County Officials Elected in Close Republican Primary
Official count confirms Totman wins by eight votes for county commissioner while other GOP nominees claim victory. Totals show tight races across offices including Foster, Lynch, Webster, Walker, Richards, Crawford, Nelson, and Hibard amid precincts reporting late into Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Foster
A. W. Lynch
H. M. Webster
E. R. Walker
D. R. Richards
J. G. Blower
Foster
Price
Webster
Lynch
Hickman
Walker
Ridenour
Richards
McVay
Evans
Crawford
Hoye
Haming
Burson
Totman
James
Nelson
Hibbard
Biddle
Brammr
Knight
Dalley
Closter
Eddy
A. L. Johnson
McLaughlin
I. B. Johnson
Hixson
Spray
Coe
Townsend
Nice
Howard
Edgar
Hill
Vorkes
Woodworth
Beebe
Blower
Laue
Funeral of Alvah D. Carlton at Coolville Congregational church
The funeral of Alvah D. Carlton was held at 10:30 in Coolville with the Masonic fraternity directing. Carlton was a well known Athens county citizen, active Mason, G A R and Farmers' Grange member, frequently participating in their work.
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Alvah D. Carlton
Congregational Church
Coolville
Masonic Fraternity
Carlton
Athens County
Farmers’ Grange
Assailant Of Child Sentenced In Hocking County
Fred Imboden who had been arrested in Logan last fall for rape pleaded guilty in the Common Pleas Court of Hocking County yesterday morning and received a ten year sentence in the Ohio Penitentiary. The crime drew considerable local excitement as he assaulted an eleven year old girl on her way to school and abducted her to a nearby thicket.
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Nelsonville
Peb
Fred Imboden
Logan
Common Pleas Court
Hocking County
Ohio
Inboden
Quail Hunting Law Question Clarified by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court ruled December 6 is included in the quail hunting ban from November 15 to December 6. T C Fyvon of Mustin gum county challenged hunting on December 5, claiming legality. The circuit court upheld the lower court’s interpretation.
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T. C. F'von
Mustingum
Elson
Couple Ties in Probate Court Ceremony in Ames County
Thomas McCune and Adda Mc Cule were married in the probate court by Justice John Featherstone on Wednesday afternoon. The groom lists Sharpsburg as his residence and farming occupation while the bride lives in Amesville.
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Thomas McCune
Adda McCule
John Featherstone
Sharpsburg
Mrs. McCune
Amesville
Young Farmer Hurt in Runaway Near Dedn Station
Howard Brooks a young farmer from Alexander township was badly injured in a runaway accident Wednesday morning near Dedn Station. His team panicked, he was thrown against a telephone pole, and Dr. Phillips near the city found two broken ribs and a severe chin gash with possible skull fracture. By Wednesday evening his condition showed signs of improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Brooks
Alexander Township
Dedn Station
Brooks
Phillips
Athens High alumni form new organization at meeting
About fifty alumni attended the Athens High School gathering in Commercial club rooms Tuesday. Ee Logan was elected temporary chair and Florence Clayton temporary secretary. Permanent officers include Logan president Clayton secretary Rich vice president and Alderman treasurer. A constitutions adopted outlines an executive committee to be named later. The group plans a reunion during commencement week and discussed purchasing a plane for the high school with voluntary pledges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ee. C. Logan
Florence Clayton
Logan
Miss Clayton
M. EB. Rich
Fred Alderman
The Strenuous Life Plagues Athens Sufferers
The periodical warning claims stress and excess lead to indigestion and stomach illness. It cites rising cases with symptoms like headaches dizziness flatulence and sleeplessness and promotes Miona stomach tablets as a safe lasting cure with a Crider Drug Company guarantee.
