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iefer-Rowold & Tullis-Pifer, 1875.
Married.
PIFER-ROWOLD.—August 4th, at the Parsonage, by L.C. Webster, Mr. A.D. Pifer and Miss Nervy Rowold, of Dunkirk, O.
TULLIS PIFER—August 4th, at the M.E. Church Parsonage, by L.C. Webster, Mr. F.H. Tullis and Miss Lonie Pifer, of Dunkirk, Ohio.1
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1Allen County Democrat (Lima, OH) 12 Aug 1875, p.3, c.6.
lihu Underwood, 1878.
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| Elihu Underwood (17 Jan 1878)2 |
At Dunkirk Friday night about half-past ten, during a driving snow storm, the engineer of a passing freight train discovered a man lying on the track at that place, but not in time to stop the train, and; he was run over and cut in two. His name was Elihu Underwood, and was seen intoxicated during the eving. The Corner’s jury exonerated the railroad company.1
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1,2The Allen County Democrat (Lima, OH) 17 Jan 1878.
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| Dunkirk Marshall (no date)1 |
unkirk Marshal, 1879.
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1The Allen County Democrat (Lima, OH) 11 Sep 1879.
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| Explosion (8 Jul 1880)1 |
oiler Explosion Near Dunkirk, 7 Jul 1880.
The explosion occurred on the Herrick farm which was located about two miles east of Dunkirk.
Hardin Co. Historical Highlights
by Tom Cooper2
Hardin-co. July 6—Six men were killed and three injured when a boiler on a threshing outfit exploded on the farm of Capt. Herrick, three and half miles west of Forest. The outfit which belonged to William Herrick, Jr., exploded about 3 p. m. Killed were Richard Case, Washington Pisel and Emerson Harmon of Forest, William Frederick, Sr., Jesse Frederick and Rudy Thrush. Injured were George Pisell, Henry Bowers and John McVitty. According to Eilleen Thrush, a railroad conductor saw the accident and stopped to see if he could help.
Rudy is buried in Patterson Cemetery but there are no markers on his grave nor on the grave of Mary Wise. The markers are there, however, for 4 of their children, David, George, Hattie and Henry.
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| Accident (8 Jul 1880)3 |
Fearful Accident--On Thursday last, at a place two miles east of Dunkirk, the boiler of a steam thresher blew up, killing five persons and wounding four more. The boiler was a new one, manufactured at the Eaton, N.Y., and the cause of its explosion is not known.
Some of the bodies were literally town to pieces, fragments of them being thown in every direction.4
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1The Marion Daily Star (Marion, OH) 8 Jul 1880, p.4, c.3.
2Material from a book of notes prepared by Kenton newspaper people whose Identity is not determined. It was compiled In about 1901. The F-AHS received this material courtesy of Gladys Gardner.
3,4The Allen County Democrat (Lima, OH) 8 Jul 1880.
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| Bounce Him Out (no date) |
ohn Walkup, 1881.
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| J. Walkup - March, 18811 |
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| S.S. Davis (no date) |
m. Shuey, 1881.
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| Wm. Shuey4 |
--The marshall of Dunkirk, Hardin county, Wm. Shuey, was killed by three men whom he stopped on the street, on Friday morning last. He was watching for some parties, about 2 a.m. on that morning, and seeing three men coming down the street hasted them, and when he got up to them they resisted arrest, and one of them shot him through the neck. He lived about two hours after he was shot. The men robbed him of his pistol, money and a pair of handcuffs and left. Going into the country they stole a horse and buggy, and since then nothing has been seen of them though a thorough search has been made. Officers are still on the outlook.3
elanchton Light Guards, 1881.
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| Light Guards6 |
--The Melanchton Light Guards packed their knap sacks and started for Dunkirk Monday, where they went into camp for six days.5
The Melanchton Light Guards was a National Guard unit, Co. C, 2nd O.V.I. mustered into the regular army during the war with Spain.
