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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1907
Page
6
Local fans discuss forming a Wooster baseball team for the Trolley league this summer. No firm plans yet as to organization or funding. Support depends on sufficient subscription to hire players and compete. optimism grows with spring weather.
Silas Willetts of 1360 Fawn Street Philadelphia, deaf and dumb, applied to Alesars Nixon Zimmerman for the tramp part in Simple Simon at a Philadelphia theater. He acted out the role in dumb mime, impressing manager Nixon Nirdlinger who weighed giving him a chance despite uncertainty about audience reaction and his long-term condition.
Wooster High School secured a victory on Shreve’s home floor in a hard fought contest. The crowd saw Wooster lead through the game with key baskets from Firestone and Cawerun, while Shreve responded with efforts from Butler and other players. Final score details list Wooster players conributing points as listed in the report.
A petition to error was filed in common pleas court by Samuel Mor of Franklin County. Plaintiffs allege work and labor owed with a judgment claimed at 957 dollars. The document lists defendants Joseph Detbieve Baerehard Elven berger and MoD Melnoyer as style of the suit.
Miss Mary H Whitworth and Fir eat Keyser wed after a midnight elopement from Golden Corners. Canton mayor and Justices attended as Keyser produced a Wooster license. The ceremony unfolded with humor as a crowd noted the groom’s limited funds and the crowd’s sympathetic reactions.
State Board of Health forbids Wooster from erecting a water plant at Appl Creek side with cost limit of 20 000. Officials plan to appeal while board allows use of water from Clearcreek source. City council faces bond option and opposition charges secrecy.
In a Wayne County court scene on Wednesday and Thursday, two mothers sit near each other as their troubled sons face murder charges. Tears mark the proceedings while one mother ponders a son lost to violence and the other fears for her boy’s fate. A separate blunder with a note adds comic relief amid the tension.
County commissioners opened bids for four bridge projects from Sugarcreek to Swisher township. Contractors include Canton Concrete Construction Co and Brookville Bridge Co with amounts ranging from 308 to 903 dollars. Canton Concrete Construction Co awarded the Lasewal and BrockSrite Bridge projects, while other proposers list Dregonia, Medd Beach, Oregonia, and Velkoak firms among bidders.
The message recalls a recent congressional action granting an increased pension to Mr Schmutz. Judge Stmyser is commended for diligence in securing this adjustment, noted as a full acknowledgment of valuable service. Friends and supporters express satisfaction with the outcome.
Forecast reports mild and pleasant weather for Prospect and Marco province with a generally favorable pattern through late spring. The month of March is expected to see a snowy and blustery interlude in southern states, followed by rain and cold in April, then a warming trend toward May with increasing sunshine and higher temperatures.
Were Not Confirmed Postmasters at Millersburg and Denison who were recommended by Congressman Smyeer did not get confirmed by the senate in connection with a batch of Ohio postmasters but President Roosevelt will reappoint them in a few days so they can take their seats.
Grace Griffith Wise of Akron files a partition suit against Grace B Wiee and Janet Griffith Wise seeking division or sale of property tied to the late Ogle Gree-arimite in the Oris ville region, outlining heirs and interests in the estate.
In Wooster bowling season wrap up Frank Zarlengo gains top score nearing the city record with a 246. Weekly board shows 212 Lambrose, 223 Thorne, 211, 215, 199, 201 Alcock 218 215 212 Kunkle 217 216 Zarlengo 220 213 236 Gil 212 Bolus 203 210 Smith 214 Hauenstein 234 220 Wilhelm 211.
A collage of short, mixed tone items cites international mischief and domestic quirks. Notes reference Taft travel plans and Reed Smoot seat debates, with political quips from Marion Star Springfield News and Akron Beacon Journal, plus musings on Roosevelt and democracy.
Harvey 3. Baker as guardian of Margery Heyes sues Mary J Harbeson aunt of the ward. Attorney H. B Swartele notes the petition argues Baker advanced 3150 for the ward’s interest and that Harbeson and others seek to dispose of the property without paying bills. Defendant has been summoned from seeing or encumbering the property in question.
C J Smith misplaced or had his wallet taken at Frandia Messner sale on Friday afternoon. He carried over $20 and says he had the pocketbook when settling with buyers inside, then could not find it on leaving. He suspects it was dropped or stolen, but is unsure.
