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Newspaper
The Ohio Democrat
Location
Logan, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1905
Page
4
Notice declares a Democratic State Convention while inserting a garbled obituary style abstract from Mocking County Probate Office records. The fragmentary death counts and names mix with legal formalities and ad copy, creating a jumbled, low-clarity notice interspersed with vendor pitches.
Local residents and visitors frequent Logan with updates on gatherings and daily life. Names include Tra Angle of Colamine, Mrs. Gilbert Geslin, Miss Lucy Walker of Columbus, and Miss Florence Parker. Events mention Sunday visits, Friday and Tuesday trips, and weddings or church duties. Sales and ads highlight Stogies, dressy waists, and Penny Cigars at local stores.
News notes a big shoe sale at Peoples Store with bargain rice and calico at 4 cents per yard. Various residents visit family in nearby towns, attend gatherings, and travel for events while local businesses advertise and promote goods. A fire alarm reports a minor blaze in Riverdale with little damage.
Thelant ton kilnw at the new plant will be completed in about two weeks. The capacity of the two plants will be 185000 per day. An addition thirty by fifty feet is being annexed to the engine and boiler room. The new space will be usual at a machine shop. Shipments are not expected to be heavy until after July 1. The contractors will be in the midst of their season. The clay mining department is miling night and day at prevent. The plant is running only half the now owing to the absence of a night fireman. A few local orders were shipped Monday, and a car was condigned to a West Virgina firm Wednesday. The season is wongually dull just now, but is expected to improve to a short time. An addition eighty four by seventy five has just been commenced to increase the drying capacity. An addition eighty by fifty has been made to its moulding room by raising a building a story. Mr Parker B. Fiske of Finke & Co Boston Mass was a business caller Wednesday. Mr W W Mortiron is on the end in the northern part of the State this week. A number of new names have been added to the pay roll.
Staffing shifts at Logan yard involve Engine 6 construction at Rockbridge and Engine 08 on a Friday run after repairs. Firemen, brakemen, and conductors from Logan and Wellston swap duties, visit family, and handle spare assignments. A work train unloaded steps between Radcliffe and Hawka, while yard fires shift crews between Lancaster and C&W crossings.
Logan High School defeated McArthur 9 to 0 after McArthur quit at end of eighth inning to catch the 6:18 train. Logan stole 16 bases led by Raney, Allen, Ruble, Schwenke, and Dill, while McArthur had 13 steals. The game featured steady base running and even pitching, with Logan gaining ground in the ninth on a disputed decision.
Real estate transfers listed include Rhoda L McLaughlin and husband to Loudella McVey in Inlet No 740 Logan village. Robert J Stoughton and wife to Frank Bailey with 2 A 40 A 8 A and 67 A parcels. FF Rempel Jr and wife to James M Meldrim with 81.5 A in Falla Township. Eugene B Wright and Virgil C C Lowry Trustees to William H Funk et al totaling 80 A in Falla Township and 28.49 A in Green Township. Charlotte Bennett and husband to Herman Bennett Lot 16 in Sec 28 Stare Two and 40. James Thomas Sheriff to Frank Tedrow on foreclosure of mortgage with fractional lots in Sec 16 and Sec 21. Harriet V Price and husband to Laura K and Harry A Krinn parts of out lots 81 and 641 in Logan village for 800. Sarah E Rhoads to James C Huggine 100 A in Fall a Township for 1200. Nelson Armstrong and wife to Arizona Defenbaugh Lot 10 of Century Addition in Laurelville for 700.62. F F Rempel Jr and wife to A B Crawford Lot 982 of Pond's Addition in Logan for 800.
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