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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1901
Page
5
Lima inquiries and visits span Sherwood to Toledo with residents visiting Philadelphia, Detroit, Richland township and Napoleon. Railway workers head to Maumee for Montpelier track. a factory move to a farm converts Tenzer building into a barn. Island park Labor Day plans announced with details to follow.
The closing program featured Rev C C Ryan devotion and Prof Tillinghast on a geographic life of Christ. Dr Stevenour analyzed Job and tradition in The Inoperation of the Book of Job. Miss Atkinson and Rev A E Nelson led recitals and sermons with education, culture, and faith themes guiding a concluding testimonial hour.
The Defiance college advisory board met August 12 to review operations and report findings to the public. They approved Dr John R H Matchaw’s management, urged continuing fund canvassing to reach at least 50000 dollars, and secured local support from civic and religious leaders for a Christian college in Defiance and Northwestern Ohio.
Mrs. L Neveau carrying a ten month old baby was knocked to the ground by a sidewalk board near the B and O depot. The child cried after the crash and doctors later found a broken right thigh. The fracture was set and the infant is improving.
Id Scott of Cleveland is released on ten days notice with the team citing an early season arm issue. The Wabash will run a special train from Toledo to the city Sunday leaving at 11 30 a m. Napoleon promises a big crowd for the ball game with a 3 45 p m start to accommodate visitors from east and west.
Every Tuesday one cent a mile to Buffalo and return on the Nickel Plate Road. Three day limit. For more details call the nearest agent or C Aasterlin T. P. A. Ft Wayne Ind or R J Hamilton agent Ft Wayne Ind.
The D D I club hosted a Tuesday picnic at Island Park in honor of Evalyn Mahoney of Toledo. Mrs Emmett Ash led the event with a cheerful afternoon, followed by an evening supper and a dance with Mame Farrell at the piano. Attendees included Nelle Myers Dot Breedbill Besse Squire Nelle Kiser Etta Brown Donnie Daoust Lillian Martha Deveaux and guests Studer from Fort Wayne Ragen from Napoleon Staple from Chicago Flint from Toledo and Arthur Deveaux of Saginaw Michigan.
Miss Marie Weichman will wed Mr Rinehart Franzdorf at the bride’s Richland township home at high noon Thursday in a ceremony conducted by Rev Karl Spannuth.
Miss Clara Partee and Miss Regina Rau will entertain friends Friday evening at Miss Rau's North Defiance home for Miss Laura Reed of Ft. Wayne.
A very pleasant neighborhood picnic took place last evening at the home of John A. Foust on Washington street. Attendees enjoyed a delightful time together.
Island Park hosts three events Friday afternoon a pacing race between Defiance and Paulding a half mile dash featuring Hamiltons Isabelle versus Camps Cambell Rush and a free for all running race with multiple entrants across the card.
The boat A. Tuttle is down to day with bolts for the Defiance Box Co. The H. W. Myers is unloading bolts today for John Marshall & Son. The Ella May cleared for Toledo today loaded with wood.
Advertising agents offer a large catalogue free containing 24 000 quotations of various goods. The catalogue promises items that are good to eat wear and use and includes nearly 10 000 illustrations.
The G A R encampment committee at Bishop Post Defiance Ohio informs members they can buy red, white and blue umbrellas and badges at 50 cents and 10 cents respectively. They will publish Pan American exposition travel rates to Buffalo when available and invite all to join.
Ezra Kintner of this city plans a September 30 1901 excursion to Manistee and Ludington Michigan for prospective settlers. Fare is five dollars and seven dollars and seventy cents from Toledo or Defiance return. Land is described as fertile, well drained, near the railroad, selling from six to thirty dollars per acre. He cites a letter from J S Steins Lumber Co offering wages for woods work next winter and invites interested parties to contact him.
Ezra Kinter offers at live public sale on the John Engle farm in Tiffin township seven miles north and one mile east of Defiance. The sale starts Thursday August 22, 1901 at 1 p.m. real items include livestock four horses cows a sow and pigs two shoats seven acres of corn hay wagon harness plows a heating stove and many other articles.
A group of citizens traveled to Toledo and Napoleon Sunday while Simon Seiple and his wife visited Detroit Monday. Lulu Schram and Ola Palmer of Garrett Ind are visiting here. C W Palmer and wife plan a trip to the Pan-American bus. Reports say Joe Ramos will wed next Sunday.
Deshler residents welcomed back are Mary Eger and her family from Toledo while Alma Zetuff of Waterville visits. Cora Gephart suffers typhoid fever as Mrs Moses travels to Pan. A lawn fete with ice cream and cakes was held after a week of visits. ME church foundation work begins.
A number of well improved farms from 100 to 300 acres in Iroquois County Illinois near Sheldon. Prices range from 60 to 75 dollars per acre. For full information call on or address.
A 136 page Maumee Valley Pioneer association book edited by Dr C E Slocum arrives for the 37th annual reunion in Defiance on Thursday August 15 1901. The pamphlet contains addresses memorials and sketches and is praised as a high quality Defiance number with scholarly marks and worthy library value.
A crowded roll of brief travels and local happenings shows many visitors and businessmen in Evansport Defiance Stryker Archbold Toledo and Bryan. Names include E Farber J Garber J Cameron D Brown and Shuter with updates on mills ads theater recitals and railroad survey progress. Several trips touch Ada Jewell and Denver as well as rail prospectus work and a dramatic company performance. Also listed are travel deals and schedule notes for Colorado Utah and California bound rail customers.
An accident at Conrad Geiger’s old Bouton place on Jefferson street left Mrs. Geiger badly bruised and shocked after a cow stepped on a newborn kitten during milking. The kitten survived the ordeal, while the cow caused a panic in the stable and nearby horse trembled in fear. Dr. Huffman treated Mrs. Geiger. recovery will take days.
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