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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1901
Page
2
Editorial page notes the Tuesday issue marks three years and Wednesday starts volume four. Thanks subscribers advertisers and friends for support. claims a moderately prosperous year with rising subscriptions and good advertising. Advocates city and county news focus and abandons plate telegraph news for timelier local reporting.
A patriotic editorial lauds the supremacy of law after the McKinley assassination, praising Americans for respecting due process, condemning anarchy, and vowing to uphold republican government. It calls for national unity, reverence for institutions, and renewed resolve to defend law from within.
President Roosevelt intends minimal change from McKinley policies and invites cabinet retention. Cabinet acceptance is swift and full with Hay as premier, Gage staying to support prosperity, and key figures Root Smith Long Hitchcock Wilson and Knox remaining. The administration seeks steady foreign and domestic policy and continued national prosperity.
The Schley Sampson inquiry will occupy the nation for weeks. the Spanish war victories are dimmed by a petty squabble. Debates over who destroyed the fleet hinge on opinion as to Schley’s presence and Sampson’s absence. Admiral Dewey will preside over the court with dignity.
The Elyria and vicinity music community mourns the sudden death of Edward Pomeroy. Described as a kind, agreeable gentleman with great musical talent, his untimely passing is regarded as a mystery. Community expresses sympathy to his parents and relatives.
The Mansfield News reports Ohio farm stock figures from the state auditor for 1903 with increases in several categories. Horses number 712,500 up 1,334. cattle 1,468,391 up 807,501. mules 14,530 up 1,657. sheep 2,546,772 up 8,702. hogs 1,467,331 up 2,287. The piece notes there has been no overall change in total stock due to prosperous times. Mrs. H A Dykeman has returned from a two week Buffalo visit.
The fair suffered a monetary loss this year blamed on factors beyond management. The death of President McKinley reduced attendance, with Thursday and Friday admissions down. Night exhibits and the Pan-American at Buffalo deterred visitors, though some departments excelled. Races were strong, and J. L. Edwards of Oberlin received praise for speed events.
James McCarvel a roll tarner married Lucy M Parsch a prominent young woman of Elyria. They were united in marriage early Monday morning by Rev Father Schaffeld at St Marys church.
Exhibits at the county fair on the grounds were not fully ready Wednesday morning but expected to finish by noon. Hogs in the swine department looked good and sheep shed was full while the poultry house overflowed. a large owl amused visitors. Floral hall booths were disordered early but improved by noon. Track conditions were decent in the afternoon as drivers warmed up under overcasts. The fair runs all day Thursday with no races in the afternoon and grounds closing at night.
The fair drew about 2,500 on Wednesday despite cold weather and first day sluggishness. Two races ran Tuesday afternoon and two more Wednesday with a third postponed due to late hour and threatened rain. Friday racing planned from 12:30. Several pacing and trotting events with times and entrants listed amid summaries of September 17 and 18. Ray McDonald of Cambridge Springs visited his mother Mrs. J. McDonald this week.
The county fair drew crowds from both country and city with about 10 000 attendees through the turnstiles. Horse racing dominated the afternoon with multiple pace and trot events, including a 2:40 class and 2:19 trotting, won by May Queen and Allabreeve respectively, amid a day of brisk winds and chilly air.
Alexander Hunter of Cleveland was involved in a Friday squabble at the fair grounds and returned home with a large scalp wound. Two policemen attempted to subdue him as bystanders described vile language. One officer grabbed his coat while the other struck him with a club. The injury was not serious per Doctor Sheffield, though a death rumor circulated Saturday morning, denied by his sister.
The all steel steamship William F Mack was launched Saturday by American Shipbuilding of Lorain. Owned by W F Mack of Cleveland, the vessel measures 3866 feet in length and 45 feet in beam.
Thousands gathered at the county fair as the Agricultural society held a memorial service for President McKinley in the grandstand. The program featured band music, hymns led by a male quartet, and speeches by A R Wabber Rev Egbert and Rev Craft praising the late president. Lorain Paint Company Incorporation In Lorain Receives State Authorization with capital stock of 10060.
