Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-07-15
NEWS ITEMS.
Toledo, Tiffin & Crestline Rail-
road.
Toledo Votes $25O,OOO.

1ne election held Ill Toledo or
Tuesday last to ascertain whether
the people of that city would vote
money for building the Toledo,
Tiffin and Crestlinc railroad, resulted
almost unanimously in favor of the
project, by vote of 3.36S for, to
Sc against. g.
The news was received here at
about 8 o'clock =. NJ, and was
received with cheers by our citizens,
crowd of whom soon gathered.
The cannon was taken to the COM
mon, and salute Of 100 guns was
fired in honor of the event SO
fraught with good to our city and
county.
Wednesday evening the citizens
of Toledo had grand jollification
over the result of the election. A
salute of 100 guns was fired and
speeches were made by prominent
cit!zens.-1y6fn Tribune.
The wheat harvest in this county
is in full progress. The weather
since the first day of the week has
been splendid for cutting and secur-
ing the grain, and our farmers are
prosecuting the work with all the
force and energy they can muster.
From its lodged condition in many
places, good deal Of the cutting
has to be done with the cradle and
sickle, but the yield and quality of
the grain is generally represented as
excellent. If the weather continues
favorable ike bulk of the wheat will
probably be cut by the end of this
week.-Lancaster Gazette.
A picnic party from town, who
endeavored to celebrate the Fourth
of July, on last saturday, in Flem-
ing's Grove, near Windsor, came
near meeting with sad termination.
After the day had been spent in a
very pleasant manner, towards
evening terrific storm Of wind and
rain came up while the party was
yet in the woods. For a few mo-
ments irregular tornado blew through
the woods, uprooting and telling
trees, in a terrible manner. Many
trees fell in the immediate vicinity
of the party, horses were frightened,
and it was only by the exhibition OF
considerable presence of mind that
danger was escaped.-Mansfezd
Hernld,
Wool has been arriving in good
quantities, prices here range from
40 to 46 cents. Looking over ou1
exchanges we note the following
prices at different points. New
Philadelphia, 45 cents; Findlay 4O
434 cents Minerva 45 cents; Mas
sillon 40 to 46 cents. The Jefferson
county farmers are holding on to
their clips in the expectation of get
ting fifty cents. Time will tell
whether their course is more pru.
dent than that of those who held on
to last years wheat and potatoes.-
Canton Rep. & Rep.
Mr.. John league, Of Newton
township, about mile this side OF
Saltwater, has one hundred acres Of
wheat on his farm. We passed il
one day this week, and from what
we could see from a view of one
side, made up our mind that it woulc
yield at least twenty bushels to the
acre. Being all together-not il
| one field but in contiguous fields
it was sight. as "John D. Hop
kins' used to say, ''most glorious te
behold"
We again repeat the declaration
made by ITS some weeks since, tha
no crop of wheat even approxima
ting that Of the present year was
ever grown in this county. The
average acreage, we think, must bt
at least fifty per cent greater thar
in any previous year, and the aver
age yield, unless we are greatly mis-
taken, will also be fifty per cen
larger than heretofore.-Zfoy, { D.
Union.
THF Bucyrus Forum in speaking
of the celebration of the Fourtl
says:
"The Steam Fire Engine from
Upper Sandusky was specia
attraction, and, its working, it
power, efficiency. and easy motion
excited universal interest,""
THE Journal says: -
"Most people were well satisfied
that the Rhetorical and Oratorica
exercises should be omitted, but W.
regard it as rather discourteous tt
the gentleman who had been reques
led to address the citizens. Wer,
the preparation of this address lik'
the reading of the Declaration
attended with no special labor, tn
omission might be trifling matter
though it would be difficult to sa,
who was responsible for the singnla
omission"
A recent journey of some sixt,
miles through a flaming countr,
convinces us that there never wa
better, prospects for a large whea
crop than at present. Owing TO th'
fact that the wheat is pretty vel
1attened out by the heavy wind ant
rain, it will require an unusua
amount Of labor to harvest it; bu
the increased product will ampl,
repay the trouble. Corn does no
look very promising, especially OF
low lands, but favorable seasol
will do much to bring it out. Frui
Of every kind is sbundant morest
than we have noticed for years.
Hancock Jefersomion.