Funeral of Dr. Ludwell G. Thacker Draws Many Friends
A large crowd gathered at the Thacker home on Holgate avenue for the funeral of Dr. Ludwell G. Thacker. The service, led by Defiance Commandery No. 30 K. T. and the Grand Army of the Republic, featured Rev. E. D. Whitlock and choir performances as the remains were placed in Riverside vault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thacker
Holgate Avenue
Ludwell G. Thacker
Defiance Commandery No. 30
K. T
Phelps
Grand Army of the Republic
E. D. Whitlock
St. Paul’s
M. E
Grace Episcopal Church
Whitlock
H. C. Chappel
Dr. Thacker
Messrs. Whitlock
Commandery
D. Potters
A. F. Harley
Knights
John W. Myers
John B. Houtz
A.W. King
Andrew Minsel
Riverside
Commandry
Last Rites for Miss Virginia Daoust Held
Funeral services for Miss Virginia Daoust were held at Our Lady of Perpetual Help church at 9 30 a m Friday with Rev Doherty presiding. After mass the clergyman spoke at length praising the deceased life and character. Interment followed at Riverside cemetery. Pallbearers included J L Hoeffel Dr G D Edgar A R Preisendorfer A M Minsell F P Weisenberger C P Harley Honorary bearers were W H Hooker W C Burke F X Groselle H H Mollencup John W Winn and W H Me Clintock. Flowers overwhelmed the casket. Mrs Daoust the mother of the deceased was unable to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Daoust
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church
Rev. Doherty
Doherty
Riverside Cemetery
J. IL. Hoeffel
G. D. Edgar
A. R. Preisendorfer
A. M. Minsell
F. P. Weisenberger
C. P. Harley
W. H. Hooker
W. C. Burke
F. X. Groselle
H. H. Mollencup
John W. Winn
W. H. Me.Clintock
Sunday School Convention Notes From Defiance County
Notes and talk of Sunday school work report a Chillicothe style convention in Ohio with plans for Fourth of July rallies. Washington Township convened despite drizzle. new officers named and a long budget for 1900 01 shows emphasis on letters, postage and county work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chillicothe
Ohio
North Richland and Adams Association
W. L. Hosack
Farmer
Association
God
Defiance County Sunday School Association
Catalpa Tree blooms in Doctor Westrick front yard
Nine years after a wife planted a shrub in North Dafiance, a catalpa syringifolia has grown to 30 to 40 feet and stands in full bloom. The tree features white violet tinged flowers in clusters with large heart shaped leaves and slender pods.
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J.D. Westrick
North Defiance
Catalpa
Claimed by Death Dr. L. J. Thacker Dies at 7 07 A M
Defiance mourns Dr Ludwell G Thacker a longtime local physician and veteran Civil War sergeant born 1843 in Ohio He died at home on Holgate avenue after a long illness having served as surgeon for the B and O and as a pension examiner He leaves a widow three living children and a widow in Chicago
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Thacker
Ilolgate Avenue
Thacker
Co. D. 100
Bishop Post G. A. R
Board of Pension Examiners
M. FE
Ludwell G. Thacker
Rochester
Clermont County
Ohio
Defiance
Ann E. Noble
Calvin L Noble
Junction
Eugenie Schultz
A. Schultz
Chicago
Myrtle Thacker
Holgate Ave
Ann Arbor University
Bellevue College of Medicine
New York
Dr Chase’s Ointment Advertised as Cure for Scalp Itch
An advertisement claims Dr Chase’s Ointment cures scald head and eczema in children and adults. It quotes testimonials from J H Grant of Detroit and H A Nicolai of Division Street praising relief after years of itching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Chase
J. H. Grant
Joseph Chapman Avenue
Detroit
Mich
H. A. Nicolai
Division Street
Chase
F. S. Rose
Sixteenth Street
Buffalo, N. Y
A. W. Chase
A. W. Chase Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Pension Board Secures Chenevert Building for Meetings
The board of pension examiners has secured the Chenevert building on Third Street as a meeting place and is repairing it. The former Dr. L. G. Thacker office is being repurposed. Reorganization is expected at the meeting next Wednesday.
