Shanty Boat Tragedy Confession Sparks Murder Case
The Lawrenceburg Indiana murder case resurfaces as Bert Rusk confesses to Key in a scheme that ended with Billy Fee's death. Key and Rusk were jailed in Burlington Kentucky awaiting bail. Mrs Key released on recognizance. Rusk’s tale faces doubt and Key denies the confession, while public sympathy grows for the bride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Fee
Lawrenceburg
Indiana
Clermont
John Key
Cincinnati
Georgetown
Brown County
Eva Key
Well Dickinson
New Richmond
Billy Fee
Moscow
Bert Rusk
Ohio
Young Key
Miss Dickinson
Kentucky
Key
Rusk
Burlington
Ting
Johnnie
Fee
Pleasures of Independence and Self Reliance in Farming
A man prides himself on thrift in feeding hogs and growing vegetables. He argues that home production beats market buys on price, supply, and satisfaction. He notes the joy of feeding, watching growth, and sharing surplus with neighbors, as the garden yields personal benefit beyond dollars saved.
Bank Directors Elected and Officers Named in Several Banks
Financiers report First National Bank of New Richmond elects James I Selby R W Denham Franklin Fridman G W McMurehy Hon Frank Davis G W Castlen and W M Fridman to its board with Fridman named president Davis vice president McMurehy cashier and W R Sinks bookkeeper The Felicity National Bank declares an 8 percent semi annual dividend and names J M Longworth W G Richey R F Day W P South S F Waterfield D H Hoover as directors Hoover named president South cashier Waterfield vice president Milford National Bank selects J B Iyen president S J Rybolt vice president W M Sanford cashier The Milford bank notes rising business activity and solid condition The Felicity bank will close daily at 3 o clock to manage daily accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank of
New Richmond
James I. Selby
R. W. Denham
Franklin Fridman
G. W McMurehy
Frank Davis
G. W. Castlen
W. M. Fridman
G. W. McMurehy
W. R. Sinks
Felicity National Bank
J. M. Longworth
W. G. Richey
R. F. Day
WP. South
F. Waterfield
D. H. Hoover
W. P. South
Milford National Bank
J. B. Iyen
S. J. Rybolt
W. M. Sanford
Amelia
McKinney
Batavia
T. P. Myrick
Cincinnati
Jennie Burke
Nellie Smith
Bethel
G. W. Robinson W. RB. Corps
Sallie Nolan
Jennie Black
Eva White
Mina Cundiff
Mary Davis
Huldah House
Caroline Short
Eliza Reeves
Gaurd
Priscilla Atwood
Margaret Nash
R. Wolf
The
Baptist Church
Mitchel Hardwick
H. A. Reeves
Frank Knabb
Locust
Eden Davis
Chicago
Ill
Kate Bailey
James Coulter
Helen
Kline Avenue
Harding
Ludlow
Kentucky
Emma Short
Mamie Leeds
Walter Peden
Thomas Hdwards
Daniel McCoy
Russell Station
Hackett
Ella Chapman
Colman
Thomas Rust
Lockland
Gaskins & Polemyer
Logan & Ferguson
C. Loth
Sycamore Street
Georgetown Gazette reports poultry theft and bail issues
The Georgetown Gazette notes Grant Cole mans case before Judge Parker, pleading guilty to stealing chickens from Mrs. Carrigan. Cole received a $30 fine and costs, plus confinement at the Cincinnati Work House to work it out, while Lang fled after quick bail and business settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Leeds
Georgetown Gazette
Grant Coleman
Parker
Beginning Young and a Series of Local Incidents
A 21 year old Robert Livengood is jailed on $400 bail after allegedly taking $4 from John Robb during a night of drinking. Mayor Bishop will hear the case after a Saturday hearing. Other items include Charley Hunt’s assault on his mother and a church stabbing in Union Plains where Andrew Conover is dying. George Holter’s leg amputation may save his life. John Robins, a troublemaker, stabbed Andrew Conover after a disturbance, with Robins under arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Livengood
John Robb
Marshal Rush
Mayor Bishop
Young Livengood
Robb
Bob
John Livengood
59Th
Charley Hunt
Slade
Rhine
Bishop
Hunt
Mr. Rush
George,Holter
Olive Branch
Dell Holter
Revenue Service
Jack Robins
Union Plains
Mt. Crab
Andrew Conover
Robina
Conover
Williamsburg
Leona Chatterton
Rose Medary
Clover
Charley Thompson
Troy
M.E
Gobiet
Presbyterian
Pearl Campbell
Wyomping
Stella Budd Lot Leeds
Long Lake
Illinois
Lottie Blair
Pride
al. Kain
Samuel Peterson
Samuel Wright
Messrs
C. W. Atchley
Harry Terhune
Herbert Britton
Cincinnati
G. W. Felter
C. L. Terhune and Son
D. W. Atchley
Sumter
Appomattox
G. A. R. Post
Angola Lodge
I. C
D. D. G. M. Jordan
Edenton
N.G
C. BE. Smith
U. G
E. B. Holmes
R. S
Charles Hoffman
P.S
J.d. Holden
E. W. Smith
J.C. Rose
Harry Moyer
John Leai
BE. R. Duckwall
Bantam
Thomas Ferguson
John Breeding
Estelle Long
Carrie
Clark Knight
Sardinia
R. Ousley
Columbus
T. R. Hartman
George Carter
Lake Peterson
Colorado
Bethel
Harley Moberly
Windsor
Ilinois
Joseph Clare
Monny
Wesleyan Church
J. L. Grand Sirrett
Pittsfield
Massachusetts
Charles Collins
Violet
Phoebe Reed
Peru
Indiana
Ezra Chatterton
Huggins
Thomas Israel
