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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1907
Page
4
Defiance readers receive daily and weekly editions with local notices and news. Reports include political updates from Darke county candidate Jupy, maritime news on the Hakodate fire, obituaries for Kisa Severs and Walter, and local incidents such as lost vouchers and a San Quentin case reversal.
A week of torrential rain inundated Defiance with rivers swelling far beyond normal. North Defiance saw widespread cellar flooding and Carnegie addition at Trowbridge hall filled with four feet of water. The municipal fire engine proved unreliable until repairs, while lightning struck St Marys spire and a Delaware township barn was destroyed with $2000 loss. Several local residents and visitors are noted in a live-update community chronicle.
City council, barely meeting with a quorum, handles sidewalk and mail numbering issues and discusses sewer work on Bouton avenue and Wilhelm street. Franchises for street operation are granted to Toledo and Defiance line subsidiaries with hearings set for October 1.
In recent weeks the B and O office staff in the city has changed with Park Lamb remaining as cashier after promotions. Roy Ball leaves for Gary Indiana to join the Chicago Lake Shore and Eastern as cashier. Hillie Bowlby also departed earlier. Fred Kebnast moves to bill clerk and W A Spicer becomes transfer desk head as J C Openlander becomes agent at North Baltimore. A petition urges the return of J J Montgomery as agent, who now earns 300 dollars more at Tiffin, with salary talks to lure him back.
J F Dowe of Bruneraburg assumed the county commissioner post Monday succeeding Orley Welker of Ney the only Republican on the board. Dowe defeated Welker last November and will serve two years under the new election law. Singer chosen with the amendment will serve three years. All three commissioners will be elected together at the next county election. Dowe, a farmer and businessman, is a former county treasurer with an unquestioned character.
The Ney M E Sunday School notes progress as meetings shift to a hall during church construction. Mrs Anna Chamberlain leads with strong effort while Prof Rangeler from Findlay delivered lectures August 31 and September 1. Goller family reunion featured Rev Grant Speer from Toledo. New cradle roll started with Lillian Rambo supervising. County Secretary Henry L Stock reports on delegate selection for Central Ohio Conference in Toledo and plans for the next County Sunday School convention at St Johns church in Tiffin township.
Chief of Police Hubbard reports a man about thirty five in custody in North Defiance area. Found by Officer Miller near the Dash home he had spent Sunday night in a barn and could not give a coherent account. A bank book in Toledo name George Navarre showed about forty dollars. he is believed a machinist though claimed to be a telegraph operator. Navarre's mental state improved after care and food on return to Toledo. The incident followed a long walk from Toledo, with prior heat distress noted.
A fire at Brown's Bakery Tuesday caused under one hundred dollars in loss and was quickly extinguished after a family dinner when a Miss Brown spotted flames in the kitchen. Firefighters arrived with a small hose and stopped the blaze before it spread, preventing total stock loss by water damage.
Ezra T. Rethmel of Williams county died at his Stryker area home on Sept. 10. Born in 1858 in Pennsylvania, he moved to Defiance County in 1879 and married Louise Kellermeier in 1883. Survived by four daughters Mrs. John Petere, Mrs. Roy Hall, Lottie, Maude and two sons Thomas and Harry. Funeral held at Evansport M F church with Rev. Greasley officiating. Also noted are home remodeling by F. W. Stock and builder C. H. Hanawalt. Sundays sermons by Rev Clark. farewell sermon by Rev Morse at St John’s M E church.
Over 160 persons attended the Brown Partee and Wisler families reunion at Rural chapel in Tiffin township. Rev. B L Roberts delivered the principal address with wit. Officers were reelected except treasurer. Historians named for each family. Next reunion planned for September at Rural chapel. Many attendees from Hancock and Defiance counties.
Market notes show mixed cattle values with good to prime steers at about 4.00 to 5.50 and feeders from 3.00 to 4.25. Hog receipts steady with Yorkers around 6.90 to 6.59, and mixed grades between 4.00 and 5.15. Sheep and lambs range, veals strong, spring lambs 5.00 to 8.00, and calves 7.00 to 9.50. East Buffalo reports slow but steady veals and sheep with moderate demand.
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