West Lafayette College News and Local Updates
Coshocton County items note Prof McClure and Miss Wright at February teachers examination. West Lafayette College events include lectures by Prof Wolfe and Wells, society meetings, and a planned drama The Flowing Bowl for March 4. Miss Helen Culbertson wed Mr Mulvane in West Lafayette. W Culbertson formerly studied at the college.
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West Carlisle
N. S. McClure
Grace Wright
Mabel Bell
David Gault
One Mile
F. Chaney
Coshocton
Wilmer
Cochran
Trinway
A. D. Preston
Melick
Utica
Barbara Preston
Monroe Township
Russell Maston
Brush College
Chalfants Church
The
Irving Literary Society
Helen Culbertson
Wm Mulvane
West Lafayette
W Culbertson
Blissfield and Newcomerstown Scenes and Local Happenings
Ed Williamson assists M B Little with finishing a barn on Fourth street in Blissfield. Mrs Professor Hosselt of Newcomerstown visits husband Friday and Saturday. Nellie special school enrolls forty four pupils and seeks high school status. C Parish ships coal to Toledo and other points. Baughman ships three carloads of hogs to Newark. Rollie and Hagans prepare two house patterns for spring construction. River flood recedes six feet vs years past. railroad traffic disrupted by high water.
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Ed. Williamson
Blissfield
M. B. Little
Fourth Street
M. K. Hosselt
Newcomerstown
C. Parish
Toledo
Parish
Baughman
Cooperdale
Newark
Rollie
John Hagans
Adams Mills Woman’s Missionary society elects officers
The Woman s Missionary society met at Mrs Gray s on Saturday and elected officers for the year with Miss Mary Scott as president Mrs Anma Smith as secretary and Miss Margaret Scott as secretary of literature. Several locals visited relatives and a pie social is planned at the Plains Saturday night March 14 inviting all ladies to attend and bring a pie.
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Woman's Missionary Society
Waters Cause Death in Northwest Flood Areas
Dangers rise as Maumee river ice movement floods towns in northwest Ohio. Drownings reported in Findlay Fremont and nearby towns including Samuel Moffatt Nelson Jacoba and Henry Thomas. Streams remain higher than in twenty years. Wedding reported at West Lafayette as Geo W Crossley and Clara Bostley unite in marriage with local attendees.
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Toledo
Maumee River
Findlay
Lima
Tiffin
Marysville
Upper
Sandusky
Samuel Moffatt
Nelson Jacoba
Henry Thomas
Fremont
David Dively
Local notes and moves in New Sodor region
Elmer S Wengerd leaves for Maryland on the 15th to work this summer. Otto Lowe hires Basel Levett for next summer. Craigs plan farm moves. marriages include Elmer Varnes to Miss Mary D. Yoder at a Pennsylvania church. Heirs of John E B Hochstetler set a March 3 public sale.
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Elmer S Wengerd
Maryland
Otto Lowe
Basel Levett
Ohivar Craig
Jim Uhl
Elmer Varnes
Beck’s Mills
Mary D. Yoder
Davidsville
Stah
Pennslvania
G. Shetler
Mr. Varnes
Salome Miller
J D. Miller
Benj. Hochstetler
Geauga County
Israel
Jacob C. Hershberger
Marshall County
Indiana
D. D. Miller
Welshfield
John EB. Hochstetler
Virginia Township Republican Caucus Notice
The Republicans of Virginia Township are urged to meet at the township hall on Saturday March 14 at 2 o clock in the afternoon to nominate a township ticket for the spring election and to handle any other business that may come before the body. Committeeman.
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Virginia Township
Still Doing Business in Pennsylvania Railroads
Advance statements indicate the Pennsylvania annual report will show a surplus after charges of about 2.5 million dollars, or over twelve percent on the stock. The 1901 surplus was 22.75 million dollars, about 11 percent on the stock, with earnings from eastern lines near 113.06 million and eastern and western lines near 215 million. Operating expenses rose, leaving net earnings lower than last year.
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Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Erie
Court H ouse D emurrer Overhated and Other Local Proceedings
Judge Eason overruled the demurrer in J P Zerbe vs T J Rit tenhouze et al and adjourned until next week. Baechtel vs Flaggert winding up. April 7 verdict in Bennet t vs Bache. money owed suits and numerous deeds filed in Coshocton County courts. Probate actions include guardian accounts and estates. two marriages licensed in Newcomerstown and Oxford Township.
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Eason
J. P. Zerbe
T. J. Rittenhouze
Wooster
Baechtel
Bache
Ann Bennett
John Bache
Gilbert Snyder
J. W. Hoover
Common Pleas
Anna M. Parkhill
Sarah Markhill
Jane Pope
James M. Burt
Coshocton
Adam Fletcher
David D. Fletcher
Oxford Township
Lydia A. Carnahan
Frank Reamer
Canal
Lewisville
Samuel Fletcher
John E. Fletcher
Mary Holskey
Lawrence Holskey
Kenilworth
Daniel D. Boyd
Annie F. Pickerel
Board of Trade
John Goss
Milton West
Lafayette Township
Thomas Hamilton
Elizabeth Lockard
John McDonald
Samuel Perkins
Marie Canteras
Marie Holskey
Jane Merrell
John C. Merrell
Charles L. Norman
Moulder
Newcomerstown
Bessie Croy
Death unites two Avondale girlhood friends
Miss Ida Deibel age seventeen daughter of Mr and Mrs Philip Mebel Avondale died Sunday at noon after a brief illness from consumption She had many friends in the village funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10 o clock with interment at Fairview cemetery Rev Mott officiating A coincidence ties her death to Miss Lottie Powell buried January 25 Both girls ages alike shared a close friendship and were beloved by many
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Ida Deibel
Philip Mebel
Avondale
Miss Deibel
Fairview Cemetery
Rev Mott
Martin Randles
Jackson Randles
Prairie Chapel Cemetery
Endsley
Keane
Christ Jesus
Brother Says Knife Threat From Brother Ignored
Will Brown, arrested after his brother Clark Brown, claims mitigating circumstances. He says Clark drew a knife on him days ago. He blames Will Poole for harassing their sister as March winds pass. The report notes Judson Wright’s whiskers blown off in the wind.
