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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1900
Page
8
All About Trlé by Side in Washington Township
George Draker of Waterville visits. many locals named for farming, trades, and missing funds. Notes on wheat cutting, new houses, business ventures, a medical trip to Ann Arbor, school board hires, and church activities across Ney and Williams County with a June death and local events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Beatty
East High Street
Dean
N. G. Woodward
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
U. S
Fourth of July Social Notes in Toledo and Area
Miss Stella Miller visited Toledo on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Alexandria of Dupont were guests of Oscar Haver and family. Grace Alender spent the fourth in Auburn Indiana with Miss Emma Rock. Louis Carter moved into a new home to mark the fourth. Truby moved into property bought from J M Shook. The U B denomination held a meeting on the fourth at Whetstone grove. The day was marked mainly by a flag display and sporadic firecracker reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella Miller
Toledo
Alexandria
Dupont
Oscar Haver
Grace Alender
Auburn
Ind
Emma Rock
Louis Carter
Mr. Truby
J M Shook
U B
Whetstone Grove
Germany Tiffin Community News Near Dist 8 Roof Work
F W Kellermeier and family visited S Stock on Sunday. The Dist 8 schoolhouse is being reroofed. S Stock harvested the first wheat in the neighborhood. Epworth League meeting at St John’s is canceled last Sunday. next meeting led by O P Gates on Sunday at 8 pm. Henry L Stock traveled to Stryker. Kellermeier called on Sarah Stock. Mandie Peter visited Stringtown. Children’s day exercises at Salem church drew young locals. Nora Peter visits her sister Ida Baker in Sandusky for a few weeks. Celina Beiderwell from Paulding county visiting. Henry Carpenter seen on streets Monday. Mrs Jacob Linebrink listed as sick. Haymaking season in full swing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FW Stock
John Kuhn
S Stock
Dora Alshouse
Frank Cameron
Flora Craine
C F Rethmel
John Higben
John Ferris
Ed King
Jacob H Hockman
Henry L Stock
Alice Neaderhouser
Syl Peter
Amos Buehrer
Ben Palmer
John Peter
Anna Linebrink
St. John Epworth League
John J Craine
Edward B Peterson
Geo. Ganmiller
Mary Stock
OP Gates
Hattie Alshouse
Bertha Stever
Ed J S Stock
Fred Sharps
F W Kellermeier
Dist
Epworth League
St. John’s League
O P Gates
Stryker
Fred Kellermeier
Sarah Stock
Mandie Peter
Stringtown
Salem Church
Nora Peter
Ida Baker
Sandusky
Celina Beiderwell
Paulding County
Henry Carpenter
Jacob Linebrink
West Milford Fourth Sees Pianos Sales and Local Crime
West Milford residents spent the Fourth at Hicksville with Butler visitors selling Crown pianos and Packard Organs. Charley Wolford and family welcome a baby boy as Charley jokes about fatherhood. Miss Bertha Cramer spoke at Sunday school on teaching methods from the Akron Ohio convention. Two bicycles were stolen in Hicksville with one found damaged and the other still missing. Joe Mann hosted a church and lodge fundraiser raising about 24 dollars. Mark Hootman recovers from horse injury and Alta Hootman sustains two broken bones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Milford
Hicksville
Butler
Crown
Packard Organ Co
Ft. Wayne
Bertha Cramer
Akron
Ohio
Cramer
Lyman Winn
Ray Arrance
Joe Mann
Mark Hootman
Community Notes From Defiance County 4th Celebrations
The brief records family visits in Toledo and Defiance, a July 4 wedding at the Hoffman residence, and local social life. Malon Hoffman married Miss Ethel Boyd with J P Chas Eger officiating, Mary King and Mary Russett as bridesmaids, John Frankark and Jacob Hoffman as groomsmen, witnessed by many. Local trades and incidents include John Spencer buying an organ, two bands at Pleasant Bend, weather woes, a buggy accident, lightning strikes, and various visits and arrivals around Defiance county communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Moses
Toledo
Lewis Archambeault
Defiance
Verna Moses
Jacob Hoffman
Malon
Ethel Boyd
Defiance County
Chas. Eger
J P
Mary King
Mary Russett
John Frankark
Honseeeping
John Spencer
W Fuller
M E
Independence Dam
Pleasant Bend
New Bavaria
Henry Mootz
Archambeault
Mr. A
Peter Bauer
Jacob Geiger
Geo. Rohn
Buckeye
Richard Stoneburner
Delcy Spencer
Belmore
Epworth League Reorganized Names New Officers
The Epworth League has been reorganized with Neal Doud serving as president and other officers to be announced. The regrouping aims to revitalize youth activities and community outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Neal Doud
Ney community notes and social plans in July update
A Ney social calendar lists officers led by first vice president Edward Geller and secretary Edna Strusaker with a July 14 ME church social headlined by a Ney band of twelve. The update notes a new Ney orchestra, a reformatted barbershop, relocation by Samuel Small, a large 4th of July celebration in Evans, a Bryan resident moving to Ney, a missing mare incident, and local real estate activity including Charley Weber purchasing and plans for a 26 by 50 two story store a few blocks west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Geller
