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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1904
Page
1
A traveler reports winter storms across central and southern Ohio delaying farm work and snow depths reaching several inches. He notes the legislature in Columbus, praising members, detailing bills on eminent domain for a power plant, official court stenography, and lobby influence, while recounting social and political dynamics at the statehouse.
The Defiance county Republicans held a mass meeting at city hall at 2 p m on Saturday to select 9 delegates and 9 alternates for the judicial convention to be held April 22 1904. W H McClintock chaired the session with C J Thompson as chairman and Will C Kegel as secretary. Delegates named W Al McClintock P E Helpman C J Thompson John A Backus J E Hosler B F Casebeer L E Griffin Robert Davis J J Craine. Alternates listed W C Burke E P McCord A J Sanford J H Neaderhauser David Gleason C U D Jordan Guy Kirtley TC Elliott John Hamilton. The convention adjourned after orderly proceedings and without contests.
In each of the last two years Western Reserve University awarded $120 scholarships for a four year college course to two Defiance County youths. Now a similar benefit is available for September 1904 entrants. Eligibility hinges on ability, merit, and financial need with applications due June 1 1904 and details from the university president.
Advertisement promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a spring tonic for children. Claims to help them thrive grow eat and sleep. Offered in tea or tablet form by Weisenburger and Emery, price five cents.
A 9 a m Sunday gathering at R A Houghton home on Holgate avenue honored the retiring Wabash railway supervisor after 31 years. Foremen from the Fifth District presented a gold headed cane, with a formal speech by John Navin of Toledo. The event concluded with a hosted dinner at the Crosby House and plans for Houghton to rest in Defiance, Ohio.
The Toledo News-Bee reports the People's Rapid Transit company directors executed a deed to a New York trust for 6 million dollars to launch the Toledo to Cincinnati electric line. President J. Morgan and Secretary L. J. Weadock will place the documents in New York and sign material contracts. Ties are arriving along the route and a generator is installed at the People's Gas & Electric plant to supply power.
The Defiance School of Telegraphy invites young men and women to enroll, claiming fast rise and good pay in telegraphy. It operates as a fully equipped telegraph office adjoining Western Union, with endorsement and guaranteed job placement for graduates. The manager, an 80 year veteran, supervises instruction and runs daily hours from 9 am to 9 pm except Sunday, with terms and details available by address.
A vintage advertisement extols Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a tonic for all family members, promising strength, life prolongation, and overall restoration. The copy highlights its use for children and adults, calling it a reconstructor and growth aid, priced at 35 cents from Weisenburger & Emery.
Mr and Mrs Peter Kettenring return from a winter in Florida where they kept headquarters in Peters burg and spent much time elsewhere. They are in good health with Mr Kettenring noticeably tanned and wind worn. R P Kettenring plans to return next week from Sea Breeze Florida after a good winter.
The funeral service for Mrs. R. T. Betts was conducted at her house by Rev. Clayton A. Smucker of St Pauls M E church with assistance from Rev. A. Edwin Smith of Marion. Pallbearers included R C Cameron, Wm Gilson, Virgil Squire, B J Emery, Scott Hollingshead and Abraham Smith. Interment followed in Independence cemetery as a large procession of mourners gathered.
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