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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1919
Page
8
Camp Sherman reports rapid discharge hopes after reports of delayed mustering out spread from the state. Officials say men arriving at the camp will be released in a very short time, countering rumors of months’ hold.
Storms in the West central states disrupt wire communication to the Rocky Mountain region and Pacific coast. Heavy rain turns to sleet and snow in Kansas Nebraska Missouri while temperatures remain moderate and high winds are lacking, the bureau reports, suggesting the storm will not become a blizzard. A magneto invention is described as adaptable for various airplane types.
In Cleveland a jury awarded William Cope of Willoughby $25,000 in the highest Ohio loss of a leg verdict to be recorded. Cope sued Cleveland broker A A Mudge after his auto collided with another wreck and skidded onto Cope while he stood at a street car carb awaiting a street car.
Brief notes indicate plans to build a county road crossing the river at Py to connect the Pomeroy Athens main market route with Columbus. The development aims to clinch the route and move the project forward as soon as possible.
Mrs Ed Dunn, long in the courts due to an alleged plot to send her husband to prison, was released in the afternoon following childbirth. The case involved her liaison with a Tom Bratoes, described as a dusky son of Sunny Italy, with a sentence and monetary terms noted in the proceedings.
Miss Minnie Johnson of Lancaster Street visited Wednesday with BD Wolfe and wife. John Dickson recovers from flu as his family also sick. Rev Bowden conducts a revival at the church this week. Miss Minnie Robinson recently visited and returned to Federalsburg. Merritt Wilson nominated for Mayor of Elkins West. backed by business interests and Republican voters. A. C. Wolfe of Columbus recently operated at Grant Hospital and hopes to return home soon to resume practice.
Balm to divide duties between two Middleport churches of Christ. Dr John H Bhofte listed as employed contact, with service and work allocation to be observed next Sunday.
The sick list in Middleport grows with Mrs. Headley suffering rheumatism Mrs. Boice threatened with pneumonia Miss Ball neuralgia Mrs L N Taylor Grogan hemorrhages Mrs Hulbert pneumonia and John Mb and Billy Shepherd facing typhoid fever F C Russell bound to recover Atto A W Vorhes remains confined to home following illness
Max Farber of the Ohio Valley Junk Company plans to relocate to Columbus to continue the junk business. His son Jesse has already moved there, and the Farber family will follow.
Ainuie Hollett made a business trip to Nelsonville on Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Colonel Lock of The Plains visited their parents here on Tuesday. The little daughter of Mr and Mrs William Coats is improving. The little son of Mr and Mrs Lock is convalescing. Mrs George Johnson has returned home after a visit in Welgton. Hale orgyh in Athens Tuesday. The Misses Roga and Getrude Lock of Saeed visited relatives here recently. Miss Hildreth Skinner able to Ollila Gariteete and tie die ois rT 6 ter Mary were in Nelsonville Tuesday. Dadte and Johnny ce, Jo sonville were calling on friends de Hill, Sunday. William H Johnson will establish his home here soon. Mrs Mary vaought is visiting ts, Mrs eormesher. Mr and Mrs James Davis were visiting ae Mr and Mrs Ed Buchannon on Monday. Mrs Bid Lee and Mrs Howard Stewart are church at Chauncey Sunday. Mrs Ed Johnson were at Beaumont, Monday. Mrs Wesley Hawk visited her parents at Happy Hollow Wednesday. Mrs George Stewart of Nelsonville was calling on Mrs Charles Stewart of this place on Tuesday.
Fifteen Hitchy Koo performers bound for a city show were hurt when their coach derailed alongside the northbound Pittsburgh Buffalo Express at St Georges Siding due to a broken flange. Two suffered severe ankle sprains and many others sustained broken ribs.
Ole Hanson, mayor of Seattle, is William Barnes choice for president. He declared today in Albany that Hanson would win the biggest man in America, answering questions on the likely nominee.
The high school gears up for an April 25 performance marking the end of the school year. The cast, about 100 students, will present a lavish musicale featuring roses corn flowers daisies and famed story characters.
The D A R chapter in Jonathan Meigs County will meet Friday December 14 at Mrs. Mattie Lusts and Mrs. M D Hartinger in Pomeroy. They will elect delegates to the National Congress in Washington in April and to the state convention in Cleveland at this gathering.
A Rebekah lodge plans its annual Valentine party and supper event. The notice notes donations and community support for the charitable function.
The fragment describes a stalled automobile on Court street and a string of quirky figures offering help from a carpenter to a furniture dealer, a small boy, an editor, and a postmaster, all becoming part of a fanciful scene.
Locals recount a large stone along the highway toward Port land bearing the inscription Turn me over. The phrase invites a clever trick as drivers are urged to flip the rock and watch it appear to fool someone else, a recurring roadside joke.
The New Marshfield M P church circuit will preach Sunday at ten a.m. at Union at two p.m. Lookout services at 7:00 p.m. at Marshfield. Revival begins Tuesday evening at 7:00 p.m. February 18 on Richland Avenue.
An old advertisement urges mothers to feed California Syrup of Figs to cross, feverish, and sick children. It promises quick relief by cleansing the bowels and restoring health, claiming the laxative is gentle, safe for all ages, and instructions are printed on the bottle.
The text notes a herbal cold treatment widely used by women and children for years to ease fever and coughing. It mentions a bottle price of 60 cents and a larger bottle for 1 dollar and 20 cents.
The cruiser Seattle docked at Quarantine carrying 63 army officers 23 naval officers and 1 475 enlisted men. Units include the 163rd infantry and 116th field artillery as the vessel nears its morning arrival.
Findlay Ohio February 14. Common Pleas Judge Wm. F. Duncan set aside the Logan Natural Gas and Fuel company rate increase ordinance. The ruling affects the city’s gas pricing plan and may require reconsideration by the council.
In the House of Commons Andrew Bonar Law announced that the British peace delegates have been instructed to present claims for indemnities as well as reparations.
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