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Athens
Miona
Henderson
Crider Drug Company
Permits to Wed In Athens And Surrounding Areas
A list of marriage licenses issued for couples across Ohio towns including Athens Long Bottom Frost Lahrig Parkersburg Coolville Lanhing Sharpsburg Amesville and Athena. The record names brides and grooms with ages and occupations such as clerk stone mason miner farmer bartender dressmaker and laborer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James FE. Dye
Goldie Smallwood
Athens
Raymond Parker
Stone Mason
Long Bottom
Grace Cole
Frost
Hary Reinhart
Miner
Ida Burkett
Lahrig
Clarence Leach
Parkersburg
W. Va
Pearl Knisely
Coolville
Robert Lafollet
Edith Mulligan
Lanhing
Thomas McCune
Farmer
Sharpsburg
Adda McCune
Amesville
Herb Cornell
Eva Ballenger
Athena
Nelsonville Hen Thieves Captured. One Confesses
In Nelsonville two well known local thieves were arrested after a hen house raid spree. Charles Davenport known as Turkey and Steamboat was captured. John Barron, nicknamed Big Nose, escaped but was later caught. Davenport confessed to stealing twelve chickens from Homer Kreig and nine prior thefts, with the recovered birds found tied in bundles along the railroad.
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Meyers Street
Charles Davenport
John Barron
Big Nose
Warner
Davenport
Lauderback
Barron
Happy Hollow
Homer Kreig
Dr. Pierces Favorite and Pleasant Pellets Promoted for Women
A historical health ad touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite as the fastest relief for female weakness and pelvic displacement. It lists symptoms such as headaches dizziness and bearing down and claims tested ingredients, alcohol free formula, and strong medical endorsements. It also promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as original liver pills, easy to take like candy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flas
Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Plea Entered in City Court burglary case
Both men pleaded guilty to a burglary charge in mayor's court and were bound over to the grand jury. Unable to furnish bond, they were brought to Athens by Chief Warner this morning and lodged in the county jail.
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Athens
Warner
County Jall
Convention Postponed by Mine Workers in Athens
The United Mine Workers sub-district convention planned for Tuesday February 25 in Athens has been postponed to a later date due to the failure of miners and operators to meet in Indianapolis to establish a wage scale. Officers state full notice will be given to locals when the time and place are decided.
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United Mine Workers
Indianapolis
Castoria’s Trusted Kind Featured in Ad Copy
The fragment highlights Castoria as the familiar remedy for infants and children, emphasizing consistency and long-standing trust. It underscores the product’s perennial presence in households and the parental preference for a familiar, safe option.
Mangled body found on tracks near Millfield
The married Walter Taylor of Sand Ridge was found dead on K M tracks near Chadwell Cut at 7 this morning by a section man. He was about 40, and his body showed brutal injuries consistent with being struck by trains. Coroner J J Laws arrived from Nelsonville. an inquest time was not set.
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Walter Taylor
Sand Ridge
Chadwell Cut
Taylor
William Starkey
Starkey
Wash Brown
Glouster
Oth
J. J. Laws
Nelsonville
Millfield
Reinhart and Burkett Married at Logan Home
Henry Reinhart and Ida Burkett of Luhrig were married by Squire Henry Logan Tuesday evening at 8 at the Logan home on West Washington Street. The couple will live in Luhrig where the groom works in the mines. BILL TO REIMBURSE.
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Henry Reinhart
Ida Burkett
Luhrig
Squire Henry Logan
Logan
West
Washington Street
Lunhrig
Bill
Senator Mather Proposes Recovery Action After Local Option Votes
Senator Mather from Summitt county yesterday introduced a bill in the senate. It grants saloon owners hurt by dry elections under local option laws the right to sue in common pleas or probate court for property damage against the territorial inhabitants who voted dry.
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Mather
Summitt County
Senate
Common Pleas
Banks Fined 200 For Sale Of Liquor In Nelsonville Court
Eddie Banks received a $200 fine and costs in Mayor Hedges' court for keeping a place where intoxicating liquor was sold. The trial delayed, he pleaded not guilty. whisky was found in his home, and witnesses testified. Banks filed for an appeal with a certified check as security. In a separate note, Minnie Hartley and Frank Oldiges wed quietly at St. John's in Logan with few attendants and plans to reside in Nelsonville.
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Eddie Banks
Hedges
Banks
Starkey and Kincade
Young
Nelsonville
Minnie Hartley
Logan
Frank Oldiges
St. John's Catholic Church
Father Richards
Laura MacCourtney
James Perone
Steve Hartley
Mr. Oldiges
Union Telephone Company
Citizens’ Telephone Company
Mellinger
Monroe Street
Flooded Mine in Glouster to Reopen This Month
Sunday Creek mine 256 in Glouster Ohio will reopen this month after being flooded by last March's high water. Superintendent D H Williams says about 100 men start, expanding as work spaces are created until full capacity, potentially reaching 300 workers.
