Weding Licenses and Local Notices Roundup
Fred Hire and Rosa Colwell licensed to wed. Knights of Honor pay dues to Lem Hibbard death. Mr and Mrs Ed Goldfus entertain a new girl baby. C Haubold reports Prince Henry of Prussia to pass Toledo March 5 at 7 am. Adams township couple welcome an eleven pound baby. K P district convention set for March 5 1902. Mark Center men charged with petty larceny face hearing. Catherine Parr seeks divorce from John Parr with alimony. Ansberry Farrell and Brown insurance payout of 2000 for H H Hill heirs. Florida trip for Maccabees social event. North Richland home hosts masquerade with elaborate supper and attendees from the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Goldfus
Fast Hopkins Street
C. Haubold
Toledo
Trouble Over Notes in Williams County Trial
The Port Huron Engine and Thresher Co. vs. Samuel Rath reached Common Pleas in Williams County with Baker and Phelps for the defendant. Rath bought an engine and gave personal notes to local agents Philips and Todd. The engine allegedly never ran, the notes were not fixed, an agent later secured Rath’s notes from the bookkeeper and a judgment arose in Williams County. Many local witnesses travelled to Bryan for the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Huron Engine and Thresher Co
Samuel Rath
Court of Common Pleas
Williams County
Baker & Phelps
Philips & Todd
Rath
Bryan
Canal abandonment sparks county wage debate
A representative discussed canal abandonment with County Commissioner Bebringer, claiming $30 monthly savings from a bridge tender, though the German Herald notes the tender earns only $15. The auditor confirms the $15 wage, easing tensions in the local press and public discourse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Express
Chas. Bebringer
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Praised By Readers
The Camden Messenger reports a strong endorsement of Chamberlains Cough Remedy for coughs colds and croup. The letter cites personal family use and recommends keeping it at home especially for households with small children. For sale by N G Woodward in February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Croup
Camden
N. G. Woodward
Defiance Protest Aims to Block Canal Abandonment
A Friday court house meeting in Defiance urged defeating Ohio General Assembly plans to abandon the Miami and Erie canal. Leaders formed a larger protest committee and urged lawmakers and senators to oppose the bill, warning of job losses and lost capital. Local officials, merchants, and residents pledged continued action, with updates set for Winn & Hay offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
court+ aouse
H.D. Bokop
S. T. Sutphen
W. F. Hedrick
Sutphen
H. D. Bokop
A. H. Wood
John Marshal
H B. Tenzer
J. D. Spangler
R. T. Whitaker
W. A. Kettenring
Waerras
Wuerreas
Defiance
Defiance County
J. M. Ainsworth
Decker and
Crites
J.J. Mauney
B. Carter
W. Wiss
Deaths and relocations in Evansport area
Death of 13 year old Hall of near Evansport reported with funeral Monday at 10 am in M E church officiated by Rev Speaker. United Express Co night man H Luken transferred to Chicago Junction and James Lind replaces him. Lind is son of B W Lind superintendent of public school buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fr. H. Luken
United States Express Co
Chicago Junction
James Lind
B. W. Lind
Reported Illness of Judge W H Hubbard in Bryan
City buzzed Friday evening over the severe illness of Judge W H Hubbard of Bryan. Dr Riggs consulted, then Mrs Powell was notified, with the judge in pain and momentarily flighty. By morning he was improved though still fatigued, and friends expect no lasting trouble. Ned Hubbard and Lucy hurried to Bryan to be with their father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tu-en-da-wie
No.195
H. B. Tenz
W. P. Engel
Holgate A Ue
Tenzer
Engel
Masonic
Hingel
Miss Lethe
Willie Engel
Graham
Dr. H. E. Myers
W. H. Hooker
Virgil Squire
W. G. Lehman
W. H. Hubbard
Bryan
Ned Hubbard
Lucy
Local Notices From Defiance Area Reveals Marriages and Inquiries
In Defiance vicinity, on Thursday afternoon February 20, Rev B W Slagle officiated at a marriage between Fred Hire and Rosa Colwell. Judge J H Hockman received two sets of rattlesnake rattles from S Gurwell of Santiago Cal. Also noted is the christening of Raymond Michael Schultz at Washington street with Rev Mueller officiating and grandparents present as well as relatives remaining to assist at home for the winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vox
Clinton Street
Defiance Township
Schlientz
Weather Bureau
Middle West
Master Port
Florence Hockman
George
Martha Washington
North
Defiance
Hockman
B. W. Slagle
Fred Hire
Rosa Colwell
J. H. Hockman
S. Gurwell
Santiago
Cal
California
Gurwell
Y Tiffin Township
West
Montana
August Schultz
Washington Street
Mueller
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Raymond Michael Schultz
Augusta Sheridan
M. Schultz
A. L. Davison
Mr. Schultz
Lena Bishop
Hame
Miss Bishop
Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets Ad
When you lack energy and feel dull after eating these tablets will restore appetite and vigor. Sold by N. G. Wood ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
N. G. Woodward
Bia
Unclear fragment notes health claim and names
Fragment mentions a person named Rankin and a health claim about stopping pain and curing illness. The text is garbled with unusual phrasing and does not present a clear news event or identifiable context.
City Fathers End Ballon Session Without Bond Decision
The city council held a lively Thursday session in a balloon to keep air aloft, adjourned with the Schmidt bond case for $100,000 unresolved. Efforts to appoint a janitor and discuss street lights were debated, but the bond matter remained tucked away as the balloon drifted and music played.
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Arning
Bohannon
Beardsley
Helmick
J. I. Hoefffel
0. L. Hoeffel
Schultz
Jaeger
Schmidt Et al
Harris, Cameron & Shaw
U. S. Court of Appeals
L. K. Miller
Tor
Holgate Ave. Meres
Viebach
August Viebach
Central City
Ayes
Nay
Hoeffel
J. J. Hoeffel
C. L. Hoeffel
Schultzage
Bohan
L. Hoeffel
Jaegernay
Mr. Helmick
J. Hoeffel
Getting in Shape to Fight Abandonment
Public meeting formed a general committee to combat the abandonment of the M and E canal. H D Bokop presided, T T Shaw elected secretary, John Marshall vice chairman, and Chas Behringer treasurer. Committees on correspondence finance and a five member delegation to Columbus named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Sutphen
Winn
Malley
W. D. Hill
Baker
Marshall
Bokop
General Committee
J. W. Winn
H. G. Baker
E. E. Carter
T. T.O’ Shaw
Chas. Behringer
Peter Weigerding
J.J. Malley
A. W. Myers
Winn & Hay
H. D . Bok
T.T. Shaw
John Marshall
Tee
Columbus
T. T. Shaw
W. E. Decker
Also Mentioned on This Page
H. B. Tenzer
Knights of Honor
Lem Hibbard
John Lenard
Adams Township
K. of P. Lodges
Fulton, Henry
Putnam Counties
Leij
Daniel Roan
David Keller
Mark Center
C. H. Hunter
de. Pierce
Dallas
Jackson Co
Catherine Parr
John Parr
Ansberry & Farrell
R. Brown
War Union
H. H. Hill
Joseph Hill
Geo. F. Hill
Abe Smith
Jacob Cabley
B. Brubaker
Neil Tutt
Barr
Florida
Maccabees
Geo Elliot
North Richland
Ella Conkle
Carrie Spangler
Clyde Conkle
Henry Jennings
R. W. Mitchell
Fred Travis
W. J. Slough
E. T. Travis
South
Bishop Post G. R
Memorial Hall
Washington, D. C
Prince Henry
Prussia
W. H.hubbard
Lewin
August Wiebach
Department
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