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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1925
Page
3
In Yorkville during a heavy snowfall two mules were hitched to a gondola cart to drag blocked mine cars up a grade after snow halted gravity aided movement. The scene referred to restoring Sir Isaac Newton's statue to its old time power amid winter weather.
Ed Kelley a 74 year old man without a home died at 2 AM in the city jail where he slept for the night. Doctors linked death to acute indigestion possibly worsened by cedar oil he drank to ease symptoms. The body remains as authorities seek relatives while Coroner L W Sanders investigates.
About one hundred members and visitors attended the annual inspections of Haybron council and St Bernard chapter in Nelsonville. J D Knight led the afternoon meeting and M E Green led the evening session as visitors from Athens Logan and Columbus observed the ritual work and dinner was served by the Eastern Star.
The Geological Survey reports soft coal output for the second week of February at about 9,745,000 net tons, down nearly eleven percent from the prior week. Declines were broad across seven railroad regions with Allegheny and southern districts faring best, while no market cited as the cause. Nearby social notes mention visiting families and a funeral in Logan.
Miss Little, state captain of W B A teams, will visit Nelsonville for a reg meeting and drill team gathering on the upcoming esdays. Refreshments will be served as members meet Miss Little and discuss activities.
Nelsonville telegram reports the death of Stanley Willis aged 21, youngest son of Mr and Mrs Sam Willis of Nokomis Illinois. The Wil lis family, former residents of Nelsonville and Chauncey, received the notice Sunday.
Nelsonville schedules a final home game this Friday against Marietta with a Rockbridge junior squad opener. Next week Stoltzmen clash with Chillicothe in Nelsonville, then a Portsmouth trip. The girls’ team eyes The Plains tournament March 6 and 7 after a strong season.
Bryan 82 died Monday at his home on Poplar street. Rev Howearth will conduct the funeral at the residence at one o'clock Wednesday. Burial follows at Ebeneezer cemetery. He leaves his widow and several children.
Principal Orr will be in his office from 6 30 to 8 0 PM for the remainder of the school week. Parents who receive notices and wish to consult with the principal should call during these hours.
Funeral services for William Johnson 74 were held at Stout's funeral parlors in Nelsonville Ohio with Rev Howearth officiating. He was the last of a ten child family and burial followed at Greenlawn Cemetery with nieces and nephews surviving.
The Standard Bearers of the Methodist church entertain in the church parlors Wednesday from seven to nine with a social gathering and light refreshments.
Nelsonville observed Washington's Birthday with all banks and the post office shut for the day, marking a civic closure.
Virginia mourns for Dr. Kate Waller Barrett a renowned philanthropist and clubwoman who died suddenly in Alexandria at seventy. Her 1924 Madison Square Garden nominating speech for Senator Carter Glass and her leadership roles in the International Council of Women and Daughters of the American Revolution are noted.
Mrs Lena DeSteiguer Slattery died Monday in Ocala Florida while wintering with her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Frank Logan. Funeral services will be held at 4 pm at the family home in Athens with burial at West Union Street cemetery. She was widow of Cincinnati attorney John A Slattery and daughter of the late Judge Rodolph DeSteiguer. She leaves two children Colonel R D Slattery of New York City and Mrs Frank Jozan.
Mrs. Catherine Snyder from Toledo lauds Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery for stomach distress and indigestion. She says it improved appetite, reduced gas and lump sensation, and rebuilt her overall health, noting it as a strong building tonic and blood medicine. She invites free medical advice from Dr. Pierce or a 10-cent trial offer.
The death followed illness from influenza. Mrs Slattery had lived in Athens for many years and resided on South Court street at death. She was the last of the DeSteigner family in the city, with two brothers surviving: Rear Admiral Lewis De Steiguer of Boston and Attorney George DeSteiguer of Seattle.
Sheriff S M Run fee announced that Ohio dog licensing law will be enforced after March first. All dogs must be licensed and only 5 000 tags issued so far this year versus 8 000 last year. Funds from licenses pay farmers for sheep killed by dogs.
The Academy and Convent of the Visitation in Baltimore is sold for about 1 600 000 dollars and will be razed to make way for modern commercial buildings. The Sisters plan to move to a suburban site away from the growing business district, ending a landmark era begun in 1839.
Authorities expect the arrival of Paul Selby in Columbus to help identify a man found shot on Lockbourne road, presumed to be his brother J Selby of Warren who had been reported missing. Police believe the deceased died by his own hand and may be J Selby.
U S army officials at Fort Hayes Columbus announce two citizen military training camps for the Fifth Corps Area covering Ohio Indiana West Virginia and Kentucky. At Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana 1500 applicants from Northwestern Ohio and Indiana will attend July 1 to August 6 for beginners and advanced infantry courses. The rest will be sent to Camp Knox Kentucky for 30 days starting July 1.
A terse note reflects harsh demand for surrender or exit with a stance that some individuals choose no alternative but to concede or withdraw. The line captures pressure tactics and the stark choice facing those involved.
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