Tragic Friday Runaway Kills Guy McGovney in Defiance
A fatal buggy runaway at Fifth and Perry streets injured J W McGovney and Emery Graper. Guy P McGovney died from fractured ribs and lung hemorrhage after the horse dashed from the Northwestern casing to the Jones livery area. Remains were moved to the Mellovney home as the community mourns.
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Fifth Perry Streets
Guy P. McGovney
Guy McGovney
Emery Graper
Graper
Cunningham House
Perry Street
Fifth and Pear
J. W. McEmery
J Son
J. W. McGovney
Guy
Northwestern Telephone Co
Firth and
Perry Streets
Fifth Street
McGovney
Thos. Ansberry
Cunningham Hotel
A. Martin & Co
Mellovney
Holgate Avenue
Adams County
Defiance
J. W. McGlovney
Maccabees
Mellowney
Presbyterian Chearch
Rev
D. Dempster
Chicago
Riverside Cemetery
Karl Betson
Wm. Jones
Mr. McGovney
J.W. McGovney
Reese
Eve
Breckler Silver Wedding Celebrated in Noble Township
Henry and Mrs. Breckler of Noble township marked twenty five years married with a Thursday gathering of over one hundred guests. Aval board feasted on seasonal delicacies as Sheets orchestra of North Ridge provided music. later dancing and an old fashioned belting caused excitement. Local and out of town relatives attended including Lutz, Smith of Tiffin, Finerty, Lizzie, and many others.
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Henry Breckler
Noble Township
North Ridge
Lutz
Octavi
Chas. Smith
Tiffin
Finerty
Lizzie
Napoleon
Jake Breckler
Oli Shall
Joe Shall
Paulding
John Wisda
Wington Township
M. Fry
Mai
Christ Winterica
Clifford Sehmal
For Sale by Ideal Pharmacy Clinton Street
Housewife shoppers face headaches as the Ideal Pharmacy located at 325 Clinton Street puts items up for sale. The notice lists merchandise and seeks buyers, reflecting a busy local retail period. Residents are urged to visit the store to view offerings and prices.
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The
Ideal Pharmacy
Clinton St
Testimonial honors Defiance mechanic F B Dischinger
A large East Defiance gathering honored F. B. Dischinger for 34 years of faithful service at Defiance Machine Works. He and his daughter Mary will sail from New York to Germany, visiting Tonawanda and Baden Baden before returning to America. The event featured a gold watch gift, speeches by Carl Kettenring and others, and a 130‑member company parade through town.
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Mary L. Johlin
August Johlin
Tohen
Sutphen
Dischinger
Mary
Germany
Wabash
John A. Deindoerfer
Frank J. Mains
George Burton
Maumee
Island Park
Pa Burton
Frank Hutter
Bob Packer
Hutter
Dr. Zellers
Ketterring
New York
Baden
W. Kettenring
Mr. Kettenring
Peter Kettenring
Defiance Machine Works
Chas. Seymour
German Herald
Wayne G. Lee
Mr. Dischinger
Dischinge
Kettenring
W. A
R. P
Chas. H. Kettenring
Emma Richholt
Fannie Bennett
Della Yaunt
Defiance
Geo. Kirk
Messrs. Kettenring
Pawnee Bill's Wild West show praised as authentic display
A local write up extols Major Gordon Lill and Pawnee Bill's Wild West for using real cowboys, soldiers, and actors from diverse regions including the Pawnee Sioux and Cossacks. It notes the show features true-life figures from the saddle and foreign athletes, presenting an object lesson on diverse cultures. The engagement is set for Monday, June 1st.
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Gordon W. Lill
Pawnee
Russia
Pampas
South America
Pawnee Bill Defies with Miniature Wild West Show
Pawnee Bill's Wild West Exhibition visits on June 1 featuring an innovative Lilliputian Wild West for children. Indian, Arab, Cossack and Mexican boys, guided by frontier youths, imitate riders on Indian ponies with tiny vehicles including a diminutive stage coach and prairie wagon.
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Pawnee Bill
Relic of Long Go Relic of Long Go
L J Shead recalls a sensational encounter with an old style mahogany center table bearing a shipping mark Shead. The piece, once part of a Cincinnati to Defiance furniture stock, connects to a Shead family business and the Maumee Valley’s early trade. Nearby, Jacob Adams and family return from Mississippi with news of Miss Dell Adams and a keepsake cane from the Stones River battlefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Shead
Dicus
Shead
Cincinnati
Defiance
Richville
N. Y
Edwin Phelps
W. A. Brown
William Carter
Pierce Evans
Maumee Valley
Weigerding
Front Street
Jacob Adams
Highland Township
Ocean Springs
Adams
M. Dell Adams
Stone River Battlefield
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Martin & Vo's
Jovney
Sunda
Presbyterian Church
Maccal
Ayer
J. W. Fiala
Hadlyme, Ct
Iag
Aeaneoncee
Mme. Ratozzi
Rocky Mountain
Dr.Caldwell
A. F. Klopt
Troy
Ohio
Milier
Hayner's
Tod
Dr. Caldwell
Pepsin Syrup CO
Monticello
Hopkins Street
East Defiance
Sentatio
Winn & Hay
2D Wagner
Missouri
Wigner
Wagner
Mr. Wagner
Wild West
Caasstori
Tidhik
Aetna Life Insurance Co
Hartford, Conn
B. F. Nye
East Second St
Etna
Northwestern
Conner
Mr. L
J. Shead
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