Local notices and events from Wooster area press
News briefs list pensions, arrests, fires, births, deaths, marriages and local business changes. Items include pension for James Stinson, James Haston buying land at Odell’s Lake, Elmer Arnold’s death, a 10,900 building for a Wadsworth church, and Wooster defeats Buchtel 48 to 12 in basketball.
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Elmer Arnold
Applecreek
Washington
Rev E Chesney
Wooster Baptist Church
Wooster
Buchtel
Wooster Couple Wed In Wooster Neighborhood Home
Joseph Kester and Miss Alloa Mary Figert wed at the bride’s mother Mrs Frederick Figert on East North Street Thursday evening February 6 in the Lutheran church parsonage. The bride, long employed at A J Frederick & Co dry goods, and a Wooster local, married pharmacist Joseph G Kester of Lau bach & Boyd. They started housekeeping at the Kester home on North Walnut Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph G. Kester
Mary Figert
Frederick Figert
East North Street
G C. Smith
Lutheran Church
Thebride
A J Fredrick & Co
Wooster
Kester
Laubach & Boyd
North Walnut Street
City Council refinances bonds at premium sale
Refunding bonds worth 40000 were sold by the City Council finance committee in the city clerk’s office last Friday February 7. Feder Holzman Co of Cincinnati bid initially at a 722 premium, later raised to 786 to secure the entire issue. Seasongood Mayer Co and other banking houses from Cincinnati Cleveland and Columbus participated. Obiger acted for Holzman Co in the final cal l. Transfers of real estate were recorded in the County Clerk’s office, listing numerous lots and acres traded for sums ranging from 20 to 3900 dollars among individuals and church and corporate receivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feder
Holzman & Co
Cincinati
Seasongood, Mayer & Co
Cincinnati
Hayes Sop
Dennison, Pryor & Co
Briggs & Co
Cleveland
First National Bank
Columbus
Jodd & Co
Feder, Flolyman & Co
Seasongood, Mayer && Co
Roaen
Feder, Holzman Co
LL. P Obiger
Ae Holzman ¢ Co
L. O Franks
Daniel Fox
Samuel J Fox
Clinton Township
R B Wortz
Joseph S Ely
Io Dalton
Jessie & Jolie
Wooster
Wooster Building and Loan Association
Daniel D Hershberger
Elizabeth Khy
Joseph Eby
Sugar Creek Township
Jacob M Lehman
Jacob Swagler
Tacre
Chippewa Township
Lydia Felger
George Richenbaugh
Plain Township
William Prescott
American Agricultural Chemical Company
Smithville
J W Zartman
Henry Zartman
Charles Kramer
Sugarcreek Township
John W Walter
J R.fartzger
Alexander A. Walgamot
H L “Piper
Mary W Piper
A B_ Lee
New Pittsburg
George KR Laubach
Amy C Vaubach
George H Laubach
Albert J Mottern
Franklin B Horn
Honte Electric Fountains for Stage and Home Use
The imitation fountain device uses strings of grass beads rice and small objects moved by air jets from a centrifugal pump. Streams can be illuminated with a wide color range to create diverse visual effects for stage and home display.
Circuit Court Docket With Judge Douglass On Bench
Circuit Court opened Tuesday with Judges S M Douglass R M Voorhees and M H Donahue presiding. Docketed cases include The Ohio Salt Co versus Mathias Richey and numerous appeals and errors. second week features Mansfield Savannah and Wellington Railroad versus Mansfield Telephone Co in contempt over a restricted line construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. M Douglass
R M Voorhees
M. H Donahue
Ohio Salt Co
Mathias Richey
Isabel S Murdock
Joho W Derthick
Jacob Clippinger
Filona Faber
Samuel Berger
al Admis
William Beet
the Wooster National Bank
The
State National Bank
Circle
Lenora McMurray
Jacob Sealer
Board of County Commissioners
Wayna Co
Ohio
James Mulline
Alfred J Thomas
Mec Clure & Smyser
Alfred J
James Donavange
State of Ohio
Cornell Va
Gersaman
John F Reinhardt
Elizabet Frank E
Richland County Court of Common Pleas
Mansfield, Savannah and Wellington Railroad
Mansfield Telephone Co
Telephone Co
Larwill Tax Case Narrowly Reduces Estate Claim
Executors of the Larwill estate sued Treasurer Brumfield to stop collection of 50902.53 placed on the tax duplicate. Judge Wolfe of Mansfield ruled the estate owes 21901.41 on a total valuation of 649905.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larwill
Brumfield
Wolfe
Mansfield
Earthquakes Across Centuries Highlight Global Toll
A compact historical survey notes 24 major quakes since 1800 causing 272,350 deaths. Major shocks include Charleston 1886 with 57 dead, Yedo Japan 1852 with over 100,000 dead, and Mexico Chilpancingo 1902 with 300 dead. Itals, Turkey, Japan, South America and British India show repeated impacts. A separate public sale notice announces Zetus Numbers sale on Feb 17 east of Applecreek featuring horses, cattle and farm goods.
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United States
Charleston
S C
Ydddo
Japan
Turkey
Italy
South America
Common Pleas Court Causes Set for Heating
Judge Eason on Monday set for trial to juries starting February 24 and 26 through February 28 a list of cases including Geigey vs Wenn Horr Co Clark vs Cook Honser vs Cornell Brillhart vs Rehm Hershberg vs Bloomberg etc. The docket covers multiple civil actions with dates, plaintiff and defendant names, and sheriff references.
