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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1901
Page
5
Florence Pocock and several residents are reported ill in Defiance Ohio area. Visitors from Iowa Indiana and Michigan share updates as locals travel for treatment and attend services. A saloon keeper's death and a fire wreck at Elyria shoe store are noted alongside civic race for cemetery trustee.
Defiance circuit court convened with Judges Day Norris and Mooney. Proceedings covered John M Sheets v Defiance County commissioners and mandamus challenges over publication of the county report. Witnesses, injunction details, and related municipal cases were discussed as village residents, officials, and reporters moved through hearings and local updates.
A long reply explains county bids on a Jefferson Street house and lot, disputing Crescent News claims of low sale price and bid manipulation. It notes bids opened at 850 and 900, later 925 and 927, but rejected due to timing, with private sale at 900. Reports from local officials and other town news follow.
Advertisement claims years of suffering from itching piles end after a single night with Dean's Ointment. It promises curative properties and direct readers to buy at any drug store for 50 cents.
Deputy State Fire Inspector Walter Payne of Toledo arrived in the city for a weekend probe into recent fires. He suspects three may be incendiary but lacks enough evidence for arrest. The statewide effort aims to curb arson, with insurers funding the department’s thorough investigations.
Henry W. Kirchner received a letter from a California attorney notifying the death of an uncle who left an estate valued at $80,000. The letter requests proof of kinship but omits the deceased’s name. Kirchner recalls one western uncle, James Beard, who married his mother’s sister, and believes five heirs may share the fortune if he is the rightful recipient.
Judge W. H. Hubbard presided in common pleas court for a brief period Monday making a few orders before adjourning until Wednesday March 20. The petit jury was excused until that date. He departed for St. Vincent hospital in Toledo at noon to receive eye treatment for a week.
The Home Guards about forty with a few invited friends gathered Tuesday at Brother and Sister F M Oaks home. Misses Oaks and McNear hosted and provided music while a potatoes race amused the group. Leaming and Scharffenberger puzzled over the ship cargo. The host couple were praised as fine entertainers. One who was invited.
Democrats conducted quiet yet heated caucuses Saturday night with ward by ward candidate picks. Fourth ward conservatives backed Kingsbury, while Bohannon and Weisenberger surprised in council races. New factor Herman Jeager enters the field as Col C L Walters weighs ambitions for city leadership. Re-nominated for the education board were Gleason Go and Sass. John Eberle seeks third ward health board seat.
A Daily Ex Press subscriber notes a city treasury balance of 35 344.14 as reported by inspectors J O Wisler and A G McCord. Water fund 17 441 77 is tied up by an injunction leaving 17 902 36 usable, about 7 000 withdrawn, leaving roughly 10 000 available until June collection. Funds are in banks and county deposits earn interest not paid to the city.
Deputy election supervisors met with full membership to open bids for printing ballots and tally sheets. The board deferred action until Thursday evening and instructed the elects to place orders for books and tally sheets.
A lady writes that Allen's Foot-Ease preserves gloves by absorbing moisture and a drooping toilet powder is inhaled. Dr W C Abbott, editor of the Chicago Clinic, calls it grand in practice. Sample offered. address Allen Omsted Le Roy New York.
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