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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1903
Page
4
The notice outlines mail subscription options for the Defiance Express Daily-Evening Edition with carrier delivery in city and suburban areas at 10 cents per week. It lists payment schedules by mail for six months at $1.75, three months at $1.00, and weekly press delivery on Wednesdays evenings at $1 per year cash in advance. Long distance telephone numbers are provided for contact.
A call to protect the forthcoming state school code from the school book trust and to prioritize elementary education. Emphasizes that most children receive only public schooling through sixth grade and that elementary teachers are underpaid and undervalued compared with high school staff.
A critique argues that algebra slippage and weak arithmetic basics undermine education. It stresses that primary teachers with crowded rooms and low pay harm foundational learning. strong early instruction is essential for national future citizens, guiding the new code for public schools.
The protracted meeting at St John’s M E church in Germany closed Friday due to Rev Roberto’s illness. Numerous locals attended daily services. A Christmas entertainment is planned for Christmas Eve featuring a tree and ladder.
Fred Fire bought hogs Thursday while John Whitney logged corn husks. Huffman Simmons handled work as M Brant sold loge to Fred Gire. C M Sibert lost a steer last week. Sherm Turritin of Evansport shopped for last week. Siler Brenner shredded and busked corn for Mekus brothers. Evansport visitors dug telephone holes Wednesday. Fred Moss delivered porkers at Jowell Tuesday, one 610 pounds. M Brant took dressed poultry to Evansport Thursday. Fred Peters visited John Figea Tuesday. F Mekus bought hogs Thursday. August Geiger cut wood Tuesday. A J Kern butchered Thursday. Higbea Bros carved hay at Defiance Monday and Tuesday. A J Kern hauled baled hay to Defiance Thursday.
Brooksville of East Tiffin residents visited relatives in Evansport Defiance and Ney. Households noted include Rath Hancock Figley and Peterson with travel reports and a fire tragedy involving the Shaw Hall infant in the 2 year old.
Special to Express reports Miss Hannah Fountain and Freddie Bachman both aged 15 were struck and killed instantly by a C. H. and a D. passenger train at a street crossing in Findlay on December 17.
A severe hog cholera outbreak rages in several townships south of Norwalk in Huron County. Farmers report large hog losses with many herds wiped out, highlighting a widespread agricultural crisis.
Junction Miss Elsie Dotterer visits home while Samuel Miller from Michigan investigates local sites. Miss Lillian Devoire cares for her ill mother at home. Mrs Agnes Ley sold her farm to Harmon Mink and moved to Defiance. Auglaize Arbor of Gleaners met at Charles Sponselor’s last Monday. Prayer meeting at D C Columbia’s Thursday. Jacob Fryman from Toledo visits “on approval.” Be Eb Donnel oversees wood cutting on the farm bought from Isaac Lalonde. Miss Clara Finan Sunday guests old soldiers to stay good despite the war. Samuel Dottier finished a cistern for his elderly wife and invited her to church. An improving principle and preaching next Sunday night urged. Three hoop establishments in town, hoops booming.
Trustees of the Defiance Ohio children’s home advocate purchasing a piano as a practical educational aid. A letter from J. J. Malley supports the move, noting the home as a public institution deserving support and urging county commissioners to consider funding, with taxpayers donating small amounts.
The superintendents section of the Ohio Teachers association will meet in Columbus on Tuesday December 29 at 8 p.m. and Wednesday December 30 at 9 a.m. A corrected announcement promises a grand rally of school men with N H Cuaney as president and A B Williams as chairman of the executive committee.
Gotleib Want delivered corn to Pleasant Bend while Alfred Peck cut wood for Henry Boday last week. Samuel Hughes bought a new organ. Frank Disler and Grace of Defiance Township visited A Scott. Henry Marshouse visited Henry Boday for business. Gotleib Wahl hauled baled hay to Defiance for Henry Miller. Martin Kupp cut wood on Henry’s farm. Mrs Henry Mars house and Miss Flo Scott visited Mrs G Wahl’s family. Frank Desgrange visited August Baden on business.
Uncalled letters for the week ending December 5 1903 at Defiance Ohio include Gentlemen list M J Beach J A Bricker EJ Correll Wm Davis James Gordon John Hodbrick H E Hosler Ed Hew baker TA Jordan James McCalley JW Maxwell Dr HO Newton R W Wood and Ladies list Miss Lina Barber Mrs Anna Hohn Mrs Allie Miller Mrs Sarah Mapes two Mrs Elmer Rose Mrs Lena Stone Mrs C W Talbott. If not called within 14 days they go to the dead letter Office by law.
Was Guilty Columbus, December 17 F. E. Smith alias M. E. Lowery found guilty in police court of counterfeiting a trade mark label. He was fined 100 dollars and costs and sentenced to 60 days in the workhouse.
Div in services announced for next Sunday December 20 with Sunday school at 9 a m English sermon at 10 a m. Sunday school at Zion’s Reformed Church of Sherwood at 1 45 p m and English services at 2 15 p m all are invited to worship with Rev F E Lahr pastor at corner Fourth and Washington streets.
Henry Zigler a respected Pemberville resident and railroad section hand was instantly killed at Stony Ridge when a tie slipped from a car during unloading. The blow fractured his neck and ended his life at once.
A smallpox case was found in Bancroft schools on December 17 leading to school dismissal. Forty children were exposed and ventilation and quarantine measures were likely enacted. The incident prompted health officials to trace contacts and issue warnings to families in Coshocton County.
Father Barth of the Catholic church in East Palestine says he contemplates bringing a test case in court if the board of education persists in compelling Catholic pupils to take part in the morning devotional exercises.
Special to Express Wauseon December 17 jury selection began for the Berg murder trial the first of its kind in the county. Forty nine men examined extra names drawn and the panel chosen. The jury visited the crime scene as Judge Handy stated the state would seek a first degree murder verdict. Witness W H McFarland partner of the murdered man testified to the facts of the case.
Three men robbed Lee Wolf & Bros in downtown Dayton removing about 3300 dollars in checks drafts and cash. One man distracted Lee Wolf while the others took money from a table in the office. First reports identify no arrests or suspects.
Columbus December 11 Judge Dillon ruled in the estate of John Swayne deceased known as Swim. The value is about 10 000 and two families in Columbus and North Carolina contested the will. The court grants the property to lineal descendants of both families.
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