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Newspaper

Van Wert Weekly Bulletin

Location

Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1887

Page

7

Hog cholera and mischief mark Par Wert Bulletin entries

Our section reports hog cholera ongoing and a break in last week with a tramp entering a home to steal bread and butter. Wm H Ringwald’s engine derailment caused by a governor belt failure near Jonestown. damage 40.25 dollars. Unlucky day for Ringwald as a horse dies and an engine wreck occurs. Neighbor quarrels rise, Grandmother Walford bedridden, granaries and houses under construction, and various local notices about devilment, receipts, and community events.

Wm. H. Ringwald Little Auglaize Jonestown

Cincinnati correspondent pursues horse trade and town notes

From our own Correspondent B. F. Leslie is at Cincinnati this week buying a car load of horses. Mrs. William McCullough is on the sick list. Mr. Long and wife of Columbia City visited our barber Mr. Atchison. Freight receipts for freight forwarded Friday August 5th were 211.83. A festival for the M. E. Church will be given by the Ladies Mites next Saturday evening. Wells are going dry and the ice house warns visitors of a shot gun. The street commissioner’s fitness is questioned and calls grow to replace him.

B. F. Leslie Cincinnati William McCullough W. F. Johnson Tully Street M. E Ladies Mite Society J.C. Joseph Swett Page Payne M. H. Tuttle

York Township Items Report Weather and Local Notes

Many residents report ill health as a late June shower and wind ripped through the area damaging corn cane fences and light buildings. Oats yield strong, corn will fall short by about half versus last year. Mrs. George P. Deal of Delphos visits her Granger parents. Ditching on Long Prairie progresses. Dr Townsend’s cholera balm advertised. Sabbath school picnic planned by Kingsley M E at Knapp grove near the church.

George P. Deal Delphos Ohio M. W. Granger Granger Townsend Kingsley M. E. Sabbath School Knapp’s Grove Kingsley M. E. Church

Venedocia Items Highlight Local Visits and Incidents

From Jackson county to Cincinnati visitors fill the week as Miss Annie Jones visits her grandmother, Miss Sallie Davies travels with Miss Woods, and Eddy Evans stays with relatives. Local illness, accidents, and a K P Lodge installation end with a festive ice cream banquet and a royal welcome.

Jennings Township Items Threshing and accidents noted in village items

Threshing is mostly finished with a few holdouts awaiting cooler weather. A Grange meeting at Allentown concluded with a horse mishap injuring Mr. Berry and Mr. Hance. An oil well is planned on the Mark farm with drilling to start next week. A man found dead along a road was revived by neighbors after his slumber. A fall left Warren Coil with a broken arm treated by Dr. Funk. Charles Barber and Mary J. Miller wed, and a Yellow Springs preacher will visit Olive. Moab Mark burns another tire kiln. The new M E Church at Yorkville is enclosed, adding beauty to the town.

Allentown Thomas Berry Mr. B Vincent Hance Thomas Mark Henry Davis Spencerville John Masters J. P Charles Barber Mary J. Miller

Washington Township Social Notes and Local Mentions

Mrs. Ella Seitz and Miss Nettie Holden visited kin in Paulding last week. Mrs. A. N. Wade returned from Belmont county where she stayed with her parents. Mrs. Baker Baxter visited relatives in Allen county last Friday and Saturday. C. W. Carpenter threshed 1065 bushels of grain. Melvin Babcock says its a boy and weighs thirteen pounds. Henry Fegley of Union county is in the vicinity on business. A surprise 4th birthday for Mrs. J. A. Klinger drew a small attendance due to duties. Neighbors shared a jovial time. The butcher note mocks Sunday labor as they drive out to kill and dress beef. Wm Fry and wife have a son. Two German boys arrived last Monday to live with Mortise Gates.

Ella Seitz Nettie Holden Paulding A. N. Wade Belmont County J. A. Klinger Fry

Tramps and Surprises Dot Leslie Items Chatter

Delayed local items report poor weather inconveniencing workers and tramp activity at pumps. Neighbors honored Mrs. Sol Lintermoor with a surprise supper for 137 attendees. Bechtel and Switzer escaped a wagon accident near Van Wert. Bechtel overpaid a salve peddler by a dollar eighty and chased him to recover the money.

W. H. Bechtel Mr. B

Harrison Township Items and Social Notes

Oats and Harrison Republicans yield well. D H Mallan and Mahlon Capper visited Decatur Indiana. John Wilkins and wife attended court in Van Wert. Jacob Fox and wife guests of Capper in Harrison. Middlebury Sunday School picnic set for Aug 13 at Frederick Giessler home. Balyeat family moved to Harrison home. Viola Zimmerman and mother left for Wisconsin. Stephen Balyeat attended court in Indiana. Zion picnic well attended and 4 wood time enjoyed. Prof Walter Lewis did not appear at Zion last Friday.

D. H. Mallan Mahlon Capper Decatur Indiana John Wilkins van Wert Jacob Fox Middlebury Frederick Giessler Manuel Balyeat Harrison Viola Zimmerman Wisconsin Zion Walter Lewis

Scott Items and Local News Briefs

J T Scott sells bibles amid sickness reports. Citizens visited Paulding to hear Dr Leonard. Edgar Spicer of Allen County stayed Sunday here. Dove bound over to court on $200 bond for assault. McClure's new house rising. A stone killed a fine Durham calf for D J Argo last week. E W Poe and Gov Foraker are same age. Judge Spear oldest on State ticket, D K Watson youngest for Attorney General. Three Ohio gubernatorial candidates reportedly all Methodist. An advertisement touts Ayer's Hair Vigor as effective and economical.

Paulding Leonard Edgar Spicer Allen County McClure Durham D. J. Argo E. W. Poe Gov. Foraker Judge Spear D. K. Watson Ohio

Subscriptions for church Near Scott In Honaglin Township

Notices from Honaglin township detail Poling and Krandel collecting subscriptions for a new church near Scott, while other residents report building projects, travels, and visits. Excursions by C H and D R R are highlighted, with staff roles listed. Various medical, veterinary, and consumer product endorsements appear, reflecting local life and commerce.

F. A. Poling J. Krandel Scott Honaglin Township

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