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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1883
Page
5
Policies for Express subscriptions and local tidbits fill a Defiance news page. Mentions include groundhog day hints, travels of local figures, theater and opera house fire aftermath, upcoming events, court moves, and social visits across Defiance, Napoleon, Hicksville, Findlay, and Toledo with references to Krotz and Myers opera houses.
Fire swept the Krotz Opera House in the small Ohio city Thursday night. Despite rapid firefighting, flames gutted the rear and front, destroying a prized hall that opened in 1882. Losses exceed 50,000 with Heller & Waterman and others sustaining stock and insurance claims.
February brief lists 22 marriage certificates issued in January by Probate Judge Greene. Couples include August Telschow and Dora Neil, Newel Smith and Orpha Ellen Keller, H. J. Deindorfer and Mary Spangler, William F. Wohn and Sarah Barr, Jacob Fralich and Helen E. Pahl, George L Goller and Johanna Yeutter, John Fetters and Bertie C. Jones, John C. Hampton and Ada Budd, Ezra Rathmer and Louisa J. Kellermeier, James Rasey and Lavina Graves, George S. Morris and Clara S. Mansfield, Henry Lipp and Catharine Genwitz, George S. Ferguson and Lizzie Zane, Curtis S. Elder and Emma J. Crawford, John J. Thieroff and Anna M. Greenler, Frank Etchie and Josephine Rock, George I. Bercaw and Maria Bresser, Hilas A. Hulbert and Lily J. Battershell, Ferdinand F. Benecke and Anna Mehring, Henry C. Moore and Lizette Stork, William Lee and Emma Brown.
Over the past week multiple property transfers were recorded. Transfers include John 8S Greenler to John A and Charles Fender for 15 acres in Highland at 335 dollars, and James H Frost to John M Kaull for 115 acres in township 4 at 3000 dollars.
Peerless Reaper Co. wins $15450 against J E Wellman. Schafer v Ben der: judgment $228. Levy & Bros. v Hengstler: $50339. Ohio vs Ardner continued for capture. Ohio v Brewster ple a withdrawn and guilty of assault. Ohio v Hirsh arson verdict not guilty. Ohio v Platter verdict not guilty. Ohio v McIntyre plea not guilty. Passed to 2nd Friday for trial. Ohio v Ely passed to 3rd Wednesday for trial $100 recognizance. Ohio v Brant passed to 3rd Wednesday for trial $500 recognizance. Ohio v Hopkins passed to 83rd Wednesday for trial $500 recogniz. Ohio v Korn plea not guilty withdrawn, pleaded guilty, sentence 1 year hard labor. Ohio v Blakesley plea not guilty, verdict guilty, sentence 1 year in penitentiary.
Frank Ercure and Joseph Rock, both of Sherwood, Ohio, were married January 25 1883 at the M E perenne Defiance by Rev Samuel Roberts.
A notice seeking a girl to perform general house work. Interested applicants should call on Mrs. F. C. Culley in the third ward for employment information.
Fort Ance No 134 lodge pauses to mourn Past Grand E W Downs a longtime teacher benevolent worker and admired member. The group drapes the lodge in mourning for thirty days and sends copies to the family and city papers.
Messrs. Curtis and Ketchum of Toledo and Turnbull Wagon Co. plan to complete a 40 by 200 foot carriage works building in Defiance. The plant will employ enough workers to make five carriages daily, with capacity to rise, signaling a prosperous future and keeping key industries from relocating to Toledo.
Friday evening Dr I N Thacker fell on Clin ton street and fractured his left arm but kept his spirit high. On his 72d birthday January 27 1883 friends brought him a gold headed walking cane engraved with the birthday gift and his age, easing his distress and bringing a smile despite the injury.
The January list shows subscribers with varying terms from months to years. The tally totals 122 years and 11 months paid for and $230.15 in receipts, indicating strong subscriber support and prosperity for the Express.
Correspondent reports sleighing is excellent and William Ranes welcomed a baby girl born Friday morning to Michael Myers. Joseph Gearhart will build a 30 by 50 barn in spring. Meetings run all week at Sharon Chapel led by Rev. H Bogers. Ayersville guests of John Dennis last Sunday include Mr. and Mrs Snodgrass. Samuel Smith plans to move to the Sefang place near Ayersville. Next Saturday’s debate will ask whether intoxicating drinks should be abolished.
