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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1921
Page
8
Charles Wink, longtime Pomeroy boatyard superintendent, laments labor drift from past ten hour days to current loafing. He cites a riding plowman during a three hour rail layover and a corncrib builder who spends most of the day talking to passersby, prompting his sister to dismiss the worker and have him finish the job.
Meigs county agricultural society directors met in Pom ery Friday to finish fair plans. They addressed policing the grounds and other minor details during the session.
William Day from Scipio township reports widespread illness in Harrisonville amid hot weather and green produce. The aged appear most vulnerable to the prevailing complaint, marking a severe health strain unseen in years.
M M Hysell filed two common pleas suits Friday in Rutland Township to revive judgments from Squire G W Lasher's Rutland court dated September 15 1909. One suit by BE B and Laura Hysell seeks 88.90 including costs. the other against W L and Laura Hysell seeks 101.90 including costs.
With busy times behind them the Pomeroy Rutland taxi trade slackens as work dwindles. Drivers note few fares and many shifts empty, reflecting a broader slowdown in local business activity that reduces demand for transport services.
Automobile owners shift to taxi work with 12 regulars operating on the Pomery Rutland route earning a living for about two.
John B. Lyons Middleport capitalist and manager of the Pomeroy and Middleport Telephone Company has donned jumpers and gone into the field to assist in wiring. His aim is to lift morale and speed during August heat while overseeing the linemen crew.
The state inspector who spent weeks reviewing county books has completed the clerk's office audit and issued a clean bill for D. W. Daniels who retired recently in favor of his successor T. W. Bengel.
Louise Long Caldwell a pioneer resident of Mason West Virginia died at her daughter’s home at 86 She had lived with her daughter for nine years She leaves eight children thirty grandchildren and twenty five great grandchildren The active list includes Amos Caldwell Kanawha County Lewis Phelps Hurricane H A Caldwell Huntington C H Caldwell Huntington Samuel Siegrist Mason Clara Maron grandchildren Carl Hall Point Pleasant and others.
Joseph S. Bradbury of Kentucky near Portsmouth crosses the river with his family to visit his brother, Attorney Oliver L. Bradbury. The Kentuckian, once a lifelong mail agent, has retired due to age.
Dr. D S Deem will retire on the first Monday in September after two terms as county treasurer and return to Tuppers Plains to resume medicine. Rob ert Warner has taken the position as treasurer and will be aided by his brother Charley Warner as deputy.
Business at Hobson car shops shows clear improvement as workers return from spring layoffs. More employees are back in the repair shops, marking a notable increase in activity.
A mob planned to break into Sullivan county jail to free two prisoners tied to a mine foreman dumping. Authorities moved the men to Terre Haute amid threats after vigilantes drove three mine bosses from the county. Gunfire wounded Danny McGarry as he left the Peerless Mine with accusations he hired foreigners over Americans.
We express our sincere thanks to friends and neighbors for kindness during the illness and death of our daughter and sister Mary. Gratitude goes to ministers, those who sang, the Pocahontas and Rebekah lodges, for autos and flowers, and undertaker C. L. Stout for assistance. MRS LOUISE HOPSTETTER and FAMILY.
George Elliott thirty of Nelsonville lies in a critical state at the local hospital after an afternoon operation for acute appendicitis. Surgeons removed an appendix containing a one inch by quarter inch stone that caused irritation leading to gangrenous infection. Although serious, physicians hold some hope for recovery.
Prof. C. F. Ridgley announced the term’s faculty is filled with four new teachers Miss Florence Snyder Miss Ermel Stevens Miss Nora Cowey and Clair Stettler. Snyder a Oberlin graduate will assist commercial subjects Stevens and Cowey from Columbus bring science and French respectively Stettler of Bluffton will teach history and English The additions create a balanced faculty with a few grade vacancies expected to be filled soon.
An affidavit filed by Prosecutor Mary K. Davey alleges drunkenness and disorderly conduct at a local location circa July 31. Deputy Huston brought the accused to Logan where Mayor Miller accepted a guilty plea and ordered $5 plus costs, with workhouse confinement until payment. Evans is cited as the fourth person arrested in the same liquor-fueled disturbance.
