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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1890
Page
3
A Chautauqua Assembly audience hears a farmer’s address arguing the McKinley tariff would raise duties on live animals, apples, barley, wool, and other farm goods. The piece criticizes protectionism, praises reciprocity, and urges farmers to weigh their interests beyond party lines.
Carr Mrs. Ervin is sick. E L Aiken visited Toledo. Shaffer Bros plan to move their mill north of Paulding. Peter Mounts went to Niagara Falls. Factory timber purchases halted for lack of storage. Brelsford of Columbus visited. Hessie Bodyer visited Van Wert relatives. Town youths attended a country party. John Aiken and Phil Dixon spent Sunday in the country. A school lecture covered physiology and hygiene. Corn crop outlook looks good. David Forvil visited Cecil to see his brother the Rev John Norvis. George Young vows never to ride an excursion train again after walking eight miles at midnight. Perry Poorman returned from Valparaiso to resume job as dry goods clerk. Many youths attended the Van Wert show and some got lost en route. Sunday basket dinner at Sluterbeck’s grove south of town drew many locals. Ice cream and watermelon party by Miss Ora Grubaugh honored Miss Charlotte Lance of Bryan. A surprise party at Mr Booker's honored Miss Flora’s birthday with Mayor King noting the surprise. A traveling medicine company from Payne, mixing three negroes and three white doctors, performed an open air concert Monday and Schults’s hall Tuesday. They earned at least $2 and vowed Scots will be wary of their “wool.”
Venedocla precinct reports a dry spell delaying fall plowing and a busy week with Pollock Bros threshing 105 bushels in forty minutes. Local education reports Ella Crooks teaching in York township district No. 2, while families relocate and community services are noted.
Much sickness prevails in West Tully. Local items note visits, school term starts, illnesses, a cider offer, a wagon accident injuring Mrs Couples, and the death of Grover Fortney at age three. Obituaries follow for Mrs Singer of Dixon. Three Harvest Excursions offer half-rate tickets to farming regions via Burlington Route and connections with valid return by Sept 1. Includes St Joseph encampment and Manitou Beach specials.
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