Local notes and appointments fill city page
Fritz Brown spent Sunday in Toledo AJ Maag appointed guardian of Gertrude Maeg John Crowe returns to Ashland after two week visit A new passenger coach added to CL and M Ry Deputy Sheriff Adam Behringer qualifies Gate: examining commissioners report Isbella Huber guardian of H H Huber heirs Captain Lepper marks twentieth year as coroner Miss Westrick returns to Chicago Ed S Bronson returns from Indiana Bardock Blood Bitters promoted Grip hits Miller crew injured Inquisitors Lucas and Thomas prepare to retire Baptisms at St John church Little folks favor Wood’s Norway Pine Syrup Knights of Pythias meet and banquet planned Boiler replacement at court house praise meeting by county officials
Pioneer physician passes away in Defiance Ohio
Obituary notes Dr Isaac Newton Thacker a longtime Defiance physician who practiced from 1840 until 1893 and served Defiance Paulding and Williams counties. He died at 3am on Tuesday at his home corner Perry and Third streets after paralysis struck the night before. Born 1811 in New York, he moved to Clermont County Ohio and later Defiance in 1853. He married Lydia Heywood in 1838 and Flora Sinclair in 1871, leaving several children and surviving relatives in the city. Funeral set for 1:30 pm today with Rev Rav Slagle and Rev Murphy officiating.
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Perry and
Third Streets
Dr Thomas Electric Oil and other notices of 1899 court filings
Burn relief claims progress with Dr Thomas Electric Oil advertised. Chas E Bronson and Frank Ferguson depart for Gauley Bridge Va for several days. Chas C Overman of Peru Ind visits, former local Wabash operator. Ointment promises cure for itchy piles. Wilber Shook sues Wm H and Clara Devore for alienation of wife and $5,000 in Delaware township Openlander Hill & Phelps appear for plaintiff.
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Chas E Bronson
Frank Ferguson
Gauley Bridge
Chas C Overman
Peru
Ind
Mr. Overman
Wilber Shook
Wm. H
Clara Devore
Court of Common Pleas
Delaware Township
Openlander, Hill & Phelps
Trustees Aim to Quarantine Smallpox in Richland
Health Officer E E K Chapman met with Richland township trustees at the courthouse on Saturday to stamp out smallpox. They plan strict quarantine for all who contacted the Shondell girl before illness. The Shondell family members are reported very sick.
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E E K Chapman
Richland Township
Court House
Richland
Shondell
Death of Daniel Leithauser Former Defiance Barber
Daniel Leithauser born in Ramstein Bavaria December 5 1820 died at his Jackson Street home Sunday morning. He came to the United States 1865 settled Defiance that fall and worked as a barber until old age. Survived by wife and five children Frank Lena both of this city Peter Texas Daniel Bryan and John Montana. Funeral from St Johns Catholic church at 9 am Thursday with interment in Riverside Cemetery.
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Daniel Leithauser
Jackson Street
Ramstein
Bavaria
Defiance
Frank
Lena
Peter
Texas
Daniel
Bryan
John
Montana
St. John’s Catholic Church
Riverside Cemetery
Arrests in Foster Lowery gang sweep reach Findlay
Findlay police chief H L Ramsey reports four more alleged gang members captured after months of work. Ex policeman Charles A Foster was arrested on North Main street, Wilbur H Baker was nabbed nearby, and telegrams from Columbus Grove and Memphis announced the arrests of George Wary and Grant Jarbear. The group is believed to have led major robberies across the region for years.
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Foster-Lowery Gang
Wilbur H Baker
East Side
Columbus Grove
Ohio
Memphis
Sheriff swap as Eiser retires for McCarty in county
Sheriff John P Eiser retires after long service and is replaced by John Mc Carty who takes charge this morning. The Express notes Mc Carty may appoint his brother in law Adam Behringer as deputy. A vandal smashed a CIA mailbox on Route A and Kellogg earns praise as drill master for Prince of Egypt youth program.
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CIA
Kellogg
Egypt
Funeral brings Montanan and Texan relatives to town
John Leithauser of Montana and Peter Leithauser of Texas have arrived to attend their father's funeral. Elgin Butter Co of Jewell is cutting ice on the Maumee and stored about 100 tons with 100 more needed. Mrs Naveau of East De fiance is critically ill. James Woodward sprained his right arm in a fall Tuesday. C J Daoust cashier of the Produce Exchange bank is ill with grip and cannot speak above a whisper. The National Union will install officers at the next meeting two weeks from Tuesday evening followed by a dance.
