Republican State Convention of 1886 planned in Columbus
The Republican State Committee announces the 1886 state convention in Columbus on August 25 with delegate seating by county. Delegates meet at 9 a.m. to choose officers and committee members, then at 1:30 p.m. for permanent organization and business. Nominees include Secretary of State and Supreme Court officials. Representation is by county vote totals from 1885. James E. Lowry chairs. Joshua K. Brown, Secretary.
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Columbus
Supreme Court
Common Schools
Board of Public Works
J. B. Foraker
James E. Lowry
Republican State Committee
Joshua K. Brown
Political clash and party shifts echo in Ohio and national politics
Presment Cleveland vetoes two pension bills while Hamilton County fraud senators are ousted under Democratic rules. Forty Congressmen may speak on the tariff bill amid expected fights. Debates over divorce of the Mugwumps versus the Democracy continue. May 31 is encouraged as a holiday by Ohio's Department Commander, though not universally observed. Ohio senators stampede to Kentucky, boosting Republican and Democratic discontent with Jeff Davis. House Republicans in Washington consolidate a Campaign Committee. tariff remains top campaign issue. Foraker reorganizes Penitentiary Board. two resignations and two removals, with four replacements including two Republicans and two Democrats. Public mood on immigration calls for limits on Bohemians and Poles. New York Sun hints at a tax, but caution persists against socialist and anarchist threats.
Indictments Reach Local Papers Over Lottery Ads
The Commercial Gazette and the Hnquirer editors face Grand Jury indictments in Hamilton county for publishing lottery advertisements. The piece calls for reform and notes most states ban lotteries. A Columbus report says the Scott Law passed with minor changes. Herr Most, the socialist, was arrested and escorted to New York.
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Commercial Gazette
Hnquirer
Hamilton County
Louisiana
Herr Most
New York
Gilbert Mills Items from our Correspondent
Wheat looks fine and vegetation booms. School opens in district No 6 with Chester Hasting as teacher. Hasting plans to replenish knowledge with fifty pupils first day. Missouri farming prospects praised while local huckster tours for J Fritz grocers. Several thefts occur as a milk-house bolt is slipped and ham disappears. Furious wind and rain storm damages fences trees and barns. Assessor Poling canvasses for Independence declaration amid youth education plans.
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Chester Hasting
Missouri
J. Souis
Mr. Poling
America
Union Township Items with Promises of Progress
The piece praises Paulding neighbors and Union Township, noting a healthy, flourishing community with good sleighing last winter. It mentions shared views with Pleasant and a dancing topic, urges Sunday rest and spiritual nourishment, and ends with a call for unity under the motto United we stand, divided we fall.
Greenwood Items and town temperance drive note
The Greenwood church is being repaired and a ministerial meeting at the place is praised. Mr. F R Moore of Kendallville is in town as a popular well digger. A burglary at J C Hormne’s hardware stole a 32 Smith & Wesson revolver and about 75 dollars worth of razors and knives. Burglars previously cut a glass pane at J L Moser’s dry goods. Jason confronted them and they left, returning last week.
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F. R. Moore
Kendallville
Ind
Greenwood
J. C. Hormne
Smith & Wesson
J. L. Moser
Jason
South Washington Township Items Briefly Reported
From our own Correspondent Health is good. Corn is coming on nicely. Mr. Jacob Distler spent Sunday at G F Ringwalds. Mr H Pollock is attending the normal at Middlepoint. Pollock’s sons purchased a threshing machine. Ed Wright returned from Antwerp. Pence Jane and Ringwald attended Wallace Co’s great menagerie at Delphos Monday night.
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Jacob Distler
G. F. Ringwald’s
H. Pollock
Middlepoint
Messrs. Pence, Jane
Ringwald
Wallace & Co
Delphos
Willshire Items Reflect Local Moves and Community Life
Mr D Casto moved to Dayton last week and Mr Dayton Hard of Van Wert visited Willshire. Miss Lillie Harper of Paulding guests of Mrs C L Piercy. Town park now planted with trees. Mr Samuel Moyer and wife near Elida visit Rev Rinehart. Rev W B Hartzog preached at Baptist church. Mr and Mrs Martin Brown visited Ligonier Indiana. Mr Jacob Wyandt of Van Wert attends to Bulletin interests. Mrs Carrie Keopple moved to Shanes Crossing to start dressmaking. C G Harb moved into C Vance property and D G Thorp moved into Casto's. Mr Fred Shinnerer went to Germany and Switzerland. Ladies of M E Church held a supper raising $27. Rev Rinehart baptized six, four immersed, two sprinkled. four admitted to full membership. Mrs Piercy learns her pension claim approved for about $1600 and $18 monthly thereafter. Mr Milt Ruthford moved household to Ayer's property. Ayer notes Wiltshire as best place. Young library association organizers set by constitution and by-laws. officers: Rev W D Willard, Miss Jennie Rhodes, J H Walters, C G Harb, Miss Alice Price. Library located at J G Zimmerman’s store.
