Hosey named administrator and Albion synod session
Wm. J. Hosey has qualified as administrator of Jane Hosey estate. A Lutheran synod will meet in Albion from September 30 to October 5. Congressman McClellan to return from Washington October 3. John Hensinger ditch established with Henry Fisher supervising. Bertha Liebman dies nine days after birth. Pension increases for several named in Fort Wayne area. Numerous local lawsuits marriages and appointments noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. J. Hosey
Jane Hosey
J. M. & Reidel
Milford
Ind
Albion
C. A. O. McClellan
Washington
Mary Maidiney
Henry Fisher
Grace Woodward
Seymour J. Smith
Pierre
Dakota
K. K. Wheelock
Maumee Avenue
Bertha
Reinhold Liebman
Barr Street
Charles F. Close
William V. Scarlett
Fort Wayne
Chichester Holder
Morris Strass
Monroeville
Wm. D. Ruhl
Jacob Snider
Owen N. Heaton
William Silberman
Kate Lontitt
William P. Lobenstine
Anna Marie Schultz
James W. Nusbaum
Jennie Blackburn
THREE OF A KIND WITH YOUTHFUL THIEVES SENTENCED
Judge Edward O Rourke convicts Elmer Davis Thomas King and John Doorn, teens aged sixteen to eighteen, for years of property crimes. Pal Daniel Schrantz named ring leader. King Doorn Getz watch theft. other incidents include beer vault burglary and carpet rag theft. Separate trial sees Harry G Nye bound over for $1,000 on a $20 bill case. Kelley’s pension fraud case bound over for Indianapolis. Court actions note foreclosure suit and liquor license charges. justice proceedings continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward O’rourke
Circuit Court
Elmer Davis
Thomas King
John Doorn
Stach
Daniel Schrantz
Kelbacher
Grand Street
W. P. Cooper and CO
E. Crall
Kaylor
King and Doorn
Getz
Schrantz
Doorn
King
Lebrantz
Harry G. Nye
Root & Co
United States Court
Mr. Baughman
Ada, O
United States District Atttorney Chambers
Indianapolis
Ponds
Marshal Dunlap
Edward Buckley
John OC
Hamilton Et al
Chas. W. Kuhne
Geo. E. Gage
Perley R. Gage
Wilkinson
Fred Greke
Julius Doriot
Pennsylvania Company
Local Obituaries and Upcoming Fort Wayne Weddings
Obituary notes record Ferdinand Westenfeld of 138 Force Street dying suddenly from a lung hemorrhage at 32, with survivor details, plus Henry Selter dying at ninety in Adams township. Also J R Schoene 62 dies of Brights disease in South Harrison St. Lutheran service noted. The Cathedral hosts a wedding for Mary DeWald and James A McDonald followed by a breakfast and bridal tour. Additional nuptials planned for Gustave Berghoff to Julia Jauch in Dayton and Ed J O Connell to Julia Quox at the Cathedral with October 7 and October 8 events announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferdinand Westenfeld
Force Street
Westenfeld
Richmond Road
Williams Station
Prussia
Selter
J. R. Schoene
South
Harrison Street
Bremen
Germany
Stahl
George Studer
West End
Misa Mary
George DeWald
James A. McDonald
Chicago
J. H. Brammer
Miss Hannah
Fred Moher
Charles Noll
Henry Beuret
DeWald Square
Fannie Schultz
Francis Street
Gustave Berghoff
Julia Jauch
Dayton
Henry
Herman
Hubert Berghoff
Fort Wayne
Ed J. O'Connell
Motive Power Department
The
Pennsylvania Company
Julia Quox
Hanna Street
Fairfield Avenue
Fourteen Carpenters Walk Out at Rhinesmith & Simonson
Fourteen union carpenters at Rhinesmith and Simonson’s works walked out last Wednesday over the firm’s retention of Hutchinson, expelled for non payment of dues. Hutchinson sought readmission but was rejected by the union. The firm refused to discharge him, and a front at the Western Union office was halted by a committee led by George Bradley. The walked out men have been paid off, and a carpenters’ union meeting will address the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhinesmith & Simonson’s
