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Newspaper

Massillon Independent

Location

Massillon, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1902

Page

4

Local Happenings in Oberlin and Nearby Cities

Mrs. M W Oberlin and Mrs G C Haverstock visit Cleveland. Enterprise Company 73 initiates six members at a special meeting Friday. George W Kratsch, UMich student, visits from Ann Arbor for holidays. Mrs Harry S Birch and Master George F Kinsely of Chicago stay with Mr and Mrs John Rearick. Mrs A Hayden, found intoxicated along Pennsylvania tracks, sent to county infirmary. Bon nie Rosenberger arrives from Oakdale Tenn to visit uncle John Rosenberger and stay several months.

M. W. Oberlin G. C. Haverstock Cleveland Enterprise Company No. 73 U. K. of P George W. Kratsch University of Michigan Ann Arbor Harry S. Birch George F. Kinsely Chicago John Rearick A. Hayden Pennsylvania Bonnie Rosenberger Oakdale Tenn John Rosenberger Miss Rosenberger Uhrichsville Nellie Oleman Akron Matthew English Lincoln Wilhelm Mordecai Davis Columbiana County Oberlin Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station Wooster John F. Hickman Board of Control C. J. Williams Gustavus, Q

Senator George W Wilhelm dies after rheumatic attack at Justus

Senator George W Wilhelm died at his Justus home at 1 a m Thursday following a three week battle with inflammatory rheumatism that reached his heart Tuesday. Born 1847 in Wilmot he moved to Justus as a youth and later ran a general store. He served Stark in the state legislature and was in his second term in the state senate representing Stark and Carroll counties. He leaves a daughter Mrs William Kalp two brothers John and James and two sisters Mrs Mary Hay and Mrs George Warppler. He was a longtime justice of the peace, member of the Wilmot G A R and local Masons and Elks lodges.

George W. Wilhelm Justus Wilhelm William Kalp James Edward John Canton Army of the Potomac Stark County Stark Carroll Snngrcreek Township Wilmot Post G. A. R Masonic and Elk Lodges Massillon

Near by towns Canal Fulton in rough county notes

Canal Fulton December 20. Residents and visitors from Massillon Akron Cleveland Doylestown and Dwight join for Sunday visits. Local church events, school calendar changes, mine convention delegate, and a tragic accident in a mine highlight a day of community life across Genoa East Greenville and surrounding areas.

Canal Fulton William Stover Massillon Elsass Fulton Samuel Perskey Akron Cleveland Minnie Hammer Doylestown Vincie Kurtz L. J. Kurtz E. Sorn Charles Soran Fred Ream Charles Myers Kate Heim Frank Heim William Tantz Frances Tantz P. Hammer William Links Burkholder William Blank P. J. Blank Louise Blank K. of C. Lodge Canton Alliance Marshal Pfaffle George Eckfield Albert Eckfield Jeanette Myers Dwight George Myers Myers Board of Education Nellie Breece

Violinist Martha Alexander Season Tickets Offered

Reader and Martha Alexander, renowned violinist and vocalist, are featured as season tickets go on sale at the post office or via committee members. Six numbers cost $1 and single admission is 25 cents. The village reports many falls during icy weather on Saturday Sunday and Monday.

Reader Poser Martha Alexander

Stark County Farmers Institute Plans Canal Fulton in January

The executive board meets in the mayor's court room to arrange the annual farmers institute to be held in Canal Fulton on January 26 and 27. Speakers include A L White on corn culture and D A Harbaugh about horse care, with L H Stewart delivering The Merciful Farmer address.

Stark County Farmers’ Institute Farmers’ Institute Canal Fulton C. A. Krider M. R. Woodling Frank A Fisher C J. Miller C. K.smith M . Snively A. L. White Norwich J L Sarver Bellefontaine D A. Harbaugh V.S

Skater's Life Saved by Quick Action at Reservoir

Edward Siffert of Navarre waded onto thin ice and pulled fellow skater Edward Klaus to safety after Klaus sank at the northern edge of the reservoir. A crowd watched as Siffert crawled along the ice and hauled Klaus back, showing calm courage under danger. Siffert, a Massillon High School Rolling Mill athlete, is well known locally.

Edward Siffert Navarre Edward Klaus Siffert Klaus Massillonoex-High School Rolling Mill

Overwork Weakens the Kidneys and Blood Purifiers

The article explains that all blood passes through the kidneys every three minutes and they purify by filtering waste. If kidneys malfunction, pains and rheumatism are caused by excess uric acid in the blood due to neglect.

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