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Newspaper
The Harrison News
Location
Harrison, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1905
Page
2
Rural Simplicity Amid Gooseberry Bargain Proposal
A farmer visited the office seeking a one year News subscription in exchange for gooseberries. The proposal reflects a rural, plain-spoken bargain and introduces an odd barter idea. The anecdote highlights countryside practicality and informal negotiations.
Finley S Brooke to wed Pearl Calloway in Washington
Finley S. Brooke of the Seating Company will marry Pearl Calloway daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Calloway. The couple will reside in Washington Indiana after the wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finley S. Brooke
Seating Company
Pearl Calloway
Charles Calloway
Washington, Ind
Death Near for Henry Stenger Local Figure
The family of Henry Stenger has been summoned to his bedside as his condition worsens. He is a well known and active local resident whose passing will be deeply felt across the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Stenger
Moerlein
Draughi
Rev Henry N Coudon to Visit Area with Daughter Jenny
The chaplain of the House of Representatives Rev Henry N Coudon and his daughter Jenny from Washington DC will arrive next Monday and visit at Dr Marvin’s home. Friends of Mr Coudon look forward to the visit with pleasure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry N. Coudon
House of Representatives
Jenny
Washington D. C
Marvin
Coudon
Governor Hanley to Speak at Aurora Park Service
The M. E. Church of Aurora will hold Sunday services in the park, with Gov. Hanley delivering an address at 2 p.m. entitled Peace and Patriotism. All Dearborn county churches are invited to join in the services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Church of
Aurora
Hanley
Dearborn County
G W Bowlby Praises State G A R Encampment Honor
Geo W Bowlby reports a grand time at the State G A R Encampment in Washington D C last week and says it was the best one the boys ever held. Washington C H people did everything possible to make the affair a success and George was elected an alternate to the National Encampment to be held in Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. W. Bowlby
Washington D. H
Washington C. H
George
Denver
Sermon by Rev Archibald McLean Draws Large Audience
Rev Archibald McLean spoke at the Christian Church last Sunday evening drawing a very large audience. In his distinctive style he held listeners for about an hour with a vivid account of mission work, especially in the Orient, praising God's power to use America for evangelization and describing the grand results achieved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archibald McLean
Christian Church
Orient
America
Miss Maude Marvin Withdraws From Europe Tour Contest
Miss Maude Marvin withdrew last week from the Commercial Tribune tour to Europe, citing undue advantage by certain contest parties. She acted modestly, insisting her bid was fair and honest, and many friends supported her decision and expressed appreciation for their kindness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Marvin
The
Commercial Tribune
Europe
Miss Marvin
Longest Day of the Year Marks Summer Solstice
Next Wednesday begins the term made famous by That Good Old Summer Time. On June 21 the sun stands still, marking the summer solstice the longest day at fourteen hours and forty nine minutes. Days then shorten until December 21, the winter solstice.
Electrocution Hazard With Street Cars Described
Miss Clara Singer was frightened when her horse stepped on streetcar tracks and was shocked in front of E. D. Bowlby Son's grocery last Friday. The article explains how Cincinnati uses a double trolley system to return current to the overhead wire, reducing electrocution risk, while a single trolley discharges current into rails which can shock a horse near a moving car if insulation fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Singer
E. D. Bowlby & Son
Cincinnati
Death of Mrs John Fischer after brief illness
Sad death shocks our city as Maggie Becker Fischer passes at her Market street home from peritonitis after a short illness. She leaves husband John Fischer and little son Chester, with extended families. Funeral at Presbyterian Church with large attendance, interment in Glen Haven. aged 84.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fischer
Maggie Becker
Market Street
Duncan
Chester
Presbyterian Church
C. Bates
M. L. Buckley
Will Davison
H. O. Campbell
Frank Schleininger
Chas. Becker
Canton
Ohio
Geo. Becker
