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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1903
Page
5
Advertisement notes a smoking method for hams sausage and meats offered at 50 cents per quart. It highlights a traditional preserving technique and price aimed at home cooks and small-scale sellers.
Stryker resident Mrs. Lem Jilard hosts a guest at home. Elmer G Goodson and Blanche A Warner receive a marriage license. Ida B Heisley seeks divorce from Frederick H Heisley. Sherman Tittle and Mrs Malinda Mapes funerals are noted. Local events include a new Napolean Republican paper purchase, farm for sale in Douglas county Oregon, and community notices with weddings, licenses and telegraph service updates.
Louis Proct his wife and ten children will depart for California in a few days to establish a new home. Proct, a tailor, is leaving his position at Vandenbroek's shop where Noah Brown of Tipton Indiana has taken over. Brown recently moved his family to the city.
A. M. Richards has been re appointed postmaster at Hicksville. He has made a fine record and was well worthy the honor that has come to him.
A set of new entries was added to the Central Union list last week. Names include Main 40n109 D. Grim, Union 838 Wash. Butler res. 654 I. J. Roedel, Horn Boston store 1767 Mrs. J. McDougal res. Red 181 B. & O. Telegraph East 28 M. Roehrig res. West 283 P. batt res. West 284 M. D. Hoffmson res. South 283 E. W. Bergman res. Fast 288 E. D. Kebble East 282 Doc Hartshorn Ney South 281 Ed Myers Ney South 283 Chas. Fieldner Ney South 282 Dr. P. M. Lehman Ney East 284 G. W. Churchman Ney Union 722 Ed Speiser.
Officer Buchholz received a letter from Peru Indiana parties asking for a full description of Miss Kress. They claim to have seen a young woman on the streets there resembling the Cincinnati papers description. A photograph was sent to the parties.
Reports say no new developments in the Maggie Kress disappearance yet the case shows peculiar angles. Several people seek payment offers to learn ransom sums while rumors claim she is cared for but barred from letters or newspapers. Indirect talks with John P. Eiser aim to reach ransom parties, renewing case interest.
Rev 8 L Roberts missed Sunday service at St John’s M E church due to illness. John Miller and Lizzie Baker wed Thursday and plan to live near Jewell. District No 66 closed Friday with a fine school entertainment. Nettie Hornish teaches for her third term. Local farm activity includes Kellermier selling beef cattle to Abe Overly, and sawmill work at Perrysville. Several residents, including Fred Gier and Emma Linebrink, are cited with family and labor movements. Township officers settled accounts. revival meetings continue at Dry Creek A B church. Paul Donley returns from Toledo. trustees held annual settlement.
Kansas farmer Geo Hutchins visits her brother in town as rural route from Bryan is prospected. Citizens oppose the plan, fearing loss of the star route and delayed papers. George Fickle rents a farm north of Waterloo, Ida Blosser aiding Mrs Fickle. Orley Ensign stays on the old home place another year. David Blosser moves to work for David Struble. Mill man A A Spangler suffers a severe engine breakdown with multiple damaged parts.
Brooksville resident Chas. Garlinger and family from Evansport spent Sunday here. Eugene Maddox and wife of Adams township visited the Meyer home Sunday. Partee is reported with lung fever. Territen of Hicksville was here.
The post office lists uncalled letters for Gentlemen and Ladies in Defiance Ohio for the week ending March 3 1903. Names include Baldwin Coy Fice Hannan Jackman Larimer Smith Styron Scurlock Allen and Hull Mansfield Murphy Moran Mowry. Uncalled letters will be sent to the dead letter office after 14 days.
Mrs Jacob Geiger died at her Highland township home at 12 30 p m Tuesday aged 38 years. She leaves a husband and six children. Funeral Thursday at 10 30 in the Reformed church near New Bavaria.
An OCR fragment presents garbled names and phrases including Castor Sede and Boudin with unclear context. The readable bits hint at signatures or a joint note but lack coherent event, date, or organization details to form a complete item.
Farmer Mrs. B. H. Sunset is on the sick list under care of Dr. J. M. Riggs of Bryan. Mr. and Mrs. J. Schwab, Mrs. Mary Keiser, and Libbie Wineland of Bryan visited Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Wilder.
A flurry of social mentions marks a busy week with Emil Schick’s sale drawing a crowd. Mel Hall and wife of Evansport spend time with Mr Rath family, while SS Figley of Brunersburg and Wm Philips of Defiance make brief local appearances. Samuel Dunbar of South Defiance and Geo Carver travel to nearby towns. Mr Geiger and Mr Zipful are noted on business and in New Defiance. A practical horse call goes out from Jas Figley and I Hanna for buyers in need.
Salem church had no service due to placing of new seats. Rittenhouse and Partee plan a saw mill half a mile west of Diamondville and may move near Jewell to operate a tile ditcher next season. Tiffin River rises high, and Fred Gier bought fine cattle at the county infirmary. J. J. Wisda improves his property bought from M. Gurwell. Mr and Mrs Fred Kellermier visiting Defiance. Wm Fell Sr reports improvement. Rhorig runs a saw mill on Langdon farm. Rittenhouse and Portee shipped a 20 horsepower traction engine, among the latest rural outfits available.
Mr Shrink and daughter from Paulding visited G Wahl on Thursday and Friday Geo loss visited Oren Scott Sunday vil Weisz spent Sunday with Miss Laura Wiseman Miss Lizzie Wahl traveled to New Bavaria Saturday Mrs Bazil Moore remains on the sick list Baden and Henry Marshouse visited Mrs Lizzie Marshouse Sunday Mr and Mrs A Peck spent Sunday evening with Mr and Mrs A Scott Miss Emma Wahl visited Miss Dessie Moore Sunday Miss Flo Scott called on Mrs Anna Smith Wednesday Miss Bessie Wiseman spent Sunday with her brother
Promote Southwest settlement with ads for land along the Cotton Belt Route offering acres from $2 to $8 and cheap living. Encourages purchasing homes in Arkansas Louisiana Texas and Missouri regions with farming prospects, fruit and truck crops, and market access in the North. Announces sale dates on first and third Tuesdays in March and April with discounted one way and round trip rail fares.
City council met Tuesday with Bohannon Chenevert Groney Helmick Hooker Jaeger and Tuttle present Minutes of last meeting approved List of payrolls and bills including lumber hardware coal and taxes read and approved Various committee referrals and discussions on street crossings sidewalks water street repairs court house lot hitching rocks and a hose company opening of ward building and hot water franchise progress Followed by adjournment to discuss the hot water franchise with Mr Engel committee of the whole planned for March 10 in Winn and Hay office
Advertises low rates to Minnesota the Dakotas Nebraska Colorado Utah and the Pacific coast via the Chicago and North Western. Promotes one way and round trip tickets, business opportunities, cheap farm lands and crop prospects. Free booklets from AF Cleveland at 234 Superior Street Cleveland Ohio.
Advertises Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets as easy to take with pleasant effects. Claims to cleanse the stomach regulate the liver and bowels. For sale by N. G. Woodward.
The notice advertises a range of weekly earnings from $6 to $15 with no canvassing. It mentions multiple tasks including evening work that can add $5 to $6 weekly, and copying short letters at $20 per thousand. Applicants are instructed to enclose a stamp for a copy of the letter and other instructions. Eagle Wholesale Co., Chicago, Illinois.
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