Subscription Price Increase Notice and Township Convention
After March 20 the BULLETIN price rises to 2.00 per year in advance. Current subscribers paying before March 20 will receive the paper for 1.50. The Republicans of Ridge Township plan a convention at the Grange Hall on Saturday March 27 1880 at 9 a m to nominate a Township Ticket. J W Norris James Spridgeon.
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Ridge Township
Grange Hall
Said
J. W. Norris
James Spridgeon
Republican Conventions Set for April in Borough and Pleasant Township
The Republican Borough Convention will meet Friday evening April 2 at the Opera House. Pleasant Township Republican Convention follows Saturday afternoon April 3 at the same venue. Marriage licenses issued by Probate Judge Mozier for the two weeks ending March 19 1880 include Joh E Harris and Jennie Keltner Jacob Mellematter and Mary Ann Smith John P Klinger and Rachel Couples. Union Schools report for the quarter ending March 12 1880 details attendance and enrollment figures with average registers and attendance percentages.
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W. H. Mozier
Joh. E. Harris
Jennie Keltner
Jacob Mellematter
Mary Ann Smith
John P. Klinger
Rachel Couples
van Wert
Geneva E. Johnston
J. C. Johnston
Marion
Ohio
Opera House
M. E. Church
Miss Johnston
Eliza Little
Election notice for two Board of Education seats
The Clerk of the Board of Education announces the election of two members on Monday April 5. Postponed. An entertainment schedule and church auditorium delay push events to Monday March 29. R Lynch opens a new boot and shoe stock two doors west of Star Bakery with new styles and factory freshness.
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Board of Education
R. Lynch
Star Bakery
Mr. Lynch
Rev E P Dunlap to lecture on Siamese customs
Rev E P Dunlap formerly pastor of the Presbyterian Church arrives tonight to deliver two lectures at the Opera-house on the manners and customs of the Siamese, a topic he has studied during five years abroad. He is expected to draw a good audience and provide entertaining instruction.
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E. P. Dunlap
Presbyterian Church
Closing Exercises Mark Winter Term at Local High School
The winter term ends Friday March 26 with a school program of Select Reading by Miss Cothrell and Miss Graham, essays by Miss Scott and Mr. Clymer, recitations by Miss Hornley and Miss Henderson, and a debate with affirmative and negative teams. Music will intersperse the program and attendance is invited.
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Etta Cothrell
Cora Graham
Addie Scott
Arthur Clymer
Clara Hornley
Mamie Henderson
Belle DeMoss
Jessie Baker
Carrie Elcock
Fannie Day
Maggie Rose
Levi Jacobs
MISS ADAMS BABY AND TOWN GOSSIP AT VAN WERT
A long local column covers the Miss Adams baby case in Cincinnati, reporting threats and rumors, Adams’ uncle cited as the father, and neighbors planning to bail him. It also mentions Ohio Drug Store ads, moving to Peru, a Fox Robbers hearing, local poultry buyers, a Van Wert concert, and failures at a new calaboose with arrests and fines.
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Ohio Drug Store
L. F. Gackenheimer
East Main Street
van Wert
Ohio
DRUC
Hunt’s Hotel
Cincinnati
Miss Adams
Lima
A. P. Adams
Pikes Law and Turnpike Road Voting Details
Details on how counties may authorize pikes and turnpike roads, the required surveys and routes, donations and taxes, public voting procedures, bond and bid rules, and maintenance funding. Includes sections 4758 through 4773 outlining commissions powers, land rights, and construction standards.
Baby Found On Porch Traced To Local Mother
A baby found on Wm. Pangle’s West street porch is identified as illegitimate by Emma Seitz, a widow from near Columbus Grove. A warrant was issued for brakeman Wm. Murray but he was discharged after the mother failed to prosecute. Samuel Ice, longtime Auglaize township leader and county commissioner, died on the 6th, and his widow Mother Ice died the next day. A Wayne county birth with a girl having five ears was noted, prompting humorous speculation on later rumors.
