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NATIONAL UNION.
Sheridan Council No. 126, of the National Union, was organized in Ottawa, in August, 1888. There were thirty charter members. The mem- bership reached forty-two at one time, but lapses, removals and deaths have reduced the live membership until at the present time it consists of only six- teen persons. The National Union has paid every death claim in full, with- out one cent of cost to the beneficiary. It is one of the best and cheapest fraternal insurance companies in existence today.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.
Ottawa Council No. 1757, Knights of Columbus, was organized in Ot- tawa, in June, 1914, with sixty-five charter members. At present the mem- bership numbers one hundred and seven. The officers are as follow: Jos- eph Kersting, grand knight; H. Edward Heckford, financial secretary. The purpose of this order is purely social and for insurance.
CATHOLIC KNIGHTS OF OHIO.
SS. Peter and Paul Branch No. 42, Catholic Knights of Ohio, was or- ganized on June 12, 1893, at Ottawa, Ohio. There were twenty charter
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members. The membership at present is approximately one hundred. It is purely an insurance order.
There are branches of this order in the following towns of Putnam county : Glandorf, Leipsic, Ft. Jennings, Miller City, Ottoville, Kalida, New Cleveland and Cloverdale.
THE RESEARCH CLUB.
The Research Club was founded in 1910 with the following charter members: Mrs. J. O. Cartwright, Mrs. George Jenkins, Mrs. Charles Mills, Mrs. C. B. Van Clue, Mrs. G. H. Williams, Mrs. P. D. Ward, Mrs. Frank Wilson, Mrs. G. F. Zeller, Miss Florence McClure, Miss Violet Sackett, Miss. Grace Ward and Miss Lulu Walkup. Miss Florence McClure, president ; Mrs. J. O. Cartwright, vice-president; Mrs. George Jenkins, secretary, and Miss Violet Sackett, treasurer, served as the first officers of the club.
The purpose of this club was to promote interest in the welfare of the. community in which its members lived; to study and discuss the important questions of the day, and to familiarize themselves not only with our own country, but also the leading countries and islands in the Old World. The club has already studied rather thoroughly all the countries of the Old World and has taken up many of the greatest things of the United States. The work laid out for last year was "The World's Islands." For 1915-16, "The World's Islands," continued, and miscellaneous work.
The present members are Mrs. J. O. Cartwright, Mrs. Flora Frick, Mrs. C. L. Miller, Mrs. C. J. Moore, Mrs. D. N. Powell, Mrs. H. M. Summers, Mrs. G. H. Williams, Mrs. P. D. Ward, Mrs. Frank Wilson, Mrs. G. F. Zeller, Miss May Handy, Miss Florence McClure, Miss Grace Ward and Miss Sadie Wilkins. President, Mrs. H. M. Summers; vice-president, Mrs. D. N. Powell; secretary, Mrs. J. O. Cartwright; treasurer, Mrs. G. H. Wil- liams.
KAPPA PHI DELTA.
The Kappa Phi Delta Club, at Ottawa, was organized in February, 1910, with nine charter members, as follows: Effie L. Arnold, Alta M. Thrapp, Ruth C. Frey, Bessie I. Seitz, Iva A. Gillis, Zelma McDowell, May Handy, Mrs. Belle D. Miller and Mrs. Carrie W. Bell. The first officers included the following : Effie L. Arnold, president; Alta M. Thrapp, vice-president ; Ruth C. Frey, secretary ; Bessie I. Seitz, treasurer. The purpose of the club is set
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forth in its motto: "Working, not wishing; doing, not dreaming; boosting, not knocking."
The present membership includes twelve young ladies of Ottawa: Effie L. Arnold, Alta M. Thrapp, Ruth C. Frey, Zelma McDowell, May Handy, Evelyn Wilson, Mary Wilkins, Arey Claypool, Bertha McDugal, Lucy Ag- ner, Mrs. Carrie Bell and Mrs. Leona Kerr. The officers for 1915 are as follows: Alta M. Thrapp, president; Zelma McDowell, vice-president; Mary Wilkins, secretary; Bessie I. Seitz, treasurer. The club is a member of the Ottawa federation of clubs.
