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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1905
Page
5
A fragment notes mail matter of the second class handled at the Defiance Postoffice. The readable portion indicates a status or classification related to postal handling without further details.
Obituaries report the deaths of Charles I York of Port Clinton formerly in the Ohio house and John M Kenyon ex Toledo judge. A clash of striking polishers and Hungarians in Newark ends with a striker killed and another wounded. Defiance county Republicans praise their slate. London man Mark Looker nearly dies from gas in Springfield. a bank robbery confession implicates Elijah Bowsher in Lima in 1898. Ohio political infighting, including Decker and Crouse, colors editorials and party loyalties. A cow injures a boy and barn fire follows, with a stray bossy perishing. The Board of Public Works debates the electric mule lease ongoing and court battles influence the outcome.
In Bryan, Lisle Donley, youngest son of Mr and Mrs Frank Donley, died Sunday night after a 13 day illness from appendicitis aged 12 years 2 months. Funeral at New Bethel Wednesday at 10 a.m. Parents and siblings deeply grieved. Other news notes: Mrs S Dean ill. Dean family. Owen Kintner and Carl Clemens traveled to oil regions of California with Willie Beechler and Merleroller. Sam Richardson of Bryan bought Geo Witterman farm and will take possession. Witterman bought Morris property near the courthouse. D I Strahle and M D Huffman sales well attended. a boy Mack injured in eye at Huffman sale. Mrs O Hageman begins school in Mark township. Silas Welker sold his farm to St Wayne parties. Rev J M Mills of Toledo visited daughter Mrs K Rakestraw.
The city will not let voters approve a municipal water works and gas electric plant bond sale due to a court ruling limiting total debt. A rescission vote failed for lack of required members. a special meeting was set to reconsider. The issue now faces delays and possible legislative action. בנוסף a sidewalk grade petition and street work requests were referred to committees. An auto accident injured Dr Ray Ellis and Ward France in Fort Wayne.
Mrs J W Nau and Mrs Jane Rollins called at the home, as did Geo Douty and family with Dr G A Rigrish. Mrs H B Tenzer and Miss Bazil Lind of Defiance visited Friday. Misses Gertrude Steffel and Rose Frank of Jewell toured the home Sunday. Emmet Slough and daughter Rachel of Defiance had dinner there. Seventeen children are presently in residence and all are well.
The Defiance County sheriff William G. Kopp proclaims the general election will be held on November 7, 1905, with polling from 5:30 to 5:39, listing numerous state and county offices to be voted on and proposing two constitutional amendments including biennial elections and taxation exemptions. Also notes returns procedures and transmission requirements.
Brooksville notes show Frank Figley hosting a Friday gathering for his twenty fifth birthday with about forty attendees and a bountiful supper. The youngest son of Frank Donley is reported seriously ill. Visitions include Isadore Rath and Guy Tippin of Defiance and Charles Partee of Evansport at local residences.
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