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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1884
Page
4
A collage of short items mentions F Krotz stock and butter sales, tax payments, a new Hicksville block, public school appointments, canal board tours, and local business expansions. It notes the Defiance Teachers Institute dates, saloon counts, editorial remarks, and upcoming Fourth of July events with community figures and venues.
The executive committee met at Sherwood on May 24 1884 to plan the institute programme and select instructors. Members present C E Bercaw Jacob Adams W E Doud W W Huff. Absent C A Fyke. They set the start for August 18 and appointed J W Doud of Toledo as instructor and Nellie Moore of Defiance to lead primary instruction. The committee ordered the programme printed. W E Dovp chairman and W W Horr secretary pro tem.
Multiple 19th century deeds list transfers including M. R. Chilcote to Sarah Dohner for 50 acres in Milford at 3200 dollars, J. Sullenberger to Charles Schilling for 80 acres in Delaware at 500 dollars, and several Defiance city lots sold to various buyers with prices ranging from 150 to 400 dollars.
Free distribution of sample bottles of Dr Bosanko's Cough and Lung Syrup draws a great rush. The syrup, touted as the popular remedy for coughs colds consumption and bronchitis, is offered alongside regular sizes priced at 50 cents and one dollar.
A detailed account of Wesley Johnson's execution in Napatrox Ohio, the crowd, the plan and final moment, and the story of the Williams murders that led to his death. It covers his early life, the crime on October 23 1883, the trial, confession, and the victim couple George and Isabela Williams.
May 1884 licenses issued to pairs including Thomas D. Fisher and Minne Backus John C. Nichols and Mary A. Cordy Frank Nedro and Anna Miller Samuel S. Engle and Celia Ranes Jacob Schneider and Anna Jugenheimer William E. Martin and Bertha J. Hoffman William H. Tuttle and Olive B. Finch Oliver Packer and Abigail E. Alexander Wilson E. Fritz and Dora Boyd George F. Swinehart and Samantha A. Parsons Joseph H. Long and America Bair George W. Dickerhoof and Martha A. Ames Gideon Yarlets and Matilda Freeze William H. Watson and Susie Dickerson Christian Elser and Amanda Chrisman.
From Our Own Correspondent W R Mansfield reports a new saw mill arrival and North Creek's evolving townscape with several new houses and a saloon. The region adds four bridges on the road to North Creek station and Marion Beever sells 80 acres to E Shafer at five dollars per acre. A newborn boy at Forest Stephens and illnesses affect Rev R V Well's Mt Zion service. Newton Kilpatrick moves to Augustus Shiver's residence to become head sawyer. George Pool visits from Paulding.
Local column notes the saw mill back in business and several farm and building projects. Mentions George Degginger leaving for the west, Miss Virginia Sanford teaching Gurwell school, Hall of Evansport repairing U B church, Wissler’s new barn, Dickman’s painted farm buildings, Perry Wagner at Conn Kellermire tile factory, and Partee, Ramus forming Ramus and Swinchart. Also reports a Johnson neck-tie party in Napoleon and plans for a boxing match between Partee and Ramus versus Sullivan.
Next Sunday is childrens day at the M. E. Church with an arranged programme. Evangelical Sunday School convention planned for next Friday evening. Edgerton stock hotel report questioned as rumor aimed to hurt James Stuller. Miss Clara M. Hill, 11, subscribes to the Express to follow politics. Flora Coy departs for Colorado to reside in the future.
Has opened an office in the rooms over E N Lewis' drug store at Clinton Third streets and will hereafter devote to the treatment of chronic diseases and all complaints of the female sex. Office hours from 9 a.m. to 12 m and from 2 to 5 p.m and 7 to 8 p.m. Defiance O May 3 1871.
An advertisement urges readers to try Ayers Sarsaparilla to avoid scrofula and improve constitution for healthy descendants, claiming the medicine purifies blood and benefits offspring.
Our blessings are not appreciated until deprived of them. A hacking cough or lung disease troubles. Dr. Bigelow's Positive Cure claims to remove these quickly. Price 50 cents with trial bottles free from G. W. Bechels lw.
In the days of biliousness when your liver is torpid and skin yellow, remember Dr Jones Red Clover Tonic. It claims to cure dyspepsia costiveness ague malaria and blood and kidney diseases with prompt action and speedy cure. Price 50 cents. G W Bechel. lw.
Colby and Scott druggists promote a free trial bottle of Dr Bosanko's Cough and Lang Syrup for asthma and related respiratory affections, inviting readers to try the remedy.
A Mechanicsburg man reports recovery from lung fever after using three bottles of Dr. ing's New Discovery for Consumption. He regained strength and weight, and invites others to Colby Scott's Drug Store for a free trial bottle. Large bottles cost $1.00.
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