Local Notes and Visits Highlight North Baltimore Scene
Leonard Insley visits from North Baltimore while Henry F. Houghton of Indianapolis spends time with family. Central Union Telephone poles are being painted. Tad Chenevert heads to Case School in Cleveland. The Defiance flooring plant closes briefly for engine and boiler repair. Several visitors from Westerville Newport and Chicago drop by. Afloat ads promote Burdock Blood Bitters. A. Baker of the Washington census bureau is on ten day leave. Death of Joseph Ball prompts notices from Tiffin. L. W. Brown and John Q Files seek franchise rights for an electric line crossing Fulton County roads. Mrs Alden R Palmery dies in Mt Vernon New Hampshire after long illness. Wellington Enterprise notes Palmer family connections and local reflection on life and loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. Brown
John Q Files
Fulton County
Hicksville
Ft. Wayne
Toledo
Wauseon
Alden R. Palmery
Frederick Davis
Mt. Vernon
New Hampshire
East
Palmer
Wellington
Earth
Heaven
Gresham Palmer
Cream Socials and Lawn Fetes Benefit Event Features
A notice describes a cream social and lawn fete benefiting a local charity. The event includes refreshments, games, and auctions hosted by community volunteers to raise funds. Proceeds support the organization’s outreach programs and assistance efforts.
Local notes from Defiance and vicinity note licenses and travels
The column records marriage licenses issued to Albert Smith and Lena Kreig and John J. Grover Jr. and Ada Weber. It notes residents and visitors: E. E. Hall on a southern trip, Walter Kaneen with typhoid fever in a Toledo hospital, and Edna in Cleveland seriously ill. It mentions trains loaded with mule teams en route to Indiana, stock moves, sickness, funerals, and various local business changes including shoe store plans and land sale signals.
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N. G. Woodward
A. B. Davis
Ida Woodward
Jenny Burns
Bryan
Albert Smith
Lena Kreig
John J. Grover Jr
Ada Weber
Memorial meeting program at Citizens Opera House
The McKinley Memorial meeting takes place Thursday September 19 1901 at 2 pm with Mayor Joseph A Evans presiding. The program includes hymns prayers sermon eulogy brief citizen remarks and benediction featuring Rev A B Murphy Rev B D Whitlock Hon W H Hubbard and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Winterich
Citizens Opera House
Joseph A. Evans
W. D. Hill
A B. Murphy
God
B. D. Whitlock
Jesus
W. H. Hubbard
Fred L. Hay
Henry B. Harris
T. T. Ansberry
A. H. Wood
G. Baker
Charles Seymour
Powell
F. B. Doherty
111th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Annual Reunion Held in Defiance
The 23rd annual reunion of the 111th regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry will convene in Defiance at the Grand Army hall on Tuesday October 1 1901. The unit uniquely included two Defiance county companies E and F and locals allege their members were good men with the sentiment God bless them. Local organizing committee is all of Company E with Peter Dickman as chairman and B B Woodcox as aide.
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Ohio Volunteer Infantry
City of
Defiance
Grand Army Hall
County of
Co. E
Peter Dickman
B. B. Woodcox
Post Office Shuffles Staff as Vacations End
Fred Weisenburger returns to duties as general delivery clerk after vacation and Elmer Blair begins as substitute mail carrier replacing Theodore Louys who starts his vacation today.
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Fred Weisenburger
The
Postoffice
Elmer Blair
Theodore Louys
Local notices from Ney and Van Wert area
Neal Doud moved into A P Ridenour's Ney home while C L Mueller of Ney attended the Van Wert fair. John Bergman ill with bilious attack. Henry Bergman plastered for Squire Figley. WS Yarlet of Van Wert county visited relatives here. Relatives attended Orville Hall's funeral at Evansport Sept 8. Mrs F W Minsel and daughter of Sherwood visited Mrs E Ryder. Rumor A Moog and wife dissolved partnership. Jesse Kaiser teaches Kaiser school in Pulaski township. Abe Miller took over W F Pollock's Ney house. rumor he bought it. District 2 school delayed due to teacher Anna Winter's illness. Daniel Koch of Bryan died Sept 9 at 69. He was Tilghman Koch's brother and once lived on Buckskin. Mr and Mrs James Figley of Tiffin township visited their son Squire Figley. Jacob Andres is quite poorly.
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Neal Doud
P Ridenour
Ney
C L Mueller
van Wert
John Bergman
Henry Bergman
Squire Figley
WS Yarlet
van Wert County
Orville Hall
Evansport
Anna Winter
Daniel Koch
Bryan
Tilghman Koch
Buckskin
James Figley
Tiffin Township
Jacob Andres
Election Board Discusses Nov. Ballot Printing and Booths
Deputy supervisors met in the sheriff's office with Peter F Seible John W Lynde John Linhart and W H McClintock present Lynde served as clerk pro tem in absent clerk A Viers The board authorized advertising for bids for ballots and instruction cards in the Defiance Express and Defiance Democrat No action was taken on new booths though they discussed replacements Patent iron framed booths are used in three precincts but the board will not buy more due to high costs Wooden booths, dating from the Australian law, are in bad shape.
