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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1906
Page
6
The latest development in the Osterman divorce case is the appointment of Peter Osterman’s sister, Mrs. Nagle of Avon, as guardian of the former. Osterman has been judged unable to care for his own property. He once wandered from the courtroom and was found near Cleveland.
Justice Webber heard Henry Moore sue his daughter Henrietta Thiesman for 80 dollars on a promissory note while she countersued for 79 dollars for work done. Attorney Calhoon represented the daughter. The crowded Avon courtroom drew nearly all residents as witnesses or onlookers. Judgment awaited with summer advisement not yet rendered.
Columbus Ohio January 3 Representative W E Bense of Ottawa county with Winters of Erie and others from Lancaster and Cuyahoga counties plan a conference of commercial fishermen during the session to discuss laws They urge abolition of the state fish and game commission and the appointment of one salaried commissioner The group says commercial fishermen want no more restriction legislation They aim to harvest as much fish as possible before predatory carp make lake fishing unprofitable for food fish.
Oberlin Ohio January 5 1910 Mrs Mary J Thompson widow of Ukiah Thompson and Caleb A Gowen died at the home of her son Dr Chauncey N Pond. She was in her eighty fifth year a long time resident of Oberlin since 1848 and survived by two children Chester H Pond of Mississippi and Chauncey N Pond of Oberlin. Her third husband Ukiah Thompson long time Oberlin trustee died in 1890 and she had lived with her son since then.
Dal H Strenan and Minnie McKeener both of Lorain. Vern Carpenter and Emma Johnoaga both of Lorain. Nelson Vaughn of Cleveland and Helen Lynne of Elyria. John Miksch and Frances Meteeh Lorain. Edward Krueger and Ida Kidd both of Lorain. William Herald of Middletown Rich. and Mabel Shepard of Wennington. Daniel Duffey and Mary EB Sauery both of Lorain.
A local notice promises relief from a cold with a remedy labeled Brazilen Balm. It claims swift action after a small dose of the product. The offer guarantees results and urges readers to try the treatment.
The Good Roads Convention urged better roads for countywide improvement. President Hlgmu W. H. Moore led talks on road theory, national progress, and a plan to use convicts for road work to ease state costs, with committees named for resolutions and organization.
Probate court appoints administrator in the Margaret Dona hue estate and Moore to present a stereopticon lecture on Toads of the World. Ada Reefy to study in New York City next week. Sorosis Club event at Park Hotel with Oberlin College dean lecture. Indigestion cure praised by local ads.
A large ocean liner reached its destination three days late due to barnacles accumulating on the hull and sides. The note from Mr A Crandall of a drugstore compares the situation to old medicinal tonics, praising Vinol as a cod liver oil without stomach upset. Elyria residents are urged to try Vinol with a money back guarantee. Pilgrim Relishes and condiments offered at grocers.
Prominent state figures back a plan to abolish capital punishment this winter. John J. Sullivan, U.S. district attorney, will urge a legislator to reintroduce his 1898 bill defeated by one vote. The measure would let juries recommend mercy in first degree murder, with judges bound to life imprisonment.
The Lake Shore Electric Railway will hold its annual meeting on January 26 with a full program. EB l Moore is slated as president B Mahler as vice president and I W Coen as secretary and treasurer. A board change is expected and financing plans for Lorain Street Railway purchase may be discussed, kept under the present syndicate arrangement for cost reasons.
A local sale advertises deep discounts on coats, suits, skirts, waists, sweaters, furs, ribbons, laces, trimmings, dress goods, silks, velvets, umbrellas and more all offered at less than wholesale prices to clear inventory.
A Lorain county meeting endorses joining the state Roads Association to improve road conditions. The record lists officers and townships represented, and resolves to support national progress and rural links through better roads and railway connections.
A garbled OCR snippet references a claim and legal timing, noting a late road issue and residence in red related to a prior filing. Details are unreadable, preventing precise entities or actions from being identified.
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