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Gazette
Wm. Pangle
West Street
Pangle
St. James
Emma Seitz
Columbus Grove
Wm. Murray
Murray
Samuel Ice
Auglaize Township
Fluid Extract of Dandelion and Buchu Cited as Cure
Privip Balyeat of Van Wert Ohio reports using L F Gackenheimer's Fluid Extract of Dandelion and Buchu for three days aged cures him effectively and he endorses it. The testimonial notes personal recommendation and efficacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. F. Gackenheimer
Privip Balyeat, van Wert
L. F. Guckenheimer
Joan W. Swartz
Hoaglin Township
Burglary at C E Shenk Co. Dry Goods Store
Delphos Herald reports burglars broke a West side store window at C E Shenk Co. stealing clothing worth over 300 dollars. No clue yet. suspected local perpetrators. The town urged East side merchants to hire night police.
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Delphos
Delphos Herald
C. E. Shenk & Co
West Side
East Side
Hair and Cloth Brushes at Onio Drug Store
A large assortment of hair and cloth brushes offered at the Onio Drug Store. Various styles and prices available for quick shopping.
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On1o
Shiloh's Vitalizer Praised By Iowa City Resident
J G Starkey calls Shiloh's Vitalizer the best remedy for long standing dyspepsia and liver complaints and reports a complete cure. The testimonial notes the product price at 75 cents and lists L F GACKENHEIMER as the local seller.
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J. G. Starkey
Iowa City
L. F. Gackenheimer
Guckenheimer Rat Destroyer Warranty Seeks Satisfaction
The L. F. Guckenheimer Rat Destroyer promises satisfaction or a full refund. The notice states the product is warranted to perform and deliver results or money returned to the purchaser.
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L. F. Guckenheimer
Crooked Haertel Suffering Ended by St Jacobs Oil
John Haertel of Fremont Illinois thanks the remedy for rheumatic pains that kept his legs drawn and earned him the nickname crooked Haertel. He says the St Jacobs Oil cured him and he now feels able to dance. L F Gackenheimer sells drug medicine and spices with Holman Liver Pad advertised as the best.
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St. Jacobs
John Haertel
Fremont
Ill
L. F. Gackenheimer
Pike push across Van Wert as town eyeing pikes
Local column notes a wood famine in Van Wert and a push by business men to supply pikes. The Town Council will meet this evening as residents comment on roads, taxes, and markets. News items include a sheriff notice on insolvent estate and a billiard table addition to Mr C J Vandrau.
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C. J. Vandrau
William Foster
John A. Estill
Convoy Items From Our Correspondent
Farmers prepare for spring plowing and expectations of a larger crop this spring. J H Rhamy sells a new complete wagon seat. J C Studabecker opens a shop on Main Street North of the Railroad. Joseph Johnson dies at 62 from Consumption, burial at Greenbrier Cemetery Wiltshire township. A Banning visits Brooklyn. D G Brittson moves groceries to a new room near D Stamm's store. Jacob Millematter and Mary Ann Smith wed, plan to move to Crawford county. Mrs George Beamer Jr remains weak. Zimmerman Gunsett prep tile factory materials and kiln bricks. John P Klinger sells farm two miles west of Convoy, buys Galigher property in Dixon. Jacob Wyandt named Notary Public by Governor Foster. offices at Post Office, D Stamm's store.
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J. H. Rhamy
J.C. Studabecker
Main Street
A. Banning
Brooklyn
New York
D. G. Brittson
D. Stamm
Jacob Millematter
Crawford County
Ohio
Mary Ann Smith
Joy
John P. Klinger
Convoy
John Meinen
Galigher
Dixon
Jacob Wyandt
Foster
Hey Mann's Offers Hot or Cold Bath Tomorrow
Local message promotes a hot or cold bath service available tomorrow at Hey Mann's. The notice emphasizes immediate availability and invites customers to visit the shop for the treatment.
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HEY Mann’s
Fire Yesterday at Strack & Co. Saw Mill
An alarm was raised yesterday for a fire at Strack & Co. saw mill on the flax mill site. Firemen faced narrow streets hindering progress with hand engine two hose reels and a hook and ladder truck. Six fences on Middle street were damaged before the bucket brigade extinguished the blaze.
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Messrs. Strack & Co
Middle Street
Spring Styles Hats and Bonnets Opening Next Week
A new lot of Spring Styles hats bonnets flowers ribbons and fancy silks will be opened early next week. Miss Wilma McGavren will lead the millinery department for A. L. Teubner.
