Weddings and reunions fill Allen county society pages
A round of weddings and family gatherings as Elizabeth Nolan wed John Fitzmaurice at the Cathedral, Delagrange and Spindler pair tied in Chicago, Knight and Fagen wed in Chicago, and the Chapman, Miller and Gallapoo families held reunions and christenings. Engagements announced include Cecelia Fox to Anthony Scheib. The social actions span Fort Wayne, Winchester, Chicago, Missoula, and Monroeville with receptions, travels, and homecomings shaping a bustling society update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Nolan
Edward Nolan
South
Harrison Street
John Fitzmaurice
William Fitzmaurice
Winchester
Ind
Father Roche
Catherine Nolan
Sylvester Redmond
E. J. Longfield
Fitzmaurice
Thomas Fitzmaurice
John W. Chapman
Madison Township
Chapman Society
James B. Chapman
Alfred A. Adams
William L. Miller
Pleasant Township
Cyrus E. Miller
Miller
Williams County
Belle Miller
Montpelier
Ernest Canfield
E. W. Miller
Elias Sterchler
Morengola
Fort Wayne
Vera Kuhler
Wooster
Lloyd Harris
Antwerp
Belle Calaha
Bluffton
George A. Brown
Mary J. Brown
Robert Brown
Marion
J. E. Miller
Howard Miller
Edwin Miller
Edna Miller
H. D. Miller
Oscar Miller
Oral Miller
Sarah E. Miller
Ruth A. Miller
Gilbert C. Miller
Sarah A. Miller
May Miller
Hattie Miller
Hervey K. Miller
Ethel B. Miller
Evelyn Miller
Glen T. Miller
Emily C. Hadsell
Dolly J. Hadsell
Ruby A. Hadsell
Geraldine A. Hadsell
Carlton E. Hadsell, Jr
Mary L. Snyder
Marcellus Thurber
Emily Thurber
Cora E. Thurber
Ora M. Thurber
Jessie T. Thurber
Rosa B. Thurber
George W. Th
Bishop Caldwell Calls Negroes for Taft Campaign
Bishop Caldwell outlines Republican alignment among African American Methodists. He notes 25 bishops across three churches support Republicans, cites Brownsville episode as unrest, and announces planned conferences in Kentucky and Missouri with a big mass meeting set for Philadelphia on September 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caldwell
America
Brownsville
Kentucky
Missouri
Philadelphia
Roberts Fights Off Robber After Car Stop
In a dramatic early scene a masked gunman forced passengers from a car. Mr Roberts refused to surrender money and rushed the attacker, taking two shots but persisting until the villain fled into darkness. Mrs Williams denied prior statements about her husband’s Europe trip or sanitarium stay and said she has never met Chief Woodruff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Roberts
Jealous Husband Slays Wife Then Kills Himself
A jealous husband kills his wife and takes his own life in a domestic tragedy. The sequence begins with a scream as shots are fired in a room. The wife rushes to the stairway and runs into the street crying for help as police arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Self
Bodide
Saed
Jealousy Tragedy Ends Fifteen Year Marriage
Mr and Mrs Stuckman are found dead after a double shooting. Mrs Stuckman is shot through the left breast and arm. Mr Stuckman shoots himself in the neck, severing the jugular. Miss Fisher survived shock. Dr Lowry tended the injured. Henry Stuckman, a produce dealer, and the couple had no children. They rented from Edwin Walker, a druggist, near Washington Street and Eastern Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Stuckman
Edwin T. Walker
Washington Street
Eastern Avenue
Runaway horse tears into livery barn wall
A horse hitched to a National Express wagon escaped the Win kelmeyer livery barn at 226 East Wayne Street at 6 pm Monday, smashing a rear wall nine feet square. Gas jets bent and wires torn as the wagon roof was torn off. the horse was uninjured, but bricks were displaced and the window screen gave way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winkelmeyer
East Wayne Street
National Express Company
Marriage Licenses Listed For Several Couples In Community
A series of marriage licenses appear for pairs including William J. Schmidt aged 48 and Rosa H. Schlatter aged 43. Fred G. Gallmeier 24 and Wilhelmina Lauman 22. Orville Feagler 31 and Mary Thompson 19. Earl H. Forst 20 and Nellie Cook 18. Charles William Greiner 24 and Mary Minnie Sudbrink 23. John W. Fitzmaurice 35 and Elizabeth M. Nolan 28. Chester A. Herron 22 and Nellie M. Baldwin 21. Charles Albert Bair 24 and Catherine Pooley 26. Murney B. Schindeldecker 36 and Catherine A. Cummings 30. Alfred F. Stephan 26 and Lena M. Pester 24. Lawrence M. Bowers 22 and Nora V. Gladieux 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Schmidt
Rosa H. Schlatter