Anna Ross
Richmond
Ind
Will Becker
Cincinnati
F. Wulf
Dora Ennabrook
L. Lucas
Cumminsville
Sam Small
Harry Griffin
Hartwell
Commencement in City Hall Honors Ten Graduates
Superintendent T P Pierce and staff finalize plans for Harrison High School commencement at City Hall with a ten cent admission. Ten graduates, eight girls and two boys, include Alma Huber Mary Kolb Alice Klemm and Walter McGoowan. Tonight features essays and Carl Gantvoort singing as part of the standard program. Tomorrow night Harrison Alumni Association holds its twenty third annual reunion and reception for the class of 05 with expectant attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. P. Pierce
City Hall
Harrison
Alma M. Huber
Mary E. Kolb
Alice Crets
Klemm
Walter
McGoowan
William Mortashed
Carl Gantvoort
Harrison High School Alumni Association
Delightful Cleves church reception brings 108 guests
The Ladies Aid Society of the Presbyterian Church of Cleves Ohio hosted a reception on Thursday June 8 from 2 to 6 pm at the home of Mrs Hattie Somenday. Guests from Cleves Harrison Lawrenceburg Homestead Home City and North Bend enjoyed a program of music recitations and social time followed by luncheon served by Cleves aid members. Harrison guests included D H Jessup Walter Hartpence Thomas Bowles A O Baker Mary Yeager Martha Burk Robert Keen Fred Fisher EJ Williams Jno Hartka Chas Calloway Atwood Perrine Co F Bonham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid Society
Presbyterian Church of
Ladies of Clevel Aid Society
Harrison
Mesdames
D. H. Jessup
Walter Hartpence
Thomas Bowles
A. O. Baker
Mary Yeager
Martha Burk
Robert Keen
Fred Fisher
E.j.williams
Jno
Fire Company Plans Big Fourth of July Celebration
Our Fire Company aims to stage an extraordinary Fourth of July event. Commencement ushers listed include Willette Brackenridge Hugo Huber Ralph Ross Clyde Ruggles Eugene Haddock Walter Thomas Latham Hawk and Emmett Tebbs. At Germantown local option election last Tuesday a 30 vote majority carried the day. Franklin and Hillsboro recently wiped out saloons and business has improved at both places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willette Brackenridge
Hugo Huber
Ralph Ross
Clyde Ruggles
Eugene Haddock
Walter Thomas
Latham Hawk
Emmett Tebbs
Germantown
Franklin
Hillsboro
City official holds two public jobs in Harrison case
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports Attorney-General Wade Ellis ruled a man can hold two jobs, allowing Fred Rupp to serve as Harrison councilman and janitor of the Fire Department for $6 a month. Peter Ebertz opposed the setup, arguing politics should not affect municipal duties, while local officials sought a solution amid factional tension. Ellis indicated a loophole to prevent criticism and calm the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Enquirer
Wade Ellis
Harrison
Fred Rupp
Peter Ebertz
Rupp
Ebertz
B. Arnold
Arnold
Rud Hynicka
Hynicka
Ellis
Fire
Council
Merchants complain of dull trade urging farmers to plow
The piece notes merchants complain of dull trade over the past month and urges farmers to prepare fields by plowing and sowing so harvests come later. It stresses agrarian timing and market impact for the community.
Miami Valley Chautauqua Opens Near Dayton
The Miami Valley Chautauqua sits fourteen miles south of Dayton Ohio as a premier summer outing. Rates for tents board and grounds are said to be very low. The program lists Gov La Follette Thomas Green Band of 40 musicians ACorn Congress Spence MacDonald and many others with lectures courses and instructional offerings across Bible history science and literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Gov. LaFollette
Thos. E. Green
Dass
New York City
Cadet Band
Acorn Congress
Spence & MacDonald
Frederick W. Unger
Sam P. Jones
Austin K. deBlois
P. M. Pearson
Chas. A. Eastman
Chiyesa
Mendelssohn
Marguerite Smith
Funeral of Mrs Merrill 1818 1905 Widow Mary Starlin Merrill
The funeral last Thursday for Mrs Mary Merrill drew a large crowd. Rev M L Buckley delivered the sermon and Wim Slete oversaw burial. Born April 1 1818 in Crosby township Ohio she died June 6 1905 aged 87 years 2 months 5 days. She married James Merrill in 1839 and had seven children with two deceased. Surviving are David Israel James William and Mary Margaret of Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Merrill
M. L. Buckley
Wim. Slete
Crosby Township
Hamilton County
Ohio
Mary Starlin
James Merrill
Commencement Program England March Lineup
