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Newspaper

Defiance Weekly Express

Location

Defiance, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 09, 1903

Page

4

Defiance Daily Express Notes Health Board and Local News

The Defiance Daily Express discusses the board of health created in 1902 and clarifies its separation from the current city board formed earlier this year. It also mentions Judge J M Sheets and C C Probst, a comment on city legislature repeal, and W H McClintock’s 14 years with the paper. Additional items reference a new dock on Third Street bridge and General Cas W Dick’s pledge to send Ohio National Guard troops to autumn maneuvers.

J. M. Sheets C. C. Probst Daily Express Board of Health Supreme Court Sheets Probst W. H. McClintock Defiance Daily Weekly Express Third Street Bridge Anthony Wayne Cas. W. Dick Ohio National Guard War Department Washington Ohio Crescent News Board of Health Care Defiance J. Sheets Colempes

Local Social Notes From Ayersville and Nearby

Ayersville residents Laura and Minnie Hughes return home after visiting Miss Laura Re Mrs B D Mossholder visits West Cairo parents over the Fourth Harmon Kusian funeral attendees include Conrad Link and Mrs Israel Miller Miller called home due to ill son Emma Sears and Emma Dayton visit uncle J M Kleinhein Merrill Redman and family from Florida visit Ed Gaylord and Wm Hill over weekend The following persons were chosen as officers

Laura Minnie Hughes Garrett Ind Laura Re B. D. Mossholder West Cairo Adam Kusian Toledo Conrad Link Israel Miller Edith Harmon Kusian Miller Clinton Sears Emma Dayton J.M. Kleinhein Merrill Redman Florida Ed Gaylord Wm. Hill

Local notices sketch birthdays meetings and church events

Toda Phillips serves as president with Lawrence Blue and Nellie Gaylord among officers for the coming year. Roy Davis marks eighteenth birthday with friends. reception by Rev Culp planned for Epworth League members. M E church women host social. various services and funerals noted along with community activities and weather-related incidents.

Toda Phillips Lawrence Blue Nellie Gaylord Earl Lambert Grace Rohn Kate Rohn Roy Davis Culp Daniel Butler Myrtle Myers M. E. Church Karl I.bert Epworth

Kalida Area Socials and Incidents Report

Local notes recount Harry Crawford taking a cow to Kalida Saturday and social dances at Samuel Sanford and J D Hall homes. Names mentioned include Mrs J Hahn and family visiting Kalida, Curly Thompson and Charles Brand amid heat illness, and Morris Bros setting up a new money. several residents travel or visit nearby towns and events form the week’s brief civic notices.

Harry Crawford Kalida John Spencer Near Rice Chas, Brand Hawkeye Pail Stave Co Continental Curly Thompson Samuel Sanford J. Hahn Searle Sundaford R. Ashire Spencer Belvas J. D. Hall Leever Morris Bros Mansfield

Defiance Board of Health Debate Cited By Opinion Letter

A Crescent News rebuttal notes the Defiance city board of health dispute. The 1902 ordinance created the board after attorney general guidance, with contention over which board the state board should recognize. The 1902 municipal code preserved existing staff while changing appointment rules.

Attorney General Board of Health State Board of Health Supreme Court C. C. Props Municipal Boards of Health Boards of Health Health Department Lam Board of Health First

Pope’s health update from Rome as doctors await bulletin

Special to Express from Rome reports the pope awake but irritable with heavy bed clothes. Doctors note a peaceful night and the Vatican quiet as a medical bulletin is expected. Other notes mention hay field work, farm sales, a folding top survey, and schoolhouse commencement with good crop prospects and happy people.

Rome Vatican Laponi

Local social visits and farm work noted in Defiance area

A. Peck visited Samuel Hughes on Friday while Henry Mars and wife stayed in Florida with the wife's parents. Miss Flo Scott visited Miss Emma Wahl Sunday afternoon. Bal Hightower and Godfrey Boday aided A. Scott with hay. A. Peck and Earl called on his ailing father. Dessie Moore visited Besse and Laura Wiseman. Ike Chubb of Pleasant Bend assisted Ed Roth with hay. Many spent the Fourth in Defiance. Quimby Peck was in Toledo for a few days.