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Wilma McGavren
Young Apollo Club to Perform at Waverly Hall Tomorrow
The New York group will present one of its celebrated entertainments at Waverly Hall tomorrow evening. A Chickering Hall concert the night before drew a large, attentive audience praising soloists and choruses, with the program featuring operatic selections and popular ballads. Trainer Mr. W F Williams is credited for the club’s high proficiency. The M E Mite Society meets at Mrs. J S Brumback's residence on Wednesday March 24 at 2 pm.
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Young Apollo Club
New York
Waverly Hall
Chickering Hall
W. F. Williams
New York Herald
M. E. Mite Society
J. S. Brumback
Triplets Reach Twenty-First Birthday Milestone in 1880
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports a novelty celebration for Millie, Alex, and Sol Bloch, triplets turning twenty one with a formal reception at Eureka Hall on March 24, 1880. It notes rare historical precedents and cites Van Wert triplets Adolla Francis, Almore Frankford, and Almond Franklin as other known majority triplets.
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Millie
Alex
Sol. Bloch
Eureka Hall
Solomon
United States
Germany
Cincinnati
Enquirer
Hoop-Pole
Ohio
van Wert
Jacob Young
Adolla Francis
Almore Frankford
Almond Franklin
Middlepoint Items from the Occasional Correspondent
Emerson Priddy and B Johnston visited Middlepoint this week with Frank Bickford and Mrs. Clark from Mendon. W & A Brentinger from Allen county were here. Five boys left town last Monday. four returned gaunt. W L Norris buys paper bags and scrap metals at Walnut and Water.
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Emerson Priddy
Frank Bickford
Frank
W. & A. Brentinger
Allen County
W. Belch
J. Lowry & Co
H. Fairfield
Delphos
Dr. T. J. Cole Promotes Veterinary Practice in Van Wert
Dr. T. J. Cole thanks the public for patronage during 1879 and notes a 50 percent increase over 1878. He attended to sixty seven months of horses and about nine hundred total cases including diseases and surgeries. He invites the public to visit his Main street Infirmary four doors east of the courthouse, boasting a superior library and instruments.
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T. J. Cole
van Wert
Cole
Allegheny Mountains
Main Street
Local Plow Dealer Promotes Large Western Ohio Stock
A. B. McCurdy & Son advertises the largest and best variety of plows in Northwestern Ohio. New lines include Red Jacket Steel Beam Plows Dayton Champion and Columbus Plows. Call and inspect the extensive inventory.
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Dayton
Columbus
Ohio
A. B. McCurdy & Son
Fat Family Mackerel Prices and Varieties
A catalog style list shows various fish products with prices per unit or weight including Fat Family Mackerel No. 1 and No. 2, Deep Sea and fancy Mack varieties, Labrador and Lake herring, Scaled herring per dozen, Rinaters, Smoked halibut, and St. Marys Boneless Confish, all attributed to A. Lynch.
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St. Mary’s
Bond’s Miniature Galvanic Batteries for Sale
List of advertised letters remaining in the Van Wert Ohio post office for the week ending March 15 1880 includes Arnold L A Brown Henry Catchall Nancy Fisher C A Graham John R Jackson John W Johnson Margare Murphy Hulda McDonald Mary Stewart Susie Smith Chas A Persons calling for these letters please say advertised with date H H Uppercrove P M Adams Saran Burns Miss Nancy Euler John Wee Gaewanas etc.
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van Wert
Ohio
Arnold
L. A. Brown
Henry Catchall
Nancy Fisher
C. A. Graham
John R. Jackson
John W. Johnson
Margare Murphy
Hulda McDonald
Mary Stewart
Susie Smith
Chas
H. H. Uppercrove
P. M
Candidates for City Marshal Named by Friends
Epitor Bulletin announces Henry M Potteiger Joan N Ekfeldt George W Clippinger Thomas Redrup and Thomas W Gaskill as suitable candidates for City Marshal and asks papers to publish their names and support from friends.
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Epitor Bulletin
Henry M. Potteiger
Joan N. Eckfeldt
George W. Clippinger
Epitor
Thomas Redrup
Bprtor
Thomas W. Gaskill
Walter A. Wood Mowing and Reaping Exhibit Opens
O. P. Clark & Son announce arrival of their sample Walter A. Wood machine and a new Self-Binding Harvester that uses twine instead of wire. Farmers are invited to call and examine its working.
