Will and notices in Defiance area recount probate and social items
Probate filings include the will of J M Britton and the will of Doucer Sucker from Tiffin township. Erie resident Mise Ethel Bolton joins De fiance college literary department. A Kibler man was killed by a Lake Shore train in Wauseon Thursday. John Davison, the mail carrier, caught 18 bass all over 14 pounds. Minnie E Oswalt divorced from Ray H Oswalt on grounds of extreme cruelty. County Clerk W A Schmaltz’s private office is carpeted. Jas Hopple learned of his brother-in-law Christ Nickersohn killed in a Detroit street car wreck. J E Banard of Van Wert accused of bucket shops gambling. R D Webster resigns as deputy state supervisor of elections. John Lenhart tipped for appointment. Crandall, Hyde Park mail carrier, works eighteen miles from home. Dr J RH Latchaw judged orators at Wauseon fair and penmanship today. leaving Saturday for southern Ohio. Minnie Arps and Henry Wolf wedding near Ridgeville Corners drew 400 guests. Cough remedy from Chamberlain’s helps sleep. sale by NG Woodward. Geo. T Burton returns from Howell Mich with improved health. visited Ann Arbor and university gym. Snyder Cay Hall reunion near Evan sport drew about 300. Dr M CCoy spoke. Mrs. Wm Churchman, nee Hall, present at nearly 80. Re-union featured songs and music and a brief history of local settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. T Burton
Howell
Mich
Ann Arbor
Burton
Snyder-Cay-Hall
Cameron’s Grove
Evansport
M Ccoy
Wm Churchman
Hall
Crazy as a Loom Ed Zimmerman Seized in Insanity Case
Ed Zimmerman, 19, son of John Zimmerman of Milford Township, became violently insane after heat exposure last August. He attacked surroundings, damaged property, and was moved to the county jail and later to the asylum in Toledo for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Zimmerman
John Zimmerman
Milford Township
Harley Fee
Milford
SF Welty
Hicksville
Marriage Surprise Leaks Out as Local Couple Wed Far Away
The Express notes a sudden marriage of Fred Zellers and Gladys Bruner at Windsor Canada on Sunday. Mrs. Earnest Ryder visits from Chicago and plans to reside with her family in Kansas City next spring. Samuel Vance marks his 70th birthday with a family dinner. Island Parkers lost to Wauseon 13 to 12 after gaining Toledo players. Nickersohn leaves a wife and children with funeral plans under discussion for Ft Wayne or Ney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Zellers
M EB Lynde
Gladys Bruner
Alex Bruner
Windsor
Canada
Earnest Ryder
Chicago
G W . Deatrick
Nickercohn
Ft Wayne
Ind
Ney
Nickersohn
Treacherous horses on Second street bridge injure couple
A runaway horse team dragged Mr Henry Ebersole and his wife from Cadia, Seneca county, across the Second street Auglaize river bridge injuring Mrs Ebersole severely and fracturing her injuries. Dr. M B Stevens treated the wounds and both escaped with non fatal injuries. The incident occurred during a Cameron-Hall-Snyder family reunion trip to Evansport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ebersole
Arcadia
Seneca County
DeLance
Evansport
Cameron-Hall- Snyder
Ebersole
the Snyders
Second Street
Auglaize River Bridge
Adam Theirhoff
Ebersols
M B Stevens
Carl Groweg
Henry Fritche
Frank Weismantle
Dr. Stevens
Therioff
East Side
Widmer Death at North Defiance Aged Veteran
John Widmer died at his North Defiance home at 4 15 am age 66 years 10 months 5 days after a long illness of dropsy He came to the US from Switzerland in 1852 and settled in Defiance that year He served in the Civil War 88th OVI married Catherine Honck March 28 1869 Their children John E W H Geo C and Ben C Widmer survived with his wife and three sons He leaves a brother Dan Widmer and sister Mrs Mary Norway Funeral was at the German Reformed church at 2 pm Sunday and interment followed in Riverside cemetery Widmer was a longtime ice saloon and bottling business man and a member of Bishop Post GAR and the German Aid society The story also notes nearby home purchases and activities of local residents and a railway accident involving Henry Houghton and family updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Widmer
North
Defiance
Switzerland
United States
O VI
Catherine Honck
John E W H
Geo C
Ben C Widmer
Dan Widmer
