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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1901
Page
6
Market note shows strawberries at 19 cents a quart with possible declines this week if weather stays mild. Lettuce 15 cents per pound, asparagus 5 cents per bunch, cucumbers 5 cents each. Meats include porterhouse 15 to 18 cents, veal 15 cents, mutton 13 cents, bacon 15 cents. Prices sourced from leading local merchants.
Flora Hastings transfers lot 5 Merriam's addition to La Grange to Samantha Soules. Johnson Co to Hanna Johnson lot 846 Sheffield Land Company's addition to Lorain for 350 dollars. Isaac Dutton to Samuel Dutton lot 14 block 8 Brownell's addition to Lorain for 1 dollar. W Gi Warden sheriff to W B Thompson trustee lots 3 and 4 block 3 Braman addition to Lorain for 1190 dollars. Minerva J P Hatch to Johnathan and Mary Hobbs lots 1 and 3 subdivision of outlet 8 Oberlin for 1500 dollars. Hen B Hutchinson to Flora M Hastings 1 acre township lot 9 Oberlin for 3575 dollars.
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Frank Wilson, a colored man, faced a Saturday hearing after a Friday bloodhound chase. John Piper claimed Wilson snatched ten dollars from him near Savings Deposit Bank. Wilson denied, saying Piper borrowed the money for a bet. Wilson was bound over to the grand jury on robbery. Lorain Street Railway workers aided Officer Whitney by stopping a car twice. The hound tracked the suspect back to town, tugging on the leash as the dog keeper urged to hang onto that dog.
Mrs Charlotte Goodspeed died Sunday night at her son Co W Goodspeed's home in Elyria. She was over 85 and had lived in Elyria since youth. Surviving are two other sons Frank and William. Funeral service is Tuesday at 8 PM with interment in Elyria Cemetery. Rev Egbert, new Church of Christ pastor, has moved to Mrs Park Wooster's. church votes for his year to commence with trial service June 2.
In Lorain, James Kelly proprietor of the Pioneer saloon on Tenth avenue, South Lorain, died from a self inflicted gunshot wound after a spree of shots in his room. Neighbors heard multiple shots, the door was locked from inside, and a fourth shot preceded the end. Relatives were notified, and the body was taken to Wickens and Ransom's morgue. Kelly, once employed at Elyria and Zangerle's saloon, had been sick recently and showed despondency, with authorities suggesting temporary insanity or illness as likely causes.
Lorain officials push to land Buffalo Bill’s show for this year’s Fourth of July celebration. The executive committee met but adjourned without finishing work as talks continue. Other notes include Rescius schooner act approved, Lighthouse Tender Haze delivering oil, and minor local injuries and community meetings with plans for June 11 meeting.
The Republican judicial committee of the second subdivision of the fourth district met in Cleveland and fixed Friday July 12 as the date for the judicial convention. Precinct caucuses to elect delegates will be held Tuesday evening July 9. Delegates allotted: Summit 100, Lorain 84, Medina 35. The convention will be in Medina with Judge N. B. Tibball of Akron as temporary chairman and N. H. McClure of Medina as temporary secretary.
Arthr LeRoy Ganison a 25 year old physician and Frances M Campbell a 22 year old resident of Rochester obtained a marriage license. Rev Craft Wannamaker Egbert and Stivers attended the ministerial association meeting Monday.
Ohio sees rapid growth of electric rail lines with new routes planned from Oberlin to Norwalk Lorain to Norwalk and Mansfeld to Galion. Rival syndicates Everett Moore and Pomeroy vie for right of way and traffic footing amid doubts over routes north of Ashland.
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