Local notices urge arrears payment and chilly weather notes
Subscribers in arrears are urged to call and settle by January 1 1885. The paper asks for funds to pay bills and notes Republican readers will respond. Various items mention Alvin Joslin, the Williams County Teachers Institute, and a theatre performance at the Grand with Charles L. Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank C. Culley
Charles L. Davis
Alvin Joslin
Mr. Davis
Alvin
Syracuse Daily Courier
Circular Wood Saw Offered by Machine Works
Call at the Machine Works for a top quality Circular Wood Saw. The 30 inch saw unit with table, friction rollers, belt return, and balance wheel sells for 55 dollars complete. Also notes a sleeplessness remedy involving a wet towel on the neck said to calm sleep.
Safeguard Money in Banks to Cut Theft Risk
The article urges keeping funds in bank vaults to avoid robberies and burglaries. It warns carrying cash inflates danger and idle money worsens hard times, advising all men to store money securely despite amounts like $50 or $100.
Defiance Firms Close for Christmas Day
The undersigned businesses in Defiance announce they will close their places of business for the entire day on Christmas Day December 25. Named firms include Krotz & Morse, Q. Fairbanks, Rogers & Booth, Carroll & Co, Fillmore Krotz, Paul Flager, Wm. Martin, Viers & Hilton, Alonzo Krotz, Watkins & Chamberlain, J. Wisterman, Feindel & Hammond, Schultz Brothers, M. B. Gorman, and J. B. Weisenburger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defiance
Krotz & Morse
Q. Fairbanks
Rogers & Booth
Carroll & Co
Fillmore Krotz
Paul Flager
Wm. Martin
Viers
Northern Michigan Emmet County Letter From An Old Correspondent
A correspondent praises Emmet County in Northern Michigan noting rolling terrain forests and rich soils. He details crops including wheat oats rye buckwheat corn small fruits apples uncertain yet, with strong fruit and vegetable yields reported and plans for future apple culture. Harbor Springs and Toledo reference is included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torror Express
Michigan
Emmet County
Lower Peninsula
Straits of Macinac
Lake Michigan
Crooked
State bird and fowl season penalties law excerpt
The legislature last winter did not change the game laws. The notice prints legal provisions for hunting seasons and penalties. It lists allowed dates for quail prairie chicken wild turkey ruffed grouse pheasant teals ducks and woodcock and bans traps snares swivel guns sink boats and similar methods with fines up to twenty five dollars and up to thirty days in jail.
Free to All Subscribers 1885 American Farmer Offer
Subscribers of the Defiance County and the Evening Express can get the American Farmer free for 1885 by paying their 1885 subscriptions in advance. New advance payments through Jan 1 require no extra cost, with a special 25 cent add-on for three months advance for the Evening Express. The American Farmer is a sixteen page agricultural magazine from Fort Wayne Indiana, aimed at farmers and allied trades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Joslin
Williams County Teachers’ Institute
West Unity
American Farmer and Household Magazine
B. F. Enos
Lion
Phillip Kells
Adrian, Mich
George Weisenburger
Harrison Street
Orleans
Defiance
Greene
Hicksville News
Lima
Sarkasm
Maumee
Aglaize
Weekly Express
American Farmer
Evening Express
E. A. K. Hackett
Fort Wayne
Ind
Growler
Bohemian oats scheme outlined by investigator
A lawyer discusses a “Bohemian oats” arrangement where a stock company brokers oats at ten dollars a bushel. Farmers sign notes instead of cash, pay a 25 percent commission to agents for selling seed oats, and later settle by passing notes to successive farmers. The cycle creates mostly notes and a cash drain on farmers while the agent nets fees.
Noble Township News and Local Notes
Irvin Spitler teaches Kibble school this winter and J O Wissler teaches Figley 8. E Sanford lost a pig last week. Tile yard office opened but operations paused for winter. The Grange plans a Christmas tree inviting all, except Mormons. Neuhauser clock ads and Pluto furnace promotion appear in town notices.