A. Peck Samuel Hughes Henry Marsrouse Florida Flo Scott Emma Wahl Bal Hightower Godfrey Boday A. Scott Gon Earl Dessie Moore Besse Laura Wiseman Jlke Chubb Pleasant Bend Ed Roth Lin Defiance Quimby Peck Toledo

Camping Grounds on Big Mint River Between Dayton and Hamilton

For any organization or club seeking a fine camping ground the Big Mint river between Dayton and Hamilton is recommended. The river banks offer shade and excellent fishing and boating, with the C. H. & D. Railway aiding parties in securing sites and offering special rates. Address D. G. Edwards P. T. M. Cincinnati.

Big Mint Dayton Hamilton D. G. Edwards P.T. M Cincinnati

Local Visitors Return Home From Auburn Avilla Keen Ville Defiance

Mark Center A L MebBride and family from Auburn Indiana hosted and visited Mr McBride family Sunday. Mrs Burton Hull and family traveled from Avilla Indiana back home after several days with her father Elder. Bessie Wood Clara Miller Mrs Paul Hagen and others spent the Fourth in Defiance. Garver of Defiance attended races at Hicksville and Garver was in town Monday.

A. L. MebBride Lizzie Haley Auburn Ind McBride Burton Hull Mildred Noah Avilla Keenville Tenn Bessie Wood Clara Miller Paul Hagen Harry Hire E. Sigg Pete Long Defiance Frank Haver Clyde Elder George Gecowets Hicksville Garver

Sunday Party Rates Via Nickel Plate Road Notice to Passengers

Notice to passengers about Sunday party rates on the Nickel Plate Road. Adverts Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills for nervous conditions with testimonies from G Harley of Defiance Ohio. Tickets sold by Woodward's Drug Store and Dr A W Chase's Medicine Co Buffalo NY. no agents selling excursion tickets.

Nickel Plate Road AW Chase G. Harley Wayne Street Defiance Oho A.W. Chase Woodward's Drug Store Tome N. G. Wood Wanda Drug Store Medicine Co Buffalo N A. W. Chase

Germany Tiffin and local Sunday gatherings reported

Germany Tiffin Mr and Mrs Pillshouse traveled through Stringtown on Sunday. A number joined Bryan the Fourth celebration. Mr and Mrs J W Shuter dined with J J Craine. Alfred Sigg and wife visited parents. Rev I Worthington preached at St Johns M E. church. Many attended Children's day at Trinity Chapel Saint Anna Gansmiller. John Miller of Jewell helping his brother. County Sunday school convention planned at Evansport Aug 11. Mrs Fred Sigg left for Two Tuesday.

Pillshouse Stringtown Bryan J. W. Shuter J. J. Craine Alfred Sigg I. Worthington St. John’s M. E B. H Emma Kellermier E. T. Rethmel Henry Tittle Cream Ridge Trinity Chapel Anna Gansmiller Res Nk Matin L. Dunn S. F. Stoe Frank John Miller Jewell Evansport Fred Sigg Leit

Social visits and family gatherings in South Highland area

The community records visitors and relatives in South Highland. Mrs. Maron Wells returns from a visit. Miss Susie and Bertha March spend time with sister Mrs. Emma Mansfield. Mrs. Charley Wells visits friends in Defiance. Jake Gilts from Soldiers' Home visits relatives. W. V. Mansfield and family host. Henry Kniss and family of Defiance visit Marion Wells. Mrs. A. Wolf spends time at Cuyahoga Falls with brothers Roy and Chas Smith. Sr. Leever drives to Continental. Ross Wiler of Oak Grove visits on business. Sam Sanford hosts a social hop for the youth. Bryant Mansfield visits brother Alden in Defiance.

Maron Wells Susie Bertha March Emma Mansfield Charley Wells Defiance Jake Gilts Soldiers’ Home W. V. Mansfield A. Mansfield Henry Kniss Marion Wells A. Wolf Cuyahoga

Special Grand Jury Called at Bryan in Arson Probe

Judge W H Hubbard is in Bryan where a third term grand jury was impanelled Tuesday to investigate arson cases in Williams county. Fire marshal Hollenbeck says five or six new cases will be considered and several defendants may plead guilty. A reward is offered for arrest of Charles Holtzburg, a Bryan area arson suspect from West Unity.

