Agreement Signed For A Second Track In County
Steubenville and Wellsville traction line gains approval from County Commissioners and traction officials for a new track and extensive road improvements costing about $100,000. The plan includes paving and widening roads, relocating tracks, and future widening to accommodate added tracks while protecting travel and public interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steubenville
East Liverpool Traction Co
Wellsville
County Commissioners and Traction Co
Alban
Traction Co
Irondale Road
Traction Company
Brimstone Run
Freeman's Station
Hmpire
Vreemam’s Station
Toronto
Costonia
King’s
Stanton Park
Wills Creek
Castner’s
Castner
City
Lins
Big Exposition Opens Next Week at Wheeling States Fair
Big exposition and fair to open next Monday in Wheeling featuring vast displays of cattle horses sheep swine poultry and farm products. New buildings, enlarged grounds, and a wide range of exhibits from merchants manufacturers and education. Wooded attractions include air shows racing bands amusements and a Home Coming celebration. Farmers reunion at the Obingallow region promises a joyous West Virginia gala week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
West Virginia
Smoked Out the Burglars by Pepper Trick
A Leeds detective heard suspicious sounds in a dark cellar and used cayenne pepper on cotton wool, set it on fire, and sent the blaze through a cellar grate. Two burglars fled but were quickly captured, ending the scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leeds
England
Community Notes on Schools and Social Visits in Bloomfield
The neighborhood reports Sep 3 opening with good attendance and lists current year teachers at Pleasant Hill Ha kill Hills Mingo Junction and Green Lawn. Also notes funerals picnics Grange banquet Steubenville team near 1997 championship and various visits and social events among local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sepegg
Hi. George
Sue Scott
Dennis
Pleasant Hill
Prof
Cunningham
Hakill’s
Welday
Hills
Ijay
Mingo Junction
Roberts
Green Lawn
Aaron Ross
Hays’ Chapel
Frank Scott
Fernwood
Jane Scott
Oscar Adrian
Ollie Welday
Florence
Neva Bowers
Hollow Rock
J. A. Welday
Independence
John Ekey
Emma
Epworth League
M. E
Berthe Long
Columbus
Whoomfield Grange
Grangers
Steubenville
Pleasant Valley Picnic Prep and Local Notices
Pleasant Valley residents prep for Hancock country picnic at Rock Springs park on Saturday September 7. Local updates include illnesses and travels of Kimmanuel Ralston Mrs Keziah Anderson Grace Robb Alice Cassidy Wille Reynolds and others. Several Valley people attend the Columbus fair Crawford Lyons Ray Ralston and Mrs James Stephenson injured herself recently while Mrs Warwick and mother improve from illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock Country
Rock Springs Park
Kimmanuel Ralston
Keziah Anderson
Wheeling
Grace Robb
Alice Cassidy
Wille Reynolds
Bo Warwick
Pittsburg
F. W. McDonnell
Wellsville
Jacob Fillis
Bulger
John A. Logan
Arch Miller
Costonia
Columbus Fair
Crawford Lyons
Ray Ralston
James Stephenson
Warwick
Mother
Bloomfield Ladies Attend Dr James W Blackburn Rites
Bloomfield residents and relatives gathered in mourning for Dr. James W Blackburn whose funeral was held in the Presbyterian yard. Guests from Annapolis Steubenville Columbus and Washington attended in memory of the physician and son husband and brother.
