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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1890
Page
5
June reports to the Agricultural Department praise wheat rye and oats yields, hay abundance, and a thriving corn crop. Merchants note booming trade and push low prices in markets. Davies and Jones tout superior clothing, summer underwear, trunks, and valises at low rates, inviting shoppers to see the selection.
FRIDAY MORNING JUNE 27 1890 reports marriages and local tidbits. Notable items include a planned wedding between William Flaharty and Ida Dingledine, plus brief notices on a cow killed by lightning, a horse dying of influenza at Brook's livery, work stoppage at Unique Hand Laundry for July 4, and local council updates.
In the Mackinaw chief engineer G L McKibben supervises designs for a new two story depot with a 74 foot frontage and separate first and second floor facilities. The slate roofed building will include a freight house waiting rooms offices and a lunch counter with possible plans subject to change. The location may be the old depot grounds. A separate item notes a Delphos incident where six men were arrested for riding trains and fined ten dollars plus costs after allegedly robbing an elderly man. one claimant did not appear.
Bottle Row residents face a gambling crackdown as John Addison is arrested, pleads guilty, and pays a fine. John Martin, charged by Addison, is jailed after pleading not guilty, with trial set for Monday. The fracas signals rising tensions and calls for officials to curb gambling.
Tra Cavett returns home to his farm after forty days as guard at the Ohio penitentiary. Friends doubted his stay, but he found farming more comfortable and resigned. Charley McFadden succeeds him, prompting curiosity about the new appointment.
The water works trustees are satisfied sufficient water can be secured for the town and plan the next step. Toledo hydraulic engineer Mr. Cook will bid to supervise construction and prepare plans and specifications, with other bidders expected soon. His Lima project experience is noted as a credential.
Messrs Baker Gleason and Simons of Geneva bargained for the old foundry and grounds on East Main street. Baker plans to stay to supervise ten cottages. A slight defect in the title may delay the project by weeks. Mr Gilliland goes to Chicago to minimize delay. They will employ 125 men. Also recalls a Lima domestic case where Mose McClure’s wife gained custody with habeas corpus and a young man Clements faced a severe whipping from McClure after an encounter at the domestic’s home. No arrests were made.
Harrison township leads the county by letting a contract for a graded township school to be built near its center. The plan offers grades and higher classes without leaving home, appealing to parents seeking better education than district schools provide. Evans funeral draws record crowds at Venedocia after Findlay drowning tragedy. the deceased would have graduated from Findlay College.
The United States court authorized the Mackinaw’s receiver to use about $40,000 to start repairs and construction. Work on shops will begin soon at this place and a large depot is planned with waiting rooms for the public and rooms for officials including an engineer and road master, plus a lunch room.
Arrangements for the county fair require an entire season and promise a superior event after last year’s standout exhibition. The county’s harmony and widespread work by rural and urban residents boosted success, drawing hundreds of strangers who will expect an equally remarkable display. Suggestions for improvement are welcome via Butterbys. enforcement of saloon regulations is urged to curb evasion and protect public view.
Fronefield and Gackenheimer present a superior bed for sick rooms that allows careful handling without lifting and can be made and aired without disturbing the patient. Gordon McCoy opens a dental office at Antwerp, promising honest service and pleased patrons. May his venture succeed.
The Times questions why the old jail should not be repurposed as a flag room and ponders public attitudes toward the flag and naturalization, asking how long until change is embraced.
A letter argues for a town work-house to house petty criminals who cannot pay fines, reducing taxpayer burden. It also calls for a county children’s home separate from the infirmary to care for neglected youngsters, noting neighboring counties provide such homes at low cost and urging humane action.
The fourth annual commencement of the Western Ohio Normal School at Middlepoint will be held in Euterpean Hall this afternoon at one. Graduates include J. C. Morgan, H. A. Hartman, W. H. Moses in Classical. FE Simmons, Lizzie C Evans, L. C. Pollock, G. E. Wert in Scientific. F. S. Trump, Sarah McCoy, Geo Beehmer, L Pollock, R T Bevington, O M Steiner, T W Evans, C C Raabe, C F Koeh, T S Clark in Commercial. The program lists salutatory, several orations, and valedictory by Moses. Class address by Rev. A C Martin. diplomas by Prof. P. M. Morgan. An evening literary entertainment follows. Loss and funeral notice of Merley Graves, age 3, summarized from Columbia City clipping, notes burial in Coverse cemetery after services at Church of God with Rev I W Markley.
The Rev D J Jenkins a Presbyterian minister known around Venedocia was instantly killed last Monday in Jackson county by a passenger engine on the B and O road. He walked on the track with an umbrella and did not hear the approaching train. He ministered in southern Ohio and preached in this county several times. He has many relatives here. One daughter married Griff Jones a York township farmer.
A notice promotes Dr. Acker's Baby Soother as a non opium remedy for child distress, contrasting it with deadly opiate syrups. It recommends Evans & Son as the seller.
