Kicked to Death by a Horse
Mr. William Waugh, an elderly county resident, was severely kicked by a horse last Saturday and died Wednesday. The Decennial County Board of Equalization will meet next Monday the 9th at the Commissioners' office. The Teachers Institute convenes Monday August 16 at 9 a.m. in High School Hall with full attendance urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Waugh
Board of Equalization
County Board of Equalization
Commissioners’ Office
Teachers’ Institute
Pomona Grange
van Wert County
Harrison Grange Hall
Duff
County Grange
KK. M. Baker
Passengers on the Narrow Gauge Car
Our Narrow Gauge Company employs a novel passenger car made from two hand-cars connected by a platform about twelve feet long. This morning twenty four passengers rode on the car.
Camp Meeting at Delphos Fair Grounds
The A M E Church will hold a camp meeting at the Fair Grounds in Delphos from August 7 to 16. Eminent colored ministers will attend and efforts will be made to accommodate all who come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.M. E. Church
Fair Grounds
Delphos
Prowler Fired On By Homeowner At Night
Early Sunday morning John W. Meyers spotted a man prowling his lot and entering W H Pennell and T S Gilliland stables. The man lit matches in each and fled after Meyers fired a revolver. Patrol records show no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emrly
John W. Meyers
W. H. Pennell
T.S. Gilliland
July Marriage Licenses List From W H Mozier
Probate Judge W H Mozier issues July marriage licenses including A F Miller and Mary E Clutter George Thatcher and Nancy J Good Wm H Flick and Anna E Smith Co Hoffman and Elizabeth Kline C M Stewart and Kate B Paxton John B Trimble and Sarah E Melchi P H Anschutz and Katie M Jones Martin Daring and Rebecca E Mathena Mahlon Houck and Nancy Hay John Feaster and Lovina Houck John B Jervis and Mary Ann Smith S R Vance and Margaret Klinesmith George Scaer and Anna C Hoffman Zachariah Metcalf and L Fostnaught Wm L Davies and Lina Arbogast Benj J Tatlinger and Sarah Hullinger Elias Fosnaught and Charity A Miller Ezra A Perry and Mary E Thomas Wm M Fritz and Alice Timbers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Mozier
A. F. Miller
Mary E. Clutter
George Thatcher
Nancy J. Good
Wm. H. Flick
Anna E. Smith
Co. Hoffman
Elizabeth Kline
C. M. Stewart
Kate B. Paxton
John B.trimble
Sarah E. Melchi
P. H. Anschutz
Katie M. Jones
Martin Daring
Rebecca E. Mathena
Mahlon Houck
Nancy Hay
John Feaster
Lovina Houck
John B. Jervis
Mary Ann Smith
S. R. Vance
Margaret Klinesmith
George Scaer
Anna C. Hoffman
Zachariah Metcalf
L. Fostnaught
Wm. L. Davies
Lina Arbogast
Benj. J. Tatlinger
Sarah Hullinger
Elias Fosnaught
Charity A. Miller
Ezra A. Perry
Mary E. Thomas
Wm. M. Fritz
Alice Timbers
Tramp Samuel Sayley Injured in Freight Train Incident
A man calling himself Samuel Sayley from Zanesville Ohio suffered a crushed left leg after his attempt to ride a freight train in town on Sunday. He received medical care at Henry Cromley’s residence, then at the County Infirmary. He worked as a glass-blower in Janesville before seeking work in Chicago and stealing rides home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Sayley
Zanesville
Ohio
Henry Cromley
Janesville
Chicago
Locomotive Burned. Narrow Gauge Service Halted in Delphos
A major fire destroyed the Narrow Gauge engine-house in Delphos at about four in the morning. The locomotive was badly damaged but the boiler and wheels survived. recovery efforts include borrowing a locomotive. Losses total around $2,000 for the engine-house and $200–$300 for tools, with no insurance. The cause remains unknown after doors were left open, fanning the blaze.
