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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1887
Page
9
EastMast section notes a maritime express service update and timing details with a focus on the main line and schedule changes. Authorities report on operational status and planned departures influencing travelers and shipping timelines.
Brief items note Dr. Scott’s trip to Antwerp Tuesday and Mayor Ralston’s visit to Van Wert last week. Details cover opera shows at Myers House, court business, social visits, express company moves, horse purchase, and remarks on correspondence, farming distances, and cotton seed oil usage.
In defiance county's early days coon skins served as currency with prime skins at one dollar and non prime at fifty cents. George Snook survives a bear attack while guiding coon hunts, the 1824 Defiance court opened with Ebenezer Line as judge, and Williams county issued its first marriage license and election in that era.
The record lists numerous cases on the Court of Common Pleas docket including veiled actions like Newbegin vs Sears and Taylor vs et al, with continued and default statuses. The Grand Jury for January 1887 reports examination of 27 witnesses, four true bills of indictment, and notes the county jail's clean, healthy condition under sheriff oversight.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions names and crimes like grand larceny and burglary, mixed with phrases about health products and an assortment of unrelated items. The readable portions reference individuals tied to a case and assorted local notices, with scattered product pitches and sale items.
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