Sued Again A Local Bond Suit In Wooster
A Montpelier Savings Trust movement sues a Wooster resident and the Kelly firm over bonds purchased in 1892. The suit claims interest was payable semi annually and the city failed to meet payments, with action filed in a U S court for the due sum. A local option meeting and a morning wedding at St Marys Catholic Church are also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Trust Com Company
Kelly
Wooster
Montpelier
Wit
Church of “Christ
Residence and contact details for local office in Downingslock
Office in Downingslock lists residence at 43 Nold Avenue and a residence telephone number 119 for inquiries and correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Downingslock
Nold Avenue
Markets by Telegraph Tea Prices and Rates
Market wire from Wooster shows currency style figures for teas and brokers with mixed prices and months noted. Spot and future values include highs and lows with May and July quotations and percentage figures from the market summary.
Grain and livestock prices and market notes from January 12 1903
The issue lists grain prices per bushel including No 2 red wheat at around 75 cents and oats near 82 cents. It records cattle and hog quotes with ranges for choice, good, and common grades, and notes prices for sheep, lambs, calves, and feeder stock. Also includes beef and poultry quotes and mentions local dealers and market conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Seholeehelfers
Prine Wethers
West Salem Items and Local Notes From January Move
West Salem brief roundup: jurors delayed to Jan 26, work train derailment at Shreve, university hires heading to Washington and Akron jobs, new phone lines for Glass works and Collier’s printing. Local arrests, illnesses, and social events mix with weather shifts from 5 to 8 below and a 46 degree swing in 18 hours. Community updates include a Victor show closure, Massillon mentions, and civic notices from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F. Britton
West Salem
Shreve
University
Washington, D. C
Glass Works
Collier’s Printing Office
Clyde Smith
Kansas Smith
Akron
Joseph Bricker
Barberton
John Bricker
Wm. Painter
Isaac Bechtel
Zimmerman
WE Jones
Loudonville
McClarran and Odenkirk
Creston Cullings Delivers Snowy Winter Notes and Local Happenings
Jan 12 report from Creston notes heavy snow improves sleighing, aiding riders with rigs, while moderate weather keeps enjoyment of the "Beautiful" high. Youths sing and laugh evenings, sickness mild with Mrs Will Cole and others on the list. Onion growers ship surplus. prices strong. Emma Rumstill visits from Piketon to stay with sister Mrs G J Lauerman. W H Swift and locals attend Jackson Day in Wooster. McSweeney fills the gap left by absent foreign speakers. Alfred Tanner visiting Rowsburg for several weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Cole
E. Zehner
Poole
Emma Rumstill
Piketon
G. J. Lauerman
W.H. Swift
W. McGlewen
J. L. Zaring
Creaton
Wooster
John McSweeney
Alfred Tanner
Rowsburg
Wayne Township Notes and Family Visits
Jan 12 itemized notes from Wayne Township No. 7 record visits and travel. Rev Amos Mumaw and wife visit Allen county friends. Joe Byler and family to McVeytown Pa for father’s illness. Mr and Mrs E S Hostetler visited near SP creek last Wednesday. Ostetler returned from location attended. Literary at school house last Wednesday evening. Miss Fannie Hartzler Huntsville. Miss Yoder brat. Grant Detesbaneh and family of Madison visiting Madison area.
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Amos Mumaw
Allen County
Joe Byler
Grant Detesbaneh
Madisonb
Partner of Rhodes Very Ill
Cape Town Jan 9 Alfred Beit noted financier stricken with paralysis in Cape Town His condition was very critical Beit partnered Cecil Rhodes in diamond interests and their vast holdings in the country He is reputed to be worth hundreds of millions
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Town
Africa
Alfred Beit
Beit
Cecil Rhodes
Sleighing prospers as locals share transport in Marshallville
Marshallville brief reports brisk sleighing with Wiemer and Gerstanschlager sending two sleighs to Wooster for Br Ryan and Wooster Hardware Co. Residents note neighbors and relatives visiting, moving, or resting. Ales Heidleberg Mandolin Club from Tiffin played to a large audience at the Reformed church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshallville
Wiemer & Gerstanschlager
I Wooster
Br. Ryan
the Wooster Hardware Co
Catherine Ault
Homer Uhlman
Orrville
Stansbury & Naftzger
Arias Shook
Charles Hinderer
Wm. Lower
J. F Rehm
Burton City
Lavina Baer
H. L. Baer
Akron Monda
Ahias Elizabeth Beyler
Cleveland
Phillips
Oberlin
Mmoerritt
of Hinderer
Heidelburg Mandolin Club
Tiffin
Reformed Church
Community News From Rittman Area and Nearby
Jan 12 reports Clyde Cover of Rittman ill with rheumatism at home, improving. Bert Holmes and wife of Barberton visit Floyd Youngs. Thomas Menecker and wife from near Golden Corners stop by. J W Judd of Canton lectures at M E church on Friday. United Brethren of Burbank welcome their new minister Noble and family. Large gathering at parsonage ends with feast. Shilling and Swartz couple noted among events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Cover
Rittman
Henry Kerns
Bert Holmes
Barberton
Floyd Young
Thomas Menecker
Golden Corners
George
Miss McCoy
J. W. Judd
Canton
Antisaloon League
M. E
United Brethern of
Burbank
P Parsonage
J. Shilling
Minnie ‘Swartz
Smithville Budget Items and Local Notes
Smithville weather records report seven degrees below zero in the morning and two degrees above at noon with a 42 degree swing overnight. Property sales loom as Pittinger Shas buys Hettie Shoemaker’s home and Shoemaker had purchased Joseph Bricker’s. Visitors include David Yates of Pittsburgh and Hart Pearce of Huron County. Local notices mention a bank teller role, a playful rebuke to Kirk Funk, and a recent marriage near Shreve. Obituaries note Mrs. Anderson aged 86 and Miss Katy Zimmerman aged about 70 with services at Union Church and other local rites. Henry Stauffer’s infant funeral is noted.
