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Newspaper

The Clermont Courier

Location

Batavia, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1911

Page

4

Glacier Conquest on the Pindari March by Murray and Olive Titus

Murray and Olive Titus describe reaching the Pindari Glacier in the Himalaya with companions Miss Warne and Miss Parkhurst. They detail rope-assisted ascent, crevasses, and the rugged terrain amid Nanda Devi and Nanda Kat, plus daily camps, rainfall forecasts, and locals in Furkia, Diwali, and Dhakuri as they trek toward Almora.

Murray Miss Warne Nanda Devi Nanda Kat Yunas Furkin Peary Pindari Imperial Gazetteer of India N. W N. H Nandi Devi Furkia Diwali Benares Khati Almora Furia Father Tommy Robert of Can Olive

Local Social Roundup From Hyde Park To Newport

Mr and Mrs John Lush hosted Mrs Spencer and Alma of Hyde Park. Local residents attended U B churches picnic by the river. Dr H Troy and wife visited Newport Ky. Mr and Mrs Shutters called on J M Heil. Mrs Nuniker hosted twenty four city friends. Lorenz lost a charge but found it dead in the pasture. Miss Florence Behymer stayed with city friends.

John Lush Spencer Alma Hyde Park U. B H. Troy Newport Shutters J. M. Heil Nuniker Lorenz Florence Behymer

Ice Cream Social for Spring Grove M E Church

The Spring Grove M E chapel members announce an ice cream social to benefit the church on Saturday evening September 2 1911. Everyone is invited with free admission at Jacksons school house. Wm Dodsworth and family entertained friends from Cincinnati earlier this week. James Proud and wife visited Amelia friends Sunday. G B Ralls and wife traveled to the Queen City on Thursday.

Spring Grove

Office Seeker Craze Surges in Clermont for Primary Ballot

About 700 petitions filed to secure spots on the upcoming primary ballot for November. September 5 is set as voting day with strict rules against booze and boodle. voters must cast ballots without compensation or persuasion. Candidates warned to keep promises within limits.

State Fair sentries lead O N G. party at Columbus

At the State Fair in Columbus Company K will be represented by Lieut. E K Parrott of Batavia and Private Clarence Campbell of Bethel alongside other O N G members. They will supervise 88 former boys traveling at the state's expense to learn agricultural lessons for Farmers Institutes.

Columbus E. K. Parrott Batavia Clarence Campbell Bethel

Re advertised contract bids for State pikes in Tate and Union townships

No bids have been received on the State pikes project in Tate and Union townships and the contract is re advertised. Rapp and Barker of Strathmore plan a Kentucky and Ohio fair tour with the bay trotting stallion Strathmore under Mr Ware. Clermont is highlighted for style, action and speed.

Tate Union Townships Rapp & Barker Strathmore Kentucky Ohio Ware Clermont

Tragic accident claims Loveland child

Joseph Hayes aged twenty two months died at Christ hospital Cincinnati after a potato digger mishap. His nine year old brother Charles swung the heavy tool in the patch causing a skull fracture. Trephining failed to save the child who died shortly after surgery.

Joseph Hayes J. M. Hayes Loveland Christ Hospital Cincinnati Charles Hayes Charles Joseph Martin Lebanon

Fresh Air Picnic Aids Cincinnati Mission Mothers

Epworth League of Milford M. E. church to host a picnic at Miami Park on Thursday August 17 for mothers and children from Cincinnati mission Sunday schools. Donations invited to cover expenses as city dwellers from congested tenement districts gain one day of relief and pleasant memories.

Epworth League Milford M. I. Church Miami Park Cincinnati Mission Sunday Schools Cincinnati

Toledo Enters Election Season With No Democratic Ticket

Ohio notes bland politics with 55.9 percent of residents in towns over 2,500 and a slim chance of Democratic candidates. The piece cites fewer prison escapes and Confederate veteran balance in Congress, warning that the Cotton Colonels dominate while Taft could avert disaster.

Ohio

Dead Letters List Inquiry Names Several Addressees

A correspondence note reviews a list of named addressees Mrs Martia Wood Fannie Jones J IF rown J J Wedgewood Dork Bowmian and Z L Perkins to determine if letters should be redirected or held for friends.

Martia Wood Fannie Jones If.rown J. J. Wedgewood Dork Bowmian Z.L. Perkins

Sunday Evangelist Billy Sunday Netted Big Totals

The baseball evangelist Billy Sunday closed a Erie Pennsylvania engagement adding 11555.67 to his bank. Donations in the past year totaled 70507.77 from Newcastle Pennsylvania Waterloo Iowa Portsmouth Ohio Lima Ohio Toledo Ohio and Erie Pennsylvania. Converts reported at 34439.

