Wooster News and Upcoming Events in 1903
The column notes a Feb. 20 benefit at Union hall Plain Township for the local school. It reports Wooster work train crews dealing with snow and wreckage near Brinkhaven, and a busy week with Big Minstrel performance by Vogel at City Opera House on Feb. 21. Also covered are price cuts at D Nice and store promotions, inspections by local officials, and retirement of meat market owner John Saal with Boegner brothers to take over after March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Hall School
Plain Township
Wooster
Illinois
W. P Snyder
Luce & Armstrong
John W Vogel
Ie City Opera House
Vogel
Brien
Glenn
Jane Glenn
Los Angeles
D. Nice‘s
Thomas J Metzler
Franklin Township
California
Harry R. Griffin
Pittsburg
D. Nice
Nice
Carnegie Library Offer Accepted By Wooster City Council
The Wooster city council approved the Carnegie library grant of twelve thousand five hundred dollars annually financed by a tax levy. The vote followed discussion on library funding, board of education authority, and needed municipal gaps. A petition dispute and various committee recommendations were addressed as part of the night’s business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie
City of
Wooster
A D Metz
the Wooster Free Library
James Mullins
Carneagh
Board of Education
Board of Trustees
Republican
Mulling
Library Trustees
Council
van Nest
L N. Kinney
Longtime Congress undertaker George Fresh dies
George Fresh aged about 100 1/1 years died Saturday at his Congress home after brief illness. He ran a furniture and undertaking business in Congress and is said to have officiated at funeral services for over 3 000 people. The funeral was held Monday with large attendance despite bad weather. A fuller obituary will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Fresh
Congress
Mr Fresh
Rocky Mountain Tea Ad by Laubach & Boyd
A fragmented ad promotes Rocky Mountain Tea by Laubach and Boyd, urging night use for loved ones and promising relief. It inconsistently references itching piles, Dvan’s ointment, and a 50 cent price at drug stores, with garbled wording and errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mountain
Laubach & Boyd. K
Dvan
Rocky Mountain Tea Promises Youthful Vigor
Fragmented ad style note promotes Rocky Mountain Tea as a remedy for male vitality. Mentions Dr. Thomas and Laubach & Boyd in a garbled 19th or early 20th century medical advertising tone. Phrases about physical power and free trial appear amid unclear text.
Blacksmith's Novel Penny-Per-Hoe Record In West Salem
H A Schreffler, a general blacksmith in West Salem, kept a unique year long tally of horseshoes driven ending February 1, 1903. He gave his wife one cent per shoe, collecting 4792 one cent pieces, despite two weeks of sickness. Renowned for expert horseshoeing, he handles fitting and work on site, with growing clientele from surrounding towns and plans for a larger cent trove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H A Schreffler
West Buckeye Street
West Saiem
Shreffler
West Salem
Mra.shreffer
Husband Seeks Divorce in Wayne County Petition
John C Morr of Wooster files for divorce from Emma A Minion, alleging marriage in 1895 and two children Karl and Lounge. He claims gross cruelty, neglect, and adultery, seeks custody of the children, while Mrs Minion is restrained from removing the daughter from Wayne County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bred Wo Minion
Wooster
John C Morr
Emma
Minion
Karl
Lounge
Wayne County
Pumps glowing vitally into sour body
A fragmentary note mentions a process that develops muscles and restores vigor, suggesting a health or fitness claim. The text is incomplete and lacks clear entities, dates, or places to anchor a fuller summary.
Snowy Valentine Weather And Local Community News
Smithville reports four inches of snow after a thaw as February brings unsettled weather. Community notes include concerts, literary societies, church meetings, a baptism of new converts, and a large birthday celebration for an elderly resident. Local residents and visitors are referenced with several names and places in this page of Smithville society news.
