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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1921
Page
8
A veteran Ohio River engineer, aged 65, died after a brief illness. Formerly of Syracuse, he is survived by a second wife and a daughter from a previous marriage. Funeral services were held at the Lutheran church, with interment in Beech Grove cemetery.
Herbert O. Ewing of Middleport shows a working model of a new gasoline engine that attracted wide notice after patent grant. Visitors, praised for simplicity and fuel savings, followed his Cincinnati trip to address Nash Automobile Company officials. Charleston capitalists reportedly offered funding as Ewing and Field plan local manufacture.
The remains of Ira Roush, slain at Point Pleasant last week by West Virginia’s arch foe, arrived in Pomeroy yesterday after a long journey. The case continues to draw attention as officials pursue charges and motive.
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets as a nighttime remedy for constipation and related symptoms. It targets adults and children with claims of relief upon waking, listing price points of 10 25 and 50 cents.
The body of Young Roush was removed to the Roush home at Antiquity after a fatal gunshot wound and head injury. Police probe points to Kiffin Griffith, an escaped West Virginia convict with multiple murders and a recent prison fire. Roush left $5, a gold watch, and a possible bogus boat payment. A $500 reward for Griffith’s capture was announced, likely to rise.
The United Mine Workers Journal seeks the coal mining veteran with the most years served. Daniel James of Smoke Run Pennsylvania leads with 78 years in the mines. Pomeroy Bend lists Thomas Parker Sr Minersville 68 years and Thomas Jones and David Mathews of Syracuse each 67 years. Parker recently suffered severe mining injuries, his first major harm after a long career.
Ohio bootlegger L. L. Faris reports that about one thousand barrels of bonded whiskey left warehouses in Lynchburg the past year. He cites federal seizures of over 250 cases in Dayton and urges a property tax on liquor as part of enforcement. The house temperance committee will hear Faris before reporting.
Dr and Mrs J B Hodge spend a few days with home folks in Charleston this week. They attended a Galli Curci concert Monday evening. Mrs Frank Fellows left for Columbus to serve as Grace Episcopal church delegate at the Episcopal convention in Columbus.
Judge Miller has not yet ruled in the tax injunction suits but officials concede he will favor plaintiffs who demand 1919 valuation bases for this year's taxes. Commissioners plan a mass convention of taxpayers at the Court House on Feb 10 to discuss the course to take.
William Wilson of Racine a stone mason died at his home from stomach cancer. He was about 58. He is survived by his aged mother sister and two brothers. The funeral was at Racine Monday conducted by Rev H B Pilchard and burial was at Great Bend.
The January meeting of the Mid dleport Parent Teacher club is set for Friday evening at Heath M. E. church. The group aims to raise the remaining funds for school projects without tapping Board of Education funds, combining business and social elements for a profitable gathering.
Captain Jividen of the ferry-boat and his wife took their daughter Margery to Mt. Carmel hospital in Columbus for an appendicitis operation.
Columbus lawmakers approve 7500 dollars yearly to collect and maintain World War Rainbow Division achievements for the 37th division and the 166th regiment. Colonel Ralph D. Cole of Findlay urged the appropriation and will coordinate with the Adjutant General’s department. The measure also funds monuments to Ohio soldiers.
Washington press report states the Senate passed a bill sponsored by Senator Spencer of Missouri to mint 40 000 fifty cent pieces marking the 100th anniversary of statehood.
An ad claims Dr Edwards Olive Tablets, a vegetable olive tablet substitute for calomel, cleanse bowels and relieve foul breath. It states the formula has seventeen years of use among bowel and stomach complaints and urges taking one or two nightly for a week.
Broadwell Ray Priest spent Sunday with family at this place. Clyde Conant and Miss Garnet White wed in the County Seat Friday. Mrs Archie Rathburn and son Jack visited her parents Mr and Mrs William White last week. William Young Sr confined to bed for weeks with little improvement. Carol Pickering and Leonard Ogg, Sugar Creek workers, came home Saturday. Mrs Jennie Haybrow hosted her mother and sister Iva. Levta Brill store burglarized last week with apple juice coffee sugar and tobacco taken. B F Seaman visited Athens Saturday. R R Lewis of Athens visited relatives here last week. E E White represented local union at the Miners Convention in Columbus last week. William H James and family visited son F W James at Utley Sunday.
Mrs James Thompson and child ren and sister Mildred Shanks of Chillicothe spent over Sunday at the house of their parents Mr and Mrs F D Shanks. Curtis Mars was in New Vienna on business last week. Mr H C Joy of Logan Gas and Fuel Co spent the week end at his home at Union Furnace. Miss Mildred Fitch and sister Audrey spent Friday night with Mrs Mamie Hoofler and Mrs Dora ne at Coolville. Herbert Dexter of Stewart has been visiting at the home of his brother here. E D Morrison received word from Pittsburgh Pa that his son Arthur and wife are the proud parents of a baby girl. Mrs Claude Conklin is visiting her daughter Mrs Frank Tucker on Cincinnati Hill. Sarah Shanks visited Chillicothe with her sister Mrs James Thompson and family. Mrs Andrew Tombaugh has the Sunday dinner guest of Miss Grace Morrison. A H Huggins left Monday for a visit with his brother in Detroit.
Three Japanese employees from silk factories will travel to the Silk Industrial Exhibition in the United States this year. The judges weighed beauty along with health, intelligence, and skill in displaying silks.
In Charleston on Tuesday Lowell William Black, a former Huntington post office truck driver, received a two year federal sentence in Atlanta for robbing the U S mail. His accomplice Mrs Alice Smith was sentenced to two years in the state penitentiary at Moundsville.
Columbus Ohio January 26 The Archer bill would grant county officers four year terms and was referred back to the county affairs committee. Senate Republicans plan to revise the measure in committee to address objections to extending terms of current officials until 1925.
A large fire in Danville Indiana wiped out the village's business section on Tuesday, causing an estimated $100,000 in losses and threatening the entire community.
A new British invention uses tungsten globules in a vacuum bulb to form an arc that exceeds the best carbon arc lamps in brilliancy. The electricity arcs between tungsten globules producing a vivid, efficient glow.
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