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Source: Lowell Daily Citizen and News
Dated: Dec. 5, 1874
A correspondent of the Toledo Blade, writing from Antwerp, Ohio, says:
"Last week some bridge builders who are building a bridge between
Charlock and St. Andrews, in digging for a solid foundation for one of
their abutments, came cross the skeleton of an Indian of gigantic
size. They measured the bone of the foreleg by that of the
tallest man among the party, but it out measured his by about five
inches. The skull was large and well preserved. With the
skeleton were buried two knives, a spear-head and a very handsome pipe
carved from red and white stone, and perfectly preserved." |
Source: Broad Axe - Minnesota
Dated: Aug. 16, 1894
A raftsman living at Antwerp, Ohio, dropped a penknife in the Maumee
river five years ago, which was found recently by men working along
the river. |
Source: Jackson Citizen - Michigan
Dated Dec. 1, 1899
BROOKLYN BANK ROBBERS
Three Suspects Arrested at
Antwerp, Ohio
14 Safes in all Have Been Cracked at Brooklyn.
W. S. Culver, proprietor of the bank at Brooklyn,
which was recently robbed was in the city Tuesday, but was unable to
give any additional information regarding the crime which startled the
village and surrounding country. He stated, however, the recent
robbery was the fifth he had experience since 1882. Each time
his safe was cracked, three times in the store and twice in the bank.
He also made the statement that since he has been in business in the
village, not less than 14 safes have been opened by burglars.
Sheriff Harrington Tuesday received letter from
Lem Thorne, a stock farmer near Antwerp, Ohio, which stated a gang of
three men had of late been operating in northern Ohio and Indiana and
southern Michigan; that on Oct. 31, they killed a deputy sheriff
there, and last Friday nigh killed a night watchman at Hicksville,
Ohio, that three suspects were under arrest at Antwerp, a description
of one of them fitting one of the Brooklyn bank robbers. The
sheriff at once communicated with the marshal at Antwerp regarding his
prisoners. As Deputy Sheriff Strobel is at present in Ohio, he
may go to Antwerp to look the men over. |
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Source: Fort Wayne News Sentinel - Indiana
Dated: April 21,
1918
Antwerp Boy in Big Battle
(Special to the News)
ANTWERP, Ohio, Aug.
21 - Frank Wilson, a member of the heardquarters
company, 166th infantry with the Rainbow division, has written to his
parents that he has been in the worst of the big battles being waged
in France. He also sent home a piece of a German airplane
brought down in the sector. |
Source: Fort Wayne News Sentinel - Indiana
Dated: April 23, 1918
GERMAN SCHOOL BOOKS BURNED AT ANTWERP
(Special to the News)
ANTWERP, Ohio - April 23 - Pupils in the schools here staged a big
demonstration when they gathered all the German text books used in the
school and took them to Main and Franklin streets, where they built a
bonfire and burned them. After they had completed their work the
gollowing sign was placed on top of
the ashes: "This is where German books belonging to the high
school were burned." At the recent meeting of the school board
and high school factulty it was
decided after consulting with the graduating class not to abolish the
study of German this term, but that next term the language would not
be taught. |
Source: Fort Wayne News Sentinel - Indiana
Dated: May 6, 1918
ANTWERP BOY to be Decorated for Bravery
Elmer Ward Swan.
(Special to the News)
ANTWERP, Ohio, May 4 - Elmer Ward Swan, of the
Rainbow division, has been cited for a French medal for bravery.
While in the front line French volunteers were asked to go out in No
Man's Land and capture or silence what they thought was a German
sniper concealed in a shell hole. Ward was the
first to volunteer and in crawling out discovered A French soldier who
had been wounded. He had been in the shell hole all night and
was nearly frozen. Ward assisted him to an
American trench amid a rain of German shells. |
Source: Fort Wayne News Sentinel - Indiana
Dated May 11, 1918
FORMER ANTWERP MAN SHOOTS WIFE AND SUICIDES.
(Special to the News)
ANTWERP, OHIO, May 11 - Word has been received here that Frank
Champion , a former resident of Antwerp, had shot his wife
and then committed suicide at their home in Pasadena, California.
Mrs. Champion was killed instantly. Domestic
trouble is given as the cause. They had not lived together for
some time. Champion was engaged in railroad
work in the west. |
Source: Fort Wayne News Sentinel - Indiana
Dated: May 28, 1918
ANTWERP BOYS ARRESTED ON CHARGE OF FORGERY
(Special to the News)
ANTWERP, Ohio, May 28 - Three boys of this section, sons of well-to-do
farmers, have been arrested, charged with passing forged checks, the
aggregate amount being in the neighborhood of $150. The checks
were all drawn on John H. Chester, county representative, and were on
a Paulding bank.
It is said that the boys
have been passing worthless checks for several weeks. In trying
to pass a check at the same place twice their game was discovered and
led to their arrests. They are Clarence Sessler, Paul
Heinold and Frank Saum, aged 16 to 18 years.
