Our Ticket for Van Wert County Election 1887
The Republican ticket for the county election lists Hon E F Johnson for Representative Col Joel W Hetrick for Probate Judge Isaac R Tudor for Sheriff David P Dunathan for Treasurer W W Terry for Auditor Samuel N Simpson for Recorder Joshua Wagers for Commissioner a candidate for Infirmary Director Timothy Hankins for Coroner. The notice praises their qualifications and predicts election success, with notes on local happenings and public works in Van Wert Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. Johnson
Wiltshire Township
Lebanon
Ohio
Columbus
Joel W. Hetrick
Pennsylvania
Ohio Infantry
Logan County
Ohio National Guard
2D Regiment
Betow Send-off For Ira P Shissler In Minnesota Note
A Minneapolis paper lauds Ira P. Shissler of Mankato as deputy boiler inspector under Gov. McGill. He is described as a jovial lawman, a Buckeye by migration, and a Republican by principle. The item notes his political rise with Col. Plummer and mentions a lithograph of Gov. Foraker’s rebel flag telegram sale. Also covered are Democratic losses in three counties, wool production declines, free trade impact, and Illinois Supreme Court denying a new trial for anarchists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betow
Ira P. Shissler
Mankato
Minn
Minneapolis
Shissler
McGill
Northwest
Col. Plummer
Gov. Foraker
E. Carson
Hillsboro
Ohio
Big Six trainmen tramps clash. four arrested
Yesterday evening an east bound through freight trainmen drove off several tramps. A brakeman was cut in the wrist by one of the road’s knights. Four tramps, John Kelly John Clark Thomas Clark and John Roach, were arrested and confined. They will be tried tomorrow morning. Clark did the cutting. Also notices about Dr Lindsey’s medicine, soaps, a stray pig, sewer contract, and a post office letters list for Van Wert Ohio with names of residents requesting advertised letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of the Road
John Kelly
John
Thomas Clark
John Roach
Clark
van Wert
Ohio
John Daley
Joe Evert
John Hyman
John Landie
Chas. L. Martin
Impertunis Martin
John M. Melchi
Minnie Mozier
Joseph 8
Neff
R. H. Platner
Edward Smith
Elmer Straley
Elizabeth Springer
G. B. Seitz
J. B. Coleman
J. C. McChristy
E. R. Baker
J. G. Brown
Philip Yohn
Wosford
John Weedy
Milton Valentine
Multiple travels and notices fill Ohio town life
A broad list of brief items shows residents returning from western trips and visiting relatives in Columbus Grove Marysville and Chicago. Others move for work attend churches or join universities while others plan travels to Los Angeles McComb and Ft Wayne. A courtroom find and railroad promotions also appear.
Coming Events and Church Notices Busy Social Scene
Community notices list Presbyterian social at Mrs Cavette residence next Wednesday. Sunday school picnic at Enterprise grove on September 22, 1887. basket meeting at North Liberty postponed to September 25 due to rain. Evangelical and Presbyterian services and picnics across Mendon Ohio. Dedication of Bethel Church in Mendon with Rev Newcomer. Ladies' Aid to host October 4 with New England kitchen and Mother Goose opereta. 11th reunion of the 99th Ohio Volunteer Infantry at McComb September 21-22. Love Feast and greetings for veterans. leaders P L Frazier and Dan Sretuman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie
Daisy Brown
Oxford
Butler County
Miami University
Lewis Tomlinson
Rosa Donathan
Kittie Woods
Delaware
Ohio Wesleyan University
Mart. S. Cramer
Columbus
Starling Medical College
George Hammer
Sioux City
Iowa
S. H. Sherrick
Hoaglin Township
Rushmore
Allen County
George Dustman
Lancaster
Cora Taylor
Lizzie Rice
Chicago
J. H. Evans
Mendon
Evangelical Church
Enterprise
North Liberty
Lord Willing
Newcomer
Ilinois
New Bethel Church
Church of God
J. W. Buoyp
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Presbyterian Church
New England
McComb
Ohio
Dad” Morehead
Lon Bennett
W. H
Elisha Todd
Dillinger
Butler
P. L. Frazier
Dan
Sretuman
Prices Rule in Van Wert Clothing Sale Ad
A Van Wert retailer extols quality and value in fall clothing. The ad promises top fits, long wear, and low prices across men’s tailored outfits, hats, overcoats, luggage, and gents’ furnishings, claiming the largest stock in the county and a shift from boot and shoe stock to apparel.
