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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1901
Page
4
The Defiance county Republican caucus meets at the court house on September 7 1901 to nominate a representative treasurer commissioner surveyor infirmary director. Delegates are apportioned by votes for McKinley in 1900 with caucuses also on August 31 1901 at local voting places.
Republicans of Defiance county select delegates and alternates to the county convention in Defiance on September 7. Delegates span wards and townships including Second Ward Defiance, Delaware, Highland, Tiffin, Farmer, Akstone, Hicksville, and Third Ward, with lists of elected delegates and alternates.
A brief note suggests a detailed diagram of the city’s finances under democratic rule would be a fascinating study, implying interest in fiscal structure and governance.
The Democratic Judicial Convention for Defiance, Paulding and Williams counties will meet in Paulding today to renominate Judge Hubbard. Due to illness, Judge Hubbard will not attend the convention.
The Democrats of the first sub division of the Third Judicial District held a Delphos convention on Tuesday nominating Hugh Mathers of Sidney for common pleas judge. The action leaves only the fate of the Hog combine as the remaining question.
Chicago and Pittsburg report mixed cattle prices with steers from Good to prime at 5.50 to 6.30, cows to 4.60, hogs 5.95 to 6.85, and sheep and lambs 3.75 to 6.25. New York lists steers 5.30 to 5.90, calves up to 7.25, and hogs around 7.10 state-wide. Wheat and corn prices appear varied, while Cleveland and Cincinnati note local shifts in cattle and hog markets.
Excursion tickets are sold every Sunday between all local stations on the B and O railroad west of the Ohio river at a single round trip fare valid for both directions on the sale date.
Sunday school picnic at Gates grove announced with band attendance. Local residents and visitors, including Shuter, Spangler, Garber, and Cameron families, travel to Defiance, Stryker, and Toledo for visits, church events, and a Pan American Exposition tie in. Schools open in districts 8 and 9 with new teachers. church appointments and local social notes fill the week.
Pleasant Bend farmers have started cleaning and hulling clover as well as harvesting corn, signaling the early field work season. The activity reflects typical rural spring tasks and aligns with regional crop cycles.
Washington Township reports the Ney canning factory to open Tuesday amid clover threshed last week. The area notes a large crowd at Manature Beach with over 20 000 present for a picnic. Local deaths include Mrs Bottle Garver and Mrs Myers. services held at Mud Greek Catholic church and Olive Branch church respectively.
Ed Kanash and Agnes Hoshock are mentioned in similar terms to last week. August Wand and family visited GO Wellman on Sunday. A bus of Defiance residents sang locally Monday night. William Fullmer delivered fine hogs to Defiance on Saturday. Wellman called on Mrs Estella Fullmer Monday afternoon.
Large turnout at Disciple Grove meeting Sunday. Emerson Johnson of Garrett visits Sherwood this week. Sherwood attendees at Farmer Sunday school convention include Mr and Mrs H Rock Rev Smith Osa McCord Mrs A G McCord Mrs Clara Wallace Mrs Etta Johns Cora and Elva Miller Audra Dickey Audra Haver Ruley Nicely and others.
Miss Nora Flory begins a term of school. Kintner visits his parents. Several citizens go to Napoleon for a ball game. Alta Steambarge of Napoleon visits J S Calkins. Robinson is seriously hurt by a horse. Billie Palmer is the tambourine champion of Jewell. Many residents plan to attend the Cleveland encampment next week.
Ney Verna Hall came home Saturday evening after visiting Miss Mysta Lichty. A large crowd attended the soldiers reunion held in William Donely's yard Saturday. Goller traveled to Toledo Saturday to enroll in school for several months.
Several residents and visitors are noted in Hicksville with movements to Columbus Goshen and Chicago. People mentioned include Josiah Harper Paulding County. W. Richards Fremont. Mrs. Carrie Moore South Bend. Mrs. M. N. Crary Toledo. Mrs. Belle Barney St. Joe. Art James St. Louis trip for treatment. J. M. Ainsley Mishawaka seekers. and others in surrounding counties. A farm sale on Newville road and a pool room project near E starta are referenced along with a funeral at the residence by Rev. Stanton.
A list of visitors to the Defiance Children. Home includes Mary Mame Samuel J. M. Hutter and Dora Marker of Defiance. Rev Milton Wisley and Howard Reddlebaugh of Findlay. George Hineman and wife of Bryan. Mrs Theo Ensign Mrs Wesley Kniss and Grace Whitney. Andrew Buehrer of Evansport. Herman Helm and Mittie Knable of Defiance. Lehman Otis Lehman E Lehman of Farmer. S W Aldrich Ella Lawton of Hicksville. Durham and wife of Okalona. W O A Hall family of Defiance and Miss Mary Greitman.
