Allen County Courts Report Covers Damages Suit and Local Cases
A Fort Wayne suit seeks 10000 against the City of Fort Wayne and Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction from administrator Charles C. Geller for Winkelmeyer’s death after a fire alarm incident. Also notes a divorce hearing, deputy sheriff appointment, voting place selections, assault case fines, and appeals from city court for Labor Day parade papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction Company
Charles C. Geller
Charles H. Winkelmeyer
Winkelmeyer
No. 5
Broadway
Jefferson
S. M. Hench
Judge Fixes Dunn Murder Trial Date For December 7
Judge C W Watkins in circuit court fixed December 7 as the hearing date for the Charles Dunn murder case. The state requested a special fire and the court set the name of 200, with orders to argue drawn names in coming weeks to allow service of papers. The Frey party believes the case will go to trial then.
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C.W. Watkins
Charles Dunn
Frey
Baker in court on murder charge as motions are argued
John Baker appeared in circuit court facing a murder charge. Attorney Elmer Leonard moved to quash each indictment count, Judge O Rourke overruled the motion, and a hearing date was set for January 11 next year. Judge R K Erwin, who defended Herman Miller, will assist in Baker's defense. Arguments began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Baker
Elmer Leonard
O’rourke
Miller
O'Rourke
R. K. Erwin
Herman Miller
Baker
Deserted eight years ago and a divorce suit filed
The defense in the trial stressed the owner was at the house four hours before the fire was found as Roxie Roy sues Joseph Roy for divorce alleging marriage on October 31 1898 and desertion on April 27 1900 with P B Colerick as attorney. In another case Inez Evans is granted a divorce from Pearl C Evans by special judge J B Harper in superior court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxie Roy
Joseph Roy
P. B. Colerick
J. B. Harper
Inez Evans
Pearl C. Evans
Slim case forestalls divorce in Miller v Miller
In the circuit court Judge O Rourke declined to grant a divorce in the five year marriage of Samuel and Lottie Miller after finding the evidence slim. The judge noted differences were minor and rejected the attempted agreement based dissolution. Other actions included Schreve v City of Fort Wayne der demurrer for damages and a $665.99 verdict for Baker W Pickens v Farmers Mutual Insurance in the superior court.
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Samuel
Lottie Miller
O'Rourke
Miller
O’rourke
Frank E. Schreve
Fort Wayne
Guy Colerick
Schreve
John G. Mueller
Caroline Mueller
A. B. Thomas
Magdalena Hamilton
Harry Hamilton
Baker W. Pickens
Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Company
Divorce Skirmish Opens In Superior Court
The preliminary stage of a sensational divorce case features Louis J. Weightman of S. H. Knox & Co seeking a decree from wife Frances M. Weightman. He testifies of a Marion city court fine for her and argues she is liquor addicted, neglecting home duties and shaming him in public. Frances counters with a support claim and witnesses. Meanwhile Monroeville Home Telephone sues Fort Wayne Van Wert and Lima Traction for $1,000 over a feed-wire break. Judge Colerick presides. Other items include a hotel cigar privilege affidavits delay in Swayne vs Ivans, Bertha Buskirk’s commitment to reform school in Indianapolis, and Frank Wells’s forgery guilty plea with a 2 to 14 year reformatory sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis J. Weightman
S. H. Knox & Co
Frances M. Weightman
Marion
Weightman
Fort Wayne
Monroeville Home Telephone Company
Fort Wayne, van Wert
Lima Traction Company
W. G. Colerick
George Swayne
Lee Ivans
Howard Townsend
Bertha Buskirk
Reform School For Girls
Indianapolis
O’rourke
Circuit Court
Sheldon
Wells
Frank Wells
Reformatory
Jeffersonville
Aboite
Wheat Market Downturn Across North America
Global grain trading faced a weak session as liberal receipts in the northwest and a drop at Liverpool weighed on sentiment. December wheat slipped toward 99 cents, with a drop in corn and oats amid profit taking, while official stocks jumped 11.41 million bushels for the week. Local and regional markets, including Minneapolis Duluth Chicago and New York, reported weak to easy prices with continued demand softness and ample supplies.
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Northwest
Liverpool
Minneapolis
Duluth
Chicago
Shorts
East Buffalo and Chicago Markets Sept 29 Summary
East Buffalo market reports hog receipts 7, with shipments 1,520 to New York, prices steady to down. sheep and lambs receipts 2,000, lambs up 10c. Chicago market notes cattle receipts about 7,000, with beves 3.70 to 7.60, hogs steady to higher with mixed and heavy ranges, and sheep weak at 2.00 to 4.20. Indianapolis figures show hogs 6,000, cattle 1,150, sheep 750.
