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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1925
Page
9
William Collins must answer as Lucile Collins files for divorce and child custody in the Court of Common Pleas of Athens County Ohio. Hearing set for December 1925 with Woolley and Rowland representing the plaintiff.
Public notice states The Athens Coach Company filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio for a change in its time schedule. The application requests increasing service to two hour service instead of two round trips. Signed by The Athens Coach CompanyBF a.
Active buying sent most market segments higher in early trading led by rails and oils. United States Rubber gained nearly four points near record levels since 1920 and Marland rose to 44 1 2 as dividends and easier money market conditions buoyed sentiment.
Receipts show 15 000 cattle with steady beef steer prices and varied cattle categories. Veal calves feeder steers stocker cattle and range beef steers listed with multiple price points and butcher values. Western range beef steers and cow herd figures accompany fat lambs and ewe pricing across the day’s market report.
Receipts 1500 with market active as hogs and cattle move. Prime heavy hogs around 12.10, mediums 12.40, yorkers 12.50, roughs 10.50. Beef cows around 7.25 to 7.75, fat bulls 6.30, springers and fresh stock cited. Lambs and calves mixed with steady to higher price signals.
Liberty bonds quotations list opening prices and ranges by issue. The notes show par values and yields with sequences like 101.28 and 101.2 for several series, alongside reference figures such as 102.4 and 10612 for new issues.
Cattle receipts 3 500 market ready steers good to choice 11 wit calves steady good to do 12 14 hogs receipts 3 000 market steady good to choice packers and butchers 12 14 shendp receipts MO head market steady good to choice 47 bs ove lower good to choice 14 1s dv
A fragmentary Chicago market note shows receipts totals and packing stock figures for dairy products. The report lists creamery items with various prices and the presence of extra firsts and tube data.
Market notes show steady bids for hay with No 1 at 1.40 to 1.45 and No BL 2 peeyrole um steady at 3.00 to 3.15. Wool prices firm with domestic fleece from Ohio and Texas, pulled and scoured basis 75.07 to 75.12, territory scoured basin 4.82.
Market listings show Chile Red potatoes at 3,000 cents for a unit, poultry prices include fowls two cents, roosters fifteen cents, broilers thirty cents, ducks two lei, and geese price unclear. Fresh gathered hams or hucks priced at forty five cents with firsts at one lei.
Emmett H. Cotton files Common Pleas suit seeking judgment for 8000 from Carlos W. Stone alleging embezzlement while managing the Cotton grocery in Athens. Charges claimStone diverted cash and groceries, inflated bills, and caused a decline in sales leading to sale of the business. Stone hired April 1918 and blamed for fraud from the start.
The Red Cross and Salvation Army sponsored station opened yesterday to aid Athens County residents who cannot afford retail clothing prices. Miss Irma Stanfield heads the effort with the committee pledging ongoing community service, alternating booth duty between the Salvation Army and Red Cross teams.
Ossip Gabrilowitsch and Bauer impressed Athens listeners with a concert ending after a brief encore. Gabrilowitsch noted Athenians applaud less between numbers, while in Boston encores followed the final piece. Critics praised Bach Fantasia and Fugue as evidence of their mastery.
Harry Buck of Guysville pleaded guilty to assault and battery filed by his wife and to possessing liquor charged by Sheriff McKinley. He received 25 dollars and 30 days in jail for the first charge and 100 dollars plus costs for the liquor charge, committed to jail by Magistrate Pearl W. Helwig. The sheriff found liquor in a brush pile. The wife testified the cruelty occurred when intoxicated. Wilbur MacDonald of The Plains pleaded guilty to petty larceny before Helwig and was jailed with a 25 dollar fine and 30 day sentence after initially pleading not guilty but staying in jail.
The Ohio University Music and Lecture course opened with Harold Bauer and Ossip Gabrilowitsch performing two piano literature before 1150. From Bach to Saint Saëns their ensemble display drew sustained applause, showcasing flawless coordination and deep musical rapport.
Damaged OCR shows multiple train times between Athens and surrounding points. Entries mention departures around 3:48 pm and 5:31 pm with arrivals near 10:35 am and 0:40 pm. Mentions Baltimore connection and train numbers 22 and 42 appear in the scattered text.
Don Millikan son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Millikan of Athens was injured when his car ran over him in Columbus. Physicians say he has a chance to recover but may not live more than two weeks. He was moved from Grant hospital to Mercy hospital and is under care with his parents by his side.
In Corydon Indiana a shed covers the stump of the Hoosier elm to shield it from weather. The tree is historically significant as the site where Indiana’s constitution was drafted in 1816.
A Logan resident writes a public forum letter urging Ohio Power to lower electricity charges by introducing competition. He compares Lancaster and Columbus municipal rates, cites higher Logan bills, and argues for local power plant operation to reduce costs while noting delayed transformer installs and deposit issues.
Humane officer Rev. V. Ahibrand warns animals require shelter and protection as cold weather approaches. He notes poor pasture and feed conditions, cites numerous reports of abandoned horses mules and dogs, and says the law will be enforced against violators.
Eighteen million stockholders in the Trumbull Steel company are summoned to convene November 10 to approve a financial program issuing 18.006 billion in first mortgage bonds and debenture notes to fund bank debt.
An advisory promotes regular water intake to flush kidneys and prevent pain. It claims too rich foods create acids that paralyze kidney function, causing backache headaches and urinary issues. A salt product from the pharmacy is suggested to neutralize acids and stimulate sluggish kidneys.
A strange phrase appears in the text referencing a muskrat and a vat of bearers in the United States. The exact meaning is unclear due to OCR issues but indicates a local or satirical note involving animals and a figurative vat. Further context needed for clarity.
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