Smithville Notes From Local Institute And Visits
Smithville headlines cover contest results at Cleveland and returnees to Springfield. In Smithville, teachers held a township institute with good attendance and papers on Food. Local updates include signs on the business street, carpet repairs, wheat and bulbs, illnesses, and social events. Profs Mohler Leay and Zaring attended. the senior class finished Virgil and moved to Cicero oratorical studies. The Normal notes mention a large bi township institute, educational reform talks, and a planned spring term.
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Jon Myers
Ohio CoHegen
Cleveland
Smithville
Springfeld
Miller
Wittenberg
Green
Indiana
Huonsberger
Wadeworth
I. B. Hansberger
Grant Baum
Manaillon
Rey Mra. Johnson
Lizzla Lutz
King
Jlaola
Chris
Reamet
Lydia Tingler
Henry Rhodes
Lewia Hartel
Marshallville
Martin Rich
Sade Zimmerman
Origilla
Lottie
Dinton
Mra. Ingram
Oliver Ie
Myrtle Baker
Dalton community notices and local changes in Sugarcreek
Sugarcreek township holds an institute at Dietrich No 1. Mrs Sarah Cameron visits Canton. Miss Edith McGifl and Werner Publishing Co visit. Perry Conrad aids his brother in law Adam Sanders. Clarence Geiry visits town. Clarence accepts a new Akron job. Mike Ada Ford to entertain at Dalton School Hall under MTi Dorcas Society. Rev Samuel Scott canvasses for a circulating library. Summer term teachers hired for districts 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11. Mrs Pinkerton dies Feb 12. buried Sunday. Pleasant Valley coal veins excite locals. drills by Messia, Douglas, Shanklin. Add Het erick, leg broken in Dalton mine, improving. Dalton mine resumes work. many employed. Moscow Literary Society hosts fine entertainment. Dalton annexation case fails third time. Wooster on alert. Thomas Linter moves to North Lawrence. J Noonen buys property. Robins signal early spring. Mr H Dichl, optician, in town inspecting. S W Gondy buys James Lilly farm of the deceased. Moscow Literary Society marks Washington’s birthday with program and debate on Lincoln vs Washington.
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Sugarcreek Township
Dietrich No. 1
Sarah Cameron
Canton
Edith McGifl
Werner Publishing Co
Atron
Flynn
Toledo
Perry Conrad
Akron
Adam Sanders
Mike Ada Ford
Sry
Dalton
Mti Dorcas Society
Samual Scott
Dayton
Township Board of Education
Hattie Fletcher
Jennie Jameson
Anna McElhinney
J. M. Griffith
D.C. Hostetler
Edith Patman
Myrtle Teeple
Mamie Tachantz
N. D. Moser
Wealey Zaugg
Pinkerton
Geo. Rees
Jericho
Pleasant Valley
Reina
Messia
Douglas
Shanklin
Heterick
Abla
Moscow Literary Society
Wooster
Thonina Lintér
North
Lawrence
J. '‘Noonen
Lincoln
Washington
Wooster Campus Notes Sweep With Oratorical Victory
Wooster campus activity from late week includes Reverend Young’s trip to Amesbury, President Scovel’s sermon in Kauke Chapel, and Edward Streeter’s Akron visit. Faculty and students attend meetings, socials, and the oratorical contest in Cleveland where Carey E Gregory won first among ten colleges. social events, lectures, and birthdays fill the week as Wooster celebrates the victory.
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Mire French
H. Young
Amesbury
Scovel
Kauke Chapel
Edward Streeter
Akron
Don Mackay
Wooaler
Cleveland
Carey E Gregory
Public sales of farming outfit and stock at Applecreek
Auction notices list a farming outfit in good condition with horses cattle and sheep, oats and hay to be sold at the Applecreek residence. The sale begins at 10 o clock p m with items from Thoradsy and 1897 date. Administrators sale at Byers Farm west of Wooster on Tuesday March 2 1807. Isaac Johnson as administrator of Matilda Geitgey will sell phaeton and household goods beginning at 1 pm. Adam Geitgey will sell horses cows hogs chickens wheat and other property.