Billy Sunday Erie Newcastle Waterloo Iowa Portsmouth Ohio Lima Toledo

State to Fund Road Improvements in Clermont County Townships

Twenty thousand dollars will be spent to improve two roads in Union and Tate townships, Clermont county. The work will be done under the direction of the State Highway Commission. One half the cost will be borne by the State, 25 per cent by the county, 15 per cent by the township and 10 per cent by the land owners.

Union Tate Townships Clermont County State Highway Commission

Addyston Man Arrests Bass on Criminal Libel Warrant

Marshall Hess of Addyston arrested Samuel Bass of Milford last Thursday on a warrant for criminal libel. Mayor Clift released Bass on bond. Warrant sworn by J. O. Medara, former Bassite Smelting partner, who says Bass forced him out via letters and claims to have discovered a valuable process for the company.

Marshall Hess Addyston Samuel Bass Milford Mayor Clift J. O. Medara Bassite Smelting & Manufacturing Company Bass

Cattle Market Seen Tight as Western Supply Wanes

M F Hormne of the Union Stock Yards says fat cattle markets fade in the west as drought forced early marketing, leaving Chicago and a few points with ample selection. Rising beef demand and good corn crops hint at higher prices for both young and fat cattle.

United States M. F. Hormne Union Stock Yards and Transit Co Chicago Ohio Pennsylvania Kentucky Missouri River

Court House to Be White in Georgetown Bid Award

County commissioners award painting contract for Georgetown court house to Holland Ellsberry and Woods at two dollars fifty cents per man per day. Paint bought from W. H. Hannah at one dollar fifty cents per gallon. Building to be painted solid white and finish in ten days. Work commenced Monday.

Georgetown Court House Holland

Threshing Accident Near Ripley Leaves Man Injured

Lester Conn suffered a severe threshing accident on Ed Martins farm near Ripley last Wednesday. He was pulled into a belt and pulley while oiling machinery, breaking his left arm and injuring his head and face. Dr Francis arrived to treat him and set the arm. He is recovering.

Ed Martin Ripley Lester Conn Dr. Francis

Fresh Eggs Rule Shocks Indiana Hogs and Dealers

A new Indiana Board of Health ruling forces hog farmers to feed fresh hen eggs to pigs and mandates that all city dealers handle only fresh eggs under heavy fines. The measure aims to curb selling bad eggs and enforce strict quality.

Indiana Board of Health

Government fishery dump plans spark Ohio river fishing hopes

Millions of bass from Northville Michigan fisheries are being released into Ohio streams. The first shipment landed in Columbus and was dumped into the Scioto river. More releases are planned into the Muskingum near Zanesville, the Ohio below Portsmouth, and into the Miami and Maumee rivers, with expectations of good fishing as the fish grow.

Northville Mich Ohio Columbus Scioto River City State Muskingum River Zanesville Ohio River Portsmouth Miami Maumee

VALUABLE BOOKS

A catalog of many language study titles and other educational works including French grammars readers and courses by Rowbotham Whitney Chardenal Dumas and Verne, plus Greek phrases shorthand phonography and science primers. It lists multiple editions and supplemental texts such as practical guides and readers.

Rowbotham Whitney Frazer & Squrian Chardenal Berluron Bouvet H. Worman J. H. Worman Abbe Constantine- Victor EK Francois la Teat T. J. Farrar Terre Pome de Idrich & Foster Aldrench & Foster Tuckerman Basteut Cenaille Alfred de Musset Cevee Presse la Fontaine Ee Sumichrast Muzzarelli la F. Dufiet Dumas le Thomas Cornelle Picciola Saintine Lazarre Les Casavilliers Nicomede Temple Francois & Giroud Pitman Mayhew Cutter Robinson McGulleye

Steam road rollers finish Manchester to Benton's road work

The steam road roller and grader completed ten miles of pike from Manchester to Bentonville at an estimated outlay of 800 to 900 dollars. The system uses central- raised beds pressed smooth by repeated passes, a method saving costs versus the old process and promising better roads for the county, per the Georgetown Democrat.

Manchester and West Union Bentonville Pike Manchester Georgetown Democrat

Henry Sidgwick a Teacher of Subtle Minds at Cambridge

Arthur C. Benson notes Sidgwick taught small classes at Cambridge with high quality, shaping generations. He preferred intimate, oral instruction over mass lectures, inspiring figures such as Maitland Archdeacon Cunningham and Arthur Balfour. Even a grateful student praised his lectures as among the best.