Hutchinson
Carpenters
Rhinesmith
Seariven
Western Union
George Bradley
Carpenters’ Union
Hertford City Paper Mill Transfer Earns Stock Company
Hon J M Barrett returned from Hartford City where he advised converting the paper mill property to a Fort Wayne stock company with 100000 capital. Officers named Henry O Graffe president R T McDonald vice president Chas F Mahler secretary A Zollinger treasurer and manager Aston Rothschild stockholder. Mill formerly belonged to Fleming interests and will be improved and expanded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Barrett
Hartford City
Fort Wayne
Henry O. Graffe
R. T. McDonald
Chas. F. Mahler
A. Zollinger
Aston Rothschild
Farmers Alliance delegates form People’s Party ticket
Tuesday in Indianapolis delegates from the Farmers Alliance, Farmers Mutual Benefit Association, Greenbackers, Union Labor, and allied groups placed a full ticket in the field with J G Maugherman of South Bend named temporary chairman. The platform was to adopt the declaration of principles as party policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Farmers’ Alliance
Farmers’ Mutual Benefit Association
Greenbackers, Union Labor
J. G. Maugherman
South Bend
People’s Party
Dentists Elect Officers Form Northern Indiana Association
A meeting in Rome City of Northern Indiana dentists elected officers and adopted the name Northern Indiana Dental Association. Attendees included C. W. Keake Goshen president and Dr. Burkett Plymouth vice president with S. B. Hartman Fort Wayne secretary. The next gathering will be in Plymouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome City
Indiana
Wan Bell
Sylvan Lake Hotel
B. Brown
W. W. Shryock
J. S. McCurdy
S. 8. Hartman
Port Wayne
E. J. Church
Dr. Steadman
Laporte
T. A. Goodwin
Warsaw
A. Leake
B. P. McDonald
Goshen
J. M. Teal
Kendallville
A. C. Beecher
Lagrange
Gantz
Ligonier
3. B. Brown
Laport
B. McDonald
Plymouth
Tad
C. W. Keake
Dr. Burkett
S. B. Hartman
Fort Wayne
The
Northern Indiana Dental Association
Ditch Sales and Meetings Announced by County Auditor
County Auditor J B Neizer gives notice of ditch sales and meetings of reviewers and viewers. Ditches listed with townships and assigned reviewers or viewers include Ambrose Lake Madison Pleasant Eel River Milan and others with dates in October. Several sales and meetings are set at court house and various townships including Monroeville and northwest corner section 32.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Neizer
Ambrose Ditch
Lake Township
John Archer
Cornelius Gearin
Fred Gerding
Marquardt
Madison Township
Henry Hartman
George W. Wilbur
F. Baker
Kelly Ditch
Pleasant Township
David Hays
Jasper Redding
William Scott
Madden Ditch
Eel River Township
O. L. Greenwell
John Gordon
B. L. Rich
Spindler Ditch
Milan Township
George Wirts
Henry Busse
Geo. Darling
Ditch
McArdle
Monroeville
Whittern
Trabin & Segar
Court House
Swift & Sible
Thiele, Dennis & Lamont
Rowley & Gerry
Northwest Corner
Organization of Local Agents Fort Wayne Men Ficeted
At Indianapolis last week a meeting of state local insurance agents formed an association to counter underground insurers and illegitimate methods. Officers include President Captain B. A. Richardson of Indianapolis and Treasurer James K. E. Graham of Fort Wayne, with Fort Wayne men also as vice president Benjamin Havens and executive officer D. L. Harding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Pora
Fort Wayne
B. A. Richardson
Benjamin Havens
Terre Hante
John A.spaehn
James KE. Graham
D. L. Harding
Petition seeks removal of ruined East Main bridge on Spy Row
