Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-05

AN OLD PAPER.

We are indebted to Mrs. W. B. Nc
Clarren of Winameg for an old pa
per that will bring back to the Older
residents of Fulton county fragrant
memories of the days Of long ago and
faces and-Eoices long since passer
from earthly sight and sound. Tht
paper is the Fulton County Union
April 14th, 1862, Volume I, No. 2
published by J. C. French at Wau:
seem r"Union Building Depot
street, West of HOLSTERS Drug
Store" There is only a part of the
paper remaining, it was evidently
seven column four page sheet and al
"home print" ~ ;
The following list of county officers
will contain many names familiar K
the older. residents: A. Sanky, Latty
Judge Court of Common Pleas; o. B
Verify, Probate, Judge; H. B. Bayes
Clerk of Courts; M. R. Bradley, Pro.
scouting Attorney; Jason R. Hubbard
Auditor; Oscar A. Cobb, Sheriff; Dr.
L. D. Hill, Coroner; J. N. Marsh
Treasurer, Elias Richardson, JOSEPH
Ely and Joel Brigham, Commissioners
R. A. Howard, Recorder; John Spill
lduC, surveyor 1lCIS dIS lldIllCO "
professional and business men thai
have been, by most people, long sinct
forgotten, but which still linger in tht
memory of some: Who will rise ul
and confess to remembering wher
Sep. Gray and A. J. Knapp were il
the drug business, E. F., Greenough
Upham and Birdseye, were Wauseor
lawyers, D. B. Spar, N. w. Jewel
and D. w. HOLSTER we're among tn
practising physicians here; Bowers
and Riddle, Geo. Damon, Hunt & Co
and F. A. Palmer were among tn
business firms representative oul
town? y,f#s:5 /
To some at least these names viii
bring pleasant memories of when Lift
was at the Spring Time. the work
looked. bright and the future allur
ing; these can tell today whether til,
promises of those days have been fun
filled and perhaps as memory of youtl
bring smiles to their lips there vii
come also tears for some they "love'
long since and lost awhile" !
This was a "war time" paper an,
naturally it contains, much concerning
the war time events: There is an edi
torial on "The Brighter Prospect
based on the then recent capture .
Island No. 10 and the rout of th
enemy at Pittsburg Landing, Tenn
essee. There is an article ~descriptiy
of the Battle of Winchester" zone .
the hardest contested battles of tn
war" printed because $50 many fror
Fulton county belonging to the est
Regiment were engaged in that bat
tie; unfortunately only a portion Q
this article remains in the paper th
rest has1been torn out II /:
There is the sad news of soldier
deaths: Philander Bailey, VIM. I
Young, Commodore o. P. Collier;
long list of wounded recently arrive
at Cincinnati hospitals. An obituar
of John B. Mikesell, fife major Of tn
68th who died in hospital at Fol
Donelson, aged "a years and 9 month";
Notice of a letter received by Aver
Lamb bringing the sad news of tn
murder of his son George Lamb 8
Albany, Linn County, Oregon. Their
are many more items eof. interest t
those who remember therWauseon
YESTERDAY but time and s~pacespreveI
our publishing them this week. BIZ
enough has been reproducea to ri
mind us all of the sa~criheessthat wei
made and the hardships endured q
well as the hard constructive woT
that was performed BY those who pr.
coded us as citizens IN order that "
of, the present might enjoy the man
comforts and the prosperity OF II
country we call our own. Let us r!
member them with gratitude.