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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1901
Page
12
The Republicans of Richland Township will meet in caucus at the town house in Independence on Saturday August 31 1901 at 730 pm to choose delegates and alternates to the convention to be held Defiance Sept 7 1901 Rollin Woodward Committeeman.
Defiance Township Republicans will meet in caucus at the town house at 2 p m to select delegates and alternates for the Republican county convention to be held in Defiance on September 7 1901. Clay Woodward.
A dollar per bushel corn snippet notes rising costs will elevate hominy as a main winter luxury and push hot cake into the angel's food class, signaling shifting pantry priorities as prices bite.
It is too late to grow potatoes but farmers of the West will raise an immense crop of turnips. This will also insure a good supply of horseradish.
Dr. R. L. Crooks of Convoy and county coroner was struck and killed when his horse balked on the railroad track near Van West on August 14.
Sandusky August 14 Reynold Eberswine a fireman on a C H and switch engine witnessed Tuesday afternoon his father a yard conductor aged 41 killed beneath the wheels. The elder Eberswine did not see the approaching engine and was unable to escape leaving a family grieving.
The Fulton county Democrats met at the courthouse in Wauseon Aug 14 and nominated D A Baker of Fayette for Representative Daniel Clingamon of Clinton for commissioner Wm Stout of Ai for auditor J P Flory Archibald for treasurer Byron Kahle Tedrow for surveyor John Hammesser for coroner C S Campbell for infirmary director. Resolutions endorsed state and national platforms.
The Republican state executive committee will be called together within a few days to decide on campaign matters. Delaware is likely the campaign opening place. After a long conference with Gov Nash and Gen. Dick Senator Foraker left for Cincinnati, denying he would headquarter to oversee the legislative ticket.
Pittsburg August 14. The great industrial conflict in the steel trade shows no decisive movement as each side readies new moves. Strikers gain at Pittsburg Metheesport Wheeling and Bellaire while mill owners retain the overall advantage. D E Partee township president and H L Stock secretary note upcoming Sunday school picnic in Gates Grove September 7 with speakers and baskets.
Washington officials in charge of rural free delivery and the good roads bureau agree on the need for good roads. Without good roads residents in rural counties face hard access to free delivery and likely unsatisfactory service.
Columbus Aug 14 A local paper says national labor leaders contemplate a strike of mammoth scope with all railroad workers to refuse non union steel and allied trades to join the action.
Mr and Mrs Carry Wallace return from Toledo while Rock and daughter Mabel visit Sandusky and Bettsville. Several residents spend Sundays in Galatea Tiffin and Fostoria, and trips to Buffalo Niagara Falls Toronto and the Pan American Expo are noted. A Disciples meeting is planned in Defiance County, with many attendees listed among travelers and social visits across towns.
Germany (Tiffin) Claud Kasbaum of Defiance spent weekend with Hattie and Dora Alshouse. Citizens toured Island park. Rethmel and wife visited F W Kellermier family. Mrs S Stock visited son F W Stock. Residents attended Rural chapel Sunday. W O Stever and companion from Defiance visited J G Stever. Obadiah Partee and wife with son Horatio from South Tiffin also featured.
Residents from Washington Township attend a colored camp meeting near Sherwood in Rock's Grove starting Saturday August 10 for ten days. NW Hartshorn remains in critical condition. John Burke loses a steer. fire destroys his barn granary and crops totaling about 30 tons hay and most grain. Marriages and deaths noted plus local visits and farm work details.
Farmers report dry dusty conditions at Five Corners with corn and potatoes badly damaged by the breuth making plowing for wheat difficult. Alsuke clover yields fair while local threshing continues with Yeager of Defiance and Hoenbarger of Midland among those active. A busy field week notes a machine shop on Kunesh farm with two engines swamped and a third brought in. Mrs Limber visits Napolean to see her son-in-law after a brick machine accident. Rev Latchaw from Findlay preaches at Center Chapel. local threshers from Richland assist Burkholder farm near Ayersville.
Jacob Fitz Charles and wife left Sunday for Lorain to visit their son George and family and plan to visit Buffalo for the Pan-American Exposition. Aunt Diana Hart of Newville was surprised on Aug. 6 by about forty Milford friends for her 79th birthday with many gifts and a merry gathering.
Mrs L Conkey suffered injuries after her horse spooked the buggy and threw her out injuring her and breaking the buggy. Frank Hartman injured his ankle when a gravel bank collapsed at Walden's pit. L L Stone and Watson Hilbert announce new building projects. The Cincinnati Northern railroad plans a Sunday school excursion to Clark's Lake on August 21 and Miss M Dell Adams of Defiance will present an elocutionary entertainment on September 7 under the Former Union Sunday school.
