Overcoats to suit everybody at A W King & Son Defiance
Local notices announce a sale of overcoats at A W King & Son in Defiance Ohio. Various visitors to the city are listed and a new daughter’s birth is reported in Ayersville. Ed Finn resigns from KP G E Co after six years. Marriage license granted to Grover Poper and Eva Neidhardt. Dr N B Strubbs of Stryker dies in Toledo hospital. Public schools close for Thanksgiving week with students giving performances. Interurban cars move through Defiance. Missionary priest from West Africa speaks at St John’s Catholic Church. Westminster men’s group at Presbyterian church reports growth and a social program.
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St. John’s Catholic Church
West Africa
Local notices and Society items from Page
Finn has joined W. P. Eagle. Dr. Huffman can treat eye nose or throat issues and glasses are available. Miss Ora King has visited Cleveland relatives. Frank Lea won a cognovit judgment against John Bovart for 136.35 dollars. Mrs. Edward Squire returned from a Europe England trip. Eight members joined Bank of Page Knights of Pythias via WV. S. Hancock Lodge with lunch and smoker. Officers to be elected next Monday. squire or second rank to be conferred.
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Frank Lea
John Bovart
Bank of Page
Order of Knights of Pythias
WV. S. Hancock Lodge
Local Briefs Include Marriage License and Real Estate For Sale
Hickeville's B F Casebeer visited the city Tuesday. A marriage license was granted to Henry Sisco 38 and Clara Hummer 18 of Noble township. House and two lots for sale by Wm Geiger. Public schools closed for vacation returning next Monday. Thanksgiving programs held in classrooms. Defiance Pet Stock and Poultry Association met Tuesday with membership near one hundred. Poultry show plans discussed with energy.
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Henry Sisco
Clara Hummer
Noble Township
Defiance
Pet Stock and Poultry Association
East Defiance
Julia Canfield
Lae Mix Carl Hendershot
Esther Mix
Lillian May
Mayme Mernhugh
Rosa Bender
Bernard Whetstone
Audrey and Lurley Ritchie
Ethel Trumpie
Myrtle Bell
Adorna Hunter
Arthur Foelker
Ravelle Campbell
Gertrude Buntz
Edith Rulf
Constance Rigrish
Joe Boyer
Karl Brinkman
Social and church gatherings in Defiance area
The National Protective Legion hosted a social dance at National Union Hall while August Myers celebrated his fiftieth birthday at his Jefferson street home. Various local families from Toledo Findlay Napoleon and Antwerp visited, with Thanksgiving gatherings noted.
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National Protective Legion
National Union Hall
August Myers
Jefferson Street
Changed Plea and Fine in Assault Case
William Walden pleaded not guilty a week ago to assault and battery and, on Wednesday, changed to guilty and was fined 15 dollars plus costs by Judge Cameron. He had been bound over to common pleas court by Justice Lamb. The Ames v. Wa bash Railroad and other cases were continued. The Whist Club met November 20 at Mrs C E Chenevert's on Jackson Street. Best score earned a cut glass bon bon dish by Mrs Robert Holgate. second best by Miss Bess Powell, guest favor a silver salt and pepper box to Mrs Will C. Kegel. In Burd Morris v Maurice Roop, the defendant was adjudged the reputed father and ordered to pay 300 for maintenance. In George W. Greist v Willis Hutchins and T J Cornwell, judgment for 2596 dollars was rendered and sale ordered.
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William Walden
Cameron
Common Pleas Court
Justice Lamb
C. BE. Chenevert
Jackson Street
Robert Holgate
Bess Powell
Will C. Kegel
Burd Morris
Maurice Roop
Eye Care Advertisement for Glasses and Vision Improvement
The ad emphasizes careful eye care and warns eyes are delicate and easily injured. It offers eyeglasses with correct lenses tailored to individual sight needs and promises to improve vision, noting the business has become famous for its precision.
Bacteria and Gum Formation in Trees Study
Greig Smith reports findings from the Royal Society of New South Wales on how bacteria influence gum arabic production. He notes two gum types from two bacteria and that tannin boosts gum yield, with some bacteria growing without gum. Road expenditure hinges on traffic data and projections to justify highway upgrades.
