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Newspaper
Steubenville Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1908
Page
11
At Cedar Point Ohio delegates and lawmakers debate wet and dry issues shaping gubernatorial chances and the next House. Wayne Wheeler and Otto Renner monitor liquor interests while Granville Mooney is seen as likely Republican speaker nominee. Oil news from Mingo reports new leases and drilling activity, with Floto well showing oil and local partnerships forming.
Pittsburg Aug 7 Several thousand dollars of loose diamonds property of Sam F Sipe Fifth avenue jeweler were recovered after being buried on the hillside near Walkers Mills following the St Louis express robbery at Walkers Mills on the Pan Handle railroad. Detectives detail by Milton B Slater found the stones wrapped in a pasteboard box buried about a foot deep suggesting hurried work. Additional Plate values for John M Ney & Co Hartford Conn were located and shipped. Detectives continue search for more booty as action against robbers proceeds. All victims have received compensation from the express company and insurers.
Two plays by Mr and Mrs Sprague drew large crowds at the Chautauqua events in Steubenville. Esmeralda offered clever dramatic scenes while Rip Van Winkle showcased Sprague as the vagabond of the Catskills with Mrs Sprague as Gretchen. Ww. C. T. U. Day featured a morning session, a temperance rally with Dr Folk Rev Young and Miss rt, plus a grand afternoon program and a planned speech by Rev Father Vaughan in the evening.
The Republican Club of Jefferson County met in the court room drawing nearly 100 due to Chautauqua. D J Sinclair chaired with R G Porter as secretary. Sixty new members were proposed for the roll as committees on finance, membership and entertainment were outlined.
Leander McCormick a longtime Rayland resident died Thursday afternoon after a brief illness. He was 74 and survived by a widow and several children. The funeral will be held Saturday at 2 PM from the family home, with interment in Warrenton Cemetery.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Corbar of Yorkville died Thursday after a brief illness. Funeral services were held Friday from St. Marys church with interment at St. Marys cemetery.
The funeral was held at the family residence in Alikanna this afternoon at 2 30 led by Rev Boyer with the Alikanna M and Church choir. Flower laden casket borne to the tomb by Thos Sullivan James Griffen Ralph Owens Lehman Saltsman John Myers and Harry Galvin, preceded by flower bearers Robin Davis and Bartley Foley.
County Commissioners hired a lightning rod agent to install rods at the new infirmary on high ground. Commissioner Simpson joked about the agents but stressed the risk of strikes and the fire protection afforded by proper rod installation, noting many fires are not mitigated by rods.
Daniel Thomas of several miles from Wintersville suffered serious injuries when a pear tree limb broke as he stood on it. He fell ten to twelve feet, struck a picket fence, and sustained deep cuts to the head and face.
Alfred Day as administrator for Mary H. Rea and others sue John S. Call to account as tenants on a 237 acre farm. Call cultivated from April 1, 1907 to April 1, 1908 for half the proceeds and was to pay taxes from the half. he allegedly refuses to pay or account. W Jordan is attorney.
A Pittsburg area correspondent recounts finding a nearly intact petrified ham in a dam above Smith's Ferry, exposed by a collapsed bank. The specimen was sent to the Smithsonian and later exhibited by the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh, part of a wider tale of petrified meat discoveries along the Ohio River.
F Edward Blinn Jr an employee of the Pan Handle wreck crew sustained serious injuries Saturday while loading coal at local yards on an engine. A 1200 pound bucket swung over the tank struck his head tearing the left ear nearly off. He was rushed to hospital with a badly bruised head. Another worker Julius Mylar saved himself by dropping back into the engine tank and injured his back but went home.
The writer details a supposed kidnapping by Jack Dunn and Richard Edgerly from Ohio to West Virginia. He alleges handcuffing, swollen wrists, and confinement in Steubenville jail without access to counsel, urging West Virginia’s public inquiry into the case and claiming Ohio robs WV of funds. He signs as a needy petitioner seeking help.
Harry K Thaw seeks bankruptcy to protect his property from lawyers and doctors amid lawsuits. Receiver Roger Q Mara appointed. Debts total 453 140 43 with unsecured claims led by Mary C Thaw 191 0 and disputes with John B Gleason 90 000 Hartridge & Peabody 60 000 and others. Thaw calls bankruptcy a necessity to prevent injustice while noting Mrs Thaw’s monthly demands and a likely rift with Evelyn Thaw.
A local option election to decide if Belmont County remains dry or becomes wet will take place in October ahead of the November National and State elections. A leading county temperance worker said some favor holding it after the fall election, but most in charge want it held as early as possible.
Mrs. Mary Nugent of 223 South Third Street misplaced a pocketbook in Alley RB and it was found by Clarence Kelley. Varying reports put the cash inside from 500 to 970 dollars, with only 1.50 recovered. Kelley says he counted over 500 dollars with a witness, while another observer claimed more than 670. Authorities and Mayor Porter investigated, and several women friends reportedly benefited from the discovery.
Miss Fluffy Ruffles, recently released from Canton workhouse, visited officials Saturday and then her parents in Cleveland where they are financially well off. She displayed a roll of bills and said she plans to go to Europe with her mother after a West Virginia visit, thanking officials for their fair treatment following her arrest for a Market Street dry goods store robbery.
Samuel Harris of Steubenville visited Holt, near Wellsville, and said he may sink several wells on his land to prospect for oil or gas, as reported by the East Liverpool Tribune.
Ohio Republican delegates at Cedar Point forecast Taft nearly matching Roosevelt's 1912 landslide in state results. They predict Governor Harris will win by about 100,000 and a Republican General Assembly with a strong majority. Factional rifts in Third, Ninth, and Fourteenth districts loom, while liquor interests bolster Democratic prospects in rural counties amid saloon debates.
The remains of James Dugan, who died in East Liverpool Wednesday, were taken to Burgettstown Pennsylvania for funeral services. The procession traveled from East Liverpool to Steubenville by trolley and then to Burgettstown. Dugan, a former street railway employee, was honored by fellow workers during the transfer. Also noted were the funeral services for Mrs Sarah A Burgett held Saturday afternoon, officiated by Rev V A Ulman with sons and sons in law serving as pallbearers.
About two hundred miners at the Glenn mine of Belmont Coal Co in Clenene went back to work this morning after a one day strike ended by the miners’ failure to follow strike rules.
The Maxwell and Ball families held their reunion at Stanton Park on Saturday August 8 with a morning devotional service led by Rev. Moore of Toronto and Rev. Fetch of Mingo. A large picnic lunch followed, a short afternoon meeting elected F H Maxwell of Dennison as president and D G Maxwell of Mingo as secretary, with over one hundred present and a final elegant supper.
Oil news reports several wells to be drilled on Ming town lots by Donaldson LeComte & Company at Miller and neighboring farms. Leases change hands across Ming Junction Island Creek and Cross Creek townships with Owens Oil & Gas Co. securing multiple transfers. Labeled leases show varied agreements including 15 barrel per day terms and annual gas well payments, with Alta Monte and La Belle Co. inching forward on deep and promising wells.
F S Dodd tollgate keeper between Bethany and Wellsburg plans legal action against Miss Mina Applegate after she allegedly struck him with a whip during a confrontation at a toll gate. The incident occurred while Applegate rode with J W Thoburn of Riverside stables and refused to pay toll claiming the road was not maintained, causing a public stir in the college town.
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