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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1901
Page
4
The Republicans of Richland Township meet at the town house in Independence on Saturday August 31 1901 at 7 30 p m to choose delegates and alternates for the Defiance convention September 7 1901 Rollin Woodward committeeman. Also reports on ongoing steel industry labor conflicts and local church and picnic notices follow.
The Republicans of Defiance township will meet in caucus at the town house at 2 p.m. to select delegates and alternates to the Republican county convention in Defiance on September 7, 1901. Clay Woodward.
Corn at a dollar a bushel foreshadows scarce staples and higher costs for households this winter, channeling into premium meals like angel food cake as inflation tightens budgets.
It is too late to grow potatoes but western farmers expect a huge turnip harvest. The bumper crop should also guarantee ample horseradish supply this season.
Van West Aug 14 Dr. R. L. Crooks of Convoy and county coroner was struck and killed when his horse balked on the tracks and toppled onto an approaching train.
In Sandusky on Tuesday afternoon Reynolds Eberswine, a fireman on a C. H. & S. switch engine, watched his father, a 41 year old yard conductor, crushed beneath the engine wheels. The elder Eberswine did not see the approaching train and died, leaving a family.
The Fulton county Democrats met at the courthouse on Tuesday and selected for Representative D. A. Baker of Fayette, commissioner Daniel Clingamon of Clinton, auditor William Stout of Ai, treasurer Jo Flory Archibald, surveyor Byron Kable Tedrow, infirmary director John Hammesser, coroner C. S. Campbell. Resolutions endorsed Kansas City state and senatorial platforms.
The Republican state executive committee will meet in the coming days to decide campaign matters. Delaware is expected as the campaign opening site. After a long talk with Gov Nash and Gen. Dick, Senator Foraker left for Cincinnati and denied plans for separate headquarters to support the legislative ticket.
Washington officials say good roads are essential for rural free delivery. Without sound roads, counties risk poor or unsatisfactory service for residents relying on the post office system.
Columbus Aug 14 A local paper says that national labor officers contemplate a strike of mammoth proportions. It is asserted that all railroad men will refuse to handle non union steel and structural iron and steel workers will join the stand along with allied trades.
A roundup of local calls and travel notes includes Mr and Mrs Carry Wallace returning from Toledo, Henry Rock and daughter Mabel visiting Sandusky and Bettsville, and multiple trips to Tiffin Fostoria and Bryan. Families plan moves, pharmacy study, and Pan American exposition trips through Buffalo Niagara Falls Toronto and the Thousand Islands.
Germany Tiffin Claud Kasbaum of Defiance spent weekend with Hattie and Dora Alshouse. Visitors included Rethmel and wife and B H and Emma Kellermier at F W Kellermier. Stock guests of son F W Stock. Rural chapel services drew many from the area. Obadiah Partee and wife of South Tiffin with son Horatio visited J G Stever.
Attendees from Washington Township join the Sherwood area camp meeting near Rock's Grove starting August 10 for ten days. NW Hartshorn remains in critical condition. John Burke loses a steer. a barn and granary fire destroys crops and grain. Marriages, deaths, and funeral details noted along with local visits and farm work updates.
Corn and potatoes suffer from the breuth and plowing is hard for wheat. Alsuke clover yields fair. Yeager of Defiance threshes. Hoenbarger of Midland threshes for J Hoenbarger. A busy week with a Kunesh farm machine shop and several engines. Mrs Limber visits Napolean to see her injured son-in-law. Rev ES Latchaw preaches at Center chapel. Richland threshing help at Burkholder farm near Ayersville.
Mrs Adam Whitman and neighbors gathered in Milford Friday to honor her78th or 79th birthday with gifts and a jolly party. Jacob Fitz and family from Hicksville attended the Exposition revelry as Aunt Diana Hart noted the Aug 6 birthday event.
Mrs lL Conkey suffered a bad bruise when her horse frightened and bucked her from a buggy. Frank Hartman injured his ankle as a bank collapsed in Walden's pit. L L Stone begins a new house while Watson Hilbert plans a new barn. Cincinnati Northern rail line to run a Sunday school excursion to Clark's Lake on Aug 21. Miss M Dell Adams from Defiance to perform elocution Sept 7 under Former Union Sunday School. invitation extended.
