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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1903
Page
12
Judge Heaton closes the present term and opens a new one with a social session and cigars for attorneys. A long dormant case, Henry Steinfeld against Hanna Nirdlinger for partition of real estate, remains unresolved due to missing pleadings. Many cases disposed or dismissed for lack of prosecution follow, including numerous judgments for defendants.
Anna Lent files affidavits against Ross Boyer for assault and provoke and against Maud Smith for provoke. Cases to be heard by Justice Tan cey. Surety of the peace case against Val Rochell settled out of court and dismissed by Fred C. Federspeil.
Hon J E Rose preserves a torn leaf from an 1837 bill from Fort Wayne firms Bunnel Lounsberry and Work & Davidson. The entry lists 112 pounds bacon, 3 barrels flour and 13 bushels corn totaling 71.00 dollars settled by note at thirty days. Henry Work appears as the debtor.
Oyster Bay reports strengthened secret service after the Weilbrenner intrusion and says more officers may be added. The president heads to Syracuse for Labor Day with strict personal security and will not hold a public reception there.
An oil tank holding 30 000 barrels of crude oil belonging to the Manhattan Oil company at Montpelier Indiana was struck by lightning this morning. A cannon was used to shoot a large hole in the tank to release the oil. Loss estimated at 35000 dollars.
W. E. Downey dies at Kendallville aged 55. Bluffton to host a street carnival. B F Brenneman sells Columbia City grocery business to G E Hillsman. Bluffton grand jury to meet Tuesday over murder charge against John W Terrell. Wabash County Detective Association formed for thief protection. Civil War veterans hold reunion in Logansport with thirty former Confederate soldiers. Gambling plea entered by twenty eight Wabash residents after police raid. John S Shock, wealthy Wilmot farmer, dies suddenly from heart disease. Mrs Rena Shannon seeks divorce alleging incompatibility. Local telephone companies merge for traffic arrangement. A C Funk reports to DeKalb bank creditors committee. action pending. Wiley Bros of Chicago win contract to build Bluffton opera house for 1200 seating.
Francis M. Beuque, 46, a photographer, is committed to Bellevue hospital for mental examination after writing a threatening letter to Secretary of State John Hay over a claimed 41000 payment from the German government. Police say Beuque once ran a Hamburg gallery but was expelled for dodging military duty and later sought reimbursement through various presidents and secretaries of state.
Shirley City report says Levi Klopfenstein was recommended by Senator Fairbanks to be postmaster, replacing Henry Core who resigned. County chairman E. V. Harris halted weeks of contention by appointing a surprise choice, upsetting party leaders and prompting further reaction from Jacob McMillan and allies during a Lake George exchange.
Local talk centers on a mysterious grip satchel filled with knives and cutting tools as townsfolk weigh political loyalties. Republicans predict losses while Democrats maintain grim humor despite the unfolding episode.
Indiana's wealth shows a rise as taxable property totals across the state reach 1.513 billion dollars, up from 1.305 billion last year, with railroad electric road telegraph and other utility company values set at 195.46 million. Special to The Sentinel.
Belgrade Sept. 5 An official note reports twenty eight Servian army officers mainly lieutenants were arrested on charges of insubordination and are undergoing disciplinary examination. The officers arrested yesterday have been released but ordered to stay in their quarters. Excitement runs high with cabinet rumors and King Peter expected back Sunday.
Frederick Meyer, a lifelong Allen County resident now 74, is in the city renewing old acquaintances. He lived in Milan township for years before moving to Washington County about three decades ago. he is Bruno Meyer’s brother and remains hale and hearty at his age.
Joseph J. Carroll wed Marjorie Sheffield. Fred E. Nahrwold and Minnie Koch. William F. Keller and Mary Nahrwold received marriage licenses.
Last Thursday at 5 30 p m a lightning strike hit the large barn owned by August Chevil near Monroeville burning the structure and its contents. Between 72 and 75 tons of hay 1 ton of chop feed a hay ladder a feeder harness and many other articles were lost in the blaze.
During August a notable rise is reported with items described as dust elated at Fort Wayne. The fragment notes a surge but provides limited detail on cause or scope. Further context from the article is needed to identify entities and exact figures.
George Willard eighteen employed at a livery stable in North Webster lies at the point of death from a deep knife wound in the back. Arthur Barth Kendleton and Frank Baker North Webster are jailed on attempted murder charges. Barth a summer tourist and Baker a bartender attacked Willard after a quarrel. The assailants were stopped when W E Marks used his crutches. Deputies Smith and Kimes arrested both men.
William H. Plogsterth of 2122 Hanna street returned from a trip with no idea how his grandfather Adam Plogsterth’s naturalization document ended up in Italy. County Clerk Johnson had received the paper from Francis B. Keene, U S consul in Florence, noting it was found among old rubbish in a garret after Adam’s death. Plogsterth plans to keep the document as a souvenir.
James White pleaded guilty to loitering after being arrested near a circus grounds and was fined five dollars plus costs. Harry Williams contested loitering, but Judge Dreibelbis fined him twenty dollars and costs. James Welch also pleaded guilty and paid twenty five dollars plus costs. Lloyd Pettit received one dollar plus costs for public intoxication. George Shaw James Aker David Kirkpatrick and Sissie Miller were intoxicated last night and seated in a bogey near the scene.
Dr J W Marr L D Worden and C P Franks attended the Modern Woodmen picnic at Shrinerlake on Wednesday. Hon J M Robinson gave the principal address. A baseball game featured Congressman Robinson impressing with home runs and multiple sharp catches.
In Kokomo Indiana after a seven month drive against saloons the pro license side won in every ward. Antisaloon remonstrances were withdrawn leaving the temperance effort defeated. Twelve saloons will reopen Monday and the city will be wet again in most wards.
Paraphrased excerpt compares fortunes of Andrew Carnegie and John D Rockefeller with fictional wealth in The Count of Monte Cristo. It notes Carnegie’s loans to Venezuela, Rockefeller’s vast holdings, and Dumas fictional treasure, highlighting vast wealth achieved by individual effort across history.
The proprietor of the theatre had died suddenly. A local figure states, of course we must do something for proper respect. The remark reflects immediate community response to a sudden death in the entertainment venue.
The reading notes David seeking guidance from Jehovah and being led to Hebron where he is anointed king by the men of Judah. Abner, captain of Saul’s host, sets Ishbosheth as king in the north from Mahanaim, while Judah remains loyal to David. The piece discusses David’s mourning for Saul, his mercy to the Jabesh Gilead men, and the political division between Judah and the northern tribes under Abner’s control.
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