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Newspaper Excerpts
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: Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH) Page: 7
Dated: July 24, 1893
SWEPT BY FIRE.
Paulding Visited by a Disastrous Blaze - Half the Business
Portion of the Town in Ruins.
(Special to the Plain Dealer)
Paulding, July 23. - A disastrous fire nearly destroyed
the town this morning. It originated at 3:15 in a small shed
back of the Famous clothing house. The flames spread rapidly
and in a very short time the whole block was on fire. From
here the flames reached across Perry street to the row of frame
buildings and in a short time everything was burned clean east to
and including the ___ Deposit bank block.
From here the fire communicated with the elegant new
Hotel Barnes, which was to have been opened to the public Monday.
At this juncture the Van Wert fire department arrived, but fate was
against them as the cistern gave out and a move to the river was
necessary, and by the time water was again being thrown by the Van
Wert engine the flames had gained such headway that the building
could not be saved.
Those burned out are as follows: John
Brewer, store and residence; C. A. Brewer, ice house;
John Brewer, saloon; W. F. Straw, frame occupied by W.
A. Savage, grocery; J. P. Gasser, two-story frame
building; V. V. Pursel, frame occupied by postoffice and
Ben Tapsico, barber; frame occupied by A. G. Snow's
drug store and Winter Bros., photographers; frame occupied by
T. B. Rogers, barber shop; Gilbert Barnes, two
story frame occupied by George Shicer; cigar
manufactory and residence, occupied by L. A. Keckler; J. E. Dell,
butcher shop; Alkney block, occupied by Dixon Brothers'
saloon; Gilbert Barnes building, occupied by Frank Kem____
loon, P. W. Stumm's law office and ____ ___& Landi's
livery stable; J. C. Rice __m Co., agricultural implements;
G. Barnes building, G. E. Coon's meat market, F.
___ BAshor, brick building; L. R. Thompson's brick
occupied by John Kinsey, saloon and F. G. Huston's
insurance agency; __inn_ & Barness brick building, stock of
drugs and wall paper; Paulding Deposit bank and bank fixtures, E.
K. Shuster's law office; D. W. Young, furniture store;
J. P. Gasser, building occupied by the Famous clothing house and
merchant tailoring establishment; A. ___ boot and shoe store;
W. S. Trine's carriage store; L. C. Talbot's barber
shop and Frank Windate's feed store; Cumen & Richards'
biulding, occupied by the Florentine hotel, and owned by S. L.
French; Paulding opera house, owned by Mrs.. A. Mann; Bett's
hotel building, owned by R. B. Reid; Dr. W. H.
Montgomery building; Allen Bybee, building and stock of
harness; the new Hotel Barnes building, owned by Gilbert
Barnes, and the residence occupied by Marshal J. A. Thompson. |
Source: Repository (Canton, OH) Page: 2
Dated: July 25, 1893
NEARLY DESTROYED.
Fire Work Great Damage in the town of Paulding.
PAULDING, O., July 25. - Fifteen
minutes to four o'clock on Sunday morning the most terrible
conflagration that over visited this town broke out in a shed in the
rear of the "Famous" clothing hose. All the buildings on that
square being frame, the fire spread with lightning rapidity and
extended across Perry street in the row of frame buildings, and in a
short time everything was licked clean east to the Paulding deposit
bank block. Here the flames were checked for a time, but it
seemed as though the block was doomed, as the intense heat from
across the street north and the flames from the west leaped all
around the handsome block and nothing could have saved it.
From here the fire communicated with the elegant new Hotel Barnes,
which was to have been opened to the public Monday.
At this juncture the Van Wert fire department arrived
and with their steamer commenced to get control of the fire; but
fate was against them, as the cistern gave out and a move to the
river was necessary, which took considerable time, and by the time
water was again being thrown by the Van Wert engine the flames had
gained such headway that the building could not be saved.
