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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1886
Page
3
A long-winded reel from Van Wert items covers theater at Gilliland's Opera House featuring Edward Wodeski Hamlet performances, a new serial Vanity Hardware, hotel bids at the Da Puy House, local church notices, and a graveyard theft case involving Sam Campbell.
A mosaic of notes from Van Wert county: ground hog lore, gas well depth of Findlay area at 1234 feet, spring plans, a Middlepoint institute, polo games, and local moves. Mentions include Mr. Clark Glenn moving to Harrison township, Mr. Adam F. Beck relocating to Van Wert, and circuses returning. References to Prohibition pledges, local trials, and a Busy news column with names like C.J.& M and the G A R encampment in San Francisco.
The Shade oil well near Lima explodes with production as three more wells are expected. Moore & Brotherton report a steady 60 barrels per day while gas floods reach workers eyes. Locals flood mud lanes seeking stakes, with land prices rising and new wells planned by Celina Oil and Gas and Delphos firms.
Mrs. A. B. Wise has recovered from illness while Mrs. McCurdy and Mrs. Hetrick remain ill. Mr. Fred Slade went to Fargo Springs Kansas. Mrs. Ida Grossenbach will return to Wooster next month. Our old friend J. S. McQuown is seriously ill. Dr. France of New York will visit Van Wert at the Van Wert Hotel on Sunday Feb 28. W. S. Jackson now sells hardware for Kauke in Van Wert. County Auditor R. D. Webster of the Paulding Democrat called yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Wentworth with C. H. Brown visited from Bangor Maine and returned to Hicksville Ohio Monday.
The Oil Well Supply Company seeks ash logs twenty nine feet long with top end diameters of twelve inches or more and sound straight stock with no crooks, plus white ash handle butts. Also purchasing limited quantities of cottonwood sycamore ash and oak saw logs with cash on delivery. December 18, 1911. The Martin Hott’s suit against the Agricultural Society over a target gun injury was decided for the defendant. A Boston Commercial Bulletin anecdote recounts a bankrupts list and a family’s reaction to ice and gas payments ending with a humorous exchange about money.
Pleasant Township items reflect a stream of small town news with births and moves, local social notes, sales, and notices. Mentions include Mr and Mrs G Morrow new baby, moves of M P and M H Hively, court and public highway matters, a gypsy incident, and a March 4 1886 auction near Van Wert.
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