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From Fostoria Focus
Sunday Nov. 12,2000
By L.C. Selwor
More on Fostoria 1901
The
Tiffin, Fostoria, and Eastern Electric Railway company purchased
extensive grounds and established a park called Meadowbrook
at the eastern outskirts of Bascon. The park had a
huge pavilion on the grounds which afforded the riders of
the streetcar accommodations for theatricals, dancing and
picnic parties.
Meadowbrook, of course, is still an attraction
for area resident's 99 years later. In the 1920's
and 30's it was on everyone's list for a place to go on
Saturday night for dancing to the beat of the popular bands
of the area
The streetcar fair was
only 15 cents to Bascon Meadowbrook Park
Related article by Lenoard Skonecki
- Fostoria Focus,
December 26, 1999 - 1901 More on Fostoria. From R/t June 21, 2000By
Gene Kinn
South Main Street Building
Sold
A deal that has been on tap
(under discussion or consideration) for some time, was concluded
yesterday. (Feb. 18, 1901) when the new Foster block was sold
by Agent William M. Day. The purchasers are three Tiffin
gentlemen, Messrs. Ralph Sneath, Arthur Cunningham, and Alexander
Kiskadden. The Price paid was $34,000.
Nearly 100 years later that
Foster block recently sold to Larry Manley and Cheryl Buckland
of Fostoria, for less than $150.000
Tough Luck for John
John Kershner, of the Elk
Saloon, had some tough luck. A week ago, his family went
to Toledo for a visit. First thing that happened during
his bachelorhood, the cat ran away; then the dog refused to
eat the food given him; then the canary bird died; and last
night the plants froze. Now John fears that the saloon
will burn up and has telegraphed for his family to come home.
"Sorehead"
Prairie Depot (Now Wayne
Ohio) wants a elevator, but finds that there are some of the
citizens opposed to the idea. That burg has some of the
most ornery citizens of any town we know of.
(Today, years later, the village
claims hundreds of nice people and only one "sorehead.")
From R/t June 27,2000 By Gene Kinn
Foster Building Sold
Negotiations
which have been going on for some time, between D. L. Harkness
of Bellevue, owner of the old Foster block here, and J. McCauley
of Tiffin and A. Emerine, of Fostoria were closed in early
March and the latter named gentleman are now the owners of
the property.
The block was
formerly owned by Charles Foster and was sold to Mr. Harkness
about the time of Mr. Foster's big failure. The building
is one of the landmarks of the city and occupies a conspicuous
position at the southwest intersection of Main and Tiffin
streets, adjoining the Foster homestead, the present residence
of the ex-governor.
The block is
occupied by the Kohn Dry Goods store, the city gas office,
a millinery store, the public library and the armory of Company
D. The purchase price is $17,000
Fostoria Good Fortune
The
Toledo Blade reported; It is doubtful if there is a
town in the state, the size of Fostoria, that has spent as
little for having its money handled as Fostoria has.
Charles Omstead, of the Mechanic Savings Bank has been city
treasurer for the past 25 years, during which time he has
never accepted any pay for filling the office. (The
position currently pays $6,950 per year.)
Early moped Bicycle
A
novelty, in the form of a motor propelled bicycle, is on exhibition
at the Hays House. The power is gained from gasoline,
there being a small tank of it carried on the wheel, and a
rotary engine of unique and compact design, which drives
the rear wheel. Who will be the first in Fostoria to
have one of these vehicles?
Coal Thief Caught
"We
are going to stop this stealing of coal if we have to arrest
ever man in town to do it." That was the statement made
by detective Bensley of the Toledo and Ohio Central Railway,
who caught a Fostorian hauling away a load of coal just removed
from one of the cars.
The detective
had his eagle eyes upon a string of cars on the Hocking Valley
siding, which were just groaning under the weight of soft
coal. A man driving a two-horse wagon, pulled up
and loaded the box full, then started off. The
detective had the thief rounded up before he could get his
breath.
The driver proved
to be H. Tobey. He was taken to jail were he pleaded guilty.
He was fined $13.70 and was given a suspended 30-day sentence.
From R/t July 19,
2000
By Gene
Kinn
Money, Man, Mate Missing
After much coaxing,
Martin Felgley, the Findlay junk dealer, allowed his wife to
travel to the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York.
He
gave her a check to cover her expenses, then went out of town
When he returned,
he found that she had drawn the remainder of his money out of
the bank and had taken Mr. Felgley's helper, Bob Long, with
her.
Fostorian and ex-Ohio
Governor (Twice)
Files for Bankruptcy.
Charles Foster,
twice Governor of Ohio and once Secretary of the U.S. Treasury,
today (May 9, 1901) filed application for bankruptcy.
He appeared
in the office of the U.S. court in Toledo accompanied by his
attorney, Judge John McCauley, of Tiffin.
It was learned
that the indebtedness sworn to amounts to $747,008.34 and that
the distinguished applicant claims to have no property left
with which to offset that amount.
The ex-Governor
seemed to be in his usual spirits, notwithstanding this evidence
of his financial reverse, and while waiting to sign the papers
spoke of gong on a fishing trip tomorrow to Middle Bass Island.
Electric Railway Expanding
The Toledo,
Fostoria & Findlay Electric Railway Company yesterday (May1,
1901) placed an order for about 8,000 tons of 60-pound steel
rails which are to be used in the construction of the road from
Fostoria to Toledo.
The road is
to be constructed this summer, and it is expected that it will
be completed, and that cars will be running before the snow
flies.
The company
is just now completing the construction of its line from Fndlay
to Fostoria, a distance of 16 miles, and will start the cars
about June 1st.
The route selected
between Toledo and Fostoria will be throgh Moline, Luckey, Stony
Ridge, Woodville, Bradner, Risingsun and Longley, a distance
of about 30 miles. The road is to be built on a private
right-of-way, and is to be one of the best constructed lines
in Ohio.
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