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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1899
Page
3
The Reporter discusses Mayor Reety's stance on Sunday baseball, asserting he upholds law and order despite rumors. It cites local ordinances, penalties for Sunday sports, and public concern over Sabbath desecration, urging enforcement and education on waterworks and civic projects, with broader notes on finance and infrastructure.
A local paper weighs the lake water system versus river options for Elyria amid rising construction costs and legal questions. The editor argues for extended investigation and public education, urging withdrawal of current suits and a fair, thorough review before any new bond vote. The piece notes higher piping and labor prices, potential savings from lower interest, and the need for a united, unbiased civic discussion.
Legal notice for a plat approval in Lorain County involving multiple named residents and properties. Details reference Witten G Slatrp Seward Wy Eehson and others, describing lot lines, block boundaries, and proposed subdivision actions with a forthcoming court consideration and related petitions.
Lorain County Ohio lists district boundaries for townships and wards, naming Lorain Lorain City Elyria and surrounding townships. It references a court sale of Lot Seventeen in Black Eight, allotted by William A Braman trustee, with appraisal and sale terms to sheriff Warden and attorney Gullmore.
Cleveland Berea Elyria and Oberlin Electric Railway serves Oberlin to Public Square Cleveland every hour from 5 20 a m to 9 p m daily and from Cleveland to Oberlin hourly. Direct connection with Cleveland and Berea Line to Berea begins at 4 10 4 p m and 12 a m for Cleveland trips. Inquiries at Andwur Taplitt House or J Pomeroy General Manager 614 Garfield Bld Cleveland O.
The column lauds Colonel Dick for enlisting during the Spanish American War and for his role in sending Ohio regiments to Washington. It cites his health, leadership, and fidelity to duty, noting his selection to present the Tobin petition to the White House and War Department. The piece defends him against partisan attacks and extols his honorable, unifying war record.
A bidding process opens for heating the Children’s Home in Elyria Lorain County Ohio. County committee members invite proposals with bids to be secured by bond and described property in Brownheim Township Vermillion River bounds. Public auction scheduled at the County Courthouse in Elyria for the parcel Lot 78 containing about 46 acres with a $72830 appraisal, terms include cash, one year, and two-year installments secured by mortgage.
Train timetable notes show departures and accommodations for Lake Shore and Michigan Southern routes. Mentions North and South divisions with departure times such as early morning and late evening, and references to various named trains and accommodations.
Probate notice records accounts filed in the Lorain County probate office and sets July 1 as the filing deadline for exceptions. Names listed include Richard Marsh executors Boel Allen Miller Breen Wier Cliuf Ndiginistriters Strokmier Wood Whunt Ger juydl Levnan Pract Merriam guardians and various guardianship and settlement accounts. The notice calls for examination and hearing on the stated date.
The sixteenth annual Department of Ohio Womans Relief Corps convened in Youngstown on June 20. President Vesta J. Shoemaker led the session with 240 corps delegates and 5,517 members, noting 6,685 beneficiaries through the year. Funds totaled 1,547.03 with significant aid for orphans at Xenia and support for the National Home at Madison for nurses’ widows and dependents. The article lauds the corps as an educator of women and a promoter of patriotism.
A Lorain fruit grower provides a formula for a plum tree spray described as a cure for a disease named cureulia. The mixture uses four pounds white lime four pounds blue vitrial 402 Paria green and forty gallons water and is to be applied in two sprays: at bloom and when plums reach cherry size, and again at two-thirds growth.
Elnora Wray seeks dissolution of marriage from Albert Wray in the Lorain County Ohio Court of Common Pleas citing habitual drunkenness extreme cruelty and neglect. She requests custody of Alice age 14 Winter age 11 and Russett age 6 with alimony. case filed July 18 1800 by attorney Lee Stroup on behalf of Nora Wray.
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