Some more area news from the Celina Democrat in 1910.

Chattanooga
Miss Bertha Carver, the blind girl of near Salem, Ind., whose wonderful voice has won for her the name of “The Blind Soloist,” and who is giving a series of concerts at the different towns in the surrounding territory, so that she may receive funds with which to continue her musical education, has arranged to give one of her concerts in the Evangelical Church at Chattanooga this (Friday) evening, to commence at 8 o’clock. No admission will be charged but a collection will be taken. (2 Sep 1910)

2 September 1910, Celina Democrat

That event was probably held at the Reformed North Church on Tama Road, about a mile east of Chatt.

Some miscellaneous items from the same 1910 newspaper:

Mendon will open her new canning factory tomorrow noon in a public manner and with much eclat. State pure food officers will witness the affair.

By a fall on a shovel Wednesday afternoon the little son of Mr. And Mrs. Charles Swallow, Mill street, sustained a bad cut across the left temple. Dr. Wintermute was called, who found it necessary to administer anesthetics in sewing up the wound.

Veteran Wm. J. Short, of East Market Street, who had an eye removed a few days since on account of a cancerous affection, is reported getting along nicely.

Lewis Alt, of Liberty Township, has the distinction of being the first man to make his annual school settlement with Auditor Morrow. He was in yesterday.

Otto Wendel, of Liberty township, made this office his annual call Monday, fixing up for his winter reading by adding daily Post and Ohio Farmer, our greatest clubbing offer.

Mrs. A. J. Jackson of Route 2, was in town Tuesday to attend the funeral of her old neighbor, Mrs. Botkin, brought here for burial, and left an annual renewal for their old home paper before returning home. She reports Mr. Jackson, who has been in ill health a year or more, but slightly improved. (2 Sep 1910)

A September 1910 obituary, from Blackcreek Township:

Mrs. Lucetta Vining, aged 51 years, widow of the late Robert M. Vining, of Blackcreek Township, died at her home two miles north of Chattanooga last Friday evening, shortly after five o’clock. Deceased was born in Darke County, March 8, 1859. In 1878 she was united in marriage to Mr. Vining in Darke County, and five years later they moved to this county, locating in Blackcreek Township. Mrs. Vining’s illness took serious form last June, when she was operated upon at Ft. Wayne, Ind., for gall stones and it was also found that she was a sufferer from cancer. She recovered sufficiently to be able to return home the first of last month, but her condition kept growing steadily worse.

She is survived by eight children Mrs. Dora Beam, of Robinson, Ill., Irvin Vining, of Indianapolis, Ind., Haskell Vining, residing two miles north of town; Mrs. Halley Brush, of Center, and Mrs. Golda Mambrick and Clarence, Floyd and Earl Vining, all of Blackcreek Township. She is also survived by four step children, Hon. S. J. Vining, of this city; and Mesdames Ida Michael, Jennie Kuhn and Anna Detro, of Blackcreek Township.

Funeral services were held at East Bethel Church last Sunday morning, followed by interment in the cemetery nearby. (9 Sep 1910)

Lucetta Vining obituary, 9 Sep 1910

There were a number of accidents in December 1910. A few of them, as reported:

The Celina Democrat, 1910

Henry Bruhns, [sic] of Rockford, will likely loose his entire left hand as the result of having it caught in the rolls of a corn shredder, while working for George Lillick on the Oliver Putman farm, north of Rockford. All but the thumb and first finger were torn completely off and these so badly mangled that is feared they can not be saved.

Arthur P. Dull, of Rockford, was seriously, if not fatally injured last Saturday afternoon, when he was caught between a heavily loaded wagon and a wall of the Rockford Milling Co’s elevator and his chest crushed and collar bone broken. It is also feared he suffered internal injuries. Dull only recently escaped serious injury when he was buried under several feet of corn in one of the elevator cribs.

Orlando Stump, of Rockford, an employee of the Lewis Bros. Lumber Co, had a finger of his left hand torn off when he caught it in a jointer last Saturday afternoon.

Mrs. Louis Alt, Sr, and daughter, of Chattanooga, were bruised up but luckily escaped serious injury, when thrown from a buggy in a runaway Wednesday afternoon. Their horse frightened at an automobile near the Ben Bacher home, upsetting the buggy. (23 Dec 1910)

A 1910 obituary with a Liberty Township connection:

Aaron Keifer was born in Green County, Ohio, June 7 1832. He grew to manhood in Shelby County, Ohio, and learned the cooper trade at Springfield. On the 30^th day of March, 1860, he was united in marriage to Miss Eliza Ellis, near Troy, O. A few months later they moved to Celina, where he accepted a position with the late Wm. Dickman.

In 1884 he moved to a farm in Liberty township, where he remained until three years ago. Feeling the infirmities of age creeping upon him, he, with his aged wife, moved back to Celina, where he passed away Thursday, April 28, aged 77 years, 10 months, 21 days.

He was the father of seven children, three of whom died in infancy.

About eight years ago he united with the Society of Friends, at the Friends Home church, west of Celina, and has lived a consistent Christian life. Often at night, while others were asleep, he was heard praying. He leaves an aged and loving wife, one son, 3 daughters, 28 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. The children are Mrs. John Woods, Mrs. John Alexander, Mrs. Wm. Hull and Ellis Keifer, of Indianapolis, Ind.

