Weather notes and social updates from Canton
Saturday rain and warmer temperatures forecast with a cooler Sunday. Local visits include C Russell to Toledo, Mollie Lynch from Pittsburgh staying with Mrs. Wm Yost, Thomas Austin returning from Cleveland, Katie Gitterman visiting Amelia Baker, C W Zimmerman and G Schrock back from Cincinnati, the Longs of McZena visiting Rev E P Long, Ess and Clementz returning from Sharon Pa, and more. Amputation of Jacob Pitts leg performed, and many social events and committee notices described including a library opening and a spelling contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Austin
Cleveland
Katie Gitterman
Canton
Amelia Baker
Capt
C. W. Zimmerman
George Schrock
Cincinnati
Pine Ridge impressions from Chaplain Wattmann letter
Chaplain E J Wattmann writes from Pine Ridge near the Black Hills about the Wounded Knee era events. He describes the crowd of Indians soldiers reporters and photographers and wonders at the conflicting views of Forsythe and Miles. He notes the harsh conditions and the unease about a coming Indian war while offering personal reflections and gratitude to James Kuhn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Ridge
Forsythe
James Kuhn
St. Mary’s Church
Tur
E. J. Wattmann
Church of St. Philip and St. James
Canal Fulton
Means
Black Hills
Dakota
America
Miles
Wounded Knee Creek
Nebraska
Nolens Volens Mira
E J. Varrmann
U.S. A
Fox Hunt Planned Near Massillon February Ninth
A fourth ward resident who trapped a vigorous red fox invites local residents to join a hunt near Bolivar Massillon. The fox will be released on the Wales farm north of town with a twenty minute head start before the hounds are released. The event is scheduled for Monday morning February 9 at 9 o clock.
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HUM
Crice
Sage
Humbergers
Dry Goods
Massillon
M. D. Woodford
Wheeling & Lake Erie Road
New York
Martin’s Ferry
Bolivar
Wales Farm
Pennsylvania Officials Tour Inspection Through City
Officials from the Pennsylvania Company led by Superintendent A B Starr pass through the city on an inspection tour. The special train stopped briefly for checks on John Zach Fred Harry Shep and others before continuing east. Congress and senate race for Windom's seat features Cannon and Aldrich near neck and neck with McKinley favoring Ohio governorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
A. B. Starr
Pennsylvania Company
John
Zach
Fred
Harry
Windon’s Place Named Ex-Senator Platt Suggested
The Independent New York reports on January 31 that the latest name to fill Mr Windons’s seat is former Senator Platt. The suggestion comes as political maneuvering gains pace in New York.
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Platt
The
Independent
New York
Ermine Lights in Race for Judge Pease's Successor
This item notes the pending election for the court of common pleas judge as Judge Anson Pease's term ends February 8 1892. Republican candidates are favored in Subdivision No 1 District 9 with Stark County in focus and names like Henry A Wise Joseph Frease T T McCarty and David Fording among those mentioned while bar influence and possible Democratic non opposition are discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Common Pleas
Anson Pease
Bark
Polticians
Stark
Carroll
Columbiana
Canton
David Fording
Alliance
Golden Wedding Anniversary Celebrated in Stark County
Elizabeth Kittinger and Abraham Lutz mark fifty years of marriage, having wed in 1841 in Lancaster County Pennsylvania and later settling in Stark County Ohio. The event at Jonas Lutz’s East Oak Street home honored by family and friends with a dinner, music, and gifts including a gold headed ebony cane for Jonas.
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Elizabeth Kittinger
Abraham Lutz
Lancaster County
Stark County
Tuscarawas Township
Lutz
Henry Taylor
Akron
John
Jonas
Victor Vogt
Harold Howard
Arthur Bander
Jonas Lutz
Danal Fulton
Daniel Seiverling
Wogansville
A. Keller
G. W. Myers
Chas. Gramer
Karl Rhodes
Isaac Myers
Geamer
John Kurtz
Louis Kittinger
J. N. Kittinger
W. M. Ginther
Jennie Miller
Will Taylor
Taylor
Anna Taylor
H. Bordner
Canton
John Jacobs
David Kerstetter
D. Kitchen
Minnie Preyer
A. Wison
O. Hardgrove
Misa Dieter
Frank Burns settles hotel window damage in Mayor's Court
In the Mayor's Court Frank Burns who broke two large panes at the Waverly Hotel yesterday morning settled damages late yesterday afternoon. The total bill stood at $16.85 with court costs of $4.60. The man said he was a wallpaper representative and is believed to have used an assumed name.
