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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1920
Page
5
Billy Whiskers Jr longs to leave the eastern homestead for the west after listening to a western visiting horse. He plans a night escape from the barn and stables to chase new dreams, while his mother contemplates the risk and departure.
In a June twilight Lindsey recalls an evening with Jack filled with flirtation and fantasy. She dreams of elopement and a fierce romance, rejects formal marriage, and yearns for wooing and freedom before a midnight car ride ends the moment.
Two furnished rooms for students advertised at 118 East Union Street with contact by phone 5254. The listing appears among a local page containing varied notices and market briefs.
Hog receipts at Union Stock Yards Illinois show market 35 cents lower with ranges for bulk and butchers and packing hogs, plus lighter categories. Cattle receipts and prices show steady to slightly lower tone with various cuts listed. Sheep and lambs indicate slow demand with mixed lamb and ewe prices. Pittsburg livestock reports fair cattle receipts and steady or lower values on beef and veal, with hog market trends reflecting a decline and specifics on various hog classes. Ribbo stags are quoted.
Probate accounts filed in Athens County Ohio suspend for publication until May 26 1920 final accounts list administrators executors and guardians for multiple estates including Swiger Evans Roberts Stevens Bolin Finsterwald Cook Fanning Copeland Wakefield Gibbs Lan don Brown Henry McKinney Resch Alderman Stewart Reeder Washburn Saunders Fulton Lash Letitia Cavey Estella Estella and others with dates February through April 1920 and various guardianship and executor actions continuing enforcement of probate filings.
Foal Loom filed April 15 1920 as executor for Daniel W. Cornell estate. Fifth account filed April 23 1920. Fred Juniper administrator for Eary A. Brodt estate filed final account April 2 1920. Phillips Probate Judge notes.
The Buckeye State Building and Loan Company at 22 West Gay Street Columbus emphasizes insurance policies and surety bonds to guard against holdups embezzlement burglary or theft as well as fire windstorm and other calamities. Auditors improve accounting accuracy and modern controls include time locks vault alarms and watchmen. Depositors are assured by all known safeguards.
Rome township school district in Athens County Ohio invites sealed bids by May 13 1920 at noon for 30000 in school bonds dated May 1 1920 to finance a new building. Bonds 16 in number 8000 each bearing 6 percent interest payable semi annually. Bids must state bond count gross bid amount and accrued interest with a certified check. The district may reject any bid and reserves right to accept.
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