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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1907
Page
7
Northern Indiana reports deaths, hires, civic moves, accidents, and legal actions across Valparaiso Bluffton Ligonier Columbia City Huntington Elkhart and nearby towns. Notable items include Purnett Bronson's death, library appointment at Ligonier, a Freeport move to Elkhart, arson acquittal in Garr, and a 1907 Huntington valuation. Listen for further updates on local institutions and infrastructure.
Marion preacher Rev Ross Stokes is named pastor of the Bluffton M E circuit in a local church assignment. The piece notes other area changes and community happenings, including deaths and civic items from the region.
Mayor and Mrs. W J Hosey return at noon Monday from Jamestown after cutting short a trip due to their daughter's appendicitis operation. Delays in reaching Mr Hosey caused a day or two longer than planned.
The Free Methodist church holds its thirty second annual conference at the Free Methodist church on East Creighton avenue. Bishop Walter A. Sellen of Jamestown N Y presides. Sessions run daily through Saturday with two sessions that day. Special services planned afternoons and evenings, with appointments read by the bishop. Notable attendees include Rev W T Loring Rev Charles W Wade Rev D D Marston Rev Mrs Nellie Mulholland Rev R H Clark Rev William Archer Rev J A Tannnehill Rev J T Russell Rev B R Parks and delegates Joseph Crye M T Hepner Albert Bean Lester Fleckner Mrs Mattie Nicholson and Mrs Katherine Grant.
The Fort Wayne district Methodist churches launch one day missionary conventions in four divisions ending October 3. Division A includes Hamilton and Garrett with dates from September 23 to October 3, Division B lists New Haven through Simpson, Division C covers Montpelier to Fort Wayne, Division D spans Geneva through Portland with consecutive September 23 to October 3 dates.
In Washington on September 23, President Roosevelt and President Diaz sent simultaneous telegraphic invitations to the presidents of five Central American republics. They are urged to send delegates to a Washington conference from November 1 to 15 to agree on a plan for peaceful settlement of future disputes among those nations.
Stuyvesant Fish arrived at Oyster Bay and spent an hour with Secretary Loeb in the executive offices. He refused to discuss the purpose of the visit and said he would not accompany the president on the western trip. Loeb would not reveal the message Fish gave to deliver to President Roosevelt.
Friends of C. C. Rodenbeck of 1442 Summit Street have asked the sheriff to locate him after he left home at 1 pm Sunday and has not returned. He is 23, married with one child, and employed in the Pennsylvania shops. A diligent search is underway with no findings yet.
Heavy sellers press wheat with Liverpool prices down and favorable threshing in the Northwest, December opening 99 1/2 to 100 cents and firming to 100 cents at close. Corn weak on local receipts, December opening 56 to 56 1/4 cents, trading within range. Oats and provisions steady with mixed futures as pork, lard, and ribs move. Nearby grain prices from Toledo show cash and September wheat at 97 1/4 and December corn at 57 cents.
East Buffalo New York stock market daily hog receipts 3570 head and shipments 760 with strong early demand and price ranges six forty to seven dollars. cattle 325 head slow. sheep receipts 3400 head lambs top at 8.10. Chicago market receipts 10000 cattle weak prices 4.10 to 7.25. hogs 14000 steady with ranges 4.50 to 6.60. sheep 32000 weak to 10 cents lower. Cincinnati hog market active at 5.65 for butchers and shippers.
Chicago market notes show butter at 24 to 28 1 4 cents, cheese steady with 13 to 14 1 4 cents, eggs firm with 26 to 32 cents state. hogs and poultry steady. New York and Toledo markets report similar firm tones. Fort Wayne area lists wheat, corn, butter, eggs, poultry values and assorted livestock quotes across multiple firms and coterminous price ranges.
State of Indiana Allen County court notices nonresident defendants in a quiet title suit filed by Albert Fiedler et al against Lucien P Ferry and others. Defendants must appear by November 30 1907 otherwise the case will proceed in their absence. Attest Clerk Mason. Attorneys Gand y Hilgemann for Plaintiff.
For sale a house and lot in Lake side with eight rooms good well and cistern fruit trees and rental potential of 15 dollars per month Call or address 1117 Elm wood Are Also offered is a complete history of Allen County published in 1880 nicely illustrated Address A J G care Sentinel 8-dZwky-tf
George Seabold of Detroit, a former Fort Wayne resident, visited the city over Sunday. Edward Lukens, of this city, finished Columbia University’s collegiate course and entered a two year scientific program. Many youths attended Sunday’s Decatur picnic hosted by the Young People’s Society of the Rev. Jans congregation, via interurban rides. Dasseler’s Orchestra provided music and all enjoyed a general good time. St Mary’s Council No 2, C B L of I will attend the Holy Communion at St Mary’s Church next Sunday at 7:30 a.m. Attending is the order’s yearly custom and every comrade is urged to be present.
The annual meeting of the Allen County Farmers Mutual Insurance association will be held in the assembly room at the courthouse on Tuesday October 8.
A balloon used in a Fort Wayne fair ascent drifted eastward after the parachute leap and landed in the Maumee river at New Haven. It floated downstream and was recovered Sunday by C. W. Bolvard of New Haven.
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