Distribution of funds in townships and districts
Tables show money now ready for distribution in Milford Loveland and other entities. Philip Young of Williamsburg was jailed for 20 days by Mayor Britton for threatening to take his wife's life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Young
Williamsburg
Britton
Batavia Williamsburg
Tate
Franklin Washington
Monroe
Ohio Pierce
Union
Miami Goshen
Wayne
Stonelick Jackson
Batavia
Amelia
Boston Road
Williamsburg Bethel
Felicity
Isabel Moscow
Neville
New Richmond Wilhamaville
Tobasco
McMahan Mt. Carmel
Glen Este Drethten Deen Rer
Eeeentaeas
Beechwood Salt Run
Perintown
Providence Milford Meese Bees
Miamiville Oeeres
Branch Hill
Paxton Dae
Edenton
Eeenee Deen Heern
Newtownsville
Hse
Bethel
Felicity Moscow
New Richmond
Milford Hives
Sacre
Loveland
Boston Eae
Chickens Poisoned Across River Area Frustrates Local Farmer
Louis Cooder of New Richmond reports systematic poisoning of his chickens on Little Indian creek. In three weeks he has lost nearly 200 birds, attributed to a grudge bearing foe releasing poisoned feed and harming his roost. The farmer describes great distress over the ongoing attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Cooder
Little Indian Creek
New Richmond
Hades
Cincinnati Tobacco Market Shows Active Week Prices Hold
The Cincinnati tobacco market stayed active with 2.14 hogsheads offered and 1,772 sold. Oscar Ellis sold 12 hhds at varied prices averaging 17.02 at the Globe, while hundreds of hhds sold at averages near 12 to 14 dollars. The year’s crop is expected to reach about 65 percent of the average, and higher tobacco, wheat, and potato prices may ease money-market pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Oscar Ellis
Globe
McKinley to Visit Ohio State Fair in Columbus
President William McKinley will visit the Ohio State Fair in Columbus on Friday September 8 to mingle with residents and be honored by fair officials and citizens. The fair runs from August 30 to September 4 with railroads offering half rates for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McKinley
Columbus
Melancholy Days Foretell Autumn’s Quiet Arrival
The writer reflects on the approach of autumn as leaves hint at decay and the landscape grows hazy. Firelit mornings, shortening days, and cattle seeking shelter foreshadow winter while the year’s quiet beauty and gifts from the gods are noted with reverent, retrospective tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Frost
Handicapping Hanna and Elise in a Political Scheme
A northern Highlands preacher Elise linked to the Democratic party faces a rumor of offering Republican speeches to Mark Hanna. The tale alleges Elise would speak for Hanna in exchange for Klondike securities. Klise reportedly demands ten dollars plus expenses for speeches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wesley Klise
Hillsboro
News Herald
Elise
Mark Hanna
Hanna
Klondike
Klise
Mr. K
Scott
Hannah
Independent Co-Operators Form in Clermont County
Citizens of Southern Clermont meet in Nicholsville last Saturday and adopt a non partisan program to cut officials salaries and bonds. They pledge to back only candidates who support lower costs, wage reform, and county bond referenda while demanding salary limits for county officers and reform of the fee system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholsville
Ek Lick
Clermant
Clermont County
Ohio
Bony’s Ballot 30X Invention Debuts In Putnam County
Rev. Boneparte Ross son of Clermont and now a Putnam County resident unveils a self registering self dumping ballot box. The device shows vote totals by candidate at five o clock and uses glass doors to reveal results while issuing an alarm for ineligible voters. Ross a Putnam county legislative candidate backs transparent counting though Democrats distrust the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boneparte Ross
Clermont County
Fayette County
Putnam County
Patent Office
Ross
Bony
Wheat at Batavia Mills Selling for One Dollar a Bushel
Farmers warned wheat prices rose after McKinley election yet fell earlier in Cleveland era. The notice contrasts wheat at 1 per bushel with historic declines and questions party promises amid political debate. A separate sale ad for Francis M. Duckwall farm offers 182 acres with river frontage near railroad, appraised at 15000, minimum 10000, auction this week.
