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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1877
Page
3
A display by Mr. C. N. Yokel at the fair includes a handsome hearse and an assortment of burial cases and caskets. Also advertised is steam sorghum molasses by Captain W. T. Exline.
A lost Lady's Gossamer Rubber Ulster seeks return near Mendon Celina or Celina town with a liberal reward. 8 P Todd and Meredit h Co advertise high grain flax and clover seed prices. The meeting discusses building a Cleveland and St Louis Narrow Gauge Railroad by locals with subscriptions by October 6 1877 and notes proposed payment terms and a public meeting.
The Fall Term of the Union School began on Monday with strong pupil turnout. The report lists counts for each department though several words appear garbled, indicating attendance figures across classes and sections.
The Bulletin recounts the arrest of a German man in 1871 for counterfeiting. It states Mr. Saltzgaber reported him to Sheriff Gleason and Deputy Merrick. officers tested him with counterfeit money, securing a confession. It asserts C P Richey had no involvement beyond assisting in the arrest.
A local meeting at Van Wert County Mutual Fire Insurance Company elected T. S. Gilliland as president and M. L. Purmort as secretary. The group backed immediate construction of a narrow gauge railroad through Van Wert, appointing a committee to map a route and draft a pledge note. The gathering adjourned to Thursday evening the 20th for further consideration.
Local items report Charles P. Richey exonerated by records and a flurry of civic notes. School closings for the fair, auctions, political meetings, and community achievements fill the page with forenoons of activity and local economy details.
A graphic poet vents grief over Brigham Young's death with a biting epitaph noting polygamy and excess. The verse portrays a stark, critical sentiment about the Mormon leader's demise.
A Napoleon Signal note recalls Bishop who refused Granger aid years ago now touring county fairs to shake hands with the same Grangers. The item labels him a demagogue and comments on his shifting stance.
Thepiece surveys Tweed’s influence amid anti Tammany factions and hints at betrayals by O'Brien Til den Barret and others. It recalls Heenan’s televised ghost theatrics and critiques New York World coverage. Norfolk Landmark weighs 1880 prospects and Governor nominees. New Orleans Times remarks on auctionlike nomination.
Nashville paper lists eighty criminals still at large in Tennessee and notes arrests are sought with total rewards of thirty thousand dollars offered for capture. authorities urge public assistance.
The South Liberty Temperance Union accuses a local boy, a third grade teacher and would be singing instructor, of siding with intemperance by inviting opposing voices and failing to show consistency in manners. It notes his short teaching stint and a $3.46 payment for one board lesson.
Special notice promotes the Saturday Sept 15 grand opening at Teubner's combined Dry Goods Millinery Clothing Boots and Shoes. It touts low prices on Kentucky Jeans 25c and Germantown Yarn 20c, highlights Hats Flowers and Plumes, and claims bulk buying makes Teubner's cheaper than smaller shops in Delphos Ohio.
From our own Conrespondent Hickory nuts and beach nuts are plenty. Corn cutting and potato digging mark the farming season as J. H. Bell of Lima does house and sign painting in town. Myers trades for materials to build a residence near the Presbyterian Church while contractors Davis and South start the project. The band rents a former shop for practice as school opens next week with Summersett and Owens teaching. Rev. Rowand returns from Warsaw camp meeting.
The column notes mild fall days with jack frost visits, pumpkin cider plans, and apple cider's decline. It praises county ditch drainage for health and crops, lists visits by Bailey and Kerns families, reports a child’s death from congestive chills, and sketches local trades, sales, and school plans led by Mr. Wiseman and Miss Tuttle.
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