Defiance County News In Brief Highlights Local Events
Local notes report travels of Geo Fuller H B Tenzer and Guy Tippen while Ed King returns from Fayette. Daoust & Douty advertise gloves suits shirts and coats as well as low prices. A W King & Son promote fashions and repairs. Sizable church events and court news accompany community notices including a firearm fire escape and exhumations. Defiance football outlook contrasts with Findlay coverage and society items note gatherings at homes and Elks Sorosis and church activities.
Death of J E Coulter Prominent Hicksville Attorney Dies
James E Coulter a longtime Hicksville attorney died Sunday at his home. He served as mayor for twelve years and was a former owner of the Hicksville Independent. Funeral services were held Wednesday with Hicksville Masons in charge. He was born in 1846 in New Rumaley C and educated at Maume Academy Baldwin University. He practiced law since 1876 and contributed to the west end legal work during illness. He and Viola Johnston had several children.
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James E Coulter
Hicksville
Local ads highlight coats shirts and low prices
A King and Son promotes fine long over coats and low prices. Mrs Dan White returns to Toledo after visiting relatives. Vandenbroek offers the best makes and assortments of shirts with a 50 cent work shirt advertised at 39 cents.
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Daoust & Dooty’s
King & Son
Dan White
Toledo
City
Vandenbroek
District Inspector Dey Ayers Inspects Ney K of Pledge
District Inspector Dey Ayers conducted an inspection of the Ney Knights of Pledge Tuesday evening. He was accompanied by George Kirk, J W Winn, F L Hay, J E Hosler and Claude Gleason.
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Dey Ayers
Ney K
Pledge
George Kirk
J W Winn
F L Hay
J E Hosler
Claude Gleason
Advertised Letters in Defiance Ohio Week Ending Nov 21 1905
The Defiance post office lists uncalled letters for the week ending November 21 1905. Ladies Miss Roge Dressel and numerous gentlemen names appear. If not called within 14 days the items go to the dead letter office.
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Defiance
Ohio
Roge Dressel
Jne Bartley
Lewis Cramer
Israel Dye
Sanford Durham
E P Karst
Josef Puczkarczyk
G & Roberts
John Reader
Shillie August Smith
Geo W Sherwood
L Wilmer
City council weighs franchising two street railways
The Cincinnati to Toledo Short Line seeks a through city franchise while Defiance street railway extension to the county line prompts council action. Urban officials defer both matters until a larger quorum meets, with street and grade issues noted and advertising costs to be covered by the city.
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Cincinnati
Toledo
Detroit
Third Street
Horn,McKnight, Tittle, Geiger and Growey
Cameron
J F Singer
Board of
Sinking Fund
D F Kcrotz
Coucil
Krotz
John Crowe
Mr. Crowe
H KB Tenzer
P Kettenring
Geiger
C, T and D Short Line
Peoples Rapid Transit Company
Hill
W P Engel
Peoples Gas and Electric Company
Defiance Street
Third
Clinton Street
College
Engel
Maumee
Street Committee
Washington Street
Eagle in Coffin Crow Banquet Headlines Ottawa Event
The eighth annual crow banquet in Ottawa drew over 300 attendees from across the state including twelve legislators. A dead eagle in a coffin was displayed in the anteroom with the plate reading I am dead as Banker N Mathews served as toastmaster. Joseph Justice toasted Putnam county and others spoke during the event.
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Ottawa
N . Mathews
Putnam County
Joseph Justice
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Tusday
St. Louis
Guy Tippen
Little Rock, Ark
Ed King
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Henry Strumz
St. Wayne
Anna Jennings
Garrett
Timothy Riley
Family
Adam Wilhelm
State Bank
Adolph Mink
Holgate
Lucille Carroll
James Hopple
Bryan
Vandenbroek’s
Sheldon R Wilson
Philip Webb
Napoleon
C F Clemmons
Hutchins & Cornwell’s
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Dunlap
Daoust & Douty’s
Dr. Cameron
Jefferson Street
W King & Son
Henry Egler
North Richland Township
Houtz
Arthur Dunbar
Egler
Squire Hunter
Dunbar
Frank Crane
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John Steinmeyer
Karstner
Wm. Zachrich
New Lutheran
South Ridge
Daoust & Douty
Diehl
St. John’s Reformed Church
Washington and
Fourth Streets
N E Vitz
Christian Endeavor
Wm. Houck
Deshler
David Rasor
County Children’s Home
Abraham Rasor
Jacob Rasor
Common Pleas Court
Frank la Verne
Delaware Township
Ft. Wayne
Mr. la Verne
Evansport
Cameron-Hockman
Defiance County
F W Smith
Daoust & Coverty
Nancy Clark
Paulding County
Antwerp
Daooustr & Doury
Findlay
Findlay Republican
Findlay High School
Chankegiving
Mable Jones
JTEC
East Hopkins Street
W A Hartell
Calumet, Mich
W S Powell
Campbell
Pequa
Elks
Pedro
Peter F Seible
J A Evans
Elks Lodge
Sorosis
Kittner
Holgate Avenue
Dorothy Six
Miss Woodward
Florence Nightengale
Miss Burns
Camp and Hospital
Clara Barton
Shaw
Butler
Miss Case
Italy
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Scipio
Charles Seymour
W Slagle
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Horace
Virgil
Colliseum
H B Harris
J.e.coulter
Trawelers’ Club
C B Squire
Tvertrude Schrack
Joe Schottdorf
Bargai
Ean
Ie Saba
Puar
F. P. Weisenburger & Brother
Rexall
Hutchins & Cornwell
Mollencup
Peter Kettenring
WM. Geiger
Elbert E. Carter
Harley & Whitaker’s
Khittner’s Clothing Store
Kittner’s
Court House
Lee
The
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Council
Jake Schubert
Hartsburg
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Halbegewok
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Hubbe
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Claude Morris
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