New Bank at Milford Opens in Flourishing Condition
The Citizens' National Bank at Milford opened yesterday in the business district with strong promoters and officers of high standing. Capital stock stands at 50 000 dollars with a 5 000 dollar surplus. leadership includes W R Fee as president and John Burger as vice president along with A J Allen as cashier. Directors encompass W R Fee Milford J H Anderson Marathon Dr R C Belt Milford John Burger Goshen A Buckingham Miamiville Chris Ernst Milford W E Motsinger Milford John G Robinson Milford and Hiram Hebbard Milford.
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Citizens’ National Bank At
Milford
W.R. Fee
John Burger
A. J. Allen
W. R
Cincinnati Council Votes to Postpone Franchises for Two Telephone Systems
May 5 1906 Times Star reports Cincinnati City Council voting 20 to 9 to indefinitely postpone ordinances granting franchises to Queen City Home Telephone and Interstate Telephone. Committees found no public demand for extra service and noted higher costs with dual systems. Some members urged delay to hear Bell company offers and long distance details.
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Queen City Home Telephone
Interstate Telephone Company
Cincinnati
Byrth
Queen City Company
Allen
Mullen
Kilgour
Bell Company
Ohio
Toledo
Kellogg
Ralde
Queen City Home Company
Yeas
Bathgate
Bauer
Breen
Concannon
Doherty
Frhrenbruck
Felsberg
Fitzpatrick
Hamann
Keenan
Moyland
O'Brien
Schaffer
Schall
Schuler
Schwenninger
Tibbles
Wiebking
Nays-Allen
Asman
Diel
Ellers
James
McCabe
Merrill
Weaterkamp
Beautifying School Grounds in Batavia on Arbor Day
Last Friday Batavia teachers and pupils marked Arbor Day by planting many trees and shrubs and laying out flower beds. Students sang about their work and built imaginative castles as the grounds were transformed into a future grove with ivy, flowers, and a patriotic touch.
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Batavia
Sober wins sweep Highland county saloon vote
In Lynchburg on Monday voters oust saloons by 45 majority and Hillsboro followed on Wednesday with 188 in favor of temperance. The day saw arrests for illegal voting amid a tense contest yet quiet overall with church bells ringing and celebrations after the temperance victory.
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Highland County
Lynchburg
Hillsboro
Ohio law ends road supervisor role after December
A new law provides that after the 31st day of next December the road supervisor will be abolished and a tax for road maintenance shall be placed in the hands of four commissioners to disburse where it will do the most good.
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Ohio
Memorial Sunday Plans In Batavia With Parade
Jesse Ellis Post meets to organize Memorial Sunday events. City hall venue offered by Batavia mayor and council accepted. Memorial address by Rev Edmund Burdnall on Sunday May 27 at 2 30 pm with music. National Guard escort and parade invites soldiers and local organizations. Special post meeting Saturday May 19 to finalize Decoration Day observances.
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Jesse Ellis
City Hall
Batavia
Edmund Burdnall
Reve
Lee
Fischer
National Guard
Two Breaks In Jail Highlighted By Ohio Prison Escape
A long account details a bold escape from an Ohio jail where Henderson and two bars were cut to free him. The search notes other inmates facing charges and mentions a separate post office robbery sketch elsewhere in the paper.
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Ohio Penitentiary
Henderson
Liberty
Ohio
Kentucky
Gorman
Warren Judd
Peter Ross
Amelia
Edward Fuller
Postoffice Robbery in Batavia Detailed in Night Burglary
A Batavia postoffice was robbed after hours last Thursday night. Postmaster William Dennison found the scene Saturday morning with a broken safe, sledge marks, and scattered papers. About $65 in cash and stamps were stolen, with a similar break-in at the nearby Courier office. The burglars fled by horse and buggy toward Linwood, leaving authorities to untangle red tape and pursue the case.
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William Dennison
Batavia Postoffice
Dennison
Ansteadt
Courier Office
Post Office
Thos. Glancy
Linwood
Will
Hamersville
New Richmond
Attempted Hold Up On Rural Road Strikes Fear in Two Women
Two women, Miss Marie Dennison and Miss Cora Glaney, were accosted by a masked foot pad on Bantam hill near Elk Lick last Saturday night. The assailant tried to seize the horse bridle but fled after Marie struck the horse with a whip, leaving him on the roadside.
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Marie Dennison
Cora Glaney
Elk Lick
Miss Marie
Monroe Township Schools Elects Clarence Meeker Superintendent
Clarence Meeker, noted for a fine teaching record, is elected superintendent of Monroe township schools. New appointments include Franklin-Edgar Bushman, Jackson-Iva Corbin, Moore's-C. A. Meeker, Lafayette-B. V. Bagby, Fairview Maude Corbin, Fair Oak Mark Kidd, Beech Grove Thomas Brown, Clermontville F. C. Latham. Levy fixed at 9 mills.