Garrett
Mary Norway
Toledo
Widmer
Ashland
Wis
Bishop Post, Gar
German Aid Society
German Reformed Church
Riverside Cemetery
Pretty Reception Honors Mrs Wilson and Miss Kyle
Mrs. John A Foust and Miss Foust hosted a large reception on Washington street for Mrs. Wilson and Miss Kyle of Hicksville. Guests arrived at the door with Miss Lena Woodward greeting them, and were welcomed in a bay window room decorated with pink and white flowers and smilax. The event featured pink and white ices served by Bessie Woodward, Nannie Hubbard, Iva Kirchner, and Bess Reynolds, and ran from 7:30 to 8:30 and 8:30 to 10 p m with a very large attendance and a happy mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A Foust
Miss Foust
Washington Street
Wilson
Bessie Woodward
Nannie Hubbard
Iva Kirchner
Bess Reynolds
Local Items From Antwerp to Hamilton and Back
Peter Baker visited Antwerp Friday evening. Miss Jennie Daoost and Mrs. J P Eiser returned from Larwell Indiana. Miss Fannie Rife came home after two months in Hamilton and Cincinnati. Henry Roehrs begins a California trip for several weeks. Chamberlains Pain Balm advertised by N G Woodward for sprains and lameness. J D Lamb and T T Ansberry argued in Columbus for leave to file a petition in error. Board of health met Friday with Chapman presiding and voted against allowing children from typhoid fever families to attend school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
J D Lamb
T T Ansberry
Columbus
Supreme Court
Board of Health
Miller
Chapman
Drug Store Recommends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
Ontario NY druggist Mr R Grandin recalls a winter day when he advised Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to a disappointed customer and offered a money back guarantee after a fair trial. The remedy is for sale by N G Woodward Ost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R Grandin
Ontario
N G Woodward
Five New Members Welcomed to Salmagundi Club
Salmagundi members held their first year meeting at Mrs. Winn s home on upper Jefferson street with new president Mrs. P Weigerding presiding The new members Engel Mitchell Mills HE Myers and Phonse Preisendorfer were welcomed Mrs G W Weisenburger presented a paper on the Hoenzollein family and Mrs Violet Weisenburger led a Rhine voyage discussion Roll call reflected current topics The next meeting will be at Mrs G W Weisenburger s home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salmagundi
Winn
Upper Jeffersonstreet
P Weigerding
Mesdames Engel
Mitchell, Mills
HE Myers
Phonse Preisendorfer
G W Weisenburger
Hoenzollein
Rhine
Violet Weisenburger
G W Weissnburger
Maumee Valley Milling Co Transfers Property to De fiance Milling Co
The Maumee Valley Milling Company transferred its property to De fiance Milling Company for $35,000. The deed was filed in the recorder's office on Wednesday, with $35 in stamp duty recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maumee Valley Milling Co
Defiance Milling Co
Recorder’s Office
Reminiscent Sketch of Clinton Street Players In Defiance
Two men now on Clinton street ran early Defiance businesses in 1853. J B Weisenberger, a grocer, and Jonathan P Baffington opened a drug store in 1858 on First street, behind Kehnast's hardware. Baffington, born in Chester County, Pa., November 12, 1828, married Harriet C Piper. the family includes three daughters, one married to J D Lamb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton Street
Defiance
J B Weisenberger
Jonathan P Baffington
Baffington
First Street
Kehnast
Buffington
Chester County
Clifton Springs
New York
Misa Harriett C Piper
Mra J D Lamb
Buffington's Pivotal Role in Ohio Republican Early History
Mr Buffington, a successful business leader and steadfast Republican, chaired Ohio's first Republican representative convention in 1855 in Defiance. Delegates rode in from Defiance Paulding and Williams counties and Judge Haymaker won the nomination. He also chaired the first Republican judicial convention nominating Judge Latty, and for twelve years beginning 1860 led the party's executive committee amid booming campaign meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffington
Ohio
Old Court House
Defiance
Paulding
Williams
Haymaker
Baffington
Latty