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O. P. Clark & Son
Walter A. Wood
Jointer improves seed bed and soil enrichment by plow
An attachment like a plow shape skims foul growth into a four inch wide strip and deposits it at the base of the previous furrow before earth is turned. It smooths the seed bed five to six inches deep and, by removing grassy edges, yields better harrow results. For sale by O. P. Clark & Son.
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O. P. Clark & Son
Dr King’s New Discovery for Throat and Lung Ailments
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a universal cure for throat chest and lung ailments including consumption coughs colds asthma bronchitis hay fever hoarseness and loss of voice. It claims rapid permanent cures with trial bottles at 10 cents and regular bottles at 1.00, sold by Hitt and Wilson.
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Hitt & Wilson
New Kidney Cure Pad Promises Direct Absorption
A French innovation by Dr Guilmette offers a pad worn over the kidneys to deliver medicines directly to the diseased area, avoiding stomach intake. Gackenheimer of Van Wert Ohio lists it for sale with assurances it cures kidney ailments.
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Guilmette
L. J. Gackenheimer
L. F. Gackenheimer
van Wert
White Ash Stave Bolts and Heading Bolts Pricing
The Eagle Stave Company offers 83.25 per cord for White Ash Stave Bolts 32 inches long from wide sap timber split like Elm bolts. White Ash Heading Bolts 32 or 37 inches long from narrow sap and brush timber. Heading Bolts from Black Ash Maple Sycamore Linn and Cottonwood may be cut 37 inches. Also fourteen cents per block for Burr Sweet or White Oak Heading Blocks sawed 23 inches. GEO. H. MARSH.
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Eagle Stave Company
Geo. H. Marsh
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A. Co
Aes
Hoot & Company
Olli
Barnsley Table
Richardson
Turkey
Nottingham
Root & Company
Calhoun Street
Fort Wayne
van Wert County
Guilmett
Van
Lan Wert Bulletin
Priday Morning
Samuel Arnold
Republican Borough Convention
The
Pleasant Township Republican
Superintendent of
Our Union Schools
Oxni0
Wiltshire
Grossman
Jacob Beam
Anenenness
Richard Ainsworth
Wm. Pontius
Aimsworid
Peter Troutner
Young Harshmen
Ezekiel Harshmen
Gilbert Thompson
Philip France
Sheriff Stith
Constable Redrup
T. S. M’kim
Indiana
J. O. Steel
Peru
Mr. Steel
Silver Corner
Fox
John
David Harmon
John Fox
Porter
David
S. B. Austin
A. L. Teubner
Calaboose
Hannah Knowles
Emma Hook
Minnie Wilson
Marshal Gaskill
Marshal G
Hannah’s den
Reuben Kohn
John Caves
Sylvester Morehead
Cleveland
Eurah
Kring
I. R. Henderson
Woodland Cemetery
Onto Droug
11Th Regiment
George Bush
Wapakoneta
Joel B. Crabb
Westminster
J. W. Hetrick
Company D
Crabb
Findlay
Upper Sandusky
LAMA
Serereere
Dunkirk
St. Marys
Celina
William V. Saltzgaber
Lebanon
Saltzgaber
3Rd
C. V. Cavalry
Bright
P. C. Conn
Daniel Rabold
Shelby
G. M. Saltzgaber
Florida
Findlay Jeffersonian
Kate Tucker
George W. Day
M. E
Free Caste
Presbytery of
Sidney
Ladies’ Missionary Society of the Presbytery
Siam
H. N. Fisher
Bulletin
Dr. Wilkinson
South Washington Street
Republican
Joseph Johnson
J. W. Robinson
Greenbrier
Wiltshire Township
George Beamer, Jr
Zimmerman & Gunsett
Cincinnati Enquirer
B. Johnston
W. L. Norris
Walnut and
Water Streets
Aeee Neenee
Bond
Ee Cveeet
RDS
Eur
Esse
Ewe Himebaugh
Jacob Jones
Ettie Lewis
T. W. Myers
Catharine Rhodes
Wilson Snyder
Adam
Giltedge
A. B. McCurdy
Walnut Street
Hines’ Drug Store
Heymann
Het Bath
Oliver
West Main Street
Burnett
Anderson Burnett
Anderson
Olive Chapel
A. L. Marks
Wright Cemetery
Roots & Shoes
C.G. Wilkinson & Son's
Wilkinson's
Vanert
Wilkinson
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