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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1905
Page
6
The Ohio Oil company plans a test well near Wooster following H. B. Oden Kirk's project. A representative visited Friday to inspect promising spots as oil signs have appeared nearby. No exact locations or start dates set, but one well may begin in a few weeks with another soon after.
Receiver Lynch may declare the next dividend in August or September, not 25 percent and unlikely to exceed 15 percent if over 10 percent. A source predicts final windup payouts between 65 and 75 cents on the dollar with a winter completion, possibly by January 4. The bank’s affairs at Wooster proceed as the staff works to recover funds for depositors.
Dr Martin retains the Gulf Club Golf Trophy after a close match with Theias Shope. Adaliri takes third as future rounds promise improved grounds and further competition aided by a Zaghorse lawn mower for course upkeep.
A deputy state investigator of public buildings visited Mt Eaton and examined a village home, ordering multiple repairs and a potential rebuild. The report notes the house is in poor condition with safety concerns and suggests a new dwelling may be required, with details pending district review.
An old advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption and coughs, claiming instant relief and permanent cure. It highlights Laubach & Boyd’s drug store as a seller, with trial bottles offered and prices at 60 cents and $1. Ointment is also advertised for hives and skin issues at 50 cents.
Sheriff Brown brought L. Jones from Zanesville to the county jail early Friday. Jones is under indictment for obtaining property under false pretenses and is accused of crooked lumber purchases. He was already jailed in Zanesville and held for Sheriff Brown after securing his liberty. Jones has kept headquarters at Bellville with friends said to be ready to post bond.
A collage of old press snippets mentions schemes to get rich quick and notes on pay raises, plus humorous quips about New York life and a vague theater of opinions. References include the New York Herald and Philadelphia toyettes, with a cautionary tone on sensational promises and politics.
The eye to a few days to settle the pastorate situation with Woosteneyds W Englar of Youngstown as candidate for Lotietdu church. Developments said not to be public for a few days with Englar ready to come to Wooster if arrangements satisfy the Youngstown congregation.
B F Leek of Concord Kentucky says he suffered twenty years from a painful core on his upper lip, could not eat, tried many remedies, but was cured by Bucklen's Arnica Salve. He endorses the product as great for burns cuts and wounds, available at Laubach Boyd's drug store for 25 cents.
The Wooster board of trustees announces the library is completed and opened to the public on July 8 1905 from 9 am to 9 pm daily except Sundays 2 to 5 pm reading purposes only. Thanks are given for James Mulline’s museum donations and Dr J H Todd’s valuable gift to the museum. Carnegie’s $15 000 gift is gratefully acknowledged and the board invites all to visit and feel it is their own library.
David Lee of Baltimore and Ohio rails died at his Zanesville home. Wash Quary 86 of Millersburg died after years in dry goods. Mrs Benjamin Lantz of Smithville died after hospital treatment in Canton. Peter Clerc 71 of Maysville died of paralysis. John Brant 73 of Orrville died after service in the Civil War. Funeral held, services described. The funeral was well attended.
Shreve Normal School led by Sapt. E A Richardson expands enrollment and interest. Funerary exercises occur each Wednesday at 140 Reviews in literature are held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Richardson will pursue advanced work at Wooster after the term.
Common Pleas Court Judge Eason heard arguments Thursday on construing a will clause by which James McClarran bequeathed $1000 to son Scott McClarran who died before payment. The widow now seeks relief. Metz for plaintiff Smyser for defendants.
An archaic ad fragment urges readers to buy Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and Dr Fowler's Evivact or Wild Kuravineee products. The ad cushions urgency with life-saving claims and druggist availability, reflecting mock medical tonality of period advertisements.
The article notes fall exhibition games at Wooster park featuring Clark and Mellerick, with planned visiting clubs to draw local crowds. It also mentions Tom Cage of Medina may miss a week or two due to an injury, a Lorain pitcher’s bad luck in a recent trip, Coach St John’s ankle recovery, uniform sizing for Wooster players, Giants’ reputation and conduct, Browns not disbanding per Tam Brown, and the City league race.
