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Newspaper
The Marion Daily Mirror
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1909
Page
5
Chas Turner & Co reports potato prices at 600 per bushel as the market delays purchases before a possible weather shift. Dealers note the window for securing bargains narrows as temperatures fall.
The Young People society of Ba tem's Evangelical church met at the home of Wilford Bechaffner on South State Street. Attendance was large, officers were elected, and plans were made for a Christmas cantata. A social hour followed with refreshments.
A billiards contest at Tik's club ended with C. C. Petit defeating Harry Lottie 200 to 129 to claim the amateur championship. Voutledue previously held the title amid disputes after moving from Galion to work at Steam Shovel shops. Referee Walter Moore oversaw scoring as a large crowd watched a clean, methodical game.
Misphah Encampment No 50 elects David Haberman as chief patriarch and Frank Dickason as prophet. Other officers named include C. L. Coxad senior warden and J. S. Kilbury junior warden with several scribes and trustees. Knights of Pythias and Royal Arcanum lodge officers also elected. installations planned for January and December 22nd gatherings noted.
The board debates retaining Addison Bain as park superintendent to watch Lake McKinley during winter evenings. The risk to abundant skaters and youths prompts calls for Bain to be stationed there, while some members oppose his continued service.
The court discharged Sherman Peek after the defense successfully argued that his preliminary charges could not be pursued further after three terms of court. A separate divorce case, Lulu Kannel versus Wham Kannel, seeks custody of three children and alimony, with Kannel denying most allegations and seeking dismissal.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of Epworth M. E. Church will meet with Mrs J H Oatey of Wing Hoe South Thursday at 2 PM. Devotions led by Mrs C Dralen, paper by Mrs Christman on The Mapplet Girl in Korea, readings by Mrs George Von Stein, solo by Mrs JP Rilbury. Regular monthly meeting with expected large attendance.
The Missionary Society of the Walled Brethren church will hold its regular meeting in the church parlor Thursday afternoon. Ladies are asked to bring their Christmas gifts. Also noted is today the Immaculate Conception feast in the Catholic calendar with Low Mass at five and High Mass at eight at St. Mary’s Church officiated by Rev. James Fall and Rev. Joseph Benning. William Moore of McMurray sulky company was in Gilead with Mb Moore of Chicago. photos of Scott Axworth and Lord Arleigh, horses bought by Mr. Gilead, were taken for a Horse Review feature.
Misa Lingie Neidie attended the funeral of Jacob Kellge Sr. at Upper Sandusky on Tuesday. John Dillinge of Henry Street, injured in the Marion Steam Shovel Co. shop last week, shows some improvement after being badly crushed.
Waltham Mass December 8 Preliminary examination for murder of employer Clarence F. Glover on November 20 fuels prediction that two more arrests will follow. Frank Marchetti said Glover lies dying on a hospital doorstep after a shooting near the Glover laundry and a woman seen in the alley. Marchetti claims the woman with him was not Hattie Le Blyne.
Ruiz, held in San Antonio for two months awaiting extradition to Mexico on murder charges, was released by U S Commissioner Boett after the Mexican government failed to show reasonable supposition. He led part of the Garcia revolt in 1892 and served ten years in a Mexican prison.
Postal inspectors expect indictments as Marion and Marion County officials appear before the grand jury in the Society of the Banana case. The panel, hearing evidence from across the region, targets members alleged to extort money through threats and illegal schemes linked to a local fruit dealer and associates. Officials including Sheriff Stark and Mayor Sarowell are connected to the investigation.
Patrolman Cusic and others appear in Toledo as a grand jury begins testimony in the “Rink Mand” matter. Ninety witnesses are expected. interpreters and officials from Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana are listed among those reported to testify.
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