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Newspaper
Coshocton Weekly Times
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1909
Page
2
The open season for ducks began Tuesday in Ohio and continues April 9. Hunters may pursue ducks and shore birds but cannot kill more than five ducks per day and must rest on Sundays and Mondays. Reeve Jones returned home after a half day near West Lafayette with two Mallard ducks, while other hunts are planned for Wednesday and Thursday.
An entry filed in common pleas approves a distribution in the Robt. T. Cochran and Sarah M. Cochran estate case. Robert T. Cochran receives tracts one and two while Daniel McKee receives a 40 acre deed and two 67 acre tracts. Sherman Darling gets 16 and 14 acre tracts. Oil and gas leases on the McKee and Darling tracts place proceeds with the purchasers. From $6,260 in cash proceeds, $497.29 goes to taxes, fees and costs, the remainder plus promissory notes is split among Robert T. Cochran Elmer F.B. Cochran Wm. Cochran Viola McKee Grace McKee and Roe J. Cochran, with total distributions exceeding $17,000.
The Tuscarawas county telephone charges were amicably adjusted at a New Philadelphia meeting. Subscribers must limit calls to five minutes unless overtime is paid. The change aims to curb non subscribers using others phones and ease countywide service.
Amid strikes, anthracite coal operators and workers have reached a tentative agreement pending details. The pact seeks recognition of unions, wage adjustments, shorter hours, and improved working conditions as representatives from Willem Truesdale and other coal regions press for settlements.
A report states Nora Ferris was arrested after an incident involving a skeleton key used to enter a dress, from which two gold watches and a belt buckle plus two old wine bottles were taken. Value listed at 40 dollars. The defendant Saint Wine facing charges. hearing scheduled for Thursday.
The commissioner weighing extending the insurance on the courthouse base that expires Thursday. The current coverage is Sino and may rise due to courthouse improvements including new furniture a mural and decorations enhancing the court room.
Fred Glass ill at home in Cotembes. G Gleave, once connected with Coshocton venture, underwent surgery for growth in his nose this afternoon. Maggie Enc reports he was moved to Cotembue near noon for care and rest after the procedure.
President elect Taft and Mrs Taft will occupy the White House tonight for the season as plans for the inauguration and official entertaining take shape. The Taft family will be featured in the looming events with relatives visiting, while Horace Taft and Charlie Taft from Connecticut are listed among attendees at the school run by Horace D. Taft.
The Timex received a limited allotment of garden reeds from Congress official Athbronk to be given to those who call or send for them. Messages indicate a postal forwarding system. The note hints supply was exaggerated before shipments reached recipients.
A royal Ethiopian official reading Isaiah in transit meets Philip, an angel guides him to interpret the scripture, and the Spirit directs Philip to baptize him. The event shows heavenly care for individuals, obedience to divine prompting, and the spread of faith beyond Jerusalem.
Oak Grove reports four hundred and twenty six subordinate and thirty five Pomona Granges in Ohio with strong state structure across eighty three counties. A new class of seven candidates is initiated and another waiting. Local residents and visitors are noted with several social visits and movements among Coshocton and nearby towns.
Sir J H Johnson, longtime British representative in Africa, writes for The Youth's Companion about Mr Roosevelt's African journey from Zanzibar through the Tibendi forest to Khartoum. The piece outlines wildlife dangers, hunting approach, and Norse-style notes on Roosevelt's safari without limiting game.
The prelate court Wednesday afternoon filed two inventories. One records the estate of the late Robert Teall of Wert with claims totaling about 22,005 dollars. The other notes the estate of John Ministey of Keone, with similar details pending.
Real estate transfers list numerous parcels with owners and locations, including additions and townships, plus a birthday observance for Marylnn at Coneaville and gifts for Mills Mills. An auction text advertises $400 worth of new merchandise below wholesale as executors’ claims.
The Times reports private wire market results from Pittsburgh and Chicago on March 3 detailing cattle, hogs, and sheep prices across grades and classes. Grain prices for corn oats and wheat are listed, with regional figures for East Buffalo and Cleveland markets and assorted notes on cow and feeder values.
