Wanted to Purchase Work Horse and Local Notices
Classifieds and notices: Wanted to purchase a 1500 pound work horse. Personal ads seek a competent girl for permanent housework. Clergy announcements include Rev. Roberts preaching at St. John's ME at 10:30 and Rural Chapel at 2:30 pm Sunday. Local items cover funerals, travel to Oklahoma, horse shipments from Harlem, Montana, probate filing, a Florida winter departure, an oyster supper February 14, and new Farmers Grain Company incorporation with officers Spangler Roehrig Gruner and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberts
St. John’s ME
Farmers Grain Company
H A Spangler
L C Roehrig
S I Gruner
J D Spangler
Spangler
East Side
J Spangler
Lierece
AN Lambert
North Side
Local Notices and Business Ventures Briefs
Dey Ayers begins money lending at four percent interest. Mrs. V A Palmer returns from a visit in Napoleon. Frank Double departs for Columbus for several weeks. Articles of incorporation filed in Columbus by the Lake Erie Defiance and Southern Railway Company Toledo led by Robert H Finck and associates with $10,000 capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Lake Erie, Defiance and Southern Railway Company
Toledo
Robert H Finck
Interurban Plan Aims to Convert C and L M Ry
Attorneys for the W Kesley Schoeps traction syndicate study titles while engineers map the Columbus and Lake Michigan steam road for possible purchase and conversion to a trolley line. The system runs to Defiance and is graded toward Columbus joining Van Wert and Toledo lines. The deal involves 750000 dollars with G A Garretson of Cleveland a part owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C& LM
Lima
Columbus
W. Kesley Schoeps
Traction Syndicate
Columbus & Lake Michigan
Defiance
van Wert
Toledo
Bryan
Indiana
G A Garretson
Cleveland
Social notes highlight clubs and a Garrett wedding
Davison Street hostess entertains friends as JWS Club meets at Miss Helen Steinberger home in North Denafiance. Clover Sunday school group gathers at Harley residence with twenty five youths and teacher Mrs Smucker. Sorosis program at Miss Ella Powell home features Stowe and Ramona topics. Pearl Mollencup wed to Steward Landis at St Pauls church with ring ceremony and blue crepe de chine gown. Honeymoon planned in Detroit with March 1 return to Garrett Indiana home awaiting them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonnie Harley
Clover
St. Paul’s Methodist Episcopal Church
A F Harley
Jefferson Street
Clayton A Smucker
Sorosis
Ella Powell
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Miss Phelps
Walter Shelly
Helen Hunt Jackson
Leither
Ramona
Doa
Pearl Mollencup
Steward F Landis
Garrett
Lad
Coral Mollencup
O F Landis
Marion
St. Pauls
M Echurch
Clinton Street
Detroit
Burr Stevens Wins Twelve Prizes at Toledo Poultry Show
Burr Stevens earned four first prizes two specials and six other prizes for his silver spangled Hamburg chickens at the Poultry Fanciers exhibit in Toledo. The event drew many birds from northwestern Ohio reflecting well on Stevens as a fancier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burr Stevens
Toledo
Ohio
Stevens
Wanted Bright Honest Young Man From Defiance
Wanted bright honest young man from Defiance to prepare for paying position in Government Mail Service 30X One Cedar Rapids Ia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defiance
Cedar Rapids
Tourists Visit Miss Eugenia Ralston Estate Hike
The Tourists made a merry ride to Eugenia Ralston seven miles east of the city Monday evening. After a brief literary program the group passed time with informal pastimes. Mrs ANX Weisenburger spoke on Japanese Potteries and Paper Wares. Miss Ihugevia Ralsten presented on the Palaces and Temples of Kiota. A birthday demonstration followed for Mr. Ed Weaver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugenia Ralston
Anx Weisenburger
Ihugevia Ralsten
Kiota
Ed Weaver
Protracted meeting at Trinity Chapel by Revs Kaley and Smith
