Local Happenings and Travel Notes from Defiance Area
Miss Tillie Balskey left Tuesday for a visit in Fremont. Miss Ella Sanfield of Detroit revisits Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wagner. Jake Abele and wife returned from a week in South Bend, Indiana. Otis Ensign and wife came back from McComb after a week with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tillie Balskey
Fremont
Ella Sanfield
Detroit
Fred Wagner
Jake Abele
South Bend
Indiana
Otis Ensign
McComb
A.W. King & Son
Defiance
Social Notes Reach Across Cities and Visits
Mrs Charles Long left for Toledo Wednesday morning Isle of Scranton Penn is visiting Defiance tre nde Fort Wayne for a few weeks visit with relatives Relatives of Mr and Mrs W P Engel in St Joe Mich have presented them with an auto Kenneth Sharp and wife have returned from Toledo Detroit and Cleveland Homer Graham of Spokane Wash was guest of George Deatrick over Sunday Mrs J T Myers left Tuesday for the South Ridge where she will be guest of her aunt Mrs Priscilla Eding Miss Mary Mitchell of Asheville North Carolina is the guest Miss Mildred Geiger arriving Wednesday morning
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Sapp
Walter
South Bend
Indiana
Fiza Morse
Overly
Frontier
Mich
Emma Dobrick
Bertie
Florence
Garrett
Ind
Brickman
Simon
Weible
Denver
Colorado
Aire
Howard McCauley
E. F. Keesbury
Toledo
Louis Palm, Jr
John Reinke
Veronie Reinke
Alta Gherke
Walther League
Fort Wayne
Benedict Brickman
Mr. Brickman
Casper Brickman
Harry Candy
Viola
H Elen Slater
Cleveland
F. A. Kiess
Port Wayne
Peter Wilhelm
St. Wayne
John Moran
Moran
Defiance
Lsle
Scranton
Penn
Birdie Robinson
W. P. Engel
St. Joe
Kenneth Sharp
Detroit
Homer Graham
Spokane
Washington
George Deatrick
J.T. Myers
South Ridge
Priscilla Eding
Mary Mitchell
Aeheville
North Carolina
Mildred Geiger
Ella Lehman
Charles Gerhan
Charles Junior
Emma Leech
A. C. Spencer
Link
Aaron Sarah
C. W. Weber
Spletzer
Stryker
J. Weber
M. E
H.E. Draker
Sherm Snyder
Wm. Strueaker
E. Nighkirk
Goller
Ethel Doud
Earl Draker
Charley Weber
Charles Fieldner
Ney
Charles Hartshorn
Paulding
C. D. Hartshorn
E. Nighkerk
Springfield
Wm. Strosaker
E. B
Local business and family visits reported in Hickaville
F P Weisenburger and associates and officials Lemuel Reigh and Louis Surris were in Hickaville on Monday on business. Mrs A R Preisendorfer and daughters visit Mra A Fipp in Ottawa. Mrs Cameron remains ill with no improvement over three weeks. Smmet Fuller returns to Logansport after two weeks with his parents. John Mallet from Lindenville NY visits family. Bert Hine and children return to Lyone Kansas after visiting Amos Spencer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemuel Reigh
Louis Surris
Hickaville
A. R. Preisendorfer
Mra. A. Fipp
Ottawa
Mra
8. M. Cameron
Smmet C. Fuller
Logansport
Ind
G. W. Fuller
John Mallet
Lindenville
N. Y
George
Edward Mallett
Bert Hine
Amos Spencer
Lyone
Kansas
State Bank officials and local social notes
The article lists bank officers Fening, WM Geiger, and Elbert as president and vice president. It also chronicles a string of local social visits and travel notes including Mrs Dan Kintner Mrs Ben Rapp Miss Joha vonley Miss Audrey Green Miss Ella Lehman and Mr and Mrs Charles Gerhan. It mentions John Storck’s post office duties ending for rest and farm chores beginning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fenring
WM. Geiger
Elbert
Travelers Picnic and Socials Mark Toledo Beach Event
The Travelers' annual picnic at Toledo Beach was a notable success with a social session dancing party in the National Union hall previously noted by the National Protective Lesson group. Miss Helen Deatrick hosted a garden party for her cousin Miss Ruth Dietrich from Hopkinsville Kentucky on Washington street. Mrs. Wright Lehman and her Presbyterian Sunday school class planned a farm picnic on the Auglaize river with a chicken supper for sixteen young ladies. Miss Lillian Diehl hosted a gathering for Miss Doris English who departs for Defiance. Several informal affairs honored Miss Franck of Cleveland and Miss Vocke of Napoleon with a garden party on Holgate avenue where 500 was played and Grace Whitaker won the top score. Grandma Brown celebrated her 90th birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Deatrick
Washington Street
Ruth Dietrich
Hopkinnville, Ky
Lillian Diehl
South Main Street
Doris English
Defiance
Uncheon
Bowling Green Sentinel
Miss Franck
Cleveland
Vocke
Napoleon
Wilhelm Home
Holgate Avenue
O’nelle Wilhelm
Franck
John R. Wilhelm
Grace Whitaker
Mrs Brown Celebrates Milestone At Defiance Home
Tuesday afternoon at the home of her daughter Mrs J L Scott on Holgate avenue residents honored Mrs Brown of Defiance celebrating a long life and forty seven years in the town. An informal six o clock dinner followed with guests including Frank J Brown and Fletcher Seymour of Chicago Nellie Sauver from Wauseon and Abbie Higby of Ridgeville Corners. She remains cheerful despite feebleness and views life as a gift from the Giver of all good gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Scott
