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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1900
Page
3
The notice boasts a department store sale with unbeatable prices and a welcoming invitation. It notes a historic hike not yet shown in Van Wert and invites customers to come in and be shown through the store.
A business deal details a shift of stock to a new occupant, with Lavemin and Meoudd taking the space previously held by Noell and Mr Noell. Mr Noell and Mr McDonald acquire Ma Becuistas interest in the contract drug nature, prompting a phased goods move. The event includes odd references and unclear names, noting weeks until relocation and a public reaction centered on a surprise party connected to Mr Glanty.
The village council met Monday with members Hott Flire Waite Wyandt Heistand and Shupp present. A resolution funded curb work on Fulton Street between Tankaro and Flhotstreets and a street light petition on Race north of Sycamore were reported. another light at Forest Avenue and Lincoln Street was referred. A plan to cut grade and place posts along the railroad near Jackson to Elliot was approved. Byron South was named to the Hook and Ladder Company after F H Hines resigned. A court petition by Suit for Aptly Hatt Lewis sought alimony and support. a spouse’s personal property dispute was discussed. Obituary notes mention Robert L. Damm, editor of Upper Sandusky papers, passing at home after introducing cylinder presses.
A dated travel memoir fragment recounts a voyage from Gibraltar to Malta and Manila Bay in 1900. It notes places like Valletta and Valetta, ships, transportation, and harsh camp life with peers from Co B, death at sea, labor by Chinese workers, and scarce water. The narrator reflects on fortifications, local customs, and daily hardships.
A fragment describes a claim that a remedy named in the text expelled malaria and cured various ailments including kidney issues dyspepsia and constipation. Mentions a person named Montell Broy and a company Gosken, Ind offering payments for timber and cash prices for anne Neldrese Sav. The legibility is poor and many terms appear garbled.
Deputy sheriff John Lunton of Allen county was arrested Saturday on charges of forging county Clerk Shappella name on four payments totaling 977 dollars. Court records show larger shortages previously amid Lunton’s career, including a 1631.86 dollar aggregate. The case notes hisighs involved with former sheriffs and a minister father paying hush money to ease disgrace. Lunton faced no immediate arrest at time of reporting, with no clear effort in his matter.
The Delphos Herald reports the deaths of Mrs S D Chambers of East Fifth street and Mrs F A Huffman of West Third street. Mrs Chambers endured multiple strokes since 1898, fading quietly with family at her bedside after eighteen days of declining consciousness. Mrs Huffman died after a bright child’s birth and her own illness, with Dr Bayne unable to halt her decline during Bright's disease. The town mourns as neighbors recall their charitable, devout lives and deep family devotion.
The J J MreMillen farm of 190 acres east of Van Wert Township was sold to Barbara Urton for 10000 with 2000 cash and a mortgage to secure deferred payments. The farm later changed hands to Anderson Keeth of Spencerville for 180 cash. Keeth plans to move there and make the county his home, while Neer regards the earlier loan as heavy debt.
In Dayton a 40 year old man named Ross pleaded guilty to adultery with his adopted daughter Ela Myers aged about 17. He was fined 825 and sentenced to day in the Dayton work house after prior misconduct and desertion cases. The incident, tied to past acts in Van Wert and Toledo, sparked public indignation and warnings about his future proximity to vulnerable youth.
Grover Hill news notes a Findlay common pleas court ruling granting Mrs Kindul a judgment of 84 200 at issue, with Expectation Grover F N. to gain a grain elevator project on the factory grounds, plus updates on local residents including Mr Allintt of Gittins Grove, road moving duties, and marriages in Lagty township amid regional development talk.
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