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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1918
Page
5
A series of brief items notes T W Craig's week in New York City on business and Philip Cooley returning from Cincinnati. Other entries mention visits, departures, and hostings at local homes including Sunnyside Needle Club and Presbyterian Church events. Several residents travel or await orders affecting Camp Sheridan and regional postings.
Patrick Finnigan of M G Co 23 Inf AEF writes from France to his brother Joseph Finnigan in Trimble Ohio. He describes resting after trench duty and mentions a friend John Pilkey from Bellaire Ohio who was killed in combat after fighting bravely. He shares a cautionary tale about a Frenchman separated from his wife and closes with hopes of reunion.
The electric ray is a Pacific Coast fish found from Central California to the Santa Barbara Channel. It is very common in Monterey Bay and carries an electric organ composed of hexagonal cells on each side of the head and gill chambers. Its discharge behaves like an iron bar magnet, decomposes chemicals, and can produce a spark.
In Harrisburg on May 15 three Austrian attackers hid in bushes and fired on the U S aviation supply depot at Middletown. Soldiers pursuing from the rear captured them after a detour.
Great masses of Austrians concentrate along the Alpine line and the Fruili Plains as Austrian aircraft fight to prevent Italian airmen from discerning troop movements.
Washington May 15 construction of a mammoth ordnance plant, similar to the United States Steel Neville Island facility near Pittsburgh, is contemplated by the government and Midvale Steel Company. The second plant would produce large howitzers and likely also projectiles.
Charles R. Mc Kay, consulting engineer for Union Gas and Electric, and his wife were instantly killed when their car was demolished by a Pennsylvania train at a street car crossing in Cincinnati. Their two youngest children Jane 12 and Charlie 8 were injured. the girl had leg fractures and bruises while the boy suffered skull and leg fractures.
The text describes perfumes entering temple service in two forms incense and ointment. In private life perfumes were applied to persons, garments, and household items like beds and furniture.
A large crowd at The First M. B. Church attends the burial of Lieutenant George Sherman, with about 2,000 witnesses and many turned away. Flowers fill the space as Dean H. E. Chubb eulogizes the fallen officer and notes his sacrifice for a higher cause. The service includes choral music, a Presbyterian and First MBD choirs, and a funeral sermon by Dr. B. L. Evans citing Psalm 42:7. The Masons perform burial rites and present Sherman’s 32nd degree ring to his father.
About 120 members of the F. and A. M. attended the funeral with fourteen Lodges represented. James A. Palmer read the Masonic record of the deceased. Members of the G. A. R. and Sigma Pi also attended and participated. The remains were interred in Union Street Cemetery.
Mr W V Daggett newly elected vice president of the Chamber presided at the midweek noon luncheon. Mr Worth of Redpath Chautauqua spoke on shaping a patriotic war education program. President Ginnan pledged to boost Chamber efficiency. Remarks by Dr Evans and Dr Ellis followed before adjournment. Rumors claim Germany seeks to pressure Denmark as Iceland might secede.
Columbus and Chicago market notes show wool prices in Columbus with various grades ranging from 65 to 76, and Chicago receipts for hogs, cattle, and sheep with price ranges and a generally unchanged market. Pigs and light goods are listed with specific bid prices and a brief market status.
The report lists prices for Native Western Lambs and Ewes with bid and ask values. Native cattle range at 12.75 to 16.00, Western cattle 13.00 to 16.15, Lambs 14.76 to 19.75, Western Lambs 15.00 to 20.00, Ewes 12.00 to 16.10.
Cattle receipts 460, shipments 11.00 to 16.50. Calves market steady with extras 13.50 to 13.75. Hogs receipts 3715, market lower, good to choice packers and butchers 17.65. Sheep receipts 22, extras 11.60 to 12.00.
Pittsburg Pennsylvania May 15 cattle market unchanged sheep and lambs market unchanged lambs 10.00 dollars per head observed in market notes reflecting steady trading conditions across cattle and sheep.
The report lists Spring Lambs at 17.50 and 15.00 dollars, and Koys receipts at 20.00 with 80 cars recorded. Market activity shows no change in overall conditions for the period.
Chicago May 15 corn May 1.27 for 3 4, July 14.68. oats May 0.76 7 8, July 0.46 3 4. pork May 42.57, July 42.15.
Closing prices for core cash at 1.59 and oats at 76 1-2. Rye cash 2.10. Clover 18.25, Oct 19.60. Aleike 15.26. Timothy 3.77 12, Sept 4.47 1-2, Oct 4.12 1-2. Dee 4 165.
Fractured ad notes a 17 foot Kennebec boat in excellent condition for sale. Prospective buyers may call the Phi Delta Theta fraternity house and ask for Walter Shapter. May include a contact number or details dated May 15.
A Waterman fountain pen rewarded to T. L. MORGAN, Court Stepographer, with a dated return or reward note. The text also mentions a kerosene and wood ash paste as an effective measure to speed a slow fire without danger to the user.
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