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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1908
Page
4
Monday January 6 notices inch toward The Heart of Maryland sale as town reports on Firemen meeting attendance. News includes injuries, arrests, and civic events with detail on Orrville and Mansfield monuments, the St James church carol service, and a promising reunion for the 120th Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
Jan 6 report notes the Methodist church holds protracted services starting with a large congregation and continuing for two weeks or more each night. Many local residents attend social visits and family updates include Foster and Mary Silver returning from Blaffton Indiana and Clarence Hosser visiting L W Lemaster Mooday. Various locals plan moves, travels, and attendance at farmers events as wheat shipments and farm life are described.
Appendicitis operations were performed on Bamoel Licotksy, son of S Licofsky, at Wooster beaprte on Saturday. The patient is resting easily today after the ordeal. Isaac Licofsky, a brother, underwent a similar operation ten days ago and was taken home on Sunday.
A sheriff named Wil. Caskey asks for space to correct a point about jail facilities. He states there is no bathroom for the sheriff’s family but notes the jail is equipped with two showers that are used infrequently.
A postponed horse sale announced due to illness. The event was set for Saturday January 11 at the Mougey Baroe venue. details indicate the sale will be rescheduled. Grosjean appears as the signer on the notice.
Sunday, January 5, the Mohican Gora & Oil Co gas main shift cut supply for miles, forcing many to skip dinner or cook hastily on stoves powered by gasoline or oil. Hotels and homes improvised shifts, operators shivered at the telephones, and firemen faced smoky rooms as gas returned by 5:17 p.m.
Local notes include Jen Z Brickman’s return from Aurora relatives and J L Hower visiting Ludi. Judge M L Lavier of Wooster eyed for running mate in Ohio GOP ticket. St John family back from Menafield visit. Revival meetings at Presbyterian church draw crowds. Taft party faction debate constitutional methods. N W Chamberlin visits Cleveland with children. Chicago widows club noted and Bryan touted as Democratic candidate. Births in the region skew male, futures for girls pondered.
Public schools resumed Monday morning after the holiday vacation with good attendance. The article notes uncertainty around a resignation and pending teaching assignments as the district seeks a substitute for a current teacher.
The council debate centered on Harley Franks for clerk and Lee Bloomberg’s vote. Bloomberg and others clashed over who should confirm Lee’s board seat as part of the public safety unit. Rumors swirled of pledges and opposition before Bloomberg finally voted for Lee after Franks’ name faced the four vote threshold.
Mr Easterday and family from Mana flaid join Sea Space elis relatives and Elizabeth Eberhart for varied visits. M L Haverstock and Cap Munselman visited Henry Kamp near Lattusborg. W Ke Hand and family from Reedsburg toured the area on Sabbath. Katherine Barn apt went to Ashland for work and Jobo Hime moved to Akron for rubber works.
Jan 7 report mentions Sawuel Udler of Cheter township informing Ubler Medina county about dead in sausages and a large bog sausage measuring 62 feet. Road bed collapse and a 10 foot water pool appear near a road. Milo Warner and family visited by his parents. Ward Carter and Irene Myers wed at Congregational parsonage. Cleveland residents entertained at the C for melee home. Wheelock of Cleveland visited Joilnoe. W Lewis attended evangelical meetings in Strasburg.
Jan 7 residents report visits with John iaut family Mia Effie Condia spent New Year with her parents south of the village Miss Zelan Craig called on friends in our village on Sunday afternoon Dave Stair visits his sons Barberton Qar School progress noted in Crocretter Congress Ora Stair and Zel Brinkerhoff in village on business last Saturday Dave Spitler of Armatouz Station in our village last Saturday Silas Weidman returns from Akron after few days visiting relatives and friends Accompanied home by daughter Alis Wm Oller and Akron couple Marion Clouse and wife spent New Year with their son in Armstrong Station.
Jan 7 events mention literary exercises Thursday evening. Mrs David Seabrooks visiting husband in Pittsburg Pa. Gail Baker teaches Frederickburg area spent vacation at home. Fred Bauer and family of Sevilla spent New Year at Jacob Lichty home. Presbyterian Ladies Missionary Society to be entertained Thursday by Mrs Thos Fetzer and family. Jacob Lichty and wife plan trips to Washington and California. Aona Wiles and Mr Steele and wife spent Wednesday with their parents at Leroy. J Whonretter and family attended large German wedding last week. Rev Mosher of this place graduated.
The Smithville event featured lectures by pastors from Ashland to Columbus, with visitors from Pennsylvania to Virginia. Wool Gerber moderated, Higwood Ewing of Orrville Courier attended, and plans for road construction by Northern Koytinerring & Construction Co were discussed amid late autumn frost slowing winter work. Mrs AK Shaaf described as quite low. postmaster change at Ritwan noted.
Rugs at Big Discount store advertise a 25 percent reduction on rug prices and claim remarkable value. J. H. Danford.
Governor Harris defends the state support for the Ohio agricultural experiment station at Wooster, noting revenue shortfalls against rising demands from agriculture forestry and allied vocations. He calls for higher appropriations to sustain current programs and fund new lines while preparing to appoint two or three new directors. Laylin and Whits to depart from the board and Courtwright may continue under a technicality.
We the bereaved family of Mrs. Elizabeth Parkeison express sincere thanks to friends who assisted us during the sickness death and burial of our wife and mother and to the minister for his sympathy the choir for their songs and for the flowers WM Parkeison Raye Parkeison Alma Parkeison
Story recalls a Sunday scene at Fred Faber's where Abe Sabyuk of Modican Gas Co attempted to light a cigar with a cigar lighter, drawing a big laugh from about a dozen bystanders as gas was unavailable.
Mrs Janes Hamilton of Orrville remains very ill from a blood poisoning infection. The injured finger still fails to heal, and friends fear she is not yet out of danger. It has not been decided if an operation will be required.
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