W.H. Hubbard Bryan Williams County Toredo Times Hollenbeck Bry Charles Holtzburg Ward Holtzburg Toledo Holtzburgh West Unity

California Tour Offer From Chicago to Coast Rail

Fifty dollars to California and return offered by Chicago and Northwestern for travel August 1 to 4. Three daily Chicago to coast trains with no change. G A R excursions, special train Chicago 10 p m August 11. Write for itinerary and folder. A F Cleveland 231 Superior Street Cleveland Ohio.

Chicago

Low Rate Excursion to San Dusky Advertised

A Baltimore and Ohio excursion offers round trip tickets to Sandusky for $1. The special train departs Defiance at 5:45 a.m. and returns from Sandusky at 6 p.m. The event is scheduled for Sunday, July 1.

Sandusky Baltimore , Ohio Railroad Defiance

Conversational Fragments From Early 20th Century Newspapers

A compilation of humorous lines and quips from Detroit Free Press and Chicago Daily News. The items joke about honesty, consistent behavior, and a family incident with a child falling down stairs, reflecting light domestic humor and social voice of the era.

Biological farm proposed to study heredity and evolution

A plan to establish a biological farm at WoodsFlore near Armstort aims to observe living organisms in natural conditions for experiments on heredity variation and evolution. The proposed site would include fields, woods, ponds, a sea reach, and islands to study life histories instincts and intelligence away from lab confines.

Armstort Woods Flore

Jason's Mistake in a City Dream

Jason Trowbridge pursues a city career aided by his fiancée Annie Dayrell and her family in a tale of pride, class, and blunt money power. He clashes with the firm Alwayne & Alford and the aged Mr. Alwayne, learning hard lessons about respect, hustle, and social ascent in New York.

Annie Dayrell Jason Trowbridge Annie Jason Mrs. Trowbridge Mr. Alwayne Tam M Trowbridge Albany Huck Jason Crawbridge Spuyten Duyvil Creek New York Fifth Avenue Hackman Alwayne & Abford

Civil ruin for Jason Trowbridge after elder’s refusal

Jason Trowbridge visits a Fifth Avenue mansion seeking a job. The merchant counsels sending his address, implying delay. Three days later a note from Mr. Alwayne announces a vacant position not suitable for him, hinting the elder’s disapproval altered Jason’s prospects.

Jason Thad Mr. Alwayne Jason Trowbridge Fifth Avenue Jarson Trowbridge

Prominent Figures and Weather Lore Across Kansas

The record recalls visits by Lincoln era leaders through Kansas towns from Elwood to Leavenworth and July 1868 tours with Generals Sherman and Sheridan. It notes later presidential visits by Hayes in 1879, with Garfiled, Arthur, Harrison absent, and McKinley touring the state. It ends with brief notes on weather signs and light humorous quips from Cincinnati Enquirer and Chicago Daily News.

Abraham Lincoln Elwood Troy Atchison Leavenworth Grant Kansas Sherman Sheridan Lawrence Hayes Garfield Arthur Harrison McKinley Kansasity Journal

Also Mentioned on This Page

Defiance Express Latty Bldg Court ST Northwestern THE Ayersville Washington Township Bert Hugins New Sherwood Ney Fairview Church John Canfield Rosell Hugins Nathaniel Hannah John B.D. Lintz Warner Richardson’s Farmer Center Welker George Smith Hoffman’s Front Street Gering Moomee Penance Columnus C. C. Pros Columbus 75Th General Assembly Angel OF Death D. Kinner Brady Bert, Moore J Rolf Everal Paulding Prank Andrews Herbert Grant Bidlack Brown Township Sproul Ed Stuckey Port Clinton Albert Dan Skunktown Mark Center Germany South Highland Defiance County Lucas Straw Hat Sale Vandenbroek’s J. C. Vandenbroek California Reuben Sara Detroit Free Press Ty News Jeffries Chicago Daily News Agricultural Journal First Bank First National Bank Edward Squire Herman B. Tenzer Virgil Squire Fred Moss Helen F. Graves Acrom Mr. Trowbridge Brown’s Bakery Radin Cincinnati Enquirer Tache Misa Wiseley Hustler M. J. Walz W. A. Kehnast CO Clinton Street
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