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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1899
Page
3
A local column cites Scripture to rebuke gang press abuse while detailing delinquent taxes. It notes John Wisda Behringer overseeing tax records showing $1278.59 owed and $761.25 paid, with $517.34 unpaid. Kerns is listed as delinquent on multiple lines.
An extremely bold hold up at the Wabash depot left E R Saxton of Buffalo minus 30 dollars plus notes and checks. Four attackers fled toward the B and O depot with local officers in pursuit but no arrests made. Saxton reported the crime and provided descriptions as investigators chased leads.
Grain-O offered as a coffee substitute promising to calm the stomach aid digestion and strengthen nerves. It claims to be nourishing with effects opposite to coffee and priced at 25 cents per package.
The funeral for Joseph Walsh was held at St Marys Catholic church on Friday at 9 oclock with Rev Francis Doherty officiating. Interment followed at Riverside cemetery. Marion Peck faced Squire Phelps on Wednesday charged with assault and battery on Clara Jane Hill. he paid $5 and costs. The Wabash By. ran a special Sunday excursion train to Toledo. No 2 departs at 7 20 a m for 1 50 round trip with return options. Bertha Peck filed for divorce from Marion Peck alleging extreme cruelty and sought alimony. an injunction restrains him from disposing of property pending trial.
A Defiance meeting of Democrats at the Citizens Opera House criticized William Jennings Bryan and his supporters. Speakers including H. P. Miller and John J. Lentz denounced the McKinley administration and praised gold standard views while accusing Bryan of demagoguery and imperialist policy.
A partisan meeting is described as cheerless amid sharp attacks on Lentz and his stance toward McKinley and Aguinaldo. The piece praises J J Burns as a gentleman while noting the fallout among Democrats over current campaigns and leadership. It also lists local events including a burned wood house and a wedding in Hudson Michigan.
A vintage advertisement touts Cascarets as a beauty aid and liver cleanser. It claims clean blood prevents skin blemishes and promises quick results for a sickly complexion, with a ten cent price and satisfaction guarantee.
Mrs Emmett Slough notes two nephews George A Rasor and Charles Rasor in the Transvaal. Charley runs a Krugersdorp gold mill, once owned a fruit store in Chicago area wages high living costly. George marries Nebraska girl, sends family back home due to safety fears. couple plan to stay abroad, wife and two children eventually reach Nebraska. Also reports on an obituary for the Weiler child and Walsh youth with funeral details.
The Harley and Whitaker Bargain house hosted a Thursday corn contest with over two hundred entries. Prizes for the ten finest ears included first prize of 19 in gold and 5 in seeds in bulbs awarded to Mrs. B. M. Abbott, with other awards going to George Ort, C. B. Mattocks, Kenson Myers, Mrs. Luean Horsey, Peter Batt, G. W. Foes, John Amos, C. F. Balley, and Sam Ensley. Judges named were Ww. Thielman J. A. Shondel and John Mentley.
A U S deed conveying estate to Jane Straveberry mother and heir at law of Wm Strawsberry deceased signed by President Franklin Pierce was recorded in the local office Friday after lying in Washington since 1854. An affidavit prompted its tracing and recording upon title search. The document was written on heavy parchment.
A 1899 Lincoln correspondence reveals W. J. Bryan denying seeking office for money and endorsing Morton while reporters recount affidavits and quotes. Notary Horace G. Wirrmore documents the sworn statements and a commentary on Bryan and McLean motives in politics.
Mrs Rudy Miller entertained several friends at a six o'clock dinner Friday evening with L Tiedeman and daughter from Toledo in attendance. The meal was served in courses on tables trimmed with chisanthemums by Miller and her daughter Hattie. Music followed the meal with guests including Mrs L Tiedeman, Miss Tiedeman, Miss Tillie Tiedeman, Miss Cora Tiedeman of Toledo, Mr T Whitaker and daughters Grace Amy, Mrs Frank Smith and Katherine, and Miss Nellie Grand Rapids Mick.
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