New Secret Order Forms Pomeroy Women’s Benefit Group
The Woman's Benefit Association Maccabees organize a new review in Pomeroy with strong prospects. Nelson title Review No 242 plans class presentation on October 22. Great Commander Mrs Nellie V Heppard of Akron and District Deputy Miss Ina M Hoover of New Salem will witness the work. Meetings set for Fridays at I O O F hall with a pot luck supper after last night’s gathering.
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Woman's Benefit Association
The
Maccabees
Pomeroy
Nelson
Est
Ohio
Nellie
V. Heppard
Akron
Ina M. Hoover
New Salem
I. O. O. F. Hall
Miss Groves Will Probate Leaves Estate to Milan Stork
The will of Ellen Grove of Pome roy probated grants all property including notes money and credits to Milan Stork who is named executrix and to be laid beside her mother in Syracuse cemetery.
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Miss Grove
Ellen Grove
Pomeroy
Milan
Stork
Executrix Grove
Syracuse
Oil excitement grows in Syracuse with 10 barrel well
J S Clark of Charleston and associate drilled a 10 BPD well on John Hallam land and hold the lease. A dry hole was found at 1600 feet on Barrels land. They may drill deeper to 1950 feet in Gordon sand. Tools have been stuck for days at 1100 feet in the river bank well by Coombs & Canter of Marietta.
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Syracuse
John Hallam
J. S. Clark
Charleston
Associate
Coombs & Canter
Marietta
Richard Davis Returns Home From Mine Accident
Richard Davis has come back home from Columbus hospital after months of recovery from a severe mine accident. He is progressing well and getting along nicely.
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Richard Davis
Columbus
Schoelein and Vale Attend Grand Commandery Meeting
W. F. Schoelein and A. W. Vale attend the Grand Commandery meeting in Cleveland this week for Masonic ceremonies and official duties.
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W. F. Schoelein
A. W. Vale
Cleveland
Mary Love Returns Home After Hospital Stay
Mary Love has returned home from Athens hospital where she recovered from illness and shows marked improvement.
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Mary Love
Athens Hospital
Reuter Leaves Lawrence After Visit with Mother
A. C. Reuter departed for his home in Lawrence Kansas yesterday following a visit with his mother Mrs Katharine Reuter.
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A. C. Reuter
Lawrence, Kans
Katherine Reuter
Mrs. Frank Hudson Returns to Chicago After Visit
Mrs. Frank Hudson formerly Katie Wehe of Sugar Run returns to Chicago after visiting old friends here.
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Frank Hudson
Katie Wehe
Sugar Run
Chicago
Ferry Farley Sent to Lancaster Industrial School
Salem Center boy Ferry Farley is now an inmate at Lancaster Industrial School marking a juvenile placement by local authorities.
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Ferry Farley
Salem Center
Lancaster Industrial School
Beaneaters Edge New Haven 2–1 in Syracuse Pitching Duel
The Beaneaters defeated the New Haven team 2–1 in Syracuse yesterday afternoon. Fisher pitched well for New Haven with solid support, but a third baseman’s miscue and a late eighth inning tally gave Boston the lead, while New Haven scored a ninth inning run.
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Boston Nationals
New Haven
Syracuse
Beaneaters
Fisher
Nashville
Grimm
Boston
President congratulates 18 children family from New Jersey
President Harding writes to Mr and Mrs Charles H Current of Lafayette Sussex county New Jersey praising the large family of 16 children. The Currents say two more children have been born since the photo. one died at birth and one at 15 from a fall, refuting the idea that American stock is in decline.
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Charles H. Current
Lafay Sussex
County
N. J
New Haven to Face Bend Talent in Park Play
Tomorrow afternoon at Pythian Park Middleport hosts New Haven in a game against a Bend selected all star squad. The match features local clubs amid a busy schedule with emphasis on rising players.
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Pythian Park
Middleport
New Haven
Senator Tom Jones Arrives in Washington Over Offer
Washington dispatches report State Senator Tom Jones of Middleport has arrived in the capital to consider a post offering $2400 annually. He has not yet decided. Earlier, an offer from Wales was extended but declined.
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Washington, D. C
Tom Jones
Middleport
Wales
Postal curiosity reaches Rev. Cherrington in Ohio
A typewritten message addressed to Rev. L. L. Pomeroy Cherrington, Ohio, arrived at his door promptly as if properly addressed, suggesting a misdirected but timely postal delivery.
Nephew to Inherit Aunt's Real Estate in Probate Will
Harry Congreve of Racine is set to receive all the aunt Mary Lavina Baron’s real estate after probate. From the personal property, $200 will fund a suitable monument in the family burial lot at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Harry Congreve
Racine
Mary Lavina Baron
Greenwood Cemetery
Hobble Skirt Woman to Head Sunday Women’s Meeting
Revival events unfold at the First Baptist church with evangelist Swift delivering rugged sermons on sin and the Ten Commandments. A Sunday mass meeting for women titled Hobble Skirt Woman follows morning Bible study and car talks, with several Saturday prayer meetings listed at local homes.
