Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-01-26

Gid Blanchard is the daddy Of a
bran new baby boy that arrived AZ his
home Thursday.
Milton Center has great hope OF
becoming an oil town in the near
future. Lima parties have been leas-
ing large tracts of land in that locality,
and a number OF test wells are being
put down.
Mrs. ]. f. Brandhuber started Tor
San Antonio on Thursday, where she
expects 10 remain during the winter
for her health. Her hosts Of friends
hope that she may return we'll satisfied
with her trip.
other kind of cards and envelopes to
match, also score cards, sold very cheap
at the JOURNAL office. 44tf
-"Old John,n was horse who did
service in the Peck. Miller and Averill
families for the past so years, but who
gave up the ghost last Tuesday and
EO's w ilpl sc 'hgdNGu, VIC
oats don't require chewing and the flies
bother not.
Jesse Thornton, who has been in
the baking business in Toledo for
good many years, has rented the Lucas
building, corner Louisiana avenue and
Third streets, and has put in an oven
lap1 pth Ia
for the purpose of doing a general bak
ing business.
The Wood county farmers mutual
fire association Of Scotch Ridge haYe
elected the following offers: President,
w. w. Dunapace; Secretary, D. A..
Pope: Treasurer, r.. s. Davslson: Di-
rectors, james Long, OF Portage; w. L..
Ross, Weston; w. StocHwell, Weston;
c. w. Russell, Webster: Dayid Hart
man. Plain.
The meauest swindler that has ever
turned up IN this country, says the Ohio
State Register, has been operating IN
Ross county of late. His game is a
dental one. He goes to farm house
and extracts teeth without cost when
a new set is to go in. He calls again in
few days, gets half the price of the
plate, and fails to appear again, leaving
the victim minus teeth and cash.
Ladies' 25c underwear January
sale price zoe, ART FF"fHi"n*S.
R. II. Hillard, manager of the Hill
lard Telephone company, was in town
Tuesday, and informs the JOURNAL
that the material for the telephone line
next week. A large force OF men will
be put at work, and the poles will be
erected and the line in working order
by the first OF March. Mr.. Hillard has
rented Fred Hoffman's house on In
diana avenue, is moving his household
goods here and expects to be settled by
the first OF next week.
Last Friday night Mrs. Walter
Pomeroy was aroused from deep slum-
ber by party of friends who called at
her home to remind her that it was
her birthday anniversary. AS soon as
she had sufficiently recovered from the
surprise the guests were made welcome,
, and the evening pleasantly spent with
, progressive pedro. Miss Lena Schwind
captured the prize, and the consolation
gift was bestowed upon Peter Mailer
An elegant repast was served, and the
occasion was one of genuine enjoyment.
"A local oil producer was heard tc
| say that this excellent market price for
oil will be maintained, because the con.
, dition OF the stocks are sufficient evi.
, dence that there must be an increase
3 in production. and there is only one
r wayin which that can be brought about
: and that is by giving the producers Z
market which will allow and encourage
them to wild cat. He predicted that /
=, the market is maintained next summer
it will be the most active ever exper
. fenced in the oil field re.-Tribune
SupPooo uhh ldhco SlCk
wheat and an ordinary checker boar,
and sits down just for want CT some
% thing better to do, and undertakes t
! put grain OF wheat on the first square
= two grains on the second, four on tn
J. third, etc., how many grains would b
use before all the slxty-four squares ar
: filled? 1t does not seem possible, hut
mathematician has figured it out 6, ,223
371 1886 623 bushels, allowing one mi
i lion grain to the bushel, or as muc
wheat as the United States would pr
duce in Is, ,446 years,-Elx.