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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1900
Page
5
Local news reports the north Clinton high bridge is now open to vehicular traffic on Monday. The article also notes a planned marriage between Nellie Maranda and E L Rockwood, and recounts various local incidents and notices including storm damage near Ayereville and a tax suit by County Treasurer John Wieda against W R Zeigler.
Robert Kingston Scott aged 76 prominent northwestern Ohio citizen died at home in Napoleon Sunday evening at 7 30 apoplexy struck him after years of declining health. He served as lieutenant colonel in 1861 and rose to major general later. twice governor of South Carolina. Various local notices follow including Crescents baseball at Stryker, a new baby, wiring at a house, travels, probate actions, and a marriage in La Porte.
A merry group including Mr and Mrs OJ Spafford, Mr and Mrs Chas Huffman and Ruth, Mrs WS Powell and Bessie, Mr and Mrs WG Jarvis and son, Mrs CT Deatrick and son, depart by Wabash to Liberty Center then Texas for a week. They will use a steam launch, stay with Mrs Parsons, and report the Texas waters rival Mt Clemons.
Defiance county Pomona Grange meets at Ft Defiance Grange hall Independence on Saturday at 10 30 am August 25 1900. A good program is planned and a good time is expected. Come one come all. LOA BLANCHARD Secretary.
The 1900 notice outlines rate changes with rural free delivery. Beginning August 1, 1900 the one cent drop letter rate does not apply inside rural routes, two cent per ounce applies to first class mail, second class rates unchanged, carriers cannot deliver from routes before trips end, stamps are cancelled by carriers, and temporary pencil canceling used until rubber stamps arrive. Promulgated by C. Emory Smith in Washington DC on July 26, 1900.
Mary A Partee Miller died at her home in Tiffin township on August 14 1900 aged 71. Seven Miller children survive her including Louis Frank and Albert Miller and others in Defiance Spokane Falls and Adams township. Funeral at the UB church in Tiffin township with Rev F E Lahr and burial at Webb cemetery. Philip Peter born February 20 1820 in Beindersheim Bavaria immigrated 1840 to Seneca county moved to Richland then Defiance and finally to Defiance where he died aged 80 years 5 months and 23 days. Funeral at St Johns Lutheran on Tuesday at 2 pm conducted by Rev K Spannuth. He leaves a wife and eight children and burial at Riverside.
The Centrals will play baseball at Ayersville Sunday afternoon. Jesse Benner has accepted a position in L Wertheimer's clothing store. C 8 Geiger and daughters Misses Clara and Esther left for Lakeside this morning to visit a week. L W Richardson and Martin Perkey went to Napoleon today to attend the funeral of ex Governor Scott. Mrs. D A Helpman of Cleveland is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. P E Helpman. She will go to Bryan to visit Thursday.
Hon Asa Toberan of Tiffin township receives thanks for a fine water and musk melon left at his home. Harmon Dischinger departs for a western prospecting trip through Colorado and Washington with eventual settlement in San Francisco to continue cigar making. Philip Young of North Richland will be thanked for a fine lot of eating apples left today, and roosters are noted as another fine product he raises.
Postmaster Thompson recommends J E Blair of Defiance as substitute clerk at the Defiance postoffice for 90 days until civil service can order an examination. Blair, son of Enos Blair, recently returned from the Philippines where he served a year in Company A First Montana VI. He was endorsed by the Republican Executive committee and will replace Fred A Weisenburger, who begins a fifteen day vacation partly in Michigan.
The Bishop Post No 22 G A R resolves to drape its charter for sixty days and publish mourning notes for Thos A Carroll. Resolutions honor his service to the post and will be transmitted to his widow and son. Other notices report Pete Leithauser’s Europe trip, Rev B Rapp in ill health, Grace Rapp visiting from Chicago, Wauseon park dedication, Cyrus Wolf’s first trip as Union Pacific messenger, and J W Loomis teaching in Illinois.
Ohio’s insurance commissioner orders Northern Central of Toledo to add an assessment clause to contracts after failure to meet legal requirements. The one man operation drew scrutiny as policyholders bear risk, with local figures named as backers but lacking insurance expertise. Funeral notices and local updates follow, including Lima trip for Mrs James Jackman’s service and canal officials visiting Independence dam for repairs.
Dr Nettie A Belau a physician and surgeon in Defiance Ohio offers special attention to diseases of women. Office is at 400 Clinton Street second floor entrance via Myers Dental parlors stairway. Phone numbers provided.
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