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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1898
Page
5
A rural reflection notes upcoming spring tasks as farmers anticipate sowing oats and planting corn. It highlights the need to plow and harrow fields and considers whether purchasing a new plow would be economical after the rabbit hunt.
A concise item from a clipped page noting a numeric code and brief identifier. The readable text includes the Bie Mie Bao B76 3c sequence, suggesting a catalog or public notice reference without further context. No additional names or locations are discernible from the fragment.
A serious blaze in Elgin destroyed the residence of Mira Nancy Bolles on Wednesday afternoon leaving Mrs Muller near death. Neighbors aided in removing mud from the house as death hung near. Infants and other residents faced danger during the fire, with funeral and memorial notices following in the same locality.
A week’s record from the county courthouse details land transfers and mortgages in multiple townships, listing buyers such as John Jones and David Evans, and trustees and heirs involved in Union and Wilshire township plots. Transfers include parcels in Woah, Tally, and Lully townships, with sums, acreages, and dates, plus notices for sale, appeals, and guardianship actions.
In Keartown on Tuesday Jim Marshall and his stepson Ad Martin quarreled after Martin made no effort to care for himself. Martin tried to shoot Marshall with a shotgun claiming fear of personal danger. The village marshal arrived, placing both under arrest and fines were issued for costs.
Farmers in Lee and Allen counties protest damage to Mings Pram Creek caused by water flow. A petition for a wide bed clearance and rock removal was signed, backed by legislators Agler and Adkins. Bill now moves toward passage in the Senate to fund the project, estimated at up to two thousand dollars.
The garbled text references property taxes, duties, and legal proceedings affecting various parcels. It mentions figures like percent rates, assessments, and appeals, with scattered mentions of individuals and locales, implying an article about tax collection and ensuing legal action.
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