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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1904
Page
5
Miss Jessie Ferguson visits Bryan while Miss Pearl Seibert travels to Istoria to see Miss Jessie Emery. Several residents remodel homes, shop for hats, and arrange loans. A marriage license is issued to Harvey Miller and Nellie Blue of Ayersville. Action includes fire loss, school exams, and local society events.
The auction sale of lots on Holgate avenue and Division street Tuesday afternoon drawn a large crowd aided by the Defiance Military band. Nineteen lots fronting on Division Holgate and Park avenues sold between 130 and 610 dollars with an average around 350. Rev. Virden of Ayersville acted as auctioneer. Most buyers were local citizens planning homes, and a corner lot opposite the Wabash depot was reserved for English Lutherans to build a brick church.
A Pemberville report states the Tickmitten factory strike is resolved with the proprietors ordering manager Mr. Seibert to tear up and ship the entire outfit to Toledo and Defiance. The plant employs about twenty machine girls and had operated here a year, and expansion is expected to bring good news to locals.
The ad promotes discount prices from 5c to 15¢ up to $1.00 per double roll for wall decorations. It notes trimming paper for customers and removing any unbroken rolls. It urges shoppers not to overlook the store when buying decor.
Miss Mae Jackson shopping for an outing was seized by an unknown white man. She used a heavy sword steel hat pin to stab her attacker, breaking the pin in three places but forcing him to flee in pain.
The school census and city population census will be conducted next week. Enumerators are Wm. Shultz, Michael Carey, Frank Hatfield, and Harmon Beide, representing each ward, with questions on parent names children ages street and house number family size. Respondents should answer fully to aid truancy efforts and correct past census errors.
A detailed survey of Sherwood between Defiance and Hicksville celebrates its role as a staging point for social political and business caravans. It notes key figures Prosecutor Openlander J E Hosler and many local merchants, churches, banks and officials and praises the town’s infrastructure and hospitality.
In the canvas, Ayers Costello secured one and one half acres, Martin Thieroff one and one half, and Winn Hill pledges for ten acres. Farmers are slow to adopt the new pickle scheme, needing longer presentation and stronger urging. If the opportunity passes, genuine regret will follow for all involved.
Mrs Wm Yeagley and others traveled to Bryan on Tuesday. Commencement exercises at Farmers township schools drew a Bryan orchestra and a address by President McReynolds of Defiance. Prof. Denton moved to Bryan and Frank Walden with daughter moved into his former house. Mrs Wright of Hicksville visited nearby. Norway returned from Cleveland and granddaughter improved. John Winn and wife from Defiance visited Farmers Sunday.
Bakestraw Bros advertises a wall paper sale with rock bottom prices and special items highlighted to attract buyers this week.
Ayersville announces the ME church third quarterly meeting by Rev Weaver at Pleasant Bend next Saturday 10 30 am and by Rev Smucker Sunday 10 30 and 2 pm Memorial Sunday preaching by Rev A M Virden and Decoration day address Epworth League concert next Sunday anniversary of the organization High school graduation likely June 10 several local moves and visits including J B Myers in Napoleon and Jacob Adams and wife returning from the south Rev Harper closes Baptist meeting church furnace plans underway and IOOF hall dedication May 22 Misc readings note ten acres of potatoes planted and new parsonage roof work plus several household changes and farm developments
Sunday in Brunersburg marked Noble Corn planting and a family gathering for Squire Rati's birthday. Various residents busy with farming, schooling, and travel, with mention of measles in Roehiig district and a Noble township Sunday school convention set for May 2.
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