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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1908
Page
5
Miners in Waterloo township favor district settlements for mining scale. About half of Athens county operators may run April 3 at current price. Some radicals demand state-wide agreement before work resumes. Carbondale Coal Co adds stock and black horses for mine use as others plan for spring and summer trade.
William Tedrow sold a fine horse in Athens on Wednesday. Several local residents attended prayer meeting at Graham chapel. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Sams were guests of Athens friends. Joseph Kelley visited Athens. William Tedrow of Medicine Lodge Kansas visits sister M L Tedrow. Mrs Flora Bean improves. Miss Mary Milligan directs the local school. Carl Love visited sister Mrs Grove Halbert in South Canaan. Theodore Britt from Long Run moves to Thomas Sheridan’s farm. Maude Alston visits mother Mrs John Cooley. Lissie Munn visits pastor near Clark's chapel. Hull made a business trip to Athens.
Miss Ida Campbell spent a few days last week with friends at Murray City and contemplates a trip to Oklahoma soon. Will Bolin of Athens was the guest of his sister Mrs. H E Stage this week. Flora McHarg spent one day with Mrs. Rose Ferguson Chauncey, and Mrs. Mary Dowler and Mrs. Lues Leingar called on J M Me
James White remains dangerously ill with little change in his condition. Charles Shields is alarmingly ill, prompting Mr and Mrs Staffenger of Chauncy to visit. Harry Moore visited Athens last Sunday, hosted by his parents. Mrs John Vore of Factory stayed with Mrs J Hawk on Wednesday. J Hawk returned home Wednesday after two months in Kansas and Oklahoma.
J R Lostro visited business in Athens on Wednesday. Many locals attended Tuesday night’s play in Athens. H B Jones of Columbus staying with daughter Mrs William Hutchins who is ill at Mr John Hutchins home. Adrienne Duncan of Athens visited Marie Cox Wednesday and Thursday. Mrs J R Lostro visited Zaleski Friday. Sidney Watkins of Columbus returned home Thursday. Mrs Hamilton Cox Thomas Hamilton of Marshfield and Mrs Porter Alexander of Maysville Ky were Friday guests of Mrs G R Cox. A J Laverty of Athens visited Friday. E L Neff went to Albany to spend the week with his parents. S M Murphy was on the sick list last week.
Mrs. R. B. Hutchinson of 123 Morris Ave Athens Ohio testifies after bladder inflammation she improved markedly using Dean's Kidney Pills. She says three boxes restored her health and invites others to refer to her as a strong advocate. Sold by Henderson's drug store and all dealers at 50 cents. Foster Millburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Dean's.
Mrs John Collins and Miss Fauntelle Clark hosted the Violet Girls club at Mrs Collins home in Giouster O for a chafing dish party. The event honored Mrs Alpha Jackson of Pittsburg a former member and featured games an illustrating advertising contest won by Miss Bessie Richards for a silver nail file. Guests included Mrs Alpha Jackson Mrs L J Noon Eva Kientz Anna Morris and Addie Conlehan.
Alfred Dye, a miner at 211 Sugar Creek, was badly injured yesterday afternoon when a motor accident occurred at the mine. He was thrown from the motor while jumping off, suffering broken arm and leg and other injuries. Dye was removed to Athens and is resting at his boarding house on West Union Street.
Addison Nickison faced a preliminary hearing in Nelsonville Ohio for shooting with intent to kill or wound at Howard Koon’s home. Witnesses described Nickison drawing a revolver after an argument over beer, firing toward the Koon family but missing as Mrs Koon knocked the weapon aside. Nickison was bound over to the common pleas court on $500 bond and jailed in Athens after failing to post bond.
Mrs Alpha Jackson and her parents Mr and Mrs William Biddison left for Pittsburg after two weeks in Glouster. Mr and Mrs Dell Joseph returned to Columbus after a week with relatives. Carl Bellman attended an Athens Poultry association meeting and has won premiums with White Wyandotte stock. Mrs Ed Muir visited Athens Thursday. William Hilton of Hollister was in Glouster Friday. M T Walsh of Athens spent Friday on business. Judge Fd Sayre came up from Athens on legal business. Cass Fierce of Primble visited Friday. R L Lewis J D Lewis and R R A Lewis plan to visit Sabina Sunday. A McDonald of the Glouster Livery and L D Hooper attended Lamb Bros horse sale in Baltimore. H E Burk of Bartlett bought horses at Glouster Livery stable. Alva Hill of the Glouster Livery is short a new coat and gloves.
