Drought eases farmers cheer as Aug crop prospects rise
Aug 20 notes better plowing conditions and improved corn outlook. James Steffen’s Arkansas trip and typhoid illness of John Steffen cited, while Miss Sarah Welty near Bluffton returns to health. Local visitors Daniel J. Basinger and Mrs N G Fankhauser, a sewing society meeting for Indian relief, Matilda Kirchhofer to join Berne shirt factory, and Rev A A Sommers and preacher plans in Woodburn. Osman Digna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jat
John Steffen
Boss Bros
Arkansas
Sarah Welty
Bluffton, O
Daniel J. Basinger
Pandora, CO
N. G. Fankhauser
Berne
Ind
Indi
Missionary Sewing Society
Halph ‘Studers
West
Matilda Kirchhofer
Berne Ind
A. A. Sommers
Winona Lake
Sommer
Woodburn
Osman Digna
Kidron Notes Weather Extremes and Local Happenings
Weather extremes mark Kidron in the 20th century as easy showers mix with late breath. Frank Amstutz, back from Buffalo Niagara Falls, calls the trip pleasant. Benj Zuercher’s orchard near Kidron displays hundreds of plum trees ready for market. he owns one to two thousand fruit trees. Lightning rods rise on local homes and barns as L A Sauvain begins building Eli Gerber’s cellar wall. Jac M Gerber’s new house nears plastering. Wheat yields per acre are reported light. The death of G A Dodez from paralysis shocks the community. widow and family receive sympathy. Mrs Ghatelain near W Lebanon, mother of P C Amstutz, is gravely ill. A singing school operates at the schoolhouse with Jacob P Gerber as teacher. Gerber Bros. recently received a lumber car. Peter Sommer now runs windmills thrice for water and grinding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Amstutz
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Benj. Zuercher
Kidron
Mr. Z
G. A. Dodez
Sonnenberg
Dodez
C. Amstutz
Jacob P. Gerber
Gerber Bros
Peter Sommér
O Nordik
Tuscarawas Township Sunday School Schedule and Local News
The Tuscarawas township Sunday School association holds its annual meeting at Crystal Springs August 28 to 31. Stanwood Festival drew a fair crowd despite rain with music by the Dalton Band. Stanwood band unveiled new instruments. North Lawrence fire losses have been settled. Twelve year old Jessie Hinder of Massillon was injured in a toboggan accident at Myerslake. President McKinley and wife plan a Washington return with a Buffalo trip arranged soon. McClain and Slixon of Massillon are visiting Mount Eaton and Dalton. Currie and Kaufman of Canton were injured in the Cleveland works crib fire last Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscarawas Township Sunday School Association
Crystal Springs
Stanwood
Dalton
North Lawerence
Jessie Hinder
Massillon
Myerslake
McKinley
Washington
Buffalo
Messrs. McClain and
Slixon
Mount Eaton
Canton
Currie An Kaufman
Cleveland Works
One Cent Fare to Cleveland Trip for GAR Encampment
The Cleveland Akron Columbus Railway offers a one cent per mile fare for the National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic with return valid through October 8 after September travel. Tickets priced for those wishing to attend the first twentieth century reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G.A.R
Cleveland
Akron
Columbus Railway
Warner reunion to be held in Dalton near Aug 20 1902
On motion of D S Souers the Warner students decide to hold the annual reunion next in Dalton on the Tuesday nearest August 20 1902. Officers elected: President W H Loughton Marion Secretary Imma Wertz Havefold Dalton Treasurer F E Horbach Dalton Executive Committee Mrs James Buchanan Charles Wecht LF Schultz. Over 150 registered and guests listed from Bellevue Messillon Orrville and more as the gathering ends with a note on the Stark county fair children day activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton High School
E. F. Warner
Bellévue
Gazeetre
Invita
Ohio
Will E. Scott
School Hall
H. H. Cully
Glenville
W. H. Houghton
Marion
J.C. Tarshey
Western Star
Martin Schultz
Massillon
Sherman Adams
Ar B. Oberlin
Souers
Will Slusser
Akron
Walter Cook
Shelby
R. T. Douglass
Burton City
H. I. Cully
Ella Wilcox
Mansfield
Buffalo
N. Y
Charles Slusser
Ind
J. J. Oberlin
Anna Otis
Kendalville
H.S. Wertz
Orrville
Melvin Wertz
Washington, D. C
Emma Wertz Harrold
Dalton
Marvin Fletcher
Brownstown
Warner
Supt
Doylestown
Bellevue
D.S. Souers
W. H. [Loughton
Imma—Wertz Havefold
F. E. Horbach
James Buchanan
Charles Wecht
LF. Schultz
Warner-students
16U
Je. F. War ‘Ner
Gertrude
Winfred
Muassillon
J S. Vornberger
Dan‘j. Buchanan
Daugh
Lena Schultz
5. D. Adams
Sherman Jr
J. W. Baugh
The Oil Well Strikes Trouble at 100 Feet Depth
Os well No.2 hit bad luck with gravel at about 100 feet, worse than the Stin son-farm strike, halting fountains at the Planing Mill and Mr. D. Sanders. Attempts to draw the pipe failed as hydraulic jacks could not hold under pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stinson-farm
