City Officials Probe Speeders On Main Street
City Marshal Henry Ohlinger and Officer D H Moore cited four alleged speed violators after patrolling Main Street with a speedometer. Each was summoned to appear before Mayor Savage to answer charges of exceeding the limit. Names include Clair Karr near High School at 28 mph and J Wweiful, opera house manager, between Sycamore and Court streets at 25 mph.
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Henry Ohlinger
D. H. Moore
Savage
Main Street
Clair Karr
Nyman J. Wweiful
Opera House
Majestic Picture Theatre
Sycamore
Court Streets
George Owens
Court House
Ots
Excelsior Auto Service Station Near H V Round House
John Koehler proprietor operates Excelsior Auto Service Station located 2 percent miles street from the H V round house 36 miles away with unspecified service details and vicinity note.
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John Koehler
Excelsior Auto Service
H. V. Round House
Jersey stock at Wor Stock Farm attracts attention
Wade A Gilmore received three head of genuine imported Jersey stock including a young bull and two heifers for the Gilmore stock farm at Nease Settlement. W G Nease also received registered Jersey stock from the same source. All stock is island bred with no American cattle blood. The cattle drew interest while being conveyed through Pomeroy.
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WOR
Wade A. Gilmore
Jersey
Gilmore
Curtis Gilmore
Nease Settlement
W. G. Nease
Pomeroy
Hoffner addition auction brings new real estate era to Pomeroy
Bowman Realty Co. of Huntington represented by EB W Browning briefs Pomeroy on the Hoffner addition auction set for Friday. The event marks a new experience for the village as large property opens to home builders, offering a path to owner occupied homes and more moderate houses if blocks are released for development.
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Pomeroy
EB. W. Browning
Bowman Realty Co
Huntington
West Virginia
Hoffner
Messenger
Local Pairings Listed in Courtship Notices
Millard F Hayes 21 of Racine weds Esther Sayre 19 of Racine. Peter Stace 21 and Mollie Gilmore 28 both of Pomeroy. W P Woodyard 38 of Parkersburg WV and Sadie Curry 25 of Pomeroy. William R Lange 23 Ravenswood WV and Effie G Lee 21 Racine.
George Fick Rallies Against Streetcar Over Sleep Alarm
George Fick, a second ward store keeper, fought the street car company over a defective rail that served as his clockwork alarm. After years of waking to the rail’s click, a new rail was installed and the Ficks began oversleeping. Yesterday Mr Sick visited the car office and demanded action.
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George Fick
Second Ward
Fick
George
S‘ick
Cain
Alarm clock dispute heads to company directors
An unresolved issue about replacing an old rail alarm or purchasing a new one is now addressed by the company directors in a formal meeting. The case centers on ensuring reliable signaling and safety for ongoing operations.
Main Street Improvement Proves Worth and Endurance
The Main Street project now proven, state materials cost eight thousand dollars with two thousand raised locally for labor. The improvement saves wear on automobiles and prevents injuries from rough riding. By next summer the street should be as fine as any in the state.
Remarkably Old River Pilot Captain Joseph H. Anderson Dies
Captain Joseph H. Anderson, aged nearly 95, a veteran upper Ohio river man, died early Tuesday in Mason City. Born March 28, 1828 at Great Bend, he rose from a deck hand earning 14 cents a day to captain. He once owned the Petrolia, a packet that sank after hitting a rock, and during the Civil War commanded the William H. Morrison, later pressed by General Grant to supply the federal army.
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Mason City
Joseph H. Anderson
Upper
Ohio
Captain Anderson
Great Bend
William H. Morrison
Grant
Veterans reminisce on Civil War days with General Grant
The text recalls personal contact with General Grant during the siege of Vicksburg and describes postwar life, including steamboating on the Wabash River and settling on a Cedar Creek farm near the river in West Virginia.
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Vicksburg
Grant
Wabash River
Cedar Creek
West Virginia
Life story of a midland farmer ends in faded fortune
The article recounts a farmer who spent his later years near Millwood and Ravenswood. He built a 150 acre farm, amassed property, and was considered well to do. To avoid liabilities he deeded his holdings to his wife, who died fifteen years earlier without a will, leaving him with a dower in the realty. Much of his personal property disappeared through his unscrupulous schemes.
James McGlothlin Obituary Pioneer Editor Dies in Parkersburg
James E. McGlothlin, who learned to set type in the old Telegraph office with the late Deacon Long, died in Parkersburg Sunday night. He was born in Chester, son of Miller McGlothlin, a former Ravenswood resident, and long served as editor of The Ravenswood News. He had held the office of justice for the past two years.
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James. E. McGlothlin
Long
Parkersburg
Miller McGlothlin
Wes
Chester
McGlothlin
Ravenswood News
Jus
Schools in Coalport Not Closing Says Health Official
Dr. Miller health officer reports Coalport schools will not close due to illness. He notes many students are absent from school for the same reason, stating no closure will occur on this account.
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Miller
Coalport
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