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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1889
Page
5
Advertisements invite readers to obtain the premium Our Family Physician book and a $2 newspaper offer, toutting value from a Northwestern Ohio printer. Entries note arrears on Battery lists, the Enterprise Hye launch, a 5-A horse blanket, and home talent shows with $126 net from Deestrict Skale. Upcoming Ohio Grange session at Springfield December 10 to 13 is announced.
The column notes H G Lehmann son promising dry goods at low prices and a move by C D Millner to Defiance. Capt John Rison received over coats for state troops while L F Gackenwermer touts Ohio Drug Store prices. An auctioneer sale is planned with goods slashed. A gas incident harms L Meredith at the electric works. A Mafllera line is advertised. A hoped for telephone exchange links Van Wert with Cincinnati Columbus and Toledo.
A letter urges local leaders and the Business Men's Association to offer inducements for new manufacturing plants in Van Wert. It argues timber depletion and factory closures require diversification, notes natural gas and water works imminent, and cites neighboring towns winning projects as motivation. It also includes remarks about Butler stave works founder A R Mullen and potential new ventures.
County farmers urged to attend the annual Farmers Institute at Gilliland’s Opera House next Friday and Saturday. Farmers should participate in discussions rather than just observe to gain practical benefits.
The ad promotes men's all wool red undershirts and drawers at 490 each or 95e per suit. Leymann & Son. It also states the J. and M. southbound train now leaves at 5 32 instead of 5 55 in the morning, effective Tuesday morning.
Postmaster Dailey received one hundred new lock boxes for the post office on Wednesday, expanding secure mail storage and service capacity.
Judge Brotherton granted licenses Wednesday to Henry Krohn and Belle Capper, and to Charles H. Blackmore and Emma B. Clark, signaling the completion of the formalities for both couples.
D. E. Van Vorhes of Jackson township bought two car loads of sheep in Chicago and had them shipped home. N. Stemphley of Pleasant township died Saturday and was buried at Woodland cemetery Monday. Van Wert adds one more doctor for the area. I. J. Eisner of Indiana is preparing an office on West Main street over Bickford’s sewing machine store and will open next Monday. I. P. Beamer and family of Hoaglin township begin new life in Eastern Tennessee after purchasing a farm near Philadelphia. The Burieux wish them success in the southern home. Buckeye Hook and Ladder Company elected officers at its annual meeting: Foreman George Detter, Asst. Foreman H. H. Hindelster, Secretary George Moebus, Treasurer John Q. Clark. Directors Clint DeVoe, Frank Hindelster, J. H. Fronefield.
Spencerville saloonmen circulate a petition asking the village council to repeal the Sunday closing law and push the issue to the state legislature this winter. The item notes other local ads and political observations from the period.
Major J. I. Ream traveled to Marion Wednesday in his official role to inspect the Patriarchs Militant Canton there. He asserts his battalion is the best in the state and aims to maintain its high standard, earning a growing reputation as a zealous worker in the cause.
The next in a series of school entertainments to fund a school and public library will be held at the Pavilion on Friday evening December 18. The fifth year pupils will present the program. Prices are 25 cents for reserved seats and 10 cents for pupils with tickets purchased from their teachers. no pupils’ tickets will be sold at the hall.
On Wednesday afternoon Dr. A. N. Krout conducted a post mortem on Miss DeLong. He found a ruptured blood vessel in the left temporal region beneath the skull that released nearly two ounces of dark blood pressing on the brain and causing the strange symptoms before death.
The G A R posts in Minneapolis and Youngstown have raised flags atop all their school buildings. The Western Reserve trend is spreading across the country, and Van Wert is urged to join by placing flags over its schools for an inspiring display.
H Heist long known to residents died at his Bucyrus home aged about 74, born in Pennsylvania in 1815. He lived in several states before settling here, built the business room later used by A P Wisman after the war, and once partnered with Joseph Ross in a tin store business he kept in his possession. An unrelated 1889 ad promotes English Spavia Liniment by Hines & Son in Van Wert.
A crowd of visitors and locals are listed in a Van Wert column. Names include CG L McFadden of Mankato. J B Jones of Bryan. Rev E W Work. D W Williams of Venedocia. F W Purmort. J Q Augustine. Miss Jennie Eyers. Mrs W H Mozier. Mrs H G Richie. Misses Zada and Laura Stickel. Mrs S B Bradbury. T S McKim. Rev and Mrs J W Hill. Phil Anschutz of the News. Major H S Bunker. Mrs E H Hester. Col I N Alexander. H G Richie. Flora McGavren. Bessie Bonewitz. Davis Johnson. John I Cable. J B Smith and Byron. Byron Fogle. D M Shaw. others visiting area infirmaries and attending events.
The Delphos residents regret underestimating the electric plant project as foreign capital controls it. Now locals seek investment, but buyers refuse to sell. The plant sits in Van Wert County with tax gains for Van Wert, prompting concern among Delphos citizens.
Lima, a town of about 20 000, houses seven saloons that foster vice and crime. Robberies occur frequently and women feel unsafe after dark. Even newspapers acknowledge the problem and urge action.
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