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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1901
Page
5
The Republican column reports correspondent notes and a busy period with letters cut due to volume. Mentions Ephraim Swinehait visiting, performances, farm and road conditions, births, deaths, church events, school activity, trades, and local travel across several towns including Madisonburg and No. 3 Wayne township. Continuous updates reference grain, lumber, and market activity along with social gatherings and religious services.
Feb 12 report from Burbank notes Lee Hageman has smallpox at Chagrin Falls where he works on streetcar fees. A Friday evening entertainment under Miss Ida Overholt’s supervision is planned at Addleman Hall. The public school musical at FE church last Friday pleased attendees as the professor urged parents to visit more.
Feb 12 report from Tus REPUBLICAN BIG PRAIRIE notes Sylvia Etzwiler injured in a coasting collision with a post requiring a surgeon. Auctioneer John Spreng sick with blood poisoning and kidney trouble. Mother Metcalf, 77, buried at Newkirk cemetery Feb 10. four children survive. A large group of men began ice loading at Odell's Lake, planning a night shift if weather remains cold.
Health Officer Joseph E. Barrett announces primary schools will reopen Monday February 18 and Sabbath schools February 17 after confirming no further spread of diseases. A Pennsylvania Lines official says the company contemplates a train from Crestline to Cleveland connecting with a local morning service at Orrville or Massillon, easing travel for Forest City business.
Fredericksb u rg Republic m s correspondence notes Rev McClinnon, newly in F re der icksburg UDP church, was called to Butler county Pa by his father’s death, returns Friday. Father aged 88. Widespread illness grips town with grip. 20th Century Club plans event on St Valentine’s Eve. Woman’s Missionary meeting at Congregational church entertained and educated attendees with six papers. Jennie Richards and Clifford party attend funeral of Thomas Smith. Congr egations small due to sickness and icy roads. Calisthenic Club of about 20 young ladies meets twice weekly for practice. O B.
In Lattasburg on Feb 11 the U B church meetings closed and Rev Burcaw began a series of meetings at Redhaw. John Batdorf of Michigan visits friends. David Hohensh1 adds a home furnace. Earl Martin returns from China where he clerked in a sheriff's office. Several relocations and a birth are noted, including John Ogden and wife welcoming a son.
A Dalton company leases the Stoll Weckesser and Jameson farms north of town for coal oil or gas drilling. Lincoln Washington celebration planned at the high school on Feb 16. S H Click near Houser farm 34 miles south holds a public sale on the 13th before moving to Virginia. Omar Anderson returns from visiting Willis Anderson. Rev Rusterholtz assists Rev Berger with cement services. Mrs John Etling dies near town.
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