Local Happenings In Wooster Area Report
Jobo Jacobs has recovered from a serious illness and convalescence begins. Numerous visits and arrivals include Crawford family in Canal Dover, Fromholts of Newark, Haas of Dennison, Stover of North Lawrence, Stansbury of Cleveland, Ritter brothers from St Paul, and Mrs Eliza Ritter in West Main street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jobo Jacobs
R. B.crawford, Jr
Canal Dover
George Fromholts
Newark
G. H. Haas
Dennison
D. O. Spidkle
Otis Stover
North Lawrence
A. Rudy
Park Street
T. H. Stansbury
Cleveland
Samuel Davis
Samuel
Ulysses Ritter
St. Paul
A. J. Wire
Canton
Mt. Clemens
Mich
Caroline Aster
Short Haat Street
East Main Street
Braun
Massillon Iron and Steel Company
St. Neiderheiser
Uhrichsville
Root
le & W
Mabel Blaumier
Albright Street
John Johns
Clevland
Massillon
Oakland
Maryland
N. W. Culbertson
Bolivar
Charles Enariss
N. Camlet
Lewisville
County
Seattle
Wash
Camlet
Lowsville
Obituary notices for Otis A Howald and others
Otis A Howald, 65, died at 167 West Majin street of paralysis. Funeral at his home Tuesday 2 pm. born in Berne Switzerland, emigrated 1852, long Massillon resident. Survived by wife Louisa Walters and five children Anna Albert Clarence Clyde Howard. Civil War veteran, wounded at Chickamauga, prisoner at Nashville. Worked 25 years for Russell Co. Member of Employes Mutual Benefit Assoc and Hart Post GAR. George Shaw, 57, state hospital patient, died of heart disease Sunday. body shipped to Strasburg for burial. survived by wife and seven children. Fred Krebs, cigarmaker, Canal Dover, Union 187 Massillon, died in Cleveland Hospital of appendicitis. body shipped to East Liverpool for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis A. Howald
West Majin Street
Howald
O. P. Foust
Mr. Howard
Berne
Switzerland
Massilton
Louisa Walters
Russell & Co
Mutua Benefit Association
Hart Post
Grand Army of the Republic
George Shaw
State Hospital
Strasburg
Prd Krebs
Fred Krebs
Special election urged for Massillon postmastership
Massillon voters may decide the postmaster appointment via a citywide special election. Supporters argue the highest vote getter should receive Mr Tayler's recommendation, removing him from a difficult position and ensuring fair treatment. The Stark county Democratic ticket was nominated includes Commissioner Michael Miller, Coroner J R Dewitt, Recorder J August Bernower, and Infirmary director Henry Klemp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massillon
Taylor
Tayler
Stark
Chippewa Lake Resort Opens for Special Parties
Chippewa Lake on the Cleveland, Lorain and Wheeling railway will be open for special parties on and after May 30 1900. Agents C L and W will provide rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chippewa Lake
Pienia
Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling Ry
Three New Smallpox Victims Tied to Late Kunkle Case
McDonaldsville May 16 Several new smallpox cases appear around New Berlin station near the village as authorities struggle to assess exposure. The Druckendorf family, linked to the Kunkle death, includes seriously ill George Druckendorf and his relatives. Dr Brimke of McDonaldsville, who contracted the disease, is recovering while others around the area remain under watch. Newman News reports local social notes, a wet and dry election set for Friday the 18th, and a large funeral in North Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcdonaldsville
New Berlin Station
Marchand
George Druckendorf
Mr. Druckendorf
Druckendorfs
Kunkle
Brimke
Newman News
Newman
Benjamin Rohr
Wayne County
Williamson
Wm. Te Aston
East Greenville
Wm. Rummins
Akron
Daniel Weirich
West Lebanon
Lawrence Township
North Lawrence
Robert Ralston, Jr
Robert Pollock
Vilage
J. D. Evans
Beloit
Mellie Young
Cleveland Hospital
Morgan Willams
Massillon
Schofield
Robert Watchorn
Ellis Island
Miners’ Organization
Watchorn
Pennsylvania
Bob
Sudden Death of Canal Fulton Resident Joseph Easly
Joseph B. Easly, a well known Canal Fulton resident, was found dead in his Hasly hotel room on Monday evening. He was 65, unmarried, and had been ill. Funeral set for 1 p.m. Wednesday. An unrelated employment ad appears in the same notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canal Fulton
Joseph B. Easly
Hasly
Charles Easly
Easly
Fighting at Mafeking Hurled Into Vicious Siege
May 7 Colonel Baden Powell reports food to last until June 10. May 12 reports suggest a Boer assault on Mafeking with heavy shelling and close fighting. The Kaffir location fell to Boers but garrison reportedly surrounded and the relief column expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loxspan
Associated Press
Baden-Powell
Lord Roberts
Pretoria
Daily Mail
Toronzo Marquez
Mafeking
Kaffir
Postmaster Confesses Funds Theft in Havana Office
Havana May 16 Postmaster E P Thompson admits he took 435 dollars from money order funds on Sept 16 to meet needs. He withdrew and replaced the receipt, later paying the amount after inspectors found the discrepancy. He also admits Neely endorsed a 350 dollar bill Thompson discounted and other irregularities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Associated Press