Deputy Sheriff James Morris received a one month extension starting August 15 for dog license enforcement. Since June 15 he has rounded up about 350 delinquents, with 50 names remaining. To date 2496 licenses issued, the most in the county since Sheriff Lorimer took office. Half the county visited. work will finish as quickly as possible.
The Republican Publicity Association led by Jonathan Bourne Jr. argues that today’s industry downturn differs from 1913-14. They blame war tailwinds, Wilson era waste and taxes, deflation, railroad turmoil under McAdoo, and Democratic policies for the present decline, noting it is not purely psychological.
Captain Heilmer of the Arethusa reports lively traffic as visiting boats and pleasure craft take on cases of contraband rye and whiskey from the New Bedford liquor ship. He says demand will drain stock to $50 a case while noting Scotch and Irish remain plentiful. Pilots initially feared interception but find the hooch a strong draw.
Word from Dr. M. H. Cherrington camping at Diamond Lake says he and his party are having a delightful time. The group includes Dr. and Mrs. Cherrington Dr. and Mrs F. Ackers of Logan and Mr. and Mrs J D Yocum of Mechanicsburg. They plan to stay another week or two.
Promoter Herman Sheline announces a wrestling show in the Art hall at the local fairgrounds on Saturday afternoon August 20. Two matches are planned: Cyclone Kelly versus Wilfred Moyer in a one fall 135 pound bout and Herbert Sheline versus Frank Miller in a 15 minute match. The program opens at 4 PM and fans are urged to attend, with plans to bring notable talent to the city if enough interest is shown.
Little Miss Victoria Krebs daughter of E. C. Krebs of Cincinnati and now living with grandmother Mrs. Victoria Phelps of this city, had diseased tonsils and adenoids removed at the local hospital this week. She is getting along nicely.
A regular session at the courthouse Friday heard many bills and delegations from county residents seeking financial help for road improvements. Several requests were acted upon favorably.
Earl Appleman was arraigned before Judge O E Pettit after being returned to the county by Sheriff Larimer. He pleaded guilty to abandoning an illegitimate child. The court ordered $2.50 weekly support to the mother Zelma Vanbibben starting August 18 1921, with a $500 bond and deferred further sentence.
Deputy Husson, in Sand Rup, arrested Merle Eyapad after locating him while the sheriff was away on an out of town search Thursday afternoon.
The excerpt credits wartime markets and high prices for lifting national mood and economy after two years of Wilson administration. It argues no action by the government was needed to relieve hardship, while noting a real cause for current conditions and urging hard work wise legislation and economy to restore prosperity.
E X Axtell of Buffalo New York seeks Milan E McCullough in Cleveland and other Ohio cities to deliver a $60000 fortune. McCullough reportedly paid $200 on Florida land. his father completed payments and the land is now valued at $60000. He was last heard enroute to Cleveland but may be elsewhere in Ohio.
Threatening weather limited turnout for the Athens Gun Club shoot but organizers expect a regular shoot mid next month. Results show Joe Endersden of Nelsonville 79, P Hickman of Nelsonville 76, Ray Howard of Millfield 53, and P W of Nelsonville 3 and other scores.
Members of the Canaanville M. B. church plan a fundraising drive to support the 1921 budget. Last year the Guysville circuit unified churches to strengthen finances, with the local church meeting all expenses and repairs largely through volunteer labor. A union meeting on August 21 at Stewart will report finances as over the top with a basket luncheon.
President Harding was initiated as a life active member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles with Marion Aerie. A committee led by Grand Worthy President Elbert D. Weed conducted the ceremony and Harding signed the ritual page pledging the obligation as a real man upholding the highest fraternity.
Eastern railroads report a sharp rise in staff since June 1. The New York Central adds 9,000 workers across its shops, the Pennsylvania system about 5,000, the Seaboard Air Line 1,000, with the Erie and Lackawanna also raising employment.
United Press reports Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska urges making the American dollar the international coin. He introduces a Senate bill to create a Bank of Nations in New York that would issue an international dollar to unify world finance and standardize exchange amid depreciated currencies.
Chauncey, Ohio, Sheriff Hef Parker drove up to the capital with them this morning. A six foot saw is described as running at 530 revolutions per minute.
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