Pioneer Citizen Reuben Cone Dies in Huntertown
Reuben Cone aged 83, a Perry township pioneer who ran a small mercantile in Huntertown, died Thursday morning at his home. Born in New York, he joined the 1850 gold rush to California, later farmed, then operated a business in Huntertown. Survived by wife and five children Melvin Cone of Fort Wayne, Mrs. Stafford of Milan township, Calvin, Delvin, and Alvin Cone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben Cone
Perry Township
Huntertown
Mr. Cone
New York
Indiana
California
Melvin Cone
Fort Wayne
Stafford
Milan Township
Calvin, Delvin
Alvin Cone
Deaths of Charles Becker and Henry Marhenke in Fort Wayne area
Charles Becker of 1227 Lillie street died 6:30 pm Tuesday at Lutheran hospital after liver surgery. A 51-year-old stone cutter and contractor, he lived in Fort Wayne all his life and leaves a wife, two children Adaline and Elmer, five sisters, and a pioneer Becker family. Funeral Friday at 2 pm from his residence and 2:30 pm at Concordia Lutheran church. Henry Marhenke, 51, died Friday at his home five miles east of Fort Wayne from stomach cancer after seven weeks’ illness. Survived by wife and nine children Ella Bertha Malinda Emelie Laura Selma Otto August Harold, three brothers, three sisters, and Rev. Stock’s church members. Funeral Sunday at 1 pm sun time from residence and 2 pm from Rev. Stock’s church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Becker
Lillie Street
Lutheran Hospital
Becker
Fort Wayne
Becker & Zutermeister
Henry Marhenke
Adams Township
Marhenke
Ella
Bertha
Malinda
Emelie
Laura
Selma
Otto
August
Harold Marhenke
George Hitzeman
Christ Roesner
Woodburn
Minnie Marhenke
August Marhenke
Nebraska
Fred
Christ Marhenke
Kari’ Penzine
Auburn
Bluffton High School
James Ratliff
Bluffton
Arthur McLemning
Lisbon
Noble County
160Th Regiment
Ossian
Huntington
Henry Knight
Thorncreek
Whitley County
Goshen Fair
Peru
Eugene Redlinger
Marie Haas
Landfair
James Wilson
Lagrange
Frank Cotton
Mary Bratton
Butler
Judgee
Elizabeth Garrett-Arnold
Wells County
Baptist Church
Fenton
Mich
Ernest Stottenhagen
Friedheim
Adams County
Mary Maddox
Jefferson Township
Hezekiah Maddox
The
Christian Church
Scott Huffman
Columbia City
Ivan Huffman
Board of Commissioners of
Miami County
Grand Lodge of Masons of
Indiana
Burroughs Street
Lafayette
Charles Bunyan
Roanoke
Roy Edinger
Pittsburg
Springfield
Decatur
William E. Roby
Frank 8. Roby
Gertrude Hellmuth
Bay City
Petoskey
Indianapolis
Elmer B. McCray
Kendallville
Kendalsville-Ligonier Goshen ‘Traction Company
Haines Hubert
Goshen
Co. Beyer
Kendalsville
Juanita’ Craun
Curtis Craun
Butlér
John W. Terrell
Richmond
Roann
Miss Baker
Gidley
Senator Beveridge
George W. Chalmers
Mississinewa
Somerset
Wabash County
Louis Keller
Keller
Adams County Detective Association
T. J. Durkens
John Buckmaster
John G. Stults
Thomas Drew
Michael Miller
John Hessler
William Baumgartner
A. M. Fisher
A. F. Underwood & Co
Elkhart
Catherine Ivey
Petroleum
J. W. VanFleet
Fred B. Leighty
St. Joe
Lora E. Hull
Hayden Grayston
Otto King
National Railway Mail
EB. C. Jeffreys
George D. Ruthven
John Frisinger
Nappanee
Orange Township
Rome City
Wabash Valley
Sam Millington
Amy
Alfred
Edwin Black
Tiffin
Emma Sark
California
Garrett Daily Press
Garrett
C. W. Hess
Warsaw
W. G. Kist
Public Press
H. L
Marvin
Garrett Herald
W. Jacker
Bourbon
Deaths: infant son Blood and Anthony Dierkes
Infant James Lester Blood died at eight months from cholera infantum. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon from the residence with Rev. H. Brandt at St. John's cemetery. Anthony Dierkes died at 12 15 AM at 1519 Andrew Street after a long illness. He was a machinist at Indiana Road Machine Works and survived by his wife and four children. He was a member of the Church of Precious Blood and the Catholic Knights of America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lester Blood
John Blood
South Harrison Street
Rev. H. Brandt
St. John’s Cemetery
Anthony Dierkes
Andrew Street
Mr. Dierkes
Fort Wayne
St. Mary’s
