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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1900
Page
8
Local notes report W J Grubb and Rosalia Huber wed by Justice CH Hunter. Dan Spieth and Lydia visit from New Bavaria. Fill Krotz received stock car from Buffalo. Mrs P A Gerke and Glen visit on Holgate Ave. A Minsky from Fr ayne comments on Roosevelt meeting. Roosevelt crowds greet Teddy in Ft Wayne. Wabash Railway short of en sues to move freight. Red Men raise 27.07 dollars for Galveston.
A sparsely attended Island Park boxing night opened after midnight with Red Cullem Dayton and Kid Cross Jackson Mich in six tame rounds ending in a draw. The following bout saw Kid Flaherty Ft Wayne and Tom Smith Chicago stop at six rounds with Smith leading. Smith now seeks a 125 pound foe for $500. Crowds were smaller than expected.
John Norway of Farmer with son-in-law F W Richardson visits the city and John R Norway lands a new office post in Cleveland. A Viers returns from Columbus Grand Chapter RAM. claims McKinley Roosevelt victory. Local quotes cite cholera remedy relief and campaign support, with ex ex postmaster Dowling backing McKinley and Roosevelt. Mayor Jones and Gen Sherwood address Bryan crowd amid low attendance.
Reports detail W B Harvey’s Defiance visit tied to raising funds for Democratic efforts. Some say $1,000 was raised to support Bryan or cover his travel costs, while others doubt his arrival. Local leaders debated speeches by Harvey and a sharp split emerged over how to handle the silver issue and campaign expenditures.
The Sherwood Sunday schools held a- Saturday Oct 6 picnic in the grove east of town with all schools represented. The piece urges house to house visitation and interdenominational outreach, notes the new summer training school, and stresses Bible study led by Rev. A B Murphy.
J W Leach, a Jewell County farmer and long-time Defiance veteran, purchased the Robt Cary property on Jefferson Street and moved his family in this Wednesday. A respected Republican with four farms, he predicts a McKinley victory and notes former Bryan supporters may switch sides in November.
The Democratic meeting in the courthouse organized a Bryan and Stevenson club with J J Malley elected president and F J Popenhagen secretary. The group voted to join the national association of Democratic clubs, while W D Hill criticized the effort as a path to office. Judge J H Hockman delivered a lengthy speech, portraying a bleak political scene amid a cold night and barren surroundings.
A battered fragment reports a theater or musical cast listing, naming Bears and The Kindionian Bough Gnatare as participants. The wording suggests a staged production or pageant with obscure title wording. The readable lines point to a cast roster or performance note.
F A Cole of Petoskey visits W H Tuttle. G W Helpman gets a new roof on Court Street residence. Chas Davis returns from Columbus after Grand Council R&SM. Branersburg schools open with SI Gruner as teacher. Mrs. Mary Schwab of Chicago Jr visits sisters. Mrs. Aaron Howard of Findlay visits Dr. Kate Hoover family. Mrs. Linderbrink of near Stryker, about 90, visits daughter Mrs. Rath. grandmother of J H and Frank Hockman. Mrs Will Newton of Junction visits Knies. Newton is sister of Abbie Lease of Waterbury Conn. John D Chenevert returns from five weeks in Canada and the East. He visits Quebec and Hudson River trip to New York. joins John Davison and Holgate Harley. Harley returns with Chenevert.
Hud Mains traveled to Somerset for the winter. Mrs R J McBroom and Mr Fannie St Amant visited New Bavaria for several days. Elias Bates is very ill with typhoid fever and in a low state. W J Miller of Bucyrne and Wm Shupp of Ayersville stay with the McKnights. Louis Stock also suffers typhoid fever and remains quite sick. Six horses hauled away the stumps from J F Singers lawn.
A testimonial promotes Allen's Foot-Ease as a pure, absorbent toilet powder that soothes and protects hands and feet. Dr W C Abbott endorses it as a grand preparation used in practice. Available at drug and shoe stores for 25 cents with free sample by mail from Allen 3 Olmsted.
Mr C R Grandin of Ontario NY recalls helping a customer by offering Chamberlains Cough Remedy with a money back guarantee after a fair trial. The story notes a subsequent return with a friend seeking cough medicine and the product being sold by N G Woodward in October.
Kickapoo party led by Brechhill and J W Blue moved Thursday to visit the Kickapoos camped five miles east of the city along the Maumee river. The tribe now built a cottage and hosted a plentiful dinner on women’s day with fish, squirrel, rabbit and other fare. Charter members J W Myers AC Henry L D Blue George Rohn J W Blue A T Brechbill Mabel Brechbill attended along with many younger braves. They broke camp Friday afternoon.
The Baltimore and Ohio railway will sell excursion tickets from all Ohio local stations to Springfield at one fare for the round trip for the Grand Lodge Session Free and Accepted Masons of Ohio. Return tickets valid until October 26, 1900. Inquiries to B and O ticket agents or BN Austin, General Passenger Agent, Chicago.
Dr Latchaw returned from a two week trip promoting Defiance College and securing 400 for the endowment. He spoke at the Northwestern Ohio Christian conference in Harrod where Mrs Wheeler of Wapakoneta and Rev Lewis Gander donated 500 and 100 respectively to fund scholarships and a church site purchase. He also judged the Putnam county fair educational department and urged drawing in Defiance schools as the Southern Ohio conference in Clermontville pledged patronage from several counties and Kentucky shore communities.
The funeral of Conrad Fullmer occurred Thursday afternoon with interment in Brunersburg cemetery. Agnes Fredericks has been granted a divorce from Homer Fredericks in probate court and will have custody of the child. Ansberry & Farrell represent the plaintiff. Coin Harvey visited to aid Democratic fundraising. Harry Van Horn and Harry Chalkley of Chicago will open an electrical plating plant on Fifth Street. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets advertised at Woodward's for 25 cents with free samples. Oct
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Base powder to ease tight shoes and foot ailments. It claims instant relief for corns bunions and sore spots and offers a 25 cent trial package free with purchase through Allen S Olmsted of LeRoy New York.
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