Aged man thrown from wagon in Kendallville death
In Kendallville Indiana on a Saturday afternoon 86 year old John Eichelberg was thrown from a wagon by a loose tug and crushed by the wagon wheel dying instantly. He resided with his daughter Mrs David Browand three miles east of town and he came to the area from Germany fifty five years ago leaving three sons and a daughter as survivors.
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Kendallville
Ind
John Eichelberg
Germany
Henry
Frederick
Charles
David E. Browand
Hennry O. Thomas
Thomas
Raymond
George Thomas
Libbie Frye
C. W. Gilbert
Nora Warner
Nettie Ross
Ross
Michigan
Apollo Commandery
Knights Templar
Waterloo
George Boots
F. Bevier
Wilma Axel
Angola
P. G. Axel
Bruce Banta
Clearfield
John Eyler
Fort Wayne
Spencerville News Social Notes From Indiana Town
Charlea Chapman returns home from Garrett due to health. Visits from Simon Bernard and wife of St Joe to John Notestine family. Mrs J Sanders and Mrs Sam Dotterrer of Paulding and Mrs Harry Keesler of Fort Wayne visit Mrs J Sommers. Local trips and visitors include L M Chapman to Hicksville, Mrs W G Erick shopping in Fort Wayne, Greg Erick of Fort Wayne visiting. Baby born to Jim Valtien Friday afternoon. Emma Keyes of Fort Wayne staying with William Allen family. Missionary convention attendance by Mrs Bishop Mrs Jack Beams and Mrs Henry Beams in Fort Wayne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencerville
Ind
Charlea Chapman
Garrett
Simon Bernard
St. Joe
John ‘Notestine
J. Sanders
Sam Dotterrer
Paulding
Harry Keesler
Fort Wayne
J. Sommers
L. ‘M.*chapman
Hicksville
W. G. Erick
Fort’ Wayne
Greg Erick
Jessie. Sommers
Auburn
Frank .Lake
Indianapolis
Scudder Hollabaugh
George Hollabaugh
Sunbury
Jim Valtien
Emma ‘Keyes
William Allen
Bishop
Jack Beams
Henry “Beams
Fort, Wayne
Missionary’ Convention
Passenger unruly on interurban car near Auburn Ind
Floyd Penland of south of Garrett faced an incident Friday afternoon when he argued with a conductor on an interurban. He refused the conductor’s request to stop using unbecoming language and was later compelled to settle a charge in Squire Green's court.
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Auburn
Ind
Floyd Penland
Garrett
Interurban
Squire Green
Huntington boards approve five bubbling public fountains
In Huntington Indiana the waterworks committee mayor and board of health ordered five bubbling drinking fountains for the city at under $100 total. They will be shipped promptly and installed by the water works superintendent. Old fountains may move to residential areas.
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Huntington, Ind
Board of Health
Garrett Will Be Well Lighted
Garrett Indiana council heard bids from thirty eight bidders for boulevard lighting but awarded none. Five hundred posts will be purchased with five lights per post to illuminate Randolph and King streets reaching from the depot to Dr Kings residence.
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Garrett
Ind
City of
Kendallville
Randolph
King Streets
Randolph Street
Dr. King
Decatur News Highlights Local Death and Trials
Decatur Indiana reports Jack Ross travels to Pendleton after sister Rebecca McCabe’s death due to old age and cold. A horse theft case involving William Cook draws Sheriff Wilson escort for extradition, with a boy aiding the escape attempt. Community visits, reunions, and upcoming social events fill the local scene along with an injury incident at a hoops mill showing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Ind
Jack Ross
Pendleton
Rebecca McCabe
William Danner
Landonsville
Danner
89Th Indiana Volunteers
Leo Knough
Ray Conroy
Fort Wayne
Agnes Kohne
Agnes Meibers
Sheriff Wilson
van’ Wert
William Cook
Fifth Street
Cook
Wilson
Emma
Mary Lewis
Siter
Alva Sullivan
Rus Harruff
Lydia Thomas
Howard Shackley
Eli Ray
Will Graham
Bessie Wilder
Monmouth
Jessie
Fanchon Magley
Serena Johnson
Market Street
Alonzo, Johnson and Family
Otto Daniels
Huntington
Frances Merryman
Jesse Helin
Mary
Madge Hite
J. ‘C. Sellemeyer
Wager Sparks Fashion Bet In Norwalk
In Norwalk Connecticut on October 8 a local bet pits Mice Katherine Henry a high school teacher and Lester Wyeth over winter attire. If Henry wears white shoes and hosiery Wyeth must wear a straw hat all winter regardless of snow rain or cold.
