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and would that they were entirely so. By transposing two words of a well-known quotation, we may write their fitting epitaph, " May we never look upon their like again."
Previous to this, steam had entered upon the stage of the world as one of its most potent actors, and the genius of Fulton and Stevenson had made this powerful agent subservient to the use of many. In 1852 the old Ohio & Indiana R. R. was laid out and in 1854 it was completed. In the latter year the Fort Wayne & Chicago road was begun, being finished in three years later. The combination of these two roads made the P., F. W. & C. R. R., with a line of travel 467 miles in length, constituting one of the very first roads in the land, whether for its accommo- dations or its importance as a carrier. The late lease of this road to the Pennsylvania Central Rail Road Co. furnishes a through line from Philadelphia to Chicago, and an unbroken link of travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans. The Toledo, Wabash & Western Rail Road, inferior to none in impor- tance, connects Lake Erie at Toledo with the Mississippi river, at Keokuk, Iowa, and Quincy, Illinois, making connections at the former city, with the Des Moines Valley road, which runs through the most fertile portions of Iowa, and at the latter place with the Hannibal & St. Joe R. R., the great thoroughfare of Missouri.
Beyond and apart from the great amount of travel and freight brought througn Fort Wayne by these great roads, it has the advantage of being a central point on both, and was almost necessarily selected as the location for their immense shops for the building and repairing of rolling stock. From these shops, in a great degree, result the wealth and prosperity of the city.
The buildings of the Toledo, Wabash & Western Railway con- sist of a brick freight depot 60x25 feet, wood shop 200x30, blacksmith shop 160x40, brick machine shop 160x100, round house 140 feet in diameter, and capable of holding twenty-four locomotives, and a very convenient and well-built passenger depot, 100 feet long by 40 in width. The road and shops em- ploy something over five hundred men, with an annual pay-roll of about $375,000, and an annual expenditure for material of $3,000,000.
The shops of the P., F. W. & C. R. R. are commensurate with the importance of the road. The buildings are a brick office for
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the Superintendent and Engineers, two stories high, and fifty feet square, transfer house 200x25, freight depot 200x60, a large, brick passenger depot 290x60, car shops two stories high, 225x 75, with wings each 185x75, constructing about thirty-five pas- senger cars each year, and fifty freight cars per month, using over 18,000,000 feet of lumber, with other materials in proportion. The machine shop is 335x110 feet, with offices at one end, boiler shop 140x50, blacksmith shop 320x80, round house with capacity for forty-eight engines, water house, oil house and paint shop. All the machine and repair work for the Western Division of the road is done here, and the number of men in the shops and on the road is over 3,000. The total expenditures for labor and material per month is over $290,000.
In October, 1855, the city was first lighted by gas, the Fort Wayne Gas Co. having been incorporated in the early part of that year. The capacity of the holder is for over 60,000 feet, and over ten miles of pipe have already been laid.
The late system of sewerage adopted by the city renders Fort Wayne one of the best drained of our inland cities, while in the matter of Nicholson pavements it surpasses any city of equal size, each succeeding summer seeing an additional improvement of this kind.
NEW RAILROADS.
Three new railroads are in rapid process of completion. These are the Fort Wayne, Muncie & Cincinnati; the Grand Rapids & Indiana, and the Fort Wayne, Jackson & Saginaw. The first named gives a more direct and speedier route to Indianapolis, (a much needed improvement,) and a direct connection with Cincinnati and the valley of the Ohio. The second and third furnishes an avenue to the pineries, salt, gypsum and plaster of Central and Northern Michigan, connecting Fort Wayne with the flourishing cities of Jackson, Saginaw, Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids. The F. W., M. & C. Road is already finished to New Castle from Cincinnati, and will be in running order from this city to Bluffton by the 20th of October next, and it is confidently expected that the entire road will be completed by the end of the year. The other two roads will certainly reach our city within a year, as the work on both is being vigorously prose- cuted. Great credit is due to Hon. Jesse L. Williams, Hon. A.
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P. Edgerton, Hon. J. K. Edgerton, John H. Bass, Esq., S. Cary Evans, Esq., Henry J. Rudisill, Esq., and other gentlemen of Fort Wayne, for the energy manifested in securing these valua- ble thoroughfares, which but for them would either not have been built or would have avoided our city altogether. These roads, when finished, will make Fort Wayne a great railroad centre, and must result in a great increase of business, wealth and population. The signs are so patent, that he is blind, indeed, who fails to see the coming prosperity.
