The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-01-08
THE PAST YEAR.
LOCAL. EVENTS OF 1913 ~ BRIEF

Of paralysis. Election Of officers Of
Odd FeIIows Geo. Lewis escapes
from jail and is recsptured. Man fell
from the old railroad bridge Bril-
byer aecidentaIIy shoots himself
sElectiou Of officers Of Masons and Odd
FeIIows, Of Rspnbiie. Rev. Long
brake resigns his pastorate in Flat
Rock. Course ofEectures in Presby-
terisn Church. Division OF Tifin in
to four School Districts.
January9. Son Of c. Miller falls
| from sleigh and is injured Sudden
death Of John Await, aged 50 years.
Dissolatioh Of firm Of Willard & Sow
er. Death Of As. IsaaePenning.on.
Election OF directors of Tifin WOolen
Mills and Tim Agricultural Works.
Letting Of tie contracts on the B.,
P. 4 C. Railroad. Payment of two
thirds Of indebtedness OF Continental.
Funeral OF wife Of Eden Lease.
Election Of directors Of TT. & E. and
NC. al. N. Railroads. Tifin Ag-
rieulturaI Works Board decides to in
crease capital stock $4,000. Issue OF
g, 800 in bonds for Perry street
Burning of the barn OF w. Ii. StePh-
enson, near Attiea-loss 81, 900.
January 10. T., 7. & E. telegraph
line reaches this place from the east.
Drawing Of the lotteries Of Young
America Hose Co. and Fire Depart
ment. Election Of Directors Of Ma
tionaI Exchange and First National
Banks. Dedication Of United Breth-
rem Church IN Liberty township.
Death Of Miss Jennie Barber. Break
/ ing loose Of ice in river and damage
TO Union Churn Factory. Meat stol-
en- from the smoke house Of Mr..
Smythe. Tuition OF foreign scholars
In Public Schools to be paid in ad-
vance. Mr.. Shively and Miss Barbara
Bymer badly hurt by a runaway in
Baseom. Installation OF officers Of
Lodi Lodge, 493. L o. o. F.
January %. A. Crook & Son open
coal yard. Eggs retail at As cents per
dozen. Installation of officers Of
Melmore Lodge, IVA I. o. o. F. The
trsckIayers reach Bascom and are
treated to a dinner. The Tifiin Shoe
Factory employs 25 men. Death
Of Wm. Downs, aged 70 years.
January 80. Thermometer one day
shows 2S' and 31'. Shipment Of
Adriatic steamer for repairs. Turret
in st. Joseph's Church burns. Runa-
way Of Mr.. Bergderfer's horse. VIM.
Schooner, (colored) sits on jury-the
first colored man on jury in this
county. Sender Chamberlin Is elect
ed delegate to r. w. G. Eneampment
Of Ohio. Installation Of officers of
Green Spring Lodge, f. A. NJ. Grand
and Petit Juries for March term of
Court. Expose Of swindling done by
a gang of Attica swIndlers. Hellrigle
& Talcott arrange TO issue Directory
Of TifI1n. Opening Of term of North
Western Normal School at Republic.
February 6. Death Of John Callis-
ter Of Adams Tp., aged Il. Burial
of child Of Rev. w. w. Criley. Sad
den death Of Mrs. B. III. Ksag, at F.
NIcoIai's residence. Appeal for more
houses. Payment Of second INSTALL
ment OF Continental Indebtedness.
Edward Robrahn, a brakeman, is
killed on freight south OF this city.
Frank Baker goes TO Chicago to prac-
tice law. Officers OF TS.& B.L. Asso-
citation elected. Reading room of Y.
M.C.A. supplied with books. Death of
the father OF Rev. John Ashley.
Track-lagers reach to within 2i miles
of Fostoria. Fourth Ward Sewer con-
tract awarded to ]. Loring.
February 10. A private bank viii
probably be established. A child is
borne to Nathan Cadwallader by his
third wife. The father is 80 House
Of Lewis Splitter near BIoomville-burn
ed. D.Behm resigns, and L.D.Beving-
ton appointed P. NJ. Of Bioomville. |
q. F. Cramer enters upon his term as
Probate Judge. Purchase Of balance
of Green Spring Water Cure by c. E.
Stockley. Sale of John Dutt's inter-
est in the Tomb Block to Frank Wag-
ner. John Dutt buys house and lot
Of Mr.. Keiholtz. Mrs. Walker trades
house and lot for part Of Tomb's block,
with F. Wagner. Thos. Watson pur-
chases property Of John Gwynn on
Perry street. John Heilman buys 20
feet off the old Seewsld property.
February 20. Drs. Martin and Lii
vers form partnership. Death Of Mrs.
scanneIi of tnmor in stomach. Ohio
Stove Works sold by J. S. Yerk to a
Company. Increase OF capital stock
of Tiffin Agricultural Works, and de-
scription of proposed new building.
Dissolution OF Shaw & Bromley of Re-
public. Election Of officers of s. B.
L. Association. Accident to Hen
digger in Wooden Mills. NJ. G. & L.
M. railroad reaches Fostoria, and the
track-lsy ers are given dinner. De-
pot located in Fostoris. Filing Of the
papers for the Incorporation Of the
Tifin Savings Association. DR.. Kuhn
sells lot on Market street to NJ. Frost
J. D. Loomis, property opposite Foun-
dry to ]. Hsrter, J. A. Hall 20 feet of
old Obermiller property to Gray &
Stephenson.
February %. Death of John Crum,
aged 81. Burial Of Rev. P. J. Thorn
ton by Masonic bodies IN Fostoria.
Peter Van Nests barn burned. F. A.
Amende closes his saloon and opens a
restaurant. The Tiffin Shoe Factory
makes 800 pairs Of shoes a week. Un-
ion, Bent Works ship 5000 wagon
hounds In one month.
March O. Democratic Convention
nominate DR.. O'Connor for Consitn-
tional Convention. g. NJ. Ogden
starts for Nevada. Incorporation OF
two paper mill companies. Tifln Am.
ateur Thespians give entertainment at
National Hall. G. w. Bachman ap-
pointed Prosecuting Attorney rice
Frank Baker resigned. Tifin Saw
ings Association change to Tiffin Saw
lngs Bank. Ballasting begun on
the Mansfield, Coldwater & Lake
Michigan Railroad.
March 13. G II Baldwin Is given
the contract for furnishing 1000
brick for the Tifin Agricultural
Works. Incorporation Of the Ohio
Stove Company. Joseph Brechfs leg
is broken in the City Brewery by q
falling tank. Death of Elizabeth c.
Kesting, aged So years. County Com
missioners in session r G Pen
ningt0n nominated for the Constitu-
tional Convention by the Republi-
cans. - ,..asses ssstsfaa.
March 90. Resignation Of Rev C.
s. Sprecher, pastor English Lutheran