31 Oct 1906
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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1906
Page
1
County Clerk Harrold prepared a cablegram for Major Taggart but it was not sent. A Baltimore telegram from Howard Taggart reported Major Taggart's reply that he had been sick but nothing serious. The message was relayed to the parents in Orrville and to Mrs. Harrold.
Cloyce David son returns from typhoid confinement while Hiram Crammel regains use of a leg with no crutches. Bert Ober and Zelma Derr wed in Fredericksburg and plan Cleveland housekeeping. Farmers face bad weather hindering corn harvest as cider mill and can press run hard. Walton Fisher excels at corn husking. Tose plasto Hill and egg work advance on Lou Hofacre’s new house amid election quiet.
Madisonburg records a busy week with visits from Mrs. Ella Kigbner and Mrs. Jennie Lehr, typhoid concern in a family, and several social updates. Community members discuss apple cider activity, school attendance, and local church property purchases. Local travel, farming chores, and minor illnesses frame a snapshot of fall life in East Palestine area.
Oct 31 report notes a small Mora Mystic Vaudeville Company audience at Town Hall Monday evening. The Buster Brown team featuring Mr and Mrs Edward Bixler, enroute from Albany to Nor, performed for locals in a brief setback to the demand line.
We showcase all the best styles from renowned makers not just one. We demand quality materials and skilled tailoring with a strict inspection system to prevent errors. Prices run about 20 percent below rivals due to high volume and lower running costs, allowing closer margins for shoppers.
A store touts that a Nick Amster suit or overcoat cannot be duplicated for less than $12.50 elsewhere. It claims other shops offer similar quality at lower prices and better styles with more variety, emphasizing broader selection in suits.
If you doubt the merits of good ready-made clothes, visit and try on a suit or overcoat for twenty dollars. We are confident doubts will vanish quickly.
The text notes time spent between trains with Mr and Mrs C A Mellen and mentions Miss Dewey Welle returning home from Cleveland after nearly a month in hospital. It also references a journey remark and a forthcoming lecture center course next Saturday evening in Darverton.
Mr and Mrs Derr celebrated their fortieth wedding anniversary with a surprise gathering on Sunday Oct 28 at their Smithville home. Eight children attended along with relatives and friends, including Harry SinclairGolden Corners A R Derr John Derr Emma Merzwiler Akron and others. Twenty nine guests and six of ten grandchildren joined the celebration with an elaborate dinner and gifts.
The commissioners paid numerous bills including Geo J Kraiger $3 Chas Clinker $5 Geo W Bhadnoenetain $34 61 David Martin and Henry Eseelborn $11 60 D R Howser $60 60 Barrett Bros $12 60 C N Carpenter Supply Co 965 02 Tablet Ticket Co $235 Barrett Bros $6 90 Wm Doell $25 E B Casper $125 Jes Gindlesberger $8 Dayton B Co $8 60 James Lee $370 Wm Jordan $620 Central Onion Tel Co $1 20 Ruggles Gale Co $9 Andy OBrien $2 Issac N Hough $200 24 Eugene Carlin $172 60 Andrew Relman $35 Frank Glasgo $41 Frank Sigler $980 David Griest $10 Hen M Knepp $28 50 Wooster Oblican $25 J F Coe $154 52 William Kabo $87 82 Mohican Oil Gag Co $61 86 Weygandt Weiser $100 The following contracts were approved QO N Carpenter Supply Co culvert pine $153 Henry Sigrist hill grading $49 Henry F Zeigler Andrew Musselman to build two culverts in Chester township $155
Bellville in Richland county reports a land gas boom as Standard Oil Co enters to buy wells and leases. Paving wells are being struck and more are planned. Hotels and boarding houses host oil men scouting the field. Lake F. Jones and Sherman Lundy of Wooster are among the investors.
Typhoid fever claimed Sugar Mower age 55 at his Orrville residence on Sunday. Old Orrville resident, known locally. Lydia Brenneman age 13 died Sunday at her parents G K Brenneman and wife home after typhoid fever developed pneumonia before death.
Smithville in autumn weather sees farmers nearing winter as potato crops are nearly sold off. Local social notes report visitors and residents including Mrs. W. Lepley of Cleveland, Joins of the community, church and cemetery movements, and numerous town exchanges among families, neighbors, and nearby towns.
Common Pleas Court records show John McSweeney, acting for M. J. Bock and William Elk, filing a petition Monday morning against Wooster Gas Light Co and William Elk to recover $20,000 on a promissory note.
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