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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1912
Page
4
The record shows President William H. Taft and Vice President James S. Sherman as the national ticket with E B Dillon as Governor and 8 D Fess as Representative in Congress. The line reflects a ticket arrangement likely from a party slate or election notice.
In the Common Pleas Court new suits are listed including Frank Meeker versus George W. Miller on appeal and Georgia Runyan versus C. W. Sheriff et al. with a $113.50 claim plus interest. Foreclosure decrees include Milford Building and Loan Co. versus Owen Trent et al. for $3256.63 and Milford Building and Loan Co. versus Myrtle Fritz et al. for $2182.40. The docket also shows probate marriage licenses, guardianships, real estate transfers, and other court actions with detailed attorney references and sale confirmations.
Chain of quit claim deeds recorded for 106 acres in Clermont and Warren counties from Wm Armstrong to Mary Armstrong and John Armstrong to Sue Armstrong both for $1. Meda M. Stiles transfers to Mary Armstrong for $1. Chas N Koch transfers 7 acres in Batavia Township to Norbert S Koch with Emma K Baker also deeded 7 acres in Batavia Township for $1.
A series of short visits and gatherings are recorded as residents visited relatives and friends over the weekend. Families mentioned include Hartmetz, McAfee, Brown, Carter, Vogt, Hill, Favret, Patchell, and others, with numerous Midland area locations such as Milford Batavia Olive Branch Walnut Hills and Owensville cited among the exchanges. Several individuals are noted spending Sundays with kin or hosting guests, while Chas Gomien suffers rheumatism.
Delayed column lists social calls and travel among Cincinnatian and nearby residents. Entries mention Florence Predmore, Perry Whitenack, Levi Griswold, J. F. Smith, Mrs Lina White, A. P. Kellum, Miss Blanche McFeeters, Jos Higgins, and other locals visiting relatives, attending commencements, or attending church events. News notes include marriages, serenades, property purchases, and a small joke about Pebbles running for congress.
The article argues electric lights are easier on the eyes than gas lighting. It notes scientists favor hidden lighting in modern buildings and illumination through reflected light.
Uncertainty of the immediate future blocks enterprise and trade as politics Labor and other interests clash. The Cincinnati Enquirer proclaims itself as a beacon of news, offering daily and weekly editions with editorial content, market reports, and safe, family friendly reading for subscription profits.
Benign early 1900s Batavia classifieds show items for sale including a horse jolting wagon by O Alexander, two Jersey cows with calves by Seth Hutchinson Route 7, and a boarding house residence on Easton Street formerly used by Rea etme op the night party in Monte. The notices list sale details and owners.
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