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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1903
Page
2
The Herald lists period ad rates, communications policies, and a discontinued order note. It references employment pieces, billing details, and a sample notice about address communications and acceptance procedures.
The piece argues against liquor sales on Sunday and likens the saloon to a mad dog menacing a boy. It argues that responsibility includes taking decisive action to prevent harm, urging abolition of the dangerous presence rather than permissive tolerance.
Readers debate liquor sales in Wooster arguing that banning saloons may not reduce harm. Proponents claim speakeasies would spread liquor trade, while enforcement and lawfulness shape outcomes. They warn against back alley sales and note enforcement hinges on honest officers and higher courts.
A fragmented excerpt discusses the difficulty of enforcing law against saloons and the power of public will. It asserts that even strong arguments cannot justify a saloon if it is wrong, noting the people must decide through lawful action.
Sordid claims arise from Wooster two where saloon interests allegedly paid for votes at about four dollars each. Reported higher sums in Wooster spark debate on integrity and the role of reform and law in elections.
The Barnesville movement led by Mayor J A White achieved a dry election end of saloon era. Merchants saw more trade and stability while crime dropped and city finances improved with reduced debt and higher tax collections. A Monday meeting may seek Father Mulbane's support for future efforts.
A pension of 12 dollars a month is awarded to Franklin Fieher of Wooster. Obituaries note Miss Nina Stender of Orrville and George Clouse of Wooster in late April. A Wooster man, James A Shamp, reports injury from a fall. Frosts cause limited fruit damage. Station plans show half the plantings killed. Frank Jacobs of near Congress dies after cancer. services held. Tax case brief filed in Cincinnati by I N Kinney and J S Overholt. Rev Paul Hickok named chaplain for guard centennial in St Louis. L F Jacobs of West Salem dies aged 50. funeral in Congress cemetery. Raymond Kirk and Minnie Conrad wed in Loudonville. Mattie Black’s fence dispute with neighbors ends with unknown party tearing it down. New board of education organized with C Schultz president and J T Kelster secretary. Mrs. Celia M Jolliff seeks 400 owed by A J Bashford and wife. dispute over note and mortgage terms.
A brakeman on the B and QO slipped from the engine pilot near Millersburg but was saved by G R Fry a baggage master who caught him by the collar last Friday afternoon. The man suffered a badly cut and bruised right leg. Also noted are multiple estate and administrator filings including Valentine Gardner estate Javol Eshleman estate Rudolph Serfass will probate H F Serfase executor Bond $20000 and George Shank estate Chippewa Township administrator bond $8000. Calvin M Myers guardian Grace Viol Myers filed estate inventory.
Notice for Wooster Tunnel and Mining Co annual stockholders meeting to elect directors and conduct other business. Meeting set in Wooster, Ohio, on May 3 at 8 oclock. proxies required. Dated April 1933.
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