Buntsville items recount deaths and local happenings
Died December 7 Mrs Ella Palmer of Auglaize township. Barn and farm details include Bill Ransler’s corn crib collapse and a North Ridge farm buyer. Grandmother Wells ill near Junction. Sawmills to shut as logs run out. Social at Mrs Ann Morris, barn erected for Christopher Breckler. Ghost sensation near Mary Lines murder site sparks local curiosity. Veteran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells
George Vencer
Junction
Paulding Gazette
Ann Morris
Bob
Henry Frederick
Christopher Breckler
Pickerings
Pickering
Buntsville
Mary Lines
Oakwood
B. and O. Holiday Round Trip Tickets Offer
The B and O announces reduced round trip fares on the Trans Ohio Division starting December 23. Tickets may be used for travel to celebrate Christmas and can return by January 2. Tickets are available for sale December 23 to January 1 at all stations with posters or station agents providing details.
Land Transfers in Defiance and Surrounding Townships
A sequence of land transfers is listed from Defiance and nearby townships including Defiance, Tiffin, Mark, Highland, Mil ford and Washington. Buyers pay sums ranging from $1 to $866 for parcels of 10 to 162 acres and city lots. An advertisement by A. L. Schlientz promotes a stock of goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Telschow
Wesly Bercow
Defiance Township
Charles W. Krotz
Nichlas Martin
Defiane
Barbara Weismiller
Mary Ferris
Tiffin Township
Robert Jude
William T. Jude
Mark Township
Solomon C. Rex
Elizabeth Lalone
Mark Center
Archibald Worthington
Matilda Memford
Highland Township
R. B. Hayes
Henry Egler
Richland Township
Sarah E. C. Snider
B. F. Lewis
A. J. Lewis
Paul Kennel
C. E. Struble
E. Roder
T. Mority
Milford Township
John Roder
M. Mority
Philip M. Crago
Amanda J. Hay
Washington Township
Martin Struble
Charles E- Struble
Washington Ship
Jensus A. Houghton
M. E. Heller
Defiance
A. L. Schlientz
Winter’s practical touch hits Hicksville with snows and plans
The piece notes a practical winter shift as sleighs annoy residents while Santa may face tighter budgets. It mentions German carp stocked by W J Henry from the U S fish commissioners, a Barn fire near Newville Indiana, and a James Bays visiting from near Wauseon. It reports a successful Teachers Institute in Hicksville with Eva Wonsettler at the organ and a decision to hold another session February 7, 1885.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Bays
Wauseon
John
Countryman
Newville
Ind
Santa Claus
Hicksville
Eorror Express
Eva Wonsettler
Bercaw
C. W. Prettyman
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C. L. Deatrick & CO
Defiance County Express
Prank C. Culley
Clinton Streets
Neuhauser Bros
Toledo
Auglaize
Ernsberger
Igns
F. E. Stoxt
J. P
John P. Wagner
Mary Gilliam
Delaware Township
L. E. Myers
Switzer Bros
J. H. Boyd
Muscame
Iowa
Illiam Pillips
Lee M. E. Heller & Co
Chas. Davis
Cleveland Penny Press
New York Herald
van Wert Bulletin
The
Ottawa Gazette
St. Mary’s
Anthony Wayne
Northern
Jas. M. Starr
Harbor Springs, Michigan
Neuhausel Bros
Defiance County
Noble Township and Vicinity
Nemo
Irvin Spitler
J.O. Wissler
Figley
E. Sanford
Frank Ramos
New York
J. W. Bridenbaugh
Farmer Township
J. F. Reid
Lyman Langdon
Phillip Cassil
Jamestown
W. H. Bridenbaugh
Jacob Dickman
J.W. Reid
Mr. Carr
Frank Lewis
Phillip McAuley
Fred Kellermire
Jerry Brown
Bryan
the Express
James G. Blaine
Noble Grange
United States
Defiance Machine Works
Ella Palmer
Auglaize Township
Bill
Ransler
Potters
North Ridge
Rahe
Dennie
Nevhausel
Nora Bene
Bro. Dowell
W. J. Henry
U. S
Fish Commissioners
Teachers Institute
Cali
Cass
N. Y
COR. Perry
Third Streets
Gent's
Kittner Bros
Alberti’‘Is
Cleveland
Medical Institute
Case Library
Postoffice
Carroll Go
Holiday & Candy
Bral
H. M. Sigler
Crockery Store
Mason
China
Albert
Dr. Albert
P. O. Box
Oonhnia
Blane
Switzer
Kelas
Clinton Street
Spital
FOR
Harrows
Clinton St
Switzer & Kehnast
Jerry
Opera House
Nathan Carle
Charles P. Lowe
Mr. Carle
Daily Register
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