PUTNAM CLUB.
The Putnam Club Company was chartered as an incorporation under the laws of the state of Ohio on April 4, 1904. The founders were Even R. Davis, M. P. Goetschins, A. R. Robenalt, F. G. Kahle and E. L. Frey.
The purpose of this club was not for material gain, but it was organized for literary and social culture and mental improvement. The citizens of Ot- tawa had no place to assemble for sociable gatherings and the founders took this means of providing a suitable place.
This club was capitalized at one thousand dollars, which was divided into forty shares and sold at twenty-five dollars a share, the proceeds of which were used for maintaining club rooms for members of the corpora- tion and their guests and purchasing fixtures. The club rooms are fitted up with every convenience for the literary and social development of its mem- bers.
This club has had a steady increase in membership, which speaks well for the foresight of its founders, and at present totals sixty-six. The of- ficers are: J. S. Ogin, president; N. E. Matthews, treasurer ; J. W. Brown, secretary.
CATHOLIC LADIES OF COLUMBIA.
St. Anne's Council No. 7, Catholic Ladies of Columbia, was chartered on June 4. 1897, with the following charter members: Philomena Lehm- kuhle, Lucinda M. Brinkle, Elizabeth Kraft, Mary A. Schmitschulte, Eliza- beth C. Leopold, Catherine Brinkman, Mary Catherine Hansel, Sarah Mc- Greevy, Mary Clohosey, Catherine Amelia Kracht and Elizabeth M. Schmit- schulte. The present membership numbers forty-two and fifteen additional applications were presented at the monthly meeting held on the second Tues- day in May.
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The present officers are: Mary A. Schmitschulte, president; Anna Kersting, vice-president; Mary Rothman, recording secretary; Mary Brinkle, financial secretary ; Elizabeth Kraft, treasurer; Frances Kreinbrink, monitor.
The purpose of this organization is purely insurance and sick benefits. There is also a relief department in connection with the insurance, which is optional with the members. Members of the relief department are paid five dollars a week when sick.
THE CENTENNIAL CLUB.
On February 26, 1913, Mrs. S. F. DeFord, who is a charter member of the Centennial Club, read before that body a paper which set forth the history of the club from the beginning to that time. It would be useless to try and give the history of this organization in better style than used by Mrs. DeFord, therefore we will print this article, with Mrs. DeFord's consent, as it was written :
"Thirty-seven years ago this month when the frost was on the snow, and the moonlight rays were bending low, and sparkling diamonds from their beds spread radiance o'er many heads, a company of ladies and gentle- men started for a delightful sleigh ride to Kalida to spend the evening. On the way, the conversation, which was in keeping with the frosty air and the beautiful snow, turned upon schools and literary clubs. Literary clubs were a scarce medium of exchange at this time, there being only one in the whole state of Ohio. The ladies particularly talked about literary clubs, and the more they talked and thought about them, the more enthusiastic they became on the subject. Finally, they came to the conclusion that they would start one in Ottawa for the women of the town who might be interested in a purely literary organization.
"I was not fortunate enough to be a member of the Kalida party on that eventful night, but the next morning two women, Mrs. Moore and Mrs. Kinder, came to my home to talk over the question with me. Of course, I was very much interested in the establishment of such an organization as they proposed, and at once entered into the project with enthusiasm. I thought a club of this nature would be a great asset to ladies of Ottawa, although I had a baby only eighteen months old and could not be expected to give much time to the new undertaking.
"The following week nine of the women of Ottawa met at the home of Mrs. J. L. H. Long to talk over the proposed club. We discussed it from every angle and it was the consensus of opinion that some organization of
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this character was very much needed in this village. Practically all of the women had been more or less active in literary work, but to follow a system and be bound to a constitution and by-laws was different.
