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Defiance County Express

Location

Defiance, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1879

Page

4

One Price Clothier Promises Cheap Overcoats for All

Zeller and Bruner lead Defiance county retailers by selling more and cheaper. At 999 Clinton St. customers are invited to compare prices and learn how there are "millions in it." One Price Clothier offers overcoats priced so a child can buy as cheaply as a grown person.

Clinton St Emmanuel Koch Miller & Craft Clinton Street Kittner’s Zeller & Bruner Defiance County Kittner Ohio Fifth Street Express Isaac Baker Southworth’s Grove Voorhees White Foster Sherman Grant Keyes Yazoo W. R. Cleland Dr. Combs

Local Defiance items mix politics, circuses and weather

Local notes report bridge repairs and new store rooms as Defiance townsfolk react to crowds at W W Cole’s circus and Dan Voorhees speeches. Weather hints at fall rain threatening upcoming fair and parades while clashes, flags and banners circulate amid busy week.

Republicans to Nominate Land Appraiser in Defiance Township

Defiance township Republicans meet at J P Camerons office on Saturday evening September 27 to nominate a land appraiser for the township by order of the committee.

Defiance Township J. P. Cameron Walladingham Lincoln Dixon Chisholm

Telephone proves a wonderful instrument in long distance call

Last Sunday the telephone connected with Western Union lines enabling a talk between here and Fort Wayne and Warsaw. At one point connection reached Marion, Indiana, with voice barely audible over 156 miles. The conversation and singing from Warsaw were very clear. The telephone is described as a truly wonderful instrument.

Western Union Fort Wayne Warsaw Marion Ind

Spirit of Defiance Carnival and Democratic Rally

A detailed account of Defiance and Noble townships Democratic delegates, bands, and parades, with praise for Adams and Hicksville contingents. The piece notes the return of the butternut pin symbol, crowd sizes near 1,000, saloon visits, and reflections on political loyalties and historical figures. It includes local notices about deaths, schooling, and residents, ending with comments on a burglary incident during a dance.

Hicksville Notes Preview Rain, Fairs and Local News

Prospects for rain look good as Our Own Correspondent reports on town events. Loveland moves to Milford to farm, Correll builds a fine new house, Ft Wayne residents clash over a shared fair date, and a runaway horse injures Frank Callender. Preparations for a grand fair proceed with possible favorable weather and A P Edgerton to speak Wednesday. Band members decline fair duties at Defiance due to work.

John Spangler Webb Hugh Donley Kansas Brunersburg Donley K. V Mary C. Haymaker Defiance Peter B. Bee Farmer Center Peter Ft. Wayne Frank Callender Rake

Spectators Attend Sham Battle Reenactment at Auburn

Friday and Saturday crowds of about twelve thousand witnessed a sham Battle of Chickamauga at Auburn. Soldiers recalled real fights as the Fourth Ohio artillery played heavy music. The piece ends by noting Democratic figures Barxspace and Gully and calling for northern lectures ahead of 1880.

Auburn Chicamauga Fourth Ohio Artillery

Voorhees speech criticized as overlong and dishonest in Delphos

The Delphos audience rejected Dan Voorhees when he spoke from a manuscript, with fewer than 300 attendees and mocks of his campaign talk. Critics compare Judge Patton’s history lecture to an exhaustive Moses to Revolution ramble. Defiance county voters see no federal election interference.

M. Kittner Dan Voorhees James F. Clegg The Cincinnati Gazette Clinton Street Holgate Voorhees Opera House Express Defiance Peter B. Bee Patton K. V. Haymaker Dan. Voorhees Delphos ToHose Judge Patton Moses Defiance County

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