27 Aug 1915
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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1915
Page
1
The 1915 report shows a balance of $44.00 in the treasury. A new committee for 1916 was chosen and organized, with Gedpsth Chwutssque named to lead again next year.
Ottawa county growers and shippers anticipate moving over 3 000 boxes of peaches starting this week with Eiberta variety dominating. A county-wide sale exchange is formed to streamline handling, with private housing for pickers and a focus on lowering prices this year. Local committees praise Redpath officials and effort, while forecasts note cool weather then showers ahead.
Two Fulton County 4-H members were selected by the State Board of Agriculture to accompany the Ohio State Fair party. Carl Ganche, Carl Trudie, and Orbian Wie were named as alternates. The trip covers rail fare, meals, and camp duties at the fair grounds in Columbus, with a five hundred word essay after the event.
The Ohio State Fair runs August 30 to September 3 featuring record race entries livestock exhibits and a large Panama Canal scenic display costing $20,000. Special days include Ladies Free Day Columbus Day Grange Days Governor's Day and Children and Old Soldiers' Day with free admission for certain groups. Also notes a 1915 67th C V V reunion and a family thanks card.
Hon A P Hobson and Rev Madison Swadener spoke at a National Prohibition Rally in Wau seon last Sunday. Addresses went to the core of a great question, urging nationwide temperance policy and unity among supporters.
The State Agricultural Board declares the fair a people’s show not a money maker, pledging large livestock and farm product displays, bigger prizes, and a six prize system. State exhibits fill an entire building and the Panama Canal fireworks finale headlines nightly entertainment with 450 performers.
The Churches of Christ of Fulton County hold their annual meeting at the county fair grounds on Sunday August 29. Cincinnati preacher Fredrick W. Burnham will speak and Prof. J. W. Carrol of Wauseon will lead singing. A bountiful basket dinner and fellowship will enrich the spiritual uplift.
A August 16 1915 memorial gathering at the old Shadle homestead in Dover township honors Joseph Shadle born in Lebanon County Pennsylvania one hundred years earlier. Letters from relatives in Wells County Indiana and Bellaire Michigan are read as the family recounts his life from a boy with an ax and gun to farmer brickmaker and builder of a 160 acre homestead. The narrative covers his marriage to Jane Burk in 1833 and his ten children. it notes his brick yard and courthouse brickwork in Ottokee and his lasting impact on the family’s fortunes. The memoir ends noting Civil War era labor and the family legacy building.
Nearly one hundred Holstein breeders and friends gathered at Burr Farm despite heavy rain. The Wauseona Herd topped the day with ninety eight head, thirty two in milking age, each with official milk and butter records displayed above the stanchions. Hon. D D Aitken urged farm efficiency and promoting dairy products, suggesting a self tax to fund a publicity drive to educate consumers on milk and cheese value.
The town welcomes a new fall line of Stetson Hats as shoppers are urged to line up for the latest styles. The display promises visible style and a chance to find the perfect ensemble, with emphasis on quality and modern wear.
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