24 Feb 1892
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1892
Page
1
A Clermont county report details a cipher letter tied to the Burkhardt horse-stealing gang and Warsaw Ky. correspondence. The piece outlines a motion to quash indictments, juror service issues, and judge Cowen’s defense actions, plus routine and new court cases and a minor mayoral court incident.
Miss Leontine Hulick visits friends in 'iqua while Clifford Simpkins of the R. and M. stays with Miss Grace Hambleton. Many local residents visit Cincinnati, Milford, or Canton for visits and business. W G Hera of Clermont faces counterfeiting charges in Cincinnati. he is a photographer with U S certificates found on his person. A Virginia marble quarry claim signals southern prosperity. Jones from Mt Orab seeks church membership after a recent shooting incident.
Centenary church hosts a packed Farmers Institute with three State speakers Alfred Shirer Gen Hurst and Prof James Chalmers delivering talks on cultivation apples and farming education The meeting chairs by Jerome Tice with Abner Frazer elected president and Fred Merick secretary A wide range of topics including manure road improvements and ripening peaches are discussed with resolutions urging road work and lower freight costs.
In Brown County a court scene unfolds over the will of John J Hoppie, with Sarah Boone Hopple and Mrs Josephine Fee as key figures. Testimony questions Mrs Fees birth legitimacy and the late Hoppies age and influence. A separate note reports Brown County Bar banquet for Judge Loudon with thanks and toasts.
Sheriff Temple receives a letter from the U S Marshal asking about John J Quick a rape fugitive once believed to be from Owensville Ohio The court records show no such case and Cler mont county men are said to not tolerate crime Quick did not flee into the county and would have faced local justice if he had. A second item notes that a peculiar name collection attracts amused attention as clerks comment on a service.
In Belfast a grown laborer George Dunford was wounded near the heart by a knife wielded by Charley Wilson sixteen. The incident occurred at Jordan Canter's store as a crowd gathered. Wilson fled after the strike as Dunford received medical care. No arrests yet. Dunford intends to prosecute despite youth.
Clermont teachers adopt the Warren County Plan to grade ungraded schools, institute two annual exams, and award diplomas to top pupils. A central five member committee oversees sealed exams, with township subcommittees grading and recording results.
A group of about twenty young men from Mt. Crab and Salem Brown County left for Cincinnati, aiming for Colorado and Oklahoma. In Williamsburg Bob Taylor of Salem appeared to join them, but his father called him back as the train arrived, ending the escape plan.
John Dragoo of Ripley, a young wealthy farmer, hanged himself last Thursday after arranging a noose in his stable. He leaves a wife and two children, and his death is deeply mourned.
An alert warns readers about shady strangers offering lightning rod and home repair services. Farmers George Miller and Joseph Station were swindled when their signatures were forged on consent papers. The notes total $100 and $203, with no remedy available as the paper is lost. The Courier urges prevention and vigilance.
A column discusses horse health and feeding, urging sound nutrition and salt balance, plus care tips like curry combs. It transitions to a legislative note about a state inebriate asylum plan, and a Senate examiners bill, then praises Recorder Ewl as a trusted official and ends with portable liver regulator for travelers.
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