Local news notes and community updates
Mrs. Frank Pearse and daughter Hazel plan a Denver winter for health. Pleasant township holds a Sunday school convention at Sheldon with strong talks. J. L. Keplinger re-elected township president. Skin grafting aids Miss Katie McCarthy after an explosion burn, with 40 cuticle grafts. Lutheran school contract let. ground broken. two rooms plus assembly hall. cost $9,000. Benjamin Lehman to wed Hannah Block of Cincinnati. ceremony at 6:30 p.m. at 2680 Stanton Ave Walnut Hills. Wedding trip to eastern and southern resorts. return around October 20 at Wayne hotel. Bicycle parade organizers invite lawyers and other professionals. Chicago trip to secure an automobile bus for the procession. Chris Newcomer improves. Evelyn Hippenhamer ill. Belle Souis called to Roanoke. Peter Henz bruised in wagon accident. C. W. Vogt visiting A. K. Zartman. S. L. Woods move. Arm strong Co. store to Calhoun. Fort Wayne Amateur Driving Association postpones races to avoid conflict with barbeque races. Local horses expected to run in barbecue events. Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chicago road grading crews finish thirty miles between Ada–Dunkirk and Van Wert–Delphos. bridges pending. laborers scarce. farming busy with seeding and harvesting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Township
Sheldon
A. D. Craig
C. F. Hubler
James E. Graham
J. L. Keplinger
Katie McCarthy
McOscar
Fletcher Avenue
Hough Street
Huckemeyer & Grotholtman
Wehrenberg & Buesching
Benjamin Lehman
Hannah Block
Cincinnati
Messrs. Gee, Brown
Will Bostick
Chicago
Chris Newcomer
Harmon Hotel
Evelyn
J. W. Hippenhamer
West Superior Street
Belle Souis
Anna Torrence
Roanoke
Peter Henz
Henz
C. W. Vogt
Marshall Field Establishment
Rev
A. K. Zartman
J. W. Vogt
Dayton
Ohio
Souder Extract Company
Mr. Zartman
Fort Wayne
No Money to Throw Away Ad Truth in Newspaper Ads
A merchant pledges truthful advertising to maximize value for readers and dollars spent. The message emphasizes that honest claims about stock size and season assortments must be verifiable in store, arguing that exaggeration harms business and trust.
Standard Hub and Spoke company to open Fort Wayne factory
A new Fort Wayne firm plans a hub and spoke factory on the White Wheel site in the east end. With $25,000 capital, officers to be chosen next week, and Henry W. Kohrmann as business manager, the company aims to employ many workers and later add complete wheels, reviving Fort Wayne’s historic wheelmaking prominence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne Company
White Wheel
Glasgow Avenue
Standard Hub and Spoke Company
Messrs
Henry W. Kohrmann
Henry Hilgeman
John W. White
Kohrmann
White Wheel Company
White Bank
Fort Wayne
United States
H. G. Olds & Son
J. B. White & Son
Grand Rapids
American Wheel Company
Olds Company
White Company
White Works
Olds Works
Standard Hub and
Lad suffers severe leg fracture in wagon accident
Eleven year old Warren Lepper had his left leg broken when it was caught in wagon wheel spokes while boarding Saturday. He was taken to his parents home at 277 East Wayne street where Dr A J Boswell reduced the fracture. his father Edward Lepper is a fireman at engine house No 4 on Maumee road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Lepper
East Wayne Street
A. J. Boswell
Edward Lepper
Maumee Road
Louis Names Breeds of Draft Animals
Louis lists the animals as Cydersdales and English hackneys in a brief note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis
Misinterpreted Jest Sparks Shooting in Kokomo
In Kokomo Indiana on September 20 Frank Joh near Sycamore fired at two riders Edward Ephouste and Alfred Adams mistaking a friendly challenge. Ephouse was shot in the back and Adams was grazed. Ephouse badly wounded declines to prosecute Joh, brother of Sherman Joh Jackson township republican committeeman.
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Kokomo
Ind
Frank Joh
Sycamore
Edward Ephouste
Alfred Adams
Joh
Ephouse
Adams
Sherman Joh
Jackson Township
Appointment Held Up Over Bremen Consulate Investigation
The president delayed Henry W. Diederich's consent to becoming Bremen consul and sent George Murphy to CCTV the Bremen office in place of retiring Louis Lange. Diederich remains Madgeburg consul and may still be transferred if investigation aims to tidy records before turnover.
