Two Councilmen to Elect in First Ward This Spring
C Engleman’s removal requires two council seats in the Spring election. The town notes a Presbyterian service canceled next Sunday due to the pastor’s absence. H. M. Porviance & Co offers rubber hoods and horse blankets at the stable. Plans to connect Huntington Fort Wayne and Bluffton by telephone are reported as assured. The Opera House Company seal has arrived and documents will read given under our hands and seals. Harness line expands at H. M. Purviance & Co’s stable. A German quarry worker Lash dislocated his right shoulder last Saturday. The wife of Elias Forsythe died near the county line aged about 40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Cunningham
Warren
Huntington
Sutton
Susan Dagen
Immel
Third Ward
G. C. Heffner
North Side
Frank Ackermann
Fort Wayne
O. E. Morgan
W. T. Whitelock
Thomas Searles
Wayne Township
D. Y. Bunker
Manchester
Briant
Woman Smith Dies. Burial Held After Sunday Death
A Smith from the Third Ward died Sunday and was buried Monday. The family moved from Fort Wayne the prior week. Ep Amapev opens a local shop after twenty years offering painting, paper hanging, and general work from buggy to barn. Shoup near Jefferson Street. Tre Hubbell House, run by Harry Shoff, is well kept and thriving as the town’s hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Third Ward
Ft. Wayne
Amapev
Jefferson Street
Tre Hubbell House
Harry Shoff
Sunday School Convention Opens at Mt Hope Circuit
The Sunday School Convention of the Antioch and Mt Etna circuits began its session at Mt Hope on Tuesday and will continue through today and tomorrow. For sale a nicely located eighty acre farm with buildings water peach orchard about 60 acres improved in a good neighborhood, low price if taken soon. Apply to John T Alexander 23-21
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antioch
Mt. Etna
Mt. Hope
John T. Alexander
Lyman Jackman
Building Boom Advances as Winter Allows Progress
A number of new structures are under construction across town due to an open winter and mild weather. The favorable conditions have aided progress on multiple sites.
Booth talk draws sharp rebuke from Ft Wayne Gazette
A Ft Wayne Gazette writer criticizes nearby towns for not appreciating Booths speech last Thursday night. The item notes a sharp response and closes with an ad for Hank Zells shoeing shop offering cash for old scrap iron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Wayne
Booth
Hank Zell
Maple Grove temperance group switches to biweekly meetings
The Maple Grove temperance organization changes its schedule from monthly to every two weeks. The next gathering is planned for the afternoon and evening of the 12th of next month. The group notes increasing interest. Baker the tailor is in New York buying a full line of Spring styles. wait for his return before ordering a suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temperance Organization
Maple Grove
Baker
New York
S. D. Baker
Evening at Mt Etna home linked to social dancing
Tuosz and others who enjoy light amusements spent a pleasant evening at the residence of A. R. Large in Mt. Etna last Saturday. The report notes public dances there lack refinement and private gatherings may replace such evils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuosz
A. R. Large
Mt. Etna
Various Local Notices and Advertisements
A collage of short items: sale of two strap blankets at Purviance livery for a dollar, a restaurant planned in Pat O Leary’s room, a subscription drive for the City Band, exclusive sale of a union drill by Jacob Stults Co, wagon repainting by L. J. Day, twenty two teaching certificates sought, a protracted Kelso Christian meeting led by Rev Hefflin, stock for sale at Purviance livery, incorporation papers for Black Range Mining Co with 500000 capital, Dallas township Republican convention set for March 18 in Bell s Hall, medical claims and a doctor ad, crop notes from Henry Deemer, railway arrangement rumors with NY C and St L, bazar goods at Swick s old stand, market street dressmaking, notice of potential tenants for Markle house, Wabash boys’ escapade story, Furst Bradley sulky plow ad, Fort Wayne College of Medicine invitation, overhead bridge piling on Columbia City road, canal dump train progress.
See the Moline Sulky Plow before you buy
Jacob Stults and Co agents advertise the Moline Sulky Plow with a price of 24 6. The brief listing invites buyers to compare before purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Stults & Co
Death of William M Henderson in Lancaster Township
William M Henderson of Lancaster township died last Friday night from typhoid fever at about 70. He was well known in the county. The funeral was Sunday led by Rev. David Kivett and he was buried in Greenwood cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M Henderson
Lancaster Township
David Kivett
Greenwood
Disorderly crowd disrupts entertainment outside venue
A crowd of boys at a place of amusement created noise and fallen boards during an event last Monday evening, greatly annoying the audience and lecturer. The writer calls for an end to the disturbance.
Divorce Petition Filed and Local Notices From Whitelock Area
Magdalene Reinacher files for divorce from Frederick Reinacher. Local items include farm and church bells at Whitelock, a gravel road bid by a Crawfordsville contractor, and routine road and weather impacts. City Marshal enforces hog ordinance after March, Haverly Minstrel attendance, church trustees election postponed, Casaday sulky plow success, vaccination deadline enforced, steam shovel repairs, opera house floor raised for broad rim hats, various trades and deliveries planned, Harter buying a Cincinnati cab, new harness, and local sales of corn hay and straw near the Baptist church.
