Wealthy Monroe farmer Andrew Jackson dies by self-inflicted gunshot
In Nicholsville last Monday, Andrew Jackson a prosperous Monroe township farmer shot himself in the forehead after breakfast with his wife and son nearby. A note found in the stable on a box weighed by an axe-head said life had been a failure and asked for rest. Neighbors and family described him as respected with no known enemies. authorities cite possible mental strain and imagined threats as factors. Also noted is a Christmas issue of The Baxter offering an interview with Captain John A. Kline of the Cincinnati Engraving Company.
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Andrew Jackson
Nicholsville
Monroe Township
M. E. Church
Baiter
Franklin
John A. Kline
Cincinnati Engraving Company
House of Representatives
Fiyne
Oklahoma
Succes
Return of the Native Visits Batavia After Long Absence
W A Dudley oldest brother of ex Treasurer Otis Dudley visited Batavia last week. He claims Cleveland administration has overwhelmed him though he has lived through many administrations since Andrew Jackson. Once a Georgetown wool manufacturer he left business after tariff changes and now lives on Walnut Hills. He recalls Batavia as a beau of the countryside fifty years ago and admires local improvements since his prior visit.
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W. A. Dudley
Otis. Dudley
Batavia
Walnut Hills
Laura Pege
Samuel Pegg
Williamsburg
Potts Designs Superb Tile Page for Monarch Company
Edwin W. Potts, a skilled natural artist, completed a tile page design for Monarch Bicycle Co. after three weeks of work. While demonstrating the piece, a curious onlooker smeared three blotches on the table, which Potts carefully removed before the design was sent to the client.
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Edwin W. Potts
Monarch Bicycle Company
New York
Petts
Baein News
Lilinokaliani Seeks White House Visit and Hawaiian Annexation
The article notes Lilinokaliani plans to visit President Cleveland to advocate annexation of Hawaii in exchange for a pension of 10000 dollars annually. It also covers wreck of the Salieh with 278 dead, Li Hung Chang’s disciplinary actions, Cleveland buying land in Buffalo, and other political and social commentaries.
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Lilinokaliani
America
Cleveland
Hawaiian Islands
Ghost in the Adams County Jail Awakens Inmates
An authentic West Union dispatch reports that inmates George Wood and Charles Bradley in the county jail witnessed a white robed apparition roam the corridor at about 10 PM. The specter pulled Wood’s hair and blew out Bradley’s lamp, frightening the prisoners and prompting investigation by Sheriff’s son Henry Dunlap.
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Adams County
West Union
George Wood
Charles Bradley
Wood
Bradley
Henry Dunlap
Dunlap
Popular Clermont Man Killed In Harness Accident
Allen Nichols of Amelia died Saturday after his carriage collided with a kicked horse when back straps broke, injuring him in the stomach and groin. He was about fifty, well liked, brother of Riley Nichols and uncle to Clayton Nichols. Funeral services were held Monday with many mourners.
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Allen Nichols
Nichols
Amelia
James Hicks
Mr. Nichols
Riley Nichols
Clayton Nichols
County Commissioners Approve Roads and Bridges Contracts
Last week the county board met in regular session over three days approving several bills and new road contracts. Jeff Behymer awarded $20 to repair a culvert. Wiles Bros. receive $2 per hundred for bridge topping lumber. Kayser $2 per hundred for two bridges. South $2 and $2.25 for topping two more bridges. An $800 legal-services appropriation for O P Griffith was authorized. Road changes petitioned in Twelve Mile, Miamiville, and Pierce townships were reviewed with viewers appointed and compensation set for land needed. adjourned to December 22.
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Jeff Behymer
Wiles Bros
Franklin Township
Charles Kayser
Washington
Monroe
T. M. South
Stonelick Township
Johnson
O. P. Griffith
David Lillick
Charles Laub
Miami Township
Oscar Artsman
Miamiville
Branch Hill
Artsman
B. F. Lindsey
Pierce Township
Mt. Pisgah
Richmond and Columbia Turnpike
J. H. Burns
M. J. W. Holter
Fr. Oxley
Dunham
F. Dunlap
Williamsburg Turnpike
Summitt School House
Said Turnpike
Bantam
County Road
Sarah J. Dunlap
Daniel Brunk
James Turner
Otis Dudley
Court orders rails on bridges to save life
The circuit court at Wilmington ruled that county commissioners must build guard rails on all bridges five feet high and all six foot approaches. The ruling follows a 1893 statute and a damage suit by James A. Craig after his horse frightened and fell from a bridge, injuring him. Counties face higher costs or damages in many locales.
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Wilmington
James A. Craig
Craig
Common Pleas Court
Circuit Court
Sudden Death of Peter Pfar in Tealtown Union Township
Peter Pfar an aged basket maker in Tealtown Union township died suddenly Friday while at his bench. A willow strand and his knife lay by a partly finished basket as his life ended, leaving a moral reflection on mortality and unfinished work.
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Peter Pfar
Tealtown
Union Township
Robled on the Street and G A R Officers Elected
Floyd E Thoroman a West Union insurance agent was attacked on his way home two blocks from his house and robbed. The Batavia G A R Post elected new officers led by Commander James B Whitney with installation planned for December 4.