Henry Sidgwick Rugby Temple Trinity Sidgwick Kingsley Nerge Cambridge Maitland Archdeacon Cunningham Arthur Balfour

Soldier Ant Is Terrible Tale From The Wilds

A primitive tale proclaims the soldier ant as invincible beating lions and elephants. Barotse legends describe capital punishment by coating a victim in grease and exposing him to an advancing army of ants. The ants swiftly tear flesh and haul away remnants leaving a skeletal form.

Ohio Fire Marshal to Demolish 325 Dilapidated Structures

State Fire Marshal Zuber orders a statewide fire safety clean up to raze hundreds of decayed frame and brick buildings. Within a week, 325 structures in Cleveland will be demolished, with wreckers to start in other cities as part of the expansive campaign.

Ohio Zuber Cleveland

Hillsboro Armory Aimed With State Bonds Plan

Hillsboro likely to gain a new armory as only two sites remain to be issued by the State. A committee was chosen to secure a site and proposes bond funding. The site is to be secured and the armory deemed a sure go.

Hillsboro

Slippery Streets and Ashes as Debating Waiter Speaks

A quarrel unfolds in a fashionable restaurant where a grouchy speaker challenges a waiter about ash on slippery streets. The waiter insists streets lack ash and explains they use natural gas from underground to avoid ashes. The exchange reveals regional accents and frustration with New York habits.

Restau

Attorneys at Law F Rulvebush Batavia Ohio

Louis cites will practice in the State and Federal courts and gives attention to the negotiation of loans. Office faces the courthouse in Batavia Ohio with office in Coury Block opposite the public building.

Rulvebush Batavia VHLU Coury Block Loave Court House Ohio A. P. Griffith Creyton B Nichols, Riffith & Nichols Hi Attorneys-At-Law Courier Building Bell Citizens’ Telephone H.L Nichols Aichols & Nichols, Attorneys-At-Law Tatman Bulloon Main Street

Stamp on the Soul of Free Choice Quote by Glekie

A brief quotation commentary notes that a person’s character is defined by the moral choices made over a lifetime. It attributes the reflection to Glekie and frames ethics as a personal stamp on the soul.

Glekie

One Difference Madness and Genius Quote

A brief quotation notes the distinction between genius and madness, asserting madness has regular meals. It credits Lippincott's as the source. The line highlights the idea that brilliance and insanity can mingle, with a wry emphasis on daily sustenance.

Lippincott’s

Society Chatter at the Purple Cow

A brief note of social quip ends with a guest joking that the floor seems unusually flat tonight after five minutes of embarrassment. The comment captures a lively exchange at the Purple Cow venue.

Allence

Rougher era of football recalled by Harvard coach

Paul Withington, Harvard football coach, contrasts modern safety with the rough 1890s game. He cites tales from 1890 and 1891, including a Philadelphia sporting editor’s tale of a mule killed on the field after entering a scrimmage, highlighting the era’s dangers.

Paul Withington Harvard Withington Philadelphia West Philadelphia Louisville Times

Where the Damage Was Done in Yonkers Statesman

A fragment from Yonkers Statesman recalls a conversation about a minor vehicle collision. The speaker notes the car was damaged while the other person, Pat, claims a head injury occurred, suggesting the incident was not severe despite the visible damage.

What do you think of electing new officials

A statesman remarks on the public’s tendency to forget old officials as he frames the question of governance. He asserts that officials are servants of the people and notes the enduring challenge of the servant problem in government.

Sam le

Postal Savings Bank Opens in Hillsboro September 11

Postmaster McDermott announces a Postal Savings Bank will open in Hillsboro on September 11 as a general order bringing these banks to all second class offices in the county. One Hillsboro bank will serve as depository and deposits may be made at the post office. The banks pay two percent interest on time deposits, while other banks charge higher rates for loans and deposits.

Khati P.O Loharkhet R. R Kathg Pindari Glacier Bageswar McDermott Postal Savings Bank Hillsboro Postal Savings Banks Postal Saving Banks

Seventh Shumard family reunion at William Shumard home

The seventh annual Shumard family reunion at William Shumard's East Milford home on Saturday August 12 drew about 150 attendees, many from afar could not attend, but the day was highly enjoyable.

Shumard William Shumard East Milford

Ohio to issue 60 000 auto licenses by 1912 end

State officials report doubling license numbers as of last year with over 41 000 in force and 31 000 the year before. Projections expect 60 000 licenses by year end 1912 as 40 000 tags for 1912 are to be supplied by November 1 with room for additional.

Ohio Shearer Auto Department

Cincinnati to get railroad locomotive repair shop

A new locomotive and car repair shop is planned for Cincinnati. It will employ about 2,100 workers by combining the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern shops at Chillicothe and Washington with Cincinnati’s existing shops.

Cincinnati Chillicothe Ohio Washington Ind

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