Local Notes and Obits from Gilberts Mills Area
From our own correspondent John Tolson Sr and wife visit relatives and praise the region Oliver Wolcott and wife return from Kansas after six weeks on the road A three month infant and an eight year old daughter die in local families Surprises parties mark recent gatherings including Edward Souis’s birthday and Mrs Amanda Souis’s welcome celebration
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Tolson, Sr
Columbiana County
Oliver Wolcott
Kansas
York Township Items Show Ditch Progress and Local News
Health on the Nile is good as farmers prepare for winter and husk corn. Ditching along the Nile line nears completion after late rains improve wheat. Quail shooting faces opposition and landowners warn hunters off premises. Local Republicans praise candidates E F Johnson and S N Simpson for Representative and Recorder posts, with farmer Edwin Smith and Joshua Wagers named for county roles. Republicans expect a strong November majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Nile
Ridge Township Items Highlight Local News and Moves
Our correspond ent notes a mild winter omen with goose bone and corn husk. Visitors include Mrs. B Miner and Mrs A Roach from Van Wert. W P Perry shows a second crop sweet potato from the first crop cutting. Luman Balyeat leaves farming for a college course in Delaware Ohio. Mrs L Kassel and Mrs J Friese visit Mary Tombaugh and John Gallagher in transit to South Bend. W H Gibson family depart for Burlington Michigan then New York and Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Miner
A. Roach
van Wert
W. P. Perry
Luman Balyeat
Delaware
Ohio
Laman
L. Kassel
Massillon
J. Friese
Norwalk
Florida
Gibson
Van Wert News Briefs And Local Updates
Our Correspondent W. W. Terry reports sightings on the streets of Van Wert while J. C. Miller ships hogs. Mrs. Sands improves after illness as families travel and residents pursue teaching, singing, and courtship events. A church memorial, weddings, and local society notes fill the week with marriages at the Pettit and Gloss households, a new street lamp order, and a changing pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Terry
van Wert
J. C. Miller
Jennings Township Items
Health in this vicinity is good. Theodore Haver, Allen county resident, visited friends here last week. Change of preacher on this circuit. Rev. Herbert did not preach at Olive as expected. George Rusler and wife from Indiana visiting. Isaac Slentz and wife and Henry Clark and wife visiting Wayne county. They traveled the old fashioned way with a team. United Brethren quarterly meeting at Yorkville last weekend. Rev. Wilkinson officiating. He preached at the brick Sunday night. Wm. Haver’s boy burned shoulder but mother saved him. A Van Wert man was buying chickens, offering high prices. Soft soap thefts reported. Farmers urged to seed corn and store in dry, warm place. Elias Goodwin died Thursday morning, aged in his twenty third year. married four months to Elizabeth Tracy. Funeral by Rev. Bloyd at Enterprise Friday at one, burial Wright cemetery. Frank Converse, Samuel Whyman, Jas. Burnett, Alton Weaver, and Dr. J. K. Hattery went hunting in Wisconsin. Hoping for deer and bear meat. Subscription to BunkerIn offered for one dollar fifty cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Haver
Allen County
Herbert
Olive
George Rusler
Indiana
Isaac Slentz
Henry Clark
Wayne County
The
United Brethren
Yorkville
Wilkinson
Wm. Haver
Elias Goodwin
Elizabeth Tracy
Abijah
Catherine Goodwin
Bloyd
Enterprise
M. E
Wright
Frank Converse
Samuel Whyman
Jas. Burnett
Alton Weaver
J. K. Hattery
Wisconsin
Wise Items Ad Beck on Our Streets And Local Visitors
Beck was on our streets last Tuesday. Finley Pritchard will visit Ft. Wayne this week. A Mr. Brown from eastern township bought thirty acres of G W George. John Mefford and son of Auglaize county stayed with Cyrus Mefford last week. Mrs Cochran and daughter of Logan county visit sister Mrs A Lybold. Peter Nungester built a house north of Union Center and will move soon. James Imler, excited, was seen on the railroad. Geo Hull mistook a painter and shouted about a new boy at our house. J A Owen from Warren Pa returns as head sawyer at St Johns saw mill. Owens has twenty five years as a first class sawyer and lumber man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ad. Beck
Finley Pritchard
Ft. Wayne
Mr. Brown
G.W. George
John Mefford
Auglaize County
Cyrus Mefford
Cochran
Logan County
A. Lybold
Peter Nungester
Union Center
James Imler
Geo. Hull
J. A. Owen
Warren
St. John’s
Owens
Township and School Levy Listings Across County Districts
The notice lists levies for township, corporation, and school districts including Tully, Convoy, Harrison, Willshire, Union, Pleasant, Van Wert, Liberty, Houghin, Ridge, Delphos, Middlepoint, Jennings, Enterprise, Scott and others. It presents numeric levy figures and district identifiers reflecting local tax measures and political boundaries.
