Will of Sophia Rhodes Leaves Property in Four States
Complex will cases involve Ohio Kansas Colorado and Washington DC estates valued around 12000 dollars. The will initially places Eugene Rhodes as heir and trustee with later shifts to Oliver Rhodes Michael Fitch and finally the Young Women's Christian Home, but drowning implications and intestacy favor the deceased's closest kin on the maternal side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophie Rhodes
Eugene
Ellie
Washington
Testatrix
Eugene Rhodes
Oliver Rhodes
Rhodes
Belle Faul
A. J. Wasner
Sophia Rhodes
Ohio
Kansas
Colorado
Washington, D. C
Frosted Ears Stop Schoolboy in Batavia
Will Brown, a Batavia school pupil living near the country, froze his ears on the way to school last Friday morning. He went to the register to warm himself, was treated by Dr. Ashburn with cold applications, and sent home. He endured pain but avoided serious injury and returned to school Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Brown
Batavia
Ashburn
Let Us Have Overhead Lights In Batavia
The American Land and Title Register of Chicago analyzes city lighting costs for towns under 80 000 population. It notes private lighting in eighteen cities costs about 109 31 per light all night, with Kalamazoo at 17 50 and Racine at 80. It advocates Batavia adopting electric lighting at 75 per light, projecting greater light output, year round operation, and many practical benefits to stores and households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Land and Title Register of
Chicago
Kalamazoo
Michigan
Racine
Wisconsin
Batavia
Remedy advice in old medical tone promotes gentle laxative
The passage urges selecting a remedy that is acceptable in form wholesome in composition truly beneficial and free from objectionable qualities. It notes consultation with a physician when needed and mentions the gentle family laxative Syrup of Pigs for constipation.
Printer Theologian Col Tom Fitch of Troy Ohio
A Courier note recounts Col Tom Fitch once editor of the paper in Talequah Cherokee Nation. He read the Bible seven times during lonely posting and ran the Washington hand press with a young armed roller-boy. Indians provided little copy, mostly Cherokee statistics and biblical extracts, with politics barred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Courier
Col
Tom Fitch
Troy
The
Talequah
Saraha
U.S
Washington
Tom
Buck
Fitch
Tobacco trade disrupted by fires at Bodman and Miami warehouses
Last week the tobacco market faced heavy losses after fires at Bodman and Miami warehouses. Cold weather and damaged stock led to postponed sales and volatile prices. Insurance protection for Cincinnati Leaf Tobacco Warehouse Company buyers was noted, with next week’s sales set across Globe Bodman Cincinnati Morris and Miami houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bodman
West Virginia
Globe Warehouse
Miami
Race Street
Cincinnati Leaf Tobacco Warehouse Company
Cincinnati
Globe
Morris
Milford liverymen seek damages from Clermont county in bridge fill case
In Milford, Hill and Motainger sued the Clermont county commissioners for 1200 damages to their property caused by fill on Milford bridge. The jury awarded 600. Damage involved blockage of a door to the premises and earth banked up near the house with water risk from flooding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill & Motainger
Milford
Clermont County
Milford Bridge
Half a Century with Rev William J Fee A Life Sketch
Rev W I Fee recalls fifty three years since his license to preach in an address to Clermont Methodists at Bigelow church Portsmouth. He traces ancestry from England Ireland and Germany, notes persecution, migration to America, and his lifelong call to ministry shared with humility prayer and steadfast faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bigelow M. E. Church
Portsmouth
W. I. Fee
England
Ireland
Germany
Luther
Scotland
America
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Ohio River
Smith’s Landing
Augusta
Philadelphia
Episcopal Church
Methodist Church
Methodist
Northwest Territory
Pittsburg
Gulf of Mexico
Felicity
God
Accident in Judge Cox Home Severs Servant’s Burns
In Avondale last Friday a servant girl, Emma Taylor, was severely burned when a frozen range pipe thawed unevenly and burst. Steam and hot coals burned her as medical help was given. doctors expect no serious outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Cox
Avondale
Emma Taylor
Workman law not repealed says state official
