Desirable Central Room for Business Use
Very desirable room centrally located for a business man. Call the J. H. Grayson Mfg. Co. 526-3.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1920
Page
7
Very desirable room centrally located for a business man. Call the J. H. Grayson Mfg. Co. 526-3.
Markets show varied moves with eggs and fowl prices easing in Cincinnati while cattle hogs and sheep adjust across Cleveland Chicago Pittsburgh and Union Stock Yards. Beefs 11.50 to 13.00 per cwt in steady to strong trade. hogs near 14 to 16 dollars. lambs around 17 dollars for yearling types.
The report lists butcher stock prices for various cuts and weights, wool and lamb receipts, and cattle values alongside grain quotes from Toledo dated May 27. It includes corn, oats, clover seed, rye, barley, timothy, alsike, butter, hay, and Liberty bonds with prices and maturities.
A state auditor examined Glouster over a complaint about marshal salary raises. The report found ordinances increasing marshal pay were legally enacted in 1917 and 1918, with no illegal payments. It noted a minor one cent bank error corrected by Treasurer Pride and warned strict enforcement of night headlight laws. Local residents and several families enjoyed a Buckeye Lake outing.
The article argues beauty rests on health and digestion. It claims biliousness and constipation ruin looks, and promotes Chamberlain's Tablets as a remedy. With proper diet and exercise, any young woman with regular features may hope to be beautiful.
Pursuant to Probate Judge Phillips order creditors of Jno Hewitt met in court and elected Charles Burt a New Marshfield merchant trustee to administer the Hewitt estate assigned to M P Totman for creditors. Totman will continue as assignee until the higher court rules. Dosa Boden seeks to void a stock sale to James Boden worth 1000, alleging sale to 52 shares for 52 and asks the court to set aside the sale with hearing next Tuesday.
Reports from Huntington high school describe the baseball team prepared for a Friday game against Athens high. Athens has a strong athletic year, having beaten Huntington in football and basketball in tight contests. Coach Mackie boosted the Athenians to the top Ohio class, with Huntington coach Wilson praising the Athenian program. The Huntington traveling lineup includes Foraker, Sharp, Pedcock, Oldfield, Russell, Wise, Collins, Litter, Sweeney, Brooks, and Lewis.
George J. Gould says he would have consented to Edith Gould's elopement with Carroll I. Wainwright, an art student. Edith, 18, and Wainwright, 21, wed at Elkton Maryland with Rev John McElmoyle officiating. Also notes Gould children marrying without parents present. A separate note mentions an underground duct device to vent locomotive smoke.
National League games shown St Louis beat Cincinnati and Brooklyn defeated Pittsburg. American League results include New York over Detroit and Washington over Cleveland. Other scores: Boston 9 over St Louis 5, Philadelphia 10 over Chicago 2. American Association results list Columbus 6 over Milwaukee 3 and Toledo 18 over Kansas City 7 in ten innings with Indianapolis 10 over St Paul 5.
National League features Cincinnati at St Louis, Boston at New York, Philadelphia at Brooklyn, and Chicago at Philadelphia. American Association games include Columbus at Milwaukee, Toledo at Kansas City, Leer Mae at St Paul, and Logaville at Minneapolis.
Paris report says the chamber of deputies completed ratification of the peace treaty with Austria confirming the accord.
Yesterday's hero Babe Ruth again starred as the Yankees defeated Detroit 4 to 1 with Ruth's eighth homer helping the win. Hendryx led the Red Sox to a 9 to 5 victory over the Browns to regain first place. Judge tallied five hits and Washington beat Cleveland 18 to 9, dropping the Indians to second place. Burleigh Grimes won for the Robins in the eighth as Kilduff contributed. The Pirates fell 3 to 2. Claude Williams allowed a heavy tally as the Athletics won 10 to 2 over the White Sox. Perry and Dugan homered to boost the Cards past the Cubs 18 to 4. Athens Hi prepared for a Huntington W Va game and a Saturday clash with Ironton Hi. Judge L G Wormtel was omitted from the Mohican Boy Scout dinner list. Judge Worstell spoke among Athens leaders.
Several probate notices list final accounts filed May 1 to May 25 for estates including Mary A Collins, Delbert Gilkey, Lucy Ann Poston, and other heirs. Administrators named include Michael Collins, Charles S McDowell, John C Haning, George Eberst, and George J Hill. The Probate Judge oversees these proceedings.
In the matter of The Su Coal Company Plain Z versus Georgia B Parks et al docket 11988 a suit concerns an injunction preventing defendants from trespassing on and using a strip of land owned by the plaintiff in Section 10 Town Range 14 Trimble Township Athens County Ohio. The land lies along the west line of the right of way of Kanawha and Michigan Railroad near Amesville. The order requires defendants to refrain from entry until further order.
Notice states Jacksonville area will close places of business at 2 o'clock on Thursdays from June 3 to November 8, with exceptions when payday shift applies. Names listed include Shirkey Bruth Sunday Creek Coal Co and individuals such as Bert Wolfe, A B Johnson, B C Gibbs, Fred Woodhouse Co, RA Binkley.
The document notes a case filed in the May term on the 86th day, credited to Levens Grime and Woolley, with Row attorneys listed. Details are fragmentary but indicate a legal action proceeding.
The Athens timetable lists daily trains with departures at 6 60 a m and 11 05 a m and 6 00 p m. It shows arrivals at 10 10 a m and 8 15 p m and notes No 3 No 33 No 37 No 38 No 30 No 82 No 24.
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