Funeral services were held at the Beaver Chapel Church last Sunday afternoon, conducted by Mrs. Elmira Brock. (6 May 1910)

Obituaries, The Celina Democrat, 6 May 1910

Another 1910 obituary, with a Willshire connection:

Sylvester Brock, Co. A, 71^st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, son of Rev. Wesley Brock, and brother of Leonard  Brock (who died last July) and Orlando Brock, who resides west of Celina,. Born Nov. 15, 1839, the third son of a family of seven boys, four of whom are still living. Rev. Brock came with his boys to Mercer Co. about fifty-six years ago.

Sylvester Brock was united in marriage to Katherine Shaftner, [sic] of Willshire, Ohio, and went to Zuay, [sic] Oklahoma, about fifteen years ago, where he died Jan. 11, 1910. He leaves a wife, one son and two daughters. He was a faithful and Christian husband and father. (6 May 1910)

Newspapers certainly reported a variety of items back then, many the type of news we would never read in a newspaper today. But when you think about, at that time the newspaper was the best way to report and circulate any and all news. Particularly in a small community, the small, incidental, local news, some of which you might even call gossip, was as interesting and important to read as the national and world news. You might say the local newspaper was the social media of that time.

I am still looking through old newspapers, specifically the Celina Democrat in 1910. This newspaper is online, is easy to view from home, and has some interesting information for our part of the county as well as all of Mercer County. Perhaps you will recognize some of the names mentioned here.

Farm Residence Goes Up in Smoke
The residence of Adam Kaylor in Blackcreek Township was totally destroyed by fire last Sunday, only a portion of the household goods being saved. The fire is supposed to have originated from a defective flue, but was not discovered until it had gained such headway that hardly anything could be saved. The loss is partially covered by insurance. (Celina Democrat, 6 May 1910)

Celina Democrat, 6 May 1910, p.1.

BLACKCREEK
Samuel Wick, an old resident of Blackcreek township, died on the 5^th inst. and was buried Sunday at Duck Creek cemetery. The Berne (Ind.) band and the Willshire quartet furnished the musical part of the service, which was very impressive.

J.F. Harb had the bone removed from a finger that has caused him much trouble for some time last Saturday.

Frank Egger and Gusta Leininger were the guests of Clyde Harb Sunday. (Celina Democrat, 13 May 1910)

Celina Democrat, 13 May 1910, p.1.

THE GRIM REAPER
Mrs. Catherine Linn, aged 35 years, widow of the late George Linn, died at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hiller, in Liberty township, last Saturday afternoon, after a lingering illness, of tuberculosis. She is survived by two children. Funeral services were held at the Lutheran church at Chattanooga last Tuesday morning. (Celina Democrat, 13 May 1910)

Linn obituary, Celina Democrat, 27 May 1910, p.1.

TOWN TOPICS
Our old friend John C. Brehm, of Liberty township, always prompt, was in with his renewal Wednesday.

John Sipe, of Blackcreek township, was in town Wednesday on his way to St. Marys to attend to some business matters. (Celina Democrat, 24 Jun 1910)

Adam Alt, of Liberty township, was in town Wednesday and took home with him some fine Holstein cattle he purchased at New Bremen. Adam surely captured some prizes. (Celina Democrat, 17 Jun 1910)

There were some interesting clubs in Celina in 1910:

There was a Thimble Club. I am not sure if this was a sewing club or if they collected thimbles.

Celina Democrat, 6 May 1910, p.1.

The B.E.S. Embroidery Club was probably a sewing club.

There was a Shakespeare Club, likely a reading/book club and not all that unusual.

And there was the Jolly Dozen Club, which included a couple I mentioned several months ago, John Eli Headington and his wife Ruth. They lived in Celina before moving to Portland, Indiana, in 1910. Their son Ken Headington’s widow Elma eventually ran Celina’s Headington House Hotel in the 1930s, until her death in 1970.

The following article is not from Blackcreek or Liberty Townships, but from Celina and is rather interesting:

Celina Democrat, 13 May 1910, p.1.

ISAAC WILLING TO TRY IT AGAIN
Hoping This Time, No Doubt, to Have a Less Strenous Wife for Partner
Isaac J. Gallihugh and Anna M. Gallihugh divorced Saturday morning at 10 o’clock. Isaac J. Gallihugh and Mrs. Luesia Kennard married Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock.

Such is part of the unwritten diary of last Saturday’s adventures of Ike Gallihugh, a part time resident of the County Infirmary. Despite the fact that Ike found it necessary as well as difficult to hobble into court on a pair of crutches last Saturday morning to secure a decree of divorce from his wife Anna, whom he told Judge Layton had thrown various kitchen utensils at him, beat him over the head at various times and lastly broken his leg when she threw a stick of stove wood at him, he couldn’t be without a wife and about four hours after he had been untied by the Judge he was again tied to a life partner by Justice Raudabaugh. Gallihugh is 47 and his new bride is 25. (Celina Democrat, 13 May 1910)

Note: Isaac and Luesia both had been married before. Isaac Jackson Gallihugh (1863-1942) married Anna Abigail (Lyman) in 1886 and Luesia/Louise (Kittle) (1885-1933) married Charles Kennard in 1903.