63 Years Since Coshocton Boys Went to Mexican War
A Coshocton County company of the Third Ohio led by Col. Curtiss departed from Roscoe for Texas in 1846 bound for the Mexican War. One survivor, Joseph Sawyer, remained when the rest answered the final roll. George Kitchens drowned en route on the Mississippi. The unit served under Gen. Taylor for about 12 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coshocton
Rendred Gosehocton County
Roscoe
Joseph Sawyer
Dresden
Brazos
Texas
Ohio River
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
George Kitchens
Coshocton Company
Ohio
Col. Curtiss
J. {. Meredith
Mohawk
The Senior Class Poem by Emma Fisher
Emma Fisher presents a senior class poem recounting four years of study and struggle for fame. The verses hint at tax concerns, school subjects, late nights, and confidence in future leadership, framed as a town class celebrated at a senior night.
Communion services and community notices in Keene church
Keene June activities include Communion at Presbyterian church at 11 AM Sunday and Preparatory Service Saturday at 2 PM. Children's Day observances Sunday evening. Local residents visit kin in Cambridge Toledo Coshocton Coshocton area. Community members share visits, decorations and memorial cards for Abram Hoagland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keene
Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian
Mra
J. W. Bridenhall
Jitle
Camridge
Fred Hawk
Helen Valentine
Helen E. Watt
Lewisville
Coshoct
Milo
Mary and
Edward
Mary Ling
Iowa
Maggie Ling
Vivinity
Mire
Isabelle Endeler
Toledo
Houston
R. M. Mills
Cowhorton
T. Bilont
Lester McCormick
M.A. McCormick
Beanie Link
Mable
Coshocton
Tm Innier
M. E
O. L. Eliott
McClere
Clouds Spoil Local Moon Eclipse Viewing
Crowds in Coshocton missed the total lunar eclipse Thursday as clouds blocked the sky. Details note a June 17 partial solar eclipse in the United States and Canada, with timing around 6:30 p.m. local, and describe the sun’s cycle of eclipses over an 18 year period with increasing and then decreasing magnitudes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coshocton
United States
Canada
Florida
Oregon
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised as blood action remedy
The notice promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills as internal remedies for catarrh and constipation. It claims testimonials, a Toledo company, and druggists selling the products. It also includes a school play review praising a Senior class performance and the Ohio University Glee Club in Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
seRest
Claap
Ohio University Glee Club
Athens
Weston promotes walking and deodorizing powder sales
Weston, Ocean-to-Ocean Walker, urged people to walk off gloomy thoughts. Communities see rising walking rates credited to Allet's Foot-Base antiseptic powder now popular. The Rebekahe elected Leota Hagans Noble Grand and Eva McNary Grand at Friday evening's meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allet
Weston
Rebekahe
Leota Hagans
Noble Grand
Eva McNary
Tire Grand
Bie
Anniversary of Memorable Cold Spell Hailed By Residents
Old residents recall a severe freeze fifty years ago on Friday night. On June 5, 1855 Ohio awoke to widespread damage as fruit vegetables and many tree leaves were killed.
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Ohio
Death of Mrs. Laura Parks Tuberculosis Ended Life
Mrs. Laura Parks age 36 died Friday due to tuberculosis. Wife of Eshu Parks of Wakatomia she leaves a son and a daughter. Funeral services were held at Branch Church Sunday.
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Laura Parks
Eshu Parks
Wakatomia
Sundar
Coshocton News Bits Highlight Local Movements
June notes from Coshocton include Prof W A Zauge returning home for summer with his parents. Local marriages friends and families gather as Guy Frizzell and Augusta Bucklew wed. Calls to attend W Mullet funeral and relates visits by Carrs Endsleys Conrad family Hendersons. Children’s Day planned at Sheplar church.
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Coshocton
W. A. Zauge
Hobart
Ind
Guy Frizzell
Augusta Bucklew
John Zauge
Bitssfield
W. Mullet
Clayton Carr
Warsaw
Albert Conrad
Donald
Harper Endsley
Clarke
Charles Endsley
Webb
John Conrad
Hessie Conrad
Albert Towead
Bert Henderson
Roscoe
Henerson
Sheplar Church
Local Notes From Franklin Station And Nearby Towns
Franklin Station and nearby Coshocton area residents share visits and illnesses. Miss Addie Gonder returns to Columbus after a week with Mrs Roy Patton. Miss Edith Dusenberry of Coshocton visits. Mrs Marie Roberts of Zanesville visits relatives. Joe Keagy and family visit Win Dunfee. Aftee Dawson ill. Linn Ehrich of Zanesville stay with her mother Mrs Mice Dawson. Derry Dawson visits Mrs Mae Harris. Carrie Davis returns from visit with Nellie Bass of Canton. Rex Vincent and family from Conesville visit. Joehn Zetty from Conesville found unconscious near the Mecke plant, later considered due to morphine overdose. DeWitt’s Kidney and Bladder Pills advertised with claims of kidney and urinary aid. Dewitt & Co. offer free trial box. local sellers C B Anderson Conesville, C M Ferguson Beacon. Grace and Hegh Grace of Jackson Township noted.
