Rev Bischoff Accepts Concordia College Professorship
Local notes report Rev. Bischoff has accepted a professorship at Concordia College. The roundup includes births, illnesses, and various local events such as a marriage on Montgomery Street, land bequests, and community notices from Fort Wayne area.
Barrett Receives 21-Year Prison Sentence for Murder
Thursday John Barrett, labeled the wife murderer, was sentenced by Judge O’Rourke to twenty one years in the state prison. The case has drawn medical curiosity as the old man displays odd, sometimes absurd delusions including wishes for his son George to sleep with him and plans to furnish his future prison rooms with a new suit and parlor furniture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Barrett
O’rourke
George
Barrett
Bluffton
Thomas Fohler
Pennsylvania
Wells County
Fohler
Marriage of Anna Hatch to John Steinbacher in Pleasant Township
Last Thursday morning at the bride's home in Pleasant township a marriage joined Anna Hatch daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis Hatch to John Steinbacher, an earnest and worthy young man. After the ceremony a sumptuous repast followed and guests enjoyed themselves. The presents were handsome and useful. The Sentinel wishes happiness and prosperity to the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroeville
White & Minckner
Pixley-Long Block
Leedy
Sentiven
DeWald Street
Maggie
Pleasant Township
Anna
Louis Hatch
John Steinbacher
Sentinel
Mrs. Slater
Walton Avenue
Slater
Huntington
Roanoke
John Street
Brother of local farmer dies suddenly in Indiana
John T. Phillips, a well known farmer from near the city on Bluffton road, received word Friday that his brother Perry Phillips died suddenly last Thursday night in Cambridge City, Indiana. Heart disease is suspected as the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Phillips
Bluffton Road
Perry Phillips
Cambridge City
Ind
Pioneer widow Eliza Ayres dies at Clinton Street home
Sunday morning Mrs Eliza Katherine Ayres widow of Dr H P Ayres died at her Clinton Street residence. Born October 20 1816 in West Newton Pa she lived as a pioneer in Fort Wayne and was a devoted Presbyterian. Surviving children include Dr OC 8 Ayres of Cincinnati Mrs A M Babcock and H B Ayres of Fort Wayne. Her life as a Christian and benefactor is noted by friends and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allie Provines
Huntington
Geo. R. Hench
East Wayne Street
Steve O'Conner
County Auditor’s Office
George Erick
Cornelius S. Smith
A. H. Bittinger
Jacob Foellinger
South Wayne
Calhoun Street
Christian Miller
Bloomingdale
Germany
James Liggett
Sixth District
J. B. White
J. W. Hayden
Montgomery Street
A. Northrop
Wm. A. Manner
Emma Woolsey
Lafayette
Messrs. Mages
McHugh
Dwenger
Baltimore
Messrs
Mugg
Fort Wayne
W. P. Dreen
Anthony Wayne
Fistory
Maumee Valley
Harmer
Susanne Burlarger
Washington Street
Hanna
East Jefferson Street
Henry
Angelia Tholen
East Washington Street
Resina Rohjans
Eliza Kessins
Wm. Burlarger
Father Oechtering
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Henry Manning
Henry Tholen
Clinton Street
Eliza Katherine Ayres
H. P. Ayres
Mrs. Ayres
West Newton
John Rowan
Miss Rowan
Piqua
Ohio
Jesse Williams
Allen Hamilton, Jr
Wines
Rudisill
Judge Hanna
Mia
Calvin Anderson
Presbyterian Church
B. O. Rowan
Jane Rowan
S. C. Rowan
Washington, D. C
Murray Street
H. Karns
Fort Wayne Welcomes Major Jewelry Firm In Schmitz Block
