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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1905
Page
8
Judge M. L. Smyser will address the schools of Shreve on Friday January 27 during a McKinley day celebration with plans announced for the event.
Sheriff Brown transports two women to Massillon hospital and a Bell Bros. employee suffers liver and kidney trouble misreported as typhoid. Judge Eason grants Mrs. Rose Bratton a divorce from Lloyd Bratton for adultery with custody of their children. A literary debate at Golden Corners School House on Centralization is announced with speakers McFadden Kindiz Winter and Woleauuot. Wayne County Agricultural Society officers are reelected: President McClarran Vice President Summers Treasurer Lyon Secretary Eorightmare. Londonville petitions to remove an ash pit at the depot. coal notes vanish from the site. Fox chase planning proceeds. committee Kipfer and Boone named to procure foxes. Wayne County National Bank designated as bankruptcy funds depository by federal court. Howard Wile severely injured in Akron fall. he is a Barberton resident. Farmers' Mutual Improvement meeting at Wesley Warner's Feb 2 features program on Japanese sympathy and community topics. Objections to bond settings for Ohliger and related defendants discussed. bond arrangements with Cleveland Bonding Co. and Bankers' Surety Co. explored. no final action by Tuesday morning. Mr. Obliger plans to issue a public statement to creditors and stockholders, with condition improving after a Baltimore trip.
Mrs dateob Houser of Wooster dies after a brief illness on Sam das. Funeral held at the Reformed church with Rev Nelkirs officiating. Interment Wooster cemetery. Survived by husband and daughter, with several grandchildren and neighbors attending. Affected by long illness, mourners include John Stevens and William Ball among others.
Social notes recount a Oak Grove academy musical program in Wooster Township on Saturday June 24 with Sharp's orchestra. Ada McCracken celebrated her sixteenth birthday at the McCracken home north of the city with university preparatory girls, a six o'clock dinner, prizes awarded to Miss Lacey Notestine and Ruth Houston, and a Creston guest, Miss Tel Steel. A separate entry covers a January 19 gathering at Silas Flint's west of Smithville with about sixty attendees, hosted by Mr and Mrs Haas, featuring games, refreshments, and notable guests listed among the attendees.
Local observations describe social visits and family updates with mentions of Mrs. Woyer, Blanche Weaver, and Olive Tyler visiting relatives in nearby towns. Notes include Lake Morrissi buying a catcher shop at Beaver Dam to relocate his family soon, and health concerns among residents with a pneumonia case improving. Community entertainment and gatherings are referenced, including a recent literary meeting and a cook at a neighborhood event.
Mrs Mary Schmuck aged 74 widow of Samuel Schmuck died shortly after 1 p m Sunday at her home two miles south of Wooster after many months of illness. Funeral from her residence and burial in Wooster cemetery followed. She was born in Chippewa township and spent life in the county. Survived by three sons Edward and Wise Schmuck and others, and several daughters in law and relatives listed.
Harry Kountz and Eliza J Kounts of Wooster township bring foreclosure proceedings against Wooster Preserving Company and Lehman on a note of 2646 signed November 14 reported 10. The petition asks that Lehman be compelled to set no company lien and the premises be sold to satisfy the debt. Attorneys are Clareen and Jones. The company faces financial difficulties but hopes to recover and profit if allowed to proceed.
Police court business is slow with only minor offenses and few arrests last week. Mayor's court activity continues perfunctorily as officials note a quiet period and limited cases for Judge Kizzonner to handle.
Uncalled names listed include Edns Praises Pepper Patdes Rankin Roents Sheftter Strausa Wolper Mis Franks Newrenn Faton Steders Helper Ui Lostheseis Zimmerman Abert Yolen Pote Kebt Mountaon Booed etc. The missives note quiet, permanent absence of these correspondences in Wooster, with scattered names and phrases.
An Albany man credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with reversing locomotor ataxia symptoms after six boxes. He details stiffness, unsteady gait, incontinence, weight loss, and recovery over eight months, noting renewed mobility and control. The testimonial invites others with the disease to seek treatment.
A fragmented advertisement from Wooster lists produce and grain prices. Items include potatoes, corn, oats, hay, clover seed, and various per bushel or per pound rates. Tyler's dealer name appears amid entries for seeds and grain, though some OCR text is unclear.
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