Mercer County Gas to be turned on Saturday
Mercer County gas pipe will be connected and the Mercer county field gas will be turned on Saturday without fail, announced by Superintendent Williams to the Pan Bulletin. A little daughter of W C Lindsay, south of town, broke an arm at the elbow while playing. Dr Corbin provided care. Anna A Stripe died at her parents’ home on the East Side Tuesday night. funeral Thursday from the Evangelical church. The Tomlinson church dedication on the Mercer county line is set for November 17 with invitations to the public and former pastors. Comer reports from Michigan that only one game shot so far by Bickford and Cook is a red squirrel. no larger game seen since Comer left.
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Williams
Bulletin
Mercer County
W. C. Lindsay
Corbin
Anna A. Stripe
Mrs. Fisher
Evangelical Church
Tomlinson Church
Comer
Michigan
Bickford and
Cook
van Wert
Marsh
Gramblers
Sarah Clark
Mansfield
Mesdames
J. I. Ream
D. A. Johns
A. H. Hester
Alice Sibley
Montezuma
M. J. Elwell
Columbus Grove
R. Roberts
Vaughnesville
J. Ketcham
Berry Man Reports Remarkable Blackberry Briar Growth
John C. Smith known as the berry man notes a Red Island blackberry plant has produced a briar reaching twenty one and a half feet in length. He calls the growth remarkable and unusual for the garden specimen.
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John C. Smith
Red Island
Fire destroys Elsie Atkinson saw mill in York Township
A Saturday night blaze consumed the saw mill owned by Elsie Atkinson in York township. The mill, idle since Wednesday, likely ignited from an ash pile nearby. Only the saw and a belt survived the fire, with no injuries reported.
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Elsie Atkinson
York Township
Lecture at Presbyterian Church on Nature’s Freaks topic
The Rev E W Work will lecture at the Presbyterian Church next Tuesday evening on One of Nature's freaks or Luray's saverns. Admission is ten cents with proceeds aiding a pipe organ project. The speaker is expected to draw a large gathering and provide instructive remarks.
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E.w.work
Presbyterian Church
Work
Nature
Luray
Death of a Good Woman Louisa Mercer
Mrs. Louisa Mercer died at her First ward home Sunday about 2 o clock aged 55 years 10 months and 8 days after a four year battle with breast cancer. She bore pain patiently and was twice married James Sheward by whom three children were born and Robert Mercer by whom two more children were born. A Christian church member for about thirty three years she left many warm friends. A short service was held at her residence Sunday evening by Rev J H Fitzwater of the M E church. Remains were taken to Celina area for interment Monday morning with regular funeral services.
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Louisa Mercer
Christian Church
J. H. Fitzwater
M. E. Church
Local man injured in logging accident at Portland ride
R. W. Grandstaff of this city was brought home from Portland Indiana last Saturday with an ankle crushed while hauling logs for Oil Well Supply Co. He suffered a bad injury. A ten year old daughter of J A Snyder of the west side had a serious accident last Saturday when a screen door hook tore flesh near the eye causing an ugly wound.
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R. W. Grandstaff
Portland
Ind
Oil Well Supply Co
J. A. Snyder
West Side
Smoke Closes Sun as Prairie Fires Rage in Indiana
Thick smoke over northern Indiana hides the sun on Sunday while woods along the Mackinaw north of Van Wert and nearby prairies near Fort Wayne burn for days. Drought is devastating young wheat, with many young plants dying across the region.
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Mackinaw
van Wert
Fort Wayne
The Daity Butter Heralded as Local News Leader
The Daity Butter notes it has more local news than its Democratic rival the Times on a dull weekday. It argues that The But- LETIN’S DeWs would rise by a third if no dailies existed, prompting questions about the papers’ reliance on daily competition.
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The
Times
Disease devastates county hog herds and Lampe Bros stock
A widespread disease has struck hogs across the county, causing many deaths. For the first time it has attacked the Lampe Bros herd south of town, and their thoroughbreds have suffered losses as enterprising stockmen.
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Lampe Bros
Horrible accident at Enterprise ends two girls’ lives
In Enterprise a lamp explosion gutted a home killing two Kesler children, a ten year old and a two year old. A third child and a cousin of the family escaped briefly before the fire consumed the house. The older girl died after two hours and the younger was found as bones after the blaze. Neighbors and relatives mourn, while the town contemplates future prospects amid the tragedy.
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Enterprise
George Kesler
Mr. Kesler
George Brown
Kesler
Brown
What is in a Name The School Journal local notes
The item reports Sheriff Tutor visiting Reform Farm at Lancaster last Monday and notes Humiliation of Ike at old quarters of Prof L Brewer near the post office. It also covers a Pittsburgh freight collision near Convoy with eight or ten cars burned, a Langlois case, and local political moves by Union Labor Party nominating Benjamin Roebuck for State Senator.
