Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-04-20
HOLGATE
Incendiarism Again = Sports and
their Poles.
A Lac0nic Review of Weekly Hap
penings In Henry's Second City.

dOLGATE, April lI.-Ihere IS e
tition afioat, signed by some of our
prominent business men, to the effect
that Holgate's main tnroughfares be
supplied with a thorough system OF
drainage, an improvement much need
ed and one that should receive the at
tention of every person interested In
Holgate's advancement.
Holgate Is keeping up her reputation
as the town for mysterious fires. Last
Thursday night one Of the houses in
the Walker row, owned by q Mrs.
Kaney, a new arrival here, was burn
ed to the ground together with her
personal property.
The fire was of incendiary origin II
Is thought.
A number of HoIgate's sporting in
clined people, which includes a num-
Der OF our business men, are the pos
SCISSORS of handsome seventeen foot
bamboo fishing pole. They are "beauts"
and IL the pole has anything to do with
catching fish, 1t won't be even neces-
sary to spit on the bait to "haul in"
the same.
Harmon Eden. an old resident of
North Ridge, was buried last Sunday.
Mrs. N. B. Parker, of Chicago juno
ton. visited here the forepart of this
week.
w. E. Decker, of Napoleon, was In
town last Thursday.
Ex-Postmaster, s. Haag, of Napo.
leon, had business In this place Thurs
day.
L. s. Hillabold, accompanied by his
father, was in Chicago the latter part
of last week.
DIR. Geo. Teeple, of Napoleon, was
summoned to this vicinity last week.
A. M. Myers, of Ada, graduate
from the Normal at that place, was
calling on the members of the school
hoard here ascertaining the outlook
for q vacancy In the superintendency
of our public schools.
Lyman Zarbaugh, of Delphos, made
his parents visit Sunday.
j. H. Knipp, of Bloomington. Ind,
spent Saturday and Sunday among his
many friends here.
We are panied to chronicle the
serious illness of Mrs. L. Kestetter.
Surveyor, Henry Kolbe was on our
streets Tuesday.
Rev. Deter, of Ft. Wayne, formerly
pastor of the Lutheran church of Hol-
gate spent few days of this week
here.
E. B. Linde left for Chicago Tuesday
to fulfill an engagement with
the Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co.,
during the Exposition as musical di-
rector.
Notwithstanding the inclemency of
The weather the German ball at Pfah-
lert's hall Tuesday night was success.
The Napoleon orchestra rendered
music for the occasion.
Harold Katzenmayef, of North
visited Miss Edna Brayer
Sunday.
A. r. Ellsworth, of Oak Harbor, is
remodeling the old depot
and informs us he intends
1t first-class restaurant.
Several experienced oil men from the
North Baltimore fields are in town
our wells and seem of
.he opinion that Holgate has oil in no
small quantity. They will probably
pump the corporation well in the near
future.
JIG. Ballard was in Hamler, Tues
lay.
Voigt & Dittenhaver have beauti-
'ul souvenir of the columbian Expos!
ion in their show window which is
attracting considerable attention of
,assers-by. BY placing light of low
candle power behind the celluloid card
vivid representation of the Worlds
Fair grounds and buildings at night is
Produced that holds the looker-on in a
pell of wonderment, and is pronounc-
ID by those who have seen the build
ngs to be a remarkably true rcpresen-
alton.
Miss Fannie Shoner of the public |
chools, attended the wedding of her
lister. Miss Ida. in NapoleOn this week. |