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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1920
Page
7
Public notices include sheriff sale orders, divorce petitions, bond offerings, and bids for city projects. Names include Swarts & Crow, McEldin Lohr, Elizabeth Amchr guardian, Rose Katalenick, and Joe Katalenick. Locations: Lorain Avon Lake Elyria Cleveland. Dates include August 1920 hearings and bond maturities.
Real estate notice lists farms in Ashtabula County from three to six hundred acres. Describes toad, roads, schools, barns, orchards, silos, and tiling. Prices range from 500 to 6000 dollars with terms. Promotes a large inventory at 214 Gloria Brook.
The notices detail bids for school district contracts in Elyria and water mains and sewer works in Grafton. Projects include bid guarantees, contract formation, and prebid deposits, with specifications for water mains, pumping stations, deep wells, and sanitary sewers across several streets and lots, plus assessment plans and bond provisions.
In case 17604 Louis Scott and others alleged unknown heirs and legatees of Louie Scott named defendants. Mount Zion Baptist Church of Oberlin Ohio filed suit in Lorain County Court seeking quiet title to Lots 15 and 16 in Henry Viet's Addition on Groveland Street with 3 rods frontage and 185 feet depth, asking equitable relief and warning of default if not answer by August 14 1930. Attorneys: C A Metcalf for plaintiffs. Dated Elyria June 16 1920.
The Y M C A trustees began remodeling to expand the boy's department. Henry Heidrick, contractor, will convert bowling alleys to younger boys space and reconfigure the billiard room for older boys. An entrance will be added. senior room becomes billiards and smoking area. Completion is planned by September first.
Former heavyweight champion Jack Johnson, who had fled the United States after Mann Act violation conviction, was escorted by federal agents to Chicago today. He had been hiding in Tijuana near the border after surrendering at the California line.
Johnson spoke from jail about the trouble he faced and noted he would have surrendered in Reno rather than fight. He won the light heavyweight title by knocking out James Jeffries in Reno in the 16th round on July 4 1910 and held it until being KO'd by Jess Willard in Havana on April 5 1916.
Yesterday New York beat Cleveland 4 to 3. Boston defeated Chicago 2 to 1. Philadelphia routed St Louis 7 to 2. New York beat Cincinnati 5 to 3. Pittsburgh defeated Brooklyn 3 to 0. St Louis edged Boston 3 to 2. Today in the American League Cleveland visits New York Chicago plays Boston Detroit meets Philadelphia St Louis hosts Washington. National League Brooklyn vs Pittsburg New York vs Cincinnati Philadelphia vs Chicago Boston vs St Louis.
Kalamazoo Mich July many trotters gathered to race in the third degree trot events for the Colbithian Purse of 3000 and last stake at the meeting. Notables Alta Bollovan King Watts Allie Ashbrook among the field. A 2 03 pace open class was the only pacing event on the program.
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