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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1897
Page
3
A farmer advertising strategy evolves as he learns to add multiple ads. The notice promotes Shunk Plow ads and reminds readers that Sink Plow season is here. Drill points and drill hose are also in stock for quick supply.
Mrs. Amos Boyer of Taian township died of Brights disease last Wednesday and was buried Thursday at the Dix cemetery. She leaves a husband and two daughters. The obituary notes a yearlong struggle before death.
The asignee sold the farm fronting the road in two halves. One portion brought $40 an acre to Osuat Koshler, the other $40 an acre to Anti Johonog. The note laments real estate decline from $75 to under half, amid hard times under the gold standard. Terms reflect local market weakness and shifting values.
Willard Gibbs, claiming Indiana as home but staying in Ohio City, was arrested on a wheels-and-horses charge after hiring Welker’s horse and buggy to travel selling poultry food. Gibbs pleaded not guilty, bond set, later guilty plea led to a $25 fine and jail for failure to pay. Another trial covered Charles Allan and Winters for chicken theft near Lixin and Van Wert with multiple sightings and loads of chickens, resulting in Allan guilty and sentenced to Dayton workhouse and fines.
The piece urges all citizens to attend the county fair saying it boosts fame at home and abroad, drawing visitors from outside and turning fair week into a large county reunion. It praises the fair as a public spectacle supported by the whole community and asks residents to prepare for September 7.
Rear Shep Cleich and John Emerson, operators of a N Washington meat market, shut down Tuesday due to persistent financial strain. Emerson plans to move to Aushylvania Van Wert town, where population has declined. the city once supported seven shops, now barely sustains them. The notice also mentions free medical services by Dr. J Ware Wilson on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays for the poor at the Devotee Aduil Mita, highlighting a local push for charity care amid economic hardship.
A trial was held Saturday afternoon in the Mayor's court with Maynard Hyatt as the defendant in a burglary and robbery case. Warrant by G W Newton alleges Hyatt burgled Newton's east town residence on July 28, stealing $235. Witness Newton testified to entering via cut duct and latch, waking to a noise, then the burglar fleeing as he reached for his money. The court adjourned with Hyatt remanded and bond set at 2400. attorney W Hoke and state lawyers weighed in on the case.
A Cincinnati Northern and connections wreck three and a half miles southwest of Celina on Monday afternoon killed Conductor George Groenewald of the Cincinnati Northern. The crash left the train derailed, with rescuers freeing the injured as freight and passenger cars tumbled. Groenewald’s body was taken to Van Wert and later buried in Nebraska. The disaster left a widow and daughter bereft.
The society runs a two month event to reduce stock with no lottery or price changes. Buyers spending ten dollars receive a free family ticket to the fair. The message emphasizes a quality assortment and straightforward bargains.
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