Remarkable Career of Col George W Hunter in Washington Territory
Ohio editor’s note on Col George W Hunter of Washington Territory. A veteran of Indian wars, Nez Perce, and Oregon campaigns, he rose to senator in the territorial legislature and wrote a memoir Reminiscences of an Old Timer. The piece lauds his bravery and frontier exploits while praising his literary efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newtonsville
The
Courier
George W. Hunter
Washington Territory
Ohio
Pacific Coast
Central
Africa
Great West
Joe Lane
Oregon
Bob Matcalf
Ben Wright
Columbia River
James K Kelly
Hunter
Capt White
John Day
Crooked River
O. O. Howard
Nez Perce
Washington
Idaho
Northwest
Washington Territorial
Clermonters
Col. Hunter
Bancroft
Cascades
Columbia
Cesar Vene
J.D. Mber
Pattison and Brown Ordered to Report in Cincinnati Trial
Lewis A. Pattison of Owensville and James L. Brown of Batavia are drawn as conjurors in the U S Court at Cincinnati and are ordered to report Thursday May 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis A. Pattison
Owensville
James L. Brown
Batavia
U. S
Cincinnati
The Spring Trade at W A McKeever Williamsburg Ohio
W A McKeever on Main Street Williamsburg keeps a large selection of groceries provisions cigars and tobaccos with big bargains for cash buyers. Seeds and seasonable goods offered at low prices. Visit McKeever Williamsburg Ohio apr 18 11
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. McKeever
Williamsburg
Singer Sewing Ad Promises Easy Installments
A vintage advertisement urges buyers to see Thomas Lowney of Mr. Carmel for a Singer sewing machine. It touts reliable performance and offers an installment plan at $3.00 per month, appealing to shoppers considering a purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singer
Thomas Lowney
Carmel
Mrs Eulas Millinery Leads Batavia in Spring Styles
Mrs Eulas invites ladies of Batavia and surrounding area to view her large stock of millinery goods for the season. She offers a wider assortment and better bargains with the latest novelties and best workmanship. For years she has been a leader in styles and earned an excellent reputation for taste and skill, April 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Eulas
Batavia
Eulas
Iron prospect in Moscow hills draws Cincinnati interest
The Moscow report hints at iron in hill country near James I. Selby farm. Selby, a leading county agriculturist, believes the hills may yield ore though he has yet to prove it. A spring on the property shows iron-like sediment in notable quantity, which could bring immense value to Cincinnati if confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Telegram
Moscow
James I. Selby
Cincinnati
Richards and Sargents Bethel Bargains Offer Low Prices
Richards and Sargents in Bethel Ohio advertises a large assortment of goods at very low prices. Shoes for ladies and men boys clothing hats dress goods groceries hardware nails lime and harness supplies emphasize cheap and better goods with polite service to all customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel
Ohio
Clermont Normal Institute Opens at Felicity May 8
The Clermont Normal Institute announces opening on Monday May 8 at Felicity for teachers and high school pupils. Offers strong review of legal branches and a new physiology course. Low boarding rates and tuition of 6 dollars per term or 4 per month. Principals praised for ability and experience. inquiries welcomed.
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Felicity
Priva
Ore
Prominent Clermont County Merchant Eulogized
A portrait of a Batavia born businessman born May 6 1854 is presented. He started school at the old brick on Main street around 1870 and built a sewing machine business, becoming a longtime Main Street figure and Batavia City Council member. A staunch Republican, he has shunned office despite strong prospects.
