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Newspaper
Coshocton Weekly Times
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1906
Page
8
The article reviews witness testimony in the Dickerson murder trial. Multiple witnesses discuss Ben Dickerson's reputation for peace and quiet, church involvement, and associations, with cross examinations revealing disputed rumors and past arrests connected to alleged sheep killings. The defense leverages these to challenge credibility while the state presses toward conviction.
The Washington township farmer Ben Dickerson case continues as Judge Voorhees and Prosecutor Glenn clash over character evidence. G. T. McConnell testified about Dickerson’s peaceful nature, but questions and objections overflow the session, with witnesses detailing past rumors and alleged acts.
Geo. Austin aged 17 employed by Ganlen nearly severed his left thumb at noon today when he chopped it with an ice pick in a mishap.
Advices from Adamsville say M A McConnell and T Hanks of Coshocton and H E Smith of Marietta were there last week to negotiate leasing the coal under lands owned by Mrs Jane Jordan Mrs Elizabeth Ault and H D Darner. They aim to lease a block in Adams township including Oak Grove school district with neighboring farms. If they secure an option, they expect to purchase the coal underlying it by September first. Most landowners are leasing to them.
Coshocton based Yocum’s Coshocton School of Business is sold to Lewis Petry of South Eighth Street. CC KE Miller remains local manager after two years in charge, with ten years of teaching in Toledo and St Louis. The school stays in the Selby Building as improvements are planned and tuition adjusted for lower rates. Miller’s real estate ties stay connected through the college office.
In Columbus on March 29 the Senate considered an insurance code and a Dow tax bill. House actions included passage of a state officers salary bill with raises for several offices, and a Watson bill doubling senator and representative pay. Also approved were a county depository measure and an insurance code study committee with a $25,000 expense appropriation. A liquor tax measure and several Senate bills followed.
The Rippeth Store News lists ongoing deals for the week including novelty seersuckers at 7c per yard, ginghams and seersuckers at 8c, batistes and printed madras from 5c to 25c, silk ginghams at 25c, curtain muslins 6c to 12c, brass sash rods at 3 for 25c, Filexibone corsets 95c, striped tapestry 25c, tapestry curtains from $1 to $1.75, Swiss lace curtains, silk tissues and zephyrs, and other white goods, urging shoppers to compare lines before buying.
Notice is hereby given that a petition will be presented to the Coshocton County Commissioners at their May 7 1906 session praying for a county road along a line from Adam Doak and Sylvester Gonter lands north to a stake on Everhart line then northwest across Everhart Watson Schumaker Limbacher and Gustave Limbacher lands to a ginke in the Baltic to Chili road near an old log stable all in Crawford township Crawford County Ohio. Med. 3-4).
State of Ohio Coshocton County Probate Court calls all interested to hear accounts and vouchers filed by administrators of deceased persons Philip Stierheim Almira Wigging John W Lowery executors of wills John C C Billiott George Crawford John Mulligan A Forney guardians of Joseph Shearn Levi Elben and a drunkard and trustees of John W Norman trust. Hearing set for April 17 1906 with allowable exceptions before that date as designated by court.
A garbled report mentions a theft or disturbance on Main Street involving Mrs F A Wernett. It also notes S A Lee being confined or affected on Chestnut Street for a period, with unclear details about the ransom car department and a person named Waews.
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