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Dragged Under A Wagon

DRAGGED UNDER A WAGON

Wm. Haller Hurt in a Runaway Accident – – Other Mishaps

This noon, Wm. Haller, an East Lewis street butcher, was thrown from his wagon in a runaway accident at the corner of Jefferson and Hanna streets. He was dragged beneath the front wheels for a block, but fortunately escaped with a few painful bruises. The horse was stopped before much damage was done. The same horse ran away a few days ago and Mr. Haller’s face was badly cut.

“Dragged Under a Wagon,” Fort Wayne News (Fort Wayne, Indiana), 28 May 1895, p. 6, col. 5; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 13 December 2013).

Horribly Lacerated

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HORRIBLY LACERATED

William Haller, the butcher whose place of business is at the corner of Lafayette and Lewis streets, met with a most painful and distressing accident Sunday afternoon. He started out for a pleasure ride on his new saddle horse. The horse had evidently not been properly broken for saddle purposed, and plunged, jumped and “bucked” viciously. Mr. Haller was hurled from the saddle violently and alighted on the hard pavement on his right cheek. The cheek bone was exposed to view and the fleshy part of the face was torn loose and hung down over the chin, exposing the cheek bone and the jaw-bone in the frightful gash. Dr. McCausland sewed up the wound, and said although the injury is very painful and the gash an extremely large one, the wound will heal readily. A bad scar, however, may be the result.

“Horribly Lacerated,” Fort Wayne News (Fort Wayne, Indiana), 4 May 1895, p. 1, col. 4; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 13 December 2013).

New Offices

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NEW OFFICES

Charles Yagerlehner Fits Up Handsome Quarters for His Electrical Business

Mr. Charles Yagerlehner, the expert electrician, has just completed the fitting up of handsome office rooms in his place of business, at No. 26 East Berry street. Mr. Yagerlehner’s business has grown to such proportions that he now occupies the entire second floor of this large building, the rear part of which is used as a store room for the great amount of electrical goods which he carries and also as a work shop for his large force of men.

The new office rooms are handsomely carpeted and furnished throughout with everything that can add to the convenience and comfort of the occupants; lighted by electric lights and heated by steam. Mr. Yagerlehner makes a specialty of wiring all building strictly according to underwriter’s rules and is the only practical electrician in the city that does not combine his business with plumbing and gas fitting or something of that sort. He is an electrician only and employs a large force of skilled workmen. Call up telephone No. 186 Home company, and Mr. Yagerlehner will call on you and cheerfully furnish you an estimate on your work.

“New Offices,” The Fort Wayne Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Indiana), 7 November 1896, p. 1, col. 9.

Handsome Windows

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HANDSOME WINDOWS

Beautiful Electric Displays Are the Proper Thing Now-a-days

Fort Wayne is becoming noted for her handsome display windows and electricity plays no minor part in their ornamentation. The latest addition to these windows are the large ones in the new Wolf & Dessaur Dry Goods house.

The electric wiring in these windows was done by Mr. Charle Yagerlehner, of No. 26 East Berry street. There is over thirty incandescent lights placed in each window and the artistic grouping and the neatness of the workmanship speaks volunes for the ability of Mr. Yagerlehner as an electrian.

The large display windows of the Globe Clothing house, with their sixty or more lights, are also silent witness to the ability of this popular electrician. In addition to handling electrical goods, door bells, etc., Mr. Yagerlehner makes a specialty of placing telephones in business houses, having just placed a number in the Root & Co. dry goods store, and the A.L. Johns wholesale harness house. Mr. Yagerlehner has his office with the Ogden Plumbing Co., and gives all work entrusted to his care his personal supervision.

“Handsome Windows,” The Fort Wayne Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Indiana), 11 April 1896, p. 1, col. 7.

