Lorain County Misc News

 

Cleveland Plain Dealer
Dec 10, 1916

Elyria, Dec 9- Charles William Rowland, forty-eight, for many years a druggist here, was found dead in his bed.


Cleveland Plain Dealer
Feb. 2, 1917

Oberlin, Feb. 1 - Conrad Bickel died at Memorial hospital, Elyria, today on his twenty-third birthday.


Plain Dealer
June 13, 1919

Lorain, June 12 - Peter Stepach, died here.


Indiana Journal October 5, 1898

ELYRIA, O., Sept- 27.-A    Lake Shore freight train was held up near here
last night and  the conductor robbed. When
train No. 75 was about two miles west of here Conductor Burt Null started
from the caboose for the head of the train. He
was suddenly halted by four men who thrust revolvers in his face and told
him to hand over his valuables. Null promptly
gave the tramp highwaymen his gold watch and $3, all the valuables he had.
The men then ordered him to proceed on his
way toward the engine, and by way of punctuating their remarks fired their
revolvers several times
The men next cut the train In two and started for the caboose to find the
rear brake man. The brakeman. however, heard
the shooting and surmised what had happened and locked himself in The
highway men fired several shots at the brakeman, but without effect. They then jumped from the train and escaped in the woods. The trainmen were unarmed.
Submitted by Barb Zigenmeyer


Plain Dealer
Sep 22, 1919

Lorain, Sep 21-

Matthew Webber, 55, of Sheffield township is dead.


Plain Dealer
Nov 7, 1917

Lorain, Nov 6-

John Stack, 71, pioneer coal dealer, died at his home here today.

Irey Brown, 51, widely known Vermillion man was found dead in bed this morning.


Plain Dealer
May 21, 1917

Elyria, May 20-

L. D. Waite, 78, for fifty years a blacksmith here is dead. 

The seven-day-old daughter of Alex Jacobs died yesterday while funeral services were being conducted for its mother. 


Lima Daily News
Jan 29, 1906

Elyria, O., Jan 29-

Lee Durkee, a local hardware man is dead after a short illness.

 

 

 

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