The Paulding steamer and hand engines did noble work in
saving the handsome new blocks recently completed by V. V.
Pursell and W. F. Straw.
Those burned out are as follows: John Brewer,
building occupied downstairs by an Italian fruit store and upstairs
by Mr. Brewer as a residence; C. A. Brewer, ice
house and cold storage building; John Brewer, saloon
and dwelling; W. F. Straw, frame building occupied by W.
A. Savage's grocery and upstairs by the G. A. R., S. O. V., W.
R. C. and A. O. U. W.; J. P. Gasser , two story frame
building, occupied by J. C. Coupland's grocery and U. V. U.;
V. V. Pursell, two story frame structure, occupied by the
postoffice and Ben Tapsico's barber shop; V. V. Pursell,
two store frame, occupied by A. G. Snow's drug store and
Winter Bros., photographers; V. V. Pursell, one-story
frame, occupied by T. B. Roger's barber shop; G. Barnes,
two-story frame, occupied by George Spicer's cigar
manufactory and residence, D. W. Young, building, furniture
store and residence; J. P. Gasser, building, occupied by the
Famous clothing house and merchant tailoring establishment; A.
Sibs, boot and shoe store; W. S. Trine, carriage store;
L. C. Talbott, barber shop and Frank Windlates, feed
store; Cullen & Roberts, building occupied by the Florentine
hotel and restaurant, owned by S. L. French; Paulding opera
house, owned by Mrs. A. Mann. South side of Perry
street - Betts hotel building, owned by R. B. Reid;
Dr. W. H. Montgomery, building occupied by L. A. Keckler
as a restaurant and residence; J. E. Dell, building and
butcher shop; Alkney block occupied by Dixon Bros.'
saloon; Gilbert Barnes, building occupied by Frank Kemler's
saloon, P. W. Stumm, law office, and Hixon & Landis,
livery stable; J. W. Rice & Company, building, agricultural
implements; G. Barnes, building; G. E. Coon's meat
market; F. M. Bashore, brick building and hardware stock and
F. and A. M. Lodge; R. L. Thompson, brick building, occupied
by John Kinsey's saloon and F. G. Huston's insurance
agency; Linn & Barnes, brick building, stock of drugs and
wall paper; Paulding Deposit bank building and bank fixtures and
K. E. Shuster's law office, (it is thought that everything in
the bank vault is safe); Allen Bybee, building and stock of
harness turf goods; the handsome new Hotel Barnes and part of the
fixtures, building owned by Gilbert Barnes and fixtures by
H. E. Ferguson.
It was a very difficult matter to save the county jail
which was just across an alley from the Hotel Barnes, but the feat
was accomplished, thanks to the Van Wert fire department. An
old landmark in the shape of a residence, occupied by Marshal J.
A. Thompson, was totally destroyed with most of the contents. Dr.
P. A. Dix's beautiful new residence was badly scorched by the
intense heat. The Paulding Deposit bank will open up business
in the morning in the room recently occupied by the Potter's
bank.
The total loss is estimated at $200k,000, partially
insured. |
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. |
Source: Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH) Issue: 134 Page:
6A
Dated: May 14, 1911
CHARGE MEN BURN CLUB.
State Officials Arrest at Paulding Two Suspects in Fire Near Clarlee,
O., April 4.
SPECIAL TO PLAIN DEALER.
TOLEDO, O., May 13 - Henry Steel and John Alto
were placed in jail at Paulding today on charges of burglary and
arson, growing out of the destruction by fire Apr. 4 of a club house
on the river near Charlee, Paulding county, owned by Delphos men.
The arrests were made by Deputy State Fire Marshal
Dundon, following a search of the men's homes. The officers
say they found articles identified as belonging to the Delphos men.
Steel and Alto were held under bonds of $200
each. The club house was owned by George M. Leasure, W. J.
Alexander, Gurney Searles, M. E. Brundage and J. K. Williams
of Delphos. |
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 headquarters
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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