Warren Ridge Social News Briefs
Warren Ridge residents entertain and visit relatives with weekend gatherings. Mr and Mrs Wylie Graham hosted friends at Chestnut Ridge. Dooverson and daughter from Wheeling visited Minnie Zoekler. Elizabeth Ankrom and daughter Inez visited relatives near Zanesville. a daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Wim Jackson. Bertha Foster and Edna Cole attended a Wheeling circus. Mrs Wm Kirk and daughters joined the Soldiers reunion at Stanton Park last Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Ridge
Wylie Graham
Chestnut Ridge
E. C. Shanes
Dooverson
Wheeling
Minnie Zoekler
Elizabeth Ankrom
Inez
Zanesville
Wim. Jackson
Bertha Foster
Edna Cole
Wm. Kirk
Stanton Park
Hancock picnic plans and local travel notes
Miss Emma Robinson and Miss Alice Hunter are vacationing in Atlantic City. Several residents plan to attend the Hancock county picnic at Chester on Saturday. Frank Roney of Dresden and his wife visited his brother B. H. Roney last week. Sneak Thief Myers known as Snowball stole clothes and a $20 check from Wm. Snyder on Tuesday morning. bank notified to stop payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colliers
Emma Robinson
Alice Hunter
Atlantic City
Hancock County
Chester
Frank Roney
Dresden
B. H. Roney
Myers
Snowball
Wm. Snyder
Steubenville
CRESSWELL NOTES: Resignations and new boarding house
William McKibben resigns as foreman to run his hotel. Mr Wherry expands his storeroom to meet demand. A boarding house opens at Pike street by McKibben. Sabbath school picnic draws large crowd. Threshing ongoing in the area. Miss Dorothy Miskles of Dennison visits Mrs. Wm McKibben.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cresswell
William McKibben
Wherry
Pike Street
McKibben
Dorothy Miskles
Dennison
Wm. McKibben
Obituary of Dr James W Blackburn 1878 1905
James W Blackburn born May 2 1878 eldest son of Wesley and Catherine Tipton Blackburn. Trained in dentistry in Philadelphia and Ohio Medical University of Columbus, graduated May 1905. Married Catharyne Bate July 26 1906. Lived Manchester and Jewett Ohio practiced dentistry until typhoid fever in May forced him home. Died August 26 1905 aged 27. Survived by wife daughter Doris Lucille parents sister Mrs Oscar V Cole brothers George Wu and Lahan C. Funeral at Bloomfield Presbyterian Church with pallbearers and floral tributes. buried Bloomfield cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. W. Blackburn
James W. Blackburn
Wesley
Catherine Tipton Blackburn
Philadelphia
Ohio, Medical University of Columbus
Catharyne Bate
Bloomfield
Manchester
Ohio
First Presbyterian Church
Jewett
Wayne Township
Slackburn
Doris Lucille
Oscar V. Cole
George Wu
Lahan C
Bloomfield Presbyterian Church
E. Henderson
United Presbyterian
Piney Fork
Fidward R
George L. Blackburn
Samuel
Clyde FE. Tipton
Frank W
Samuel J. Bell
Kittie Blackburn
Clara Tiptor Tracy
Jessie Bell
Bloomfeld Cemetery
Fas. W. Blackburn
Smithfield Township Republican Primary Election Notice
The Central Committee of Smithfield Township Jefferson County Ohio calls a Republican primary on Saturday September 7 1907 from 12 m to 6 p m at five polling places. Nominations for township offices include two trustees one treasurer one clerk two justices of the peace assessors for multiple precincts and village offices in Smithfield with six town council seats in the village. Voters must be residents of their precinct and aligned with the Republican party or be a first voter. Penalties for fraudulent voting apply. officers and duties mirror those of general elections. By order of Deputy State Supervisors of Elections John L Means Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithfield Township
Central Committee
Smithfield
Jefferson County
Ohio
Bronson
Justice of the Peace
Lincoln
Pine
Valley
York
Adena
Smithfield Village
Baldwinsville Churches Get Devoe Paint Savings
Letter to Rev George Smith notes three Baldwinsville churches painted by Osterhout Lockwood Slingerland Shutter and others. Presbyterian parsonage used 30 gallons with 22 taken, Episcopal church 40 gallons with 28 taken, Catholic church 50 gallons with 30 taken. Total saving estimated at 4 to 5 per cent per gallon, overall profit from three jobs about 150 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir
Baldwinsville
N. Y
Devoe
Messrs
Osterhout & Lockwood
Messrs. Slingerland & Shutter
Sh Sa Wien
