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Newspaper
The Perrysburg Journal
Location
Perrysburg, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1908
Page
10
For sale notice from A Powers Agency offering a bargain item. Dec A Powers is listed as agent. Porryatarie appears as a location or customer name in the fragment.
A dense list of visits and farewells in Perrysburg and nearby towns. Residents welcome relatives from Toledo Bay City St. Louis Chicago and other locales. Social events include birthdays, teas, family dinners, camping trips and hospital visits.
Mr Joli White of 38 Mighlind Ave Houston Maine reports chronic winter cough relief after using Dr King's New Discovery. He says a 50 cent bottle cured the cough last year and a few doses this year banished it again. Trial bottle offered free with guaranteed satisfaction at Way Comstock Sons drug store, price one dollar.
Numerous locally named residents and visitors are listed as guests or hosts across the week. Families from Toledo McComb Carey and Lima travel or host gatherings, with extended guest lists at the homes of Dunkenson Van Dyke Shinebaugh Spreng and others. Milk terms reflect a busy social scene in the area.
On Monday September 14, 1908 the September term of common court opened with Judge Priew. The grand jury rammed 84 witnesses and reported 11 indictments six secret. Public indictments include Sprague rape Shiffer fornication Corbin adultery Welker rape Opp robbery Kagais shooting Groves rape Brown Shantean hinge breaking and larceny. Three divorces heard calendar motions for alimony Fogg v Fogg North Baltimore parties. Declarations reserved Whitzel v Whitzel.
At the February Republican primaries in Wood County 4000 Republicans voted freely. Charles R. Nearing was placed on the ticket as probate judge candidate amid a strong field. The probate judge safeguards estates of deceased persons and those of minors and the mentally unfit, acting as guardian of the helpless. Nearing’s qualifications include administrative ability and strict regard for law and morality, justifying voter support.
Mrs. Fred Colter of Eagle Point near Rossford died from strychnine poison taken during a personal crisis. Neighbors and her husband found her in convulsions at the Semler farm home Saturday morning. The husband reported her admission of taking the poison and sought a physician, noting arsenic was in the house but unaware how the strychnine arrived. She was about 40, survived by her husband and a 10 year old son Philadelphia.
Rev. E. E. Rogers resigns after six years as pastor of the Presbyterian church in Bowling Green. He cites calls to other places offering greater opportunities and is regarded as one of the state's able ministers with many friends in the county.
Walford Post 51 of the G A R sorrowfully notes the passing of James Ho Hayes a longtime comrade and neighbor who served the Union in its dark days and freely offered his life the group offers condolences to his bereaved daughters and sons and honors his life and service through a formal committee tribute.
Samuel Krauss, contractor and builder, offers prompt attention to all kinds of work. He furnishes prints and modifications for any style house, customer supplies the materials, and will fit up the house on terms. Bell phone White 17, residence near Maple and Front.
The Lid mayor of Xenia Ohio Hon William F Brennan will address an open air meeting on county local option in Perrysburg Sunday evening Sept 20 Gov Harris praised Brennan for enforcing laws and aiding reform The Catholic Abstinence Union of America has long credited his approach to justice and temperance reform across the state
George Hill a respected Henry township farmer was arrested at home on a manslaughter charge over the Sept 1 Toledo child death after his auto struck Norman Kalzer. Hill admits driving the car but calls it an accident and says he would have stopped if able. detectives traced him and he now faces legal action.
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