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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1918
Page
5
Cleveland business visitor Mr Will Brown joins social notes from Athens as residents relocate and travel. Families like the McGraths and Duffees report births and visits, with soldiers and students visiting relatives across Ohio and beyond.
New York April 5. The War Trade Board will issue a world-wide trade blacklist of firms with enemy connections in a few days. Paul Fuller Jr director of the bureau of trade intelligence announced the forthcoming list, noting the last list covered only South American firms.
The Kaiser sent a personal letter to the Swiss president offering apology for the killing of the Swiss legation secretary during the Paris bombardment. In New York six people were detained by federal order investigating the gambler Harry Cohen's murder, with no charges yet filed.
A picnic and homecoming will be held at the Finch School in Ames township on Saturday April 20. Alumni and attendees are invited with a program by Superintendent Root County Agent DeLashmutt and others.
Amesville on Saturday night hosts a War Chest dance featuring George Linscott Bias Brooka John James and Loring Hill performing the double French Four. George Dyson donates buns Fred Shoop provides pop F C Stedmanham offers refreshments and Peter Walsh plans to attend with a dance call for participants.
Minneapolis April 4 The Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie Railway announced it would turn over free ground along its right of way to anyone desiring it for cultivation. More than 50,000 acres of land will be available.
The regular teachers examination will be conducted in the Ellis Hall Auditorium Saturday morning commencing at seven o clock.
Mrs. Noah Harvey and children spent Sunday in Jobs visiting relatives. Miss Mary Moody accompanied home for a Chauncey visit. The Ganlingers from Buchtel visited Chauncey and Mill street. Stalder visited Green's Run with daughter Simons. Hazel Linscott Eastered in Guysville with Aunt Inman then returned to Chauncey. James Day and others attended a Men and Millions meeting in Carbon Hill. George Scott and baby visited Logan relatives in Chauncey.
The 50 year old Chauncey lower school building, sold earlier to Mr. T. J. Blackford, will be torn down. Blackford plans a nine room residence on the site. Mrs. Leo Bingman of New Vienna Ohio visits Chauncey and Spends part of the week at Coolville. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. Burg Johnson of Chauncey travel to Logan Sunday. Mrs. Lax of Nelsonville visits sister Miss Mary Dawson on Main Street Chauncey.
Mrs. Floyd J Nye hosted the Loyal Women's Bible class of Chauncey Christian Church on Wednesday afternoon at her High Street home. Vice-president Mrs Lloyd Pendergrass led. leader was Mrs Oscar Siy. Members and speakers included Mrs Jasper Drake Leona Six Guy Gardner B D Jackson and Mrs Neal Helsel. Refreshments were served. Mrs Leona Six visited her parents in Little Rock Friday and planned to return Saturday.
One of Millfeld’s largest funerals held yesterday for George H. Chadwell. Rev W H Arthur of Chauncey conducted services. Interment followed at Nye cemetery. Donald Chadwell left for Columbus Barracks after the funeral. Mary Mutchmore of Logan visits Chauncey guest Lucile Bradfield. Mrs G H Nye visits Mount Vernon with daughter Mrs J A Long.
Smallpox cases prompt quarantine of three Chauncey residences A E Watkine Charlies Six and 8 E Lahugh. Light cases reported and measures to prevent spread continue as Dr Warren V Sprague vaccinates many including school children.
Phillip Boies aged 68 died suddenly yesterday while inspecting a farm near Mt Blanco by Albany. Overexertion suspected as the cause. Body found by a search party and taken to the family home. He leaves a wife and four children plus stepchildren and several siblings. Boies was born in Perry county and longtime Ohio racing character with many fast horses. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Letter from Athens Ohio Scoutmaster Frank V Whitehouse defends Boy Scouts as official agents of the U S government aiding Liberty Bond drives. He rebukes Dr Mc Dougal for calling scouts beggars and praises the troops and scoutmasters as patriotic and effective.
Publication lists non respondents from the draft registration. Seven men are already in service including Earl B McCune Vern A Johnson Bruce C Chapman N Mackinnon Brent Metcalf Harold A Moore and Charles W Jasper. Others filled or misplaced questionnaires while William Howard Jenkins had not received one and John Henry Ward had died. Sixteen of the listed men sent in questionnaires and forty five more have yet to reply. Also thirty asylum inmates with undisclosed homes will be reported later. The list goes to state headquarters. Five men were deemed physically unfit by the District Medical Examining Board: Herbert J Vercoe Lawrence Porter Charles Searles George Henry Schoonover Bernard B Six Ralph Erwin Sharp.
Will Tate is set to appear before the Mayor on a charge of assault and battery. The accusation was brought by Sam Nieman of Hocking as the filing official.
Cattle receipts in Cincinnati 851 with shippers paying 10.50 to 18.76 for cattle and calves at 16.00 extra. Hogs in Cincinnati 4874 with market lower and good choice packers at 17.75. Sheep receipts light and steady. Chicago hogs 33,000 with mixed and butchers 17 to 17.80. cattle 6,000 with beef 10.15 to 15.60 and cows and heifers 6.80 to 12.50. sheep 7,000 native 12.75 to 16.75, western 13.25 to 17.15. lambs 15.75 to 19.90, western 16.00 to 20.65. Ewes 12.25 to 16.25.
Chicago grain quotes for April with corn at May 1.26 and oats at May 0.8478. Pork for May 47.60. Toledo cash prices show wheat 2.20, corn 1.60, oats 0.94 and rye 2.75, plus clover 20.20, alsike 156.50, timothy 3.6712 and 4.15 for April and September.
Pittsburg Pennsylvania April 6 cattle market unchanged with prime wethers 18 to 13.50 dollars and grades from good 11.50 to 12.50. Hog prices show prime heavy 18.60, mediums 19.10 to 19.20, light 18.50 to 18.75, pigs 18.25 to 18.60, roughs 15 560 to 16.60, stays 12.60 to 13.25.
About a year after residents raised a flag pole a new American flag will replace the worn banner at a 2 o'clock Sunday meeting. A speaker from Athens will deliver a Liberty Loan address with music and an engaging program.
Mr. P. G. Moler is in Spencer, West Virginia for a few days on a business trip.
Herbert Flowers a colored man is jailed in Marietta after police accuse him of swindling Elias Studer of New Lexington out of 300 by posing as a matchmaker to secure a wife for payment. Studer and Flowers met in New Lexington and Flowers donned a crucifix to gain trust claiming Catholic ties. Studer, about 23, was in Marietta this week and sought funds back home. The police investigate how far the scheme advanced and expect more details soon.
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