Local notes from Fort Wayne and vicinity
Detroit visitor George B. Taylor visits his parents while others report births, illnesses, fire damage, and community happenings. A Rathbone picnic, relocations, a theater tour by Miss Bessie Hunter, and shifts in local businesses mark a bustling week with plans for new mills and a hotel cafe expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Taylor
Detroit
John Lehmann
Randolph Street
M. E. Griffith
Mouronville
Rathbone Sisters of Zion Temple
Churubusco
Robison Park
C. Norwald
Ossian
C. H. Worden
Remer
Bush
Charles Hedekin
Fort Sheridan
Thomas Benoit Hedekin
Barnett
Anna Bruns
East Jefferson Street
Samuel Harrison
Delaware
Ohio
Indiana
Tagtmeyer
Superior Street
R. W. T. DeWald
T. M. Lloyd
George DeWald & Co
James E. Duffy
White Fruit House
Maggie Betts
Ellen Betts
William Rathert
Fort Wayne
Mgr. Rathert
Indianapolis
Spain
Seventh Army Corps
Cuba
Hr. I. Smith
Fort Wayne College of Medicine
W. E. Clapham
Indiana University At
Bloomington
Smith
Frightful Blunder Warns of Burns and Sores Relief
An advertising notice proclaims Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the best cure for burns cuts bruises and skin eruptions with claims it heals in no time. It touts relief for old sores fever sores ulcers boils felons corns and piles and offers a 25 cent box guaranteed by Dreier & Bro. druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dreier & Bro
Strayed cattle advertised near Huntington road site
W I L Clark reports a mixed herd missing since last Saturday September 16. The livestock includes a roan bull two Galoway cattle two cows a spotted cow a Galoway heifer a Holstein heifer three red heifers and a Jersey steer without a tail. Owner to claim by paying for advertisement and keeping the cattle. Located four miles west of the city on Huntington road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Il Clark
City
Huntington Road
Déw
State Library Commission Expands Traveling Libraries
Indianapolis reports rapid distribution of traveling libraries under the last general assembly act. By month end most will depart the state house, with plans to purchase 1500 dollars of new books. Towns like Talbot Brownstown Guilford and Bennington receive sets, while English Elnora and Cambridge City have bonds ready. The program includes general and club libraries, aiming to reach districts lacking access to libraries and noting minor defects in the governing law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
General Assembly
State House
Commission
Mr. Henry
Henry
Talbot
Newton County
Brownstown
Jackson County
Guilford
Dearborn County
Orland
Steuben County
Bennington
Switzerland County
West Newton
This County
Monroe
Adams County
Hooversburg
Miami County
English
Crawford County
Elnora
Daviess County
Duff
Dubois County
Monroe City
Knox County
Cambridge City
Wayne County
Indiana
Irvington
Shirley City School Shutdown Ends Truce Dispute
A truce ends in Shirley City with no Monday sessions as Miss Lund falls ill and Daniel Magers withdraws. Trustee Woebbeking allows courts to settle the possession dispute while Shirley City considers paying overdue obligations to drop the contest and build a separate schoolhouse elsewhere. The small town may lack enough pupils for a standalone Shirley City school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley City
Daniel Magers
Woebbeking
Church Must Copy Saloon From Armour Mission Sermon
Chicago daily reports Rev. Johnson Henderson sermon at Armour Mission arguing the church should imitate saloon tactics to reach people. He cites saloon persistence, all-day operation, and aggressive methods as contrasts to church practices, urging modernization to regain pews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Johnson Henderson
Armour Mission
Rising Star Bessie Hunter Charms Robison Park Crowd
