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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1901
Page
6
The Defiance flouring mills under new management led by C. D. Loveridge reports a surge in local trade and custom milling. The paper lauds Defiance as a top grain market in the northwest, noting increased regional shipments and widespread support from area merchants.
At the Bishop Post No 22 G A R meeting on September 24 1901 a memorial to William McKinley was unanimously adopted for records. The note praises his soldierly courtesy generosity patriotism and kindness and envisions a future reunion with the late president.
B&O passenger train No 6 eastbound narrowly avoided catastrophe at the C J and M crossing west of Sherwood. A sleeper section jumped the track, tearing the depot platform to kindling. No one was hurt though passengers were shaken. about twenty members of Defiance Commandery were aboard, returning from a Hicksville funeral.
Bert Rowan, a B&O railway clerk at Sherwood, became temporary guardian of a woman named Martha Conners’s 18 month old baby after she claimed to need shipment to Cambridge Ohio. She vanished soon after, leaving Rowan with the infant and no bill of lading. The notice invites anyone willing to take the child to contact Rowan.
Postmaster C J Thompson lists uncalled letters for the week ending September 24 1901 at Defiance Ohio. Names include Miss Jennie Johnson Miss Lella Morris and several others. Letters unclaimed within 14 days will be sent to the dead letter office.
A fragmentary note references bears and a trademark slogan The item hints at a long familiar product line and a brand position. The readable text contains partial phrases about a creature and nostalgia, with no clear event date or location.
The program outlines a reunion event on Tuesday October 1 1901 in De fiance with a morning song invocation by Rev Deming Holington a welcome by ex mayor F L Hay and a response by Gen I R Sherwood followed by a 25 cent dinner at Union Veterans Hall and Dicus restaurant. It includes roll call mortuary report long address by Mrs Farnsworth a selection of place for next reunion and officer elections along with music and speeches by Capt W S Thurston Capt W E Kerr and Rev Harbaugh among others.
The piece argues for immediate eye care, stating restoration is impossible but urging prompt aid to strengthen and preserve sight. It emphasizes present help and avoiding delay, comparing future aid to glasses on a blindfold.
Obituary notices report Virgil Yeakles age one, Clyde Beaman age twenty, and Louise Linebrink age ninety two dying in North Defiance, Junction and Stryker. Rebecca Karnes dies at Arthur age sixty nine. funeral set for Tuesday. Local residents attend reunions and Pan American event. quirky anecdote concludes with dog death joke unrelated to notices.
Westbound passenger train No. 47 derailed near Concord Indiana after colliding with cattle. Track damage delayed No. 5 eastbound by over three hours. Crew included Conductor Barneyville Engineer Harry Coopenhaver and Fireman Barley. First quarterly Stryker circuit U B church meeting set for October 5 6.
Defiance county’s 1901 fiscal year ends August 31. Receipts include licenses and taxes totaling 6184 08, plus stock sales 426 90 and other farm products 716 11. The report emphasizes expense loading in life insurance premiums and shows 1900 expense ratios across companies with potential dividend gains for better management.
A meeting of Defiance County Pomona Grange is announced for Thursday October 3 1901 at the Banner Grange hall in Noble township. All fourth degree members are invited to be present.
A vintage ad claims headaches signal bodily derangement, offered relief comes from Clinic Headache Wafers that cure by soothing stomach or nervous system. Sold for 10 cents at druggists, the ad warns they are harmless and to avoid substitutes.
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