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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1900
Page
6
Spotty Wiebach suffers rheumatism while Mrs. M B Stevens visits Dayton and Springfield. Local officials report health notes, real estate updates, and a suite of small incidents including a college alarm, a fire dormitory incident with minor damage, and a surprise 26th anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Ensign. The piece records elections, lawsuits, and social events among Defiance residents.
Conrad Fullmer of Brunersburg died after a runaway on Kintner street in Defiance. He was 82, thrown from his buggy, dragged by his pony, and died at home after requesting to make a will. He served in the old country army and the rebellion war, leaving a widow. all his children had died.
The Widmer family expresses gratitude to friends who helped during illness and after the death of their husband and father. Special thanks to the D of V s WRC GAR Mr and Mrs H A Dier and Mr and Mrs Chas Houck for floral tributes. Appreciation also to the German Aid Society for their kindness.
Barbara wife of Bruno Kessner died at her home 621 Nicholas street North Defiance on Sunday morning. Funeral will be from St John s Catholic church Tuesday at 9 am Rev Gloden officiating. Interment will follow at Riverside cemetery.
Bids opened at noon for the city refunding bonds totaling 22000. Eight bids ranged from 22225.50 to 22963.00 with N W Harris & Co of Chicago offering 22963.00 the highest and described as very good and to be accepted. Corollary bids came from Kleybolt and Co Cincinnati Ashbrook Cincinnati Hays and Sons Cleveland Seasongood Mayer Cincinnati Lampet Bros Cincinnati First National Bank Defiance and PS Briggs.
Defiance county youth sought for Railway Mail Service exam coaching. Inter State Correspondence Institute provides books and maps. send a stamped reply to Cedar Rapide Iowa.
A Daily Ex PRESS interviewer chats with a Democratic traveling man about Northwestern Ohio. He cites strong farmer incomes, high merchant sales, robust tobacco trade, and oil production booming in Hancock and Wood counties. He notes plenty of labor demand and broad business optimism with little political talk.
John Widmer, age 66, funeral held Sunday at the German Reformed church with Riverside Cemetery interment under the German Aid Society. Mrs Ebersole, injured in a runaway, improves at W A Snider’s home in North Defiance. Mary Jane Terman seeks divorce from B F Terman on neglect after their Nov 9 1871 marriage. Sheriff Eiser displays Bryan pictures at the courthouse and ponders adornment with McKinley and Roosevelt. Local ads urge Chamberlain’s Pain Balm and Dr Fowler’s Extract of Wild Strawberry. Frank and Mrs Kroeckel hosted 30 guests with cards and dancing, followed by a meal.
A Nebraska item recalls a 1896 buggy trade paid in corn and contrasts it with 1900 prices. The column cites H C Wortham of Pawnee county at Shelby, and notes local political maneuvering, votes for Dom Peter Caressel, and calls for Lybarger and Yeagley. It mentions a child run over in North Defiance and local real estate progress, plus court action over Paulding county sheriff.
The Democrats post a bill calling to remember the trusts including Croker ice trust and Jones cotton trust. John Sauber and friends trap a big coon near the mouth of the Tiffin river on Tuesday night. the pelt goes to John Imber while the carcass is to be used for a coon bake.
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