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Defiance County Express

Location

Defiance, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 07, 1886

Page

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Snow Flake Flour Leads Local Market Notices

Local items advertise Snow Flake Flour and store notices from Erie Mills and Baltimore Bakery. Events include a G A R camp fire and dances in Young Hickory hall, harvest whispers, and a Charleston relief drive. One collision near Chicago claims a Hicksville stock dealer's life.

Erie Mills Baltimore Lou Russell Toledo Kate Hunter Kittner Bros Harry Wiede Flandreau Dakota Defiance Young Hickory Hall Carrie Houghton Model Clothing House Turnbull Aid Society Chicago Hicksville Charleston Bishop Post Chareston Farmer Township Farmer Center Foster

Express Seeks Prompt Payment From City Subscribers

After a year under new management the Express announces no bills have been sent to city subscribers. The paper urges prompt settlement and states collector Mr. H Beery will call next week to collect dues.

the Express H. Beery

Normal College Notes and Lectures at Maumee Campus

Reports describe daily fires at the college, visitors from Colorado and California, a well spent Thursday holiday at the fair, and plans for Winter term enrollment. New students include Rose Gleason August Shultz Earnest Rider and Charlie Corwin. term ends November 5.

Colorado California Rose Gleason August Shultz Earnest Rider Charlie Corwin

City Council Debates Sidewalk on Ralston Road

Council debates remonstrance against sidewalk on the north side of Ralston road with landowner Joseph Ralston opposing due to cost and township boundaries. Street tasks, alley openings, culverts, and sidewalk contracts discussed. bids approved and a six month loan authorized for bridge work on Third street.

Heller Otto LeSeuer Ralston Road Joseph Ralston Noble Township Thien Bohn Baker Ralston C. A. Flickinger Arabella Street Miller Mr. Flickinger John Snyder Old Presbyterian Cantlon Thein City C. B. Squire W.C. Burke Kehnast Burke M. W. Herris & Co Chicago City Hall Third Street Smith Bridge Co J. Karst G. M. Weisenburger

Prohibition debate links to temperance policy in Ohio

In a lengthy letter from Van Wert, Ohio papers attack Rep J H Foster for a statewide article alleging misconduct by A H Hester clerk of the common pleas court. The piece urges support for Boothman over Hill, cites Methodist views on temperance, and argues high license and taxation reduce saloons, criticizing political Prohibitionists as ineffective and intolerant.

J. H Foster van Wert Times Cincinnati Enquirer Enquirer A. H. Hester Court of Common Pleas Supreme Court Hester Foster van Wert van Wert Republican Faria Congress Boothman Hill Friends of Temperance Ohio Illinois Misouri Nebraska Chicago St. Louis Methodist Episcopal Maine Iowa Kansas Co Sderatios Methodist Episcopal Church Buckley Methodists Generaly State of

New York Letter Gushes Over Women and Real Estate Wins

The piece notes Jeannette Brown as a major woman in a $100,009 special partnership and cites other female enterprise leaders like Miss Kitty Wolfe Mrs. Frank Leslie and Mrs. Paran Stevens. It highlights a dramatic real estate ascent from a $400 Fifth Avenue corner to a $60 000 bid and eventual palatial home, illustrating market oddities and opportunities for women in business and property.

Jeannette Brown Kitty Wolfe Frank Leslie Paran Stevens Victoria Hotel Wall Street A. T. Stewart Garden City Leggett Johnson Fifth Avenue Nineteenth Street Harvey Kennedy

Maumee Bridge Construction Advances Toward November Use

Work has begun on the bridge superstructure with much of the iron arriving. If no interruption occurs, the Maumee bridge should be in use by November 1, about two months behind schedule.

George Lowery Defiance Normal College Florida Napoleon Signal F. L. Copeland Harrisburg Maumee Literary Society Normal College Maumee Bridge

Local Property Exchange Between Randall Simmons and Burgher

W M Randall and Bertie Simmons exchanged two Perry street houses and a Simmons farm for Joseph Burgher in Leonidas Michigan. The Michigan property includes a large farm with several houses a saw mill a grist mill and fish ponds. Trade value set at $13 000 with local citizens estimating a $20 000 future worth.

W. M. Randall Esq Bertie Simmons Joseph Burgher Leonides Mich Thither Randall Perry Street Simmons Michigan

For Sale East Defiance Lots and House Deals

For sale 35 of the best city lots in East Defiance area. Prices at half to two thirds of standard rates. Owner offers to sell a lot and construct a house to suit buyer at bedrock prices with small down payment. Also accepts work and building materials in exchange for lots.

East Defiance

Six Months for 25 Cents Promotion for Toledo Weekly

An advertisement promotes six months of The Weekly Commercial from Toledo offering a world and local news digest for 25 cents. It highlights neighborhood items and premiums to club agents with a yearly rate of one dollar. Subscribers are urged to mail twenty five cents to 178 Summit Street.

Ohio The World

Creamery to Start Near B&O Depot by Jarvis

W G Jarvis plans a new creamery near the B & O depot, signaling local business expansion. The project aims to supply dairy products to nearby markets and create jobs in the area.

W.G. Jarvis

Latty saloon closures and local political tensions in Paulding

In Paulding County the Latty council closed the saloons driving some locals to drink. Rev. G R Mell delivers farewell sermon at Bethel Christian parish after two years as pastor. Democrats oppose W D Hill’s election, claiming they can win without aid. Saylor and Sons hoop mill at Antwerp shuts for repairs to install new gang saws and machinery upgrades.

Paulding Gazette Rep Snook Toledo Bill Hill Defiance Committee On Resolutions Hill Cleveland Payne Napoleon House Senate Antwerp Congress M. M. Boothman G. R. Mell Bethel Christian Parish Elder Mell Paulding W. D. Hill Hoop Mill Saylor and Sons

Theft At Harrison Township House

W N Fast of Harrison township reported a burglary last week when a thief entered his unlocked bedroom secretary and stole 110 dollars from a pocket book. Fast had previously checked the money in the same spot, suggesting the thief watched him through an open window before the theft occurred.

W. N. Fast Harrison Township

Ohio Proclamation Notice for General Election in Defiance County

The Sheriff of Defiance County Ohio issues a countywide proclamation announcing the date and time for the upcoming General Election. The notice outlines election regulations and the requirement to inform the public ahead of the voting day.

State OF Ohio Defiance County Ohio Ee Ae Henry Wonderly City of Defiance Seal Sheriffs Office

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