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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1894
Page
7
The Sentinel offers publication of court and estate notices at the largest circulation for the same price. Clients may choose the paper for such notices by asking their attorney to order publication in The Sentinel.
The column reports James Collis, a sixteen year old boy from Lafayette and Butler streets, missing in Fort Wayne. It notes five new houses under construction at Lakeside, a growing sub urbia, and upcoming weddings including Miss Laps to Mr Charles Kibbie and Miss Josephine Hartman to Mr Ive Leonard. It also covers visits by Nathan Straus, a football game at Centlivre Park, and local social and business notes.
A local advert touts a superb stock of boys and children’s clothes with school suits priced at 2.50, 3.00, 3.50, 4.00 and 5.00. The copy claims proven toughness, sturdiness, and shapeliness, promising continued value this fall.
The wholesale lumber dealer E W Strack has settled his debts in full to creditors who reconveyed $15,000 to $20,000 in property back to Strack. Assignee T J Logan returns control, with Flora Miller remaining as cashier. Strack’s outlook is optimistic and shipments resumed.
An article explains Indiana quail season changes under revised statutes. Open season now starts November 10 and ends December 31, with penalties of 2 dollars per quail or pheasant and 1 dollar per quail pursued. Rewards may be offered for violators and merchants risk fines for possessing birds out of season.
Sunday afternoon a runaway horse hitched to a farmer's wagon ran through Broad Way at a fast pace, breaking a vehicle and injuring its right hind leg on Eagle street before being shot. Monday morning another horse unhitched from a Calhoun street store ran across streets, smashing a buggy and railroad tracks. A family horse on Broadway also bolted, striking a telephone pole but causing no injuries.
The Christian Endeavor State convention in Indianapolis chose officers for the coming year led by President Mrs J L Kirkpatrick of Kokomo with a slate including Vice Presidents Rev M A Appleby Rev J W Kapp Mrs W A Cling Rev J W Wilson and Secretary Miss Harriet Wishard among others The next convention will be held at Greeneburg. A local note mentions two drunks in Liberty Center Ohio and a large fire destroying part of the town with $30 000 in losses at the Wabash depot remaining intact.
J M Barrett, chairman of Allen County Democratic Central Committee, offers to pay 300 dollars for the detection and conviction of anyone buying votes in the upcoming election. He challenges Everett to publish secret reports and nominates a parallel reward from the Republican side. The letter frames voting integrity as a public duty and cites support for the new ballot law. Alex Kain of Angola is noted as a guest of the New Aveline.
Joseph F. Ervin, nine years with Tar Sistinzz and eight as business manager, resigns to seek independent business in California. Health concerns from years of office work cited. He will be replaced next Saturday. his family will relocate with him to make California their future home.
The Monday Morning Times notes an advertising feature praising E. W. Cook for Allen county clerk that likely targeted rival Metsger. The piece questions Cook’s readiness to access records and suggests the endorsement may have been originally written for Metsger, who has long served in the clerk’s office. Also included are assorted notices and ads about horses, lawsuits, and local business offerings.
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