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Newspaper
Hamilton Democrat Sun
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1907
Page
8
Harvard professor Julius Goebel will speak Thursday night in the Central high school assembly room under the German American Alliance in Hamilton. The committee has mailed hundreds of circulars to prominent Germans of the city. Goebel is among the era's best known speakers.
Rev J H Holthaus, pastor of St Josephs church, was appointed and accepted as a member of the county board of visitors by Judge Harthoff today. This fills the board.
The ad invites shoppers to cut out a coupon for ten percent savings on every dollar spent this week and ten extra trading stamps. It promotes suitable presents for children, ladies, and men with items such as dolls, toys, books, cosmetics, furs, umbrellas, and more.
East experts pick an all star college team with Tad Jones at quarterback and Howard Jones at right end among prominent selections. The lineup lists Yale Syracuse Princeton West Point Harvard Carlisle and others, sparking talk of a possible national matchup that could draw thousands.
Abraham Brown of Winterton New York sought help after five doctors misdiagnosed his ailment as heart disease kidney trouble blood poison and stomach and liver trouble. His wife advised Electric Bilters which restored his health. Sold by all druggists at 50 cents guaranteed for blood poison weakness and stomach liver and kidney complaints.
A parade of visitors and locals travels through Cincinnati Middletown Connersville Sevenmile and Cleveland with guests from Stockton Evansville and Washington. Notables include Wim Howe A B Mudgett Clara Grebner Stella Overholtz and Iona Austin along with family visits by John Griesmer Leon Levy and May Wright. The Rev C W F Allwardt attended Capital university trustees meeting in Columbus.
No trace of the men who robbed Joseph A. Urmston's bank at Reiley last Saturday morning has been found. The yegg men vanished thoroughly, and the notes stolen ranged from five dollars to fifteen hundred dollars with many consecutive and scattered numbers listed in the report.
Jerry Lakes of Kentucky was arrested Tuesday at 3 am on North B street for intoxicated disorderly conduct. He was very drunk and muddy, jailed with $1.75 and two pocket knives. In police court before Mayor Thomas he paid the costs for intoxication and disorderly conduct.
The Hooven Owens and Rentsehler Co begins installing a 750 horsepower engine at the city electric light plant and aims to have it ready in ten days. A 500 K W generator from Bullock Electric Co will be commissioned as soon as possible.
County commissioners meet and issue bid requests for furnishing county offices with supplies for the first quarter of 1908. Bids will be received next Tuesday.
Owing to machinery trouble at the Franklin power house the Cincinnati Northern Traction Co. is now running cars only every hour north of Hamilton. Service will continue at this reduced pace until repairs are completed at Franklin.
School and community notes report a Sunday evening Christmas concert by the M E church chorus under Prof Max Swarthout at Western college. Also local visits, a January coin show prize event, a Bell Telephone agent resignation, and multiple social appointments across nearby towns.
Joseph Holbrook died at Mercy hospital Saturday night. Funeral Mass was held at St Joseph’s church at 8 30 this morning led by Rev Father Gerhardus. Interment followed at St Stephen’s cemetery with Hamilton lodge 93 Elks in charge and M O Burns delivering the eulogy. A quartet sang The Vacant Chair and bearers included Felix Straub Ed Hemann Max Hemann A J Warndorf Peter E Schwab and William Ehrhardt.
The El Paso Short Line offers two daily through tourist cars and the Colorado Scenic Line provides tri weekly through cars from Chicago. Connections from St Louis via El Paso and a weekly through car via Colorado are available with dining car service throughout. An illustrated folder titled Across the Continent in a Tourist Sleeping Car describes the service and routes.
Sparks from a passing locomotive set fire to a canvas covering on a freight truck siding in Elmwood Place. The truck carried fire apparatus bound for Columbus, Ohio. The canvas burned away and the apparatus suffered heavy damage before Elmwood Place volunteers put out the flames.
Probate Judge C. R. Hartkoff announced appointments for the new Butler County board of visitors after most members resigned. Appointees include Mrs. A T Good of Hamilton, Mrs. Frank Moore of Middletown, Mrs. Phillip Held of Hamilton, Mr. George Holdfer of Hamilton, and Rev. Henry Nevin Kerst of Hamilton. one more appointment will be made today and the board begins duties immediately.
Tonight at the Hamilton club city officials and citizens will confer with Senator Huffman and Representative Billings Lea about a bill to create a park commission with real authority. The meeting urges general citizen attendance to push for stronger powers for the park body and similar moves across cities.
The wedding of Miss Pearl De Armond, daughter of Mrs. Amanda De Armond, and C H McQuiston was held this afternoon at one o'clock at the United Presbyterian church parsonage with Rev. J H Spencer officiating. A few relatives witnessed the ceremony.
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