Numerous local notices across Fort Wayne scene
Wm. Blee grows ill while Henry Piepenbrink may relocate to Louisville. Pauline Keishaber buys in Chicago. Kemp at Mossman Yarnelle & Co. Neff takes a clerk post in Tyner City. Doctors Younge and Carter move offices. Insane hospital patients moved. Wallet found in Zanesville. W. Q. O. T. A. planned at Monroeville. Multiple marriage licenses issued. Big Four rail line to Richmond eyed. Pauline Hackins and Christian Kampe to wed. John G. Blake praises Fort Wayne school for the feeble minded. Various local political and social items, deaths, weddings, and business moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Blee
Aboite Township
Henry Piepenbrink
Louisville
Pauline Keishaber
Chicago
John Neff
Tyner City
Marshall County
United States Express
Runaway horse kills prominent citizen John Kappel
John Kappel a well known resident of 180 East Washington street died after a runaway horse near Leikani packing house threw him from a single wagon. His son Herman drove the frightened horse and escaped injury. Kappel suffered fatal internal injuries with broken ribs and multiple hemorrhages. His wife and children were at his bedside as reports indicated a dying condition. Nearby incidents include F L Hoy and his wife being injured when a horse ran away on Huntington road leaving Hoy in critical condition and his wife less seriously hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kappel
East Washington Street
Kappel
Herman
Leikani
A. J. Wallbach
Kapper
John
Herman G
F. L. Hoy
Lake Shore
Huntington Road
City Hospital to Add Ten Thousand Dollar Wing
Trustees of the city hospital met to approve revised plans for a new addition funded by a $10,000 Williams estate gift. Executors chose alterations by two eastern architects to fit the donation. Construction may start before October 1 with the building under roof this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hospital
M.L. Albrecht
W. D. Page
D. N. Foster
E. F. Yarnelle
M. F. Schmetzer
G. W. Pixley
Joseph M. Storm
J. F. W. Meyer
F. H. Schellmann
Williams
Henry M. Williams
Death of Geo F Grand Y M C A worker at Sault Ste Marie
Geo F Grand secretary of the Y M C A at Sault Ste Marie Michigan died of typhoid fever last Wednesday at age twenty five. He married Clara Doty three years ago and devoted his life to winning and training young men in the Christian life. He previously served as assistant treasurer in New York and led the Y M C A in Brazil Indiana before moving to Sault Ste Marie where Rev H A Northrop preached his funeral at Tabernacle Friday at 2 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Isett
Pittsburg
Valentine Ofenloch
Lafayette and
la Selle Streets
Lafayette Street
Pastor Northrop
Northrop
Pierceton
Max Weitzmann
Ida Costeillo
John W. Hayden
Shawnee Run
Broadway
Harrison Dawson
Gilford
Dearborn County
Ind
R. J
J. W. Dawson
Johnson
Christiana Dills
T. J. Dills
John Moher
John Wessel
John Gaette
Jacob Spice
Huntertown
John Hall
Michigan City
Frank Chapman
Wayne Township
Mary Neuroth
Denver
Col
Will Neuroth
Joseph A. Lamboly
New Haven
Purdue University
Gladys H
Grindel
West Creighton Avenue
B. F. Stonecifer
Anderson, Ind
Geo. F. Grand
Sault St. Marie
Mich
RB. E. Doty
Hanna Street
Clara
R. EB. Doty
New St Marys School to Rise in Brick and Stone
The congregation and board of St Marys Catholic church decide to replace the current school with new brick and stone structures. Architect F B Kendrick will design the buildings. The obituary notes Mr Abraham G Beaber born October 6 1810 in West Moreland PA lived in Wells County IN and Fort Wayne IN, with a long life of farming carpenter work justice of the peace and teaching. He died August 4 1890 leaving six children, twenty three grandchildren and twenty four great grandchildren. Funeral services were held August 5 at Jehiel Fox residence conducted by Lutheran ministers Rev W J Funkey and Rev H Wells. Fishermen anticipate the best season from mid October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Blake
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Journal
Blake
Fort Wayne
Winnie White
Richmond
Jean Ainslie
Walter Ainslie
Edinburg
Scotland
Ainslie
Congregational Church
America
Seventy-fourth Regiment of
Indiana Volunteers
Warsaw
Goshen
United States
Hawkins
Grand Rapids
Wooster
R. O. Bell
Wayne Hotel
John Grindle
Wing & Mahurin
England
Creighton Avenue
R. C. Bell
Samuel L. Morris
Decatur
Creviston
Horace Wright
Vas
Allen County
Bole
Wright
East Williams Street
David Kerr
Simpson Church
John Merritte Driver
Driver
A. T. Speelman
Crestline
George R. Speelman
R. P. Evans
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
F. B. Kendrick
St. Mary’s School
Abraham G. Beaber
West Moreland County
Pennsylvania
Anna M. Thomas
Wells County
Ind
Beaber
English Lutheran Church
H. Wells
North Manchester
Mr. Beaker
Jehiel Fox
South Broadway
W. J. Funkey
W. J. PF
Grand jury reports five indictments and jail praise
