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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1907
Page
4
A garbled February column satirizes public figures and events, riffing on Voliva Dowie Smoot Harrison and Grover Cleveland. The piece, mixing names, politics, and odd anecdotes, hints at ongoing debates while weaving weather and fashion quips with brief foreign affairs nods.
Local church trustees approve building a parsonage with an estimated cost of 800 dollars on Mrs. R. E. Eid's South Street lot, tied to John Garver’s loan of 1000 dollars for 15 acres of his farm to Frederick Clodfelter. Garver News notes a vacation due to illness and regional farming activity influences.
Mr Denny of Pennsylvania buys John Thompson's farm and moves with H Grable while Fetzer brothers buy the Fetzer farms near Joljeo Carreras and plan settlement nearby. The White jury is well represented in our township. Washington's Birthday observances and district exercises included ball playing and declamations. The weather note mentions a groundhog and a mild winter outlook.
A. F. and Marx L. Hoff man from Kenmore visited Burbank friends while A W Hoffman endured a week of grin and pink eye. W B Luce confined to bed two weeks with lung and heart trouble. Draver moved to Cyrus Young's farm south of town. Mrs Birdie Giroff of Rittman spent a day visiting her parents. A H Over, a Wooster visitor, weighed in as a water official but excused for health. Aable, south of town, rents Joe Miller house and will move in next week. Second quarterly conference for Burbank Methodist was held with Elder Keyes presiding. W Neumyer buys Gregory property and will move soon. Uncle Sam sent a man to investigate mail boxes on route No. 1. conclusions pending. Miss Mead and two Barberton friends visited Rev Mead’s family over Sunday. Mrs W G Fouchon is very sick. Mr and Mrs C A Frary of Akron visited Sunday. Mr and Mrs Thompson Kidd of Crestline visited Stoneland and Ditch families Sunday.
Elizieth E Latimer of Wooster files partition petition against Mrs Lutin A Latimer to determine rights in Inlet No 748 on the platted lots by E Quinpy Jr located on Nold avenue Matzie attorney for the vital?
Oberlin prepares for a pivotal home game against Allegheny College of Meadville described as one of the country’s best basketball teams. The matchup follows Allegheny’s long run of victories in the region and looms as a fierce, decisive contest.
In Lattasburg on Saturday the German Baptist Brethren elected Rev Samuel Sprankle of Canton as elder, replacing the deceased Rev Tobias Hoover. C U Painter resigned his Wooster area post to westwardly pursue other fields. Rev William Wood and Amos Grose attended the U B quarterly conference in Madisonback. The sixth district review of the great camp for Onion 0 TM will be at Akron on March 25 with a local tent selecting a delegate on March 1. Floyd Fasig and wife of Ashland visited Rollio Park and wife, and many locals attended court in West Salem on Thursday where Rev Benger’s tenancy dispute led to a verdict of 89 dollars and costs for the plaintiff. T B Keeler represented the plaintiff and Rev Bollinger the defendant.
Miss Pearl Crites improving after illness. Creston visitors Mrs Harvey Hamilton aunt to Grave and Viola Hewit. About 30 neighbors gathered at Mrs LE Holtsman’s to sew carpet rags. Wright and Floyd visited Henry Wright. Scholars from No 6 visited No 5 Washington's Birthday program. Mrs Landes caring for Mrs Bishup. Entertainment planned at Noah school March 1. Jobua Crates grieving over sister Mrs Fred Kong of Montana. Brady Unrng ill with pneumonia. Brt Yates residing in Smithville. Madisonburg services held at U church. Rev Davidson pastor. Elliott of Seville paid respects Sunday.
Feb 26 notes list Wm McKnecker visiting his brother in Canton. Mrs Susan Wagoner visited her children for several days. Mother Crater was on the sky list last week. Smith is weakening from age. Wagner went to Lodi Saturday and returned Sunday. Win Npitler near Overton last Sunday. Arthur Shult injured by a tire incident. expected to be out for weeks. Neighbors gathered at Francis Barnhart’s Friday before moving to a new home. Mrs Barnhart received a spread and table cloth. Pearl Clason works for Miss Ella Millis.
Wooster Camp No 4093 Modern Woodmen of America notes the death of neighbor Jacob L. Saul. The lodge laments the loss of a ready helper and sympathetic citizen whose life was a standard of emulation. Sympathy extended to his family and a copy sent to them and city newspapers.
The board of health and board of public service met Monday night and approved many bills for payment. They discussed an anti spitting ordinance and planned a follow up meeting at L B Cooley's home. The public service board ordered five large garbage cans and noted funds may allow more. Willigan Penney obtained permission to connect to the Henry Street sewer for a house on South Buckeye Street. They considered improving Columbus Avenue from Liberty to the B and O depot and discussed paving or macadamizing Sproe Street, with no action yet.
Mansfield resident Major Marquis of the Eighth Ohio Infantry was fined $50 in U S district court by Judge Tayler for a careless act connected to pension papers. Pugh, a former commander, sought pension help claiming Cuba service injuries. Marquis helped without pay. Marquis faced a year’s prison sentence in the papers, but the court gave a lenient result amid his Guard reputation and Spanish American War ties.
New York formality asks coroner to find New York Central railroad and vice president criminally negligent in Harlem division wreck on Feb an expert from Columbia University testified weight and speed caused the crash resulting in over twenty deaths. Charleston steamer Marion tragedy claims 20 drowned or burned with 12 missing as crew report notes terror during the Wardmalaw river fire. Seven white passengers survived.
London authorities packed the National Sporting club to witness the heavy weight championship of England. Gunner Jim Mori defeated Tiger Smith in the first round, gaining the 14 pound advantage and extra height to secure a swift victory and the purse of 6700 dollars. In New York, McGarren Triumph Questioned as Brooklyn Senator Fights Expulsion. The StHutée Democratic committee faced a court injunction ruling Senator Patrick McCarren cannot be ousted from the party amid claims of insufficient support for Hearst in the state election.
Miss Ella L. Matthews of Hill City Tennessee writes that in her experience Peruna is the greatest medicine and she is always ready to praise it to her friends.
Partial readable notes report a train wreck near Macon Georgia with injuries and fatalities. Names include R Montford from Cincinnati and G Pennock Urbana. Other garbled lines mention a farmer and local responders.
The notice lists market figures for wheat and corn with May and July dates, including prices for butter per pound 24, eggs per dozen 22, chickens old and young, and various grain items. It cites barley, rye, oats, and hay values, along with wool and other farm products, indicating a general agricultural market summary.
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