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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1896
Page
3
Che Whester Republican Printing Co. advertises copy due by 12:00 noon to ensure same day insertion. Notices for entertainments and festivals will be given in the Daily and Weekly Republican. otherwise standard rates apply. Wednesday, June 3, 18%.
The item lists a June primary date, weather disturbances, a West Salem man arrestee, memorials by Co. D 8th Regt NG, Wooster Christian Endeavor executive actions, county commission sessions, Reunion of the 120th, local business moves, and various civic notices. It records church events, police actions, and forthcoming public meetings with multiple local figures and places named.
Miss Eva Manly of Mt Vernon visits Miss Emma Derr. Harry Horn returns from Rush Medical College in Chicago. Webb Groff and wife attend funeral of John Hoelzel. Ohio travelers attend Decoration Day services. J Frank Smith addresses Perrysville graduates. Dr A B Howard and Dr J H Brown visit Wooster. Many residents and visitors arrive or depart for Memorial Day events and local engagements with family and friends.
William Keehn appealed the city bond case from Common Pleas to the Circuit Court after a restraining order favored the plaintiff was vacated. A temporary order barred six months interest due now and due Sept. 1 1896, with Keehn posting $300 bond. The merits hearing is set for Sept 22 1896 in Mullersburg Circuit Court.
From University of Wooster notes are at Sterling visits and commencement helper H Cunningham assisted at Clyde. Baccalaureate sermon by Rev Scovel quotes 1 Chronicles 28 9. Weddings and travel plans thread through with Rev White sailing to Calcutta and Miss Woodworth to Rev Newell. Bicycle races planned for Wayne County fairgrounds June 6.
Among the Wooster attendees at the 28th annual reunion of the 120th Regt U I at Creston were Rev N Keffer Col V Hard Sheriff W W Giarver Capt J B Taylor J H K McKinney Albert Smyser and wife Capt Emrich and wife Leut J P Van Nest and wife Col Eason J S Caskey and wife John KB Brown Jacob Smith L C Carr Capt W F Spear Elmer Mc Mannis Lieut M C Roach and wife Capt B F Muller and wife and others.
A Cleveland area telegram told Mrs Ilettie Shoemaker that Harvey was dead. She and her son Geo Peters hurried to Akron only to find Harvey alive and well. They returned on the next train with no explanation. The page also lists local ads and events including 60 cent shirt waists at Beebe's and June 6 bicycle races at the Wooster fairgrounds.
The passage notes the telephones value to business yet warns that ringing can jar those who start the day with weak coffee. It promotes Orsighead's thirty cent coffee as more economical than cheaper grades.
Jos W McGlewen Cyrus G Crane and Martin Cole sue the Board of Education of Canaan township in Wayne County Court of Common Pleas seeking to block the Creston special school district. Judge Dowell grants a temporary restraining order bond set at 60 dollars to stop further district actions. The petition details run in the Wednesday Daily due to timing.
Pennsylvan ia Lines detective T M Stacy and Depot Policeman A B Scobey traced youngsters after a stone struck a day coach on westbound train No 9. Four boys were questioned. Walter Leichty, 10, suspected though not proven. He was held briefly, then released on good behavior due to youth.
Market notes list prices for Wheat Flour Corn Oats Rye Barley Beeds and more with corrected rates by Prick & Tyler and Craighead & Co. Includes butter eggs lard cheese potatoes salt dried fruit and poultry prices, plus livestock quotes for cattle hogs sheep and veal. Also records corn and wheat futures terms and regional grade specifics. extensive figures for commodities and stock names appear in the column.
In Wooster Ohio on May 30 1896 a post office letter list is announced and a humorous farm scene unfolds. A bicycle salesman explains pneumatic tires and a Model 49 frames while naming Harding Co and several bicycle brands. The dialogue contrasts rural life with early cycling commerce.
Wooster council discusses municipal tax rate remaining the same and authorizes a bond refinancing plan for water works. The meeting covers street and sewer improvements, alley repairs, and bids, with readings of a water works bonding ordinance and notices to bondholders. City officers report on road flooding, paving, and repairs, plus university commemoration invitation and a 9 mill levy across General, Street, Fire, Interest, and Street Improvement funds.
Advertises free distribution of Dean's Kidney Pills for back ailments. Invites readers to call at Proctor & O'Hall, Pharmacists, 8 East Liberty Street, Wooster, Ohio. Also notes subscription offer for the Cleveland Weekly Leader at $1 per year with cash order, via THE WEEKLY REPUBLICAN office in Wooster.
The Wooster City Board of Education announced changes in teachers and staff for the coming year. Seats for Thursday evening’s commencement sold out in an hour at the Opera House, with some chair tickets later issued. New appointments include Superintendent Charles Haupert and a slate of high school and grammar teachers, promotions, and resignations noted along with re-engagement of janitors.
The article touts Huxley as the best start in life and a great Luglish scientist. It extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a universal cure for stomach trouble, claiming they supply missing digestive elements and improve flesh, blood, nerves, and appearance.
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