SQUIRREL HUNTERS OF OHIO HONORED IN CHICAGO SONS AND DAUGHTERS GROUP
A historical note recalls the 1862 Ohio Home Guard defending Cincinnati from Bragg and Morgan raids. The Squires Hunters were formed from descendants of those youths who wore musket, pepperbox, and squirrel rifle, showing patriotism and memory. Oliver Rhodes, a 13 year old, briefly enlisted then helped defend Batavia during Morgan’s raid, later serving as a brave member of the 1631 Ohio and dying in Washington.
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Ohio Home Guard
Cincinnati
Bragg
Buell
Battle Creek
Tennessee
Loujavile
Kentucky
Ohio River
Ted
Home Guard
Bunker Hill
Falstaff
Ohio
Squires Hunters
Chicago
Sons and Daughters of the
Ohio Squirrel Huotere
Morgan
Clermont
Oliver Rhodes
Sam
Mason
Morgain
Batavia
Rhodes
W. Rhodes
Williamsburg
Washon
Soldier risks life in raid as Clermont losses rise
A soldier risked his life in a battle, throwing down the gage of combat. More than 400 Clermont residents suffered heavy losses in the raid but were later reimbursed by the Government.
Uncle Jim Yancey Trapped By Winter Frost Lock
A winter scene at Batavia unfolds as Uncle Jim Yancey, famed as a host and talker, is barred from his basement treasurer’s office by a spring lock after a visit by Sheriff and Clerk Young. Night garments snag on a transom as ladder misfires, leaving him stuck briefly before a safe landing.
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Batavia
Uncle Jim Yancey
Uncle Jim
Jack Frost
Young
North Pole
Yancey
Jim
Gorman
Santa Claus
Farmers Festival Showcases Rural Education and Voices
A Lorado area farmers festival featured lectures on feeding, soil and crop care, and making the farm pay. J Al Dobie spoke on Taste in Farming and The Price of Success, with Anna Chaney and Mrs Bernard Rosselot presenting papers. The event closed with a concert by the Otterbein Quartet and a unanimous vote to hold an institute at Newtonnville next year. officers G M Roudebush and Harry Cole were elected.
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Lorado
J. al Dobie
Wapakoneta
Otterbein
A. H. Judy
Castine
Judy
Anna Chaney
Bernard Rosselot
Dobie
H. J. Rosselot
Otterbein Quartet
Newtonnville
G. M. Roudebush
Harry Cole
Bernard Quinn Samuel Riding
Elaworth Brentlinger
Jas. Gorman
Lee Hill
Corn and Poultry Show Attracts Farmers In Washington
Farmers and poultry raisers will attend the annual corn and poultry show in Washington D C from January 9 to 11. Noted judges will assess exhibits and premiums are valuable. The event is open to the world for entries and has pleased prior participants. Send your name to J A Bush, secretary, for a catalogue.
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Washington D. H
J. A. Bush
High Wages and Cost of Living Report From Faraway Town
Barry W. Fitch, ex-local figure, moves west to publish a mining syndicate paper and earns fourteen dollars daily. His son Wade works as bank messenger at five dollars daily. Prices show coal fifty dollars per ton, flour ten dollars per sack, eggs two dollars per dozen, and overall living costs remain high with little affordable goods.
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Barry W. Fitch
Place
Tle
Wade
Warren County Proposes Five-Cent Indexing of Property Records
Neighbors protest a plan to index recorder’s office records at five cents per tract. The project would cost about $7,500, likely doubling before completion, with taxpayers watching closely for job creation and financial impact.
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Warren County
Recorder
New Postmaster Thomas W Fisher Appointed at Point Isabel
Thomas W. Fisher was appointed postmaster at Point Isabel Ohio on Monday confirmation records show the appointment proceeding. Fisher will oversee local mail services and community postal operations in the small Ohio town.
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Thomas W. Fisher
Point Isabel
Ohio
Stan Inley Damage Suit Goes to Plaintiff Verdict
A four day trial before Judge Parrott ended with a noon Thursday verdict for the plaintiff in Stan ly Inley versus Dr Scott William Em ery and Robert Martin. The slander suit claimed defama tory reports damaged the plaintiff’s character and business and sought 5000 dollars in damages. The plaintiff, a U S mail agent on the B and O line for 18 years and active in coal trade, faced ex mayor and Loveland physician Dr Scott and prominent businessmen Emory and Martin. Attorneys were Frazier Hicks and Kearns Speidel for the plaintiff and Breeding Joseph and Stevenson for the defense.
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Stanley
Dr. Scott
William Emery
Robert Martin
Parrott
U.S Mail
Scott
Loveland
Emory and Martin
Messrs
Frazier & Hicks
Charles C. Kearns
Eli Speidel
Breeding & Joseph
A. Stevenson
Jealous of Wife’s Alleged Preference for Actress Daughter
A divorce suit filed in the common pleas court from Branch Hill cites peculiar grounds. Plaintiff Lewis Butts alleges his wife favored her daughter Louise Dresser, the actress, over him and left last June to live with her. The answer claims the wife was ill and neglected by her husband, and she sought care for her needs from her daughter. Victor Heintz and Eli Speidel appear as counsel for plaintiff and defendant respectively.
