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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1906
Page
4
A fragmentary column stacks quick takes from Wooster and beyond. Notes on politics, railway delays, Taft and Cortelyou, Japan’s baseball, and local tax talk mix with oddities from Nebraska weather to proposed California division. Reads like a lively 1900s daily page teaser.
Disjointed lines reference jail terms for critics, a race to Senator Burtma, and tensions between Standart Oo supporters and rivals. The draft voices suspicion of railroad rebates linked to Andrew Carnegie, noting money, barites, and hidden deals as the point of contention.
Fragmented OCR text references Springfield and a gas well between locations with pro mentions. It mentions government reward for a position, legal fees, and evidence of a basic issue. No clear names, dates, or concrete outcomes are readable.
Memorial Day observances and local events fill Wooster and surrounding townships. Mentions include funeral arrangements for Mrs Sauters Browtier, visits by Ashland county directors to Wayne county infirmary, and Memorial Day exercises with Perry Strows traveling from Springfield. Also notes high school graduate Ben Sellers heading to Los Angeles for work, local business changes, and various personal travels and incidents around Wooster.
Lovers of furnishings should visit the Aupat store during the next few days to see a special display of rags. The show is said to be the finest ever seen in town, with Turkish rugs and American mills products noted for beauty and value. Prices for moderate means range up to 520 dollars.
Creston News reports continued improvement of W I McWlenen the traction company agent here who hopes to resume duties in early June. Coulter dies after months of illness at his mother's Maple Grove home with funeral at M church and burial in Jackson cemetery. he was 48 and leaves a widowed father sister and brother. Large attendance by Seville Lodge F and A M and many friends. Fraternal services held at Methodist church with Rev W Wallace and church choir. Creston businesses close 1 to 5 pm Decoration Day. Ball game preview between Cleveland Futures and Crestin team. Harry Beaver plans to move bakery to Elyria in June. Creston school to host entertainment next Friday under Miss Webster.
Applecreek community pages record visits from Bessie Lautenschlager and families, weddings including Miss Jessie Mitchell and Mr Harry Dickoon in Fredericksburg, and local concert highlights. Notables: John Fouts and Mary Mitchell attended. Prot Berg and Wesley Zaugg noted. East Township school activities and church services mentioned. medal contest judged by Prof Apright and others with participants from Wooster and Fredericksburg.
May 20 guests Rev Charles Weltmer and his wife attend a series of ten days of special services led by Rev Warner in Wooster. An advance note calls for a big tent to be erected June 8 at the high school park. Mrs McHaney visits Mrs Sdyth Sullivan, and citizens are urged to meet at town hall at 12 30 pm.
Metrial day exercises and Memorial Day events mix with garden and farm notes. Intermittent social visits, church services, and family news from Jefferson and neighboring towns describe spring farming progress, social gatherings, and local hobbies amid pest and illness updates.
May 10 notes from Frederickstown church include Ren Meinlin in gold medal contest at Apple Creek. Edith Laughlin ill with typhoid fever. Ednard writes of parishioners visiting Wooster and Benton. Ednard mentions Mrs Long entertaining brother. Strasburg visitors and Lodi railway line work summarized. Subscriptions urged for The Republican.
The City Auditor Minier's office is being fitted with natural oak desks and doors to resemble those in similar state offices. The project aims to present a fine appearance upon completion, with improvements anticipated for some time.
Frank Lude of Mansfield and Lulu Kaufman of Rittman appear in a regional notice. Harry Conn and Minnie Greer, both of Wooster, are named alongside Zoel Mazlin of Dalton and Elizabeth Falb of Kidron in the same item.
The Wooster Grain and Stock Exchange reports May and July futures for Wheat at 843-4 and 821-2 respectively, Corn May 41-2 and July 4878, and Oats May 848-8 and July 34.
Readable price list shows butter at 10 to 12 cents per pound, eggs 13 cents per dozen, lard 8 cents, chickens old 6 cents per pound, chickens young 8 cents. Grain and feed include wheat 86 cents, rye 50 cents, oats 32 cents, corn 60 cents, barley 45 cents, timothy seed 1.25 to 1.40, clover seed 6 dollars, hay 10 to 12 dollars, salt 1.10 per barrel, bran 1.10, middlings 1.20, wool unwashed medium 27 to 28 cents, fine 23 cents.
Grain and live stock price roundup lists cattle, sheep, and hog values across Chicago East Buffalo and Cincinnati markets. Entries show common steers, cows, heifers, bulls, stockers, lambs, calves, hogs, and packing prices with bid ranges and notable shifts by market.
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