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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1912
Page
17
Charles Brumbaugh 18 and Myrtle Walters 18 fled Huntington with parental opposition to wed. They traveled to Detroit where they likely married. Brumbaugh faced repeated license refusals due to age and told friends of the escape while his grandmother laments the turn of events.
Earl Kroft an 18 year old adopted son of Rev and Mrs Kroft of North Webster was accidentally killed by a rifle discharge in a barn. The shot traveled through his heart while heightening rats in the stable. Coroner Charles A Kelley of Warsaw attended the scene and planned an inquest.
Mrs. Charles Gibson returns home after Bluffton visit. Scott Allen and Robert Davis head to Canada for the summer. James Gregg hosts twenty first birthday party. Butter output at Clover Leaf creamery rises to about one thousand pounds daily over last year. Miss Etta Eberhart accepts teaching post in Evansville. Rev F P Durham editor of Roanoke Review visits with local friends. local church delegates attend state Christian convention in Hammond.
Miss Lena Soger returns from Grabill visit. Several residents travel to Hicksville Fort Wayne and Antwerp. Miss Ella Gernhardt goes to Moody Bible Institute Chicago. Alberta Springer starts as bookkeeper for Woodburn Lumber. Lochner Lacs Cabinet factory moves to new building and resumes production.
Local brief highlights include the Ahr family visiting New Haven, B T Friedline’s business trip to Chicago and Milwaukee, Krick plans for Lake George occupancy, and Lois Meeks engagement to a Seattle businessman. A horse theft case leads to Hoover of Antwerp Ohio, tracked by Monroeville officers to Van Wert after a suspect sale near Dixon Ohio.
Mrs Everett Kellam visited sister Mrs Della Fist of Wabash last week. Mrs E C Shideler left for Carthage Mo to live with her brother. M H Ross suffered several days from stomach and kidney trouble. Mrs Horace Jeffrey visited daughter Mrs Albert Gordon of Mt Etna. Misses Nondus Stouder and Ruby Ross visited friends in Andrews. Mrs Arthur Dille returned from Chicago. Mr and Mrs W R Adams of California were guests of cousin Calvin E Smith north of Belden. C H Newell of Oklahoma City and sister Mrs G E Bruner of Kokomo were guests of brother G W Newell. Merry-go-Round club met Friday afternoon. A new well is being filled at the Cabinet factory. J H Heaston of New Mexico visited town last week. formerly with Heaston & Bechstein of Huntington.
Late Sunday night near Decatur Indiana Ora Brett a young farm hand employed by Louis Craig near son was held up by highwaymen on his way home from church and forced to surrender all the money he had 3.00 dollars.
The estate of the late Nancy Van Gordon was sold at a commissioner’s sale held at the Waltz and Staskiiet office on Saturday under the guidance of commissioner A Emshwiller. Hartford City, Indiana date noted May 20.
Warsaw Indiana May 20 Sheriff Kintgel with a Fort Wayne detective searched Otto Bly's Syracuse home under a warrant seeking goods stolen from Lake Wawasee cottages. No identifiable items were found though several cottages have been robbed in recent months. Bly, jailed for bootlegging, allegedly tried to send a letter to his wife suggesting he and she robbed cottages. Evidence tied to the Bigs led to the warrant. recent targets include Dr Bulson Fort Wayne Newell Bros and Mrs Hubbell Goshen.
Clarence Willis of Kansas City and Raymond Schief of Philadelphia, both 20, pleaded guilty in the Warsaw circuit court to robbing the Pittenger home south of Warsaw. Judge Bowser sentenced them to one to four years in the state reformatory, with a likely early release after one year per a Bowser recommendation. Sheriff Kintzel transported them to Jeffersonville after sentencing.
Convoy items report Mrs. D M Riley visiting in Chicago and numerous Van Wert callers including the Mollenkopf and Lorber families. Local society notes cover Miss Mollenkopf, Miss Dickerson, and I O R M council attendance with Arthur Denig and Bert Etter in Monroeville and Lima. Also noted are births and visits by Mrs. C D Sproul and relatives in Van Wert and Springfield.
Robert L. Wallace of Shelbyville Indiana, jailed on a fraudulent marriage charge brought by his 15 year old wife, failed to gain freedom via habeas corpus after the Superior Court denied the petition due to an error. Judge Blair later issued another warrant as Wallace contends the circuit court lacks jurisdiction and should hear the case.
Mrs. David Beach arrives in Waterloo Indiana after completing a 30 mile stretch of her 1000 mile walk from New York to Chicago. She stays with Editor Frank Willis and continues toward Chicago next week to prove vitality from uncooked food. She walks daily regardless of weather, eating no cooked food.