Planing Mill
Knight Templar Excursion to Louisville by C A C Ry
Knights Templar organize an excursion from Cleveland Akron and Columbus Railway to Louisville Kentucky for the Triennial Conclave. Excur sion runs August 23 to 28 with return by September 2 and extension to September 1. Ticket agents available for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Knights Templar
Cleveland, Akron & Columbis
A.X City
Mt. Vernon
Cleveland, Akron & Columbus Railway
C.a.&c.ry
Premium for best display of farm products
A special premium awards the best display of products grown by a single farmer including grain seeds vegetables fruits and related items. The prize consists of a tastefully arranged exhibit in Vegetable Hall and one Imperial Chilled Plow valued at 12 dollars by Bucher Gibbs Co Canton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucher & Gibbs Co
Canton
Marsh Eckhart of Salem Excels in Fire Department Exhibition
Marsh Eckhart, son of Mrs Jno Eckhart of this place now in Oregon, receives praise as the Salem fire department stages an exhibition run. The hose cart and engine swiftly respond, attaching a line at State and Commercial to douse a water stream before Gray Bros. store, with Fire Chief Eckhart lauded for readiness amid cracker-related fire risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eckhart
Salem
Oregon
Marsh—Eckhart
Jno
Marsh
City Hall
Chemeketa _street
Commercial
State
Liberty
Gray Bros
Minister recounts quick cure with Cholera remedy
Rev. A A Power of Emporia Kansas reports a severe bilious colic attack cured after two doses of Chamberlain s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He contrasts with a neighbor who failed to gain relief from doctor s medicines and improved only after trying the remedy. For sale by F F H Pope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Rev
A. A. Power
Emporia
Kan
F. F. H. Pope
Akron Route Revisions for Chautauqua Lake and Expositions
The Akron Route introduces major service changes beginning Sunday August 4. The Buffalo Express becomes the Chautauqua Lake Express with Orrville departure 3:33 p m and a Jamestown destination into which coaches and sleeping cars connect for Columbus and Cincinnati. The Exposition Express adds sleeping cars and coaches to Columbus with Columbus to Akron and Akron to Buffalo service daily. The Pan American Express from Orrville 12:03 a m continues to Columbus and Buffalo with through sleeping and coach cars Nashville to Buffalo, arriving Chautauqua Lake by 6 am and Buffalo by 8 15 am. Low fares to Chautauqua Lake and Buffalo daily, with Niagara Falls and Canadian resort stops, plus New York tickets with Buffalo stopovers. Details from local agents or J M Harro, Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chautauqua Lake
Akron
Buffalo
Orrville
Jamestown
Columbus
Cincinnati
Pan-American Express
Public sale at Dalton Ohio by T W Kimber on Main Street
Saturday August 24 1901 at 1 PM Kimber to sell residence items in Dalton Ohio including stoves pipes furniture beds carpets rugs and household goods. Credit seven months on sums over five dollars with notes secured and cash for smaller items. Levi Heibner auditor and Jameson clerk listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Kimber
West Main Street
Dalton
Ohio
Grand Michigan
Levi Heibner
Jameson
School Book Adoption at Dalton Schools
The Dalton Schools adopt listed texts for use including McGuffey's Eclectic set, Ray's arithmetic series, Eclectic Geography, Park's language books, English grammar, Orthography, Eggleston's First Book in American History, McMaster histories, and Myers General History with varied prices noted. Names include McGuffey, Ray, Eclectic, Park, Eggleston, McMaster, Myers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long’s Lang
Long
Lang
Park
Oy Aalere
Gos Soc -Park
Trish
Eggleston
Ilist
McMaster
U. S
Myers’ General History
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the Gazette
Seorsday
Stark County News
Jubilee Singers
Stark County Fair
Dubee
Atlantic City
Slayton
the Courier
New Albion
Iowa
Pohlman’s Hall
Ivery
Albert Lilley
Harry A. Wertz
W. O. Rastetter
Harry
T Ella_ Shallenberger
McQuaid
J. M. Starr
Francis
LaGrange
Minnetta
A. D. Ruff
Canal
Dover
Ada Daily
Shreve
B. Buchanan
Chicago
W. H. Sloughton
N. Fi
Bowman
Dayton
J. C. Slarshey
Western_Star
Cully
J. Fi
O. Diller
Bluffton
Dirk
sFohn-Pudd
Ada Cully
St. Louis
TRAD
Kibo
Davison Dalton
McGuffey
Houston
Ray
Wentworth
Overton
Harkness
Shaw
Cocker
Waddy
Evangeline
Barnes
Laning
Gantvoort
Apo
Sporting Life
Diller
William Diller
South Side
Evans
Imperial
J. W. Foetz
Clothier
Buckeye Harvester
Harvey Santmyer
Dalton, O
Woost
F. F. W. Pore
Celeby King
Druggista
Virginia
A. O
Bliss
Centralia
J. M. Brenneman
Aits
W. H. Locke
Peter Kurzen
Stinson
Main Street
Rochester
New Ok
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