After a preliminary hearing they were remanded to jail to await the
action of the grand jury, which convenes Thursday. Frank
Saum was placed under $1,000 bond, his father acting as
security. |
Source: Fort Wayne News Sentinel - Indiana
Dated: August 3,
1918
New Marshal at Antwerp
(Special to the News)
ANTWERP, Ohio, Aug. 3 - The city council ahs appointed George
Jordan city marshal to succeed F. O. Perry,
who has resigned. |
Source: Fort Wayne News Sentinel - Indiana
Dated: Aug. 27, 1918
FAMILY REUNIONS
ANTWERP, Ohio, Aug. 27 -
The Lewis Smith family held a family reunion at Hamilton lake Sunday,
a picnic dinner being a feature. The gathering was the first
family reunion in several years. Those present were:
Mrs. and Mrs. Lewis Smith, Miss Abby Smith, Miss Minnie Smith, Carl
Smith, wife and sons Max and Carl;
Thomas Carr, wife and son Lyle and
baby Maxine; Henry Smith and sons Walter,
Rudolph and Harry and daughter
Stella, of Ney, Ohio; Earl Birkhold, wife
and son Layton of Payne, Ohio, Harry Craven,
wife and son Bob, of Cleveland, Ohio; John
Fisher, wife and sons Harold, Phil and
Roby, and S. A. Creven, of Defiance. |
Source: Fort Wayne News Sentinel - Indiana
Dated Sept. 30, 1918
ANTWERP NEWS.
Harry Busby,
of Lima, Ohio, was a visitor here Thursday and Friday, the guest of
his father, G. W. Busby and wife and other relatives
. . J. H. Finley, of Paulding, was an Antwerp visitor
Wednesday, looking after business for a Realty company.
....
Mrs. Orley Duval west to Fort Wayne Thursday, where
she spent the day with her sister, Mrs. F. Yager and
family... Dr. D. S. Merchant, accompanied by his wife
were visitors at Woodburn Friday, where the doctor attended to dental
work .....Mrs. F. E. Pocock went to Fort Wayne
Wednesday, where she spent the day visiting . . . Clyde
Goshhorn, employed at the General Electric works. Fort
Wayne, was home a few days this week, due to illness . . . Due to the
continued illness of her mother, Miss Gertrude Banks
was home several days this week. She is slightly better .
. . Mrs. R. Baumley and son,
Norbert, were Fort Wayne visitors Friday, where they remained
during the day, the guests of her aunt, Mrs. L. D. Wilson and
family . . . Mrs. Emma Diehl was a passenger
to Fort Wayne Friday, where she spent the day . . . Daniel
Sweet left for Anderson, Ind. Friday, in response to a
telegram announcing the serious illness of the daughter, Mrs.
Minnie Hawthorne . . . . Mrs Melinda Sprurrer,
of Fort Wayne, is visiting here this week, the guest of her niece,
Mrs. Edward Longberry and family and
other relatives . . . W. R. Cromley, accompanied by
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Traylor, enjoyed an auto trip to
Defiance, Friday, where they remained a day, the guests of relatives .
. . Work of "lifting" beets has commenced in the Antwerp field this
week, and the Columbia Sugar company expects to commence shipping
beets to the factory from here early next week . . . Mrs. H.
E. Deemer was called here to attend the funeral of
Mrs. Clifplaceford Reeb, held Friday last. After a few
days' visit with friends at this place, her former home, she returned
to Fremont Friday . . . Miss Hazel Stainfield has
taken a position in a local studio as assistant . . . Mrs.
Arthur Fields and little son, Marshal J.
went to Toledo Friday for a few days visit with her sister,
Mrs. Clyde Stanger, and family . . . Mrs. Elizabeth
Clutts went to Knoxdale Friday where she will visit her
niece, Mrs. George Gordon, and family. She was
accompanied by Mrs. J. F. Johnson,
who will visit in the home of her sister, Mrs. Oliver Bissell,
and family. |
Source: Fort Wayne NEws Sentinel - Indiana
Dated July 19, 1919
ANTWERP TO PAULDING
ANTWERP, Ohio - July
19 - The newly organized Antwerp Reds will go to Paulding Sunday,
where they will make an effort to annex the sccalp of the Paulding
contingent. Joseph Carr will do the
twirling for Antwerp. |
Source: Plain Dealer - Cleveland, Ohio
Dated November 14, 1920
ACKNOWLEDGES FREMONT MAYOR'S GIFT OF FLAG.
Burgomaster of Antwerp
Lands America in Letter to Oio City's Chief Executive.
(Special to
the Plain Dealer)
FREMONT, Nov. 13 -
Acknowledgement of the gift of an American flag to the city of Antwerp
by Mayor Harry S. Day, of Fremont, has been received
from Jade Votz, burgomaster by the mayor. The
flag was taken to Antwerp by Madam Brand, formerly of Fremont, now a
resident of that city upon her return after a visit here.
The burgomaster writes as follows: "My dear Lord-mayor. - I have
received the flag presented by you to the city of Antwerp and have
ordered its transfer to our museum, 'Steen.' Our city is proud
to be in possession of the colors to which once rallied the citizens
of the proud American republic, entering into the great struggle to
defend her ideals of honor and freedom and to succor our own little
country.
"Amidst all the sorrows which war
has brought, the fact that your countrymen were prepared to offer all
- and did so - to secure also to others the blessings of peace and
liberty, stands out as a bright hope for the future of humanity.
This will be the lesson your flag will teach to all those, Belgians
and foreigners, who visit our museum." |
Source: Fort Wayne News Sentinel
Dated: Jul. 6, 1921
Old Timer Visits Antwerp
(Special to the News)
ANTWERP, Ohio, July 6 - Henry George, an old time
Antwerp boy, who has not been here for 2_ years, was visiting with old
friends Sunday and Monday. He is now located in St. Louis and is
in business for himself as an expert accountant.
Joseph Rumbaugh, whose boyhood days were spent in
Antwerp, visited all friends here Monday after a 20 years' absence.
HE is now located at Danville, Ill. |
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