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Newspaper

Defiance Weekly Express

Location

Defiance, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1903

Page

5

Local notes include weddings and moves in Defiance area

Mrs Frances Ittner of Ottawa attends funeral of Mrs Henry Wilson in Defiance. Harrison Osborne and Clara Pickering, both 21 and 23, licensed for marriage. Mrs Wm King travels to Toledo for Ben Hur. Barbara Wilhelm seeks divorce from George Wilhelm. Wm Marcellus moves to Washington to join children. Bruce Davis travels west via St Louis toward Seattle. F W Heater family moves from Mark Center to First and Perry. H travels for Smith Premier typewriter. Pear tree at Adam Wilhelm’s Wayne Street blooms again and yields fruit. Louie Daoust reports bicycle theft from Produce Exchange bank on Court Street. Virgil Squire attends 21st O W L reunion in Bowling Green. honorary member of regiment. Hicksville fair attendees listed. Wedding planned at St Mary’s church for Oct 5. Margaret Doherty to wed Cornelius Mulkay of Akron with Ida Cox and Angela Cahill as attendants. Flower girls named.

Bruce Davis St. Louis Seattle Washington F. W. Heater Mark Center First Perry Streets Mr. H Smith Premier Typewriter St. Mary’s Church Margaret Doherty Frances B. Doherty Cornelius Mulkay Akron Ida Cox Angela Cahill Cleveland Marie Carrol Lima Willola Vaghans Irene Baker Amber Beatty Billa Kirk Marie Wrede Kathryn Evans Irene Archambeault Myrtle Mangas Helen Weidenhamer This City

Defiance area notes visitors and local events

Rev Geo Foltz of McComb visits his Defiance college student son. Mrs E E Thompson of Waco Texas visits Miss Jennie Burns. Fay Martin of Defiance Machine works injures left thumb. Mrs Ewers of Mark township comes for her mother Mrs Phillips ill at Holgate Ave. Chas Bassler of Columbus Grove visits brother in law John Stork Hast Defiance. Mrs S E Schutie and child return to Chicago. Brechbills and S J Twitcher named administrators of Sophia Downs estate and seek to sell real estate. Alex Peaslee leaves for McGill University Montreal. final year expresses good wishes.

Geo. Foltz McComb Defiance College Fay Martin Defiance Machine Works Mrs. Ewers Mark Township Phillips Holgate Avenue Chas. Bassler Columbus Grove John Stork Brechbills S J Twitcher Sophia Downs Alex Peaslee Montreal Canada McGill University Alex

Central Ohio conference closes session at Findlay

The Central Ohio conference closes its Findlay session with appointments listing Rev. B D Whitlock as presiding elder and Rev. C A Smucker succeeding him in Defiance, plus numerous district assignments across Defiance and surrounding towns. The lengthy roll includes Rev. W W Lance to Williams Street Church Delaware and S L Roberts to Deshler, among others.

Central Ayersville A. M. Vindon Mr. Culp Harpster A.E. Smith Marion P. P. Pope Celina Defiance J H Bethards Antwerp L E Wilson Archibola JA Lucy AM Vindon Bryan Latty Leipsie Daniel Carter Montpelier Crimel Shreves Napoleon F W Stanton Ottawa C W Sullivan Paulding J A Hoffman Payne M Monosmith Pioneer J W Horne Scott L B Smith Sherwood Aultman Spring Hill J R Pimlott Stryker G& W Sower West Unity W S Philpott Williams Center D. N. Kelly

Death of Mrs Henry Wilson

The body of Mrs. Henry Wilson, born May 15 1846 in Blackash Pennsylvania, died at 3 30 am Friday after five months of paralysis. She married Henry Wilson in Titusville in 1874. Survived by husband, a stepdaughter Mrs J P Bittner of Chicago, six sisters and three brothers. Funeral attendance expected from Pennsylvania and Michigan. She was a member of the Maccabees W R C and W C T U.

Henry Wilson Wilson Blackash Titusville J.P. Bittner Chicago Sam Tuttle E. Kuntz Foot Monrde Collins Wilcox Pennsylvania H. McDill James MccDill Will McDill Michigan The Maccabees

Advertised Letters at Defiance Post Office

The weekly list of uncalled letters for Defiance Ohio covers gentlemen J C Caswell T W Jenny RB Kirkley Rou O Rourke and ladies Mrs Catherine Culler Mrs Delle M Kelly Mrs Lanora Koehl Kittie Pumphandle Mrs MC Palmer Miss Lulu B Parr. If not claimed within 14 days they go to the dead letter office the postmaster notes call advertised and give date of list.

Defiance Ohio J C Caswell T W Jenny RB Kirkley Rou O Rourke Catherine Culler Delle M Kelly Lanora Koehl Kittie Pumphandle MC Palmer Lulu B. Parr C. J. Thompson

Big Ten Day Piano Clearance Sale Opens in Defiance

Whitney & Currier Co offers ten day sale on pianos and organs with cut in two prices. Featured brands include Knabe Boardman Gray Whitney Currier Kimball Ludwig Marshall Wendell. Upright piano price $143, square pianos $27 to $38, used organs $12 to $27. Sale lasts ten days only.