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Board of Pension Examiners
Chenevert
Third Street
L. G. Thacker
Dr. Cameron Nominated for County Pension Board
K. R. B. Cameron has filed an application for appointment to the county pension examiners board and is expected to receive his commission in time to join the board next week. He was strongly endorsed by local old soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. R. B. Cameron
Board of Pension Examiners
Dr. Cameron
Rural Idyl by Highland Chapel
A Sunday afternoon scene near Highland chapel shows a couple in a buggy resting in shade with arms around each other. They are startled by an approaching carriage but recover, then depart as the woman leans again on the man's shoulder. The winds murmur that many have passed this way and more will follow.
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Highland Chapel
Chapel
Monstrous strawberries hailed from Defiance county farm
On Friday last Jacob Stamm displayed giant strawberries from his newly purchased farm in Defiance county. The report suggests if he can grow other crops to the same size and quality, farming may be a solid investment.
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Napoleon
Jacob Stamm
Defiance County
Special Train to Antwerp Marks Church Corner Stone
Special train to Antwerp over the Wabash this Sunday June 30 for the laying of the corner stone of St. Mary’s Catholic church. Train departs Defiance at 1 30 p m with one fare for round trip.
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Antwerp
St. Mary’s Catholic
Defiance
Residents and visitors noted in Celina area announcements
Mrs R W Mitchell visiting Celina. Mrs C W Kerns returned from Bryan. John B Sarvis of Mark township in the city. Ed Conkey and wife of Farmer township visiting. Col Chas W Krotz back from four week business trip south. W P Engel building barn and cement walk on Holgate Ave. Jacob Baltes doing the work. W A Kettenring adding north wing at Jackson and Third. Mr Koerner and daughter Edgerton called to attend Mrs Geiger funeral. Frank X Link 54 of Highland township taken to Toledo asylum. Miss Mable Putt of Napoleon returned from visit with Miss Catherine Schlosser. Carl and Brice Bell and Miss Myrtle Bell return home from Xenia for vacation. In case W P Huston trustee vs Defiance Light & Railway, W R Fabin receiver, appeal notice issued. bond fixed at 12000 with 30 days to file.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Huston
Defiance Light & Railway Company
W. R. Fabin
Fabin
Allen's Foot-Ease in Gloves Promoted for Purity
A reader promotes Allen's Foot-Ease as a dainty toilet powder that absorbs perspiration and keeps pores clear when rubbed into gloves and on the hands. Dr WOC Abbott endorses it as a grand preparation used constantly. Sold in drug and shoe stores for 25¢ with free samples by Allen x Olmsted, Le Roy, N.
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Allen
W. OC. Abbott
Chicago Clinic
Allen x Olmsted
le Roy
Death of Mrs. Catherine Geiger at Perry Street Home
Mrs. Catherine J. Geiger wife of Christian Geiger died at 9 30 PM on Perry street after months of illness aged 59 1 month and 1 day Born in Germany May 21 1842 she came to America with her brother David Koerner in 1854 She married Christian Geiger May 29 1859 and the couple raised ten children in this city Funeral from the house at 10 AM Wednesday Rev Joseph Kerns will officiate Geiger and Son continues business Will Geiger and eight daughters survive along with brothers John F Koerner Gottlob Koerner and sister Mrs Hoffmann House neighbors mourn the loss.
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Catherine J. Geiger
Christian Geiger
Perry Street
Germany
David Koerner
America
M. FE
Joseph Kerns
Oil and fruit boom in Mena Arkansas letter
Special correspondence from Mena Arkansas dated June 20 describes oil leases and upcoming drilling, with gold hopes among old miners. The writer notes fruit prospects including Earl peaches at a dollar per bushel early, blackberries, wild berries, and cantaloupes with ripe fruit expected by July. Foreman L R Young of Defiance appears in a photograph. Family health is good and the Express is missed.
