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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1903
Page
13
The sheriff of Athens County Ohio proclaims a state and county election to be held on Tuesday November 3 1903. The notice references Ohio laws and amendments altering election timing and urges eligible electors to prepare to vote.
The voters of Athens County Ohio vote on multiple constitutional amendments on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November 903. Ballots include votes for Municipal Classification Amendment Taxation Amendment and single liability amendment with yes and no options. Election officers tally returns in duplicate and file with the appropriate county or township clerk.
The text describes the process after polls close including designation of inspectors, counts, admission rules, and proclamation of votes. It states the number of electors voted must be certified, then ballots not voted are destroyed in the presence of judges clerks and inspectors.
The document outlines election returns procedures in 1903 Athens Ohio. Judges prepare duplicate tallies and seal copies for deputy state supervisor and township or municipal clerks, with penalties for leaving polling places. It is dated September 23 1903 and signed at the sheriff's office in Athens.
Ballot lists candidates for Ohio state offices including Governor Lieutenant Governor Treasurer Supreme Court Judge Board of Public Works and Auditor and Attorney General. Also notes an open term for Public Works and a Commissioner of Common Schools seat.
State level race for State Senator in the Ohio General Assembly. Districts cover Athens Fairfield Hocking counties in the Ninth and parts of Noble Monroe in the Fourteenth. Voters select a single candidate to represent the district in the state senate.
For Representative for Athens County Ohio in the General Assembly. For Treasurer for Athens County. For Sheriff one person for Athens County. For Commissioner for Athens County. For Recorder one person for Athens County. For Infirmary Director one person for Athens County. For Coroner one person for Athens County.
Qualified electors will vote on five proposed amendments to the Ohio Constitution. One amendment seeks to grant the Governor power to veto any bill or any item in an appropriation bill. The measure is to be submitted or rejected by the General Assembly of Ohio.
A fragmentary poem to Hermes the guide of souls asks the winged messenger to safely carry loved ones across rivers and into unseen lands. The verse reflects faith, resignation to divine purpose, and meditations on space and wisdom, attributed to Wilhelmina Alwes Luhrig.
The grand and petit jurors drawn Monday for the common pleas court term starting November 9 are listed. Grand jurors include J. E. Stout Carthage John Schuler Carthage George Careey Lodi George Mason York J. H. Kennard Waterloo W. E. Crossen Alexander A. H. Wells York W. F. Fierbaugh Trimble E. J. Nelson York C. J. Frash Ames Lafe Hawk Waterloo Cyrus Cavey Trimble Lemuel Birge Dover T. J. Mills Troy Marion Coakley York. Petit jurors include W. E. Dodds Rome W. Lawrence Athens E. L. Wilson Waterloo G. L. Steenrod York Joseph Blackburn Athens George H. Clark Bern Thomas Lovell Bern W. R. Bridges Troy J. W. McDonald Trimble A. J. Juniper York J. G. Runyon Troy C. P. Clester Dover.
The Athens Ohio post office prints a list of letters remaining uncalled Monday October 12. Names include Willie Brooks J P Barnard Mrs R S Bennett Eber Carpenter Marie Childers Donaldson J O Goodwin J 8 Hawk Jeffrey Harris M M Hartman Simon Esthet L Kinkaid Mary Miller Mrs D Mailan Mrs Lucy Marl Charles Mastin Ollie Swett Mrs Cora Sleigh Mrs F Selby Miss Besse Wood Miss Ge Wood J W. Postmaster C D Gist warns recipients to claim advertised mail.
Energetic man sought to handle Bliss Native Herbs sales in Athens county. Field advertised. good commissions await the right man. Apply at once for full particulars The Alonzo O. Bliss Company Bliss Building Washington DC October 15 12.
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