Official Report on Ohio crop conditions November 1 1911
Official report from the Ohio Department of Agriculture details wheat acreage 2,082,139 sown last fall, 94% of 1911 level, 1912 harvest area 1,915,758 acres. Alfalfa 20,700 acres in 1911 with 8.8 tons per acre and 77,999 tons total. rye 66,663 acres last fall, 94% of 1911, 62,684 acres for 1912. corn 90% of average. potatoes 111,704 acres with 72 bushels per acre and 8,161,203 bushels total, 6% rot. hogs 94% condition, 91% fattened vs 1910. Reports note excessive rain hindering seeding, fly damage to early wheat, mold in shocks, and widespread hog cholera. Hamilton leads alfalfa production with 6,516 tons from 2,172 acres.
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Ohio
Hamilton County
Feast Promised by Daughters of America of Batavia
The Daughters of America of Batavia plan a supper at the armory on Saturday night November 26 from 6 to 8. menu includes Chicken Pie and Gravy Mashed Potatoes Sweet Potatoes Baked Beans Bread and Butter Celery and Cheese Coffee and Cranberry Sauce Mince and Pumpkin Pie. Admission 26 cents. attendees will miss one of the finest suppers served.
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Daughters of America
Batavia
Armory
Smiths Celebrate Fiftieth Anniversary In Amelia Ohio
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Smith, longtime county residents now in Amelia, will mark their fiftieth wedding anniversary on Tuesday November twenty eighth from 2 to 8 p m with about 75 guests. Their son Ed teaches at Amelia High School.
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C. R. Smith
Amelia
Clermont Boy Selected for County Central Chair
Bertram L Hitch son of Mr and Mrs L W Hitch of Bantam is slated for the county central committee chair as recommended by Republican candidates after a meeting on October 81. He will be formally named at a county committee meeting Thursday evening in Tucson. The Batavia Eastern Star Chapter elected officers for the coming year with Grace McDonald as Worthy Matron and Leona Weaver as Secretary among others, reporting a prosperous lodge with new members each meeting.
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Bertram L
L. W. Hitch
Bantam
Tucson
Arizona
Bertram L. Hitch
Hitch
Atoniy iv
Batavia R Eastern Star Chapter
Grace McDonald
W. P
Wmn. Joseph
Asso
Ciile’ Hulick
Leona Weaver
Marshall
Mary Paxton
Bessie Long
Ohio Commission for the Blind Seeks County Aid
The Ohio Commission for the Blind asks county relief commissioners to cooperate in aiding the blind statewide. It aims to prevent unnecessary blindness, help blind adults into home work, and create markets for small items made by the blind, funded by the state with education campaigns to prevent blindness.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Commission For the Blind
Ohio Commission
Campbell
State Commission
Relief Commission
Commission For
Commission
Supper Fundraiser by M. BE. Guild at Church
The M. BE. Guild ladies to serve a Sunday-school room supper on Friday evening November 17 from 6 30 to 8 00. Menu includes baked beans tomato catsup escaloped potatoes pickles meat sandwiches brick ice cream cake coffee all for 25 cents. Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets offered as a safe remedy. For sale by dealers.
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M. BE. Guild
Guest Day for Batavia Woman's Club Held at Speidel Home
Last Saturday November 11 the Batavia Woman's Club met at Mrs. Eli Speidel's Wood street home. The program included two solo performances by Mrs. Chas Belt, followed by a luncheon. Guests came from Columbus Dayton Cincinnati Amelia Milford and more.
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Batavia Woman’s Club
Eli Speidel
Wood Street
Chas. Belt
Denune
Columbus
Elizabeth Kennedy
Dayton
Grace Dustin Hedderich
Cincinnati
Hitch
Hicks
Amelia
Miss Shinkle
Timmons
Farmers urged to hire patrols over off season hunters
Hillsboro Gazette calls farmers to form neighborhood constables to arrest trespassers killing game out of season. It condemns foxed fences and open gates causing stock harm and notes buyers of quail share guilt. arrests could curb violators and deter pot hunters.
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Hillsboro Gazette
A Trip Through Panama Canal Interesting Sketch for Readers
A described voyage through the canal explains the Atlantic to Pacific transit. It details a 500 foot bottom width channel for seven miles to Gatun with three locks raising eighty five feet to Lake Gatun. The ship then travels twenty four miles through the lake to Bas Obispo and enters the Culebra cut for nine miles in a 400 foot bottom width channel. At Pedro Miguel a lock lowers thirty feet to a small lake, then two more locks drop to sea level and the Pacific channel ends eight tiles long with a 500 foot bottom width.
