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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1906
Page
1
Fragmented OCR passage references production, income, and profits with mentions of Lucas, F. J. ness, Mik pay the ILLAMS, Huxle's Cheney, and Toledo. It hints at census figures and earnings per unit, discussing small profits and potential growth into larger earnings. Requires context to salvage coherent summary.
Papers indicate Garford Automobile Works may relocate to Cleveland with observers noting interest and reading prompted discussion of the move.
Judge Washburn granted a divorce to Mrs. Sanford of Lorain from her husband James Sanford on neglect grounds. The Elyria Chamber of Commerce meeting attracted a large audience with discussions on industrial growth and local business prospects, including inquiries from the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railway and a New York firm seeking locations for machinery uses. The chamber reported eleven regular and three special meetings, 165 members, receipts of 482 dollars and disbursements of 46.33 dollars, with notes on 20 manufacturers employing 1364 workers and paying about 1,211,100 dollars yearly in wages. The secretary suggested hiring a full-time chamber secretary.
A series of Special meetings at the Church of Christ starts next Monday led by evangelist Dr. Victor Dorris, brought by Rev. John P. Sala. Dorris will preach each evening with Miss Florence Jenney in charge of music, Arthur Giles on cornet, Mrs. Giles on piano, and a large chorus plus violins enhancing the program. Music committees push for success, with services at 7:14 PM nightly except Saturday.
The many friends of Congressman Webber and his wife regret to learn Mrs Webber is seriously ill in Washington DC. She is in the hospital and every effort will be made to restore her health.
Mrs. Hattie Welfare returns to her Stop 85 residence after a quarrel with husband Mrs. Welfare forgives her and they plan a quiet life together. She is pleased to be back and reunites with the adopted child as repairs to their differences are reported.
A late yesterday fire at the N. J. Rich & Co. knitting factory on Payne avenue and 17th street in Cleveland destroyed the six story brick building and left more than twenty residences uninhabitable. About 150 workers were on the sixth floor when flames began, causing a panicked evacuation as rumors spread. Although property loss exceeds a quarter of a million dollars, no serious injuries were reported among the women workers. The fire followed by intense cold left most displaced residents penniless and homeless, marking one of the city’s most disastrous fires in years.
Friday attorney D. A. Cook went to visit William Summerville, a colored man in jail charged with assault. The court appointed Cook, but he would not speak to the attorney. Summerville reportedly declared Jesus Christ as his attorney, and Sheriff Sailsbury says the man is insane.
Mrs Schmidt and her son Edward visited Mrs G A Smith. On Thursday the boy, age ten, playing in the yard, fell and injured himself fatally, dying at about ten p m. Funeral arrangements handled by Ensign Wilkins.
The Blyria post office reports growing business since 1898 with receipts rising from 316,023.30 to an expected 30,000 for 1905 after the last quarter. January activity shows ordinary stamps and postal supplies contributing to total receipts of 2,628.21 with disbursements around 1,143.65.
Mr E B Sprague, long troubled by eye illness, is recovering and plans to tour in spring with a company as a magician and illusionist. He resides on Chestnut Street and asserts extensive experience in this line of work.
The Merry Twelve will hold their first dance of the season next Tuesday evening in the Elk's Hall. The club, prominent in Elyria society, promises first class, up to date dances with new numbers occasionally. Invitations are stylish and the photographs and hand drawn carnation add to the allure.
The Nickel Plate will pay $14 800 to the heirs of eight of the nine Italians killed in the Kishman wreck last year. Suits totaling about $90 000 were filed in federal court but later dismissed pending settlement. One case remains unsettled.
Oberlin officials say the village council erred in revoking the Oberlin and Lorain Electric Railway franchise. They argue the franchise was not legal as issued and intend to pursue a new one under the current code requiring route bids. Mr Summers states plans to build from South Amherst to Lorain and anticipates council support. Waldo Fook heads to Columbus for action.
The Kreuger family of North Amherst refuses to allow exhumation of Misa Louise Kreuger whose remains, found in a grave opened by the sexton, were described as petrified. Despite doctors and scientists urging examination, the relatives ordered the grave left untouched and forbade moving the remains.
Michael Gripp, 28, of 212 Orange Street, was fatally struck by Avon Beach streetcar No 2 at Thirteenth Avenue and Sage Street in Lorain. Bundled against the keen wind, he walked on the tracks unaware of the approaching car, despite bystander warnings. The motorman Beebe tried to stop, but Gripp was hit, thrown, and dragged under the wheels. He died instantly. his wife in the old country and a six year old son are noted, with burial to be arranged by his uncle Peter Urban of 224 Sage Street.
A dusty old trunk found near the Nickel Plate yards on Lorain's Fourth avenue is opened by a railroader who discovers the stiff body of a small white dog inside. The scene, reminiscent of the Boston suitcase case, stirs local curiosity and potential police involvement.
Thomas Scroggy of Harveysburg born 1848 in Warren County Ohio enlisted in an Ohio regiment at start of Civil War, wounded at Nickajack Creek and discharged in 1864. He later ran a grocery, then a millitary business with his father in law, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1871, serving as Common Pleas judge since 1898. The piece also notes visitors and travelers in Wellington and nearby towns, including Nellie Hastings visiting from Cascade Street and several local residents touring or traveling to Jamaica, Cuba, Toledo.
Stockholders of the Perry-Pay Manufacturing Co. elected directors A. J. Garford W. G. Sharp B. F. Allen R. D. Perry W. W. Fay E K Massey and H. C. Lyding. R. D. Perry was named president and B. F. W. Allen vice president W. W. Pay secretary and treasurer. All stock is subscribed and a factory to be built soon on the East Side with rapid construction planned.
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