Huntington area notes and regional incidents in brief
A long list of local happenings includes C. V. Strickland planning a Huntington conservatory of music. Dr. E. B. LeBrun's Decatur restaurant destroyed by fire. DeKalb County tax levy cut to 44.55 cents per $100. deaths and injuries across multiple towns. plus business moves, court actions, and community events. Distinct names, places, and dates anchor the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. V. Strickland
Huntington
M. Harris
Wabash
G. C.handy
Lagrange Weekly Democrat
W. H. Tallman
Hillsdale
Mich
Decatur
BE. H. LeBrun
DeKalb
Roann
Sherman Baker
Riley Freeman
The
Christian Church
Charles L. Cotton
Bluffton
Susan Inks
Wabash County
Louis L. Ditman
Fremont, CO
Kendallville
Fremont
Chicago
Ditman
Martin Hardin
Huntington County
Kokomo
Mr. Hardin
Beard’s Island
Wabash River
Barket
Nickel Plate
Lois North
Plymouth
Mary Ann Risk
Daniel Wrigley
Packerton
Kosciusko County
Isaac Metcalf
Butler
Perry W. Kiser
Cromwell
James C. Grafton
J. D. Davis
Monroe
South Whitley
James Andrew Little
Keystone
Eliza Gray
Jackson Township
Marshall County
Yellow River
Garrett
Alva Good
Pilaski
Wolcottville Elevator Company
Charles O. Grannis
George F. Eshelman
J. F.atwood
William P. Grannis
George E. Bucher
H. Wiler & Co
Logansport
Kil-so-quah last of the Miams to visit Fort Wayne fair
Kil-so-quah, 98 and granddaughter of Little Turtle, will travel from near Roanoke to Fort Wayne for an afternoon at the fair. Born in 1810 near Huntington, she is described as the oldest full blood Miami east of the Mississippi, living simply on a small Roanoke area farm with her son Anthony Revarre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Il-So-Quah
Fort Wayne
Little Turtle
Roanoke
Kit-so-quah
Sentinel
8. Koontz
Kil-so-quah
Anthony
Revarre
Huntington
Miami Park
Wakshin-gah
Mississippi River
She-moc-e-nish
Indiana
Red Man
Anthony Wayne
Indian Lodge
Kil-so-quah Of Roanoke Indiana A Prominent Old Indian Woman
At Roanoke near the forks of the Wabash lives Kil-soquah a near centenarian Miami woman who traded Ohio land for land near Roanoke on the Francis Godfrey reservation. Her son serves as interpreter and manages a small farm while Kil-soquah rarely speaks English preferring to converse through him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forks of the Wabash
Wak Shingah
Ohio
Indiana
Roanoke
Francis Godfrey
Kil-so-quah
John Owl
Anthony Revarre
Revarre
Kilsoquah
Kil-soquah
Poe, Ind. News Highlights Local Events and Accidents
C W Fuhrman did business in Decatur. J W Fenner organized a Sunday school convention at Antioch on Sept 27 at 2 pm. The Friedheim band held a concert and picnic at Doerman's grave Sunday. George Rauner was injured in a fall from a water tank and is under Dr. Mercer care. Carrier J E Butler missed work due to his sister’s illness and death. John Christen covered routes. Dusty dry weather delays wheat sowing. several locals visit Decatur and attend family events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer
J. E. Butler
John Christen
Marion Smith and Sons
Clem and
Wayne
Decatur
Ross
P. H. Snider
Marion Smith
A. Q
Hadley
Cincinnati
Erie
Fred Doerman
Fort Wayne
Friedhelm
Last Hotel Assessment Due For 25 Percent Charge
Assistant Secretary Will A Rundeill sends notices for the 25 percent last assessment on Hotel Anthony subscriptions due next month. Stockholders have paid promptly. 76 percent of total subscriptions already in the treasury. Officials say building costs will exceed original estimates and $100,000 in bonds will be issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Anthony
Will A. Rundeill
Hotel Association
Cornstein Held On Forgery Charge At Bond $100
Bert Cornstein paraded Ea Horlocker as Mlle Russia the snake charmer last week and was held to answer in circuit court under a $100 bond by Judge Skelton on forgery. He allegedly wrote a receipt over the boy’s signature to obtain identification after promising $10 weekly as a snake charmer. The boy was held as a witness under a $50 bond. Other cases mention Flora Cuney sixteen held to juvenile court, Eugene Crawford’s suspended fine for drunkenness, Leikauf Packing’s license case, Stein’s intoxication, Kaylor fined for provoke, and Baker for assault, with conspiracy dismissals for Klingenberg and Tourney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Cornstein
