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Defiance County Express

Location

Defiance, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 06, 1887

Page

6

Defiance and Area News Roundup 1886 Highlights

Year in review across Defiance city and townships recounts storms, fires, deaths, and civic growth. Notable events include theater shows Ranch 10 and Hoop of Gold at the Opera House, a flood of social happenings, political shifts, arrests, and the rise of new businesses, with monthly snapshots from January to November detailing trials, fires, vandalism, and community improvements.

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Opera house ends specialty entertainments and seat sale for band concert

The opera house management ends specialty entertainments as stale offerings. Reserve seats for the band concert open at 7 Friday evening at Bechel's drug store. holders receive tickets to select seats in turn and may seat only themselves or family. Also notes a New Year visit by Miss Callie Keller myer and others, and reports the arrest of Will Dunn, 22, for allegedly raping an 8 year old girl, bound over to common pleas court.

Opera House Bechel's Bechel’s 16Th Regiment Marie Garlic Huron, O Flora Phillips Roy Webb Rd Ralston Bedell Grace Church Western Electric Ite i Will Geiger Helen Brown James Cavell B. W. Slagle Deshler Indiana Evansport George D. Backus Luella Ackerman Wertheimer Clinton Street Thomas Birch Bentley Bryan C. F. Clemmons Brunersburg Tiffin Township Fourth F. B. Aldrich Jerome P. Slough Kuho Bros G. McCord U. B Adamstownship Clinton and Flint Streets Adelbert Osburn Oakwood J. Wesner Huckaville W.D. Hill Gen. Gibson Potters Praeser & Swinehart Noble Township Chesapeake & Ohio BR Frank Morris Mark Center Mansfield Defiance John Motter Washington Township Lowes Borce Gov. Foster J. A. Orcutt Hengetier G. T. Knight Hicksville Barnum G. W. Bechel Alonzo Lockwood Frank Gingery Milford Township D. A. Brechbiil Ayersville Insane Asylum Columbus Charles Miller Tippin & Foust C. A. Fuckinger Bill Haley Paulding Mathias Koch C. P. Tittle Dakota A. R. Steelemith Erocer Coburn and I. M. pPotter Defiance & Paulding R. R William F. Gould Marshall's Mill H.S. C. Lappell Indianapolis Mattie Squire Bhierwood Frank Myers Ayereville Julia A. Ferguson Charles B. Squire Republican County Committee David Hines Emma Lehman Ella Ame Auglaize Augustus Dolke W. F. Dolke Z.H. Miller Sherwood W. D. Hill W. C. Holgate C. J. Chenevert Ite Will Dixon Delaware Bend Thomas Blair Williams Center Gerald Herchfold Switzerland Lima Mra W. H. Henne M. M. Boothman George Ferguson Christian Mueller Martin Wauseka East Defiance Paulding Court House Rudy Ehrhart Hancock Post John Earnhart Wesley Durham Okolona Old Gas Well Company Bruce Myers Fostria A. D. F. Randolph Hicksvile Munson Whitney F. H. Robn Werthemler Bros David L. Harry R. H. Gleason J. Karst Third Street John Smith Sm't Bridge Company Salvation Army Auglaize River Rev Lance M. E Schwinn Wheeling Fred Stephens Fitchville Slagle Jim Wells Bill Hill Callie Ancie Kellermyer Cyrus George Kellermyer Moore Will Dunn Mabel Caster Dunn Court of Common Pleas Bechel

County Officials Sworn In As New Terms Begin

Wonderley begins his second term as sheriff and Frank Clemmer is sworn in as county commissioner. Outgoing Commissioner Struble retires after two terms and one month with a noted record as a conscientious official.

Herif Wonderley Frank Clemmer Struble

Post meeting notice for January seventh at seven thirty

Comrades are hereby notified that the next regular meeting of the Post will be held at G A R hall on Friday evening next January seventh at 7 30 P M Ep Merz Col Commander.

Ep. Merz

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