Singer Bros of Defiance provided melons for children. W A Raser of Holgate called at a home Sunday. Emma Lloyd attended the annual Sunday school picnic at Farmer August 31. F W Smith of Defiance and W W Wilson of Hicksville visited on Sept 2.
Mr and Mrs Jacob Gates and Christian ares visited near West Unity Saturday and Sunday. Everybody League will hold a social at S F Stock's Saturday evening one half mile west of the M E church on the Bock farm. Quarterly meeting at Rural chapel Saturday and Sunday. Rev B F Gordon preached at St John's M E church Sunday morning. J J Craine and Blanche visited Defiance Sunday afternoon.
Advertises a cure for skin diseases describing severe itching and misery and claims Dean's Ointment can end suffering and is available at any drug store.
Rev F E Lahr leads services at 9am Sunday school and a 10am harvest festival with two sermons by Rev Alfred Grether from Archbold and Rev Frederick Shaad from New Bavaria. German and English hymns, special missions offerings, and neighbor congregations invited. Harvest mission services planned for Sherwood on Sept 22.
The Coney No. 2 and Ella May carried wood and came down Tuesday. W. H. Myers and Columbine cleared for Toledo Monday, loaded with wood. A. Tuttle hauled bolts for the Box Co. Officials Huffman Perkins and Meacham visited and inspected Independence and Providence dams as boats cleared for the south.
The Island Park team remains intact for the season as play continues. Antwerp faces Payne Friday with Capt. Alva Spangler and Smith for Antwerp and Hosmer for Payne. Holgate Avenue beat North Side 16 to 7 with Boyer and Krotz battery against Spicer and Kasbaum. Holgate Ave challenges city teams under 18. The squad camped at Cromley’s Grove and will host East Toledo at Island Park Sunday.
A short notice asserts that sudden attacks of cholera infantum dysentery diarrhoea and summer complaints may be averted with Dr Fowler’s Extract of Wild Strawberry a marketed remedy.
Fred Felton presents a three night vaudeville season at the Citizens starting Monday September 9. The company, highly recommended, offers shows expected to draw crowded houses with popular prices and a matinee. Ladies receive a free ticket with each paid admission.
The Ohio Democratic platform is challenged as a return to free trade, warning that it would revive national free trade efforts and hurt workers. The piece recalls Wilson and Dingley tariffs, trusts, and past economic hardship under protection and calls a vote for the Ohio ticket a return to such policy. Beef prices and hog costs are listed briefly among seemingly fragmented lines.
Fashion notes from the New York Tribune describe silk petticoats with tucking and accordion plaiting, embroidered waists in dark blue and beige silks, long gloves with monograms, and the return of embroidery and leaves and blossoms as trim. Feathers, especially ostrich plumes, are predicted to keep warm. Hosiery should match gowns, with green hose making a striking though rare appearance.
Deputy Probate Judge Frank Hockman and county officials busy while judicial convention in Paulding. County commissioners approve sheep claims across multiple towns including Nick King, Andrew Imburn, Henry Suhr, Simon Benner, Otto Raters, W. P. Harper, James A. Price, and Chas. E. Dean. Totals show numerous sheep killed and lambs lost with varying injury amounts across Richland Adams Milford and Mark townships.
Mrs J I Miller of 409 West High street reports relief from dull hip pain and fatigue after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She bought them at N G Woodward's drug store and says the pain has not returned in six months. For sale by all dealers at 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents for the United States Remember the name Doan's and take no other.
The piece notes drought reduces crop yields this year while farmers and workers have saved substantial sums over three years of Republican prosperity, implying financial resilience despite agricultural losses.
The B and O railroad will sell excursion tickets from all local stations west of the Ohio River to Cleveland at one cent per mile in each direction. Tickets are valid for return until September 15 and may be extended to October 8 by deposit with a joint agent and payment of 50 cents.
In a Chicago News item a customer questions a $2 price for a chicken. The dealer explains these fowls were raised on flower seed costing 50 cents per package, underscoring unusual feeding costs.
A Detroit Free Press snippet notes several expeditions led by Mrs Sassa Fra s aim to locate the north pole while a summer boarder asks who lost it and a farmer’s wife presses for answers.
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