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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 16, 1908

Page

8

Naturalization Petitions Filed in Common Pleas Court

John Kis and Kish Malicsky Kiso filed second petitions for naturalization in Common Pleas Court on Friday. Kis declared intent November 1, 1901 at New Lexington. Kish November 3, 1905 at Athens. Both miners. Kis German from Bremen arrived 1900. Kish Hungarian arrived 1893. One resident of Chauncey, one of Hocking. both married. Kis childless, Kish has five children. Both now speak English and seek court finishing touch. Edson France sues Guy J. Fleree in Common Pleas for $100 for a deal in Dr. France & Co. with A. F. Price attorney.

John Kis Rank Malicsky Kiso Common Pleas Court Kis New Lexington Kish Athens Kiss Bremen Germany America Chauncey Hocking Edson France Common Pleas Guy J. Fleree Dr. France & Co. A. FE Price

Foraker Speaks on Brownsville Affair Before Large Audience

Washington April 11 Senator Foraker addressed one of the largest gatherings to hear a congressional speech on the Brownsville affair. He stated the legal phase of the case and said testimony did not prove that the negro soldiers fired. they were discharged on circumstantial evidence only.

Washington, D. C

Athens Fire Company Trains New Driver Team of Horses

The Athens fire company debuts a new pair of horses named Dick and Frank after thorough training by Charles Harvey. Hugh Meighen joins as attendant and driver, boosting morale as the team aids street duty and helps reduce the purchase deficit toward 459 dollars.

Athma Fire Company Charles Harvey Hughie Meighen Hugh Athens Fire Company

Dr Shoop's Pink Plain Tablets Headache Cure

An old advertisement touts Dr Shoop's Pink Plain Tablets as fast headache relief. It claims the tablets reduce congestion and normalize blood circulation, promising pain departure in about 20 minutes. Sold for 25 cents with a free sample offer from Bhoop Racine Wisconsin and Henderson-Crider Drug Co.

Shoop

Delegates Attend Columbus Banquet for Beta Theta Pi

This afternoon, Fletcher Roderick MacGregor Nye Beckler Hooper and Kenney traveled to Columbus to attend a Beta Theta Pi banquet for the Ohio and West Virginia chapters at the Hartman hotel tonight.

Columbus Ohio West Virginia Beta Theta Pi Hartman Hotel Messrs Fletcher Roderick MacGregor Nye Beckler Hooper Kenney

New County Visitors Board Names Three New Members

Probate Judge Lynch appoints F.8 Coultrap J. M. Parker and Cora M. Moler to the county visitors board. The panel now includes Mrs KB J Jones Mrs Palmer and D M Burchfield of Athens. The board inspects jails and institutions holding county prisoners.

Lynch F. 8. Coultrap J. M. Parker Cora M. Moler Board of County Visitors KB. J. Jones Palmer D. M Burchfield Athens

Local Marriages and Ages Listed For Nearby Towns

The record lists several couples with ages and occupations from Canaanville Coolville Nelsonville Luhrig Buchtel Deanville Jacksonville Millfield including Orin Kirkendall 45 miner and Eunice Lehman 19 of Nelsonville Charles Robinson 24 electrician and Eunice Lehman 19 of Nelsonville James Davis 55 farmer and Jane Coleman 22 of Buchtel William Evans 21 miner and Eonth West 19 of Deanville Winfred Wemmer 25 miner and Christina Wolfe 21 of Millfield.

Orin P. Kirkendall Miner Canaanville Otie Lowe Coolville Charles Robinson Eunice Lehman Nelsonville James M. Davis Farmer Luhrig Jane Coleman Buchtel William Evans Eonth West Deanville Winfred Wemmer Jacksonville Christina Wolfe Millfield

Athens Poison Factories

An advertisement touts Mi-ona stomach tablets as a cure for indigestion and stomach weakness. It claims quick relief from giddiness and distress after meals and promises a guarantee by Henderson-Crider that the 50-cent box costs nothing unless it cures.

