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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1901
Page
8
News from Washington Township notes a revival at Union church and various local movements. It lists elected New Bethel Sunday school officers for 1901, visits by residents to Defiance, Ney, and Indiana, plus smallpox concerns and talks of electric railways along the Turnpike.
Mrs Ellen Fout visited sister Mrs K V Haymaker of Defiance last week. RE Chase sold property to David Ridenour of Ford Township and will move to Archibald by March 1 to work for Gatshall Bros. G F Alexander bought oak timber from 8 B Scott. C F Thouro journeyed to Toledo Thursday. Farmer Canning Co stockholders met January 13 to discuss matters. 1900 pack sold for over 16000 and company management praised. Sherm Weegley visited Mark Center Saturday. Dry Creek M E revival meetings continue with good results. Dr I W Cannan bought the Chapman building and fitted it for an office.
Esther Miller ill with scarlet fever. several Tiffin township schools closed for smallpox care. Rural Chapel M E Church meetings discontinued. Residents update on building purchases and local mill construction. Electric railway debate continues over routes and rights of way in Tiffin township.
Michael Roup of Lorain visited his nephew John Mack and family last week. George Keller was laid up several days with the grip and is now ready for rations. John Bostater sold a fine lot of timber valued by several firms at about $1000. Charley Elliott skated near New Sunday and fell. another boy fell on him breaking his leg. Dr H P Lehman set the fracture. Will Pollock’s child was critically ill with brain fever last week and is improving. Melvin Garber is clerking in the post office. Roads have been bad for teams the past week. Bill North visited his sister in Conkle Saturday. John Davie bought elm timber from T Kimble. elm timber commands high prices. Mrs W H Mueller is ill and called a physician Sunday and is able to be around. Mrs John Draker and Mrs Richard Dirr started for Cleveland Friday.
Community notes report Jesse Linebrink owning a new tugger harness and various social visits. Districts No 7 and 8 closed last Wednesday due to smallpox risk, with multiple residents traveling for business and hosting guests. Schools in district No 1 closed Friday. local residents including E F Stever and Chas Eding of South Ridge are mentioned.
Bliss Carman writes of lanterns in orange, purple, and maroon lanterns of St Eulalie glowing in orchard shade and apple trees. The poem recalls distant seas and marshes, with lanterns described as fiery coals in jade and gold.
Doctors warn grip is common in town. Charley Coffin travels to Valparaiso Indiana for school. Frank Smith at Bend night shift. Mrs. Henry Rock called to Betsville for sister Jno Shook’s illness. Mrs. Frank Smith visits mother. Louis Carter family ill with grip. Livery barn changes hands to Simons. Frank Hayes oversees meat market again. Rev. Vandike returns from four weeks in east. Mrs. Dr Rock of Auburn visiting Sherwood. Horner couple from Nevada attend Grandma Refley funeral.
A detective reflects on past cases and methods in a memoir style sketch from 1900, credited to C. B. Lewis. The piece recalls investigative insight, urban crime scenes, and the detective’s approach to solving mysteries in bygone years.
The Defiance Ohio post office lists uncalled letters for the week ending January 22 2001. Names include Ladies Gentlemen Mre Salla Grim T Cunningham Miss Anna Martin Frank Grossman Mrs Wellington Partee G L McKibben Bessie Stackhouse Delbert R Steel. If unclaimed within 14 days they go to the Dead Letter Office.
For sale or trade twenty acres in Allen county Indiana three miles from Fort Wayne. Inquire at the Express office Defiance Ohio. Includes a note to contact for details and possible conveyance. Local property listing with basic location and inquiry point.
A pocket book was found near the B and O By on Ottawa Avenue. The owner may reclaim it by visiting the Clipper Plow Company office.
Market notes from Chicago Cleveland Pittsburg Buffalo New York Cincinnati and Boston with prices for cattle hogs sheep and lambs Wheat corn oats and special cattle classes. Includes Texas and western stock values and calf prices. Prices shown for multiple cities and market tiers.
A former Scotland Yard detective recounts nearly bungling an insight into a quiet London apartment building. He details watching a bric-a-brac dealer Saunders and a tailor Davison while living above the Hadans, and how routines at home and work shaped his suspicions.
A detective recalls three men who posed as multiple distinct individuals for years, including disguises with false hair, teeth, a wart, and voices. One man lived three lives as a silversmith, a bric a brac dealer, and a tailor, each with a wife and separate homes. A fatal machine shop accident exposed him, ending his ruse and revealing the detective’s costly oversight. He notes the difficulty of detecting such disguises and reflects on being outwitted yet successful in other cases.
Marion Crawford on a tour with Major Pond recounts the 1899 San Francisco quake. At the Palace Hotel he calmly ate in the cafe while guests panicked. A friend asked if he felt it. he replied not really, noting his coffee cream and spoon displacement rather than the quake.
A wanderer at the gate asks a woman washing at a tub for aid saying he followed the wetter for 20 years. She skeptically replies that he does not look like he ever caught up with it and continues her cleaning routine.
In a witty Chicago News exchange, Tom declares love as his reason to marry Miss Willing, while Jack dismisses love as mere excuse. The exchange highlights playful dialogue over a hoped marriage.
A garden in Tuscany opens with the day as white magnolia blooms unfold beside iris and olive trees. The scene rests on marble, fountains, and drifting shade where lizards move and fragrance hangs in the air. A dark young lad dreams through the hot noon tide as Eros and bees lie near.
A pair of American engineers recount their night at The Holy Rest renamed The Devil's Inn near Zacatacas Mexico. After exploring rooms and facing unseen force the pair are attacked and expelled as the inn bursts into flames, leaving only charred walls and questions.
A fifth grade class reads a fable about a farmer catching birds in a corn field net. The stork pleads for freedom, but the farmer insists the stork share the robbers fate for bad company. A pupil writes a twist claiming the stork is a "bird of freedom."
Spur geon's Biography recounts Mr Spur geon describing an encounter with a hospitable man known as Mr B who pressed on by calling him Charles. The narrator counters by calling him John and Charlie and notes the ministerial target of undue familiarity should be avoided.
Robert Barr recalls a debate with Bret Harte on Walden Pond and Thoreau's simple life. Harte notes Emerson’s nearby home and a dinner horn remark from Mrs. Emerson revealing a humbug.
John G. Duttrer sues Mary Stillwill Helen Humphreys and W H Bouton in Case 7334 to quiet title to a parcel in Defiance Ohio. The defendants in Bloomington Illinois and Peck Kansas are named as adverse claimants with mortgages cited from 1851 1852. Plaintiff seeks to bar all claims and have full ownership declared. Defendants must answer by March 9, 1901.
Shelby M. Cullom was returned to the United States senate by the Illinois general assembly on a strict party vote. Republican nomination came from Corbus P. Gardner of La Salle while Democrat Samuel Alschuler was nominated by Lawrence B. Stringer of Logan county.
Judge Henry of the circuit court declares Missouri state board of equalization has no right to tax the Western Union Telegraph company franchise in a written opinion. The ruling marks a national significance in tax authority over telegraph franchises.
Mrs. William Towns, after her husband sold her chickens and bought whisky, horsewhipped Towns in a crowded street and then tried to wreck a saloon. She announces plans to start a Carrie Nation style crusade in Hartford City Indiana on January 23.
Mr. Kruger arrived in Utrecht at midday and was greeted by a committee at the railroad station. He thanked the crowd outside as he drove to his hotel while a choir sang patriotic songs and the Transvaal national hymn.
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