Prizes Planned for Elyria School Garden Contest
W N Gates proposes a contest among Elyria high school scholars for best home gardens. The board of education endorses the plan and will form the Elyria Home Garden Culture Association to manage prizes, with about 100 dollars set to be awarded across grades. Prof Graham of Ohio State extols gardening as mental training and aesthetic education. Miss Miller from Cleveland will speak to foster public support.
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W. N. Gates
Elyria High School
Board of Education
Elyria Home Garden Culture Association
Elyria Teachers’ Association
Minnie Scbmerer
Second Street
Iies
Graham
Eastern Heights
Tesult
Gates
First Desert Board of Education
Chamber of Commerce
Miller
Cleveland
Elyria Plants Held as a Model
Ohio Magazine features Ohio’s fight for pure water supply with a history of filtration in the state. The piece highlights Elyria’s health gains, reduced death rate, and city growth, citing filtration as the key, and notes photos illustrating the system in use. Written by Bert Haine, former Elyria newspaper man.
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The
Ohio Magazine
Ohio
Ejlyria
Bert Haine
Elyrian Newspaper
Qwan Pleads Guilty For Stealing Clothes From Lines
A Elyria woman named Mrs. Wynn pleaded guilty in a Wednesday morning court to stealing clothes from neighbor lines and a black silk skirt from a local dry goods store. Judge fined her 25 dollars and warned of jail if repeated. her husband William Wynn testified to her guilt and took on the burden of findings.
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William Wynn
Orkhouse
Haytolen
Elyria
Office Employes To Fete At Pearl Guthrie Home
On Thursday evening February 14 the Western Automatic Screw Company staff and friends will gather at Miss Pearl Guthrie's Lake Avenue home. The event marks the first in a series of social events by The W A S Ladies. Music readings pedro and other amusements are planned including a violin solo by C B Smith a Crawford and B Henry Benbower duet singing The Holy City a Katherine Welch recitation and a Patton Guthrie and George Dean trio.
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Western Automatic Screw Company
WATTED YEARS TO GET A DIVORCE
Flora E. Blanchard was granted a divorce from Oliver J. Blanchard in the court of common pleas. Married 12 years, they lived together until five years ago when he ran away with another woman and has not returned. Judge Washburn commended her for waiting two years longer than required before filing for willful absence.
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Flora E. Blanchard
Oliver J. Blanchard
Court of Common Pleas
Washburn
Fauver & Robson
Doctors Will Banquet Feb 28 At Hotel And Wur
The Lorain County Medical Society plans a banquet at the Hotel And wur on the evening of Thursday February 28. For the first time there will be no ladies present.
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Lorain County Medical Society
Winter Pigaid Picnic For G A R Veterans
The G A R veterans of the county will hold a mid winter picnic in the G A R hall at Elyria February 14. Every veteran and anyone interested in patriotic work is invited. The W R C ladies are asked to pack baskets and Elyria ladies will provide coffee cream and sugar.
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G. A R
Elyria
Kindergarten for the Schools Takes Step Forward
The board of education, meeting Tuesday evening, plans to start kindergarten work next year with possible single-room support. If finances allow, cooking sewing and domestic science will receive attention as committees plan the current conduct. Judge Washburn is hearing divorce cases Wenham vs Wenham Varga vs Varga Pinter vs Pinter Mead vs Mead Wilson vs Wilson Tot vs Tot Olds vs Olds.
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Board of Education
Washburn
Wenham
Varga
Pinter
Mead
Wilson
Tot
Olds
Elyria Elks Vote to Donate to Local Ball Team
The Elyria Elks voted to donate 25 toward supporting the town ball team this year at a Tuesday meeting. The move is expected to inspire other Elyria lodges and institutions. A. L. Jackson was admitted to membership in the Athletic Park Company. About 75 people attended, including 14 Elks from Lodi Ohio, two new initiations, and post meeting entertainment with Jiu Jitsu demonstration and a Cleveland colored quartet.
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Elyria
Elyria Elks
A. L. Jackson
The
Ath
Letic Park Company
Lodi
Cleveland
Earthquake shock reportedly felt in Norwalk
Norwalk residents report a tremor at about 11 30 last night along East Main Street. Two prominent men felt the sidewalk shift and nearly lose balance, followed by others who felt the same movement. Officials note no nearby large stores of powder or oil likely causing the quake.
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Norwalk
East Main Street
Agausedaba
Doctors of Lorain County Advange Fees
Lorain county doctors met in the city building on Tuesday evening and voted to raise fees across the board. Day calls rise to 1.50 dollars, night calls 2 dollars after 6 pm, 3 dollars after 10 pm, and office calls to 1 dollar. Some already charged these rates for night calls, others not. Uniform 5 dollar fee proposed for insurance examinations. not mandatory. Debate over reporting contagious diseases births and deaths to health authorities. some doctors would be paid, others not. Some may charge 1 dollar for reporting service, but many will report without charge.
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Lorain County
Hart
Rect
Non-Partisan W C T U Funds Temperance Work
The Non-Partisan W C T U met at Mrs. Charles Mudge’s home on Eighth street and voted to raise a fund for temperance work in the city. Churches and temperance societies will contribute. Mrs. McDowell and Miss Julia Riley aided the meeting, with new members enrolled. A committee of Riley Summers Houghden Rawson and Granger was formed to plan programs. The society will meet again at Mrs. Houghtley’s on the second Tuesday in March.
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Charles Mudge
Eighth Street
McDowell
Julia Riley
Mesdames Riley
Summers
Houghden
Rawsor
Granger
Case School glee and mandolin club concert planned
The C. E. Society of the First Congregational church announces a Friday evening concert by the mando lin and glee clubs of the Case School of Applied Science in Cleveland. The organization is of exceptional merit and the young people are to be congratulated for securing their services. The concert is expected to be one of the best in the city.
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C. E. Society
First Congregational Church
Mandolin and Glee Clubs
Case School of Applied Science
Cleveland
Marriage Licenses Issued To Local Couples
John Perpek 26 a laborer of Lorain weds Barbara Bacso 23 a houseworker of Lorain George Zileh 24 a carpenter of Brownhelm weds Cora Van Wagnen 20 of Brownhelm Clarence H Decker 27 an electrician of Elyria weds Lillian B Tite 22 a bookkeeper of Elyria
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John Perpek
Lorain
Barbara Bacso
George Zileh
Carpenter Brownhelm
Cora van Wagnen
Brownheim
Clarence H. Decker
Elyria
Lillian B. Tite
Judge Rules Maude Barnes Must Pay Beer Bill
Judge Washburn decides in favor of H Glickman and Pabst against Maude Barnes and Fred Barnes. The case centers on a beer bill from a Lorain saloon run by Fred Barnes. The ruling finds no proof Maude reformed nor that she and Fred are living as a married couple. Authorities may seize her claimed jewelry in Cleveland.
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Washburn
H. Glickman
Pabst Brewing Company
Maude
Fred Barnes
Wlorash
Cleveland
Lorain
Brewing Company
Te Barnes
Maud Bogue
House of Il Fame
May DeValle
Barnes
Hershelf
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