County Auditor completes August settlement figures
County Auditor Reynolds reports August settlement finished with total $271,183.06. State receives $14,635.56 split into sinking, university, and state common school funds. County and local distributions total $256,547.50 across county, infirmary, bridge, building, indigent soldier, road, pike, township, local school, special taxes, corporation, agricultural societies, and dog funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynolds
State Common School
County approves free phones for Adena Exchange line
County commissioners grant Adena Exchange Telephone Co permission to construct a line and provide free telephone service to county officers. They also approve Castner Bros bid to widen and pave the Wills Creek bridge at Alikanna. A steel sling case for the Auditor's office costing 775 is purchased to store books and papers while old Elizabethan desks are removed. Hazardous nitroglycerine cans found along Knoxville road in Island Creek township are to be disposed of safely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adena Exchange Telephone Co
Knoxville Road
Island Creek
Castner Bros
Wills Creek
Alikanna
Coal Company Reinstates Miner to Avert Strike at Bradley Mines
Coal company reinstate a miner at Bradley mines after a dispute sparked by a damage suit in county court left workers threatening to strike. Union officials sought settlement with Secretary McBryde coordinating with the Fifth Ohio district president. Authorities confirmed the man would resume work, ending the trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradley
the Common Pleas Court
Mine Workers’ Union
McBryde
Association
Andrew R. Watkins
Ohio
Tank Fire Destroys Three Oil Tanks at Ford Farm
A fierce afternoon storm ignited three oil tanks on the Pentz lease at Ford farm in Island Creek township. The full tank ignited by an electric flash, spreading flames to two adjacent tanks, all of which were destroyed. One tank was almost full, another nearly two feet full, and the third was empty. total loss not yet known. A prior fire at the same base a few weeks earlier had destroyed the derrick and casing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pentz
Ford Farm
Island Creek Township
Council’ Bluffs
Missouri
Ohio
Pittsburg
Omaha
Fairbury
Nebraska
Wesern
Kansas
Limen
Limon
Colorado Springs
Denver
Fairy Land
Colerado Springs
Pike’s Peak
Nevada Avenue
Cheyenne Canon
Seven Falls
Helen Jackson
Trilby
Salt Lake City
Arkansas River
Canon City
Royal Gorge
Tennessee Pass
Eagle River
Sol
Grand River
Helper
Utah
Colorado
Helper Station
Castle Gate
Price River Canon
Garden of the Gods
Springville
Ogden
Pocatello
Idaho
Pocatelle
Terra Firma
Atlantic
Portland
American Falls
Snake River
Columbia River
Minidcken
la Grande
Oregon
Desert
Pendleton
Pacific Slope
Umatilla County
United States
Suit to restrain Wheeling Traction Company build line
J Virginia Wert sues Steubenville Wheeling Traction Company and others seeking a temporary restraining order to stop rail construction on her land and to declare forfeiture of rights while seeking $1000 damages. Contractor Stringer currently works on a Short Creek street rail line. W C Brown, Erskin e and Smith attorneys. Separate action seeks to appropriate a small parcel for street railway use in Warren township from old P and O right of way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Virginia Wert
Steubenville & Wheeling Traction Co
T. J. Stringer
The
Traction Co
Stringer
Short Creek
W. C. Brown
J. Virginia
Warren Township
Erskine and
Pollock Wins Belmont County Primary For Judge Seat
John Pollock of St. Clairsville defeated Hunter Armstrong of Bellaire in the Belmont County Republican primary for common pleas judge by about 30 percent. Pollock 2980 to Armstrong 2048 with official totals not expected to alter results. Other winners include Fred Amrine for sheriff, and E Lewis as recorder. Campaign spending surpassed previous county totals, with estimates around 10000 dollars, concentrated in Martin's Ferry. Belmont Democrats meet at St Clairsville today to nominate judges and assure delegates to the state convention.
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Belmont County
John Pollock
St. Clairsville
Common Pleas
Hunter Armstrong
Bellaire
Pollock
Armstrong
Judge Hollingsworth
Fred Amrine
Amrine
Dabnis
Hofson
Junkins
E. Lewis
Orlando Cope
A. G. Holloway
John Bond
Martin's Ferry
Bridgeport
St. Clairsvile
George Duncan
W. B. Francis
Fred Neininger
Frank Hainrich
Bert Wilson
Bethesda
Bonaparte Likely for Maryland Gubernatorial Nomination
Maryland Republicans lean toward nominating Charles J. Bonaparte for governor though he shows no enthusiasm. The Idaho Democratic convention endorses a test oath to disfranchise faithful Mormons. Illinois Democratic factions Bryantites and Sullivanites clash in Peoria for control. Second West Virginia congressional district plans Henry G. Davis for Vice President in 1904, with George C. Sturgis as Republican rival.
