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My best wishes of a happy new year to the personnel
of the Sentinel.
A large number from abroad were here during the
holidays, among them was Chas. Melifska and Scott Kiel, of Kirby; Nic. Lafountaine and wife, of New Riegel, Seneca
county; John Gillen and wife, of Swanton, O.; John
Wank and wife, of Seneca county; C. Lichly and J. Myers, of Decatur, Indiana, and many others whose names and residences we
did not learn.
Rosa Wannemacher, Katie Zahm and Miss Otte spent the holidays in Defiance.
The closing of the past year has been a sad one to
some of our families, as death has taken away two fathers; first was Jas.
Janders, aged about 35 years, died
Wednesday of typhoid fever, left a widow and seven children in pecuniary
circumstances; next on Friday morning August Kortokrax, aged 28 years, died of consumption, leaving a wife and children to
mourn his early death; the funeral was held Sunday afternoon, which was
attended by many friends from abroad and near.
The individual known as “Pope” is dead. He fell over
at the house of George Clark, in Paulding County, and died suddenly. He was known all over this
part of the country, as he traveled always on foot, was in very poor
circumstances and had no home.
Dec. 31, 1894 ARGUS
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The angelic dress of the earth that fell in the last
few days, gives rise to gladness to almost all men. The splendid sleighing
gives a chance to do the general winter hauling, while the young people can
enjoy a drive on the white snow, which is now one foot deep.
Last Sunday afternoon a little
infant, two months old, of John Wannemacher, was buried here. The child died of whooping cough.
Max
Kortokrax is happy over the advent of a
girl.
Wm. J. Rekart set it up with a smile last
Friday. It is a bouncing boy that came to stay.
Charles Wannemacher & Son have moved their
hardware store to their new building and are getting things in good shape.
Their new quarters are well adapted for business. They now carry a large stock
of hardware as well as farming implements, and extend a cordial invitation to
their friends and patrons to come and see them and give them a share of their
trade.
Jacob Wannemacher, the tinsmith, is occupying the old hardware store and is prepared to
do roofing, spouting and everything in his line of business.
On Tuesday the widow Droll was married to Peter Meyer, of Decatur, Ind., and moved to their new home last Thursday.
Mr. Herman Thithoff, of Saginaw County, Mich., was here over Sunday; on his return he took
along two little girls of Mrs. Tinnis, to make their home with him.
Mr. J. B. Mersman made a business trip to Toledo
last week.
Our merchants have laid up a large
lot of ice for the coming summer.
The flouring mill came near catching
fire last Tuesday. The dust near the elevator caught fire from a stovepipe of a
canal boat lying nearby. The early discovery by Mathias Wannemacher prevented it from doing serious
harm.
Jan.
13, 1895 ARGUS
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The flouring mill
at Ottoville had a narrow escape from destruction by fire the other day. Dust
in the elevator shaft took fire from the stove in a canal boat and nothing but
a timely accidental discovery saved the building.
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The Ottoville mills have shipped 142
carloads of grain per Clover Leaf railroad during the past year, and several
boatloads per canal.
George Banholzer, of Jamestown, N. Y., was here visiting his parents and sisters. He is
engaged as foreman of a gang for the severage of that old town.
Mrs. C. Beckman was here, her old home place,
to see old friends, but left Monday for McClure and Toledo.
The sawmill yard of J. B. Mersman is literally filled with fine
logs, covering several acres. He will make the saws hum this season.
Alex. Lauer has quit the saloon of the
Beckman House.
H. H. Hilvers is in feeble health at present,
also John Mueller.
Mrs. Helena Doust, of Defiance was here over Sunday to see her relatives.
Feb.
3, 1895 ARGUS
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Again we are called upon to
chronicle the death of one of our most respectable citizens, in the prime of
life, at the age of 37 years. Mr. Bernard Loosa departed this life about
midnight last Friday, of the dread disease of consumption. For the past two
years Mr. Loosa’s health has been failing, and despite all medical skill he
steadily grew worse until the final end came. He was born on the farm where he
died, one mile west of here. He leaves a mother, a wife and seven small
children to mourn his early demise. The funeral was held hat the church here
Monday morning at 9 o’clock, under a large attendance of relatives and friends.
The family has our sympathy in their sad bereavement. May he rest in peace.
Last Tuesday afternoon a child, one
year old, of John Shearer, of Defiance, a son-in-law of G. H. Otte was buried here.
The canal sprung a leak at the
culvert, one mile south of here, causing the cellars of Otto Kortokrax and John A. Wannemacher to overflow, doing considerable
damage to the contents.