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Common Pleas Court
Lewis
Cross
Victor Heintz
Cincinnati
Eli Speidel
Batavia
Wild Man Haunts Warren County Hamlet Near Socialville
In Socialville Warren County residents report a wild man occupying a sod hut near Western Row Schoolhouse. He reportedly entered the building, leaving incoherent manuscript, a knife, and other items. Nightly eerie voices and moonlit antics frighten locals who stay home for safety.
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Socialville
Warren County
Western Row
Lebanon
Threatening Letters Sent to Kentucky Tobacco Growers
Postone inspectors report that threatening and abusive letters have been mailed to tobacco growers in Kentucky. The letters are linked to night raiders who recently burned barns across the state.
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Postonce
Kentucky
Hamilton County Common Pleas Elect New Presiding Judge
In Cincinnati a joint session of Hamilton county common pleas judges selected Judge J B Swing as presiding judge for 1907. The appointment was described as a fitting honor in the record of the court.
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Common Pleas
Hamilton County
Cincinnati
J. B.swing
Delinquent Taxes Penalties to be Enforced
The Courier prints delinquent tax lists with a note that penalties of five percent apply to unpaid amounts. January 20 is the legal limit for payment and no waivers will be granted as penalties go to public funds. County treasurers must collect and remit these penalties as required by law.
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Clermont
Boney Ross Patented Voting Machine Promises Accurate Casting
Napoleon B Ross, known to Clermont residents for his varied achievements, claims a voting machine that handles judge clerk challenger duties and prints the result one minute after the final vote. Already in use in several cities, the device is said to be expensive but quickly self pays and delivers reliable counts. Ross’s career spans past roles as a school superintendent, editor, and state legislator.
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Napoleon B Ross
Clermonters
Ross
National Advance
Lucas County
Dramatic death at funeral home during burial settlement
In White and Sons undertakers office last Tuesday a man named Almida Bootes collapsed while settling a burial for his mother. He choked, fell face down, and died. Doctor Con Gatch attributed the death to heart failure. He was 38, leaving a widow and four children.
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White & Son
Almida Bootes
Bootes
White
Con Gatch
Lectures Begin January 2 at Glory's Hall Boston
Beginning Wednesday evening January 2 a series of lectures will be held at Glory's Hall in Boston Rev Dawson will be the first speaker Rove Dngham and Eldridge will also speak that week Good music noted.
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Glory's Hall
Boston
Dawson
Rove
Dngham
Eldridge
Uncle Sam’s stamping plan to trap burglars from 1907 issue
The post office department conceives a costly scheme to print unique stamps for each U.S. office. The stamps bear city and state names and may be used regardless of postmark, making robberies riskier but impractical. The plan aims to deter stamp thefts despite high expense.
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Postoffice Department
United States
Batavia
Resignation Accepted at Maple School
John Daugherty, popular Maple school teacher, tendered his resignation at the Tate township board of education meeting. Miss Belle Hogan was appointed to fill the vacancy as Daugherty leaves for a mail carrier job in Cincinnati he believes will suit him.
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Tate Township
Favor Your Mail Man From Rural Route Post Card Plan
Proposal suggests rural route patrons buy postcards and stamps enough for two weeks and leave correct change in the box to ease postmen duties and prevent frostbitten fingers during cold weather.
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Jack Frost
Pleasantly Entertained by Eastern Stars Hosts
Last Friday an evening party was held in this place by the order of the Eastern Stars in honor of Sheriff Gorman and his wife. Music conversation and games filled the hours and a perfect luncheon closed the event.
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Order of the Eastern Stars
Sheriff Gorman
Colonel Julius A. Penn Arrives in Batavia for Holidays
Colonel Julius A. Penn arrives in Batavia Saturday night to spend holidays with his mother sister and friends. He is quartered in Washington on the general staff and is pleased with the billet.
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Julius A. Penn
Batavia
Washington
Henry White Convicted of First Degree Murder
Henry White was found guilty of first degree murder in a seven day trial in Lebanon for killing the marshal of Franklin several weeks ago. He faces execution by electric chair as mandated by law.
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Henry White
Franklin
Lebanon
Nine Prisoners Escape From Hamilton County Jail
Nine prisoners escaped from the Hamilton county jail last Sunday morning as inmates attended church. They unlocked a corridor door, reached the roof, crossed a bridge to a neighboring building, and fled. Two were recaptured, one of them shot.
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Hamilton County
Courts and probate matters dominate eighth page details
The note lists cases in land title suits and contested wills including JubaR Parker D L Maham v Ezra McWethy and Benj Skillman v Ruthella Skillman, with Acme Food Co. appealing and probate judge Juroe Paxton overseeing marriages and liquor licenses in Rural, Indiana.
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D. L. Maham
Ezra McWethy
Benj. Skillman
James Skillman
Ruthella Skillman
Jacob Skillman
Acme Food Co
Mon Smy
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Stan Inley
Boney Ross
Undertaker
T. U. Lectures
NEW Carr
Juroe Paxton
Mawhiage Licknors
Lewis Woodruff
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