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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1925
Page
9
A classified notice seeks a live Studebaker dealer for Hocking County. The Athens plant handles the territory and promises excellent service. inquiries encouraged at 338 or in person at Moler Motor Co Athens Ohio. Also lists various local shop names and prices, plus a municipal ordinance notice regarding assessments and payment terms to be collected as taxes.
The Sheriff will sell at public auction at the front door of Athens County Court House on November 7 at 1 PM. The undivided one half interest in Lots 1231 1238 and 1239 in Armstones and Hydes Addition to Nelsonville Ohio with appraised values listed, proceeds held in Cass Cash. H. McKinley Sheriff.
Messy probate court filing list for Athens County Ohio shows multiple estates and administrators with filed accounts and scheduled hearings. Names include Robison Ella Flowers estate, Reeder Ha estate with will of John Frat, Hawk estate, Cotton estate, Kimmett Keenan administrator, and Wright estate among others with dates in September 1925 and October.
Koons Rexford files third account as guardian with Probate Judge Local Court. Names include Rexford Koons and L Butts, with listed balances and settlements in final accounting proceedings.
A county official notes a proposed bond issue of thirty one thousand dollars with two hundred fifty dollars for erecting a new high school building. Bonds would run up to 25 years and carry an estimated average additional tax levy of 3.8 mills.
A broad profit taking wave hit New York stocks with notable losses for American Can Mack Trucks Baldwin and other leaders. Doane & Brothers touched trading highs while Montgomery Ward Sears Roebuck and Associated Dry Goods showed strength ahead of brisk trade.
Hogs market shows 10c lower range with bulk at 10.73 and top near 12.75. heavyweights around 12.50 to 12.75. lights near 12.50 or 10.80. Cattle offerings include steers and heifers with choice to medium grades around 14 to 15.75. butcher cattle and cows at lower ranges, veal noted. Western range cattle, stocker cows and calves present, with beef prices around 11.75 and mixed 3.50 to 6.00 for feeders and calves.
Pittsburgh market reports show fluctuating livestock prices with mixed demand. Veal calves listed at 15 dollars, sheep supply around 3000 with prime wethers near 5.50 and lambs around 16, and cattle figures ranging from common to fat categories between 2.50 and 6.25 per hundredweight amid varied buyer activity.
Readable fragments show Ohio egg and poultry pricing with references to firsts and high grade oil and nut items. The list mentions eggs at 53 and 47 cents, Ohio firsts at 44 cents, and various poultry items along with pricing notes.
A terse Liberty Bonds notice appears with fragmented phrases including notations and names. The sparse text suggests a market brief update or security listing, but specifics are unreadable.
Fragmented OCR text shows erratic pricing and trading details with references to Cincinnati markets. It mentions a small number of traded items and a comparison of rates, but the exact items and figures are unclear due to garbled characters.
Fragmented OCR lists market figures for corn and barley with various lots and prices. Entries show No. 2 yellow corn at 43c, No. 3 white corn, No. 3 barley, and red URIS or URIS-like references with bids around 918.00, 14.40, and 3.80 in different months. The text is partially garbled but indicates price points and commodity types for a historical market page.
The fragment lists prices for produce and poultry including potatoes at 3.00, poultry with owls 24c and ducks 22c, geese 100 Os, freeh gathered 42c, and egg categories firsts 40c or 34c with seconds 2c. Nearby ungraded and other notes appear.
A resident from the eastern region is reported to have studied a raised print Bible repeatedly, indicating a strong personal or devotional engagement. No additional names or locations are provided in the readable text.
Liberty Missouri dispatch details Captain Lewis B. Dougherty 97, first Kansas born, revealing Sitting Bull was once a University of Missouri student and cadet aspirant at West Point. The dying captain shared notes linking a youthful Edwards to President Polk and denied vacancies.
Rail timetable mentions No. 1 leaving at 126 a.m. No. 3 departure at 2 p.m. Athens noted with Valley context.
Captain Dougherty recalls arriving at Fort Laramie in 1852 for a council with Sioux chiefs. He spots his friend Edwards in Sioux regalia, who later is identified as a young Sitting Bull, acknowledged as a leading Sioux chief.
A complaint alleges he threatened Clarence Parker Frank Moler and others in a West Virginia car with a shotgun while in a car tested by a deputy sheriff. Burson faced intoxication charges in Justice Carl Porter’s court and pleaded not guilty with trial set for Wednesday night. Parker and Meloy faced assault-related accusations and were processed, fines set.
Washington October 5 An inquiry into a major baking industry merger draws national attention as analysts scrutinize potential market impacts and regulatory hurdles. Officials from key firms decline comment while chambers urge careful review of antitrust implications.
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