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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1908
Page
8
The Athens County Democratic Convention nominee for Treasurer announces his candidacy to voters. He notes a long local career with the Hocking Valley Railway, including twenty years as freight and ticket agent, and urges support, stating he is 58 and a lifelong Athens County resident.
John W. Davis advertises farm and investment properties across Adams Meigs and Woodlawn counties. Listings include 79 acre farms with fruit trees and outbuildings, 125 acre houses with barns and orchards, town lots with homes, coal potential, and multiple riverfront and countryside parcels, all priced for quick sale or exchange.
Mrs H G Williams remains seriously ill in a Columbus hospital after surgery weeks ago. She is slowly convalescing and able to sit up briefly during the day. She hopes to regain strength and return home soon, though recovery remains slow.
A Bengal festival practice in Gangutta is described where participants have a wire pierced through the tongue and dance for over half an hour. Some victims are sewn together by a wire needle threaded with cord, forming a human chain before the hook event.
A fragment notes patients regaining awareness with difficulty after a sullen daze. The observed mood shifts include rare faint responses as medical staff continue near them awaiting full recovery.
A New York Sun humorous piece cites dentists in the East Side who blame wedding cake for broken teeth after weddings. Bakers allegedly embed coins and other hard items in cakes, causing guests to crack teeth despite calls to remove gritty ingredients.
A fragment discusses a possible German mercantile shorthand system and notes a story about social rivalry involving a semiofficial clerk in Berlin and surrounding chatter. The text hints at clerical practices and local social tensions.
A New York Press excerpt shows a matron celebrating a personal milestone. She claims Writs appointed haupthasen verwaltung assistent meaning assistant cashier. She boasts of superior letters and claims about an excise inspector’s wife in a boastful mix of mocked bureaucratic roles.
A Lima store raid netted 5900 in goods with robbers. Guy Raser faces murder charges over Ora Lee's death at Wadsworth. A Youngstown child drowns in a cistern. Wilson Horton dies after a fall from a Columbus skyscraper. Veteran engineer William H. Casiner is mentioned in an untidy local blurb.
In a rural tale, Deacon Grafton confronts Elias and Nellie’s marriage plans. The widow Jordans eyes a bold trap to deter the couple. a night time trap snares the deacon instead. The widow confronts him, forcing a stand on Elias’s choice and family pride.
The Memberton Copidyr store will be open each night this week until 10 o clock. The notice provides extended evening hours for shoppers.
A mob seized Colonel R Z Taylor and Captain Rankin near Trenton Tennessee after a dispute over fishing regulations at Reelfoot Lake. Rankin was killed, Taylor disappeared, and a militia guard was ordered for a special court session. Powell recounted the escape attempt amid a manhunt and a $19000 reward was posted. The incident follows night rider disturbances over the same issue.
Ionia Missouri area land offers include 120 acres near Ionia with water and good improvements at 60 dollars an acre with long-time payments, 80 acres near Ionia with good water at 60 dollars, 260 acres three miles from Ionia well improved with grass at 50 dollars, and other tracts from 37.50 to 60 dollars per acre. Owner aging and unable to farm. train or write for particulars. One third of population German. The fair trade of homeseekers has just started. Get on the train and come or write for details.
Washington reports relief in the east as forest fires near an end. A storm forms along the southern edge of the Rockies and moves northwestward bringing rains to central valleys Thursday and to the Atlantic states Friday or Saturday.
Oct 21 report from Sault Ste. Marie Michigan describes forest fires spreading under a 40 mile gale. Sugar Island population 1000 is ablaze. Detour area 16 square miles burned. towns Gladys Eckerman Spelldrake and Whitefish Point surrounded. Brimley narrowly escaped as one building burned.
Bodies of three unidentified men were found badly burned near Crawford's stone quarry south of Rogers City in Alpena county. No trace remains of Martin Lapesinski, a farmer who fled with his wife and three children when their home at Posen was destroyed by fire last week. Authorities fear the family may have drowned in Lake Huron.
Albany Oct 21 reports say nearly 4500 firefighters and favorable weather kept the Adirondack forest fires under control for now. A heavy rain is deemed the only lasting relief while the situation remains serious.
In Terre Haute on October 21 more than 6,000 witnessed Chicago world champions defeat Detroit American league champions 7 to 1. Mordecai Brown received a silver colver service from Terre Haute citizens, his hometown. Cobb collected four singles in four at bats.
The sheriff of Athens County Ohio proclaims the general election for National State District and County officers. The proclamation notes the change from October to November for holding state and county elections under Ohio law. Sheriff ft Webster proclaims the election date and places per statute.
The qualified electors of Athens County Ohio shall meet at the appointed township and precinct places on Tuesday after the first Monday in November 1908 between 5:30 and 5:34 Central Time to elect district and county officers in accordance with statute laws.
Twenty three electors chosen for President and Vice President corresponding to the state's total of Senators and Representatives in Congress. The size reflects the state's distribution among national representatives and senators.
The excerpt lists positions for Ohio presidential electors by type and district. At large two electors are named, with one elector per each of the ten congressional districts from the First to the Tenth, though the text exhibits OCR errors and truncation.
Fragmentary OCR shows references to individuals chosen as presidential electors across multiple Ohio congressional districts from the Eleventh through Twenty-first districts. Text is garbled but indicates a process of appointing or naming electors for the electoral college.
The notice lists candidates for state posts including Governor Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State Auditor Treasurer Attorney General Board of Public Works Dairy and Food Commissioner Commissioner of Schools and Justices of the Supreme Court. It specifies one or two nominees for each office as per the official slate.
A listing outlines district officers for Ohio including Circuit Court Judge for the Fourth Judicial Circuit and a U S House Representative for the Eleventh District. It also notes State Senator seats for the 14th District covering Athens Fairfield Hocking Washington Morgan and parts of Noble Monroe.
The notice lists multiple county offices including Representative Prosecuting Attorney Sheriff Probate Judge Auditor Recorder Treasurer Clerk of Courts Surveyor and three Commissioners for Athens County. It sets the framework for voters to choose candidates for each listed position and outlines the officer appointments and roles within the county governance.
The text outlines election procedures including appointing inspectors and witnesses, counting votes, admitting only authorized persons, and certifying results. It details closing polls, destroying unused ballots, and sending duplicate returns to state supervisors. It also covers sealing, filing, and preserving ballots for one year and penalties for violations.
Proposal to amend section Two of Article Twelve of the Ohio Constitution regarding when the regular General Assembly session begins. Dated October 12 at the sheriff's office, Ohio, with signatures from Dan Shortt of Athne Orne.
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