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Smithville
Pittinger Shas
Hettie Shoemakers
D. Hartzler
Anderson
Oak Grove
J. S. Gerig
Katy Zimmerman
Paradise
J. Getig
Benj Gerig
Union Church
Mrs. Anderson
Henry Stauffer
Madisonburg
Burton City Notes Briefs and Local Events
Jacob Baumgardner escaped a runaway of a sleigh during a snowstorm and was recaptured after two miles. John and Mrs Featherstone traveled to Cleveland for a week with friends. Lizzie Larson returned from Akron. Myrtle Culp returned home after months away. A revival continues at the M E church. Ila Maxel back from East Union visit. A literary society meets at No 3 school house in Baughman township Friday evening with good music.
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Wooster Hardware Company
Rudy
Dalton
Mabel Snyder
Millersburg
Mt. Vernon
Frankie Stock Company
Orrville
W. O. Thompson
Ohio State University
Third Street Presbyterian Church
Dayton
California
Edgar W. Work
Barr’s
Honge
East Union Township
P. E McConnell
S. H. Billman
H. P Shantz
Patterson
Jacob Baumgardner
John Featherstone
Cleveland
Lizzie Larson
Akron
Myrtle Culp
M. E
Ila Maxel
East Union
Baughman Township
Free Rural Boxes Spark Rumor of Government Gift
A Washington dispatch claims every rural free delivery patron will get a free mail box as a New Year gift. The Wooster post office says no word of free rural boxes and doubts the report, while manufacturers’ bids allegedly fueled a government move to curb box rivalry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Dispatch
Uncle Sam
Wooster
Canton Evangelical Conference Session Details
An evangelical conference organized by the Baptist Wooster association will be held in Canton Tuesday afternoon and evening. The sessions will feature two or three speakers and focus on religious instruction and fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paneer Tatres
Baptist
G Wooster Association
Freld
Canton
Dorama Noth Otter
Fire destroys Fairweather and Laden plant in New York
Special to THE REPUBLICAN reports a disastrous morning blaze in New York at the Fairweather and Laden leather belting plant. The loss is estimated at about a half million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fairweather
Glassblowers organize at Wooster meeting
A large gathering of Wooster glass blowers formed a local branch of the Glass Bottle Blowers association of America at Grand Army hall. Elected officers include President Patrick O Toole Mas sillon Vice President Edward Gilroy Terre Haute Ind Secretary Charles Vox Massillon Financial Secretary Louis Lahner Lockport N Y Treasurer F Cheeseman organizational capacities assigned to Newark Ohio sentinel George Campbell and guard Wm McDonald Newark Ohio. Members praised Wooster for cordial reception and the city’s favorable appearance during the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooster Glass Works
Grand Army Hall
Glass Bottle Blowers’ Association of America
Patrick O'Toole
Massillon
Edward Gilroy
Terre Haute
Ind
Serta
Charles Vox
Massill Financial
Louis Lahner
Lockport
N. Y
Treas Éasurer
F. Cheeseman
Gan
Sentinel
George Campbell
Newark
Guari
McDonald
Wooster
Methodists Raise Funds for Furnace Repairs
Methodists raised nearly 700 dollars after Sunday services to cover extensive furnace repairs done last fall. A small audience attended due to heavy snow, but nearly all the amount was collected quickly.
Meeting Notes At Bethel Church Draw Big Local Attendance
Word was received about updates and moves involving residents. John Bricker, who moved from here, attended the large meeting with others from the area at Bethel church last week.
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Rome
Cleve Warner
George Bods
The
Batariay
John Bricker
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St. Mary’s Catholic Church
F. Pakly
Michaeldind
Leetonia
Lucerne Gentilli
Cecelia Zareliza
M. L. #aréolow
Alliance
HH. E. Crowl
Undertaker
Telegraph
Banassis
Wooster Markets
Fierears Dound
Seesmere
Gozo
OGSO
Duda
Moon
Frick Mem. Elk
One Price Clothiers
Mirai
H. Pressler
Wayne Township
Republican
Mercury
Victor
Harley E. Zeigler
Keith
Philadelphia
Kimball Gehring
Anna Mitchell
Hunt Block
East Main Street
Daniel Strock
Columbus
George Wilcox
Paumier
Will Long
Indiana
OD. Nice
Armstrong Brown
Julius T. Keister
Walter J. Mullisis
R.L_Smith
Buckeye Street
Creston Cullings
Wayne Township NO. 7
Stein Bloch
Femi
Jean Tag Nemo
Rhodes
Tas Republicay
Briefs
Burton City Notes
Wooster Baptist Association
Glassblowers
Armstrong
Cventa Penrose Zimmerman & Co
Laubach & Bowd
Newase
Europe
Egypt
Palestin
John C. Boyd
College Avenue
Onione
D. Nice Stock
D. Nice
Island
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