Grandma Batt visited her daughter Mrs George Flerman for a few days last week. Mr and Mrs Geo Herman were Defiance visitors Tuesday. Mrs Odear Mertz of Findlay visits her sister Mrs Kate Figley. John Hall and family of Evansport spent Sunday with MD Hall. Will Meyers and wife visited Sunday with D Partee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaley and
Smith
Trinity Chapel
Grandma Batt
George Flerman
Geo Herman
Odear Mertz
Findlay
Kate Figley
John Hall
Evansport
MD Hall
Will Meyers
Death notices for Rebecca Keezer and Elizabeth Donley
Mrs Rebecca Keezer died Tuesday at 2 30 AM at her South Clinton home aged 69. Funeral Thursday at 2 PM from the residence, Rev C A Smucker officiating, Riverside cemetery. Mrs Elizabeth Donley died Monday at Maplewood hospital from paralysis. Funeral Thursday 10 AM at Jefferson Street home, Rev C A Smucker officiating, interment Riverside cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Keezer
Geo. Keezer
South Clinton Street
Rev. C Asmucker
St. Paul’s Mfe Church
Riverside Cemetery
Elizabeth Donley
James Donley
Maplewood Hospital
Jefferson Street
C A Smucker
St. Paul’s Mai
Advertised Letters in Defiance Post Office
The following letters remain uncalled for in the Defiance Ohio post office for the week ending Feb 6 1906 John Ball H Peskins GC Roch Miss Grace Baker Miss Bell Hertz Mrs Emmat Long Mrs M Smith If not called for within 14 days these letters will be sent to the dead letter office C J Thompson Postmaster
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defiance
Ohio
John Ball
H Peskins
Roch
Grace Baker
Bell Hertz
Emmat Long
M Smith
C.J. Thompson
Dr Harvey Edward Myers Laid To Rest In Impressive Services
At his late home on Wednesday melancholy services honored Dr Harvey Edward Myers. Reverend Arthur Barber and Reverend B W Slagle led rites with a choir from the Presbyterian church. The body was interred in Riverside cemetery after services and pallbearers included R K W Wortman T T Ansberry Fred S Stever C J Daoust George Musign JL Patterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Edward Myers
Arthur Barber
Presbyterian Church
Myers
B W Slagle
Fred S Stever
C J Daoust
George Musign
JL Patterson
Defiance Machine Works Expands Foreign Sales and Jobs
Defiance Machine Works ships three car loads of wheel machinery to Italy for government arsenals. The firm notes strong foreign demand, with 1905 a peak year and 1906 prospects favorable as business nationwide remains robust. William Kettering, secretary, cites growing employment and wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defiance Machine Works
Italy
Russia
United States
William Kettenring
The
Machine Works
B and O Double Tracking extends toward Chicago and Defiance
The Baltimore and Ohio Railway plans substantial double tracking from Pittsburgh to Chicago with 24 miles of remaining single track, now receiving a second track though completion may stretch to 1907. In the western division 30 miles between Stanley and Mark Center through Defiance will be double tracked this year with three new bridges to remove grade crossings. Engineer T H Owing of Albion Indiana inspected local B and O bridges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland World
B &O
Defiance
Baltimore & Ohio
Pittsburg
Chicago
Chicago Junction
Stanley
Mark Center
T H Owing
Albion
Ind
B&o
Defiance Residents Sighted Around Nearby Towns
Local notes report Frank Donley of Defiance seen in New Tuesday while Frank Wisda entertains friends from Defiance and Edgerton for several days. Pete Donley and wife returned to Toledo, and Ray Kimberly moved to Bryan. Protracted meetings closed at Fairview church and continue at Union Chapel north of Ney. Many small visits and health updates follow in Defiance, Ney, and neighboring communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Donley
Defiance
New
Frank Wisda
Edgerton
Wm Baker
Fairview
Union Chapel
Ney
Gideon Yarlet
Bryan
Wm Stripe
Pete Donley
Toledo
Ab Cronk
V E Hagg
Hicksville
Lehman
John Billow
George
Gripe
Wm Mock
Kate Yarlot
Jim Roemines
Ray Kimberly
Messrs
Orley
Weston Welker
Mr and LA Yarlot
Real Estate Transfers in Defiance and Surrounding Townships