Election yields Major in Second Regiment and local moves
In our neighbors column Captain B M Clendening of Celina won election as Major in the Second Regiment O N G. George W Overmeyer former Allen county Probate Judge died in Lima. C C Pepple became Auglaize county treasurer amid property transfers by Lucas bondsmen. Defiance county fair sold beer rights, saw a stabbing, many assaults and drunkenness before the mayor's court, condemned as a disgrace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. M. Clen- Dening
Celina
George W Overmeyer
Allen County
Lima
J. L. Price
C. C. Pepple
Auglaize County
Lucas
Defiance County
Shall We Have Water Works Do We Take One Bid
A reader urges the town to study water works before elections and asks if the council should accept a single bid. The letter notes town finances and the eight mill limit without a special tax act, urging voters to decide on the water system at the upcoming election on the 20th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Bulletin
van Wert
WILLSHIRE ITEMS VISITORS AND TRAGEDY REPORT
From our own Correspondent, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Beal visit Dr. Williams and family in Cardington, Ohio then go to Hanover to see Beal’s father. W B Hard dies near Dayton, his remains to be interred in Corning, Arkansas. G A R boys plan an upcoming entertainment and supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex. Beal
Dr. Williams
Cardington
Ohio
Mr. Beal
Hanover
Harrison County
Price
Piercy
Kalida
Tilly Samples
Hardin County
G. Hard
W. B. Hard
Dayton
Hard
Laura
Corning
Arkansas
van Wert
Mr. Patterson
Pennsylvania
H.$. Paterson
C.G. Piercy
Mell Harper
Bluffton
Ind
Also Mentioned on This Page
Summersett & Arnold
Isaac R. Tudor
Delphos
David P. Dunathan
Sherman
W. W. Terry
Marion County
Samuel N. Simpson
York Township
Gettysburg
Sam
Joshua Wagers
Edwin Smith
2D Ohio Heavy Artillery
Timothy Hankins
88Th Regiment
Board of Public Works
Emerson Priddy
Horace A. Reeve
S. Riblet
Cher
Bouton & Lawrence
Cecil
Paulding County
T. J. Cole
Hackedorn
Court House
Union School
Barr & Ehresman
Hire’s
Harrod
Power
Foraker
Wm. Mungen
Findlay
Congress
Democratic Party
Ottawa County
Auglaize
Darke
Supreme Court of Illinois
Smoke Hire
Lindsey
Hines & Son
East Main Street
Owen McClain
Ridge Township
Henry Ropryson
Joan Snaw, P. M
John van Liew
Dayton Frank
Columbus Grove
T. S. Evans
Marysville
J. W. Summersett
D. J. Cable
Clark Crawford
M. E
Scott
James Richards
G. Moore
H. E. Havens
Florence
George Jordan
South Whitney
Jennie Wilbur
Otis
Mamie
Norwalk
R. Bigelow
Ralph Cramer
Will Alexander
Wooster
University
Neal Thearer
S. B. Hertz
W. W. Lance
Defiance
Los Angeles
Cal
Daniel P. Young
Mountains
New York
Ford Lewis
Nevada
George H. Marsh
Katie
Winsted
Conn
Boston
Albany
Philadelphia
H. S. Hudspeth
California
Gertrude Sholl
Chicago School of Trained Nurses
Idora Rose
P. K. Hanley
Ft. Wayne
F.K. Young
S. N. Simpson
Ohio Memorial
L. G. Schumm’s
Mackinaw
Latty
Presbyterian Social
R. J. Cavette
Woman's Exchange
Gilliland
Hugh Thompson
A. C. Dodds
Daniel
99Th
Lar Clothing House
Mak
Ing In van Wert
van Wert County
Barrick’s Grocery
Ofe
JR. Gray
West Main Street
van Wert, Ohio
H. V. Olney
J ‘Onny Sherifef
Court of Common Pleas
James Webster
Lawrence H. Wise
Saltzgaber & Glenn
Sherife
W. H. Corbet
Greenbury Williamson
van We
P. F
A. D
Fourth Ward
Henry Robinson
A. Jacobs & Sons
Bargain Clothiers
Bishop Bros
Sissop Ream’s
West MA
Reinheimer Bros
New Paris
Quar Phage al
Pat
Wheed van Wert
Gard
First Baptist Church
Tober
Spencer H. Rockwood
David C. Farmer
Dennis Welch
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