Indiana Road Machine Works
Fred
Mamie
Anthony
Catherine Dierkes
Howard Dierkes
H.kochs
J. Nolte
Theresa Dierkes
Church of Precious Blood
The
Catholic Knights of America
Death of Mrs Sarah Glen Tells Of Fort Wayne Ties
A telegram from Fort Wayne announces the death of Mrs Sarah Glen at her Soldier Kansas home. Former Fort Wayne resident widow of Capt William Glen she was known locally as a person of high character and civic involvement. The family awaits word on funeral plans and interment details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort ‘Wayne
Sarah Glen
Soldier, Kan
Glen
Fort Wayne
William Glen
Soesice of the Peace
Abolt Town
Wayne
Simpada
Tragic fall from tree ends in death at Fort Wayne
A child born in Leipnitz Saxony died after a tree root protruded from the earth and caused fatal injuries. The skull was fractured the neck broken and the left eye gouged. The child had recently moved with parents to Fort Wayne and attended Zion Lutheran school. Coroner Kesler investigated. Remains moved to Klaedin Melching undertaking rooms. Funeral services scheduled for Sunday at 2 PM from the residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leipnitz
Saxony
Fort Wayne
Zion Lutheran School
William Bartenick
Kesler
Klaedin & Melching
Pioneer Mrs. Malinda Rothgeb Dies in Gar Creek
Mrs. Malinda Rothgeb a pioneer of Allen county died Thursday at her Gar Creek home at nearly 80 from paralysis. Born in Ohio she moved to Allen county with husband Hezekiah Rothgeb in 1865. The couple’s four children Eliard Amos Rothgeb Mrs. Allen Johnson and Mrs. James Dawkins Jr survive. Funeral services were held Saturday morning from Bethel chapel at Gar Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malinda Rothgeb
Allen County
Gar Creek
Death of 51 year old Fort Wayne stonecutter Brandlen
John Brandlen 51 of 720 West DeWald Street died at 2 30 Sunday from apoplexy believed linked to sunstroke endured days earlier at Columbia City He worked for Moellering Construction as a stonecutter and was en route to Columbia City when overheated He was born in Germany and lived in Fort Wayne a long time A devout member of St Pauls Catholic Church he is survived by his wife a mother Mrs Caroline Brandien and sister in Germany as well as another sister Mrs Herman Gerdes of Fort Wayne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Brandlen
West DeWald Street
Columbia City
Brandlen
Moellering Construction Company
Germany
Fort Wayne
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
Caroline Brandien
Herman Gerdes
Civil War Veteran Conrad Buuck Dies in Marion Home
Conrad Buuck aged 65 dies Saturday at the National Military Home in Marion after three years of residence. He served in the 111th Ohio volunteers during the Civil War. Remains moved to Fort Wayne and laid at the home of his brother William Buuck on Hale Avenue. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 2 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrad Buuck
National Military Home
Marion
Buuck
111Th
Ohio Volunteers
Fort Wayne
William Buuck
Hale Avenue
Corcoran Julia Corcoran Dies After Illness at 42
Julia Corcoran of 121 Masterson avenue died Sunday evening at St Josephs hospital from Brights disease after a long illness. She was 42 and lived in Fort Wayne all her life. Survived by sister Mrs Mary Maloney of Chicago and brothers John of Fort Wayne James of Syracuse N Y and Anthony of Marion Ind. Remains to the home of cousin Dominick C Moran 335 West Williams street. Funeral at St Patrick s Catholic church Wednesday at 9 AM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mises
Julia Corcoran
Masterson Avenue
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Bright
Miss Corcoran
Fort Wayne
Mary Maloney
Chicago
John Corcoran
James Corcoran
Syracuse
N. Y
Anthony Corcoran
Marion
Ind
Dominick C. Moran
West
Williams Street
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Mrs Edward Bott Dies in Chicago At 25
