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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1913
Page
6
A plea urges Ohio residents to flood Congress with letters demanding federal river improvements to prevent future floods. It stresses immediate public pressure, warns that only sustained citizen action will compel action, and links flood prevention to personal prosperity and safety.
Members of Clinton Commandery No 5 Knights Templars attended Ascension day services at a Pauls Metropolitan church Thursday evening. The rector and prelate Rev Willa B Hull delivered the sermon with special music by the vested choir.
Findlay residents will vote on June 3 to issue 85 000 ip bonds to build a distributing station for electric current as the present contract expires this year. Survivors of the dune disaster seek to commemorate victims with a monument in Ohio by the legislature. In Columbus Grove the Wetter Ohio M EB meeting involves church members from Central Ohio and Cincinnati Conferences starting September 9. The Furnace Company’s plant in the area is rebuilt and among the best equipped in the south.
Obituaries report the deaths of Frank A Prindle of South Vernon aged about sixty six with a three month illness, funeral at his home. Mrs Alexander Silliman of Fredericktown aged 72 with catarrh long illness, funeral at her house. Bertha Miller wife of Peter Miller died in Indianapolis after a sudden illness, formerly resided in Mt Vernon.
Mrs. Clara Hildreth hosted the Missionary Society gathering at her Brandon home with twenty seven attendees. A reception followed with an afternoon program and a noon dinner. Meanwhile Mr and Mrs Hugh Chadwick, Brandon, wed guests at a shower held Thursday at Mr and Mrs Frank Ward’s home, about 150 friends attended. The Martinsburg high school alumni banquet is planned for Saturday in Martinsburg with 71 to 100 alumni expected. Carl Van Voorhis will preside as toastmaster and the Shale orchestra of Utica will provide music.
A baby was born Friday afternoon to Mrs Butch Kunkle of Howard and Mrs Mary Siamons of Mt Vernon. The event occurred on West High Street and involved local residents Teett birth notices.
Sheriff Woollson and Chief Clements raided a Vernon area house on Columbus Road near the B & railroad tracks. A barrel of beer and over one hundred bottles were seized as evidence in a case against Wallace Sevyerns and Herbert Hammond for keeping a place for unlawful sale of intoxicating liquor under the Rose Law. Sevyerns and Hammond were jailed. others summoned to mayor's court. A second raid recovered the beer barrel for evidence.
Mansfield News notes Cromley and Sheriff Woolton lead an eastern county inquiry Friday into caons likely to be presented to the upcoming grand jury next Monday morning. Also listed is an estate inventory for Ella Neptune with personal property 201.23, securities 2720.33, real estate 2000.00 totaling 4921.86. Edgar C VanWickien named administrator of Harriet Van Wiewien with bond 100 dollars. Basil W Robinson deeds 1 2 interest in 170 acres in Clinton to Beenie A Greer for 3000 dollars.
Local residents including Mrs W L Robinson and Mrs H W Smith traveled to Columbus Saturday morning. Others visit family in Ohio and Germany, attend plays and concerts, or travel for business. A fatality occurred in Newark as lineman Jon Arnold, 27, died when an Ohio Electric streetcar toppled after a switch split on West Church Street, with three others slightly injured.
Two bandits held up passengers aboard Kansas City Southern train No. 6 near here early today. They shot and fatally wounded passenger Jesse F. Short of Joplin Missouri and escaped with 1500 dollars in money jewelry.
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