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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1899
Page
3
The text praises long devotion to the frue interests of the American people, noting lifelong loyalty from readers and the sturdy support of a family of followers. It reflects on the publication's aging vitality, strengthened by decades of trust and faith in its teachings and homefront information.
Public auction scheduled for June 3rd at the court house in Elyria to sell three parcels in Lorain County. The first parcel of land comprises about 0.? acres and has an appraisal of 905.90 dollars, the second 85.54 dollars, and the third 624.96 dollars. Minimum bid is two‑thirds of the appraisals. Conducted by Sheriff George Brins.
The Elyria Reporter announces L B Fauver will take over editorship and control of the Daily and Weekly Reporter from E L Disbro while Disbro stays as manager. It lauds Fauver as a true Republican leader and praises the paper’s prosperity, equipment, and subscriber growth amid local political commentary and calls for reform in delegate elections and governance.
The Postmaster General directed postmasters at presidential offices to stay at their posts and not be absent more than one or two days without written department approval. Violations may lead to removal. In Oberlin a fire damaged a dwelling next to P. H. Tobin’s home but was knocked down quickly with minor injuries as churchgoers rushed to exits.
The notice cites Ohio Lorain County Common Pleas actions. Plaintiffs seek to challenge a purported will of Betsey Ann Goodwin on grounds of lack of sound mind and undue influence. Jennie Williams is ordered to answer by May 18. Another case by Frank Jang against Mary A. Sheldon Myra Cole and Fanny Kelly seeks to quiet title to real estate in Elyria, with defendants asserting interest. The suit targets Lot 17 Block 168 in Elyria, with a June 8 deadline for answer and potential default.
The article denounces the rival paper for accusing last Saturday’s Lorain county Republican convention of lack of faith and manipulation. It defends the nominated ticket as strong, asserts the convention was controlled by loyal delegates, and blasts the Kurts organ as an enemy-controlled mouthpiece of anti-McKinley renegades.
The Boston Journal notes that the normal Dingley revenue nearly equals the ordinary peace expenditures of the national government. It argues that without war there would be no need to raise federal taxes, and that the Dingley law suffices for all normal national purposes.
Rev E J Craft of St Andrew's Episcopal Church will stay in Elyria after declining a Warren Ohio pastorate. He has led the Elyria church a little over a year, with the congregation and attending friends pleased they will not leave. The church was fourished under his pastorate and never better.
Four men on strike live on bread and water while Butler Durham is reported discharged by the mayor. The street cleaning gang faces change as Tom Gordon, arrested for intoxication, is fined $5 and costs by Mayor Reefy.
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