Henderson-Crider Mi-ona

Methodist District Conference Opens At Presbyterian Church

A large band of Methodist leaders from the Marietta district gathered at the Presbyterian church at 1 PM to begin the district conference. The program includes sermons, reports, a symposium on the state of the church, and Tuesday morning sessions with licenses granted and various reports before adjournment.

Ence Marietta Presbyterian Church C. F. Hager Chester W. W. Dick F. M. Swinehart B F. Jackson Glouster L. Strecker Amesville Dean Chubb Frank Parkins Coolville

Kid Again Or Never Again in Nelsonville Saloon Brawl

In Nelsonville Ohio on April 11 two men Tick Linscott and Bebe Woods faced assault and battery charges after a saloon dispute with an old man Eddy. Mayor Wells fined each five dollars plus costs totaling 9.65 dollars. both paid and were released, swearing off kidding people.

Nelsonville Wilson & Rosser Wells Tick Linscott Sam Longley Bebe Woods Eddy Linscott and Woods Warner

Schoolmasters Close Sixth Annual Conference

The sixth annual Schoolmasters conference closed at noon today with strong attendance from Athens and neighboring counties. Dr Hodge delivered two key lectures on high school biology and the function of the public school while Dean Williams led the program and university officers hosted a reception.

Schoolmasters Athens County Dean Williams Hodge

Money Safe in Real Estate Investments in Athens

Desirable city and farm property investments offer high water protections and special prices. Choice of 60 lots in Highland Park and Glenwood additions with elevated views, blocks sold at low rates. Syndicate possibilities in five sections aim to double money. home rates twice a month. McKinstry & Parker of Athens Ohio invite buyers to discuss opportunities.

Highland Park Glenwood Athens Texas Panhandle Kers

Pan-Hellenic Baseball Sets Schedule for This Year

Committees from fraternities and Dr. J. C. Jones met to arrange a Pan-Hellenic baseball schedule mirroring last year. The tie among Delta Tau, Phi Delta Theta, and Beta Theta Pi will be played off with Delta Taus vs Phi Delts on April 18 before the varsity game against Ohio Wesleyan. The Betas will meet the winner the following Saturday. After next Saturday, fraternity and last year’s varsity players are barred from games. The season opener and banner prize promise exciting contests.

Phi Delts Betas Delta Tays Ohio Wesleyan Dr. Jones

WANTS TO BE A LADY

Mary Klum an 11 year old daughter of Tony Klum Italian fruit dealer was taken to Athens by Chief of Police Warner to appear before the probate court and possibly be sent to Mansfield reform school. The child left with a cheerful if hopeful air saying she would like to become a lady and that there would be room to work on the train.

Nelsonville Mary Klum Tony Klum Athens Warner Reformatory Mansfield

Twin calves named for Taft and Bryan spark farm judgment

Two months after birth on John F. Mrundige’s Marion county farm near Waldo, twin calves were named William Howard Taft and William Jennings Bryan. The Taft calf thrives and is seen as a prize possibility, while the Bryan calf is deemed worthless and mainly bales at the barn door.

John F. Mrundige Waldo Marion County William Howard Taft William Jennings Bryan Circleville Union Herald

Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Vitality For High Pressure Days

The author notes modern demands on men and women exhaust the nervous system and impair digestion. They recommend Hood's Sarsaparilla as a comprehensive tonic to strengthen vital organs, build up the whole body, and restore vigor for strenuous daily life.

Hood

Health Coffee and Dr Shoop’s Pain Tablets Advertisements

An ad promotes Dr Shoop of Racine Wisconsin Health Coffee a coffee substitute made from toasted grains nuts and malt claiming no real coffee and quick one minute preparation. It also markets Dr Shoop’s Pink Pain Tablets as a remedy for headaches and general pain with a claim to relieve in about 20 minutes and offers a free sample by writing to Racine Wisconsin.

Shoop Racine Wis

Household chores and church deacon in a domestic scene

Johnston vows to stay home with his wife to tidy the house while Mrs. Johnston sends the children to Grandma's for the day. An aside notes his church role with humor about hammer mishaps.