President A. G. Nelson of the Sixth Sabh-District T. OM. A. arrived Tuesday night to meet the auditing committee at Standen. He said the grievance between operators and Crooksville mingra needed adjustment, delaying his visit.
Captain Tom McMahon of the Salvation Army, previously stationed in COSHOCTON and later Mt Vernon, has been transferred to VERBRIDGE 0 in a recent church assignment update. The move shifts leadership as the Cambridge post assumes new duties.
Reviewers have driven on the W. S. Simons road in Tue varawaa township and the matter has been given the second reading by the county commissioners.
Week ending February 27 reports show high of 66 on Wednesday and low of 1 on Friday. Five clear days, one cloudy, one partly cloudy. Local notes include visits by Beulah Cornell to Nell Bala in Coneville IL and townspeople Graham, A R welders from Cooperdale. William Baird of Cractanatta on business.
Testimony opened the retrial of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana case before Judge Anderson with Frederick Hollands, ex chief rate clerk of the Chicago and Alton, describing rate methods. Government seeks 18 cent Chicago to East St Louis tariff. defense objects. Judge rules tariff sheet may not be offered until the government proves publication with the Interstate Commerce Commission. The government says publication proof will come later.
Warrant requests were issued for four individuals after a Wednesday hearing before Squire Wimmer. Clarence Harrold accused poet Heslip of assault and battery. Peter Harrold charged Matilda Wharton with attempting to provoke a breach of the peace. O W Heship Biles charged Clarence and Peter Harbold with assault and battery.
Mrs C M Johnston admitted, with help from two Black men, to February 21 assault according to Detective Way. He notes she was the victim of a hallucination after recent operation and drug treatment caused hysteria. She believed she faced a necro attack post Clara Rogen murder. search for the necro was dropped. Several suspects were arrested amid the supposed assault.
In the case of Wills Jones against df Ww Cassingham as administrator of Lydia Jarret estate, the defendant fled answer in Common Pleas Court denying all allegations and offering no specific admissions.
Gs Kedwards installed officers for the Ladies Domain on Tuesday evening. Honorary officers include Mary McDonald vice regent, Mrs Kate McDonald recording scribe, Mrs Minnie Ed wired, honorary scribe Mrs Ethel Staats, steward of exchequer Mrs Josephine Merrell, marshal of exercises Mrs Blanch Trescow and Mrs Florence Gibbs. Priestess absent and to be installed next meeting. Rhias Collide in Fog. New York March 3 There was a collision off quarantine in thick fog injuring the steamship Zalie from Venezuela and the freighter Hope Sherwood with deck and rigging damage. no injuries reported. Four Perish In Fire. New York March 3 Four persons, a man and three children, perished early today in a fire that swept a four story brick tenement in South Seventh area. several children missing and death toll feared to rise.
A disputed claim places the late Lucky Baldwin estate at a startling sum. Ming Nelle Hacner, Roosevelt's social secretary, joins the state department. Admiral Sperry hands command of the Atlantic fleet to Admiral Schroeder in March. An mumps outbreak hospitalizes 19 Columbus inmates. Columbus merchants blame incendiaries for recent business district fires. J. B. Ryan, the plunger, wins relief in a long money and jewelry case in Chicago.
In Yor, March 3, two men driven by despair, Alfshul a former Russian Red Cross secretary and Frederick Voss a once prosperous clothing trader, died by their own hands. Alfshul prepared belongings and letters about Russian politics, while Voss reportedly refused aid from relatives, both enabled by melancholia and pride.
In Temple N B March a drunk valet named George Morrotte employed by Brigadier General James Miller US Army ran amuck firing at guards and was shot by Rev Harvey Eastman pastor of the rural Congregational Church to save his life. The incident ended when Eastman fired a shotgun wounding Morrotte in the forehead and killing him. Authorities ordered a formal inquest. Also reported are two girls crushed by streetcars in Chicago and a port Blanchard mine explosion that killed two men and injured twelve.
Increased interest in revival meetings at Grace church draws many to lead better life. Two after meetings followed the Tuesday evening session with successful results. The choir led by Mr. Ashley is doing inspiring work. George Hull went to Columbus to be with his mother Mrs. Chas Hull. William Shaneon returned from a Vietnamese trip to Webster.
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