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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1901
Page
2
Treasurer Thomas Gully of Dalton headlines a Prohibition rally at Jefferson on Wednesday night October 9 urging men to vote against the saloon. The message calls for conscience driven by moral duty, contrasting Prohibition with Republican and Democratic parties and stressing the noble mission of serving fellow citizens.
Prohibition advocates urge young men to join active work within the party as it secures the necessary signatures to place the Prohibition ticket on the official ballot. Ohio papers note the party met the petition threshold and could run alongside Republican and Democrat candidates, highlighting past vote totals and the need to file by late October.
Emma Plank of Lodi, formerly of Wooster, died Sunday Sept 29 aged 45 years 4 months 6 days. She was the daughter of John P Horn deceased born in Wooster. She married Hiram Plank in 1882. Survived by husband and son Edward. Funeral in Lodi with interment in Wooster cemetery.
Dr J V Campbell pastor of United Presbyterian church resigns to become chair of History and Political Science at Westminster College New Wilmington Pa. He will serve as pastor until October 15 and a congregational meeting will proceed with resolutions.
Joseph E Barrett M D died at his East Liberty street home at 4 a m Thursday October 8 after a months long illness. He served as surgeon in the Twenty third and 194 Ohio Volunteers and led hospital duties in the Shenandoah campaign. A Wooster native born December 24 1833 he studied at Michigan and taught before practicing medicine. He married Orrilla Hudsonson in 1863 and left four children Alpha Edward Jenner Grace and Lucy Hayes. Active in the Methodist church Wayne County Medical Society the American Medical Association Masonic orders and the Grand Army of the Republic he left a long record of public service. He died sober and served as Board of Health member and community worker.
The piece argues open saloons breed crime and poverty and should be prohibited by law not licensed or taxed. It urges voters to support Prohibition to defeat the old parties, claim ballots must reflect true wishes, and rally in November to educate public sentiment for prohibition’s destruction.
On October 7th and 8th the Meeting Ohio Grand Chapter Order of Eastern Star will sell excursion tickets to Cleveland via Pennsylvania Lines. Return until October 11th. For particulars see Ticket Agents of Pennsylvania.
Information on excursion tickets via the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad including New York Buffalo via four eastern cities. Tickets on sale daily until October 20 with stops at Buffalo and other cities. Rates limits and stopover privileges available from agents. Key agents: Chicago general passenger agent and Baltimore manager of passenger traffic.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad posts special excursion rates to Minneapolis on October 8 9 11 and 13 from all points west of the Ohio River. Round trip fare set at one fare for the journey with return by October 19 but possible extension to October 31 with joint agent approval and 60 cent service charge.
Half fare round trips offered by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from Ohio River local stations to Gettysburg Pennsylvania and Cleveland Ohio. Tickets good for return until October 16 1901 for Gettysburg and October 11 for Cleveland. Events cited are Union Veterans Legion National Encampment and Grand Chapter Order of Eastern Star of Ohio.
East Liberty market reports light cattle supply and slow trade. Choice cattle bring about 5.80 to 6.70, good 5.30 to 5.40, while hogs range around 6.30 to 7.15 per hundredweight and sheep and lambs show steady but soft demand with lambs about 3.50 and ewes near 2.50 to 4.00.
An updated schedule details morning rail service for the A and W line into Ashland with connections to east and westbound Erie B. R. trains. It lists arrival and departure times for several trains and notes coordinated connections from Penn Co. to ensure pad trains align with P.F.W. & C. arrivals.
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