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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1903
Page
4
A fragmentary note hints at a local event or dispute with unclear names and places. Readable phrases mention community concerns and possible official involvement, suggesting a developing story in a small town setting.
Republican committees in Milford Milford Center Sherwood Tiffin Mark Adams townships set caucuses and township meetings on September 11 12 and 19 1903 and 1908 to select delegates for the county convention in Sherwood with dates and times noted.
The London Lancet calls the house fly a pestilential fellow and urges banishment along with the mosquito. It notes flies are scarce in areas where streets alleys and yards are kept clean.
As Union veterans die at about 40,000 yearly, critics argue the government should not grant small monthly pensions to old soldiers who risked their lives for the country, while others see aid as due to their service.
Labor Day activities at Island Park centering the Central Labor Union event drew about 1700 attendees. A Toledo delegation failed to deliver expected speeches, while races and a ball game provided amusement. Montpelier and Futures clashed in an eleven inning encounter ending 3 to 3 when darkness halted play.
Typhoid fever weakens Miss Fannie Roth while Weisz helps Oren Scott haul baled hay. Local residents Hubbard to Gottlieb Wahl digressions include Henry Marshouse, Ella Scott, Flo Scott, Laura Wiseman and Dessie Moore. Several couples and families visit, travel, or are ill across Van Wert, Meadville, Fostoria, and Paulding.
Local news items list people traveling and visiting relatives in northern Michigan and Convoy. Fragments mention deaths, property moves, farm occupancy, school reopening, and church charge changes across Ney, Sherwood, Bryan, and surrounding townships. Names include Jesse McFeters Bert Yarlot Joe Weber Wm Neff Osborn Pollock and Fries.
Henry Marshouse and wife spent Sunday with Mrs Laub of Florida. Gottloib Wahl and family visited Mr and Mrs Fred Martch. Fannie Roth is no better. John Jones and family visited Albert Scott. Lizzie Wahl stayed with Ethel Peck. Dessie Moore does housework for Jacob. Bertha and Clayton Miller called on Flo Scott. The chicken thief was caught Saturday. The remaining chickens rest now. Bert Wheeler and Emma Wahl called on A Scott. Emma Wahl and Fio Scott visited Fannie Roth. Anna and Dora Weisz visited Aunt Mrs Henry Boday.
Residents and visitors travel between Ney Evansport Defiance and surrounding towns with several calls on Monday and Wednesday. People mentioned include Alice Hall Beulah Hanna Wm Figley M D Hall Harold Rath Lewis Hanna Meyer Emma Meyer John Meyer Geo Koch and others. The Evansport cider and flour mill will operate daily except Monday and Saturday with King handling incoming apples.
Mrs Delany Maning returns home from visiting near Newton Kansas due to daughter illness. Mrs Geo Martiz sick in Milford. Sherman Yeagley and niece Laura are up and about. Some have not received boxes. Rice and wife back from Columbus after ground. Grandma Blair seen Sunday though blind for forty years. Wm Miller family from near Moats visited. A Spangler family trip to Defiance and Farmer. Ground state fair mention. Farmers nearly finished plowing wheat weak but church attendance steady. John Hammon and family at Hamilton Lake Saturday. John Norway rode to Davenport. Mrs Mavis's dinner in. Regiment reunion at Kendallville Indiana. Drunken row leads to two arrests. fines paid. C V Tannehill returns from Michigan. John Evans leaves for Shelby seeking work. Wm Loomis sold autocycle to Grant. Jess Griffith from McComb visiting. Petition to hold election to end saloons circulating. Elmer Lobdell visiting. C A Country and wife moving here. L D Arnold from Ackley Minnesota visiting. I B Purkey and wife back from Indiana. L E Griffin in Defiance. Forest Moore returns from Fort Wayne. David Poper and wife visit near St Joe Indiana. Mr and Mrs King from Spencerville with T F Carey. J T Miller and family visit Joseph Beck near Napoleon. Infant son of Geo Miller and wife dies aged 6 days. funeral at house.
A series of visits to the infirmary and local households is recorded. Mrs A J Hall and Mae Hall toured the infirmary on Aug 30, Mrs J H Gates and Geo Leaders Jr visited Supt Leeders and family, and other locals from Defiance Farmer Wauseon Brunersburg Adams called or hosted during early September.
Arthur James B S Pettit and G Q Morgan installed new generators for lighting machines. W D Munger and wife touring Massillon. W E Babbage visited Defiance. Chas Moore Peter Mettart and wives attended their event.
Mr and Mrs Howard Robert son welcomed a little boy and all are doing nicely. Sunday school picnic at Gates grave drew attendees from Defiance Paulding Williams and Henry counties. Earnest Smith of near Pioneer visited over the weekend. Rev S L Roberts preached at St Johns M E church Sunday evening and Rev C L Snyder spoke at U B church Sunday morning. Miss Lillie Wahl of Defiance stayed with Mary Stock. Flora Craine Eva Tittle dined with Emma Stock. The Stock family gatherings continued with visits from F W Stock S F Stock and daughter Mable.
Mrs. Pierce is sick with stomach trouble. Others visit, travel, or work locally. Names include John Geller, Clyde Keller, Wm Baker, Simon Smith, Defiance and Bryan residents, plus reports of building, paving, and a nearby fair. Several moved homes and attend institutes. a few injuries noted.
The French American Association of Expert Specialists of New York City visit several state cities to provide free consultations, examinations, advice, and medicines. They claim breakthroughs in curing deafness and numerous ailments with a new system, offering to assess curable cases and prolong life where possible.
Rev Lanker will preach his farewell sermon next Sabbath at West Milford. Rev Jas Moore visited his son T F Moore and family at Antwerp on Tuesday. Miss Maude Fitzcharles went to Bryan to spend the winter with her grandfather.
Inmates of the Defiance County Children's Home express sincere thanks for the benefit ball game at Island Park on August 30. Gratitude is extended to all who arranged the event and to all players and spectators who supported the home.
The list for the Defiance Ohio post office week ending September 8 1903 includes Thos M Conron W F Champion J T Ellis Wm Gier D E Mansfield Mac Donald McCoy & Co La Adelia Mrs Joe Hauker Miss May Reiser and others. If not called within 14 days the letters will go to the dead letter office per law.
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