Caldwell Press, Caldwell OH March 26, 1891.
-Oliver Keyser was a financial caller at this office, Thursday
-Mr. Henry Engle of Hoskinsville, was one of our Monday callers
-Leonard Hill of Fulda, paid this office a business call, Saturday
-Thomas Gorby, of the B&O  railway, is visiting his family here at present
-Mrs. Henry Shafer, accompanied by her children, is visiting in Marietta,
this week
-J.W.. Bigley paid this office a call Thursday, on his return to Rich Valley
from Guernsey county where he closed a term of school.
-Wilbur Pickenpaugh, one of the wide awake school teachers of Olive Green,
enrolled his name on our subscription list
-Mr. Jasper McKitrick and daughter returned to their home in Augusta,
Kansas, via the C & M, they have been visiting in this section several
weeks.
Esq. W.B. Kefth, of Jackson township was in town Monday carefully nursing
two badly mashed fingers.  In moving a safe the heavy iron door caught two
fingers on the left hand...
-Geoge B. Ulrick of Glenwood, was in town...and dropped his annual donation
into the Press' contribution box.  We promised to tell no one that George
walked to town and we propose to keep our promise.
-D. R. King lost a valuable horse one day last week.
-Taylor Bivens will be at home all next week to purchase horses.
-R. W. Calland sold Leroy Enoch a Wiard Chilled Hillside Plow on Saturday.
-Dr. T.C. White will  occupy the room in the Odd Fellows' building over
Fe?gie's furniture store as a dental office.  The doctor will remove here as
soon after April 1st, as he can procure residence.  He is prepared to do all
kinds of dental work.
-Last week the Caldwell Oil Co. struck the oil sand on the Peter Devolid
farm.  The sand is of the fin? and though the well itself is not of the best
class it gives promise that the field is a paying one.....
-Jeff J. Keller, member of the firm Keller Bros. dry goods merchants of
Senecaville, died at his home in that place Friday March 20th....aged
[either 32 or 82] yrs 6mo & 5d. His remains were interred at Mt.
Ephraim..March 22nd. Rev. Dye and Clark of the M.E. and Wilbur of the
Christian Church officiating.  Mr. Keller was a son of Dr. Keller of Mt.
Ephraim.  He spent most of his life in his native village until about 3 yrs.
ago he in company with his brother John embarked in the mercantile business
in Senecaville. He was married and leaves a wife and one child who
?.....illegible
-Headline: George Harris cuts his wife's throat from ear to ear in the
presence of his 4 children. He then turns the bloody weapon on himself!
Both still living.

More interesting items:
from: The Caldwell Press, March 26, 1891

-March term of court convened Tuesday, Present, Judge Campbell, Clerk
Danford, Sheriff Parrish and C.C. Simmons, bailiff.
-Mott vs Archer - Judgment for defendent for $377.95 at 8%. Plaintiff
dismissed action as to fraudulent conveyance at defendent's cost.
-Archer, guard. vs Ball, et al - Martha Ball to answer.
-Nichols vs Young, admr. - leave to answer
-B&L vs Archer - Sale confirmed
-Salliday vs Ball - same
-Ackley vs Coulter - settled
-Kent vs Kent - leave to ammend
-Kent vs Vorhies - same
-Hogue & Co. vs Betts - leave to file
-Groves vs Broves - petition and dower
-G.R. Rhodes, Isaac Danford and Aaron Vorhies, commissioners.
-Dillon vs Hillard - leave to answer
-Woodford admr. vs Cunningham - settled and costs paid
-Hoosier Drill Co. vs Steele - leave to Sheriff to amend. Default $264.25

AD: See our men's plow Shoes and calf Boots before buying.  We have all
kinds, styles and prices.  R.P. Summers

"Listed" as the brokers say at "100 Doses one Dollar," Hood's Sarsaparilla
is always a fair equivalent for the price.

Interesting items from: Caldwell Press, Caldwell OH April 2, 1891. Thursday.

[Note: the first few letters of this column were cut off. Hopefully some of
the people can still be identified!]
- ...Shualer[?], the barber, went to ...ville, Monday
- ...M...Jennings visited his ...here last week.
- ...Miller, of Batesville, is visiting son Dave in this place.
- ...Lucy Peters, of Byesville, is attending school in this place.
- ...H. Young, the BZ&C agent ....Zanesville over Sunday
- ...A. Cooper, Sam Clinedinst and ..okey have returned from Marietta....
- ...Anna Dalton, of Macksburgh, the guest of Miss Laura Mason
- ...nie Clinedinst, Lew and Minnie ...er, attending College at Delaware,
home to spend spring vacation.
- ...W. McClintock, D.O. Young and ...Beymer were among the Sum...
passengers brought here Monday afternoon by the BZ&C.
- ...Irvin Belford, of Toledo called ... by the fatal illness of her brother
...Caldwell.
- ...Cora C. Summers, our leading ...er, left Tuesday morning, enroute to
Wheeling Pitsburgh and Cleveland to attend the summer openings ... her stock
of goods.

