Opposition to Proposed Franchise on Wayne Street
City council debated routes for Toledo and Defiance and Defiance Hickeyville and Fort Wayne Traction. Opponents led by R Willock object to Wayne street usage citing bulk freight and street narrowing. Vendors argued for Clinton street as a preferred route while officials considered switches depots and future doubling rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Defiance
Hickeville & Ft. Wayne
Wayne Street
Feigenbaum
Wayn Street
R. Willock
American Steel Package Co
John Foust
Charles Nants
Foust
Nants
Nauts
Willock
Ont Wayne Street
Antwerp Seeks Right of Way for Defiance Fort Wayne Line
Antwerp residents heard K V Haymaker review progress on a proposed Defiance and Fort Wayne electric traction line. Surveys and grade work are complete, with right of way secured to the state line and a request to Antwerp for land from the state line to the C N railroad. A ten member committee will study costs and capital needs. Also notes dated visits: Mrs B A Walter of Butler visiting Antwerp hosts. Mrs George May and daughter Helen returned from West Jefferson trip.
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Defiance
Ft. Wayne
K. V. Daymaker
Antwerp Argus
K. V. Haymaker
State Line
Antwerp
Vicinity
C. & N. Railroad
B. A. Walter
Butler
Ind
A. Weisenburger
George May
Helen
West Jefferson
Findings Affirmed in Circuit Court Rulings
The circuit court affirmed common pleas findings in most cases. In Miller v B C, remittitur of excess damages over 400 was required or judgment reversed. Shea v Wabash saw damages awarded for being struck by a Wabash engine. Other cases including PG&E v Grandy and Brown v Klenk were continued as the court adjourned without date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Common Pleas Court
Cynthia A. Miller
Hickeville
J. H. Gates Pt
B. F
PG &E.o
C.B. Grandy
P.G. &E Co
Wabash Railroad
Artor
Daniel Shea
Shea
Deatrick Street
City Bank
R. Brown
Gottlieb Klenk
Louis Klenk
elections Officials Name Ballot Printing Bid and Precinct Clerks
County deputy board of elections awards ballot printing to Mains Printing Co at 71.35. The notice lists election judges and clerks for Defiance and four wards plus Noble township, with party designations and clerk assignments. Collier Publishing Co. loss cited from misappropriated subscriber payments. two representatives here to resolve accounts. job opportunity for a boy to learn the trade.
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William Gilson
Frank Preisendorfer
C. W. Butler
P. J
Charles Ensign
William Hummer
Frank Bebne
Frank Ury
Virgil Weisenburger
Frank Humbert
George Beard
Otis Ensign
L. Conkle
Fred Schlosser
Johns Nolan
C. P. Ensign
W. C. Holgate
Clyde Manchester
Second Ward
Chas. Folk
H. Young
Asa Haggart
C. Kahlo
Noble Township
J. A. Long
A. Rollins
L. A. Breckler
Fillmore Hilton
Ora Gregg
C. D. Jordan
P. F. Collier Publishing Co
Collier Co
Mesers
Terribly Burned Child Gifted by Quick Rescue
Roy Webster and May O'Brien aided a 12 year old girl as flames engulfed her clothing at home. O'Brien tripped and rolled her to safety while Webster, without a coat, used bare hands to extinguish the fire, suffering burns to the hands as the victim sustained severe burns from knees to neck.
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Toledo
Roy Webster
May O’brien
James Reyher
Mise O’brien
Reyder
Webster
Miss O’brien
Westminsters Banquet Forges Church Ties and Posts Committees
An enthusiastic meeting of the Westminsters and Presbyterian supporters gathered at the U V A hall on Friday. A banquet followed the business session with toasts on unity and church needs. Committees for the organization were announced by President Lehman. A separate item noted a steel roller sank at the American Steel Packaging Co plant, halting work for the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminsters
Presbyterian Church
W. P. Engel
John Foust
W. A. Burdick
R. H. Sutphen
F. Ferguson
T. Sutphen
A. B Cooper
J. J. Burns
B. W. Slagle
Good Fellowship
J. F. Deatrick
J. J. Malley
J. L. Patterson
A. M. Minsel
C. A. Lefferson
J. B. Whitney
C. E . Walters
ET. Clark
D. W. McKnight
Orval Kuhn
Dr. G.D. Edgar
F. J. Popenhagen
C. H. Lefferson
H.C. Couch
A. K. Harold
American Steel,Package Co
School Board Hones Bills and Staffing Changes
The board reviewed monthly bills and a total treasury balance of 10 971 53 dollars. Miss Catherine Calkin was granted a leave of absence until after holiday vacation. no new teachers will be hired as seventh graders move to the central building and Miss Lillian Deveaux fills the vacancy.
