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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1905
Page
4
The item lists carrier delivery to the city at 10 cents weekly and outside city rates of 4 dollars a year cash in advance. It also shows mail options of six months for 1.75 and three months, indicating subscription pricing.
A fragment notes a payment prompt of fear plus one dollar cash in advance linked to Leroy Distance and a telephone number 14 with a southwestern line and another figure %. The readable details imply a classified ad or notice promising service for upfront payment.
In state political circles the Miami and Erie Canal option shifts from abandonment to a plan for a large bond issue to convert the canal into a deep water ship channel linking Lake Erie to the Ohio River. Supporters argue the project would not burden the state after completion. Earlier plans estimated the cost at about 50 million dollars.
Miss Anns Kroeger of Delphos settles a breach of promise suit against Sylvester Bonifas a farmer of juandeck out of court for an even 1000 dollars.
The cornerstone of the McKinley Memorial was laid in Canton on Thursday in the presence of Mrs. McKinley Vice President Fairbanks Governor Herrick Postmaster General Cortelyou and other notable figures.
Trinity cathedral dean D W Williams of Cleveland elected bishop of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of Michigan in Detroit on the 16th to fill the vacancy after Bishop Davis death. He is 45, born at Bellevue, educated at Kenyon College and is an eloquent pulpit orator.
William Hern, a Delaware saloonkeeper, paid $5 for an overcoat with a $50 check. A stranger cashed the check, left town, and Hern’s bank charged the amount as a $45 discrepancy due to a miswritten five. Hern is left responsible for the forged or altered payment.
Judge Tyler of the Toledo Common Pleas on the 15th declined Mrs. John Alcott’s divorce petition. He held that a husband who drinks every Sunday for three years but remains sober during the week cannot be charged with habitual drunkenness.
Tan Andreas Furniture Co of Chicago will relocate its factory to Toledo following a closed deal reached on Tuesday.
Mrs. Geo Robinson aged 72 fell down an elevator shaft at a Delaware furniture store on Saturday and sustained fatal injuries.
M I Wilcox longtime Toledo businessman and Civil War veteran died at his home Sunday at age 76. He was a well known figure in local affairs and past veteran circles.
Mt. Vernon resident Ezekiel Kingston a civil war veteran was found taking laudanum Monday evening after a period of ill health and appears near death according to local reports.
The Ministerial Association met Mayor Berghoff in Ft. Wayne on Saturday and obtained a police order to close the vaudeville theaters Sunday night.
The body of Joshua C Stiles from Garrett Indiana aged 65 a Civil War veteran was recovered from the Fort Wayne river. Authorities are unsure if his death resulted from suicide or accidental drowning.
Former officers describe widespread graft in old line insurers and suggest fraternal societies may show a similar pattern. The inquiry hints at policyholder funds being misused and calls for broader examination of industry practices.
Land in this section sold well with two farm transactions. The late Jacob Garver's 100 acre farm brought $115 per acre, sold to W W Benner. The Paul Hummel 140 acre farm sold for $100 per acre to Elias Welker.
President Richard McCurdy of the Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York says he will reduce his annual pay from 150 000 to 70 000 and other executives will take pay cuts to save 115 000 to 150 000 annually.
Frep Reasoner Henry Hufford and Charles Poindexter were arrested Friday after being found shooting insulators from telephone poles with stolen guns. They confessed to burglaries at five business houses in three weeks and were bound over to common pleas court.
Mayor-elect Scherff took the oath on Saturday and pledges to curb open hours in Marion after January 1. Under former Mayor Mader the town stayed wide open. Scherff promises Sunday saloon closings and midweek after hours restrictions for the first time in years.
Secret orders reported Monday from Mayor Finch directed the chief of police to close every wine room gambling room and den of iniquity in Toledo. Saloons were to shut at midnight and Sunday side doors barred as part of a move to test Whitlock's response and attempt to create a closed town.
Wits Levers of Wooster suffered a severe hand injury when a pocketful of harmless paper caps exploded while he snapped his fingers. The accident mangled his left hand and burned his left side, necessitating amputation.
A man intoxicated mistook a B and O track for Hopkins street on Ottawa Avenue and rode a buggy toward a bridge as a 7:29 train approached. Miss Bertha Bohlman alerted bystanders, the horse balked at the embankment, and the driver redirected, narrowly avoiding a crash. Railroad workers praised quick action and forethought.
A series of property transfers are recorded in Defiance County, including HEPIANCEH City EZ Allis to Rosa Mowery for part of lot 15 Colby D and Ladd, John A Zook to Isreal Rigel and others in Defiance, and multiple transfers involving Hay and Richards, Lyons, Harmon Miller, Stoll, Slough, and others. Listings show buyers and sellers, lot designations, and areas such as Bent on and Sherwood.
Henry L Stock visited Sher wood on business. S L Roberts preached at St. Mr. and Mrs. Christ Roehrer called at Stringtown. Rev. Alex Hane plans to move his family in Moore county. Higben brothers and families visited J G Stever's. Five sick listed and improving. John Miller of Jewell visited, as did Kellermeier and family. Tiffin township to hold annual Sunday school convening Dec 2 and 3. John Miller near Jewell visited. Trinity Chapel to host Christmas entertainment.
Superintendent Dyer of the Lake Erie & Western investigated a derailment at St Marys that fatally injured Engineer Greenland of Lima and burned Yingling. Investigators say wreckers planned to ditch a fast passenger train. Three engines had passed safely before the light engine overturned. the switch was found half turned after the accident, ensuring a ditching.
The Wabash announces a 14 fare for round trips on Thanksgiving Day. Tickets go on sale November 29 and 30 with good returns to and including December 1.
Tickets are valid for travel November 29 and December 3 on Ohio Central Lines in observance of the Thanksgiving holidays. Return by December 4 with no excursion rate below 25 cents.
Margaret Porter, three, daughter of Frank and Mrs. Porter of Rice, died from severe burns suffered when she lit matches, started a fire in her home, and the flames enveloped her dress. Her mother frantically tried to smother the blaze as a brisk wind fed the fire. The child died at 4 a.m. after a night of agony.
The text recalls an early 20th century Sunday School convention led by J J McLaren emphasizing Jesus Only and class organization. It notes future conventions in Louisville 1908 and Rome 1967, and includes teaching anecdotes about making religious service meaningful through acts like class picnics and child happiness. Local notices list residents and visits.
Lima reports Harry Slater, alleged leader of a large safecracking gang, wounded after a Monday pursuit. He baffled authorities as chief of a twenty-man group tied to bank robberies in Hazelton, Ridgeville, and Carters, with Slater based in the city for months and described as a 37-year-old well educated college graduate.
The Toledo market reports cash and futures quotes for wheat corn oats rye and seeds, plus hogs cattle calves sheep and lambs with price ranges. East Buffalo figures cover cattle hogs veals and sheep with brisk activity and steady to firm tone across categories.
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