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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1900
Page
2
Eight by mail per year rate listed. publication details reference issue number 16 and the broad street postal format. This terse OCR fragment notes subscription terms and indicates location at 16 Broad Street.
A Elyria Democrat letter defends hunters and frames farmers as stewards of land and game. It argues humans’ humanity is not tied to hunting quail and cites property rights, game laws, and weather as factors shaping quail numbers, insisting open season fits landowners’ protection needs.
Lula M. McCullough daughter of Maddock and P. E. Maddock, well known young residents, wed at the bride’s sister home on Gates avenue. Rev. W. C. Endly officiated in a small private ceremony attended only by relatives. The couple departed Thursday evening for a short trip.
The piece argues for city to compel railroad firms to bear full costs of lighting crossings and supports widening the under track passage on West Bridge Street. It weighs legal rights to charge versus fairness, noting past city conduct and the need for safer crossings amid electric lines and busy farming routes.
The Cleveland Elyria and Western contest the Sandusky and Interurban for the north Norwalk line. Recent meetings in East Norwalk and Berlin Heights show BEW support. Fuller represents BEW against Norwalk and Sandusky business interests backing S&I. Citizens favor BEW which is ready to begin work immediately.
Laborer Dan McCarthy spent a Saturday evening in town so drunk a police officer had to detain him. He was fined five dollars and ordered to appear in police court Monday morning. California hams priced at 83 cents at Reub Ita Bros.
The Board of Deputy State Supervisors of Elections urged immediate attention to dividing Elyria’s wards into precincts or creating an additional ward. With 660 to 800 votes cast in key wards and population outgrowing the current setup, authorities warn that precinct division eases voting at primaries and busy election days. the piece notes past delays in tallying results and discusses potential council expansion.
The Ohio State Journal rails at William Jennings Bryan calling him fanatic and dismissing his political views as hopelessly unactionable. It argues Bryan mistook fanaticism for truth, insists reason and humility prevail, and contends Bryan’s ideas are fully refuted and will remain ridiculous to sensible people.
A. S. Reublin has sold his bakery on East Broad Street to Henry Emmons. Reublin, established here for several years, will retire with his wife to Enat Avenue. Emmons is a well known local baker and takes over the business amid continuing local patronage.
An editorial laments a wave of defalcations by trusted men, questioning methods of inspection and urging that only personal integrity can sustain business trust. It notes that while thieves are news, the vast majority of trustworthy workers continue to do their duty, and the business world is not doomed.
Surveys map a new Baltimore and Ohio line to run nearly kingpin straight from Pittsburg to Canton then Warwick to join the Chicago main line shortening Pittsburg Chicago distance by 25 miles and opening access to East Liverpool pottery region. A Cleveland to Lodi spur would connect Cleveland with Chicago while the current Pittsburg to Akron Cleveland freight line remains but mainly for coal and freight, not heavy passenger use.
Amherst police traced a burglary at Shadduck and Curtin general store in Brownhelm Monday night to three men. They allegedly secured razors knives shoes and clothing totaling about 75 dollars. One wore rubber boots and was tracked through mud to North Amherst where the trio reportedly escaped on a Lake Shore freight train.
The Lorain County Court of Common Pleas hears a divorce petition filed by Klien Kies alleging gross neglect of duty and misrepresentation at the time of marriage. The case number 418 will proceed with weekly hearings beginning the first publication, with J Boswell named administrator of Ambserey Lorain County estate.
Mary A Chandler et al are entrenched in Lorain County Ohio court proceedings. The sheriff will sell Lot 49 and 60 in H G King’s addition to Lo Rain at public auction at the Elyria courthouse north door on a Saturday in December 1900 between 11 am and noon. Premises valued at 275 dollars. sale at least two thirds of appraised value. Cash on day of sale. W H Vanpen Sheriff L B Fauver Attorney.
The State of Ohio Lorain County court of common pleas issues a notice in case 6105. Plaintiffs allege ownership in fee simple and possession of a lot in Lorain with a cloud on title caused by earlier conveyances. Defendants unknown and required to answer by January under CARE TOLLES & Gors, attorneys, November 22 1900.
The document lists court calendar dates and judges for the Common Pleas and circuit courts across Erie Huron Lorain Medina Summit and other counties in 1901 and 1906. It names specific judges for each subdivision and notes start times and term beginnings, including January April October dates and the circuits overall. The certificate from C G Washburn clerk confirms the copy from journals and the accuracy of the transcription.
Lorain County Ohio sheriff sales set for December twenty second at Elyria court house. Public auction will offer two parcels in Henrietta Township: a 16.38 acre tract in southwest corner of lot 85 and the south half of lot 84 totaling 78.37 acres. Appraised total value listed at 35292 dollars with minimum bid per appraisal set. Sheriff H Warden and attorney E Johnson noted.
Bil a Lee files for divorce from Chas M Lee in Lorain County Ohio on grounds of extreme cruelty drunkenness and neglect with a name change and equitable relief sought Hearing slated after January 1 1900 Attorney Strove represents the plaintiff Bila Lee residence unknown seeks legal relief and court actions
In a brief testimonial a patient from Marcus Hook Pennsylvania reports chest pains diagnosed as pleurisy. The Brazilian Balm provided near instant relief when other remedies failed and was applied with warmth to the affected area.
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