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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1917
Page
4
The Clermont Courier quotes Representative Aaron S. Kreider urging universal income tax proportional to means to boost patriotism and unify citizens. It warns selection of draft exemption boards must be honest and free of political manipulation to uphold public trust in conscription.
New suits listed including Christ Ernest vs Robert C Ernest partition action. Dismissal entered in Sackett cases at plaintiff cost. Frank Owens vs Jones et al. confirms sale proceeds distribution. Divorces decreed for Nettie Chatterton vs Alva Chatterton. Marriage licenses issued for multiple couples. Inheritance tax of 7026 on James Hoover estate ordered paid. Final accounts and inventories filed for several estates. Executrix and administrator appointments noted.
Wills filed admit last will provisions for W S Harris Katie E McNutt Emily Crawford Seifers Lena Schumacher and Lena’s family provisions specify bequests debts funeral costs and estate shifts. Executors administrators named J F Joslin H Lochard Alfred Paxton L M Dawson oversee estates with legacies to spouses children siblings and adopted relatives.
A list of real estate conveyances shows multiple longtime local deals. Milton Huggins to Otis Rice and others for parcels in Rich's subdivision Bethel. Jennie Brannock to Richey Brannon. Elmore Foster to Pearl Weather Spoon. Mary Snider to Sarah Ke. Lena Kraetz to Edward Hess. Anna Gould to Viola Hall. Edward Conner to Geo Hall. and more, with prices mostly at $1 and some larger figures such as Avery Gillespie to Henry Kampe for 10 acres at $2000 and a $400 transfer to the Board of Education of New Richmond. The records also include transfers within Goshen, Williamsburg, and Owensville townships with multiple lots and acres.
A witty exchange frames a lifelong pursuit of happiness as the Optimist declares life’s chase is central while the Pessimist promises a dramatic pursuit ahead. The banter suggests a race of attitudes and a philosophical contrast.
A Louisville Courier Journal note compares a giant’s magical instrument to a graphophone they propose to imitate. The snippet hints at a clever device to cry out if stolen, reflecting a tale like humor about contraptions and theft alarms.
In the Southern District of Ohio West Division Rosa D Smith was adjudged bankrupt on December 12 1910 She filed a discharge petition to be heard September 4 1917 at 10 AM in Cincinnati Ohio Court Room All creditors and interested parties may appear to show cause why the petition should not be granted Attorney Davis Paxton Batavia Clermont County Ohio July 412
Bank statements dated June 20 1917 for Amelia State Bank Amelia Ohio and State Bank Moscow Ohio show total assets around 138 901 60 and 116 197 86 respectively with deposits 108 111 68 and 87 510 43. Each report lists real estate and other loans, reserves from banks, and notes on capital stock surplus and profits with cashier attestations.
In pursuance of an order of sale in Case No. 14198 at the Court of Common Pleas Clermont County Ohio, Paul M. Rapp and others offer for sale at public auction on Saturday July 7 1917 at 11 o clock in the morning at the front door of the Court House Batavia Ohio the real estate described as a 162 25 acre resurvey in Batavia township. The parcel is bounded by several survey lines and includes eight tracts described in a warranty deed from Charles W Seyler and wife to Paul M Rapp dated May 3 19 and recorded in Deed Book 14. The sale terms are cash.
A judge remarks on an umbrella's lasting power. Pokus counters with a plan to avoid lending it, while Hokus notes the idea. The exchange frames a humorous courtroom-like moment about possessions and sharing.
A science note reports that pink flowers can turn blue after brief exposure to ammonia fumes, and blue flowers can become pink when exposed to acids, showing color-changing chemical reactions in petals.
Sealed proposals are invited at the Auditor's office in Batavia Ohio for Clermont county bridge bonds totaling 20000 dollars dated July 15 1917. Bonds pay 5 percent interest semiannually and mature from 1925 onward. Bids must include bid amount and accrued interest with a 200 dollar certified check.
Case No 1 Alice Garrison Sarah M Garrison and Christopher O Garrison directed to offer for sale at public auction at the front door of the Court House Batavia Ohio on Saturday July 1917 at 1 o'clock in the morning. Property located in Ashen Township part of Abraham Bowman's survey No 7091 begins at a beech ash elm along Samuel Anderson patent line runs 56 poles to maples and beech then to a stake near two elms and old line. Includes thirty five acres. Also.
Public auction of two acres and 84 poles on July 28 1917 at 10 am on the north side of the New Richmond and Bethel turnpike northeast corner of William Morton farm. Property bounded by Caleb Peddicord and Morton lines. Appraised 533.38 dollars. Legal action by Carrie Carnes Th Vane Louie Pendry et al. Cash terms. Sheriff Bert F Swing. Attorney Saris & Paxton.
John Riescer files to foreclose a mortgage deed by Frederick Runde on Union township land in Clermont County Ohio. The property lies in Mosley's survey No 1115 by Hall’s Run with described boundary markers and a right of way. Notice is given to Anna Henness and Harrenness, non residents, and others referenced, with case No 14210 in the Court of Common Pleas.
A historic petition describes a fourteen foot right of way across a fifty acre Mt Carmel tract with a survey dated January 5 1885 by Geo H Hill. It seeks a money judgment against Anna and Harry Henness as sureties for 1936 dollars with interest since August 24 1913 and to quiet or reveal claims by Frederick Runde and Hermann Stegnweit with a deadline of August 4 1917 to answer, filed by John Riesder with attorney W C Bishop in June 2017.
The Board of Education of Hotere Village invites sealed bids for winter supplies for Batavia school buildings. Bids due Saturday July 14, 1917 at noon at the Fire National Bank Batavia Ohio. Specify coal type Lump or mine and coal must be delivered before September 1. The board reserves the right to reject any bid. President ent?
The article references Judge L inton and attorney involvement in a probate matter. It notes the legal proceedings overseen by a probate judge with implications for a case, but details are fragmented.
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