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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1899
Page
4
The Ohio State Prohibition Convention will be held in Delaware on Wednesday February 22. National Chairman Dickie and John G Woolley are expected to attend. J J Almendelst, State Chairman, urges attendance.
A public exhortation argues against saloons harming the innocent and presses for a Feb 22 state convention at Delaware. It laments canteens aiding soldiers, cites costs, and urges McKinley to act against temperance foes. It notes casualties from drink and questions enlistment pace amid canteen controversy.
A Confederate era voice laments soldiers returning from Cuba and challenges moral courage and political support for the saloon era. It argues the president fears losing votes from Christian voters, cites a New Jersey intoxication incident, and predicts a decisive fight against the saloon with a forthcoming political clash.
Representative Duran of Handusky county visited the city with the Attorney General to discuss filing a suit to challenge the 1893 law moving county commissioners terms from January to September. He argues the change may be unconstitutional under similar rulings affecting sheriffs and suggests acting now to avoid future trouble.
The Century Cob Century Club met January 24 1899 at 7 p m at HON Matear J T W s home. A paper on Municipal Ownership argued that conquest is costly and tends toward monopolies. It urged municipal control of natural monopolies and suggested philanthropists redirect wealth to public affairs for the common good.
The piece notes a spirited discussion on patriotism among the poor and praises Municipal Owner Mann, with favorable endorsement from the relub. The top paper highlights the debate as a sign of public sentiment on leadership and civic ideals.
A tribute to Mrs Calla Ridgeley of Bluffton who died at home, with notes on her maiden name Marty and former Applecreek residence. Other obituaries include Roglio Howman, 18, buried after a Friday death. Mrs D Weimer of Dayton aged 48. and various local notices of marriages, church meetings, new buildings, and neighbors’ visits.
An aged Smithville resident Henry Rhodes died at eleven on Sabbath paraly sis. Grandma Webb died in Orrville at eighty five with daughters White and Mary Webb present. John Drescher died at eighty two in Orrville. Local church farewells, health, and business notes fill the page with brief notices of residents and events.
Washington dispatch reports Col. C. V. Hard of the 8th Ohio Volunteer Infantry arranged to send an expedition into Cuba around February 1 to exhume deceased soldiers and identify graves. He also resolved back pay issues for 12 captains after locating an ordnance receipt, with totals potentially around 3000 dollars.
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