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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1907
Page
5
Local items from Defiance include Woodwards Drug Store opening styles offered by A W King & Son, funeral notices for infants of Flory and Switzer, various births and travels of residents, boating club plans and defiance railroad derailment with minimal damage.
Rudolph Merz and Joseph Westerman visited the city Sunday. Al Goldenetz Laura Bohlman and Fred Schatz with their families traveled to Chicago. John Sherman and Callie Bucholtz visited, Anna Minsel returned to Toledo. About forty locals joined the B&O excursion to Chicago.
F.P.Weisenburger and Bro advertise eye nose or throat care and gas services. Mrs Clemens and children of Paulding visit city relatives. Miss Lee Bechel leaves for Norwalk to see brother John. Mrs John R Wilhelm departs for Mendon Michigan. Mire W A Hartell of Detroit visits L Wileberg home. Miss Maude Cummings returns to Garrett after city visit. Mr and Mrs I S K Mallett return from Toledo. Rev Wm Jauch leaves for German Methodist conference in Covington Kentucky.
Stockholders holding over one third of capital apply in common pleas court for appointment of a receiver and dissolution amid assets of 2760 against liabilities over 13 5 times larger. Reasons cited include mismanagement. firm formed 1901 to make lumber and furniture with minimal paid in capital and debts to lumber firms.
The funeral of Francis Brooke former Express proprietor editor and city postmaster was held Sunday at 2 30 pm in Riverside chapel Rev EF F Bigler conducted the burial service and paid tribute to his work He helped establish an Episcopal mission at Hicksville and helped found Grace church in Defiance Pallbearers included George Deatrick C J Thompson P Weigering C B Santee W Kegel vend and C H Roland
Mrs Otis Ensigns class held a Wayne street social described as a success despite weather. Mrs E R Phelps hosted tea with out‑of‑town guests. Esther Geiger and Louis Baltee from Oriental NC plan a quiet wedding then return home. Knights of Columbus celebrate DeFiance Council anniversary. Mutual Improvement Circle opens with English literature focus. travels and visits noted for Mrs Cameron and Mrs Sbraig with plans to Cleveland.
Lucas county commissioners grant a franchise to the Toledo Wabash and St. Louis line to use Neapolis streets and cross county roads. The company may cross at grade with safeguards and plans to extend to St. Louis via Wabash. The Defiance to Toledo branch uses private right of way touching Maumee Neapolis and Whitehouse in Lucas county.
The former Bryan resident Ebenezer S. Blydenburg, convicted of murdering his wife and jailed three years in the state penitentiary, was granted a new trial by the Iowa Supreme Court on a technicality. At Eldora last week the judge directed a verdict of acquittal. Blydenburg had moved from Bryan to Eldora with his wife Jennie Rosenborough. she died soon after, and her body was sent home. His daughter Irene died after an operation as a prominent doctor was arrested. Blydenburg, married three times, had two wives die under suspicious circumstances in New York. He later moved to Iowa with the daughter of a Buffalo jurist, who also died, and the body was returned home after officials questioned the cause. He is said to have three wives and two children buried.
St John s Catholic church band performed in new uniforms during an open air concert Wednesday evening. The group formed about a year ago under director Schlembach and showed notable musical progress. The roster includes Schlembach, Masanz, Hemelein, Hoeffie, Clemene, Dogan, Bauer, Krutech, Umbe, Eck, Betson, Kuntz, Edward Schlembach, Michenfelder, Froelich, Welitzer, Geyer, Betson, Desch, Kissner, Arens. The uniforms resemble those of the Sixth Regiment band.
An hour of class time was lost as intruders broke into the high school library area during the night. Books were shuffled and moved to front of the assembly room while authorities investigate likely ex students as suspects. No equipment missing and possible entry via a window.
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