I have moved from 1910 and am now looking through the 1911 issues of The Celina Democrat, searching for news and information about Black Creek and Liberty Townships. Most of the news the paper printed was from the Celina area, but occasionally there is news from the northwest part of the county.
Chatt-area farmers make plans for their own Farm Institute in Liberty Township:
20 Jan 1911, The Celina Democrat
John Linn and wife return to Liberty Township. I believe this article refers to John Linn (1880-1945) and his brother Philip Linn (1868-1935), sons of Jacob and Catharine (Mueller) Linn. John’s wife was Marie Klenz and John’s mother Catharine was the sister of my great-grandfather Jacob Miller.
20 Jan 1911, The Celina Democrat
The death and funeral notice of Ollie E. (Ketro) Morrison (1877-1911). She is buried in Woodland Union Cemetery in Van Wert:
27 Jan 1911, The Celina Democrat
Here are a couple mentions about local ministers, reprinted from The Lutheran Standard. The third person mentioned, Rev. George Haas, was Zion Chatt’s minister from 1907-1911. He was born in Germany in 1876 and would have undoubtedly made an excellent professor of German History.
27 Jan 1911, The Celina Democrat
A fire in Rockford made news:
20 Jan 1911, The Celina Democrat
Did you ever wonder when and where your ancestor moved? This could be a clue. I believe this is James Andress (1868-1950), the son of Jefferson & Malvina (Figley) Andress, born in Mercer County and buried in Shelby County, Ohio:
27 May 1910, The Celina Democrat