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South
Norwalk
Conn
Katherine Henry
Lester Wyeth
Famous Old Mill Being Dismantled in Mentone
In Mentone Indiana on October 3 the Nickel Plate flouring mill once a major local enterprise is being dismantled after years as a losing asset. Kinsey Bros of Claypool sold interior equipment to A D Hughs Co Rochester, shipping salvage nationwide for new mills. No decision yet on the building’s future, possible use by a kraut and catsup factory discussed but no sale agreed.
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Mentone
Ind
Kinsey Bros
Claypool
Antwerp News Briefs From Ohio Community
Antwerp Ohio residents report winter plans for Jeassie Hook and wife in Florida. Davis Filley receives a new green mail wagon. Local visits include Tim Dwier from Cork Ireland and Bernice Cullen from Paulding. Delegation seeks Pike road paving with promised action by commissioners. Rev. R. E. Carter moves to Bradner. W Metz assigned to Antwerp district. Death of John Reed noted. other locals visit Fort Wayne and Ada for various reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antwerp
Ohio
Jeassie Hook
Florida
Davis Filley
Tim Dwier
Cork
Ireland
Norman McGuire
Bernice Cullen
Paulding
Alalia McGuire
M. P. Jacobs
Ray Doering
Robert
Cleveland
C. A. Doering
Mattie Lower
Toledo
William Nicholson
Sunny
Charley Ensign
Hicksville
Fort Wayne
Commercial College
F. O. Perry
Fort Wayne Monay
H. Weilhacher
Madena
Katie
Urbana
William Ensign
R. E. Carter
Kenton
M. E
Bradner
Convoy
S. W. Metz
Defiance
P. A. Crow
Edgerton
L. A. Beall
E. G. Hall
Latty
M. L. Piercé
Montpelier
J. C. Shaw
Napoleon
C. EB. Berrett
Oakwood
D. E. Miller
Brownsville
Ill
Leo Sullivan
Payne
Eulala McGuire
John Reed
Miss Georgia
Joseph
David
Filley
Harry
Howard
Dema
Earl Renshaw
Ada
Moriday
Northwestern College
David Perry
Hickeville
Ant
Ahearn Plans Launch of the New Haver Times
Local publisher Ahearn announces preparation to launch the Haver Times, a new newspaper edition. Details on date and staff remain forthcoming as production begins.
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Ahearn
Haver
Berne Tenders Warm Welcome for Christian Endeavor Meet
Berne Indiana hosts the twenty sixth annual Christian Endeavor convention for the Fort Wayne district. Delegates from Adams Allen Wells Whitley and Huntington counties attend in the new Mennonite church with 3 000 seat capacity. Noted speakers and a 200 voice choir plus orchestral music accompany free lodging and breakfast with affordable meals in the church basement.
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Berne
Ind
Christian Endeavor Societies
Fort Wayne
Adams
Allen, Wells
Whitley
Huntington
New Mennonite
P. P. Billhorn
Chicago
Garrett to Build a New City Hall in Garrett Indiana
Garrett Indiana plans a modern city hall costing about 25000 dollars. The site is the northwest corner of Randolph and Keyser streets on two vacant Fredericks estate lots purchased for 4500 dollars. The building will house the city clerk mayor council chamber fire department jail and lavatory with a council chamber upstairs. The fire department will receive an auto truck and updated equipment. Mayor Schulthess says the project will not raise the tax levy.
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Garrett
Ind
Randolph and
Keyser Streets
Fredericks
Schulthess
Monroeville People Visit Relatives Across Indiana and Ohio
Local notes list visits from Monroeville residents to Fort Wayne Lima Columbus Marion Decatur and Van Wert. Guests include Wm Swartz, Harry Wass, John Smith, S C Ferrell the republican candidate for state superintendent and others. Social rounds include travels to Pittsburgh Bluffton Findlay and Roanoke school visits with relatives and friends from Oct weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroeville
Ind
J. R. Parker
Fort Wayne
Wm. Swartz
Lima
Ohio
Fred Stahr
Harry Wass
Wm. Allegar
Virgil Hay
Columbus
Frank Jerome
L. C. Spake
Lafayette
Will Gallipo
Marion
Aug. Chevilliot
John Smith
Convoy
S.C. Ferrell
Public Instruction
Monay
L. H. Caselman
Pittsburg
N. W. Coil
Roanoke
James Ross
Decatur
Daniel Mercer
Carrolton
Arnie Hess
Salem
Frank Webb
J. B. Miller
B. F. Geyer
Evan Thomas
New Haven
M. E
J. W. Purman
D. C. Purman
Will Franks
Indianapolis
John Eagy
Chicago
H. S. Jones
G. J. Painter
Seth Painter
Samuel Painter
van Wert
John Wytburn
Greshem Named Assistant Agent at Wabash Lock Station
William Greshem of Delphi has been transferred to Wabash by the Fort Wayne and Northern Indiana Traction Company. Mrs. Greshem arrives to assume duties as assistant agent at the lock station.