-Attention is called to the ad of R.P. Summers, the boot and shoe man.
-Mrs. Lewis Groves, of Summerfield, has purchased property in Quaker City.
-Born to James Shafer and wife, a son; to C.A. Leland and wife, a daughter;
and to Joseph Wiley and wife, a daughter    [my note: How would you like to
do all that LABOR and not get your name in the paper!!!!!]
-Dr. Bebout spent Easter with his family in Caldwell.  The Dr. is doing as
he deserves to do spelendidly in Wheeling.  He removes his family to that
city Wednesday.
-Messrs. R. Armstrong and M. Hamilton, tow young men of Caldwell, purchased
the Richeson livery stable ...and will take possession April 1st--Dresden
Transcript.
-Mrs. Harris is slowly improving and it is now believed that she will
recover.  The trial of George Harris will not take place until the true
state of Mrs. H's injuries are known.
-W.E. Morris shipped his household goods to McConnelsville last week, and
the family followed on Friday.
-J.W. Bigley, who graduated from [illegible] completed a successful term
..and will begin his law studies with R.T. Scott, Esq., of Cambridge - E.O.
Teacher.
-Marriage licenses have been issued since our last report to the following:
F.W. Faber and Rosa A. Morgareidge
Jno. W. Drake and Eliza J. Johnson
M.S. Johnson and Amy Perry
O.H. Everly and Rhoda A. Harris
J.A. Gardner and Cora Webber
R.S. Young and Lottie Young
C.C. Brill and Rosa L. Foster
John Masters and Malinda Barnhart
J.H. Bowman and Emma Goodhart
Chas. Cisler and Mary Walters
J.W. Shackles and Emma R. Horton
J.W. Rutherford and Amanda Archer

from: The Caldwell Press, Caldwell OH April 2, 1891

-G.W. Foster appointed guardian of Weltha C. Dennison; bond $1000
-Peter Vorhies tendered his resignation as guardian of Israel Gray.
-C.C.Caldwell and C.C.Simmons appointed to inspect the treasury.
-Will of Adam Hartman probated.
-Final settlement of Peter Vorhies guardian of Israel Gray; balance $52.29
turned over
-Sarah Keesor appointed administratrix de bonis non of Mary Keesor deceased.
-John Brahler appointed administrator of Joseph Helfenbein.
-Simon Essex ex'r vs Ephrahim Essex et al; order of sale issued.
-J.R.McPherson appointed adm'r of Jno'McPherson.
-G.A.Wentworth adm'r - final acc't filed
-Bell Archer, F.P. Wheller and G.T. Hancher appointed school examiners.
-Geo. Davis appointed guardian of Eddie Davis et al.
-D.S. Spriggs appointed guardian of [?] Longfellow
-Will of Richard Deal probated
-W.L. Archer vs J.K.Laughlin; leave to amend petition.
-Amanda Archer vs J.W. Rutherford
-Ohio vs Geo. Harris - plea - not guilty.
-The grand jury returned five true bills, two against Elmer Johnson, for
murder in the second degree and [?cutting] with intent to kill; and one
against George Harris for [?cutting] with intent to kill; one against Frank
Parker for furnishing liquor to person in habit of becoming intoxicated and
one against James Taylor for furnishing to a minor.  Respectfully submitted,
C. Foster, foreman.

The St. Clairsville Chronicle says that "farmers are refusing to sell the
...t grades of wool at .85 cents. It is estimated that there is yet unsold
throughout that county seventy-five to one hundred thousand pounds of wool".
What's the McKlinley tariff for, anyway?

By tickets printed at this office we learn that Will Mason is a candidate
for Cty Assessor of Center twp.  Will is well qualified for the place and we
believe that if all townships chose men equally as fit for the place as Will
Mason there would be better returns made.  Center should give Will Mason a
big vote.

More from:
Caldwell Press, Caldwell OH April 2, 1891.

The following are the real estate transfers during the past week:
-Chas. Morrison to G.W. Davidson, two acres, $80
-Crayton McAuley to Robt. Archer, 29 acres, $870
-G.W.Fogle to J.H.H. Fogie, 19 aces, $400
-Clarissa Belford to P.D. Yost, one ares, $25
-M.E. Dickinson, et al, to Nancy E. Dickinson ------ $2960
-W.N.Smith to Geo. B. Kelser, three arcre, $75
-Wm Haryman to J-- J.B. Hupp, 7 acres, $300
-Sheriff to Hugh Cox, 90 acres, $?,400

-William B. Caldwell, one of the oldest residents of this place, died Sunday
evening. He was born on the farm on whom Caldwell now stands.  He was an old
stock buyer, and was well known.  His death is attributed to cancer of the
stomach.
-What is the Use of buying worthless medicines, and spending money on quack
doctors whose only idea is to gull the public -- Is it not better to buy
reliable medicine like Sulphur Bitters?  I think so as they cured me of
Catarrh after suffering three years -- F.P. Clark, Manchester.
-We have reduced our prices on wall paper during April.  Call and be
convinced. L.H.& P.H. Barry.
-Edwin E. Wilson, son of Rev. G. M. Wilson, is at home at present.  He has
been in Denver, Col, for about two years past clerking in the dress goods
department of a store called "The ?ir", one of the largest stores in Denver.
He expects to remain in the East for a year or so and then return to
Denver. -- Q.C. Independent
-On Thursday, April 2nd, at six o'clock p.m. at the residence of the bride's
parents in Batesville, Miss Emma L. Goodheart will wed Dr. J.L. Bowman.
Miss Goodheart is the daughter of D. C. Goodheart, leading merchant in
Batesville.  She is intelligent and accomplished, a social leader and
possesses those characteristics which promise useful womanhood.  Dr. Bowman
is a leading practitioner of Sandusky, Ohio.

-The cast that are rehearsing for the "Deestric Skule" Exhibition are
laboring earnestly so give our people an evening of rousing enjoyment Friday
evening, April 10th.
Parties out of town wishing to attend ....should [illegible]..seats for
them, indications are that the house will be crowded.
The "Deestric Skule" exhibition will please everone young and old.  It will
be more enjoyable than any play given by foreigh talent, besides by
attending you are contributing to a good cause.  The price of admission to
the exhibition will be 15, 25 and 35 cents.