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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1908
Page
1
Nelsonville observes a week of events to mark the opening of the new Y M C A building on Fort and Franklin streets costing 25000 dollars. The program features lectures, church services, receptions, a miners’ address, and a boys basketball game with planned dinners and entertainment for locals and visitors.
A new dormitory experiment at Boyd Hall establishes a presiding officer and floor proctors for each of the three floors. Miss Mary Simon is elected president, with proctors named for each floor, and a constitution to be adopted. The plan aims to address discipline and social relations in a 76-occupant hall, a first for the university.
Grand Marais is girded by roaring mountains of fire and smoke with possible deaths including a man named Monker and six Indians. Lieutenant General Wood and Minnesota naval militia report the danger far from over as Lutsen faces total destruction and the Gopher warns the north shore situation is grave and ongoing.
Chief Isaac Warner arrested Charles Lynch a negro of Nelsonville for brutal beating of 13 year old Samuel Matthews son of Mary Matthews a white woman. Lynch fined 25 dollars with 8 dollars and 30 days in Athens county jail. Also James Turner declared insane to be committed to state hospital. Authorities seek Vinton Young in John Gibson murder case.
Six people die and about 30 are injured when a car of black powder explodes near Windsor, Missouri. John Wesley, a Black man, threw a lit match into leaking powder, triggering the disaster that leveled the site and shook Sedalia for miles. Several injured are not expected to survive. the crowd at the station aided the victims as telegraph lines were cut.
The circuit court judges elected Maurice H. Donahue of New Lexington as presiding judge and Lewis H. Winch of Cleveland as secretary. Court openings for the Fourth District districts are scheduled from January through December with dates set for each county.
Sheriff Webster travels to Vancouver British Columbia to extradite Rev Emmett G Ewing a former Athens county minister accused of forgery five years ago. Ewing allegedly duped Indiana residents and Middletown Manufacturing stockholders before vanishing after enlisting in the army.
Miss Mollie Pierce of Jerseyville leaves for Columbus to assume duties as assistant matron in the girls dormitory at the School for the Deaf.
Governor Harris names the direct elect Senate commission under the White resolution. The group will work with similar state bodies to urge Congress to convene a states rights convention to propose constitutional amendments including direct vote of the people for senators. Members include Reed Coshocton Lybarger Cuyahoga Metzger Washington White Meck Atwell Barry Espy.
Mr. W D Sink of Lancaster was in town on a Monday business visit, meeting local contacts and reviewing potential deals during his trip.
Pure Oil Company plans an eight inch pipeline over 400 miles from Pine Grove to Robinson Illinois costing about 2 million dollars. Athens County benefits as several miles run through its borders and right of way agents R L Joy and G W Lavell of Marietta work to secure land. The line crosses the Ohio River near New Metamoras and runs north of Amesville, with plans for connecting lines to reach about 700 miles total.
The Lorain County Option league circulates petitions for signatures to trigger an election under the Rose law. Three precincts Brownhelm Columbia and Grafton report more signers than required, while Elyria business men show reluctance with only four of ten approached signing.
Cincinnati on September 16. Congress man Theodore Burton delivered the principal address for group one of the Ohio Bankers' Association at the Cincinnati Country Club. Burton, a monetary commission member, compared banking systems of England France and the United States.
The Hocking Valley Operators Association and the Ohio district United Mine Workers met in Columbus yesterday to resolve disputed interpretations of the new mining scale. W K Field presided for the operators and William Green for the miners as a committee handles the matter efficiently under the district’s organized structure.
Demand for fine coal increases as steam coal remains slack and operators face water shortages in the Hocking and Sanday Creek valleys. Last week showed early signs of stronger orders, with expectations of a major upturn before month’s end, while water must be secured to power mines and keep output flowing.
The Kochensparger Oil company's No 2 well, long thought a dry hole, began flowing oil this after noon. The well produced for about twenty minutes, stopping drillers as a steady stream ran over the derrick. Officials estimate potential output around 100 barrels per day, signaling a promising new block possibly as productive as the Bremen field.
Harry Littler, 16, son of Thomas Littler of Athens, armed with a pistol and bowie knife, boarded No 4 train Monday then arrived at Middleport. Marshal Finsterwald arrested him and took him to the city jail, likely to Lancaster reform school. his father later to remove him home.
Coroner Lane investigated the Gibson murder in Nelsonville on Tuesday. Witnesses from Chauncey testified that Young, who killed Gibson, fired three shots, with one fatal, after a quarrel over tobacco. Prosecutor Foster questioned ten witnesses. no verdict announced.
H D Davis of Cleveland opens state headquarters in Columbus for Taft clubs in every section of Ohio. He serves as state organizer under John Elmonds advisory committee and alongside William Taft allies. The plan targets all counties with applications for blanks to form clubs statewide.
The University reports 552 students currently enrolled across colleges and expects growth before the fall term ends. Last year 549 students were registered in college classes for the entire fall term, so this term’s total will exceed that figure substantially.
Mr. C. D. Powell and family relocated to Trimble today to establish residence. Powell is a traveling salesman for EB. E. Shedd of Columbus.
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