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John Leithauser
Montana
Peter Leithauser
Texas
Elgin Butter Co
Jewell
Maumee
C J Daoust
Produce Exchange Bank
The
National Union
Local Notes From Hicksville Area And Probate Court
Terrence Imbers returns to Toledo after visiting parents for two weeks. Conductor Brinsley of the Wabash ill with the grip. Conductor Dickinson remains on his run. County treasurer C W Kerns back from Hicksville. Chas Harris collecting taxes today. Ida Hart granted a divorce from Adrian Hart in probate court. East Side Ladies plan a dime social at Mrs Harry Jackman 740 Ottawa Ave January 9 from 7 to 10 PM. Probate hearing today on Wallace Wilson epileptic inmate, to be sent to Gallapolis when a vacancy opens.
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Ida Hart
Adrian C Hart
Hicksville Town
Sip
East Side
Harry Jackman
Ottawa Avenue
Ladies Altar Society
Toiay
Wallallace Wilson
Gallapolis
Remarkable Knife Duel Revealed Near Napoleon
A dramatic report from Napoleon details a lethal duel between Fred Feine and Henry Schroeder in northwestern Ohio. Feine concealed a rock and ambushed Schroeder, then a rusty knife blade was extracted from Feine’s brain after a long, fatal ordeal.
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Fred Feine
Henry
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Toledo
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Ashland
Vic
CL & M Ry
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Lyman Hilton
John MccGushin
Art Smythe
EF Aldrich
Jefferson Street
F H Hale
Liberty Center
Vernice Moore
Kirtley
Cosby House
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H H Huber
Cora Umbenborr
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Edward Lepper
Seneca County
Anna Westrick
Chicago
Ed S Bronson
Citizens
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H P Miller
Lucas
Thomas
L E Daoust
Geo Smith
St John Catholic Church
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C B Squires
Defiance Home Savings and Loan Association
Gloden
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Messrs. Winn and Hay
Knights of Pythias
Hicksville
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Dr. Thacker
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Paulding
Williams Counties
Isaac Newton Thacker
Essex County
Clermont County
New York
Cincinnati
Goshen
Ohio Medical College
Northwest
Lydia Heywood
Ters
David
Joseph
William
Denver
Isaac N Thacker Jr
Mexico
L G Thacker
Mary Brorson
Sarah Melia
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Flora Sinclair
Jacob Green Thacker
Toledo Times
L G. Thacker
Holgate Avenue
W Slagle
Presbyterian
Rev. Murphy
Baptist Church
Chauncey Krotz
Napoleon
Ww. Hanley
Antwerp
City
A J Saggers
Henry County
Wabash Railway Company
Rig
American Farm Company
Buffalo, N. Y
Chenevert
Third and
Jackson Streets
Harvey McConkey
M B Gorman
C Winterich
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
P A Baker
Frank Wilhelm
Dr. W S Hil
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Side Cemetery
Dr Thacker
Reba
Millie Heatley
Nettie Noffsinger
Heatley
C J Thompson
G D Edgar
Frank Schlosser
M of E
F L Hay
M of F
T J Leaming
J W Winn
Chas Ashbacher
Yingling
Opitie
Lain
Deatrick Homestead
Jefferson and
Hopkins Street
Chas. WV. Butler
Defiance, Ohio
E. D. Morgan
Columbus, Ohio
Akiia
Childrens
Dean
Woodward’s Drug Store
Weisenberger & Emery
the Defiance Milling Co
O. D. Loveridge
Impotant
H L Ramsey
Charles A Foster
North Main Street
Man
Grant Jarbear
Findlay
John P Eiser
Sheriff's Office
John Mc
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Mr. Eiser
Able
Wayne Street
Will
Ness
James Woodward
Artics
Alaskas
East Defiance
Tiedeman Factory
Clinton and
4Th Street
Rown’s
Pactimore Akery
Terrence Imbers
Brinsley
Dickinson
W Kerns
Chas. Harris
Daily Press
Torious
Simon Girty
Fred Foine
Henry Schroeder
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Foine
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