"After due deliberation and a determined conviction on the part of the ladies that such an undertaking, with the earnest support of all, could be made a success, a motion was made by Mrs. Moore to organize ourselves into a club. This motion was unanimously carried and, since this was the cen- tennial year of our independence as a nation, the club was christened the Ladies Centennial Book Club. I was chosen as the first president, but I do not recall the other early officers. We drafted a little constitution and by- laws, which was to govern our early activities. The charter members of this organization were as follows: Mrs. Long, Mrs. Paul, Mrs. Ewing, Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Krause, Mrs. Morehead, Mrs. Kinder and Mrs. Laskey. Of this number, only three are left as active members of the club. Five have passed over the great divide. There are five living members, al- though two resigned their membership years ago, Mrs. Ewing, who resides in St. Louis, and Mrs. Adelia Allen, who still lives in Ottawa. The three remaining active members are Mrs. Kinder, Mrs. Paul and myself. There is a strong, mystic chord of memory stretching down through the years that have linked these three members together in close ties of friendship. One of the articles in the constitution that was drafted to govern us was that officers should be elected every three months. Another one of the rules was that the president should appoint a program committee each evening to arrange for a program for the next meeting; they would retire to another room and assign duties for the different members. This was very unsatis- factory inasmuch as it gave only one week to prepare our topics. I was re- elected twice, serving nine months in all.
"We frequently had charades, especially if we were having guests. We also had a 'budget box' and a budget reader was elected to deliver these articles as long as she held office. As time passed and we became better informed and in closer touch with parliamentary rules and regulations in club work, we decided to revise our constitution, and this was accomplished by a committee and adopted in October, 1877. We have revised the constitu- tion once since that date and a few minor changes have been made at differ- ent times.
"The membership fee was fixed at three dollars and yearly dues of one dollar and fifty cents, payable in installments. I do not recall how long this state of affairs lasted, but we always had plenty of money in the treasury and practically no expenses. A scheme was now adopted to purchase books, as
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there was no public library in Ottawa. A librarian was appointed and each member was alloted a certain number of books to read and if no report was made to the librarian in two weeks they were fined ten cents. At the close of the year a committee was appointed to arrange the books in lots of equal price and quality, in as many lots as there were members in the club, each lot being numbered, then slips of paper being made corresponding to the number of books. These slips were put into a box and each member drew a slip, thus drawing a lot of books which corresponded with the number on the slip. This system worked very well. As the membership of the club increased, we desired to branch out along other literary lines and took for our work the lecture field. Our first venture was with Susan B. Anthony, who was secured for a certain amount and all arrangements made for her entertainment, when her agent informed us that she had cancelled all her engagements on account of ill-health. Our failure in this venture only spurred us on and we secured Mary A. Livermore. This was a marked success, financially and socially. The lecture was held in the old opera house, now used for a busi- ness college, the admission charge being three dollars. The lecture was at- tended not only by the club members but by a gratifying representation of others in sympathy with our endeavors.
"During the first few years our programs were largely impromptu, but gradually, as the movement grew, greater thought was given to this feature and many pleasing diversions were created for the entertainment of the mem- bers, especially as the club boasted of several adepts who lent their skill to this end with gratifying success. Several playlets were given, among which were, "The Elevator Boy," a delightful little piece of comedy, and "Fing Wing," a Chinese playlet, with a judicial setting. In the former, Gordon Kinder, then a young lad, played the title role, the playlet being given at the Kinder residence. "Fing Wing" was given at the residence of Mrs. Krause, Mrs. Cover proving very entertaining in the role of "Fing Wing," with splendid fidelity to the Chinese dialect and mannerisms. This playlet con- sisted of a trial by jury, to which I acted the part of judge and this entailed the preparation of a long and laborious charge at the end of the trial. All the members took part in this playlet and, needless to say, passed a delightful time and one long to be remembered for its happy associations. On these occasions guests were invited, consisting, in the main, of husbands of the club members.
