City Council Adjourns Over Library Site Debate
The council failed to form a quorum Friday night and planned to resume Saturday at 7 30 p m to decide the library site. J H Hockman presided with Growey Westrick and Chenevert in attendance as 458 petition signers urged against using the old fort grounds. J J Malley spoke for Col Charles W Krotz proposing the Fifth Division Harrison site. No further meeting is expected until the next regular session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Hockman
Messrs. Growey
Westrick
Chenevert
Old Fort
J.J. Malley
Col
Chas. W. Krotz
Fifth
Division
Harrison Streets
Social events and notices from Defiance area
Social life highlights include Miss Mary Fellers hosting a Holgate avenue gathering and a Broadway Christian church entertainment with a literary and musical program. Marriages include Joseph S. Parmenter and Nettie Edwards at the ME church and Francis F. Butler and Helen Fairchild in Oklahoma, with details of education and backgrounds. The Thirteen club held a Christmas themed meeting with readings and music, and local civic notes cover enrollments, travels, fires, theft, and job moves including Forrest Rout’s transfer to Huntington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Francis F. Butler
Helen Fairchild
Blackwell Baptist College
Blackwell
Okla
Mr. Butter
Francis
Defiance
Denison University
Granville
Rochester Theological Seminary
Rochester
N. Y
Butler
Deaths of Mrs Allen and Mrs Speiser in Defiance area
Mrs John Allen died at 1 15 a m Friday at 94 after long invalid husband. The couple lived in Defiance long. he worked at Defiance Machine Works. Funeral from house at 2 pm Sunday. Mrs Christ Speiser died at Brunersburg between 4 and 5 pm Wednesday aged 57. She leaves a husband and eight children. Funeral at 2 pm Sunday with Rev Carl Spannuth officiating. burial at Brunersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
John Allen
Kintner Street
Defiance Machine Works
Speiser
Christ
Brunersburg
Christ Diehl Jr
Ed Duerk
Conkey
Toledo
Minnie
Anna
Frank
Walter
Glenn Speiser
Carl Spannuth
Fort Ground favored for new city library site, study finds
Analysis compares two city parcels the fort ground and the prison lots noting the fort ground offers better air, less noise and dust, higher ground near business areas and easier access for residents in North and East Defiance. Canal risks and railroad noise make prison lots less suitable despite central location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Fort
Fort Ground
Cheney and Govfrey Lumber Dealers Offer Glass for Barns
Cheney and Govfrey advertise glass for barn and chicken coop projects with a sturdy window option that won’t break. They promote a large stock of barn siding including ship lap and stock boards and claim competitive prices for the grades.
Christmas Light Brings Joy and Duty to Sunday School
County Secretary urges readers to celebrate Christmas by rejoicing in the light of Christ and serving neighbors. The message links joy with love for mankind, peace, and cheerful conduct, inviting readers to share Christmas experiences with H. L. Stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaiah
Masonic Officers Elected at Occo Noxee Council No 55
At a regular meeting of Occo noxee council No 55 R and S M the officers for the coming year were elected led by T I M W H McClintock and D M R T Whitaker with Geo S May Jr as P C of W L E Beardsley as Treasurer E J Phelps as Recorder R W Mitchell as Warden F S Stever as C of C and John C Yingling as Steward Installation is planned for January 1904 with a special meeting January 5 to confer degrees on a large class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Occonoxee Council
W. H. McClintock
D. M
R. T. Whitaker
P. C
Geo
May, Jr
L. E. Beardsley
E. J. Phelps
R. W. Mitchell
C.—F
Stever
John C Yingling
Sentinel
F. W. Ury
Ground Below Canal Level Noted in Vague Report
A fragment notes ground below the level of the canal with no clear details on impact, location, or responsible parties. Further context is unavailable in the readable text.
