Winners of the Crescent-News Diamond Contest - December 29, 1908

It certainly was a race to follow as the women of Defiance County vied for prizes of diamond rings and watches given out by the Crescent-News.  All they had to do was garner votes from family and friends.  Voting ballots appeared in the newspaper every day.  If they wanted extra points, any new subscriptions to the paper gave them that.

Over $500 worth of prizes was offered by the Crescent to the top vote-getters.
The overall winner was Miss Edith Kopp of Defiance with 178,949 votes.  Miss Goldie Rethmel gained 131,000, Miss Tena Wilsberg of Washington Street, Defiance had 127,542 and Miss Della Kyle, Hicksville tallied 169,851. 

Florence Stoll of Second Street, Defiance; Godie Deatrick of Kintner Street; Dessie Lichty of Ney; and Celia Snyder of Evansport completed the winners' list.

Other participants were:

Miss Mabel Daoust, 202 Jackson Street, Defiance
Miss Mabel Elser, Wayne Street, Defiance
Miss Verona Reineke, 828 Wayne Street, Defiance
Miss Lettie Seibel, Perry Street, Defiance

Miss Ora Stripe, RFD 1, Ney
Miss Clara Johns, Sherwood
Miss Madge Reynolds, Ney
Miss Dessie Lichty, Ney

Miss Rose Bequillard, Hicksville
Miss Iva Slough, The Bend
Miss Laverne Hart, Hicksville
Miss Madge Donley, Farmer

Miss Audre Hoover, Sherwood
Miss Charlotte Fronk, RFD 4, Defiance (?)
Miss Mamie Hammond, Jewell
Mrs. Zeigler, Ayersville

Miss Rose McCauley, South Richland
Miss Blanche Cameron, North Richland

Arbordale School - Adams Township, District #8

The Arbordale School, District #8, was located in Adams Township, Section 33, on the Banner Road, 1/4 miles east of Mosier Road.  The cover above was on the 1897 booklet shown below.

 Pupils -
 Annie Steffel, Ava Fronk, Charlotte Fronk, Elva Shock, Ella Hoschak, Jennie Fronk, Jennie Flory, Minnie Flory

Mary Hoschak, Nellie Shock, Rosa Fronk, Stella Flory, Valeria Fronk, Alpha Fronk, Charley Flory, Edward Steffel

Earnest Kellogg, Elmer Shock, Glen Baylis, Roy Tittle, Raymond Steffel, Samuel Flory, Willie Tittle

The following booklet was from the 1898 - 1899 Winter Term, with H. D. Shondel as teacher.

Girls - Elva Shock, Nella Shock, Della Flory, Stella Flory, Minnie Flory, Ava Fronk, Jennie Fronk, Rosa Fronk, Mary Hoschack, Maggie Hoschack, Ella Hoschack, Nora Kolbe, Anna Tiejens

Boys - Glen Baylis, Frank Steffel, Karl Steffel, Raymond Steffel, Jesse Flory, Charley Flory, Lon Flory, Ralph Eckert, Albert Motter, Andrew McDonald, Ray Fronk, George Steffel, Albert Steffel, Edmond Steffel, John Hoshack, George Lenhardt, John Lenhardt, Wm. Fronk, Elmer Shock

Lehman School - Adams Township, District #9 - 1901-1902

"Let truthfulness they watchword be,

And bright success shall follow thee;

Whatever ills the course betide, 

Let right and justice be the guide.

And when the world shall link your names,

With gracious lives and manners fine,

The teacher shall assert her claims,

And proudly whisper, 'These were mine.'"

Nothing wrong with some teaching of morals, right?

The Lehman School was in Section 31 in Adams Township at the intersection of Banner and Domersville Roads.

 

Lehman School, Adams Township, District #9, 1899 - 1901

The Lehman School was located in Adams Township, Section 31 at the intersection of Banner and Domersville Roads.
It was known as District #9.

 Lehman School - 1900 - 1901