Banquet Honors O U Football Team at Athens Hotel Berry
The University of Athens hosts a celebratory banquet at Hotel Berry for the O U football team after the season’s end. Speakers include Major et van Made, J P Wood, General Grosvenor, and Captain McLaren, praising the team’s sportsmanship and season achievements while presenting a banner inscribed Phe O U Fonts a Team tay.
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Secon
Po University
Sand
Athens
Hotel
Berry
Haiti
Majorett van
J.P. Wood
John
Gen Gros- Rot
The
Athletic Association
Fis
Paiva
Batterson
Bisenembranke
Grosvenor
Grook
Tam
Fuach Ford
Bizba
Eais
Redlegs
Ze Wood
J. B. Allen
Ahiece
St. Chapin
Teth
Common Pleas Court Week Delivers Several Dispositions
In a fast moving session, multiple cases were disposed with outcomes including a three year penitentiary sentence for Cornelius Sharp on burglary counts. Adultery verdicts led to short jail terms for George Walker and Kate McGinley. Divorces, partitions, and commissions were set or granted, with new filings listed for Roach, Throckmorton, Parker and others.
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Common Pleas Court
Sharp
Letha Hedvegati
Mary Sawyer
Decrea
Darti
Tink
Wm. Skinner
Hiram ‘Thomas
Perryfoot
Ruth BE. Vedrow
William Tedrow
Daintiff
Babett
W. C. Funad
Sarp
Benjamin Daily
Stewart
Fudge Wood
Harry M. Roach
R. W. Roach
G. W. Gibbs
W S. McWitrick
Beachmont & Chaurley Coal Company
Lynta
Throck
Petition to Restore B&O Passenger Train Sought
Business leaders sign a petition forwarded to railroad officials asking the B&O to restore the passenger service or arrange a suitable alternative for travelers. An eastbound freight arrival brought 24 passengers, suggesting enough demand for reconsideration of service.
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Henann
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Grram Hee
Marriage License Bids Rise Slowly in Week
Over the past week there has been no rush for licenses but steady demand. Prospective couples listed include Alfred A. Bell with Mollie Russell, Frank Hushouer with Minnie Danfee, Walter B. Lyte with Donna Carruthers, George R. Foxy with Jessie Crawford, Edgar E. Devol with Jennie S. Wallace, Frank Tennehill with Cora Witham, and David McCombs with Detila Liolcom.
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Alfred A. Bell
Mollie Russell
Frank Hushouer
Minnie Danfee
Walter B. Lyte
Donna Carruthers
George R. Foxy
Jessie Crawford
Edgar E. Devol
Jennie S. Wallace
Frank Tennehill
Cora Witham
David McCombs
Detila Liolcom
National American Woman Suffrage Convention in Washington
The thirteenth annual NAWSA convention gathers at Columbia theater Washington February 14 to 19 with aims to advance women’s rights. It notes that president and congress are partly elected by women and cites suffrage progress in Wyoming Colorado Utah Idaho Kansas and other states. Also promotes Shaker Digestive Cordial as a remedy for indigestion with druggist pricing.
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Woman Suffrage Association
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Columbia Theater
Washington, D.C
Congress
Wyoming
Colorado
Utah
Idaho
Kansas
Youthful Robbers Rob Grocery Cash Drawer
Two youths about eighteen enter J. Harvey’s grocery on the west side at nine pm. One distracts the proprietor while the other empties the money drawer, taking about fifteen dollars in coins and bills. They exit calmly. officers pursue but the pair evade capture. One suspect, Hassell Bitner, has a criminal past and was once at Lancaster reform farm after robbing a depot scale. The other accomplice remains unidentified.
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J. &. Harvey
West Side
Deanland
Woodruff
Hassell Bitner
Farmers Institute At Amesville Sets Busy Program
The farmers institute will be held in Amesville Wednesday and Thursday December 16 with an extensive program. Sessions include talks on bees for profit poultry yard sheep breeding lambing cattle feeding and farm management plus fruit and garden topics. An evening session features character building and important topics with addresses by George E. Scott and C D Henry. Elections of officers and a query box open. Good music promised.
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Farmers’ Institute
Amesville
George E. Scott
Mr Pleasant
A. L. Cary
Edd Donaldson
A. L. Wolley
Haise
W. RB
Goddard
Stires
J. Hiatt
Helicon Easter
L. B. Glazier
T. F. Longenecker
Dayton
R. G. Brawley
W. P. Hoisington
J. M. Grosvenor
C. D. Henry
A. J. Ogg
Mellie Curtis
George B. Scott
C.D. Henry
W. A. Adair
M. Lovell
J. J. Beasley
W. E. Hel
C. H. Wyatt
Tre Hey
A. E. Harrison
O.M. Lovell
F. M. Selby
W. G. Finch
Longenecker
C. C. Goulds
J. Wells
FP. T. Stires
Apternoos
Seasion
Williams
Dr. L Creek
Parma
T. G. Laylin
Does It Pay to Advertise in The Messenger and Herald
Dr D H Scott of Chillicothe placed a small ad asking for a competent man to run a dairy farm. He notes interest from about a dozen applicants in Athens County and wonders if it pays to advertise in The Messenger and Herald.