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Sheriff's Office
Peter F Seible
John W. Lynde
John Linhart
W. H. McClintock
Mr. Lynde
A. Viers
Committee On Printing
Defiance Express
Defiance Democrat
Revelation of Dr Chase Nerve Pills Benefits
Mr C Harley of 610 Wayne street Defiance Ohio touts Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills as a strong tonic improving sleep and boosting general vigor. Sold 50 cents a box at drug stores with official portrait and signature on every package. Also promotes Dean's Ointment for eczema and delicate skin, 50 cents.
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A. W. Chase
C. Harley
Wayne Street
Defiance
Ohio
Woodward’s Drug Store
Buffalo
N. Y
M. D
Dean
Remains of McKinley To Be Received in Canton
Canton officials plan a staged sequence for President McKinley remains arriving at 11 am Wednesday. The body will lie in state at the courthouse until 9 pm, then at the McKinley home overnight before Thursday church services and a brief address by Rev. Dr. C E Manchester. A military civic parade will escort the remains to West Lawn cemetery. Ohio groups will lead the parade. out of state offers were declined.
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Defiance Commandry
Knights Templar
Foster
McKinley
Ganton
A. Viers
R. W. Wortman
Canton
Chicago
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Rally Day Encouraged by Ohio Sunday School Association
Sunday schools are urged to observe Rally Day on Sept 19 or another Sunday. The Ohio Sunday School Association offers a free Rally Day program with a new easy song, available from Joseph Clarke in Columbus. Defiance county endorses the effort and local notices warn of scheduling changes and praise Field Day in Tiffin township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Sunday Sunday School Association
Joseph Clarke
Ruggery
Columbus
Defiance County Association
Nickel Plate Offers One Cent Per Mile Buffalo Trips
From Sept 24 to Oct 29 Nickel Plate road sells round trip tickets to Buffalo at one cent per mile. Tickets valid for departures on Tuesdays with return on any train up to midnight the following Sunday. Inquiries to local Nickel Plate agents or C A Asterlin TPA Ft Wayne Ind.
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Nickel Plate Road
Buffalo
Asterlin
TPA
Ft. Wayne
Ind
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Duhool Books
Highland Township
St. Paul’s
Godward’s Drug Store
City News Budget
Leonard Insley
North
Baltimore
Central Union Telephone Company
Henry F. Houghton
Indianapolis
Tad Chenevert
Case School of Applied Sciences
Harry B. Lewis
Westerville
Mrs
E. N. Lewis
John Kirkpatrick
Newport, Vt
R. A. Houghton
Holgate Avenue
J. M. Jean
Christ Dewenter
New York Commission
Men of the
H. P. Miller Co
Page Cherry
Chicago, Ill
D. J. Spafford
Florida
A. Baker
Census Bureau
Washington, D. C
Herman Schwartzbek
Tiffin
Joseph Ball
Herman
Washington Township
Ulrich
Ben Ball
Baltimore Bakery
John Barringer
Maggie M. Snyder
E. E. Hall
Walter Kaneen
John Lower
Edna
Esther Foutz
8. D. Potters
West Alexandria
Jack O’ Keefe
Jack
Peter Corressel
G. F. Henning
Margaret Buckley
Missouri
Bowling Green
Isaac Johnson
Indiana
Eddie
Anthony Myers
Dr. Powell
Sheldon Wilson
Mr. Westenberger
James Wilson
C. H. Clemmons
Chas. D. Harris
West Virginia
Arkansas
Alabama
Vandenbroek & Shelly
Earl Rath
Groper Bros
Geo. Kotis
B. J. Emery
James Butler
Quebec
Canada
M. M. Haver
Dave Bogart
Sherwood
John Abele
Fay Martin
Marion
Mrs. Putt
Will
Mabel
Napoleon
City
Mike Garver
A. Hollinshead
Scott Hollinshead
Ralph Deatrick
Thomas
Monarch
W. A. Schmaltz
W. A. Snider
Bergman
jNey
Wm. Donley
M. Perkey
Seneca County
Perkey
Toledo Daily Blade
Henry Mueller
St Paul’s Lutheran Church
John A. Deindoerfer
German Herald
Waverly
Iowa
John Deindoerfer
Alva Wolsiffer
M.E. Lynde
Mr. Wolsiffer
O. J. Spafford
Jefferson Street
M. Donnelly
Spafford
Squire Claude Maxwell
Paulding
R. H. McColley
Detroit
Tillie McGusson
A. M. Minsel
J.S. Hale
New York State
N. B. Hartman
New York
al Bennett
T. J. Leaming
Wause
Clara Betson
Lehman’s Milliner Store
Anna Sudholts
Junction
Chas. Bernhard
Findlay
Lena Mettler
H. Stoy
Harrison Street
Louis Speaker
Fred Speiser
North Dehance
Craine
J. M. Bowen
Attica
W. B. Brattain
M. E. Lynde
Claud Ensign
Defiance Machine Works
W.S. Powell
O. V
Defiancej
ISO
Perry Street
Bell
Northwestern
Freecorn
Ee Addition
Washington
Weisenberger & Emery
C.r.shuter
W. A. Kehnast
Ayersville
Baptist Sunday School
Adie Stone
B. F. Myers
Harvey H. Siva
James Hannum
Ada Stone
Lottie Wiseman
Butler
Thomas Curry
Charley H. Diekkerhoof
Free Baptist Sunday School
Estella Fullmer
Hall School
Rev. Watson
Bro
Watkins
Highland Church
Clinic Pharmacal CO
Toronto
Wabash
al Sale
John A. Foust
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