Simple Elegance Marks Betrothal at St Pauls Church
At St Pauls Methodist Episcopal church on Wednesday evening a betrothal ceremony united Besse Moore Kirtley and George Sturgis May in front of about three hundred guests. Reverend Clayton A Smucker officiated as Mendelssohn’s wedding march signaled the procession and a Crosby House reception followed with elaborate decorations, cakes, and a large guest list from nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul’s Methodist Episcopal Church
Besse Moore Kirtley
George Sturgis May
Clayton A. Smucker
H. H.wheeler
Kankakee
Harold Campbell
Guy
Frederic Kirtley
Charles Edward Chenevert
Lillian Chenevert
William Kirsley, Jr
Charles Edward Chenever
Mendlessohn
U Crosby House
Wheeler
Crosby
Man Attempts Self Embalming After Wedding Dispute
Fred Schueller of New Bavaria drank embalming fluid in a desperate act after his father refused permission to take his girlfriend to the Brown Gebhart wedding. He was knocked unconscious but revived by friends and a physician. A later report said he was seen with liquid different from embalming fluid, suggesting no serious harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Schueller
New Bavaria
Mr. Schueller
Nick Schueller
Massillon funeral attendance and local court actions
William Kirtley Jr attended the funeral of Captain Crawford in Massillon. A marriage license was issued to Otto Zeigler of St Joe township and Alvora Mavis of Farmer township. Benton F. Hall of Highland township was arraigned on non support charges. bound over to the common pleas court in 500 dollars bond, affidavit by J H Hockman. Sugar beet shipments to railroads become common on Defiance streets as Continental Sugar uses local crop. a train load of beets from west of the city was sent through on the Wabash last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Zeigler
St.Joe Township
Williams County
Alvora Mavis
Farmer Township
Benton F. Hall
Highland Township
Costello
Common Pleas Court
J. H. Hockman
Continental Sugar Company
Fractured leg reset by local surgeons in Defiance
William Sudholtz of Defiance township underwent a surgical reset of a fractured left leg at his sister Mrs. Ed Gherke’s home on Jackson Street. Both bones below the knee were broken in a Wayne Street runaway about eleven weeks earlier. Fibrous tissue between the tibia ends prevented knitting, but an incision, scraping, and wiring were successfully performed by Dr. Ury and Dr. Davis with anesthesia by Dr. Parcher. the case marks the first operation of this kind by local physicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Sudholtz
Defiance Township
Ed. Gherke
Jackson Street
Wayne Street
Ury
Davis
Parcher
T and I May Reach Here Defiance Line Extension Planned
The Toledo and Indiana railway eyes two surveyled electric extensions in 1907 from Delta to Liberty Center to Napoleon and on to Defiance, with a branch toward Hicks ville and Toledo. Officials say the line could add miles of track, use the existing power house, and deliver a strong pay roll for the company and towns along the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo & Indiana
Darrow
Bryan
Waterloo
Ind
Chicago
T.&i
Delta
Liberty Center
Napoleon
Defiance
Hicksville
Toledo
Lake Shore Railroad
Air Castle
Toledo & Indiana Railway
United States
Grand Jury Ends Session With 11 True Bills
After a Tuesday start the grand jury reported to Judge Snook on Saturday. Over eighty witnesses covered twenty four cases with eleven true bills issued. Indictments include non support against McCullough Bates Hall and one unpublicized case. assaults at Ed Company saloon and a Sunday liquor sale. Foreman H H Slough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snook
Robert F. McCullough
Alvaro Bates
Benton F. Hall
Fred Whiteford
James Bell
Earl Krotz
Edward Budy
James Harper
Ed Company
Shaw
H. E. Myers
Williams Kidney Pills Ad Claims Kidney Cure
An old advertisement asks if readers neglect their kidneys and suffer pains in the loins back and bladder. It promotes Williams Kidney Pills as a cure with a sample offered, priced at 50 cents, sold by Owl Drug Store and Williams Manufacturing Company, Cleveland, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Mati
