West Lafayette College News Highlights and Events
West Lafayette College reports a box social raised eight dollars to fund football suits. Emery McCusky chosen baseball manager for next season. Irving literary society to stage a March drama for charity. Contests in June cover essays and recitations for women and debates for men. Student Chas Donaldson delivers sermons to growing attention. Several ill students return to duty. Clyde Dutton joins the commercial department under Prof Dickerson, boosting the program. Homer Daniels manages Coshocton Vehicle Company books. A new electric gang installed in the main building funded by Rice, Porteus, H A Sicker, and Prof Wolfe. New blackboards arriving and being installed. Prof Dickerson visits Cooperdale with family. Miss Ruby Wells recovers from illness. Mrs Andrews visits on business. Student Helter visits home. The faculty issues a new conduct code approved by students and parents. Webster society decorates their hall with two new lamps, creating a pleasant room. Local girls form a YWCA and join YMC A for Sunday meetings led by Prof Ror Walton. Literary societies hold Friday evening gatherings.
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College Athletic Association
Town Hall
Emery McCusky
Irving Literary Society
Sune
Chas. Donaldson
Patterson
Barnes
Holmes
Cylde Dutton
Dickerson
Homer Daniels
Coshocton Vehicle Company
Rice and
Porteus
H. A Sicker
Wolfe
Leighninger
Cooperdale
Ruby Wells
Andrews
Helter
Gillmore
Webster Literary Society
Y. M.C A
Ror Walton
Mount Zion community notes and church progress
Sunday activities at Mount Zion include protracted meetings with new church admissions four new members named Misses Gamertsfelder Fox Wheatcraft Infield Taylor and Brenneman returning home visitors from Mil lersburg Caron and nearby areas. The report covers a funeral in Utica for Leonard Haines, injuries from a rock fall at a tunnel, a mountain visit by a Workman descendant, and farm sale near here to Stanley Sharpless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Burnell
Myrtle Waiters
Mary Gamertsfelder
Mamie Fox
Mary Wheatcraft
Bert Wheatcraft
Lizzie
Fannie Infield
John Davis
Va Taylor
Wm. Grimes
John Walters
Gertrude Clark
Mt. Zion
Jesse Walters
Paul Clark
Melvin Burrell
Joseph Brenneman
James Miller
Leander
Benjamin
Charles, Affenry
Joseph Hains
Leonard Haines
Utica
W. K. Johnson
Millersburg
Nora Warfel
Caron
Wilber Wolford
Coshocton
Carl Walker
Alva Rine
Abraham Hains
Stanley Sharpless
Union
Mr. Workman
Ett
Michiga Sicen
Local Notes on Residents and Developments
Geo McNabb remains convalescent after illness. Mrs Mable Darling returns from visiting her mother in Medina. Mr and Mrs John Little back from a week with daughter Mrs Williamson in Blissfield. Attorney R A Powelson of Coshocton visits on legal business. Bessie Craighton and mother from Warsaw visit relatives here. New barn on Fourth Street nears completion. Professors Hosselt Eisner Pigman visit Coshocton on business and to address Nellie school. Addition to Nellie village yields four more lots sold, total sale value $780 for lots and school ground. Building lots snapped by Almack, Heffelfinger, and Barrett. Albert Copeland and family plan sale and move to Rifle, Col. Powelson and Stock address Nellie school. Miss Wheeler and sister from Warsaw visit grandfather C Wheeler. School boys raise funds for baseball outfit for new playgrounds. William Hamilton sick. Ertie also ill. Meetings led by Rev. Dumlay of Columbus. Mason Cunningham of Newark visits. Justin Wright of Glermont stays with parents at Wright home. Dickerson sick. Alderson and Foster buy Gaule flouring mill, to operate soon. Alderson moves into Ashley house. River bridge crossing halts P C D service causing longer route via Snell's hill. Calhoun visits Shaefer family. Myrtle Thompson returns from West Lafayette. Richard Shryock, his wife and child visit relatives here.
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Geo. McNabb
Mable Darling
Medina
John Little
Williamson
Blissfield
R. A. Powelson
Coshoeton
L. N. Staats
Powelson
Robi. Craighton
Bessie
Warsaw
M. B Little
Fourth Street
M. K. Hosselt
W. D. Eisner
Coshocton
Frank Pigman
Wathhending
R. A. Powels
Board of Education
J. Almack
Mr. Heffelfinger
J. M. Barrett
Albert Copeland
Rifle Col
J. P. Darling
W. D. Kissner
Bessie Wheeler
C. Wheeler
Exvama Dickerson
Wiliam Hamilton
Ertie
Rev
Dumlay
Columbus
Mason Cunningham
Newark
Justin Wright
Glenmont
Charley Wright
Jacob Dickerson
Alderson and
Foster
Daniel Gaule
Mr. Alderson
Helmick
Ashley House
Onur R. FP. D
New Comerstown
Flecher
Snell's
T. W. Calhoun
George Shaefer
Myrtle Thompson
West Lafayette
Richard Shryock
POC
St. L
West Lafayette Social Notes across town visitors and services
Jesse Cochran and Misses from Coshocton visit Newcomers Town while Rex Henshorne delivers two sermons at the MBE church. Local residents attend church revival, board at the college, and visit relatives in Coshocton Dennison and Zanesville.