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Batavia
Clermont
Francis M. Duckwall
Little Miami
Bantam
Betiel
Milford Burglars Hit Five Homes In One Night
Five Milford residents reported burglaries between midnight and daylight last Thursday. A professional gang entered unsecured homes removing clothing, silverware, and cash, with several suspects named. The city is without a night watchman and council has been asked to appoint one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
Minnie Roudebush
A. H. Tudor
Cincinnati
F. E. Adams
Fred Motzer
J. E. Hunt
Telephone line plan ties Owensville to Batavia progress
Dr. Mitchell of Owensville visited town to recruit subscribers for a Batavia Owensville telephone line already linked with Monterey Marathon and nearby points. He sought six subscribers at 25 dollars each, listing Mesars Nichols & Nichols Stirl ing & Moore and Keen Bros as prospects. The scheme promised high advantage if carried out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Owensville
Batavia
Monterey
Marathon
Mesars, Nichols & Nichols
Attorneys
Stirling & Moore
Keen Bros
Resignation of Ohio Educator Alfred Holbrook at NNU Lebanon
Alfred Holbrook, veteran Ohio educator and founder and longtime president of the National Normal University at Lebanon, has resigned as president to pursue educational work in Harrodsburg Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Holbrook
Ohio
National Normal University At
Lebanon
Harrodsburg
Tennessee
Batavia Hunting Club Plans Camp Peterson Expedition
NEXT TUESDAY the Batavia Hunting and Fishing Club will depart for Camp Peterson located near Wilson post office Adams county. Dan Hamilton located the site six weeks ago selecting a spot with abundant game and few venomous snakes for a four week camp. The roster lists James L. Brown president Joseph I. Beck treasurer Allen T. Cowen secretary Max Moore commissary and members W H Bannister Frank Knauer Miles Bicking Phil Swing Dan Hamilton Lute Anderson. General George Speculator Zimmerman heads the culinary department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Hamilton
Adams County
Batavia
Wilson Post Office
Peterson
James L. Brown
Joseph I. Beck
Allen T. Cowen
Max Moore
W. H. Bannister
Frank Knauer
Miles Bicking
Phil Swing
Lute Anderson
George Speculator Zimmerman
Max. Moore
Wheat price debate split by political lines
Christian Jenike, a lifelong Democrat, dismisses the wheat rise as a mere flurry and predicts a drop by next week. O M Long, a Republican, argues wheat will reach 1.25 dollars and stay there, a view some find optimistic though costly.
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Christian Jenike
Democracy
McGinty
O. M. Long
Lincoln
Boy Scalp Wound From Falling Adze Near Rail Bridge
Eight year old George Davis, playing beneath a railroad trestle, was struck on the head by a sharp adze dislodged from a passing hand-car. The tool peeled scalp to bone for about an inch and a half but the boy recovered with his family doctor's care. The report notes the danger of railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Davis
Young Davis
Bal Davis
Terrace Park
Portsmouth Residents Oppose C P V Depot Plan
Citizens in Portsmouth protest the proposed C P V depot arguing for a union depot on the site to serve all roads. They fear the new building would ruin the chance for a shared facility for a long time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Alaska's Cities And Eskimo Life In A Far North Frame
In a travelogue style sketch the article surveys Alaska towns from Juneau to Sitka, Forty Mile to Circle City, describing mining camps, glaciers like Davidson and Muir, and life under the Arctic sky including Eskimo housing built underground with moss roofs and walrus skin light. It notes missionary schooling, the Sitka church, a museum, and loyal native citizens, while also mentioning a 1892 meat packing firm near Healy and local population counts. A separate county commissioners court report lists contracts for bridges, repairs, and culverts with various payable rates.
