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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1906
Page
7
Corrected market lists show prices for eggs beeswax chickens country ham cabbage onions potatoes and lard, along with grain figures for wheat corn oats rye and buckwheat. Flour and byproducts such as bran middlings meal and chop are recorded with varying barrel and bushel quotes.
Grain and livestock prices list cattle, hogs, sheep and calves by city. Chicago, East Buffalo, Cleveland, Pittsburg, Cincinnati and Boston quoted with ranges for grades and loads, including wheat corn oats and bulk meats.
The ordinance outlines six month appropriations from January 1 to July 11 1906 for the city of Coshocton. It covers General Fund Public Safety Health Fund Public Service Fund and related departments including Council Mayor Auditor Treasurer Solicitor Police Fire Sanitation Street work and utilities. Allocations are drawn from known treasury funds and projected revenues and specify salaries stationeries incidentals and specific program costs.
Ordinance fixes 1906 library expenditures by January to July within set appropriations. Names include librarian asst, janitor, heating lighting and incidentals with amounts. Also lists 1996 Grand Circuit trotting schedule with Detroit opening July 23 to August 4 and subsequent meets in Buffalo Poughkeepsie Readville Providence Hartford Syracuse Columbus Cincinnati Memphis Cleveland and Empire City in New York.
Center Valley on January 10 reports a noon fire at Christopher Hart's house caused by a spark on shingles aided by high winds. Neighbors, about eighteen to twenty men, helped rescue furniture and clothing. a store of potatoes and canned fruit in the cellar was lost. Insurance partially covers the loss. Hart family staying with neighbors until a new home is found. Other notes include local visits and meetings, with various residents mentioned.
The Coshocton Baseball Company against J E E Glass over a subscription dispute from a year ago was dismissed by Tilge Eason on Tuesday. The case action ends with the dismissal and no further pursuit by the plaintiff.
The Butler family built an 800 acre farm near the river in Allen County starting in 1869, with Josh Butler expanding holdings and his son eventually buying the last 906 acres. The son earned most of the money, renting land from his father, and this year’s wheat crop spurred a purchase of the land from Mr. Butler, who retains a 20 acre tract with an elevator and feed barn.
An ax handle manufacture venture is leasing the Hay and Straw barn in Nellie and plans to hire 15 to 20 workers. Local residents including J. P. Darling, Burgess Hauger, and Samuel Snellenbarger are noted for various travels and schooling plans. Homeseekers tickets will be sold Feb 6 and 20 with details via W.3 Daviess agent.
Mayor Smith's name appears among distinguished guests at the Inaugural ball though he did not attend. Advertisements trumpet Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a cure and beauty product. In the Brannock law election wets win in the west, and drys prevail in the north and east with varied majorities.
The Newark baseball club selects Cot ton Bates of Youngstown to manage the team this season. Lefty Snyder returns to Newark, with Wrotan at third, Danny Davis at short, McDonald at second, Joe Doyle catching, and Lillis and Grabbe joining Hayes in the pitching staff.
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