Mrs Edward Bott aged 25 died Saturday in Chicago from a complication of diseases. Her husband, son of Innocent Bott of Walnut Street, formerly of Fort Wayne, and a two month old baby survive. Funeral services were held at St Augustine's Catholic Church in Chicago. Miss Anna Bott and August Schultheis of Fort Wayne left to attend the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Bott
Chicago
Innocent Bott
Walnut Street
Fort Wayne
St.Augustine's Catholic Church
Anna Bott
August Schultheis
Moon Obituary of Mrs Eunice Moon in Warsaw
Mrs Eunice Moon wife of John A Moon of Warsaw died at Hopé hospital at 11 05 Monday aged 57 after an operation for tumor removal. Survived by husband a bookkeeper at Phillipington Tailoring company. Remains were taken to Warsaw for funeral services and interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eunice Moon
John A. Moon
Warsaw
Hopé Hospital
Ridenbaugh Widow Dianna Ridenbaugh Dies at 70
Mrs Dianna Ridenbaugh widow of Alex Ridenbaugh died at 11 16 am Tuesday at her granddaughter Mrs W W Downs 326 Host Pontiac street after a two month paralysis illness. Born January 65 188 in Bedford County Pennsylvania, she resided in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dianna
Ridenbaugh
Nes Moser
Alex
Funeral planned for Mrs Ridenbaugh after illness
The deceased was a devout Methodist member and attended services until illness curtailed her participation. Funeral arrangements are to be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridenbaugh
Methodist Church
Death of Anna J. Roepke Former Fort Wayne Waterworks cashier
Miss Anna J. Roepke 21 dies after long illness at home of parents 1306 Walton avenue Fort Wayne. Former cashier in the city waterworks for three years she retired due to health. Survived by parents Fred and Mrs Roepke two brothers Gust and Paul in Medulla Mexico and Miss Elsie Roepke. Funeral Thursday afternoon from Concordia Lutheran church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna J. Roepke
City Waterworks Department
City Hall
Fred Roepke
Walton Avenue
Miss Roepke
Lane
Fort Wayne
Concordia Lutheran Church
Paul Roepke
Medulla
Mexico
Gust
Elsie Roepke
Widow Magdalena Zimmerman Dies In Lafayette
Mrs. Magdalena Zimmerman widow of Matthias Zimmerman and former Fort Wayne resident dies at 79 in Lafayette at her daughter Mrs. Joseph Franks home. Survived by daughter Mrs. Franks sister Mrs. Teresa Augst brother Joseph Neidhart and four grandchildren. Remains brought to Fort Wayne and funeral set for Wednesday at 8 30 from Mrs Augst home and 9 from St Marys Catholic church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magdalena Zimmerman
Matthias Zimmerman
Fort Wayne
Joseph Franks
Lafayette
Zimmerman
Baden
Germany
America
Teresa Augst
Joseph Neidhart
Madison Street
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Marschner Ernst Hugo dies in Fort Wayne at 49
Ernst Hugo Marschner a 49 year old knitter at Wayne Knitting Mills died at his home 1035 St Marys avenue at 11 oclock Tuesday He was born in Saxony and came to Fort Wayne years ago Survived by wife and three children Mrs Clemens Brueckner Osmar and Ella Marschner a sister in Germany He was a member of Trinity German Lutheran church Funeral services Friday at 2 pm from the residence and 230 pm from the church Rev Theo Hahn to officiate due to illness of the pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernst Hugo Marschner
Wayne Knitting Mills
St. Mary’s Avenue
Mr. Marschner
Saxony
Fort Wayne
Clemens Brueckner
Osmar
Ella Marschner
Germany
Marschner
Trinity German Lutheran Church
Theo. Hahn
Bussington
Funeral for Jesse C Bussington Held at Koehler Home
Jesse C Bussington age 66 died Monday evening at his son in law Frederick Koehler's Wayne trace home. Cause Brights disease after a four month illness. Survived by three children Mrs. Frederick Koehler Miss Alice Bussington and Arthur Bussington. Funeral services from the residence Wednesday at 2:30 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse C. Bussington
Frederick Koehler
Wayne Trace
Bright
Alice Bussington
Arthur Bussington
Infant Moses Died After One Day Of Exhaustion
