Report of Grand Jury Returns Five Indictments at Mark Center
After a four day session the grand jury reported to Judge Cameron. Seventy witnesses were examined across nineteen cases with six ignored. Thirteen true bills were returned including five against Mark Center saloon keepers for Sunday closing violations and slot machines. Indictments include petit larceny and a rape case. Two Mark Center saloonkeepers named Charles Eisabeth and Loren Kitterman. Some indictments will not be public due to custody or bond status. The Sabbath peace had been disturbed prompting community protest.
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Cameron
Mark Center
Charles Conkle
Funeral of Mrs. Pessefall at St Marys Church
The funeral of Mrs A Pessefall was held Saturday at 9 30 at St Marys Catholic church with large attendance from North Ridge, the deceaseds former home. Rev J F Collins conducted the services and interment followed in Riverside cemetery. Pallbearers were John Nolan E A Baker A Masg J F Singer Charles Barnhart and Jacob Garver. See Dr Huffman for eye nose or throat trouble and glasses.
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A. Pessefal
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
North Ridge
J. F. Collins
Riverside Cemetery
John Nolan
E. A. Baker
A.masg
J. F. Singer
Charles Barnhart
Jacob Garver
Halloween Socials and Weddings Mark Defiance Events
Numerous Halloween parties and social dances fill Defiance scenes as residents host gatherings at homes on Holgate and Jefferson streets. Weddings continue with Miss Anna Riley and Richard Snyder tying the knot and guests from Garrett to North Defiance attending. An upcoming Sorosis birthday feast features a turkey dinner and German songs plus a Wenn German federation report.
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Sorosis
Henry Seither
Holgate Avenue
Helen Phelps
Josephine Woodward
D’nelle Wilhelm
Lillian Chenevert
Canton
C.inton Seither
T. Shaw
Indies
Solor
Germany
Clara Pope
Celina
Sutphen
Carey
Masquerade Night at Wayne Street Club Gathering
The T. C. W. club held a pleasant masquerade session at the Milo Miller home on Wayne street Thursday evening. Guests wore costumes. Mr. and Mrs. John Young’s outfits drew notice. Mrs. Carl Storck won the ladies prize and Ernest Stoll the gentleman’s prize. Consolation awards went to Mrs. Ed Polson and Rudy Newton with refreshments served.
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Louis Steck
August Martin
T. C. W. Club
Milo Miller
Wayne Street
John Young
Carl Storck
Ernest Stoll
Ed. Polson
Rudy Newton
Farm Property Listing with Tile Drainage and Buildings
Listing describes a farm with 5 acres timber and 10 acres usable for potatoes and onions all well drained. Notes six carloads of tile installed, two houses, two barns, shop, chicken coop, pig pen, corn crib and granary, water shed, machine shed, orchard, wind mill with elevated water tank, garden and lawn.
Quiet Halloween With Minor Vandalism Reported
Observers recount an unusually calm Halloween with few arrests and limited thefts. Masked revelers enjoyed costumes and a merry mood, while minor damage included a damaged iron fence and a hauled delivery wagon. Police stayed vigilant but made no arrests.
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Hallowe’en
Clinton Street
Woodward
Jefferson Street
Dan McKnight
Stock Exchange Banter on Thermometer Trade
A witty stockbroker exchange jokes about buying thermometers now to sell in hot weather. He claims prices will rise, and cites the need to ascend a steep path to reach a radiant peak.
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Stock Exchange
Citizens Opera House Reopening With Hi Henry’s Minstrels
Defiance patrons will return to the Citizens Opera House on Monday November 11 for a redecorated and enhanced re opening. Hi Henry’s minstrels perform as the season opens with improvements including a larger furnace more radiators new Brussels carpets repaved sidewalks and a cement walk planned for Clinton and Fifth streets in spring. The new owners promise first class theatre and a winter lineup of top attractions for play lovers.
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Citizens Opera House
Hi Henry
Clinton
Fifth Streets
Defiance
Paulding Fights to Secure New Road Power
Paulding moves to secure an electric project as it reenters the map, pursuing a road upgrade and power access to boost development. The effort focuses on bringing infrastructure to the county and attracting investment.
Bold robberies shock Paulding as daylight theft hits store
Special to Express reports a bold noontime jewelry store robbery on the east side of the public square. Rings and watches vanished after a rear door was pried open while owner Joe Daller was lunching. A horse and buggy theft on the square and a similar Sidney incident later suggest a possible link among the crimes. The Myers rig was found on East High Street. Local officials discuss potential rail line plans from Defiance to Fort Wayne with canal-related extensions and right of way talks pending.
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Joe Daller
Daller
Myers
Bacome
Sidney
East High Setreet
Local Residents Return and Attend Out-of-Town Events
Mrs. John Dobler of Girard Pa returns home after visiting her parents on Washington street. Charley White who worked for Columbus Frescoing Up in Syracuse N Y returns to vote in Omaha. Mrs. Stephens Welker and daughter Jennie Welker leave Defiance for Sanford Florida after summer visits. Mrs. C E Chenevert and Jack accompany to Ft Wayne. Mr and Mrs S F Shelly and Harry Shelly travel to South Bend Ind for the wedding of Miss Nina Lewis and Leo Charles Mason at the Oliver hotel on Saturday November second.
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C. J. Thompson
Salmaguodi
North Clinton
Emma Preisendorfer
Catherine Sites
A. B. Tenzar
Frances Webb
Mildred Haymaker
Thompson Orchestra
Josephine Woodward
Sigma Tau Beta
Jefferson Street
Sis Tompkins
Laura Ferguson
Hannah Harry
Helen Deindorfer
John Dobler
Girard, Pa
C. D. Loveridge
Washington Street
Charley White
Columbus
Syracuse
N. Y
Omaha
Nebraska
F. Shelly
Harry Shelly
South Bend
Ind
Nina Lewis
Leo Charles Mason
Oliver Hotel
Miss Lewis
Defiance
Robbery Attempt Foiled at Pioneer Bank
Two men suspected in a Thursday morning attempt to blow open the inner strong box of the Pioneer Banking Company. They fled after failing to gain access and were later arrested in Reading, Michigan. The safe held between $6,000 and $7,000 in cash.
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Express Pioneer
Crackemen
Pioneer
Thursday Horning
Reading
Mich
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