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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1913
Page
8
Batavia area items note births including a son to Mr and Mrs Robt Tutus on March 25 1918 and a boy born to Rome Murphy and wife last week. G A R Post 714 meets Saturday at 2 pm with E Burdsall commander. Several local visits and illnesses are listed along with a dance school opening and a farmers special event.
Chas. Gelvin starts as conductor on the Batavia branch of the O. G. & P. road and the Batavia Board of Public Affairs contracts Glen Alum Coal Co. for a year at $1.10 per ton mine run starting April 1. F. C. B. at mine. John F. Grant, a Batavia-born merchant now in Texas, married in Galveston to Hemoiselle Randall in a quiet ceremony after the death of his sister Kahadiah. church news and local farm moves noted.
Distinguishing guests from Cincinnati Milford and New Richmond attended the funeral. Mrs. E. Rush recovering at Bethesda Hospital Cincinnati sends thanks for cards and bouquets from friends. An ad notes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy began in 1872 and remains popular worldwide.
Selling agent for DeLaval Cream Separator World Standard Eclipse Spray Pump with repairs offered. Also eggs for hatching from Single Comb Black Minorcas Light Brahmas Buff Orpington and Indian Runner Duck. Oysters served at K Hoerner's restaurant opposite Traction depot Batavia.
Medical officials in Chicago warn deformities arise from skating on one skate. An ordinance requires two skates per user due to potential serious trouble. The piece mentions widespread roller skates as cement sidewalks spread. It also notes a governor Cox political context and judicial reform bills appointing a chief justice to serve until the November 1914 election.
Notice states H. H. Brinkman will perform repairs and smithing at his shop and feed stable located at Sixth and Main streets in Batavia, in the former Griffie’s old stand.
State authorities bring the Better Farming Special to Williamsburg tonight at 8 p m with lectures and demonstrations by train experts. The train arrives in Batavia at 9 a m Thursday for three hours. Free admission and visiting hours continue through Pentown and Newtown as the traveling college tours rural communities.
The 0. S. and 8. O. Home at Xenia will keep the same Board of Trustees to manage, but buying authority for supplies is shifted to the State Board of Administration under the Acker bill passed last Thursday. Supplies are bought in wholesale lots due to large quantities.
A new road dust treatment called glutrin is being used as a substitute for oil in New Jersey. It binds gravel and sand within hours, reduces dust, and costs little more than road oil. The piece notes rising gasoline prices threaten travel this summer, with fuel costs jumping from 12–18 cents to about 20 cents per gallon and possibly 80 cents.
An old advertisement claims People's Liniment pleases all users for rheumatism and various pains and can be taken internally for cholera morbus and bowel disorders. Consumers are advised to ask their druggist for this liniment and to take no other.
Last week a dog poisoner in Georgetown struck at many canines regardless of breed or ownership. Gardeners fear ruined beds as time for planting arrives. Authorities should compel owners to keep dogs at home and stop the attacks.
Figures show Woodrow Wilson's inauguration cost about $78,000 with Citizens' Inaugural Committee spending $48,000 and receipts of $84,000. A $14,000 deficit is covered by an $88,000 Washington subscribed guarantee fund while the Joint Congressional Inaugural Committee spent around $25,900, funded by Congress.
Ex Senator George K Cetone of Dayton has moved to Columbus to start a three year term for taking a bribe at the Ohio penitentiary He is hospitalized for rheumatism and will work after recovering The exchange in the International Family depicts a Diplomacy joke carried by the Washington dispatches.
The Hillsboro fair will run August 6 to 8 this year after a board meeting selecting those dates for one of the largest fairs yet. Officers elected include Sam R. Fee as president and W. E. Calvert as secretary, with Muhlbach named general superintendent.
A new Columbus law reduces the quail closed season from five years to two years starting next September. The change aims to test whether hunting or harsh winters reduce bird numbers. Some hunters reach the limit, others fail to shoot, and the law may affect bird dog prices.
Police have received many complaints about golf balls being stolen from the Dpping Forest links while in play. Gangs of youths are said to gather where balls disappear behind hedges and trees. A watch by officers has led to several prosecutions.
In Wilmington last Friday morning the hose wagon pulled by two horses stalled twice in Dean street mud. Men boosted it free the first time, then the wagon bogged again until a pair of mules helped move the load while a burning house suffered near-total destruction before water could be applied. Batavia reports less mud but still poor streets.
County probation officer Mrs Dollie Spencer secured a home for Alice McAdams a unruly 10 year old. Judge Joseph ordered her sent to the Girl's Industrial Home at Delaware until age 21 for care schooling and training. Percy Meiers 20 of Loveland with arson charges was deemed mentally unfit and sent to the Home for Feeble Minded in Batavia after court review.
A compact notice announces boarding by week day or meal at 25 cents each. A feed stable is connected. The property is a square and a half above the town hall on Main Street, Miss Kats ERion.
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