Invocation by Rev Bates. Violin solos by Prof Surdo. Readings on English history by multiple players. Presentations of diplomas. Benediction by Rev Buckley. Event titled Commencement Program England features Alma Campbell and Walter McGowan among speakers and performers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Campbell
C. Bates
Joseph Surdo
British Empire
Alice Crets
King Alfred
Alice Frederick
Carl Gantvoort
Eileen J. Klemm
Mary E. Kolb
Estella F. Kirk
William H. Mortashed
Naples
Centola
Prof
Thos. P. Pierce
M. L. Buckley
Mount Harrison to Ordooy Promenade to Portland May 1905
A travel letter from PROM BARRISON describing a journey from Ogden Utah across a desert to the Cascade Mountains, with sand storms, high deserts, and snow, noting Blue Taft family mountain home views, Rosy Columbia scenery, and comparisons of prices to Cincinnati as plans for the fair were made. The narrative highlights Mount Harrison, desert hardships, Hot Lake, and the scenic Willamette Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogden
Utah
Harrison
Cascade Mountains
Rockies
Desert
Hot Lake
Columbia
Taft
Williamette
Cincinnati
Cheap Street Car Rates to Cincinnati and Return
Cheap lines advertise round trip streetcar fares from Harrison to Andersons Ferry and return for 40 cents, with weekend travel to Cincinnati League Park for Reds versus Boston games. Local notes mention no report yet on the Bauer Grubbs case, Grand Jury's ongoing month, and social trips including a Lexington visit with a punctual excursion train and first class coaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CG. L. & Are R
Harrison
Anderson's Ferry
Cincinnati League Park
Reds
Boston
Cincinnati
C. F. Bauer
O. W. Grubbs
Grubbs
Bauer
Grand Jury
Mayor Bowles
Clifford D. Bevis
L. B. Cheetham
F. R. Pryor
Lexington
Chas. Fouschee
Cigarette Smoker Fined Then Sent To Jail
Carl Courts from the Smith Carnival Company was fined $35.50 by Justice Probst for smoking forty cigarettes. Unable to pay, he was jailed. The sentence likely would have been lighter if not for a defiant attitude toward law enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Courts
Smith Carnival Company
Justice Probst
Lawrenceburg Press
Jacob Schneider Thought to Be Near Death's Door
Over ten days Jake Schneider declined rapidly after brain illness and a severe stomach weakness left him in a precarious state. At Charles Wursthorn's home his son in law, with Dr Huber, provides care. Visitors included Martin Sehneider and Mrs Lizzie Henn from Cincinnati and Mrs Frances Steph any of Newport Ky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Schneider
Chas. Wursthorn
Huber
Martin Sehneider
Lizzie Henn
Cincinnati
Frances Stephany
Newport
Commencement Exercises Held for Whitewater Township Schools
The commencement exercises for the Township High School of Whitewater Township and the local common schools were held last Wednesday evening in the M E Church. Sixteen students graduated, including Luella Franklin Clinton Case Estella Schlemm er for the high school and Jerome Schuck Omer Brown Bertie Barber Sophia Fries Maude Smith Edward Fries Fern Russell Clarence Wycherley Helen Conrey John Waltz Ervein Moffett Harry Higgs Burton Cox for the common schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Cramer
C. P. Isleyan
Conrad Hall
Township High School
Whitewater Township
M. E. Church
Luella Franklin
Clinton Case
Estella Schlemmer
Jerome Schuck
Omer Brown
Bertie Barber
Sophia Fries
Maude Smith
Edward Fries
Fern Russell
Clarence Wycherley
Helen Conrey
John Waltz
Ervein Moffett
Harry Higgs
Burton Cox
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oFrrick—Bowles
Brooke
Calloway
Gov
Harrison Fire Department
Miami Valley
Chautauqua
England
Adah Hollowell
Alma Huber
Cornet Solo
Surdo
Walter E. McGowan
Alice M. Weid
Prom Barrison
Ordooy
Orville
Biddinger
Portland
Oregon
Cleves
Jacob Schneider
Death's Door
New Trenton
Joe S. Myers
General Blacksmith
Campbell Drill Works
Harrison, O
Surreys
W. W. Davison
State St
Dair’s
State OF Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. D
A. W. Gleason
Notary Public
Te. Hall
Hollister
C. Huber
Dr. King
Seeems Nito
Bourbon
Wm. Ross
Henry County
Greensboro
May
Glencoe
Darnell
Laporte
Brank Gale
Valley Miduse
Harrisot, O
Singer & Rence
AES
Eva V.fodee
Becaause
Royal Insurance Company
Indiana
J.P. Marvin
Etarrison
Onic
Jos
Myers
Meother
Scott
Gerii
Scott & Bowne
Pearl Street
New York
Snc
Frank Rolfes
Harrison, Oaio
Miamitown
Bauer's
W. J. Bauer
Sydney Millen
Broadway
Harrison, O. Ea
Efarzouvus
Trinidad
Asphalt Root Paints
Campsett Corn Driut Co
Nesdlat
K&k
O. W. Rowe
Jackson, Mich
Coast Books Free
Drs. Kennedy & Kergan
Appeat Loos’ Meat Star
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