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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1924
Page
3
The Nelsonville meeting notice calls all Jr O U A M and D of A members to their hall Tuesday evening August 5 for important business. W A Clark state secretary will be present.
Constable George Shaw and deputy H S White caught Harvey Conkle and his son Zen red handed at a Pine Creek still. Officers seized a ten gallon still and gear with part of the liquor. Harvey Conkle pled guilty to possession with a $100 fine plus costs and not guilty to manufacturing. Zen Conkle pled guilty to manufacturing and possession with $300 fines. Magistrate Miller set later hearings.
The makeshift lineup capitalized on strong hitting to rough up Griggs and Floyd and unleash an eleven run burst in one inning. The crowd watched a one sided massacre as McVey plans to keep his squad from the field at the next game to reuse the successful tactics.
Two people were injured lightly in a Saturday evening collision on West Hunter Street involving Jesse Columber and Carl Engle. Margaret Columber and her mother Mrs. Columber suffered injuries, with Miss Columber leaving the hospital after neck and head concerns, while Mrs. Columber had a deep forehead cut and bruises. Engle's Ford coupe ended in the canal bed. both cars damaged.
Mr and Mrs Harry Taird have returned to their home after a brief stay in Youngstown and Pittsburg. The report notes their journey and the air hammers at the car site reflecting the era of travel and repair.
Shops could be heard Monday morning beating out their music, indicating the reopening of shops following a ten day ice ness period.
Mor ris Wood of May avenue Athens narrowly escaped death when a rock slide collapsed a dirt cut below Mulligan farm on the Jerseyville road. Wood, employed by H. E. Pratt contractor, was breaking stone for resurfacing when a large rock gave way. He suffered a broken collar bone a cut wrist and bruises but was taken to Sheltering Arms hospital with no internal injuries.
Work on the White's Mill dam breach proceeds rapidly and is expected to finish Wednesday or Thursday this week. Early completion aids Athens by restoring the lake above the dam and the city wells' water supply after the center of the structure washed out weeks ago, causing a serious shortage.
A city supplied force of workmen assists dam owners in repair work. Concrete was poured on two sections last week, with preparations underway for the third section. Upon completion of this phase, the project will be finished and the repair work will be polished.
By the Way Out on Sugar Creek reports road building moving briskly under a smooth system. The Moiriner job progresses like clock work with two shifts daily and precise, coordinated effort. Contractors boast a fine out fit of mechanics and anticipate rapid completion as finishing touches approach.
Washington officials stated that the United States may be asked to protest Britain over the killing of Mrs. Rosalie Evans and seek reparations from Mexico. The American chargé d affaires in Mexico City has acted as Britain's representative after the British chargé departed amid tensions with Mexican officials.
Patrick Rooney aged 47 from Dayton Kentucky died Sunday when the motorcycle he rode was struck by an automobile near Cincinnati.
James M. Taylor 33, once sentenced to life for murder in Belmont county, died in Lexington Kentucky from tuberculosis after a pardon was granted Saturday night. He had been held by Chief of Police Hanly in Eutaw Alabama.
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