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Newspaper
Carey Times
Location
Carey, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1909
Page
1
The Carey Times introduces a public subscription contest with top prize a $100 diamond. Prize pool includes a gold watch and other items. votes come from subscriptions and issue-specific coupons. Entries require nomination ballots, with immediate participation encouraged.
Wyandot County fair board met in Willis P. Rowland's office to appoint judges for poultry grain fruit and canned goods and assign gate keepers and ticket sellers. Elza Gault L B Einsel L C Kinley Belle Dougherty John Alt Edward Ruopp and others named as night policemen marshals and gate keepers. Meeting set for August 21 at the fair ground.
Former Caroyite Guildford Berlin becomes postmaster at Obar New Mexico entering duties August 3. He previously served as telegraph operator and train dispatcher in Wisconsin and Illinois. Obar, in Quay County, grew around a cattle loading station tied to the Obar brand and was established as a town near a new railroad light industrial area. Berlin is a son of H. R. Berlin of Wharton.
Mrs J C Snyder of Lovell entertains a two week house party with guests including Mrs Bert Brashares and children Miss Ethel McGathey Mr Foster Bond of Marion Mrs Mary Brashares of Columbus Miss Marguerite Gordon of Fostoria Miss Marguerite Bownsey Miss Zoe Hart and Mr Glen Hart of Prairie Depot Mrs L G Walborn of Dayton and Miss Marguerite Dineheart of Upper Sandusky.
Oscar Steen Ralph Kurtz Merritt Patterson Verne Campbell and Carl Zintz depart Monday for a two week camping expedition along the Sandusky river east of McCutchenville. They travel heavily laden with the necessities of home life.
The ladies of Crawford M. E. church announce a Thursday evening festival on August 12 with ice cream bananas and cream cake and lemonade. Everybody invited.
Rev. Chas. Bowers of North Manchester Ind preached a fine sermon Sunday morning at the United Evangelical Church. The topic was The Wonderful Cross.
The report covers a range of local items including the death of 11 year old Harry Loudenschlager from Salem township due to diabetes, a music store closure in Upper Sandusky and move to Auburn NY, real estate transfer at Dow's addition Carey, and a $16,500 Sycamore school bond election on August 16. It also notes changes in law firms, weather storms, a runaway team incident near Upper Sandusky, a school transport contract in Pitt township, a lease dispute in McCutchenville, an injunction in common pleas court, a Rose law arrest in Upper Sandusky, a young woman Myrtle Clark’s suicide, and a curiosity about a fruit bearing shrub near Catharine Burnside’s home with an apple tree growing beside it.
A late letter from Oak Camp Kalamazoo describes a half acre with 140 shade trees and a thriving sprout forest. The writers praise shade, mossy walks, and a fence line clearing. They report Duke Northgrave’s tall celery, plentiful fish and berries, and rapid potato and bean growth, noting their enjoyment and abundant food. LAIRD AND SHERMAN.
A claim that the apples show an unnatural variation is described as almost unbelievable yet supported by growing fruit in the yard. The report invites inspection by the reader to verify the unusual appearance.
Services resumed Sunday at the Methodist church following a two week suspension for renovations. New carpet, linoleum, and painting give the aisles a neat look. Res Stewart Baumgardner preached on Divine Presence from 2 Chronicles. A choir led by John B. Moore and others, with organ and violin, provided fine music for the occasion.
Walter Phelps departed Friday to assume for a month the manager role of the telephone line he was connected with in Charleston. Mrs. Phelps traveled from Toledo to join him in Charleston after attending an association meeting there.
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