City Council Adjourns After Quiet Session
An adjourned city council meeting approved paving petitions for High street and Palmer street, asked the engineer to prepare plans, and addressed housing for the Athens Juvenile band by proposing a frame building to serve as storage and practice space. They also authorized immediate sewer work on East State and approved multiple bills. The council adjourned to December 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campbell
Bower
Eckley
McVay
Hedges
Junod
Mayor Day
Golden
High Street
State
Washington Streets
Palmer Street
Biddison
H. A. Junod
Council
Athens
Charles Grim
Kern
Court Street
Grim
East State
C. L. Biddison
Lancaster Street
Athens Journal
J. Me Ee
W. H. Price
Ls . C. Sn
President Ellis Praises College Athletics at Chapel Talk
President Ellis praised Ohio University's athletics noting cleaner, more sportsmanlike football this year. He warned against semi professional teams and urged full support for the Athletic Association and university teams while resisting professional influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis
McFarland
Jones
Ohio University
The
Athletic Association
Athens
New Music Teacher Named for State Normal School
Miss Mabel B. Sweet of Oswego New York will begin duties as music instructor at the State Normal School here next term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel B. Sweet
Oswego, N. Y
State Normal School
Lash Street Paving Nears Completion This Week
Weather permitting paving of Lash street will be finished this week. Curbing is in place and bricks are on the ground. Bricks can be laid in at most two days and the contractors aim to finish by Sunday.
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Lash Street
Whist Party Honors Miss Mabel Rorick at Congress Street
A holiday whist party hosted by Miss Nancy Dew and Mrs. Thurman Morgan at Congress Street celebrated Miss Mabel Rorick of Columbus. Green and red decor complemented a luncheon menu of oyster pattes and chicken salad as players including Misses Alice Hibbard Louise Carpenter and Mary Arscott joined in the festive event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Dew
Thurman Morgan
Congress Street
Mabel Rorick
Columbus
John D. Gist
Hevor
I. M. Foster
Louise Carpenter
John Gist
Russell Bonifield
Everett Burchfield
Julia Dew
Clifford Fulton
Alice Hibbard
Carrie Murphy
Mary Arscott
Grace Stickney
Frieda Coultrap
Rosa Minear
Mazie Earhart
Florence Clayton
Millie Francis
Donna Roach
Eva Sheldon
College Recital Tonight in Auditorium
A students recital is set for this evening at 7 o clock in the college auditorium. Pupils from various departments will perform violin piano and vocal numbers with no admission charge. Everyone is invited to attend.
Peeping intruder chased on Mulberry Street
Night complaints about a man peeping into homes on Mulberry street led I M Foster to report a sighting near the Bryson residence. A chase across College and Mill streets ended with the suspect escaping under bright campus lights. Bryson offered no description. Local citizens await his return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Officer Mills
Mulberry Street
I. M. Foster
C. H. Bryson
Bryson
Mr. Bryson
Chubb
College Street
College
Mill Street
Mills
New Captain of Football Team
George Kaler was elected captain for the 1907 football season at the university on Wednesday. A two year full back and 1906 second All-Ohio selection for his punting and drop kicking, Kaler led the team from Athens High School and also played varsity baseball at third base last spring. Twelve men earned their "O" this season including Sites Connett Evan Jones Gahm Heyman Elliott Leh man Allen Tommy Jones Wood Lever and Kaler.
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University
George Kaler
Kaler
Ohio
Cincinnati
Athens
Sites
Connett
Evan Jones
Gahm
Heyman
Elliott
Lehman
Allen
Tommy Jones
Wood
Lever
College closes December 21 and winter term opens January 7 1907
The present term ends at noon Friday December 21. Examinations begin Wednesday noon December 19. Winter term starts Monday January 7 1907.
Court adjourns until Monday in local trial docket
The jury in the case of A L Pritchard against W G Hickman administrator of Ann Brady estate returned a verdict for the plaintiff for 49 dollars to cover medical services during the deceased’s last illness. Court adjourned to Monday December 10 for a three day session likely to end the November term. Several hearings set for next week include the Trimble Brick Manufacturing company versus Hisylvania Coal company for money, Thomas Perry versus Eva Pepresented by Koons in a divorce action, Elizabeth Popely versus John Popely in a divorce, Hipple Coal company versus Jacob C Hipple for money, and First National Bank of Athens versus James A Henry with default judgment of 105 35 and 8 percent interest. An amended petition was filed in Elmer G Biddison treasurer of Athens county versus Winfield Scott Senior.
