Falmouth Outlook Friday 4 Aug 1922 Vol. 16 No. 9 (Issue has graduate list from School) Pg. 1 Col. 1 Mrs. Fred Belew burned to death lighting fire on Friday near Unity. Daughter of Mrs. R. W. Bowen. Mrs. Belew was 30, survived by husband and three sons, one brother, Harry Bowen, and two sisters, Mrs. Carrie Hutsell adn Miss Blanche Bowen. Buried in Pleasant Ridge Cem. Falmouth Outlook Friday 4 Aug 1922 Vol. 16 No. 9 Pg. 1 Col. 3 DEATHS WILLIAM HENRY GUNNER Son Wm. & Barbara Gunner, born near Peach Grove, 30 Jul 1872, died 24 Jul 1922 in Wyoming, OH. Age 49y 11m 24d. Married on 22 Amr 1893 to Miss Mary Myers. They had three children all of whom survive. His wife died 11 Mar. 1901. He married second to Retta Daniel and they had one child that died as an infant. MISS VIOLA GLADYS RAMSEY Age 19, died 31 July 1922, born 21 July 1903 daughter of Mr. & Mrs. W. H. Ramsey. Member of Oakland Church. Survived by one brother and several sisters. Buried at Oakland Cem. Pendleton Co. Falmouth Outlook Friday 4 Aug 1922 Vol. 16 No. 9 Pg. 1 Col. 7 KELAT Mrs. Kate Wheeler, wife of A. B. Wheeler died 31 July 1922. She was the first of eight in her family to die. She was survived by husband and at least one daughter. Last Sunday marked another interesting period in the history of the Becketts, members of the family of the late John Beckett, as quite a bunch of them gathered in at the home of Jo Beckett, a son, near Kelat, a big dinner being spread in the grove nearby for the occasion, all of which was richly enjoyed. The following persons were present: Mrs. Elizabeth Beckett; Esq. and Mrs. G.T Beckett, son and daughter, of Lair; Mr. & Mrs. Hnery Beckett and four children; Mrs. Phoebe Lantern, Mt. Washington, OH; Mrs. Richard Godman, Church Ferry, ND; Mr. & Mrs. Radford Cobb, Cynthiana; Mr. & Mrs. E. W. Beckett and three daughters, Taylorsville; Mr. & Mrs. George Wagner, and two children, Bourbon; Mr. & Mrs. H. Collier and two children, Pendleton; Mr. & Mrs. George Criswell and granddaughter, Hazel; Mr. & Mrs. Tom Hill; Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Criswell and two children; Mrs. Laura Taylor and son; Mr. & Mrs. J. R. Beckett and six children; James Browning and daughter, Miss Emma, Sunrise; Dr. Manning and sons; J. T. Blackburn, Taylorsville; John Lizer, Lair; Cecil and John Beckett; Mr. & Mrs. John Barnes; Mr. & Mrs. Harry Martin. Falmouth Outlook Friday 4 Aug 1922 Vol. 16 No. 9 Pg. 2 Col. 5 DISMISSED FROM CUSTODY Leslie Hall, Who Shot and Killed Lewis Mcclahan Discharged from Custody by County Judge Dodson Last Friday, Leslie Hall, who shot and killed Lewis McClanahan, near Berlin, Bracken County, on Monday July 17, was discharged from custody at an examining trial held by County Judge Dodson at Brooksville. The first witness introduced by the Commonwealth was Wm. Thompson, who accompanied young Hall to the home of his mother to get personal belongings of Barney Hall and his son, Leslie. Mr. Thompson's testimony was to the effect that he was standing by the machine while young Hall was in the house getting his belongings, and that Lewis McClanahan, who had been black-berrying, came up and started to talk to him. At about this time young Hall came out of the house carrying a single-barreled shotgun. As he walked toward the machine, McClanahan, according to Mr. Thompson, spoke to young Hall, who replied, "you have got your nerve to speak to me after the way you have treated us." At this juncture Mr. Thompson says that lewis went after his knife, young Hall backing away, with the gun held at his hip, and had backed ten or fifteen feet with the gun pointed from the hip, McClanahan following him, and when he was less that ten feet of him, young Hall fired, the entire charge striking the man in the abdomen, causing a fatal injury. Young Hall's testimony was practically the same. He denied calling Lewis any vile names, but admitted the conversation as related by Mr. Thompson. There were quite a number of witnesses testified, all of which went to justify young Hall in the course he took. Judge Dodson did not require much time to render his decision, and while the decision is not final, it is almost a ten to one shot that the grand jury will not return an indictment against young Hall for killing. An unusually large crowd attended the trial, the court house being crowded to its utmost capacity, and Judge Dodson's decision was a popular one, judging from the loud and continued applause which greeted it. It is said that this large crowd was unanimous for the discharge of the young man, and the crowd did not hesitate to express its approval. Barney Hall, father of the young man who did the killing, is a brother of James Hall and Mrs. Burch, of Augusta, and is between 65 and 70 years old. His wife Mrs. Jane Hall, is about 50 years old, a sister of Bela Turner, who killed Thomas Marksberry's father about nine years ago. Leslie Hall, who did the killing, is around 21 years old, and is said to be a clean-cut young man, bearing a good reputation. Lewis McClanahan was 48 years old, a son of Mrs. Lizzie Lucas, with whom he made his home, and he has often been in trouble. Mrs. Lucas is a sister of W. D. (Bill Doll) Mains, of Augusta. Mr. Mains told the