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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1925
Page
7
The French Dry Cleaners in Middleport advertises winter clothing including all weather wool coats from six to nine seven dollars and heavy wool lined coats at 12.60. All wool sport coats in late colors range from 4.50 to 7.00 dollars.
The probate court in Athens County Ohio suspended hearings for several estates. Notices include Pickering Kelch Atwood Sloan Harriet Chase James Mace Mary Rich Lucia Putnam Julia Nor guardian Jacob Arata and John Ha guardians. Final and first accounts filed between October and November 1925. Judge S. M. Johnson presiding.
Stocks opened steady with several gains in railroad issues while motor shares and oil stocks showed mixed moves. General Motors and other high priced leaders faced pressure. Chesapeake, Standard Oil and several majors fell modestly, with oil and independent issues trading heavily and a few names showing strength in the curb market.
Chicago live stock receipts around 22 000 with market steady to higher. Cattle demand strong with beef steers 12 13.50 and feeders 5.75 8.75. cows and veal calves varied, veal calves 10 12. Sheep receipts near 11 000 with prices 10.30 12 for yearlings and 8.50 10 for wethers and ewes while lambs ranged 15.75 for fat lambs and 2.50 5 for culls.
Pittsburgh livestock market report shows prices for cattle hogs and miscellaneous stock. Listings include head counts and price ranges for cattle milk calves bulls heifers and springers, plus hog receipts and market activity with various weight classes and price levels.
The listing shows butter at varied firsts and extras for Ohio and nearby regions. It includes apples Baldwins at 4.00 to 4.75 per barrel, potatoes Ohio 2.00 to 2.10 per bushel, cabbage Danish at 0.30 per head, and house tomatoes at 1.90 per ten pound basket, with fowl prices for Y Fowls roosters 16c and ducks 20c.
Fragmentary listing shows produce and prices with scattered garbled phrases. Items include potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, and other vegetables with inconsistent pricing and units, making exact details unreliable.
The readable fragments present a string of numbers and times that hint at a table or measurement note. No clear event names or places emerge, but entries like 314s 99.15 and 100.28 appear alongside sequence markers 41 8 44s 101 and 4s 102. The context remains uncertain.
Cattle receipts about 2400 with a slow steady market. Steers and good to choice priced near 9911.50, calves active to 600 higher with good to choice at 12. Hogs receipts around 100 with market about 150 higher. good to choice for packers and cutters around 12 25. Sheep receipts 200 with market steady. good to choice lambs around 14.
Market notes show varied wool prices with domestic fleece from Ohio and Texas cited. Prices range around $1.30 to $3.15 with occasional low points near $.97 while regional quotations appear unclear.
Market notes in Chicago show butter receipts at 8587 with an extra 50 cents for extra firsts and various stances and packing stock values. Prices listed include 7c to 45c ranges, reflecting fluctuating dairy commodities and stock levels.
The notice lists cash grain wheat prices and futures for No. 2 yellow and white, No. 3 white trades, clover seed at $1.25 and futures for Nov to March, along with timothy seed quotes for Nov to March. Prices include Nov and Dec values and indicate variability across grades and months.
William Hale died at 7 this morning at his home in Banshock amid trouble. His passing followed a disturbance and he was found after morning chores by a relative. funeral plans pending with local arrangements at Hale residence.
Federal District Judge D. C. Westenhaver ruled in the cherry case the government pursued against Freedonia Preserving Co. The 384 cases of canned cherries sent to Summit Wholesale Grocery in Akron were found decomposed and wormy, with the judge ordering their destruction. He noted health impact was not at issue and leniency is warranted given impractical 100 percent purity. Assistant DA D. C. Van Der Buren argued the government’s case.
