Mowery Fatally Struck On Freight Yard Track
D D Mowery a 24 year Baltimore and Ohio railway car repairer was walking along a sidetrack to repair a hot box when a freight car and engine backed down and struck him causing instant death. The accident occurred as Conductor Hamilton and Wireman Corker were in the cab. The coroner was summoned and the body was prepared for burial. Mowery born September 20 1849 in McComb Hancock County married Rosa Simcox in 1884 and had a daughter Maude now Mrs Otis Ensign. He belonged to the Car Inspectors Union Garrett and the B and O Insurance Brotherhood. Funeral held Monday at St Paul M C church with Smucker in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. D. Mowery
Baltimore , Ohio
Holiman
Red Ello
Deatrick Street
McComb
Haneck County
Rosa Simcox
Deweye
Hancock County
Maude
Otis Ensign
Car Inspectors’ Union of
Garrett
B. & O. Insurance Brotherhood
St. Paul’s M. C
Smucker
J.W. S. Palmer
B. W. Lind
M.N. Bell P. Dickman
HI. B. Tenzer
Jon Murphy
Fort Defiance Lodge installs new officers at ceremony
Over 250 members and families attend Fort Defiance Lodge installation Friday evening. District Deputy Grand Master U G Rep logle officiates as Dr. ht. R. Parcher is named V G G F Campbell ree. C H Bock financial secretary. W V Hutchins treasurer. Pal Warden Jacobi Conductor Fran Bill Roedel H E Russell S G W Morrie C G John Young Chaplain L K Neal. After speeches, guests dine, dance, and enjoy a late-night reception. Alfred Smith leaves for Garrett for medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Defiance
Jacobi
Fran Bill
C. Detloff
Ralston
I Roedel
H. E. Russell
W. H. Dison
G. W. Morrie
C. G
John Young
L. K. Neal
Local Visit Notes and Health Quarantine Report
Local residents and visitors are listed in bridge city notices including Miss Nan Hubbard Miss Grace Dills and Mrs LF Blume visiting in Bryan Defiance Chicago and Wapakoneta. Daniel Myers appointed administrator of Meyers estate. Peru Indiana reports over 200 smallpox cases prompting city quarantine. Funeral attendees from Ft Wayne Toledo and others arrive. arc light cable at Fifth and Clinton breaks but is restrained and repaired.
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Grace Dills
Chicago
Ruth LaBlonde
Cleveland
LF. Blume
Wapakoneta
Beuckhauser
Howard Hail
Jackson Street
Peru
Ind
State Board of Health
Joseph Simcox
Ft. Wayne
Cye Wise
Toledo
City
D. C. Mowery
Phelps
Ogling
Madison Avenue
Mrs. Yingling
Educational Club
Collingwood
Fifth and
Clinton Street
Death of veteran Lewis D. Blue in Ayersville
Lewis D. Blue a Defiance county resident died Friday at 6 10 pm at his Ayersville home aged 74 after paralysis. Born near Piqua on September 3 1833 he served in the Civil War enlisting 1862 in Company D 100th Ohio Volunteer Infantry and later recruited a company for the Second North Carolina Mounted Infantry. He married Elizabeth Kelly January 5 1856 and leaves six living of nine children. Funeral held Monday at his Ayersville residence with Rev. W V Thomas and pallbearers from Company D.
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Lewis D. Blue
Defiance County
Ayersville
Piqua
Uriah
Martha (Deveese) Blue
Miami County
Mr. Blue
Elizabeth Kelly
Philadelphia
Blue Ayersville
Blue
Bishop Post
Co. D.ooe
Ohio Volunteer Infantry
North Carolina Mounted Infantry
Veto
Lewis Blue
Geo. Robn
N.S. Blue
C. G. Blue
B. E. Blue
Charles’ Woodburn
Harvey Miller
Griffiths
Albert Scott
Peter Minsell
Steward Gaylord
Fred March
J. W. Myers
John Davis
Myers
Davis
100Th Regiment
Distress Call Brings Rescue From Fire Crew
A popular central fire department member visiting the East Side Sunday night triggered a playful warning from the fire laddies about taking rubber pots. At 10 PM a cry for help came via jail phone and Joe Voglish was found in water waist-deep, rescued by a laddie with hip boots while the crew stayed ready. 8 A Maxwell spent Sunday in Hicksville.
