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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1905
Page
4
An old Defiance Ohio postoffice notice lists second class mail rates for the daily and weekly edition. It details carrier delivery for city subs, outside city rates, and mail subscriptions including six months and three months options with specified prices.
J W Payne one of Union County's oldest pioneers died at his Marysville area home Monday age 93. Native of Maryland and long respected in local history. his passing marks the end of an era for area residents.
Otto Cleaver cleans a revolver in Twinsburg when it discharges, fatally striking his son Amer aged seven. The incident leaves a grieving family and prompts authorities to investigate safety practices and handling of firearms.
Epwarp Tiros, 32, of Lima, arrested for abusing his aged mother, banged his head on a steam radiator in his cell and fainted, dying from the blow.
Josefa Suit, a Chicago plasterer, was killed in a Toledo saloon on Tuesday night after an intoxicated man shot him. The killer was not arrested and the investigation remains unresolved.
LienTENANT Governor Harding tendered his service to the Republican state committee to speak on the ticket during the campaign and was promptly accepted by Chairman Dick.
Roy Grirrix of Toledo faced charges in Monroe circuit court Michigan on Monday for horse stealing. He pleaded guilty and received a prison term of three to fifteen years at Ionia prison.
James W Mayhan of Co. F 5th regiment O N G was fatally shot in the head at Cleveland during target practice. He stood in the pit marking scores when a fellow member likely lifted his head or a bullet skimmed back from the target.
Adrian dispatch reports Frank Brown of Hicksville was struck by a D T I freight Sunday while sleeping beside a railroad track. He lost his right arm at the shoulder and all fingers of his left hand. He is 40 years old and may recover.
Tur Republicans of Van Wert named a city ticket Tuesday evening with candidates for mayor C E Lawhead treasurer J C R up right solicitor Clark Goods councilmen at large Dr F P Freiden and W G Edwards second ward councilman Wm Holzer fourth ward Thad Atkin-son members of board of public service Thadeus Gilliland John C Mullen and W H Mosier.
General D W Benham, US Army retired, died of apoplexy in Tiffin on Sunday aged 68. A Seneca County native, he joined the Sixth OVI in 1861 and served forty years retiring July 23, 1898 due to failing health from Cuban service in the Spanish American War. He fought in frontier Indian wars and authored several literary works.
The Henry county Republican convention in Napoleon nominated Wm. Nelson for Representative A P Thompson for probate judge Charles Hartman for auditor W W Sharford for clerk H C Fisk for treasurer C L Woodward for commissioner and George Vogel for infirmary director State and national administrations were endorsed and Governor Ferrick praised for honest faithful service.
Rain-in-the-Face, the Sioux chief tied to the legend of firing the shot that killed General Custer, died at Standing Rock Reservation on the 12th.
Barney Berman Jr once tied to a prominent Findlay merchant was declared insane on Monday. He returned home and shot himself in the heart with a revolver, his body falling at his mother's feet.
Rev. F W Mayhall of a wealthy St. Louis church studied law four years and now seeks double salary or permission to devote half time to his new career. If denied he will quit the pulpit for the bar.
Barnabas Niles born in Cincinnati about 98 years ago died Tuesday at his daughter’s home in Van Wert. He was a longtime figure in Cincinnati affairs and helped build the first railroad there. He voted in eighteen presidential elections, always for Whig or Republican tickets.
The Superior Trust and Savings Bank began operations in Rockefeller’s Cleveland skyscraper this week. John D Rockefeller deposited 1 million dollars, surpassing one third of the day’s deposits, with total deposits closing the first day at over 2.6 million dollars.
Governor Hanley denounces David E Sherrick as a common gambler at the 30th Indiana regiment reunion in Hamilton Indiana. He asserts $10 000 of state funds went by check to the Casino at French Lick owned by Thomas Taggart and cites reasons for Sherrick's resignation.
Grand Sire Wright reported at the eighty first annual communication in Philadelphia an increase of 102,105 in mem bership for the year. Total subordinate lodge membership stood at 1,217,145 with encampment 177,839 and Rebekah 474,059. There were 14,315 subordinate lodges, expenditures for relief 4,633,649, total revenue 13,638,791 and total resources 37,645,071.
Dr Elmer E Bechtel indicted for arson pleads guilty before Judge Fries in Bowling Green and is sentenced to one year in the penitentiary. He confesses and provides information to officers about fires used for insurance. Bechtel, once a druggist, earlier faced accusations over a North Baltimore store fire in 1892. Jefferson Richcreek has already confessed and William S Bryant is under arrest for complicity.
Sherwood reports good enrollment in each room as the week starts. Bert Dickey is very sick. Dr Rigs of Bryan was called as counsel. Mrs E Kyle and Miss Ethel Miller returned from Denver Colorado where they spent the summer. Eli Neil of Williams Center spent part of last week here. Ray Rock left for Dayton where he has a musical position. Mrs Lucinda Dickey returned Wednesday from a visit in Michigan. Mrs Ed Heller is on the sick list. Mildred Rock was in Defiance Saturday. Audra Hover returned from a visit in Dupont.