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Dayton Hard
van Wert
Willshire
Lillie Harper
Paulding
C. L. Piercy
Samuel Moyer
Elida
Allen County
Rinehart
Carrie Keopple
Shanes Crossing
C. G. Harb
C. Vance
D. G. Thorp
D. Casto
Fred Shinnerer
Germany
Switzerland
M. E. Church
Piercy
Milt Ruthford
Kokomo
Ind
A. A. Ayer
Wiltshire
Young Library Association
W. D. Willard
Jennie Rhodes
J. H. Walters
Alice Price
J. G. Zimmerman
Delphos Items Highlight Local News And Oddities
In Delphos, Dr. Chas B. Reid from Van Wert was seen on town streets Tuesday evening while locals attend court in Van Wert. Prof Wendel Eysenbach dies aged 76 after immigrating from Germany and settling in Delphos in 1857. he was a noted musician and buried in West Side Cemetery. A well near town yields oil, then salt water and gas amid excitement. talk of selling the well for post holes fades as demand remains weak. The union school teachers strike for higher pay, provoking a show of infantry before partial capitulation and a downtown crowd viewing the elephant. Show day brings crowds and street peddlers, with gamblers taking bets and men losing bets ranging from $1 to $80. one farmer loses $20, gets a dollar back to take his girl to the show. Readers are urged to leave street peddlers alone and note the costly lessons in schooling and street games.
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Chas. B. Reid
van Wert
Delphos
H. G. Stemen
West Side
Jennings Township Items
Grandfather Goodwin is very poorly. Mrs. N. J. Johnson is on the sick list. Mrs. Carr of Monticello died last week. A dead beat peddled fruit trees here last week. Ed Jolly was at Lima on legal business. Grasshoppers are plenty and may be a pest. Mr. Manning of Mendon sells an automatic steam cooking apparatus. Cut worms destroy corn on sod. twenty seven in a hill. The Roller families and mother Sundayed at Esquire Roller's. Rev. Snodgrass preached at Olive last Thursday and was to preach Sunday but did not appear. Burglars entered Fogle & Rigdon's jewelry store in Spencerville and drilled a hole in the safe but fled. The trussel bridge across the canal at Spencerville broke with a man and two boys. no injuries. The bridge had been rickety for a long time.
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Grandfather Goodwin
N. J. Johnson
Carr
Monticello
Joseph Roller
Wilson Roller
Esquire Roller
Rev. Snodgrass
Olive
Spencerville
U. S
Ohio
Dr. Morgan
Father Smith
Samuel Ferboy
Dixon
Indiana
Cleveland
J. K. Baxter
H. H. Hud_speth
York Township Items Chronicle Local News
Mr Timothy Marlin teaches singing at the Kingsley and Mrs C W Granger of Enterprise visits Nile relatives. The Kingsley M E Sabbath school thrives with Mrs M W Granger convalescing. Nile farmers plow, plant, ditch, fence. Two rat tle r s died this spring. Frogs report frosts on April 24 and the 7th inst. Miss Sue Clippinger teaches district No 4. she is a good one. Jerry McDonnald and partner of Enterprise moved a warehouse in Shasta but rope from Ball’s saw mill rotted, making the job fail.
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Sue Clippinger
Jerry McDonnald
Enterprise
Shasta
Ball
Buckeye Mower Inspired Harvester Claims Unmatched Design
A historical catalog boast extols a folding harvester that a single man can fold in five minutes. It asserts an eleven foot gate pass and five and a half foot width, with the lowest elevator and largest drive wheel. The machine supposedly uses one chain, no extra gear, a light operating reel, and a quick motion cutting apparatus aligned with the Buckeye mower principle. It touts platform canvas bearers easing friction and asserts not entirely steel construction with a modest tongue.
Dixon Items Show Local News And Tragic Deaths
From our Corresponent Mr and Mrs Tryon visit Wayne county. Observations include Amos Klinger wheat, a blown roof at R R McDermott, and a busy Dr Morgan. Notices mourn the infant death of H H Hudspeth's wife and child and reflect on mortality.
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Mrs. Tryon
Wayne County
Pleasant Grove Items Corn Planting and Neighborhood News
Pleasant Grove notes corn planting underway with favorable weather promising a large portion of the crop this week. Stump teaches at Shasta while Rev Marlin and wife visit. Rosa Wade helps with house cleaning. health in neighborhood generally good. Jas Clark & Son promote plow shoes for boys. Oil Well Supply Co seeks ash and hickory logs for sucker rod use. purchasing cottonwood, sycamore, oak, ash saw logs and white ash handle butts with cash on delivery.
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The
Oil Well Supply Co. Limited
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Shanesville
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