Ada Ridenour
Celia Snyder
Lula Heber
Edna Strusaker
W H Miller
Ney
M E Church
Samuel Small
Sam Small
Melrose
Evanses
Mr. Kelley
Bryan
Doc Hartshorn
Nick Andrews
J M Calkins
N H Hartshorn
Charley Weber
Weber
Infirmary Directors and Visitors From Nearby Counties
Henry county infirmary officials Geo B Wright H F Geikin B Zollars and E A Brown visited Monday. Branersburg guests Miss Verna Bennett and Miss Carrie Dowe called. Paulding county superintend ent Mr Houston made a business call last week. Mrs W W Wilson visited this week. Defiance trio Miss Emma Hane Theresa Leit hauser toured last week. Wood county directors F J Schriber A F Dickerson A P Dorsey visited Tuesday. Homer Elliott and sister Mrs McAllister of South Bend came to see their mother Monday. Pearl Dove visited here this
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. B Wright
H F Geikin
Zollars
E A Brown
Henry County Infirmary
Verna Bennett
Carrie Dowe
Branersburg
Houston
Paulding County Infirmary
W W Wilson
Emma Hane
Theresa Leithauser
Defiance
F J Schriber
A F Dickerson
A P Dorsey
Wood County Infirmary
Homer Elliott
Hicksville
McAllister
South Bend
Pearl Dove
Farmers township notes on health work and clean schools
Frank Beerbower is out again after illness. Nellie Thouro rests at home from Toledo. East Farmer Sunday school gives a photograph to members for regular attendance. Geo Woods repairs his house nearing completion. Alva Donley works near Hicksville. East Farmer school house was cleaned and made neat. District No 9 school room is kept clean by residents while others rely on hired work with taxpayer funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Beerbower
Nellie Thouro
Toledo
East Farmer
Geo Woods
Alva Donley
Hicksville
Farmer Township
Rural Art Company Promises At Home Portrait Work
FP Wortman Charles Hubbell Edward Goller Otto Myers and WH Myers form a Rural Art Company to photograph country families. Wortman trained in southern Ohio will manage finishing rooms while others work in the field during summers to fund college plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FP Wortman
Charles Hubbell
Edward Goller
Otto Myers
WH Myers
Wortman
Ohio
F P Wortman
Emmet
Advertised Letters at Defiance Post Office
Uncalled letters for the week ending July 10 1900 in Defiance Ohio include Miss Emma Beckman Henry Gerkey Mrs Emeline Fay J J Osborn W E Rhinebault and Charlie F H Sullivan. Letters not called within 14 days will be sent to the Dead Letter Office by law. Postmaster C J Thompson notes to say Advertised and give list date when calling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defiance
Ohio
C. J. Thompson
Local Market Prices and Medical Appeal Notice
Market items list corrected selling prices for flour meal grain hay and straw with figures for corn oats rye hay timothy and straw per ton cwt and per sack plus updated pelts and salt. An unrelated advocacy note claims Dr Nicholson offered ear drums free through his institute in New York enabling deaf persons to obtain them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Best Family
Graham
H. P. Miller
Nicholson
Nicholson Institute
Eigh Avenue
New York
Executor appointed for Charles R. Irish will in Ohio
Silas W. Irish of Defiance County Ohio has been appointed and qualified as executor of the will of Charles R. Irish, deceased, per notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Irish
Defiance County
Ohio
Silas W. Irish
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Waterville
Dock Hartshorn
Charley Koldenbauch
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Neal Figley
Chas. Lantz
Edward Myers
FS Dean
Crago
Hanna and
Center Streets
Jas. Hoy
Calkins & Lemon
Bergman & Mueller
Ney Cash
John Fair
W H Mueller
Anna Winter
Williams County
McKinley
Roosevelt
Statesman
San Juan
Mr. Bryan
Savey
Isaac Daniel
Bright
Lillian Miller
Ney M Ehurch
A Robertson
Riverside Cemetery
E B Doud
Wm. Luce
GW Churchman
Snook
Paulding
Meekison
Deciple Church
Rev. Thomas
Dwight Henry
Cora Henry
Des Moines
Iowa
Maston
Charley Gillet
McCormick
G E Winn
Pearl Rice
Candice Hootman
Melvin Hootman
Christopher Hootman
Mrs Saple
Paul Hootman
Sherwood
Germany
Charley Wolford
Charley
Alta Hootman
Nev
Defiance County Infirmary
Rural Art Company
Defiance Branch
the Produc Exchange Bank OF
Cleveland, Ohio
Ghas. J. Daoust
Cashigs
Market Report
M. B. Gorman
J. H. Baker
THORS
Pices Heavy
Ee Spring Lambs
A. G
Rowey & Son
A. Growey & Son
Ialed
Timothy
Deloss
Airy
Lump Rock
Express
C. D
Clonk
Searg, Rofbuck & CO
Chigagg
Allen, Defiance
Erie
Nog Hancock
Henry
Huron
Lucas
Mercer
Ottawa
Putnam
Seneca
van Wert
Williams and Wood
Thomas Winship
National Union Building
NSF
Room
Valentine
Toledo, O
Pation
Bai
Drop Pete
Carine Sordion
Conor Vertisments
Chicago
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America
Smyth
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Sears,roebuck & CO. (Inc
Ill
Peal Medicine CO
Clevel
Minsel’s Drug
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