More Stone Roads Ready for Business
County commissioners approve petitions for the Ziss and Cummings stone roads through Middleton and Washington townships, five miles total with portions granted and taxes due at June. Elk Concrete Block and Leydorf Heating are new Perrysburg firms ready to operate, expanding established block operations run by Ex-Sheriff Kingsbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ziss
Cummings
Middleton Township
Nent
Washington Township
Tontogany
Washington
Middleton Townships
ELK Concrete Block Company
Leydorf Heating Company
Perrysburg
Kingsbury
Franks Williams Ad Promises Large Profits From Portraits
An old classified style notice advertises agents wanted to sell crayon portraits at 40 cents each with frames and sheet pictures. It claims up to 400 percent profit or about 35 dollars weekly, offers free catalog and samples, lists Frank W. Williams at 1208 W. Taylor St. as contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Williams
Compatie
W. Taylor St
Leas
Local firms expand production of building materials and boilers
Kingsbury led firm to move operations to near the C H and D railroad to make concrete blocks cement brick and shingles with E L Kingsbury as president. Leydorf Heating Company enters hot water boiler field with a tube design aimed at low fuel use and quick heating, led by Henry C Leydorf with John Schneider as president and Harry Carter as vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Perrysburg
John Schneider
Harry Carter
Sec'y and
Treas
John H. Wilson
Henry
Leydorf
Things Booming at Tontogany
Town progress reports show L and T Electric Railway opening Broad street with plans to extend from Link to Toledo and test trains on the new line. A buyer shares a health cure claim for Bucklen’s Arnica Salve after a twenty year prognosis, noting relief from bleeding piles, with availability at Wm Commtock and Son’s drug store for 26 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tontogany
L. & T. Electric Railway Co
Broad Street
Link
Toledo
Mne
Sentinel
Bucklen
C. S. Woolever
LeRaysville
Wm. Commtock & Son
Court House Chullings Court Case Sparks Receiver Move
Court actions erupt over a Canada oil field partnership between A J Steele and D J Gonyer formed in 1907. Steele seeks a receiver and dissolution to block Gonyer from selling properties near Tilbury, citing mismanagement and a power of attorney dispute. Also noted: divorce actions flood the docket including Augusta Herman versus Lewis Herman for cruelty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Steele
D. J. Gonyer
Canada
Gonyer
Steele
Gonger
W. B. Bowman
North Baltimore
Bowman
Tilbury
Lewia
Augusta Herman
Lewis Herman
Lime City
Duncan
Findlay
Gregory
Sella Selly Morcherding
Horcherding
Mlannigan
Minorlean
Cappeller
Jana
Lima Toledo traction to start Toledo passenger service
Lima and Toledo Traction company announced June 1 as the start date for passenger service out of Toledo. An unfinished track section between Toledo and Maumee remains, with plans to connect to Toledo, Is residing routes via Maumee and into the city once the Lima and Toledo line is finished. Steel work continues north to Weston and rails extend toward Tontogany. the Waterville concrete bridge filling should finish soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tt 148 Offeially
Toledo
Lima & Toledo Traction Company
Maumee
Toledo Urchin & Interithan
Lima & Toledo
Weston
Tontaguny
Waterville
Biade
Toledo Railyard Theft Suspects Tied to Brass Journal Robberies
Detectives report two Italians from Toledo suspected of placing bolts on track at a crossing to cause a wreck while others planned to rob brass journals. Railroads have fortified yards with extra police as gangs clash over missing brass parts. Local notices include Hobart debate results and community notices amid Sunday visits and school discussions.