A paragraph clarifies that the Workman law for electing one director per subdistrict remains unchanged. Hon. C. T. Carson, State Commissioner of Common Schools, confirms no amendments. The note urges readers to stay governed by the existing rule and mentions a city hall Friday evening entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. T. Carson
City Hall
Clermont County Debt Figures Draw Confusion in Cincinnati Paper
A Cincinnati newspaper lists Clermont County debt at 1.28 million including townships cities and schools, but editors doubt the accuracy arguing the table may mix Cleveland bond data. The author notes the overall Clermont debt likely under 100 thousand, warning readers about faulty figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Clermont County
Clermont
Cleveland
Bethel man recalls horse given away by Kentucky stock-raiser
A Bethel resident recounts a visitor who rode one horse and led another. The guest claimed the led horse cost him nothing, saying a Kentucky stock-raiser, unable to sell fourteen fine horses, gave them away on condition of good care. The tale contrasts past horse values with current cheap bicycles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ham Allen
Allen House
Bethel
Kentucky
Heavy Damage Suit Over Irregularities in Attachment
Owen F. Burroughs and wife Ma Joseph Walker faced a jury in Williamsburg before Judge Davis over a $5,000 damages claim. Burroughs, a Cincinnati machinery superintendent, alleges Walker and the attached mortgage action ruined his farm credit and property after payments began failing in 1894. case remains in hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen F. Burroughs
Joseph Walker
Davis
Willamsburg
Williamsburg
Cincinnati
Pugh Printing Works
Walker
Burroughs
Family sent to infirmary from abandoned Norris pasture shack
Samuel Weaver and his wife with three children were moved from a derelict tobacco barn site in Norris pasture to the infirmary last Friday. Lacking clothes, fuel, shelter, and means to provide, they receive aid from local Christian donors through township action led by clerk M J Kain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Weaver
Norris Pasture
M.J. Kain
Judge Davis Buys Batavia Property to Settle Permanently
Friends celebrate Judge Davis as he purchases the Corbin property in Batavia for 2500 dollars and becomes a permanent resident. The home, once owned by Major Penn and later transferred through several hands, sits on attractive grounds with shade trees and a garden. Batavian residents extend a warm welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Davis
Batavia
Corbin
Major Penn
Nancy Wayland
Co. T. D. Fitch
Col. Corbin
Near-fatal frost emergency on twelve mile stage run
John Davis, driver for the New Richmond stage, fell unconscious in zero weather after completing a perilous twelve mile route from Batavia. His son found him, neighbors revived him with warmth and restorative care, and Davis regained consciousness the next morning with frostbitten hands but no lasting disability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Batavia
Mercury
New Richmond
Amelia
Hamlet
Lindale
Mt. Pisgah
Davis
Collision at Milford in heavy snow derails cars
During a Milford snowstorm last Thursday morning a rear end collision occurred at the Little Miami depot. The New York express delayed the east bound accommodation into siding then into the main track. A blinding snow storm hid signals and the freight struck the rear coach, demolishing the freight engine and wrecking the passenger car, but no passengers were hurt. both wrecks were sent to Pendleton shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
Little Miami
New York
Pendleton
Remains of O W Rhodes Arrive in Batavia for Funeral
The remains of O W Rhodes arrived in Batavia Friday morning after a delayed journey from Washington. They were placed in the vault awaiting relatives from Georgetown, with possible attendance from Colorado relatives. Rhodes was a skilled workman, lover of literature and art, and a respected Batavia resident. Funeral date to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. W. Rhodes
Botavia
Washington
Georgetown
Colorado
Batavia
Five Merchants Indicted For Ticket Selling At Eaton
Grand jury at Eaton found five bills of indictment against merchants for selling tickets and awarding prizes to spur trade. Mr Flacher pleaded guilty, fined $60 and ten days in jail, jail sentence remitted and fine reduced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaton
Flacher
Ohio
La Gascogne Reaches Port After Perilous Voyage