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D. H. Scott
Chillicothe
Ware
Athens County
AMD HenaLp
Athens County Farmers Institute Program Preview
Athens County farmers institute will be held at the Opera House on Monday and Tuesday December 12 and 13. A long program features practical talks by experienced farmers on soil, crops, marketing, and farm economy. Sessions include morning and evening talks, prayers, addresses of welcome, and discussions led by local experts. New members will be enrolled and officers elected at close of the institute.
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Tuind
Athens County
Ensti
Opera House
W. A. Powell
C. E. Davis
Aise
E. H. Crawley
Wiliams
J. S Higgins
H. H. Wickham
Floral tribute honors Gen Grosvenor at congress
A grand floral gift from the Ohio Wool Growers' Association greeted General Grosvenor of Ohio as the Fifty-fifth Congress convened. A towering tree of roses and chrysanthemums stood above a green grass base with a lamb figure that cried when touched, symbolizing protection for wool. The bouquet, later sent to the Grosvenors, featured American Beauty roses, vivid chrysanthemums, a small palm, orchids, lilies of the valley, and smilax for a verdant display.
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Gen
C. H. Grosvenor
Washington
General Grosvenor
Ohio
Athens
Ohio Wool Growers’ Association
National House of Representatives
Eight Hand Badly Crashed at railroad crossing
Brakeman W Riley of the KL and M railway was badly injured Monday evening at the B and C and Y crossing when his right hand was crushed at the coupling bed bars. He was taken to St Francis hospital in Columbus. His home is Hebbardsville.
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V. W. Riley
KL & M
St. Francis Hospital
Columbus
Riley
Hebbardsville
Currier couple to spend winter in Gallipolis
Mr and Mrs G I Currier plan to remain all winter in Gallipolis drawing cheer from their legion of admirers. Currier has no stated plans for the future.
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Legion
G. I. Currier
Gallipolis
Currier
Ohio University Faces Growing Attendance and Tight Budgets
The university reports rising enrollment from early century levels to hundreds, with the last two years ending Nov 11 showing 43,000 plus or 83,000 totals and 10 graduates in 1597. It notes state tax levy stabilizing finances, a regular income near 33,000, and expenses around 210,000 for the year ending Nov 15 1807, plus upcoming costs for a new building, library expansion, and gymnastic staffing.
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Ohio University
Bushnell
Ohio Land Company
State of
Ohio
Hews From the University Briefs and Events
A. E. James spent Sunday at home in Wellston. The solid geometry class took an exam Thursday. Cheral society meets Thursdays. oratorical contest delayed to late January. The YMCA lecture series includes Conwell Kellogg Bird Carnival and Elliot impersonator. Monday, professors alumni and Beta Theta Pi celebrated in new hall for Coach W. S. Ford with toasts from Dunkle Boughton Conaway Copeland Stalder Ford Skinner. Friday the athletic association elected J. W. McLaren captain and J. H. Williams manager for next year. baseball discussed but unlikely to advance. Pi Beta Phi party Thursday at Mabel Towsley’s on Unico street with a Gossiper quiz. N. H. Bennett won a body-quiz prize as guests left to end an enjoyable evening.
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A. E. James
Wellston
Young Men's Christian Association
Russell Conwell
Kellogg Bird Carnival
Elliot
Beta Theta Pi
W.S. Ford
Dorg
Brown
Dunkle
Boughton
Conaway
Copeland
Messers
Stalder
Ford
Skinner
The
Athletic Association
J. W. McLaren
J. H. Williams
Pi Beta Phi Fraternity
Mabel Towsley
Unico Street
N. H. Bennett
Catarrh Cure Claim Draws $100 Reward
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh in all stages and is constitutional in nature. The ad claims the remedy acts on blood and mucous surfaces to destroy disease foundations and strengthen the patient. It offers $100 for any case it fails to cure and requests testimonial letters to F J Coxxer & Co in Toledo Ohio.
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Gail
F. J. Coxxer& Co
Toledo
O. Ld
Drugmats
Hibs Family
Warren Border Held on Attempted Assault Charge
Warren Border, about thirty seven, jailed after a Saturday incident at Athens state hospital where he allegedly attempted to assault inmate Lydia Jenkins. The struggle caused a dish crash, prompting immediate arrest and a preliminary hearing. Bond set at 3000 pending grand jury action.
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Lydia Jenkins
Athens State Hospital
Border
Thsouth Bridge
Slayer Davis
Fear
Sunnyside
Jenkins
Pallas Club Completes Shakapoore Reading
The Pallas Club gathered Saturday at State street for a Julius Caesar reading led by Mrs. Isaac Crook. Members performed portions of the play and enjoyed a Shakspeare reading session that lasted until dark. The group planned to resume in two weeks with Miss Walker.
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Shakapoore
Isaac Crook
State Street
Julius Caesar
Iulius Caesar
Shakspearé
Shakspeare
Scott's Bargain Store Promises Holiday Treasure Hunt
In Athens readers are invited to Scott's Bargain Novelty in the Glam Block on North Court where a Santa Claus display and a vast holiday assortment await. The store boasts diverse stock, low ward-time prices, and several clerks ready to assist shoppers during the two week holiday push. Also notes cures and remedies, travel excursion rates to Columbus, and land for sale in Meigs and Scipio townships.
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North Court
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