The infant child of Mr and Mrs Frank Moses of 523 East Washington Street died at 11 o clock Monday night from exhaustion aged one day. Funeral services were private this afternoon and interment was in the Catholic cemetery at Sheldon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Moses
East
Washington Street
Sheldon
Infant daughter of Mr and Mrs McComb dies in Big Rapids
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. McComb formerly of Cedar Creek township died Monday at the family home in Big Rapids. The remains were brought back to Allen County for burial and funeral services will be held Thursday morning at 10 o'clock at Huntertown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. McComb
Cedar Creek Township
Big Rapids
Hich
Allen County
Huntertown
Infant James Fashbaugh Dies After Exhaustion
Infant son of Mr and Mrs W M Fashbaugh of 624 West Fourth street died late Tuesday afternoon from exhaustion in a case reported by the local paper. The bereaved parents are named in the notice along with the family address. The event is documented as a death notice for the community record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Fashbaugh
W. M. Fashbaugh
West Fourth Street
Indiana Hen Egg Bets Taft Victory Sign
Indiana resident Warner of Warsaw claims an egg bearing the inscription W H T proves William H Taft will win the presidency. Wilson L Collins, once cashier at Elkhart’s Indiana National Bank, is released from Fort Leavenworth after a six year sentence for bank wrecking reduced by good behavior. Plans move to form a company to build a trolley line from Kendallville to Goshen with spurs to Albion and Rome City, connecting Chicago and St Louis, under Ken’s endorsement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Warner
Warsaw
Warner
William H. Taft
Wilson L. Collins
Indiana National Bank
Elkhart
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Collins
Multiple local incidents and notices flood Bluffton area
A sprawling list from Noblesville to Peru reports accidents, fires, arrests, court actions and community notes. Highlights include a child’s accidental oil fire, fine sentences for Bluffton defendants, a Lisbon horse-accident, veterans' reunion plans at Ossian, burns from arson in Peru, a Huntington doctor charged, pardons sought, educational talks, forged checks in Bluffton, a Warsaw bear sighting, and various deaths and property losses across DeKalb, Whitley, Adams and surrounding counties.
Dense Indiana county notes report from Goshen area
A roundup of local incidents across near Goshen, Hartford City, and surrounding counties including fatal and nonfatal injuries from animal attacks and accidents. notable items include a man dying after a maddened cow trampled him, others seriously hurt by falls and trains, church and school fundraising, and community notices from Ossian to Warsaw.
County to receive residue after governor of asylum dies
The will leaves to the county the remaining estate after burial, debts, and a monument are settled. The balance is estimated near $250. The Logansport asylum houses 1,009 inmates, Easthaven 759, and Richmond hosts a comparable institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Asylum
City Court Cases Featured Drunkenness and Quieted Disputes
In city court on Tuesday Ernest Nohrwald was fined five dollars plus costs for drunkenness after he caused a disturbance with Henry Klenke who filed surety of the peace. Charles O Hess paid three dollars and costs for keeping an unlicensed dog. An assault case against Ella Hess was dismissed as the prosecuting witness did not appear. August Kaade faced surety of the peace in a neighborhood quarrel arising from a remark about Bertha Lehman and family. his case was continued indefinitely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Nohrwald
Henry Klenke
Charles O. Hess
Ella Hess
James Adams
August Kaade
Bertha Lehman
Marriage Licenses Listed for Various Couples