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Qo Thoradsy
Gilbert L. Lowe
Applecreek
Ciattles
William Geitgey
Byers
Wooster
Isaac Johnson
Matilda A. Geitgey
Adam Geitgey
William Geitzey
Recitals and events in Wooster district church and town
A Wooster area page lists events including Miss Hyde and Prof Crowell upcoming at Kanke Chapel on Tuesday March 2. A new brick schoolhouse is planned in Maize district Wooster township costing about 3000 dollars. Rev W W Oriley will preach at Wayne County Infirmary February 28 at 3 pm. Oswald farm sale details note 1783 dollars for 80 acres. George W Ray and Mary A Frey wed in Henrytown last Sabbath. The fifth Artist Recital Course features contralto Nellie Sabine Hyde with George Crowell on March 2. Birthday surprise for Abbott Lawrence noted. Dram Corps Bazaar proceeds 231.67. trip fund 28.30 via serenades. Santa Monica illustrated church scene forwarded from Rev O F Wiener. Judge Taggart praised for court bustle at Millersburg. Rev J Rosa sermons address infidelity citing Robert Ingersoll to discourage patronage of his lectures.
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Kanke Chapel
Miss Hyde
Prof
Crowell
Wooster Township
W. W. Oriley D. D
Wayne County Infirmary
Wm Oswald
Canaan Township
Sherif'a
I. N. Oswald
Albert Hughes
South Market
I. N. Kleffer
George W. Ray
Misa Mary A. Frey
Henrytown
Mise Neilie Sabine Hyde
George Crowell
Abbott Lawrence
Franklin Township
Dram Corps
Washington
Santa Monica
Calif
O. F. Wiener
Wooster
Taggart
Millersburg
Ater
Rov. J . Rosa
Disciple Church
Robert Ingersoll
Christ
One Way Settlers Rate With Mexico Excursion Given
On the first and third Mondays and Tuesdays monthly the Claveland Akron and Columbus Ry offers reduced one way settlers tickets to southern points. Contact an O A and O agent or F Daly General Pass Agent Cleveland Ohio. Mexico excursion via Pennsylvania Lines January 10 and February 27 under American Tourist Association guidance. Sleeping and dining cars, baggage care through at no extra charge. Tickets cover all expenses. Information from F Van Dosen Chief Assistant General Passenger Agent Pennsylvania Lines Pittsburgh Pa.
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Claveland
Akron & Columbus
F. Daly
General Pass
Ag’t
Cleveland
Ohio
American Tourist Association
Rean Campbell
Mexico
F. van Dosen
Pennsylvania Lines
Pittaburg
Inauguration Excursions Via Pennsylvania Short Line
Ticketson sale March 1st 2d and Sd. Full particulars furnished upon application to nearest Pennsylvania Line Ticket Agent or to O. L Kuistpaty A G P Agt Cleveland Ohio.
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Pennsylvania Line
O. L Kuistpaty, A. G. P. Agt
Cleveland
Chameleon Education Impresses 12YearOld Philadelphian
Brinton and Baby, two Florida chameleons, respond to names and commands after gentle instruction by Miss Aonrietta Keene, a 12 year old girl in Philadelphia. The girl shapes their acts from prayer stance to playing dead and joyfully embracing on command, illustrating animal learnability and suggesting higher cognitive potential. Washington Star reported the anecdote.
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Mauch
Aonrietta Keene
Philadelphia
Peta
Brinton
Baby
Washington Star
Day of Reckoning Over Husbands First Wife Gossip
A Wells Street tram overhears two women trading shocking tales about a man’s first wife and his fastidious household. They compare pies, kitchens, and the wife who cooked better, debating whether his current wife can match those memories amid humorous gossip from Chicago.