Knabe Boardman & Gray Whitney & Currier Kimball Ludwig Marshall & Wendell

Death of Noble Township man in saw mill accident

Michael Roehrig an elderly Noble Township resident and veteran saw mill man died after a piece of slab struck him in his mill about 5 10 p m He was unconscious and died soon after He leaves five children and had previously lost a son in a saw mill accident He was 62 years old and well known in the county east end Funeral held Sunday.

Michael Roehrig Noble Township Roehrig Jsaw Richland Township Arthur Daniel Louis Roehrig Susie Walters Henry Schilling William Washington Township

Local Notes on Dinners Meetings and Farm Life

Germany Tiffin JW Linebrink and family dined with John Deepe Sunday. Farmers report sowing wheat is near completion. Stella Rethmel of Williams county visited. Emma Stock from Defiance visited. John Black and a companion from Brooksville were here Sunday. P F Shumaker first to cut corn this season. D H Hartshorn known as Bope sold Ney property to A J Neis to move to California. Charles Monk Geller home from Bluefields on vacation. Several sales scheduled in Ney and nearby towns for late September. Reverend Edward Kintner of Lima visited his parents over Sunday. Miss Effie Kintner wed Sept 19 to Mr. and Mrs B P Kintner’s daughter.

JW Linebrink John Deepe Harvey Fribley Old Spot Fred Kellermier S$ Stock Stella Rethmel Williams County Geo Gansmiller J W Linebrink O Schultz Stringtown Sunda Emma Stock Defiance Flora Craine John Black Lady Friend Brooksville Emma Kellermier Willis Keister South Ridge F Shumaker Ney W. H. Strable P.M. Lehman Owen Kintner Center Township J.T. Eiser Pulaski W. G. Eiser G. W. Sellers D. & Berkebile Fulton County Effie Kintner Washington Township

Highland man jostled by Democratic leaders in city visit

W L Hill of Highland visited the city Monday where Democratic candidates and leaders warned him to behave or face consequences. The note describes his nerve and resilience as unlikely to be easily silenced. Republican commissioner candidate Orley Welker also toured the city, receiving broad encouragement and described as a popular hustler facing a hard challenge from Mr Spangler.

W.L. Hill Highland William Orley Welker Orley

Card of Thanks for Sympathy and Floral Gifts

Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Parallips thank friends and neighbors who assisted during illness and death of their mother. They also thank the M. E. choir at Brunersburg and note floral tributes. San Francisco and Los Angeles.

M. E. Choir Brunersburg C. W. Parallips

New Subscribers Added To Central Union Telephone List

The Central Union Telephone list welcomes new subscribers including Union Nort Union and others. Names appear with partial street or residence references and business entries such as meat markets.

Central Union Union

Campaign Offers for Express Subscriptions in Ohio

An election season promotion from Defiance Ohio invites subscriptions to The Express and Weekly Express with campaign pricing through Nov 12 for weekly and Nov 10 for daily editions. Offers include rates for single and bulk subscriptions to expand reach, plus a note on sample copies and a call for distributors for Ator Printing Company in South Whitley Indiana.

Ohio the Express Weekly Express Daily Express Express Ator Printing Company South Whitley Indiana

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Woodwards Drug Store Weisenberger & Emery John Kirk Springfield Tom Jennings Frances [Ittner Harrison A. Osborne Clara J. Pickering Wet Wm. J. King Toledo Ben Hur Barbara Wilhelm George Wilhelm Ausberry & Farrell Wm. Marcellus Adam Wilhelm Wayne Street Louie E. Daoust Produce Exchange Bank Court Street Neudorf Virgil Squire Bowling Green W. L Jacob Adams Dr. Kinmont Hicksville Mr. Squire Dey Ayers Will Wright Roy Cameron Elmer Blair Ernest Stoll Florence Neil Corwin Chas. Beringer Louie Neil Harry Shelly Harry Lower Ralph Royer al Elliott Ella Conkle Bert Conkle Emmett Fuller Claud Behringer John Spangler Tom Elliot Ed Bronson B. F. Nye Bertha Nye Olive Reigelmyer M. Howard Lillian Speiser Dora March D. 8. Babbitt E. E. Thompson Waco, Texas Jennie Burns S. E. Schutie Little Son Central Ohio Harley & Whitaker Harley & Whitaker’s Yingling’s Jeweler Mrs Wilson Boston Dhohohohe Jefferson Stret Anne Pic Christ Winterich Nee Ohto C. J. Daoust Whitney & Currier Co’s the Whitney & Currier Co Fuller, Meno Germany D. H. Hartshorn Bope A. J. Neis J. (. Vandenbroek LIMON Brown’s Bakery San Francisco Los Angeles A Asterlin T P A Ft Wayne Ind Mollencup Rewrise Mollencup’s Jeweler Optici Nort Unio Nure Palmer Volney UW Ralston J. E Getz A.C Wellman Harry Werthmiller Wagner A. J Kegel Will C Hixon Mrs. L Fuller G. W Shock Montgomery J. I Beal J.C Greene Hall W. M Raglemyer Lee Wayne Hasselsworth Sis Long Bowen Dicus H. M Sira Tiller Chas Winkler Mattock I. C Hohenburger Hardesty I. E Kline Henry Burt Mrs. T Sli Freecorn Burt’s Bazaar Defiance, Ohio Wellman’s Music Store Ort & Gilson (Hardware Minsel’s Chickering Everett Behning Packard Lehr Steven Harry Wellman Clinton Street C. S. Wellman
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