Brothers Living Skeletons at Franklin County Infirmary
Columbus reports two brothers, Charles and Frank Mohrbach, aged 21 and 19, suffering a rare muscular disorder that has left their bodies skeletal with only heads and faces healthy. Doctors describe three disease stages, note family links, and say the boys experience no pain while receiving care at the infirmary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Commercial
Columbus
Drury
Franklin County Infirmary
Charles
Frank Mohrbach
Frank
Hammond
Aultman Buckeye Binder Wins Trial At Bucharest
The Times reports a Bucharest trial of self binding reaping machines at the Agricultural College. Four American makers were represented Walter A Wood Johnson Harvesting McCormick and Co and Aultman The Aultman machine won first prize a gold medal cutting five acres of wheat in four and a quarter hours Lee of Bucharest has ordered forty Buckeye Binders from Aultman Miller Co Akron Ohio Clark Bouton of South Washington Street sells them locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Times
London
End
Bucharest
The
Times
Agricultural College
Walter A. Wood
Johnson Harvesting Machine Company
McCormick & Co
Aultman & Co
Aultman
Lee
Aultman, Miller & Co
Akron
Ohio
Clark & Bouton
South
Washington Street
Laughing Gas Eases Tooth Extractions Say Northwestern Ohio Dentist
A dental notice extols painless tooth extraction under Laughing Gas administered by Dr Shults. It claims gas is safe for delicate patients, promotes comfort, and notes a refitted office with modern instruments. Dr DeSells of Ann Arbor Dental College assists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shults
Ohio
DeSells
Ann Arbor Dental College
Shultz
Money to Loan for Farmers from Home Funds
Advertises loans to first class farmers from one to five years with no commissions or agents fees and no charge for drawing or recording mortgage. Advises against mortgaging to Eastern capitalists and urges using local home funds.
Infirmary Visit Feels Stranger Than Ordinary Ills
A writer leaving the infirmary recalls an encounter with something exceedingly strange and hints at new knowledge about human ills, as he watches patients and contemplates unseen dangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nella
Cottage Picnic Hosted by Ladies' M. E. Mite Society
The Ladies' M. E. Mite Society plans a Cottage Picnic on Wednesday evening August 4 at Mr. John Clark's home. All are invited for a social evening and supper for twenty five cents. Torch lights available for rent at Star Bakery for events including political meetings festivals and camp meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Mite Society
John Clark
Star Bakery
Industrious Farm Hand Sought in Ohio
Job notice seeking a good trusty farmhand labeled as industrious to work for H. G. Lehmann, near the undersigned location three miles northeast of Middlepoint, Ohio. Apply at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
H. G. Lehmann
Prices Cut on Overcoats From Early Season Stock
A large stock of overcoats is offered at twenty percent cheaper than fall prices due to early season purchase. Gen. A. Jacobs advertises the savings and invites farmers to inspect the Sulky Plow at O. P. Clark & Son’s for potential purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Gen. A. Jacobs
O. P. Clark & Son’s
Ilkinson's
Story of consolidation gains and stock gamble in early finance
A social gathering stories a financier Mr Jay Gow who boasted of wealth and future dividends from consolidated concerns and hinted Union Pacific would benefit. An old man bought and sold 1000 shares at 93 and fell to 88 days later. An exchange recounts a Styrian forest skeleton find in a hollow oak with preserved remains. Count Bela Széchenyi discusses a sacred tree in Kumbum monastery. pilgrims profit from leaves and powder and a miraculous Buddha leaf once found by a mandarin leading to high costs. The count then cuts a flowering branch before traveling toward Tibet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Gow