The Fort Wayne, Richmond & Cincinnati is also under some headway and will without doubt ultimately be constructed. When all are completed, six roads will centre here, making Fort Wayne, indeed, the very Colossus of Roads, (Rhodes.)
We have thus briefly and hastily sketched some of the public improvements, and in so limited a space, of course very imper- fectly. We now come to private enterprises which in no less degree than public ones, are developing our latent resources and sending us "sounding onward," in the path of prosperity. Among our private enterprises the Fort Wayne Machine, Car Wheel and Boiler works of Bass & Hanna stand forth prominently. The machine shop is 44x116, blacksmith shop 44x30, foundry 60 x120, car wheel shop 60x180, and boiler shop 50x140, all brick buildings, to which are added the Excelsior Agricultural Works. All these together give employment to over two hundred men, with an average monthly pay-roll of $10,000, and a monthly ex- penditure for material of from $60,000 to 80,000.
The shops of J. C. Bowser & Co., and Murray & Baker are also extensive, having an average pay-roll of $6,000 and a monthly expenditure of $30,000. These shops are constantly run to their utmost capacity, and are, even then, unable to keep a supply sufficient for the demand. The large Woolen Factory of French, Hanna & Co., four stories in hight, 105 feet long by 55 wide, and employing seventy men, is also an important interprise. The Hub, Spoke and Bending factory of N. G. Olds & Son, em- ploying one hundred and fifty men, using a million feet of sawed lumber, and making a million and a half of spokes annually; the extensive establishment of the same character, of Brackenridge & Taylor, on the canal feeder, and the works of McElfatrick & Wilder, for the manufacture of agricultural tools, must not be overlooked. Nor must the cabinet shop of John M. Miller, em-
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ploying fifty or sixty men, the cabinet works of Griebel & Fee, and J. J. Klaehen, the planing mill and sash, door and blind factory of O. D. Hurd, which are very large and extensive, and give employment to a number of workmen, the factories of the same kind of Cochrane, Humphrey & Co., Clark & Rhinesmith, and A. C. Beaver, be forgotten.
The leading dry goods houses in the city are Root & Com- pany, with a trade reaching up in the hundred thousand dollars, Townley, DeWald, Bond & Co., doing a like business, Foster Bros., C. Orff & Co., Frank & Thanhouser, A. S. Evans and others. Root & Company have one of the largest dry goods houses in the west, and possess great advantages in the purchase and sale of goods. Their stock is as large and their prices as low as can be found in any house outside of the metropolitan cities. The dry goods stores of the city number over thirty. Some wholesale, with a trade of $300,000 a year, and retail over $200,000 a year. There are seventy groceries, wholesale and retail. Of the former B. Trentman & Son sell over $700,000 per year, and Huestis & Hamilton are not far behind. Nuttman & Dodez, retail grocers, in Ewing's new block, corner of Main and Harrison streets, occupy a first rate position, and do a very large business. Boltz & Bro., at the old Central Grocery, have also a large and increasing trade. De Groff Nelson & Co.'s fruit, agricultural and horticultural warehouse comands a large trade, which is being argely augumented by the energy of Mr. Nelson. There are also several hardware and stove stores, the largest of which are Oak- ley & Son's and Coombs & Co.'s, with sales of over $150,000; 12 drug stores, among which Meyer Bros. & Co., G. C. Nill & Co., Foot & Wooster, D. Vollmer and H. S. Wagner are the most prominent. Meyer Bros. & Co. do a very large business and have one of the finest stores in the whole country. Their sales amount to over $200,000 a year. Thirty clothing stores, M. E. Woodward and Max Nirdlinger's being the largest. Both of these are mammoth establishments, and are not surpassed in the West. M. E. Woodward does a large wholesale business, and both houses employ the very best workmen. Keil & Bro., books, stationery, &c., have a large trade, which is rapidly in- creasing. Of the 40 boot and shoe stores, Markley, Schrader & Co., take the lead. They have a large establishment and carry on a manufactory, employing 25 or 30 men. B. Trentman & Son,
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in addition to their wholesale grocery, have a china, glassware and crockery store, doing a large business. In addition to these we may mention among others, Smith's glue, tile and mattress manufactory ; Killian Baker & Bro.'s piano manufactory, mak- ing first-class instruments ; H. B. Taylor, lumber commission merchant; Mrs. Aveline & Gibson and W. W. Updegraff, deal- ers in milinery and fancy goods. J. G. Thieme does a large business in merchant tailoring.
