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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1906
Page
3
The council discussed and confirmed several appointments at the session. Members of the council requested the confirmation, with Mr Johnston seconding and Mr Lott declared confirmed by a yea vote. Adjournment followed.
Attorney General Elia concludes probate judges elected in November would serve three years under Article IV section 7, while a later biennial election amendment seeks four years. He notes the amendment cannot govern the current term until adoption, leaving Miles’s judge elected last November to a three year term unless constitutional change applies. Critics doubt a holdover will occur.
Parlor readers note Lytton Triffit will be presented free at Wooster on January 16 1906 with Miss Christine Q Giles assisting in singing. The Erie Evening Herald praises Triffit readings as admirable and in demand with repeated encores, plus strong performances by Magena Wielda including the Piazza Tragedy.
L M Ruckey of the Pennsylvania lines obtained a warrant from Mayor Vai Neat for several individuals accused of stealing telegraph poles replaced by newer, larger ones. Foreman reported pole counts and some poles were sold to different parties. Some buyers paid. others took poles intending no trouble, while railroads and officers disputed pricing.
The grand jury returned indictments including Enola Morehouse accused of giving morphine to Otha Baker and planning a deadly murder attempt on a baby. Also named are Mrs. Trixie Bell of Canton facing a prostitution charge for enticing a female under 18, with Deputy Sheriff John Gelsalian arresting Bell in Canton. Edwardis Praeger of Wooster faces a charge for a large liquor offense.
The Sugarcreek and Northern railroad is incorporated with $10 000 capital to run from Bolivar in Tuscarawas through Stark Wayne Medina and Lorain to Elyria. Offices will be in Cleveland with incorporators Whitcomb and others. Engineering surveys in Orrville and vicinity indicate a Bolivar to Lorain route costing about $1 million, linking with the W and L E at Orrville and continuing to Wellington and Lorain.
Mrs Enola Morehouse of West Salem faces a Wayne County grand jury indictment for first degree murder amid a federal case for wrongfully using the mails. She denies the charges from a county jail cot as investigators probe a deadly string of infant deaths tied to a so called baby farm.
Readable dispatches reveal Captain E F Taggart to the Philippines with Company Band C of the regular infantry after a custody dispute involving Grace Taggart and two boys, who are in Highland Park Ohio. Jurisdictional wrangles unfold between Judge Berry of Newport and Judge Eason of Wooster as circuit court hearings approach in February.
The Vermillion Oil & Gas company is incorporated at Columbus by Judge F. O Levering of Mt Vernon. It will control 8,360 acres in Ashland and Wayne counties and plans drilling of three wells soon, with operations beginning in the near future.
A reader testimonial from Mrs. Granesby of Springfield New Jersey praises Bucklen's Arnica Salve as essential for cuts wounds sores and skin traumas, noting its guaranteed efficacy through Laubach and Boyd druggists and urging household use.
Members of Given Post G A R and Given Relief Corps held a joint installation at the Grand Army hall Thursday evening. The pleasant social hour followed the exercises with refreshments. Officers named include Commander Thomas Everly, senior vice commander Nol Rickabaugh, junior vice commander Philip Miller, chaplain J C McClellan, surgeon Jas Hill, adjutant K R Kramer, quartermaster Wo Hammer, sergeant major John McKinney, president EH Laer, secretary Ellen Applebaugh, treasurer Lacy Baby, chaplainmma Horn, conductor Carrie Lowery, guard Ae Muscheoich, assistant conductor Einice Blandford, assistant guard Lavina Hammer, color bearers Kate Sparr Martha Kramer Laura Plank Vera Lovett, patriotic instructor Nannie Bannigardner, press Jennie Cameron, musician Margaret Applebyaugh, delegate to state Humm Horn, alternate Hannah Kinkler.
Waltram V Goshorn, once a Wooster resident, now edits a commissioner's paper under Gov Piattlaon. The place pays 1800, and the incumbent keeps a record of gubernatorial appointments. Old friends will be pleased by the news of Mr Goshorn's good fortune.
Ex carpenter L. ae G M fofacre of East Henry Street Wooster endorses Doan's Kidney Pills. He says they relieved backache and kidney symptoms years ago and have continued to provide prompt relief when taken occasionally. He notes Wooster residents also recommend the product and mentions price as common to dealers.
Fragmentary OCR text references bowel movements and constipation with unclear terms. The readable portion hints at digestive discomfort but lacks coherent patient or context details for a proper summary.
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