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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1902
Page
8
School board members narrow site options for the Fourth ward school to two locations the current building site or the Larwill Jet opposite the Ohio house. Officials favor the present site to save on lot costs, though students would transfer to the old Second ward building next fall.
The elected assessors gathered at County Auditor Peckinpaugh’s office to receive supplies. The list names precinct and ward officials including Charles Bort, John Se, Joseph Halley, Elmer Graber, Alta Douglass, A W Zeigier, H A McEwen, Phil Biddle, S A Rickle, J Van Ever, John Reiman, and Thomas Roberts among others in Wooster area wards and surrounding townships.
Samuel M Slatzer and Clara Lilley of Wooster. David S Sauer of Kidron and Louis M Punham of Maysville. Charles Haag of Strausburg and Orpha Reed of Urrville. Jesse Mellinger of Barberton and Ida Griffin of Marshallville. Alvin G Shearer and Mary Smith of Barton City. Robert W Chestown of Ashland County and Emma A Cliffe of Funk. William Engell of Dalvwon and Mary Gilbert of Swithville.
Robert Hall of Americus Kans left Tuesday for his old home in Ohio to stay this fall or until his health improves. He has endured years of declining health while working as a leading carpenter in Americus for thirty one years. Friends hope he regains strength and may return to continue his trade if health allows.
Mrs Fredericka Greenawald aged 74 died at her daughter’s Wooster residence on South Market Street Saturday evening. Born in Germany to Jorm and Jose Baden she came to America as a child and married Henry Greenawald. She lived 45 years on a Franklin Township farm and leaves seven children Lewis Wooster Benjamin Mausfeld Frank Morrland Mary Franks and Linua Lautenschlug er in Wooster. husband died 25 years ago and one son David 12 years ago. Funeral Monday at noon from the daughter’s home with Rev Thomas of the German Lutheran church and Rev Lowry assisting. interment in Wooster.
United States Attorney S H Bothea, directed by President Roosevelt and Attorney General Knox, will conduct a secret inquiry into potential Sherman Anti Trust Law violations by meat packers and related trust activities, with a full Washington report to guide department action. The probe will also examine regional market allocations and price advances affecting retailers and hotel meat costs amid rising beef demand from foreign markets.
Fred Lesaiter visits Barberton while Mrs Sulaff of Akron stays with her parents. Local officials report street washing delays. A jury convicts John Youtsey of grand larceny with a possible year in the penitentiary. Various residents illness, court visits, and social events fill the week. A railroad wreck near Mast Union injures no one. Public notices include pension allowances and a Ben Hur lodge formation. The Wooster area sees sports, theater, science, and church announcements with multiple local names and events.
Frederick Bryton dies in Rochester as the era marks actor prominence. John Landis named mint superintendent in Philadelphia while James Clarkson named customs surveyor for New York. A Maspeth racetrack fire wipes out grandstand hotel and property. Frank Roska fatally stabs foreman Edward Francis in Racine Wisconsin amid work quarrel. Earl Garman shoots and kills his father during a Glenwood financial dispute. Prest sentence notes Roosevelt and governance references amid unclear fragments.
W J McMasters and Miss Artie McCoy, prominent locals, set to wed at 4 p m Wednesday at Rev A Z Thomas home in Bloomington. Findlay Republican records social events including Finitimus club gathering, a tea, a social in the I O O F hall with a sofa cushion prize, and missionary society meeting at Mrs Harry McClarran’s home with all Baptist ladies invited.
A rough OCR fragment shows a sale note for caps priced at 50 cents, with a job lot of ten dozen caps offered at twenty cents. The readable text mentions Os point Joyan Eightday Co and a unclear OS10 taikes the half0.
A veteran recalls key Civil War milestones to a Republican representative on Wednesday morning. He cites Lee surrendering to Grant at Appomattox on April 9 1865, Lincoln dying after being shot on April 15 1865, Shiloh’s 1862 battle on April 5, and Johnson’s surrender on April 25 1865.
Fred Lessitter of Barberton and Miss Jennie Cassidy suffered bruises when a horse hooked to a buggy unseated them on Nold avenue near McKenna street. Cassidy walked home. Lessitter needed five stitches at Stoll and Ryal. The Zeigler & Curry buggy was badly damaged.
Dr R J Cupnightam and others compile a corrected list of persons living in and near the city who have reached their 80th year. The roster is larger than expected with many names such as Kauke, Hatgeld, France, Hinton, Buckley, Garfog, Nold, Emerich, Eason, Adam, and Hanon appearing among the eighty-plus cohort.
A fragmented social register listing numerous residents with ages, including O Brien 81 and Mrs Sarah Carson 92 among many others such as Mrs Gideon Summers 91 Mrs Jane Jeffries 83 Mrs Wm Feeman 84 and Rev J O Proctor 83. The garbled text also references Katherine Norton 82 and Elizabeth Wiler 82.
An amateur note corrects a published list of octogenarians in Wayne County near Wooster. The writer states being 84 in strict terms, recounts 62 names previously noted, and lists several locally known figures. The piece references the old pioneers association records and notes only a fraction remain alive.
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