03 Jan 1919
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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1919
Page
1
A local news item reports the appointment and start of a second term for the prosecuting attorney, with noted shifts in court officers and introductions of new personnel shaping county legal leadership. The piece mentions Sheriff Boone beginning another term and references upcoming grand jury activity and court duties.
A collage of poems and letters recalls soldiers overseas and the home front. Representative Norman Gould offers a bill to allow noncommissioned officers and enlisted men to keep battle uniforms as personal property. Aerial memory and local obituaries mark a community in transition.
The article honors Wauseon and Fulton County men in the U S Navy during World War I. It notes faithful service aboard the U S Steuben crossing the Atlantic with troops to land in France, describes duties beyond music as dental work, hospital duties, and as officers. It mentions a joint installation event for local posts and pays tribute to Aston Benton Batdorf, a long-time resident who died of pneumonia after a short illness, with biographical notes on his family.
On Tuesday December 1913 Mr and Mrs George Kesler celebrated fifty years of marriage at their Superior street home in Watsoon The family circle grew from two at a farm in York township to six children eighteen grandchildren and four great grandchildren with neighbors and Zion church members joining to honor the couple A golden clock and floral bouquet marked the occasion and notes of a long prosperous life on farms in Fulton County and surrounding areas.
The Tribune extends best wishes for a happy prosperous New Year 1919. It envisions a year of readjustment and reconstruction world wide, aims to bind Fulton county readers with news and inspiration, and pledges service to both local and distant readers, asking how the paper can serve better.
A long list introduces a county project to compile and preserve the names of Fulton County men who served in the U S Army or Navy during World War I. The piece notes that a complete list will appear in future Tribune issues and invites public help with names and details of residents who resisted in any branch. It references Harold H. Ham as creator of the county’s initial list and previews continuation on page eight plus a local anecdote about Deputy Clerk Frank Eberly and a brief note of appreciation from Chas T Stahl exiting Prosecuting Attorney.
County affairs for the week cover cases in probate court marriage licenses real estate transfers and orders drawn on the treasury. Real estate transfers include transfers in Royalton Swanton and Swancresk townships with nominal sums noted. Probate actions mention estates of John T Kiner Frederick Wetzel Morris Berry Anna Short and Andrew J Fraker with various accounts administration and guardianship steps. Will probates witnesses and letters testamentary or administration issued. Marriage licenses list Calvin B Hartman and Maebe Shinabarger. New case in court concerns F Greenough vs M J Hubbard for money.
Obituary notes Civil War veteran Jacob Shinaberger of Fulton County Ohio who served in the 65th O V I and later the Army of the Cumberland died December 27 1918 at his Cherry Street home after months of illness. He enlisted 1861 served in battles including Nashville and Hood pursuit and is survived by widow Mrs Kirkwood and children. Funeral attended by relatives from Toledo Fillard and Pioneer and flowers honored.
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