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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1898
Page
3
Large selection of meat cutters lard press lard dress and many hardware items at reduced prices. Corn baskets priced to move with bulk items like corn shelters feed cutters horse blankets lap robes sleigh bells skates and sleds advertised. 10 cents buys a good bushel basket while stock lasts.
The Times prints the county commissioners report and committee findings. Louis Klein and John Greenewald buy the Lewis poultry house on Market Street next to the PB railroad. Van Wert marks its oldest citizen Lemuel Saltygaber at 99 with a family gathering. Sol Fowler is expelled from the police force for drunkenness and disorderly conduct. Ciceronians elect officers led by O. F. Weaver and F. H. Sweet. A 3x12 plug of tobacco and a 400 dancing club party are noted. George Sargent loses $22, later $1.80 recovered. DeLong jailed after bail set at $600. Gleason assigns his assets in a sweeping bankruptcy affecting the People’s Mills and related properties. creditors and court actions follow. Grand jurors and petit jurors for February 1895 are listed. Van Wert banks announce officers and directors for the year.
A chaotic OCR extract lists numerous land transactions across several townships. It names buyers and sellers such as James Headley, Andrew Shuder, Mary Reehalipy, and Charles L. Gepligus, with references to lots, quitclaims, and quantities like 100 acres, amid scattered place names and dates, amid unclear context.
Local reports detail Hanna's dramatic election as United States Senator after protracted contests. The joint ballot aligned Hanna with 73 votes against rival 71, with Lentz and Cramer also noted. Crowds welcomed Hanna's victory as a public triumph amid intense political fights, while reactions across party lines highlighted the era's direct-vo te reforms and shifts in governance.
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