In the real estate business, the principal dealers are John Hough, Esq., Samuel T. Hanna, Esq., and Hugh Hanna, Esq. Mr. Hough also adds to his real estate transactions, a very large insurance business. Messrs. Irwin & Skinner also do an ex- tensive insurance business.
There are two daily and weekly papers-the GAZETTE and DEMOCRAT, and one German tri-weekly, the STAATS ZEITUNG. The GAZETTE is Republican and the DEMOCRAT and ZEITUNG are Demo- cratic in politics. All have a large and increasing circulation, and are valuable mediums to advertisers.
Fort Wayne is surpassed by no city in the west of its size in banking capital. The First National, Fort Wayne National and Merchants' National Banks, and the house of Allen Hamilton & Co., together have a capital of about $1,000,000. The Fort Wayne Savings Bank is a new undertaking, but under its efficient man- agement promises to be an entire success. Added to these are the several Building and Loan Associations with large capital.
The United States Land office was located here at an early day, and over a million of dollars were paid into the office in the year 1836. In 1844 the Indiana Land Agency was established, and has been ever since under one management with annual sales of $200,000.
In regard to religious and educational privileges, Fort Wayne surpasses any city in the State and need fear no comparison with the cities of the " Learned East." Her system of free schools gives the youth of both sexes almost unequalled facilities for acquir- ing not only an excellent English education, but prepares them for entering the junior class of our most noted colleges and univer- sities. The school premises comprise four large brick and two frame buidings, with one more in process of erection. The high school building is a model of elegance and comfort, and reflects great credit upon its originators. The superintendent, Prof. J.
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H. Smart, is a most successful manager, and it is due to him and the Board of Trustees, Messrs. Morgan, Irwin and Hoagland, to say that their efforts and energy have brought the schools to their present high state of perfection. Mr. Robert G. McNiece, prin- cipal of the High School is also entitled to great praise for the careful and conscientious manner in which his duties have been discharged. The whole number of teachers is fifty and of scholars, twenty-five hundred. Besides there are the Fort Wayne College, Rev. J. B. Robinson, President, Concordia College, Rev. William Sihler, President, and several private and denomina- tional schools. All these combined furnish opportunities for the education of the young, rarely enjoyed by cities so compar- atively new.
The twenty churches of the city almost entitle Fort Wayne to to be called the "City of Churches, " and certainly offer all relig- ious advantages to those who may wish to avail themselves of the "better road."
The general appearance of the city is beautiful and inviting. Its handsome streets, many of them lined with trees and fine pub- lic edifices, together with the multitude of elegant private resi- dences, combine to make it one of the most pleasant of western cities.
In most sketches contained in city directories "buncombe " generally plays the most potent and important part. It seems to have been the province of most compilers to so exaggerate the truth that she became " distorted from her fair proportions, " and the kernel was completely concealed under the superabundance of bark. In this brief and imperfect sketch we have, at least, at- tempted to do no more than fair and even justice to Fort Wayne, her surroundings and advantages. How far we have succeeded time will tell, but, whatever may be the result, our intentions have only been to give, as far as possible, a "true setting forth." The future of our city we think is bright and promising. Unless all signs fail, Fort Wayne is destined at no distant day to be the railroad, manufacturing and commercial centre of a much larger scope of country than even at the present time, and we know of no other city that offers greater inducements and advantages to the business man or manufacturer.
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THE CITY OF FORT WAYNE.
CITY GOVERNMENT.
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F. P. RANDALL, MAYOR.
SAM P. FREEMAN, .. CLERK.
CHRIS. PIEPENBRINK, TREASURER.
PAT. McGEE,. MARSHAL.
CHAS. S. BRACKENRIDGE,. ENGINEER.
CONRAD PENS, ASSESSOR. Offices, No. 9 Clinton Street. Municipal election held first Tuesday in May.
CITY COUNCIL.
Meets second and fourth Tuesdays each month. Council Cham- bers, 9 Clinton Street.
COUNCILMEN.
President-F. P. Randall.
Clerk-Sam P. Freeman.
First Ward-A. H. Carier, Wm. Wadington.
Second Ward-J. C. Bowser, M. Hedekin.
Third Ward-Geo, Brackenridge, J. R. Prentiss.
Fourth Ward-J. D. Hance, Henry Trier.
