Van Wert Ohio Republicans Seek Nominations in 1889 Convention
The Van Wert county Republican central committee votes to hold a mass convention at the Court House on September 3 1889 at 10 a m to nominate candidates for Representative Clerk of the Courts Sheriff Treasurer Commissioner Infirmary Director Coroner and to conduct other business. Incumbent and local figures named in party slate. Also notes Democratic contenders and ongoing party conflicts affecting Ohio politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Wert County
Court House
Said County
Central Committee
Temperance Mass Meeting Program at Van Wert
A scheduled temperance mass meeting at Van Wert outlines a program from organization to committee reports with greetings between country and town, the mayor and council, the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, ministers, and county press, plus speeches by Robert Mehaffey and committee reports. The Times declined to publish the call, noting conservative views and urging public discussion of moral questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Wert
L. Meredith
A. A. Giffin, Ltd
Council of
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Ella Alexander Boole
Clark Crawford
J. W. Hill
Robert Mehaffey
Bro. Kohn
Friends of
Local Option
Brother Kohn
Cincinnati
Boom Ready to Rumble as Oil Leases Sweep County
The eastern county buzzes over oil. Cal Brice and Standard Oil compete with millions backing them. Landowners sign favorable leases, farmers set terms with 2 to 6 oil men daily, spot cash often paid at one dollar per acre. The scene signals a coming oil boom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cal Brice Company
Standard Oil Company
Work Begun to Reorganize Heistand Band for Fair
Local business leaders circulated a call for financial support to reorganize Heistand's band. Citizens respond generously as the group aims to establish a permanent organization in Van Wert, Ohio, to cover expenses and elevate the town's musical presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heistand
Ohio
van Wert
Delayed Nuptials Stir Local Court
About nine thirty Thursday morning Judge Brotherton received an application for a marriage license for Miss Maggie Hulley and James Wilson of Jackson township. Maggie is under eighteen and her mother is guardian. her stepfather lacked written consent, delaying the license until a 28 mile round trip could be made. The wedding was set for the afternoon, with hopes the determined rider and fleet horse would unite the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherton
Maggie Hulley
James Wilson
Jackson Township
Maggie
Fleet Horse
Strange tale of Enterprise whisky and a vanished jug
A comic tale recalls two men from Van Wert who drank at Enterprise and brought back a jug of whisky to hide under a bed. The jug was lost, then miraculously found. The item segues into a Lima Gazette piece about G. W. Schreider, missing since Friday after planning a trip to Chicago. His debts to local merchants and sudden disappearance raise local concern.
Oil men draw capital to Van Wert county in rush
For days the town has been filled with older businessmen aiming to develop the region. Cal Brice's field manager observed plans and will return. Two other firms have shown interest. Land is being leased in Ridge, Hoaglin, and Jackson townships as oil men prepare to establish headquarters. The S. P. Jones company will extend its Venedocia field operations with three drills remaining active all winter. Wells will be drilled across the territory at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cal Brice
Ridge
Hoaglin
Jackson
S. P. Jones Company
Venedocia
van Wert County
North Western Ohio Band Reunion at Arcanum Planned
The North Western Ohio Band Association sets its annual reunion for Arcanum on September 7 with Heistand's band invited though members cannot attend due to weekend work. The invitation notes community interest and eagerness for the band’s presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Western Ohio Band Association
Arcanum
Heistand
Notice to debtors in Van Wert Ohio August 16 1889
All persons indebted to me on book account or by note are requested to call and settle the same within the next thirty days or their claims will be put in proper hands for collection Wa Laura M D Van Wert Ohio August 16 1889.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura
M. D. van Wert
Ohio
Discover Westward Lands and Harvest Excursions
The Chicago and Northwestern Railway promotes fertile unclaimed lands in the West and Northwest offering free and cheap settlement, mineral wealth, and rapid expansion. Harvest Excursions on September 10, 24, and October 8 allow round trips at one fare, with 30 days to return, to Iowa Minnesota Dakotas Nebraska Wyoming Colorado Utah Idaho and Montana. E P Wilson, G P A, Chicago and Northwestern Railway, Chicago Illinois.
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Great West
Great
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Iowa
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Nebraska
Wyoming
Colorado
Utah
Idaho
Montana
Chicago
E. P. Wilson
Illinois
Yard wide fabrics offered in mixed quality grades
The listing shows yard wide Bleached Muslin at 4ets, very fair quality at 5ets, good at 6hets, Cabbot Muslin at 7Tets, Gold Medal at Tets, Lonsdale at 8iets, and Fruit of the Loom at Sids. Only one yard of the latter two grades per customer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonsdale
Sids
A Great Speech By Comer The Tobacco Man At Buzzard Roost
Comer the Tobacco Man speaks to a large Buzzard Roost crowd on buying and selling tactics. He boasts of lower tobacco prices through forced sales, promises cheaper goods, and invites patrons to Van Wert for a hearty welcome. Also noted is Carroll the saloon man pleading guilty, moving stock to Defiance, and a local medicinal ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comer
Snooks
Tom Comer
van Wert
Carroll
F. C. Arnold
Defiance
Cutting and Fitting System Promises Easy Money
An advertisement touts Work's cutting and fitting system with 30,000 sales in three years. It urges readers to learn cutting without charts, claims easy mastery for all family garments, and offers agent opportunities via J. L. Richardson in Van Wert Ohio or W. A. Work in St. Louis Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Richardson
Marsh
van Wert
Ohio
W. A. Work
P. O. Box
St. Louis
Unbleached muslin and sheeting price notes
A yard wide unbleached muslin listed as a good quality at Sets and a fine one at 64ets. Fine sheeting offered at 7ets.
100 Fine Flannel Skirts Go Free From Oils at Sale
A fragment describes 100 fine flannel skirts priced at $1.00 each, advertised as perfectly free from any oily substances. The terse item notes the sale and the unusual quality claim, with no additional context or dates.
Scarlet Blanket Sale Brings Low Price Offer
A heavy all wool Scarlet Blanket in large size is offered at 3.50 dollars per pair with a 25 percent discount, claiming lower cost than later in the season.
Underwear Sale Before New Goods Arrive
Broken lines and odds and ends of ladies gents and children's underwear offered at less than cost ahead of new stock arrival.
Dairy herd and farm for sale near Van Wert Ohio
I own fifty acres near the Court House in Van Wert with pasture, meadow, and water. A fair house, stable, and sheds for twenty cattle, plus sixteen Jersey cows four heifers and a strong bull. The herd is first class and seeks buyers into dairy. I will sell the herd as a whole with easy terms and rent the farm for one to five years. I.N. Alexander, Van Wert, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
van Wert
Ohio
Timothy
I.N. Alexander
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