Local births and accidents reported in East Creighton area
The local column notes several births including a girl to Mr and Mrs Dan Haley and another daughter to Mr and Mrs Jeff Ollis. Other items cover Loie Emrick returning to Merrittburg Ky, injuries to Carl Yergens, a newborn to Mr and Mrs John Egers, illness of Mrs C Betzler, and various accidents and civic updates involving residents, a large man’s death from obesity, relocations of Gary Hale, and notes on local business and church affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Haley
Creighton Avenue
Jeff ¥ Ollis
West Main Street
Loie Emrick
Merrittburg
Allen County
Carl
August Yergens
Lafayette Street
Borg
John Egers
Force Street
George Betzler
Tatah
West
Wayne Trace
Howard
Stein
Leo Road
Brane
Lincolnville
Wabash County
George W. Baker
Nobie County
Frank Roy
Lavanway
Cochran Street
Bush
Harry Jackson
Masonic Temple
Jackson
S. Mautner
Cleveland
Mr. Mautner
Death of Luke Lavanway Fort Wayne Pioneer Citizen
Luke Lavanway a well known Fort Wayne and Allen county resident died at 9:30 am at his home from pneumonia. He was 75, born in Vermont, moved to Fort Wayne in 1838 and worked at a distillery and later for Smith & Co. He married Josephine Barcot in 1846, farmed in St Joe township, retired five years ago to city life, and bought wheat for Tresselt mills. Survived by a widow and ten children with one daughter deceased. The notice also mentions other deaths and funeral notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luke Lavanway
Fort Wayne
Alien County
Coombs
Coch- Tan
Lavanway
D. 5
Comparer
Taany
Vermont
Allen County
Francis Comparet
Liberty and
Coombs Streets
Smith & Co
Josephine Barcot
Erie and
Begue Streets
Father Benoit
St. Joe Township
Academie
William Schendel
August LeGraw
A. W. Stace
John Waterhouse
Oscar Rhodes
Charles Lavanway
Alexander Lavanway
William Haggerty
Lewis Camelot
William Horton
Chicago
Levi Bender
New Top Coats Arrive for Sale at Sixteen Fifty
This week 25 H. 8S. and M. top coats with velvet collars arrive for sale at 16.50 and change. Reuben S Patterson promotes the offer and notes Patterson also carries a line of trunks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben S. Patterson
Patterson
Deaths of Bates and Cox Families
Mr and Mrs Lycurgus Bates mourn the death of their daughter from tuberculosis at 156 Taber street aged nineteen. Earlier, William Cox of 32 Chicago street died of meningitis after a brief illness two days prior, leaving a wife and seven children. Funeral for Cox held Saturday at 10 o clock from the family home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lycurgus Bates
Taber Street
William Cox
Chicago Street
Cox
Manilla Letter From Fort Wayne Soldier After Pacific Voyage
William Bud Carson of Fort Wayne writes from Manila Bay on the U S S Transport Senat or Sept 11 1899 describing the voyage from Frisco Honolulu and twenty four days at sea the sight of Manila the dirty cigars from native sellers a smoking volcano and a fellow passenger on the Morgan City his impressions of the climate and his hope to write a longer letter after going ashore He signs as William Bud Carson Ninth U S Regulars Manila.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Carson
Ninth Regular Infantry
Philippines
Manila
Sentinel
Manila Bay
Dewey
Frisco
Honolulu
Ocean
States
William Bud Carson
U. S
Death of Mrs Zeigenfelder at St Joseph Hospital
Mrs Mary Zeigenfelder died Monday afternoon from consumption at St Joseph hospital. She was about forty five years old and the widow of George Zeigenfelder. She had been living with her parents Mr and Mrs James Meehan at 260 East Jefferson Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Zeigenfelder
St. Joseph Hospital
George Zeigenfelder
James Meehan
East Jefferson Street
Death of Mrs Engle 75 in city residence
Mrs Rosina Engle died this morning at her son William Engle’s home 179 West DeWald Street from paralysis. A German native who came to America 61 years ago she was 75. Survived by sons William in the city and John in Kansas City sister Regina Wells of Fort Wayne. Funeral Friday at 1 30 from the residence and 2 from Bethel Evangelical Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosina Engle
William Engle
DeWald Street
Bethel Evangelical Church
Clinton and
East DeWald Streets
Mrs Caroline Green Dies After Prolonged Illness
Mrs Caroline Green aged 73 died at 8 o'clock Friday morning at her daughter Mrs Frank H Whitney's home 79 Douglas Avenue after paralysis that began last Saturday and progressed to involve the whole body She was a Syracuse Mich native who lived in Chicago many years Her husband David Green died four years ago and in May 1898 she moved to Fort Wayne to live with her daughter Surviving children are Mrs Whitney and Mrs George L Prince of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Green
Frank H. Whitney
Douglas Avenue
Green
Syracuse
Mich
Chicago
David Green
Prince Family Rites Held for Marion Prince
Marion Prince, son of John Prince of near Union Chapel on the Bluffton road, died Wednesday. Funeral services were conducted Thursday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Prince