A long healthful list records marriage licenses for multiple couples including Walter L. Perkins aged 21 and Nettie E. Betz 18, William E. Blessing 22 and Lelia A. Simonton 19, and others such as George W. Syarth 21 with Elsie Hi Prill and Leopold Verweire 40 with Marie M. Fitzgerald 27, among additional entries. The roster includes occupations like farmer stenographer clerk plasterer and ship clerk, with ages ranging from 17 to 59.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter L. Perkins
Farmer
Nettie E. Betz
William E. Blessing
Lelia A. Simonton
William F. Mennewisch
Sophia EB. Roembke
Floyd A. Mosher
Cecelia FE. Jamey
Francis P. Small
Mary A. Merbus
George W. Syarth
Elsie Hi. Prill
Walter E. Tonkel
Elizabeth B. Garman
Barry Prine
Elizabeth Farrell
Archie Sheean
Laura McArbine
Orma F. Garrison
Della Irene Boerger
Leopold Verweire
Marie M. Fitzgerald
Ges Cc. Brase
Della Moorehead
Real Estate Transfers Across Multiple Townships
A compiled list shows transfers from James Erwin to Sarah Wertman and others, with prices ranging from 1 to 6,500 dollars. Transactions cover Pleasant Cedar Creek Adams Lafayette Jackson and other townships, including parcels in Griffiths Acre, Arcola and Gandy additions, with buyers such as Tri State Loan and Trust Co. and individuals like William Anderson, Henry Foley, and Elmer Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Erwin
Sarah L. Wertman
Pleasant Township
Frank Zwahlen
James
Catherine Erwin
James B. Brodix
A. V.watkins
Cedar Creek
George W. Warner
Nathan EB. Warner
Perry Township
Levi
A. Griffith
Mary J. Krock
Griffith
Acre
Wayne Township
Valentine C. Rockhill
Tri- State Loan and Trust Co
Archer
Washington Township
Henry D. Foley
William P. Anderson
Henry F. Linker
Philip J. W. Koelinger
Warne Acre
Adams Township
Logan Coleman
Lafayette Township
Wiliam P. Anderson
Adams
Elmer Miller
Jeremiah White
Peabody
Arcola
Lake Township
N. Crickmore
Indiana Loan and Trust Co
Sheldon
Absolom Dailey
Mary E. Hellopeter
Hamilton
Cedar
Cedar Creek Township
William Henderson
George W. Paff
River
Joseph
Philip Meese
Barnhart’s
Monroeville
John W. Wangle
William
Minnie Hormann
Ern
John F. W. Meyer
Lawrence White
Milan Township
Tri-State Loan and Trust Company
Mary F. Rogers
Emily Street
New Haven
George M. Thompson
August Girard
Jackson Township
Fort Wayne Trust Company
Henry and
A. Finney
Drexel Park
W. Owen Gandy
Rose Blaskie
Gandy
Caroline Mayhew
Jacob W
R. Keck
Cedarville
Poe News Notes on Water, Illness and Visits
Sentinel correspondence from Poe Indiana reports farmers still rely on hand pumping during hot dry days after wind power supply waned. Co E Morton suffers typhoid fever but slowly improves. J W Fonner and granddaughter Ethel visit Dr G M Fonner and family. John A Morton and son-in-law from near Bellfontaine Ohio visit relatives in Allen and Wells counties. Morton formerly resided here and greets old neighbors. Mr and Mrs Marion Smith ...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poe
Ind
Co. E. Morton
J. W. Fonner
Ethel
G. M. Fonner
Creighton Avenue
John A. Morton
Bellfontaine
Ohio
Allen and Wells
Morton
Marion Smith
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LEN
Rothgeb
Corcoran
MOON
Roepke
Moses
Fashbaugh
Overholser
L. M. Jackson
Hartford City
Jackson
John Deiser
Erie Railroad
Ossian Business College
John H. Frazure
Albion
Toledo and
Ligonier
Frank Calvert
Thomas E. Webb
Washington
Forty-eighth Regiment
Pierceton
Winona Lake
Charlies E. Filger
John Connor Bechtold
Belden
Andrews
Chris Fortney
Pleasant Mills
J. W. Vizard
A. F. Ammerman
Lagrange County
Logansport Asylum For the
Ammerman
Buell Fosnaugh
Isaac Baker
Etna Green
Kosciusko County
David Armstrong
Butler Center
DeKalb County
J. F. Mitchell
J. W. Andrews
Warren
Leesburg
F. J. Gibbard
George Kimes
John Sanderson
Laketon
James Speer
Waterloo
Frankfort
Henry Douglass
Steuben County
Otsego Township
Joseph C. Clevenger
South Whitley
Mabel Knight
Wabash
Andrew C. Gardner
Jennie Scott
Lancaster Township
Fort. Wayne-Decatur
Bernenes
Wayne Fairy Grounds
Columbia
Young Iman
Arto
Chris
Bloffton
Skelton
John C. Heller
Court Street
POE News
Sentinel
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