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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1903
Page
5
In a charming Wednesday ceremony at the Killippis home Alma Killippis wed Bert Nesbett. The couple, residents of this place, will establish their home in Elyria. Friends extend best wishes and congratulations.
Lake Avenue North Lane reports a vandal destroyed most of an acre of melons in Mr Smith s patch last Saturday night. Glen Rounds suffered a severe hand injury at the screw and tap factory, likely losing a finger, and is under Dr Shefherd s care. Local social visits note Miss Nellie Webb and Sage Breeze friend visiting Miss Aille Cook, with several other relatives and guests from Elyria, Lorain, Chicago, and Cleveland listed.
LaGrange residents report moves and visits including Mr Patterson moving to Mr Holcomb s house and Mrs Fulton of Toledo visiting. Numerous departures and visits described with names such as Underhill Wolcott Bainbridge and Seigler. One dairy cow loss noted and several telegraphed trips to Elyria Lorain Cleveland and Mich for six weeks expected.
Brownhelm residents share visits and travel news as events unfold. Mrs Henny Neeb of Dexter and Mrs J H Brandan spent the day together while Mr and Mrs J Kuellmer and Clara visited Cleveland. Several locals attended the state fair in Columbus and others planned trips for schooling in Lafayette Indiana. Harvey Brandan spent Sunday at home and the Vogt family from Cleveland vacationed with Mrs Zach. Teachers Miss E Sheldon of LaGrange and Miss L Joyce of Oberlin were home for Sunday.
North Ridgeville residents attend the state fair in Columbus. Misa E Geer leaves for a millinery position in Coshocton. Mr and Mrs H N Stringer of Elgin Illinois visit Ridgeville. The LB is hosted by Mrs Crowe and Mrs T Winckles. Miss E Balcomb vacationed in Cleveland. Mr HA Taylor attends a Cleveland ball game. Miss E Batcher of Birmingham visits local families. The Wilsons celebrate twenty second wedding anniversary with relief corps guests. The Reisinger Nesbett wedding in Belden attended by local clergy and friends. Mr and Mrs CS Mills return from Michigan. J Bohrer and family visit friends. Miss R Herrick visiting Cleveland. Miss E Sayers visiting Medina. School opens Tuesday. Mrs Ro Noeshett entertains guests from Cleveland. Arthur Root and Emma Wilson visit the Wilsons.
Bakers Crossing hosts Mr. F Moore and family from Michigan at Ed Bakers while Mr. Barnett from Oberlin called at Kelseys. Robert Cole of Orange visits D Coles and Art Fritts of Cleveland is too weak to be at home. Wellington guests include Mr D Foot and R Chapman with Mrs H Tillinan. Edits list many local names with school reopening noted under Miss Hall.
Huntington Paul Pratt returns home from Norwalk. Warren McMecken visits Borea and JB Robinson's family returns from Michigan. Mrs Lyons and Mrs Haulk visit La Grange. Marry Pratt buys a Testaurnat in Norwalk. Miss M Hull and Ira Sunday in Polk. Myre Seeley of Columbus visits T D Phelan's. W Myera and children visit Cleveland relatives. Chas Stone and Jay Rogers in LaGrange Saturday. Misa M Lenon hosts a Saturday evening at home. Ralph Ward and Florence Rood visit D P Well's. Frank Hall moves to Brighton. Edna Preston of Oberlig visits Mra C Handley. New teachers listed Elters Walker, Frank Hull, Ethel Gillett, Hattie Hall, Lena Dirlam, Evalyne Kelsey, Fern Coats, Mattie Hull, Mary Sweeney, Bertha Chapman, Rose Clark. This makes eleven teachers from Huntington. Stone spent
Carlisle notes list Ada Smith heading west ridge and Bessie Rich traveling to Detroit for study. Mrs GW Baker visited Thursday. Miss Anna Freeman from Cleveland vacationed with grandmother and kin. Switzer family attended nephew Taylor’s Elyria wedding last week. Lyons and daughters of Eaton visited John Biggs. Brown couple from Dayton visiting friends. John Reinders hosted friends Sunday. Mrs Andrew Jackson had a serious accident when a gun misfired striking her face. two shots were extracted. Miss Hazel Prindle traveled to Oberlin for business college. Violet.
A large crowd watched the Gun Club shoot at Brounds on Labor Day with high interest in weekly events. Leading scores were W H Kohni 17 and C E Eisochard 17, W J Hillier 18, Paul Morgan 15, C E Blanchard 7, and C E Hancock 14. In doubles W A Kuhn led with 8, Paul Morgan 7, and Hillier achieved the day’s best by breaking 19 of 26.
Probate Court in Pensfald adjudges Julius Everhart epileptic on Tuesday and orders removal to the Ohio Hospital for epilepsy treatment.
Laurence Hyland of Cleveland spent Labor Day with friends in town. Weddings, visits, and returning travelers fill the week as Miss Florence Long recovers from diphtheria, several locals visit Cleveland and Norwalk, Miss Ruth Leuszler accepts a position with Gem Raking Co, and Nellie Long Stock Company performs Foggs Ferry tonight at the opera house. Mrs Monroe offers souvenir books and Picturesque Elyria is on sale. Rev Endly ends his Elyria pastorate, and the annual conference convenes in Norwalk next Wednesday morning.
Nellie Howlett wed Charles Carpenter in Wortave avenue home ceremony. Grace Brandan served as bridesmaid and John Hecock as best man with Margery Howlett as ring bearer. Bride wore white organdie lace. decorations were green and white. Couple received silver and a gift from Mr Carpenter’s mail route, then left for Fort Wayne and will reside on Monroe street upon return.