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Floyd E. Thoroman
West Union
Milwaukee Will Allocates 30000 Estate to Kin and Lodge
A Milwaukee citizen’s recent will provides for a 30000 estate with a life interest to the widow and distributions to nephews and nieces. Four thousand is left to Milwaukee Lodge No 387 D O H to fund a building and annual readings of the will excerpt with two kegs of beer at each meeting.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Lodge No. 387
Milford Literary Club Christmas Programs and Events
The Milford Progress Club, a women’s group of 55 members, holds bi monthly meetings with varied programs. Christmas Eve includes Roll call Christmas Gleanings and Music Instrumental. December 30 features Social Music Vocal Solo Off.
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Milford
Hillsboro Examiners Start County Report Review
Messia Gatch Brown and McCoppin begin duties as examiners of the commissioners annual report on Monday. The Clermont report, largest in the district, is checked in six to twelve days by two men at $72 total. Highland county plans three men at $3 daily for thirty days totaling $270 to verify trustees’ performance. Arte mus Ward quips this is too much.
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Hillsboro
Messia
Gatch Brown
McCoppin
Clermont
Highland County
Artemus Ward
Grover and the Pensions and Civil Service Fraud Debate
A veteran correspondent railing at President Cleveland’s pension counts claims the 970,678 figure is false and that actual beneficiaries now receiving benefits total 450,000 to 500,000. He denounces civil service practices and cites Harrison era reforms amid broader political critique. The Kentucky Court of Appeals confirms Walling’s death sentence, to be carried with Jackson.
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Senate
Kentucky
North Carolina
South Dakota
Washington
Bradley
North Iolina
Pritchard
Courier
Eorror Courier
Cleveland
Pension Bureau
Lochren
Harrison
United States
Cincinnati
Supreme Bench
Kentucky Court of Appeals
Walling
Jackson
Knights of Pythias elect Batavia lodge officers
An election of officers of the Knights of Pythias lodge in Batavia was held Thursday night. Chancelor Commander W. A. Stephens. Vice Chancelor W. H. Bannister. Prelate E. A. Lockwood. Master at Arms J. B. Fairman. Keeper of Records and Seals G. H. Kain. Master of Finance Frank Crane. Master of Exchequer T. L. Hamilton. Representative H. B. Glancy. Alternate Frank Crane. Master of Work E. W. Buvinger. Trustee H. L. Nichola.
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Batavia
W. A. Stephens
W. H. Bannister
E. A. Lockwood
J. B. Fairman
G. H. Kain
Frank Crane
T. L. Hamilton
H. B. Glancy
Frank, Crane
E W. Buvinger
H. L. Nichola
Notable Nuptials At Bethel And Clermont
Lorena Henning and Charles Beck wed in Bethel with a large gathering. Beck trains in Mattoon Illinois for the St Louis Division of the Big Four Railroad. Rev G M Fulton officiated. The couple will reside in Mattoon after a wedding tour. Additional Clermont nuptials followed for Jennie Childa and Otis Ranyan with a brass band and a supper.
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Charles Henning
Bethel
Lorena
Charles Beck
Mattoon
Illinois
Beck
St. Louis
Big Four
G. M. Fulton
Williamsburg
Miss Henning
Mias Flora McNutt
Fla
Missouri
Horace Beck
Mra
John Patton
Lou Leeds
Henning’s Milla
Earharta
Locust Ridge
Oscar Marsh
Owensville
Clermont
Jennie
George CU
Childa
Otis A. Ranyan
J. K. Long
Brass Band
Crosstown
The New Depot Under Way At Local Line
The C P W rail depot at this point is well begun and should finish within two months if weather allows. Heavy free stone blocks are set by derrick with pressed brick finish from Batavia yards. The site at Judge Hulick hill offers train passage between hill and station. the structure will be fire proof and a town ornament.
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Batavia
Judge Hulick’s Hill
Ite
Tragic Burn Death of Miss Bertha Behymer
The 18 year old Miss Bertha Behymer died at the home of her employer Mrs Osborn after severe burns from a Wednesday fire. The account urges fire safety: lie down and roll to smother flames rather than stand. Funeral services were held Friday with many mourners in attendance. Hood's Sarsaparilla advertised as treating rheumatism.
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Bertha Behymer
Train service cuts back on C P V road and other local items
The paper notes the late and early C P V train service is discontinued due to poor paying, with the regular downbound train at 9:05 and return at 4:45 from Cincinnati. It also reports multiple local deaths, Christmas display by Frank and Lew, Rev. Schwab’s funeral, Ohio corn crop opinions, and electoral procedures for Columbus.
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C. P.& V. Road
Cincinnati
New Civil Suits In Williamsburgh Courts
New cases include J J Case Threshing Machine Co of Wisconsin against Mary Clara White and W B White. Clara M Maham sues Homer Mabham for alimony. Frank White administrator seeks sale of real estate in McLean case. William H Miller seeks divorce from Elizabeth Miller after wife disappeared three years ago under unclear circumstances.
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J.J. Case Threshing Machine Co
Wisconsin
Mary Clara White
W. B. White
Whiley & Buchanan
P.J. Daniels
Brown County
Pension Examiners and Civil Service Rules
The Ivonton Register explains the special pension examiner role under civil service, requiring a certificate from an examining board in orthography, penmanship, geography, arithmetic, grammar, and pension laws. Examiners are selected from a hat list and assigned across states. W Morrin, Huntington, is the county special examiner, and Capt H C Duncan serves in this county credited to West Virginian.
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Ivonton Register
Pension Commissioner’s Office
He Ia
W. Morrin
Huntington
West Virginia
Tuckson
H.C. Duncan
West
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