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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1889
Page
8
Hang Wert Bulletin reports farmers husking corn and many locals moving or remodeling. Jacob Miller relocates to Skatesville while Edward Mollenkop teaches near Convoy and John Deley plans to vacate his grocery to farm. A theater trip to Convoy thrills readers, and Dr Crooks and McGavren treat Mrs A C Martin with Mrs M recovering well.
Health is good in the area while the sick convalesce. Samuel Wentz badly mashed a finger. Mrs. J. B. Longsworth is on the sick list. N. J. Johnson plans to move to Yorkville. George Wolf has his house plastered. Husking corn advances slowly due to dry weather. Hickory cutting parties were dispersed by the constable after a poultry incident in Marks woods. Rev. C. H. Barron preached at Yorkville. Olive quarterly meeting passed nicely. Prof. Owens to give a concert at Olive. Surveyor L. Morgan surveys the Mark farm. Jacob Tracy to sell personal property next Tuesday. Election near. Republicans urged to vote to uphold party principles. Mathew Burnett building an underground cellar. Moab Mark offers tile and a chop mill. Yorkville noted as best grain market with Mr. Goodwin stocking low prices.
Wheat is badly in need of rain. Mrs. Jones of Hardin county visits her son Bob and Eli Whitaker. Kit Reese is sick with malaria fever. Rank's sale drew a good crowd Tuesday. Willie Hoaglin’s house is ready for plasterers. Billie is the local carpenter. School starts next Monday with Miss Ella Wilson teaching. John Philipy is sick. Last week a boy’s disappearance caused excitement but he now stays home. H. M. Smith, Frank Boldman, Pat Murphy and Will Updegrove visited Paulding last Sunday. W. H. Snyder plans to go on the Mackinaw this week.
W. Edwards stayed with his parents over the weekend. Charlie Barter and L. L. Bliss visited L. C. and J. Barter. Allen Co. made another visit to G. W. Brennaman. Asa Binkley took his son Nelson to Lima for an eye operation. John and Charlie Kelley, working in York township, were home Saturday. D. E. VanVorhis is noted as a prominent shipping eggs and poultry merchant with the county’s largest stock of goods for its size.
In South York items auctions are listed for J. Shingler Ira Cavett and other local auctioneers. Multiple sales occur around Delphos Van Wert Convoy and Van Wert area on October 1889 with 2 to 4 head of horses cows hogs thoroughbreds, wagons, harvest gear, and hundreds of corn shocks, all on 12 month credit or cash under five dollars.
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