cLelland Fire, 1901.

Upper Sandusky, O., Jan. 16.—Fire destroyed McLelland’s livery stable at Wharton. For a time the entire village was threatened owing to an inadequate fire system, but the entire population, including women and children, assisted in keeping the fire under control. Loss, several thousand.¹

Jacob McClelland was the proprietor of the McClelland Livery in Wharton. He was born in Ohio in May 1847. His father was David McClelland (b. 1810), a local Wharton blacksmith. His mother was Martha McClelland (b. 1813). Both of his parents were from Pennsylvania. He had one sister, Margaret McClelland (b. 1843), and two brothers, William McClelland (b. 1845) and George McClelland (b. 1849). All of his brothers and sisters were born in Ohio.

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 ¹Coshocton Daily Age (Coschocton, OH) 16 Jan 1901, p.3, c.2.

Ate Cheese—Now are Dying.
[Associated Dailies Telegram]

Upper Sandusky, Jan. 3—Three families at Wharton ate cheese for breakfast this morning. Two children of Clarence Bell are dying and ten or more persons are seriously ill.¹

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 ¹Coshocton Daily Times (Coshocton, OH) 2 Jan 1908, p.1, c.3.

larence Bell, 1908.