Probate Court Notice of Multiple Final Accounts in Jefferson Co
Final accounts for numerous executors administrators guardians and one guardian ad litem in Jefferson County Probate Court scheduled for September 28 1907 Objections to pass upon these accounts must be filed by that date R McCleary judge sp6-3tw
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
Dunlavey F. Vorhees
Mary A. O'Neal
William M. Elliott
Margaret Fleningen
A. L. Gillie Et al
Louis Feldman
Vincent A. M. Morelli
Guiseppe Altobelli
Peter A Gavin
Bridget E. Cashman
Dorothy Shamp
Ora May Shamp
Norman W. Lindesmith
Thomas C. Lindesmith
Savannah M. Teaff
Henry C.teaff
James L. Cox
Henry B. Cox
Lee Taylor Et al
Anne Ann Henderson
Benjamin N. Linduff
Hugh H. Cunningham
Rachel A. Johnson
Janey Mintier
Josepht B. Mooney
Margaret Mooney
Lloyd Parks
Mary
Parks
I R. McCleary
Funeral rites for Vito Venturo at Holy Name church
Funeral services for Vito Venturo at Holy Name church drew a large crowd with Rev Di Maio presiding. Pallbearers included Frank Lamantia Joseph Lamantia Jos Pisarri and Cisidio Melcia while flower bearers named Conroy Sferra and others attended. Elias Yorum funeral held today with Rev Grable officiating and pallbearers listed. An aged Italian man died at the infirmary at 75. Mrs Dowdell of Ragland dies after dropsy illness at 8:30 pm Thursday. Wheeling grand jury indicts Anhausert Busch brewing Co of St Louis for selling beer without a foreign brewer license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vito Ventoro
Holy Name Church
Father di Maio
Frank
Joseph Lamantia
Jos. Pisarri
Cisidio Melcia
David Conroy
George Conroy
Ady Sferra
Richard Sferra
Fred Rensy
Luigi Tobaddo
Samuel Swinn
Girazio Indivina
Elias Yorum Wer
Rev. Grable
J. C. Ault
L. V. Maple
B. H. Maxwell
Richard Brandon
Dowdell
Ragland
George Andrews
Wheeling
Anhausert Busch Brewing Company of
St. Louis
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed by Steubenville Resident
Mrs. Mary Haupt of 779 Seventh Street Steubenville Ohio testifies Doan's Kidney Pills cured her kidney trouble after six months of back pain headaches and loss of appetite. She reports sleeping well and feeling better overall. Sold by all dealers 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steubenville
Mary Haupt
Seventh Street
Ohio
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doans
Booths Balm promotes healing of skin diseases
A vintage advertisement touts Booth's Balm as nature's true skin food, an antiseptic healing remedy for skin diseases, burns from steam, and cracked hands or lips. It notes availability at Beale & Steele's and the Hyomei Company in Buffalo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
As¢ Booth
Booth
Beale & Steele’s
A. Hyomei Company
Buffalo
Regular as the Sun Dr King's New Life Pills Ad
An advertisement extols Dr King's New Life Pills as the regular daily aid beside the sun, marketed by Beall and Steele druggists for 25 cents. It also promotes Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup which eases bowel inflammation and clears coughs and colds, sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Beall & Steele
Drucgist
Kennedy
Aetna Milling Co Pays 88 Cents For Wheat This Week
The Aetna Milling Co invites growers to deliver wheat this week at 88 cents a bushel and offers oats and shell corn arrival later in the week. They advertise a low price direct from the car, stock of car corn and a full line of feeds and flours including Ceresota and Sweet Home, with Rosa Bella ground at their mill from home grown wheat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceresota
Sweet Home
Dr Kings New Discovery endorsed by Otsego County
A boilerplate testimonial from Wm. M. Dietz of Gilbertsville praising Dr. King’s New Discovery as an infallible cough and lung remedy. Contains a Beall & Steele druggist endorsement, price notes, and a claim of electric bitters as a longevity tonic with a Beall & Steele guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otsego County
Wm. M. Dietz
Pags Journal
Gilbertsville
N. Y
Beall & Steele
Nature
How to Avoid Appendicitis Preventive Constipation Measures
An old health note warns that most appendicitis victims are constipated. It promotes Orine Laxative Fruit Syrup as a treatment to stimulate liver and bowels, restore natural action, and claims it does not cause seat or gripe. It advises refusing substitutes.
