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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1900
Page
1
The first Baptist church at Lorain opened to the public Sunday after two months of repairs. A humorous incident occurred during services as new seats with sticky varnish caused an amusing sound when the congregation rose, resembling fabric clinging to the pews.
Attorneys for West Broad street property owners filed for a temporary injunction in the court of common pleas to stop the city auditor and county treasurer from canceling assessments tied to the new pavement between West avenue and Chestnut street. Plaintiffs name city, council members, clerk, treasurer, and county auditor as defendants. suit recalls a 1899 Barber Asphalt Paving Company contract and contends work met contract terms despite protests. Judge Nye granted the temporary injunction.
Brunswick in Medina County reports a mild smallpox epidemic with a lingering rash seen through the summer. An official from the state board of health recently visited and confirmed smallpox. About fifty cases have appeared when counting the rash, affecting both children and adults, with older people showing more severe illness.
The county fair enters next week with rapid entry flow and occupied space signaling a larger venue. The rebuilt poultry house will highlight displays. night sessions are canceled this year to allow planning for future events.
The Wellington Enterprise argues against using high explosive and luminous gas lamps, noting danger to property and lives from flaming walls and smoking ruins. It favors electric lighting from the town plant as safer and cheaper in the long run, urging citizens to benefit from taxed infrastructure.
Work began Tuesday on a $200,000 steel bridge across the Mau Mee river at Toledo to replace the present structure. Completion is not expected within a year as Lake Shore plans channel improvements to prevent vessel groundings and traffic delays at the bridge draw. the railroad will enlarge the channel to avert future obstructions.
Sant Leslie of Carliste, held on a county jail charge as an accomplice in the Guattimer robbery, was granted a hearing before Judge Hinman on Friday and discharged. Testimony showed a frightened witness could not identify the trio, and other alibi evidence supported the defendant's innocence.
The United States Civil Service Commission announces a September 4, 1900 examination in this city for clerk and carrier posts in the post office service. It aims to create a substitute force of about 35 percent, with age limits 18 for clerks and 21 to 30 for carriers, carriers needing height under five feet ten inches and weight at least 125 pounds. Applications open to all U.S. citizens meeting requirements, with local district residency favored for appointments. Eva L Beyry, secretary of the local board, urges prompt filings and inquiries to the local secretary about application deadlines.
Margaret E. Spore sues Frank Spore and Lorain Steel in Common Pleas Court claiming nine years of marriage ended by desertion. She seeks injunctions to prevent disposition of the couple’s Lorain property and to halt further wages to Spore, arguing funds should be paid to her for the support and education of their two children. Spore earns twenty to thirty dollars weekly at the steel works.
Charlie Wao Hearn 25 weds Lizzie Many Stoks 28 in Worth Ambherst. Edson M Blatchard 26 weds Ethel Freeman 18 in LaGrange. David Graves 20 weds Sadie Dale 23 in Oberlin.
Burglars broke into the Avon Point post office Sunday night stealing 94 dollars and 50 cents in two cent stamps. Al Beebe reports his residence was entered with four dollars taken in a related burglary.
Twelve-year-old BO Braun of Ridge street died after falling under a west bound Lake Shore freight in Dake Shore yards. He had joined friend Riley to watch trains and tried to ride a moving car, slipped, and was cut in two. coroner Braman investigated as his body was prepared for burial.
A city observer recounted a farmer woman struggling to move a bulky horse. A horse trader assisted by faking an injury to the animal, then secretly tied a cord to its leg and started the horse, claiming the creature was cured by bathing and asking his secret remain hidden.
Lorain Times reports the C B and W will run cars downtown soon. A crossing safety device is required by Attorney General Sheets, with Nickel Plate pushing for a watchman. Grading from Franklin advances across lots as work tightens near residences, fruit trees, and shops. Rumors place the Y on West Erie from the Wilson block, and a 15 cent fare to Elyria-Clyria is hinted, pending finishing touches.
The electric lite men work on the Matcham hill bridge as grading on the line will finish in four weeks. Dan Hall will start laying track from the Oberlin end in about a week. The line likely won’t operate before mid December. Elks carnival showcases a top firework display in Lorain county.
A large improvement on the Big Fill project along the Cleveland Lorain and Western line between Blyris and Lorain cuts will deepen the fill to 2 feet in places and raise Belden fill to 1 foot high. Some expect Belden and Hrbart to consolidate, reducing stops between Grafton and Tester. Belden’s track will pass through town with wagon roads running beneath after the fill.
The Peoples Institute announces a ten entertainment season with tickets at costs over one thousand dollars. Notable attractions include the Parker Concert Company Indies quartet with reader and violin soloist, Ottumwa Male Quartet with Gab H Lott, former Schuberts member, and War era chaplain Vathar Francis Kelley of Detroit. Brooks Marine Band of Chicago with 63 performers, Dr Casper W Hiatt of Cleveland, A A Wiltté the apostle of sublime, Ernest Gamble’s Humburts and other renowned artists from Washington, New York, Pittsburgh and more.
The legislature this spring passed a law for district electors to vote on centralizing township schools if the board of education refuses the plan. A majority in favor would require a high school in the district. Centralization aims to raise education standards by closing small, costly schools and pooling funds for teachers, fuel, and buildings, with pupils transported to village schools. The issue concerns parents in districts with several tiny schools and few pupils each.