Marriages and church services report from local city
Week end marriage licenses issued for George M. Shull Nora F Foahee Lindsey A Miller Harriet A Rayl William H Brown Emma A Tyson William B King Mary Carll William I Clingenpeel Anna E McElhaney William Wethers Emma Gressley William Swartz Beanna Zshu Episcopal services held at Disciple church Rev Hutchins Logansport officiating Church filled. next week service planned A letter from Geneva Ohio asks about a lad who lost both legs in a rail accident here. investigation confuses Hunterstown for this city
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Shull
Nora F. Foahee
Lindsey A. Miller
Harriet A. Rayl
William H. Brown
Emma A. Tyson
William B. King
Mary Carll
William I. Clingenpeel
Anna E McElhaney
William Wethers
Emma Gressley
William Swartz
Beanna Zshu
Disciple
Hutchins
Logansdorf
Geneva
Ohi
Huntertown
List of letters remaining in Huntington Post Office 1882
A catalog of names showing letters yet to be collected at the Huntington Indiana post office dated March 1 1882.Recipients include Miss Addie Bigelow Mrs Lydia Fine Miss M E K Kennedy Hamneon Ewing George Kline Reuben Feightner Ira E Gamble Edward Haugh Matlie L Smith Edward Hunt Ensign Topping Ella Jones William Wise P M DeLona A W
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Huntington County
Indiana
Bigelow
Addie Fine
Lydia Bollinger
M. E.kennedy
Hamneon Ewing
John C. Klingerburg
George Feightner
Reuben Kline
George Gamble
Ira E. Sawyer
Mattie L. Haugh
Edward Smith
Mary Hunt
Edward Spriggs
D. T. Hunt
Alexander
Topping
Ensign Jones
Ella Wise
Wiliam F. A
W. DeLona
P. M
Marriage of William Irvin Clingenpeel and Anna Eliza McElhaney
On February 26 1682 in Salamony township at the bride’s parents residence William Irvin Clingenpeel wed Miss Anna Eliza McElhaney. Rev H Swaim performed the ceremony who also solemnized the marriage of T J McElhany and Miss Jane Pagar on December 23 1855 over twenty six years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salamony Township
William Irvin Clingenpeel
Anna Eliza McElhaney
Atron
H. Swaim
T. J. McElhany
Jane Pagar
Local business notes and wagon sale in Huntington
All city factories closed for lack of material. W R Caldwell advertised as leading jeweler in Huntington. H M Purviance & Co offer cheap harness buggies and whips at their livery stable. White Lime Association eyes brick lime house near Fort Wayne avenue freight depot, not yet certain. Studebaker wagon carload advertised for viewing by W T Wurreocx.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. M. Purviance & Co's
H. M. Purviance & Co
White Lime Association
Fort Wayne Avenue
Death of David Heckle and local road dispute linger
David Heckle died at his son in law David Starker's residence in the Second Ward after more than two years of invalidism. Funeral planned for Thursday. In Polk township the gravel road extension from the county line toward Dora faces opposition as planners weigh alternate routes. Reports of odd dog behavior in Clearcreek township prompt poisoning suspicions amid political dog campaign chatter. An advertisement promotes the Buckeye anti freezing force pump for deep wells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Heckle
David Starker
Polk Township
Dora
City Council Elects Marshal After Tie Vote
At a special meeting the resignation of Charles T. Brandt as City Marshal was accepted. A petition with over two hundred signatures urged his reappointment. Nominees Brandt and Max Baumgardner tied, the mayor cast the deciding vote for Baumgardner, and he was declared elected to fill the unexpired term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles T. Brandt
Max Baumgardner
Baumgardener
Fracas in Dora Ends With Fist and Beard Loss
On Friday evening in a Dora store William Shipley angered Amos Yuffey with insults and accusations. A heated exchange led to a fight during which Duffey, the smaller man, struck back and left Shipley with facial injuries and beard torn. Duffey appeared to gain the upper hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora
William Shipley
Amos Yuffey
Duffey
Shipley
Bracken Free Gravel Road Plan Faces Route Split
An effort aims to open a gravel road from Bracken to the city. Key dispute over route delays progress as plans consider continuing an existing toll section or building farther east past Clear Creek Church toward Columbia City road. North Manchester seeks a Bracken link or county line access, urging county leadership to act first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bracken
Clearcreek Church
Columbia City
Manchester
City Band Forms With Eight Members Led by Emley