Seventy five Spy Row property owners sign a petition asking county commissioners to tear down the ruined East Main street bridge which blocks river flow. The Rochester Sentinel notes Farmers Alliance turmoil in Allen county and a county ticket nomination with significant bolt danger to Democrats. Also reports multiple local births at the Gospel Tidings and other area homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Main Street
Columbia Street
Spy Row Avenue
Rochester Sentinel
Farmers’ Alliance
Allen County
Fort Wayne
Michener
Quintet of Hoosier Nimrods Headed to Colorado Hunt
A hunting party of five Hoosiers will depart October 14 for a four week expedition through Colorado near Glenwood Springs after starting in this city. The group includes Robert Douglass, William McNutt, James P. Gray, Joseph Douglass, and Philip Lindsay. they will first travel to McPherson Kansas, then to Roan or Book mountains near Glenwood Springs where elk and grizzly bear populate the region. They will be hosted briefly by Kelker, a former resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Glenwood Springs
Denver
Robert Douglass
Dick Thompson
William McNutt
James P. Gray
South Calhoun Street
Joseph Douglass
Philip Lindsay
McPherson, Kas
Roan
Book Mountains
Mr. Kelker
Amos Richey Stricken With Heart Disease At Home
Amos Richey a well known wholesale salesman for Morgan and Beach hardware was stricken with heart disease Saturday evening at his home 87 West Main Street He continued work during the day felt unwell but no serious danger was anticipated Physicians have remained at his bedside since the attack He rallied Monday morning after doctors expected his death and is noted in commercial circles He formerly belonged to McCulloch and Richey and later served as traveling salesman before joining Morgan and Beach about three years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Richey
Morgan & Beach
West Main Street
Mr. Richey
St Xavier’s Catholic church dedication attracts 3000 crowd
Sunday Nickel Plate excursion carried 1100 passengers from the city to Latty Ohio for the dedication of St Xavier’s church in a ceremony led by Rt Rev Mons Boff of Cleveland. City bands and uniformed societies joined the high mass and vesper services sung by a local select choir. The new church measures 4 40590 in dimensions and stands as an elegant frame edifice. Fort Wayne party returned home at six that evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Koerdt
Sheldon
Meinser
Penn
Pittsburg
Will Myers
National Veterinary Medical Association
Chicago
Thomas W. Houlihan
O. A. Munson
Fort Wayne Electric Company
Father Delaney
Heller & Frankel
Globe Clothiers
Farry B. White
Toledo
Ohio
Chris Shafer
Lakeside
Land Company
Father Oechtering
St. Mary's
Father Koenig
St. Paul’s
Radamacher
Nashville
Tenn
George Kluchstein
Madison Township
Tae Senrmen
First Presbyterian Church
Sxratrvex
William Taylor
Afrios
Methodist Episcopal Church
Berry Street
M. E
Taylor
Stanley
Africa
College
Latty
St. Xavier’s Catholic Church
Wayne and Emmett Commanderies
Catholic Knights
Knights of St. Charles
Mons. Boff
Diocese of
Cleveland
J. Hauck
St. Paul’s Church
Reed
Vobst
Huber
Ehrman
Messrs. Weber
Sosenheimer
Freiburger
Strack
Boff
Luers
Dwenger
Fort Wayne
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cassimere
Laurerty
Calhoun Street
S. O. Lumbard
Fort Wayne Electric Light Works
Michael Finney
Emmett Emerick
Edward O'Rourke
Eliza C. Ferris
William Geistdorfer
Chapin
Emma
Lagrange County
A. L. Kauffmore
George Golen
Tarn Lake
Marshall County
Henry York
A. Holem
Louis Kasten
Fruit House
Donard Daseler
T. Moran
Mansfield
Allan H. Dougall
A. Williamson
China
Scotland
Dougall