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Kichikan
Alaska
Kechikan
Loring
Jeneau
Rome
Chilkoot Inlet
Yukon
Presbyterian Mission
Hains
Chilkat Inlet
Glacier Bay
Sitka
United States
New Metlakahta
Forty Mile Creek
Yukon River
Arctic Circle
Forty Mile
Alaska Company
Cudahy
Healy’s Meat Packing Company
Yukon Flats
Circle City
Walter Sullivan Proposes Baby Named Thirty
Walter Sullivan presents a playful baby name idea for his newborn daughter, joking that the child should be called Thirty as a humorous twist on conventional naming. The quip reflects a lighthearted family moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Sullivan
Famous Fox Drive Stirs Two Townships Ringing Turpin Woods
Citizens from Stonelick and Goshen townships formed a fox hunt last Thursday near Turpin woods forming a ring of eight with several Cincinnati and Clermont visitors. The staggered lines disrupted foxes into the opposite side where eight foxes were started and two captured. no dogs were used, and another hunt is planned for tomorrow at the same site inviting all sports enthusiasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonelick
Goshen
Turpin
Cincinnati
Clermont
Democratic county nominating meeting set for September 25
The free silver wing of the Democratic party in this county will nominate candidates for county offices on Saturday September 25 despite rising wheat prices. CAMP FIRE AT BOSTON TOMORROW Clermont veterans gather at the Boston fair grounds for a G A R campfire with a strong program and expected good turnout. All G A R men are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Silver
Democratic Party
Boston Fair
Boston
Boy 12 fatally wounded by accident with loaded gun
Rufus Grimes of Moscow was handling a loaded gun with a companion when it discharged Friday afternoon. He, aged twelve and son of Alonzo Grimes, sustained a wound feared to be mortal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus Grimes
Moscow
Alonzo Grimes
George Perryman to Speak at Stonelick on September 1
George William Perryman, praised nationwide as a powerful lecturer, will deliver a humorous show Wanted a Man at Stonelick on Saturday evening September 1. Admission is 15 canto, and attendance is urged from nearby residents within ten miles.
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George William Perryman
Stonelick
Lightning Hits Moscow Warehouse and Other Local Incidents
A lightning bolt struck a brick warehouse owned by James McMath in Moscow on Sunday. A 13 year old girl Rose Brackman gave birth in Springfield infirmary last week and later married the father, Joseph Holbert, age 15. George Simone of Ato attacked Dick Atchley on Osidge Street, throwing a boulder into the bar and shattering the cigar case. all pending grand jury action.
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James McMath
Moscow
Rose Brackman
Springfield
Oie
Joseph Holbert
George Simone
Ato
Dick Atchley
Osiidge Street
Highland County Republicans Choose Ticket at Hillsboro
The Hillsboro county meeting enshrined H. H. Redkey as representative by acclamation with Joseph G. Bell as clerk, Charles E. Jixson as treasurer, J. G. Williamson as sheriff, W. G. Mc Coppin as commissioner, and John Bennett as infirmary director.
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Hillsboro
H. H. Redkey
Joseph G. Bell
Charles E. Jixson
J. G. Williamson
W. G. McCoppin
John Bennett
Adams county GOP nominates tollurine ticket for county offices
The Republicans of Adams county nominate Sheriff J Oscar McMants of West Union Treasurer F M Harover of Manchester Recorder J E McCreight of North Dtherty Commissioner W D Early of Sprigstown Infirmary Director John W Kinead of Liberty township. The last two are incumbents.
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Adams County
Tollurine
J. Oscar McMants
West Union
F M. Harover
Manchester
J. E. MccCreight
North Dtherty
W.D. Early
Sprigz Townstith
John W. Kinead
Liberty Township
Harvest Home at Shinns Grove annual picnic plans
Harvest Home Association of Anderson Spencer Pierce and Union townships announces its seventh annual gathering at Shinns Grove. The event features stock and farm exhibits, music, dancing, and a return-ride fare promoted by the G and P railroad for a full day outing on Saturday in September.
