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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1922
Page
8
One of the span of big horses owned by C M Coast, a Great Bend farmer, died the other night. The valuable animal was admired by fine horse enthusiasts. It was crushed between two cars in the Vulcan mine Friday, and a limb may be lost.
Two men, Tom Safreed and Delmar Alexander, were in a boat on the river near Portland when a dynamite charge exploded as they attempted to douse a burning fuse. Safreed lost part of his arm and Alexander lost an eye and was wounded in the other. Both were taken to Starkey's hospital in Ravenswood in serious condition.
Thomas McLaughlin a Thomas Fork miner sustained a crush injury to his left hand in an accident at the mine. He was treated at a local clinic and reported in fair condition.
A man from Marietta drove with two horses and a buckboard full of nitroglycerin quarts to Syracuse last Friday. He traveled via rough roads, unloaded eighty quarts into the Brocalsa well, then returned to Marietta Saturday morning, leaving the well poised to be a profitable producer.
Several Meigs county educators return from a Friday Jackson conference with representatives from Adams Gallia Jackson Lawrence Meigs Pike Ross and other districts to discuss educational topics and share ideas.
In Louisville two brothers Joseph and Charles Lenahan compete to claim the largest family. The eleventh child arrived recently, tying the households at eleven. Both families report good health, and the fathers show no concern about rising costs of shoes, clothes, and foodstuffs.
Scioto and Vinton counties were represented. A discussion of the Bing law aimed at a deeper understanding of the statute was one item before the conference. W. H. Ebersla of Pomeroy, inspector of workshops and factories, spoke on safety requirements in the conduct of schools.
Saturday morning Sheriff Reeves and Frank Foley traveled to Greenwich Connecticut to reclaim two men captured there on charges of stealing an Essex car in October. Foley believes the suspects are part of a larger auto theft ring that moves cars between buyers and thieves.
One of the town’s largest drive in stations to supply automobiles with gasoline is near completion on the old Rolling Mill property in the Second ward. The project is led by Messrs. Ebersbach.
A local Bible seller reports unusually strong demand among Pomeroy doctors nearly all the attorneys at the bar and many merchants and business men. Rocksprings fair directors met long Friday to finalize plans for the upcoming event and tidy up remnants of the prior fair.
Mr and Mrs Leonard Fisher return from a winter stay in California and describe a sunny sojourn in the sunshine state.
District Superintendent W. C. Merritt introduces a home work plan through parent teacher groups in western Meigs, praised for promoting thrift, helpfulness and practical lessons. It spreads to other county areas and may come to Pomeroy and Middleport. Each pupil receives a score sheet with 42 homework items such as build.
An ad-like column promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle substitute for calomel that purifies the blood and relieves bad breath. The piece notes an olive color, vegetable formula, and a nightly dose with morning effects, while other sections discuss school reward programs and a political move by Senator Lodge on ratification timing.
A pattern for girls school wear features a practical blouse with Russian influence and a new sleeve, paired with a straight plaited skirt. Options include plaid or check suiting for the skirt and crepe poplin or Indian head for the blouse in four sizes 6 8 10 12 years.
Senators Borah Johnson and Lafollette led a forceful attack against the four power Pacific treaty. They faced Republican irreconcilables now opposing ratification, confronting former allies who helped block the Versailles pact. The clash highlighted fears of entangling alliances amid shifting political alignments.
A large crowd enjoyed a blackface minstrel performance and a half hour comedy at The Plains high school on Friday night. Elmer Buhler led the comedy as a heartless villain with Mildred Davis as Olivia. Franklin Cook starred in the minstrel act famed for his dog dancing.
Mrs Clara Carl, accused of murdering her second husband Frank Carl and his father Alonzo Carl for insurance and inheritance, faces a Hancock circuit court hearing in April. Arsenic evidence from bodies exhumed in Kansas and Ohio is connected to the case. Parts of her first husband R M Gibson’s body have arrived in Indianapolis for chemical examina tion. The article also notes concurrent school budget meetings and local society gatherings.
Tick Ridge residents report visits from Mr. and Mrs. S S Enlow and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hawk. Ancel Davis of New Marshfield visited Emma Jones, while Perl Shanks nears a full recovery. Farmers plow and fence while waits for better roads to drive their flivvers. Janette Jones stayed with Per Shanks, Harry Hawk shows improvement, Thelma Cramer attended a teachers meeting in Athens, James Price improves. Residents express curiosity about when the Watch Dog will visit.
This week includes a social hour at Mrs Haffe’s home for her group families and a regular Missionary Society meeting on Tuesday afternoon. Wednesday features a mid week session on The Foreigner with brief addresses on assimilation challenges and a Mission Study class at 7 45 PM.
Professor Oscar Erf of Ohio State University dairy department says milk prices may fall slightly this spring and are not expected to rise before next year.
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