"We were all young then, thirty-nine years ago, filled with life and energy and a supreme desire to cultivate the social atmosphere of this com- munity. It is on record that Mrs. Paul is the "mother" of the club, for her
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only son was the first child born after our organization. Now we are grand- mothers and it is gratifying to know that the seed sown thirty-nine years ago. has borne fruit and that this work is being carried forward by the younger generation, who have caught the spirit and infused it with the newer and richer life of today.
"As the years have passed, new faces have entered our circle of twenty- five, among whom were Mrs. Gentry, Mrs. Cover, Mrs. Lentzy, Mrs. Pomeroy, Mrs. Meiley, Mrs. Matthews, Mrs. Beardsley, Mrs. Sprague, Mrs. Rice, Mrs .. Reed, Mrs. C. H. Rice, and the Misses Holtz, Pugh, Sweeney.
"The work of this club has still increased up to the present time and it is the strongest literary club in Ottawa. It is a member of the local and. national federation of clubs and bears the distinction of being the second oldest literary club in the state.
"With the beginning of each year, a program is arranged, covering the entire year and each member can be prepared on their assigned subject. Officers serve for one year and new members are elected by ballot, in case there is an opening."
The present officers of the Centennial Club are as follows: Mrs. C. H. Rice, president; Mrs. S. F DeFord, first vice-president; Mrs. D. M. Bailey, second vice-president ; Mrs. C. O. Beardsley, recording secretary ; Mrs. A. L. Paul, corresponding secretary; Mrs. J. S. Ogan, treasurer; Mrs. F. P. Sprague, librarian; Cynthia Pugh, critic.
THE STUDY CLUB.
The Study Club of Ottawa was organized in 1908 with the following charter members: Mrs. Evan Davis, Mrs. Harry Allen, Mrs. M. P. Goet- schius, Mrs. Sigmond Wise, Mrs. C. P. Godfrey, Mrs. G. W. Risser, Mrs. C. F. Madaris, Mrs. A. S. Johnson, Mrs. Charles Morrison, Mrs. Mary Reed, Mrs. E. L. Frey, Miss B. K. Krauss and Miss Zoe Kelly. The purpose of this club is for social and literary advantages, gained through united re- search and mutual assistance.
The present officers are as follows: Mrs. E. L. Frey, president ; Mrs. Sigmond Wise, vice-president ; Mrs. F. G. Kahle, secretary ; Mrs. R. W. La- Baron, treasurer; Mrs. Mary Reed, librarian; Mrs. G. J. Keinath, critic. The present membership includes the following: Mrs. R. A. Alt, Mrs. E. L. Frey, Mrs. C. P. Godfrey, Mrs. H. E. Hirn, Mrs. G. J. Keinath, Mrs. F. G. Kahle, Mrs. R. W. LaBaron, Mrs. J. T. Maidlow, Mrs. Mary Reed, Mrs. L. C. Sonnanstine. Mrs. Sigmond Wise, Mrs. Herman Wise, Mrs. Roy East-
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man, Mrs. Frank Donart, Mrs. M. P. Goetschius, Misses Lena Bailey, Flor- ence Graham, Stella Kersting and Zoe Light.
FEDERATION OF CLUBS.
The Federation of Clubs of Ottawa was organized on November 21, 1913. The first officers were: Mrs. S. F. DeFord, president; Mrs. Mary Reed, first vice-president ; Mrs. J. O. Cartwright, second vice-president; Altha Thrapp, third vice-president; Mrs. E. L. Fry, recording secretary ; Mrs. Fred Zeller, corresponding secretary ; Mrs. D. N. Powell, treasurer. The Federa- tion of Clubs was organized for purely civic purposes and has been instru- mental in establishing clean-up days in Ottawa. At the time of a terrible mine disaster in the southern part of the state, it sent a box of provisions to. the stricken people. It also sent a box on the Christmas ship to Belgium. The Federation includes all the four clubs of the town, although membership. in one of the clubs does not necessarily imply membership in the Federation. In addition, it includes members who are not affiliated with any of the four clubs of the town. Mrs. Fred Zeller was elected president at the last regular election of officers, but resigned in favor of the vice-president, Mrs. Frank P. Sprague. The other officers include the following: Mrs. Elma McDowell, second vice-president; Grace Ward, recording secretary; Zoe Light, corre- sponding secretary ; Mrs. Frank Wilson, treasurer.
WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION.
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union has been in Putnam for several years and has done some notable work in advancing the cause of temperance. The officers of the Union for 1915 are as follows : President, Mrs. Della Layport; vice-president, Mrs. Minnie Harris; corresponding secretary, Mrs. A. M. Heidlebaugh; recording secretary, Mrs. Francis Beach; treasurer, Amelia Jones; chorister, Mrs. R. T. Evans; Y. P. B. secretary, Mrs. Bessie Kuntz; L. T. L. secretary, Mrs. Bessie Collar.
There are now seventeen local organizations in the county, as follows: Leipsic, 125 members ; Continental, 121 members; Columbus Grove, 80 mem- bers; Gilboa, 56 members ; Vaughnsville, 45 members; Ottawa River, 30 mem- bers; Ottawa, 40 members; Belmore, 21 members; Pandora, 18 members; Miller City. 16 members; Cloverdale, 15 members; Forest Grove, 15 mem- bers; Kalida, 13 members; Rushmore, 12 members; North Creek, 9 mem- bers; Dupont, 8 members; Mt. Zion, 5 members.
CHAPTER XII.
THE MEDICAL PROFESSION.
The present generation little realizes the conditions under which the early physicians of Putnam county had to labor. There were few roads and for several years these were nearly impassable for a great part of the year. This fact made it necessary for the doctors to do most of their traveling on horseback and the family physician, with his pill-bags swung over the back of his horse, was one of the most familiar, and at the same time one of the most welcome, sights to the early pioneers of the county. The swampy con- dition of the county was very conducive to fevers and ague and so common were these kindred complaints that the expression, "fevernague," came to be a household word. With the clearing up of the dense forests and the draining of the swamps, the dreaded malaria gradually disappeared and more fashionable diseases became prevalent.
The early physicians were not trained scientists, but they administered their few simple remedies in an efficient manner and were doubtless as suc- cessful with the diseases with which they had to cope as the physicians of today. There were few medical colleges before the Civil War, and very few of the early practitioners had an extensive knowledge of medicine. It was not until several years after the war that graduates of regular medical colleges located in the county, most of the early physicians receiving their training in the office of some local physician.
An effort has been made to collect a list of all the more important physicians of the county and in the appended list they have been arranged in the order in which they settled in the various towns of the county. There may be some who have been omitted, but the list contains those whose la- bors have made them remembered by a grateful people.
Ottawa-Calvin T. Pomeroy, C. M. Godfrey, George B. Fuller, E. K. Allen, J. K. Matthews, Clark, C. E. Beardsley, C. E. Tupper, Truman E. Paul, L. W. Moe, A. L. Paul, Frank Light, W. F. Reed, A. F. Sheibly, C. O. Beardsley, Eugene Tupper, Stevenson and O. J. Owens.
Kalida-Moses Lee, Andrew McClure, R. P. Cole, John T. Thrift, Robert Thrift, W. F. Reed, J. D. Watterson, C. F. Douglass, J. D. Siddall, Francis.
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Leipsic-George Springer, J. C. McClung, Louisa M. Emery, J. E. Newman, W. H. Hickey, H. C. Ruhl, Reed, Burns.
Gilboa-Freeman H. Paul, Alford, L. W. Moe, Luce, Reynolds, A. C. Matthias, J. E. Newman, Ray, Black.
Columbus Grove-Turner, M. E. Olds, Frank Morris, Joseph Morris, John T. Thrift, George A. Light, Begg, Breckbill, Balmer, Wilcox, Cone, H. H. Sink.
Dupont-Eli Dimmock, Hixon, E. H. Bird, W. R. Stateler.
