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Newspaper

Defiance Weekly Express

Location

Defiance, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 30, 1906

Page

5

Society News and Local Notices From Defiance

Mrs. Jasper Smith guests her sister and others travel to cities for funerals and visits. Alumni, church, and club events fill the week with weddings, meetings, and charity efforts. The Sultana survivors gather, and civic groups discuss Africa studies as spring fashion and concerts draw crowds.

Last Rites For Wesley Heath McClintock At St Pauls

Hundreds attended the funeral in St Pauls Methodist Church for Wesley Heath McClintock. Defiance Commandery Knights Templar and Omega Lodge accompanied the cortege from Davidson street. The service included choral duets and a memorial reading by Rev. Clayton A Smucker, with Knights performing the final rites at Riverside cemetery.

Wesley Heath McClintock St. Paul’s Methodist Church Defiance Commandery Knight’s Templar Omega Lodge Davidson Street Clayton A Smucker Knights Templar Riverside Cemetery Knights Maude Foust C H Leither Chappel Smucker

Mourning for McClintock A Mason Remembered

The report honors Wesley Heath McClintock with a Masonic funeral tone, praising his scholastic attainments courage patriotism and service. It notes floral tributes from Zeanobia Temple Nobles Mystic Shrine Knights Templar and Omega lodge and references a sermon linking his death to fortitude.

Wesley Heath McClintock Heaven Earth Smucker Mount of Olives Christ McClintock Zeanobia Temple Mystic Shrine Knights Templar Omega Lodge

Perjury in Grand Reservoir dynamiting case yields light sentence

Riley Colton and Park Wright were sentenced to 18 months in the penitentiary after confessing. Isaac Shee ley's second trial is set for April 30, with his band renewed for 1500. The Sheeley cases and Petrie were continued with bonds renewed. New confessions from Mansfield reformatory inmates claim Colton and Wright lied, hired by Pinkerton. Whited and Smith testify they performed the dynamiting.

Wapakonetta Riley Colton Park Wright Grand Reservoir Isaac Sheeley John Lee L Sheeley Joseph Petrie Montezuma Sheeley Ohio State Reformatory Mansfield Pinkerton Detective Agency Hic Whited Ernest Smith Whited Auglaize

Banking facilities and customer advantages at the Bank

The item states that the bank offers complete equipment and facilities to handle all business banking needs from large to small accounts. It promises exclusive advantages for customers and invites business. The tone is promotional, stressing full service capabilities and client benefits.

Accidents Reported At Local Plant And On Golf Course

Two accidents described at the Ameri can steel package plant left Rolla Hatfield with the ends of his index and middle fingers severed by squaring shears. Doctors Ury and Finch attended. In Mast Defiance a man named Joan Wayrer suffered a scalp laceration from a falling bough as a large tree limb was broken. Dr. Zeller, assisted by Dr. Ury, treated the injuries.

Rolla Hatfield American Steel Package Company Dr. Ury Dr. Finch Ol Golf Grounds Joan Wayrer East Scond Street Dr. Zeller Ury

Defiance Area Notes Narrate Local Items and Deaths

Monroe Mr Berringer of Defiance was in the vicinity buying hay. The funeral of John Warfield who froze to death last week was held at Mt Zion Thursday at 10. Elwood Switzer formerly of Oakwood passed away last Wednesday after a period of ill health. A county literary gathering drew attendees from Northcreek Wisterman and Defiance at Zimmerman school house Friday. Henry Hill is buying corn at Rice. Captains Lewis Doenges and Frank Parrett noted. Mrs Zimmerman has been very sick but improving. Inez Kilpatric and son Ray visited F Grants over Sunday. Henry Hill and family with the Misses Vee Ice and Nellie Maddock visited Noah Spencer and family Sunday.

Henry Mack F A Goddard Georgia Roy Rankin Harmon Brunersburg John Warfield Mt. Zion Myres Ayersville Northcreek Wisterman Defiance County Zimmerman School House Henry Hill Rice Elwood Switzer Oakwood Lewis Doenges Frank Parrett

Obituary of Alexander Graves at the Infirmary

Alexander Graves born September 10 1833 admitted October 9 1897 died March 27 1906 aged 72 years 6 months 17 days after a stroke two days prior. A shoemaker by trade he lived in Defiance before admission and left no relatives. Funeral at the Infirmary on Wednesday morning at 10 30 Rev Rogers officiating burial at the Infirmary cemetery.

Killits Frank Graves Toledo Clyde May Albert Hedrick Dey Ayers Lancaster Lawrence Paquette Mansfied Frank Sommers Sr Wabash Sommers Jewell J M Ainsworth Hicksville Joseph L Wort Mattie Pearl Batts Gates Steever Common Pleas Kopp Fred Whiteford Charles Crane Bulah Acree Defiance Frank Beisweger Noble Township Minnie Ort Adams Township Alexander Graves Rev. Rogers

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