Fred G. Gallmeier
Wilhelmina Lauman
Orville Feagler
Mary Thompson
Earl H. Forst
Nellie Cook
Charles William Greiner
Mary Minnie Sudbrink
John W. Fitzmaurice
Elizabeth M
Local Births Reported For Several Families
A birth record lists several newborns: a daughter to Mr and Mrs John N Schnurr of St Martin street a son to Mr and Mrs Charles Reaser of 408 Francis street a daughter to Mr and Mrs William Doehrman of Lillie street and a son to Mr and Mrs Charles W Comparet of West Jefferson street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John N. Schnurr
St. Martin Street
Charles Reaser
Francis Street
William Doehrman
Lillie Street
Charles W. Comparet
West Jefferson Street
Local Option Law Goes Into Effect In Ohio
Columbus September 1 The Rose county local option law took effect today. The Anti Saloon League says petitions began today in 28 counties with blank petitions prepared and workers chosen to start immediately. The law requires 35 percent of voters to petition before an election is held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Rose County
Anti-Saloon League
For Sale at a Bargain 105 Acre Farm Near Medora IN
105 acre farm six miles southwest of Medora Indiana with a plank house and log barn. Three good springs, seventy five acres cleared. Small needed work may yield a fine farm. Cash or 2500 per year? unclear. property emphasizes bargain pricing and potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medora
Jackson County
Indiana
Real estate transfers compiled by J C Heller
Transfers of real estate show numerous parcels from Isaac W and M Grill to John O Webb for 2506 dollars in Springfield township and other deeds across Washington Maumee and Adams townships. Names include Fort Wayne Trust Co People's Bank Indiana Loan and Trust Co and many individuals with lots and sections in Wayne Monroeville New Haven and other townships. Values range from one dollar symbol to thousands with various additions including Drexel Park and Riverside additions and multiple lot numbers across Adams, Jefferson, and St. Joseph townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Heller
Court Street
Isaac W
M. Grill
John O. Webb
Springfield Township
James H
A. Matchett
People’s Bank
Leesburg
Ind
Washington Township
J. B. Michael
M. F. Hoopengarner
Link
Avondale
Wayne Township
Fort Wayne Trust Co
Edward J. Ritcha
Drexel Park
Indiana Loan and Trust Company
Letitia J. Anderson
Mowrey & Hicox
Pleasant Township
Jessie P. Reaser
William M. Harper
H. Burgess
New Haven Township
Superior Court
Fred and
Wilhelmina Holle
Elizabeth Oehler
Frederick E. Oehler
Madison Township
Abe Ackerman
Frederick Fahlsing
Allen J. Vesey
Oscar O. Reed
Fairview
Charles W. Scherer
Ludwig C
S.C. Nord
C. W. Scherer
Grace E. Morris
Jergen H. Gerbers
Maumee Township
J. E. Martin
Elsie Yergens
Ernest F. Bucker
Harry H. Hilgemann
Aboit Township
Ernest F
Lissettie Bucker
Henry F. Schnelker
Harry E
M. E. Zeddis
H. Schnelker
F. Schnelker Co
HH. Schneiker
John W. White
Gustave A. Berghoff
White
Adams Township
Warren W. Archer
Minnie W. Chandler
Archer Heirs
Sarah M. Marguit
Philip H. Helfer
Marquit
Charles R. Boerger
Sarah Middleton
Burgess
Francis M. Wells
Ellen T. Parker
Perry Township
Simon Wr Eicemeyer
Willard P. Smith
St. Joseph
Henry
Mina Grothaus
David Knisely
Emmet A
G. Johnson
Milan Township
Asa Turner
Alfred M. Redding
Abolt Township
Mary Himbrook
Josephine Gabet
BE. W. Green
O. H. Padition
Thomas A. Jones
Jackson Township
Willie S. Rogers
William C. Geake
L. M. Royee
I. M._ Rogers
New Haven
Indiana Loan and Trust
Gustav A. Berghoff
James B. White
Charles W. Orr
Taylor & Abbott
Edgar
Tripner
William M. Harer
A. EB. Hoffman
Mary J. Smith
Commercial
Joseph A. Grabill
Albert Neuenschuander
Grabill
Cedar Creek Township
C. W. H. Hay
William M. Rodehaver
Monroe Township
Fort Wayne Trust Company
Frederick A
Mary A. Young
Martha Schneider
Michael
Mary Fick
Lake Tp
L. Charles Jocauel
Wayne Tp
The
Christopher H. Schulz
Geo. J. Nichols
Wayne
Mary A. Nichols
Sagaster
D. Narwold
Chas. Steinhauer
Inappenel Park
Wayne Twp
Fort David
Aars Veney
Jacob P
L. Klopfenstein
Klopfenstein
Edar Creek
J. M. Keyser
Guy R. Bell
Wm. A
Augusta S. Haneveld
G. Burgess
George A. Goeglein
George Goeglein
Lucinda Edwards
Clyde W
G. D. Shaffer
Smith's
Monroeville
John R. Schumaker
Bertha M. F. Schumacher
Anna T. White
Amos C. Cruz
Otto Gunkel
Curtis A
Lydia Bruner
Samuel Miller
Jas. Deel
Williamsport
Marion
Lonzo McRieder
Willie McRieder
Springfield
Jas
Henry A. Cass
Carrie S. Alden
Richardville
Henry J. Kaiser