Fifth Ward-M. F. Schmetzer, T. J. Hutchinson.
Sixth Ward-T. Hogan, N. H. Miller.
Seventh Ward-Geo. Jacoby, Geo. Derfler.
Eighth Ward-O. E. Bradway, Geo. Link.
STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE COMMON COUNCIL.
On Finance, &c .- Messrs. Schmetzer, Carier and Bracken- ridge.
On Fire, &c .- Messrs. Wadington, Jacoby and Carier.
On Gas, &c .- Messrs. Hance, Bowser and Prentiss.
On Markets, &c .- Messrs. Jacoby, Link and Bowser.
On Police, &c .- Messrs. Hutchinson, Hance and Wadington. On Printing, &c .- Messrs. Bradway, Derfler and Wadington.
On Public Grounds, &c .- Messrs. Link, Bradway and Hutch- inson.
On Rules, Regulations, &c .- Messrs. Carier, Schmetzer and Miller.
On Sewers, &c .- Messrs. Brackenridge, Hedekin and Hance. On Streets, &c .- Messrs. Hedekin, Trier and Hogan.
City Attorney-A. Zollars.
Market Master, Barr St .- Wm. Schneider.
Street Commissioner-B. L. P. Williard.
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Deputy Street Commissioner-W. R. Reffelt.
Deputy Marshal-Wm. Homeyer.
Supervisors-Messrs. Thieme, Burns, Guise and Stier. Sealer of Weights and Measurers-William Schneider.
Board of Health-Drs. Rosenthal, Erwin and Myers.
City Scavenger-Geo. Bulager.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Chief Engineer-Thomas Manix.
First Assistant-George Fisher.
Second Assistant-Peter Russell.
Alert Hook and. Ladder Co., No. 1. Foreman, Lewis T. Buck- walter. Truck house, west side Clinton, corner East Berry ; meet- ing hall, south side East Main, between Clinton and Barr.
Mechanics' Engine Co., No. 1, steamer F. P. Randall. Foreman, James L. Sweeney ; Engineer, Col. W. H. Anderson. Engine House North-east corner Court and Berry.
Vigilant Engine Co., No 2, steamer Vigilant. Foreman, John- son Rodabaugh ; Engineer, D. M. Falls. Engine house, north-east corner Court and Berry.
Eagle Engine Co., No. 4. Foreman, Tobias Reitze. Broad- way, bet Berry and Wayne.
Protection Engine Co., No. 5. Foreman, Chris. Brontz. 6th Ward, south of T., W. & W. R. R. shops.
Rescue Engine Co., No. 6. John Morrell, Foreman. Located in Seventh Ward.
Hope Hose Co., No. 1. Con. Schenck, Foreman. North-east corner Court and Berry.
Drivers-Mike Conners and Pat. Bolger.
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
The police force consists of a Chief and twelve men, as follows : Captain of Police-F. R. Limecooly.
Patrolmen-Fred Bicknase, Mike Brocker, Fred Englert, Wm. Geary, Wm. Hageman, Chris. Kelley, John McCann, Diedrick Meyers, Jesse Patten, Fred. Rieling, M. Singleton, Charles Up- ligger.
CITY OFFICES.
Mayor's Court-F. P. Randall, No. 9 Clinton.
JUSTICES' COURTS.
A. H. Bittinger, north-east corner Main and Calhoun.
Samuel C. Freeman, east side Court.
Benjamin Saunders, west side Calhoun, bet Main and Columbia William Stewart, west side Calhoun, opposite Court House.
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COUNTY ORGANIZATION.
Clerk-William Fleming.
Deputy Clerk-John Fleming.
Sheriff-John McCartney.
Deputy Sheriff-I. W. Campbell.
Treasurer-Henry Monning.
Deputy Treasurer-C. M. Barton.
Auditor-H. J. Rudisill.
Deputy Auditor-F. W. Kuhne.
Recorder-Clemens A. Rekers.
Deputy Recorder-David P. White.
Attorney-James L. Worden.
Surveyor-J. S. Goshorn Physician-William H. Myers.
School Examiner-J. H. Smart.
Superintendent of County Asylum-John Spice.
Coroner-John P. Waters.
County Commissioners-John A. Robison, David H. Lipes, John Begue.
Judge Circuit Court, 10th Judicial District-Robert Lowry. Judge Court Common Pleas, 20th District-David Studabaker. Judge Criminal Circuit Court-James W. Borden. Prosecutor 20th Judicial District-Joseph S. Dailey. Prosecuting Attorney-Edward O'Rourke. Senators-W. W. Carson, Ochmig Bird.