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Express
Mena, Ark
Ecopanies
O Co
Enelo
L. R. Young
Ohio
the Express
I. H. Dantes
Funeral for Geiger family matriarch recalled by local clergy
Of Detroit presiding elder and Rev. David Dobbrick of the German M FE church will officiate. The remains will be interred in Riverside cemetery. The Geiger family receive sympathy for a loss tempered the home by her ministrations.
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Detroit
David Dobbrick
M. FE
Riverside
Geiger
Stamped Envelopes Offered by Rural Free Delivery
Patrons on routes A B and C served from the Defiance post office may buy 2c stamped envelopes with the stamp embossed. Printed in the upper left corner are the words If not Called for in 10 Days Return to.
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Defiance Post Office
Rural Free Delivery envelope pricing in Defiance Ohio
A rural free delivery notice from Defiance Ohio lists envelope prices for stamped paper, showing 3c for one, 5c for two, 11c for five, 53c for twenty-five, and $1.06 for fifty, advising patrons to ask carriers for envelopes. Postmaster C. J. Thompson signs the notice.
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C. J. Thompson
Misses Elliott Spangler Head to Buffalo Exposition
Mrs Dr Slager of Paulding travels for death in the family. Michael Roedel 78 of South Richland dies after brief illness. Roedel moved to the county 55 years ago apart from a short Iowa stay. Funeral Wednesday at 1 pm at the house and 2 pm at English Lutheran Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Roedel
South Richland
Mr. Roedel
Iowa
English Lutheran Church
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Fred Weisenburger
Hicksville
Ed Gaylord
Highland Township
Ladies of the Altar Society
St. Mary’s Church
C. W. Butler
John Rueter
J. D. Westrick
Dr. Westrick
Stephen Bloom
Lorain
Warwick
Ed Finn
Adams Township
D. E. Dozer
David E. Dozer
Pennsylvania
Henry Newbegin
Lucy T. Cheney
Hadenfield
New Jersey
Cheney
City
Charles Strong
Miss Daoust
Washington Township
TION
Estella Fullmer
W.F. Pollock
Harvey Barrack
Anna Fetters
A. ©. Garver
Christian Benz
M. D. Huffman
Earnest Vollmar
Geo. Benner, Jr
Prairie Creek
U. B. Church
Dry Creek
Edward Goller
Ieians
O Eng Co
Tochites
Catalpa Tree
A. Chase
Woodward’s
Mrs. R. W. Mitchell
Celina
C. W. Kerns
Bryan
John B. Sarvis
Mark Township
Ed Conkey
Farmer Township
Col
Chas. W. Krotz
South
W. P. Engel
Holgateave
Jacob Baltes
W. A. Kettenring
Jackson and
Third Streets
Mr. Koerner
Edgerton
Mrs. Geiger
Frank X. Link
Toledo
Mable Putt
Catherine Schlosser
Carl
Brice Bell
Myrtle Bell
Xenia
Geiger Home
Watkin Bros
Henry Saur
Henry County
Lavina Schlosser
Brother
Frank Beaver
Dorr Young
Adgerton
L. A. Beilhard
Liberty Center
F. E. Hale
Lillian Wulff
Pleasant Bend
Peter Leithauser
Adams Ridge
P.O. Rhodes
A. B
Cuisa
Heidelberg University
Chas. Kopp
Wayne Street
Dell Wirebaugh
Frank Burton
Burton
Wirebaugh
Squire Hunter
Arkansas
Fred Daniels
Bears
Cleveland
Route Defiance
Mollie Elliott
Carrie Spangler
Buffalo Exposition
Dr. Slager
Paulding
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