A rising Allen county talent, Bessie Hunter, a young whistler with natural gifts refined to a polished performance, receives heartfelt praise at Robison park. She also displays notable violin skills, signaling a bright future as an entertainer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robison Park
Bessie Hunter
Allen County
Bessie
Foretells Big Wheat Crop From Hickory Nut Hints
Ossian News notes a large hickory nut crop this fall, claimed to predict next year’s wheat yield. The piece cites last fall’s lack of nuts and a poor wheat season, then suggests a future whopper wheat crop if the nut precedent holds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ossian News
Local Marriage Licenses Listed for Seven Couples
Henry Fofel and Catherine Figel and Arthur C. Steward with Emma L. Billman appear among the marriage licenses. John D. Buckley wed Bridget M. Finerty and John F. Maire with Bertha M. Drewery. George W. Smeader and Cora M. Shorb. Ernest Portig and Christine Ber thard. Justin F. DeLagrange and Eva Hartman. Henry Hunsche and Christine Perkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Fofel
Catherine Figel
Arthur C. Steward
Emma L. Billman
John D. Buckley
Bridget M. Finerty
John F. Maire
Bertha M. Drewery
George W. Smeader
Cora M. Shorb
Justin F. DeLagrange
Eva &. Hartman
Henry Hunsche
Christine Perkins
WANTED Baswood bats 41 feet long description
8. F. BOWSER & CO., (Incorporated.) OIL TANK WORKS. Morningstar, Ora C. 20, son of Rochester saloon owner, creates sensation as Chicago billiard player. Discovered by Jake Schaefer, resembles Ives in playing and appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Bowser & Co., (Incorporated
Ora C. Morningstar
Rochester
Chicago
Jake” Schaefer
Ives
Notice of Administrator Sale of Real Estate in Allen County
The administrator of Margaret Piggott's estate announces a public sale at 2 p m on October 28, 1899, at the north door of the Fort Wayne Court House to sell 76 acres in Allen County with terms requiring cash on $1000 and the rest in two installments. The sale is subject to court approval and the property is described as portions of sections 30 and 19 in township 32 north range 11 east. James M Kane departed Sunday for eastern markets on a buying tour.
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C. A. Stoler
Kendallville
People’s Store
William Meyer, Jr
West Washington Street
Weatherhogg
Ladies’ Aid Society
Wallen
Town Hall
Fort Wayne
Lininger
Thirtieth Regiment
Indiana Volunteers
Millersburg
Elkhart County
J. M. Robinson
Thomas Twomey
Charles Ehrman
C. E. Reese
Thirtieth U. S. Volunteers
Manila
Sherman
Presidio
San Francisco
R. Y. McDonald
C. B. Woodworth
C. M. Dawson
8. C. Lumbard
Riverview Farm
Wayne Hotel
Wayne
Eddie Bentley
Brow and
Bentley
W. H. Meyers
Stephen Guenther
Home Avenue
Guenther
Carl Proegler
County Board of Health
Board of Public Works
Hilker Brothers
W. J. Vesey
Nickel Plate Road
Bush Packing House
Harrison Street
St. Mary’s River
Dunn
St. Joseph Township
C. A. Hoffman
Margaret Piggott
Allen Circuit Court
Court House
Main Street
Ind
Allen County
State of
Indiana
Iown
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JT. Malone
Warren
J. L. Emrick
Constantine
Mich
Jacob Emrick
Charles Pape
E. A. Crull
Mississippi Valley Medical Society
Edgar Hartzler
Indiana Furniture Company
W. G. Bates
Clinton Street
Bates
Charles R. Lane
State Board of Commerce
Indianapolis News
Lane
H. G. Ellenwood
Poe
Sentinel
Ellenwood
Huntertown
Miss Hunter
Washington, D. C
L. C. Hunter
J. A. Hetrick
People's Store
Peter Martin
Huntington
Kosciusko County
A. L. Wilson
Mir
State Library Commission
Library Law
Asociation
Association
Association of Military Surgeons of the
United States
Kansas City
Convention Hall
Great Britain
Mexico
Woebbering
Miss Lung
Magers
Church
THE
N. K. Fairbank Company
St.Louis
New York
Boston
Shino Ro UG
WM. Hahn & Co
J. C
Seavey Hardware Coo
Stewart
Steel
West Main Street
Bell & Home
Ernest Portig and
Christine Berthard
Joseph Hyndman
J. BR. Bittenger
James M.kane
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