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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1907
Page
1
H C Cuappel reports a City Hall meeting where speakers urged building an Auglaize River power plant to attract new industry. Citizens were asked to support stock subscriptions, rent power, or take rights, arguing cheap, reliable electricity would draw commerce and boost the town.
John Holly of Chicago and Peter Holly of Kansas City have left after visiting here. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Poling, who were visiting relatives for a week, returned to Van Wert on Friday evening.
A roundup of local social life includes Y M H I A club hosting lady guests, a McManigal dancing party for Defiance visitors, and Mrs Beatty’s Thursday evening music and games. Planned weddings include Rev J Fred Slagle with Miss Josephine Taylor in Wooster on February seventh.
The Necana club marked its thirteenth anniversary with a six o clock dinner at Miss Marie Gleason's river road home. Twenty one guests dined at a long table with ferns carnations and a birthday cake. A kitchen shower surprised Miss Ka Woodward the future bride, with a basket of kitchen utensils. Miss Ida Woodward assisted hostess Mrs. Siocum of Albany N Y attended.
A 9 o'clock Monday special train from Wabash station carries 22 cars of steel cases built by American Steel Package Co for Coca Cola bottlers. The train runs via Wabash Peru Big Four Cincinnati Queen Crescent Southern to Atlanta with deliveries to many southern cities. The shipment totals about 30 000 cases in two sizes, 6½ and 35 pounds, and serves bottlers in cities from Atlanta to Norfolk.
In Winn and Hay for 8 B Tenzer Co. seek 186.33 from Lucina and Godfrey Haver for materials for a dwelling and livery stable. Marietta Chair Co. sues Bloom Furniture Co. for 174.450. Openlander represents plaintiff in Hall guardian of Jesse Jay Kintner vs Hornish and Lehman heirs, alleging minor Jay Kintner over 14 and sole heir of immat urner deceased, with 298 acres in Adams township and rents totaling about 11,500 to be divided.
The 1.0. C. F. encampment work honored fifteen candidates at Deshler Friday evening with ten from this city. Over 200 attended. Members traveled from St. Marys and neighboring towns. Exercises ran from 2:30 PM to 1:30 AM with a banquet at 11:30 PM. An encampment will be started in this city soon.
A special conclave of Defiance Commandery Knights Templar initiated six candidates into the order. About seventy knights attended from Defiance and outside, with a 4:30 start and 11:30 finish. A banquet served by R. Brown and a quartet entertained. Easter services will be held at 2 50 p m in Hicksville with Defiance Commandery attending.
Obituary notices report the deaths of Frank Rulf at 802 Carnes Ave after months with Bright's disease born January 7 1826 in Dornburg Procder Germany and resident farmer in Defiance. Also noted are funeral details for Alice Greiser Walters and J J Parker with church services and pallbearers. additional lines mention Mrs James Hobbs and relatives.
Expressions of gratitude from the Rummell and Kline families for support during illness and death. Thanks to Rev Shupp, the choir, friends, neighbors, and employers for aid, offerings, and music. Additional thanks to the Tenzer employees for floral tributes.
Fred Samsel, who passed a forged check here, surrendered at the Battle Creek police station on the 21st claiming to be a burglar. He had fled to Battle Creek after leaving here, stayed with John Metz, and a newspaper found there told of his crime. He has been taken to Tiffin to stand trial for forgery and theft involving stolen checks and a forged name.
David Ames of Hicksville arrived Thursday in the city to visit his brother Oscar Ames. While crossing the Wabash track after missing a street car he was struck by a Wabash engine, injuring his right leg side and shoulder and sustaining scalp wounds. Dr. Stevens treated him and he returned home that evening.
The funeral of Mrs J G Kline was at St Marys Catholic church with pallbearers M B Gorman John Crowe J Bruchhauser Ephraim Young J Berkmeier and Andrew Ott. Burial at Riverside. Daniel Bamlinger funeral at Louis Nimlinger residence 1001 Wilhelm street with pallbearers Frank Alm Leo Smith Frank Klose Charles Smith George Miller and Charles Kimball. Remains in Riverside vault. Lloyd Rummel funeral at the local church with Knights and Ladies of Columbia in attendance. floral tributes noted from Defiance Box Co employees and others. Rev Shupp officiated.
J H Stair of Lorain and James Knoll of Continental joined Mary and Edward Bleeks Ithel and Clinton Lighthill of Oakwood in the city Friday for the funeral of Daniel Imlinger.
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