Local Happenings in Big Prairie and Ripley Township
Community notes report merchants planning spring stock moves and property transfers as Alfred Copeland and Robert Russell relocate to Boden and Lee properties. A Friday literary meeting debated the Indian vs. Negro rights issue, with D. Co Nouse and Elmer Sprang supporting, and Jacob Boley and A. E. Swain opposed. Upcoming sessions and a theater reading are announced, plus school staffing and local moves at Newkirk and Ripley Township School Board list teachers for summer.
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Forsdhie
Alfred Copeland
Boden
Robert Russell
Lee
D. CO
Nouse
Elmer Sprang
Jacob Boley
A. E. Swain
D. G. Noyce
James Hudson
R O C. Cram
Guy Brown
Newkirk
R C. Cram
Dr. Hanna
Sheridan Horner
Henry Metcalf
Will
Metcalf
Ripley Township Board of Education
Clara McLaughlin
Marie Doty
Wilbur Robinson
Robison
Frank Ruas
Dora Tsachantz
Harvey Korn
Court House Doings Open March Term in Millersburg
The March term began Tuesday with Judge Maxwell presiding at Millersburg, docket calls and case assignments underway. Grand Jury in session but not yet reporting. Judge Taggart remains at Milleraburg. Sheriff’s sales list includes guardian ad litem cases and land parcels in Sugarcreek, Wayne, Saltcreek townships and Big Prairie mill, with appraisals ranging from $600 to about $2,650. Several pairs of parties are named, listing lands and proprietors.
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Maxwell
Millersburg
Taggart
Milleraburg
Sheripy
Guardian
Alfred J. Thomas
Shdot
Wheater
Balla Moores
David O. Cook
Sugarcreek Township
O. W. Hard Va
W. Bottle Et al
Wayne Township
Friszils B Flack
John J Flack
Saltcreek Township
Isabel*Flack
Charles W. Lee
Inauguration Excursion to McKinley Ceremony
Crowds gather in Washington for the inauguration with leading politicians attending. Excursion tickets via Pennsylvania Lines go on sale March 1st, 2nd, and 8th. Information available from nearest ticket agent or A G P Agt C L Kiupatp in Cleveland.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Line
C. L. Kiupatp
A. G. P. Agt
Cleveland
Kilmer's Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad
An old advertisement touts Kilmer and Co Swamp Root as a cure for kidney and urinary problems. It claims urine tests prove kidney trouble, promises relief from frequent urination and back pain, and offers sample bottle and pamphlet by mail from Binghamton NY.
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Kilmer
Wavxx County Heratd
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, NY
Greer
Local Time OAED Traine on the G Cleveland and Muskingum Valley
Train connections are listed for the Cleveland Wooster and Muskingum Valley routes with timetables and agents including G P A Baltimore and Ubicaxo. The note references Sunday schedules and mentions Gail and Allen as agents in Yorkater.
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Gleveland, Wooster & Muskingum Valley
Artollowsz
Baltimore
Pas Allen
Asat
G. P
Ubicaxo
Yocater
JohnS Adair Attorney at Law Card Practice Note
JohnS Adair Attorney at Law appears in this period card style notice. The item is a legal professional listing with name and contact style, likely from a business directory or advertisement section.
Fine programs and souvenirs offered at Wooster event
The Herald Office at the northeast corner of Public Square Wooster advertises wedding cabinets souvenir cards and suitable items for school closing exercises in a wide range of styles and endless variety.
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Herald Office
N. E
Wooster
Omuror Directory Disciples Church Notices
The Disciples Church of Christ hosts regular services on Sundays at 9 00 a.m. and 7 00 p.m. Prayer meeting on Wednesdays at 7 00 p.m. Church of God on East South Street lists Sunday services and Sabbath School times.
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Sup
Young Peoples Meeting
Bath
Sindy
East Bowman St
North Buckeye
Boas
Disciples
Church of Christ
Glock
Oreople
Ohuech OF God
East South Street
Mer
P- Shall
Pamters Ee Sabpath Ario
Babbath School
M. Glaagow
Bio Einen
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Paint Valley
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Omuror Directory
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Epworth League
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North Beaver
Rev. J
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Sabbeth School
Young People’s Meeting
Fusyet
Corne
Aorth
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