Justice Pearl W. Helwig issued a warrant for the arrest of Garrett McKee, a Kimber ly teacher near Nelsonville, on assault and battery charges. Reverend V Rhibrand Athens county humane officer filed the complaint on behalf of 12 year old Lester Samson, who showed bruises from a paddling last Friday. Authorities expect McKee’s arrest this afternoon as new cases prompt charges against teachers who bruise pupils.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the rm oo and burial made adjoining cemetery. He leaves a widow, one daughter, Mrs. Frank Moore, Ascovile, and a son, Levi Hale off of The Plains.
Mrs Ida Hunter ler was buried this afternoon at her Pekin Illinois home where she died last week. Her brothers Arthur Hunter of Athens and Walter Hunter of New Marshfield were summoned by her death and will return home Wednesday or Thursday.
Leonard Kip Rhinelander, heir to a storied family, tests the validity of his marriage to Alice Beatrice Jones, daughter of a New Rochelle cabman, as love letters from the bride are read and court proceedings reveal tension and family control.
Vermillion reports a hunter identified as Martin Burskin, 4%, fell from a 100 foot cliff near his local farm. The Lorain coast guard recovered the body after he tripped over a fence, raising questions if he hunted or watched for trespassers from Cleveland.
Prohibition squad raided Buchtel Deanville and Jacksonville over the weekend arresting fifteen for gambling and liquor related offenses. The pool room raid led to multiple arrests including Bert Smathers and George McComb with others named. Fines totaled about 300 dollars with twelve arraignments pending. A separate raid found beer and a bottle copper at William Deering’s home and Patrick Romano faced charges for possession after a christening party. Officers report liquor discarded during Polish celebrations and a Deanville dance yielded two pints of whiskey and a $200 fine for Charlie Connors.
A strong earthquake tremor struck Regis College in Denver this morning, noted as far stronger than any in the past two years on seismographs. The article also states the third population of the United States is estimated at 75 million, with a reference to 40 times the number of human beings.
Three or four barges owned by Hedgere Transportation of New York were pounded to pieces on the Buffalo breakwall during an eighty mile gale. Four unidentified people, three men and a woman, are reported to have perished.
Glouster Miss Ciara Parker and Miss Lucile Orme of Trimble attended Sunday event honoring Mrs Joseph Heliyer on her thirty eighth birthday. Guests included Mr and Mrs Joseph Heliyer and numerous Burr Oak residents.
County clerk T. L. Morgan reports 995 hunting licenses issued by 10 am out of a usual daily 1200. Licenses cost 1.26 dollars and run to December 31. The season restricts daily rabbit kills to ten and cock pheasants to three while many hunters favor rifles over shotguns for sport.
Cobhocton police search for burglars who entered a local dry goods store yesterday and escaped with seven fur coats valued at 1000 dollars and two thousand dollars in cash.
Canton reports the first mail robbery in 25 years after 1,606 letters were stolen from mailboxes in Canton on or about November 7. The mail was recovered later by a Wayne county farmer and turned to the Orrville postmaster. Water soaked letters hinder identifying senders and recipients. losses cannot be verified until writers reclaim their mail.
In Lewisburg West Virginia on November 16 a male buyer from the Green Brier Smoke less Coal company Lewisburg mine sold to the Crichton interests of Johnstown Pennsylvania. The purchase price was six hundred thousand dollars Crichton company operates other mines at Crichton West Virginia reports say.
In Charleston West Virginia on November 16 a 3 percent increase in the retail price of pasteurized milk went into effect. The new price stands at 18 cents a quart or ten cents a pint impacting local grocers and shoppers.
Mr. and Mrs. K. A. Kasier announce the birth of a nine-pound daughter at their home east of Trimble on November 13. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Kasier and Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Brown.
A fragmented OCR snapshot lists train times and stations such as Athens and others with numbers like 2:48 and 11:49. The text shows line items for departures and arrivals and includes train names or destinations, suggesting an old timetable page.
A fragmented item discusses a special train race with costs cited around 6800 dollars for the train and 6000 plus for crew support. The note mentions New York timing and a survivor described as alive, with unclear context about who or what is racing death.
Observation notes that water at the river surface travels more rapidly than water near the riverbed, illustrating a velocity gradient within the flowing current.
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