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Pennsylvania
Maryland
Charles J. Bonaparte
Bonaparte
Idaho
Peoria
West Virginia
Henry Gassaway Davis
Davis
George C. Sturgis
Petit and grand juries drawn for September and October
The sheriff and clerk drew the grand jury for September 17 including Peterson Bergholz Carter Smithfield McCullough Fernwood and others in Steubenville and nearby towns. Petit jurors returnable October 1 include Ford Richmond Cheffey Mt Pleasant Harbourt Holt Walker Ragland McMary and other named jurors from Steubenville Bergholz Mingo Junction and surrounding communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Peterson
Bergholz
Wm. S. Carter
Smithfield
Jos. McCullough
Fernwood
Wm. Smith
T. H. Kelley
Steubenville
KE. H. Wilson
Shane U.K. Sutherland
Jones Rex
Knoxville
J. F. Orr
C. A. Ford
Richmond
H. G. Cheffey
Mt Pleasant
John Harbourt
Mt. Pleasant
George Jackman
Holt
Henry Walker
Provo
Co. A. Hail
Ragland
Thomas McMary
Past
Springfield
John P. Burke
A. Koegler
F. McDowell
C. E. Amfoodey
Joseph May
C. & Linehan
H. J. Marshall
W. M. Peeler
Mingo Junction
Oscar Sixsmith
Gilbert Dorrance
Brush Creek
John McClelland
Fred Bougher
Wm. Reynard
Adena
Two Workmen Suffer Burns at La Belle Iron Works
Two millwrights at La Belle Iron Works suffered severe burns. Gus Gilmore was burned on both arms up to the elbows after gas ignited near machinery he investigated. Thomas Quinn fell on a hot roll, burning both hands as flames erupted from gas in the plant.
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Gus Gilmore
Millright
la Elie
Thomas Quinn
la Belle
Across the Continent A High School Commercial Teacher Travels
Martha B Smith recounts a cross country journey from Stowbenville to Oregon and beyond. She details train travel through Massachusetts New York Michigan Illinois Missouri Kansas Colorado Utah Idaho Oregon Washington and notes landscapes farms irrigation canyons and encounters with fellow travelers including Miss Moser and a Denver era. The letter blends travel impressions with reflections on home and education.
Dick and Roosevelt in Ohio Republican Politics
The Cincinnati Gazette argues Mr. Dick represents machine politics and would sully Theodore Roosevelt’s reform image. It contends that Republicans cannot endorse the president and Mr. Dick’s leadership, warning such consistency is impractical and would undermine the party’s integrity.
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Roosevelt
Mr. Dick
Theodore Roosevelt
Ohio
State Committee
Cincinnati
Political notes on Oklahoma governor and federal race
A boom supports John P D Benedict for Oklahoma governor while he serves as superintendent of Indian Territory Schools. Bulfitt, coal company president, announces candidacy for Congress to succeed Edward Morrell of the Fifth, Logan M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John PD. Benedict
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Electrogen advertised as a laboratory produced tonic for blood and stomach cure
An ad asserts Electro-gen is not a patent medicine and prints its formula on every package. It claims electrical preparation prevents blood disease from germ infection and aids natural digestion. Local druggists Stone & Brown at 118 Main St sell Electro-gen at fifty cents and one dollar. Agents O B Pierce and J C Davis promote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Stone & Brown
Main St
O.B. Pierce
Mingo Junction
Ohio
J. C. Davis
Toronto
Get a 50 Cent Bottle Free Promotion
An advertisement offers a 50 cent bottle free upon sending name and address, mentioning the paper and Drug List name above, to The Electrogen Co. in Fremont Ohio. The promotion requests the disease to be treated and requires the recipient to include personal details and the referenced entities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Electrogen Co
Fremont
Ohio
The Columbia River and salmon industry noted historic beauty
The writer extols the Columbia River as a majestic stream fed by glaciers with flows surpassing the Mississippi, highlighting salmon fisheries and fish traps. The narrative shifts to travel anecdotes from Portland to Seattle, a lost trunk recovered, and a voyage from Vancouver aboard the Avranji, concluding with reflections from Martha B. Smith on shared world experiences and awaiting letters from Steubenville.
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Columbia River
Mississippi
St. Lawrence
Portland
Vancouver
Seattle
Seatle
State University
Ohio State University
Bossom
Lake Washington
Navy Yard
Congress
Colorado Springs
Sol
Great Notherm
Avranji
Starley Park
Tim Dulu
Pacific
Steubenville
Martha B. Smith
Orrine offers guaranteed cure for whiskey and beer habit
An Ardent notice touts Orrine as the guaranteed remedy for drunkenness. It promises no work interruption, easy use, two forms priced at $1, with a money back guarantee if it fails. Mail orders welcome from Orrine Co in Washington DC or J C Cope Druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orrine Co
Washington, D. C
J. C. Cope
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Adena Exchange Telephone Company
Coal Company
Ford
Island
Wheeling Traction Company
Tain Property
the Traction Co
Petit Jury
Miss Smith
Cial
South King St. Honolulu
Herad-Star
Sir
Stowbenville
Mea
Spritefield
Mass
Boston
Abany ‘Roed
Berkshire Hills
Old Bay State
Michigan
Pittsfield
Albany
Chicago
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
New England
Ourseles
Detroit
St. Clair River
Upper Lake Ports
Lower Canada
Miss Moser
Des Moines
Herald-Star
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