Samuel Kariger
Perry
Chas W. Scherer
Drexel Park Add
Mary
J. J. Howbridge
Frank J. Laurent
Lake
Woman Reports Jewelry Theft At Cass Street Home
Mrs. Alice McClelland of 1115 Cass street reports the loss of about $39 in jewelry. She suspects a young man who rented a room earlier entered the house during her absence and stole the valuables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Cook
Sarah A. Cook
F. F. Gregg
Lauren
Liberty Street
Missoula
Mont
Gregg
Miss Pearl
Walter Erwin
Alice McClelland
Cass Street
Appointment of Executrix for Clark Fairbank Estate
Caroline L Fairbank named Executrix of the last will and testament of Clark Fairbank late of Allen County Indiana deceased The estate is described as solvent and the notice designates the appointment by the undersigned authority as Executrix wky-26-21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Fairbank
Allen County
Indiana
Caroline L, Fairbank
Springfield Township Expenditures and Tax Levies
The Trustee of Springfield township Allen county Indiana announces proposed expenditures and tax levies for 1909 at the Advisory Board meeting on September 5. Township expenditures 1 002.54 with 0.10 tax rate, Local tuition 4 009.59 at 0.40, Special school 3 509.24 at 0.35, Road tax 2 004.35 at 0.29, Additional road tax 1 002.35 at 0.10, prior year adjustments 200.47 at 0.02. Dated August 21 1908 H Zimmernan Trustee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield Township
Allen County
Indiana
H. Zimmerman Truathe
Notice of Final Settlement of Estate for Elizabeth Cour
Final settlement notice to the preadeterminated heirs and legatees of Elizabeth Cour deceased. Aew Circuit Court at Fort Wayne Indiana directs appearance on September 16 to show cause why settlement accounts should not be approved and proof of heirship provided. Clerk JOSEPH N. MABON witnesses the August 19, 1908 entry. Breen Morris attorneys for the estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Cour
Aew
Fort Wayne
T. Ana
Francis V. CO
Joseph N. Mabon
Allen Circuit
Breen & Morris
Attys
Notice of Final Settlement of Mai Imin Estate
Creditors heirs and legatees of Mai Imin deceased must appear in Anen Jouit Court Fort Wayne Indiana on September 16 1998 to show cause why final settlement accounts should not be approved Proof of heirship and distributive shares to be presented Executor James D Benjamin Witness Clerk Joseph N Mason Allen Circuit Court Atty W G Colerick for Estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mai ‘aImin
Fort Wayne
James D. Benjamin
Joseph N. Mason
Allen Circuit Court
W. G. Colerick
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fitzmaurice—Nolan
Mrs. Delagrange
Chicago
Louisville
Delagrange
Pennsylvania
Knight—Fagen
John Knight
Josephine Fagen
Grace Reformed Church
Rev. Whitmore
Grand Haven
Mich
Katzenberg
Thorpe
Bertha Thorpe
C. A. Sunderland
East
Wayne Street
Adolph Katzenberg
Sunderland
Model Steam
Charles Badiac, Jrs
Albert Wells
Charles Kerns
Mrs. Gregg
Nathan Beavers
Churubusto
Grace
Stella
Ruth Waters
Martha Gill
Sadie Cook
Anna
Garnet Waters
Virgil Waters
Charles Wells
Alfred
Floyd Kerns
P. C. Waters
Charles Waters
Fred
Joseph Gill
Chas Badiac
Ralph
Isadore Badiac
Rebecca Erwin
Wesley Waters
John S. Waters
James Waters
Pearl
Erwin
Della Kerns
Miller Family Reunion
Frank Gallapoo
Hazel
Leona
Ray Gallapoo
Lortie
August Chevillet
Mamie Gallapoo
Frank Miller
Peter Gallapoo
Frank Gappapoo
J. Lenington
W. Lenington
Morway
Daniel Row
Mary Row
May Dash
Francis
Goldie Smith
Susan
Myrtle Simmers
Minnie Stephenson
Effie
Ruth
Olga Soron
Ethel Row
Elsie Krick
Minnie Zinn
Irene Roy
Clarence
Ira Meads
Rolla Dash
Clarence Sorgon
Charley Hart
Charley Meyers
James Smith
Oliver
Nolan Zinn
Warren Allison
William Zinn
A. J. Row
Samuel Row
Edward Ruck
Mattie and
Leta Zinn
Troy
William McDowell
Sheldon
Geoglein
Minnie Koester
Amanda Bullerman
Addie Buesching
Emma Koester
Messrs
Henry Dressler
Henry Smith
Carl Doesfler
Harry Prange
Christ Doehrman
George Bullerman
Albert Bruick
Henry Bartels
Edward Sanders
Henry Gerke
George Meyer
Robert Gurken
Fred Doehrman
Henry Moehring
Albert Vonneran
William Borde
Carl
Harry Koester
Joseph V. Fox
West Superior Street
Cecelia Marie
Anthony A. Scheib
Miss Fox
Scheib
Fort Wayne Loan Company
Bishop Caldwell
Taft
Ference
W. T. Vernon
Register of the Treasury
Washington D. C
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Ely Meyer
Roberts
Express Horse
Winkelmeyer Barn
Roomer
Boston
Panama
WM. Hain & Company
OSTON
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