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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1892
Page
7
Community updates from Columbia City include deaths, injuries, marriages, and social events. Highlights cover a brother’s death in Wooster Ohio, a Grand Rapids train accident, a silver wedding in Kansas City, and local hospital discharges along with various visits, meetings, and upcoming events across Allen County towns.
The county clerk reports multiple marriage licenses issued as Cupid works in the city. Court notes include wills, real estate suits, a slander case resolved, a railroad dispute, probate of Diedrich Pollitz, and several divorce filings. Local arrests and fines fill the police court docket, plus a barn fire at Daniel J. Reilly’s Fox cracker factory foreman barn.
The afflicted S W Shockey known as the Freak was released from the county jail to his Ada Ohio home with the county funding his travel. He appeared sober and wore a mix of county and jail clothing. A touching letter from his mother asks for news on his condition and requests care for him and his books.
Mrs Richard Thompson hosted a 1 o'clock private dining room luncheon at the New Avenue for Mrs Frank Welling departing for Jackson Michigan. Twelve guests dined in eight courses with chrysanthemum decor and gift envelopes bearing poet quotations. A separate item recounts a missing vest and watch incident resolved by the police.
A buggy collided with a heavy truck at the corner of Tarrison and Jefferson streets. Mr. Nestel was thrown to the ground and carried home by Mr. Brooks. The buggy was smashed. Nestel rested quietly with injuries later judged not seriously alarming.
In Elwood a political event marks the first annual celebration of the McBeth Pearl Top Lamp Flue works. Democrats led by Gov Campbell will retake Elwood on Oct 26 with aides Bynum Lamb Houk among speakers. A parade follows as 400 workers at the factory are highlighted and a meal featuring twenty beeves and 100 sheep is served.
Early yesterday flames swept the Hanna barn north of the city, quickly consumed the structure, and caused total loss of £800 in tenant contents though the barn was insured. Tramps are suspected. Nelson Crawford, recently ill, visited the Electric Light works and was greeted by colleagues.
At 1 pm Friday Officer Quinn grappled with Tom McCaffery on the corner of Baker and Calhoun. McCaffery drunkenly disturbed Lower Calhoun and rode an electric car before being removed. Bystanders aided, five men carried him to a patrol wagon, and he is now resting in custody.
Diphtheria threatens an outbreak in northern Wells county with multiple child fatalities near Zanesville. The district school near Zanesville closed for a week to halt spread as cases rise among local farmers and their families. Miss Deborah Ly ons, a visiting actress, is staying with her mother in the city. Shoes offered at a sale price of 1.25 for customers last week.
Opening attractions feature Black Cheviot Cloth Jackets with fur collar and edge at 325 dollars, a bargain though valued at 5 dollars higher. Black Beaver Cloth Jackets with full fur shawl and collar offered at 5 dollars, genuine value 7.50. Tan Cheviot Jackets with opossum shawl and collar half satin lined priced at 7.50, should be 10. Rack Cheviot Jackets with Astrachan shawl and collar half silk lined offered at 7.50, a steal versus a 10 value.
A local store announces a week long HALF PRICE event featuring 150 manufacturers sample jackets including Newmarkets and Gretchens. All pieces are described as latest styles and one of a kind.
Public details show viewing hours from dusk to morning at Dyeier Bros Drug Store corner Calhoun and Columbia streets and at Room 8 Arcade Building available at any hour. The text implies multiple access points for viewing or sale.
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