Nelsonville council to audit city light plant books
Council considers appointing a three member committee to work with the service director and hire an unbiased expert to audit the municipal light plant. Rider urges a formal audit to determine production costs and financial viability before any major spending, citing Detroit street railway losses as a warning. Cotton supports securing an independent specialist as the council votes to proceed.
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Nelsonville
Pyle
Fon
Woste
Rider
Propte
Detroit
Cotton
Death of Nelsonville Brick Factory Worker Ed Kourt
Ed Kourt age 59 died suddenly at home on Mound street after returning from his shift at the brick factory. A stable boss, he suffered a fatal heart attack on the porch. He was born in Sugar Grove, lived in Nelsonville most of his life, and was a Knights of Pythias member. Funeral held at 2 pm Wednesday at his residence conducted by Rev. Lloyd Evans. He leaves a widow and six children and three sisters.
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Nelsonville
Ed Kourt
Mound Street
Kourt
Sugar Grove
Ohio
Knights of Pythias
Lloyd Evans
Presbyterian Church
Edna Haughee
Heepenia
Michigan
James Kourt
Chicago
Mable Heffner
Anna
Grace Kourt
Harry
Joseph Hansley
Henry Myers
C. Lancaster
Elizabeth Brown
Columbus
Lightning strikes chimney at McGovern Nelsonville Co factory
A bolt of lightning hit the chimney of the new McGovern Nelsonville Co shoe factory about 5 45 pm Monday. Bricks were hurled across the top and into the alley over the canal. Brick pierced the boiler room roof but machinery and electrical equipment remained undisturbed as the storm moved on.
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Nelsonville
McGovern-Nelsonville Co
Mayor reports June fines and secret service fund proposal
Nelsonville council hears June fines total of 374 dollars and 43 cents. Budget includes 69,068 dollars and 50 cents for half year. total levy 24,722 dollars. sinking fund 14,381.86 dollars. Secret service ordinance, set aside 25 percent of fines for prohibition cases, advances on second reading. five to two vote with Dugan and Keplar opposing.
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Nelsonville
Lax
County Budget Commission
Judiciary Committee
Secret Service
Dugan
Keplar
Death summons Kelch and distant relatives to Nelsonville
Mrs Martha North dies prompting funeral summons as Mr and Mrs Joe Kelch and two children join relatives from Columbus and Shadyside Ohio to mourn. The line of readers includes Hattie ft Lawrence Daft Evelyn McCarty and Richard Lonley.
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Nelsonville
Joe Kelch
Hattie Ft
Lawrence Daft
Evelyn McCarty
Columbus
Richard Lonley
Shadyside
Ohio
Martha North
Evans and Cail Reach New York After Week-Long Hike
Nelsonville report says Don Evans and John Cail arrived in New York City safely on Monday after starting their hike a week earlier. Ecards confirm the journey. this adventure ends with their arrival in the big city.
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Nelsonville
Don Evans
John Cail
New York
Ecards
New York City
Mellogio Beauty Cream Promises Lasting Complexion Boost
An advertisement touts Mellogio beauty cream as quickly whitening and toning skin with a wild rose petal texture. It claims lasting effects, non sticky feel, and versatile use as night treatment or powder base, from PD Zenner Co Chase Drug Co.
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Mellogio
PD. Zenner Co. Chase Drug Co
Pacific Northwest Romance on Luxurious Northern Pacific Trains
A Northern Pacific travel pitch promotes a three day trip from Athens to the Pacific Northwest retracing Lewis and Clark routes with modern comforts. It highlights Yellowstone and Rainier Parks and cities like Spokane Seattle Tacoma and Portland with liberal stopovers and optional Alaska or Orient extensions. The round trip from Athens costs 108.40 with W C Hartnett in Cincinnati handling details.
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Lewis and Clark
Pacific Northwest
Pacific Ocean
Jefferson
Pacific
Mexico
Bismarck
N.C
Northern Pacific
Northwest
Yellowstone
Rainier
Spokane
Seattle
Tacoma
Portland
Alaska
Orient
Athens
W. C. Hartnett
G. A
Neave Eldzg
Cincinnati
Ohio
Athens County Well Suited to Orcharding
Those who know say Athens County is ideal for apples and peaches. The county’s rough topography, soil, and climate favor orchard sites if cultivators work with them. Dr. J N Berry of Athens State Hospital supports it as an enthusiastic fruit raiser, with the Jim Stocklein orchard near Glouster as a local example.
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Athens County
J. N. Berry
Athens State Hospital
Jim Stocklein
Glouster
Bishop Ville
Orchard owner Stocklein yields 1060 bushels from ninety trees
Don Parker credits Stocklein with orchard success in sixty acres split between white sand and red clay. He notes Stocklein does not cultivate trees but mows grass and weeds, keeps the orchard mulched, and relies on proper tending. Ninety peach trees in one section are projected to bear 1060 bushels this year.
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Don Parker
Stocklein
Parker
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