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Zanesgilly
Mice Dawson
Derry Dawson
Conesi Ile
Mae Harris
Carrie Davis
Nellie Bass
Canton
Rex. Vincent
Conesville
Tom Vincent
DeWitt
Rlco Dewste & Co
Chicago
C. B. Anderson
Coshocton
C. M. Ferguson
Beacon
Frisky Horse Disrupts Pending Sale on Main Street
A recently purchased horse ran wild Friday at 3 20 p m in front of the courthouse area. Marion Shaffer sold the lively animal to Harry Sweitzer for 135 dollars but Sweitzer refused to take it after the erratic spree that damaged a signboard and a bogey. The horse dashed through Third and Main, circled the fountain, toppled a bogey, and then collapsed near Fourth and Main before being recaptured.
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Marion Shaffer
Sam Shaffer
Harry Sweitzer
Newcomerstown
Main Street
Court House
Tate
Adams
Third
Main
Fourth and
Malin
Sweltzer
Governor removes state fire marshal in June action
Governor Harmon summary dismisses fire marshal W. B. Rogers for alleged inefficiency and dereliction of duty and appoints former prosecuting attorney John W. Zuber of Pauling to replace him. Rogers refuses to surrender the office and has hired an attorney to protect his interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. 8. Rogers
John W. Zuber
Pauling
Rogers
Death Comes Very Suddenly to Aged Man in Coshocton
Allen Turner, 74, long time Coshocton resident born in Virginia, died Friday evening at home after a day of repairs at a house on Walnut street. He returned to bed after supper, complained of heat, and was found dead by his daughter Mrs. Mizer. Survived by widow, daughter Mrs. Mizer, and son Homer Turner of Keene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Turner
Coshocton
J G Daugherty
Walnut Street
County
Turner
Virginia
Bedford
Tenth and
Adams Streets
Elizabeth Mizer
Mizer
Homer Turner
Keene
Splendid Orations by Three Members of Class of 1909
Prof Denny delivers the class address as Coshocton high school seniors of 1909 receive diplomas on a crowded Sixth Street Theatre night. Glee club performances, floral purple and white decor, and a strong saluting speech by Russell Kissner highlighted the event under Rev Goodrichs invocation. Supt Dryant Principal Garrison and faculty praised the three speakers for their clear, well delivered orations on education utility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denny
Straughn
Sixth Street Theatre
Coshocton
Sting
Mr. Ashley
Erma Coe
Goodrich
Jay Goodrich
Glee Club
Russell Kissner
Board of Education
Supt. Dryant
Garrison
Ghostly marauder alarms Spellacy Raiff enamel plant crew
Friday night a ghostly figure in a white sheet startled night shift workers at the Spellacy Raiff enameling plant as Police Lieut Paul Johnston and Officers Wagner Hawkins and Fretague searched without capture. Foreman Robert Readhouse and his wife fled in fright when a flashlight revealed the figure. workers vow to stay armed if the intruder returns. Local ads tout Buckley’s Arnica salve for skin blemishes as well. Hon. Chas. F. LaSerre, American Vice Consul General to Portugal, is on three months leave visiting family after trips to Paris and continental cities.
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Robert Readhouse
Tie
Reed
Chas. F. LaSerre
Kingdom of Portugal
LeSerre
Faris
Ite
Tax Collection Friday Totals At County Treasurer
Friday tax collections reported by the county treasurer show Jaime payment totaling 2 436 99 in local currency. The brief notice notes the amount received and emphasizes ongoing collection efforts across departments. Immediate next steps include posting to accounts and processing remaining delinquent accounts.
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Jaime
Kodol Dyspepsia Digestive Aid Ad
Kodol relieves indigestion by digesting food like a healthy stomach. This liquid helps meals become easier to enjoy and provides stomach rest when digestion is faulty. It claims to be harmless and ready to use when needed, with endorsements and distributor names listed.
Lively miscellany riffs on politics and weather
A fragmentary column surveys tariff talk and trusts, forecasts a safe Fourth, and juggles quips about wages, jokes, and local scenes. It mentions June turning to tears, summer plans, hunting tales, and hints at political clout, taxes, and roads to a swimming hole.
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By Emma Fisher
Chuck
Dhing
John .Adama
Don
Endsley
Joe Wood
H. H. Wood
Abram S. Hoagland
Sen. Aldrich
Senator Lafollette
Rhode Island
Parks
Franklin Station
Joehn Zetty
John Mapel
Ben
Mir
Jeckeon Township
Columbus
Harmon
Spellacy
Raiff Enamelling
Spellacy-Raiff Enamelling
Paul Johnston
Officers Wagner
Hawkins
Fretague
Buckley
E. Anderson
Castoria
Kodol
E. C. DeWitt & Co
the Peoples Banking Company
Ilingis Senate
Trusts
June
Clowville
Africa
Ananias Club
Weather
Salvation
Aldrich
Abdul Hamid
Colorado
Zee Bowe
Jupiter Pluvius
Elmer Dover
Clover
Nofeed
Castro
Teddy
Julie
Wisconsin
Berlin
Wee Uncle
Joe Cannon
Tammany
New York
Wee
Newspaper
Rarhlyr
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