End of May Term Highlights and New Civil Actions
The circuit and common pleas wrap up the May term with numerous divorces settled and appeals sustained. New cases include Applegate vs Boutell for $100, Gall vs Davis docketed, and Brady vs Cooper Insurance for $1,400 plus interest. Felter divorce case notes cruelty and custody petitions. Prather vs Pierce partitions. Prickett vs Brown appeals. Supreme court may review Milford & Chillicothe turnpike dispute. License granted for a steam ferry between Chile and Bradford's Landing with modest rates set. school district application allowed. divorc es finalized for Turper and Curtis la. Term adjourns with only sale confirmations pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Brady
Cooper Insurance Company
Dayton
Owen G.‘Felter
Nora C. Felter
Edenton
Samuel W. Prather
Thomas C. Pierce
James Prickett
George M. Brown
Squire Whitenack
Edward Howard Jones
Circuit Court
Jones
The
Common Pleas
Parrott, Breeding & Mattox
Milford
Chillicothe
Stonelick
Ayit
Supreme Court
George W
H. C. Brown
Chile
Clermont County
Bradford's Landing
Kentucky
Board of Education
Union Township
Galen Cline
Joseph M. Turper
Carilava
Mary Ann Curtis
Art
Death at New Richmond Man Found Dead in Room
A Cincinnati wayfarer named John Getzen registered at the Springer House in New Richmond. He appeared well dressed and German speaking, retired Saturday night and was found dead next day. About $100 in cash and a letter stating ill health and intent to die, directing those concerned to attorney Markworth in Cincinnati, were found on him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Springer House
New Richmond
Markworth
John Getzen
George Gibson Sent to Asylum for Mental Illness
George Gibson of Goshen township was declared insane last Friday and sent to the asylum on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gibson
Goshen Township
Dropping Knives and a Lifetime Trade Tale
An Ironton Register tale recalls a boys knife swap from twenty years earlier. John Peters Jr found a hooked blade and traded sight unseen with Cashier Bixby, who later realized the exact knife he had given in their youth reappeared—proof of mental telegraphy and fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ironton Register
The
Register
John Peters, Jr
First National Bank
Bixby
John
Peters
Captain Will Sinks Tours East and Savors Clams
Captain Will Sinks returns from a coastal trip visiting Boston New York Brooklyn Providence and more. He recalls a Providence clam bake tasting chowder baked clams and cod noting butter soaked clams and a grand appetite lasting twenty four hours. He and his son Ed toured ships at New York docks and found Boston crowds churlish while New Yorkers were amused by Ensign Dion Williams.
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Will Sinks
Boston
New York
Brooklyn
Providence
Ohio
Grace
Maks
Dion Williams
Atlanta
Chicago
Booke
Sixth District Statesmen Dr Earhart Local Physician Obscure Biography
Dr Earhart a Brown county native born Locust Ridge January 1856 pursued medicine at Starling College Columbus. He edited a Philadelphia medical journal and advised on matters in Baltimore Washington Portland Halifax and more before settling in Fayetteville with a large practice. Originally a Blaine man he backs Harrison with pleasure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Earhart
Brown County
Locust Ridge
Acarm Earhart
Ohio
Pennsylvania
John Shotwell
Williamsburg
Earhart
Starling College
Columbus
Mt. Crab
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Portland
Miami
Halifax
Knoxville
Tennessee
Fayetteville
Blaine
Harrison
Beet Sugar Production Advocated to Boost Farms and Economy
A proponent urges establishing beet sugar manufacture in the United States, arguing it would create a new crop and improve farming, saving over a hundred million dollars annually. Abner L Frazer is detailing the topic in the Cincinnati Commercial Piazette, drawing on authorities and urging careful consideration by farmers.
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Europe
Abner L Frazer
Cincinnati
Amelia Corn Doctor and Walker House Deceit in Cincinnati
A Cincinnati tale describes W Rufus Welker leasing the Windsor to run a respectable guest house while a couple posing as Mr and Mrs Hardwick, including a professed corn doctor, attempt to stay. The plan unraveled when Walker demanded proof of marriage, leading to the couple’s expulsion amid accusations of deception. The article also notes Joseph Ruby’s recovery with Hood's Sarsaparilla.
The Light House by the Sea Burglary Report
Burglars broke into the Light house last week but carried away only Mrs Light's revolver. She, an expert shot, bought a new weapon and keeps it ready. A reflection on burglars of sedentary habits ends with an odd plug for Simmons Liver Regulator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Light
Mra. Light
Simmons
The Brown County Blaze Ends Its Run in Georgetown
The Brown County Blaze, a four year old independent paper born in Feesburg, ceased publication in Georgetown last week with No. 51 of its fourth year. Editor C. A. Morris signed off lamenting dwindling support and the paper's Alliance focus, ending exchanges and mailing lists.
