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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1900
Page
8
City brief with Mies Della Yantz and others visiting Napoleon. A new smoke stack is being erected at C Geiger & Son. Funeral for Geo Bohn held at St John’s Catholic Church. W H Tuttle travels to Toledo for sister’s illness. Residents return from Cincinnati and Detroit for holidays and events. Fire department responds to Howard Ury home.
Sheriff elect John McCarty travels to Chicago for a wedding with Miss Alice Jennings set for Wednesday December 27. Bride’s brother Henry plans to attend from Christmas, and local fire department members promise a reception upon his return as assistant chief. Jennings is from this city, daughter of Mrs. John Flannagan. McCarty, a popular Defiance youth, is expected to be a capable sheriff.
Mr and Mrs W M Feary of Garrett Indiana are visiting Mr and Mrs Orvil Corwin. Dell A Helpman has collected many election bets since arriving in the city. Mrs Frank Shutt and children of Columbus are visiting her parents Mr and Mrs L Archambeault. There were two sections of Wabash east bound No 6 today one for passenger traffic, one for express mail.
Goshen Indiana guest Chas E Squire. Virgil Morse returns to Toledo. Grace and Norman Nailor Paulding visit Frank Beavers. Miss Mary Haymaker Toledo visits brother K V Haymaker. Mrs Alva Terry spends holidays at Sandusky and Kelleys Island. L Archambeault Holgate visits relatives. Miss Betty Oleson Toledo spends Christmas with Albert Anderson. Miss Emma Wrede North Baltimore visits parents. W P Blackmore Aliz Illinois spends Christmas with Mr and Mrs Dein doerfer. Misses Ad and Cora Widney St. Joe visit Mr and Mrs SJ Bowen. Pau nding travel for testimony in referee case. Mabel and Rufus Putt Napolean spend holidays with friends. Paul Meilink Toledo guest of Jay Weisenberger for two weeks. Lou Schlegel Marion spends Christmas at home. returns Thursday. John Gruber Maysville spend Christmas with Chas Stark. twenty five at dinner. Ordinary accidents show Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil. Christmas tree at Presbyterian church lit by electricity by W P Engel of the Peoples Gas & Electric Co. tree to be illuminated tonight at Citizens Opera House building.
The ice ship Thaddeus will have a trial trip on the Maum river this afternoon or Thursday morning. Admiral Tad Chenevert, rear admiral Butch Schultz and commodore Claude Winn will command. A 100 mile clip is expected in ordinary breeze and 50 miles more in a gale, which the rear admiral will not endure.
Graduate course in Columbus spent Christmas with friends in the city. Dr G E Winn and Virgil Morse with family from Toledo will spend Christmas with his mother on Harri son street. Mr and Mrs J P Rogers of Norfolk arrived Monday and visited their daughter Mrs John A Bechel. The funeral of August Spring was held at St John Lutheran church at 2 pm and interred in Riverside cemetery. Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup advertised as a soothing remedy for throat and lung diseases.
Christmas in Defiance 1900 marked strong trade and cheer with many shops closed and churches filled. Weather was cold and dry with snow flurries. Sunday schools held exercises across several churches and more events followed. Notable items include probate of James Maxwell's will, lamp explosion at Adele Bros tobacco store, and funeral arrangements for Melinda May Keisling of Fort Wayne, with her remains to be brought to Defiance.
Judge Hubbard missed court and adjournment was taken until 9 am. Toledo visitors include T T Imber and Geo W Waterman guests of relatives. A large barn burned east of Paulding. loss details unavailable. Local illness and holiday visits noted among residents. An accident left Lyman Bart with a serious head wound after a wood splitting mishap.
Fremont Publishing company incorporated in Columbus with capital stock of 29000 to publish a Democratic newspaper in Fremont. The incorporators include ex-Congressman D D Donovan of Napoleon J L Patterson of the Findlay Courier DS Fisher W H Eisenhour Philip J Gottron and H C DeRan of Fremont.
Prof Ei M Mills is in Columbus. Bruner traveled to Napoleon this afternoon. Mr and Mrs Henry Seither visit Cleveland. Christy Gottwald stays with sister Mrs Lou Spring. Levi Dysinger of Mark township called today. Mrs H F Houghton and daughters depart for Ft Wayne Ind. Mrs Edwin Archambeault and children leave for Muncie Ind. WRC holds regular meeting Thursday at 2 30 pm. Joe Diehl home for holidays. He attends school at Columbus. Dr and Mrs Edgar spend holidays with relatives in Wauseon. St Johns Catholic young men gift a crib to the church. It depicts baby Jesus Joseph three kings sheep and shepherds.
Elizabeth Wolsiffer born December 23 1832 in Boerrstadt Bavaria died December 25 1992 at her home in Defiance. She married John Wolsiffer in 1846 and moved to Defiance in 1882. They had nine children seven living Frank Phillip Jacob John Mrs C Miller Mrs Geo Good and Katharine. Husband survives. Funeral Thursday at St John’s Catholic Church.
Judge J H Hockman issued licenses to Dennis J Riley and May Hoover Lorin F McDaniel and Anna L Schlosser Arthur N Roehrig and Cora Hardy F M Woolsey and Eila J Galloway Geo H Dunbar and Alice J Mayer Ernest O Horsey and Cora Spicer Wm Gillum and Gertrude Gillum Alex Johnston and Lora S Mason Thos B Craig and Abbie M Mayer.
Edward Sterrett and Amy Andrews, Frank B Gorman and D Catherine Carpenter, Wilson E Swordon and Anna M Rodda, Mark Harader and Violet Shoop received marriage licenses in the latest issuance.
The eleven year old daughter of Elias Grube died Sunday night after treatment in Hicks ville. Funeral arrangements are set from the residence of Mr Grube's brother in North Defiance on Tuesday.
Married at the parsonage on Monday morning December 24 by Rev B W Slagle. The couple are Frederick M Woolsey of Fort Wayne Indiana and Ella J Galloway of Defiance County.
Washington dispatches discuss the Hay Pauncefote treaty and the shipping bill with focus on the foreign lobby against the measure. Senator Hanna is praised for restraint and his unwavering public interest in boosting American shipping and national strength.
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