Evansport growth slows and Aaron Rice leaves for Kansas. Quarterly Brunersburg meeting enjoyed by many. Cold winter frost damages many house plants. Agnew and Beavers host magic lantern shows at school houses. A Friday dance and a surprise party at Gollers. Insurance agent visits. residents urged to check policies. Georgetown trades face competition with two stores. Hicksville’s Andress promotes the Atmos pheric Washer. Debates spark chatter at Snaky Run Pleasant Point Sherwood and other spots.
A West End column reports on frigid weather and icy roads, sleighing revels, local court attendance in Defiance, and broad social notes. It mentions Hicksville merchants thriving, Mrs. Bevington’s recovery, a Defiance trip by Phillip Hersch, and a Dec 28 1882 marriage of Adda Hope to G W Deardorf. It also critiques parties, notes a Pleasant Ridge debate, and cites the Cincinnati Times on the “zero below” cold snap.
Weekly price list from Defrance Ohio shows Wilhelm & Son rates for wheat at 98c, oats and corn varied. flour at $6.00 per barrel. Provisions include butter 8 to 9c per lb, eggs 20c per dozen, chickens 7c per lb, turkeys 9c per lb, potatoes 60c per bushel, flaxseed $1.10 per bushel, clover seed $7.00 per bushel, and hog/lard prices.
Charles Wolff of Kenton Ohio reports relief from five years of dyspasia after using Brown's Bitters. Wilhelm & Son sell PuRE Corn and Oats Coop at 1.25 per bushel for two weeks. L E Myers offers fine dried peaches by call.
Special prices in canned goods offered by Krotz and Morse’s cash grocers include 2 lb cans of Blackberries at 110 per dozen, String Beans 1.10 per dozen, Tomatoes 1.35 per dozen, Onondage Corn 1.60 per dozen, Pie Peaches 1.10 per dozen, Yellow Peaches 2.10 per dozen, Pine Apples 1.75 per dozen, plus assorted fruits at the same shop. L. E. Myers offers best tea and coffee.
Oysters received fresh at the Baltimore Bakery every day. If you want good butter go to L. E. Myers. Kuhl has a complete stock of new furniture and invites all who are purchasing to call and see his goods before buying.
Advertises Fresh Tub Oysters 25 cts per quart and Best Butter Crackers 25 cts at Krotz and Morse with other items. Palamo Mills operate daily regardless of weather, inviting farmers to use services. Mentions pest control products for rats mice roaches flies ants bed bugs skunks and other pests. Druggists advertise 165c.
Myers and Co proprietors announce they will not be undersold in Defiance and surrounding country. They offer the highest cash or trade prices for country produce. Wilhelm & Son advertise mixed chop at 80 cents, middlings 1.00, bran 80, bolted meal 20 per sack, and corn meal at 1.25.
Warranted to cure or money refunded. Coughs colds hoarseness throat and lung troubles. Rock Candy Cough Cure contains white rock candy and root and herb extracts. Only 25 cts large bottles $1.00 cheapest to buy. For sale by G. W. Bechel.
New Valencia Raisins at 10 cents per pound. New English Currents three pounds for 25 cents. New Layer Figs 20 cents per pound at Krotz and Morse's. Also available Bic DELIcious Oysters at the Baltimore Bakery.
Local shop Flager and Watkins proclaims the finest flavor and the biggest freshest stock always on hand. The notice emphasizes quality and abundance to attract customers.
Local notices promote fresh oysters from Flager and Watkins and cheap coffee from L E Myers. Goop Home Maple Oyster Soup offered at Baltimore Bakery. Otp Papers for sale and pantry shelf items advertised. Ayer's Pills and German Invigorator touted for health with Bechel selling.
Harmless Mary Stuart face powder offered at 25 cents a box at Tint or White stores. Sold by G. W. Bechel.
An advertisement for Mother Swan's Worm Syrup touts its infallible testless harmless cathartic effects for feverishness restlessness worms and constipation priced at 25 cents. The copy presents no medical credentials but promotes a quick remedy in a simple format.
An advertisement promises a rapid cure for kidney bladder and urinary diseases available from druggists at 52 East 3rd Street. The brief note emphasizes a low price and rostered distribution through local pharmacies.
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