Continental-B. E. Walterson, B. D. Sparling, S. M. Allen, H. A. Lewis.
Glandorf-Herbert Huber, Borman, Northop, Harrod.
Pandora-Hiram Day, P. D. Bixell, H. A. Neiswander, Hilty.
Vaughnsville-P. L. Cole, Mckinley, E. P. Limley.
Ottoville-Skinner, O. Hully, Wolfe.
Francona-Cooper, DeWeise.
West Leipsic-Joseph Emery, Samuel Emery.
Ft. Jennings-J. F. George, Stephens.
Miller City-L. E. Deuble.
Cloverdale-Stephan.
Belmore-Adrian.
Rushmore-J. H. Jenkins.
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CHAPTER XIII.
COURTS AND LAWYERS.
The first term of court ever held in Putnam county convened on the 5th day of May, 1834, at the house of Abraham Sarber, in the town of Kalida, and the record says :
"Present-William Cochran, Henry Morris and Silas McClish, associate judges, who produced their commissions from his Excellency Robert Lucas, the governor of the state, endorsed by B. Hinkson, secretary of the state. The associate judges were sworn in taking the oath to support the Constitu- tion of the United States and State, 'and to do equal justice to the poor and the rich, and to faithfully and impartially discharge their duties.'"
The court then appointed Daniel W. Gray as clerk pro tem., who gave a bond of ten thousand dollars for the faithful discharge of his duties, with Abraham Sarber, Samuel V. Ramsey and Thomas Gray as bondsmen. Amos Evans, Esq., was appointed prosecuting attorney. Abraham Sarber was ap- pointed director for the town of Kalida. Thomas Gray, William Priddy and Samuel Myers were appointed county commissioners. Ferdinand C. Fitch was appointed county surveyor, to fill a vacancy. Samuel Myers, John M. Cochran, Isaac Owens, Arthur E. Martin, James Nicholas and Daniel Gray were appointed as examiners of coinmon schools.
It was ordered by the court that two justices of the peace be allowed Blanchard and Sugar Creek townships and that the first Saturday in June, 1834, be appointed as the day for the election of said officers in said townships.
At a special session of the court, held August 18, 1834, convened for the purpose of appointing a sheriff and coroner to fill the vacancies now existing in those offices by reason of the omission to hold the election heretofore ordered by said court, it was ordered that William Cochran, Jr., be appointed sheriff and that William Turner be appointed as coroner.
TAVERN LICENSES.
It was ordered that Arthur E. Martin be granted a license to keep a. tavern at his residence on Front street in the town of Kalida until the next.
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term of the court, and at which time Martin was ordered to produce the treasurer's receipt for five dollars, which was the amount to be paid per annum for keeping a tavern.
It was ordered that William Cochran be granted a license to keep a tavern at his residence in Jennings township when he produced the treasurer's receipt for the payment of five dollars for the ensuing year.
A special session of the court was held at the house of Sheldon Guthrie in the town of Kalida, March 20, 1835. The bond of William Turner, as coroner, was approved, the bondsmen being Adam Turner and McDaniel Osborn.
A regular session of the court was held at the court house in Kalida, in April, 1835. Present, George B. Holt, president, and William Cochran, Silas McClish and Henry Morris, associate judges.
FIRST GRAND JURY.
The following persons were called as grand jurors and entered upon the discharge of their duties: Joseph Teegarden, John Guffy, James Turner, Peter Buzzard, Henry Davis, James D. Wamsley, William Ramsey, Moses Sutton, Caleb Gaskill, Alexander Cochran, Obed Martin, John Hand, James Nicholas, Jr., McDaniel Osborne and Benjamin Clevenger. All answered to their names, except Joseph Teegarden, Henry Davis, Alex Cochran and James Nicholas, Jr., in whose places the sheriff returned from the bystanders the following : Isaac McCracken, Robert McCracken, John Lisk, and John Ridenour. Benjamin Clevenger was appointed foreman. Court adjourned until the next morning.
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