In South Tiffin little plowing has been done yet this season. A new bridge near Mud Creek is nearly finished except grading by John Bock. Stock and Kuhn repair Fred Kellermeier's house. D A Overly prepares to butcher cattle for the Defiance meat market. Honey harvest yields over six tons. County infirmary brick work completed. Rev M C Weisley preached at Rural Chapel Sunday evening. Threshing active with grain and clover seed.
Cicero sees Glen Cole spend part of the week there while Charles Gilcher lays a foundation for a new house. Lewis Miller nears completion on a West Milford residence. Old settlers meet in Hicksville on the last Thursday in August. Hopkins reunion set for Sept. 3 in Ava Gingery’s Logan grove. L E Cole and wife photographed in Fort Wayne. Stone and wife visit Frank Light’s that Sunday. A model spring-seat, recently patented, shown as a promising seller.
Gottlieb Wahl moved his gran ary on Monday. Jannie Rath, a sore thumb caused by a felon, is noted. George Wolf’s family visited Frank Brinkman. Sanety Frank Brinkman’s house is sent for plasterers. Jacob Young of Holgate will do the work. Jacob Dirr and family visited Wm Demland Sunday. Ed Rath is on the sick list. Gottlieb Wahl had his new barn painted last week.
West Milford residents host visitors from Butler and Milford as gatherings unfold. A football score shows Milford 29 to 10. Several residents travel, dine, and move between towns including Antwerp and Defiance, with reports of illnesses, a wheat wagon mishap, and a fatal apoplexy funeral for David Meek.
John Nestor of the Warren Lodge says United States Steel may move the Warren mill if strikers do not return to work. He adds support for the union and obedience to its actions despite opposing the move. Other items note a freight train wreck in Marietta injuring three, an epidemic of dysentery at Columbus barracks, a planned dismantling of the Youngstown Can plant, Governor Nash visiting Camp Speaks in Toledo, and a statewide scholarship appointment in New York City.
In Blue Creek a knife fight left Ed die Hawkins aged 12 and Harry Hazzelbaker aged 13 seriously wounded. Hawkins was stabbed first, then Hazzelbaker took the knife and stabbed Hawkins. Both boys remain in serious condition.
In Fort Worth Texas Aug 14 the south bound Missouri Kansas Texas train No 3 due at 6 30 am was robbed at Caney Switch Indian Territory by five masked men. The express car safe was blown open mail sacks rifled and all passengers robbed of their money.
A violent race riot broke out at the Big Rock colored camp grounds with white and Black attendees clashing. Approximately a hundred people fought for about thirty minutes using beer bottles and clubs, leaving more than a dozen injured as whites fled the scene.
Lawton Oklahoma August 14 indications today show auction sale receipts from town lots under federal direction will exceed 500000, more than double prior optimistic estimates. A 20 foot lot sold for 140 per front foot and average daily sale was 55 per front foot with two wholesale grocers planning buildings and two private banks opened today as land lottery claim entries continue.
A historical listing advertises Wabash rail fares to Detroit, Toled o, Put-in-Bay, Mackinaw Isle, Montreal, Toronto, Traverse City and other points. It highlights extreme low rates via Wabash to Denver and other western routes, with one way and round trip options and sale dates. inquire Wabash Depot.
The page shows corrected daily market prices for wheat corn oats and beans by multiple firms including Defiance Milling A Groweg H P Miller Co G W Barber and WM Martin. It lists prices per bushel per product per ton or per hundred pounds for wheat corn oats hay clover seed chickens hides beef and eggs with several figures in cents and dollars.
Grain and stock prices across Cleveland Chicago Buffalo and other markets. Lists cattle steers heifers cows bulls across weight ranges with prices, plus sheep lambs calves hogs and regional quotes for Pittsburg New York Boston Toledo Baltimore and Cincinnati. Also notes commodities like wheat corn oats rye lard bacon and butter with various price points.
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