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Newspaper

Wooster Republican

Location

Wooster, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 05, 1908

Page

3

Market Prices and Commodities Listed in Local Bulletin

A dense OCR fragment lists assorted goods and prices including butter at 24 cents per pound, eggs at 12 cents per dozen, chickens eight per pair, potatoes five cents, and various grains priced: wheat 92 cents, rye 0.50, corn 56.5, barley 45 cents. Also noted are flour by the barrel five dollars, hay ten to eleven dollars, salt at one dollar ten cents per barrel, wool unwashed around 27 to 28 cents, and clover seed nine to nine fifty.

Cate Oran

Livestock and Grain Market Prices Across Cities

Regional cattle and hog prices mixed across Chicago Pittsburgh and Cleveland with steady to higher bids. Cattle ranged from calves to steers and cows while hogs showed heavy and light categories with prices around 4 to 5 dollars per hundredweight. Wheat corn oats and rye quotes appear for several markets with No 2 red wheat and No 2 corn noted.

Chicago Cincinnati

Creston News Highlights New Ventures and Local Death

Creston reports on Mr. Williams’ Cleveland business trip and visits with son Charles and friends, Mrs. Meilen’s three week Indiana visit, and local chatter on spring plans. Wm Burkholder dies at 76. funeral at Presbyterian church with Maple Mound Cemetery burial. New social groups form, laundry venture planned, and a Drake woodworking expansion eyed as Creston anticipates spring growth.

Creston Jess Williams Cleveland Charles O. A Meilen Indiana Cuba Isle of Pinas Matteson Wmn Burkholder Presbyterian Church Keys Wallace and Castle

Local Notes From Midway Wayne Nu and Vicinity

Community update from Midway Wayne area reports Mr round bog disappointed by absence Sunday. Harvey Hamilton 18 sick but improving. John Crites courts Mr B Ligrip. Mrs Jacob Exbelman and sister visit Crippewa Lake with Mrs O’Wright. John Hartzier’s mother in poor health fears for recovery. Mrs Lucdes returns home after Smithville engagement. Wim troop buys the Ham in Madisonbare and will move in spring. Emwet Coormnoy will take Allawany property and farm for Frank Liggett next year. Railroad matters quiet. Preaching carried on with buds and Strandsburg absent.

Wayne Nu Round Bog Harvey Hamilton John Crites B Ligrip Thia Jacob Exbelman Crippewa Lake O ' Wri John Hartzier Lucdes Havin Smithille Wim Troop Coormnoy Allawany Frank Liggett Imus Sindsay Rey Strandsburg

Accident adds to ten day spate of injuries

Dalton notes another accident on February five as Satmael Hontsberger at work failed to dodge a rush between a prop and a car, suffering a severe gash on the hand and wrist needing seven stitches from Dr Ho pey. Also mentions Wooster visitors, revival meetings, merchants contacted, and railway right of way work plus a lecture by Dr Jones B. Watson.

Dalton Satmael Hontsberger Rudy King Ho Pey Thames Flatters Wooster Harry Young Ernst and Townsend Maneheld

Revival and parish events at Methodist church and community notes

The article details a Bible class sedal led by Rev. M B Mead at the Methodist church with questions on revival work and outsider outreach, a solo by Miss Cockrell, revival plans, and social gathering afterward. It also notes local visits, sales, haying, weather, and travel as residents resume winter routine and prep for Texas construction work.

Centennial Celebration Urged for Wooster

An anonymous letter urges Wooster to plan a grand centennial celebration for Wayne County’s county seat, tied to the fall 100th anniversary and the upcoming presidential election period. The writer hopes prominent figures, including Governor Harris, could attend to boost Wooster and attract visitors.

Daily Republican Wooster Dongtan Wayne County Plang Harria Woster

Justices Weigh Settlement in Farm Claims Case

In a Tuesday afternoon session Justices Seenep and Brolos heard three claims against contracting firms Bormato & Bast. Mr Past reported Lu ready to settle all claims, from one dollar to twenty dollars, with the foreman noting delays. Late in the day it appeared a settlement might be accepted on the farm proposals presented by the trio.

Seeenep Brolos Bormato

Winter Notes From Town and Church This Week

In frigid weather residents report makeshift work stoppages and delays while several locals like Mrs Luc Bein and Dr Braden attend the ill. community members attend a Lutheran church service to honor Mrs Joseph Jontg. Percival Hartzel attends a Farmers Institute in Polk as others discuss milk routes, electric railway plans, and postal stamp box penalties announced by Postmaster Bresun.

Luc Braden Mies Earth Husteel John Chesrowa Percy Hartzel Farmers’ Institute Polk Ubarholtzer Peter Baker Wooster Joseph Jontg Twn Roy Kreiting Fred Bowerson Frank Westfall Hoy Starr

Local News Notes From The Village

Feb 1 Mrs George Jackson ill with grip. Ross Owens and family of Creston visited Mrs Jackson. John Lotz and family of Jervineville called on Mrs Jackson. Peter Stair, pioneer of Wayne County, ill. Mildred Bixle and Premier hosted the grip. Edith Glasgow returned to work in Woaster after vacation. Floyd Specht and family plan to move to Madlena Borg farm in spring. School ball entertainment slated for Lincoln's Day Feb 12. Barnhart and Zimmerman doing invoic- tions this week. Mrs Charles Fabrix sick list. Severe spawn and high wind lashed the county last weekend. Mrs MY Ovker and daughter Ednarae in West Salem caring for weather, off the sick list.