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Clarence Meeker
Monroe Township
Pt. Pleasant
Laurel
Franklin
Edgar Bushman
Jackson
Iva Corbin
Moore’s
C. A. Meeker
Lafayette
B. V. Bagby
Fairview
Maude Corbin
Fair Oak
Mark
Delightful Armory Event at Batavia Library Fundraiser
Batavia public library ladies present an Armory entertain ment this Saturday evening. The Sniggles family perform maneuvers and twelve trained children showcase graceful moves. A gypsy camp offers fortunes for 5 cents, while 10 cent admission and refreshments support library acquisitions of new books. All invited.
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Batavia
Armory
Sniggles
Olso
Felicity railroad project stalls amid funding woes
On the Felicity branch of the C G and P railroad, grading leads to a halted road bed as subscribers delay payments. Thomas Donald has stopped work, claiming no funds, while Mr. Comstock threatens a new contractor and a suit for recovery to push the project forward.
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Felicity
Thomas Donald
Donald
Movements Of Ministers And Their Flocks Sermons For Sunday
Movements of ministers announce sermons for next Sunday with a 9 o clock Sunday school and 10 30 o clock preaching on May Day in the Apple Orchard Songs of Solomon all are invited to wear a flower at service Junior League at 2 pm Epworth League at 6 30 pm preaching at 7 30 on My Neighbor s Duty and my Own Welcome to all.
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Apple Orchard
Solomon
Epworth League
Lee to Speak on Prayers and Afterlife Theme at Church
At the church next Sunday morning Mr. Lee will speak on Answered Prayers by request. In the evening at 7 30 the theme will be Bright Life Beyond the Grave On the 18th the Rev Trumbull Lee will preach.
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Lee
Trumbull Lee
County convention and association notices in Amelia
The week features a county religious convention at Amelia town hall on Thursday and Friday with speakers and an attractive program. Goshen Township Association elected Rev. Dwight Kelly as president and several secretaries led by Miss Blanche Hawley. Stonelick Baptist church holds a convention May 6 at 2 p.m. BE, C. Patchell presiding. Washington association announces LA Bradley as president Valera Hartshorn secretary treasurer Alice Mears primary secretary and Dr W J Hughes home department secretary.
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Amelia
Goshen
Stonelick Baptist Church
C. Patchell
Wash Ton Association
L A, Bradley
Misa Valera Hartshorn
See
Treas
Mre
Alice Mears
W. J. Hughes
Home Department
Unprecedented Brown County Grand Jury Returns No True Bills
The April term grand jury for Brown County reported four cases after examining 18 witnesses over two days and returned no true bills. An attorney says cases reach grand juries that should start and end in a justice court and notes malice can send empty witness clouds to the jury. The piece warns against docketing cases without proper preparation and tests before the grand jury.
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Common Pleas Court
Brown County
Jacob Fishback Released From Habeas Corpus Writ
Jacob Fishback obtained freedom on a writ of habeas corpus after an appeal by Cincinnati attorney Sparks. He had been sentenced for carrying concealed weapons to a $200 fine plus costs and 30 days confinement in the Cincinnati work house. Costs totaled about $70, and custody would have kept him in jail until next March. The release occurred last Thursday on grounds that the commitment was illegal.
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Jacob Fishback
Cincinnati
Fishback
Court of Common Pleas
Sparks
Old Fiddlers Contest Seen As Local Highlight
Lebanon held a local old fiddlers contest modeled after Georgetown _it drew crowds_ but was limited in scope. The piece urges a Sixth district event with solo concert and chorus by seasoned players like Lucy Neal Old Uncle Ned and others, noting Batavia could host a summer county contest with prize support from merchants.
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Lebanon
Georgetown
Lucy Neal
Uncle Ned
Bob Ridly
Mary Blaine
Silver Moon
Sailors Hornpipe
Jeanette
Jeanet
Batavia
Fiddler’s Green
Five Thousand God's Bible People Buy Land Near Mt Repose
A group called God's Bible People purchased a large tract near Mt Repose to build many structures including church and school houses and manufactories. The contingent influx is described as desirable, religious, industrious, temperate and productive, aiding county growth and tax base. Further details will follow.
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God’s Bible People
Mt. Repose
Attorney General Opinion on Inheritance Tax Scope
The opinion states all estates are subject to the direct inheritance tax law for decedents who died between April 25, 1904, and the repeal on April 16, 1906, under Ellis authority. It clarifies applicability during the law’s active period and its repeal.
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Ellis
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