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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1883
Page
5
Local notes report preparations for the Bryant fair this week and Hicksville fair events today. Advertisements mention fall goods, saloons, races, church fairs, and social gatherings with numerous town personalities and venues across Defiance and nearby towns.
Defiance county Board of Commissioners issue a call for a five mill road improvement levy vote in Hicksville Milford Farmer Washington Tiffin Delaware Mark Adams and Richland on the second Tuesday of October. The new law bars county bonds and any anticipations, supplying another chance to express support or opposition to road financing.
Our correspondent notes Jack frost has damaged corn in the area. Notices of burials, school visits, and travels fill the week. Local outings include Texan pony taming and hunting trips to Michigan. The new church foundation at Farmer Center progresses and the dramatic club prepares another show. Little Harley Winn dies at age 2 months. sympathy floods in.
Water is scarce in this section. Mrs. Pullman visits Lorain county friends. Alice Hanser teaches in District No. 6. John Holly from Stryker spent Sunday here. Will Schultey attended the Toledo fair last week. Late frost damaged local corn. Miss May Dodd in charge of District No. 3 school. Mr. Kelso and wife from Cuyahoga County hosted in town.
County residents visit G Roots home and socialize at Conkle and Russ Deihl’s. Nettie Jones wields the rod in district 5. Marihugh and Shock buy a Buffalo Pitts threshing engine. Davison and Shrimplin buy cows for Mr Connell of Fayette. Schultey buys a Monitor clover huller. Families from Farm er and Pleasant Lake visit. Conn and Gibbs plan a brick and tile mill on Nagles farm. A birthday gathering for Mrs Shock yields many gifts. Sheep-dog damage claims approved for several residents.
Market report from Defiance Ohio for September 20 1883 lists weekly prices paid by Wilhelm son for wheat oats and corn plus flour and meal figures Flour in barrels at 5.80 6.20 per barrel Corn and oats chop priced at 1.20 per cwt Mixed chop 0.75 per cwt Corn meal 1.20. Provisions include chickens 6 cents a pound butter 10 14 cents eggs 15 cents per dozen dressed hogs 6.50 lard 10 cents per pound and dried apples 7 cents per pound plus various hays seeds hides onions potatoes and wool values.
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