During the severe cold snap of last
week several of our neighboring families raised considerable commotion. Alvin
Rower had to harbor a little boy, so had N. Gillen, and Wm. Gasser took in a little girl, all in
safety.
Feb.
11, 1895 ARGUS
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Mr. Wm. Schlagbaum and Henry Kehres made a trip to Cincinnati last
week.
Miss Barbara Schulien, of Chicago, is here visiting her brother, M. Schulien, and friends.
Mr. J. B. Mersman was in Defiance and Toledo,
arranging for some special contracts for lumber.
Mr. Henry Hilvers has gone to Saginaw County,
Michigan, to bring home the eldest daughter of Henry Eickholt as his wife.
L. Rieger was in Seneca County to attend
the funeral of Mr. Rumschlag, who died at New Riegel.
Mr. Len Geminer is delivering 30,000 brick for
a tile kiln at Cloverdale.
C. Wannemacher & Son are putting a hot air
furnace in their new store building.
Feb. 17, 1895 ARGUS
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Monterey Township
Washington’s Birthday was commemorated in an
appropriate manner last Friday afternoon at the schoolhouse in second special
district, Monterey Township, Putnam County, Ohio.
The program of exercises was a good
one; it consisted of recitations, essays, dialogues, songs, etc., etc.
It was wonderful to see and hear how
even little children, six and seven years of age, would step upon the decorated
stage and speak as though they orators of the Webster kind. Beautiful songs
were sung by the children.
To say the least, the celebration
was a success, and it created new love and regard in young and old, for the
“Father of his Country,” as Washington is justly styled, and for our “Sweet
Land of Liberty.”
All of the several hundred persons
present report having enjoyed a pleasant afternoon. Among those present were
the parents and brothers and sisters of the pupils of above named school, and a
number of pupils from the surrounding five or six schools, together with their
teachers and quite a number of other school friends from different places.
Mr. Unterbrink, our teacher, has the best wishes of all for his future success.
An
Observer
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Old man Krauss Swank, late of Pickaway County, Ohio, died here last Friday, and was buried
last Sunday at the Antioch cemetery. The funeral services were conducted by
Elder Harvey Adams and was well attended. He
leaves a widow and one child.
A little son of W. J. Rekart died on Thursday and was buried
on Saturday. Funeral services were held at the church here.
The hardware firm of Charles
Wannemacher & Son have received a
carload of wagons of the Turnbull Manufacturing Company of Defiance. Parties
desiring wagons will do well to call on them and see for themselves.
Peter Wannemacher, of Cloverdale, was here last Tuesday, smiling all over, because a
little boy made his appearance at his house.
George and Mary Fishbach have left for Nebraska to make
that their future home.
Mar. 5, 1895 ARGUS
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On Sunday last two children were
buried here, one an only child of the widow Kortokrax, 6 months old, and the other an infant of Henry Recker.
Stephen Wannemacher returned home Saturday from the
Ft. Wayne business college.
The Democratic caucus held Saturday
was well attended, resulting as follows: B. Shurer, Trustee; Wm. Gasser, Treasure; Hart Guisinger, Assessor; Joseph Suter, Constable; Jos. Wannemacher, Justice of the Peace.
The village caucus resulted in the
nomination of J. J. Miller for Mayor, and Frank Miehls for Marshall.
March 11, 1895 ARGUS
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Charles Gruppenhoff, Peter Morbach and Andrew Radel left this week for Illinois, to
work as farm hands on the prairie.
Charles Wannemacher & Son have received a
carload of nails and a carload of fence wire, also a number of buggies, spring
wagons and carts. They are displaying an immense stock of hardware and
agriculture implements for the spring trade.
Math. Kramer and Ben. Wannemacher are on the sick list, of
complications of the throat.
The School Board of this village is
contemplating the building of a large brick schoolhouse the coming summer and
are making preparatory arrangements for the same.
A little girl has come to stay at
the house of Theodore Kramer.
Misses B. Krebs and Rieger have opened a new millinery
store in the Krebs building near the school house, where they will accommodate
the ladies with a fine line of new and fashionable dress goods.
March 18, 1895 ARGUS
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After a short illness and while on a
visit from Chicago to her relatives in this neighborhood, Miss Barbara Schulien died at the home of her brother
Joseph, at Delphos, last Friday
morning at the age of 45 years. Her remains were brought to her brother Mathias at this place Saturday and the
funeral was held Sunday afternoon from the Catholic Church here, and was very
largely attended, as she was favorably known in this community. Miss B.
