Petitions and sewer improvements discussed at council
The council met Monday night and handled petitions for a sewer on South Walnut Street and the Quinny Avenue link to the North Market Street sewer. Work could be done with less cost by in‑house effort, and bids for water works machinery and North Bever Street improvement were ordered for publication. Budget estimates were still pending, delaying final levies.
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Olisiter Hay Wade
Quinny Avenue
Public Service
Kester
West Liberty Street
J HH Taylor
Board of Pubic Service
Gay
Finance Committee
Board of Public Service
Ien
North Bever Street
Alsc
Wooster Township Board names cowing school teachers
The Wooster township board met Monday afternoon in clerk Charles Zaring’s office and elected teachers for the coming school year. George Duonham is assigned to No 1, Maggie Livengood to No 43, Randoph 8 not elected, and others noted as not elected.
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Wooster Township
Charles Zaring
Cowing
George Duonham
Maggie Livengood
Randoph
Old Clerk Remains at Arcner House Under New Landlord
Charles L Rice continues as clerk at the Arcner house and will stay on with new landlord William Morganroth who took over the property management on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L Rice
Arcner House
Wm Morganroth
Marriage Licenses for Brown Platter and Middleton Fulmer
Leater Brown and Margaret M Platter of Wolleter join in marriage license records with Clayton Middleton and Emma Fulmer of Orrville listed in the same notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leater Brown
Margaret M Platter
Wolleter
Clayton Middleton
Emma Fulmer
Orrville
Big good news eyed for electric railroad project
Boward Dever reports to City Auditor Micler that forthcoming good news about the Mternon Wooster electric railroad is near. Promoters have secured franchises, begun surveys, and seek substantial backing, with a public celebration planned during the university’s next commencement as endowment funds are raised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boward Dever
Mternon
Wooster
Micler
Ion
George J. Scwartz
Odd Local Notices From Rochester And Nearby Areas
Local notes report Charles Berger losing cash and railway papers in Rochester over Sunday, along with Frank Messmore suffering blood poisoning in his hands. Julius Imgard had a street collision and minor injuries on East Henry street. Mrs. E J Christy sold her home to James Wilson with possession in July. Judge H B Swartz heads to Ann Arbor for Michigan alumni event, then returns. Milton Windigler, glove maker, contemplates locating a factory and forming a company. he previously led a Massillon glove firm. Homegrown Berries arrive midweek. sheriff notes a very sick horse. A board of education held a social meeting and interviewed two job seekers. Mrs Lindsey nears recovery after Cleveland operation. Lyman family visiting local pastor and praising Wooster as a residence before returning home.
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Julius Imgard
Bloomington
Picnic Arrangements Ongoing Despite July Silverlake Plan
The public library board has not finished arranging the Silverlake picnic for late July. The election of a successor to George D. Schwartz prompted a full reshuffling of picnic duties. A committee was appointed and, despite difficulties, it is hoped the picnic will proceed.
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The
Public Library
Silverlake
George d. Schwartz
Orphans Benefit Sunday Offering Sets School Record
A special Sunday morning offering at the Lutheran Sunday school raised 76 dollars for orphans. It was the largest sum ever collected by the church’s Sunday school, with previous class offerings at 16 dollars and 12.50 dollars.
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Lutheran Sunday School
Dairy Cattle Tuberculosis Warns City Milk Supply
Dr Martin Lety warns 25 percent of dairy cows carry bovine tuberculosis tainting milk used in Cleveland. He cites 427 cows tested and estimates 4,656 of 30,000 could feed the city with tainted milk. A pamphlet from Cleveland firm promises a cheap preventive using compound resin and gentian extract to wipe out disease in one generation.
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Claveland
Martin le Ty
Board of Health
United States
Moutoa Mercantile Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Oby
The By the Way column recounts odd local tales and notices
A stream of loosely connected anecdotes spans a curious yellow bloom story linked to Howe Odenkirk, a potato bag joke, church fundraising by Wooster merchants, and a professor’s Lake Erie history lecture. Also noted are a Moorish church fundraiser and Earl Gabriel’s Spanish-American War veteran background with train details.