West
Union Pacific
Consolidated
Ginevra
Drummling
von Krackowitz
Bela Szechenyi
Africa
Gyimen-Buesis
Kumbum
Szechenyi
Thibet
Forty Years On Second Ridge Kesler Farm Celebration
The Kesler family, pioneers in Van Wert county, were honored by 206 friends and neighbors on their forty fifth wedding anniversary. Rev Whitmer welcomed guests and Rev T D Priddy contrasted past hardships with present prosperity as memorabilia and tokens of affection were exchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Wert
Uncle Sam
Samuel Kesler
Lima
Fort Wayne
Whitmer
Allie Veach
T. D. Priddy
Auglaize
Rev Boggs
Mary
Jesuit Education Critics Callous Indifference to Individual Thinkers
In Parisian critique the Jesuit system is accused of forging uniform minds through strict discipline and social scheming. It allegedly suppresses independent spirit, favoring conformity over fearless honesty, leading to a generation of predictable moral types and limited debate. The piece contrasts this with fresh observations of Java and London life, noting cultural differences and evolving appearances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Jesuitry
London
England
Honich
Eugene Sue
Gondosiwayo
Sue
Brechin
Girton
Unclear historic editorial on nominees and pardons
The fragment cites the Oil City Derrick with London Times and New York World editorials. It mentions a 10 year sentence for kidnapping Miss Ames and a figure named Mr Garcock linked to a nominee. It notes a woman hanged and reprieved, and says the subject was released after four days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oil City
London Times
New York World
New York Tribune
Hanfield
Oakes Ames
Credit
Convoy News Notes Local Arrivals and Appointments
Our merchants pay the highest cash price for grain and produce. John Foley leaves for Warsaw Indiana as night operator. Convoy School Board hires Mr and Mrs A B Christy of Portage County Ohio as teachers. Thomas High visits from Wyandot County. Jake Riley warns of shotgun policy over corn theft. A J Shoemaker of Longview Texas visits. Railway adds stone culvert at Main Street crossing. Mrs E P McNeal and Mrs K E Penny travel to Windsor Canada. Jacob Wilt moves household goods to Clarence Missouri to be his new home. T D Brooks M D begins as Superintendent of Blair Nebraska schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Keinz
Ft. Wayne
C. W. Strawther
Isq
Wiltshire
Jennie Hammer
Lola Lynch
Bellevue
Ohio
D. S. Harvey
Marion, O
C. F. O’ Daffer
Belle Buck
Three Rivers
Mich
8. B. Hertz
Jerry Martin
Dayton
A. H. Hester
Maggie Day
Celina
Judge Day
G. W. Day
Jessie Eldridge
I. H. Eldridge
Columbia City
Indiana
D. Brooks
Convoy
Blair
Nebraska
Alfred Reichenbaugh
Tuscarawas County
Messrs
A. B. McCurdy
John Foley
Warsaw
Ind
Convoy School Board
A. B. Christy
Portage County
Thomas High
Wyandot County
Jake Riley
A. J. Shoemaker
Longview
Texas
A. P. Shoemaker
P., Ft. W. & C. Railway Company
E. P. McNeal
KE. Penny
Windsor
Canada
Jacob Wilt
Clarence
T. D. Brooks
Greenbrier Items From Our Owl Correspondent
Plowing for wheat comes next Joshua Harmon runs his steamer steadily and is doing good work. Beldon will soon have a new grocery. Elias Johnson has returned home from Ada. The drought has caused many wells to fail in this vicinity. If you want good brick call on J. W. Dull. Eph Shaffer recalls last Sunday’s buggy ride as the event of his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Johnson
Joshua Harmon
Josh
Smasheen
Samuel Beldon
N. Hey
S. A. Walters
Beldon
Elias Johnson
Ada
Gardner
Jesse Beldon
J. W. Dull
Eph
Shaffer
Wheat beats expectations at local market report
