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Newspaper
Steubenville Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1909
Page
8
James Murray, popular Torontoian, elected sheriff, will assume duties on Monday with Dunlavey Vorhees and Edward Lucas as deputies. Vorhees retires after an honorable term, and the office will be run by a familiar family team with no changes to personnel.
J H Dorrington Co drilled a very good well on the W F Brown farm at Arroyo West Virginia Thursday. It marks nine productive wells on the Brown farm and Holliday's Cove pool was the year’s most valuable producing property. Leases at development cover about 1300 acres. Over two wells completed with room for roughly as many more. Production has paid back the investment and operating costs and the property is valued over 1 500 000 dollars, yielding a net profit in under two years.
Care of Miss E R Johnson of Upper Market Street during her car abroad is noted and she will remain under Miss Johnsons care for the present. Burial service time and interment will be announced later.
A early morning blaze in Midway destroyed a four story brick business block and a dwelling owned by T P Vickers of Toronto occupied by Adamson and McClelland as a general store and T J Adamson residence. Clerk Ella Hensler was rescued by ladder. A freight engine whistle signaled the alarm. Total loss about 13000 with partial insurance.
Tom L. Lewis, Bridgeport resident, states the mining situation is demoralized across the Western states due to mild weather and post recession effects. He notes iron and steel and railroad conflicts must be resolved before large rail orders resume, and points to Pittsburgh and Ohio River coal shortages as hindrances to jobs and circulation.
Mrs Sarah Viers Croskey widow of Judge W Y B Croskey died in Nice France December 22 1908 at about sixty two. She sailed from Steubenville February 6 1908 on the Arabic for a Mediter ranean trip with friends including visits to the Holy Land and Italy. After returning from Thailand she went to Nice where illness led to death and burial plans to bring her remains to Union cemetery. She was born in Steubenville daughter of Bazil and Rebecca Viers and educated at Steubenville seminary. She married Judge Croskey in 1875 and served on the School Board and in church work. She leaves Earl Croskey adopted son and two brothers Bazil W Viers of Chicago and James Viers.
Local business listing notes WR. COOPER operating hours evenings until midnight on Mondays Wednesdays and Saturdays with a 730 p.m. start and Sunday hours 9 to 5 p.m. Both phones are listed.
Dr Mossgrove announces eye ear nose and throat clinic hours running Wednesday and Saturday evenings at 7:30, and Sunday at 9 o'clock. Glasses varnished service appears as a note in the advertisement with contact details omitted.
An advertisement claims Kodol for Dyspepsia and Indigestion will digest any food at any time and guarantees prompt relief. It notes the product is sold by all druggists.
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