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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1907
Page
15
A Columbus firm ran a mail investment scam promising weekly returns of 5 dollars per 100 invested, then 3 dollars. Investors in Columbus and Marion are said to be hit for about 200000 and 20000 dollars respectively before the fraud collapsed last week.
The piece accuses the Democratic organ of hypocrisy while praising the Republican slate as service minded. It notes Lt Costello consideration to withdraw, predicts broad city benefit from the GOP board of public service, and mentions an evangelist meeting closing saloons in Wapakoneta. It also reports railroad chatter the Wabash may abandon time limits on round trip tickets.
A Thursday morning board session awarded the lowest bids for sewer pipe and construction on North Clinton Street. The project will connect to the city sewer at Wabash Avenue, expand to eighteen inches then contract to fifteen, with six inch inlet pipes. The city plans to reopen Citizens Opera House in November with Hi Henry Minstrels first, under new management by Godfrey Watkins, aiming for one strong weekly show. Mayor John Crowe announces an independent bid after last minute Republican snub, insisting the campaign will be vigorous and that party leaders ignored voters.
A new test of a child's mental and physical condition has been discovered by a specialist. The exercises involve folding down fingers in sequence to assess brain susceptibility to impressions and detect fatigue or mental weakness in overworked or backward children.
The weekly advertisement lists uncalled letters for Oct 15 1907 in Defiance Ohio. Names include Bays Cocherl Gior Frodi Gilluno Hoff man Koble Kelzer King Mahan Mulligan Mowery May Pinkstone Sigg Young Deck Layden Mank Ondat Peabody Port Schlegel Cain Cook Moore Raleston Ryan Stetsel Whitman Bauman Benton Blum Frank Blance Irelaw Kueringer Slattery Williams and others. Letters not claimed within 14 days will go to the head office.
In Lima on October 18 the Republicans, by the largest primary vote ever, chose a municipal slate led by Mayor William McComb and Vice Mayor Dr. W S Bowsher. The ticket includes Treasurer Harry C McCune Auditor Fred C Beam Solicitor W L Rogera and board members J H Morrison Clark L Hoyt and Toney Kirk.
The Sixth Infantry of Ohio Volunteers met in Fostoria with 200 attendees. Officers elected include President George W. W. McMahen Vice Presidents Lieut. Col. W. C. Bulger Major S. B. Stanberry Comrade Crabbs L. J. Fry secretary D. A. Lynch treasurer S. D. Stroud chaplain T Harbaugh. Miss Marie Hover of Pioneer visited relatives.
The Westminsters, an as yet formalized organization of Presbyterian church men, organized Monday at D W McKnight’s home. Officers named: President W G Lehman, Vice President D W McKnight, Secretary C F Ferguson, Treasurer F W Cheney. They aim for monthly business and social meetings to support church work and the new edifice. Membership open to church men over sixteen. A rally is planned for the 25th at U V A hall with a banquet. The regular meetings will be the last Tuesday each month. The gathering was well attended and enthusiastic.
The Noble township Sunday school convention in Brunersburg drew a large audience on Oct 6 with strong attendance and collections. President W L Hosack urged workers to share love beyond denominations, while Rev House and speakers stressed teacher qualification and active welcome for visitors. The Folk quartet performed and Henry Stock urged church–school cooperation, promising higher attendance. a brown fur neckpiece was lost on Holgate Pike and rewards offered.
Mrs S M Haver urges better work as treasurer for Tiffin township, convention to be held Sunday November 10 at Evansport U B church with program to follow. The piece also recounts sixteenth century poison murder punishments and cites a German-born population figure of 2,700,000 in America.
In Bath the famed Dr Chais4e visits Beau Nash and prescribes medicine. Nash admits after examination he did not follow the directions, saying he would have broken his neck if he had taken it since he threw the prescription out the bedroom window.
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