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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1902
Page
5
Otis and Gardner visit Defiance while Bieger from Mishawaka arrives. Skirt factory starts up. divorce granted in probate court. several residents travel for baths and treatment. A steer, 865 pounds, killed for meat. Slagle lectures with stereopticon on Europe. Birthdays, illnesses, and local business updates fill the day.
The board met in regular session with members Sass Rath Ort Gleason Gorman present. Bills listed cover insurance gas livery sawing and janitors pay roll and total about 1405 dollars for Teachers and 200 for Janitors. Supt Mitchell sick staff. Miss Richardson placed in charge temporarily. A McKinley memorial fund plan was discussed with teacher led name lists and donor certificates. Butler and Viers asked for part of upcoming insurance funds. totals proposed 3000 to Butler and 460 to Viers. Board adjourned.
Death notices list Mrs Appolonia Diehl of Van Buren street aged about 61 leaving several children including John C. Diehl and Ma tilda Diehl with funeral at St John’s Catholic church Friday. Anna Wrede wife of Adolph Wrede dies aged about 60, funeral at St Paul’s Lutheran church Thursday, she leaves husband and two children Herman and Emme. Also small ads for Putnam Fadeless Dye and Wood’s Norway Pine Syrup and a court action in common pleas by Elizabeth Hull garnishing notes against H G Newell.
On Tuesday evening the Company M group acted to mourn Fred Mills by ordering a floral tribute and an anchor. They named H. B. Lewis Volney Palmer Webb Wood Frank Gorman W. C. Ash and Roy Beardsley to meet the remains at the Wabash depot and serve as pallbearers. Heavy rains earlier filled low areas in the St. Mary's reservoir and cold weather froze water to mud trapping many black bass. residents have been digging or hauling the fish to market.
Defiance resident Ney Miss Leota Kerns visits her grandma in Ney while Orlando Welker moves into a new home in Burton Walters Monroeville host city guests Mr and Mrs E B Doud visit Sherman Strusaker family members from Indiana attend New Year events in Defiance Oliva Angelmyre and Ed Speiser entertain Tom Gorman New Year day. K of P lodge in Sherwood hosts a festive evening as people plan skating and a party hosted by Ana Strusaker for Howard Jackson and Olive Angelmyre.
On New Year’s Day Miss Lillian White wed Mr. J O Price at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H White one mile from Sherwood. Rev Corduroy officiated before about thirty guests with music by Miss Coy and others. The couple left for Defiance and Shelby then planned visits to Richwood and Marion.
Brooksvile announces Ed Keeppe will hold a public sale on Thursday January 9. Local activity includes Hancock and William Figley hauling wood to Grant Figley's place near Ney last week and Mr. Morris of Defiance visiting Friday. Hanna drove to Defiance with corn and families from Delaware Bend gathered for New Year meals at Wm Hancock's. Mrs Otto Schick remains ill. George Koch welcomes a daughter. Warren Figley traveled to Defiance Thursday. Miss Ball resumes house work for Mrs George Koch. Mary Meyer visited Neg Liege. Melvin Hall and spouse return from Oklahoma trip.
Dey Ayers loans money with an annual five percent interest rate. Payments are being collected and the interest is stated as stopped.
Job notice seeking two or more reliable salesmen in Defiance and surrounding counties for a large nursery in Indiana. ALBERTSON & Hosss invites written terms from interested agents at Bridgeport.
Defiance readers hear a testimonial from Miss Jennie O Hearn at 105 West High street praising Doan’s Kidney Pills for backache and kidney weakness. The ad notes Woodward druggist sells them and urges readers to take a course. Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo markets the product nationwide for 50 cents.
Ridgeville Corners residents host and visit relatives including Mrs Chester Beckham and son William in Toledo, C E Rollin and wife from Napoleon spend New Year’s Day, and Warden family from Wauseon visit. Ohio Dental College student Emery returns to Cincinnati. Plymouth Indiana guest Chapman visits, Mrs Coy and Byrde Rand visit Toledo, Miss Harrington of Bryan visits Geo Harmon. M E Sunday school officer election results list Supt W T Chapman and others.
Maynard Seibert returns to Ada after visiting his parents for the holidays. Henry Bruns moves his saw mill to Harmon Rathge s place to cut timber for a barn and a house for Theil a Tony Kerns hauls grain to Defiance last week. Fred Mekus buys stock Friday. District No 4 scholars present their teacher with a toilet set for Christmas. Charley Seibert cuts timber for a house planned for next summer.
Hundreds of Defiance residents share home testimony praising Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills for rapid relief of debility nervousness and sleeplessness. Lawrence Barbillion of 935 Holgate Ave endorses the tonic and Woodward's drug store stocks it for 50 cents a box from the Dr A W Chase Medical Co Buffalo NY with portrait and signature on each package.
The Bishop Post G A R officers were installed by John W Myers with names listed for Commander to Q M 38. The W R C officers were installed by Mrs Geo W Deatrick including President and peer roles. The joint memorial hall ceremony featured retiring president Mrs Ort receiving a gold spoon and a $100 post debt gift from the WRO. Refreshments followed by local volunteers.
Samuel Keller schedules a public sale for January 10 at his township line home. Samuel Pierce plans a spring barn build. Warren of Defiance visits sister Mrs Ryder. Milo Green returns from Iowa. Charles to northern Colorado. Denslow Pierce of Michigan visits sick Lucius. Ernest Moon marries Clara Davis at Bryan on December 24. Frank Donley hosts music on Edison phonograph. W H Lindsley hosts guests on Elm Street from 6 to 10 Christmas evening. guest Mrs Emanuel Ryder of Bryan, sister of Mrs Wesse. Mrs Ryder returns home pleased with visit.
St John's Reformed Church at corner Fourth and Washington invites all to Sunday school at 9 a.m. German sermon at 10 a.m. German services at Sherwood are at 2 15 p.m. Reverend F E Lahr is pastor.
The dedication of the Disciple church at Sherwood, set for next Sunday, is indefinitely postponed due to a small pox scare. Pastor W. A. Van Dyxe announces the change.
For sale 160 acres of land three miles south of Defiance. Sold at a bargain if taken soon. For details contact No4-41 Dr. E M Holland, Holland, O.
Tom Fordham returns from North Dakota to work for Mavis and Buda as a carpenter. Mrs J Ensign, longtime resident, died January 2 at 71 years 7 months leaving five sons and four daughters. funeral at Lost Creek Lutheran cemetery. Aunt Roby Biglow ill. Fordham’s basswood legs being trucked to Hicksville. Farmer township schools back in session after two weeks’ vacation.
The city council met in regular session with members listed. Fire Chief Louis Spring reported 46 fires in the year causing 10126.89 damage. insurance 7096.89. uninsured loss 2950.00. Officials noted fines and bond refunds, and debated adding 3622.67 P G E Co bills to the claim ordinance. City solicitor warned of liability from low wires. council adjourned after a split vote on light bills.
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