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Clermont County
Loveland
Utopia
West
Woodville
Batavia
Main Street
Wil
Clermont Cone
Columbus Birthplace Idea for Grant Centennial
The Ohio State Journal notes private parties could form a house to mark General Grant's birthplace in Columbus for the centennial. The centennial commission has not acted yet, though the site would be a strong draw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Grant
Toolumbus
Centennial Commission
Ohio State Journal
Ohio and Northwestern Receive Baldwin Locomotives
The Ohio and Northwestern took delivery of two forty ton locomotives from Baldwin Locomotive Works, bringing four new Baldwin engines to the road in thirty days. General Manager Hunt states the line is in better condition than ever with all sidetracks from Portsmouth to Cincinnati filled with freight cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio and Northwestern
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Baldwin Works
Hunt
Portsmouth
Cincinnati
Derrick moved to Pareny for 800 foot gas well
The large gas drill derrick from Felicity was brought to Main street last Saturday and is being erected by J. H. Coe & Co. of Bradford Pa. to drill to a depth of 800 feet for the Williamsburg gas well project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felicity
Main Street
J. H. Coe & Co
Bradford
Williamsburg
Remarkable North Precinct Woman Never Left Home
In Stonelick township North precinct a sixty year old woman born and raised in the local school district has never visited Cincinnati or seen a steamboat nor ridden the cars. She has never travelled miles from her birthplace, yet remains intelligent, hale, and a superb housekeeper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonelick Township
Cincinnati
Fatal Accident Claims Benj F Fagin in Halington
Benj F Fagin of Halington was struck by a team and wagon last Saturday afternoon and died Sunday morning at 2. His wife had died about a year earlier, leaving several small children in destitute circumstances. He belonged to the I O O F fraternity and Nicholsville lodge conducted his funeral. He walked a mile after the collision and was initially thought uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benj. F. Fagin
Halington
Hhe I. 0
Nicholsville Lodge
Milford
John
Simonton
Plainville
M. E
Masons
D. C. Ridgway
M. EE
Methodist Church
J. W. Brewer
Milford Home Building Company
M. EF
Frank Scott
Anna Armstrong
Owen
Milford Council
Dan. W. .Urphy
John Guilday
H.G Murphy
General Fund
Jim Payne
Florence Hill
Rey
Mr. Dart
Hamilton
Anna
Cheviot
Symines
W. Metcalfe
W. H. Water
A. G. Buckingham
Josiah Harper
J. R. Hindman
Fred Keifer
Coperauee Ets
C. R. Stunts
Terrace Park
Senn Simonton
Local Hardware Stock Acquired by L. T. Sims at Bethel
L. T. Sims has purchased W. H. Scott's hardware stock and will run the business at the same stand. He invites customers to obtain prices on reapers and mowers plows harrows drills cultivators buggies and wagons. All kinds of machine repairs on hand and orders appreciated for prompt attention.
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L. T. Sims
W. H. Scott
Adm
Obituaries of Jennings and South in 1888 Felicity area
E A Jennings of Felicity born 1840 at West Liberty C H Tazewell Virginia died April 7 1888 served in Company B 5th O V I married Eliza E Aultman October 28 1866 buried with honors of war by Frank H Woods Post G A R at Mt Pleasant cemetery Sunday afternoon Theodore L South of Felicity born 1845 died April 9 1888 prominent Methodist and Royal Arch Mason obsequies Wednesday afternoon by Mason order interment Sewanee cemetery
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E. A. Jennings
Felicity
West Liberty
C. H
Tazewell County
Virginia
O. V
Eliza E. Aultman
Frank H. Woods
Mt. Pleasant
Theodore L. South
Masonite Order
Sewanle Cemetery
Dr King’s New Discovery touted for lung cures
A reader in Newark and another in Decatur claim Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption cured their incurable lung troubles. They praise its health restoring effects and note availability via sample bottles at local druggists.