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Lalsisisiols
Suecepetel
Ae Elf
Tully Township
Convoy
Convoy Corporation
Harrison Township
Harrison Faces
Willshire Township
Willshire
Willshire Corporation
Union Township
Pleasant Township
van Wert Union School Dist
van Wert Corporation
Liberty Township
Houghin Township
Ridge Township
Ri Special School Dist
RUE Rowrarids Clik Ce Ree
Jackson Township
Washington Township
Delphos
Delphos Corporation
Middlepoint School District
Middlepoint Corporation
Jennings Township
Enterprise Corporation
Harrison Spec. School Dist
Scott Special School District
Scott Corporation
Tax exhibit for 1887 county allocations totals
The document lists 1887 tax levies with total taxes of 168 505 75 and county property value 7 660 990. Funds shown include County Fund 21 450 77 Infirmary Fund 1 532 21 Soldiers Relief 2 208 31 Bridge Fund 15 821 98 Building Fund 22 766 12 County Special Road 1 582 21 Township General Road 6 226 95 Bond Interest 94 Township Fund 12 071 85 Township and District Sector 47 873 89 County Ditch 8 880 80 Corporation 17 598 85 Special Dog 1 996 00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soldiers Relief Fund
Daedene
Ratan
Township General Road
Tashiro
Cuunty Seo
Local Notes on Church, Commerce and Moves
The new M. E. preacher preached his first sermon last Sunday evening and lives in the former McNaughton house. Rev. Houghtley returns from Sherwood to begin a year of work and will move next week. J. E. Winning visited Broughton Tuesday. Leason relocates to Van Wert. J. W. Raines opens a new grocery bringing seven town shops. Coombs & Co. launch a new dry goods store in Myers building. Downing plans moves and millinery shop expansion. Houghtleys return from New Madison. School under Jas. Spicer. Frank Spicer plastering. Marks’ new store room and Smith & Moon’s saw mill near completion. New sidewalks being laid. Read Akers’ Beauties of Decoration Day in Middletown speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
Chas. McNaughton
Mr. Houghtley
Sherwood
J. E. Winning
Broughton
Leason
van Wert
J. W. Raines
Coombs & Co
Myers’ Building
Mr. Downing
Horner
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Kline
Esas
Sahax
Pan
Bert Bulletin
Gilberts Mills
Ben Butler
Times
Richmond
M. McMichael
Mt. Pleasant
M. Kohn
Middlecreek
Mr. Kohn
Edward Souis
Amanda
Edward
Mr. Souis
James Noffsinger, Jr
Gilberts Mills Cornet Band
James Noffsinger
Grizerts Minis Corner
York Township
Mr. Malick
Frank Marlin
Rev
Marlin
Shasta
G. P. Deal
Bulletin
Old York
E. F. Johnson
N. Simpson
Edwin Smith
Joshua Wagers
York
John Heath
David Sands
John Ehresman
H. P. Holmes
Mrs. Atchison
Columbia City
Ind
Iron Mountains
Burton L. Richie
Herman Redrup
Elias Baxter
Callie Wilt
Oglesbee
Ida
I. Kirk
Gearmesville
J. F. Mounts
Clinton County
Mr. K
W. W. Morse
Clem Leslie
Bucyrus
W. C. Vanstrander
Henry Closs
Sugar Ridge
Wm. Dwire
Lutheran Church
Bro
Glenn
Amanda Gloss
Myron Pettit
A. C. Martin
Cain
Nettie Pettit
Chicago
Samuel Murphy
Sam
Bill
Conroy
Willie
James
Mollie Hilton
Mr. Bell
Mounts
Lindsey
van Wert County
I. W. H. Corbet
Tee
Wees
Dataltes
W. H. Corbet
SCOTT
Frank Spicer
Marks
Smith & Moon
Foraker
Decoration Day
Middletown
Six Mile
Little Giant
Va F. Kersey
Alldealers
Seltzer
Tarrane
Simmons Liver Regulator
Gro, W. Srus
Bibb County
Ciorgia
J. H. Zeilin & CO
Ohio Reform Sanitarium
Medical Institute
ColuMbus
H. Russell Burns
Avenue House
Home Mfg, CO
Royal Dept
Brinkerhoff
Hankins
Brinkerhoff & Sons
Mercer
Paulding
Adams County
Derxos
Phelan
Paysping
Paulding House
W. W. Harper's
Mendow House
T. Hankins
M. D
Dr. C. McLane
Axel
Fleming Bros
Pittsburgh
Arbuckles
Ariosa
Atlantic
Pacific
H. F. Little
Sapurie Street
Cleveland
Albert
al« Bert
Mele &S
Q. D
United States
H. A. Arcuen
M.D
Oxford St
Brooklyn
N.Y
Tus Cantata Company
Fulton Street, N.Y
North Washington Street
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