Local notes mark obits, visits, fires, and road talk
In Ossian and surrounding towns a string of brief items notes visits by families and workers, a diphtheria outbreak closing Ossian schools, and other local events. Names include Purviance Huntington Hartman Lonergan and Ryan Trucking. A hickory pole raising, fatal heart death, store clerks moving, and fires along line of Fort Wayne line are reported along with public meetings on roads and a world’s fair effort in Fort Wayne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Liverpool
David Tegtmeyer
Superior Street
Janette Gillie
James Gillie
Washington Township
Lindenwood
Multiple legal actions and licenses reported in Dorchester briefs
A series of court actions and licenses are listed including marriages for Theodore Behrman with Katie Gable and Charles Wedeman with Maggie Madker. Fines handed to Henry Eix, Conrad Eix, and George Trabelber. an insane adjudication for Cora A. Zimmerman. numerous foreclosures, divorce filings, and probate mentions. and a variety of civil and criminal cases with judgments, acquittals, and ongoing suits in Superior, Circuit, and Justice courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Behrman
Katie Gable
John R. Hess
Laura Barsch
Charles F. Droegemeyer
Wattie Freece
James L. Garvey
Celia Rose
Henry Eix
Conrad Eix
Justice Ryan
Christ Daseller
Wilkinson
George Trabelber
Harry Blair
Cora A. Zimmerman
Springfield Township
Richmond
Joseph B. Endly
Henry Evener
James A. Park
The
Board of Commissioners of
Adams County
Circuit Court
Henry Rothschild
John M. Taylor
James A. Leasure
Christian W. Wecker
Henry Feusse
Jasper Spreer
Justice
France
Frederick Rippe
Henry Palmer
Casper Gebhart
Geo. Klingenberger
Gebhart
Charles Wedeman
Maggie Madker
Geo. Shaffer
Richard C. Chamberlain
A. H. Bittenger
Plaintif
John H. Cook
Martha Ludwick
James O'Neil
James Liggett
John Greim
Henry R. Kralsinger
Justice France
Frank Deerpeple
Joseph Culbertson
Louis Sherrer
May Newman
John A. Row
Adelia Row
A. A. Purman
Brittie Walters
August Kruepper
Lena Irvin
East Superior Street
Ed. Courdenay
East Columbia Street
Charles W. Ludwig
Martha Ludwig
Thomas J. Hedges
Harry Handy
Melville W. Tinkham
Taylor University
Superior Court
Daweon
Jacob Fink
Mary Fink
Supreme Court
Huntington Circuit Court
Ferris
Wabash
North Manchester
Huntington Herald
Morris
Fort Wayne
Olcott
Geo. A. Eager
Abbie S. Knapp
Lena Iron
Wise
Neese
South Depot
Abraham B. Lorenz
Lorenz
Ballot Boxes Too Small for Upcoming Election
An Indianapolis News report claims the forthcoming national and state election ballot boxes are too small to contain all ballots. A tester says the boxes cannot hold the expected influx from average precincts, noting standard boxes fit about 107 ballots of the described size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis News
Ohio county official outlines ballot box plans before election
A county officer credited with a discovery said he would try to have new ballot boxes made in time for the election but feared the workload would be too heavy to complete before election day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Politicians Clash On Indiana Election Outlook In City
Ex Senator Rufus Magee of Cass county and James Murdock of Tippecanoe met with other Democrats in Indianapolis to discuss the campaign. They cited a potentially favorable outcome but warned the voting rise in the gas region could offset gains. Magee projected a substantial Democratic plurality, though specifics varied by poll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Ryan
Lorenz
Pixley- Long Block
Turnkey
Lindsay
Charles Strayer
Iad
Wayne
Pearl Street
Wolcottville
Kendallville
Lagarange
Anderson
Irvin
Harrison
Wayne Stables
Lagrange
Aaron Lischey
Aaron
Cyrus W. Miller
Youngham
O'Rourke
Ellen B. Friend