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Brown County
Georgetown
Feesburg
Olin W. Kennedy
Alliance Party
Brown County Alliers
Tragic Farm Family Haunted by Clock Toll and Poison Attempt
A 17 year old Harrigan girl drinks Gombaults caustic balsam in a failed suicide attempt linked to family tragedy. The aged clock in the homestead tolls once for the father and again for the widow. The brother’s dog death leads to self defense acquittal of Lowell Roudebush. The family, stock, and farm endure amid grief and fear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Harrigan
Owensville
Lowell Roudebush
Harrigan
Roudebush
Harrigan’s
Gombault
Mrs Key Dickinson’s more happiness in Newport marriage
A Clermont born widow, Eva Key Dickinson, after scandals and a divorce, marries painter George O'Brien in Newport. The piece notes her youth, recent separation, and hopeful future, while recounting past trials and civic goodwill. It blends social gossip with sentimental reflections on happiness and marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Key Dickinson
Clermont
Ohio River
Billy Fee
Lawrenceburg
Key
Miss Dickinson
Wells Dickinson
George O’brien
Newport
Old Commodore McClure Returns Home to West Virginia
Com. McClure, a popular Batavian, visited town after months away. He now farms and logs in Lincoln County West Virginia on the Gyandotte river, sending timber by rail to Ironton and planting tobacco. He is thriving and not yet married.
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Com
McClure
Lincoln County
West Virginia
Gyandotte River
Ironton
Commodore
Byrup of Figs Ad Promises Kidney and Liver Benefit
An advertisement urges readers to take Byrup of Figs on every trip for pleasant, effective cleansing of kidneys liver and bowels to prevent fevers and headaches. For wholesale and retail, one bottle costs 41.00 with a 00 price listed.
Brown County political primary sets record turnout
Brown County Democrats nominate H L Jennings for Auditor T A Glaze for Commissioner John Wood for Sheriff T W Weaver for Infirmary Director John J Fritz for Coroner. Primary turnout reaches 8900 votes, the largest Brown County has seen. A team wrecks a Fourth Street carriage before being restrained by William Wooster and an unusually large tree. Clem Adare, a Cincinnati clerk, falls for Adams County girl Frankie Pikron. she and her father deflect his advances and he departs, leaving the couple to face an uncertain future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown County
H. L. Jennings
T. A. Glaze
John Wood
T. W Weaver
John J. Fritz
Fourth Street
William Wooster
Clem Bennett
Cincinnati
Peebles
I. Adare County
Frankie Pikron
Adams County
Pikron
Frankie
Taking Out the Kinks at C P Va Railroad Crossing
The railroad plans a route change to smooth a sharp curve near Duckwall bottoms and Batavia. The line shifts left to reduce the bend, requires removing part of Judge Aulick's hill, and will allow higher speeds. A former station house becomes a freight warehouse, with a new building and platform built on graded ground between tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duckwall Bottoms
Batavia
Judge Aulick’s Hill
Altair
Rescue on Milford Road Ends Narrowly For Yancey Family
James Yancey and his wife narrowly escaped disaster during a Sunday picnic near Milford. A failing horse bolted when approached by a bicycle, prompting Yancey to leap from the carriage and seize the bridle. He examined his leg later, swollen and painful, while his wife recovered from shock and faintness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
James Yancy
Quail Hanting
John Grove
Yancey
Judge Davis Nominated by Acclamation at Georgetown
Judge Davis received nomination by acclamation at the Georgetown judicial convention held Saturday under a suspension of the rules. A resolution honoring Judge Cowen was offered, with eulogies by H. L. Nichols and several bar members, including Hon. Chilton A. White and Judge Loudon. The speeches were praised as among the finest in Georgetown, reflecting respect for the deceased jurist and his career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Georgetown
Cowen
H. L. Nichols
Chilton A. White
White
Loudon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ua. B. Applegate
G. W. Boutell
Frank B. Gall
George Davis
C. B. Nichela
Ant
K. A. Earhart
Amelia Corn
Walerr
Mr. Walker
W. Rufus Welker
Clermont House
Old Windsor
Race Street
Walker
Professor Hardwick
Covington
Hardwick
Amelia
Walker House
Joseph Ruby
Columbia
Hood
C. A. Morris
Vulsionus
Pro
Duce
Thomas Marsh
Town
Mrs. Keys
Ft. Madison
Iowa
John Roth
If Ohe Bunn
H. F. Worthamp
Irwin & Cobb
Democrats
Miss Pierty
Jim Yancey
Klein
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