In Allen county Common Pleas Court Judge Richie sentenced Charles Saggerman the tramp who shot conductor Gardner Tuckey to eight years in the Ohio Penitentiary at hard labor. His accomplice Thomas Sagger man received two years. These sentences will meet with general approval.
Last Wednesday a Dr Stutsman tried to hire a swarm of bees but the bees refused. The doctor was stung over two hundred times and removed sixty stingers from one hand. He appeared on the streets last Thursday as if nothing happened.
An advertisement touts Mia Winslow's Soothing Syrup as the prescription of a leading U S nurse and physician. It claims forty years of use by millions of mothers, relieving teething pain and curing dysentery diarrhea griping and wind in the bowels, with a price of 2 50 per bottle.
The community lists numerous residents and guests with movements and visits. Dr Hackedorn has located at Antwerp. T F Hoffer and wife returned to Van Wert. Many others returned to Fort Wayne, Columbus City, Continental, Delaware, Toledo, Chicago, Defiance, and more. Visits span camps, summer schools, relatives, and business trips, with several attending associations and meetings nearby.
The item notes Fourth of July activities including business parade presence and a bicycle race with a gold prize. It reports Miss Carrie Bleock becoming a Celina teacher for next year and Van Wert's rapid growth tied to citizen effort. A shooting incident near Liberty township ends with George Miller bound over to court for $800 after a quarrel over a ground squirrel.
A retail notice says Loose's Red Clover Pills cure sick headache dispepsia indigestion and constipation with 250 per box or 5 boxes for 1. For sale by Hines and Son.
In Cincinnati last week Marble and Beers discussed a street car manufacturer’s move to a smaller town with strong shipping. Van Wert offered 40 to 50 acres and good freight rates, rivaling Cincinnati or Chicago. The company may visit this fall, and a city committee is handling the matter.
Through the Edison Mutual Telegraph company the score of the National and Players League will be posted each evening at the foot of the first stairway west of the Book Store. This convenience will be appreciated by all lovers of the game.
Whitly Binders six ft cut offered at 125 dollars and Whitley Mowers four ft cut offered at 40 dollars. Now is your chance to secure a good article cheap as stated by EPH DIPPERY, Agent.
The text notes need for a work house to employ petty criminals and reduce costs. It promotes Shaker Soap as pure. It reports Congressman Boothman recommending Minnie Taylor for Hicksville postmistress after sixteen applicants. remarks on Democratic postmasters and limited offices.
The city’s census workers guard their knowledge and report only rough guesses. Officials expect the final count to settle close to the 5,500 mark.
J A Gleason announces winter sale of butts to be cut and shipped from the factory during May 1890. buyers urged to deliver stock within the month for purchase.
A Jennings township farmer reports a turkey gobbler hatched and now caring for a brood of chicks. He notes the bird’s kindness to the hens and the worry caused by warm weather.
Tra P. Shissler sold his North Jefferson street property to C. B. Carmody for $1600. John Addison of Bottle Row saloon fame had his business locked Wednesday for failure to pay the Dow tax.
Woodland cemetery trustees announce that bathing in the lake will not be tolerated and violators will be punished. The notice emphasizes best practices for cemetery grounds and seeks to deter improper use of the water feature.
Superintendent Corbett reports five car loads of corn and oats shipped this week, despite the busy season, from the Grange warehouse.
Peculiar report says Paulding County Surveyor Morrow wed recently. Rumors spread that a disease could become prevalent among county surveyors in southern counties following the marriage.
The ad claims Kemp's Balsam cures colds with the best pure ingredients. It urges buyers to hold a bottle to the light to see a bright clear appearance and compare with other remedies. Large bottles cost 50 cents and 1 sample bottle is offered free.
Friday morning Walter Hester son of the Hon. A. H. Hester sustained a dislocated elbow during a boyish scuffle. Dr. E. L. Wilkinson attended him and the wound is not serious. he is expected to recover soon.
Advertising copy touts Swayne's Ointment as required for all eruptions and skin conditions. Claims no internal medicine needed and promises relief for tetter eczema and facial and hand eruptions, leaving skin clear and healthy. Urges readers to ask their druggist for the ointment.
For the month ending June 19 1890 letters left at Van Wert Ohio post office include A C Burger Ella Davis Ollie Downing Mrs Ella Darflinger R F Darflinger Geo W Lindley J Rouson T T Smith D G Taylor and A T Damey P M Callers must say advertised with the date to claim these letters.
The Van Wert Bulletin calls for a work house in Van Wert, praising its moral and financial benefits. Defiance Crescent notes Defiance’s improved morals and cost savings from employing prisoners in labor, urging council discussion by respected gentlemen.
The remedy is claimed to cure coughs colds asthma bronchitis croup and throat and lung troubles with a free sample bottle offered by the proprietor a large bottle priced at 50 cents and one dollar
An old ad jingles the Castoria remedy as a family staple from infancy through motherhood. It recalls a mother giving Castoria to her sick baby, a crying child, a grown Miss, and finally to her own children, highlighting brand permanence across generations.
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