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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1886
Page
3
The record lists participants B. L. Abell, J. M. Priesendorfer, J. N. Lewis, P. Kettenring, secretary Miller, G. F. Bohn, obner Thien, Cyrus Eding, highlighting attendees at the community gathering.
A fragmented timetable shows morning and afternoon departures for Fast Mail, Mail & Express, Limited Express, Pacific Express and accommodations. Entries include Westbound and St Louis routes with various numbers and times, interspersed with stray letters.
Eastbound service shows a 5:59 AM departure from New York and a 3:05 PM arrival to Baltimore with a 9:15 AM note. Westbound listings include a Chicago Fast Line and Chicago Express schedule with times near 11:59 AM.
A winter scene covers Garrett and surrounding towns with fire and snow stories. The big grist mill at Garrett burned recently while Oberlin college boarding hall suffered a $50 000 loss by fire. The Defiance National Bank declared a 5 percent semi annual dividend and local posts elected new officers. Weather shifts contrast 1884 and 1885 temperatures with heavy snow and frigid winds.
R H Harrison runs a nation store for J O Plank in Lima Karst Tenzer close shop due to dull trade. Amos J Walker starts a new hack and baggage line from Russell House and serves trains. J O Plank sells Russell House lease and furniture to S Bachman of Lima who takes over with Sam R Zeller remaining clerk. Hop Plasters offered at 25 cts with noted medical prowess.
Local items report A Wil helm & Son ads in another column and notes Elmore finds gas at 1400 feet. Aldrich buys a Hallett & Cumstan piano. LeSueur and Colvin tour West Virginia for timber. Posts and court matters, fairs, fires, and an insane building cost save.
Hicksville editor T G Dowell arrives in Toledo seeking word of his brother Benjamin B Dowell who disappeared December 30. The 16 year old printer left one dollar, two suits of clothes, and an overcoat. He is 5 feet 8 inches, slender, with brown eyes and dark brown hair. He wore a brown flannel shirt and dark clothes. His mother is distressed.
The 600 roaming cows from Defiance menace Claflin paper mill neighborhoods. Unable to pasture in streets, owners drive cows nightly to feed on straw stacks, causing heavy losses from eating and trampling, estimated in tons each month.
The tonic claims to purify blood and gently stimulate digestion, removing internal restraint and promptly curing dyspepsia costiveness bad breath piles pimples low spirits headaches malaria and stomach liver and kidney troubles. Delicately tasted by the most sensitive stomach. Price fifty cents from G W Bechel.
A freight train collision on the B and O caused engine and car wrecks with serious injuries to crew near Mark Center. The report also notes a fatal collision on a parallel line and outlines Baltimore and Ohio expansion plans in New Jersey for a Baltimore New York Railroad with $1,000,000 capital and a $100 share price, arousing expected legislative battles.
Mr Eorror speaks to farmers in Defiance and Williams counties urging bold, practical effort over dread or despair. He warns against reckless enterprise but says production will flow under any administration. The speaker, a 43 year county resident, calls for action and faith in providence plus hard work to revive the local economy.
Leopold Holmes suffered a severe hand injury at the Holsten's hoop factory when a cutting machine caught a sheet of hoops and his hand slipped into the blades. Surgeons reattached the hand and hope for recovery given his youth. The incident underscores the value of accident insurance as Holmes faces weeks of recovery.
At the annual election of officers the following names were selected for the organization: Master E. B. Mix Overseer Martin Garwell Steward Ambrose E. Trabey Assistant Charles McCollister Lecturer J. A. Sheffield Secretary O. A. Woodward Treasurer Wm. Phillips Champion H. K. Morris Gate keeper Jacob Reid.
At Merchants National Bank annual meeting W C Holgate Henry Newbegin E P Hooker J P Buffington John Crowe and B L Abell were elected directors. Officers chosen include President W C Holgate Ice President Henry Cashier Benj L Abell Assistant Cashier E P Hooker Teller Andrew Sauer. At Defiance National Bank stockholders elected J A Orcutt Joshua P Ottley Dr Charles E Slocum B W Slagle Milton E Orcutt Edward Squire Joseph Ralston as directors. Officers named are President J A Orcutt Vice President J P Utley Cashier Edward Squire Teller Elbert E Carter Bookkeeper Chas J Daoust Messenger Boy Virgil Squire.
Reliable reports say borers at Mt Blanchard Hancock county struck rich gas and oil veins. Gas at 1270 feet yields 500000 to 600000 cubic feet daily while oil runs forty to fifty barrels. The find expands Northwestern Ohio field and pleases local residents.
Miss Dollie Gibson daughter of Dr and Mrs Wm Gibson of this city and T L H Long editor of the Ottawa Gazelle were married at the Universalist Parsonage Hicksville Rev N Crary officiating. They eloped after meeting on the evening train and returned home by morning. It was a romantic affair with well wishers predicting a happy life.
The contractors report slow drilling through hard rock, averaging only an inch per hour. A similar 16 foot thick rock layer was found at Napoleon, where tools could punch four feet per hour. After 14 feet drilled, optimism rises that a softer vein lies ahead, as stockholders stay hopeful with Findlay indications.
In Speaker Carlisle's latest committee assignments Hon. W. D. Hill of this city was chosen as chairman of the Committee on Territories. Hill is the only Ohio representative to receive a chairmanship, signaling his prominence and influence at Washington.
John Moore recently elected. Hicksville clergymen denounce the skating rink. Presbyterian services canceled Sunday due to pastor’s absence. A Holgate Presbyterian church to be dedicated next Sunday after nine members began work last summer. Cost about 1400 dollars with 250 dollars still required. Mr Perkins of the B and O railroad offers an extra train at 9 AM if 30 or more attend.
Try C I Monser s 50c Tea and glassware with every pound of tobacco. Moore Brady s Deep Sea Oysters at 25c quart. Winter King and Daylight Flour from H C Gherkes. Philipp Hager s furniture at Summit Street Toledo offers best bargains. 50 000 cords basswood bolts. Burgland Sheap relocates west and offers real estate on ten year terms. J F Frost advertises bargains. remaining property to be leased after March 15.
A promotional plea cites Ayer's Cherry Pectoral Shiloh remedies and other tonics as cures for dyspepsia, constipation, catarrh, and liver complaints. It lists various products with guaranteed results and prices, sold by Geo W Beckel, including nasal injectors and perfumes.
Tax records indicate final collection due by Monday January 25 after which the books will be in the Auditor's possession. The note is signed by Joan F. Dowe.
Advertisement announces Shilohs Vitalizer as a positive cure for indigestion constipation dizziness and loss of appetite with Geo W Beckel as the seller. The copy mentions yellow skin as a symptom and promotes the product retail.
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