Schulien was born in Cincinnati and came here with her parents while a young
girl; after she attained her full growth she kept a millinery store in this
village, but for the last eight years was engaged in the same business in
Chicago. Four weeks ago she came here to visit her relatives when the fatal
sickness overtook her. She lived a single life up to her death.
Mr. Peter Wannemacher and J. B. Mersman are on the sick list at
present.
March 25, 1895 ARGUS
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Death has again cut a very wide
swath in a large family in this neighborhood. Mr. Henry Raman departed this life last Friday
morning, of the dread disease of dropsy, at the age of about 46 years. He
leaves a wife and seven children to mourn his untimely death. The deceased
formerly lived at Ottawa, where he was married to Miss Kruse, then moved to Delphos, where he remained for a short time, when he
settled on a farm 2 miles north of this village. His funeral took place Sunday
afternoon at the Catholic Church here attended by a large concourse of people.
May he rest in peace.
Stuter & Yacklin, of the stone quarry firm, with Henry Monday as their engineer, are making
arrangements to start their crusher. Piking will again be resumed west of town
as soon as the weather will permit.
March 30, 1895 ARGUS
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At Ottoville
yesterday the taxpayers voted for the erection of a new public school building.
There were seventy-five votes in favor and only one in the negative.
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The water in the canal is drawn off
in view of repairing several locks along the line, which is expected to take
about six weeks.
Last week Wednesday Mr. Andrew
Cromer died, aged 53 years. His demise was not unexpected as he had
suffered of consumption for several years. He leaves a wife and a large family
of children to mourn his death. He resides three miles southwest of this place,
and was one of our well to do farmers and a highly respected citizens. His
remains were interred in the Catholic cemetery here last Friday, attended by a
large concourse of sorrowing relatives and friends. Relatives from Sandusky and
Leipsic were in attendance.
Mrs. Mina Sellet was in Huron County last week
to attend to her sick daughter.
Nick Bendele and Charles Sellet have gone to Grand Rapids,
Michigan, to work this summer.
Mrs. Henry Schneider departed this life last
Saturday morning of consumption. She was but 22 years and five months old, and
leaves a husband and children to mourn her early death. She was buried this
Monday at the Mellinger cemetery in Paulding County.
Dr. Clark was called by telegram to
Decatur, Indiana, on professional business.
Mr. J. B. Mersman made a business trip to Piqua.
Mr. John Mass, Brickner and James Richard have made large deliveries of
nursery stock during the last few days.
Mr. J. J. Miller, our dry goods merchant, received a large fire and burglar proof safe
last Saturday, of Hall & Marvin M’f’g Co., of Cincinnati.
April 22, 1895 ARGUS
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Excitement ran high last Monday
afternoon on account of fire. In the afternoon the smokehouse of Otto Kortokrax, on mile south of time, caught fire and burned to the ground,
destroying his entire meat supply and many tools and other goods, causing a
loss of about $250, with no insurance. Our fire department was on the ground,
but could not do much as there was no water. Hardly was this fire over when
another call came for aid. It was this time a straw stack of Henry Roth’s, 1 ½ miles southeast of here,
endangering his new barn. Our fire engine done effective work and the barn was
saved.
The oldest citizen of this
community, Mr. Frank Sander, died last Friday in his 90th year, at the home of his
son-in-law, Henry Gruppenhoff; his remains were buried last Sunday afternoon in the Catholic
cemetery under a very large attendance. He was highly respected and last fall
at the picnic received the prize as the oldest pioneer.
Married at the Catholic Church here,
on Tuesday, Mr. Martin Pittner and Miss Susie Bendele, on Wednesday, Mr. Math. Kramer and Miss Lizzie Zahner; on Thursday, Mr. Theodore Van Oss and Miss Maria Kiefer. They all have our best wishes for the future.
Mr. Mullen and Mr. Welty, of Pandora, were here with the plans and specifications for the new
schoolhouse in this village. The gentleman have shown considerable skill in
architecture, and submitted a practical plan for a school building.
Mr. George Boehmer, a medical student of Ft. Jennings, and Miss Grothouse, of Delphos, were the guests of E. J. Kiefer last Wednesday.
Mrs. Flora Wannemacher, of Wapakoneta, was here a few days visiting friends.
Miss Mathilda Schulien is sojourning at Perrysburg,
Ohio.
Charles Wannemacher & Son, the hardware firm,
have just received a car-load of the Milwaukee Binders and Mowers, which are
sold for delivery in the next few days.
Mr. Gasser and Gminer have contracted for the
building of five large elevators along the Clover Leaf R. R.