Ea Horlocker
M’lle
Russia
Skelton
Cornstein
Sergt. Pappert
Flora Cuney
Rose Falkholz
Phil Klingenberg
Ed Tourney
In Critical Condition Prot J Sn Eite Columbia
A person named Prot J Sn remains in critical condition in Columbia after an incident. Authorities released few details and say conditions are being monitored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Sn
Columbia
Pitched a Difficult Ball Breaks Arm in Game
Labor Day matchup between wheel rollers and Bass foundry teamsters saw Ber Weaver, a Wells Fargo driver, fracture his upper right arm while attempting a curved pitch. He collapsed after five steps toward home as spectators heard a bone crack. The wheel rollers won 10 to 1 after eleven innings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bass Foundry
Labor Day
Ber Weaver
Wells Fargo Express Company
Weaver
Torelve
Wheel Relers
Veteran Bass foundry foreman suffers instep fracture
Thomas Pritchard foreman in the cylinder room at Bass Foundry and Machine Works was injured when a cape fell on his right foot, breaking bones and bruising the foot. He is recuperating at his Holton avenue home after forty-two years with the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bass Foundry and Machine Works
Thomas Pritchard
Pritchard
Holton Avenue
Bass Company
Hobrock Couple Visit Lincoln President Candidate
Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Hobrock of 616 Walnut street return from a two week western trip visiting major cities. In Lincoln they sought out William Jennings Bryan, but he was away. they were hosted by Bryan’s guests and continued westward. Mr. Hobrock works as a foreman in the Pennsylvania lines shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. H. Hobrock
Walnut Street
Lincoln
Neb
William Jennings Bryan
Hobrock
Practiced Jumping Hurt Sends Frank Gruber to Rest
While practicing jumping in the rear of his home at 23385 Smith Street Friday Pennsylvania machinist Frank Gruber fell and sprained his arm. The injury is not serious but will keep him from his duties for several weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington County Council
Clarence Dierdorff
Warsaw
Kokomo
Jack” Sawyer
Kendallville
Sawyer
Eden
Clearspring
Lagrange County
Ligonier
Lagrange
Roy Massena
Kosciusko County
Babcock
Mikhart Automobile Garage
J. Schult
Edward Listenberger
Listenberger
Schult
J. A. Jackson
Casperville
Baptist Church
C. EB. Rice
Grace Lutheran Church
Elkhart
Bellefontaine
Ohio
QO. M. Eldredge
Albion Street Fair
George Smith
Roanoke
Victor C.miller
Cf. Murray
Martha. Staub
Bluffton
Smith Street
Pennsylvania
Frank Gruber
Mr. Gruber
Dream costs man’s liberty in prison escape tale
Kansas City reports Lieutenant Stege and Bertillon experts tied a detainee to a long-ago prison break. George Cole once held a seven-year sentence for pocketpicking at Ohio State Penitentiary in 1900 and fled with a conspirator. He and his wife were arrested after being spotted during a routine inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Stege
Bertillon
George Cole
Walter Tobey
Ohio State Penitentiary
Cole
Mexico
West
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Washington Jones
Eira
Whitley County
Samuel M. Brown
DeKalb County Infirmary
Auburn
Huntington Fair Grounds
Charles Smith
T. J. Eldredge
Corunna
S. T. Emerick
Michael Yoder
Paris
Dessie Anderson
Amos Householder
Grand Rapids
George E. Paille
Adams County
Paille
Martha Millette
Andrew J. Pyle
Geneva
Robert Pyle
Barbers Mills
George W. Pyle
John C. Pyle
New Corydéen
A. C. Sprouse
Clarence _ Gilpen
Richmond
Orville Gandy
Garrett Lad
Co. L. Ruse
Milford
Denver
Millersburg
William Houser
Zanesville
Wells County
Clyde J. Horton
Lake Shore
South Bend
Joseph Case
Fairfield Township
DeKalb County
Harry Carmien
Carmen
Clara Gullion
A. L. Messimore
Etna’ Township
Kitna Green
Pullman Car Company
Messimore
Thursday
Old Reservation
Fort Wayne Fair
FOF News
Carnival Attaches
Court
Bert Weaver
Teamsters
MR. Bryan
Mrs. M. H. Hobrock
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