J P Ottley Partners With Buffington in 1858 Drug Business
The obituary notes Mr. J P Ottley became Buffington’s partner in the drug trade in 1858 and remained until his death years later. Buffington, although avoiding office, served multiple terms on the school board and was Deputy Provost Marshal during the Civil War, recounting experiences from that era. He knew leaders like Gen Garfield and Solomon P Chase, touring the county during campaigns, and remained a successful businessman with lasting patronage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J P Ottley
Buffington
Gen
Garfield
Solomon P Chase
Notice of Judge Hay candidacy and local real estate for sale
The Toledo Blade notes Judge F Hay as a congressional candidate alongside sale offerings for a fine Defiance residence property with one acre of fruit and outbuildings plus a one and a half lot. Also reports Frank Ferguson and J W Long plan Charleston trip to discuss coal rates and business. A Napoleon crew’s buggy wreck after a freight train fright near Okmulena leaves no serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defiance
The
Express Printing Office
Frank Ferguson
J W Long
A W Gardner
Henry County
Charleston
W. Va
Nickel Plate offers special convention excursion tickets
For the National Convention of the Christian Church in Kansas City, Nickel Plate will sell excursion tickets October 10, 12, and 14 at one fare plus 2.00 for the round trip, good returning October 21 on daily express trains. Dining cars offer meals from 35 cents to 1.00. advance sleeping car reservations available via agent C. Asterlin and T. P. Ane of Fort Wayne, Ind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Nickel Plate Road
C. A. Asterlin
Leg Break Incident In Third Ward At Watering Trough
Six year old son of Wm Jall suffered a broken right leg above the knee after being stepped on by a horse near the city building in the Third ward. He was taken to Dr. M B Stevens’s office where the fracture was reduced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm J3all
M B Stevens
City Defiance Tax Digest Reveals City Valuation
County auditor records show total city valuation of 2 373 295 00 with tax on duplicate at 133 866 58 and delinquent taxes of 8 305 77. The final four items are included in the duplicate tax charge.
What Shall We Have for Dessert
A family friendly prompt to choose a quick Jell O dessert. It offers two minute preparation with no baking required. Flavors listed include lemon orange raspberry and strawberry with a ten cent price at grocers.
When You Have No Appetite Chamberlains Tablets
A brief health note promotes Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets for poor appetite and dullness after eating. Mentions price of 25 cents and samples free at Woodward's drug store. Dated October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodward's Drug Store
Chamberlain
Woodward's Drag Store
Also Mentioned on This Page
J M Britton
Doucer Sucker
Tiffin Township
Mise Ethel Bolton
Erie
Defiance College
Kibler
Lake Shore
Wauseon
John Davison
Minnie E Oswalt
Ray H Oswalt
W A Schmaltz
Jas Hopple
Christ Nickersohn
Detroit
J E Banard
van Wert
R D Webster
Democratic Committee
John Lenhart
James F Crandall
Fifty-ninth Street
Hyde Park
Ill
J RH Latchaw
Minnie Arps
Henry Wolf
Ridgeville Corners
NG Woodward
Zimmerman
Young Zimmerman
Asylum For the
Hopple
the Express
Samuel Vance
Highland Township
Island Park
Wauseon Club
Ond Street Bridge
Maumee River
Bill Miller
Outlet Canal
Billie Clemens
Elliott Young’s
Hopkins Street
Clemens
W P Engel
Peoples Gas & Electric Works
Lou
al Miller
David Miller
B A Collier
Wayne, Mich
Wm. Phillips
Phillips
A T Brechhill
Henry Houghton
Big Four Railway
Kankakee
Lafayette
Mt. Calvary
J W Metzner
Evangelical Church of
North Defiance
North Side
Metzner
M E Lowther
Centerville
Iowa
Nig Woodward
Foust Home
Peter Baker
Antwerp
Wellman’s
Jennie Daoost
J P Eiser
Larwell
Henry Roehrs
California
Otees
Maumee Valley Milling Company
J. P. Buffington
Life
Brown
Baltimore
Toledo Blade
F . Hay
Congress
Napoleonm
Okvlona
Napoleon
National Convention OF the Christian Church
T. P. Ane
Ft. Wayne, Ind
Nervita Medical CO
Clinton God
Jackson Streets
E. N. Lewis
DR. G. D. Edgar
Crosby House
C. C. Kuhn
C. Kuhn
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