17 Apr 1885
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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1885
Page
1
Fertile Ohio farms listed for sale near Van Wert. 70 acres fenced and cultivated with natural drainage, pasture and arable land. 45 acres tilled each year with bluegrass and various timber. Price quoted as 331.5, move quickly. contact W J Beers at Van Wert Ohio lawyer office.
An advertisement touts a tonic that blends iron with pore gonned to quicken digestion, relieve fevers, chills, fatigue, and weakness. It claims to purify blood, boost appetite, aid food assimilation, and strengthen nerves and muscles, warning not to take other remedies. Made by A Brown Chemical Co. in Baltimore.
Long 1885 Ohio joint resolutions amend sections of articles two three and ten to require election of township officers by township electors and to outline ballot wording Yes or No for amendments. Official copies certify adoption dates and display secretary of state seals with signatures.
Regular correspondent notes Washington in spring despite Senate adjournment. Describes crowded clerks, civil service reform, and purging offices. praises new administration discipline, wary Vatican-style politics, and White House routines. Also adds local notices on funerals, shows, and odd anecdotes from Galion and Europe.
Senator Elmer White reviews a Supreme Court ruling on state arbitral power over canal property and water rights at Celina. The 1853 contract allowed mill owners thirty years occupancy with renewal options. arbitration was ruled improper, sparking legislative efforts to authorize arbitration with cap of ten thousand dollars. The bill failed amid canal locality opposition. The piece also covers the truck system reform, the statue commission, Ohio University trustee nominee Poindexter, House workload, canal funding debates, and a proposed life sentence for penitentiary offenders.
A garbled column of short notes mentions Jonas Mohler receiving $25 in gold, a pavilion crowd, a bakery wagon, time cards for rail routes, a saloon opening rear of a cigar store, and various local happenings. It references invitations, a new semi monthly publication, and social events along with oblique notes on weather and public life.
Local items report a newborn son for Mr J R Longsworth and sickness for Mrs J R Davies with Dr Hattery attending. George Wagoner returns home on furlough after two months at Gordon's Hotel. The Centerville Literary Society adjourned on April 11 amid disruptions. Olive Chapel Sabbath school flourishes under F S Bellis. Township offices elected: D H Edwards F Converse J W Jenkins Clerk John Masters Treasurer Elijah Arnold Assessor Marion Burnett Constables T M Berry G Dannison. An Olive Chapel meeting on April 18 aims to plan grave decorations for soldiers' graves. Uno.
Old Winter lingers as spring nears while Wesley Stull advertises fresh lake fish. A large crowd attended the Hitesman ditch sale. John Delong visits from Marshland Indiana to check property. Joshua Davis and Nelson Cremain visited W A Cremain and family. James C Moore elected school director subdistrict No 5. Several new buildings under construction. Amos Young plans to move to the country. Local hotel men fined for a Saturday racket. Rev T Koogle spoke at Church of God. Rev A C Whitmer traveled to Van Wert with Dr Woods. Wallace & Co.'s Great World's Menagerie and International Circus, in its second year, gains national notice. It solos in Van Wert on Monday April 27.
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