Local residents and visitors noted in Glouster area

Saturday and Sunday activities include visits by G L Cole Chauncey residents from Sumner Tippett and John Hayden with township assessors in Athens. Many others including Mrs Powell and Miss May, Virgil Yaw, and Miss Mae Biddison travel for family and work. A new board of trade meeting is set in Fenneken's hall.

Mary Powell Miss May Floodwood Tom Ellis Powell Alex Stewart Rendville Jacksonville K. of P.lodge Stewart Derthick Virgil Yaw Ohio University J. W. Yaw A. McDonald John Henshaw Glouster Livery Company Athens George Byers Columbus R. C. McKnight Middleport E. Lefever C. L. Eddy W. W. Wallace Wesley Love Clarence Strehmeyer Bremen Sam Speire Cleveland William Lacy New Board of Trade Fenneken's Grant Wallace Vera Lancaster Clint Wallace Will Cook William Mattox Indianapolis Ind Fred Cohanspiger Bishopville Mae Biddison William Biddison Sherif Webster

War Left Me With A Complication Says Peruna User

A group of letters from U S war veterans praise Peruna as a health aid. William J Lees of St Louis cites stomach liver and kidney issues and says Peruna helped him regain mobility. Lemuel M Hutchinson of Montpelier Vermont reports relief from a bad cold and chronic catarrh after using Peruna. W C Rollins of Prairie View Texas notes renewed appetite fever relief and restored vigor. The ad mentions Peruna tablets as a convenient fluid-medicine alternative.

William J. Lees Morgan St St. Louis Frank P. Blair Land Army of the Republic Benton Miss Lemuel M. Hutchinson Montpelier, Vt W. C. Rollins Prairie View Texas State Normal and Industrial Collegt of

Eagan Family Plans London Bank Venture Flight

Mr W H Eagan and Mrs Eagan formerly Miss Birdie Stedman of this city sail for London on April 18 with Mr John J Welch and daughter. Eagan is a banker in New York and Chicago leading a party of capitalists to launch a London bank. Mr F C Stedman of Athens may join and depart for New York midweek to handle business matters.

New York Europe

Bright Little Girl Prisoner Committed to Delaware School

Mary Blum of Nelsonville was committed by Probate Judge Lynch to the Girls' Industrial School in Delaware after a probate hearing in Athens. The incorrigible, truancy-prone child, who wrote to the judge in Syrian and English, was described as bright and energetic and was later taken to Delaware.

Mary Blum Nelsonville Athens Girls’ Industrial School Delaware Lynch Tony Blum Tony Mary

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Athens County Common Pleas Court Foraker Brownsville Rick Frank Moler W. EK. Moler Albany F. C. Stedman Company Coultrap Ohio University Preparatory School Parker Biguatare Tors Epworth League Ogy McKinstry & Parker League J. C. Jones Bryan KE. L. Cole Sumner Tippett John Hayden Charles Co Mrs. Worthy Parker J. A. Campbell Clarence White Isaac Jones Little Son Carroll George H. Davis Roseville Elijah Dayson Corning Mrs George Miskel Russell Swope James Williamson, Jr W .E. Steadman Thomas Francis Ed. Faine T. J. Jenkins and G. A. Cornwell Bertha Catharine D. C. Cornwell Wilda Wright Blanche Junction City Robert Hemsley Jasonville Ind Catharine Hemsley E. E. Petticord Church of Christ James Ginnan Harriett Hemsley Edward John Richard Hughes Crookaville Dr. Stamm J. Andrews Hugh Dowler Will Andrews Dan Shepard Burr Oak James Williams High Street James Duncan Lathrop Guy Williamson Westerville James Williamson Harry Morgan Nellie Thompson Elle Nash Sharpsburg William Nash Schwickardi Rudolph B. Schwickardi Peruna Rudolph B. Schwickardt N. Y. Val G St England Party of New Yorkers Trip W. H. Eagan Eagan Miss Birdie Sted Man London John J Welch and Daughter Mr. Eagan Chicago F. C. Stedman The F. C. Sted Man Company, of Doan Cline
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