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Glouster
Sunday Creek
D. H. Williams
Marriage license issued in Nelsonville duo
According to the Parkersburg Sentinel a marriage license was issued in Nelsonville Ohio on Wednesday to Perry Isaac La Follette and Mary Cinderella McDonald both of Nelsonville Athens county Ohio.
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Parkersburg
Perry Isaac la Follette
Mary Cinderella McDonald
Nelsonville
Athens County
Ohio
Memorial Day saloons restricted by Hatfield bill
The house Wednesday passed the Hatfield bill extending Sunday closing laws to Memorial Day May 30. It removed the joker amendment from last week and imposes a $100 fine on anyone entering a saloon or drinking on Sunday.
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House
Hatfield
Free trial box of Dr. Shoop Catarrh Remedy offered
If you suffer from catarrh you can request a free trial box mailed by Dr. Shoop of Racine Wisconsin. A simple test will reveal a catarrh truth worth knowing. Write today and stop suffering. Sold by Henderson Crider Drug Co.
Miners and Associates Named in Regional Pairings
Frank Ley 23 a miner and Inez Bell 19 from Jacksonville. James Steadman 21 a miner from Lathing and Jane Withers 16 from Marshfield. P FE Hixon 29 a dentist from Murray and Verna Miller 23 a teacher from Athens.
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Frank Ley
Miner
Inez Bell
Jacksonville
James Steadman
Lathing
Jane Withers
Marshfield
P. FE
Hixon
Murray
Verna Miller
Athens
Hocking Valley Railway Seeks Eased Mine Loading Rules
The Hocking Valley Railway asks the state railroad commission to suspend car service rules for cars at mines loading coal. If approved, mine operators would be relieved of car service charges and could load coal for shipment as navigation opens while keeping a ready supply for orders.
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Hocking Valley Railway Company
State Railroad Commission
Met by Mail and Are Now Married at Little Hocking
Misa Hattie Livingston of Litt le Hocking and Chauncey M. Kimball of St. Charles Illinois wed at the bride’s parents home after correspondence and a short courtship. They planned to reside in St Charles and kept private details of their courtship.
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Misa Hattie Livingston
Littl Hocking
Chauncey M. Kimball
St. Charles
Cupid
David Livingston
Little Hocking
Hocking Valley Excursions For Mardi Gras and Spring Meetings
Train departures from Columbus on February 23 1908 offer trips to New Orleans Mobile Pensacola Chicago and St. Louis with Mardi Gras or commerce meeting connections. Sale dates February 15 to 21 and February 26 to March 2 1908 with multiple return limits through March 28 1908.
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Columbus
New Orleans
Mobile
Pensacola
Chicago
Chicago Association of Commerce
ST. Louis
Interstate Merchants’ Association
Graham's Chapel Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mrs. George Hartley and Mrs. Robert McClain spent Sunday with Ellis Brown and family in Long Run. Mrs. C. P. Baird and son Ted row visit sister Mrs. Herbert Hawk in Judson. Mrs. Sewell of Athens stayed with daughter Mrs. Elmer Poston. Mr. and Mrs. Orestus Fulton were guests of John Bobo and family.
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George Hartley
Robert McClain
Ellis Brown
Long Run
C. P. Baird
Tedrow
Herbert Hawk
Judson
Sewell
Athens
Elmer Poston
Orestus Fulton
John Bobo
Neighborhood Favorite Electric Bitters Praised
Mrs. E. D. Charles of Harbor Me calls Electric Bitters a neighborhood favorite. It provides quick relief from dyspepsia liver and kidney problems nervous weakness and debility. The tonic purifies blood and serves as spring medicine sold under guarantee at McKee's Drug Store.
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E. D. Charles
Harbor
Electric Bitters
McKee
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County
Board of Commissioners
Drew
Court of
Sportsman
Ohio Supreme Court
McCune
The
Athens High School
Sion
Police
Shaner
John Lowden
Johnson
Myers Street
Lowden
Bears
Millfield, C
Norris
Is Sur
Reinhart-Burkett
Perry Isaac
Mary Cinderella
Hocking Coal District
Hocking Valley
Graham's Chapel
Hall Rocks
Hastings
South Court
Vance
West Virginia
Vance Shoe Co
Wheeling, West Virginia
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