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Newspaper

Defiance Weekly Express

Location

Defiance, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1899

Page

2

City News Budget Mentions Typhoid and Travels

Mike Flanagan ill with typhoid fever Paul Hagen of Mark Center visited city Mrs Otto Shoemaker ill Geo N Evans and daughter guests of Lyman Langdon Prof S W Neaderhauser from Tiffin Township hosted by Lieut W E King Abe Smith and family to Elyria Bishop Posts GAR car to Philadelphia Sept 4 12 75 round trip.

Geo. N Evans Morenci, Mich Lyman Langdon S W Neaderhauser Tiffin Township W E King Sunday Bishop Post Gar Philadelphia

Aging Homesteader Van Horn Injured in Railroad Accident

A 77 year old man named David Van Horn, living with no known relatives, was found in Defiance near railroad yards after falling 12 feet from a trestle. He had a broken left collar bone and other bruises, recently traveled from Illinois to Cincinnati and Dayton. He carried $1,100 when arriving, invested $800 in 40 acres near Mark Center, and is reportedly making Elmwood Place his home. He is being treated at Cincinnati hospital and a local inquiry seeks care preferences from Elmwood.

David van Horn Central House M. Redman Strr Cincinnati Cincinnati Hospital Mr. Redman van Horn Dayton Illinois Mark Center Elmwood Wm. Hughes Marshall's Dr. Aldrich

St Boniface Society Elects Officers for 25th Jubilee

Officers elected at St John s hall include Honorary President J M Preisendor fer President M J Walz Vice President Aloys Eck Recording Secretary L Krutsch Fin 2 John Kiestner Treasurer Christ Diehl Trustees 1 year George Forst 2 years J O Weismantel 3 years John S Demann Flag Bearer Val Kiestner The society is flourishing and will celebrate the silver jubilee this year Spiritual director Rev J P Gloden

M J Walz Aloys, Eck L Krutsch Fin John Kiestner Christ Diehl George Forst J O Weismantel John S Demann Val Kiestner J P Gloden

Teachers' institute set for August in town

The article notes an upcoming teachers' institute to be held here from August 21 to 25. It also covers a group led by Mayor John A Deindoerfer traveling to Dubuque Iowa for Lutheran church meeting, court actions in Toledo, and a lost pocket book case involving Mr. J Monk.

Teachers’ Institute John A Deindoerfer M. Schultz Andrew Stoll Rev. Ide Perrysburg Dubuque Iowa Aid Society

Meeting series at Church of Christ continues all August

The St Louis Globe-Democrat notes ongoing tent meetings at Russel and Tower Grove avenue led by Rev. Abraham E pastor. Rev. J R H Latchaw president of Defiance College will headline with tonight's sermon on The Character and Mission of the Christian Church. A pastors conference is planned for Friday to discuss denominational aims and methods and potential international union next year across the United States Canada and the Old World.

St. Louis Globe-Democrat Russel Tower Grove Avenue Church of Christ United States Canada

Night blooming cereus opens at Uncle John Miller’s

Guests from Toledo and Lima attend at North Defiance home to witness the second bloom of this season. The flower, white and fragrant, stretched wide by 10 pm like a sunflower. Mrs. Nuce, visiting Defiance for the first time since 1857, remarking on changes over 42 years.

John Miller North Defiance Barbara Cook Toledo Miller Margaret Nuce Lima

Runaway Elopement Grips Continental Society

A sensational society story from Continental centers on the elopement of John Roberts of Hartsburg with Mrs. Wm Adams of Continental. They fled to Fort Wayne and beyond with Dr. Hickson pursuing the couple to reclaim the heavy team they used, while Adams and Roberts families cope with separations and the scandal unsettles Highland township.

John Roberts Hartsburg Wm. Adams Continental Ft. Wayne Adams Roberts Hickson Dupont John Adams Perry Street Defiance Highland Township

Local notices and incidents from Defiance city area

A collage of brief items reports visitors residents and accidents in Defiance area. Notes include Fred Karst returning from Chicago. library staff changes. travels of E A Schultz and Jewel Fouke. a train boarding accident near The Bend. Stever Bros settling a lightning claim. E O Morris selling his Arthur grocery. new bicycle rack by Peter Seible. boats Wanamaker and Brooklyn southbound. a new baby for the Wentz family. quinsy recovery of Chenevert. work for unemployed on the CL&M railway. Elks meeting in Cleveland. a lawn mower injury to Mollie Kiser. a special CL&M train to Toledo. Dr Aldrich hospital patients. and a joint Henry Defiance county ditch hearing delayed by missing papers.

Farmer Canning Co to Open with 75 Workers

The Farmer Canning Co plan to open in about two weeks at Farmer. It will employ about 75 hands, mostly women, paid 3 cents per pail of peeled tomatoes. The plant, overseen by Clyde Norway as office man, will ship from Ney and pay male workers $1.25 for twelve hours. the plant will have no manager but a weekly board meeting. The capital stock is $3000 held by growers, with earnings to be used to retire debt. tomatoes paid at $6 per ton. Officers listed: President RC Chase, Treasurer William Yeagley, Secretary John Norway and L W Wilder. The notice also lists pay for hauling and other details.

Farmer Canning Co Farmer Ney C E Stern

Baby Beatty Nearly Drowns In Jefferson Street Cistern

Mrs Beatty went to the cistern without a pump on Jefferson street Tuesday evening. Their one year old baby followed and fell into the icy water. Geo Beatty returned from work and dived in head first to rescue the babe. If five minutes later, tragedy.

George Beatty Jefferson Street Geo Beatty Turnbull Wagon Works

Delphos vessel clears for home on return trip

The house boat Unique departed from the Fourth street dock for Delphos this morning. A bad runaway two miles west of Napoleon on the Bryan pike left Mr Menecke his wife and several children bruised. Mrs Menecke broke her wrist.

Unique Fourth Street Dock Delphos Napoleon Bryan Pike

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