Pierceton Indiana May 20 Town Marshal William McGinnis was fined in Warsaw court for giving intoxicating liquor to a 14 year old boy who became intoxicated. The case grew from an affidavit by Charles Gibson after McGinnis earlier arrested Gibson. McGinnis pleaded guilty and paid 34.50 in fine and costs.
At the mother of the bride Mrs J Y Burkhart home on Sunday afternoon Miss Bess Burkhart married Prof John H Weldy principal of Angola high school The ceremony was pronounced by Rev A S Nickerson pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal church of this city
Columbia City Indiana May 21 Dr Ora L Stephenson of United Doctors was arrested on a Whitley county charge of practicing medicine without a license He claimed state rights advised by an Indianapolis attorney but the law requires registration in each county He pled guilty and paid 34.40 in fines and costs and was released
J E Pillers spent days with son Edward Pillers and family at Arcola. Walters Richards joined H Krick and Son. J M Sucieon visited New Raven. Mrs J A Schab and C W Weir man with daughter Ondah met relatives in Auburn. Ball game with Kokomo cancelled. Western Gas Shop to play here tomorrow. Civil War veteran S J Montgomery seriously ill at home. Auburn autos purchased by A Schaab and companions in Auburn. Ladies Aid at Lutheran church met G W Barbour. Mrs Johnson March land’s condition unchanged. Walter Russell from Michigan City arrived to join wife and family visiting relatives. plan to move to Fort Wayne.
Spencerville Indiana May 18 The Sun day school convention will be held here at the Lutheran church tomorrow. Various local residents are noted with family news and weather impacts. A storm Wednesday damaged garden crops and two residents report new babies and injuries including a broken arm and shoulder.
Kendallville Indiana May 21 An aged veteran Oscar Hinkley has been told by the war department that his back wages for service from July 7 1862 to Sept 12 1865 will be paid after a half century of waiting Mrs Hinkley enlisted in the 74th Indiana Volunteer regiment when she was of age.
Aboite Indiana on May 21 reports Theodore Lahman painting his home yard. Mrs Rachael Allen returns from Marion. Will Hudson and wife return to Fort Wayne. Fete Webber makes property improvements. Rain slows corn planting. Grace Hall visits Ella Nickelson. Anna Doughman visits parents. Ben Weisner moves home. Ladies Aid meets May 23. hail storm damages stock. a yearling colt dies in barb wire accident. Mason Powell and son work on roads. Moses Lynch Ben Weisner Gus Wuerston in Fort Wayne on business. Hannah Smith daughter visits Fort Wayne. George Black and son saw lumber for Fred Schlupe. Henry Baschet visits brothers. daughter of Mason Powell recovers from illness. Henry Scherrer visits Will. Mrs William Scherrer and children return from near Roanoke.
Mrs. A Geaser spent Friday in Fort Wayne with friends. The Auburn band began its weekly concerts for the season. Mrs Julius Hill entertained the sewing club of the Reformed church. J B Skilling, injured by a fall, is slightly improved. Mrs M Bowman of Avilla was admitted to Sacred Heart hospital for an operation. Leona and Loretta Moayer returned home from Fort Wayne visit. John Moyer is homebound with lumbago. George Weaver of Cromwell visited Garrett. Fred Feick returned from a business trip to Washington. C E Fitzgerald was in Indianapolis on business. Mr and Mrs W H Gillis returned from Atlanta Ga. Misa Oma Coil of St Joe visited Don Van Fleit. Fanny Wagoner and Helen Holsinger returned from a week’s visit to Bairdstown Ohio.
Miss Minnie Bender from Fort Wayne is visiting Sheldon friends this week. Rev. English will preach Sunday at 2 30 PM at the M E church. Born last Tuesday to Mr and Mrs C E Smith a daughter.
Receiver J C Curtis of the C B and C railroad and Eben Lesh Jegal say a civil suit for damages will be filed against the Erie railroad. They allege the Erie had no right to interfere with property held by the receiver and that proper notice was not given to move tracks. The C B and C will claim interference and damage to business as grounds. The Erie has guards patrolling Markle and Uniondale to deter derailments while the C B and C rebuild a new right of way. A survey party led by R Culbertson of Chicago accompanies the receiver. The C B and C expects thirty days or more before operations resume and track construction continues.
A May 21 Antwerp Ohio social marks four decades of marriage for Adam Majors and his wife. Friends hosted a gathering at their home, bringing gifts and food and listing many local attendees and visitors from nearby towns and states. The event featured relatives, neighbors, and several guests including Rev J C Carter and families from Continental and Toledo areas.
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