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Reform
Lancaster
Ike
Pittsburgh
Union Labor Party
Benjamin Roebuck
Senator Roebuck
Witnesses on the Stand A Portrait of Courtroom Dynamics
A discussion on how witnesses respond in court describes timid witnesses who fear traps, voluble witnesses who rush to reveal all, and balanced witnesses who speak only when sure. It argues that lawyers should remain courteous, with judges aiding restraint, and that a gentlemanly conduct can coexist with skilled advocacy.
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Order of Barnstormers
Guilty Verdict in Henry Louther Family Mistreatment Case
Henry Louther was found guilty of family mistreatment by a jury after a two hour deliberation. The judge sentenced him to five years in the penitentiary, with suspension for sixty days to pursue higher court review. The trial revealed letters to his wife and daughter indicating criminal intimacy, and the prosecuting daughter held her child during testimony.
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Louther
Henry Louther
Town News Citizens Travel and Visitors Muster
A flurry of social travel and local visits fills the scene as residents and guests arrive from Lima, Angola, Antwerp, Spencerville, and more. Individuals like Joe Scott, S H Sherrick, and W US Swartz were in town, while others headed to Chicago, Denver, and Sherwood for visits, business, or study. A Pennsylvania inspection train passed through en route to crews and track condition checks.
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Pennsylvania Company
Local church society notices and club meetings
The Baptist Mite Society will meet with Mrs L Stripe on Wednesday afternoon October 30. Harrison Church holds Sabbath preaching at 3 pm October 27. Working Boys Club meets tomorrow at 7 30 pm. Daughters of Rebekah Lodge 1 C O F seeks full attendance Friday with visitors from another lodge. Presbyterian Missionary Society meets Saturday at 3 pm at Mrs C P Richey home. WWC TQ members urged to attend 3 pm Saturday meeting. topics for old and new members discussed. Christian Endeavor social tomorrow evening at Flora Johnson’s residence on West Main Street. admission 10 cents. Free oysters. proceeds aid church seating. Fioga Johnson, Chairman.
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Daughters of
Rebekah
Ladies Home and Foreign Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
C. P. Richey
Christian Endeavor Society
Flora Johnson
Weat Main Street
Fioga Jonnson
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Wm. B. Evans
Elizabeth Morgan
Daniell L. Miner
Cora I. Gilbert
Mercer County Gas
Rev. Work
the Business Outlook
F. L. Dustman
BuLierry
Waldorf
Interna
Toxepo
Oor
L4ra
van Wer
Ohio
Str
G. P. Warnorp
van Wear
Onto
Corv
Geo
P. Waldorf
Toledo
Dax Sie
Ldth
L. Dustman
Prof. L. Brewer
Gilliland
Burnett’s
Jennings Township
Graham Earle
Bar- LeTiIn
Earle
Martha Wren
Brumback
J. S. Brumback
Jefferson Street
D. L. Brumback
I. W. Parmort
J. P. Reed
Henry Heymann
J.D. Rowland
B. McConahy
G. W. Beem
Evota
LL. Meredith
G. W. Rey
E. W. Work
Frank Parmort
Clyde Parmort
H. A. Teubner
McConahay
Washington
Knights ‘Templar
Pennsylvania Lines
Cleveland
St. Louis
Chicago
Harrison
Denver
Joe Scott
Lima
Joseph Ross
Kansas
Geo. E. Wilson
Pierre
Dakota
S. H. Sherrick
Ashmore
W. US. Swartz
Angola, Ind
Daisy Brown
Angola Ind
W. M. Flaharty
Bucyrus
Carrie Pearson
D. R
J. L. Reid
Sherman Mott
Sherwood
Maggie Ayres
Winnie Seely
Antwerp
Hallsworth
Spencerville
W. H. Troup
Lula Spangler Price
South Whitley
C. L. Ireland
Middlepoint
Ora Comer
Angola
Normal
Emery Sibley
Pioneer
I. S. Hartsock
P. R. Harvey
Auditor Harvey
Col
Capt
D. P. Donathan
Jessie
Paulding
B. A. Welsh
Nevada
H. L. Estry
A. W. Baker
C. W. Clark
G. W. McGavren
Idora Rose
Ada
D. E. Cowgill
Richmond
John King
Decatur
W. H. Hahn
Mite Society
Baptist Mite Society
Harrison Church
Harrison Presbyterian Church
Working Boys’ Club
W.c. BY
J. H. Johns Wheat
Ieee
Bull’s
Union Cassimere
Merchant Tailoring
A. Jacobs
Bargain Clothier, van Wert, O
Sig. Bamberger
JAS
Clark & Son
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