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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1907
Page
7
Prof Bailey and Prof Ballon report frost harmed apples, cherries, peaches, plums, and strawberries with late-season bloom and scare yields. Wheat shows no lasting injury after frost. marginal nipping in lowlands but sun later eased concerns. Local growers await Decoration Day markets for strawberries.
Columbus Press-Post reports James Cornelius faces execution and gains sympathy from officials and prisoners. Efforts for gubernatorial intercession continue as relatives seek commutation to life imprisonment. A Wooster visit aims to rally support, while a monument for Mrs Cornelius remains unfinished at Wooster Cemetery.
A rough weather spell affected farming operations and attendance at a Methodist children's exercise. O C Rieder departs for Silver Lake to take a summer post. A Tile factory upgrade adds cash value this spring. Paul Marthbey started moving a horse barn and rearranging barns for new use, including a straw barn.
P. D. Memorial Day notices the post office will be closed Thursday May 30 after 10 a.m. One daily city carrier delivery in the morning. rural deliveries suspended. Signed W B Bryson P. M.
An old newspaper ad touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a remedy for constipation stomach and kidney trouble with 35 cents price for tea or tablets. It also promotes Ely's Cream Balm to relieve nasal catarrh and claims no mercury or harmful additives, urging safe cold prevention and relief.
Isaac Greist contractor for High and Coshman streets and Nold avenue did not begin work on Moonsy wor Dns Jay Martin to head Western Union Telegraph office in the city and assume duties Monday. Clark bridge bids from Sol Levers and D R Gonser ranged 111% and 765. The project cost estimated at 83,30. A severe electrical storm damaged telephone and city fire alarm wires but minimal impact. Earl Strock travels to Hudson Indiana for four weeks to run an elevator. Funeral attendance in Loudonville for Mrs. Hoffman and Mr. Bebont relocates to the city. Several residents connected to Smithville and Wayne townships feature in local notes. Memorial and civic events noted, with church organ contract awarded to A J Techantz for 1,800 dollars. Hospital conditions update Mrs. Newstetter expects home soon. Local business updates from Miss Geisinger, Florence Hosier, and road work by Wormath & Bapst.
Wooster cemetery officers unveil a tin tube grave flower holder designed to prevent breakage by lawn mowers. A water filled inside tube supports flowers and remains level with the grave top. The device, sold at 25 cents per grave, aims to replace glass or earthen vases over time.
Robert Klein of the sophomore class travels to Santa Cruz California to spend the summer with relatives and return to resume studies in the fall. Arthur Breveneon of ’08 goes to Montana where he accepts a position for the summer with a large party.
At St Andrews Church a large Sunday service included Holy Communion. A newly confirmed member and the Junior Brotherhood shared in the consecrated rite. Palm and flower decorations, donated by the Brotherhood’s bays and Kingsley Floral, graced the church. Rev F A Zimmermann led the Supper reverently. The sermon urged doing God’s will and looking inward for Christ’s coming. The evening address focused on the Lost Sheep with comforting notes. The boys’ vested choir provided well rendered music with careful training.
The stockholders annual meeting at Millersburg elected directors F F Smithott C L Moody M P Fehrenbach A Jenninge for the year. The board then organized with F W Schott as president C L Moody as vice president and Wooster manager M P Fehrenbach as secretary and treasurer F F Smith as general manager.
The May list shows letters remaining uncalled at Wooster post office including Elmer Franks Howard Hoode Hollingworth H P Lee Reverend R R C Seve Send Dir hotographer and ladies Miss Clarabelle Fetzer Miss Margaret Hoffman Miss Augusta Kemp Ab Mrs Elizabeth McGreagor W Bryson P M
A recent law set final naturalizations after examination by a deputy U S marshal with the first session aimed for Monday May 27. Di Gia como, a well known Italian resident, impressed the examiner with highly satisfactory answers and earned high praise from Deputy Harrold who called him one in a thousand.
Judge M. Donahue attends common pleas court as attorney and executor for William E. Finck in a Perry County case involving about $400. The Columbus Press notes his role as a circuit court judge in the circuit. An advertisement for Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea claims health benefits.
Merle B Price and Jomneon Ewat CO win editor roles in a local newsroom election. The selections designate chief and business editors amid organizational shifts affecting governance and staff structure.
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