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C. H. Morris
Newark
Ark
Dr. King
Jease Middlewart
Decatur
Ohio
J. 1
Walker's
William Burg
W. R. Walker
Batavia
Foreclosures and legal notices in Miami Valley session
A series of foreclosures and court actions appear in the Miami Valley meeting notices and legal docket. Cases include First National Bank of New Richmond versus Wot Fisher et al for 2404 dollars, and Elizabeth Moyer versus G H Gregg for 10000 in damages, among others. The excerpt also notes a semi annual session of the Miami Valley Medical Society in Loveland on May 1 with various medical papers to be read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archibald McNair
William McNair
First National Bank
New Richmond
Michael Behymer
Behymer
W. H. Carnahym
McNella
N, Anderson
T. B
White
E. J. Hutchinson
Arrett
M. Dodaworth
Phen Hubertx
M L. Wilkins
Conn Qlat
Miami Valley Medianl Society
A. T. Quin
William Scott
Loveland
W. Moss
George J . Connard
Wiliam Tt
Gray Surveys Reopen Quest for Batavia Township Land
William Gray recounts a family dispute over land titles tied to Captain James Gray of the Virginia Continental Line. Investigations traced bounty land warrants to 1788 and patents issued in 1802 in Ohio and Kentucky, with Edwin Gray holding papers. The letter argues potential fraud by one Gray brother and unresolved lineage questions amid old Vincennes and Northwest Territory connections.
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Rockhold
Kentucky
Vouriery
James
Robert
Edwin Gray
Ireland
Virginia
Virginia Continental Line
Mary Brittain
Nathaniel Brittain
Withe County
King’s Mountain
North Carolina
Washington County
Lee County
Robert Gray
Canada
Mississippi River
Clark
Vincennes
Illinois
Captain Gray
Gray
John Balltrice
John Belcher
Vincenes
Indiana
General Land Office
Washington
James Gray
Ohio
Navy
Mary Gray
Southampton Grays
I. L. Edwards
Grays
John C
George G
Elizabeth
John C. Gray
George G. Gray
J. Cooper
Capt
James Aay
John Gray
James Taylor
Mass Convention Chooses General Holter For Congress
Clermont county Republicans met at City Hall for a mass convention to choose a congressional candidate. 862 votes cast with Holter 204 and Hulick 158. 13 delegates named from townships and six at large, plus eight alternates to state convention. Adjourned after endorsing Sherman and Bradbury efforts and planning further meetings.
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Holter
Hulick
Congress
Frank A. Hitch
Burwill Britton
Williamsburg
Chas. M. Dawson
Ohio
F. A. Hitch
Batavi
William Britton
M. J. W. Molter
George W. Hulick
Clermont County
Lebanon
James B. Wallace
Milford
Fletcher L. Day
Felicity
John Ayer
W. W. Prather
Batavia
John R. von Seggern
Union
Lewis A. Martin
Jackson
Ed. C. Patchell
Stonelick
J. H. White
Joseph Clare
Tate
Joseph R. Wiley
James M. Kellum
Pierce
Jas. B. Swing
Seed and garden supplies at J Knight's Williamsport
Seed potatoes of all kinds and garden and field seeds offered at J Knight's Williamsport with dried fruits and prunes included. 21 pounds for 1 00 or 5 cents per pound with other goods priced proportionally. Apr 11-12.
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J. . Knight's
Williamsburg
Miss Nettie Redding Reveals Spring Millinery Bargains
One of the tastiest milliners in the county Miss Nettie Redding of Goshen has just received her Spring goods and invites all old customers and many new ones to examine them before ordering elsewhere See the excellent bargains she is offering Apr 11 2
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nettie Redding
Goshen
Marriages in Felicity Times Families Married
Grant Purkieet of Felicity Times wed Miss Cora B. Reese by Rev W J Quarry on the eighth inst The newlyweds begin housekeeping in Felicity and receive many congratulations The Courier joins in best wishes John Biachoff of Cincinnati and Miss Emma Reisinger of Felicity married by Rev Father Kempler on the tenth and honeymooning in Felicity as guests of the bride’s parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Purkieet
Pabngeer
Felicity Times
W. J. Quarry
Cora B. Reese
Felicity
Courier
John Biachoff
Cincinnati
Emma Reisinger
Father Kempler
Matey
Fellctty
Brace Up Health Tonic Sold in Williamsburg and City Outlets
Early 20th century ad promotes braces up tonic as a health ton ic to restore vitality without stimulants. Claims help after headaches nervousness and fatigue, with parified blood and liver kidney action. Sold at J, Se Vienne Williamsburg, and Aker's, with Tatman's hogshead and per pound pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Se Vienne
Williamsburg
Aiker's
Consumption Cured Recipe Promises Eternal Relief
A retired East India Missionary claims a vegetable remedy cures consumption bronchitis catarrh asthma and nervous debility. He offers to mail free to all who request it a full set of directions in German French or English from W A Novis 140 Powers Block Rochester NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East India
W. A. Novis
Power's
Rochester
N. Y
Sale of Queensware Glassware and Hardware in Ohio
For sale in Williamsburg Ohio, A H Paeterson of Mod.21 offers entire stock of Queensware Glassware and Hardware at coat.
