Easter in Defiance Hails Joyous Services Amid Cold Skies
Easter in Defiance brought large morning and evening congregations as churches displayed flowers and palms. Musicians from Presbyterian, Grace Episcopal, and St. Paul’s M. E. offered notable anthems and hymns, while attendees dressed to impress despite damp skies and lingering gloom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Grace Episcopal Church
Guilberts
St. Paul’s M. E
C. H. Seither
Maude Foust
Julius Blair
Henry Gherke
Police cautions on stealing rides on freight trains
Chief Hubbard warns all boys to stop boarding passing freight trains through Defiance. After numerous complaints the city will enforce full penalties on anyone caught in the act. Locals targeted by the youths for trips will be watched closely.
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Hubbard
Easter Dinner At Ora King Home In Auglaize Area
Social notes describe Miss Ora King hosting Easter dinner at her Auglaize Avenue residence. The Philomathean Literary Society at the College staged a Friday program featuring a debate between Caris and Dixon. A seventh birthday for Helen Pocock drew about twenty-two children at St Paul Street. Nearly sixty Knights attended a service in Napoleon with accompaniment by wives. A Deatrick home reception honored officers of the First Presbyterian church Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society, with officers named and a floral, Easter-decorated setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora King
Auglaize Avenue
Philomathean Literary Society
Helen Pocock
St. Paul Street
Defiance Commandary
K. T
Presbyterian Church
Napoleon
J. F. Deatrick
Coroer Jefferson and
First Streets
C. L. Deatrick
G. W. Deatrick
Woman’s Home and Foreign Missionary Society
First Presbyterian Church
B. W. Slagle
W. H. Hutchinson
E. R. Phelps
Mesdames Graham and Barber
F. W. Cheney
Deatrick
E. T. Clark
A. M. Minsel
Eve Hooker
Mesdames W.G. Lehman
C. F. Ferguson
Helen Deatrick
Helen Phelps
Ed. 8. Davison
Wandering cow milks Toledo police chief at prison yard
A stray yellow cow wandered into the city prison yard on Clinton Street and was taken to the pound by Street Commissioner Hubaker. Chief of Police, amused, milked the animal to provide his family with breakfast and supper, joking about the milk trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Clinton Street
Hubaker
Milk Trust
Barn Fire Destroys Latty Farm Contents Near Briceton
The Latty farm barn of Jacob Haney, two miles north of Briceton, valued about 600 dollars, burned Sunday night with all contents. No insurance was carried. Four horses owned by Haney, a colt owned by L. A. Ridenour, and Haney’s farming implements were lost. The fire was discovered too late to save anything.
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Latty
Jacob Haney
Briceton
Brotherhood meeting at St Pauls Methodist church programs talks
The Brotherhood gathering at St Pauls Methodist church featured talks by C B Squire J H Betharde and J P Buffington on Our Church Our City and Our Children with Mrs A F Harley and Miss Cora Aldrich also partaking in songs and remarks. The Sherwood Hardware Co Johnson Miller Dunnigan sold their store to Edward and Charles Brink, former Hicksville area farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
C. B. Squire
Our Church
Defiance
Waver
Winchester
Judge Hockman
J. P. Buffington
Buffington
J H Betharde
A. F. Harley
Sherwood Hardware Co
Johnson Miller & Dunnigan
Edward
Charles Brink
Hicksville
Hicksville Votes on Toledo & Indiana Interurban Rails
Hicksville citizens face a pivotal choice on a proposed T I interurban line from Bryan to Fort Wayne. Promoters hint Hicksville could gain the route if right of way is provided, with other towns pressing to shift the line their way. A Tuesday opera-house meeting aims to rally support and advance local business prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hicksville
Toledo & Indiana Interurban
Bryan
Ft. Wayne
J. M. Ainsworth
Will Purdy
Toledo
Goshen
Defiance teachers hear Gettysburg talk at institute
C C Miller Lima college president spoke on Gettysburg battles during the Defiance county teachers institute session. Other talks covered literature in grades and manual training with several musical numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Miller
Lima College
Gettysburg
Defiance County Teachers’ Institute
Weingert
Hicksville
Maxuel
Joe Boyer
Rolla Gleason
Virgil Mansfield
Sell Your Junk to Joe Freecor
Local ad promotes junk removal by Joe Freecor at 215 North Clinton Street. Serves residents with old appliances metal and scrap. Contact details not provided.
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Joe Freecor
Williams Kidney Pills Offer Remedy At The Owl Drug Store
Advert shows Williams Kidney Pills claim to cure kidney and bladder issues with nervous-system overwork. Presents symptoms like back and groin pain, facial puffiness, and frequent urination. Sample free, man’s supply 50 cents. Sold by The Owl Drug Store in Cleveland, Ohio.
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William
Man
Owl Drug Store
Williams Mf’g.co
Prop’s
Cleveland
Death of Richland township resident Samuel Shasteen
Samuel Shasteen aged resident of Richland township died Thursday. He was a member of Bishop Post G A R. The funeral was held Sunday at 9:30 at his late residence and 10 at Independence church. Interment followed in Independence cemetery.
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Rosana Budd
Grand Rapids
Mich
Riverside Cemetery
Alton H
Benjamin Kimberly
Jewell
Kimberly
Independence Church
Independence Cemetery
Stillman Rose
Independence
Mr. Rose
Adrian
Michigan
Rose
Canal
Rev. Roberts
Samuel Shasteen
Richland Township
Bishop Post G. A. R
Local social notes and university visit spar as board weighs fraternities
Miss Tena Wilsberg returns from Garrett while Miss Agnes Biederstead visits Mrs. E. R Phelps. Mrs. Lindquist and son depart for Plymouth Ind. Bernard Jahr and Katherine Carmer obtain a marriage license. Dr A E Smith of Ohio Northern University faces student opposition over fraternities as trustees praise disciplinary steps and appoint a committee. Two professors are dismissed but kept for term’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Smith
Ohio Northern University At
Ada
St. Paul’s
M. E. Church
Smith
Board of Trustees
C. W. Butler
Dainty Foods Demand Advertising Royal Baking Powder
An advertising notice urges readers to use Royal Baking Powder in all receipts calling for cream of tartar soda or baking powder. It claims Royal’s purity and leavening strength yield lighter sweeter finer food and better digestion, contrasting with alum and phosphate powders.
Four Sites Visited for Defiance Sugar Factory Plans
Continental Sugar Company officials Van Alstyne and Woodrow toured four potential Defiance sites near Island Park and the Maumee River. A $750,000 refinery would require local water and a private pumping station, creating hundreds of winter jobs and beet-pulp fertilizer plants for farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Alstyne
Woodrow
Continental Sugar Company
William Martino
Defiance
Evans Farm
Island Park
Maumee
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Junction
N. G. Woodward
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Agnes Biederstead
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E. R Phelps
Bernard Jahr
Katherine Carmer
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Royal Baking Powder CO
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