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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1888
Page
2
A lengthy defense and boast of The Star in Van Wert with claims of superior pricing. It attacks rivals as out of season old stock and emphasizes its strict one price policy and cash purchases. The piece asserts The Star leads in value, quality, and future promotions, inviting readers to shop boldly. The tone defends market position and mocks competitors.
The Times Supplement previews the Ohio Centennial in Columbus, with entertainments by Dr. White-Cloud and the Warm Spring Indians, plus local development plans by George Sidle and Jacob Haven. It reports a half mile of Pennsylvania Railroad track work, a whipping case leading to divorce proceedings, grange officer installations, several accidents with injuries, a Wert High School graduates list, Buckingham’s dye claim, a Mackinaw Train derailment injuring two men, and Frank Gleason aboard the train bound for Cincinnati.
Citizens react to Mackinaw company action abolishing Van Wert offices. General Passenger Agent Jno Van Liew Auditor Geo HL Wappner and Chief Engineer Jas W Rimer ousted after Feb 1, leaving only Superintendent of Transportation. Critics blame Michigan & Ohio R R purchase and Brice-Thomas Syndicate control for derailing local interests and violating a lease that safeguarded seven miles of track.
A pair from Van Wert County fell for a green goods scheme, a counterfeit money con run by a wealthy association. They enlisted as agents, were duped by an apparent accomplice, and pressured to pay to hush up the scam. One victim resided in Enterprise, the other nearby Van Wert.
About 6 am Sunday S B Austins packing establishment near the P F C depot caught fire. The building and a Palmer lime house were consumed, sparing surrounding structures only with great effort. A Shetland pony, poultry, eggs, and flammable goods were lost. A Austins loss estimates at $1000 with no insurance, Miss Palmer's tally in the hundreds, lime house largely uninsured. The fire is believed incendiary.
The Van Wert Natural Gas and Oil Company board met at the secretary’s office and contracted J. M. Scott of Lima to sink another well, to commence once a site is selected. The note mentions discouraging results and urges stockholders to pay overdue assessments, urging prompt payment to avoid delaying the board or forcing others to be timely.
A damage suit against the Van Wert corporation seeks one thousand dollars for injuries to Sarah A. Shaffer who fell on a sidewalk near the first oil well and Miller foundry. Attorneys are H Kemper, Alexander & Darnell. The incident aligns with drilling of the well. Election of Officers for the U Y L G lists names such as Colonel George, Lieut. Col. George Watson, Major D. Welch, and others. Installation set for January 22 with G A R S and U V A families invited. Mr. D A Johns appointed by Gov Foraker to the Board of Trustees of the Working Home for the Blind Iberia. Night school headed by Prof. E M Coe offering bookkeeping and practical math for workers.
Mackinaw trains will stop at the crossing as usual while Delphos keeps Clover Leaf and Mackinaw is the Dandy Line. The National Union Beecher Council No 275 will hold a special meeting this evening at 7 for installation of officers. Advertisements for Conover Wille groceries appear in another column. M E church services continue each evening for an indefinite period. Over three hundred dogs burned at the Columbus canine show last week, with regret that they were not all Van Wert dogs. Rev W H Lilly preached a strong sermon last Sunday. Treasurer W H Corbet says tax books close soon for December settlement. Henry Johns, an Eagle Stave factory employee, had a painful accident.
A worker’s left thumb was torn and crushed after being caught by a stave bolt last Monday. A vestibule express on the P F W C R R crashed near Rochester injuring one crew member. passengers suffered bruises but all escaped serious harm.
Local brief lists residents and visitors including Dr A B Kirkpatrick in Cincinnati Asa Mahan and wife return from Decatur Indiana L R Swineford in Fort Wayne and other travel and social calls from Van Wert Lima Fostoria Bucyrus Mansfield and Asbury Park N J. Mentions of visits to Washington D C and Cincinnati excursions and upcoming medical talks at Lima with travel details and fare offers.
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