John Prince
Union Chapel
Bluffton Road
Mrs Eliza Markey Dies After Long Illness in City
Mrs Eliza Markey, 70, longtime resident of the city, died last Wednesday at her son Richard F Markey’s home 414 South Calhoun street from paralysis after a period of poor health. A native of Dublin Ireland she came to America 49 years ago and married Lawrence Markey in New York who died about four years ago. Surviving are two sons Richard F Markey an assistant bookkeeper at the First National Bank and George Markey who lives in Michigan. She was a devoted member of St Patrick's church and well regarded by many friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza Markey
Richard F. Markey
South
Calhoun Street
First National Bank
George Markey
Michigan
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed In Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne residents testify to Doan's Kidney Pills as a household necessity. Miss Mary Arnold of 14 Summit Street describes relief from backache dizziness and other symptoms after using the product from Meyer Bros. Co. The ad promotes Doan's Kidney Pills at 50 cents with Foster-Milburn Co. as sole U S agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Fort Wayne
Doan
Mary Arnold
Summit Street
Meyer Bros. & Co
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Bethany Presbyterian elects church officers and leaders
The Christian Endeavor society at Bethany Presbyterian Church elected Mrs. William Carter as president and Lillie Screen as vice president. Grace Laylander was chosen secretary, Eva Stover treasurer, Iona Hopkins organist, and Eva Moore assistant organist. Patterson's advertises jaunty top coats for children aged 3 to 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor Society of Bethany Presbyterian Church
William Carter
Lillie Screen
Grace Laylander
Eva Stover
Iona Hopkins
Eva Moore
Vocal organs worn out in Goshen traveling man
Robert Miller of Goshen, a shirt salesman, reports a rare affliction eroding his voice while on the road. He can no longer speak intelligibly, using hand signals to communicate as physicians offer little hope for relief despite generally good health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash
Ind
Robert Miller
Goshen
Northern Indiana Notes includes burglaries and legal actions
The Ort Brothers general store at Churubusco was burglarized Friday evening with goods of considerable value taken. Rev. E. E. Campbell will enter temperance work after resigning the Corunna Evangelical church pastorate. Henry Unger, acquitted in Miami county for burning John Hood’s barn near Mexico, is a Logansport dairyman who lost property to Hood by mortgage. A potential clash looms between fish wardens and lake region fishermen in Kosciusko county. Animal disease reports claim anthrax among western Porter county sheep and cattle, prompting swift containment plans. The Flint & Walling windmill patent suit against B. G. Macy Manufacturing proceeds in Kendallville. Nellie Berger remains abducted from northern Miami county by Roy Jones, a horse trader, months after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ort Brothers
Churubusco
E. E. Campbell
Evangelical Church
Corunna
Henry Unger
John Hood
Mexico
Miami County
Unger
Logansport
Hood
Kosciusko County
State Board of Health
Porter County
Flint & Walling Manufacturing Company
Kendallville
B. G. Macy Manufacturing Company
Bluffton
Nellie Berger
Miani County
Roy Jones
Court matters, education news, and a local sale
In remarks from a Hartford City court session Judge Vaughn dealt swift punishment for a forged check case as Will Harrigan pleaded guilty and headed to Jeffersonville. At Elkhart a school meeting commended new geographies and readers while a two person program was not approved unless balanced with other studies. A Kimbal organ is offered for sale in Lakeside Fort Wayne with trade options and a local undergarment bargain is advertised by Patterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Indiana
Elkhart
Sanders
Rensselaer
Wood
Laporte
Hartford City
Vaughn
Will Harrigan
Harrigan
G. BR. Hench
Elmwood Avenue
Lakeside
Fort Wayne
Ind
Big Hat Sale At The Bell Promises Fashion Hats
An advertisement details a wholesale sale at THE BELL 18 Calhoun St offering 2,000 men's hats including derbys and fedoras in new colors and shapes. Hats retailing $1.50 to $2.50 are offered at $1.00, with other styles from $1.50 to $2.00 and a large stock of all-wool golf and yacht caps available at sale prices.
Also Mentioned on This Page
George Gillie
C. BR. Weatherhogg
Whitley
St. Catharine’s Church
Tom Stewart
Boston
Carson, Piere, Scott & Co
Stewart
Scotland
J. O. Kellar
J. A. ¥. McGaw
N. B. Hughes
Clarence Moore
William Hulse
Margaret McGee
The
Presbyterian Church
Rudolph Hummell
Gilmartin Planing
L. R. Buckwalter
Pittsburg
Hummell
Holman Street
Solomon C. Chapman
Chapman
Centlivre Brewery
Ross Hotel
Pires
Tury
Neral
Bud Carson
Pacific
Zeigenfelder
ENGLE
Prince
Markey
J. L. Sievert
Opticias and Jewel
Patterson’s
Northern
Minute
Jeffersonville
Calhoun St
Ship
All Union
Lar Knox, Dunlap, Stetson
Youman
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