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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1919
Page
8
Community oriented appeal urging readers to support local grocers and keep money in town. It lists reputable firms and individuals like Athens Co-Operative Co and J. L. Householder among others, emphasizing mutual benefit and town pride.
Rutland Farm Bureau plans an auditorium gathering Friday evening July 11 with an instrumental music act by the Eblin Family a recitation by Bertha Parmalee and Ohio road laws recital by Eva Cohen farm poultry by Stella Eblin and a talk Why I Came Back to the Farm by F G Mutechler Jud Bradford and Robert L Bingham
The Eastern Star Lodge of Pomeroy was inspected Thursday evening attracting a crowd and followed by a banquet prepared by the order’s ladies.
Meigs county commissioners voted unanimously to reject remonstrances and adopt a petition for the incorporation of Syracuse. The decision ends a 25 year fight with support from the public and marks five incorporated villages in the county. Funeral honors for Martin Eberbach followed with stores closed and a simple service at Bethany M E Church.
Theo P Hiselstein a Pomeroy dry goods merchant uses two baskets to separate potatoes by hill yield one basket for less than eight and one for eight or more He plants from the eight and more bin and harvests in great numbers this spring notes daylight saving time advantages.
Marriage licenses issued for F. M. Jordan 52 and Lena Dyke 38 of Rutland. John F. Bachman 21 with Margaret Scholl 21 of Pomeroy. Edward J. Hepp 39 and Josephine Fleming 24, both of Pomeroy.
The divorcee suit of Lulu Howell against M. A. Howell, long attracting attention in Pomeroy, has been postponed from Thursday of this week to July 6 upon the plaintiff's request.
John Phelps of Le Tart West Virginia, aided by Constable Higginbotham, travels to Pomeroy with a Jackson County court writ for a limited divorce from Nannie on desertion grounds and custody of six children. Two younger kids remain with their mother in Antiquity. Prosecutor Peoples advised action at Antiquity to reclaim the children per the WV order, a move seen as potentially dangerous.
The Horton house once owned by Valentine B. Horton and now occupied by Ralston Russell editor of the Daily News was struck by fire. Neighbors reported smoke pouring from the building as firefighters battled the blaze and limited damage was reported.
A massive hemlock toppled by lightning leaves only a six foot stump after shredding the yard and piercing the roof of a southeastern Ohio residence. Mrs. Russell suffered shock impact while the Horton family legacy, including Valentine Horton and Dana Horton, is recalled as decades pass.
John Rhoades sustained a broken leg and crushed foot when timber fell while dismantling part of the old Excelsior salt works on Thursday. He was taken to the office of Drs. Bing and Lawrence for treatment.
Washington June 26 Republican senators met with National chairman Will H Hayes and included Lodge and Knox. They asserted Republicans do not seek to destroy the league and aim to amend in a constructive way to improve the plan they support.
James Mason and James Simmons charged with mutiny were sentenced to two years at hard labor at Fort Leavenworth but General Glenn commuted the sentence to 18 months. The incident occurred at Camp Sherman Ohio on June 26.
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