Clermont Commissioners Under Fire Over Bridge Bond Ads
A Clermont County political controversy accuses Hawkins Ernst and Hutchinson of improper bond ad payments and bypassing state law. The Clermont Republican and Democrat allegedly overcharged public funds for bridge bond notices, while a bid dispute for Edward Hawkins contract spurs litigation and calls for removal of officials.
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Clermont Republican
Clermont Democrat
Hawkins
Ernst
Hutchinson
Bill Bishop
Republican
Democrat
Bishop
Cramer
Edward Hawkins
Rezin Hawkins
Hutchinson Churches Rally to Aid Blind Former Superintendent
The Hutchinson Christian community raises funds to support Mr. Hutchinson, once Mt. Vernon schools superintendent, who lost sight in a chemistry accident. A Sunday M E church collection reached 195 dollars with several donors giving up to 50 dollars as churches unite to help him recover and rebuild his life.
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Courier
Hutchinson
Mt. Vernon
Dinah Grant
M. E
Earth
Luncheon Planned by Home for Incurables Trustees
The board of trustees of the Home for Incurables will hold a luncheon at 128-180 East Fourth Street in Cincinnati from April 26 through May 1. A Clermont table will be hosted by Mrs. Dollie Spencer of Milford and by several other listed ladies.
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Home For Incurables
Fourth Street
Cincinnati
Dollie Spencer
Milford
Anna Tatman
Batavia
May Moyer
Will” Daugherty
Hamlet
Jan. R. Hicks
J.C. Gaskins
Lena Penn
Amelia
Clermont honors A Elliott Miley on 80th birthday
A Elliott Miley born near Amelia celebrated his 80th birthday with a wide circle of friends. A longtime Clermont county figure and Civil War veteran, Miley served in government clerical roles since 1865, rising to a $1,600 salary, and was praised by the Sixth Auditor in a personal letter.
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A. Elliott Miley
Amelia
Mr. Miley
Clermont County
Washington
J. M. McGrew
Miley
McGrew
Clermont
59Th Ohio
Evening Star of Washington
Quarantine Proclamation on Infected Cattle Imports
A letter from the Executive Department highlights Governor Harmon’s quarantine order barring infected cattle from Ohio. All cattle entering must be vouched as healthy by a licensed veteran or certified by a U S Animal Industry inspector after tuberculin testing. The measure aims to prevent disease spread among Ohio herds.
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Executive Department
Harmon
Bureau of U. S. Animal Industry
Ohio
Automobile Ditch Incident Injures Passengers
Mrs Sam Leever wife of a baseball artist had a previous crash three months earlier. On Easter Sunday she drove between Goshen and Goshen station when a horse attached to a light buggy oncoming frightened it. Her car veered into a ditch. Passengers Miss Nellie Maloy Miss Lottie Andrews of Goshen Mrs Edith Smysor of Milford were shaken but none injured.
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Sam Leever
Goshen
Goshen Station
Howard Worz
Leeor
Nellie Maloy
Lottie Andrews
Edith, Smysor
Milford
Batavia Woman's Club Marks Tenth Anniversary Celebration
Batavia Woman's Club celebrated its tenth anniversary at Mrs. Frank Davis Sr home. A charming program featured Grace Ballard Browning recounting life in the Philippines along with letters from distant members. The Batavia orchestra performed, and a collation followed. A partial guest list includes A W Ashburn and daughter Margarite, Frank Davis and wife, and several local officials. The next regular meeting is at Mrs. Blanche Buvinger’s on Saturday at 2 30 p m.
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Woman’s Club
Frank Davis
The
Phillipines
Grace Ballard Browning
Ballard
Batavia
A. W. Ashburn
Margarite
Belle
Elizabeth Marsh
E. 8. Rush
Amelia Griffith
Altman and Jackson
Burdsall
Walker
C. W. Griffith
D. K
Blanche Buvinger
Governor Harmon to Tour States for Inspections
A Capitol letter notes Gov. Harmon plans personal inspection trips to state institutions, a routine duty of predecessors. The piece urges support for a constitutional convention, crediting Republicans for advancing the bill though introduced by Democrat Sen. Mooney. It argues the convention would modernize laws and allow radical ideas to be vetted.
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CoLumsBoys
Epiror Courier
Harmon
General Assembly
Mooney
Commonwealth
Convention For
Juvenile Joys at Gelvin Home Party
A delightful evening party was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Gelvin for Miss Edna Riebel of Chile with about two dozen young guests. Luncheon was served by the hosts as games and conversation filled the night until near dawn.
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Charles Gelvin
Gertrude
Florence
Edna Riebel
Chile
Katheryn Jamieson
Florence Buerkle
Edell Knauer
Marjorie Whippy
Jeanie Glancy
Hilda
Elsie Dunzweiler
Margaret Bradley
Hazel Geiss
Gertrude Bunn
Ella Nichols
Frances Dodds
Daisy Ely
Ruth Weaver
Louise Lytle
Junita Isles
Jeanie McDonald
Allen Smith
Eugene Geiss
Kenneth Hillen
Earl Bunn
Donald Jamieson
Nelson Brindley
Bennie Johnson
Hobart Seyler
Fred Streiff
Walter Barker
Thomas Strieff
Randolph Reynolds
Land slide on judge’s beachside real estate deal
Judge T E Scroggy once bought Tulsa real estate and later bought multiple San Diego beach lots at 700 dollars each. Those parcels are now valued at 2000 dollars each, promising him a several thousand dollar profit from the deal.