Obituary notices of Littell and Johnson in local paper
Rev W A Littell left for Mur docksville Pa after learning his sister Miss Hula Littel M D had died following four months illness The Western Union messenger caused delay notifying him W S Johnson of Zanesville died Saturday buried Monday He was raised near Maysville spent years at Shreves and Fredericksburg and for 20 years worked for the K O railroad final cousin to R G Mersiman of this city
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W. A. Littell
Murdocksville
Hula Littel
Mr. Littell
Western Union
Martin
Johnson
Zanesville
Mr. Johnson
Maysville
Shreves
Fredericksburg
R. G. Mersiman
Cibys
Two Games for Fourth in Wooster At Independence Day
The Ete Wadster Outlaws aim to host two strong teams for Independence Day baseball. It was reported that the White Athletic Club and Canton Marines may both visit Wooster, with travel paid and dates set for the national holiday.
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Ete
Wadster Outlaws
White Athletic Club
Canton Marines
Outlaws
Wooster
Wooster Club Sends Representatives to Ohio State Tourney
In the big tournament in Youngstown this week Wooster Country Club sends representatives to the state tournament. Dr Chalmers Martin and O H Lerwill traveled Monday with three or four others joining Tuesday. The club paid the membership fee and Wooster players compete with top rivals to find Ohio’s best colt player.
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The
Wooster Country Club
Youngstown
Chalmers Martin
O H. Lerwill
Wooster Club
Ohio
Wooster Delegates Reelect Zangy As Sunday School Head
Wesley H. Zangy of Wooster was reelected president of the Wayne Toacarawas Sunday School Association at the Canton meeting held last week. The gathering was praised as one of the most helpful and successful in years and it was decided to hold the convention next year in Wooster.
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Wesley H. Zangy
Toacarawas Sunday School Association
Canton
Wooster
Wooster Alumna Dead Endsley Wife of Doak Endsley
Daisy Gray Endsley, Wooster College alumna and wife of fellow alum Doak Endsley, died Saturday in Tarentom Pennsylvania.
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Daisy Gray Endsley
Doak Endsley
Tarentom, Pa
Vacations, Ceremonies, and Local Happenings In Town
June notes from Wheeling to Wooster recount visits by Prof Ellis Ewing and wife and Rev Frank Lenn, a cemetery association meeting at Town Hall, and local church services. Social calls include Merle Hermah Lehr of Congress and Jacob Lichty hosting guests, with a string of relatives from Cleveland and Wooster. Canada to Wooster summer school participants and Epworth League officers elected, plus school board actions on teachers for township schools and six new Presbyterian church members.
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Ellis Ewing
Wheeling
West Va
Frank Lenn
Cleveland
Town Hall
James Jose
Barberton
Methodist Sunday Schools
Presbyterian School
Merle Hermah
Mies Lehr
Congress
Fred Bauer
Seville
Jacob Lichty
Albert McGarvey
Leroy
Gev
Carkey
C ‘Iles
Epworth League
Beach City
Steele
Fieth
Clara Sell
Ernie
Wadsworth
Carl Bixler
Wooster
Ralph Bixler
Virtuous Hall
Florence Whensetler
Seabrooks
Pittsburg
Joan Scholl
Canada
Eva Lehman
Marie Russell
Gail Baker
Margaret Notestine
Ralph Snell
Charles Hemmings
Rev Glenn
Presbyterian Church
Missouri two cent fare act starts three month trial
Missouri will implement a two cent passenger fare on Wednesday at 1 a m for a three month trial. If unprofitable the measure can be challenged in court by railroads. State officials are enjoined from enforcing the maximum freight rate law while federal action proceeds.
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Missouri
Kansas City
Smith McPherson
United States District Court
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George J. Schwartz
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Charles Berger
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American House
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H B Swartz
Anon Arbor
Mico
University of Michigan
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Alma Water
Milton Wintigler
Alien
Charles Wilson
Wintrigler
WOO
Cawbrdge Springs
Mir Windigle
Massillon
Sheriff Caskey
Atrangles
Board of Education
Lad
Lindsey
Lagesi'e Hospital
L D Lyman
Netwalk
C D. Patterson
Saunto Maretreet
Lyman
Patterson
Earth Office
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Howe Odenkirk
Republican
Mia
Odenkirk
McKenna Street
Squire L. B Bolos
Mr Bolos
Woorter
Montgomery Ward & Co
Roebuck
D& Cy
Lee Wooster
Alltar
Atalogue House
Porcassera
Kev M J Keyea
Commodore Perry
Lake Erie
Chautangoua
Earl Gabriel
Mohican Or & Was
Gabriel
Company B
Gapriel
Cuba
Weygaodt
Canaan
Eedlanders
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America
Tistic
Milan
Porto Rico
Nobby
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