Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-07-30
SCHOOL HOUSE WAR.
A CONCISE STATEMENT OF IT'S
CONDITION AS CLEANED FROM
SEVERAL OPINIONS.
Two Deaths-Hustling G. A. r. Men
Personals.

ACESOudls.
HoLGATE, o.. July 30, Especial. y
Owing to the highness ofthe bids of
contractors, some three weeks since,
the letting of the contract for building
the Holgate school house was deferred
until last Saturday when 1t was award
ed to w. M. Ritz, of Holgate, and Mr..
Burge from Toledo, the former to do
the carpenter and the latter, the mason
work, thus reducing the cost to about
$40, 500.
The work ofits construction will be
begun at once.
Apropos to the above, 1t might be
well to mention that there Is considera-
BILE talk of prohibiting the erection of
the school house on the south side of
the B. and o., railroad, the unfitness of
the site for the purpose being claimed
as grounds for the injunction, together
with kindred reasons, which are en-
bodied in the following views of some
of our leading citizens on the momen-
tous issue as expressed in the presence
of the NORTHWEST representative:
Sol Zarbaugh-"I would regard it an
imposition on the people of Holgate to
plACC q Oullulhs Oh LIC bUuJl bIuC VI
the B. and O., for school purposes when
the major portion of the town and
school-going children live on the op-
posite side.
Furthermore, there would be an ad-
ditional expense if any other than the
old grounds were used"
N. w. Brayer-"What Is desirable
for school house site, Is lay of
ground sufficiently large to leave a
good play yard-which is indispensa-
BILE, as study and recreation go togeth-
er-as in other towns, Napoleon for in
stance.n
N. S. Cole-"I don't favor the site Sc
lected by the board of education for a
number ofreasons, the most prominent
being:
1t lies in the wrong part of town, be-
ing the less populated; there will be an
additional cost in making a change
from the old site; it would take some
years to put the ground in as good con-
diti0n for school purposes as old loca-
ton, as regards shade trees, etc."
F. HI. Voigt-"I don't think old
site the proper place for building such
as the proposed one. The grounds are
not large enough and the surroundings
are in direct opposition to sanitary
| laws.
u. w. Fisher-"I but voice thesenti'
ment of the people at large of Holgate
when say, the ground selected bv the
school board is on the wrong side Of
the B. and o., as nearly three-fourtht
of the school children are on this side.'
| (North.)
r. #. Burrin-"I look at the old site
as an improper place for the new schoo
building, there being several houses O.
refuse and barns in close proximity
The expense attendant to change
would be, comparatively, nothing. The
. building should be in position to bt
seen by transients."
The school enumeration this year II
404 to Alb last year-a decrease of 8.
Chas. Gfehl, an employe at Lauben
thal's planning mills, had his wrist Sc
verely sprained last Thursday while
handling logs.
Miss Lulu Coover of Napoleon visited
in this city on Monday.
s. Martin of Nepoleon was in our cit.
last week in the interest of the Henr.
county delegation of G. A. RS to De
troit next week. The delegation de
sires the services of the 10th Regimen
band on this occasion and is raising tn
required amount to hire it. Mr.. Mar
TIN did remarkably we'll here, consid
ering the limited time he was here, col
lecting some over S25.
Jake Horuing of New Bavaria ha
had the misfortune to lose two of hi
children within the past two week
from diphtheria, aged s and II respect
lively. The fond parents are terribl.
grieved over their loss and it has sprea'
shadow of sorrow over the entir
community.
Infirmary Director Henry Bostlema
had business here last week.
Messrs. G. F. Clement, G.. G. Often
haver and G. E. Reynolds, of Napoleon
were in the city Friday.
Lon Prescott of Hillsdale, Michigan
spent a few days of last week with hi
sister, Mrs. H. Poe.
,, The Misses Jessie Raidle, Nellie Mus
ser, Anna Evers and Amelia Groll, an,
julius Groll, all of Napoleon, were call
. ing on friends here Sunday.
Q Misses Ella Roller and Maud Sap
s visited with young friends in Napoleol
{ Sunday.
Chas. Hornung of New Bavaria di
> business here on Saturday.
The remains of Miss Kate Wilhelm
j. recently of Toledo, were brought t
r this place last Saturday for burial, tn
' funeral taking place from the residenc
n fV. Kimmich OIL Sunday.
Miss Alice Franz is expected hom
soon, after an extended visit with rela
' tives in Cleveland and Gallon.
!? Miss Laura Fischer is spending fey
J, days at Lakeside.
e jim. Brayer was in Defiance Monday
' The Holgate House has change
' hands, a Mr.. Tibbells from Chicago al
suming proprietorship. Mrs. Moreheat
/, former manager of the hotel, will max
D Detroit her future home.
t E. L. Hartman and wife visited /
s Columbus Friday.
o West Young transacted business
d Napoleon Saturday.
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