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A. L. Pritchard
W. G. Hickman
Ann Brady
Common Pleas
Wood
Trimble Brick Manufacturing Company
Hisylvania Coal Company
L. A. Koons
Thomas Perry
Eva A
Hipple Coal Company
Jacob C. Hipple
R. A. Wilson
First National Bank of Athens
James A. Henry
Elmer G. Biddison
Athens County
Winfield Scott
Higley Study Circle Holds Regular Meeting
The Higley Study Circle met Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. H. H. Wickham’s home on North College. A piano solo by Miss Frost opened the session. Mrs. E. C. Logan read a paper on The Parents' Duty to the Child, sparking discussion led by Mrs. George Junod. Mrs. George De Camp performed The Gentle Child, which was well received. The meeting adjourned to reconvene in two weeks at Mrs. E. C. Logan’s home on North Congress Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higley Study Circle
H. H. Wickham
North College Street
Miss Frost
Four Year Old Dies in Accidental Gun Discharge
In Lima Colorado on December 6 a four year old, Robert Grant, accidentally shot himself with his father's shotgun while alone in the house, the firearm discharged and fatally injured him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima, CO
Robert Grant
Guy Graham Returns Home From El Paso Trip
Guy Graham who went to El Paso, Texas, a few weeks ago for climate reasons returned home Monday after failing to withstand the heat and dry air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Graham
el Paso
Texas
Cleveland man drops dead at Union Station in Louisville
Peter Hort on a retired Cleveland businessman collapsed and died at Louisville Union Station while awaiting a train to return home. The event occurred in Louisville Kentucky on December 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Peter Horton
Cleveland, C
Mourne Returns After Columbus Call Over Fos ter Death
Mrs. P Mourne was summoned to Columbus Sunday for the death of her nephew Edward Foster and returned home Wednesday.
Daughter of founder of Nelsonville dead
Mrs. Melissa de Steigeur aged 78, daughter of Daniel Nelson founder of Nelsonville, widow of Baron de Steigeur, buried in Green Lawn cemetery after services at 1547 Parsons Ave. Survived by daughter Mrs. W. M. T. Sims and sister Mrs. Elinor Woodward. Her life included a famed romance with French baron Rudolf de Steigeur and ties to Nelsonville’s early settlement.
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Melissa de Steigeur
Daniel Nelson
Nelsonville
Baron de Steigeur
Greenlawn
Parsons Avenue
Ohio State Journal
Sims
Elinor Woodward
Union Furnace
Melissa Steigeur
Rudolf de Steigeur
Ohio
Marietta
Melissa Nelson
St. Louis
Pointment
Rudolf
Common Pleas
Hocking County
Athens
de Steigeur
Columbus
Basketball Squad At Work In First Winter Term
A university basketball squad of twenty trained under Captain Welch and Dr. Jones with a fast pace noted. A practice game between two picked teams is set for next Saturday at 7 30, as drills continue ahead of the winter term schedule. Ohio State and other upstate teams are slated to visit Athens for forthcoming games.
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Welch
Jones
Dr. Jones
Ohio
Kenyon
Ohio State
Preparing for Summer Team
President Ellis assumes control of the 1907 summer school as the board allocates 2000 for term expenses and directs all fees to defray costs. Last year fees totaled about 1800, leaving over 3800 available for the summer session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis
University
Brown Couple Return From Cincinnati Visit And Quail Hunt
Mr and Mrs J D Brown returned Wednesday from a week with Mr and Mrs T J Davis in Cincinnati. Mr Jesse Warren and son Sam and R C Fulton enjoyed a quail hunt Wednesday in Lodi township.
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J. D. Brown
Mrs
T. J. Davis
Cincinnati
Jesse Warren
Sam
R. C. Fulton
Lodi Township
Phi Delta Theta to Halt Jap Members For Two Years
Delegates at Phi Delta Theta convention in Washington agreed to suspend initiating Japanese college graduates for two years amid San Francisco school exclusion agitation. The move aims to bar further Japanese members pending a Philadelphia convention.
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San Francisco
Washington
Tokyo
Phi Delta Theta
Athens
Phi Delta Thetas
University of Pennsylvania
Guido Gores
National Alumni Association
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Taft
National
Miami University
Oxford
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George A. Kurtz
J. C. Brannan
Rardin Coal Co
Carpenter Street
D. W. Craig
L. J. Knowlton
Gon
Same
Howard Guthrie
Toter Fields
John Richards
Clifford Campbell
C. C. Craig
A. L. Johnson
Eli Roush
W. A. Mills
G. W. Port
George Haning
Navy
QN Athletics
Chapel
Istrator
Tot
Malissa de Steigeur
AT Work
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
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