The City Band organization, completed last Tuesday evening, lists eight seasoned players: Leslie Emley as leader, W. E. Kenower, Charles Reichard, Ott Morgan, Charles Brown, James Brown, Emmet Shanks, and Ed Baker. The group aims for a leaner, more affordable setup to ensure permanence and community support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Band
Leslie Emley
W. E. Kenower
Charles Reichard
Ott Morgan
Charles Brown
James Brown
Emmet Shanks
Ed. Baker
Local residents court news and moves in scattered notes
Many names and events fill a city brief: ill well known Mrs Jobe Morgan. notary W H Meech appointed. visits from P T Baker Danville IL and Mrs Davies Danville IN. students and professionals in town. new farm moves and rentals. Mrs Ann Eliza Young met audience. social calls, travels to Cincinnati Lebanon Indianapolis Defiance. new policeman James R K Milligan. Miss Ada McCain arrives Kentland. Rev Mahin district conference. Lloyds of Portland and Warren guests. health worries and recoveries. railroad staff arrive Lima.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James RK. Milligan
Ann Eliza Young
3. A. Moore
Full line of Oliver plows and farm implements advertised
An advertisement touts Oliver Chilled plows inline with a claim that every farmer knows they are the best. It also promotes New Style Dress Buttons at Weaver and Lewis and a harrows assortment at W. T. White Lock's. A quoted exchange features the North Carolina governor praising Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup with South Carolina’s governor lending agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver
Weaver & Lewis
North Carolina
South Carolina
Wagons Displayed At Whitelock’s Farm Equipment Sale
Low wheel and wide tire wagons are shown at W. T. Whitelock's with catalog details and pricing for local buyers. The display features durable timber frames and iron fittings popular in regional farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Whitelock’s
Bookwalter upright engine for sale and threshers
The notice promotes Bookwalter upright engine for sawing and grinding feed. W T Warreoc mentionsWhitelock operating Mast & Foos Turbine Wind Engine for Jacob Fry. Warns threshermen to buy J I Case or Nichols Shephard engines only, asserting tested safety and quality from experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.T. Warreoc
W. T. Whitelock
Mast & Foos
Jacob Fry
Salamony Township
J. I Case
Nichols & Shephard
Wm Ie
W. T. Warrzzocx
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Hudiana Herald
Circuit Court
Joan Rawson
Wabash
W. H. Meech
C. Engleman
Presbyterian Church
H. M. Porviance & Co
Bluffton
H. M. Purgiance & Co
Lash
Elias Forsythe
Whitley County
Pat O'Leary
L. J. Day
Kelso
Christian Church
Rev. Hefflin
H. M. Purviance & Co’s
Black Range Mining Company
Recorder
Dallas
Bell's Hall
Dr. McLin
Hoover's
Stantington County
Henry Deemer
Warren Township
N. Y. C. & St. L. Railroad
Wabash Road
St. Louis
New Bazar
Market Street
P. D. Swick
H. G. Shively
Markle
Furst & Bradley
Fort Wayne College of
Columbia City Road
Magdalene Reinacher
Frederick Reinacher
Whitelock
Crawfordsville
T Am
W.T. Whitelock
Holcomb
Ed. T. Brown
Baumgardner
the Presbyterian Church
Casaday
Dawson
Toledo
Thomas Kunce
Sylvester Kitt
Drover & Young
Ep. Harter
Cincinnati
Jesse Davies
Baptist Church
W. R. Caldwell
Studebaker
W. T. Wurreocx
Clearcreek
Joseph Best
W.T. Wurrevock
Mra. Jobe Morgan
Will McHenry
W.I Shearer
Mt. Etna Avenue
P. T. Baker and Wife
Danville, Illinois
City
David Searles
Marion
Stephen Uphile
Huntington Township
Mrs. Davies
Danville
S. T. Morgan
Charles Wright
L. Severance
John Richards
Land
W. H. Hessin
Grant
Louisville
Amos Duffey
John J. Thomas
Polk, Township
George Shutt
Clearcreek Township
Charles Blackburn
John Ebersole
Jackson Township
Michigan
Perry
Tracy
Lebanon
Ohio
Mike Weese
Pounus Dough
Henry Heaston
Mr. Symmes
Dawson, Symmes & Co
Welland, Ontario
Henry B. Caverly
B. F. Sprinkle
W. P. Moffitt
Robert King
S. E
B. F. Satterthwaite
H. R. Chenoweth
Heraxp
Fletcher Johnson
Misa Ada McCain
Kentland
Frank Uuff
B. Carl
Portland Sun
Mahin
M. E. Church
Decatur
William Mardinus
Union Switch
John
Missouri
Joseph G. Amiss
Indianapolis
Howard Maffrey
Sun the Road
H. L. Nave
Edinburg
M. A. Brandon
Chicago
A. H. Shaffer
Isaac N. Arnold
D.8. Leynman
M. Sayler
Defiance
Miles
Edgar McClaskey
la Grange
Charles Bain
J. M. Chenoweth
W. W. Hildebrand
Robert Simonton
T. R. Williams
Lizzie
Waterloo
S. W. VanCleves
C. & A. Railroad
Lima
Henry
B. F. Billiter
William Street
Weaver & Lewisi
Rumley
Birdsail
Saw Mille &E
McCormick
Champion
Farps
D. B. Hoover
Oliver Cassady
Chicago & Atlantic Railway
H. F. Wixtrs
Ind
W.T. Whitelock’s
Leopold Levy
Court House
Trammel & Lucas
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