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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1923
Page
10
A vintage health ad urges readers to treat winter backache by supporting strained kidneys after colds and chills. It claims kidneys become congested and inflamed, causing backache, headaches, dizziness, and bladder irregularities, and promotes Doan's Kidney Pills as a helpful remedy used by thousands.
J. M. Cady of Dyesville has been appointed deputy sheriff of Athens County under Sheriff McKinley after years with the Western & Southern Insurance Co. He received a $125 gold watch and chain as a token of appreciation. Gallipolis residents push for better Hocking Valley passenger service, hoping to replace end-of-line cars and improve connections with the K and M line. The Pomeroy church marks growth with a Loyal Men class drive and a Ground Hog Day supper for the Loyal Women class as they push an Each Member Win One campaign through Easter.
Jack Gibbeaut was sentenced to five years in the Moundsville penitentiary after waiving a plea in Pt. Pleasant on a Saturday appearance. He faced charges of complicity with Shields in the murder of an elderly man named Roush at Letart several months ago. Shields is already serving a Georgia term.
A cannon blast near Pomeroy Bend at 8 30 on Saturday night preceded multiple fiery crosses seen at the ferry landing Monkey Run and along roads behind Mason Clifton and Middleport. Authorities have not yet acted and fears of Klan activity spread among residents.
George Richard a well known Mnson county resident died Saturday at his Sassafras area home at age 60 years 5 months and 20 days he left a wife and no children The funeral was held yesterday with burial in Lone Oak Cemetery
William Johnson, a driver in Mins 7, suffered the loss of a finger on his right hand when it was caught in the end gate of a loaded car. The incident occurred as the car was being loaded, and Johnson remained hospitalized with injuries described as serious but not life threatening.
T. T. Williams appears to recover at Coalport after a harrowing Christmas period caused by a reckless driving episode. He has just returned from an unspecified outing and seeks a quieter life.
Harry Reilly of West Columbia is sentenced to two years in Moundsville penitentiary after pleading guilty to making moonshine liquor. Reilly, a World War II veteran wounded in action in France, is described as a cripple from his injuries.
A group of Cincinnati film interests announced plans to build a new movie theatre in Middleport in the near future, signaling upcoming cultural development for the town.
At a Sunday meeting the Pomeroy Church of Christ Happy Hustler class voted to recruit one hundred members by Easter Sunday. The group had previously enjoyed a banquet funded by Loyal Sons and Daughters of the Middleport Church in a related event.
Martin Hamm of Sugar Run Pomeroy died Sunday after a long illness from Brights disease. Born March 13 1847 he was 75 years 10 months and one day old. He married Christena Diehl January 23 1872 and leaves six children and five grandchildren. He served as Pomeroy Fire Department chief. funeral Thursday with Rev Nussman and burial at Beech Grove cemetery.
Mrs. Mary Jy. Remington, wife of B. R. Remington, died January 11 in Cincinnati after a long illness and was buried at Spring Grove Cemetery. She was 63, daughter of the late John and Ann Curtis of Cincinnati, and is survived by her husband and a son Fred Kemington.
A fragment reports a long distance telephone message received Monday morning from Cincinnati. The item notes the call but provides no further detail on sender, purpose, or destination.
Nati reports Andrew Zieher has stayed for several days of treatment and appears to improve physically but shows no mental progress. He will remain under care for a further period.
Mrs Frank Bracelin and Mr and Mrs Griffin of Columbus visit Mrs Bracelins sister Mrs Val Reynolds. Mrs Kilmer Wysong travels to Huntington for ill brother in law Notter who had major surgery. Paul Mann ex Middleport photographer left to Chillicothe then Philadelphia. Mrs Frank Stevenson of Pittsburgh visits her father Robert Grogan and relatives.
Ed M. Hamm of Nils City Montana will arrive tomorrow to attend the funeral of his father Martin Hamm.
Logan health official W. G. Rhoten told Hocking County teachers that physical development is tied to mental growth. He praised school nurses for teaching health habits and proper foods, urged natural living, and noted many children fall behind due to malnutrition and minor defects like bad teeth. The health department aims to aid teachers in raising school physical standards.
Donovan Young eight year old son of Mr and Mrs William Young fractured left femur stepping into a hole in the yard Saturday. He was taken to the local hospital for treatment and will likely be confined for several weeks.
Friends report Kenneth Fitzgerald shows progress after a long fracture in his right leg. He was taken to Columbus for a checkup where the cast was partially removed and treatment continued. The Logan high school football player has spent months in hospital and at home on Warner Avenue since last fall.
Miss Alice Mundy, injured in an auto accident on the Logan Nelsonville pike about two weeks ago and hospitalized since, has recovered enough to return to her brother’s home near Logan.
Mrs George W Burchell of Glens Falls New York says she was bedbound for over two months and unable to stand. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she improves quickly and returns to full housework and sewing. She credits the medicine with saving her life and offers to send the private text book on ailments peculiar to women for free upon request.
The notice states Robin Ayers a 21 year old miner and Elizabeth Johnson 18 of Longstreth are to wed at home on Longstreth.
Students lined the streets on Monday morning as the high school boiler failed, leaving the building without heat. The disruption caused a day’s layoff and delayed mid term exams by a day, much to the relief of everyone except the janitor.
The European hotel is opened on the second story of the New Theatre building by Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Moorehead who arrived from Pennsylvania. The fireproof remodeled floor offers twenty one rooms with new furniture and plumbing including hot and cold water in each room. Meals will not be served. Moorehead comes to Logan from Indiana, Pa., where he was involved in the drug manufacturing business.
City Auditor W. T. Krieg serves as registrar for Logan and nearby townships. A survey of records shows 87 deaths in the city last year, many of them from nonresidents who died here from accidents or were brought to the hospital. City births total 153 in the same period.
Relatives in Columbus reported Friday's operation for Mrs. Tom Stires of Alexandria, after a months long complication. The procedure was declared successful and recovery prospects good. Mrs. Stires previously lived near Nelsonville and is sister to Mrs. Samuel Chutes near Greendale.
Service Director P D Stoan guided the writer to the water works plant Monday for a repairs check. The two main cisterns have been re roofed and placed in good repair. An air compressor is repaired. interior decoration is planned along with flower plantings to beautify the park for summer. The three engineers received ten dollar monthly raises. Chief Engineer Charles Dalton now earns 125 dollars and assistants Guy Diltz and Earnest Parsons receive 120 dollars.
The man spent two weeks at the local hospital for influenza treatment and recovered enough to go home on Gallagher Avenue Sunday. He had been employed in Detroit for several months and came home for the holidays. his weakened condition will delay his return to Detroit for several weeks.
The Hocking County Board of Commissioners filed a probate court application against Mary Anna and Tena Biehaut seeking to condemn land for courthouse purposes. The January 11 decision initiated survey and description of the parcel in Logan lot 67 across the alley from the old court house site, forty feet wide. A jury will assess compensation and damages. The matter proceeds in court of competent jurisdiction.
Mrs Minta Holdren of McArthur was badly hurt when her husband’s auto overturned near Londonderry. Her daughter Anna suffered a shoulder injury and Mrs Susan Barney died at 80 near Allensville. John Friend of Zaleski died in Columbus. Funerals were held for Mrs Kee ton and Mrs Moore in McArthur and Mount Olive. Gas wells in Richland township show strong production. Ohio Fuel and Etna Snook report 2.25 million cubic feet daily, with drilling crew heading to Rockhouse.
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