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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1877
Page
3
This item reports the new Lanert Bulletin in Middlepoint by J. W. Summersett. It notes religious services by A. M. Geiger at the Lutheran Church and lists local notices including Red Men meeting, N. W. O. Medical Society in Van Wert on May 22, and G. D. Saunders opening a Tailor Shop in Opera House Block with skilled workers.
Messrs J W Evans and John Collins form a barber partnership and fit up their room in the basement of Newcomer's block in first class style.
A group of temperance workers from Van Wert will travel to Willshire on Sunday morning to organize a Murphy Temperance Society. Expected speakers will be on hand to boost the effort.
Mr. John S. Comer will begin Monday morning delivering bread and cakes to all parts of town. He will make a daily delivery during the week, with two deliveries on Saturdays, morning and evening.
Van Wert reports to the Cincinnati Gazette that the school board plans to remove Euripides and Kikero from next year’s course. A man who sent the item entered the school to seek a position and was later dismissed with disgrace. He asserts the board’s actions and his own disruptive behavior. The notice also advertises several corset products from J. S. Brumback & Co.
The article recounts Annesser surrendering and being jailed after a full confession led investigators to Anderson's body on a farm. It details the crime, the inquest verdict, and the shift of public opinion from suspicion to support for Annesser, who previously faced accusations amid a tense manhunt.
A batch of local items reports an alarm bell to be installed at No 1 Engine House. Court of Common Pleas to reconvene Monday. Murphy pledge signs exceed 800 in Lima with many in Van Wert. Various local positions and events noted, including postmaster changes, school exams, and a murder report from Mercer County.
Rusk and Reddick to inaugurate the Murphy Movement in Delphos on Sunday and Monday. Rev. J. D. Gackenheimer visits town and leads a church in Ashland county. Deputy Comer ill in bed with sickness. Rev. George Hammer of the Bellevue Gazette calls at the office. N. C. Glenn attends the Grand Lodge of Ohio I O O F at Portsmouth representing the district. Clip from Tippecanoe Herald notes Prof. W. H. Hiestand leading the Van Wert Silver Band. discovery promises a new method for brushing tones of instruments linking brass bands with a single voice. (Note: condensed).
Our correspondent reports improved weather and recalls last week's Lutheran Church concert with children speaking singing and recitations. The Sabbath School officers are active and attendance remains strong. Mr H G Richie relocates office fixtures to Van Wert and his family plans follow. The year brings two marriages and two deaths including Mrs Sarah A Capper and Mr Martin G Murlin with community sympathy offered.
McKim returns from the east with a fine stock of dry goods and nations and offers bargains in cashmere for ladies. He keeps the celebrated Jamestown Alpacas and invites the public to see prices and shop.
Weather keeps planting slow as Middlepoint reports factory updates at the Stave Company with buildings whitewashed. The Murphy Movement forms with officers elected, a pledge signed by 119 people, and Sabbath School concert praised for orderly, well coordinated program led by I Summersett and Cassie Davis. Temperance meetings held at M E Church and Presbyterian Church over the weekend.
The column surveys cool wet weather harming corn and fishermen. It notes a marble soda fountain on C Vance s counter and a rising then falling flour price. Reports Ed Miller moving to California and a county poorhouse supervisor visiting town. It ends with advice to a man overstocked with gray backs and a long term deposit.
York reports a booming spring with wheat prospects and growing tile industry. Local builders Edwin Smith and John Roberts advance projects while Welsh brethren plan a new church. Swain Beaty earns local fame for a big coon catch. Ross marriage notes and rural curiosities mix with odd stories from San Antonio and Tweed era commentary.
Reports include Mr. David Springer’s week of illness, Mr. John Baxter and family visiting relatives in Geneva Indiana, and Mr. John C. Miller planning to plant 100 acres of corn with many hogs to profit if yields are good. Also news of Adam Hauck Jr.’s illness and death, a parsonage repair, and upcoming medical practice by Mr. Harry Prosch.
Mrs G A Sahlquist plans to rent half her residence on North Washington Street to a small family after a few weeks. The five or six room section is detached from the rest of the house and convenient. She will also offer boarding and comfortable apartments to a gentleman and lady on reasonable terms or provide rooms and apartments without boarding.
Advertises Dr Marshall's Lung Syrup claiming instant relief for coughs colds hoarseness sore throat and lung diseases with a 25 cent price. Sold by W N Pennell and A Melsheimer, later styled W H Pennell and A Melsheimer.
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