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Will Brown
Clark Brown
Will Poole
Judson Wright
Sermon on the Commandment at Sacred Heart Church
Sunday morning at Sacred Heart Church Rev Father Synan preached on the fifth commandment Thou Shalt Not Kill life is God given and taking it is murder even self harm or anger envy and blasphemy are forms of murder scandal ruins a soul and all who spread false tales are equal in sin before God.
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Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church
Father Synan
Ohio River Near Danger Line As Crests Likely
The Ohio River is expected to reach the danger line by Tuesday noon and continue rising into Wednesday. At Point Pleasant it stands three and a half feet above the danger line, while the Kanawha River has fallen about two feet at Charleston.
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Cincinnati
Ohie
Point Pleasant
Charleston
Thousand Painters Strike at Pittsburg
Pittsburg March 2 a thousand painters strike today for a wage raise to 2.60 a day, halting city wide work. Also notes illness and deaths, a canceled Brooks band concert, and local notices including an administrator appointment for Daniel Starker and thanks from bereaved families.
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Pittsburg
Age
Masonry honors for Geidel and Lybarger at Cincinnati Grand Lodge
Charles H. Geidel of this city and General EB Lybarger of Spring Mountain earned the thirty second degree of Masonry at the Grand Lodge in Cincinnati last week. An advert promotes Rocky Mountain Tea as a spring tonic and complexion fix priced at 36 and 35 cents from CC BE Anderson with claims about effects on family meals.
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Charles H. Geidel
EB. L. Lybarger
Spring Mountain
Grand Lodge
Cinnati
Cc. E. Anderson’s
Grandma
Grandpa
BE. Anderson
Markets Show Mixed Grain and Livestock Prices Across Cities
The Feb 28 market roundup reports cattle, sheep, and hog prices in Cleveland Chicago and New York. Priced ranges cover choice fat cattle 4.00 to 5.00 per hundredweight and hogs around 6 to 9 dollars, with calves and lambs moving at 4 to 7 dollars and notes on No 2 corn and wheat futures. Major cities list bids and stockers, with farm livestock and meat cuts cited alongside regional futures.
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Cleveland
Chicago
Inmba
Colves
Zod
New York
Republican managers limit roll calls to speed bills
Republican managers have agreed on another rule to further limit the number of roll calls in the passage of bills in Washington. The move aims to accelerate legislation and reduce parliamentary delays.
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Age
Washington
Delaware On Verge Of Having A Senator
Telegraph reports from Dover Delaware that caucuses suggest one and perhaps two United States senators will be elected this afternoon. The item notes ongoing political maneuvering and voter expectations in the state capital.
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Delaware
Age
Dover
Del
United States
Women and Backache Cure Urged by Bard
A poetic appeal urges every woman to study the causes of backache from daily duties and to seek cures. The piece portrays housework as a burden and emphasizes learning remedies to ease enduring pains.
Doan’s Kidney Pills Featured by Mrs Elwell of Painesville
Mrs Isaac Elwell of 548 East Main Street Painesville Ohio wife of a noted contractor says backache and kidney bladder disorders plagued her for years. After using Dean’s Kidney Pills bought at Moodey’s Pharmacy she reports significant relief and recommends them. Sold at all drug stores 80 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY 1
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Isaac Elwell
East Main Street
Painesville
Dean
Moodey
Foster-Milburn Ca
Buffalo
Public Sale of A J Stover Farm in Monroe Township Ohio
Frank Ulman executor of Abram Weatherwax deceased will sell March 14 1903 at 1 pm on the premises the A J Stover farm Monroe township Coshocton Ohio. One hundred twenty acres good land near school with about 115 acres cleared and under cultivation orchard and house. Terms one third cash one third in one year one third in two years with 6 percent interest secured by mortgage on premises.
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Frank Ulman
Abram Weatherwax
A. J. Stover
Monroe Township
Coshocton
Ohio
Spring Mountain
Bissfield
Wrank Ulmas Fied
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the Age
West Lafayette College
Clara Koch
Shanesville
Messrs
Edward and
Albert Hahn
Dickerson
Chas. Donaldson
Harrison
Gheesville
Dr. Wells
Thomas
Ed. Porteus
C. R. Thrapp
Webster Literary Society
Irving Society
Farmers’ Institute
Wolfe
Colleg Park
M. P. Church
Wells
Montgomery
McIntire
Nellie
Adams Mills
Northwest
Lafayette
Geo W. Crossley
Clara Bostley
Cochway House
Geo. E. Rainsberger
T J. Platt
J. L Rogers
Mr. Crossley
New Sedford
Rocky Mountain
C. E. Anderson
Court House D
Hev
Sacred Heart Church
Man
Owl River
Brooks
Opera House
W. A. Himebaugh
Orange Street
Joseph Parks
Conesville
Cora Carpenter
Chestnut Street
Rev Ebersole
Baptist Church
Weber
English Lutheran Church
Rocky Mountain Tea
Drugelst
Daniel Starker
Clarence G. Starker
Bert
Agnes Parks
Bendas
Lux’ Toastlise Co
CasToy
Amin Es
Rivera
Huntington
W. Va
Big Sandy
Guyandotte
Twelve Pole Rivers
Cededo
Minera
Wade Mine
Central Labor Hall
Doan
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