A long list of property transfers dated across Defiance and nearby townships. Gideon Blanchard to Ezra F Blanchard lot 5 block 7 Bouton addition for 4000 dollars. numerous other deeds include parcels in Hicksville Ney Tiffin and Noble townships with varying sizes from 40 to 160 acres and prices from 70 to 14400 dollars. Parties include Blanchards, Gottwaldts, Hart, Slough, Sholl, Steffel, Sanders, Pifer, Mulligan, and many more to individual buyers and organizations such as school boards and farmers cooperatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gideon Blanchard
Ezra F Blanchard
Bouton Et al
Christian Gottwaldt
August Gottwaldt
Isaac Udell
Andrew C Holmes
R H Gleason
L & Roehrig
Farmers Grain Co
H. Greenler
East Defiance
Holgate
North Defiance
Peter Mangas
Geo. Mangas
Hill & Myers
George Streicher
Frank Wiseman
W Ff Fritz
East Auglae River
Nelson B Halli
Harriet Slough
Rachel Forbes
Hickesville
Samuel Hart
Lucy E.i Sollenberger
Hicksville Village
Chas.Shomo,sr
Mary J Joslin
Orville Gallup
Edgerton’s
John W Slough
John Henry Steffel
Delaware Township
Mary Stingle
Anna Sanders
Susan M Gould
Delaware Bend
Anna Eschrey
Harvey Light
Noble Township
Geo. A Houck
M R Brooks
Noble Two
Rosa A Braucher
Edwin E Hall
Pilot
Ayersville
Otis
Wm E Otis
Milford
Alfred E Wilson
Allen Fi Otis
Joseph Pifer
John L Piler
David Walters
Frank & Partee
Lucy E Sollenberger Et al
Geof
Jennie Sholl
Hicksville Two
Jacob P Hofmeister
John M Ainsworth
W & Agusta C Dowell
John J Ullery
Board of Education
Hicksville
Isaac Rose
Geo T Griswold
Jay Hancock
Elizabeth Zaar
Stewart Miller
Johnson Miller
Miller
Sherwood Village
George Good
Delaware Two
Thos. Mulligan
Ray Hancock
Catharine Mulligan
Grange endorses tax repeal on industrial alcohol nation wide
Ft Defiance Grange No. 267 adopts resolutions from the National Grange at Atlantic City urging Congress to remove the internal revenue tax on alcohol unfit for beverage use. The measure argues tax repeal would lower prices, spur industry, create jobs, expand markets for farm products, and support farm machinery as fuel. The Legislative Committee is tasked to press modifications to revenue laws to achieve this aim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Defiance
Patrons of Husbandry
Atlantic City
Germany
France
Great Britain
National Grange
United States
Internal Revenue Tax
Congress
Legislative Committee
Miss Fannie Bennett Confined at Home by Illness
Miss Fannie Bennett is confined to her home due to illness, as reported in local notices. The brief item notes her health restriction and does not provide further medical details.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Woodwards
Jos. Schottdort
Burer
IL. M
Care Weekly
Joseph Lareaux
Miss Daoust
Goffrey Parent
Adrian, Mich
Cunningham
Nellie Kuhn
Henry F
Hdward
Oklahoma
0 P Gates
Tiftin
Anna Young
North Richland
James Rannel
West
Harlem
Montana
Sherwood
John A Hootman
Milford Township
Albert Leithauser
Florida
Highland Grange
CS Wellman
M B Stevens
First National Bank
Chris Andrews
Washington Township
Funter Andrews
Marshal
William Shade
F. P. Weisenburger & Brother
Rexail
Dey Ayers
V A. Palmer
Napoleon
Frank Double
Oro
Hooot Cash
State Bank
WM. Geiger
Elbert E. Carter
Kgron 5
ROK
Peter Kettenring
Krittner’s
Kittner’s Clothing Store
Defiance, Ohio
Court House
C&lm RY
Societ
Consuella MacClintock
Davison Street
JWS
Helen Steinberger
Bernette Haller
Eva Hocker
Ira Pease
Dorothy Squire
Harley & Whitaker’s
CASS
Swire & Scott
Brooksville
DR Myers
Grogeries
Nolan
Dispatch
Rc.cameron
French’s Bazaar
Defiance City
Daniel E Partee
Chas
Clara B Guilinger
Tiffin
Lucius W Pierce
Solomon Mier
Washington
Mary Strusaker Et
Louisa Cowin
Old Piat
Ney Village
Louisa Cowin Et al
Julius L Moog
Piat
Bert W Ames
Emma C Barber
Philipp W Crago
Viola Dean
Mackinon Add
Ney Villlage
SP Breno
Abel Biglow
Auditor's
Geof Bloeker
Adam Christhoff
Oliver & Clay
Bk Otisto
Otia
Harmon Suler
J Nagel
Tiffin Township
Wellman’s
Music Store
Edison Phonographs
Mollencup’s
N. W
Martin’s
Third
Clinton Sts
Fort Wayne
Central States
Straus Bros. & Company
Ligtonier
Ft. Wayne
Nappanee
Warsaw
Antwerp
Payne, Onto
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