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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1913
Page
5
A fragment listing daily westbound and other train numbers with scheduled departure times for Akron Dayton and Chicago lines. Entries include No. 32 Akron 813 a.m., No. 16 Akron 345 p.m., No. 15 Dayton 306 p.m., and No. 7 Chicago 755 p.m.
Citizens report street improvements on South Main and Industrial. Bert Gates buys a Ford runabout through Rittman Hardware and handles it well. J. H. Fisher agency moves to D R Niles jewelry store. Gypsies in town prompt mixed reactions. New trial for Christ Stauer of Medina County for wife murder granted. Local court cases include State of Ohio vs J W Craig with fines. Rittman Baseball club reorganizes with Wm Burbage president. Warner bill seeks to abolish assessors. fall elections may restore them. A group from Wayne County travels to Cleveland and Ontario for fishing. Eddie Amstutz initially joins then declines.
A long list of local visits and Sunday gatherings flows from Rittman and nearby towns. Residents, relatives, and friends from Akron, Wooster, Norwalk, Cleveland, Barberton, and Bay City are noted visiting homes, churches, and restaurants, with several trips to see family and attend events.
Wayne County authorities report a $50 reward for the arrest and detention of a former Creston boy, a United States Army deserter. The man, 26, with blue eyes, light hair, ruddy complexion, and 164 pounds, allegedly deserted at Galveston Texas. Father Emery Johnson lives on a rural Seville route.
Wants column advertises personal wants and property details. Listings include Samuel Myers property with six rooms and attic in Sterling Ohio, inquiry via Mrs Ray Carns. lost Ohio 1913 license plate P2788. responses to Attius-Gorsines Rittman Ohio. Sart Corner block Main and Elliott streets. inquiry L F Swit Orrville Ohio. magazine and paper club rates. vegetable plants via NF Houseworth. eight room house on Main Street with bath furnace well cistern slate roof. inquiries to Mas Hower Burnett.
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