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Atlantic
Pacific
Gatun
Lake Gatun
Bas Obispo
Culebra
Pedro Miguel
Hunter injured by accidental gun discharge near Alpha
Harry Shumaker, 20, sustained a serious shoulder injury from an accidental gun discharge while hunting near Alpha. He was brought to Xenia by a companion and treated at Wilson hospital before returning home on West Market Street. Doctors believe the arm may be saved. The Republican urges caution for hunters and companions and advises safety before shooting.
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Harry Shumaker
Alpha
Xenia
Wilson Hospital
West Market Street
Opening Saloon Scene Draws Sharp Critique In Region
The Ironton Register reports chaotic first week of saloon openings in Scioto and Lawrence counties. It criticizes police inaction, cites drunken street fights, and notes a demand for more police as saloons multiply. The Portsmouth Blade describes similar disorder and warns of ongoing debauchery lasting years.
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Ironton
Tronton
Portsmouth Blade
Business Men's Association
Plead Guilty To Killing Rabbits Out of Season Statewide Warnings
Game wardens in Adams county led by Louis Kuertz and David Ferris arrested Earl Lewis Denver McClellan Emery Bennington Thos Baldwin and William Couper for shooting rabbits out of season. They pled guilty before Squire C W Howard at Seaman. Authorities warn landowners buyers and hunters against illegal rabbit killing and promise prosecutions for fish and game violations.
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Louis Kuertz
David Ferris
Adams County
John C. Speaks
Columbus
Earl Lewis
Denver McClellan
Emery Bennington
Thos. Baldwin
William Cooper
Squire C. W. Howard
Seaman
Cholera Decimates Fayette County Hogs
Fayette county farmers report about 18 000 hogs dead from cholera this fall and them butcher in fear of losing meat. The epidemic cuts hog supply while losses reach roughly 18 000 head valued near 100 000 dollars.
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Fayette County
Rally Day Service At Presbyterian Church
The Christian Endeavor Society will lead the evening service next Sunday night. The program is simple but aims to highlight the society’s good work and encourage church involvement.
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Christian Endeavor Society of
The
Presbyterian Church
Hunters Cautioned As Quail Season Opens
The quail season opens today and hunters, men and boys with guns, roam fields causing trespass and stock losses. Farmers are urged to guard gates and fences, and avoid shooting near livestock to prevent harm to landowners.
Poverty Social At Armory Draws Large Epworth League Crowd
At the Armory last Friday a poverty social hosted by the Epworth League drew a large crowd. Attendees wore ragged outfits and mismatched accessories, yet the event succeeded with all items sold and a neat sum netted for the league treasury.
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Armory
Epworth League
Castle Square Entertainers open Batavia High School course
The Castle Square Entertainers opened a five part series at Batavia High School lecture course to a large audience at the town hall. The troupe delivered polished performances by well trained gentlemen and skilled musicians, pleasing all and raising hopes for the remaining four entertainments.
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Castle Square
Batavia High School
Town Hall
Batavia Man Charged With Burglary Linked to Cincinnati Theft
Fred Humphreys aged 34 of Batavia was arrested Friday on West Sixth Avenue Cincinnati after police found a sack containing dressed poultry cigars canned goods and more from Keyton grocery. The burglary allegedly occurred at Keyton grocery where Humphreys formerly worked. He claimed he planned to move the goods to another store owned by Keyton and may have used a false name.
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Fred Humphreys
Batavia
West Sixth Avenue
Cincinnati
Humphreys
Keyton
Milford Enterprise
Colored band delivers successful town hall entertainment
The colored band performed at town hall Friday night to strong attendance and financial success. They receive credit for the lively show and its orderly presentation.
Concluding Revival at Stonelick Church Reports 16 Conversions
Meetings at Stonelick Baptist Church closed last Wednesday evening with 16 conversions under Rev. Taylor's charge. The gatherings were well attended and praised for the good work accomplished. The pastor returned home due to illness in his family. Rev. Taylor is described as an able pastor with a record of success.
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Stonelick Baptist Church
Rev. Taylor
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William Beeler
Charles Sechrist
Ona Heere Pierce
George Lindsey Pierce Theodore Bennett
C. W. Dawson
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Washington W.C
Staats
Lewis Ansteatt Stonelick
Washington Charles Glazier Monroe
Marsh J. L. Brown
J. P. Queenan
Miami
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Wayne
E. W. Hutchinson
Clermont
State of
M. E. Guild Supper
Chamberlain
Batavia Woman’s
Panama Canal
Scioto and
Lawrence Counties
the Armory
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