Co W McKee Co a large jewelry firm from Sydney Ohio signs lease for store room in the Schmitz block corner Calhoun and Washington streets. They plan to occupy by December 1st as the Kalamazoo dry goods firm bids for the north space. Music dealer S A Karn holds the middle room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schmitz
Calhoun
Washington Streets
Co. W. McKee & Co
Sydney
Ohio
Mesars. McKee & Co
Kalamazoo, Mich
S. A. Karn
NEW SCHOOL BOOK COMPANY PROJECTS EXPANDED OPERATIONS
The Indiana School Book Company met in Indianapolis with members from Terre Haute Evansville Fort Wayne Michigan City and Indianapolis. Secretary E P Hawkins reported requisitions filled for about 850000 books. Heilman Collett said operations already exceeded expectations and will expand soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana School Book Company
Indianapolis
Josephus Collett
Terre Haute
William Heilman
D. J. Mackay
E. P. Huston
Evansville
William Fleming
Robert C. Bell
Fort Wayne
James Murdock
Michigan City
Edward Hawkins
Fleming
Hawkins
Messrs. Heilman
Collett
Swindlers Granville and Gerrish Arrested in Chicago
Algernon Granville and Frank Gerrish, known for long running swindles across Kansas City Fort Wayne and Toronto, are under arrest in Chicago The pair operated a wholesale grocery in Fort Wayne three years ago and duped Chicago and St Louis merchants of about $7000 They once ran offices in Chicago including 168 Washington Street where three corporations held headquarters
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maumee Bridge
Columbia Street
Frank Alderman
C. 8. Bush
St. Joe
Maysville
John C. Peters
Perry A. Randall
D. N. Foster
Wm. Beverforden
South Calhoun Street
Wabash Depot
R. F. Douglass
Douglass
Mr. Beverforden
Algernon Granville
Frank Gerrish
Chicago
The
Chicago Herald
Gerrish
Kansas City
Fort Wayne
Ind
Toronto
Canada
Granville
St. Louis
Washington Street
New Parsonage For Trinity M E Church Pastor
The St Paul M E church bought the Walton avenue lot from J K Edgerton and began building a Gothic seven room parsonage for Rev M C Cooper. The $1100 residence should be finished by December 1 as the pastor enters his third year and leads a thriving congregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Boseker
Wells County Court House
H. G. Sauer
St. Paul Lutheran Church
St. Louis, Mo
St. Paul M. E. Church
J. K. Edgerton
Walton Avenue
M. C. Cooper
Cooper
Fifteen Deaths Reported by Undertaking Establishments
The week ending Oct 26 shows fifteen deaths from typhoid fever asthma exhaustion and other causes in various ages. Names include Sadie Maddox Louisa Yager Mary Fitzpatrick and Edmund Lincoln with ages from 1 day to 50 years. Mr Enos White will leave his janitor post at the post office to become a mail carrier starting the first with route selection pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadie Maddox
Louisa Yager
M. Manthe
Charles Brown
Jessie Fessenden
Andrew McCarthy
Vincent
Thomas F. McNulty
Mary Fitzpatrick
Edmund Lincoln
Lillie L. Shirtliff
Thomas M. O’leary
Albert H. Knoblauch
Franklin Mery
Charles S. Linger
Enos White
Ist
Hopkins Removes Obstruction in Abbott Well
Zelous Hopkins, the well driver and artesian expert, removed one iron obstruction from the Abbott mineral well after twelve days of effort. Rope remains wedged in the pipe and may hinder further work. Vandals threw debris into the pipe. five boys, Peter Osenbaugh, Thos Bird, John Beal, Wm Henschen, and George Henschen, were bound over on malicious trespass charges with $50 bonds. case set for November 2 before Squire France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbott
Zelous Hopkins
Hopkins
W. T. Abbott