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Central Fire Department
East Side
Joe
Joe Voglish
Death of Former Defiance Resident Janet Strong Harley
Janet Strong Harley died January 15 at her son C. S. Harley's home in Seattle after years of illness. She was daughter of Findlay Strong, pioneer Defiance resident, and wife of Clinton Clark Harley. The couple married February 23, 1876, in Defiance. he died in 1877. She later lived with their son and left three sons.
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Janet Strong-Harley
C. S. Harley
Seattle
Wash
Janet Strong
Findlay Strong
Defiance
Able
Clinton Clark Harley
Presbyterian Church
B. W. Slagle
Demise of Mrs Andrews
Mrs Susan Flinn Andrews died Saturday at 5 30 pm at her Main street Defiance home after a long illness age 75. A Lexington Ky native she cared for wounded in Civil War hospitals at Lexington then lived in Paulding county Defiance and Chicago. Survived by daughter Mrs Charles Jeffers and sons Edward and Williams the funeral was Tuesday at the house and M E church with Rev Clayton Smucker. Burial in Riverside vault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Flinn Andrews
Main Street
Susan Flinn
Joseph Andrews
Lexington
Paulding County
Defiance
Chicago
Andrews
Edward
Charles Jeffers
Williams
M. E
Clayton Smucker
Riverside
Sam Carpenter Dead at 26 in Defiance County
Samuel Carpenter died at his mother's home 1120 Holgate at 2 pm Sunday after noon after a long illness. He was born in Defiance county and was a carpenter of unusual ability. He leaves five sisters and two brothers. Funeral held Wednesday at 10 am at the home with Rev. W. C. Shupp officiating. Burial in Taylor cemetery, South Defiance. Charles Ashbacher is quite ill.
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Samuel Carpenter
Holgate
Defiance County
Rena Osborn
Elva Rummel
Olive Adams
Lillian
Lena Kann
Jewell
Raymond
McKinley ‘Carpenter
W. C. Shupp
Heidelberg Defeated In Tight College Basketball Clash
Heidelberg University fell 36 to 30 to Defiance in a fast Saturday night game. Foltz Morris and Dixon sparked Defiance while Zichiel led Heidelberg with 22 points and no fouls, as the first half ended 18 to 14 Heidelberg ahead before Defiance pulled away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heidelberg University
Foltz
Hleidelberg
Heidelberg
Morris
Dixon
Rath
Z2chiel
Court session brief with motions granted and judgments
Common Pleas Court Judge John W. Bailey presided in Ottawa for a short session. Several motions to plead were allowed and some sales confirmed. Judgment was taken on a cognovit note. A Defiance City bank case to compel county funds deposit was set for January 28. Burd v Home Insurance Co. was dismissed.
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John W. Bailey
Ottawa
Common Pleas Court
Defiance City Bank
Myron N. Burd
The
Home Insurance Co
Mark Township
St Johns parish reports 1906 finances and school plan
Father Gloden presents the 1906 annual finances for St. Johns Catholic congregation High Mass shows receipts of 4906.56 expenditures 4303.00 debt balance 1803 cash 103.56. Plans for a new modern schoolhouse costing about 20000. The board accepts J Costello resignation as justice of the peace and appoints John D Lamb to fill the vacancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Gloden
St. John’s
J. Costello
John D. Lamb
Standing Committees Named At Bish op Post Meeting
The Bish op Post first regular meeting announced standing committees for the ensuing year. Relief, Entertainment, Memorial Day, Transportation, Grievances, Cemeteries, Employment, Auditing, and Advisory groups were listed with names. Other posts include Visiting Ward chairs, sentinels, flag bearers, and guards. They will be obeyed and respected accordingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop Post
J. W. 8. Palmer
Adam Minsel
J. E. Hardesty
W. J. Leach
P. J. Helpman
G. J. Hickey
A. W. King
Geo. Woods
M. A. Bell
J. J. Mallett
A. T. Brechbill
J. W. Myers
J H Myers
L. Hill
North Richland
Wm. Young
Albert Elliot
South Richland
Henry Rothenberger
Noble
Dr Mahon Schedules New Visiting Dates for Defiance and Bryan
Dr Mahon announces a date change for his visits limited to Defiance and Bryan. He will be in Defiance on Wednesday January 30 with future visits every four weeks from that date. His visits are free and he will say if a cure is not possible. Miss Hersl Louys of Stryker is visiting friends in the city.
