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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1920
Page
8
In Meigs county the Republican nomination fight ends with Beards not appearing on the ticket after a ballot recount. The supreme court adjourned until after the election, leaving Wilbur A. Reeves as the Republican sheriff candidate while the rift from the contest is expected to take years to heal.
Probate court issued three licenses on Saturday with Alfred Zila Clark 27 fireman Pomeroy Ohio and Ver nie Stiles 3 also of Pomeroy. Weldon Bahr 21 rural mail carrier Long Bottom and Ada M Falford 19 Alfred. John H Snider 50 widower farmer Dexter Ohio and Francis King 37. Rev W F Wilson performed ceremony in probate rooms.
Dexter woman pleads guilty in her divorce case while a separate license is issued for Samuel Eblen, 22, and Clara Burris, 18, both of Pomeroy, on Monday.
Allen Clark, held on $1000 bail for unlawfully possessing dynamite, was brought before Justice Stephen Martin and released on his own recognizance to await the January grand jury.
Harry Riley of Middleport traveled to Pomeroy to hear candidate Davis speak at the courthouse. After drinking Old Hen he interrupted the program, was jailed by Judge Rawson Fish, and pled guilty to intoxication and disorderly conduct pleading to a $9.20 total cost.
Alba Campbell aged 80 a Civil War veteran died at his home in Tuppers Plains after a two day illness. He survived only by his wife and was the last of ten siblings. He was buried from his home at ten o clock Tuesday with interment at Humphries cemetery Athens county.
A court in Bedford township heard the Hull case involving Valentine Hull Allen Hull and Howard Wilson on threats to shoot after a dog dispute. Judge Stephen Martin reserved judgment until Saturday at 9 o'clock AM.
A home remedy guide promotes pine based cough syrups using Pinex with sugar or honey as a base. It claims fast relief within 24 hours for coughs and throat ailments and warns against substitutes while offering a money back guarantee from The Pinex Co.
Miners of the Bend district were billed to attend an event at the opera house last night but the speaker failed to appear, leaving a filled venue disappointed. This marks a second no show by a Democratic speaker during the current campaign, prompting public dismay.
The record shows a charge of provoking a breach of the peace brought by Viola Beatles against Taree en eee Campbell Harper with costs assessed by Justice Martin on Monday evening. The brief item lists several local residents visiting relatives and attending events across Gallia and surrounding areas.
Mrs W R Ryand and son J R Ryand of Cleveland visited cousins Mrs Anna Durmn and W C Crow in Columbus and have returned home.
In New York on October 26 the drive tightens as both Republican and Democratic managers eye sixty electoral votes as the key prize in the closing week of the campaign. They understand the pivotal role these votes could play in the outcome.
The Supreme Court declined to hear Harry S. McCartney's suit against Secretary Colby seeking to compel acceptance of a peace resolution. The case claimed President Wilson lacked authority to vote it, but the lower court rulings stand as court records show.
In Canton Ohio on Monday six steel mill employees were injured when their bus was struck by a Lake Erie and Western labor engine. The bus was capsized down a steep grade spilling several occupants onto the ground. None were killed.
The body of a woman found strangled in a Staten Island thicket has been identified as Mrs. Jennie Russel of Jersey City. Police say they are no nearer the slayer just after the discovery.
The race heads to West Virginia Kentucky Indiana and Ohio with Cox touring four states and Harding funneling speakers into Ohio. Republicans drop plans for visits to New York Connecticut and New Jersey as eastern conditions improve. Separately an area of 250000 acres in southern India will grow forty coconut palm varieties.
The advertisement touts Diamond Dyes with simple directions so any woman can dye garments draperies and coverings in a fadless color. Buy Diamond Dyes for guaranteed perfect results even if you have never dyed before. A druggist color card is available and a Messenger Want Ad is suggested.
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