Abbott Mineral
Squire France
Peter Osenbaugh
Thos, Bird
John Beal
Wm. Henschen
George Henschen
Farmer Hurt When Horse Steps Into Gas Trench Near Arcola
Eli Larimore of near Arcola was injured Friday evening while freeing a horse that stepped into a natural gas trench. He sustained three broken ribs a severe knee contusion and head injuries. He was treated at Dreier Bros. drug store by Drs. Porter and Myers and returned home with friends. The horse was maimed and likely to be killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli Larimore
Arcola
Larimore
Dreier Bros
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fort Manne Sentinel
Wm. H. Goshorn
Theo Havert
Maples
Schmitz Block
8. A. Karn
Sarah Lick
M. J. Durham
Hiram Benham
Taswell
Jacob Ertle
Frank Gacke
John Greer
Columbus
Thomas Greer
Mowrer
Greer
Gen. Schuler
Charles Geiger
East Washington and
King Streets
Schuler
Geiger
Adams Express Company
John Taylor
Sarah J. Holmes
F. Tracy
Cedarville
City
Steve Ganzer
the Fruit House
August Stellhorn
Stellhorn
John Damon
Rome City
Damon
Street
James Mitchel
Dispatch
Harding
Frederick W. Smith
Pearl Knoder
Christian Ellett
Maggie Peppler
M. E. Argo
Argo
Angola
Peter Certia
W. W. Worthington
Siemon Bros
Joseph Dohring
Antwerp
Reformed Church
Dutch Ridge
Dawson
Dawson & Karn
J. C. Wagner
P. B. Colerick
J. 8. Larwill
D. H. Colerick
H. Barns
R. M. Barns
Wayne Street
M. E
Deak
Joseph Hartman
St. Julian
Daniel Harold
Erge
K. K. Wheelock
W. H. Pyke
Pullen
South Port
N. C
Pyke
Pfeiffer & Schlatter
Clinton and
Columbia Streets
August Geberding
James B. Sheaff
Joseph Gorrell
Winchester
C. B. Siemen
L. O. Leonard
Anaconda
Montana
N. R. Leonard
Franklin Chapman
J.S. McCoy
Williams
Vincennes
Peter Mullen
Zollara, Colerick
Hon
A. O. McClellan
Columbia Street Bridge
Auburn
Judge Powers
Stoy
Indiana Penitentiary
Jenney
Rockhill Bros
Lorna Doone
D. Bond
Susie B
Henry Brown
A. O. Perrin
John Adams
Columbia City
George Brown
Emmettt Powers
Plymouth Congregational Church
James Stewart Ainslie
Ogdensburg
N. Y
Ainslie
Salvation Oil
Dr. Bull
Mrs
Henry Lepper
BOR
Albert Schele
Oakley Street
Delaney
Connecticut
Valentine Mann
Coldwater Gravel Road
Goshen Ind
Medical College
Michael Wickliffe
Thiel Detective Agency
Mra. Harper
James Harper
Jefferson Township
Hugh M. Diehl
Bear Lake
Chas. McCulloch
Lumbard
Michael Finney
Toledo
Henry Lynch
Miller
Mayflower
Bush & Co
Nordock & Marman
Central Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Aldine Hotel
R. C. Bell
Robert Penman
Pearse & Long
Katie Ann Freeman
M. V. B. Spencer
Robert L. Freeman
Eel River Township
George Ewing
Elmwood Kennel
King’s Dan
Indiana Kennel Club
Knox County
Lexington
High Point
Ewing
Gazette
Higgins
O. D. Hurd
Second Presbyterian Church
West Berry Street
Mesdames Jos. Hughes
J. O. Keller
H. W. Antrup
H. V. Root
J. M. Evans
Albert Keller
J. H. Simonson
Alabama
Rhinesmith & Simonson
W. H. Myers
Fry
C. A. Zollinger
Pension Agency
Henry Probst
DeKalb County
John L. Davis
Lane
Susane
Anna Hatch
Our Children’s Department
C. O. D. Hat Department
C.O. D
Calhoun Streehf
Henry P. Ayres
Dora Slater
Wm. Hackett
Co. W. McHee & Co
NEW School Book Company
Indiana
Ed. Hall
Mollie Slater
Granville and
Trinity M. E. Church
Grim Reaper
Rogers’ Royal
Helen Dauvray
New York
Abbott Well
Lake Township
Nicholas Miller
Dibulls
Lange
Ataill Druggiste
Joe. W. Bell
East Columbia ST
Pixley & Company
Clot Eliii
Eady
Pixley
E. Berry Street
KH CO
T Wayne
THAT
Mestic Mills
Ali
Fort Warne
Langtry Medicine Company
David McCay
Brookside Farm Co
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