Detailed Forest Service studies of commercial timber trees
The Forest Service explains its comprehensive method for studying commercial timber species from forest stand to market. It covers site selection, growth measurement via rings and diameter, bark and sapwood data, stump height and taper, seedling growth, stand assessments on sample plots, yield projections, lumbering practices, waste reduction, and market demand to guide forest owners in management and improvement of timber lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Athens County unrest over armed company trespass row
L D Lampman vice president of York Clay and Mining accuses Columbus and Hocking Coal and Iron Co of sending armed men to seize property near Buchtel. He says the mine operates and will continue, noting sheriff action after trespass and concealed weapons found on site. Local residents condemn the move as private law enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lampman
Columbus
Athens’ County
Columbus and Hocking Coal and Iron Company
L. D. Lampman
Fifteenth Avenue
York Clay and Mining Company
Buchtel
Athens County
Mr. Lampman
Athens
Webster
Hocking
Weddings at Athens County Fair Leave Four Couples United
Squire Henry Logan officiated at two weddings during the Athens County Fair of 1907. Edward Courtney and Edna Love sey, both youths from Chauncey, wed before 5 p.m., with Courtney 21 and Love sey 17. Lee M. Bing and Rebecca Young, Hemlock Grove residents, also tied the knot. Bing is a young farmer and Young was 17. Additional marriages included Bertha Weller and Alva Anthony from Glouster and Pickerington, and Elizabeth Lawrence of Guysville with Dallas Briggs of Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squire Henry Logan
Edward Courtney
Chauncey
Lee M. Bing
Rebecca Young
Bing
Gressive
Hemlock Grove
Shade
Agl
Athens County
Bertha Weller
Glouster
Alva Anthony
Pickerington
Elizabeth Lawrence
Guysville
Dallas Briggs
Athens
Anthony
Briggs
Tragic Love Ended in Double Self Destruction
Ellen Reska and Joseph Pallogg, two year courtship ends tragically in New York as Renunciation of Catholic marriage prompts Pallogg to shoot Reska in the breast then kill himself. Both are reported dying at a hospital.
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New York
Ellen Reska
Joseph Pallogg
Pallogg
Brutal assault on minister's daughter shocks Greenville
Miss Anna Whitehead, 14, daughter of a Turnersville Methodist pastor, is in critical condition after a brutal assault by a tramp near Jamestown and Simons. Bloodhounds search two counties as lawmen pursue the suspect who used a knife at her throat and tied her to a tree. A posses' report says the assailant is surrounded near Wayne, Ohio.
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Greenville
Anna Whitehead
Turnersville
Jamestown
Simons
W. D. Goo
Whitehead
Wayne, O
Fire at Steeplechase Island Causes 60000 in Damage
Fire swept the amusement grounds at Steeplechase Island Bridgeport Conn Aug 19. It burned six structures including the grandstand and bleachers where 5000 watched a Chicago Bridgeport game, causing panic among 20000 visitors. George Tilyou owner faces major losses.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Steeplechase Island
George Tilyou
Coney Island
Local Post Office Reports Six Month Mail Weights
The Post Office Department requires a six month monthly report of all mail pieces and classification weights for rail transport contracting. July totals show first class weight and multiple second class categories, including sample, free in county, transient, Franked matter, and penalty matter with a final total for mail carried and equipment used.
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Post Office Department
Carrie Es
Ee Hc Hacdeeeesu Sens
Tragic Death of James Rose in Freight Train Accident
James Rose aged 40 died after being struck by a Hocking Valley freight train near Nelsonville while returning from Floodwood with Robert Lafollette. Rose, a horse tracer from Lower Salem, reportedly fell after drinking, his body mangled and head severed. Coroner J. J. Lane held an inquest. Rose leaves a wife and nine children. Remains were taken to Salem for funeral services.
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Nelsonville
James Rose
Hocking Valley
Rose
Lower Salem
J. J. Lane
Robert Lafollette
Salem
Floodwood
Black Cat
Lafollette
Glen Ebon
Lane
Stout
Park Davis
Athens
Ezra Rose
Invasion of Venezuelan Territory Sparks Region Tension
Georgetown reports excitement as Captain Calder leads a British Guiana frontier force into Venezuela, seizing balata before a protest to President Castro and the British consul. Fears of retaliation at Morawhanna follow. In Massachusetts a Bristol automobile crash on the New York-Pittsfield line kills three and injures two, including Charles J. Root and family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
British Guiana
Calder
Barima
Castro
Morawhanna
Respected farmer Frank Robinson dies near Athens
Frank Robinson a highly respected farmer died at his home four miles east of Athens after a long illness. He was 43 and survived by three brothers and one sister. His mother had died a few months earlier.
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Frank Robinson
Athens
Mr. Robinson
Flonting Season Opens With Squirrel Law Dates
As fall nears, hunters prepare with dogs and rods. The squirrel season runs September 1 to October 15, with a daily bag limit of ten per hunter. It is illegal to possess or sale squirrels during closed periods and illegal to pursue them for sale beyond state lines. Pheasants are protected until November 10 1908. From November 15 to December 5 hunters target cotton tail and Bob White rabbits and quail are reported plentiful.
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T. L. Jones
Gallatin
Tenn
Washington
Oan
Gencrease
P. O
H. V
Great Barrington
Mass
Bristol
Ayer
Wade
J.C. Ayer Co
Lowell Mass
Aaron Grady
Perfec Glasse
Perfect Light Optical Company
Chambersburg, Pa
Taylor & Shaw
Office Warren Building
Postoffice
Bell
Bank of Athens
United States
J. D. Brown
W. B. Golden
J. S. Basom
D. D. S. Dentist
South Court Street
Ohio
Anderson Bros. & CO
Roach Building
P. Co
W. B. Dailey
Over Filton Grocery
North Court St
Ors. C. H
Edna Thompson
Cline
Drus
Lawrence & Bean. Fire and Life Insurance
Athens, Ohio
H. H. Haning
Basom
DR. Chase
Coolville
Amesville
LM. Basom
Capitol
Engine Standard Oil Company
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