John T. Friend
W. H. W. Young
Wells
Milier
France & Merriman
France & France
Decatur
Souder
Albert V. Smith
Olive F. Furnish
Indianapolis News
Rufus Magee
Cass County
James Murdock
Tippecanoe
Murdock
Magee
Indiana
Boy Suffers Fingers Cut By Buzz Saw At Work
A fourteen year old lad at Olds Wheel works injured his left hand when fingers were cut by a circular saw while ripping lumber. He was treated by Dr. J E Miller and will miss weeks of work. Nearby obituary notes Abraham Somers dies of apoplexy at Williamsport aged 81. funeral held at M E church with Rev N A Foster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Somers
Williamsport
Ryan Trucking Company
Wells Street
Frank L. Zimmerman
Globe Clothing House
Evanston
Wyo
William Lageman
Olds Wheel Works
J. E. Miller
Mr. Somers
Page County
Virginia
Adams County
Indiana
Wells County
Elizabeth Glass
Mary Archbold
Decatur
Ind
Emily J. Niblie
Ossian
David
William H. Somers
Baptist Church
Somers
M. E. Church
N. A. Foster
Poisoned: German settler family faces mysterious toxin
A Plymouth Indiana report describes a deadly poisoning at the Mazelin home near Bluffton. Fifteen year old Fannie died after breakfast from suspected corrosive sublimate poisoning, followed by the mother the next day. a daughter and son survived. Coroner investigates without clear source or enemies cited. Waxrep framemakers and lathe hands offer steady bicycle work in Plymouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Mazelin
Bluffton
Fannie
Maree Crcie Mra. Co
Plymouth
Ind
Boston Store Special Value on Ladies and Gent Shirts and Hats
Boston Store advertises ribbed Balbriggan and grey vests at low d0c prices, Gent's white Merino shirts at 59c, children's hats in silk plush Angora styles, knit jackets and bootees, and Lodies' Boston Hand Bags in cloth and leather at 50c to 1 55, with trims and loops offered at low prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kane's
Jas. M. Kane
Boston
Newmarket Price Cuts Extend to Cloak Department Sales
A sale/update notes several Newmarkets reduced from 5.00 and 7.50 to 2.40 with odds and ends in the cloak department sold on the same basis.
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Cocand
Mar
Ife
Kyle
Grace Umben
Purviance
Huntington Riday
Broxton
John. Saunders
Pittsburg
New Haven
Louis White
Pleasant Township
Joseph Hartman
South Whitley
Hartman
Claude Smith
la Otto
Esther Carter
Wm. Carter
DeWald Street
William Hare
East Wayne Street
Joseph Sorg
East Main Street
Charles Lonergan
Charlie
Muncie
Lonergan
Lake Erie
Ryan
August Brandt
Harrison Street
Patrick Ryan
Pr. Metcalf
Board of Health
Richard Myers
Tobina Fike
Cyrus Fike
Nellie Carpenter
Waterloo
Dr. Carpenter
Frank
Frank New
Murray Street
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Christian Zollinger
Zollinger
W. F. McNagny
Congress
Metcalf
Adams Township
Cyrus Spencer
South Wayne
Richmond Seylum
Middle States
St. Paul's Church
Lutheran Church
C. A. Munson
Chicago
Cleveland
Cook County
Illinois
Sterling School House
Scipio Township
S. C. Metcalf
Geo
Tur
Allen County
Indianapolis
Masonic Temple
Sewall
Hovey
Nderwehr
Kerezeys
Dullockets
Urban C. Brewer
William R. McClelland
Hendricks Circuit Court
Coffey
Afl
Murdock and Magee
Grover
Editor Sentinel
Grover Cleveland
Adlai E. Stevenson
Claupe J. A. Cour
J. F
Sexvnner Office
Prairie Grove U. B
James Sawyer
Messrs
Carl P. Swain
H. Ballard
Zanesville
Peoples’ Party
James Pyle
New York
Mr. W, Tikkham
Dreier Bros’. Drug Store
Calhoun and
Columbia Streets
Arcade Building
Stewart & Hahn
Calhoun
Fort Wayne, Ind
Pixley & CO
Pixley
George Dewald & CO
Ludivine Vornette
Alien County
Casimir F. Corneille
M. V. B. Spencer
Diana
Thias Hollopeter
Incorporated
Younge
Yunge
Institute
J. W. Younge
Wayga
Sis
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