Obituaries and Local Notes From Valley News
Obscure local items note M Fletcher's business trip to Pittsburgh. Dee Dowda and daughter from Monroe Center visit Dowda parents. L B Dowds and family with Ruth Fletcher visiting her parents M and Mrs M Fletcher. Mrs CL V McDonald on salt list. Floyd Paige visits later with Mrs Win Hubbell. Valley Grove school reports entertainment though snow shortened turnout. Archie Pealer visits with mother. Thompson Dowda and family visits. William Fletcher mentioned. Rose Bartlett and Mayd Pale households visited G C Paige. Wilkorn family welcomed a new baby born Tuesday evening. Local residents look forward to roundabout roundups in the vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Fletcher
Pittshureh
Dee Dowda
Monroe Center
L. Hubbell
Valley Grove
Archie Pealer
V. McDonill
Thompson Vowda
Réther
Dowda
Méem
Liniment for leg pains from Hanford's Paxtram of Myrrh
A brief, old fashioned remedy notice describes applying Hanford's Paxtram of Myrrh liniment to a leg ailment. It promises quick relief when rubbed in thoroughly, touting its soothing properties for painful limbs.
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Hanford
Population estimates for towns over eight thousand
Washington December 26 state the census bureau released year end population estimates for cities with 8000 or more residents. Mount Vernon appears listed with about 10 628 people while South Vernon is shown around 1000.
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Washington
Pyle
Obiehant
Mt. Vernoplu
South Vernon
Man Fined for Obscenity in City Court
Fred Johnson of this city pleaded guilty to using obscene language toward women. He bonded guilty at arraignment before Mayor G. C. Mitchell and was fined 26 dollars. Detective McCormick arrested him on a Saturday train matter. A box social will be held at St. Staire’s Church Thursday evening.
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Fred Johnson
Thinity
Fere
Mitchell Tuewday
Merting
McCormick
St. Staire’s
Industrial job openings and wage incentives at Goodrich Company
The notice advertises numerous factory positions including mill operators bench and floor workers repair machinists and woodwork staff at A. J. Maharty’s barns store. It promises a five percent attendance bonus and outlines long shifts up to fourteen hours daily with both indoor and outdoor tasks.
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Amanent
Clesa
Epen End Punetwality
Iife
Penuian
Warvinn
Oni Tealay
Tivete
Prisoner Threats and Local Crime Roundup in Vernon
The sheriff recounts a violent incident with Clarence Foster in Canterbury where he threatened Marshal Evans, was subdued, and fined for carrying concealed weapons. Other notes include a barefooted mother and child inquiry, a found mine horse incident near Granville Road, a bond set for carrying concealed firearms, court motions on several cases, temporary alimony orders, a divorce decree, a private sale order, and multiple marriage licenses in Mt Vernon and nearby townships.
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Clarence Foster
Centerfury
Sherif John M. Woolis
Tienday
Foster
Canterbury
Marshal Evans
oMdal
Clarence
Carly
Strest
School Notes Highlight Chapel Programs And Debates
Monday morning chapel featured Christmas customs, recitations, a Grieg piano piece, and original stories including The Watcher. Debates at Mt Vernon High School impressed with on‑the‑spot speeches and strong rebuttals.
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Haoay
Martha Richert
Joe
Santa ‘Claus
Dorothy Swingley
Powell
Strang
Stevens
Cornell
Colt Mitchell
Township names and guardians register land deals
The document lists Rev Porter and Rev J A Long with multiple names including Anderson Albert Mots and Ora Alberta Richer of Brown township, Rev C B L Burkholder, Guy Alpha Koppert, Le Grote A Pembrook of Braws township, Stewart Bricker and Léona Mable Loop of Mt Vernon, and deeds involving W M Paasig guardian to Frei Crouch. Transactions include parcels in Pleasant and Middlebury with values cited, such as 14 4 acres and 2050 dollars, plus J A McComber to George Mowrey and Carrington to John Cook portions in Walon and Middlebury.
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Porter
Anderson
Albert Mots
Farmer
Ora Alberta Richer
Brown Maenhip
C. BL Burkholder
Guy Alpha Koppert
le Grote A. Pembrook
Braws Township
J. A Long
Stewart Lewis Bricker
Harmey
Tary
W.M. Paasig
Guardian
Frei Crouch
Pleasant
J. A. McComber
George Mowrey
G. M and
RD. Carrington
Johe
Cook
Middlebury
Taber Speech to Ohio Grange Urges Market Bureau
Taber of Barnenville calls for farmers to tackle high prices by solving transportation and freight rate issues. He urges establishing a Bureau of Markets to connect producers and consumers. At Newark special meeting Dec 15 1916, J Tabor re-elected Master, 2500 attendees, 60 000 members, all counties represented.