Local Social Notes From Weekend Visits
GOOPERDALE J L Dickerson spent Saturday and Sunday with his parents. Mr Kemp of Buckeye City is visiting Mrs Harmen. Miss Gouder of Convisrilie is
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J. L. Dickerson
Mr Kemp
Buckeye City
di ‘Casin
0. Harmen
Mies Gouder
Convsrilie
Farmers Institute at West Lafayette Annual Session Program
The Farmers Independent Institute will hold its annual session at the town hall West Lafayette on Friday and Saturday February 20 and 21. The program lists talks on soil analysis lamb production soil conditions and crop needs, reports on farming innovations, and musical interludes with recitations and papers by Cary Montgomery Chas Meintire J F Powell and others. Election of officers and educational topics close the program with songs and instrumental performances.
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Farmers’ Independent Institute
West Lafayette
Wm. Gorseline
Chas Meintire
J. F Powell
H Hackenbracht
Cary W. Montgomery
Chas. WéIntire
Mrs. Mars
Our Farmer Boys of Fame
Sarah Fackenbracht
H. Loveless
Miss Carnahan
Chas. Melntire
Oliw
Chas
Jacob Wolfe
J. J. Scarborough
Miss McGuire
Chas. McIntire
E. B. Hut
Miss Foster
Muskingum County Teachers Institute Held at Fra zeyburg
Muskingum County teachers plan an institute at Fraze yburg on Saturday February 28 inviting Coshocton County teachers to attend The program includes Invocation Address of Welcome by Supt Wal McDaniel Trinway Address Who Should Teach Henry G Williams Arbens Public School Libraries Supt G E Wright Roseville Music in Education Prof A Hosmer Corhnct Ohio Strocly Dresden Hon L D Bonerlake Columbus Also Telegraph reports Roosevelt nominates George B Cortelyou to head new department of commerce and 420 saber
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Muskingum County
Frazeyburg
Coshoeton County
J. Bishop
Wal. McDaniel
Fraversburg
McGionis
Trinway
Henry G. Williams
Arbens
G. EB. Wright
Roseville
Educaion
A Hosmer
Ohio
New Theatre at Park Hotel Now Assured
Coshocton’s Park hotel ownership sale appears set as T C Rittenhouse confirms talks with Samuel Weller of Zanesville. The plan calls for remodeling the hotel, adding a modern theater and wide foyer linking the building. Weller’s option on the property stands, with fire delaying but not derailing the project.
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Park Hotel
Coshocton
T. C. Rittenhouse
Samuel Weller
Zanesville
Potter
Weller
Rittenhouse
Mr. Weller
Mr. Rittenhouse
Strengthell
Antispit Legislation Resurrected and Barroom Tale
A 1902 city ordinance reopens penalties for spitting on sidewalks and streets with fines from one to eleven dollars per offense. The piece also recounts a curious barroom episode with Turnkey Decker and a confused patron, followed by a Sick List noting multiple local residents in ill health and hospital counts.
Cattle and hogs rise as market reports show gains
Chicago market notes report cattle steady to higher with light demand, hogs active and up about 10 cents, and sheep firmer. May wheat quotes at 77 3/4 cents, corn 46 1/4 to 44 1/4, after 26 3/4, work 61 7/25. Price shifts indicate overall upward movement in key grains and livestock.
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Chicago
Fragmented Poem in Print Provokes Typographical Grief
A poem laments printing mistakes and misread letters in a newspaper piece. The speaker imagines directing wrath at the editor responsible, noting erroneous spellings and eye omissions that altered meaning and insulted the author. The piece ends with a sharply satirical Scottish Typographical Circular signature.
Mrs M Connell Will Get Well
The host of friends of Mrs Thomas McConnell report she is much better after paralysis, with recovery odds favorable though she may not fully regain use of her right side. She remains unable to speak, and her left face is still paralysed. Doctor McClain says recovery is likely.
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Thomas McConnell
McClain
Bow en and Field to Meet on Venezuela Protocol
Washington dispatch reports Minister Bowen and Judge Field, solicitor of the state department, will meet this afternoon to arrange terms of a protocol between the United States and Venezuela. The plan provides for a commission to adjust American citizen claims in Venezuela.
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Age
Washington
Bowen
Field
State Department
United States
Venezuela
Venesuela
Smallpox Closes Ohio Postoffice at Bradysville
A Bradysville Ohio postoffice is quarantined due to smallpox in Postmaster Warner's family. Health officers had to force entry after the family refused admission, as the family are believers in divine healing. The situation prompted action by the local board of health. A separate note mentions C F Anderson’s new sign for Vinci Girl product aiming to boost sales.
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Aberdeen
Bradysville
Warner
Board of Health
Sign of the Times
Ff Anderson
Vinci
Anderson
Mnerk-Beneb Company
Venice loses its famed Streets as tides retreat
Venice experiences twice daily retreats of the tide with water draining from canals including the grand canal. The rapid emptying leaves foundations exposed, gondolas and steamers stuck in mud, and untard inconvenience to thousands as the city awaits the next tide.
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Venice
Grand Canal
Arrow May Run For Mayor Of Chicago
Chicago labor unions plan a large afternoon ovation for Clarence Darrow John Mitchell and Henry Lloyd to celebrate the end of the Philadelphia strike commission Politicians view the event as a potential launch for Darrow as a labor candidate for mayor of Chicago
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Age
Chicago
Clarence$. Darrows
John Mitchell
Henry Lloyd
Philadelphia
Darrow
February Frost and a Warmth Claim in a Local Ad
A morning conversation jokes that February’s abbreviation Fe b stands for Freeze everybody and notes the cold. An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as providing lasting warmth, invigorating blood, and aiding resistance to illness for all ages. The piece references the local fire department and warns a character named Brother Growndheg about timing.
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Ulster
Hood
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