Local society notes and social visits in Cadiz
Delicate schedule of readers and residents includes George McCoy heading to Belfonte for school, Miss Daisy Freudenberger to Columbus for the fair, and Mrs Reese visiting relatives in Pittsburg. Many townsfolk announce travels, family gatherings, picnics, and social events at Mahan's Grove, Fox hall, and churches with confirmations of guest stays in Cadiz and nearby cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McCoy
Belfonte
L. B. D. Reese
Pittsburg
Charles McLain
George Clifton
Jamestown Exposition
Daisy Freudenberger
Columbus
N. M. Ong
Smithfield
Washington City
Emma Staindler
Martin's Ferry
Bertha Landmire
Lincoln Avenue
Rebecca
Thomas Baron
Annie
Wooster Cooper
Knoxville
H. W. Cooper
Emma MacDonald
Beaver
Pan
W. H. Mooney
California
Toronto
H. G. Mooney
George Murphy
Kingsville
Beatrice Kelly
Ragland
J. M. Kelley
Congregational Church
Mahan’s Grove
James F. Rowley
Chicago
Cadiz
Steubenville
George W. Griesinger
M. C
Mountain Lake Park
Luck Lynn
Gental
Weisner
Carnegie Mills
Mingo
Professor Maurer
Sixth Avenue
John Engel
A. M. Burns
New Philadelphia
I. S. Miller
East Liverpool Review
R. J. Beatty
Fox Hall
Tucker
Bessie Todd
Washington
Fanny Meck
Hanna
Gertrude Maple
Lulu Flato
John Maple
South Dakota
Nebraska
Joseph Burns
Burns
Uhrichsville
Kinstalk
Metropolitan Insurance Co
W. B. Donaldson
H. H. Henderson
Passaic
N. J
Henderson
Agnes Poth
Fairmont
W. Va
Cleveland
Detroit
Elizabeth Freeman
Grand Rapids
Mich
Florence Lynn
Stanton Boulevard
B. L. Williams
Delaware
Ohio
Woman's Homes and Foreign Missionary Societies
M? Es
Hamlige
Four Bullets Fired into Geo Pjevac in Croation District
Mele Milkovich shot George Pjevac after a daylong quarrel that started with a knife threat. Milkovich fled toward Wells street after firing four shots at the La Belle office rear fence. Pjevac, wounded in hand, shoulder, chest, and stomach, staggered to his boarding house as officers pursued the gunman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells Street
George Pjevac
Mele Milkovich
Wallace
Hineman
McDonald
Milkovich
Pjevac
la Belle
Milkovielly
Sheriff Sale of Real Estate in Jefferson County
In Jefferson County Ohio a public auction will be held Monday October 7 1907 at 1 pm at the courthouse front door in Steubenville for a house and lot on Little Rush Run Warren Township one acre more or less part of the southeast quarter of Section 8 Township 5 Range 2 with appraised value $200 cash terms. D F Vorhees Sheriff P P Lewis Attorney for Plaintiff. Passed examination successfully testimonial note about Foley's Kidney Cure included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C O. Greenbury Doss Hennis
Sarah E. Philabaum
Common Pleas Court
Jefferson County
Ohio
Steubenville
Jefferson
Warren
Little Rush Run
Turkey Point Road
Turkey Point
D. F. Vorhees
Felt Hats for Fall Open at Hy Hawkins And Co
Fall hat selections arrive at Hy Hawkins & Co with a broad display including men’s felt styles and new colors. The shop invites customers to visit and compare the latest looks as early as this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ley
Princeton
Hy Hawkins & Co
Cured Hay Fever and Summer Cold Benefit Claim
A. J. Nusbaum of Batesville Indiana reports a three month summer cold and hay fever ordeal. After ineffective medicines he used Foley's Honey and Tar, which quickly cured him and his wife reports the same success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Nusbaum
Batesville
Indiana
Foley
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Ed. Weyandt
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Dean
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Frank Hoobjer
East Liverpool
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Annapolis
Boyd Frazier
J. L. Malther
Dean Crisswell
A. ©. Blackburn
T. F. Rabe
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E. F. Rabe
Chas
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Jennie, Shimer
Liverpool
F. P. Blackburn
Missy Amanda Blackburn
Magnolia
C W. Cookson
Mary Mansfeld
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A. P. Rose
Junia May Hervey
James Black‘orn
Presbyterian Yard
de Blackburn
Bloomfeld
Alexander Scott
Congress Ohio
M. M. Cope
Scott
Mary Copeland
Lewis Potts
Bessie Merryman
Pennsylvania Lines
Pitsburg
Atlanta City
John L. Means
Rev. Geo. Smith
Steubenville, Ohio
F. W. Devoe & CO
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Geo. Phevac
Court of Common Pleas
Henry C. Jackson Company
Thos. J.stringer
P. P. Lewis
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