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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1904
Page
5
Mrs. Joseph Daoust and Miss Nellie Otto visit Defiance while Enos Blair and Julius plan a World’s Fair trip. Local business offers the Boston Derby hat and children suits from A W King Son. Dr. Davis touts hot air treatment for rheumatism amid multiple notices of marriages births and public notices.
Funeral services for John Hepler Jr were held Tuesday morning at St Johns Catholic Church with Rev Gloden officiating. Burial followed at Riverside Cemetery. Pallbearers named were J Clemens Wm King A R Preisendorfer J A Evans Wm Korn and John McCarty.
Program lists Oct 9 1904 events with Music City Band invocation chorus and Defiance Public Schools. Includes historical sketch by Library Trustees President and Building Committee, corner stone laying by Grand Lodge Ohio F and A M aided by architects and builders, address by Mrs Samuel B Sneath president Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs, oration by Senator Charles Dick and song America led by chorus with audience.
A vintage notice touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea in tea or tablet form. It promises bright eyes rosy cheeks and good health for women of any age, endorsed by Weis enburger and Emery.
A notice claims foreign weed seed exists for sale while highlighting cheaper options like New Home Grown Seed. The item discusses price comparisons and market choices without specifying vendors or dates.
A Tuesday service featured eight candidates receiving the laying on of hands and entering full church membership. The ordination continued Wednesday with sermons by Rev. Lef tingwell and leadership from Rev. E Watson and Rev. Bigler. The event highlighted the choir under Prof. Canfield, church renovations at Grace church, and praise for Rev. Bigler and Rev. McCalla.
St John’s Reformed Church at Fourth and Washington invites all to Harvest Home and Missionary Day. Sunday school starts at 9 am with an address by the visiting pastor. German service at 10 am English sermon at 2 30 pm. Rev W H Lahr of Frostburg MD will speak to the Sunday school and deliver the festal sermons. Special offerings for the home missionary cause. All services follow sun time. Everyone warmly invited.
County Line John and Minnie Matherson of Paulding county visited Saturday and Sunday. Floyd Young's friends gathered Wednesday evening for his 21st birthday. Mr and Mrs H Frank and child visited Geo Ott at Brunnersburg Saturday and Sunday. Adam Marshaus is on the sick list. Will Marhause moved his barn. Mrs Fred Schanika and son visited Dora Bemland Sunday. Seatiat School district No. 4 commenced with Beatrice Owens of Florida as teacher.
Noble C E Sloppy is on the sick list M rs Helfrich improving Mrs Jas Haver of Sherwood dined with F A Goddard Monday I Gruner hosted many friends Sun B H Clemons works on F W Smiths new cellar F A Goddard sells fine poultry W Leghorns B P Rocks and R Rede Chaney at mitten factory in Defiance Mr Anderson from Defiance visited F A Goddard Poultry Saturday Brown helps Smith Bros baling hay in Mark township this week B Goddard in Adams township Monday Mary Mack works for Mrs George Fout Walter Speiser in Evansport Tuesday Fil Hilton and sons harvest corn for Geo Singer
Chas Partee of Evansport visited. workmen gravel the road. Mrs Adam Hall’s funeral held in Evansport. Mr and Mrs Diamond of South Defiance visited here. Hall and children visited Mrs Alice Hall. Mrs Jas Figley and Belle Figley went to Defiance. Frank Christy and family visited Mr and Mrs M D Hall. Chas Rethmel and wife visited Mr and Mrs Lewis Hanna. WM Figley and family spent Sunday with John Figley. Mr and Mrs Eric Keoppe were at Farmer Center.
Defiance residents Mr and Mrs E F Partee and daughter Elma plus Mrs C A Houchens of Prophets Town Ill toured here Tuesday. Mr and Mrs F J Mains and Mr and Mrs Ed Hall, both of Defiance, had dinner here Tuesday. Mrs Chas Bieswinger of Fairfield Ill and Miss Charlotte Bieswinger of Defiance called Sept 16. Director F W Smith and W C Tisdel inspectors from Columbus called on business Thursday. Mrs W A Rasor of Defiance and Roy B Hall of Chicago Junction spent Sept 18 here. Mrs Rankins and children called Sept Cees W A Partee of Angola and children Reena, Gladys, Blake Partee and Charles Wiggins of Lafayette Ind made a short call Sept 15.
Mrs E F Partee and Miss Elma Partee of Defiance called Tuesday. Mrs C A Houchens of Prophetstown Ill called last week. Walter C Tisdel state examiner of Painesville was shown through the home Friday. David Raser delivered apples to Evansport cider mill Tuesday. Mrs Burge and Mr Schultz of Defiance visited Monday. Jacob Rasor called on Miss Mary Gipeman Sunday. Howard Digby of Ney called Sunday.
The Marysville based appointment list shows W S Culp Harpster and A E Smith Marion to lead posts. Defiance gains J H Bethards as Presiding elder and C A Smucker among Defiance figures. Other entries include J C Sinclair Ayersville J J Wean Bryan S L Roberts Defiance Circuit Wesley G Waters Toledo Presiding elder and E Whitlock Findlay district. Local clergy assignments span Defiance Van Wert Wauseon and nearby towns.
Mrs John Davis of Pioneer visited her mother Mrs John Campbell of Ney. Lintz and wife joined a Sept 10 excursion to Chicago with stops at Elkhart and Goshen. Charley Doud buys George Reynolds's farm and gains possession soon. Ginther delivered melons to New Saturday. Lintz and daughter Flossie of Rochester attended the funeral of his sister Mrs M E Wank then visited friends. John and Charley Wank of New Riegel attended the funeral Tuesday and returned home. John Kintner and Den salo Pierce joined Sept 8 Michigan excursion, returning Sunday pleased with the trip. Bertha Shimp takes a 12 day vacation from B D Lintz's to attend Paulding and Hicksville fairs.
Wm Mansfield sold a valuable calf to Wm Watson Sunday. Curly Thompson will dig a well wagon Saturday. Mr Musser, Mrs A A Welton's farm Bottani is recovering from a severe sick spell. The infant child of Mr and Mrs W Blanchard visited here Monday wood. Curtis Mansfield is hauling logs for the Box Co for Wm Baughman next week. W V Mansfield purchased a new of Paulding county, has rented Stuckey has rented Mrs Minnie beonges' farm. Mrs Jerome daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Mansfield is very ill. Hay balers are in this vicinity. F W Mansfield is skidding out Edna Myers and mother were on our streets Monday.
The Express announces a campaign to attract subscribers with a special offer. From now until November 12, 1904, the Weekly Express can be sent to any address for 15 cents, or the Daily by mail for 50 cents. A larger cut applies to clubs of ten or more, with orders sent to The Express in Defiance, Ohio.
Mr and Mrs Smith spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs AJ Boterf Mrs N D Gregg and Mrs J T Kennedy were guests of Chas Pierce and family in Milford township. A J Boterf lost a valuable horse last week. Miss Bertha and Peter Rauth visited Thomas Rauth and Mrs Shoe with her daughter Mrs B A Smith. Miss Margaret Delarber has been ill but is better. Mrs Henry Musser of Auburn Junction and Mrs Lafayette Purkey of Mark visited Mrs Oren Ken votoeeke. Mr and Mrs John Weaver hosted guests Sunday including Mr and Mrs Marion Smith and Mr and Mrs Frank Kalb near The Bend. Gregg made a business call to Sherwood Wednesday. Funeral attendees from this place joined Wesley Steffel’s service near Oakwood, Paulding county at St Johns Catholic in Defiance. uel Sewel and Walter Kennedy of Galetea called here Sunday.
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