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Ne Harvest Home Association
Anderson, Spencer, Pierce
Union Townships
Shin’s Grave
Picente
Licensing activity rises as market improves and weather cools
The two week record is encouraging with new license pairs listed. Fred Bennett and Miss Livie Gaskins appear among names such as John P. Burnside and Miss Emma F. Davidson, Parker E. Walker and Miss Hnie Gricker, James C. Lindsey and Miss Fila Lillieh, plus Benjamin Monee and Miss Charity Carter. Last year two licenses were issued for the same period.
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Heppinss
Fred Bennett
Livie Gaskins
John P. Burnside
Emma F. Davidson
Parker E. Walker
Hnie Gricker
James C. Lindsey
Fila Lillieh
Benjamin Monee
Charity Carter
Adams County Judge Sued for 277 in Alleged Fees
Judge Tolle and his bondsmen from Adams county are sued for 277 dollars as charges or illegal fees claimed to have been drawn in office. The action stems from Adams county records examined by Expert Brown last fall. The West Union Scion, Republican, and two West Union Democratic papers allege the examination was a shake down and future suits will be seen as paying goat money after bad.
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Tolle
Adams County
Brown
West Union
Red Bridge to be painted a deeper red at Talley’s Ford
Rome Murphy John Anderson and Walter Kain are painting the red bridge at Talley’s Ford where an unhappy woman vanished reported by Cincinnati papers last spring. The bridge will get new doors sides and roof. Contract price set at 400 with paint in red as before.
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E. H. Thiery
Charles Martin
Batavia Township
Murphy, Anderson and Kain
Talley’s Ford
Robert Brunk
Stonelick Township
Robert Hunter
Jackson Township
William Archer
Ashington
Charles Schwab
Washington Township
Asa Woodmansee
Franklin Township
Rome Murphy
John Anderson
Walter Kain
Cincinnati
Batavia
Two tramp painters steal from Mr. Cross and flee
Two traveling painters hired by Mr. Cross to paint his house stole a pocketbook containing about $20 from the porch and then moved to a nearby town to continue painting. They were not arrested as they were not found when wanted. Mr Cross plans to hire local talent in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crab
Cross
Mr. Cross
Talant
Mrs Susanna Slade Dies at Home in Batavia
Mrs Susanna Monday Slade died at her home at the corner of Spring and Water streets last Wednesday evening at seven. Born March 7 1828 near Branch U1il church she lived there until moving to Batavia fourteen years ago with her husband Ezekiel Slade a longtime township justice of the peace. They had seven children four living Sarah E James H George W and Andrew M. The funeral from the M E church last Friday drew a large crowd and she was described as devout and much mourned.
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Susanna Monday Slade
Spring and
Water Streets
Branch
Andrew M
M. E. Church
Cone shaped paper trumpet thrills town youths
A local note describes boys making long brown paper trumpets that project voices up to fifteen miles. The device muffles in distant valleys but hurts ears nearby, yet the item is printed to share the playful trick with other towns and entertain adults who hear it.
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Franklin
Washington
Ohio Tee
Pierce Union
Miami
Goshen Wayne
Jackson Eee
Highland County
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Marcus
Citizens of
Southern Clermont
Farmer Friends
Earth
Cleveland
McKinley
Mote Progress
Service
The
Batavia Hunting and Fishing Club
Camp Peterson
Tives
Commissioners’ Court
Famous Fox Drive
Clermont Silverites
New Wales
Elizabeth Johnson
Samuel P. Shafer
Philip Swing
Susanna Bierback
John Henry Bierback
Nichols & Nichols
N. Anderson
Board of Education
Hulick & Bishop
Charles Carter
Samantha White
Squire Wood
Miami Township
Emma W. Rowan
C. B. Cranston
Chravoxt
Highland County Republicans
Adams County Republicans
Harvest Home
Shinn's Grove
Marlelagh
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