11Th Indiana Battery
Huntington
Louis
John Otto
H. M. Williams
John Vordermark
Wm. Glenn
New Haven
Atlanta
John Gloeckle
George Thain
John Street
Bass
Schutz
Richter
Singleton
Schultz
Frank Leichner
O. R. Higgins
Auburn
Simon Baker
Hunt Road House
John G. Lehr
William Whitney
Superior Court
William Dillon
Reformatory
George W. Ewing
Betty Sherley
Louisville
Edgar D. Ackerman
Maude Hyde
David Shoaff
Clara Fulberson
John Emerick
Bertha McKell
John Abel
Michigan State University
A. A. Chapin
Avilla News
Duehrig
Laura Garman
Perry Township
8. C. Metcalf
Alexander Sirlin
John Sirlin
Columbia City Post
Judge Zolars
Waugh
Judge Zollars
George Waltke
Almira Waltke
W. Edsall
C. A. Bookwalter
the Sons of Veterans
United States
Leland J. Webb
Topeka
Kan
John Auréniz
Decatur
Ala
Phillip Arentz
Plymouth Herald
Congregational Church
Ainslie
Adai
Marcia Bittinger
Diedrich Keyser
Hanna
Sophia Overhellman
Louise Kayser
Christian Kayser
Henry Hilbrecht
Ernest V. Claypool
West Lafayette Methodist Church
J. J. Claypool
Nellie Matley
Ivy D
John Sterlin
Professor Lipes
O. D. Rogers
A. Northrop
George Wesson
Casuse
Tabernacle
Decatur Democrat
Kate Gianque
A. Bailey
Lafayette
G. W. Switzer
Crawfordsville
A. G. Cone
Anna Beach
Wingate
Cone
Payne
Nickel Plate
Joseph Terault
Harrison Township
Terault
Paulding
Oscar C. Sandera
Cassie B. Fansier
Shawnee Run
DeWald Street
Frank Schwiefers
Eli Perkins
Second Presbyterian Church
John Hall
Brookside Farm
Joseph Gocke
Luke Township
Charles H. Smith
Ida F. Catchell
J. Barter
D. F. Bower
G. B. M. Bower
Welton Avenue
Christian Rose
Minnie Rose
Charles Blake
Sauer
Crow
Hanover College
Westminster Seminary
West Wayne Street
D. B. Wells
Carrie Sharp
Kankakee
Ill
Nelson
Tanstanno
W. H. Watt
Northrop
Margaret Basil
Holman Street
Ella Deibel
Andrew J. Compton
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago
F. D. DeVilbiss
East Creighton Avenue
Ernest H. Stoll
Logansport
Petoskey
Mich
Joseph Baum
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Olds Wagon Works
Pierre, Dak
Dodge
A. ©. Perrin
Arthur Dodge
Ella Fulkerson
Cedar Creek Township
J. C. Straughn
Idaho
Jesse R. Straughn
East Berry Street
Boise City
Henry Smith
Fort Wayne Road
J. K. Edgerton
Rumsey
United States Navy
German Lutheran Church
C. Gross
H. G. Sauer
Juengile
Lindemann
Indianapolis Journal
Bookwalter
Board of Election Commissioners
Davis
Schranty
Kelley
Joseph Kelley
Leonard
United States District Court
Chattanooga
Company TI
James Kelly
Union Grove
Grant County
Company I
Powell & Fitzgerald
Berne
Tid
Fred Westenfeld
Hoary
Lester
M’donald-Dewald
Alliance
St. Louis
James M. Johnson
Davies County
Isaiah N. Miller
William Patterson
John 8. Bender
Supreme Court
Benjamin F. Street
Gibson County
Edward 8. Pope
Bureau of Statistics
John W. Shockley
Henry County
Carpenters Ouf
Rhinesmith & Simonsons
Hertford City
the “Peoples Party
Exposition Committee
Business Men's Exchange
Christian Baade
Catholic Orphan’s Home
Oentlivre
Evans
Hayden
Feeble Minded
Cody
Paul Taber
Stephen C. Taber
Henry Wickman
Stephen O. Taber
McDonald
Northern Indians Dentists
Rome
Main Street
Evjstor A. R. Wheeler
Sirs
U. S. Gov't Report
Caticara
Wil
Lilist
W.j.mcdonald
Dearborn St
Potter Drug and Chemical Corporation
Boston
Bond’s Mill
R. H. Alexander
East
SECO
ETY, Paulding Co
Cal
Brown Bros
Richmond
Sentinel Bri
Sentinel Office
Gray
Princess Rink
Democratic Central Committee
Governor Gray
Kansas City
J. H. Bass
Neil McKay
Kansas City Exposition
Anos Richey
Othe
Swaynu
Swayne & Son
Philadelphia
PHA
Liberal
Pixley & CO
the Manufacturing Clothiers
E. Berry Street
George Dewald & Co
Haan Dp
Hull
Prince Albert
Dee Res
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