Fort Grounds and City Prison Land Use Debate
A local reflection argues against tearing down the city prison to build a library on the Fort Ground. It favors purchasing adjacent land on Wayne street or keeping the fort site lighted and beautified as a Carnegie library monument. It asserts the prison is underutilized and costly to relocate, proposing cost savings of avoiding a new prison and extensive street changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton Street
Maumee River
Fifth Street
Fifth
Fort Ground
North
East Defiance
North Defiance
Second Street
Fort Grounds
Hopkins Street
First
Fort
Wayne Street
Carnegie
Wayne
Rocky Mount Tea Weisenburger and Emery
A fragmentary verse line urges perseverance in fishing and bait choices, mentioning Rocky Mount and the names Weisenburger and Emery in a colloquial regional tone. The text reflects a folksy regional saying or advertisement lyric with no clear event or date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie
Weisenburger & Emery
Weisenburger &Emery
Court Judgments and Motions From Local Cases
The court entered judgment in Josiah McElroy vs W O Stever executor for 338.12 and in W O Stever executor vs Josiah McElroy for 170.86. A motion for a new trial in Joseph Double v P G E Co was overruled. Proceedings in Bessie McCollister v Fred Biker continued to December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josiah McElroy
W. O. Stever
Josiah M. McElroy
Joseph Double
Bessie McCollister
Fred Biker
Masonic Lodge Officers Installed and Notable Notices
Tu en da wie lodge No 195 F and A M installed officers by retiring W M E J Phelps with Grand Marshal Virgil Squire assisting. New officers listed. one candidate received the entered apprentice degree. Also note Christmas remembrance of 25 dollars and a forthcoming marriage of Harry E. Lee to Ida R. Fursman in Colorado Springs on December 31, 1903.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tu-en-dawie Lodge
No. 195
W. M
E. J. Phelps
Virgil Squire
Harry E. Lee
New York City
Ida R. Fursman
Colorado Springs
Col
New Parsonage Addition Guests and Family Visits
Abe Champion and family, Sam Kinney and family, Miss Maysell Reid, Miss En Owens and Mr Frank Strykeman spent Sunday with Mr George King and family. Mrs Hall of Toledo visits her daughter Mrs Chas Brinkman. Dan Weaver and family, Ernest Heilman and family, Miss Grace Reid and Herm Champion spent Sunday with Wm Karsner. Miss Clara Andrews returns home to Defiance. Miss Zina Brubaker visited friend Miss Debbie Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Parsonage
Abe Champion
Sam Kinney
Maysell Reid
En Owens
Frank Strykeman
George King
Hall
Toledo
Chas. Brinkman
Dan Weaver
Ernest Heilman
Grace Reid
Herm Champion
Wm. Karsner
Clara Andrews
Defiance
Zina Brubaker
Debbie Lewis
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Mary Fellers
Holgate Avenue
Broadway Christian Church
Joseph S. Parmenter
McComb
Nettie Edwards
Clayton A. Smucker
Chad, Knoepfle
Emma
Otto
Bremen
Ind
Rev
Rottman
Florida
Knoepfie
Thirteen Club
I. N. Savage
Jefferson Street
Stevens
St. Nicholas
Chas
Ensign
Hattie Willey
Willey
Annette Fallen
Cleveland
Abe Smith
Washington Street
2Nd Regiment, O. N. G
Hicksville
Isaac Lalonde
Jacob D. Abele
Zanesville
John Abele
Walter Payne
Cecil
Wes Johnon
Napoleon
Forrest Rout
Padge Express Co
Daugherty
Huntington
Accessibility
Cheney
Godfrey
Cheney & Govrrey
wUy
H. L. Stock
R.©. Cameron
Singer’s Grocery
W.H. Myers
Chicago
Carl Kettenring
Cornell
Miss Mabel Winn
Wittenberg
O. N. Beach
the Star Mfg. Co
Miss Besse Powell
Washington, D.C
L. Archambeault
Holgate
W. B. Daoust
Alex Peaslee
McGill University
Montreal
Canada
T T Ansberry
John Lower
Buffington
Paul and
Bernard Meilink
John B. Weisenburger
John Rogliatt
C. W. Kniss
U.S
A. W. King & Son
Ohio
A. W. King & Son, Clothiers
Wm. Kirtley, Jr
Columbus
State Board of Public Works
Wesley Batchelor
Mary Ann Iowker
Frank F. Conkey
Ethel Donley
Miss Nicely
John Rogliatti’s
Colonel B . Enos
Wm. Gilson
Henry Schaffer
J. D. Westrick
John Rogliatti
Elliott
North Richland
Fremont
J. L. Patterson
The
Crescent News
Messenger
A. M. Minsel
Jackson and
Third Streets
Mother
Babe
Wabash Railway Co
Harry Rout
U. S. Signal Corps
Philippines
Far East
Fred French
Paulding
Mr. French
Burt
Dave King
Dr. Powell
Guy T. Gould
Postoffice Department
B. W. Lind
S. W
Geo. C. Dirr
J. W
F. J. Papenhagen
A. Viers
C. A. Smucker
Carl Growey
Walter Doenitz
R. W. Wortman
John Whitney
Tyler
Weisenbrrurge & Emery
Mary Ardner
Zella and
Mational Bank
United States Treasury
United States Courts
Defiance County
Defiance City
Balt. & Ohio Railroad
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