May 6, 1895 ARGUS
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On Monday last Wm. Gasser was thrown from a car at Holgate while unloading lumber, and was
considerably hurt, having three ribs broken, and the cars came near running
over him, they cut the sole of his boots. He is again on the street.
Dr. Clark has left for Chicago to take a
course in surgery in a hospital in that city.
Married at the Catholic Church here
last Tuesday, Mr. Frank Helmkamp and Miss Maria Langhals. The young couple has moved on a farm in Van Wert County.
Mr. Jos. Rekart has moved his utensils to
Delphos, having sold his farm to Max Winkelman.
Mr. Longsworth, of Grover Hill, was called home by telegram, to the bedside of his
wife, who was taken suddenly severely sick.
The repairs to the canal are
finished and the water was turned on Sunday.
Mr. Philip Kemper has started to build a dwelling
house on the Kalida road near this village.
Mr. Frank Okule, of Rockport, near Cleveland, is here visiting his grandchildren and
Ed. Miller.
The Trustees have let the contract
for crushed stone to Stuter & Jacklin at 55 cents per yard.
The Ottoville creamery is put in
operation again. John Young has moved here and will engage
as driver for the creamery.
May 12, 1895 ARGUS
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The Ottoville creamery is in full
operation again and is receiving a good patronage. The board is newly organized
by electing Max Winkleman president, Ben. Wannemacher secretary and manager, and J.
C. Wannemacher cashier; and L. B. Rower butter maker.
Henry Wurst, Nick. Schulien, Henry Schneider, Jos. Wurst and Newton Hammons left for Kokomo, Indiana, where
they have a contract to erect an elevator for Wm. Gasser.
Dr. Clark returned last Sunday and
resumed his practice.
Last Sunday about 60 members of this
congregation went to Defiance to attend the laying of the cornerstone of a new
church there.
Last Saturday Martin Bendele had a bad runaway at this
village; a wheel came off the buggy, which frightened the horse; Mr. Bendele
and Wm. J. Rekart were thrown out, but received
but slight injuries.
Married at the church here last
week, Frank Miller to A. Moritz; last Tuesday Wm. Schlagbaum to Louisa Kehres, the latter couple are now on a wedding trip to Indiana.
May 26, 1895 ARGUS
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Bids were received by our school
board last Saturday for the building of a 4-room schoolhouse at this village.
Seven bids were entered, ranging from $5,884 to $7,500. Mr. A. Fisher, of Ottawa, being the lowest bidder was awarded the contract. Work
will soon begin on the building.
Mr. W. Schlagbaum returned home from his wedding
trip last Tuesday, and the young folks had a free dance in the evening in the
Kehres Hall, which was largely attended and everything passed in the happiest
mood.
Married at the church, by Rev.
Father Mueller, last Wednesday, Mr. Mathias Lauf, of Ft. Jennings, to Miss Kath. Fishbach. The young couple will settle on a farm 2 miles north of here.
Mr. J. B. Mersman is on a trip to Chicago.
Mr. Anthony Martin bought 20 acres of land of Mr.
Mersman, adjoining the village and Ft. Jennings road.
Miss Barbara Young is away on a journey to New
Washington, her former home.
Doctors Clark, Goodwin & Brag, and Burnet & Ladd performed an operation upon
Lulu, daughter of Esquire
Seemer, of Jackson Township, Van Wert County, last Thursday, for the removal of
appendicitis. The operation was successfully performed, and the patient is
doing well at this writing.
The stable and corn crib of August
Hilvers, residing 3 miles west of
here, was burned to the ground on last Friday afternoon. The fire caught in the
straw-stack near the road. 500 bushels of corn, some hay and farming implements
were destroyed; also a number of hogs were burned. He suffers considerable of
the loss, but has a small insurance in the Delphos farmers Insurance Company.
June 3, 1895 ARGUS
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Mr. Jacob Colt met with a severe accident last
Saturday. While leading the stallion of George Harpster, near the Auglaize Bridge, the horse bit him in the arm, severing the
flesh to the bone, then throwing him to the ground and tramping on him in
several places. He now lies in a precarious condition at the house of Peter
Wannemacher, attended by Dr. Binder.
After a three weeks illness, old
Mother Schlagbaum departed this life last
Tuesday, at the age of 67 years. She was a pioneer woman of this neighborhood;
came her 42 years ago and endured the hardships of early pioneer life, and
raised a family of children who are all grown up and married, who mourn the
loss of a kind and good mother. May she rest in peace.
Nicholas Zahm, a nephew of our blacksmith started for Germany on Monday.
