February term opens with busy grand jury schedule
The February term of the common pleas court began at 9 am with Athens county bar members aiding docket setup. Numerous divorce cases were dismissed or scheduled for trial, trials set for March, and several indictments and forgery cases listed with multiple witnesses poised for examination all week.
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Grand Jury
Common Pleas Court
Athens County Bar
Myrtle Reynolds
Hiram B. Reynolds
Daniel Gibson
Lizzie Gibson
Abbot Davis
Bessie Davis
Katherine Gaskella
Joseph Gaskella
Gen. C. St. Grosvenor
J. M. Foster
Equitable Relief
Luhing Coal Co
The
Hocking Coal & Land Co
John H. Martin
Carrie Rose
Adam Weber
James E. Woodworth
Clayton E. Starr
Sarah Smith
James McHarg
Hiram Walter
Martin F. Morris
John P. Beckier
Herbert A. Junod
Lillie M. Millican
John Campbell
Edward Malone, Sr
Elva A. Chalfant
George Franklin
Emmett Ewing
Far West
Ewing
General Grosvenor
James Millivan
State Hospital
Thomas Yates
Luhrig
Arthur Daugherty
Carbondale
Nelson
Webster
FE. D. Sayre
Mr. Foster
Grosvenor
J. P. Wood, Jr
Infant Jeona Lewis Dies of Whooping Cough Complications
Eight month old Jeona, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Lewis, died Sunday morning at their West Union home from whooping cough and other complications. Burial followed at 2 PM in State Street Cemetery.
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Jeona
J. C. Lewis
West Union Street
State Street
Accident to Mine Host at Canaanville Hotel
Canaanville Ohio February 15 Mr Kite proprietor of the Canaanville hotel sustained a painful accident Sunday when he broke the bone in his right leg above the ankle.
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Canaanville, O
Kite
Canaanville Hotel
Cline Couple Heads West for Oklahoma Visit
Mr. and Mrs. J. Haliday Cline depart Sunday for a several weeks tour through Oklahoma with hops to Chicago Kansas City and Missouri towns en route. They will visit Cline's father F M Cline in Woodward Oklahoma and plan hunting excursions nearby. They will stop at relatives on the return trip.
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West
J. Haliday Cline
Oklahoma
Chicago
Kansas City
Missouri
Woodward
Okla
Mr. Cline
F. M. Cline
Policeman Stine Found Murdered Near Charleston
The body of Policeman H. C. Stine was discovered on the city outskirts with two head injuries. Alfonso Price was arrested on suspicion, allegedly driven by jealousy and having threatened to kill Stine.
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Charleston
W. Va
H. C. Stine
Alfonso Price
Price
Stine
Oakdale man acquitted in illegal liquor case
Alford Green of Oakdale was found not guilty of keeping a place where intoxicating liquors were sold after a trial before Mayor Hedges. Fourteen State witnesses testified with liquor samples showing 4.55 percent alcohol, while Green’s defense led to dismissal on lack of conclusive evidence.
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Alford Green
Oakdale
A. E. Price
J. A. Ivers
McConnelsville
Hedges
D. J. King
Chauncey
Green
Law and Order League of Athens
W. B. Bentley
Price
Ivers
Good Man Made Game Warden in Athens Area
Joseph Hibbard of Athens is commissioned as deputy state game warden for Athens and nearby counties. Chief Warden John Speaker approved after citizen petitions. The transfer aims to enforce laws long ignored, especially fishing and out of season rabbits and quail, with Hibbard praised as fearless and honest.
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Joseph Hibbard
Athens
John
Hibbard
Bremen oil well yields 300 barrels daily in Bremen field
The Newton well on the Rush Creek Land and Oil Co. farm near the Avelon wells produced at least 500 barrels daily at first and settled to 300 barrels a day with three million feet of gas. Liberty company plans further wells to gas towns in Vinton county and seeks $3,000 stock to finance drilling.