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1The Allen County Democrat (Lima, OH) 17 Mar 1881.
3,4Ibid. 6 Oct 1881.
5,6Ibid. c1881.
wight House, 1882.
Dwight House, of the Dunkirk "Standard", was in the city a few hours Monday.1
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1The Allen County Democrat (Lima, OH) 9 Mar 1882.
unkirk Standard.
Ownie Owens was probably working for the Lima Republican when he decided to go to work for the Dunkirk Standard, "Ownie Owens, a reporter for the Republican, resigned and moved to the Dunkirk Standard." 1 He still had a desire to be involved with Lima’s newspaper because he was involved of later purchasing the newspaper, "Among the many mentioned reported buyers for the Lima Daily Republican are Lou Ashton of the Spencerville Journal and Ownie Owens of the Dunkirk Standard." 2
H.H. Arnold is the editor of the Dunkirk Standard3
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1Lima Daily Democratic Times (Lima, OH) 1 Sep 1888, p.5, c.3.
2Lima Daily Democratic Times (Lima, OH) 11 Feb 1889, p.4, c.2.
3Lima Daily News (Lima, OH) 30 Aug 1889, p.4, c.1.
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| D.H. Edgar (c1890)2 |
irst Mayor, 1890.
The first mayor was David H. Edgar. he was born in Beaver Co., Pennsylvania, September 8, 1800. With his father, Joseph Edgar, he migrated to Holmes Co., Ohio in 1814. After his parents died he migrated to Section 18, in Blanchard Twp., Hardin Co., Ohio. He was the mayor for two years following the incorporation of the town.1
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| S.K. and the Sheriff (1890)3 |
rve Jaycox.
There must have been a confrontation betweein S.K. Moore, of Dunkirk and Urve Jaycox. Moore had Jaycox arrested for assult with intent to kill. Mr. Moore had received a severe cut on the head from a beer glass thrown by Jaycox.4
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1The Forest Review (Forest, OH) c1890.
2Ibid. c1890.
3ibid, 29 Oct 1890
4Ibid. Oct 1890.
unkirk Standard, 1903.
Guy Kingsbuhy [sic] is the editor of of the Standard.1 On January 9, he, and other were injured when one Pennsylvania R.R. train rear-ended another during a snowstorm in Ada, Ohio. Three were killed.2
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1Mansfield News (Mansfield, OH) 9 Jan 1903, p.1, c.1.
2Cambridge Jeffersonian (Cambridge, OH) 15 Jan 1903, p.4, c.7.
ott Marie Trissler, 1907.
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| Tot Marie (7 Aug 1907)1 |
Oak Harbor school was located at the southeast corner of TR30 and TR155.
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1Forest Review (Forest, OH) 7 Aug 1907.
uy O. Fowler, 1910.
Guy O. Fowler purchased the Dunkirk Standard from Guy Kinsbury, but stayed only one year, leaving in 1911.1
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1Lima News (Lima, OH) 1 Jan 1956, p.25, c.5.
obert Young, 1925.
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| Liquor problems in Dunkirk (1902)1 |
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1The Marion Star (Marion, OH) 3 May 1925.
ichard E. Main, 1933.
Richard E. Main was a printer working for the Dunkirk Standard.1
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1Lima News (Lima, OH) 6 Aug 1933, p.4, c.8.
unkirk Standard, 1934.
Maud B. Kingsbury was the wife of Guy M. Kingsbury who was a printer in Dunkirk. Maud was born in February, 1879; Guy in March, 1871. Their daughter, Grace G. Kingsbury was born in July, 1899. All were born in Ohio. They lived at 252 Patterson street, Dunkirk in 1900.
Management of the Dunkirk Standard, weekly newspaper of Dunkirk, this week reverted to the owner, Mrs. Maud Kingsbury Arnold, after having been published for five years by R.B. and K.B. Jaqueth, of Forest.1
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1Lima News (Lima, OH) 25 Jun 1934, p.6, c.8.