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Board of Education
Ohio
Mansfield
Gorman
Catherine Calkin
Second Ward
Lillian Deveaux
Culkin
B. W. Lind
Fourth Ward
N. G. Woodward
R. Taylor
A. M. Mineel
F. P. Weieenburger & Bro
Defiance T. & T.co
Farm For Sale With Tile Drainage And Buildings
Farm under cultivation with timberless 5 acres, 10 acres low land for potatoes onions. All well drained. Six carloads of tile laid. Two houses two small barns shop chicken coop pig pen corn crib granary wagon shed machine shed 20x40 orchard water wind mill elevated tank pipes to barn shop garden lawn kitchen and cellar.
Ohio Federation of Women’s Clubs Elects Officers
Canton October meeting elects two year officers led by President Miss Anna Laws of Cincinnati and national president Sarah Platt Decker’s address sways support for returning to annual sessions with a constitutional change. District reports cited Northwest Southwest Northern and Southern vice presidents.
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Canton
Ohio Federation of Women’s Clubs
Anna Laws
Cincinnati
E. P. Breckinbridge
Toledo
Southeast
D. J. Evans
Athens
Northeast
Blanche Vignes
Northwest Ditrict
P.M. Hendershott
Tiffie
Southwest
R. J. Devore
Glendale
Louise Graham
Cleveland
Avna Arnold Thomas
Dayton
Mre
Edgar A. Todd
Piqua
Mra
A. P. Morris
Columbus
Federation
Chauncey F. Lutkin
Lima
Edward Buchwalter
Springfield
Sarah Platt Decker
Denver
Col
Henry B. Harris
Defiance
Northwest
Soutwest
Lena Kiine Reed
Portemouth
Defiance High Ends Football Season Amid Disbandment
The Defiance high school football season ends as plans shift to basketball. Superintendent Reynolds cites high school association rules causing ineligibility for Malley and Goldenetz who played with Co. Geleven. With two key players barred, football is declared off for 1907 and no basketball positions set until after practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defiance High School
Findlay
Supt. Reynolds
High School Association
Malley
Goldenetz
Mrs Myra Ashbrook Visits Chicago Kin
Mrs Myra Ashbrook of Chicago is visiting relatives in the city.
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Myra Ashbrook
Chicago
City
Balloon Mania Grips Defiance Night Sky
A mild balloon craze sweeps Defiance on Wednesday October 23 as residents gaze upward hoping to glimpse airborne craft. Citizens on Clinton Street and nearby gather in groups insisting they see moving stars and balloons, though many observers misidentify stars for a passing balloon and traditional explanations fail to quell the enthusiasm.
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Clinton Street
France
Reverend Max Walz Visits Brother on Rome City Visit
Rev. Max Walz of Rome City Ind visited his brother M J Walz in this city on Friday returning from Pittsburg. See Dr Huffman for eye nose or throat trouble and for glasses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Walz
Rome City
Ind
M. J. Walz
Pittsburg
Dr. Huffman
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C. R. Willock
Paulding
Front
First
Frank T. Donley
Parmer & Decker
Jones College of Auctioneering
A.W. ‘Thoma’ Uetion Co
Ohi
Election Board
W. A. Kehnast & Co
Gap
Power and Supplies
Sundrie
W. A. Kebnast
H. B. Tonzer Lumber Co
Atlas School Supply Co
McMillan Co
Ames Seating Co
Desire
A.B. Deck Co
D.C. Heath & Go
Record Ptg., Co
F. E. Reynolde
William Duerk
Germany
Jed Archambeault
Mason, W. Va
Waterloo, Ind
DeKalb County
L. L. Denison
Women’s Federation
H. S
J. A. Sites
Northwestern
Howard W. Ury
Evansport
Ney
First National Bank
United States Government
United States Course
State of Ohio
Defiance County
Baltimore & Ohio R. R. Co
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