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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1905
Page
5
Community briefs reveal visits and returns of residents to Garrett including Mrs John Conners and children Miss Tillie Van der Meaden from Toledo Miss Mable Trumppower from Toledo and Mr and Mrs Miller from Sherwood. Local businesses promote clothing lines while court news covers a Buckeye State hearing postponed and a Canovan assault case.
George Widmer and Warren Watts completed repairs on the automatic fire alarm system. The overhaul included testing lines and ensuring first class operation. Peter Dickman George Woods and Joseph Bell attended the 111th Ohio reunion in Toledo with 160 comrades, the largest gathering yet. The regiment plans another Toledo meeting next year.
CF Ferguson of Turnbull Wagon Company attends a Philadelphia convention of Vehicle Manufacturers as a representative. Clayton Rakestraw and Karl Schlosser leave for Napoleon to join Diamond King Company, which performed today in this city and earned an engagement for their singing and dancing act.
Regular meeting notes show council in session with President Hockman and aldermen voting readings on ordinances. Plans include a $50,000 bond authorization for a municipal electric light and gas plant, sidewalk and street work, pole removal near Clinton street, and funds transfer for public service costs.
Nearly 70 years of craftsmanship have built Boardman & Gray pianos into a renowned brand praised for artistic tone and lasting durability. The makers aimed to produce not only a musical piano but the most durable in the world, earning a place among elite instruments.
The Whitney and Currier store note reminds readers to recall the make Boardman and Gray as part of product references.
Rev. T H Mansfield died Monday evening at his home in Highland township aged 56. He served as a Christian Church minister with prior charges in Putnam county. Survived by wife and eight children, including married sons in Bryan and Fostoria and a son in Michigan, three married daughters, two brothers, one sister. Funeral held Wednesday at the family residence and interment in Mansfield cemetery.
The B O railroad will spend about 1 000 000 to improve 260 miles of track between Chicago and Chicago Junction. It will require 1 525 000 square yards of stone with quarries opened along the line. The project likely doubles Mark Center to Hamlet and creates a new grade through Defiance while Elliott C Smith of Columbus and Lake Michigan purchasers in New York says Defiance to a lake port opposite Milwaukee will be completed soon.
A Marysville dispatch reports surveyors for the Columbus and Lake Michigan line extending Lima to Columbus are active in Logan County. Routes split near Roundhead toward Richland and Belle Center with Huntsville as an alternate path. Construction may begin next spring from Defiance toward a lake port opposite Milwaukee. Faurot’s old dream revived, with right of way secured for a Lima to Columbus link and coal region freight potential. EH France and Sons win a 271 mile B&O reballasting contract from Chicago Junction to Chicago valued over 1 million dollars. North Baltimore quarry to supply stone and a large crushing plant to be installed, creating about 200 jobs at North Baltimore.
The family of Glen Gray and daughter express deep gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness shown during recent trouble and bereavement.
Evansport Levi Toll and sister Mrs Mary visit Wednesday. Mrs Mary has sold property to Mary C autuadekon Dr M V and M R Rep M Rath and wife. A courtyard discussion on a Saturday includes W H McCauley and family guests of Dr M C Coy. A near miss at a game ends 9 to 0 with Evansport in the lead in four innings. The candy scare saves three Toledo children after eating lozenges misread as confections.
Real estate listing offers 80 acres in Isabella County Michigan, choice land partly improved. Sold for cash or with one half down, terms described as a bargain. Address via Lock Box 537 Paulding Ohio.
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