Mr. E. J. Keefer, our late teacher, has given up his place, which is open to another
good teacher.
Mr. J. B. Mersman’s hotel received a new plant, a
60 ft. Aeromotor windmill, to drive the fans in his saloon.
Mr. Rufus Stahly and Nick Bedink have each received an addition
to their family in the shape of a little girl.
June 17, 1895 ARGUS
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The glorious 4th passed
off in an unusual quiet way at this village. The cornet Band was at Melrose,
the farmers principally in their wheat fields, some others took in excursions.
Mr. Ed. Mersman and wife were in Huntington,
Ind., to spend the fourth; Joseph Pittner was in Ft. Wayne; Mrs. Kalt and Mrs. Frank Krebs are in Saginaw County,
Michigan.
Mr. Frank Gmeiner has moved in his new house near
the Auglaize Bridge. Wednesday evening he held an affair, a number of guests
and the Ottoville Band were in attendance.
Mr. Philip Kemper moved in his new house in town.
Henry Biedenharn moved on the Kemper farm.
L. A. Rower moved in a house on the Rekart farm.
Dr. Clark has gone to Decatur, Ind., to
take the place of his brother a short time, who is off to Mount Clements for
his health.
Jacob Wannemacher was to Kokomo, Indiana, roofing
an elevator built by Gmeinerer and Gasser.
The Ottoville flouring mill is now
receiving a new steel roof, put on by Jacob Wannemacher.
Dr. Binder was to Cincinnati, his former
home, and returned accompanied by one of his sisters.
Miss Maggie Ernst, of Sandusky, is here on a visit to her brother Henry.
Stephen Wannemacher celebrated his 21st
birthday last Wednesday. The young folks of the village made a surprise on him
and gave him a fine present – he is now proud of a gold watch. A gala time it
was
July 8, 1895 ARGUS
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The new engine and
Cyclone threshing machine of James Green & Sons broke through Dog Creek
Bridge on the Paulding County line last Thursday. John Halter and W. Green were
both on the machine and it is a wonder that they escaped serious injury. The
bridge was built only four years ago.
Mr.
August Heckman, of Mercer County, was employed as teacher by our school board.
Mr. Schulien was in Columbus
during last week on business with the Board of Public Works.
The
Weber Bros. Have started in the field with a new Cyclone thresher.
Last Sunday a large number of the Wannemacher family were to Delphos in attendance at the funeral of Anthony Cartol, who died there last Friday. Many relatives and friends from Ft. Wayne were also present. Mr. Cartol was one of the first engineers of the Clover Leaf R. R., but for several years past was unable to do any business on account of the loss of eyesight.
Last Sunday a large number of the Wannemacher family were to Delphos in attendance at the funeral of Anthony Cartol, who died there last Friday. Many relatives and friends from Ft. Wayne were also present. Mr. Cartol was one of the first engineers of the Clover Leaf R. R., but for several years past was unable to do any business on account of the loss of eyesight.
Mr.
G. H. Otto received a dispatch Saturday from Defiance that his son Leo, who
works there, had broken his leg. He soon started for Defiance in response to
the telegram.
Miss
Mary Wannemacher and Emma Korb are visiting in Huron County.
Henry Trenkamp had 36 shocks of
wheat burnt up in his field, caused by hunters shooting around his field.
July
14, 1895 ARGUS
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Mr. Barney Bloemer
threshed over 1100 bushels of grain.
Mr. J. B.
Mersman made a business trip to Chicago.
Jos.
G. Otto, Ben Muehls and Albert Muehls have started for Mackinac, Michigan.
George, Charles
and Joseph Wannemacher, L. A. Rower and Henry Biedenharn took in the excursion
to Cincinnati last Sunday.
Mr.
Wank and Sister, of Seneca County, are here on a visit to their brother
-in-laws Joseph Sutter, and Otto Kortokrax.
Ben
Wannemacher has contracted for the building of a large brick building, suitable
for a drug store.
Ferd.
Wannemacher had a runaway at Delphos last Monday, caused by some mischievous
boy laying an old oilcan in the street. He was considerably hurt and the buggy
broken.
Mrs.
Dan Miller also had a runaway a mile west of town, caused by a dog scaring the
horse. She was thrown from the cart but not seriously hurt.
Mr.
Linger’s horse, hitched to a spring wagon, ran away, he was badly hurt.
July
27, 1895 ARGUS
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Dr. Stokes has
permanently located here, succeeding Dr. D. D. Clark in his office. The doctor
comes highly recommended as a physician, and is a gentleman of culture and
eminent ability. He offers his services day or night to the general public.