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Hocking Valley
Justice Nearing
Terminal
Moses Tom
Tom Mala
Sentinel
Arafla Arola
Grand Jury
Toledo
Forty Ninth Ohio State Sunday School Convention to Toledo
The forty ninth annual Ohio State Sunday School Convention is announced for Toledo on Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday June 9 11. Many counties have elected delegates to this convention and others will do so soon. Programs will be ready by May 1 and available at no charge or via application to the Ohio Sunday School Association 79 Ruggery Building Columbus Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Neitz
Toledo
John Bauman
Moline
Edward Mob
Lillian
Ben Snyder
East Toledo
Dan McQuillen
John Bench
Tronville
Wilson Kohl
Howard
William Beach
A. Mandell
Hobart
William Burdo
Burdo
Kistler
Kerkophroad
Henry Weseman
Frank J. Harvey
Arthur Harris
Ohio State
Obio Sunday School Association
Ruggery
Columbus
Obie
Village Accounts Examinations in Wood County Details Irregularities
Will E. Heck, examiner for the bureau of public accounting, reports on Wood County villages. Most fared well with few illegal public fund payments, though several towns show irregular record keeping. North Baltimore shows improper payments to fire chief attendances and others. Perrysburg and Rising Sun notes include multiple individuals and firms tied to improper disbursements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will E. Heck
Bureau of Public Accounting
Wood County
Bradner
Custar
Freeport
Grand Rapids
Masking
Hoytville
Pemberville
Millbury
Milton Center
Tontogany
Weston
Rising Son
North Baltimore
I. N. Tarr
Boyles
R. J. Hinsdall
Perrysburg
Charles L. Koch
O. TL. Koch & Co
T. M. Franey
F. £. Bowers
Wm. Charles Jr
E. M. Yambert
Rising Sun
Railway Franchise Granted for Lake Erie and Bowling Green Line
A franchise was granted to the Lake Erie and Bowling Green Railway Co to build from Bowling Green west to Tontogany and Grand Rapids, the western county boundary. The grant mirrors the Lima & Toledo charter and permits crossing select highways along the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Erie and
Bowling Green
Boxwell Patterson Examinations Held Next Spring
Boxwell Patterson examinations will be held at B. Grean on April 18 and May 9. A large turnout is expected this year. Those who pass will earn free tuition in a township high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boxwell Patterson
B. Grean
Township
Wood County farmer reaps dairy marvel from heifer
A 14 month old heifer owned by Horace Milburn near Bowling Green, though unused for calving, produces a gallon of milk daily. If all Wood County cows matched this, fear of a milk famine would fade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Milburn
Bowling Green
Wood County
New Bank Officers Elected at Pemberville Savings Bank
Stockholders met for organization on April 6 and elected a board of directors including Harmon H. Rolf F Schondelmyry J Kelly George Emerich Lou Henline Clyde Dewyer J G H Stein AH M Johnson D Scha bers W O King L B Solether James Rogers, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pemberville Savings Bank Company
Harmon H. Rolf
Schondelmyry
J. & Kelly
George C. Emerich
Lou Henline
Clyde Dewyer
J. G. H. Stein
Ah, M. Johnson
D. T. Schabers
W. O. King
L. B. Solether
James Rogers
Electric Bitters Rejuvenate Ill Man After Near Death
Mr G Parthing of Mit Creek Ind Ter recalls nine years ago facing terminal decline. A doctor’s prescription of Electric Bitters revived him, restoring strength and health after he felt nearly dead. The product is sold with a guarantee at Wm Comstock & Son’s drug store for 5c.
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R. P. Barton
Undertaker
A. J. Witzler
Bell
Samuel Krauss
Ohio
J. M. Morgan
Mudleuy & Huron
R. A. Rusk
Mauer
John H. O'Leary
LAW
Nicholas Building
K. Hollenbeck
Eugene Rheinfrank
Spitzer Building
John Zurfluh
Summit St
Monroe St
Frederick
Averill
Court House Cullings
Peter P Swinehart
Lydia A Swinehart
Chas E Way
Jas H Jenkins
Katherine Brooker
Harry Brooker
Mary W B Geverstock
A J Beverstock
American Bible Society
Milton Brandeberry
James Brandeberry
Thomas Collins
Wm Pilliger
Nettie M Swartz
Joseph J Swarte
Swartz
Morgan B. Glljesple
Henry W. Bterling
PB Gilleaple
Frank A
LIMA
Postal Department
Uncle Sam
The
State Sunday School
Lake Erie
Napoleon R. R
Boxwell Patterson Examinations
Sam
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