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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1900
Page
1
A mysterious renter of Box 277 in Elyria was tracked to Cleveland where H M Ross posed as a venediary to wed a wealthy heiress. He printed circulars offering vast fortunes then solicited brides and fees while mail and photos flowed in from eager suitors.
Ri sought a wife by posing as a suitor to No 24 a woman with real estate government bonds and 25000 in credits about fifty letters arrived at the post office Saturday four offered 25 for clerk hire and court suisie photographs accompanied the letters Rose did not receive a penny for his trouble his valley list Love cost him and at least 500 has been spent with 150 received to date money will be returned after being tied as evidence.
Mrs John Classen of North Amherst disappeared after boarding an electric car on Friday to visit relatives in Toronto. She and her child were located Saturday in Canada, about 150 miles from her intended destination after traveling by lake boat by mistake. Investigations spanned Cleveland Lorain Elyria and police departments, with excitement and rumors in North Amherst as the mystery unfolded. Her husband and neighbors rejoiced at the safe return, and she was expected home in a week or two.
John Gorman of Lorain died at 2% o'clock Wednesday morning in the blast furnaces lev er house while shutting off hot metal. The space is gas filled and dangerous. he exited then collapsed after a brief conversation with a fellow worker. He was 29, unmarried, and the main support for his aged parents.
A new law sets two open seasons for game in Ohio from November 10 to December 1 and March 10 to April 10. Fall hunting allows all game except pheasants, while spring open season targets coot and wild ducks. Ducks are largely prohibited year round and doves are protected always. Snipe and woodcock are migratory and likely protected. Squirrels and rabbits may be killed by farmers injuring crops. Outlook for Ohio sportsmen is grim as ducks depart south by November 10.
The Cornerstone at Court land Leewand streets marks the site of Akron’s new stone church begun May 1888 and completed in 1890s with memorial windows added. Built by Myers and Stones from plans by Frank O Weary of Akron, the edifice seats 1800 with 23 Sunday school rooms on the main floor and extensive basement facilities. Dedication services run from Sunday morning June 17 for a full week.
Real estate transfers show H. McDowell and wife selling lots 108 and 107 in Penfield township to G. R. Damon for 5000 dollars. James Jackson sells part of lot 3 in Gates addition to Elyria to Percy L. Blaine for 2 dollars. Percy L. Blaine sells part of lot B in Gates addition to Elyria to F. R. Flatt for 600 dollars. Isaac Straw and wife transfer lots 6 and 6 in Cham berlain trustee's addition, Lorain, for 4600 dollars.
The National Shear Company property in Elyria including land building and machinery of the Standard Cutlery plant sold by Peter Alexander trustee of the bankrupt combine to James C Pearson of Boston. The works have been idle since control shifted in 1998. A new company is said to plan repairs and reactivation to produce shears and fine cutlery.
Lorain county elects W. A. Sharp of Elyria as the Democratic candidate for the 9th Congressional District at Shelby. The nomination was by acclamation amid a reunion tone, with Judge Farrell delivering a noted speech. Delegates to the national convention were chosen on the 22nd ballot, while a subscription book agency opened above Kady's drug store managed by Harry Hazelton.
Mr A R Webber weighs a Lorain county bar broad base as he contemplates running for common pleas judge next year. The accomplished attorney with twenty years practice holds wide local support and praise for fairness and temperate judgment. Endorsements flow from Lorain bar members and Medina delegates, signaling strong backing for his bid. In unrelated notes, John Raredon of New Philadelphia is jailed for intoxication after a Sandusky trip, pleading guilty and fined five dollars plus costs. John Brown also pleads guilty to intoxication and is fined and committed.
Elyria man Char files Davis vanished after going to Cleveland where he claimed to live at 1214 Fourteenth Street The city directory lists no such name and the street number appears missing Davis said he carried 18 dollars in his right hand pocket A highwayman robbed him on Cleveland's flats and fled with his money
Elyria census estimates place its population near 10 000 to 11 000 with about 2 602 youths of school age. Lorain around 12 000 and Oberlin about 5 390. A legal case, The Kaiser v Smith, involved a mechanics lien foreclosure on East Broad street with Kaiser and Smith as principal parties. The settlement set Kaiser to receive 3 092 dollars plus costs. Smith to cover other costs. The Citizens Law and Banking Co. proceeding was dismissed.
County commissioners finished their quarterly meeting Wednesday fixing the tax rate. County land taxed at 1.9 mills and bridge at 1. Building and Indigent soldiers at 2. Children's home at 16. Int bonds for Children's home at 25. Erie Avenue bridge at 36. Road repair at ld and total levy 50 mills.
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