George Jackson Ross Owens and Creston John Lotz Jervineville Mra Jackson Peter Stair Wayns County Mildred Bixle Edith Glasgow Woaster Sanday Floyd Specht Ana Madlaenborg Cone Farm Lincoln Barnhart & Zimmerman Charles Fabrix Ednarae West Salem

Local notes From Arm strong to Wooster and Canaan

Feb 5 Marion Clonee of Arm strong Station is Tigproving at this writing Joan Gant attended the opera at Wooster last Saturday Jon Whitworth on a wife made thooess trip to Wooster Saturday Mrs Wm McAfee aired on friends in any village last Saturday afternoon Sam Rhoades of south of Canaan died at his home last Saturday We extend sympathy to the bereaved family Our vicinity was well represented at the entertainment at Canaan last Friday Evening Toney report a very good program Our schhu 114 progressing nicely under Mrs Cludfel ter of Congress.

Marion Clonee Armstrong Station Joan Gant Wooster Jon Whitworth Thooess Wm McAfee Sam Rhoades South of Canaan Canaan Toney Cludfelter Congress

Protracted Merbing and Travel Notes From MT Pleasan

MT Pleasant notes include The Res Monk of Bel Haw hosting a protracted merbing at her place. Miss Edrea Hines, accompanied by her brother J bu and wife, visited Ashland last Friday. Yocum traveled to Rosa, Indiana for his mother Mra Kate Murry’s illness. Henry Warner plans a Cedar Valley visit to see his sister Mrs Catherine Berry. Yocum and Mrs Warner returned from work near Wooster last Friday. Mr Moore to move to Texas soon. Win Abler of Pleasant Home will take Mr Myers’ pace.

Res Bel Haw Ter Place Edrea Hines J Bu Ashland Yocum Rosa Ind Kate Murry Henry Warner Cedar Valley C Therine Berry Moere Texas Win Pleasant Home Myers

Local notes from Burlank area February update

Mias Vatyria aided Polk hospital last week due to illness of Mr. Soyder Mire Belva Overs. Belva Overs returned Monday after weeks in Bucyrus North Robison and Uastion. Mr and Mrs Thomas Cast visited Ashland late last week. Revival meeting opened Sunday evening at the Methodist church. Mr and Mrs B Luce host their daughter and husband from Rittman this week. The grip lingers with most families in town affected.

Polk Soyder Mire Belva Bucyrus North Robison Uastion Thomas Cast Ashland Baz Methodist Church B. Luce Rittman

Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Pushes Constipation Cure Claim

A fragmented old advertisement urges discarding pills and “strong catartaries” as violent in action and promotes Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a guaranteed lure for constipation and related stomach ailments.

Caldwell

Tax law enforcement bill sparks constitutional clash in Congress

Washington reports a Hull bill to enforce the 1894 income tax law, with support for Supreme Court review of constitutional questions. The House also passes a widows pension measure granting a flat pension to honorably discharged soldiers and raises monthly amounts. Debate features Senators Townsend Cochran and Bryan, amid partisan contention over the president's message and party credit.

Washington Secretary of the Treasury Hull Tennssee Hall Congress United States Supreme Cout Supreme Court Treasury General W Dows Pio United States Raniedwys Sownsend Michigan Republican Party Fae PbHc Cochran Roosevelt Republican Bryan Hepburn Foraker

National Guard to Join Camp Harrison Maneuvers

Report from Akron outlines mobilization plans for Ohio state troops to participate in summer drills with regular Army. Joint maneuvers scheduled for September at Camp Benjamin Harrison near Indianapolis. Two cavalry troops, two field batteries, eight infantry regiments, hospital, engineers and signal corps units planned.

Washington TaTa War Department Akron National Guard Go tThoruigh Regular Army Critenfield Obie National Guard Ohio State Benjamin Harrison Indianapolis Ohio Militia State National Guards Kelly Hospital Corps Engineers Signal Corps

Senate funds for Quito exposition and Pan American congress

Washington Feb 4 The senate passed bills making an appropriation for the participation of the United States in an exposition at Quito Ficua dor and providing for the representation of the United States at the first Pan American scientific congress Printerg Assign, Lexington Ky Feb 4 The Transylvania Printing company one of the oldest publishing companies in the west, assigned to J R Bush of this city Assets about 50,000 liabilities

Washington Senate United States Quito

Drys Win in Londonville Wet and Dry Vote

The Londonville election results show the Dry slate defeating the Wet, 282 to 220, a margin of 12 votes, reported for The Republican in a special dispatch.

Drys Londonville

Brick plant proposal eyed for Barrett beds site

Letryt Mich engineer Chas PB Evert visited the Barrett beds east of Wooster on Tuesday to assess if a company could manufacture brick on the site.

Chas PB Evert Letryt Mich Barrett Beds Wooster

Card of Thanks for neighbors and friends after loss

We express our thanks to the neighbors and friends who assisted us during the illness and death of our loving husband and father. From WM Barden and family.

Barden Pamily

Verdict Returned in Murder Case at Millersburg

The jury in the Ben Dickerson murder trial for Catherine Hughts returned a verdict of manslaughter after hours of deliberation in Millersburg.

Dickerson Millersburg

Digestive woes eased by Micro Thease remedy claim

The notice touts Micro Thease as a simple remedy to strengthen the stomach and digestive system after provocation from abuses to the stomach. It promises relief from headaches sleeplessness coated tongue and general debility by a few days of use with a money back guarantee valid through S. A. Boyd & Co offering Ona 60 cent boxes.

Skowach Toxroy S. AH Boyd de Co

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