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East Buffalo
N. Y
New York
Chicago
Ill
Cattle and Poultry Prices Across Markets Sept 29
Market report shows cattle steady with shipper prices 4.50 to 5.25 and common 2.00 to 2.50, sheep strong 1.00 to 3.25, lambs 3.00 to 5.50. butter and cheese notices with New York and Toledo quotations. Fort Wayne wholesale prices list grains, meats, eggs, produce, and farm goods with varied yields and selling terms.
Market Report from Eckart Packing Company and Area Prices
The listing shows bids and prices for livestock including steers, heifers, cows, bulls, calves, hogs, and sheep with ranges from common to best quality. It also lists prices for farm products such as eggs, butter, milk, onions, apples, honey, potatoes, and various grains and hay baled by Whotesate Shippers Nathen & Levy, covering multiple towns in the Fort Wayne territory. Regional coal and coke prices from several counties and towns are included.
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Eckart Packing Company
Nathen &Levy
East Columbia
Fort Wayne Territory
New Haven
Monroeville
Baldwin
Huagiani
Sheldon
Abolt
Arcola
Peabyday
Spencerville
Grabill
Creek
Timothy
Hocking Valley
Massillon
Jackson
Pocahontas
Fort Pocahontas
West Virginia
Indiana
Real estate ad seeks land trade with cash difference
Property listing from John H Vesey offers a well located city improved property in exchange for 40 acres plus cash difference. Contact 10 11 Pixley Long Block or call 2736. Another note mentions money to loan on real estate or personal security via J Pfeiffer, Basa Block rooms 6-7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Vesey
Pixley-Long Block
J. &. Pfeiffer
Basa Block
Historical Pairings in Local Census Style List
Age and occupation pairs listed for residents include Meyer and Kraft, Sheets and Geller, McCune and Sack, Bork and Pranger, Staub and Miller, Reed and Bodey, Donnel and Mizen, Preston and McCann, Boberstein and Brandt, Mier and Rapp. The fragmentary OCR shows mixed ages and roles such as shipping clerk carpenter teamster hustler electrician and various spouses.
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Harry W. P. Meyer
Emma S. Kraft
Arthur W. Sheets
Carpenter
Minnie E. Geller
Walter McCune
Katie Sack
Julius Bork
Hustler
Sophie Pranger
Frank X. Staub
Georgia E. Miller
Henry G. Reed
Mabel G. Bodey
Oscar
Births Reported for Nine Families in City
A list of birth notices records nine families welcoming new babies. Names include August Hitzenmann Herman Boyce C C Gotsch M T O Dowe August Langhorst Joseph Conrad Hermann Knapp George Kemper Gust Springer and P A Schmidt with residences on Hoagland Brandriff Kinnaird Rich Lake Leo Sheldon John Pontiac and Sheldon streets.
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Herman Boyce
Brandriff Street
C. C. Gotsch
Kinnaird Avenue
M. T. O’dowe
Rich Hotel
August Langhorst
Lake Avenue
Joseph Conrad
Leo
Hermann Knapp
John and
Pontiac Streets
George Kemper
Sheldon
Gust Springer
P. A. Schmidt
Drought Sparks Snake Influx Across Kosciusko County
Alarm grips Kosciusko County towns as seven weeks of drought push venomous snakes from marshes and woods into settlements. In Warsaw, seven species have been killed in days, including a large rattlesnake dispatched by a local woman on Thursday.
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Kosciusko County
Warsaw
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Paris
The
Aurode Dry Goods Co
Allen County Courts
Charlies Lyons
Nickel Plate
Matilda Lyons
Mrs Lyons
Will Hall
8. F. Bowser &Co
Superior Court
Orange Cook
Cook
Chicago Street
M. H. Bohen
Homer Castleman
Earl J. Deater
Deater
Castleman
Louis DeWitt
Charles L. Drake
Huntington County
Telephone Company
Sutes
Meyer
Tvactimothy
Western
Buffalo
P Paar
Rio
Santos
Masset
New Orleans
Ind
Easu
Hay—Timothy
LOT No
Pennsylvania
Toledo
North Lima
South Lima
Bash & Co
Brothers & Co
August Hitzemann
Hoagland Avenue
Plier J
San
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