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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1901
Page
5
Special to Republican reports that William B. Hunt, Secretary of Porto Rico, has been promoted by the President to succeed Charles H. Allen as Governor of Porto Rico. The notice notes the July 23 Washington dispatch and identifies Hunt as the new territorial chief.
Smithville reports a record heat in the shade with July 1st marked as the hottest. A breeze improved today. haymaking continues. Surveyors work between Smithville and Wooster for Electric Railway rapid transit. Local visitors include Rev Joseph J Lutz and family, Miss Elsie Shallenberger, Superintendent Smith and Ralph, Mrs Nettie Dressler, Thos Galvin, and Fred Horn. County Sunday school rally set for Friday August 2 at Point Breeze Chautauqua grounds.
Marshallville July 22 farmers finish hay making and shelter most wheat. Harvest hands scarce at $1.50 per day and board. Mrs John Bowman ill with lung trouble. Miss Francis Halter sick with organic heart and lung disease. Miss Ide Griffin returns home to prepare for upcoming wedding. Mr and Mrs John Hinderer attend wedding of Celia Steinmetz in Akron. Orrville notes guest of Myrtle Keefer, Susan Sowers back on sick list. Reed of Wilmot visits Dessie Hobbs. Atlt and Ertle recover from ball injury. Buffalo exposition plans discussed as weather cools. Violet Orrville Crescent reports farmers picnic postponed to Aug 21 due to prior gatherings.
Moorland reports a dry spell with a needed shower. Ida Manual and daughter of Sparta preached at Advent Chapel. Mrs Fowler visited Franks and wife. Cherry picking nears finish. Frank Schaston sold a valuable cow. Harvest workers nearly fainted in heat. Births: Frank and Sarah Green welcomed a son July 16. Lewis Green family had a son July 19. Lottie Sanders visits Moreland. Charles Kimber’s wife nearby. Woodruff of Killbuck stayed with Galen Wilson family.
Grain and stock prices listed for July 22 show Cleveland markets with various grades of cattle, sheep and lambs, hogs, calves, and wheat in No 2 red and corn No 2. Prices range widely by grade and weight, including steers, heifers, cows, bulls, yearlings, and native and western lambs, along with New York and Cincinnati references for multiple commodities.
Dozens of Wooster residents appear in a compact running list of daily doings. David Winger visits from Burton City while many locals travel to see relatives and friends in Doylestown, Golden, San Francisco, and Canton. Second ward schoolhouse progress, church and school events, pension notices, and weathered health updates color the town’s spring week.
Read of a planned excursion to Cedar Point with details about timing and participation. The notice invites readers to join the event and provides cooperation instructions for attendees.
July notes from Orrville report Clyda Maxwell visiting Burton relatives and Chicago ties. Elizabeth Etherie, former high school assistant principal from Barberson, called on friends. Jay Bell of Fremont stayed with Colomel Stark. Dr Woo’s son to assist at Central Ohio fair. Chas Huotsberet joins KF Christy outfit. Cedar Point festival planned by local business leaders. Mook church ladies’ fundraising event a financial success. Ernest Harbaugh returns from six months piano training in Oregon. Mrs John Taggart buried last Friday. funeral in old cemetery. Samuel Herr critically injured in Akron bicycle crash two months earlier.
Local reports note a strong wheat yield in Holmes and Wayne counties with 275 bushels from eight acres and 800 plus from about fifty five acres. Visits from Lima and Akron residents, postmaster W H Ober praised for four years of service. Also covered are Sabbath services, quarterly meetings, and Wooster business men outing to Cedar Point on July 31 with B&O train from Wooster at 6 o'clock.
Special to The Republication Stockholm Sweden July 2 An explosion of petroleum aboard the American schooner Tanise Adelaide from Philadelphia killed Capt Orr and fifteen crew. Vessel wholly destroyed. The Republicans of Chester town meet in township house Saturday August 1 from 1 to 7 p m to select delegates and alternates to the county convention. Committeeman notes.
A Sunday school festival will be held at the New School House northwest of Wooster on Saturday evening the 23rd to raise funds for an orphan. The public is invited to attend.
The notice urges readers to try Kono Dysternia Cure for indigestion, claiming it offers a cure and respite from digestive distress. It presents the product as a proven remedy amid widespread life dissatisfaction due to poor digestion.
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