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Hersl Louys
Stryker
Day of Wrecks Hits Several Rail Lines Near Hammond
Five rail wrecks along the Lake Shore Erie Michigan Central and Indiana Harbor lines near Hammond Ind injuring fourteen people two fatally. A Lake Shore suburban train collided with empty cars at Osbourne on a siding after midnight. An Indiana Harbor freight wrecked the caboose. two crew members were killed. Michigan Central derailed twelve cars near Lake station. An Erie train wrecked at Palmer from soft ground. A fogbound Erie freight misread a signal and derailed.
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Chicago
Lake Shore
Erie
Michigan Central
Indiana Harbor
Hammond
Ind
Osborne
Schneider
Indiana Harbor Road
Indiana, Illinois & Iowa
Lake
Palmer
Installation of Broad way church pastor set for Sunday
Rev Edwin Morrell will be installed as pastor of Broad way Christian church Sunday at 2 30 p m The provisional program includes preludes hymns scripture reading prayer sermon charges and a welcome address by Rev Walter Bunge The moderator Rev P W McReynolds will oversee notices and offertory Everyone is invited Afterward Mr and Mrs Wm Kirtley Jr and sons Guy of this city and Fred of Detroit visited Napoleon with Mr and Mrs Geo May
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway Christian Church
Edwin Morrell
Stev. F. F. Bigler
Vitz
B.w.slagle
D. D
C. W. Powers
Dayti Home Mission
Iymn—Congregation
Smuck
Shupp
Walter Bunge
P. W. McReynolds
Wm. Kirtley, Jr
Guy
This City
Fred
Detroit
Napoleon
Geo. May
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Alfred Smith
Mer
Cail
Frank T. Donley
Ohio
PAR & Decker College of
A.W
Thomas
Nan Hubbard
Bryan
John Hubater
Mr. and
John Wench
North Baltimore
Mrs
Fred Porter
Daniel Myers
Meyers
Highland Township
Air
John Schneider
Kansas City
Joplin
Knights Templars
Lady Maccabees
Ella Bruner
Indies
Joseph Evans
Bridge Club
W.S. Powell
Della Bechel
Timothy T. Ansberry
T. T. Shaw
Euchre Club
Louis Deoust
Mesdames
W. B. Daoust
Louis Daoust
Herman B .Tenzer
Cohen
Alpena
Mich
Bonnie Cunningham
Elizabeth Woodward
Maude Conkle
Conkle
Minnie Houghton
Indianapolis
Ashtabula
Messrs
and Mesdames
A. F. Wood
C W. Butler
Peter Kettenring
C. Perry Harley
B. T. Clark
Charles Hoffman
G. W. Deatrick
Powell
E. T. Clark
Holgate Avenue
Clark
William Holgate
National Union
N. U
D. A. Helpman
N. A. Diendorfer
J. L. Hay
N.Y
Solo
Alva Wolsiffer
Senate
W. H.thompson
Mr. Vernon
Beatty
Telliga
Iddrege
Tolsolo
Isaac WeVaux Senaiors Kirby
Chase
Tiedo
Whitehouse
Wabash
D. Blue
A. Maxwell
Hicksville
J. A. Sites
Lewis Block
Northwestern
Resident
Mrs. Andrews
Sam Carpenter
Charles Ashbacher
College Five
Dion
Ath
Thomasg
Hpideaberc
Zochiel
Os Krove
Wenner
Kuntz
Martin
Esterlyge
Grove
Caris
Dr. Mahon
United States Treasury
United States Courts
Defiance City
Balt. & Ohio Railroad
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