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Wabash
Ind
William Greshem
Delphi
Fort Wayne & Northern Indiana ‘Traction Company
Greshem
Babe Killed By Mule Kick Near Churubusco Indiana
Abraham Lock aged two, son of Mr and Mrs Charles Lock of Green Township seven miles north of Churubusco, died after a mule kicked him in the head Sunday afternoon. The skull was crushed and a physician could not reach in time. The father had left to feed stock when the child followed and entered the mule’s stall where the fatal kick occurred.
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Churubusco
Ind
Abraham Lock
Charles Lock
Green Township
Mr. Lock
Fort Wayne Christian Endeavor District Convention Closes
Berne Indiana October 8 The three days session of the Fort Wayne district Christian Endeavor convention closes at the Mennonite church. The staff remains largely unchanged with O F Gilliam district chairman and secretary Mary Landadown Fort Wayne as district janitor and intermediate secretary Mrs Rev Shepardson Abee Adams county secretary Miss Margaret Daniels Decatur Whitley county secretary Miss Ruby Bair Huntington county secretary Miss Ethel Moore Allen county secretary Miss Ina Maxwell. The program ran as planned with a 250 child chorus and a 200 voice male chorus. Berne church ladies provided meals in the basement dining room.
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Berne
Ind
Fort Wayne
Christian Endeavor
Mennonite
O. F. Gilliam
Mary Landadowne
Fort Warne
Rev. Shepardson
Abe
Berne Church
Will Remain Dry Two Years Longer in Waterloo
Waterloo Ind Oct 5 The people of Waterloo and Grant township affirm the dry status for two more years. A remonstrance filed Friday at Auburn records a 75 vote majority, with some workers claiming it could reach 100. This marks the fourth remonstrance with no revocation since 1910, keeping the township dry for the duration.
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Waterloo
Ind
Grant Township
Auburn
Weds 24 Hours After Divorce in Huntington
Josephine McConkey, twice in divorce cases, wed George Sorenson a cook from Council Bluffs Iowa within 24 hours of winning a divorce from Fred Otis. McConkey, aged in her nineteen twenties, filed a cross complaint to a prior action. The couple plan to reside in Council Bluffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Ind
Josephine McConkey
George Sorenson
Council Bluffs
Fred
Otis
Mrs. Sorenson
Council Bhuiffs
Convoy News Highlights Local Visits and Travels
Convoy Ohio reports a busy week with visits from Wanatah Indiana to John Etter’s home and Fort Wayne travelers including Del Smith and Mrs Ed Mollenkopf. Residents like J B Reynolds and M M Gear swap roles for vacations and temporary replacements. Multiple local residents travel to Decatur Payne Van Wert Fort Wayne and Wisconsin for business and family visits.
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Convoy
Ohio
Willo Etter
Wanatah
Ind
John Etter
John Reynolds
Mount Gilead
J. S. Redlinger
Decatur
del Smith
Fort Wayne
John Brown
Durbin Leslie
van Wert
Our City
Homer Heymann
Middlepoint
John Knox
E. V. Hall
Diville van Gundy
Ervin Sherman
Deshler
Mary Whittenbarger
Decatur Ind
Theo. Krohn
Bert Webber
H. H. Schoberg
A. Jones
Wisconsin
Elsie Way
William Blake leaves for Chicago as city notes mix
Columbia City Indiana notes record rural carrier William S. Blake leaving for Chicago on route one. Edward Carter gets a record $50 fine and 100 days in jail, suspended on condition of good behavior. Various local moves include Wynkoop trading farm for hardware store, Broggins buying a Churubusco theater, and deaths. George Braggins takes over a moving picture show in Churubusco. Sheriff Schumaker breaks wrist in car crank attempt. Jail witness Clara Kiser captured again after escape. John Spohnhauer, Whitley pioneer, dies at 89 with funeral planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia City
Ind
William S. Blake
Chicago
Edward Carter
Carter
Edward Wynkoop
Whitley County
Pease and Stahl
Geneva
Sidney Anspaugh
Richmond
Curt Anspaugh
E. C. Kauffman
John Pressler
North Dakota
George Brgbbins
Lyceum Theater
Moving Picture Show
Churubusco
H. A. Schumaker
Charles L. McCuen
Illinois
Peyton Smith
Arcola
Smith
John Spobnhaver
Jefferson Township
Mary McKinley
Marion
Martha Collman
Pullman
Warsaw clerk Virgil Alms dies suddenly on inspection day
Virgil Alms in Warsaw Indiana died suddenly of heart trouble at 11 30 in the Hays hotel registration room while serving as a precinct clerk. He appeared healthy in the morning and collapsed near a radiator before medical help arrived. He leaves a wife in ill health a son in Valparaiso and a sister in Freeland Michigan. He belonged to the Odd Fellows and Red Men.
