Dated Local Notices and Trials Highlight Wyandot County News
The Mullhofana ditch case remains scheduled at the courthouse on May 15 in Tymochtee township. Obituaries note John F. Zimmerman dies of pneumonia and William E. Bowsher’s death. Joseph Fleck becomes Crane township clerk. The Wyandot Medical Association adopts a resolution on prescribing liquor after patient examination. Hamilton R. Curry is acquitted of murder in the J W Jackson case after a lengthy jury deliberation. Local commentary praises Frank Eckert's rapid transport service between Nevada Upper Sandusky and Bucyrus and cites ongoing interest in an electric-line survey.
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Mullhofana
Tymochtee
Court House
John F. Zimmerman
of Kirby
Bruno
Eist
William E. Bowsher
Crane Township
Jon Upper Sandusky
Joseph Fleck
Frederick Kinley
Eden Township
Robbins Post
Upp R Sandusky
Union Church
Wyandot County Medical Association
Upper Sandusky
Medical Association
Hamilton R. Curry
J. W. Jackson
Marion County
Curry
Erie Railroad
Jackson
Marion
Wyandot County
Frank E Eckert
Commercial House
Commercial
Eckert
Frank
Columbus
Nevada
Wyandot Refineries Company Expands and Secures Oil Supply
The Wyandot Refineries Company has retired its bonds and raised funds to settle indebtedness and build working capital. It connected with Standard Oil for a steady crude oil supply and moved offices from Cleveland to Crawford. Charles H. Marr was elected 2nd vice president and general manager. The plant plans expansion. it specializes in railroad signal lamp oil praised by railroad workers. Ewing now handles wallpaper paints and drugs.
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Wyandot Refineries
Standard Oil
Charles H. Marr
Cleveland
Crawford
City Council Minutes Show Bills and Repairs Authorized
The council reviewed monthly bills for mayor, clerk, night watch, marshal, police, street labor, gas for library, and bond coupons. Repairs were ordered for the front walk gutter at city hall and the Spring Run foot bridge. Fire Chief Campbell secured a 320 appropriation for Lima convention costs with a policy on attendees.
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Chambers
Stahl
Kear
Hart
Herbert
Pahl
Jacoby
Michael Perl
John Kitzler
C.ceeae
Ed Gibbs
Fa Gibbs
Robert Drake
Jabor
Elaseenes
Keefer & Hunter
Feregses Buachet
Loren Stahl
Hays
Hays de Ae Eenga Neg Nity Leave 16.65 Logan Natural Gas Co
Moutst
People’s Bank Co
Spring Run
South Street
Campbell
Fire Department
Lima
Letter from Leroy Hile from Eldorado Oklahoma
Leroy Hile writes from Eldorado Oklahoma dated April 27 describing the town in Jackson County six miles from the Texas line. He notes population, businesses, crops, and the absence of Indians or Negroes, mentions buying property, renting a nearby farm, and plans to live over the summer while inviting friends to visit.
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Leroy Hile
Eldorado
Oklahoma
Times
Texas Line
Plains of
Jackson County
Notion
Confectionary
Edorado
Ohio
Leroy Hine
Postal Card Shower Honors Trafelets Before Flint Leave
Mr and Mrs Charles Iields issued about twenty invitations for a postal card shower this evening honoring Mr and Mrs Robert Trafelet who will soon leave for a new home in Flint Michigan.
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Chas
Robert Trafelet
Flint
Mich
Woman's church honors life member in mission society
Mrs V A Smith has recently been made a life member of the Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society of the Lutheran church.
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V.A. Smith
The
Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society of
Lutheran Church
Strawberry Plants For Sale By W M Presser Adrian Ohio
Several thousand standard strawberry plants offered this spring by W M Presser of Adrian Ohio. House phone 5267. Local agricultural ad seeking buyers for bedding and fruit production stock.
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W. M. Presser
Adrian
Ohio
Wyan dot County W. O. T. U Institute Program
The 1909 Wyan dot County W O T U Institute will meet at the Evangelical Lutheran church on May 7 with an oratorical contest, devotional services, and multiple sessions led by Mrs. Nina Williams, Mrs. Florene Swihart, and Rev. E Luther Spaid among others. A Mothers Day proclamation by the Modern Woodmen of America notes second Sunday in May as the day to honor mothers with white carnations.
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Wyandot
W. O 'T. U. Institute
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Upper Sandusky
Nevada
Harpster
Whartden
Carey
J. Frank Smith
Cleveland
Nina Williams
Our Young Women’s Wo K
Florene Swihart
Young People’s Societies
Loyal Temperance Legion
Cora Lilley
Presentation of Banner
Presentation of
Ohio Messenger
Crusader Monthly
Union
Wiss Cora Lilley
E. Luther Spaid
J. H. Williams
Carey Music
Effie Paul
Heen Akers Maitland
Nevada Music
al White
Dorothea Whaley
Mra
Sesson
Hefray Institute
Consul Talbot
M. W A
Woodman of
J.P
Civil War Letter From Camp Dix Describes Travel and Tragedy
A Civil War era letter from Camp Dix dated June 20, 1864, details a journey from Columbus to Baltimore with vivid scenes of the Ohio River valley and wartime reflections. The writer recounts a fatal accident near Rochester Penn where a soldier fell from a moving train, notes the boys cheering locals, and closes with a loving message to his children and a memory of a fallen comrade.
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Camp Dix
Deear
Trg
Columbus
Baltimore
Ohio River
Virginia
Iron Horse
Rochester
Penn
Straw
Pittsburg
James Hippins
Starr Marked Sixty Ninth Birthday With Neighbors Gathering
On Wednesday evening April 28 G W Starr was surprised by about thirty neighbors at his home 3 1 2 miles southwest of Carey. They brought useful gifts and light refreshments with singing and social chat. Starr expressed appreciation in a brief remark as guests departed around a late hour. Attending were Mrs Starr and daughter Miss Maud and many relatives and friends including Alton Phillips Russell James Howard Frank Brown Amos Nye Charles Hunter Hiram Pierce Ernest Brown Alvin England Tillie England Henry Nigh Valinda Brown Charles Brown George Starr Ralph Brown William Hunter and Ray Hunter.
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G. W. Starr
Carey
Atarr
Starr
Maud
Alton Philips
Russell
James and
Howard
Frank Brown
Amos Nye
Charles Hunter
Frank
Hiram Pierce
Ernest Brown
Alvin England
Tillie England
Henry Nigh
Valinda Brown
Charles Brown
George R. Starr
Ralph Brown
William Hunter
Ray Hunter
Freak Pig with Two Heads Born in Local Sow
Frank Pahl reported to the office that a sow owned by John Snook gave birth last Wednesday to a twin headed pig. The monster pig had two mouths two tongues and three teats on each side and a full set of teeth. The report was relayed by Mayor Chambers.
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Frank Pahl
John Snook
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Drayload
MO. McGuire
Hocking Valley
A. P. Johnson
Security
United States
Security Lightning Rod Co
Burlington
Wis
Ransor & Huston- the Corner Hardware
Wyandot Refineries Company
Ewing
City Counsil
Joseph F. Wonder
Co. B
V. I
Crawford Post
Hibbins
Chambers Mayor
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