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Greig Smith
Journal of the Royal Society of New South Wales
Interstate Highway Plan Extends to Mexican Boundary
A proposed interstate highway would run from British Columbia through Washington Oregon and California to the Mexican border. Estimated cost five thousand dollars per mile. King County Washington has appropriated funds for its portion and expects five year availability. completion projected by 1911 if counties move quickly.
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British Columbia
Washington
Oregon
California
King County
Thanksgiving Day Celebrated in Defiance with Family Feasts
Ground bare of snow and light frost marked Thanksgiving in Defiance. Despite financial strain and high turkey prices, several hundred fowls were slaughtered for the festive meal. Prices match last year though they exceed those from four dozen years ago as home spirit unites families for a big dinner and shared joy.
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Turkey
Restraining Horses and a Premier’s Murder Alibi
A sketch of Icelandic horse restraint by linking heads to tails to prevent straying. Also recounted is a Russian account of General Lunnitz’s murder in St Petersburg where Premier Stolypin’s ticket was used by a secret police member to gain entry and was sold to revolutionaries for 16000 dollars.
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Lunnitz
St. Petersburg
Stolypin
Nakolene
Cicero Events Include Box Social and Local Visits
D K Arrowsmith attended the Chicago Fat Stock show in Cicero Tuesday. A box social is planned at the Cicero schoolhouse Saturday. Mrs J H Wittig traveled to Williams Center Monday. Mrs Nelson Stone visits her sister in Oskaloosa Iowa. Omer Hootman started school here Monday and lives with Grandfather Hulbert. Wesley Hulbert moved back from Fremont Indiana to his home. C C Fickle and family visited E O Stone Sunday. W D Wilson and family of Hickeville visited J W Foust Sunday. Mrs C J Thomas collected her mother Tuesday for a Thanksgiving visit. her mother lives near Bryan.
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Chicago
D. K. Arrowsmith
Cicero
J. H. Wittig
Williams Center
Nelson Stone
Sister
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Omer Hootman
Grandpa Hulbert
S. Wesley Hulbert
Fremont
Ind
C. C. Fickle
E. O. Stone
W.D. Wilson
Hickeville
J. W. Foust
C.J. Thomas
Bryan
James Brown Fires in Harrod Turmoil Prompting Sheriff’s Help
James Brown shot up the village of Harrod on Sunday, parading streets and firing at random, terrifying residents. A sheriff's posse was requested from Lima and Brown was taken to the county jail.
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Lima
James Brown
Harrod
Brown
Prince Eugene the Artist of Sweden in Paris Circle
Prince Eugene of Sweden known as E Oscarson studied art in Paris and moved in the artistic and literary circles. He enjoys touring Italy with painter or sculptor friends and devotes most of his time to landscape work.
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Prince Eugene
Sweden
Paris
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A. W. King & Son
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Romeo, Mich
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Jims
City
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Toledo
The
Maud Irland
Delaware
Earl J. Allen
Wayne Street
Herrister
Dayton
John Baringer
Ayersville
Ed. Finn
Grover C. Poper
Eva Neidhardt
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N. B. Strubbs
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Tuco
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Siddall
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Ottawa
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John Douty
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Cincinnati
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W.c.schupp
Riley Center
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Shupp
Lester Howard
E. D. Gilbert
W. O. Webber
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Morrell
Hoeffel Dairy
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Wright G. Lehman
Washington Street
Lehman
Mable Switzer
Mise Nelle
Ralph Richardson
Sorosis
C. Kk. Chenevert
Adele Doenitz
Clinton Seither
T. T. Shaw
August Minsel
Hans Sachs
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Virgil Squire
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C. L. Stonebraker
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Club
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George May
Ames Ve
Wabash Railroad
George W. Greist
Willis Hutchins
T. J. Cornwell
Estee Ees
Childrens
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Stone Martin
Wm.h.ruess
Harley & Whitaker's
Clark
Merrict
Se Yard
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Lonsdale
Harley & Whitaker’s
Idison
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Boston
MM. A. Born
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Ioods
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French’s Bazaar
First Mortgage Security
Defiance Home Saving and Loan Association
W. G. Lehman, Sec’y
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