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Newark
Ohio
J. Tabor
Barnenville
George B. Beott
Jefferson County
T. C. Laylin
Master Tabor
Grange Leaders Urge Market Bureau and Transport Reform
Speaking on high living costs, Taber urges focus on transportation and distribution reform. He calls for a Bureau of Markets with a Market Commissioner to fix freight rates and direct marketing, arguing current systems waste efficiency and raise prices. He notes coal freight routes and farm-to-consumer delivery show the need for systemic change.
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Bureau of Markets
Taber
Cora
Sunday Creek
Hocking
West Virginia
Kentucky
Amexia
Ohio
Resolution Demands Freight Reform for Short Hauls
Ohio State Grange votes to task its Executive Committee to investigate freight rates on short rail hauls for farm products and nearby commodities. The Newark meeting on December 10, 1916, endorses measures to reduce undue transport costs affecting farmers and consumers.
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Ohio State Grange
State Grange
Newark
Coal Freight-Rate Discrimination Costs Kentucky Consumers
A historical note attributes high coal prices in Kentucky to railroad freight-rate discrimination, claiming this practice raised costs for consumers and triggered nationwide price pressures.
Ohio Should Establish Markets Commission For Farmers And Consumers
Mr Taber urged creating a Commissioner of Markets and Marketing in Ohio to bridge producer and consumer gaps. He noted state spending on farming education, extension, experiments, plant disease control, and food inspections, arguing limited outreach hampers product quality and trust. Support came from Pant Master T C Laylin, who has prior experience organizing similar efforts at state and national levels.
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Taber
Ohio
New York
T. C. Laylin
Farmers Demand Ancient Public Service Speech
Mr. Taher stated farmers seek not political office but "ancient public service" and expect the new administration to improve service to the commonwealth. He praised Inspector Thora at the Ohio Experiment Station and urged that partisan politics have no place in agricultural activities. He cited Ohio’s Civil Service as essential for honest, effective government.
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Taher
Commonwealth
Thora
Ohio Experiment Station
Taber
Ohio
Resolution on State Market Reforms and Civil Service
A 1916 Newark meeting urges creation of a State Department bureau of markets and municipal bureaus to align with the U S Department of Agriculture. It calls for uniform weights grades and direct producer consumer markets while advocating merit-based civil service and reform to curb spoils.
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State Department of Agriculture
Office of Markets
United States Department of Agriculture
Newark
Start Big Science Meet in New York
New York December 28 large attendance marks the sixty eighth annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. More than a thousand papers will be presented across natural philosophy and applied science at Columbia University and the American Museum of Natural History. Dr Charles Van Vechten Van Tise and Dr W W Campbell will speak on The Nabi late as part of opening events with many group meetings and tours planned.
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New York
Sol Antinta
American Association of Science
Plac
Columbia
University
City Belle
American Museum of Natural History
Charles BR. van Tise
University of Wisconsin
W. W. Campbell
Lick Astronomical
United States
Automobile Club of America
the Nations Highways Fascination
The
National Automobile Chamber of Commorce
Society For A Promotion of Engineering Holtcatt
Income of Railroads Passes One Billion Dollars
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports nine month railroad income at 785,503,266 with total annual estimate near 1,093,000,000. Officials say gains reflect a 67 percent rise January through September and project higher figures for October to December. Also note a gathering at Pennsylvania State College where farmers study incentive production and reclamation of waste land.
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Eame
Vnnutt Jyma
Xiao
College State College
College Studenta
Livestock and Grain Prices From Cattle Auction Notes
Chicago market notes detail cattle and sheep prices by category including steer heifers and cows. Prices quoted for hay and grain futures mix with regional listings from Cleveland and Cincinnati, with various weights and lots reported.
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Iuatron
Sogin AG
Hank Verkorn
Pier
Thal
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Dow
Wentorn
Snott
Cleveland
Des
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Hutaher
Has all Alaska for his diocese bishop Rowe travels hard miles
The Right Rev Peter T Rowe bishop of Alaska travels the 600000 square mile diocese yearly in arctic conditions on snowshoes and carts. He recalls rescuing Stefansson expedition members near Point Barrow and notes he has never felt gold fever. He describes long winter journeys with guides and dogs across ice and tundra to isolated camps and warns of mental strain among interior workers and prospectors.
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Peter T. Rowe
Alauka
Eaya
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Offers
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Yukon River
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Furn
Snowbound
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