A period letter extolls Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a proven remedy for changes of life and various female ailments. The notice notes decades of use, invites sick women to write for advice, and cites a testimonial from Mrs E Hanson of Columbus Ohio. The page also lists local social notes and travel, with residents visiting relatives and others traveling for work and health.
The theft occurred Wednesday night at the livery stable office while Hill and Headly Stahl slept inside. Young Stahl woke as the thief left, then alerted Hill who doubted the claim until missing overcoat and gloves the next morning confirmed a person had entered the stable. Miss Jaggie Herbert visited in Athens Thursday.
Sam Burson, a resident of Athens for 18 months, will move with his family to Jerseyville around April 1. He has purchased the general store he formerly owned there and will run the business himself. Also appears an advertisement for Dr. Shoop's Cough Cure touting safety for children and no harsh ingredients.
W Ellis of the Agricultural Department Washington visits Herbert Dutton. Charley Wells of New York stays with parents Mr and Mrs A Wells. Mrs lew Humphrey and Dr Lyons of Spencer WV visit. Walter Dutton returns from OU to spend vacation. Reading Circle meets at Mrs H E Adams with a century old plates luncheon. Abbie Parker farm buyer A N Ward visits. Perkins and Lorentz of Coolville visit FE A Dutton. Neal White and family...
Hoyt Haning returns home to North Dakota Monday after visiting Zelda. The Zelda dancing club enjoyed Friday night at Guy Stott’s. Erban Parker completes school term at Centerlake with exercises. Howard Brooks continues recovery from February runaway injury and attends church service at 10. Burial at Hebbarlville by Masons. Mrs. Mitchell, 82, mother of seven, passes away. Mayor Cross pursues Ben Hysell for wife beating. arrest made on train. First show in new opera house next Saturday by Rutland Band and Prof. Hot’s orchestra. Burt Rutherford family to Langeville for funeral of Mr. Stevens. Mr. and Mrs. Bartley visit Athens relatives.
An old drugstore advertisement touts Preventics as a safe cold cure with a bold bet of 4100.00 against 26 cents for any recent grippe or acute cold not cured by a 25 cent box. It emphasizes no quinine or laxative and appeals to parents for feverish children.
Mrs Cash Wolfe and Mrs Harvey Wolfe attended the last day of school at District No 13. Rev W D Robinson filled his appointment at Hooper Ridge. Miss Anna McDaniel is slowly improving after a long cholera attack. Pearl Keirns, noted musician, was visiting in Federal. Herb Keirns will work in the Fisher mines this summer.
Prominent San Francisco architect Norman R. Coulter endorses Electric Bitters as a universal tonic. He says it corrects stomach, liver and kidney disorders and builds up the system. Sold for 50c at McKee's Drug Store.
Funeral services for Mrs. John Q. Mitchell, formerly of Albany and longtime resident at the Mason's home, were held. The obituary notes her long residence away from the city and the community’s remembrance of her life.
An advertorial claims stomach, heart, and kidney nerves weaken leading to indigestion, heart pains, or weakness. It urges using Dr Shoop's Restorative, not drugs, to go to the cause and restore health, with a simple test and endorsement by Henderson Crider Drug Company.
Mr and Mrs Fenneken celebrated his 37th birthday in Glouster with a large gathering Saturday. A banquet followed by music from the Glouster band and the German Singing Choir marked the festivities. Presents included a French briar pipe and a gold chain with charm from choir wives.
Delicate blossoms in pale pink salmon rose lemon yellow white and amber form trims for hats and gowns. Tiny pale green leaflets peek from a mass of color beneath a delicate floral display suitable for restaurant or theatre attire.
Marshfield reports visits among residents including Gay Allen of Mineral and Verda Lewellen, and Madge McActor. Several family illness cases appear, with Mrs. Hoodlet and Mrs. Lee Jones noted as ill but improving. Elza Creighton plans to move to Marshfield from Columbus. many youths attended a social at Union for Leonard Nanna.
Reports from along the Hocking river and tributaries indicate a shortage of wild duck this spring. Hunters say mallards are hard to locate on local waters, with large flocks seen only overhead toward the north while weather remains unfavorable for hunting.
An advertisement touts Dr Shoop s Health Coffee as a quick substitute made from roasted grains malt and nuts with no real coffee. It claims a minute preparation but critics doubt the taste and value while offering 12 pounds for 25 cents.
Quotations reveal a shift from aggressive to cautious strategy as a subject moves from stand pat to sit pat. The exchange notes relative intensity, with playful banter about measuring strength and decision style.
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