Owl Drug Store
Williams Mf’g.co
Prop’s
Cleveland
Funeral of Mrs Jarvis in Riverside Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs William Jarvis were held Thursday at the Holgate Avenue residence with Rev E F Bigler officiating. Pallbearers were Charles Hoffman C P Harley E T Clark A M Minsel R W Wortman and R W Webb. Burial followed in Riverside cemetery. A second service was held Thursday morning for the three days old infant of Mr and Mrs A T Wood. the body was interred in Riverside cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Jarvis
Holgate Avenue
E. F. Bigler
Grace Episcopal Church
Charles Hoffman
C. P. Harley
E. T. Clark
A. M. Minsel
R. W. Wortman
R. W. Webb
Riverside Cemetery
A. T. Wood
Petersburg not Saint in Russian capital name
The piece argues that the capital of Russia is correctly Petersburg not St. Petersburg, noting the city was founded by Peter the Great and questioning how the saint prefix became English fashion. It highlights Peter’s historic stature and the anachronistic nickname.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
St. Petersburg
Petersburg
Peter the Great
Peter
Lomton Mail
Police Ball to Fund Illness Benefit for City Officers
Defiance police announce an election night ball at the city building to raise a benefit fund for officers ill or injured in service. They relocate from annual chances to city hall support and will sell tickets to support the fund without a city levy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Baker
Dan Shes
Clergy, guests, and local residents noted in Mt Zion reports
Monroe Rev. Claypool preached Sunday at Mt Zion with morning and evening services. Rev. Russell Jay of Defiance College to preach there for the coming year. Mrs. S Donaldson and Alkire drove to Defiance. Alkire stayed to visit daughter Mrs. Searle. Armal Ernsburger of the Oil Fields left for Northern Michigan after land viewing. Mr and Mrs John Myers and son visited relatives near Defiance. Ahlo Doenges suffered a wagon tongue injury with broken rib and bruising. Ira Donalds was kicked by a Colt suffering severe injuries. Leona Eastman of Hartsburg ill with typhoid fever. Eugene Hall and mother visited sister Mrs Bert Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Donnelly
Napoleon
Gertrude Stoeckley
Toledo
Glen Richards
Fred Sauders
Kokomo
Ind
Edward Hubbard
Perry Harley
Addie Loveridge
William Schumacher
London
H. W. Meacham
J. B. Tenny
I. A. Moore
Eugene Moore
Frederick Sauders
A. D. Roach
Louisville
James B. Sturges
Peru
William Kirtley Jr
Warsaw
Henry Houghton
Indianapolis
Cristy Cameron
A. M. Carpenter
Oakland
Cal
Imma Carter
H Elizabeth
Danville
Ill
BH. H. Wheeler
Caroline
Kankakee
A. R. Taylor
Houghton
Ft. Wayne
Russell Jay
Defiance College
Mt. Zion
Ira Donalds
Leona Eastman
Hartsburg
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William Kirtley Sr
Miss May
Clara May
Minnie Houghton
John Vanderbrock
Ella Lehman
Alelen Phelps
Laverne Wortman
Karene Evans
Joseph A. Evans
William Kirtley
Sturges
E. A. Moore
Edward Squire
Paris
Empire
Harry Meacham
National Union
S. G. Club
Nina Towle
Jefferson Street
Irene Roth
Louis Kern
Lafayette
Co. G
Salmagundi
C. J. Thomson
North Clinton Street
U.S
Cheney
Manufacturers and Commerce
Engel
New Hogland
Haymaker
Thompson
William Kirtley, Jr
Massillon
Captain Crawford
Frank T. Donley
Ohio
Parmer& Decker
Jones’ College of Auctioneering and Oratory
The
A. W. Thomas Auction Co of
A. Pessefal
Florida
James, Harry
Miss Roxie Savage
Mrs. S. Lower
Harry Kruse
City
Florence Stoll
Fred Beisinger
Dr. Ury
Auberon Ierbert
Ethel Lipp
Beulah
Mich
Kalida
Masonry
Putnam County
Horace A. Irwin
Dayton
John A. Hepler, Jr
Reynolds
B. & O. Railroad
Patrick Kennedy
Road
Kennedy
Ansberry & Farrel
T. I
E. Darrow
Atlas
Williams
Joe Freecorn
Steve
J. Freecom
Clinton St
Defiance, Ohio
J. A. Sites
Lewis Block
Northwestern
Mrs. Jarvis
Ball
Monroe
Rev. Claypool
Ahlo
Eugene Hall
Bert Smith
United States Treasury
United States Courts
Defiance County
Defiance City
Balt & Ohio Railroad
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