The grand jury reported Saturday finding five indictments. One against Louis Minarick for larceny and three others against unnamed suspects for Sabbath desecration and one for obtaining money under false pretenses. They praised county jail and asylum management and recommended improvements at the asylum under Sheriff Viberg and Superintendent Wilkinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Minarick
Viberg
Wilkinson
Judge O'Rourke Sits Court For Wednesday Session
Judge O Rourke convened the circuit court last Wednesday and adjourned at noon. Cases disposed include State v Birk burglary guilty plea two years in prison, State v Strope larceny guilty one year, State v Placey larceny guilty one year, State v Allen larceny guilty one year, and State v Black larceny guilty one year. Birk and Black robbed a Murray store, Strope stole $1.85 from a boy, and Plusey and Allen robbed a farmer in Russell George's saloon. Harry Graham fined $25 for drawing a revolver on Officer Trautman. five months in jail. Estate v Harrison appealed to circuit court. Moran v Ferguson for $53 appealed to circuit court. Jury drawn for September superior court: Antrup, Fahlsing, Evans, Ludwig, Redding, Shaffer, Stopher, Chapman, Hartman, Brown plus others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Rourke
Circuit
State
Michael Birk
Frederick Strope
James Placey
Wm. Allen
James Black
Birk
Black
Murray
Strope
Plusey
Allen
Russell George
Harry Graham
Trautman
Muncie
Grand Rapids
Michael Harrison
Circuit Court
Justice Robinson
J. M. Robinson
8. M
Peter A. Moran
Wm. T. Ferguson
W. H. Shambaugh
W. P. Denny
Superior Court
F. W. Antrup
City
Fred Fahlsing
Wayne
John P. Evans
Charles Ludwig
Worthington
Isaish Redding
Lafayette
Henry Shaffer
Cedar Creek
John Stopher
Springfield
Preston Chapman
Pleasant
Henry Hartman
Adams
William N. Brown
Monroe
Multiple births reported in local society notes
Born to Mr and Mrs Anthony Mastbaum a son. Born to Mr and Mrs Owen Finan a daughter. Born to Conductor and Mrs Tom McArdle a daughter. Born to Mr and Mrs C Vandewater a daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Mastbaum
Owen Finan
Tom McArdle
C. Vandewater
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Lauferty
Calhoun Street
Hort Apne Sentinel
Herbert L. Kemp
Mossman, Yarnelle & Co
Monroeville
J. E. Graham
W. Qo.t. A
Graham
Henry L. Bandelier
Jane E. Grover
Milo H. Sechler
Abbie O. Whiteheld
John B. Franke
Emelia A. Schmidt
Rastetter
Germany
Louis Rastetter
Max Frankenstein
Ira van Slyke
Grand Rapids and
Indiana Road
West Berry Street
J. A. Tilberry
Maysville Road
A. J. Boswell
South Bend
Louis Fox
Frank Reuter
Richard Butler
Columbia City
Adam Strus
Huntington
Big Four
Whitewater
Pennsylvania Company
General Traffic Association
Brackenridge Street
Mies Pauline Hackins
Christian Kampe
O. Gross
Emanuel’s Lutheran Church
West Jefferson Strees
Columbia City Post
Henry GC. Berghoff
Herghoff
Indiana
Marion County
Berghoff
Noticss
Dan Shea
Wallace, N. M
James Barr
Wm. J. Barr
Father Delaney
William Stevenson
Jessie L. Huff
Samuel Foltz
J. B. Brammer
John Aice
Mary J. Reeling
Chas. B. Keelsey
Desgie Whitmore
A. LR. McCurdy
North Side
Churubusco
Fred Hamilton
South Wayne
Tom O'Hearn
Michael Woulfe
John McMullen
Florence
John Dalman
Hattie Dalman
Lagrange
William Ruch
St. Mary’s Avenue
E. J. McOscar
Catholic Knights of the State
Brakeman Ryan
Valparaiso
Dinnen
Stephen Ganzer
East Wayne Street
Michael Kickler
Martin Kocher
Churbusco
Christian Haffner
Madison Street
Seventh Indians Cavalry Association
G. A. BR. Hall
Marion
Jacob Ream
Yountsville
Montgomery County
Joseph Notestine
Joseph Getz
Harrison Street
Waltemath and Miller
A. Mergentheim
New York City
Newark, N. Y
Charles J. Welker
Boston
Addie Muth
Newark
Rhoda
A. W. Arnold
Home Avenue
Christopher Keller
D. Nestel
William Kinerk
Dr. Barnett
Messina Boy
W. B. Bush
The
Bluffton Bugle
St. Joe County
Corporation
Carpenter
Michigan
Peter Henkenius
Lakeside
Daniel Bevelheimer
West DeWald Street
Robert Lowry
Frank Baily
Ida Mannett
Julius A. Stier
Johanna Bresman
Mary A. Keefe
Gay Street
Buckles
George DeWald
George DeWald & Co
Mary Schnelker
Lou Manning
Rudolph Heinrich
Beverforden
Iowa City
D. F. Clutter
Clutter, Purcell & Co
Feeble Minded
Farmers’ Alliance
Portland
Milton P. Scott
Lindsays
House of Esls
Typographical Union
New York Central Road
Ohio Synod of the Reformed Church
Bluffton
Women’s Synodical Missionary Society
Kenneth Hendrix
Father Graham
Antwerp
Ohio
St. Francis
Latty
Paulding County
Cornelia Moody
William Moody
Missouri
A. H. Bittinger
St. Patrick’s
St. Mary’s
Geo. K. Grand
St. Mary's
the Grand Jury
Cherribs
EL Ryan
Cayuga
Livingston Uo
Potter Drug and Chemical Corporation
Cuticura
Slaurupeou
Bond’s Mill
R. K. Alexander
Bond's Mill
East
Columbia Street
Tooa Ken Stone
HUB Works
Ery
Paulding
Onio
Sam, Pete & Max’s
Tere
THAT
Jersey
Chisago
Morrow
Mitoea
Sam
Pete & Max
Ani
Great Northern Indiana Fair
Alice Jackson
A. L. VanNorman
A. L. van Norman
W. W. Rockhill
PHA
Pixley & CO
the Manufacturing Clothiers
E. Berry Street
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