Arthur D Mason age 25 farmer of Wellington weds Lyln E Vincent 25 of Wellington. Charles Darpenter 24 mail carrier Elyria weds Neile Louise Howlette 21 of Elyria. Frank Henan 28 clerk Scranton Pa weds Aldat Davis 28 of Lorain. Charles Williams 22 machinist and engineer Elyria weds Amy Joy 18 of Elyria. Emery J Hosler 29 finisher Elyria weds Anna K Schultz 28 of North Amherst.
Mr and Mrs Gaston thank many friends for offered services during bereavement and for flowers. They also thank the singers of Elyriz and Baath Amherst.
The last victim from the Candis wreck will depart the hospital this week. Harry Hamner, badly injured about the head, leaves for Oberlin on Tuesday. Motorman O'Brien plans to leave Friday and Mr Wheelock of Oberlin Saturday. The hospital will then clear its SW patient load. management praised for care of the injured.
The infant son of Frederick and Helen Jacobs of East Second Street died Thursday night from cholera infantum. Burial is set for Saturday at 2 o'clock.
Micheal Gruber aged 31 and Miss Emma Wolf aged 19 from 110 Lobkin Street were united in marriage at a Cleveland location on Thursday. The couple resides in Cleveland.
Farmer HB Sharp from two miles west of Elyria was struck by a car while crossing the C and S W track on Broad street. His wagon and contents were smashed. Sharp and the horse escaped injury, he was thrown clear of the track, saved from being run over, and his quick fall prevented fatal harm. A Pennsylvania man survived a severe threshing accident by clutching a projection with his left hand torn free, awaiting recovery if the right arm can aid lying in court.
Veterans will not receive their pensions this quarter as promptly as usual. Payments start Friday but two holidays, Sunday and Labor Day, will slow disbursement. The Columbus office expects about 83.5 million in total payments this quarter.
Toronto surgeons report an unparalleled November operation at the city hospital. A laborer with spreading gangrene in both legs faced certain death. Surgeons removed the entire thighs and separated the hip joints, destroying nerve branches. The patient was effectively cut in halves and survived the procedure.
A new process by Dr. Martin Ekenberg converts temporarily separated milk into milk powder using an extractor device. Prices quoted range from £929 to £280 for a machine capable of evaporating 628 gallons in ten hours. Early reports note several units being erected in Swedish factories and interest from butter makers in Salen and beyond. Industry expects large exports if commercialized, though calf and pig feed returns are modest. The powder is said to retain properties after drying and could be transported easily, with claims of long shelf life.
Commentary argues for extending human lifespan to 149 years, claiming death is mostly accidental and that fear of death is irrational. Quoting Prof Elle Metchholkoft, the piece asserts natural death is rare and urges society to value science, humanity, and state service through extended life and delayed aging.
The article surveys parasites in mammals birds and fish, noting the pigeon louse as a notable example and a pike louse that acts as a paddle by attaching to fish hosts. It also mentions stokers cooling with oatmea floating in cold water, the English guard by arms selection, and a German elephant hide measuring 16 feet 9 inches tall.
A Budapest report says the Quaint ceremony that honors the virtuous maiden prize will be dropped this year. There are many maidens but no marriageable young men available to meet the statutory betrothal and dowry requirements.
An observant man quoted in the New Times-Democrat recounts an enduring sensory memory. After quitting cod liver oil long ago, he still experiences the distinct taste and related physical feelings, unexplainable by simple association or memory theory.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat note discusses child reasoning as sharp and direct. An Italian railroad worker named Catatney was killed by a moving train at the Cleveland Street crossing, about 36, employed as a section hand, carrying tools when struck and killed instantly.
Din 16 to 18 Cleveland market notes show wholesale price quotes for dairy products like Elgin full cream cheese and butter, eggs, fresh poultry dressed and live fowls, potatoes, wheat, corn, oats, hay, and wool. Live stock includes hogs, calves, lambs, sheep, and cattle with ranges for mediamare, fair to good, and good to best categories.
An ominous warning plaque in a Washington Interior Department building marks a lower floor trap and cautions visitors to watch their step. The sign rivals railway crossing notices and appears in a corridor area noted for its unusual floor difference.
Joseph Rusinko, three, son of Mike Husinko of East Avenue, Lorain, fell into a tub of boiling water during supper time. His skin was severely burned and he died early Wednesday morning. The mishap occurred after Mrs. Rusinko left the tub unattended on the kitchen floor.
Walter Gaston little son of Mr and Mrs E R Gaston of Lodi street died Saturday afternoon Sept 5 of brain fever aged 17 months 11 days Burial held Monday at South Amherst
A Superior court witness stated that the man in question was not drunk but believed to have had a couple of drinks. He argued that anyone seen about 11 o'clock at night must have had drinks, and this was his basis for the assertion.
The Oberlin board of health Thursday formally approved changes to the town water supply plans. The updated plan includes filtration and softening plants to provide a modern water system for Oberlin, Ohio.
Emory Stewart and Grover Crocker were bound over to the grand jury by Justice Lord on Tuesday under a $200 bond after admitting to shooting at a railway train, claiming their aim was a bird.
Thieves entered through a broken cellar pane and then a pane at a pillar head to steal about 810 in cash and 10 boxes of cigars. No clue to the thieves has been found.
Cedar Point excursion offered via Lake Shore Railway with departures from Elyria on September 8 9 and 11 19. Round trip fare set at one dollar. Tickets date specific and return options listed for travelers seeking a day trip to the amusement destination.
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