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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1907
Page
5
Local notices report the filing of a probate for the will of L. D Blue. Other items include a birth to Mr and Mrs John Hohenberger, travel notices for Fred Ensign to a funeral, and various social and business updates from Napoleon and nearby towns.
Peter Kettenring is identified as president in a brief business notice listing 946404 O64 Ox and related identifiers. The fragment confirms a leadership role but lacks full context or dates. Further details are unavailable in the readable text.
A wide range of local social activities are reported. Knights of Columbus session, Elks card games and dancing. Mrs. Shannon hosts a euchre party with prizes won by Mrs Malley and Mrs Perry Harley. Mrs. Melick entertained with progressive Pedro. Miss Gwen dolyn Dellet hosts a Pedro night. Miss Ethel Snook wed Dr. H S Welch at the First M E church parsonage, after which the couple left for Delaware to visit his mother.
James F. Moore and Nellie Hammon secured a license Tuesday and were married by Justice of the Peace Edward M. Hubbard in a swift ceremony. The benedict handled the knot with neatness and dispatch while onlookers joked about his potential earnings. Witnesses included two country friends and Mrs. Hubbard, Grace Whitaker, and Barton Harris.
E F Chapman sues in common pleas court over an $800 note from J J and Geo Ankney. B B Kingsbury represents the plaintiff. Mr and Mrs H A Carpenter of Angola are in the city recalling Lloyd Rummel’s death. Fred Barnes near Arthur fractured a leg when a skid broke and a log fell.
Dan Emlinger, 19, died after a companion gun discharged when Frank Kiose, 18, slipped on a canal hunt south of De Fiancé. The shot entered Emlinger’s right hip and groin area as they rode to town for help. Dr. Stevens confirmed the wound and Emlinger died shortly after reaching the city. Klose mourns the tragedy and faces guilt over the accident.
The notices report multiple deaths and funerals in Defiance county. Mrs Susan Flinn Andrews funeral at St Pauls M E church with pallbearers named. burial in Riverside vault. Mrs John G Kline dies aged 76 11 13 at daughter's home. funeral at St Marys Catholic church. Ottilie Marie Troeger dies in Highland township aged nearly 81. survived by five children. Lloyd Rummel dies of consumption in Defiance. funeral at U B church. Samuel Carpent er funeral at U B church with pallbearers.
Charles Peters and wife of Camden Michigan visited relatives here last week. Charles Clemans is getting out timber to build an addition to his house this summer. Wa Brant sold hogs to Archbold parties last week. Wm Kimberly has rented the Whitney farm for summer farming. Ed Hornish and Tony Nolta skidded logs on the Allen farm last week. John Kern is getting out timber to remodel his barn in spring. Starman Rathage sold timber to Florida buyers who will place a saw mill on his farm soon. Frank Moser has the measles. Mr Gerkie will move his saw mill to Charles Cleman’s farm.
Clyde Hemenway aged 31 of Williams Center and Elly Fisher aged 21 of Farmer township received marriage licenses along with Frank Feeney 21 and Goldie Godenough 18 both of Richland township.
A hung jury ends the first trial of President Shea of the Teamsters International Union and seven lieutenants over 1905 big drivers strike riots. Jurors split on acquittal and conviction across ten ballots, with Do Prosecutor Healy stating a new trial will commence immediately.
The Onbio District Lutheran Evangelical synod of Iowa held a two day Toledo meeting with about twenty five visiting ministers. Officers elected were Theodore Meier president Walter Bunge secretary Maurice Brueckner treasurer. Talks covered English paper option church extension and Home for Aged and Orphans reports noted Altenheim cost 17000 debt and 15 residents with 44 children in Orphans' Home.
Citizens at Defiance city hall backing a united effort to attract new industry and reach a 25 000 population in five years. Speakers promote cheap power from the Auglaize river project and active hustling to lure factories while stressing broad citizen and property owner participation. An old fashioned spelling school and a patriotic program followed the gathering.
Miss Mionie Houghton, two weeks a guest in the city, returned to her Indiana polia home Wednesday morning.
Spring and Summer fabrics and garments displayed including laces embroidery muslin underwear and ribbone. Winter clearance offers on wool underwear at 67 cents for ladies and gentlemen, ribbed underwear at 10 to 17 cents, men’s sweaters 59 cents, all wool blankets 4.99 and 3.89, wool gloves and mittens 19 to 27 cents, extra wool undergarments for men and boys, fleece overshirts 25 cents.
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