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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1903
Page
4
The Crescent News argues that only a prudent administration can keep a party in power, urging Defiance to support a stable, low‑litigation government. It notes renewed industrial life, a council recording progress, and calls for continuing current policies with careful regard to candidate strength.
Mrs Chas Wells hosts Saturday gathering as Bettie Searle sprains ankle. Jessie Schubert and Nellie Grant visit Zimmerman school Friday. Peter Noirot buys farm for 8500. Conrad Donges drives cattle to Defiance. Will Monk sells property for 1900. Kleinhein teaches Dist No 8 half holiday. Milk and meat moving through town with beer to Continental. Various visits and small town chores noted through the week.
South Highland residents report social calls with Miss Irene Harrell visiting Mrs. Emma Mansfield on Thursday. Cassius Dresher traveled to Wood county with his visiting brother. Naomi Holtzel visited her daughter Mrs. Orange Mansfield. Miss Anna Hahn stayed with Mrs. John Wiler on Thursday. Mrs. Peter Moon called on Mrs. Charley Wells Friday. Sais Ford Mansfield bought a cow in Defiance. Salem seks, W. R. Mansfield and his son Hale are ill with lagrippe this week.
The regular city council meeting notes bond interest and refunder payments totaling 10 621 50 and reports on receipts from 1902 and 1903 Auditor W A Snider allocations to general fire light police street Clinton Holgate and public library funds along with refunders 97 and 1901 funds. Representatives of the People's Rapid Transit Railway Co ask for adjourned day to discuss a Clinton street to Monumental Park franchise.
Miss Gertrude Sanford visits grandparents Mr and Mrs H Sanford in Defiance. Miss Nelllie Van Skiver of Defiance visits sister Mrs Georgia Mansfield. Gale Wells works at the stave factory in Southerton. Miss Mae Sanford spends Sunday in Defiance with Miss Grace Kibble. Bryant and Alden Mansfield visit Charley Wells. Abe Gilts on sick list. Max Wells and Ellis Ford work on timber for B A and A H Mansfield. Mansfield of Defiance visits Alden several days. W F Mansfield buys a horse from Dr Rigrish of Defiance.
Sunday entertaining includes Chas Young and wife hosting Mr. and Mrs. Peter Horn ing and their niece, while Mrs. Henry Zackrish has been ill. Dr Hilton of Pleasant Bend attends her. Miss Viola Brinkman visited Miss Lettie Young. John Stinglass and wife went to Defiance last Friday. F W Dickman delivered hay to Defiance Thursday. A A Demland and family visited his parents Sunday. Frank Richman and Eliza Schatz wed at the bride’s parents home Tuesday. Floyd Young and sister Bessie spent Thursday in Defiance.
The CH and D will operate a through sleeping car from Toledo to Jacksonville and St Augustine starting January 6 1908. The car runs Tuesday Thursday and Saturday at 222 pm and joins the Florida Special at Cincinnati with Pullman sleeping dining library and observation cars. Special reduced round trip rates to winter tourist points in the south Nassau Cuba New Orleans Texas and Mexico offered. Written inquiries to J Cory Winans General Agent Fort Wayne Ind no 216.
Wesley Smith built a boat for Ilo Rose while Jake Clemens of North Ridge fished at the dam Thursday. Miss Mabel Booth of Defiance stayed with Ella Minsel. Revival meetings continue at the MRE church led by Rev Roberts. Rev Thomas preached Sunday morning. Miss Williams of Adams Township visits Mrs Bert Minsel. Mrs Jas Wilson visited Defiance last week. John Spangler delivered cattle to Fil Krotz Saturday. Miss Clara Minsel visiting Sherwood. L J Whitney, sick, improving. Kid Garver seen out in his sleigh Monday.
Germany Tiffin John Miller bought a horse last week. Karl Newcomer and Virgil Wise of Bryan visited J. P. Alshouse Sunday. F. Stock bought a 40 acre farm from J. W Linebrink and plans to move soon. J. W. will move to the home place. Frank Van Wagner becomes a father again. Miss Mable Sawyers of Butler Indiana visits Dora and Hattie Alshouse this week. John Amos and wife visited Sunday evening. Emma Keller mier visited Mrs. J. P. Alshouse Monday. G. W. Burke and family plan to move to North Dakota this week.
Reports from friends of Jake Frey indicate steady recovery from injuries at Shelby. A twelve farmer committee was chosen to survey local effort for a creamery. A stereoptical show at the opera house failed financially. Fred Henning succeeds Julius Weber in the rool room business. Several residents, including Miller, Defiance visitors, and Vernon Haller, were noted in recent movements. L. D. Arnold suffered a paralysis stroke affecting his right side. D. B. Hilbert of Lewiston, Idaho, visited for two weeks. Hazel Ryan visits sister Mrs. Miller in Washington DC. Mr. Miller serves as private secretary to Judge Snook of Paulding.
Miss Kerns of Defiance met Osa Hanna on the road to Ney last Saturday. Mrs. Fannie Johnson of Toledo visited her parents Switzer last Friday and Saturday. Mrs. Graves purchased P. J. Hasler’s farm for 4000 dollars. Mr. and Mrs. Halsey of Van Wert moved back to town. Dr. Lindersmith reports a nine pound boy born to W. H. Miller. The K of P banquet last Friday was well attended with Jacob Wentworth of Hicksville performing whistling solos. Adeline Miller traveled to Auburn Indiana for treatment with Dr. Rock. Mrs. Z H Miller is listed as sick. Five boys have formed a home talent dramatic company for a future benefit show. Revival meetings will begin soon at the U B church.
Chas. Haver and family returned to Hicksville after a weekend in town. Burton Hall of Hicksville visited Monday. Mrs. W. M. Lovejoy and daughters came home Friday from Archbold with Mrs. O. W. Hill and daughters for a week’s visit. Ollie Elder visited Sunday with her sister Mrs. Burton Hull. Walter Joice returned to Stryker Monday after a week with F. W. Heater and wife. Goldie Lovejoy Nina Hill and Ruby Voss spent Sunday with grandparents Wilson Hill and family. Frank Haver was in Sherwood Monday.
Financial notes from New York and multiple Great Lakes cities show steady government bonds and currency. Grain and livestock prices span wheat, corn, oats, beef, veal, sheep, lambs, and hogs with varying regional bids across Cleveland Chicago Toledo East Liberty East Buffalo.
Tickets on sale daily February 15 1903 to April 36 1903 for travel to Montana Idaho Washington Oregon British Columbia California and Arizona at greatly reduced rates. For full information apply to Detroit agt or general passenger agent Detroit Mich.
A historical ad asserts hundreds of lives saved yearly by Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil kept in homes. It claims cures for croup heals burns cuts and all wounds.
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