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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1899
Page
3
The Spiritual and Progressive Association of Bxat Round and Elyria will hold Sunday meetings at 2 30 p.m. standard time in Mr. Ely’s block over Jackson's meat market. All persons are cordially invited to attend.
The Elyria Reporter runs items on state ticket candidates and a water supply debate for Elyria, with editorials urging voters to read the platform, while discussing shipping, real estate, and political dynamics. It covers the Republican convention, leadership notes, taxes, and public works alongside editorial commentary.
County commissioners donated the Third Street bridge railing now seen as a local scenic feature. The railing, once part of the old Lorain River bridge, resembles a croquet enclosure with barbed wire and may deter livestock on the walkway. Grand Army hall on Monday night offered a cake walk that drew no participants but collected admissions.
Cleveland Berea Elyria Oberlin Electric Railway operable daily. Cars depart Oberlin for Public Square Cleveland hourly from early morning till night with a late night run at 10 p m. Service also runs from Cleveland to Oberlin hourly 6 am to 6 pm and from Elyria to Cleveland hourly 4 40 am to 10 40 pm with a 12 30 am run. Direct connection with Cleveland and Berea Line to Berea. Inquiries to agents at Andwar Toplift house or F T Pomeroy General Manager 614 Garfield Bld Cleveland Ohio.
Mrs A J Lawrence of Beaver Pennsylvania testifies that Brazilian Balt cured a severe pneumonia and coughs. The remedy is praised for burns cold sores chapped hands and face and claimed to work miracles in the family.
The Reporter quotes E. J. Johnson urging a careful, science based inquiry into water sources before any vote. He favors majority will, notes preliminary tests and filtration costs, and says taxpayers deserve full facts from competent engineers before a direct vote on the lake system. He believes most taxpayers oppose the lake water project until proven, and supports submitting the issue to the people.
A special council meeting approved a franchise for Lorain County Railway Company to build and operate an electric road between here and Lorain. The line gains full right of way to Lorain city limits with a possible extension to the north end. Work will start immediately and a subsequent extension to Penfield avenue would connect both towns.
The Sioux Falls Press praises discontented men as the salt of the earth and leaders who blaze the pathways of civilization. It contrasts active restless striving with passive contentment, urging blessings on those who push for better, shaping precedents and advancing noble aspirations.
The Oberlin Owl published its final edition last week and has been renamed The Tribune. A new office was built on the site of the plant destroyed by fire last December, marking the Owl's demise and the newspaper’s rebirth.
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