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Warsaw
Ind
Virgil Alms
Alms
Hays Hotel
Virgil
Mr. Alms
East Warsaw
Larwill
John Alms
Valparaiso
Cora Osborn
Freeland, Mich
Odd Fellows and
Red Men Lodges
Woodburn Social Notes from October in Woodburn Indiana
Miss Miar Reilly of Woodburn and Miss Ethe Brown of Fort Wayne visit New Haven friend. Oral Hannan spent Sunday with Antwerp friends. Glen Hendersons in Spencerville. Elizabeth Rupp of Pettesville visits relatives here. She leaves Wednesday for Fort Wayne employment. Gladys Stenger of Antwerp visits John Applegate family. John Doering and wife of Woodburn visit Antwerp. S Roberts visits Fort Wayne parents. Albert Egly, Grabil bank cashier, in town Friday. Susie Wallace of Antwerp guests of Woodburn friends. Emma Mann of Antwerp visits aunt Mrs Howard Shockey. J A Ely and wife go to Toledo Tuesday. Ed Springer visits Fort Wayne Wednesday. S Roberts family host Mrs Elmo Calvert of Walsaw. Carl Flack of Detroit visits daughter Mrs Ott Knobbeuch. Herman Hans and family visit Fort Wayne last Saturday.
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Antwerp
Ohio
Bertha Miller
Fort Wayne
Clark Wilson
Harry Harrison
East Dagger Street
Harry Ely
Laprange
Howard Shockey
L. Mooney
Hudson
Alb
Bert Russel
Leo Sullivan
Payne
Julia McGuire
Paulding
Theaterium
Doe Yager
Georgia
Glenn
Frank McGuire
van Wert
Bingie McGuire
Ben Harris
W.K. Cromley
William Parrett
Una
Adam Majors
Hogback Lake
Steuben County
Indiana
W. Ennis
Montpelier
Oho
N. G. Osborn
Lewis .Lucas
Ridgeway
Mich
H. A. Brown
White Pigeon
Parker
N. G Osborn
Dortha
Dale
Georgia Wait
Jos
Wait
Lagrange
J. B. Syphers
James Chorpening
Summit City
Mervin S
Fred Rittenhouse
Warren
Ind
Harris
Tom L. Johnson
Wauseon
AL Smith
Cecil
Asa
Hannah Ellsworth
Julia Saylor
Lincoln Seenuls
Bya
Fane
Woodburn
Miar Reilly
Mies Ethe Brown
New Haven
Oral Hannan
Glen Henderson Spen
Spencerville
Elizabeth Rupp
Pettesville
Mias
Gladys Stenger
John Applegate
Ed Springer
S. Roberts
Elmo Calvert
Wa!saw
Carl Flack
Detroit
Ott Knobbeuch
Herman Hans
Albion Prebyterian Church Gets New Pastor Lilley
Albion Indiana October 7 Rev E L Lilley of Constantine Michigan has accepted the pastorate of the Albion Presbyterian church The pastorate has been vacant about a year and 11 members of the congregation are elated over securing a minister with an excellent record
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Albion
Ind
E. L. Lilley
Constantine
Mich
Poolroom man fined in Huntington court
Charles Watkins faced a Huntington court on the poolroom law indictment and pleaded guilty after waiving arraignment. He received a $5 fine plus costs, joining a line of operators previously charged, with additional counts pending against others in the poolroom trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Ind
Thursda
Charles Watkins
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