Farmers in South Tiffin report little plowing this season while threshers work hard on grain and clover. John Bock grades a new Mud Creek bridge approach. Kuhn repairs Fred Kellermeier's house. D A Overly slaughters cattle for Defiance markets as J Dickman leads honey harvest of six tons. Rev M C Weisley preached at Rural Chapel.
Glen Cole spent part of last week in Cicero as Charles Gilcher lays a new foundation. Lewis Miller nears completion on a West Milford house. The last Thursday in August hosts an old settlers meeting in Hicksville. A Hopkins reunion is set for Sept 3 in Ava Gingery's Logan grove with photo sittings. Cole and wife visited Fort Wayne, while Stone and wife visited Frank Light. A spring seat patent pictured promises strong sales.
Gottlieb Wahl moved his granary Monday. Gottlieb Wahl had his new barn painted last week. Fannie Rath, a very sore thumb which is caused by a felon. George Wolf's family visited Frank Brinkman Su ets Frank Brinkman's house is ready for the plasterers. Jacob Young of Holgate will do the Ray Jacob Dirt and family visited Wm Demland Sunday. Ed Rath is on the sick list.
West Milford F Kenney and family of Butler along with Mrs Orpha Swager visited sister Mrs Flora Fitzcharles Sunday at Lost Creek where a game was played, Milford winning 29 to 10. Mr and Mrs Mandas Greenwalt had dinner with Thomas Carey and family. Mrs Samuel Click hosted. Strow of Hicksville moved last week on Samuel Saylor. William McClellan and family spent Saturday with Harvey Healy and his parents.
In Hicksville J L Bevington visited Toledo last week while Boon visiting town crossed a bank and spilled wheat but escaped unhurt. A bonfire behind the ten cent store was lit Friday for trash burning as business. Wm Houser of Antwerp was arrested near Nineville Saturday on the public road. Mert Greenwalt signed his Prairie De position and returned to Indiana. W H Hardesty and family went to Paulding county Sunday. William Hutchinson of Defiance visited Monday. Emmet Nelson is listed as tism. DG Sharp and family vacationing at Delaware Bend. David Meek died Saturday morning of apoplexy. funeral Monday from the Disciple church, burial at Six Corners. Geo Shepard returned from the West. reports his wife in Colorado improving. A load of wheat at the New was hauled. B B Kingsbury of Defiance was called out Friday on a charge of robbing a pot in the local drug store, re- Clinton Keener in Antwerp confined to bed with rheumatism after a short illness, leaving a wife and children.
Warren officials say Amalgamated Association will guide actions as United States Steel considers removing its Warren plant if strikes persist. Warren lodge president warns he would not support the plant move but will follow association decisions to the end.
In Blue Creek a Aug 14 affray left Ed die Hawkins 12 and Harry Hazzelbaker 13 seriously wounded. Hazzelbaker later took the knife from Hawkins and stabbed him. Both youths remain in serious condition.
A southbound Missouri Kansas Texas train No. 3 was robbed at Caney Switch Indian Territory early Tuesday by five masked men. The express car was blown open the safe wrecked and mail sacks rifled. All passengers robbed of their money.
Aug 14 report describes a bloody race riot at the Big Rock colored camp grounds. White intruders were resented sparking a general tangle with a black man that drew about a hundred participants. The melee lasted thirty minutes with beer bottles and clubs, leaving more than a dozen injured as whites fled.
Lawton Oklahoma reports auction sales of town lots under federal direction may surpass 500000 dollars, doubling optimistic estimates. A twenty foot front foot lot sold for 140 dollars and daily average was 55 dollars. Two wholesale grocers will begin buildings tomorrow and two private banks opened today. Claim entries continue by land lottery winners.
The notice advertises Wabash rates for multiple destinations including Detroit, Put-in-Bay, Defiance to Mackinaw Isle, Montreal, Toronto, Traverse City, Lakeside Ohio, Alexandria Bay, and Traverse City with various round trip prices. Extreme low fares available via Wabash to Denver and to northern and southern states. home seekers offered one way and round trips on sale with details at Wabash Depot.
Corrected daily by Defiance Milling Company and others. Wheat price per bushel old and new, corn shelled and per hundred, oats and hay per ton, clover seed and beans per bushel, hogs and beef prices per hundred pounds, lamb price per hundred pounds, chickens and eggs prices, lard and butter per bushel and per pound, ducks geese turkeys and other poultry values listed with multiple local dealers and markets. Prices vary by dealer and date of correction.
Grain and livestock prices reported for Cleveland Chicago Buffalo Pittsburg New York Cincinnati and Toledo. Cattle steers heifers cows bulls and calves show varied values by weight and grade with hogs sheep and lambs also listed along with wheat corn oats and rye prices across markets.
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