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Newspaper
Washington Daily Herald
Location
Washington, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1913
Page
2
A petition drive seeks fifteen nonpaid citizens to draft a plan of government for Washington. Voters are asked to sign to empower Council to place the issue on the forthcoming primary ballot for public approval. The notice frames the effort as reform of the city’s governing form, not administration, citing other cities’ examples.
Waverly Mayor Charles Vallery drove Lewis W from Waverly to Portsmouth 30 miles in 1 hour 59 minutes, claiming a road distance record. He offered $1,000 to any animal beating his time, drawing wide attention as Lewis W, a six year old 1120 pound horse sired by Bobby Hogan, returned to Waverly after the feat.
Supt Feneyv of the infirmary sent Nora Penner from Payette county back to the infirmary. The 17 year old girl had been discharged from local hospitals Saturday night and was taken to Warrington. She was once an inmate of the Row county Children's Home and later lived with Fayette county foster parents. She suffered appendicitis and underwent surgery after moving to Ross county. She left the hospital seeking care on Chestnut Street and was sent to Washington today.
Darry Days, recently injured in a runaway accident, remains seriously ill. After a week at a private sanitarium his condition worsened on Thursday and he was moved to the state hospital Friday. Physicians report a slight rally but keep the prognosis grave.
The B and O railroad crews install a pumping station south of the Paint Creek bridge near the coal dump. It will supply water to the depot area, drawing from the creek at a rate around 7 000 gallons per hour and operate continuously to improve water pressure and fire protection after a water supply cut caused low pressure weeks ago.
Carrie K Lloyd files for divorce from William Lloyd in Common Pleas Court on Friday alleging neglect and his drink habit. She is mother to seven children aged two to nineteen and seeks alimony and custody of the minors after he deserted them in March and moved to Springfield.
State Board of Agriculture uses a 20000 appropriation to stamp out hog cholera in Payette County. Four men under state veterinarian Dr Paul Fisher will canvass the county by townships to locate active and past cholera, seek farmer cooperation, and plan a countywide treatment campaign.
An aged veteran named Irvin described during a Herald office visit his Civil War injury. He was shot in the right arm by an ounce ball, the bullet traversing from the elbow to near the shoulder. The ball and bone fragments were removed within a week, and he keeps the mementoes in his pocket as the arm withers from its former strength.
Knights are requested to meet at Castle Hall Sunday at 7 pm for a memorial service at the First Baptist Church Com.
Washington gains 24 over last year to 1246 boys and 1242 girls aged 6 to 22 in the city. Several districts report decreases while Bloomingburg Jeffersonville Mill edgeville and Marion township hold constant. Overall countywide census totals add up to 6229 pupils with wide variations across districts.
The encampment saw only three arrests. Two individuals were intoxicated and fined. A young man named Houser was sentenced to 60 and 30 days after striking a waitress, with fines suspended and 30 days to be served in the Xenia workhouse.
Funeral service will be held at the Bogus Road residence Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. The family will then drive to Madison Mills Church for a 2:36 pm service and burial in Madison Mills Cemetery.
Officials announce no immediate prosecutions for the many bootleggers arrested in London. Some will face trials before the Mayor of London and others before the Mayor of Mt. Sterling. The illicit traffic in intoxicants is described as dangerously widespread, with a recent raid on blind tigers described as revelatory.
Mrs Elmer Hu was brought from Sabina to Hodson hospital for a serious operation by Dr Fisher of Sabina. The patient is thought to be doing as well as possible. Mr Frank Rhodes of Greenfield is recovering from a grave operation Sunday. Mr Alfie Simmons has been brought from his Jeffersonville pike home to the hospital for special treatment.
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