Walter W. Mowrey closed his school in Chester township District No. 7 last Friday after a very successful term. The students and district praise him as a young man of energy. The notice adds that Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets are for sale at all druggists. Subscribe for The Republican.
The American squadron led by the Brooklyn and including Chattanooga Tacoma and Galveston arrived at Cherbourg to escort Admiral John Paul Jones’s remains to the United States. Over 690 armed men aboard the Brooklyn will accompany the casket on a wooden dais amid mourning curtains and a canopy bearing French Russian and American ensigns.
Indianapolis July 11 plans to form an immense holding company to take over all electric traction lines centering Indianapolis. The party Widener Elifs synthesis territory by Hugh J McGowan says the new company will be called the Consolidated Traction Company. No details on total capitalization were given.
W A Darling of Chicago, involved in a dispute with the Rock Island railroad, has been offered an appointment to succeed J F Stevens in railway construction work in the Philippines. The appointment has not been officially announced, but it is understood he will accept the position.
Chicago July 1 Judge Holdcom of the superior court orders temporary injunctions against Johnson Express Page Brothers Express and South Chicago Steamboat Express to deliver for all merchants amid the teamsters strike. Police guards to be withdrawn from strike affected firms in the business district as routes are guarded by a reduced force.
Ohio Olio notes Buckeye golf tournament in Cincinnati where Arthur Smith of Columbus won with 278 over 72 holes amid perfect weather and keen greens. Maiden of Youngstown took second two strokes back. In Joliet a 86 year old widower Albert Henry Darwin killed Mrs Anna Gray then tried suicide. bystanders stopped him. motive linked to infatuation.
A Canton Morning News dispatch from Columbia reports Louis P. Ohliger of Wooster, in charge of the prison drug department, not jailed but allowed yard and bark grounds at night. He has lost much property, weighs 40 pounds less, and says creditors may still recover, though his fortune of 1000000 was wiped out overnight.
Friday ruling by Judge B. Eason ends the Bodine divorce suit Mrs Martha Bodine versus James Bodine of Orr-Xillo with the petition granted. Bodine is ordered to pay $1,150.50 alimony.
Balem July 1. Mrs. Melissa Cole, 49, wife of former council member Richard Cole, fashioned a rope from a sheet and hanged herself to a bedpost. She was reportedly mentally unbalanced.
Vice President Fairbanks visits relatives in Springfield and Marysville. US influenza deaths reach 249 this week and last year, Canada reports 11 similar fatalities. H W Dietrich of East Liverpool robbed of 95 dollars, watch, and jewelry in Columbus. Phillip Hill, Henry Martin and a young daughter drown trying to cross a swollen Scottsboro stream. Dayton Malleable Ironworks sustains 100 000 to 128 000 dollar fire losses. John D Rockefeller donates 10 million dollars to fund higher education in the United States. John W Stevens of Chicago named to Panama canal post succeeding John Wallace as chief engineer.
Mrs L A Law of Horton Kansas recounts her years of farm life strain and debilitation. After trying Dr Williams Pink Pills she regained vigor and later maintained health while helping at home and in a store. She credits the remedy as simple prompt and alcohol free and says it should be recommended. The pills are sold by druggists and stores.
Under a new schedule in effect May 1905 passenger trains over Pennsylvania Lines depart Wooster station with eastbound Nos 8 at 1 15 am daily 32 7 12 am daily except Sunday 34 7 38 Sunday only 6 12 05 pm daily 416 4 34 pm daily 30 7 0 pm daily except Sunday and westbound Nos 41 10 36 am daily except Sunday 9 11 12 pm daily 403 3 15 pm daily 31 6 35 pm daily and 15 10 46 pm daily.
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