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Middleport
First Baptist Church
Pomeroy and
Rutland
Evangelist Swift
New England
Sin
Bible School
Hoffman
Grant Street
Arthur Boice
Gravel Hill
T. R. Smith
Second Street
New Pastor Named for Laurel Cliff Free Methodist Church
Word comes that Rev. 8S. L. Crouch of Jamison Alabama will arrive to fill the vacancy after Rev. Guy C. Williams did not accept the appointment.
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Laural Cliff Free
Funeral for A. B. Hecox Held in Middleport
The funeral of A. B. Hecox of Middleport, father of A. R. Hecox and Mrs. D. H. Daniels, was held yesterday afternoon. Death followed a stroke of paralysis earlier in the week, an unexpected passing Monday evening. He was a respected, long time Bend resident.
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A. EB. Hecox
Middleport
A. R. Hecox
D. H. Daniels
Body of Soldier Missing En Route to Dayton
The body of Frank Carson, killed in action with battery F 322nd field artillery, is lost between Hoboken and Dayton. Notifications said it would arrive days ago, and two weeks have passed without arrival. An investigation was started today by former servicemen.
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Dayton, O
Frank Carson
322Nd Field Artillery
Hoboken
Dayton
Death of Pearla M. Graham Saddens Green Township
Pearla M. Graham 48 died Thursday at home in Green township after years of poor health. A progressive farmer active in Sunday school and church, he leaves a widow and three children Mary Lewis and Fred Graham. Funeral was Saturday at 2 PM in the Methodist church with Rev. J. W. Blair. burial in Oak Grove. Estate valued around 7000 goes to widow Alice L. Monnett, appointed executrix.
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Logan
Pearla M. Graham
Green Township
Mr. Graham
Graham
Mary
Lewis Graham
Fred Graham
Miles Graham
J. W. Blair
Oak Grove
Harden Undertaking Company
Alice L. Monnett
Marion Township
Pike Nears Completion on Logan to Carbon Hill Pike
Contractor Alva Gessells expects 15 days to finish the gravel road three miles long linking Logan and Carbon Hill. The Ward township project will ease winter travel to Logan. Commissioners visited Gibs onville Friday to inspect a newly finished stretch by David Wylie.
Memorial Service for Seventeen Eastern Star Members Held
The local Eastern Star Chapter held a memorial service Thursday for eighteen members who have died in recent years. Officers led a floral ceremony using a broken column and smilax, with ferns and a flower placed for each remembered member, in the first service of its kind by the chapter, with many in attendance.
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Eastern Stars
Anne Davis
Will is Read in Marion Township for Jeremiah Monnett
The last will of Jeremiah Monnett, a Marion Township resident, was read by Judge Stephen. The event occurred as part of probate proceedings and outlined the decedent’s wishes and estate disposition.
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Jeremiah Monnett
Marion Township
Stephen
Mrs Ward Chase Hosts Merry Maker Club Event
Mrs Ward Chase entertained the Merry Maker Club girls on Thursday evening with a social session and refreshments. Miss Ruth Wilson and Bea Roby joined the club members as guests. Mrs L D Johnson hosted friends at East Hunter street on Friday afternoon, continuing a string of focal functions. this was the third group she has charmingly entertained.
Mrs Martha Hopkins Sells Home and Moves to Spokane
Mrs Martha Hopkins disposed of her property at the corner of Hunter and Depot streets and leaves Thursday for Spokane Washington to reside with her daughter Mrs Emma Sater. F S Case was the purchaser of her property.
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Martha Hopkins
Hunter and
Depot Streets
Spokane
Wash
Emma Sater
Visiting Browns of Highland Park Tour Logan
Mr and Mrs John S Brown of Highland Park Michigan arrived in Logan Friday for a short visit with Mrs Hannah Webb at 345 Canal Street. The Browns formerly lived in this county and Bremen before moving to Michigan where he serves on the Bremen city commissioners. Their son Russell Brown of Marion Township will join them before they return home.
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John S. Brown
Highland Park
Michigan
Logan
Hannah Webb
Canal Street
Brown
Bremen
Board of Commissioners
Russell Brown
Marion Township
Deputy Sheriff Undergoes Eye Operation in Columbus
Deputy Sheriff Tide Huston traveled to Columbus on Friday for surgery to remove a growth from his left eyelid. He was accompanied by Mrs. Huston and Sheriff and Mrs. Larimer.
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Tide Huston
Columbus
Huston
Local Woman Spends Weekend in Logan
Mrs. Hugh Kelley of Nelsonville is visiting Logan for the weekend to stay with her mother Mrs. Lydia Noll.
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Hugh Kelley
Nelsonville
Logan
Lydia Noll
City folks head to Lancaster for fall fair
Many residents travel by car to our sister city Lancaster to enjoy the fall weather and the busy fair, with daily motor trips reported as crowds flock to the event.