Lorain police locate Phil Fleischer who in a drunken spree left home Saturday night planning to visit a beer hall. He traveled to Elyria where he drank with friends until police intervened. He was fined five dollars plus costs but could not pay with only 2.35 dollars on hand. Officer Krautter located him and notified Mrs. Fleisher of her husband’s whereabouts.
A year and a half old child of Mr. and Mrs. J. Heller of North Aeherst was badly burned yesterday when a leaking stove vapor ignited after the mother wiped up spilled fuel and relit it. The flames were extinguished as promptly as possible, but the child suffered severe burns, especially on one hand.
Amasa Thorpe a well known Elyria township resident ended his life with poison on Wednesday after telling his sister he would kill himself. He had previously survived rat poison ingestion a week earlier and died at his West Midge road home two miles west of Elyria. Coroner’s inquest attributed death to poisoning. Thorpe 46 had been married four times with divorces from all spouses and left a small estate.
The county commissioners report the new stone pike on Country Road is nearing completion with only a few rods of stone to lay. Earth banks along the ditch side keep stones in place while settling and the western end has worn down from traffic but should take a year to reach good condition. Once done the north dirt road will be scraped and graded for dry weather travel. The project faced doubt about longevity, but it is hoped to prove satisfactory as one of the county’s worst roads.
Mrs Edith E White, widow and administratrix of Amasa S White, sues U S and Western for 10000 damages claiming careless collision by a C L W engine on a public highway crossing near Chamberlain. The April 7 incident left Mr White injured and missing until found later. Attorneys Spellman Webster and Turner represent the plaintiff.
Trustees of the North Amherst Methodist Episcopal Church petitioned the common pleas court, through attorney Lee Stroup, for authority to sell the church property to move the meeting house from its central town site surrounded by busy businesses. They argue the current location is noisy and unsuitable for worship and seek a relocation to a quieter area.
Dr K I Green of Fareren Towa August 27 receives offer to chair economics and sociology at Oberlin College Oberlin Ohio. He will resign his post at Towa State Normal School to accept.
Norwalk Aug 30 Mrs Hildreth widow of Rev Dr T W Hildreth noted Methodist divine of this city died Wednesday night after a long illness.
Phin Gleason of Elyria and an Oberlin man named Burrell were arrested for intoxication. In police court Thursday morning they were fined six dollars plus costs.
William Stidwill of Bridgeport injured his left hand at a station while alighting a car on Friday. While gripping the car handle his finger was badly injured as he stepped down. He was brought to town to Dr. Sampsell's office for treatment.
Reporters from the Repor ter held a Monday outing at Glenn's beach with twenty one guests dining under a pavilion. Mrs. M A Lantsbury presided, Agnes Stedman assisted, and a tide-ride aboard the tug China Grover followed by a tour of the C B Lockwood freighter capped the day. The group planned an annual event and formed a permanent organization with officers Mrs. Lantsbury, N Carrie Ross, and J O Ver sey.
The October Ladies Home Journal will publish plans for enlarging the White House in Washington. Colonel Theodore A. Bingham will urge adoption, arguing the executive mansion is poorly housed. A skilled architect has solved fears of disrupting the building’s symmetry, with details to be given in the journal.
Amos D. Sheldon Medina county surveyor was named without opposition for the state board of equalization representing the twenty seventh and twenty ninth joint senatorial district at Ashland. The nomination is expected to meet general approval and reflects Sheldon’s capability and Medina county’s merit.
A five year old girl on Railroad Street touched an alarm torpedo with a hammer, causing an explosion that tore her right hand fingers and left her severely injured. The pet dog nearby likely died from the blast, and no trace of it has been found.
Youth football interest surges in Elyria as Co 1 armory group elects Guy Phipps captain H P Boynton manager and coach Scott Hinman assistant. Aiming for a first class team, they plan training and a local schedule with strong nearby rivals while preparing for a large city carnival requiring sixty volunteers.
Hon Allan A Craig of Carry PA visits son Joseph H Craig auditor of Federal Steel on Middle Avenue. A pioneer Republican, he was one of thirteen surviving delegates at the 1866 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia that nominated John C Fremont. He helped organize the party in Erie County and has long been in the thick of political battles. He recently turned eighty and remains sharp in mind, studying daily and following leading issues with interest as he plans to vote for the national ticket for the twelfth time this fall.
The Young Men s Christian Association schedules a Sunday lecture by Dr L B Sperry on September 15 and an Andersonville Prison talk by T W Smith on October 1. A lecture series covers the South African War, the Philippines, and China with magic shows by Prof Pereira. The physical department opens its third season October 1 under Hebner s leadership. New library acquisitions include Eminent Sons and Daughters of Columbia and Life of Moody. contributions are welcome.
Charlie W. Hearns and Miss Lizzie Strohl, well known in North Amherst, were married at the bride's home Tuesday evening. They left Wednesday for Chicago and will return to Worth Amherst to reside. Hearns is employed by the Cleveland Stone Company.
A force of postal telegraph line men are at work stringing a loop from Lorain to Elyria. Previously only a relay wire linked Elyria with Lorain, forcing local operators to handle all messages. This work places Elyria on the main line.
The oldest inhabitant recalls no prior August with so much rain. Unusually moist conditions linger through midsummer, giving natives a freshness not seen in May or June.
Probate Court appoints M. D Baker guardian of David Graves of Oberlin Jd and P. Carr administrator of Nathaniel Cowregate of Rochester. Will of Thomas Lord of Ridgeville admitted to probate.
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