Peter
McClain, of Van Wert County, a former resident of Putnam County, was killed
last week, while transporting a traction engine from Delphos to the Michigan
line. He was on the engine and made a misstep and was caught between the
flywheel and the boiler. His body was brought home and buried at Ridge Cemetery
last Thursday.
A
little child of Henry Ernst and one of John Schilly died last week. They were
buried in the Catholic Cemetery in this place.
Mrs.
John Kalt broke a leg last Sunday; she was crawling on a box in the barn,
hunting eggs, which fell over.
Mr.
Anthony Korb and his sister Maime have returned home from an extended visit to
Huron County.
Mr. H. H.
Hilvers is visiting friends in Cincinnati.
Our
village was enlivened last Sunday by sweet music from the Glandorf band and
also of the Geier band of Ft. Jennings. The boys of both bands are young and
vigorous and will make splendid musicians.
August
19, 1895 ARGUS
8-23-1895 DH
A NUISANCE
The Miami and Erie Canal Has Developed
Into a Disease Breeder
The canal at
Ottoville is drying up and the people are becoming greatly concerned for their
health as the canal is in a dreadful condition. For over three miles there is
little water and the fish are laying along the bank dead and the stench is
something dreadful, and will surely breed disease.
The people are
throwing quantities of lime into the canal to serve as a disinfectant, and
petitions have been presented to the commissioners of Putnam county to lime the
canal for three miles. The attention of the State Board of Health will be
called to the dangerous and deplorable condition of the canal. There is but
little water until near Defiance where the river feeds it
8-29-1895 PCS
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Two fire alarms on last Monday excited out citizens:
One was the catching fire of the Gasser house, near the creamery, which was
extinguished by the neighbors before the fire department arrived. The other was
caused by a lumber pile in Mr. Mersman’s yard taking fire. The early discovery
of the fire by the watchman Math. Huber caused it to be put out before much
damage was done.
Jacob
Krebs had a finger dislocated while playing baseball.
Mr. J. B.
Mersman attended the State Convention in Springfield.
Andrew
Kehres has gone to Mount Clemens, Michigan, on account of his health.
Work on the new
schoolhouse is progressing lively.
Digging
the cellar for Ben Wannemacher’s new building has commenced.
Fred Bohn and
Peck Halocher have gone to Grover Hill to build a house for Charles Wannemacher
& Son.
Ben
Muehls has built an addition to his dwelling.
John Miller is
enlarging his dwelling in the south part of this village.
The
cornet band and male choir are preparing themselves to attend the German
Pioneer Picnic at Glandorf.
August
16, 1895 ARGUS
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A telegram from Defiance to the family of G. H. Otte
informed them last Tuesday that the leg of his son Leo would have to be taken
off. Dr. Binder was called on for consultation, and on last Wednesday the
operation took place. The unfortunate young man is but 17 years old and worked
in a factory at Defiance, where he was caught in a belt some nine weeks ago with
the above result.
Our
village is considerably changed around of late: The blacksmith and wagon shop
of George Wannemacher was moved on the old Hatzman lot, near the upper bridge,
and the dwelling on the Hatzman lot was moved on the wagon shop lot, where Mr.
Martin Pittner is fitting it up for himself. The cellar of the new drug store
is nearly completed; also the brickwork of the new schoolhouse is nearing
completion. John Muellerhas the cellar built for his new house on his lot near
the brickyard. Squire Wannemacher is also enlarging his house. Peter
Wannemacher has moved into his new dwelling on Fourth Street; J. P. Haff has
moved in the Krebs dwelling east of the canal.
Mr.
J. B. Mersman made a trip through the south during last week, taking in the
Louisville Encampment thence to Nashville, Chattanooga and Charleston,
returning by way of Parkerburg and Cincinnati.
Mr.
J. J. Miller was at Fremont in attendance at the meeting of the Catholic
Knights of Ohio.
Mr. Alois.
Ditscher, a relative of the Gasser family arrived here direct from Germany.
The
Ottoville schools commenced this Monday morning, with L. N. Wagner and Mr.
Heckman as teachers.
Lee,
a young son of Frank Pahl, had his foot badly cut by a horse corn cutter. Dr.
Stoker dressed up the wound.
Several
parties from here attended the Van Wert Fair last week.