The nation breathed a sigh of relief as the French steamer La Gascogne arrived safely in port after nine days delay. She endured a shaft break on day three and continued at sail for the remaining voyage, while the Elbe disaster still fresh in the public mind. Milford resident Mowry Sterpen reported badly frozen ears during the harsh conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Gascogne
Elbe
Mowry Sterpen
Milford
M. E. Social Postponed to Avoid Church Services
The M. E. social planned at Mrs. Thomas Glancy's residence on Friday evening February 15 has been indefinitely postponed to prevent interference with church services at the M. E. church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Social
Thomas Glancy
M. E. Church
Miss Anna Highland Severely Injured in Ice Fall
Miss Anna Highland of Goshen, seamstress, slipped on the icy Walnut Hills roadway while with her sister and broke her ankle. Contained to rooms for several weeks after medical aid was summoned. The notice also warns owners to cover unblanketed horses in severe weather and notes a village fire escape inspection rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Highland
Goshen
Walnut Hills
Batavia
Congress clerks receive annual salary raise
Congressional clerks, previously paid 100 dollars a month during sessions, were voted into an annual salary of 1200 dollars by the House in a 124 to 59 decision. The change applies to clerks for individual Congressmen, effective for all work year rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Retired Adama County official nets profit from farm sale
Lafe Smith, formerly infirmary superintendent of Adama county, invested retirement funds in a Brown county farm. He planted tobacco, sold the crop two weeks ago for 1005 dollars, paid 1000 dollars for the farm, and thus remains 5 dollars ahead in a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafe Smith
Adama County
Brown County
Ripley Post Office Appointment Battle
Brown county Democrats compete for the Ripley postmaster job paying 1200 annually. Candidates with papers and endorsements include C. N. Woodward Wm N Masterson John W Adkins W B Albright B S Norris H K E Frost editor Louis Michler Miss Etta Kiangher Mrs Mary Beyersdoffer and Miss Florence Adkins. a direct appointment likely to a woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ripley
Brown County
C. N. Woodward
Wm. N. Masterson
John W. Adkins
W. B. Albright
B.S. Norris
H. K E. Frost
The
Bazoo
Louis Michler
Etta Kiangher
Mary Beyersdoffer
Florence Adkins
Died of grief. Brown County man passes after family losses
Jonn Frye, an aged Brown County resident near Ripley, died last Saturday from grief after years of sorrow from his youngest son’s Georgetown jail death and an elder son’s shooting during arrest resistance. His decline followed these tragic losses and regret over his boys.
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Jonn Frye
Brown County
Ripley
Georgetown
Two Fires in Loveland Cause Minor Fire Loss
A Loveland house owned by Michael Redman and tenanted by several families burned Wednesday from a defective flue. Furniture was saved and the building insured for 800 dollars. Earlier that morning a lamp at J. J. Trueman drug store was knocked over, igniting inflammable fluid and spreading into a burning pool. The fire was quickly quelled, with John Norton suffering a bold burn on his arm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loveland
Michael Redman
J. J. Trueman
John Norton
Kings Daughters Carry Aid To Needy Peopl e
The Kings Daughters a band of church girls collected provisions clothing and money at the Presbyterian chapel and distributed them Saturday to the poor and afflicted bringing happiness to many households and recalling the Savior's words that acts of kindness to the least are acts to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kings Daughters
Presbyterian Church
Early extra train serves Cincinnati to Portsmouth route
Public thanks for an early extra train becoming a permanent feature with five regular stops and two on signal. Details list Portsmouth to Cincinnati departures and a return from Cincinnati at 6 oclock, plus numerous signal and regular stops through Sardinia Batavia Elamere Mornington and others, aiding business and commuter travel.
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Cincinnati
Portsmouth
Virginia
Sardinia
Batavia
Cohoon
Newtown
Batavia Junction
Elsmere
Idlewild
Elamere
Mornington
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William J. Fee
Hun
Dreds
Clermont Methodists
Judge Cox
Workman Law
Dobbins Electric Soap Factory
Grocen
Fearfal
John Davis
Greene County
Xenia
Hood
Ripley Post Office
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