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Lancaster
Bremen
Newton
Rushcreek Land and Oil Company
Avelon
Flagdale
Cgraffis
Liberty Company
Gillespieville
Vigo
Vinton County
DuBois
Hamley Run
MacGahn Oil & Gas Co
Corning
J. N. Palmer
Zanesville
Perry County
Kochensparger
Crossenville
Guaranty Oil and Gas Company
Junction City
Saltlick
Mondaycreek
Guaranty Trust Company of
New York
Killed by Cars While on Visit in Columbus
Warren Yontz aged 43, a Columbus visitor from California, was killed in the Columbus railroad yards under the Fourth Street viaduct when run down by a cut of Pig Four cars. He was identified by his brother J C Yontz and heretofore lived in California for ten years. Coroner Hanes notified. The body taken to morgue and then to a shipper after identification.
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Warren Yontz
Columbus
Amanda Yontz
Charles Warren Yontz
J. C. Yontz
West Broad Street
Fourth Street
Yontz
Hanes
Patrol No. 1
Swaney
J. €. Yontz
California
John C. Yontz
Cabinet Gossip Hints Taft Administration Lineup
Cincinnati February 1 1909 rumors suggest possible Taft cabinet selections with Knox as Secretary of State Wright as Secretary of War Meyer for Navy Wilson for Agriculture Nagel for Commerce and Labor Ballinger for Interior and Attorney General Sham Postmaster General Hitchcock and Herrick or other Illinois aspirants also mentioned.
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Cincinnati
Taft
Knox
Wright
the Navy
Mey
Commerce and Labor
Nagel
The
Interior
Ballinger
Sham
Hitchcock
Treasury
Herrick
Plans for 1909 fair under way
Ath ens County Fair Association officials meet with Secretary H H Haning to confirm leadership and approve purchases. A contract for about two and a half acres south of the current grounds is signed with owner T J Herrold to expand cattle barns and build about 120 feet of new barns. The board approves repairs and aims to hold a four day fair in mid August with potential circuit cooperation with nearby fairs to improve races and stock entries.
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Athens County Fair Association
H. H. Haning
H. D. Henry
P. G. Moler
E. R. Walker
H. H. Hanning
J. C. Ha
Cehs
Haning
Ohio
West Virginia
Buchtel Company Officers Elected In Lancaster Meeting
The Hinchtel Oil & Gas company held a late week meeting in Lancaster electing officers. A Stover of Nelsonville named treasurer Joseph Mahaffy and Ed Schenz of Buchtel named general field manager and vice president. The firm owns wells at Buchtel and leases on over 3,000 acres and plans to spend about 15000 in spring and summer to extend pipelines and drill additional wells. Charles Stover Andrew Juniper and A K Schenz back Nelsonville company developments to be incorporated soon.
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Hinchtel Oil & Gas Company
Lancaster
A. Stover
Nelsonville
Joseph Mahaffy
Buchtel
Ed Schenz
Bachtel
Charles Stover
Andrew Juniper
A. K. Schenz
Want Columns Help Sell Your Belongings Quickly
A neighbor may not need your home, furniture, horse, cow, or baby buggy, but advertising in The Messenger Want Columns reaches buyers. Place an ad to extend your chance of a sale and connect with interested locals.
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the Messenger
Taft to be made Mason at sight sparks debate
President elect Taft may receive Masonic degrees without initiation as grand officers decide. The unusual move draws comment from Masons and the public with possible full obligations to be subscribed by Taft. Historical note cites a prior one evening conferral in 1884 but not exactly parallel. In a separate civil action James I. Sherwood sues John Parsons for trespass damaging fences and seeks $25 and an injunction.
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Taft
Order
United States
Athens
J. M. Goodspeed
Ohio
Paramathia Lodge
James I. Sherwood
Groavenor, Jones & Worstell
John Parsons
Sherwood
Rome Township
Parsons
Will Address Institute Seeks Taxation Talk
Rev. W. J. Warrener left today for Pellbrook C to address the Green County farmers institute on Tuesday. He will speak on taxation.
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W. J. Warrener
Pellbrook, C
Green County Farmers’ Institute
Proctor Foster Scours Chicago Indianapolis for Missing Brother in Law
Prosecutor Foster returns from a several days search in Chicago and Indianapolis seeking clues to the whereabouts of D. W. Peoples his missing brother in law. No clew found despite letters and interviews in Chicago Athens and Indianapolis.
