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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1897
Page
2
A Wooster library event drew a large audience with both ladies and men active in showcasing the library’s value. Debates on free trade and Hawaii annexation reflected shifting Democratic views and Secretary Sherman’s evolving stance on territorial policy.
Ira L. D. Ball and Caroline Sighat are named alongside Ira Keyser and Lois A. Ryland S. E. Lawrence and Mary Smetzer in a legal notice listing involved individuals and related parties. The fragment lists multiple persons indicating a public record or court matter with several participants.
Albert Galehouse a clothing merchant in Doylestown assigned his stock of goods and a house and lot to Dr. A E Stepfield for the benefit of his creditors on Tuesday evening.
The Sugarcreek township school board met Jonellet and elected teachers for the winter term at 340 to 45 dollars per month. Appointees include J. W. Sharp, Albert Gerber, Lea Mobler, J. M. Griffith, D. C. Hostetter, J. W. Jackson, F. A. Maurer, Noah Moser, and Wesley Zaugg with No 9 as no choice.
The class of 97 graduates and several teachers shared a picnic at Highland Park on Tuesday. The Wayne County Soldier’s and Sailor’s Reunion Association plans a 1 p.m. Thursday meeting at G A RK Hall. A Friday evening public gathering in the Mayor’s office will form a citizen committee for a forthcoming day. Saturday night a house near Mohican belonging to David Horn and family burned to the ground during a festival.
The Holmes county delegates failed to resolve their differences during a heated session. The chair refused to recognize a seating claim, motions and speeches followed with no progress, and at 11 40 adjournment was taken until 9 o'clock Wednesday before completing the first ballot.
A middle aged man dressed well, carrying a carpet bag, appeared at Henry Derr’s house south of town seeking lodging. After being refused he threatened to burn Derr’s buildings and fled when neighbors gathered. James Latimer and others searched the area but failed to locate the stranger who seemed to be a total unknown.
In Millersburg an intense Democratic Judicial convention unfolds with Holmes delegates at odds over seat legitimacy fueling a near deadlock. Samuel Nicholas leads initial ballots while disputes prompt a later adjournment and renewed polling to 7 p.m. amid claims of irregular delegation and possible nominating actions.
The Wayne county W O T U sets its annual meeting for Tuesday June 20 at the Presbyterian church Parleys. The day includes devotional exercises reports from officers and departments Sabbath observance Mercy Flower Mission Juvenile Franchise paper and question box with a noontide lunch in church parlors. Afternoon sessions feature prayers reports from Local Union Scientific Temperance Instruction solo selections papers on unfermented wine fruits of the liquor traffic and remarks by the president with election of officers and miscellaneous business.
About 400 people attended a Wooster Opera House meeting to promote stock in the Old Dominion Preserving Co. W. C. Yost outlined the plan and potential jobs, citing at least 75 local year round positions and $100,000 in annual circulation. Frank Warner urged businessmen to back the project. 10 more shares were taken and merchants will be targeted next. A telegram from Richmond delayed attendance but stock subscriptions continued amid a tight timeline. The piece closes noting Greene township Board of Education named teachers for the year.
Easton Ohio June 21 teachers named Collier Oberlin Adams Ant Wagner Horn Crise Anlt Musser Mornin were employed for 100 days at 1.874 dollars daily plus janitor duties. A proposed male teacher for No 10 was rejected. several Canaan and Plain township positions were also filled with modest salary increases and repairs planned.
University notes report Wooster Summer School opens with strong prospects. Sterling Funk resigns Pittsburg post to attend summer term. A B R Zorn of Brooklyn offers private French and German lessons at 136 East Bowman Street. Mt Uniden College baseball hosts Minglewoods at North Lawrence Park. Prof I L Lowien of Greenville to teach in Wooster program. Previously he taught at Clark University under Dr G Stanley Hall.
Early today Daniel Anstutz of Sonnenberg woke to barking dogs and found a burglar at his hen house. The intruder, John Hofstetler, fled after a struggle but was later questioned in Dalton by Marshal Frank Kosler and charged with burglary. Hofstetler previously faced a sentence for concealment of a stolen bicycle and had a suspended term to January 26 for a circuit appeal. The case is likely to be bound over to Common Pleas Court.
Toledo June 22 The Republican state convention faces a contest between Major Charles W Dick and Charles L Kurtz for the executive chairmanship. Governor Bushnell backs Kurtz while Senator Hanna leans to Dick, setting a heated clash that could decide control of the campaign and the party’s direction. General Grosvenor, temporary chairman, praised McKinley era reforms and urged Ohio to endorse the Chicago platform in the face of Democratic opposition.
Mrs. Charles Cox found her husband, Mr. Cox, hanging from a rope on an ironwood tree in Rira Mc Conpell's woods, three quarters of a mile from her home. He had left three weeks earlier to look for work, leaving his wife and four children destitute. the body was buried promptly.
One of the season’s pleasant commencements occurred in Shreve as Clinton Township public schools held their third annual commencement. Six graduates received diplomas after music and speeches on duty, temperance, education and patriotism.
At the Ohio Republican state convention in Toledo, factions loyal to M A Hanna and Governor Bushnell fought over the state executive and campaign chairmanship. Major Dick and Charles Kurtz contested the chair, but Hanna prevailed in district meetings, shaping the new state central committee. Governors and nominees signaled upcoming cooperation, with Dick slated as executive chair and Kurtz defeated.
Notice invites search proposals for building arcbout Louse on the Iot on Millbrook Bach. Bids due July 2 1997 at 2 o clock. Include names of interested parties and guarantees. Separate labor and material prices. Lowest responsive bid overall may win. Board may reject all bids. Plans and specs available after July 1 1897. Clerk of the Board JOHN S PALMER.
Local ad listing varied farm and grocery items with prices including flour wheat corn barley flax seed and butter eggs lard ham cheese beans potatoes onions sprine chickens turkeys and apples. Corrected by Craighead & Co grocers and provisions note includes unit prices and bulk amounts.
The Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station will display weather flags from five signals provided by the National Weather Bureau via H. W. Richardson. Flags indicate fair, rain or snow, local rains, temperature, and cold wave with combinations specifying warmer or colder conditions.
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