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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1920
Page
6
Six days remain until the June 11 weigh in for the Republican primary. Sheriff, probate judge and county commissioner posts dominate the field with fourteen candidates announcing, including four eyeing juvenile delinquency cases and six seeking sheriff duties, all eyeing contracts and county roads via the commission route.
Justice Ransom Fish's court found FE M Stythe Rosas Pierce and Ott Spires guilty of using dynamite for purposes other than mining or construction. The prosecution argued dynamite should blast hills and rocks, not fish, and the plea showed the danger and illegality of such use.
Leading Creek arrests stem from dynamite use for fish with three men fined a total of 326.10 after 50 cents worth of fish. Justice Fish also heard John Riley and Jacob Conkle fined 8.20 each, Sidney Nelson 5 and costs for harboring unlicensed dogs. Officer W W Thomson made the arrests with Special Deputy Hd Milden pursuing dog license violators.
The Pomeroy Baptist church calendar meeting last Thursday drew a full house. A $290 cash report raised the eighteen month total to $1650, reducing church debt. organizers plan to suspend the calendar series for now but may restart next fall.
Mrs Samuel Barnett aged 27 daughter of Mr and Mrs Dora Beegle died suddenly at her Racine home around midnight Thursday from a hemorrhage after stomach bleeding began about 930 PM. She was visiting Pomeroy earlier in the day. Funeral Sunday at one at the family home with interment at Letart cemetery. she leaves a husband a two year old son and her extended family.
The street car franchise held by Pomeroy and Middleport councils remains undecided. It was expected to be acted on by Pomeroy Thursday evening but was not reported out of committee due to the absence of Charles Ebersbach, chair of the ordinance committee.
Funeral services for Mrs. William Bath who died in Columbus were conducted at Minersville M B church this afternoon. Miss Altha Hayman of Cleveland stayed with Mrs. Finley Wells Friday and Saturday and sold her Third street property to Mr. Phil Joachim. Hayman will visit Martinsville Indiana springs for several weeks and will be joined next week by Mrs. Wells and her daughter Mrs. E M Dickerson.
Vernon Jenkins sues Myrtle Jenkins for divorce claiming they wed April 28 1914 and that she deserted him February 19 1916 and has been wilfully absent for over three years. The couple have no children.
City council authorizes street commissioners to repair railroad crossings and sidewalks where industries and owners fail to maintain access. Most notices complied, but a few remain derelict and must act to fix crossings leading to plants and sidewalks before private residences.
Henry Burnell and his wife and son Harry visit Mason City to see his aunt Mrs. Eliza Thomas and call on old boyhood friends. This is his first trip home since leaving Mason City thirty six years ago. He now lives in Eanstey City Alabama and will visit his sisters at Parkersburg and Akron before returning home.
The Timpo Order of Red Men will hold memorial services for departed members at their hall on Sunday afternoon June 20. Members from across the county are expected to attend the observance. Col Frederick Townsend has been ordered to San Francisco and will soon leave after visiting Columbus with Mrs Townsend and their baby for the new home in the Far West.
Dr. Stork visited the home of Mr and Mrs James Greathouse in Monkey Run Thursday and left a healthy ten pound son. Mother and child are reported doing well and the birth marks a first arrival at the Greathouse home. Daddy James has trouble fitting into his D R E Ry P Co uniform.
Miss Edna Russell and W. H. Richmond of Middleport wed in Gallipolis with Rev. Wood officiating. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Russell and the groom, a well known young railroader, are surrounded by a large circle of friends who have showered them with congratulations and best wishes in recent days.
A list of visits from Buchtel and nearby areas includes Mr. and Mrs. John Schenz and daughter June visiting Mrs. Theodore Schenz, and multiple trips by Columbus and Nelsonville residents to see relatives over Decoration Day and Memorial Day.
A sequence of property deed transfers is reported across Athens Township Bern Township Canaan Township Lodi Township Trimble Township and Nelsonville City among others. Buyers include Mary Gleason Herbert L Hooper Nathan Hill Jay Dailey Lorman Rowland Sims and Collins with sums ranging from 1 to 35000 dollars and parcels from fractions of an acre to 118.86 acres.
Berlin reports say improvement in the mark to 50 per dollar from around 100 has raised business confidence. Entente and US goodwill, democracy faith, and cheaper raw materials are seen as signs Germany may recover. cotton and textiles face higher local prices and slower sales. Rail transport shows progress with updated piece work, more engines repaired, and timelier schedules despite higher rates and deficit.
A 15 month old girl Mildred Christeansen delayed the Norwegian American liner Bergensfjord by half an hour as her mother searched on the Milwaukee area dock. The baby was found sleeping inside a limousine aboard the ship after a half hour search.
An Australian devised a cone shaped device to fit around a customer’s shoulders during a haircut. Hair slides into a circular trough, replacing traditional aprons and keeping the work area cleaner.
Readers critique town social climate and hospitality in churches and dances. A New York observer notes strangers feel left out while a local writer urges friendlier hospitality. A nineteen year old writes about a twenty five year old lover with a Canadian ex and possible engagement concerns. A reply cautions women to evaluate a partner’s character and past behavior before marriage.
The senate approved the conference report on the Merchant Marine bill by 45 to 15. It outlines a general policy for selling war-built ships to private American buyers where possible, as viewed by the United States Shipping Board.
Former pastor Frank Steimla of the Church of God in Chauncey and Trinidad B. W. I. missionary for three years will speak at the Chauncey church on June 6. Three services are planned with a missionary program in the evening and a West Indian exhibit in the afternoon. Public welcome.
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