Electric Lights

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BEAUTIFUL WORK

The Wolf & Dessaur Bicycle Display Window

Myriads of Colored Lights Arranged by Mr. Charles Yagerlehner, the Electrician

In the large south show window of the Wolf & Dessauer Dry Goods house is an attraction that catches the eyes of thousands of people daily, who stop to gaze upon the beauty of the display. On a revolving pedestal in the center of the window is a handsome bicycle, which eventually will be presented to some lucky patron. The entire background of the window is covered with some soft grey material, giving it the appearance of a grotto, and is the design of Mr. A. B. Hergusheimer, the expert window dresser for this firm. Over the bicycle are two revolving arches, studded with myriads of different colored lights. The mechanical part of this display is the work of the Summit City Manufacturing company and the electric part of it by Mr. Charles Yagerlehner, of No. 26 East Berry street.

Mr. Yagerlehner makes a specialty of this kind of electric work and is prepared at all times to furnish electric lights of any color at short notice at moderate prices. Owing to his straight business methods, Mr. Yagerlehner’s business has grown to immense proportions, and he has now a number of large contracts on hand, among them being the wiring of the Wayne street M. E. church and the new Church of Christ, on West Jefferson street. Last week he finished placing a 124 point enunciator in the Winona Lake hotel at Warsaw. All work done by him is according to the rules of the national board of fire underwriters and fully guaranteed. At present he is engaged in re-wiring a number of business houses that were wired not in accordance with these rules. While not claiming that Mr. Yagerlehner is the only electrician in the city, we will say that he stands in the front rank in all kinds of electric work, from beautiful window decorations up to fitting out the largest building, and can always be found at his office, No. 26 East Berry Street.

“Beautiful Work,” The Fort Wayne Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Indiana), 8 August 1896, p.1, col. 9.

Yagerlehner-Ake

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A PAIR OF PAIRS

Two Young Couple Join Hearts and Hands

William Yagerlehner and Lucy Ake Wedded —Miss Clara Greenewald Surprised Her Fort Wayne Friends

The announcement has been made of the marriage of Miss Clara Greenewald, daughter of Dr. M. Greenewald, of East Washington street, to Henry J. Ripley, which occurred at the home of the bride’s aunt in St. Louis, on Christmas evening. The bride is quite popular in this city. The groom is a representative of the Ripley house at Mansfield. The [sic They] will reside at St. Louis.

YAGERLEHNER-AKE

Sunday afternoon at the home of the bride’s parents, in Marion township, occurred the marriage of Miss Lucy Ake and Mr. William Yagerlehner. The ceremony was performed by Rev. P. J. Rice, the pastor of the Christian church. The groom is a brother of Chas. Yagerlehner, the electrician of this city, and is in his employ.

“A Pair of Pairs,” Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Indiana), 30 December 1896, p. 10. col. 6.

Thrown from a horse

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On Wednesday of last week as Wesley NcDaniel [sic McDaniel], of Highland, was returning from town he found a little son of H. T. Jewell lying in the road in a semi-conscious condition, he having been thrown from a horse. Mr. McDaniel hauled the boy home, where he lingered until 5 o’clock Tuesday morning when death relieved him of his suffering.

“Locals in Brief Form,” Bloomfield News (Bloomfield, Indiana), 21 July 1893, p. 7, col. 2.

Additional note: The son of H. T. Jewell was Newton L. Jewell. At the time of his death, he was 10 years old. (Find A Grave Memorial)

Religious Notes

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Railroad Y. M. C. A.: Bible study at 3 p.m. At 3:30 p.m. Mr. Firman McCormick will conduct the men’s meeting. All young men are cordially invited. Good music.

“Religious Notes,” Fort Wayne News (Fort Wayne, Indiana), 11 July 1896, p. 4, col. 7; digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 29 November 2013).

Cholera Infantum

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AKE

Royal Benton Ake, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Ake, residing on the Piqua road, died at 5:30 o’clock Tesday evening from cholera infantum at the age of fourteen months.

“Ake,” The Weekly Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Indiana), p. 6, col. 1; digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 29 November 2013).

Birth Record #3

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Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Ake, of the Decatur road, a son.

“The Birth Record,” The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (Fort Wayne, Indiana), 31 October 1906, p. 12, col. 2; digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 29 November 2013).