Representatives-A. Zollars, B. D. Miner.
Court House Janitor-David Robison.
UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE.
OFFICERS FOR THE TENTH DISTRICT OF INDIANA.
Collector Tenth District-Geo. Moon. Office, over Hamilton's Bank, Calhoun Street ; residence, Warsaw, Ind.
Assessor 10th District of Indiana-Geo. D. Copeland. Resi- dence Goshen, Ind.
Assistant Assessor for Division No. 1, Allen. Co .- A. G. Bar- nett. Office, on Columbia, bet Clinton and Barr sts.
Assistant Assessor for Whitley Co .- Alex. Hall.
Assistant Assessor for Kosciusko Co .- H. W. Upson. Assistant Assessor for Elkhart Co .- E. G. Herr. Assistant Assessor for La Grange Co .- F. W. Vedder. Assistant Assessor for Steuben Co .- O. W. Parish.
Assistant Assessor for DeKalb Co .- Frank M. Willis.
Assistant Assessor for Noble Co .- Z. C. Thomas.
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UNITED STATES PENSION AGENCY.
Office, Ewing's Block, corner of Main and Harrison Streets. Pension Agent-Hiram Iddings.
Deputy-G. E. Bursley.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
Post Office east side of Court, opp. Court House.
Post Master-J. J.Kamm.
Assistant Post Master-Geo. W. Durgin, jr.
Office Hours-Open daily from 7 A. M. to 8 P. M. Open Sundays from 9 to 10 A. M., and 1 to 2 P. M.
ARRIVAL OF MAILS.
EAST.
New York City and Boston, 3 A. M., and 3 P. M.
Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Central, 3 P. M.
Pittsburgh City, 3 A. M., and 3 P. M.
Pittsburgh Way Mail, 12 M.
Cincinnati and Louisville, 3 P. M.
Cleveland, 3 A. M.
Eastern Division, Crestline, to Pittsburgh, 12 P. M.
Toledo, 3 A. M., and 4:30 P. M.
Toledo Way Mail, 4:30 P. M.
Detroit and Michigan, 3 A. M., and 4:30 P. M.
Buffalo and Central New York, 4:30 P. M.
WEST.
Chicago and Through West, 12 M., and 3 A. M. Chicago Way, 12 M.
Indianapolis and Southern Indiana, 1 P. M., and 10:30 P. M. Wabash Way Mail, 1 P. M.
CLOSING OF MAILS.
EAST.
New York City and Boston, 1 and 9 P. M. Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Central, 1 and 9 P. M. Pittsburgh City, 11 A. M., and 9 P. M. Pittsburgh Way Mail, 11 A. M.
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Cincinnati and Louisville, 11 A. M., and 9 P. M. Cleveland, 11 A. M., and 9 P. M. Eastern Division, Crestline to Pittsburgh, 9 P. M.
Toledo, 12 M., and 9 P. M.
Toledo Way Mail, 12 M.
Detroit and Michigan, 12 M., and 9 P. M.
Buffalo and Central New York, 12 M., and 9 P. M.
WEST.
Chicago and Through West, 2 and 9 P. M.
Chicago Way, 11 A. M.
Indianapolis and Southern Indiana, 3 and 9 P. M.
Wabash Way Mail, 3 P. M.
LOCAL MAILS.
ALBION .- Leaves Mondays and Thursdays, at 7 A. M. 66 Arrives Tuesdays and Fridays, at 7 P. M.
DECATUR .- Leaves Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, at 7 A. M. 66 Arrives Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, at 4 P. M. BUTLER .- Leaves Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, 7 A. M. 66 Arrives Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 5 P. M. BLUFFTON .- Leaves daily at 7 A. M.
66 Arrives 2 P. M.
KENDALLVILLE .-- Leaves daily at 7 A. M.
Arrives . " 8 P. M.
AUBURN .- Leaves Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, 7 A. M. Arrives Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 3 P. M. HICKSVILLE .- Leaves Thursdays, at 1 P. M.
66 Arrives 12 M.
ZANESVILLE .- Leaves Tuesdays and Fridays, at 1 P. M.
Arrives " 11 A. M.
LIBERTY MILLS .- Leaves Friday, at 7 A. M.
Arrives Saturdays, at 6 P. M.
BANKS.
