mr and Mrs F G Landenberger of 441 Brackenridge street died May 15 in Trautheran hospital from spinal meningitis aged 15 years 5 days Funeral services from the residence Friday afternoon at 3 o clock
Mrs Nora Lange 32, wife of August H. Lange formerly of Fort Wayne, died at 11 30 Monday night May 13 in their Chicago home from tuberculosis. She had many friends in Fort Wayne. Her husband is an emente...
The husband and a son survive. Remains arrived in Fort Wayne at 7:35 p m Wednesday and were taken to J H Lange’s residence at 1813 South Calhoun for funeral services Thursday at 2 30 p m.
Mrs Johanna Sophia Spiegel, a long time Fort Wayne resident born in Saxony Germany on June 7 1816, died at midnight after a six week illness from Brights disease at her son Bernhard 823 West DeWald street. She leaves two sons Bernhard and Ernst and twelve grandchildren and six great grandchildren. She was a devout member of St Johns Lutheran church.
William Narwalt, toddler son of Mr and Mrs Diederich Narwalt of 2608 Savannah, died at 8 pm Thursday from pneumonia aged 1 year 2 months. Funeral services will be held at the family home Saturday at 2 pm.
Henry Hageman aged 47 a long time hod carrier in the city died Thursday morning at the county asylum. He had no known relatives. Illness led friends to suggest a hospital but he chose the county farm where he believed inmates would be treated kindly by Superintendent and Mrs Turflinger and said he would be content there.
Myron Hazzard son of Mr and Mrs William Hazzard aged 16 years 3 months died at 9 30 oclock Thursday from pneumonia after a ten day illness. Funeral services were held Sunday at 1 30 oclock with Rev Worthman officiating. He resided on the Leesburg road five and one half miles northwest of the city.
Joseph Goethe of the Haffner bakery died at 19 o clock Wednesday at his father in law Henry Walda sixteen East Washington street. He was 22 years 6 months and 4 days old. Born and raised in New Haven he married Clara Walda on September 15 last. Survived by his wife a brother Alex Goethe and three sisters Mrs Charles Kern Mrs John Durr and Miss Emma Goethe with an uncle Richard Goethe and other relatives in and near New Haven.
Mrs Anna Harkenrider wife of William Harkenrider died Sunday at 6 30 am at 2322 Hanna street after a long illness She leaves her husband machine shop foreman at Bass works and five children Cora Iva Irene Emmett Ira MHarkenrider plus eight brothers and a sister all of this city She was active in St Patrick church and Rosary Society.
Mrs Emma Laird wife of John Laird who oversees the civil engineering work for General Electric on Holman street died Sunday after a brief pneumonia illness at 428 Holman street Fort Wayne The Lairds came from Newark New Jersey two months ago and she recently visited Newark on return she contracted a severe cold that worsened Funeral and interment will be in Newark after remains were shipped Monday afternoon
Mrs Anna Laire wife of John Laire of 1923 Smith street died at St Rochus hospital at 8 15 am Monday from tuberculosis aged 86 years 5 months and 12 days and is survived by her husband seven children and her parents Mr and Mrs L Helffer The deceased was a member of St Peter's Catholic church The remains were taken to the home of her parents at 1923 Smith street
Richard W. Liebman infant son of Mr and Mrs Rupert Liebman of 1128 Maumee avenue died Sunday morning from bronchitis. The bereaved father a sad employee of the Pennsylvania shops. Funeral services will be held at the residence Tuesday afternoon at 2 30 o clock.
After a lengthy illness of several weeks due to age infirmities, William W. Shoaff, a pioneer resident of Allen county, who helped survey the Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chicago railroad between this city and Chicago, passes away.
James Y Shoaff died Friday afternoon at 311 Douglas Avenue aged 77. Born November 15 1829 near Dayton Ohio he moved to Allen county as a child. He helped survey the Fort Wayne to Chicago railroad in 1852 and later lived at a farm near Eel River township before moving to the city. Surviving are his widow Eliza Work and two sons J R Shoaff of New York and J Y Shoaff of Toledo plus three brothers and two sisters. Funeral Monday at 2:30 pm at First Methodist Episcopal Church with pallbearers listed.
Mrs Sophia Koop widow of Fred Koop longtime St Joseph township resident died Friday evening at age 83 from asthma complications. Born in Westphalia Germany she came to America years ago and belonged to St John s Lutheran church. Surviving children include Fred Koop Mrs William Glasenkamp William Henry Engel and Miss Wilhelmina Koop of St Joseph township. Funeral services Tuesday at 1 30 from home and 2 30 at Parker Chapel Rev Dannecker officiating.
Clarence Lange infant son of Mr and Mrs Henry Lange died Friday night of bronchial pneumonia at the family home on Decatur road five miles south of the city. Funeral services are scheduled for Monday at 2 PM from Trinity Lutheran church in Adams township.