Holgate Avenue
Brown
Defiance
J. Scott
Frank J. Brown
Fletcher Seymour
Chicago
Nellie Sauver
Wauseon
Abbie Higby
Ridgeville Corners
Neighbors clash over odor from Defiance fertilizer yard
John Ruehle, a Defiance township fertilizer dealer, faces complaints from a neighbor who says the scent harms health and work. He seeks city or county action to force Ruehle to move, invoking past forced relocations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rueble
Defiance Township
Ruehle
Juvenile steals from uncle. court days end in workhouse
Benjamin Ball aged 17 of Junction was arraigned before Mayor Crowe for stealing a watch and chain valued at 20 dollars from his uncle Joseph W. Ball on Harrison street. He pleaded guilty to the charge and was sentenced to 20 days in the Toledo workhouse with costs paid by his father. the sentence was suspended for good behavior. Marriage licenses were issued to Aria Saur and Addie Hays. A high school baseball game between Block 3 and Block 4 ended 21 to 12 in favor of Block 4 with McMillan pitching for Block 4 and Reineke, Switzer, Galliers, and Douty listed for Block 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Ball
Junction
Crowe
Joseph W. Ball
Harrison Street
Young Ball
Adams
Hubbard
Joseph Ball
Shaw
Toledo
John Ball
Earl Telliga
Reineke
Switzer
Galliers
Douty
Otto Roehrs
McMillan
Willis Hutchins
City Council Adjourns With Sewer Plans And Budget Moves
Council meeting focused on sewer projects including Wabash Avenue and Pearl street line and Bouton Avenue petition. Transfers of funds to the Board of Public Service and from building funds approved. Spanish War veterans gain city hall for a grand ball August 7. Paving on North Clinton Street referred back for review. Bond reductions and pension fund separation discussed, Clipper PlowCo asked for alley vacation, and P G E trestle bridge safety examined by street committee and city engineer.
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City Council
Wabash Avenue
Pearl Street
Bouton Avenue
Wilhelm Street
Schultz and
Emory Streets
Board of Safety Fund
General Fund
Board of Publc Service Fund
Board of Service Fund
Clinton Street
City
Trustees Pension Fund
Clipper Plow Co
Poultry Fans Urged to Form Defiance Poultry Association
Ed E Bronson urges Defiance residents to form a poultry association by August meeting at the Citizens opera house. He notes the city hosts a major poultry packing plant and many fanciers whose birds have won prizes in Toledo Fort Wayne Lima Hicksville and other nearby cities. If organized the group could reach 100 to 200 members and plan a first poultry show in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defiance
Bronson
Citizens Opera House
Toledo
Ft. Wayne
Lima
Hicksville Tiffie
London to Scotland itinerary among American travelers
An American party writes from Lon don about noisy lodging in ENaLane and a lively dinner scene with Welsh hostesses and an Irishman in Australia. They describe language missteps with a German guest, visits to the Tower and St Pauls, Hyde Park, and a royal sighting, then outline a month long northern tour by steamship and coach via Cook & Son tickets for five pounds seventeen shillings sixpence.
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Lonpox
Enalane
Australia
London
Thames
Oxford
Mr. F
St. Paul’s
Hyde Park
Denmark
England
Scotland
Northampton
Petersborough
Lincoln
York
Durham
Melrose
Dryburgh
Abboteford
Edinburgh
Sterling
Aberfoyle
Trossachs
Strossalacher
Inversnaid
Bullock
Glasgow
Carliele
Penrith
Poorly Budge
Patterdale
Tronbeck
Kenwich
Grassmere
Ampleside
Lakeside
Ullverston
Furness Abbey
Cranforth
Chester
Warwick
Kenelworth
Stratford
Cook & Son
Mary
First National Bank of Hicksville to reopen soon
The First National Bank of Hicksville expects to resume operations in the latter part of this week or the first of next, contingent on federal approvals in Washington. Stockholders and depositors have reached a satisfactory arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hicksville Bank
First National Bank of
Hicksville
Washington, D. C
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Charles Long
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Helen Deatrich
Charles J. Deatrich
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Miss Ruth
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Harley & Whitaker's
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Defiance, Ohio
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National Union Hall
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Davison Street
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Logan
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Seneca County
Addie Hays
Hickeville
South Side
Hasbaum
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Capitol
Standard Oil Company
French’s Bazaar
Edison Records
Kimmble March
Lady Lou
Edis
Flanagan
Sweet Jessie
Lady March
Blondy
Johnny
Edigon
Ada Jones
Irving Gillette
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