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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1907
Page
14
Grovnp announces a new $10,000 depot project by the Ohio Electric Railway Co at Leipsic. The Schoeps eyndi cate appears in the report. An Ohio Supreme Court ruling says priced houses and par sonages are not tax exempt.
Tuendawie Lodge F and A M elected officers for the ensuing year at the regular meeting on November 29. Worshipful Master W T Deens Senior Warden George Roberts Junior Warden George D Edgar Treasurer L F Beardsley Secretary R W Reese Senior Deacon L Hav Junior Deacon R W Wort.
In Tiffin township acting coroner William Rath conducted an inquest into Calvin Van Wagner's death at the Prosecuting Attorney A. F. Openlander's office. Testimony showed Van Wagner was intoxicated and in a rage after his daughter joined a social gathering away from home. The coroner ruled no one else was to blame. Separately Harvey Dowell of Hicksville settled a common pleas court case from 1905 by paying 100 dollars and costs over a temperance violation involving Swankey beer. other defendants Maxwell and Ware faced ongoing actions and a Maxwell case remaining pending.
The Defiance Ohio post office lists uncalled letters for the week ending November 19 1907 including Defiance Shear and Knife Co Patrick Fogarty DH Gelliphi Clarence LaRne Earl Reed Samuel Severs T T Toslee Miss May Beavers Mrs Ervin Shumaker Mrs Elia Smith. If not collected within 14 days they will be sent to the dead letter office. Also notices for English Spavin Liniment and related horse care products offered by J P Bullington Druggist.
Examinations will be held at Defiance College on the first Saturdays of September November December January February March May August and at Hicksville High School on the Saturdays of October and April. The Patterson exam occurs at Hicksville on the third Saturday of April and the second examination at Defiance College on the second Saturday of May. F E Reynolds, Clerk.
A parish bulletin advocates teacher training for Sunday schools, stressing Bible study as essential. It argues teachers need systematic Bible study beyond weekly lessons to teach effectively and urges organizers to contact V.8. Lord in Bryan Ohio. news to Henry L. Stock.
Funeral services for Mrs George Scheurman were conducted Friday afternoon at St Pauls Lutheran with Rev Bunge. pallbearers included L McCollister Elmer Hail Jobo Max and others. Burial was in Riverside cemetery. A separate service for Mrs John Beez was held Friday at St Johns Catholic with Rev Gloden. pallbearers Frank PGrman Nick Stones Jacob Baker Meigler Jacob Singer attended. burial followed in Riverside. both services were well attended.
The Frank Bricer firm and others report a petition to dissolve a corporation at the South of Commonwall County Ohio. Commissioner to hear objections on February date with publication as required by law. Interested parties must appear to show why dissolution should not proceed.
The notice lists start dates for circuit court terms in multiple Ohio counties including Hardin Logan Henry Paulding Defiance Patna ty Van Wert Allen Auglaize Mercer Seneca Hancock and Defiance. Dates span February April March May and September October November and December under Caleb Norris Silas Harin and H Gleason with county clerks noted.
The DefianceOhio judicial order lists county by county court term dates for 1884 In Defiance Mercer Williams and other counties The document designates sub divisions and names judges including Matthias S Arms er o Hugh Z Math es Jon M Bailey George Ha Cameron and John P Bailey Supervising terms set to begin at 9 00 am in Defiance Ohio on October 15 A D 1884.
In Denver a trial for Kemp Bigelow was postponed. A judge granted a DA motion to set aside a simple assault verdict and sentence six months. Bigelow now faces three informations for assault to murder and a fourth for running a confidence game, with penalties up to ten years. Also noted is the death of Nos h W Stemen a longtime German township justice and a Napoleon butcher Fred W Stout filing for assignment with assets around 2500 and liabilities between 3000 and 4000.
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