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Lancaster
Families and Social Notes From Local Residents
Mrs. Phil Perry and her daughter Betty Jane visit her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Bownes on West Hunter Street. Miss Firme Anthony plans a weekend with friends in Lancaster and Columbus. A son was born Thursday to Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Wine.
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Phil Perry
Betty Jane
Mr. and John Bownes
West Hunter St
Firme Anthony
Lancaster
Columbus
J. S. Wine
Amesville and area residents visit relatives across states
Mary Rutledge of Columbus visits Mrs. Lucetta Dean in Amesville. Pearl Linscott travels to Dyesville for a week with daughter Mrs. Wesley Oldaker. G W DeWees and F C Morris visit relatives in Wisconsin. Nettie Curtis and daughter Mayme of Marietta stay with Mrs. Merrick’s family. Emma Patterson returns from California to her home. Rev A M Chapin attends Presbyterian synod session in Cambridge and returns with Mrs Chapin. One would join the golf club after selling about 100 bushels of Rome Beauties apples.
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Mary Rutledge
Columbus
Lucetta Dean
Pearl Linscott
Dyesville
Wesley Oldaker
G. W. DeWees
F. C. Morris
Wisconsin
Nettie Curtis
Miss Mayme
Marietta
Merrick
Rome
Apples and harvest notes dot the county scene
Reports detail orchards with 800 to 1000 bushels at Selby fruit farm and 200 to 400 bushels on other properties. A dangerous peritonitis case sends Harry Henry to Athens hospital. A pie social is planned at Henderson school on Friday October 21. Local tidbits mention intriguing produce claims and a 13 pound sweet potato. The home team beat Canaaville 8 to 3 on Sunday.
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John Parmiter
A. D. Selby
Selby
Geo. Brown
F. M. McCune
Ellis Farm
Harry Henry
Athens
Henderson
Richard Jago
Vincent
Elza Dean
Bern
Sam Williams
Bailiwick
Tom Day
Canaanville
Community Notes From Nelsonville and Nearby
Local residents visit relatives and attend events across Nelsonville Poston Chauncey and The Plains. Families include Pettit Ossman Boggs Rizer Delong Wicks Harvey and others with illnesses, funeral attendance, movies, shopping, and Sunday visits recorded.
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Floyd Pettit
Hocking
Lula Smith
Poston
George Ossman
Otto Misner
William Hammond
James
Athens
Nelsonville
Clarence Galloway
Ethel Tipton
John Delong
Frank Delong
Jane Rizer
Minnie Jones
Harry Wallace
the Plains
Isaac Wallace
Ed Wicks
W. H. Harvey
Harry Bittner
Murray City
Exemption Plan Hoped To Spur New Home Building
Ray Shipman of Hamilton Ohio urged Ohio real estate boards to exempt newly constructed homes from taxation for five or ten years. He argued the tax break would boost construction and lead to a wave of funded homes, paid off within a decade, generating future tax revenue.
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Springfield
Ray Shipmen
Hamilton
Ohio
Ohio Association of Real Estate Boards
Shipman
Obituary of Maria Jett Young by New Marshfield Community
Maria Jett Young born August 25 1843 died August 25 1921 on her 78th birthday. She married Alexander Young November 1 1866 and had Charles Ottie and Lethia Stewart. Survived by three children three grandchildren and three great grandchildren two brothers William Elliott James Elliott and sister Amelia White. Lifelong resident near New Marshfield she joined the Christian church at Factory in youth and was a devoted wife mother and grandmother.
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Maria Jett
John
Rachael Elliott
Alexander Young
Charles
Ottie
Lethia Stewart
Christian Church
Factory
Albany
Amelia White
This
Dayton Tax Payers Seek Supreme Court Rehearing on Recall
The Dayton Tax Payers association has applied to the state supreme court for a rehearing on the recall election aimed at restoring the federal form of government, as reported from Dayton on October 15.
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Dayton
Dayton Tax Payers’ Association
Supreme Court of the State
City Commission Defies Challenge Over Cage to Supreme Court
The city commission has resisted the effort thus far and taxpayers expect the cage case to move to the U S Supreme Court.
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Supreme Court of the United States
The Modern Girl and Smoke Judge Taft Cigar Ad
A vintage cigarette ad notes the modern girl ignores opinions as long as she is not called slow. It promotes Smoke Judge Taft 5c cigars with a light promotional tone.
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Taft
We Come ta Me: Indians Fight Ends in New Era
The article reflects on a post conflict era and discusses daily routines for mental exercise. It suggests practical activities to maintain cognitive sharpness after historical tensions subside and cultural shifts reshape community life.
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Moore
Athens Furniture Exchange
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Fred
Allen
Robert
Wilson
Mrs.Current
Kenneth
Russell
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Joseph
Alice
Eva
Harry
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Laurel Cliff
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Gage Auto Co. Logan, O. Ferd Hack, Pres T. & Gen. Mgr
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Ohio Realtors
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Gilbert’s Big Musical Stock Co. Presents
George M. Cohen
Havana
Majestic
William
Max Brand
Snooky
Majestic Concert Orchestra
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