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Queensware
Coat. A. H. Paeterson, Mod.21
Williamsburg
Ohio
Comprehensive Lesson Prompts For Language And Geography
A long list of classroom exercise questions covers orthography spelling grammar and penmanship, plus geography topics asking for rivers, coast differences, meridian paths, lake bounds, volcanic regions, straits, world rivers, colonial history battles and leaders, Civil War generals, and algebra word problems. The items mix language tasks with historical and mathematical problems, with many items requiring named places, people, and dates.
Boyton's 1000 mile farewell Ohio swim begins near New Richmond
Capt Paul Boyton, famed swimmer and life saving apparatus inventor, sails down the Ohio toward Cincinnati on a 1000 mile farewell voyage. He has crossed the Amazon and English Channel, relying on a rubber suit and raft. He plans rests ashore for sleep and meals while continuing exhibitions, noting this will be his last long swim and seeking Lake Barnum offers for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Boyton
Ohio
New Richmond
Cincinnati
Wil Bill
Amazon
English Channel
Great
Salt Lake
Alveston Bay
Barnum
Local Correspondence From Goshen Area Notes Local Events
Correspondence from Goshen area highlights social visits illness and work. Proceeds from a Ladies Aid lunch totaled 20 dollars. Local residents appear in and attend plays, visits, and relocations. Movements include Smith Roudabush moving to Fulton for mercantile work and Ed Conner starting a new bicycle project. A Goshen drama club will perform Dot at town hall on April 21. Mrs. Benjamin Smith visited relatives in Cincinnati. Miss Ida Chambers visited Horace Medellanc.
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George Johnston
Cincinnati
C. K. Kemp
Oregonia
Ladies Aid Society
F. C. Laycock
Silverton
George Dellinger
Smith Roudabush
Fulton
Ohio
Harry
Dennis
Batavia
Marion Mers
Benjamin Smith
Ida Chambers
Greenbush
Brows County
DL L. Bishop
Horace Medellanc
Isited
Lebanon
James Clark
Charles Karns
J. G. Holmes
Walter Burger
Dot
Morrow
Goshen Dramatic Club
Town Hall
Mia. W. HH
McClelland
Court Smith
Hintie Lattimer
Nettie Toman
Washington
David Walker
Ed. Conner
Goshen
Corndale
Richard Dunlap
Robert Hunt
Oak
Theeodore Leever
Grape Grove
Tyerk
Miss Core Little
Local Notables Attend Social Events and Funerals
James Robinson is praised as a bright attorney while Miss Mayme Hopkine hosts social visits. The community greets old friends including Professor Strickland and Dr. R. E. Wyatt. Funeral rites for Mrs. John Kelly and Mrs. Lucy Hines are noted, with residents traveling to Mt Plevih and Williamsburg.