Man injured in Wheeling roundhouse accident
John Shearer suffered shoulder injuries after being buried by debris when a engine toppled over at the Wheeling roundhouse in Moesillon on Wednesday night. Several workers raced to extinguish the fire while Shearer remained trapped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Shearer
Wheeling Roundhouse
Moesillon
Mr Shearer
Debria
Sam Nel Wenger
Cleveland
Josph Larsen
Akron
Aron Hursh
Chestnut Ridge
Columbiana
Tuesay William
Michael
Bloomville
Marie Hoover
Amon Massimon
Mary Shaimno Ts
East Union Notes Landmarks and Local Visits
Miss Anna Santsche of Ortville returns home for a few weeks. Louis and Mrs Berner visit Andrew Stratts family. Donkard church meetings held all last week. Sonia Berner rents a Massillon farm to move this spring. Bibleman David spent Thursday with Straits family. Godfrey Gilgen visited Barbértda friends. Amogee Brennamen rents Huntsberger farm. Mrs Switig visits son John. John Graven of Wooster visited in law Museelman family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Santsche
Ortville
Louis Berner
Andrew Stratts
Donkard
Sonia Berner
Massillon
David
Bibleman
Straits
Godfrey Gilgen
Barbértda
Amogee Brennamen
Huntsberger
Mt Eaton Notelets Highlight Local Happenings
Mt Eaton notes from Feb 16 report Henry Wertz delaying move to Stransberg due to bad roads while three have passed in checks and strychnine is mentioned. Local comments on dog poisoners, residents traveling to Wooster Massillon Canton, school house literary event, and residents visiting relatives. Alphia Graber enlists in government band at Norfolk navy yard. Mr Eaton boasts about schoolteachers, medical men, army musicians, preachers, missionaries, a lawyer, and a dry town reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt Eaton
Henry Wertz
Stransberg
R A Schlafly
Wooster
R A Lucas
Massillon
Canton
Byall
A Blanchard
Aliie Blanchard
Blanchard Samuel Graber
Shebisa
Damm Boyd
Alphia Graber
E F Graber
Norfolk Navy Yard
Chicago
Norfolk
Eaton
Weather and social notes from a rural community
Disagreeable weather dominates the vicinity with mention of ground hog caution. Local residents visit family, discuss summer work, farm movements, and a move near Overton. A Farmers’ Institute attendance, a lively party at Wm Kelly’s, and school closure plans are noted. The Young People’s Alliance at Bethel and a Meickel lecture are advertised. Subscribe for Tuk REPUBLICAN.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Batess, Jr
John Hime
Cleveland
Geo Fisher
Hime
Win Bower
Edward Weltmore
Christy
Overton
John Houck
Hohenshil
Aadhool
Ee Hohenshil
Sivines eel _ Young People’s Alliance
Bethel
Reve ‘Meickel
In Memoriam John Harvey Gray dies after short illness
John Harvey Gray born in Knox township Ohio died January 25, 1903 at his sister’s home near Wooster after three weeks of rheumatism. A plasterer by trade he contracted the disease at work. His quiet cheerful nature and generous conduct earned broad respect. Funeral services conducted by Thomas of Reedsburg. interment at Plain Church cemetery. He leaves a large family and many sorrowing friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Harvey Gray
Knox Township
Helmes
Regiats
Harvey Gray
Akron
W. W Wise
Wooster
Santuety Gray
Loudonville
Manafield
Huffmay
Alice
Frank Gray
Curtis Gray
Shreve
Levi Gray
Savannah
Emma. Weiker
We Thomas
Reedsburg
Plain Church Cemetery
Christian Adolph Buechel obituary notes long life in Wayne County
Christian Adolph Buechel born in Weisense Prussia in 1828 came to this country nearly fifty years ago settling in Wayne County He was a well known neighbor and father of two children Frank Leighty of Wooster and Adolph Buechel of Peru Indiana He died at age 79 years 11 months after retiring late Wednesday evening and was found on the floor by a doctor called to the scene Services are set for Saturday in the local church with burial at the family plot He leaves two grandchildren and many sorrowing relatives in a life described as helpful and kindly to others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Adolph Buechel
Buechel
Weisense
Prussia
Big Country
Wayne County
Sivas
Gravés
Fea
Ficariage
Ed Frank Leighty
Wooster
Adolph Buechel
Peru
Ind
Sullivan
Cansan
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C. C. Adams
Wiles
Larwill Street
Ohio
Orrville
Tuk
Frank Warner
J. 8
McCoy
Thomas Cully
Columbus
State Association of Mutual Fire Insurance Associations
East Union Township
H. H Smith
Bucyrus
Ohio National Guard
Dr Smith
Joe Norton
City Opera House
Mr Norton
Robi Smith
Frank Maize
Charles Wilhelm
Ralph Mr Guire
Arthur Smith
John Saal
Saal
Matter of Free Library
Milner
Aylesworth Fisher
Zmumerman Vanover van Next
Schad
Walters
Kisling
North Market Street
Cleveland & Southern Electric Railway Company
Dpd Metz
Aylenworth
Finance Committee
Kusling
Spruce Street
Kissing
Funk
Milier
Carneuie Library
Andrew Carnegie
New York
Kinney
Philip Markley
Boar of Education
van Neat
Starkley
Bones of Education
Neat
Copnell
Perdot
Imayora
Aylesworth
War
Anti Saloun
Fisher
City Soliiter
Hubbell
Conmod
Ees
Solmiter Abbell
Miniter
City Operas House
City Hall
Markley
Wim Long
Auuth
Hiystrom
Ages Undertaker
Laubach & Boyd
Babee Hase
Thomas
Smithville
Jeturera
Gren Ball
Morgan Woot
Rey Anderson
Prof Parke
Res
Mumber
Nurul
Gallipolis
Schrock & Buchwalter
Robt Hatfield
Woods
Miss Ferry
Gallagher
Souithville
Sterling
Effie Horst
Minas Hattie Wheeler
Ashland
Swartz & Krupp
Pete Gilbert Smith
James Corman
Olivesburg
Hartel House
Wim Bowl
Mangfield
Jacob Lotz
Joseph Muxser
Lutz
Mr Lutz
Pinneylvania
Ithville
Summit Mnty
Luty
Aving
Simon Miner
Julian Miller
Green-Baughman Chippewa Tri Township
Longenecker
Chas Jacob
Zarah Caskey
Bauman
Elfreda Wilson
Princ F Adams
J. B. Mohler
W. Weimer
Chas Raupert
Lupts
Haupert
Weimer
Boards of Education
Inv R Kaufman
Mansillon
Haif
Burton City
East Union
Reo Siu Yy
Frick Mem Bleck
MT. Eaton
Excelsior Hall
Ae Spesa Anne Vay
Plale
IBM
Syracuse
Court House
Wooster, Uhio
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