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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1903
Page
2
A local Wooster plea argues the city must ban the saloon to protect youth and moral life. The writer links council decisions, voter accountability, and Beal law implications to demand renewal denial and civic action.
A Wooster defense of sobriety denounces saloon profits as blood money and questions the value of a single life lost to drink. The piece appeals to conscience, urging washing hands of the trade and condemning the ripple of harm from liquor. It laments countless lost paths and imagines a marching parade of ruined lives.
At 6 am Wednesday the Wooster glass plant started operations with about 100 workers, including 36 glass blowers, as residents were awakened by an unfamiliar whistle. A meeting was held Monday to organize a local branch of the glass bottle blowers association of America.
A historical note surveys persistent myths about serpents including the belief that snakes charm birds, cause eye glare, or possess supernatural powers. It discusses ancient taboos, misinterpretations of anatomy, and the influence of old tales on teaching, noting false notions about snakes and the origin of certain animal features.
A fragmented recount describes an early meeting between Captain Clark of the Lewis and Clark expedition and the Wallawalls Indians. Terrified by the arrival and unfamiliar visitors, the tribe reportedly watched as the white men approached and urged calm with wary gestures. The encounter left the Indians shaken and guarded, with language suggesting awe and fear at the novel sight.
The article offers practical poultry care advice including feeding with soaked rice, the impact of moist foods on digestion, and methods to keep roosters and hens warm. It notes dusters, indigestion risks, and suggests pouring warm water over birds and keeping them dry to aid digestion and comfort.
A young man about 20 died after a frengut train brake wagon detached and dragged him. He lived about 25 minutes, left with a wink to his brother. Papers showed deceased supported funeral expenses, with siblings in Steubenville. he was laid to rest by undertaker services. Dr. Hackett aided in religious services at Millersburg and Fredericksburg. Communion set for next Sunday. preparatory service Saturday at one. The week of prayer included union church services. Armstrong Brown and family moved to Wooster for sheriff duties. he was a longtime choir member at the MKE church. A house on the Merridad road near Applecreek burned Monday. occupant Mr. McClelland lost all goods. Rev. and Mrs. Scarborough of Fredericksburg, formerly of Apple Creek, noted.
Crook and others attended the dedication of the M. Eohnorah on January 4. Elder Knapp Rev Deeds of Wooster Dr G Hawkett and Rev Miller pastors here took part. Jas Blize-Nume ber from Hartaborn Cleveland visits. Agent Meller bought Reiter property planning spring move. Hugh Miles visited his sick Mbar. Will Patterson in town. Irve Mackey’s father very ill. Mr and Mrs Martinesa of Pasadena formerly Applecreek write they garden there but feel discouraged now.
The Soldiers Relief Commission of Wayne county met January 5 1903 in the Court House to assign township and ward committees per law. The list covers Baughman Orrville and many townships with chairmen members including VanOrman Farner Mitchell McGarvey Ebright Kimber Chaffin Reed Stinson Boor Moore and Ward pairs. Applicants are urged to apply to their committees for 1903 and the commission will meet first Monday of each month in the Prosecuting Attorney's room for urgent business.
Judge Easonkins assigns hearings for the week with cases listed, including Nos 7607 In re-ensate at McDowell on Monday January 19, 7762 Rockey v Fisher on Tuesday January 20, 8031 Russell v Weldrich on Wednesday January 21, 8015 Backet v Hacket on Thursday January 22, 8155 Franka v Obey and 7852 Kerr v Bowers on Friday January 28.
TH VUSLE reports the McKee couple welcomed a son Friday. F Zimmerman is recovering from grippe. Rev. Flemming of Spencer leads a meeting. J Swanger bought Z Griner’s grocery. Pattinger of the Planing Mill bought Bricker property. Hettie Shoemaker bought East Main property. Mrs David Collins improves after illness. Mrs Anderson, mother of five, died last Thursday. Yoder left for Cincinnati for mission work. The Women’s Foreign Missionary Society met at Mrs Pearce’s home with strong attendance.
The interior of the Pennsylvania depot is being painted. Mason Graven of Loudonville died January 14 from paralysis. A Monday morning thermometer read eight to ten below zero. A coal car at Henry Long’s derailed Tuesday night. William Shives of S Buckeye fell in a cellar with injuries last week. Mrs. Frank Fisher of W Larwill Street suffered paralysis on her right side. The county commissioners’ annual Ohio meeting is underway. T. E. Cox, Syndicate Store proprietor, married Caroline Ward of Urbana on January 14. Cy Voorhees, Wooster figure, suffered a paralytic stroke in Philadelphia. Mrs. June Blackburn of Wooster died January 7 in Polk, Ohio. Mrs Olive McRae died January 13 in Chicago from paralysis. Mrs Minnie Epley died January 11 in Galion aged 29. Mrs Hagner of Creston, 77, fell and broke her leg last week. Rev C Smith spoke at Century Club on Reformation and Civil Liberty. Dr Edgar W Work resigns from Third Street Presbyterian Church, Dayton, and goes to California. Court house fire due to soot sparked a small blaze. janitors stopped it, $20 loss. David Mackey, 99, died January 14 at his son’s home in Applecreek. Funeral Friday at Applecreek, burial at Wooster cemetery. Street railroad progress near Hub Bard Creek. bridge soon, tracks laid, Creston to Medina possible in two months. Five miles of track for Railleemough to be laid between Creston and Seville.
Mrs John R McKigney aged about 60 died at her home on College Avenue Wednesday January 14 after an illness of two weeks She is survived by her husband three sons and one daughter The fragmentary text references names including Joseph C Hubbard Associated Manufacturers Fire Insurance James Nolan W B Ruggles Fred Weiland Miss Grace A Allen Miss Nellie Connolly Hattie Dallas Orpha Myers and Miss Hoover Cottage support.
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