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T. E. Scroggy
Tulsa
San Diego
California
Death of Mrs Hibbits in Salt Air at 83
Mrs Nathaniel Hibbits died at her Salt Air home on Saturday aged 83. She was sister to the late Captain L D Manning and was beloved by a wide circle of friends. Funeral services were held at her home on Monday.
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Nathaniel Hibbits
Salt Air
L. D. Manning
Veteran postmaster John Hathorn dies at 77 in Linwood
John Hathorn former Loveland postmaster and Civil War veteran died at his son in law Benjamin Shorten’s Linwood home. He was 77 and survived by four sons and two daughters. Interment followed at Green Lawn cemetery Milford. He was a well known figure in the area.
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John Hathorn
Loveland
Benjamin Shorten
Linwood
Green Lawn
Milford
Funeral pallbearer from Hot Springs at Hitchcock rites
At the funeral for Hon. Allen Hitchcock former Secretary of the Interior in St. Louis last week W Scott Smith formerly of this place and now superintendent of the Government reservation property at Hot Springs Arkansas served as a pallbearer. He was for years private secretary to Hitchcock.
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Allen Hitchcock
St. Louis
W. Scott Smith
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Hitchock
Adams County Grand Jury Hides Bootlegging Probe
Adams County grand jury reported on Friday last and kept five private cases believed tied to bootlegging whisky. The panel ignored other matters before it.
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Adams County Grand Jury
Boy Injured in Wrestling Recovers at School
Oscar Woods, a school boy, broke his arm after being thrown during wrestling on Friday morning. The injury occurred when he struck the elbow, but teachers say he will recover in due time and miss little school. The incident notes no other serious harms and adds a light remark about missing a ball game.
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Oscar Woods
Grand Jury Finds Ten True Bills Amid Jail Report
The grand jury for the April term completed ten true bills in ten cases while omitting two. One case was dropped as the sole witness failed to appear. The panel inspected the jail and urged reforms including new plumbing, a cave trough rebuild, a new jury room table, stove, painter trabajos, floor covering, and a dozen chairs. Indictments included George Carter for false pretenses, Sonnecalb for larceny, Knabb for child support, McClelland for support, Odell for burglary, Judd for forgery, and DuBrus for a fraudulent sheep claim case. The jury was chaired by A C Stark. A letter from Senator Charles Dick discusses the tariff bill pending in the Senate after House passage, urging timely input from producers and consumers.
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Grand Jury
Sapttine
A. C. Stark
George Carter
Loveland
August Sonnecalb
Hugh C. McClelland
Sheriff Teal
Seattle
Charles Odell
Owen Riching
Wayne Township
Howard Samuel Judd
O. N. DuBrus
Brown County
Clermont
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Col Greene and wife return from Western trip
Friends in Milford warmly welcome Col Greene and wife home from an extended winter journey to California Hawaii and other Pacific coast states. They report beautiful scenery and pleasant climates but esteem the hills of old Clermont most, treasured for both nature and memory.
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Col. Greene
Milford
California
Pacific
Honolulu
Hawaii
Clermont
Smallpox Case Cured and Contained
The smallpox case in the family of James Payne is cured and the spread prevented due to skilled treatment and board of health measures. The house and contents were fumigated and disinfected, and no other cases have been reported.
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Board of Health
James Payne
Fire destroys Bray home near Goshen. inmates escape unharmed
The Bray residence near Goshen burned last Tuesday night with contents lost and about $100 in money taken from the house. Frank Bray suffered facial burns while attempting to rescue property. the total loss and fire origin remain undetermined.
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Frank Bray
Goshen
Bray
Alfred Holbrook Dies at 98 in Lebanon Ohio
Veteran educator Alfred Holbrook, founder of the National Normal School at Lebanon and a pivotal figure in advancing normal schools, died at his Lebanon home aged 98. He leaves a widow and four grown children. Funeral services drew a large crowd, with former pupils from across the United States in attendance as Bishop Walden read the Episcopal service and paid tribute.
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Alfred Holbrook
National Normal School
Lebanon
Ohio
Holbrook
United States
Walden
Bethel veterans to receive ordnance monument at cemetery
General Corbin arranges shipment of a large gun to Bethel G A R Post where it will be mounted at the cemetery. The monument is planned for May 29 with Decoration Day services and a two foot high foundation already in place attracting many visitors.
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Corbin
Bethel
Bethel Cemetery
Golden Anniversary State Sunday-school Convention at Springfield
The Ohio State Sunday-school Association marks its Golden Convention as part of the state Sunday-school convention in Springfield on June 8 to 10. The event expects at least 5,000 workers from across Ohio and features an elaborate program with honors for efforts toward a golden standard of excellence. Future details will follow.
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Ohio State Sunday-school Association
Springfield
Rodenfels Case Recalled After Twice Tried Damages Suit
The Rodenfels case involving Mrs Rodenfels and the B and O railroad for damages from a decedent on the road has been recalled after two trials. The first trial ended in a verdict for the plaintiff. Arguments were scheduled for this week to proceed with the recall.
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Rodenfels
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