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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1905
Page
5
A stream of short items lists residents visiting relatives in Napoleon and Paulding, attendance at church and social functions, new babies, and travel to Des Moines, Springfield, and Sandusky. Other entries note a break in ground for a Presbyterian parsonage, the death of Orion Basker, and funeral notices for Mrs. Waterman and John Mettler.
The state board of public works reappointed H W Myers as collector on the Miami & Erie canal. They named WA Gregg Cincinnati J W Sullivan Lockland E C Booth Middletown Edwin C Booth Dayton Elmer Wambold Dayton Frank C Davis Piqua J A Claypool Delphos D H Hancock Napoleon and Charles Wittich Toledo. This marks the tenth consecutive appointment for Myers and reflects well on canal service.
Will Moore of Deshler visited the city Friday. Dr Huffman offers eye exams to determine glasses needs. Henry, three, son of A W Gould of Adams township, fell from a gate and broke his leg. William R Harper named district deputy grand master for the IOOF district, credentials received from Grand Master Jordan.
A W King and Son advertise new straw hat styles. Miss Maude Stevens visits Frank Humbert and family. Mrs. Alexander Beard visits Dowl ing Ohio with George Cromley and family. Miss O Nellie Krotz departs for Adrian Michigan to attend St Josephs Academy graduation exercises.
E J Todd and Sarah McFeeters marked fifty years since their Michigan wedding with a Defiance county celebration for about one hundred friends and relatives. A large dinner, gifts, and reflections by Rev. Robinson highlighted the event, with daughters presented gold rings and a Springfield guest giving a response. Out of town attendees from Michigan and nearby states joined the festivity amid floral decorations.
Four fledglings named Fritch James and Fender from Continental and Smith from Holgate joined Defiance Aerie of Eagles on Tuesday evening. Eagles from those towns attended the event. After the ceremonies a lunch followed by a social hour. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea touted as relieving pains labeled rheumatism neuralgia lumbago and pleurisy available at 35c for tea or tablets from Weisenburger Bros.
Noble township hosts the Boxwell commencement with music by Joseph Boyer and Maynard Jordan. Rev. 8 L Roberts delivers invocations and addresses on education and township needs. E Louise Jordan graduates for 1905 with the patriotic and educational themes highlighted.
We extend heartfelt thanks to friends at General Hospital Ashtabula Stoneville and Defiance for kindness and sympathy during our recent visitation of sorrow. Mrs A Harm er and children.
Local notes list 12 Sandusky tickets sold for Sunday. Wentz visited Desbler last year. Mr and Mrs J B Sarvis planned a Tuesday visit to Michigan. Geo Baker visits Ottawa briefly. B&O agent Routseng took a two day layoff to Canton. Rev Aultman preaches Friday evening at Mark Center on The Negro Problem. Children's day exercises set for Sunday evening June 25. Jennie Hire visited Defiance Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Ainsth and John Brown visited AN Burd Tuesday.
J Paul Mettler died Sunday at 8 am at his parents home on Kintner street Defiance. Born May 30 1870 in Neuhausen Switzerland he came to Defiance at age twelve and worked as a machinist at Defiance Machine Works until ill health. Funeral at 2 pm Tuesday at the residence with Rev Guenther and Omega lodge F A M in charge. Interment Riverside cemetery.
Edna Harmer Hensel of Ashtabula died June 4 1905 at General hospital after a cancerous tumor aged 32 years 3 months 12 days Funeral service and interment at Riverside Chapel and cemetery Defiance She had been a member of the ME church since age 15.
Classified item notes sale of second hand organs with prices 110.00 12.00 18.00 23.00 and 28.00 and mentions easy payment terms.
An advertisement asserts that Hollisters Rocky Moon Tea will positively cure children with weak constitutions from childhood troubles, offering 85c tea or tablets as the product.
Letters uncalled for in Defiance Ohio for week ending June 6 1905 include PL Carey D M Dunbar J W King John Summers Crant Thompson Mrs Katie Biwer. if not claimed within 14 days they go to dead letter office. Callers should say advertised and give list date. C J Thompson Postmaster.
John Weber drove to Bryan Monday. Clemmer and Johnson work on four concrete bridges under contract. Kintner has painting ongoing. Strusaker building a shop near his home. Contractors paused Lick Creek work last week due to rain. Ben McFeeters left Ney hotel business to farm. Hiram Kintner bedridden seven weeks with neuralgia. Children's day exercises held at Fairview church Sunday evening. D L Warner hosted Bryan guests Sam Clotteller and Miss Minnie Lease. Christ Vollmer and wife welcomed a daughter June 12. all well. Samuel Keller, in township 40 years, is critically ill at his daughter’s Sherwood home.
Forty four witnesses attended a Hicksville trial where Acme Food company settled with W W Wilson and C M Hawkins before a scheduled Tuesday trial. The action involved a stock and poultry food purchase with a pay later arrangement and contested notes. The Gates v Stever suit yielded a $71 verdict to the plaintiff.
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