From our Own a Correspondent wheat is better than anticipated. Our hotel man is making improvements and will host guests in first class style. Telegraph poles were set along the T D B Railway. John Wilson runs his saw mill on double rations with logs to last two months. D J Hughes builds new scales aiding farmers marketing here. Dr D N Jones is in Cincinnati for a few days. Rev Davis of Venedocia preached at Zion Church last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hos
Jerry O'Donnel
John Wilson
D. J. Hughes
M. W. Gran
Oler
D. N. Jones
Cincinnati
Rev. Davis
Venedocia
Zion Church
Pershing's Sovereign Balm Ad At Van Wert Ohio
An old advertisement touts a salve claimed to cure skin ailments with a money back guarantee. Sold by Hitt & Wilson in Van Wert Ohio and Hill & Wilson Drug Store. Each bottle includes a corkscrew and urges readers that life and health may be saved by its use. May 58-4m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitt & Wilson, van Wert, O
Hill & Wilson
Pershing
Shilohs Medicines Offer Cures For Cough and Diphtheria
The advertisement warns mothers of illness in children and promotes Shilohs Con sumption Cure Shilohs Porous Plaster and Shilohs Catarrah Remedy. It lists prices 10 cents 50 cents and 1.00 and notes a nasal injector with Catarrah Remedy bottle. Sold by L F Gackenheimer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiloh
L. F. Gackenheimer
A Strange People In Our Community
A brief notice touts SHILOH'S VITALIZER as a cure for various ailments including indigestion liver complaints and general debility. Sold by L. F. GACKENHEIMER.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiloh
L. F. Gackenheimer
Guilmette French Kidney Pad Tops Counterfeit Fakes
Counterfeiters target the Guilmette French Kidney Pad as ten years of market success proves its value. The ad touts the Pad as a cure for kidney diseases and urges buyers to trust proven quality over imitators. The Housekeeper's Favorites include Gold Medal Roasted Coffee and White Fawn Baking Powder sold by grocers, manufactured by John B. Monino & Co. Fort Wayne Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilmette
Ceeds
John B. Monino & Co
Fort Wayne
Ind
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Citrons
Chow-Chow
Pickerel
DR. Prices
Royal and
Ens
S. B. Austin
Benjamin I. A. Welsh
Mr. Welsh
Drs
the Star Bakery
Gilliland Guards
Wapakoneta
Lfth
J. W. Hetrick
H. Potterger
Geo. L. Rison
D. M. Borland
D. 8. Hoyt
John Rison
Frank Higley
Fremont Lowrey
R. E E. McIntosh
J. W. Jones
R. Allingham
G. E. Hartshorn
Charles Collier
M. B. Evers, Jr
D. Cc. Rison
M. Buckles
R. C. Craig
Charles Hofer
Levi Jones
Lang Kohn
Elias Krider
H.W. McMillen
William Mahon
Mont. Mahan
J. C. Pearson
A. J. Raudebaugh
Peter Raudebaugh
Joseph Siples
Hiram Shirtliff
Charles Wedge
J. W. Morehead
EK. W. Morehead
James Collins
George Redrup
William Snider
Nelson Hatfield
Vna
Eli Stuckey
Stuckey
Co. D
Lith
Upper Sandusky
Findlay
Trojan
Troy
J. A. Gleason & Bro
Herald of Yesterday
Martin Bowman
Jones
Brown House
Matt
Bowman
John Lindeman
W.S. G. Moore
Central Ohio
M. E
D. A. Hackedorn
J. A. Gleason & Brother
van Wert Court of Common Pleas
M. E. Church
I. R. Henderson
U.S. Manufacturing Co
Smithfield Street
Pittsburgh
Harry Conn
A. N. Krout
Michigan
C. F. O’daffer
Marion
T. E. Davis
D. XN. Paullin
West Minster
Alice Gallagher
Massillon
Dora Cook
Anna Boyer
Miss Lizzie Tiffany
Daisy Brown
J. F. Crooks
W. W. Crooks
Eorror
W. A. Clark
Roumania
Oulo
Beery & Swartout
O. P. Clark & Son
Samuel and
Louisa Kesler
Greenbrier
Jonestown
John C. West & CO
Madison Street
Bucklen
Navy
Malt Bitters Company
Eagle Stave
Geo. H. Marsh
Sec’ry
Fritz
Timbers
Jason Young
W. M. Fritz
Perry—Thomas
Kingsley Chapel
J. F. Mounts
van Wert Markets
Gilliland
Generiii
New Brickally
Swineford’s Corner
M.y
Wilkinson & Son's
Wilkinson's
van Fert
Wilkinson
Clark, Richey & Co
Philadelphia
G Wilkinson & Son
Mason
Ticer Brand
Slade & Conn
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