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Journal entries printed as they appear record court notes and social items. Some entries are noted as happy moments while others reflect sadness with Cupid's role hinted in the year’s social page.
24 Jun 1903
Page 1
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1903
Page
1
Journal entries printed as they appear record court notes and social items. Some entries are noted as happy moments while others reflect sadness with Cupid's role hinted in the year’s social page.
The docket lists several cases including divorce actions between John C U and Kyle versus Susan Kyle with willful absence and dower barred, and Georgie B Bennington versus Everett L Bennington for divorce with neglect and abandonment noted. Other matters include judgments, appeals, costs, and a new case: Cincinnati & Columbus Traction Company vs Louis G Myers and Nimrod Myers seeking an injunction during survey work.
Miss Mae Dawson celebrated her 14th birthday on Wednesday with a gathering of friends. Guests included Anna Miller Eva Malott Emma Knauer Grace Hillen Mabel Hillen Waneta Spanger Laura Rose McMillen Maggie Burnett and Ollie Smith. Gifts included a gold watch and chain from her grandfather Daniel Reynolds.
The Rev J H Lockwood was interred at Bethel cemetery after two services one at Richmond Street Christian church and a second at Bethel. Clergy from Newport Covington attended and more than 1000 people paid tribute. Pallbearers were sons Edward A G M W E C H W T and H J Lockwood. He was remembered as a man of good works.
At the Ohio Wool Growers meeting in Columbus a plan to exhibit Ohio wools at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition was approved. A committee led by W. W. Miller will solicit fleeces, with heavy 1904 clips urged from 1903 shearing, all shown grease wool. Proceeds from sales will go to donors. no committee member will profit.
Colored Masons from Batavia and nearby towns gathered Sunday at Main Street lodge rooms, formed in two, marched through the city to the courthouse where Rev Codell of Ohio delivered an eloquent Masonry sermon before a large colored audience. A free dinner at Jamieson's hall preceded the event. All lodges in the county were represented.
Earl G Marsh formerly of Owensville and elder son of Mahlon Marsh, a Batavian, has earned a B S from Columbian University and the C E degree after graduate study. He passed a civil service exam and is appointed assistant civil engineer in the Hydrographic Branch of the U S Geological Survey working on irrigation in southeastern New Mexico with headquarters at Roswell. The Williamsburg bonds vote approved a 12000 issue for electric lights and a town hall. In Columbus & Cincinnati Traction Company vs Hodges et al a jury awarded varying compensation and damages totaling relevant per acre values for land condemned and crops.
New York Judge Cowing during a sentencing remarked he would send ten years to Sing Sing for any man who carries a concealed weapon. He warned that many carriers are loafers and that revolver possession is rising, mostly among young men.
George Scrugham, president of Interurban Terminal Railway and associated lines, travels to Yellow Stone Park for three weeks of rest. He plans time for fishing and relaxation, reflecting on strength drawn from nourishing food and a vigorous routine. The notice mentions local ads and contemporary items including an obituary.
The Courier publishes Judge Newbys full decision in the injunction case over Auditor Williams and Clerk Rice. It denounces suppression by county officials and notes the decision limits publishing irrelevant matter, enjoining parts of the report while keeping key findings and numbered citations for public record.
Harry Roettinger and Misa Martha Talley wed at the bride’s parents home in New Richmond on June 17, 1903. The couple, from prominent local families, plan to reside in New Richmond. the groom is a commercial traveler and the bride is connected to Clermont and Talley lineage.
Last week the board met and approved bills for lumber repairs jail supplies and clerical costs. Contracts awarded include rebuilding abutments and bridges on several turnpikes with prices per perch or hundred and a stone top culvert in Pierce and Ohio townships.
The heavy rains stretch nearly a month hindering corn planting and weed control while wheat suffers from rust and yields look to be half a crop. Local notes report social events, health concerns, travels, and community members in Fayatteville and nearby towns.
Moscow hosts a major J O U A M ceremony inaugurating Oken Council No. 228 with 32 charter members and a Cincinnati group bringing 20 plus attendees. The event featured parades, cannons, fireworks, impromptu supper, and elected officers led by M O Shriver. A Bible presentation from Star Spangled Banner Council closed the exercises as Epworth League plans run through June 26.
Sedgwick Arkansas June 22 Mr W S Taylor of this place states his boy suffered dropsy with swollen feet and limbs. Two doctors advised death but after three Dodd’s Kidney Pills daily for eight days the swelling vanished and he recovered fully. The family credits the pills with saving the child’s life and health.
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