List of property transfers including Ellen Ankeny to Fred Schuckman and John Zook to Elizabeth Kenney with multiple lot deeds in Defiance and Noble areas. Includes transfers to churches, guardianships, assignees, and banks with various lot numbers, blocks, and acreage, noting prices and tract details.
Several residents and families noted visits to relatives and friends in Hicksville Defiance Montpelier and Sherwood. Turritin brothers and Robert Turritin from multiple states joined locals for fairs and gatherings while youth hosted a party in honor of a departing friend and pupil.
Mrs Figley and daughter from Tiffin visited relatives in Ney township on Thursday. Weston Welker opens a meat market linked to his Nev. restaurant. Al Strusaker plans a building for Geo Keller near Nov. A man from Van Wert expects to open a drug store in the Stanley building by Nov. 1. P M Crago recently handed Ney hotel to Ed Kibble and moved to Toledo. Doc Harts worn, who sold his livery to Harris of Scott, may move to Toledo. Ryder to build a kitchen at Nicol. Milford had a new barn roof put on. Donley barn painted last week. Milken to build a kitchen at his home. Donze & Andres contracted to erect several small bridges. Charles Green returns from western Illinois for a short visit. Milo Green takes up land in southern Canada to farm hereafter. Mrs Silliman of Bryan offers music lessons in Ney and vicinity.
Defiance county Sunday school officers plan annual work and elect secretaries for the new Christian citizenship department created by the Canton convention. Rev W M Curry of Lima named state secretary to foster temperance social purity and anti cigarette causes. A Toronto display showcased modern Sunday school work and its history. The international Sunday school association contemplates a $2 000 000 temple headquarters funded by Christian businessmen with rental income to support ongoing work. EDG
Sponges are bought in the local market and carted to the buyer’s shipping yard where they are cut and trimmed into proper shapes and sizes. They are washed and thoroughly dried by sun on canvas or old sails, then assorted by variety and packed by hand presses into bales of 20 to 150 pounds. Sometimes sponges are bleached by a weak lime and water solution that does not injure the fiber.
A young marksman who shot over a farmer’s land believed his luck poor. He later met the farmer, who declared he had good luck after all, noting the man had nearly hit the farmer’s best Shorthorn earlier that day.
A Philadelphia Press diary quip remarks that a speaker lacks point in conversation yet bores listeners quickly. The exchange highlights irony in social chatter and how absence of purpose can still captivate attention in casual talk.
A remark from the Philadelphia Record notes Bjones on the first floor has lost his hearing and fears for his job. A second floor reply dismisses the concern as nonsense and suggests moving him to the complaint desk.
The Republican State Executive Committee in Columbus Ohio offers pamphlets about the Brannock Law to all who request them. This notice directs readers to obtain the literature from the committee.
Walter Wellman argues that diplomacy mirrors legal practice, a polite business hedged by etiquette. Americans succeed abroad despite nontraditional diplomats, since breadth of character and real-world judgment trump formal diplomatic training.
A blunt overview describes brokers as indispensable for buying and selling stocks on Wall Street. It outlines four groups on the trading floor: independent speculators, brokers who lend money, commission houses, and floor brokers known as dollar brokers. Commission houses may run one or many offices, with orders flowing through a broker, earning from modest sums to thousands daily.
The Bank of England and Bank of Scotland sparked imitators as provincial trade grew. Wealthy traders grew weary of keeping money in chests and opened accounts with London bankers. They ran country banking via a London agent, avoiding multiple local clients and carriage costs.
The text urges waiting for a real natural hunger before eating. It argues that eating out of habit harms digestion and relish is essential for digestion. Fasting is valued and meals should be eaten only when appetite is distinct, then slowly to aid propriety and digestibility.
The New York Herald notes deviled crab prices vary from 15 cents in fashionable hotels to 10 cents in ordinary eateries and 5 cents at the crab man’s stall. Italian shops offer 3 cents each, while waterfront saloons feature large free-hinch displays.
The New Orleans Times-Democrat editorial extols aiding the fallen as a moral credit and notes that true progress comes from honest retrievement rather than merely maintaining a steady course.
In a London Tatler anecdote a speaker instructs Bridget to ensure a note reaches her mistress promptly, proposing to place it in the pocket of trousers they have removed so she will find it when she searches through them.
A brief note on how nerve issues were once seen as effeminate while now affecting many men more common than women, reflecting shifting attitudes in modern life and behavior.
A historical quotation notes that silence benefits the ignorant, suggesting that awareness of this benefit would prevent ignorance. The line reflects a moral stance attributed to Saadi.
Wheat corn oats and rye prices listed for Toledo with cash and Dec figures. clover seed and hog, cattle, sheep and veal ranges. East Buffalo spot cattle, veal, sheep, hogs, and production notes with receipts and price levels. includes potatoes hides birds and poultry terms.
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