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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1899
Page
8
The store promises comforting assurance of consistent availability and fair pricing. It highlights courtesy, helpfulness, and a motto of serving customers with the aim of giving the best goods at the lowest prices.
Pleasant surprise for Mrs Saba Aldrich as W R C members and G A R friends gather at her house Tuesday evening. Recitations by Mrs Deatrick and Mrs Cage, cake walk by several, music and dancing, supper served by W R C. Mrs Aldrich presented with silver berry set. Also notes visits and travels of local residents and a Cincinnati excursion offer tied to Knights Templar conclave rates.
Sheriff John P. Elser proclaims the September 27, 1899 general election date for Defiance County Ohio. Voters will gather 6:30 am to 5:30 pm at township precincts and wards to select governor lieutenant governor supreme court judge attorney general auditor state treasurer board of public works county and state representatives, with multiple local positions listed.
The Board of Education met in regular session with all members present except Mr. Rath. Minutes approved. Bills read and allowed including bonds, labor, wood, ink, printing, books, and teacher pay. Lind to solicit bids for 100 tons of coal as furnaces not yet operational. Meeting adjourned after a brief, chilly session with Chas Sampson performing a down South cake walk.
In pursuance of law treasurer of Defiance county OMO notifies taxpayers that the 1990 tax rate is correctly stated in the following table. It lists the mills levied on each dollar of taxable property valuation for every township and incorporated town in the county.
Defiance residents urge honest word from local citizens over distant voices. Frederick Entmann of 316 West High street reports back pain and kidney weakness, says Doan's Kidney Pills relieved his lameness and fatigue. Pills sold 50 cents a box, Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sole U.S. agents. Return travel notes involve Cincinnati and Dayton lines for National Jubilee convention tickets with extensions possible.
On October 2 to 10 the dedication and cornerstone ceremony of the new Government building will be held under the auspices of the C. H. and D. D. Ry. President McKinley and hundreds of notable figures will attend. Contact your local Co. H. and D. agent for full particulars.
Low round trip rates are now in effect via the C H D Ry points in Tennessee Arkansas Indian Territory Louisiana Missouri Mississippi Upper and Lower Michigan and Wisconsin. If you contemplate a fall hunting trip see your nearest C H D agent regarding rates and arrangements or write to D G Edwards P T M C H D Ry Cincinnati Ohio.
John H Pocock and Sarah Pocock mortgage liens foreclosed for 195 dollars plus six percent interest from 1893 on 20 acres in section 8 township 3 north range 4 east east of the Miami extension canal. Case 7089 in the court of common pleas. John C Brown must answer by November 4 1899 or judgment may be taken. Attorneys SNOOK & SAVAGE and HARRIS & CAMERON.
The Nickel Plate road will run special trains October 4 and 5 to Fort Wayne departing Leipsic at 8:12 a.m. and arriving 10 a.m. Tickets are valid for return on the special train leaving Fort Wayne at 10:30 p.m. or on any regular train through October 8. Inquiries for times and rates at intermediate points should be made to the nearest Nickel Plate office.
Examinations for Defiance county Ohio for 1899 1900 will be held on Oct 7 Hicksville Nov 4 Defiance Dec 2 Sherwood Jan 6 Defiance Feb 3 Defiance Mar 3 Defiance Apr 7 Hicksville May 5 Sherwood Jun 2 Defiance. OTCR books form core of work in Theory History Geography from standard manuals. W W Heater Clerk Board of Examiners.
Notice to judges and clerks of election outlines post poll counting methods. It specifies reading ballots aloud, tallying results, destroying counted ballots, sealing disputed ballots, and returning or preserving records with proper certification under Ohio law. It mentions storage for one year and transmission to deputy state supervisors.
An advertisement touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a permanent cure for constipation with a 10 or 25 cent price and a money back guarantee from druggists.
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