HAMILTON'S BANK.
Allen Hamilton & Co., Bankers and Exchange Dealers, west side Calhoun, opposite Court House Square. Organized December, 1852.
Proprietors-Hugh McCulloch, Jesse L. Williams, Stephen B. Bond, Charles McCulloch.
Managers-Stephen B. Bond, Charles McCulloch.
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FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
Southeast cor of Main and Court.
Organized May, 1863.
Capital-$200,000.
President-Joseph D. Nuttman.
Vice President-John Orff.
Cashier-Wm. B. Fisher.
Directors .- J. D. Nuttman, A. D. Brandriff, B. D. Miner, Samuel T. Hanna, A. S. Evans, John Orff, John M. Miller, F. Nirdlinger, W. B. Fisher.
FORT WAYNE NATIONAL BANK.
Southwest cor Main and Clinton.
Organized January 9th, 1865.
Capital-$250,000.
President-C. D. Bond.
Vice President-Pliny Hoagland.
Cashier-J. D. Bond.
Directors-Pliny Hoagland, Charles D. Bond, Jesse L. Wil- liams, O. P. Morgan, B. W. Oakley.
FORT WAYNE SAVINGS BANK.
West side Calhoun, opp. Aveline House.
Incorporated June 7th, 1869.
President-A. C. Huestis.
Vice Presidents-W. H. Withers, Geo. DeWald.
Treasurer-John Hough.
Secretary-E. L. Sturgis.
Board of Investment .- John H. Bass, Wm. T. Pratt, Henry Baker, John Morris, Geo. DeWald, W. H. Withers.
MERCHANTS' NATIONAL BANK.
Northwest cor Calhoun and Main.
Organized May, 1865.
Capital-$100,000.
President -- S. Cary Evans.
Vice President-D. P. Whedon.
Cashier-John S. Irwin.
Directors-S. Cary Evans, D. P. Whedon, Sol D. Bayless, N. P. Stockbridge, H. C. Schrader.
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EDUCATIONAL.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS-BOARD OF EDUCATION.
President-O. P. Morgan.
Secretary and Treasurer, Dr. John S. Irwin.
Trustees-O. P. Morgan, Dr. John S. Irwin, Pliny Hoagland. Superintendent-Jas. H. Smart. Office, High School building.
HIGH SCHOOL.
North side East Wayne, near Calhoun. Principal, Robert G. McNiece, A. B. Assistants, Misses Susan B. Fowler and Lucia F. Clark.
TRAINING SCHOOL.
Rooms in High School building. Principal, Miss Mary H. Swan. Assistant, Miss Lena S. Funnelle.
JEFFERSON SCHOOL.
Corner of Jefferson and Griffith. Principal, Miss Carrie B. Sharp. Assistants, Misses Julia D. Brainard, Susan C. Hoffman, Mr. Isaac Mahuran, Misses Abba M. Knapp, Laura A. Kimball, Clara S. Waite, Abbie W. Phelps, Frank C. Sinclear, Nellie S. Jones.
CLAY SCHOOL.
Corner of Clay and Washington. Principal, Joseph P. Neal, A. M. Assistants, Misses Hellen McG. Ayeres, Nellie S. Wright, Elsie A. Stuart, Lyde J. Wilson, Lou E. Strong, Mary E. Stevens, Maggie A. Tower.
WASHINGTON SCHOOL.
Corner of Washington and Union. Principal, Miss Martha A. Jones. Assistants, Misses Amanda P. Crumley, Maggie S. Coch- ran, Sarah E. Smith, Malvina R. Mahurin.
HOAGLAND STREET SCHOOL.
Corner of Hoagland and Butler. Principal, Miss Catharine Ger- ry. Assistants, Misses Kate D. Turner, Almira Sweringen, Ro- bina L. Pierce, Adelia Lynn.
HARMER STREET SCHOOL.
Corner of Harmer and Jefferson. Principal, Miss Alice E. Smith.
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LASSELLVILLE SCHOOL.
Principal Miss Jennie Snively.
FORT WAYNE COLLEGE.
Incorporated in 1846, under the patronage of the North and North-west Indiana Conferences, west end of Wayne street.
President of the faculty, Rev. John B. Robinson, A. M., Agent, Rev. D. P. Hartman.
OFFICERS OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
President-Hon. John Morris.
Secretary-Homer C. Hartman.
Treasurer-John M. Miller.
CONCORDIA. COLLEGE.
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