September
15, 1895 ARGUS
10-3-1895 PCS
Ottoville Items
Our village is full of excitement over the burglaries
and robberies being committed. Hardly has the excitement subsided over the burglarizing
of C. Wannemacher & Son’s hardware store, when on Saturday the telephone
informed us the Peter Krebs Jr., the beerwagon driver was waylaid and robbed of
considerable money, which he was to take to the bank for J. J. Miller, our dry
goods merchant. The robbery took place about two miles from Delphos, in a piece
of woods about 9 o’clock a. m. Upon hearing of the robbery here, squads of
armed men started in different directions, but up to Sunday evening nothing has
been heard from them. Sunday morning Marshal Frank Miels detected a thief
entered the post office store during church hours; he had rifled the money
drawer of $15.60 when he was arrested by the Marshal and locked in the
calaboose. He gave up the money, which was all marked by the proprietors. The
bird is well known here as Dan Melifska and has a family here. The strong arm
of the law will come down on such fellows sooner or later. While this was a
surprise to many of our citizens, it was not so to our merchants.
Mr.
Frank Helmkamp has sold his farm of 80 acres over in Van Wert County to John
Knoebel and bought 50 acres from Theobald Moritz near Muntanna.
On
Wednesday Mr. Ben Miels was married to Maria Boehmer, a daughter of Amos
Boehmer, of Ft. Jennings. Also, Mr. Thomas Plesher, of Delphos, was married to
Maria Rieger, who lately immigrated to this country from Vienna, Germany. They
both have our best wishes.
Mr.
Math. Kline has broken the record and is smiling. They are not all girls.
Miss Tilly
Schulien and Katie Grees are sojourning in Fostoria and Northern Ohio.
Mr.
Nick Bedink has moved his harness shop to the rear and will build a large new
shop in the front. More room is wanted.
Miss
Kemper, of Lima, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Mersman during last week,
celebrating the anniversary of their marriage.
September
30, 1895 ARGUS
10-17-1895 PCS
Ottoville Items
Nicholas Bendele, Charles Sellet and Andy Perrin,
have returned to their homes. They were working in Michigan and Iowa this
summer.
Frank
Schulien has gone to attend school at Collegeville, Indiana.
Walter Mersman
and Alex Wannemacher have left to take a course at the Davis College, Toledo.
Alex
Sauer is smiling over the advent of a little girl.
Daniel Mueller
is very sick at present with Typhoid Fever.
M.
C. Pittner has his house completed and moved in it.
Joseph Sutter
made a bicycle trip to Seneca County.
October
13, 1895 ARGUS
10-24-1895 PCS
Ottoville Items
Len. And Frank Gemner were called, by telegraph, to
Carriger, Fulton County, Ohio, where their brother Gebhard is lying very low of
Typhoid Fever.
Mr.
Frank Zahm, John Winkleman and wife, Mrs. Theresia Ernst, Stephen and Fanny
Wannemacher were in Ft. Wayne attending the Centennial celebration.
Mrs.
MacDonald Dodson, residing in the northwest part of this township, died very
suddenly last Wednesday and was buried in the West Branch cemetery Friday. The
deceased was a daughter of Squire Faught, of Mandale; she was yet in the prime
of her life. She leaves a husband and two small children to mourn her early
death.
On
last Sunday a daughter, 6 years old, of Fred Waltman was buried in the Antioch
Cemetery.
The Ottoville
Cornet Band was hired to play at Van Wert last Friday, for the Republican
rally.
October 20, 1895 ARGUS
10-31-1895 PCS
Ottoville Items
Mr. Jacob Bollinger an old pensioner of Shelbyville,
Ill., was here visiting his brother-in-law, Oliver Suter.
Mrs.
A. Lauer and Mrs. J. J. Miller have gone to McClure, O., visiting friends and
relatives.
Mr. John Uhl and
Mr. Smith, of Venedocia, o., were here over Sunday.
Mr.
Gerhard Otte Jr., and Joseph Wurst have gone to Defiance, O., to get Leo Otte
home, who had his leg amputated there some time ago.
Miss
Josephine Trask has left for her home in Metamoram Ohio.
Mr. J. B.
Mersman attended the Democratic Rally at Lima last Saturday.
October
27, 1895 ARGUS
11-14-1895 PCS
Ottoville Items
Mr. Anthony Martin has moved to town with his family.
Henry Schneider
had his right leg badly sprained by a fall from a trestle at Mandale, doing
carpenter work.
Mr.
Charles Bogenshutz, of Covington, Ky., was here visiting relatives, the
Schlagbaum’s.
George
Banholtzer returned home from Jamestown, N. Y.
Mr.
William Rekart has been sojourning for the past two weeks at Tiffin, Fremont
and Toledo.
G. Wannemacher’s
family received an addition of a little girl, and Alex Hindle followed suit.
