Clermont Courier: War News From Batavia 1917
From Batavia in 1917 the Clermont Courier reports weekly news items on wartime events and local impact. The piece notes publication cadence and date context for readers during the period.
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1917
Page
4
From Batavia in 1917 the Clermont Courier reports weekly news items on wartime events and local impact. The piece notes publication cadence and date context for readers during the period.
A court record shows multiple new suits including Flynn vs Cincinnati Fire Proof Door Co for 190 dollars with interest, Friend vs Anderson for 447 dollars with 6 percent interest, and foreclosure actions by Peoples B and L Co. It also notes divorces, judgments, and various estate administrations with final accounts and real estate transfers across Miami and nearby townships.
County board met July 2 and approved burial reimbursements soldier L M Bredwell and T White Son, printing for Clermont Sun, pike repairs, and various supplier and post expenses. Industrial Commission rejected a $20 000 bond issue. Batavia to Olive Branch pik e payment authorized with state reimbursement later.
The zoo hosts concerts led by the famous Nahan with 52 symphony musicians attracting many music lovers. Skaters perform during intermissions as Waltzer Gunderson and sister Bertha glide on ice. Australian champion Dunbar Poole and Pacific coast queen Grace Allen star in showcases. Admission is 10 cents for adults and free skating mornings. Foley’s Honey and Tar is advertised for coughs and colds with a customer testimonial from Allens Mills, Pennsylvania.
A campaign seeks to extend the State pike from Milford along the East Fork to Stonelick and on to Chillicothe via Owensville and Hillsboro to aid Cantonment access. A county committee met Hamilton County leaders to present the plan to State officials, promising a direct Cincinnati route benefiting all passing counties. Summerside post office to reopen. applicants accepted until July 19 1917 with job details via Wm H McHenry.
The Universalist church of Mt. Carmel will hold services twice monthly. The second Sunday morning services and the fourth Sunday evening services are scheduled.
Notice is given that Rosa D. Smith, bankrupt, has filed a petition for discharge in the Southern District of Ohio Western Division. The hearing is set for September 15, 1917 at 10 o'clock in the United States Court Room in Cincinnati, inviting creditors to show cause why discharge should not be granted. Attorneys: B E. Dilley, Davis & Paxton, Batavia, Ohio.
The Village of Batavia Ohio enacts Ordinance No 159 to regulate sanitary and storm sewer use, require permits, licensee plumbers for connections, inspections by a sewer superintendent, and penalties. It sets rules for waste discharge, specifies duties of the superintendent, bond, and compensation, and outlines enforcement and effective date.
A testimonial ad touts Burdock Blood Bitters as a splendid purifier of blood improving complexion and digestion. The message claims the product restores sound digestion and clear skin and lists price one dollar at Illinois druggists.
Sealed proposals for Clermont county Ohio bridge bonds totaling 20000 dollars are invited at the auditor's office Batavia until noon July 28 1917. Bonds dated July 16 1917 bear 5 percent interest semi annual and mature through 1944. Bid sums with accrued interest, certified check of 200 dollars, and bonds ready for signatures required. The Board may reject bids.
Case 13463 in Clermont County Court of Common Pleas orders sale of multiple parcels in Goshen and Taylor townships. Sheriff Bert F Swing will auction July 2 1917 at the Batavia courthouse front door, cash terms, detailing several tracts totaling about 35 acres plus additional strips and roads with appraised value listed.
Advertises an opportunity to represent a live-wire tire company in your area with high demand for tires. The company superintendent has 14 years of industry experience and promises commissions around $100 weekly. Requires wide local acquaintance and sales ability. Send inquiry to Dept. AA 804 Ohio Bldg., Akron, Ohio.
The Ohio Clermont County Probate Court lists administrators executors guardians and trustees filing final partial accounts and vouchers for settlement. Hearings set for Thursday June 26 1917 with opportunities to file exceptions before that date.
The state of Katie McNute has appointed her as executor of the estate of the deceased in Clermont. Probate court and attorney details are referenced for the administration of the estate.
Public auction of two acres and eight poles on the New Richmond Bethel turnpike in Clermont County Ohio from the northeast corner of William Orton farm. Court directs sale with cash terms. appraised at 533.38. June 2017.
John Riescer filed a foreclosure action in the Court of Common Pleas of Mermont County Ohio on June 6 1917 against Anna Henness and Harry Henness and other defendants. The suit seeks to foreclose a mortgage deed by Frederick Runde on property in Union Township Clermont County described as Mosley survey No 1115 on Hall's run, with a long chain of boundary course bearings and corners. The notice lists the land parcels and boundary references as part of the property involved in the case.
A notice seeks a school principal for Withamsville. Requires two years of normal training. Salary listed at 60 dollars per month.
Advertises a position for an experienced school teacher in Amelia Ohio at Route 2. Contract lasts eight months and is addressed to William Buxton.
Union township aims to come up to full state law requirements for Providence school. Salary listed as $50. Jerome Feiertag, Clerk, Milford, Ohio, No Box 35 1116.
The Batavia Board of Education advertises sealed bids for furnishing and delivering winter coal to school buildings in Batavia. Bids due July 1917, noon, with delivery by September 1, 1917. Bonds equal to double the bid required. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
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