At the corner of E Broad and Cheapside a bicycle collision left Higgins’s rider with a broken rim after his back wheel slipped on a wet curve. Lewis, riding down Cheapside, avoided the horse but his wheel struck the animal’s hind legs causing the horse to fall. Both escaped serious harm. only the bicycle wheel suffered damage.
Heirs to F. Arnold's estate challenged the widow's yearly allowance. Judge Hinman sustained the heirs, reducing the allowance from 1000 to 700 dollars annually and ordering 81.21 dollars in costs charged to the estate.
West side brickyard proprietor Wm. Wallhead Jr. mourns the loss after a Wednesday evening robbery aboard a crowded southbound car. A passerby bumped him, then escaped as Wallhead reached for his pocketbook containing an English five pound coin and about four dollars in U.S. currency.
G. L. Colburn of Oberlin has escaped from the Toledo State Hospital for the insane. He had previously escaped and was found living with relatives Belden and returned. The hospital announcement is brief and to the point, noting Eloped.
House entered on Cleve land road Wednesday night. Thieves took about forty or fifty dollars worth of booty including a gold watch, silverware, and clothing. Two colored men seen loitering earlier are suspected. Electrician Ben Leese and his mother in law Mrs Laundon lost items. Window pried, kitchen entry, rain drowned the thieves’ track. Mr Hamilton’s ante room opened, no money found, papers scattered. Born Tuesday to Mr and Mrs Mortimer Twitzel Garvin Siginie a daughter.
The People's Institute has set ten lecture nights for a dollar with reserved seating. Events include Johnson Swiss Bell Ringers, Charles Denison Kellogg, Prof. Dinsmore, Ralph Parlette, Lorado Taft, Hahn Parke Orchestra Club with Asa Howard Geeding, Mrs. Maud Ballington Booth, Montaville Flowers, the Singers Club Cleveland, and a Rally Day note for Ohio Sunday Schools. Also details on free Rally Day program distribution through Joseph Clark in Columbus, Ohio.
Clyde Ohio is described as the world’s leading cabbage growing hub with the cabbage cutting season starting. Last year’s yield was higher but price averaged around 2.60 per ton, while this year’s smaller yield pushes prices up with some farmers earning about 10 per ton. Local soil is praised for producing cabbages that make sauerkraut melt in your mouth.
Will of Jacob Schramm admitted to probate. Dated August 80 1881 with witness John Faxon deceased. Widow Anna Schramm to hold all real and personal property for life with a life interest condition to pay 160 to her son Daniel and 160 to two daughters Ostharine Paif within three years. Residue to daughter Anna M. Schramm after widow’s death.
Legal notice names numerous defendants in Santa Barbara Weeping Water Boston etc. from Ohio Lorain County case filed September 18 1901 to extinguish defendants interest in five sevenths of twenty five acres in Avon Lorain Ohio and convert rents profits and bonds into money with judgment by November 9 1901. attorneys Johnston and Leonard.
Administrator L B Fanver announces a public auction on September 26 1901 at 10 o clock a m of an undivided one sixth interest in about 63 acres in Eaton Township Lorain County Ohio bounded east by lot line and highway south by lot line eight north by Hennie land containing roughly 63 acres. Life estate of Castle Baker assigned to George or, property appraised at 400 dollars, terms one half cash balance in one year with interest secured by mortgage.
In the matter of The Amherst Packing Company bankrupt a District Court order prompts a public auction of the bankrupt estate’s real estate. On October 10, 1901 at 10 o'clock in the forenoon the premises in North Amherst Lorain County Ohio lot 15 Irad Aikens addition Elyria street frontage on the Shear Company's property will be sold free from incumbrance for cash. Hale C Johnson trustee for the estate conducts the sale.
I have purchased the interest of F Wo Avery in the business once conducted as Burrell and Avery at No. 6 Hodgett. I assume all indebtedness and all accounts owed to the firm are payable to me. I continue in the grocery and hardware business and thank patrons for past support while seeking continued patronage.
Investment pitch urging readers to buy six per cent securities from The Ohio Savings Loan & Investment Co. of Norwalk Ohio. Claims a safe, attractive, non taxable yielding instrument paying semi annual interest and effectively nine per cent to the holder. Encourages writing for particulars.
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