November
12, 1895 ARGUS
11-21-1895 PCS
Ottoville Items
Wednesday evening the fire alarm was given at the
Mersman Sawmill. The fire department responded promptly; the sawdust on top of
the roof was a blaze, but was extinguished by the mills own fire protection.
Dr.
George Frash and wife, of Mettamora, Fulton County Ohio, were here visiting
Nick Gillen.
The whole family
of Henry Roth is down with Typhoid Fever. Mrs. W. J. Reckart is also on the
sick list.
Mr.
J. F. Pittner has erected a wind motor mill of his own manufacture; its power
he intends to utilize in his trade as a wagon maker.
Mr.
J. B. Mersman made a business trip to Toledo last week.
George Kiefer, a
young lad was arrested by the Marshal of Delphos for forging several notes and
is now in jail in Lima.
November
17, 1895 ARGUS
11-28-1895 PCS
Ottoville Items
The first fatal case of Typhoid Fever in this
neighborhood occurred on Sunday afternoon. Mr. Henry Roth, a highly respected
citizen, residing 1 and 1-half miles south east of here, died of that dread
disease. His wife is also afflicted and is in a very low state of health. He
was yet in the prime of life. Four young children, wife and numerous friends mourn
his early death. His remains will be taken to Ft. Jennings on Tuesday for
burial, by the Lutheran Church.
Mrs.
Heckman returned home after a week’s visit to Mercer County.
Mr. John Holden, of Quincy,
Michigan, and Mr. George Law, of Defiance County, were here visiting the
Harpster family.
Mr.
Ed Mersman is smiling over a little girl that has come to stay: also one at Mr.
Wannemacher’s, and one at Mr. Henry Mandari’s.
Deleon
& Gibbon’s Comedy Company gave several performances at the Kehres Hall this
week.
Mr. Frank Krebs
has removed his stock of goods to his new store at Cloverdale, Ohio, and will
there resume business.
November
25, 1895 ARGUS
12-5-1895 PCS
Ottoville Items
During the stormy night last week, Jacob Straley’s
dwelling house and smoke house, near Seimersville, Van Wert County, were
entirely destroyed by fire. They had been butchering the day before and had a
fire built out doors, from which it is thought sparks were blown, which caused
the fire. Considerable damage was done by the heavy windstorm throwing down
fences, wind-pumps, etc.
Martin
Miller’s little boy, six months old, died last Monday.
Mr. George
Wannemacher was in Fostoria, Ohio, on business last week.
Mr.
J. B. Mersman took a trip to Ashland, Ohio, on business.
Widow Obringer,
who lived in the north part of this township for many years, died last Friday
at an advanced age, and was buried here Sunday afternoon. The funeral was
largely attended by the people of the neighborhood, where she was highly
respected.
Miss
Katie Miller has returned home from Fremont, Ohio.
Mr. Geb.
Gmeiner, of Fulton County, is here visiting at his brothers.
December
2, 1895 ARGUS
12-12-1895 PCS
Ottoville Items
On Sunday while going to church, Mrs. Elizabeth
Ernst, wife of Mr. George Ernst, living one and a half miles south of here,
dropped dead of heart failure. She was but 38 years of age, but was the mother
of nine children, who together with the husband mourn her untimely death. The
bereaved family has the sincere sympathy of the entire community.
Miss
Tillie Schirack is visiting friends in Decatur, Indiana.
Sunday morning Mr. Joseph Sutter
passed around the cigars with a smiling face over the advent of a bouncing baby
boy.
The
new harness shop of Nicholas Bedink is completed and makes a fine appearance;
he has it filled with a large stock of harness, blankets, robes, etc., which he
is offering at very low prices. Give him a call.
December
8, 1895 ARGUS
12-26-1895 PCS
Ottoville Items
The new schoolhouse in this village is about completed
and school will commence after the holidays. The building is a fine one with
all modern improvements: has four rooms and will add much to the convenience of
scholars and teachers.
George
Wannemacher lost a fine watch on the corncob pile a short time ago, all search
for it was in vain, but when the fireman, John Brandehoff, was shoveling cobs
into the furnace he noticed the watch on his shovel, however it was so badly
damaged so as to be almost worthless.
Walter
Mersman and Alex Wannemacher, of Davis College, Toledo, and Frank Schulien, who
is attending College at Rensselar, Ind., are at home spending the holidays.
George
Altenburger made a business trip to Defiance.
Only 33 wagons were waiting to
unload their grain at the Miehls elevator one day last week; three of them
pulled out for other points to get home before bedtime. A good showing of
business.
ARGUS
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