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Washington
Henry W. Diederich
Bremen
George Murphy
Louis Lange
Diederich
United States
Madgeburg
Governor Mount Declares Arbor and Bird Day in Indiana
The 1899 proclamation designates Friday October 27 as Bird and Arbor Day. It urges every citizen, especially students, to plant trees and shrubs, protect native birds, and promote forestry as a civic duty amid widespread deforestation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Governor Mount
Indiana
Hoagland Notes: Trades Sown Wheat Residents and Reunions
Farmers press on with wheat sowing after a poor summer. Lewis Miller and Chas France exchange houses, Hern moves to Hoagland, France to the east end. Miss Elsie Daugherty visits from Indianapolis. Edna Hubler from Fort Wayne visits. Hoagland band plays at the Massillon picnic and social. Eleventh Indiana Battery veterans reunite at Bowser factory with a large dinner by Bowser brothers. George McCaken, long-time resident, has been without a home for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Miller
Chas
France
Hern
Hoagland
East End
Elsie Daugherty
Indianapolis
Elsie McIntosh
Edna Hubler
Fort Wayne
Massillon
Eleventh
Indiana Battery
Bowser Factory
Messrs
8. F
Alexander Bowser
George McCaken
Noted Local Elder Relieved to County Poor Farm Care
The 96 year old man, once supported by public funds after years of unselfish care by Mrs. Jane Shookman, has been moved to the county poor farm under trustee supervision, after his accumulated resources were exhausted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Shookman
James English
Perry Township Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Misses Estella Lenora and Florence Martin attended a Saturday party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Reames and reported a fine time. Victor Sordelet marked his 24th birthday with a surprise visit from five young ladies. Clara Bobay stayed with Frank Sordelet briefly. Edward Schrader remains in good health. Florence Martin and Tena Misner traveled to the city last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estella
Lenora
Florence Martin
Clara Bobay
Frank Sordelet
Victor Sordelet
Edward Schrader
Tena Misner
Meat Market Change Hands at Barr and Wayne
Alex Laurentz sold his meat market at Barr and Wayne streets to Jesse Grice who took immediate possession. Grice is experienced, having formerly owned the same market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex. Laurentz
Barr and
Wayne Streets
Jesse Grice
Mr. Grice
Man Commits Suicide by Drinking Carbolic Acid
Warsaw Indiana September 23 1900 William Blinn aged about 65 ended his life at home by drinking carbolic acid after long illness He leaves a family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Ind
William Blinn
Indiana Farmers to Meet at Purdue University
Lafayette Ind Sept 23 The second state conference of Indiana farmers institutes will be at Purdue University October 18 and 19 with discussions on industrial and social farmer life. Outsiders include Prof W A Henry Wisconsin, Prof Eugene Davenport Illinois, Prof Nellie Kedzie Bradley Institute and Mrs Mary A Mayo Battle Creek Mich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
Farmers’ Institutes of Indiana
Purdue University
W. A. Henry
Wisconsin Experimental Station
Eugene Davenport
University of Illinois
Nellie 8. Kedzie
Peoria Bradley Institute
Mary A. Mayo
Battle, Creek
Mich
Off to the Fairs with Bass’s Imported Horses
Eleven head of magnificent imported horses owned by John H. Bass left the city over the Wabash this afternoon for a tour of state fairs. They will be shown first at Springfield and then at St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Bass
Wabash
Springfield
T.J
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Hazel
Denver
Col
Jennie Craig
Peru
Frank B. Long
Washington and
Calhoun Streets
S. L. Woods
Calhoun Street
James Armstrong & Co
Sam
Pete & Max
Clothiers
NEW Fort Wayne Concern
Standard Company
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Lad
MR. Diederich
THE
Sentinel
Mount
Arbor Day
Perry Township
I Ib
Gabriel Max
Chamisso
Amd
Fruit Picture
Express
Rafi
Naval
Pope
Ladies’ Scissors
Razor
Game
India
Dorothy
Lion Coffee
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