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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1904
Page
1
An exhortation on nurturing faith in children through Sunday school. Emphasizes watchfulness for God’s kingdom, starting with small steps like prayer and penance. Encourages engagement, decision, and daily spiritual planting. Concludes with a call to report news to H. L. Stock.
Branch factory No. 3 of the Defiance Tick Mitten Company began operations last Monday in the Gid Blanchard building with twenty machines and about 30 girls. Leather plant to be added locally. Main plant at Toledo and a branch at Pemberville. Wm. Gettman of Toledo to head the Defiance plant. leadership by C. L. McBride and Perry Tiedeman. Notables visiting include Miss Bertha Dicus, Leona Axenrider, Mrs Flora Hall Emery, A. Herbert and wife, Fred Fritch, Mrs. D. W. McKnight, O. D. King, and Bert Gremmier.
A busy holiday season in East Defiance features a children's Christmas program at St. John's Lutheran with a joyful audience, a Baptist Sunday school entertainment, and a United Brethren display of festive décor and songs. A quiet home wedding bonds Irene Carpenter to J Samuel Osborn at Holgate Avenue with a formal dinner and generous gifts. plans for a January 1, 1904, home together.
Cheney and Godfrey Lumber Dealers offer glass for barn and chicken coop windows that won’t break. Large stock of barn siding ship lap and stock boards. Prices described as right for the grades.
The cornerstone ceremony occurred Tuesday with no speeches as a sealed metal box was placed inside. The box contains copies of local papers, course studies, a teachers list, commencement programs, and a football clipping. Local residents and board members attended as bricklayers push ahead in cold weather.
An advertisement highlights the completely revived Webster's International Dictionary with 25 000 new words and phrases. It notes 2380 quarto pages 5000 illustrations and a low price, calling it a standard addition valuable for libraries homes schools and offices.
Obituary notices recount deaths of May Allen aged about 60 near Paulding county line and A C Young on Wilhelm street with funeral plans. Matthias Streit of North Defiance aged 75 and Peter Deckrosh of Pleasant Bend aged 9 also noted with funerals. Additional notices cover Alanson Want 65 and others linked to Civil War service, and many social visits and events around Toledo, Findlay, and Napoleon.
The probate court records probate of Nathaniel Janna will and issues marriage licenses to Loren Herriman and Maud Ben ner E H Mockley and Ada Miller Chas L Coffin and Cora K E Henderson Lewis Bloom and Mary Roberts.
R P Kettenring reports a fine Florida vacation and a 400 pound shark caught after a tough fight with eight to ten men assisting. Nearby notices mention residents, travel plans, local incidents, and holiday greetings from Hicksville and Defiance areas.
Mrs Fredericka Speiser nee Grossman wife of Christian Speiser born July 30 1846 in Horzheim Germany died December 16 1903 at Brunersburg Ohio aged 57 years 4 months 16 days She came to America at age two with her parents settling in Marion then Defiance county where she resided married May 31 1866 to Christian Speiser of Noble township They had eleven children four brothers four grandchildren and many friends She joined Evangelical church and was a devoted wife mother and neighbor Funeral held at home and was conducted by Rev Engels Interment Brunersburg cemetery pallbearers listed
The Morenci Lodge No 71 Michigan passes resolutions grieving the loss of A C Young and extends sympathy to his family. A copy of the resolutions will be given to the bereaved, printed in both papers, and recorded in lodge minutes. Committee: James Hackett, W R Stone, J P Ain. A Growey’s hay baler incident injures no one badly after tipping over the embankment near the Francis Street Bridge into the Au Glaize river. horses unharmed.
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