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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1915
Page
2
Local column notes all announcements will be published through the day of the primary for five dollars. Readers may place notices about candidacies events and related appeals in the newspaper's public notices column.
Several residents announce Democratic nominations for Frederick County offices. William E. Smith and Charles H. Harper seek Gainesboro District Supervisor and related posts, while Avalond Orndoff C Brannon and Luther R. Baker declare candidacies for Northern District Commissioner of Revenue.
Several individuals announce candidacies for the Revenue Commissioner in Frederick County's Southern District. The messages pledge faithful service and commitment to the duties if elected, noting action in the Democratic primary. Names include Jayne, Isaiah C. Roe, and Erth. Shull.
Republican or Democrat candidate T Russell Cather presents his pledge for a thorough efficient administration if elected as Commonwealth Attorney. He targets the August 8 1915 primary with a firm plan to enforce law and support justice.
John M. Steck and Boyd R. Richards announce their candidacies for the Democratic primary to seek election and re election to the House of Delegates. They frame the move as a formal political action within the party process.
Public notices from Frederick County announce candidacies for county offices in the upcoming Democratic primary. Luther Pannett seeks re election as County Treasurer with support from R Smith. other announcements include Sheriff Back Creek District Supervisor and Board of Supervisors candidate F D Good and J T McIlver.
H F Byrd declares candidacy for State Senate in the tenth district comprising Nesshay Winchester Frick and Shenandoah counties subject to Democratic primary. He pledges faithful administration and impartial representation of Shenandoah and Chester City if elected.
An editorial urges banks to cooperate with farmers by financing livestock, seed, silos, and markets. It lauds bankers who fund agricultural improvement as builders of community wealth, calling them God Almighty’s noblemen and the new engine of prosperity.
A critique condemns political prayer meetings as un-Christian and dangerous to church and state. The piece argues such gatherings inflame class hatred, damage Christian influence, and cites farmer control of national success while noting tenant farming and ongoing financial struggles.
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge No 867 adopts memorial resolutions for the late J Edward Correll. They praise his integrity, generosity, charity, and friendship, vow heartfelt sympathy to his family, and order the resolutions engrossed and published in the city paper.
A lengthy argument from the Texas Farmers' Union opposes woman suffrage, asserting women belong at home and should not seek political power. It frames suffrage as unwanted by rural families, contrasting home duties with public voting and urging women to pursue domestic roles over politics.
An advertisement claims catarrh is incurable by local applications and must be treated with internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is described as a blood and mucous surface medicine prescribed by leading physicians, with testimonials available on request.
A bolt of lightning hit the home of William Reese near Valley Forge tearing a hole in an 18 inch wall. It shattered a grandfather clock and knocked the clock glass across the room. The bolt stunned the eldest daughter and deafened the younger daughter while the farmer lay on a couch. The clock’s works were damaged and the house floor and wood were splintered. The elder daughter remains seriously injured.
A peculiar note discusses the Mongrel Week dates June 14 and 16. It questions the Mongrel Sire as the non efficient factor in profitability and time loss in live stock management.
Mr and Mrs Daas Bodelen of Winchester celebrate their twenty ninth wedding anniversary with friends gathered in the city.
The text contrasts Themistocles choosing to build over fiddling, urging politicians to focus on tangible public works like roads and plows. It notes a 29th wedding anniversary at a home in Eain.
By deed dated August 8 1912 from Wm R Newlin and others to J M Steck Trustee and recorded in Deed Book 184 page 221 in Frederick County Clerk's Office the trustees will sell at public auction in front of the Winchester Virginia Court House at noon on a tract of 42 acres with buildings and improvements on Little North Mountain six miles west of Winchester and one mile west of Opequon Postoffice. Terms: one third cash on day of sale and the balance in two equal annual payments bearing interest, secured by bonds and a trust on the property. Executors: Joan M Steck Trustee.
Special Commissioner T Russell Cather has given bond with approved security in the penalty prescribed by the decree in the above titled cause and is certified by Deputy Clerk J W Baker Jr in Fred County Virginia dated 25 4w.
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