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Eason
Geigey
Wenn
Horr & Co
Yoder
Liat
Clark Va
Cook
Honser
Cornell
Brillhart Va
Rehm
Hershberg
Bloomberg
Hershberg Va
Graber
Barnes
Schmuck
McFarren
Bashford
Thomas
McClarran
Bottle
Foust
Foltz
Bucher
Frick
Cunningham
McDowell
Bert
McCoy
Sheriff
Barkholder
Mowery
Ohio
Whittier
Cameron
Inherited Blunder in Wheel Design on Railways
A long standing mistake by early railway wheel designers placed flanges on the inside of wheels. Barmah contractor demonstrates that wheels with outside flanges handle sharp curves safely, while inside flanges tend to jam the track.
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Barmah
Wrecks on Pennsylvania Lines Near Glenfield
A collision of two freight trains west of Pittsburg on the Pennsylvania Lines killed a western Ohio drover and fatally injured an engineer. Several cars of stock were destroyed and the track blocked for hours. Earlier, an engine leaving Wooster at 3 40 Sundays was damaged by a runaway in Alliance yards last Sunday evening.
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Glenfield
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Wooster
Alliance
Public Sale Notices At Wooster Area Farms In Feb 1902
Public sale notices list auctions near Wooster on Feb 20 to Feb 25 1902. Items include horses cattle hogs farm implements hay corn fodder wheat in ground and household goods. Auctions run by G T Silver J Rob Snyder Silas Troxel and others with sale start times from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on various farm locations.
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S L. Eyman
Stewart Wallace
Wooster
Jefferson
J. Rob Snyder
Shreve Road
Perry C. Yarnell
O G Acker
Blackleyville Road
Wooser
Plainchurch
G.T. Silver
SG. Snyder
Silas Troxel
Audt
E Wilson
Perrynville
Ohio Experiment Station Board Bill Clears Senate
The bill creating a new Board of Control for the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station passed the Senate unanimously Friday morning.
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Board of Control of the
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Senate
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James Stinson
Dalton
Jesse Franks
Griffin Dry Goods
Elma Shibley
Wooster Brush Works
Edward Mann
B. L. McCormack
Wilkinsburg
Wayme County
Creston
J. E. Snyder
Ezra Jones
Redhaw
Floto Bros, Cigar Makers
W. H Floto
Clarry Hofferytt
Armstrong
Bowman and
Buckeyan Streets
James_Haston
Newton Stillwell
Curtis
Odell’s Lake
Daniel Roth
John Allen Laugh
Plain Tno
Akron
Reedeburg
Wa. Thompson
John Thompson
Hancock County
Ill
Co. K
W. H UH. Potter
W.H Potter
Ashland
McCarthy
College Avenue
Henry Baker
Toledo
Margaret Forney
Usar Dalton
John Kauffman
Edgar Kauffman
Shreve
James Wohlford
James Brauneck
Lattasburg
Fev. 4
47Th
Indiana Regt
Isaac Harnéd
Cedar Valley
Lake Fork
Ashland County
McLaughlin
Wrarnie
A. L. Oberlin
Stanwood
Mias Minsle Zangg
Wear Lebanon
J. H. Beck
Wadsworth
George Stark
Ramsey and
Leiner
State Association of County Commissioners
Walter Myers
John Myers
Near West Salem
Miller Wile
Howard Wile
Donahue
Maurice H Donahue
Lexington
Sherman Long
Cansan
Ida Snider
Wayne
John II Snyder
Roy Meeks
Phillippines
San Francisco
Illesss
John Chubb
John Jr Denney
Edwin Fishburn
Edwin Markle
Mr. White
Mary Lehr
Ada Smith
Annie Zook
E. F Taggart
Wayne County
Summit County
Taggart
Ohio Gar
Cuba
Edward Dice
Yocum Business College
W Cushing
Pennsylvania Lines
Flora Brand
Squire Henry Olethausen
Catharine Schauman
Wayne Presbyterian Church
W A. Taylor
Louisville Herald
Wagoner Pump Works
Louasville
Creston Jémrnal
E. Newkirk
Ss. Ezra Neikirck
Ananias Club
Haye Hall
Joseph
Kester and
Miss Alloa Mary Figert
R. L. Adair
C W. Hoover
A R Bratton
Elizabeth Sommers
Canaan
John Sollenberger
East Union
Lydia Sollenberger
Eunice Hostetter
Joseph W Hostetter
David Hontetler
William Wynn
Court of Common Pleas
Joseph W. Hostetter
Karl Fisher
Ross Koontz
Louisa Fasig
Fisher of
Jeremiah W Zartman Et al
Chas
Joseph Gallagher
William J Crites
Bond
John McGowan
Wm McGowan
Margaret McGowan
van Niman
Ella Bertolotte
H L Piper
Mary Piper
A. B. Lee
Edward King
Wooster City
State Hospital
Mansillon
Critchfield
Ann UC. Allison
Joseph Beeler
Maggie May Shafer
John T Armatrong
Hugh Trusdale
Micheal Bauer
Eva Bauer
S . Lehman
Harriet Landes
Wayne Township
Noviter
City
British India
Dlarkend
Russia
Kushan
Persia
Chilpancingo
Mexico
Zetus
Common Pleas Court
Experiment Station Board
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