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James Robinson
Belle Riggs
Daisy Tedrowe
Nettle Patt
Columbia
Mayme Hopkine
Professor Strickland
R. EB. Wyatt
T. L. Wyatt
Squire Silsby Stevens
Isabel
J. W. Penn
Cincinnati
Kf. G. Penn
John Kelly
Ll. O. G
Sabath
Mayme Robinson
Moscow
Stanley Hopkins
Wigchester
Fannie Roebinson
Harry Hopkins
Amelia James McMurphy
Charles Manning
Bethel
Cilif Gord
Willian Cord
Mollie Ely
Ray
Milton Lode
Benjamin Fagin
Mt. Plev
W.P
W.C. Roinson
J. W
Harry White
W. A
Carrie Thompson
R. S&s
Lena Penni
Mary Davis
Charles Hats
James Hitch
W. Gray
G. D
Joseph Gray
Myra Eppert
Wilbur Kirgan
Arthur Cleveland
Felicity Kinney Gas Well No 4 Finished With Strong Flow
Felicity John Kinney reports well No 4 completed with a robust gas flow for private use. Next, a second well to be drilled on another Kinney farm. Mr McKee likely to drill subsequent well. Local notices include visitors, church events, deaths, and church appointments. Theodore L South dies after months Illness. state funeral held with Masons and Rev Sutherland officiating. Rev David Street accepts Clyde Ohio call. Stockholders of Felicity Natural Gas Company held annual meeting for officer election and business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kinney
Ehildrern
Mia M. Parrott
Jamestown
MFE
Theodore L. South
Sewante
Felicity Natural Gas Company
Josephine Dixon
Cincinnati
Simeon Goblet
Williamsburg
Street
Presbyterian Church
Reading Circle
John Logan
Methodist Ministerial Association
Ripley
W. P. Mefford
Waluuta Union Streets
Milner and Fisher form machine business partnership
Wiagonasrville notes J M Milner and U Fisher join as partners in the machine business selling the Champion. They bought new machines for the venture. Miss Mary Swing visits Miss Effie Milner, Lindley Simcox boards William no. Will Fisher enlarges his dwelling. Aunt Patty Milner recovers from illness and is about. Thomas Canter and Hack Fisher mention. The company prospers with a new corn crusher on shelter. Georgie Barber returns home for summer break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Milner
U Fisher
Mary Swing
Bethel
Effie Milner
Lindley Simcox
William No
Will Fisher
Patty Milner
Alek
Thomas Canter
Hack Fisher
Georgie Barber
Sumner
Pleasant Hill Socials Trace Visits and Guests
Pleasant Hill and Migml Township residents hosted and visited relatives and friends over weekend. W Burroughs of Taxington Kentucky visited George Gatch and family in Dayton Kentucky. C W Ford and Profite in Terrace, Park schools events noted. M Sanford and wife called on Mrs Anna Harkeor last Sabbath.
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Mra
Atkine
Dayton
Kentucky
W. Burroughs
Taxington
George 8
Gatch
Profite
Park Schools
C. W. Ford
Auinday
M. Sanford
Anna Harkeor
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Clermenter
Methuselah
U. 8
Clermont Normal Institute
William Henry Baum
Grant
L. T. Semb, Bethel, O
Common Pleas Court
Batavia Township
William Gray
Congressional Delegates
William O. Logan
Franklin
Henry Gibbs
Jr. Jackson
Anson Wilson
Miami
C. B. Vandervort
Monroe
Arthur L. Carnes
Charles M. Dawson
James R. Hicks
J. Fletcher Hill
James M. Crane
Oliver P. Cross
Robert L. Johnston
Wayne
John Cook
O. G. McCollum
Thie Hogshead
Tatman's
Onlax
Cobt
Volapuk
Geography
Europe
North America
Lake Superior
Helle Isle
Belize
Guaymas
Valparaiso
U. S. History
Georgia
Abercrombie
United States
Fort DuQuesne
Hugh Mercer
Joseph Warren
Count Pulaski
Baron DeKab
Richard Montgomery
Dee
Toshen
Amelia
Wiagonasrville
Migml Township
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