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Newspaper
The Harrison News
Location
Harrison, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1905
Page
2
The Harrison News announces weekly publication every Thursday with subscription options and advance payment terms. It notes printed schedule and post office entry as second class matter. The notice includes a margin mark indicator for subscription status and a request to settle debts. It is edited by Walter Hartpence.
A promotional line urges every veteran of the Civil or Spanish War to take the National Tribune, claiming the editor remains on the fighting line with attention to every old veteran's welfare.
A notice invites veterans to subscribe to the National Tribune for one year and purchase the book Washington During War Time for one dollar. The offer lasts until July 1. The book has over 200 pages and many illustrations. Orders go through Walter Hart Pence to ensure delivery.
Miss Anna Lopez, well known locally for her elocution teaching, has accepted a position as a teacher at the Miami Valley Chautauqua for the entire season in Portsmouth. Friends in the area plan to meet and greet her at the event.
The Miles Orton Show returns to town on the 30th with big outside attractions free to all. Large tents will be pitched northeast of town near Glen Haven Cemetery. Admission is 15 and 26 cents, with an up-to-date program free of objectionable features.
The town advances its electric lighting and water system with a new river pumping stop and four six inch wells to provide well water. Mr Rich leads the upgrades promising to make the plant the best equipped in the region.
Tony West, a Cuban boy living near Whitewater Park with Ben Hopping, arrived in the area as an 11 year old from Cuba after the war. He traveled from New York to Cincinnati and on to this country, attending Elizabethtown Whitewater and Lawrenceburg schools. He fought at Santiago, returned home last fall after six years here, spent winter there, and plans another visit next year.
Rev Brown of the M.E. Church announced plans to equip each choir member with a surplice and to introduce college style hats. He proposed a procession from the ante-room to the pulpit in uniform costume as the choir begins singing an appropriate song, signaling an advancement in church practices.
Tele grams to Will Baughman announced that his cousin Enoch Baughman of Seymour Indiana had died at 10 AM and would be buried at 2 PM the same day. He left a wife and one daughter. An engineer on the B and O Railroad, he was described as a man of excellent character and steady habits.
Henry Stenger died at his country home after a lingering illness on June 22. Born in Bavaria in 1832, he emigrated at seven and built a respected milling and IRS career. Survived by his wife Catherine Knech, seven children, one brother, and 19 grandchildren. Funeral held at St John Catholic Church with burial in the Catholic Cemetery. Pallbearers named Philip Schuck, Peter Ebertz, George Knopfle, R. G. Frederick, Peter Jacobs, Benj. Singer.
In Harrison a wedding is reported to have taken place in Home City, uniting Miss Pearl Calloway and Finley Brooke formerly of Cincinnati now in Washington Indiana. The divorce suit of Brooke’s ex-wife M K Brooke is pending after Brooke’s Texas divorce. Probasco reports Brooke hid from service and remains in Indiana while the Texas decree was obtained, Brooke’s wife unaware of the new marriage until late.
The Auglaize Republican reports the Canadian wedding of Dr Roy Hunter to Miss Christine Yeager in Walkersville Ontario. They plan a honeymoon to Niagara Falls and Cincinnati before returning to Harrison Ohio to start housekeeping on West Auglaize street. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Dan Yeager, is well regarded, and the groom, son of Dr and Mrs F C Hunter, is a physician and ice business partner.
The venue schedules two daily performances at 2 and 8 PM with a one hour earlier start for each show. Local theater officials emphasize punctual arrival and seating policies.
Capt. David Lattlip presents a grand free outside exhibition on the show grounds. The champion high dive attracts a broad crowd as a centerpiece event, with admission free for all attendees.
A local letter reveals tension over a divorce and a breakthrough marriage. Finley S. Brooke of Dallas and Pearl G. Calloway of Harrison wed after obtaining a license on a Saturday. The bride is linked to John H. Penny and J. C. Carter, with a lakeside trip planned before settling in Washington Indiana.
County Commissioners rejected damage claims from Harrison property owners after a April 11 flood. Engineer Krug found the Marvin's Run overflow stemmed from water leaving banks beyond the altered creek course, not faulty past work. Photos supported his findings and the board voted to deny compensation.
A brief note urges residents of Lawrenceburg to participate in a weekly gathering at Saint Lawrenceburg. It encourages action over idleness and promotes engaging activities to stay energized and productive. The item reflects local sentiment encouraging regular community involvement.
Among the out of town visitors Tuesday were Sanford Tuthill and family Fannie Myrtle Patsy Wilbur Col J N Wallingford and Geo Mayer all of Lawrenceburg invited by Mrs L A Hughes to a supper at the Gerard House They remained until the 10 80 car and enjoyed a charming time hosted by Mrs Hughes and her daughters.
Mrs John Hooper died last Sunday at age 85 and was buried Tuesday afternoon from Mrs Martha Green's home. A sizable gathering of kinfolks and friends attended the services which the deceased had arranged while in health. Rev M L Buckley officiated.
A large crowd attended the Elizabethtown High School commencement at the M. E. Church last Saturday evening. One graduate, Miss Mildred Lake, received a diploma as the program featured solos by Misses Cora Wiles Abernethy and Miss Mildred Lake, Mr. C. L. Horton, a pantomime led by Miss Wiles, an address by Supt. W. M. Henderson, and diplomas presented by Supt. Oliver Swisher.
Jacob Schneider died at 73 after a long health decline. Born near Reinhaltz Germany in 1881, he emigrated in 1851 and built a notable Harrison business, once owning the town’s only brewery. Survived by three daughters and a son, his funeral drew family from Cincinnati, Newport, and Marietta. Pallbearers and undertaker Will Slete led the Catholic burial.
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