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Middle West
Athens
Foster
Chicago
Indianapolis
D. W. Peoples
Mr. Peoples
Washington, D. C
Mr. Foster
Thieves Break Into Billy Watkins Restaurant
Night clerk George Cullums slept as burglars slipped in and stole several hundred cigars and about twenty five forks from Billy Watkins restaurant. Watkins quips the joke on the other fellow since spoons remain plentiful for serving hot soup.
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Billy Watkins
George Cullums
Billy
Woman Injured in Yard Fall Near East Mill
Mrs. M. B. Cooley sustained a broken right arm after slipping in her yard near the east mill on Sunday. Dr. Merwin was summoned and reduced the fracture.
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M. B Cooley
East Mill
Athens party inspects gas motor traction cars
An Athens delegation, joined by Colonel Tutt and associates from Nelsonville, travels to Gallipolis with plans to inspect gas motor traction cars for a local line. The group aims for a favorable report to the Athena Commercial Club after evaluating the Gallipolis pact.
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Athens Commercial Club
Athens
Dundas
Colonel Tutt
Nelsonville
Glouster
Gallipolis
Tutt
Carl
Athena Commercial Club
Permits Granted for Weddings in Nelsonville and Nearby Areas
Consent for marriages was provided by the brides' parents for Rolla F. Matheny, 22, of Nelsonville, and Lena Shivers, 17, also of Nelsonville. The record notes additional pairs George Safreed, 28, and Sofa Staten, 20, both of Jacksonville. and Thomas K. Taylor, 20, of Hocking, with Mary Flaherty, 26, of Athens.
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Matheny
Rolla F. Matheny
Lena Shivers
Nelsonville
Bride
George ¥. Safreed
Sofa Staten
Jacksonville
Thomas K. Taylor
Miner
Hocking
Mary Flaherty
Athens
Taylor Purchases Jacksonville Store Stock in Bankruptcy Sale
M L Taylor has bought the bankrupt stock of M L Cooper from trustee 8 M Johnson in Jacksonville. He will take possession immediately and plans to offer an exceptionally clean live stock of general merchandise with bargains for early buyers.
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M. L. Taylor
The Barrier serial begins in Daily Messenger Athens
Rex Beach drama The Barrier promises a strong rugged world of war and love. The Daily Messenger in Athens will publish the first chapters within a day or two, offering a highly absorbing modern tale with a Homeric clash of love and combat.
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Rex Beach
The
Daily Messenger
Mampnaner
Athens
Wil Uther
Maine in Washington Remembers the Maine Eleven Years On
In Havana Harbor eleven years ago the Maine sank. Washington marks Maine day with services at St Patrick's Cathedral and Arlington Cemetery. Rear Admiral Sigsbee, Captain Hobson, General Bart, and others attend ceremonies and a poem is read.
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Havana Harbor
Washington
National Capital
Maine
Maine Memorial Association
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Eugene Hannan
Father Chadwick
The
Army and Navy Union
Arlington Cemetery
Charles D. Sigabee
Navy
Andrew 8. Burt
Army
Maine Association
Roosevelt
National Woman's Relef Corps
Phil Sheridan
Thirteenth United States Cavalry
Pirot Presbyterian Church
Sigsbee
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Andrew
Bart
John McElroy
Eugene A. Hannan
Donald MacLeod
Thomas Calver
Wind and ice stall Niagara Falls flow on American side
Niagra Falls shows only a thin rivulet on the American side as a northeast wind and ice grip hold. Two workers from the reservation crossed toward Bath Island before retreating to keep dry. This marks the third time such wind and ice have affected the falls since white settlement, the others in 1848 and 1903.
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Niagara Falls
Prospect Point
Bath Island
King Menelik Returns From Pilgrimage in Good Health
An Addis Ababa dispatch reports King Menelik has returned from his pilgrimage and is in the best of health. The note comes via a Berlin based German news agency and confirms his status after travel.
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Menelik
Berlin
Addis Abeba
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Ing
Effie
Jef Sprawls
Susie Parkalop
Gabor Parkalop
Mayor Hedges
Warden
Charles W. Yontz
Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson
Wlieker
Board OF Directors
Buchtel Company
Mason
Institute
Prank Root
Hoot
Peoples
Wabash Avenue
C. P. Theiss
F. 8. Roach
F. W. Bush
Gallipolis Pt. Pleasant
Capital
Rear Admiral
Biigsbee
Wind
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