Rev David S Oakes longtime Evangelical clergyman and former Fort Wayne district presiding elder died Sunday at 2919 South Harrison Street after an extended illness from diabetes He retired two years ago after 43 years in ministry Survived by wife four sons and a daughter funeral services were held at the residence and interment planned in Kendallville
Miss Isa May Long of Geneva died Monday at 10 o'clock in the morning at her sister Mrs. B H Tits home. She was 83 years and 5 days old.
The obituary notes Mrs. Alice Taylor who died after reaching the city. She is survived by two sisters and a brother Ed Long of Portland Oregon. Her remains were taken to Geneva for interment with funeral services at the M E church, of which she was a member.
Sister M. Alphonsa mother superior of St. Rochus hospital died Sunday night at St. Joseph's hospital after a four week illness from pneumonia. A long serving member of the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ she led St. Rochus hospital at its founding. Funeral services are planned for Wednesday morning at St. Joseph's hospital chapel.
Mrs Augusta Subkowski, wife of Henry Subkowski, died Sunday at 3 p.m. at the family home 2612 Force Street from stomach cancer, aged 54. She had been ill for months and confined to bed two weeks. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. from the residence and at 2:30 p.m. from Zion's Lutheran Church.
William Lehmkuhler aged 43 died at his home, 2012 South Hanna street, after a three week illness from pneumonia. Born in Germany he came to America at age three and settled in Fort Wayne. He was a hammer smith by trade and long employed at Bass Foundry and Machine Works. Surviving are his wife and seven children Edward, William, Stella, Louis, Irma, Flora and Marie. Funeral services are Saturday at 2 pm from the residence and 2:30 pm at Zion Lutheran Church with Rev. H. C. Luehr officiating.
Joseph Summers a Wells county pioneer died suddenly at his Ossian home Tuesday morning death likely due to heart paralysis. He was 74, the last of a thirteen child pioneer family born in Page County Virginia. Survived by five children with nephews Joseph Summers and William Feltz of this city.
Tony Miller a former Fort Wayne resident shot and killed his wife in Muncie Tuesday night and fled. Police surrounded him in a grove as he ran firing several shots. Miller has a prior prison term for theft and recently attacked a hostler but was stopped. Fort Wayne police alerted and trains watched for his arrival.
Reports at the seventh annual convention in St Marys school hall show prosperous finances for the Catholic Benevolent League of Indiana, an insurance group for Catholics. Delegates from nineteen councils attend as Fort Wayne hosts since the franchise began. President Thomas J McLaughlin presided. officers to be elected in the afternoon. one death reported in the past year.
Capt Wallace Foster of Indianapolis recounts the 1863 Norfolk murder of Lieut A L Sanborn of the First United States Colored Infantry. Dr D M Wright shot Sanborn after insult. Wright was captured, tried by military court, convicted of murder, and hanged. Foster describes the mob, the marine who overpowered Wright, and the courtroom proceedings led by Major General Robert S Foster.
A Civil War tale recalls a surgeon's dramatic attempt to escape and seek reprieve for a prisoner. The escape failed when a guard halted the man, and Lincoln was asked to intervene. The doctor planned his own burial details before his death. Norfolk ferried troops to curb mob violence after Lieutenant Sanborn's murder.
George Allen attacked Lillian McIntyre in an alley between Baker street and Brooklyn avenue around 4 30 Tuesday morning. He slashed her with a knife causing a ten inch wound and another gash across her temple and cheek. He fled with her pocketbook containing 23 cents. police seek Allen who had lured her from a North Calhoun street house.
Transfers of real estate listed by John C. Heller show numerous parcels changing hands in Fort Wayne and surrounding townships. Purchasers include Willis Preston, Mary Bradley, Ada Moore, Martin Luecke, Clyde Kryder, and others with sums ranging from $1 to $11,500, reflecting activity in Wayne Monroe and Cedar Creek townships and Drexel Park additions.
Readable scraps show a potential civil matter involving Sarah KlinesWaters and a $100,000 claim. The fragment mentions a court action and a principal party, but lacks full context or dates.
J. W. Bell at 111 and 113 East Columbia street hosts a grand display of carriages and buggies attracting local interest in Fort Wayne.
Indiana Allen County court orders nonresidents Benjamin Swett Cornelius Cooper and others to answer by June 29 1997 in a suit to quiet title. The filing involves unknown spouses heirs and executors and names the attorney for the plaintiff.
Notice states Samuel L. Morris Jr is appointed administrator of the George Godsman estate in Allen County Indiana. Barrett and Morris serve as attorneys for the estate with a solvent administration expected.
State of Indiana Allen County. Zepha Hoffman Painter sues Alfred Painter in the Superior Court April Term 1907 for divorce. Alfred Painter is a non resident and must appear by July 15 1907 or the complaint will be heard in his absence. Clerk Joseph N Mason seals the notice. Attorney T J Logan for plaintiff.
Indiana case William Rohlfing Burritt v Henry Garver et al with Henry and Mary Garver named as non residents. Court orders notice of filing and pending complaint in Superior Court April Term 1907. Defendants must appear by July 29, 1907 to answer or demur or case proceeds in their absence. Attys EMRICK & EMRICK on record.
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