Rochester
New York
Wm. Willis
Etta Fee
W. A. Padgett
Southern Ohio Hedge Co
Wilmington
Sarah Fee
Robert Town
Walter Irael
Abe Burke
B. I. Tice
Katie Bluesteine
Mollie Frazier
Jane Cox
E. L. Thompson
Chicago
Wesley Crane
Franklin Avenue
Charles Sorrel
Pendleton County
Silas English
Bethel Library Association
Samuel Smith
Dayton
Mary Dunn
Richards & Sargent
W. R. Shell
Baptist Church
Couriers Prize Voting Opens for County Contest
The Courier announces the Correspondents race for the prize continues with coupons sent via mail. Any reader with a clipped coupon may vote whether or not a county resident, by filling the town name and mailing or delivering to the Courier office before noon on December 1891.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier
Mad dog bites Terrace Park man and others reported
The Clermont Courier notes multiple mad dog incidents in Cincinnati area. Charles Leat of Terrace Park was bitten and mangled in a Monday attack, later treated by a Milford doctor and a mad stone applied in Cleves. A second dog was killed on a nearby farm. collar reads J Oskamp, but no bites confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Leat
Terrace Park
Milford
Cleves
George Gatch
J. ©. Oskamp
Sheriff Mixes Up Passenger In Athens Escort Incident
A scene occurred when Sheriff Keen attempted to escort a woman to Athens on Monday. He mistaken a bystander for the intended passenger and tried to place her on the cars despite protests. Bystanders shared the sheriff’s amusement at the error, and explanations followed. Several local notices follow, including visits, hires, and town developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Keen
River View Assembly forms for the future
Enthusiastic River View Assembly stockholders in New Richmond elect a secretary, adopt the River View Chautauqua Assembly Company title, set capital stock at 4000 dollars with 10 dollar shares, and appoint committees to draft a constitution, charter, and lecturer correspondence. The 1891 session is planned for late July as the new permanent institution gains momentum with 2000 dollars already raised and more stock expected from citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
River View Assembly
New Richmond
WP. White
Robert Davis
Ted
River View Chautauqua Assembly Company
Reunited after sixty five years two bisters find each other
Two sisters separated for sixty five years and believed dead are reunited after mysterious circumstances led Mrs. Halfhill in Laurel to discover her sister Ann Daniel Halty in nearby Meantime. They plan a meeting amid mixed emotions as autumn deepens. Local notes report community events, meetings, and visits across Batavia Jeannette and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Daniel Halty
Unclear Madison County notes on persistence and a local death
Uncle Toby Bryan of the Madison County Democrat uses a parable about wheat and small payments to argue for persistent dunning. Lizzie Laub, youngest daughter of Laub near Baldwin, died Thursday night after a mild pneumonia brief illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toby Bryan
Madison County Democrat
Vince
Ies
Lizzie Laub
Laub
Baldwin
Pleasant Bit Brims with Local News From Batavia Area
Village notes stir with visits and marriages as D. Rybolt’s school grows and the Lyceum debates the Indians vs whites question. Local visitors include J. Thoreman of West Union and Miss Kate Kavanaugh’s Goshen wedding. Church events, sales ads, and a medicinal plug close the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
James Butler
Mt. Holly
D. D
Goshen
Kate Kavanaugh
Laura Erstine
Alex Pennyweight
Ilinois
C. L. Buchanan
Will Lancaster
Charles McMath
A.J. Shelley
Grace McKibben
Cincinnati
T. McKibben
G. G. Manning
Mt. Crab
Lyceum
W. J. Bulow
A. G. Turner
George Shelley
Butler
Kentucky
John S. Gates
Missouri
W. F. Irwin
C. Loth
Sycamore Street
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Bie
Monterey
Billy Nichols
Bentley McElfresh
Jackson Turnpike
McElfresh
McEelfresh
Billy
Squire Predmore
Mary Lane
Milton
Chaucer
Tennyson
Anna Rawson
Robert Herrick
Mary Carter
Vera Griffis
Andy Peddicord
Simmons Liver Regulator
Financiers
A. D. Bryan
Jeannette
Pennsylvania
Union
Anderson and
Union Townships
Tabasco
C. P. Bennet
Agnes Walker
L. B. Dixon
Dora Marriott
Kirrre
Jor Ricker
Eugene Dial
Hannah Atchley
Ida Lukemier
Hamilton
Glancy
Holland Atchley
Jennie Hill
Stonelick
Mulberry
Con. W. Gatch
D. A. Smalley
Stanley Wiedemer
Fayetteville
George Hill
Kinney
Emma H. Gatch
Harry
Clifford Rybolt
Nelson's Business College
Alva Brown
Anna Liggett
Michigan
Ben Bateman
Gatch
Daniel Rybolt
Rybolt
C. Loth’s
Bucklen
George Martin, Jr
al Floyd
Rudy
Charlie Mer
Feesburg
Clark Boys
Charles Burroughs
Motte Wilson
Fred Rapp, Jr
Chatterton
St. Jacobs Oil
Bishop & Logan
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