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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1904
Page
5
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A collage of local social notes reports visits from Cleveland and Springfield Missouri visitors to Elyria and surrounding towns. Families celebrate, travel, and illness is noted with a typhoid death and injuries from on farm accidents. Community gatherings include carnivals and a Lake Avenue Sunday school event.
Siliva Parks stays in Lod with Miro and Mrs Herrick of Elvira while Mrs Green visits R P Baldwins. Mrs Chas Taylor hosts the Ladies Aid Society of the M E Church Wednesday. Mrs Krebs improves as Miss Hart returns home from visiting her cousin Mrs Jay Hart. Townsfolk traveled to Wellington Saturday for Peck's Bad Boy. Don Goodyear visits Boeynrs to see sister Mrs H Smith. Mr and Mrs E T Winbeck of Denver Colorado visit his mother Dorothy.
Carlisle residents Carl ise Broughton family visit relatives while Mr and Mrs Charles Opfer celebrate arrival of a baby girl born July 2. Mr H J Eady improves Cottonbrooke farm by painting. Mrs W Hamlin returns to Laporte then goes to housekeeping. Mr and Mrs Demaline host Cleveland friends and great grandmother visit. Gibbs reunion planned at Brunswick August 4. Violet
Community news from Pittsfield reports Henry Pomeros passing Monday evening. Frank Rawson of LaGrange dined with his aunt Wm Avery. Delia Fowler of Toledo and Charlie West of Wellington visited Harvey Norton. Stella West wed Clarence Davis at home, Rev. G Enders officiating on July 12. Davis family plans move to Carlton Michigan.
Grafton and nearby towns feature visits and hospitality this week. Notable names include Edes Zimmerman in Cleveland, Mr and Mrs H Weinle entertaining guests from Dreanen and Chicago, Ruth Cook of Elyria visiting here, and Emma Wilson of Belden attending at Mr Clements. Family visits and purchases mark the week with Norman Chamberlain buying Dawes store and newsstand.
Social visits and rumors populate the Lake Breeze column. Mre F WN Smith hosts guests at Tarrrymore cottage near Elyria. Mrs A Seymour and Miss Angeline Irish travel to Elyria while Fred Muller tours Cleveland by car. A false rumor claims Lake Shore Electric sale. Mrs Stiwald suffers burns lighting a kitchen stove. Jolina Lanze drowns near Lorain after plunging from a plank. body recovered after a brief search.
Mrs Charles Simpson, living just west of Oberlin, was badly bitten by a snake Friday evening while getting milk from her cellar. Help arrived quickly after her screams. the snake escaped during the confusion as neighbors searched for the culprit.
The Columbus Ohio State Fair opens Monday August 29 and runs through Friday September 2. It offers 400000 square feet of indoor exhibits plus ten acres of open-grounds displays including portable engines steam rollers and road machinery. The fair promises ample railway rates and accommodations and emphasizes complete facilities and visitor enjoyment.
Walter A Bonar and G A Resek petition to stop bond issue and land purchase for Black River widening arguing council conflicts of interest and improper bond ordinance. Lawsuit cites lack of treasury certification, improper single ordinance, Sunday dating, and mayor approval concerns.
Elyria natives Mr and Mrs Philip Walsh reported the birth of their child last week. Police Officer John Zinsmeister sparked a city hall moment by presenting cigars and joking about a new boy, prompting misread signals about the baby. Neighbors later visited Zinsmeister’s home seeking the infant, only to learn of the mix up and his embarrassment.
John Slater of Butternut Ridge acted as a hero Friday afternoon when a frightened wagon team ran loose on Wert Avenue. He grabbed the near horse by the bridle, was dragged along a distance, and narrowly escaped being trampled. Three men in the wagon escaped injury but could not identify themselves.
Clarence Davis 24 farmer of Carlton Michigan and Hetella Weat 18 of Pittsfield Michigan listed for marriage. Ulysses G Dowell age 9 from Kalesmar Lorain with Pearl Board 4 of Lorain also named in licenses.
An Avon note reports John Able and O O Wittendorf planning a Florida trip after their wedding and a local item mentions a couple marrying with a note about travel plans. A separate incident recalls two boys with a gasoline torch causing a house fire for R C Batley in Lorain on a Wednesday evening.
RC Callahan was attacked by Wm Cine near the park on Thursday afternoon. Both men were arrested but Callahan was discharged after the facts emerged while Cine was fined ten dollars. Mayor Folger discharged Callahan and fined Cine.
Carrie McNulty, daughter of popcorn vendor John McNulty, was severely burned when home popping popcorn ignited sewer gas causing an explosion near a park sewer opening. The pan was blown up to twenty feet, she suffered facial and arm burns, and was taken to Dr. Sheffield's for treatment.
The Lorain County Union Sunday school picnic is set for Linwood's park in Vermilion. Two special trains will depart Elyria at 8 a m to the Lake Shore line for attendees. A splendid program is planned and organizers are arranging comfort and enjoyment for all who attend.
Joshua Ward appeared before the mayor on Friday for intoxication. He claimed never to have been drunk before, but records show eight prior fines for the same offense. John Spetzer faced the same charge and both men paid five dollars plus costs. Katharine Kohh2 and family bonds were set for Lorain minors under $480. Hon E G Johnson and daughters Agnes and Beith were noted. The Plage left for Put-in-Bay with others for a Sunday stay.
Two men sue Lorain Street Railway Company for damages after injuries while standing on a crowded platform and rear car section. Joseph Hazar seeks 3000 dollars and John Korceck seeks 15000 dollars for injuries from a car turning a corner. Attorneys A E Lawrence and D G Washburn represent the plaintiffs.
Oberlin plans a grand welcome for the Lorain County Firemen’s Association convention to be held this year. The village board of commerce voted to abandon the city picnic and direct funds to entertainment and reception efforts for visiting firemen and guests, with an executive committee empowered to form all other committees.
Manager Suppes states the Atec plant will be shut about three weeks and most employees have been notified to report for duty on Monday August 18. Inquiry among workers shows many have received notices direct for return, including a large majority of the former staff.
Arthur Fitzgerald and Frank Heath of South Lorain Smart Sales fell eighteen feet from a Ferris wheel on Broad Street. They were taken to Lorain hospital with severe injuries after the wheel rod failed. Fitzgerald injured both ankles and Heath bruised his back. The piece notes a funeral for Carlile elder Charles Holford.
Thieves entered the residence of John Mischke near Cleveland Street Cemetery North Amherst on Friday afternoon while Mia Mischke was briefly away. They stole 36 dollars 75 cents and a gold watch belonging to Walter Mishcke and his elder brother.
A public event promises amusements on the grounds with addresses by Judge A R Webber of Elyna and Hon L C Laylin Secretary of State. Norwalk Brass Band performs. A public school shorthand course to be introduced next year in the high school contee with Graham shorthand text and a three month course planned.
Columbus dispatch notes a statute section 6986 B of 1883 making sellers liable for injuries from toy pistols sold to anyone under fourteen. Fines range from 10 to 50 dollars and imprisonment from ten to twenty days.
Wholesale price quotes for various commodities including butter eggs poultry and dairy items from Elgin Cherae and Ohio markets. Livestock prices listed for lambs wethers and cattle with ranges for steers and heifers. Prices show regional market activity and transitory fluctuations in farm product values.
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