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Newspaper
Coshocton Weekly Times
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1909
Page
6
The article laments stubborn weeds in cornfields and wet weather hindering control. It critiques political figures enforcing laws, cites public trust in officials, and urges practical law enforcement in Coshocton. It references Judge Anderson, Theodore Roosevelt, and local civic hopes for honest leadership and a sober, enforceable liquor law.
An advertisement invites new customers to open their first bank account with a one dollar deposit. It promises easy access to banking, savings, and account growth, aiming to attract individuals who have not transacted with a bank before.
The article notes President Taft backing a tariff revision while facing internal Republican friction. It mentions Beveridge pressuring Aldrich, a past Taft speaker, and worries about time loss and business impact as the Senate, now GOP in majority, debates whether to revise. It compares current delays to the Wilson era and suggests Republican papers are unusually quiet on criticism.
The piece recalls debates on bank deposit guarantees tied to the 1912 campaign with Bryan seen as the winner and Taft the loser. It notes five states adopting forms of deposit guarantees and recalls Taft’s push for postal savings banks which faded from discussion. The report also notes contractor K N Kirk finishing the Bachert building foundation in Coxhocton, with a 780 ton base and rapid future construction.
Local residents and officials laud Root Juice for improved appetite sleep and nerves with many claiming lasting relief from back pains rheumatic pain and general health boosts. Druggist C E Anderson notes broad customer satisfaction and unsolicited testimonials.
Mrs Theo dore Worts returns to Cambridge after a week with Mrs Joseph Henderson. Teachers' examination attended by Harry Miller John Gaumer Sadie Harbold and Jesse McClain at Coshoct. Calls with Mr and Mrs Hiram Welker. Children’s day set for June 27. Ida Shryock Edna visit Newcomerstown. Mrs Mary Roahriz visits Ola Carrie and Frank Johnson. Maggie Dean at John Law rence’s. Marlitts and Kilne visit Mrs James Miskimen. Leonard Shryock family visit near here. John Gaumer Richard Johnson and Grant Dean attend children’s night Union Chapel.
June reports from Tunnel Hill note Mr and Mrs Jesse Dickerson and family of Hescoe visiting Wm Sproull. Children Day services at Union M E church drew crowds. An oil and gas meeting is planned for June 12 to elect officers and decide drilling location. The board of education meets Monday to discuss land leases, school changes, and principal resignation.
Wolf Station reports next Sunday evening will feature a children’s services program. Miss Lena Miller of Fryes Creek visited relatives across the county over the weekend. Mrs. Robert Shaw and daughter are on the sick list. Chas Bock and wife visited relatives in New Philadelphia last Sunday. Miss Rosa Bessi, employed at Kimbolton, spent Sunday with her parents here. E M Johns es and family visited M K Mizer and wife in Ioane Valley.
June events include Children’s Day exercises at the M E church and K O T M memorial service on June 20. Local businesses resume after road closures, and the wire plant and cement block factory operate actively. Several residents travel, visit, or host gatherings, with teachers and professors visiting nearby towns and attending exams.
Saturday the Tuscarawas township trustees appointed B F Baker as justice of the peace to succeed the recently deceased Samuel Gamble. Baker will soon locate in an office to serve the township.
William Seute has leased the second store room in the Weaver building on Third street and installed a wholesale department to operate alongside his regular retail grocery business.
A. C. Sturtzman plans a westward trip to Hudson Cayclana and beyond to buy horses. Jos Johnston becomes agent for McConnell & Karr Insurance and Northwestern Mutual Life, focusing on life insurance in Coshocton County. Judge Nicholas heard major liquor law cases in Newark, with one more presented on Tuesday. Odd Fellows elected William Champanois as Noble Grand and Gugrievs Askrens as Vice Grand. other officers to be announced.
In Monroe County Justice Lee Still court, Philip Rahn vs Jas Carter, assault and battery claims. Carter bound over to grand jury in 100 dollars bond. Dispute over a line fence led Rahn to rebuild. Carter warned encroachment, then violence occurred. Attorney Garver prosecuted, Kisin defended. courtroom theatrics noted but no further detail.
Judge Thomas T. McCarty aged 66 died at one o'clock after a long illness with paralysis the immediate cause. A Carroll County native he moved to Canton in 1877 to practice law. He served as judge of the Fifth Circuit and was Republican nominee for circuit judge before resigning due to poor health.
Newcomerstown and rural area items show F W Laub as teacher in the normal school and Adella Portz securing Bethel school for next term. O F Regula plans Laub school and a Modern Woodmen festival and Decoration exercises occurred at Port Washington. Charles Schupp and family were visiting in Strasburg and Knox County while attendees from Coshocton meet to discuss an annual bar association outing.
The date was set for Saturday July 31. A motion to move to Adams Mills was rejected. Lawyers announced their annual vacation from Friday July 30 to Saturday August 14.
Louis De Long, 35, died after a fall from a second story window during a friendly scuffle at the Robinson Graves Sewer Pipe works Monday afternoon. Charles Romig and Ernest Kinsey were severely hurt but expected to recover. The report also notes a Sunday outing at William Trego’s home with several local residents and an upcoming Odd Fellows Memorial service likely at the fair grounds.
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