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Frank Burns
Waverly
A Fountain Pen for 10 Cents in The Independent
A compact note introduces a new fountain pen offered for ten cents. It claims superior writing quality compared with older favorites and comparable performance to a higher priced counterpart from The Independent Company newsletter.
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He Independent Co
Another New Bank Planned Amid Bank Formation Efforts
A savings institution is partially formed and expected to open by fall 1891 or spring 1892. Eight prominent citizens have signified their intention to take stock, and the bank is to have ample capital to commence business despite an obstacle delaying execution.
The Greatest Men In The Modern Temple Of Fame
The Independent solicits five greatest living men with many varied lists. Blaine, Bismarck, Gladstone, Edison, Sherman, Ingersoll, and others appear across responses from admirers including Folger and Kachier. Women weigh in with names and arguments amid brief ads for watches and flour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple of Fame
James G Blaine
Gladstone
Bismarck
Edison
Vincent
Ella R. Pitts
John Bps Edison
Robert G. Ingersoll
Veritas
Blaine
John Sherman
Canon F. W. Farrar
R. G. Ingersoll
Jas
G. Blaine
Herbert Spencer
Thomas H. Huxley
King Humbert
Augusta M. Russell
Stanley
Booth
Powderly
America
Charles O. Heggem
Ernest Haeckel
Huxley
Dana
Yale College
Jay Gould
Robert Ingersoll
Joseph Grapewine
James G. Blaine
M'Kinley
John Silk
Massillon Paper Company
McKinley
Gould
Moody
O. C. Barber
Frederick Douglass
Charles H. Garrigues
Thomas Edison
John G. Whittier
Wm. E. Gladstone
Fred
Douglass
C. B. Allman
Uge
H. M. Stanley
Robert Grant
James G
Thos
A. Edison
J.R. Oppenheimer
Dr. Koch
Berlin
E. Gladstone
Major M'Kinley
Edmund N. Pease
McKinley, Jr
Julia Moore
Koch
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S&s
Erie Ste
Dielhenn Bros
Haviland China
Main
Massillon & Cleveland Railroad Company
Ohio
Th Company
German Deposit Bank
John J. Haley
E. 8. Craig
Z. T. Baltzly
Morganthaler & Heister
C. M. Whitman
Hrhard & Schimehe
N. H. Willaman
South Erle Street
Orrhal
Bae
Cribble, Proprietor
OPERA
Matthew Bros
W. Tremont
Tun Kee
Munich
Raat Tremont Stre
Main Street
Gollan
St Prices
Enterprise
Dannawiller Coffee
Lion Coffee
Wm A. Pietzcker
West Main Street
Massillon, Ohio
S. DD. Wiseman
Warwick Bock
P. O. Box
Union National Bank
Joseph Coleman
J. H. Hunt
South Erie Street
Spangler & CO
Knox & Youman
Fisk, Clark & Flagg
East Main Street
Salmagundl
Mr. C. Russell
Toledo
Miss Mollie Lynch
Pittsburgh
Mrs. Wm. Yost
George Long
Mc Zena
Rev
8. P. Long
Joe Ess
Frank Clementz
Sharon
Krider
Edgington
Mies
Mary Lutz
Lake Chippewa
Amelius Boeingen
Lew Shant
Adam Claymen
Chillicothe
Massillon Bridge Company
Emma M. Wehrly
New Philadelphia
Billy” Smith
Jackson Township
Michigan
B. B. Borden
Las Vegas
New Mexico
8. P. Borden
Jacob Pitts
A. F. Nail
Opera House
H. A. Heldenbrand
P. M. Heldenbrand
H. A. Moreland
J.E. Moreland
James McConnell
Mary Ann Richards
Clay Street
Hazel
Michael Bar
West Tremont Street
Lesong
Lida Bayliss
Presbyterian Chapel
Chas
J. Archer
L. H. Strobel
Steubenville
Peter Koontz
Monroeville
Canton Assembly
Conklin
Major Barnes
Wade Chance
Poets
Massey
Mackey
Emerson
Mrs. Hemans
John Quincy Adams
Byron
Akerman
Claudius
McCarthy
Bonnie
Campbell
Dryden
Leigh
Shakespeare
Collins
Milton
Chaplain Wattmann
Washington
Congressman Cannon
Senator Aldrich
Secretary Windom
Major McKinley
Cannon
Aldrich
Judge Pease
Judge Freare
Henry A. Wise
Turk Independent
Tom Reed
Edward Kachier
Prince Otto von Bismarck
William Evarts Glandstone
Count Dalnohy
Congress
O. F. von Kanel's
Enterprise Mills
Albright & Co.’s
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