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Newspaper
The Ohio Democrat
Location
Logan, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1900
Page
3
Local notices recount visitors and departures across Logan Ohio including Miss Fannie Kime visiting Misa Toole and Ed Beonlan moving to Columban. The piece highlights theater plans at the Opera House with Uncle Hex, Millinery openings, and a wide array of local personalities, travels, and upcoming events.
We regret to learn of the death of Albert Welland aged 11 on the 21st. He was the promising son of Mr and Mrs Charles Welland of Columbus and grandson of our townspeople Mr and Mrs N J Welland. The funeral was held at Holy Family in Columbus with interment Friday at Logan. The good grandparents were with him in his last sickness and returned to Logan with the funeral cortege. Friends from abroad attending included Mr A Weiland and docile and Miss Anna Burgoon an aunt of Columbus and Miss Mary Fleher of Junction City. The community extends sympathy to the bereaved family.
John Kistler prominent Marion County farmer died Monday morning after collapsing while attending a funeral service. His sudden death shocked Logan residents. he was known as a strong, jovial, and reliable citizen involved in public affairs. Family and community express deep sympathy.
Millinery opening announced for Monday and Tuesday at the store of Mrs. McBride in the valley. E. Mofride considers purchasing a hat while display features some of the finest and most artistic millinery ever shown in this city. Customers are invited to visit next week.
In Neleonville the Rathbone Sisters of this city held a meeting at Buchtel with an evening gathering. About many members attended the session and thirty seven faced the order of the Rathbones. A soapbogs banquet was served by the Buchtel Sisters after the business meeting.
A society note records a Saturday Club gathering at Mrs Homer Wright’s home featuring a reading from Julius Caesar by Mr and Mrs Lindley with Mr Curtis W Lindley of New York praised for his dramatic skill. Music by Miss Mabel Hoyt and a piano violin duet complemented the evening with social refreshments.
Editors of the Howklog and Ohly Valley Bales met in Columbus for their annual meeting at the Great Southern hotel with John L. Trauger presiding and P. M. Callian as secretary. A banquet followed the afternoon program featuring addresses by local writers and reporters and music by the Great Southern Orchestra.
A Sanpusky resident reports hearing the phrase Immortal J N and notes a social Elk circles lodge session last Monday. D H Lappen presented an emblem and the lodge re elected officers including Exalted Ruler L Q Wright and Secretary J B Dolitson while Ambrose provided a lavish spread for members from Latcaster Wyncoop Rusey and Pitepatrick attended.
Prof Boone staged a hypnotic exhibition at Goldstein Brine with Julia Douglass as subject. A committee removed items from stores and hid them as Boone, blindfolded, drove a carriage to recover and return the goods to their places. The opera house show featured mind reading and sleight of hand and drew a large audience.
The Opera House hosts Uncle Hez a lively comedy featuring Hezekiah Barnaby from Barnesville to New York and Havana with dazzling dresses and musical numbers. The Knights of Pythias plan an April 4 lodge instituting ceremony in Castle Hall with Columbus guests, a street parade, banquet, and special train return.
Public auction at the late residence of Peter Fox deceased on Thursday April 12 1900 offers for sale goods and chattels including a cow a heifer about 20 bushels of potatoes 20 bushels of wheat in bin household and kitchen furniture. Also offering the home farm half of the southwest quarter section 7 township 12 range 18 and a 2086 100 acre tract known as the old Fox place in section 8 sale starts 10 oclock forenoon terms cash. V0 Lowry administrator with will avocand of Peter Fox deceased March 27 1900
The Athone county sheriff arrived at the penitentiary with Amos Gee to begin a three year sentence for perjury. Gee was linked to Matt Montgomery in a prior case after Montgomery sued for 5000 over alleged offenses against his wife. Both testified they were away in Jackson county when the crime occurred, but mine records show they were at home. The sheriff has sent three prisoners to the penitentiary in three straight days due to perjury convictions.
Governor George K Nash proclaims Friday April 20 1900 as Arbor Day urging city and rural residents to plant forest trees. He emphasizes improving homes surroundings and making school lands and parks more attractive inviting. He asks Ohioans to devote one day to this task.
Conrad Margaret Jackson born April 11 1828 died February 16 1906 aged 71 years 10 months and 5 days. She married Henry Conrad October 12 1848 and joined the M E Church after Baptism by immersion by Rev Anderson. She served with faith until death leaving a husband two sons four grandchildren and many friends. Remains were laid in the home cemetery.
Local agents sought by Royal Fertilizer Company to sell pest fertilizers. Good profits and quick sales offered for the right man. Address Budd Morris in Rockbridge, Ohio.
An eighty acre farm four miles south of Logan in Falls Township Hocking County is offered for sale by John A Shaw. Prospective buyers may contact Shaw at his residence in Green township half a mile south of the County Infirmary. Also a health notice touts Dr King’s New Life Pills for liver trouble and clear skin with a drug store contact.
The seedy Spanish nobleman Duke of Veragua laments losing a 60,000 pesetas annual pension from the United States. He claims Americans have not acted like gentlemen while recalling his Chicago World’s Fair hospitality. He enjoys Berlin and Paris alike, financed by wealthy hosts, as he critiques U.S. treatment and contemplates a return to Madrid.
Excursion to Columbus offers round trip tickets from Logan on morning or noon trains at $1.00 with good return same day. Tickets available on HH, V and Ry routes for April 4th.
Dr. Lutz, visiting dentist for a year, fits up best dental offices in the state at Nelsonville and will use the town as headquarters indefinitely. Patients paying five dollars or more will have car fare reimbursed to Nelsonville. Claims full sets of teeth without plates rival old styles, promising better fit, taste, and speech. Infringements will be prosecuted. M. H. Lurz Dentiat.
J. R. Garrison of Thoroville Ohio, cashier of the Bank of Thoroville, credits Dr King’s New Discovery with curing his severe lung trouble after a serious cold. He praises the medicine as the best remedy he has used and keeps a bottle on hand. Trial bottles are offered free at Harringtons Drug Store for $1.00 full size.
Notion lahereby given that the following Accounte and Vauthors have been Bled in te Probate Court of thg County for Final settlement. right administrator of estate, oh aMer at Mehwat es L the name will come on line on the vtti day of ADALINN at 0 velveky. Ae M 'OF a8 soon theroni ki be copyenient. B. REABUN, March 22 Aw, Probate Judge.
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