E P. Thompson
Neely
Thompson
North American Trust Company
Boy pleads guilty to manslaughter in Steigler case
Albert Lukens, once tried twice for the Mrs. Steigler murder with juries disagreeing, pleads guilty to manslaughter in Cincinnati and receives a twenty year sentence. He will be confined in a reformatory until reaching age of majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Associated Press
Albert Lukens
Strike Still On In St Louis Street Car War
The striking street car employees still hold out in St Louis as the company operates cars with new men, some drawn from distant points, amid the ongoing labor dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Associated Preas
Pointa.s
Hotel Helene Fire Kills Two Women. Mysterious Missing Man In City
Fire at the Hotel Helene on Third street rips through the building in the early hours. Two women, Charlotte Peterson and a girl named Lena, suffocated in their room. A man named Patterson is missing. The blaze caused extensive damage estimated at $40,000 with several narrow escapes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curiaco
Associated Press
Helene
Third Street
Charlotte Peterson
Lena
Patterson
Boers Repulsed in Mafe King Engagement
Portuguese dispatch reported by A P states that at Mafe King yesterday Boers launched a determined assault but were repulsed with heavy losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorenzo Manguez
Associated Press
Mafeking
Committee Organizes To Allocate Fire Relief Funds
A ten member committee in West Brookship organized to apportion funds raised for fire sufferers. H Minnich was elected chairman, H Friend treasurer, and L E McConnell secretary. Members include Rev N E Moffit J Wolf Charles Bartle Grafton Gaddis Charles Lyons D A Levers and G A Ralsioo. A Dalton request to delay distributions one week was noted. The panel planned to collect loss lists and reconvene Friday at L E Mc Connell residence. Communications go to L E McConnell Box 397 Massillon Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Brookship
David Levers
H. Minnich
H. Friend
L. E. McConnell
N. E. Moffit
J. Wolf
Charles Bartle
Grafton Gaddis
Charles Lyons
D. A. Levers
G. A. Ralsioo
Dalton
Massillon
Eclipse Set for May 28 With Partial Visibility
The sun will be eclipsed on May 28, the first in eleven years and the country will not see another total eclipse for eighteen years. The event will be visible in this section but not in totality, starting at 7 20 a m and ending at 5 5 a m.
Stark County Sealed Bids for Canal Fulton Bridge and Abutments
Stark County commissioners invite sealed bids at the Auditor's office Canton Ohio up to June 1 1900 for a Tuscarawas River bridge in Canal Fulton with 18 foot roadway two 6 foot sidewalks oak flooring steel joists and concrete abutments. Bids also cover two new stone abutments and a mixed stone brick option. Deposit 1000 bid bond required. Right to reject bids reserved. Canton William M Reed Auditor May 16 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twe
Stark County
Auditor’s Office
Canton
Ohio
Tuscarawas River
Canal Fualton
Cooper
Fach
Com. Dusstoner
Who Pays for the Premiums in Mc Laughlin Coffee Ads
The article questions who funds over one hundred premiums offered with Mc Laughlin's MXN Coffee. The makers say savings from direct from sprangers and absence of middlemen profits fund premiums, claiming AXNXX coffee costs more elsewhere by at least 5 cents a pound. They assert premiums cost about a third of typical article costs. A recruitment notice for salesmen at Eureka Mfg. Co. East St. Louis is included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. McLaughlin & Co
McLaughlin
AXNXX
Costa
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Montford
G. A. RR
Matt J. Day
J. Cory Winans
Troy
Kasson
Jacob Adams
Persia
First Reformed Church
Altekruse
Kister
West Main Street
Navarre
East Street
Masonic Association of
West Brookfield
Patrick McGinnis
James McGinnis
John McGinnis
Thomas White
Chas. White
Catholic Order of Foresters
Church of the Immaculate Conception. H. B. Sibila
Joseph Fox
Oliver E. Wock
Nora Jones
Frank Jones
East Tremont Street
J. E. Digel
Schwier
Bertha Custer
Wook
Fairmount
Pasteur Institute
Chicago
Arthur Goaser
Findlay
Ilo McGregor
B. O. Rowsher
Presbyterian ,Church
North Hill Street
J. S. Dlnkey
Beach City
Christian Church
F. H. Simpson
Snyder
Otis A Howald
Hood
J. M. Haten
Etna
N. H
Darverark
Jackson Township
Frank Kunkle
Wilmot
Wilmot Briefs
C. K. Lanzer
Emma Kreiline
Marshallville
Joseph Gilmore
Michigan
Mr. Noble
American Mfg. Co
Terre Haute
Ind
ROYAL
Der
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Noties
William M Reed
A. C
Eureka Mfg. Co
East St. Louis, I
Ellen Shields
Dennis Moylan
Patrick Moylan
Admr
Ve Way
Toledo
Detroit
St. Clair Flats
Port Huron
White Star Line
Adams St
Prt
Harry
Retvrn
R. B
C.F. Bielman
Tre. Mor
Bickford
D. A.y
Detrot
RBA
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