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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1916
Page
4
The Clermont Courier dated May 24 1916 reports weekly news from Clermont and surrounding area with local notices and advertisements. It provides community updates, market items, and public announcements typical of a small town newspaper edition.
A list of named candidates announces their bid for various offices in Ohio including representative to Congress probate judge representative to general assembly clerk of courts sheriff auditor treasurer recorder surveyor prosecuting attorney coroner and county commissioners. The piece praises the Willis administration for cost savings and efficiency and cites favorable remarks from Auditor Vic Donahey and commentary by Governor Willis ahead of November elections.
Ivan McKellip of the Ohio State University Dairy Department will be in Clermont county the week of May 22 to assist the Bethel community with a cow testing association. County Agent announces a June 14 wheat field picnic at the County Experiment Farm with speakers on fruit and field crops. Further notices will follow.
The report lists divorce actions and custody cases for Ada Fishback and Ruth B Cross among others, several mortgage foreclosures, and multiple receiver actions with amounts claimed from 100 to 721.70 dollars plus interest. It notes additional matters including property transfers being voided, judgments by confession, settlements, dismissals, and new appointments in Batavia with guardian and administratrix designations and a county board of visitors list.
List of marriage licenses including Allen Jounker and Agnes Doughman, William Snider and Clara Frye, Edward Boots and Nora Layman, and others with ages and residences. Probate entries note estates for Fred Trump, G L Mauck overdraft, Frank Brown assignment, and inventories, guardianship and executors including Julia B Hypes and Emeline Buxton, W H Simes, and Geo Peterson among others.
A series of conveyances shows Emma N. Gray transferring 45 acres in Goshen township to Chas E Nichols for $1, and Mary J. Drummond and others to Mary Sprague for 3 acres in Batavia township for $1. Additional transfers include a Goshen board of education sale to Harry Burger of 1 acre for $120 and other lots and farms across Union Pierce, Jackson, Tate and Batavia townships with prices mostly $1 or nominal sums.
Notice of public auction in Washington township Clermont County Ohio for June 4 1916 at 10 a m offering multiple parcels totaling about 95 acres including several surveyed tracts. The sale follows court order in the estate of Fred Trump with Mary B Nichols as administratrix. Terms require one third cash and rest in one and two years secured by mortgage. Attorneys Darby and Benedict listed.
Sealed proposals due June 1 1916 at Batavia Ohio will fund repairs and rebuilding of Clermont County roads. Two hundred $500 bonds bearing 5 percent interest and maturities up to ten years will be sold to highest bidder with a 2 percent bid bond. Proceeds finance specified highways and bids must include certified checks and printed bonds ready for signature.
Public notice announces a special election on June 6 in Clermont County Edenton School District to decide on bonds totaling 810,000 dollars for erection and purchase of real estate or a new site. Bonds issued at 6 percent interest, repayable over twenty-two years with semiannual interest, payable at regular voting place.
Morningstar transfers 108 acres in Clermont and Brown counties for 1250 dollars. Froideveaux sells Amelia lot for 1 dollar. Schafer sells 90 acres in Union to Frederick for 1 dollar. Fugett transfers lot 76 Felicity for 1 dollar. Pattison executrix sells Pattison subdivision lots 4 to 5 Milford for 1100 dollars. Denser transfers a Loveland lot for 1 dollar. Nero's nearsighted view uses a small transparent jewel lens, touted as magical talisman in arena sports.
In Clermont county Ohio the estate of Ebenezer James Naish is administered with Lillie Mar Naish named executrix. Probate Judge O P Griffith dated May 5 1916. Attorney W O Bishop files the filing.
State of Georgia notice states Liam s named administrator of the estate of Constant late of Clermont County deceased. Dated May 16, 1916 Probate Judge Samuel Foragan attorney.
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