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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1891
Page
2
A local ad lists Convention Jones Cleveland Tudor Section Hose Campbell Hardware Lace Leather and A Bait Hooks among items for threshing season. The ad urges buyers to visit the hardware store opposite the Court House in Van Wert Ohio for machine oil suction hose rubber belting lace leather belt hooks asbestos packing and related supplies.
Nearly twelve hundred dollars in premiums are offered in trotting and running purses at the fair. The running purse is open to all, as is the trotting purse at two hundred dollars. Jno G. Ropright supervises bids for the new jail contract. H F Ramp won with a bid of 21475 dollars. William H. Cummings is ordered to the Toledo asylum for lunacy. the case notes dangerous insanity linked to religious excitement. The J and M railroad foreclosure sale is anticipated around September 15 with reorganized claims. Cincinnati interests may participate. The Burlington Route markets speed and safety while expanding network across major western cities.
The Van Wert County Democratic central committee plans a large August 15 convention at the courthouse with delegates from townships to choose a long ticket including Representative, Sheriff, Treasurer, and more. Contests are expected, and voters are urged to inform friends and prepare for a vigorous campaign.
The obituary recalls Mrs. Kohn as a devoted mother and Christian, who suffered long heart trouble yet faced death calmly. She joined the M E church at sixteen, supported temperance and charity, and left five children. Funeral services are set for 2 PM at her residence with three ministers officiating, followed by burial in Woodland.
A reader from Dull Onto complains The Times failed to arrive for weeks. The paper explains delays due to post office handling and urges readers to blame the railway route agents, noting Wanamaker’s postmaster and a future Democratic president as remedies. The issue touches local sports and a Celina versus Van Wert game with detailed box score notes.
The Democratic mass convention at the courthouse selected delegates and alternates for the state convention. S. S. Bartsfield presided as chairman, HL. Conn as secretary, with H. J. Moennig and others named as delegates and J. B. Smith and others as alternates. The delegation headed to Cleveland Tuesday morning amid governorship contest interest.
Harrison township dr Peter Hertz is announced as a suitable candidate for Treasurer pending the Democratic County Convention on Saturday August 15. The notice asks support from friends.
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