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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1903
Page
5
Residents travel and family moves dominate the column. Miss Mabel Hartman visits Miss Celia Moeffel before returning home. Families plan moves to Muskogee I T and Miss Nellie Kiser secures a school post. A Sherwood street fair July 10 and 11 is announced.
Frank Gommel and Andy Clemens hosted a turtle soup supper in Gommel’s rooms Tuesday night with Dave Clemens chief and Gommel Andy Clemens and John Forst serving. Ten gallons of soup were consumed as part of the feast. The city crowd praised the chef’s effort amid local social notes and brief mentions of visiting and traveling townspeople.
S R Richlin of the Toledo fire department came to Defiance to arrange for the burial of his brother Joseph Richlin 48 of Ft Wayne Ind. Remains will be brought here for interment Thursday. His father Sebastian Riehlin died in 1872 and a daughter Mrs Tillie Gardner is buried in Riverside cemetery. The Richlins were former Defiance residents and Richlin noted he once belonged to the citys volunteer department and slept at the Central station. He also worked in the post office during Chas Evans administration. This was Mr Richlins first visit to Defiance in years.
Miss Augusta Smith visits Holgate N G Woodward attends City business. Mr and Mrs Chas Robinson return to Marion. Mrs Willeman and daughter visit Napolean. Mrs Chas Riley and daughter Margaret spend the week with Thomas Riley at Ayersville.
The county recorder’s annual report tallies deeds 1008 acres 25 864 and a $246 682 49 total. leases note 1252 recorded deeds 23 57 25. mortgages list 66 deeds 20 012 acres and 570 513 45. cancellations total 612 with 18 632 acres and 480 856 43. Local council met with Groweg Westrick McKnight Geiger present. several ordinances read and adjourned.
Damaged suit filed in Lucas County common pleas by David W. Canfield against Michael W. Goodman for alleged slander. The claim cites a July 3 remark heard by bystanders accusing Canfield of arson and insurance fraud tied to the Whitehouse fire and a prior blaze.
The board of deputy supervisors of election met Tuesday evening to approve a special election for Sherwood to vote on bonds to pave principal streets with vitrified brick. The election will be held July 14.
The post office building work is delayed due to non arrival of a 30 foot joist from Georgia shipped June 13. Pressed brick for the front also delayed by non arrival from St Louis. A 2:30 pm meeting tomorrow requests a large attendance as supplies must arrive before further progress.
Mrs. Harry Wrede Mrs. J F Singer and Mrs. Carl Betson are visiting the family of Peter Sithauser in Adams Township for a family gathering.
A historical note praises Finland as an enviable state with four times Ireland’s area and about 3 million people. It highlights a national debt near £4,500,000, offset by valuable railways, land, and forests, and notes its ability to raise money at 3 percent for development.
A blue gray color liver and white pointer named Bird is lost on the river road between Junction and Defiance. A liberal reward will be paid for information leading to its whereabouts. Address Carr S E Ateman Defiance Ohio.
Social groups from BoN I T and families enjoy an island picnic this afternoon. The Carter and Chapman families held a Tuesday island gathering. Miss Cromley Demann Haller and Stockman shared a picnic supper at Island Park yesterday. Morley Hildred of Hamlet married Ollie Teegarden of Belmore at M E parsonage Tuesday night.
An advertisement notes an entirely new map of the lake region of Northern Wisconsin and Michigan showing lakes streams trails portages camps and clubhouses. It is issued by the Chicago and Northwestern Railway and mailed on receipt of ten cents in stamps to W. S. Kniskern Pass’r Trameage Chicago. Also contains a corrected daily price listing for region commodities and barbershop items.
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