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Newspaper
Steubenville Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1908
Page
6
Friday personals highlight visits to Cadiz and Wellsburg from Miss Marguerite Potts and others, with multiple weddings, engagements, and notices among local families. Notable events include marriages of Jesse F. Smith to Florence Timmons and Henrietta Hassison to Edward Bodwell, plus invitations, travels, and society gatherings across Steubenville, Wheeling, and Vandergrift corridors.
Death notices report Alice Gallegher six daughter of Mr and Mrs John Gallegher Brooke county W Va died October 7 1908 of diphtheria aged six funeral private interment Martins Ferry Thursday morning mourners include parents. Also Thomas M Fay of Holiday's Cove died Monday evening at 7 10 after stomach illness survive parents and half brother George E Rouse. Mrs Robert Criss of Trondale died Monday at 4 pm after illness funeral at home Wednesday 1 pm aged 60 husband surviving. John Edgar Schmid son of John and Rebecca Schmid 437 Spring avenue died October 6 1910 at 10 am born March 5 1906.
Realty transfers show Jefferson Coal Co to K E A W quit claim in Smithfield township and several parcels in Steubenville. Mary Briggs vs Charles Herold Jr part of a property dispute. Transfers list buyers such as Maggie Lines to Fred Caskey for 400 dollars and Mary E Chal fant to Geo W Chalfant for 155 acres at Cross Creek for one dollar. Wm B Scott and O J Liggett are among others recording parcels in Steubenville and Dillonvale with nominal sums.
Oil leases recently recorded across Wayne Cross Creek and Salem townships show transfers to United Oil and Gas company, Buckeye Pipe Line, and various individuals and firms for annual sums and fractional interests. The article also quotes Taft dismissing Bryan’s free list and license plans, advocating corporate classification and stricter oversight.
A sequence of land transfers shows Ella Cornell to Mary K. Pennell in New Alexandria, Auditor of Jefferson county to Jas Brettell in Toronto for 1365 dollars, Thomas F. Burke to Joseph Van Kirk quit claim two Altamont lots, Rebecca Ellis to Salem township School Board land for 75 dollars, Mary H. Stephenson to W H Rothacker part of a Richmond lot for 700 dollars, Samuel M. Dorrance et al executors to J E Hawk two Bergnolz lots for 190 dollars, Nina Vance Paisley to Thomas Vance in Steubenville for 2500 dollars.
Taft told a coliseum crowd in St Louis that he had done more for union labor than Gompers and explained his judge rulings are used by courts to protect rights. He said no campaign contributions had yet embarrassed anyone and supported capital aggregation as beneficial to progress.
Bert Moreland a traveling salesman for McGowan Brothers while a guest at the Central Hotel in Hickory Pa was robbed Monday night.
An advertisement from Scott and Bowne of Pearl Street New York promotes a free sample of Flesh Builder claiming health or beauty benefits. The brief notice suggests a marketing offer targeting readers seeking product trials.
The robbery targeted a hotel where Moreland and two Washington, Pa guests R W Carothers and James Mitchell stayed. Carothers lost 37 dollars and Mitchell’s money disappeared as burglars entered rooms and carried plunder to the office. The thieves escaped with the loot.
W L Rhinehart announces a public sale at his residence on Richmond Pike in Steubenville Ohio on Wednesday October 14 at 10 am. The auction includes fifty dairy cows and heifers of Jerseys Holsteins and dairy short horns with fresh or close up springers eight bred brood sows small-rock ewes bred for early lambs several small rams head horses and draft horses. The offering emphasizes first class breeding and merit with no sale bills and circulars available on request.
William J. Waggoner has been duly appointed and qualified as Executor of the will of Kezia Waggoner, deceased, of Salem Township Jefferson County Ohio. Dated September 26, 1908. W. R. Alban, Attorney, 10-2-3tw.
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