A Perrysville gas well that had been leaking for months, down to 2800 feet, struck last Wednesday evening as a productive flow. Spectators were barred due to gas danger, and the final strength of the flow is not yet known. Citizens expect natural gas to follow, benefiting the area more than an oil well would.
A Pennsyl vana railway party of 83 officials arrived in Wooster at noon and were hosted at the Archer house for dinner. The group included dispatchers then at Wooster, among them Harry K. Brady, later promoted to superintendent.
A fragment from a historical page recounts a quirky line about a man with no coat on his back but one on his tongue. It includes garbled text “Ratky Mountain Fea” and a parenthetical note about bad breath, alongside the name H. Boyd & Co. as possibly publisher or advertiser.
Chas By Bixter and H Boyd & Co druggists report that after five days T suffered kidney and bladder affections, pain, weight loss, and fatigue. Three doctors failed to help. Foley’s Kidney Cure provided relief after one bottle and full recovery after the second.
City board members met informally in the evening to discuss a report from the state board of health. No action was taken. The consensus was that repairing the Apple Creek plant is the only viable option to restore safe water, but funding and timing remain unresolved. magaalada
Ohio brief reports a man, Henry De Burt, shot himself near a woman's home after a broken relationship. He died at a hospital in a deteriorating condition. Florence Patterson allegedly ended the affair. neighbors note the couple’s separation. Police or local authorities are mentioned with no further details.
Advices from Chihuahua state report 35 people, men women and children, killed at San Andres, about twenty leagues from El Paso, by an accidental explosion of a large quantity of dynamite.
Watertown journal reports on March 9 a blaze at the Frontenac paper mill in Dexter, eight miles away, owned by Dexter Sulphite Pulp and Paper. The blaze caused partial destruction with an estimated loss of 55000 dollars.
A four story building on West Forty third street occupied by printer William Green and housing the Smart Set and Town Topics burned, causing about 300000 in damage. Seventy five female workers escaped unharmed on March 9 as the blaze threatened nearby gas tanks. In Cleveland on March 9 an agreement for wage hikes was announced for Lake Shore railroad engineers rising 16 to 18 percent, totaling about 100000 yearly.
Washington March 9 Senor Don Ramon Ping new Spanish minister to the United States says the aim is to lay new ties of friendship not remind of past defeat. He commented on Admiral Dewey’s remark that victory came with divine aid, suggesting it may have been the God of War. He notes Spain’s postwar prosperity and wishes for improved relations. Blizzard disrupts Newfoundland shipping. a seven man crew vessel foundered and all hands lost. Sealing crews struggle to reach Newfoundland due to weather and sea conditions. In Idaho, Steve Adams comments on jury dismissal in the murder case of Fred Adams, predicting retrial unlikely at the October term.
The Ohio Jamestown exposition commission announced appointments including Mrs A Stewart, Mrs Blanch F Catt, Denis Randall, Mona check boy James Sweet, and others to be stationed at the Ohio building for the exposition. The date for Ohio day was not selected. Pilar to End Strike Por'smond. O. March 9 W B Fitzgerald proposed streetcar men return to work and settle within 30 days by three mediators.
Wayne County records list transfers from Lydia Benner to Levi N Schrock in Greene township for several acres. Wright and wife to P Eshelman trustee. Jer to Samuel Yo'er for 82.69 acres. Melsinger et Al to Bart W Mowery with lots in Capress. Catherine Ruehwaiter to John A Leichot of Orrville. Heller family transactions in Orrville with amounts up to 1100 dollars. properties in Creston and Franklin township totaling hundreds of dollars. administrator J Alexander to Catherine McHoch for 60 76 acres in Franklin township valued at 1420 dollars.
An electrical establishment named Wayne Electric CG 4H will operate from the rear room of the Howard room on North Buckeye street. Brown an expert electrician of Zancazule will oversee the business which will specialize in electrical lighting and general electrical needs.
Advert promotes Braudreth s Pills as a universal remedy for headaches backaches and fatigue claiming they regulate the medicine system. It notes a thirty day kidney bladder rheumatism treatment for $1 with a money back guarantee and claims alcohol free and easy to take. Sold by Kreiger s drug store.
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