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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1921
Page
8
The Miss Cora Winkler property at Fourth and Palmer streets was bought. After vacating, the building will be overhauled and O G Suter, Haptonstall's son in law, will occupy it with his cigar factory. Market planned by Baptist church ladies follows.
The 37th division history is being prepared and ready for distribution around September 1. A New York publishing house secured the printing contract. Colonel Ralph Cole heads the division's historical bureau and seeks addresses of all unit commanders in the 37th division and the 16th infantry to aid the project. The historical association will operate from the state house headquarters for communications.
More than a year ago Allen Nelson of Rutland township hauled coal with a team that went through a bridge over Beech Grove Creek. He sued the commissioners for 400 dollars and won, accepting 100 dollars.
Charles Walraven visits relatives at Millfield this week. James Summers family hosts Charles Wilson and family at Stewart. Byron Dean moves his family to Utley. Residents attend Fleming sale include L. E. Poston Will Stone John Phetteplace and Edwin Goodwin. A. J. Gould serves on Athens jury. Miss Manda Chambers and Jasper attend Canaanville quarterly meeting. Fred Starlin family visit Athens Wednesday. Earl Dailey and cousin Sster Dailey of Jenkins Ky visit mother. Mrs William Stone Ezra Smith and Gertrude Copeland guest Thursday of Mrs John Wilson Amesville. Rh D Hughes and William Stone Athens visitors Saturday. Golda Davis visiting her uncle Benson Stanton this week.
The popular calendar social returns this evening at the First Baptist church with inviting open doors. The event invites the community to mingle and enjoy fellowship as the latch string is out.
Miss Kathleen Fisher celebrated her sixteenth birthday at her Middleport home with friends. The evening featured games and music, followed by dainty refreshments around 9 p.m., for a pleasant gathering.
The highway commission opens bids this afternoon for a road project below Middleport after prior bids were rejected. Officials expect a spirited bidding, possibly below last time, though the advertised estimates remain unchanged.
The county reports autos license tags now cost 25 percent less after April 1 and may be purchased only at Mutual National Bank in Middleport. Five new houses will rise on Union avenue in Pomeroy this summer. Miss Olive Buford of Middleport becomes stenographer for the land department in Columbus. Taxpayers must list personal property by May 1 to avoid loss of exemption.
Workers raze the old cement block wharf under the river bank near Court Street and grade for a receiving station for sand and gravel. On the opposite bank a levee rises and a tram-wire system moves sand and gravel from barges to the river bank for use in Mason county state highway projects.
The divorce case of James Q. Lin Scott against Hilda L. Linscott is before Judge Miller with a decision due after a 30 day custody period. The defendant, believed to reside in New Brighton Pennsylvania, did not contest.
George Eiselstein a 66 year old former evangelist from Bedford township has been declared insane by Judge Carleton. He has been placed in Athens Hospital after years of health decline. His wife Flora Bryson aided his meetings as a musician.
Mrs. Margaret Roush arrives with four children from Columbus to visit sister Mrs. A V Smith and brothers W P and O T Ohlinger. Her husband died in a Columbus railroad wreck. R D Flowers couple takes charge of Vogue Tea Room. Engineer Tom Riley returns home from Bridgeport visit.
New England John Tedrow of Columbus visits his mother Mrs Caroline Tedrow and sister Mrs R McDonald. Mr and Mrs Will Morrison called to Athens by the illness of Mrs James Morrison. Will Dodds of Columbus returns home after visiting relatives here. Mr and Mrs James Phetteplace return home from Wellston.
Amesville County Agent Raymond and Mr. Jones spoke Friday afternoon in the K P hall about soybeans. Over the weekend guests included Mickle family from Ath ens and visitors from Indianapolis Pittsburg Leeray Blanca and Belpre. R V King’s Belpre visit left Balderson in poor condition with little hope.
Advertisement claims Freezone relieves corn pain instantly and lets the corn be lifted off with fingers. A tiny bottle costs a few cents and supposedly removes hard or soft corns and even those between toes without soreness.
Mr and Mrs Harry Bennett and two sons and Mr McBride of Athens visited I E Bennett on Sunday. Also visiting were Mr and Mrs F J Beasley of Athens and Mrs Fannie Wells and family with OttHoisting ton and Myrtle Mardis of Athens. Charles Doynkee of Cleveland and Bess Mansfield of Athens visited Russ Porter. The C P Smith property was sold Wednesday to Frank Smith, now occupying the house, for 1000 dollars.
Japanese researchers announce creation of a paper primarily from seaweed fibers intended for cigarette manufacturing. The innovation aims to provide a sustainable alternative material, leveraging marine crops to reduce reliance on wood pulp.
An extinct passenger pigeon egg in the University of Illinois Natural History Museum is valued at 1000 dollars. The egg was donated by former student T B Musselman. The last known pigeon died in Cincinnati five years ago and the species has not been found nesting since.
In Harrison Arkansas on April 8 six railroad union officials hid in Missouri after a mob of about 1000 armed men ordered them out of town. The strike followed a wage cut announcement by the company as bridges were burned trains derailed and property damaged. Citizens formed vigilance committees to protect tracks and resume traffic.
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