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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1902
Page
2
A W King of Defiance, a Civil War veteran and longtime grocer, is celebrated for 49 years in business and his rescue of a drowning woman after the Sultana disaster. Married to Emma L. Krull, they raised seven children and King remains active in G A R circles.
John Duerk foreman at Wheelbarrow works suffered a severe head wound after falling eight feet through an open hatch at David King’s Clinton street property. He struck the barrel edge, bled profusely, and remained unconscious until Dr. K E Chapman treated him. He was taken home to South Defiance. prognosis uncertain for 2 or 3 days.
Mr and Mrs E M Mills of Defiance Ohio thank F T Bers Gen Agent of Union Central Life Insurance for promptly settling a $1000 life policy on their son Fred A Mills after premiums totaling 20176 were paid. The letter praises courtesy and fair dealing and expresses public confidence in the company.
The will of B. B. Woodcox was probated today with Mrs. Bartlett and Mrs. Jarvis named executrices. Marriage licenses issued to several couples including Howard A. Hager and Laura Hamilton, Ora Hilbert and Cora B. Finzer, Wm. J. Robinson and Cornelia M. Bohn, Ernest Myers and Nellie Smith. Local items report illness, recoveries, job changes, and property transfers. the Columbus pension agency paid $3,600,881.44 in December. A San Jose scale issue was clarified as not in the local Ottawa pike orchard.
Beara signature approval noted amid uncertain text fragments. The readable parts reference a signature event and ongoing procurement context with incomplete wording.
Secretary Wilson sent a supplemental estimate of 100000 to fund Weather Bureau use of rural free delivery to distribute daily forecasts to farm homes. The plan follows Willis Moore's advocacy, as John S Snook aims to extend forecasts to centers and roll out district wide.
Travis discovers what he calls the San Jose scale on orchard limbs and sends specimens to Wooster experimental station. If confirmed, township trustees should learn best methods to stamp out the pest to prevent destruction of all local orchards.
Joseph Tuttle publisher of the Big Bend Empire at Waterville Washington argues a county wide saloon license raise to 1000 is a prudent restraint on liquor access. He contends the higher fee will weed out many applicants and benefit the people overall.
The excerpt argues that a $1000 license plus taxes would force liquor dealers to water stock to harmful levels, a move the writer says should win support from the Prohibition party and be adopted nationwide if true for consumer safety.
John Wisda of Defiance county reports his son Frank missing since September 1900. Frank, about 21, six feet tall with slender build, was a former local paper reporter and may have sought work on another newspaper. Mr Wisda plans to move to Oklahoma and hopes to locate Frank and take him west.
Artist Ludwig Bang of Toledo is in Wauseon, Fulton County, installing oil portraits of Washington, Grant, Lincoln, and McKinley on the courtroom walls. Three east wall tapestries depict Indians on the war path, Indians with early French traders at Presque Isle, and the Battle of Fallen Timbers. Two paintings remain to be placed.
A brief, unclear OCR fragment notes a possible victory by a brig or brigade. No names, places, dates, or numbers are legible to confirm details.
Miss Cornelia M. Bohn and Wm J Robinson wed in the probate office at 9 p.m. Friday with Justice C H Hunter officiating. R W Wortman buys the J I Hoeffel property on Harrison street for electric lighting and rents to Frank Warnicke who will open a photograph gallery. Leonard son of Mr and Mrs John Sell dies at 27 from lung trouble. funeral Saturday at M E church Moats. Louise Wirtz dies at 36 of consumption. funeral from St John’s Catholic church Thursday. interment Riverside. Charles Frederick Parker dies at 73. funeral Tuesday. burial Riverside vault.
Exhausted and irritable conditions of the nervous system produce headaches. The cure is to restore nerve action and tonic heart function. Clinic Headache Wafers act on nerves and serve as a heart tonic. Absolutely harmless. 10 cents at all druggists. For sale by Weisenburger & Emery.
Grace Bethards East daughter of Rev J H Bethards and Mrs Bethards wife of Lima banker Charles East died at St Vincent's hospital Toledo after a long illness an operation was performed. She was about 28 married four years and resided in Lima since marriage. Body to be moved from Toledo to Lima for burial with Rev Bethards formerly pastor of St Paul's M E church now district officiary.
President Farmer of the Infirmary Directors association, at a Columbus meeting, argues relief should stay under infirmary directors and opposes abolishing the office or letting commissioners handle duties. He calls county infirmary boards a useless expense.
Uncalled letters at Defiance Ohio for the week ending January 21 1902 include Bennett James E Kalk Miss Tilli Baker Harmon Miller Miss Clara Fockler Frank Delarber Mrs D W McGuire Fred Terrell Miss Anna Maddock Supt W E Pond Seymour E Robinson Samuel L Waite Robert If not collected within four days they will be sent to the dead letter office Advertised and date of list should be given when calling.
Dr J J Reynolds driving mare blocked the B and O tracks Friday evening near the Jefferson street crossing at 5 30 p m. The frightened horse slipped free, nosed a caboose, followed the train onto the Washington street trestle, then collapsed. A crowd of railroad workers helped move the horse to Louis Browns stable and Dr Everest treated minor injuries.
A Defiance reader questions public printing subsidies to the Herald calling for repeal of laws enabling German language notices. He cites German taxpayers funding county reports and urges roads funding instead, proposing petitions to end foreign language notices and possible constitutional challenges.
The Defiance county commissioners faced critique from both parties over two court battles to defend their interest. Critics urge saving on printing by halting purchases from outside grafters and unnecessary supplies. A report shows nearly $1800 spent on such supplies for the year ending August 31, 1901.
Admiral W S Schley told Chicago youths he is not a candidate for office and wishes to remain a plain sailor. Mr and Mrs W C Holgate and Mrs Elmer T Clark plan a February 4 departure for three months in southern Europe with a Naples bound voyage from New York. Mary Parnham, 24, of Evansport, died in Toledo by ingesting Paris green. her death follows two prior suicide attempts.
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