Chronicle that he told his nephew, Lewis McClanahan, on July 14, while at the home of Mrs. Lucas, that if he did not change his ways he would either kill some one or be killed. Lewis' reply was, "Oh, no, they are all afraid of me." - Augusta Chronicle Falmouth Outlook Friday 4 Aug 1922 Vol. 16 No. 9 Pg. 3 Col. 7 MAJOR JOB E. STEVENSON Major Job E. Stevenson, the county's oldest citizen and the country's oldest ex-Congressman, died at his home in Corinth Monday night. He was 93, Veteran Civil War where he attained the rank of Major. He was elected to Congress in 1872 for the Cincinnati District and served two terms. He remembered Lincoln quite well and served in Congress with Uncle Joe Cannon, with whom he claimed an intimate acquaintance. He often boasted that he and Uncle Joe bore striking resemblance. While he had been a resident of the county for more than a quarter of a century and owned a large estate near Corinth, he did not spend a great deal of time here. He is reputed to have been quite wealthy, receiving an income from an estate worth at least a million dollars. It is understood that quite a large part of his possessions are entailed. He is survived by widow and two daughters. Taken to Circleville, OH for burial. - Grant County News Falmouth Outlook Friday 4 Aug 1922 Vol. 16 No. 9 Pg. 4 Col. 3 (Long article about Dr. W. A. Bradford of Pendleton Co. and Lakeland, FL. dh) DR. W. A. BRADFORD Son of late Hugh Bradford, born 16 Feb 1849 in old brick house near Boston Station now occupied by Misses Ledora and Mollie Colbert. He is brother of Theo. Bradford of Falmouth. His grandfather was John Bradford, who was born in Bracken Co. and came to Pendleton Co. about 1800 and laid the foundation for this pioneer family. Dr. Bradford graduated from Ohio Medical College in spring of 1871. He married Mildred Morris in 1871 the daughter of William Morris, who was a native of Virginia. In 1872 he began his practice in Morgan with the late Dr. Risk. After that he move to Missouri and later returned to KY and practiced in Morning View and Demossville. In 1879 he located in Butler. In 1882 he associated himsself with the late C. C. Hagemeyer n the saw mill business and for years it was the largest mill on the Licking River. He also bought tobacco at Butler for many years, and like all other "weed dealers" had his ups and downs. He made and lost large sums of mney in dealing in tobacco, the largest loss that he ever sustained in one year being in the panic of 1893 when he lost $29,000. He was one of the first men to organize a tobacco sales house in Cincinnati, which later was merged into the Cincinnati Tobacco Warehouse Company, and he was elected its first vice-president. During all these active years he practiced medicine in Butler and northern Pendleton. He purchased a farm near Greenwood, and with the late O. W. Cowles built the first macadam road from Butler to Greenwood. Later on when the county began to appropirate money for roads, this three miles of pike was reconstructed. Dr. Bradford was also instrumental in promoting the building of almost every road out of Butler. He was also interested in every movement for the betterment of Pendleton Co. and wants the bond issue to carry so the old county will have better roads than she has now. In 1883 Dr. Bradford was elected to the Legislature on the Independent ticket, although the was an ardent Democrat. He defeated J. T. Simon, the regular Democratic nominee, by several hunder majority. This was during the time that men voted open, by walking up to the polls and calling out his choice. There many "Old Hickory" Democrats who crossed the ticket during that election for the first time in their lives, but there were so many of those bolers that it was never held against them bby their party associates. Dr. Bradford served two years in the Lower House during the same time that A. D. Clarke, of this city was in the Senate. For more than 50 years, Dr. Bradord led an active and strenuous business career, and about 6 years ago he retired and bought a 20 acre farm near Lakeland, FL where he is passing his time among the orange blossoms and taking life easy. Falmouth Outlook Friday 4 Aug 1922 Vol. 16 No. 9 Pg. 4 Col. 4 REMARKABLE CURE Dan Daugherty, Civil War Veteran drinks water from spring in Falmouth and is cured of back problems and other aches. The old Indian Spring Chapawanama which was written up earlier in the paper. (Should copy the article. dh) Falmouth Outlook Friday 4 Aug 1922 Vol. 16 No. 9 Pg. 5 Col. 7 PEACH GROVE Miss Ada McCoe buried Saturday. Falmouth Outlook Friday 4 Aug 1922 Vol. 16 No. 9 Pg. 6 Col. 4 BRACKEN COUNTY NEWS Harry "Dink" Hamilton, 52, son of the late Jos. Hamilton, formerly of this county, and Mrs. Fannie Hamilton, who resides on Pearl St. Cincinnat, shot and killed Mrs. Anna Faller, 38, last Thursday night, with whom he boarded a short time ago. Mrs. Angeline Elizabeth Conrad Hollis, daughter of James and Frances See, born 4 Nov 1840, Gallatin Co., KY, died 25 July 1922 at her home near Parina. Falmouth Outlook Friday 4 Aug 1922 Vol. 16 No. 9 Pg. 6 Col. 5 HARRISON COUNTY NEWS Died 23 Jul 1922, Mrs. Jane Caldwell. Burial in Pythian Grove. Angeline Elizabeth Conrad Hollis, daughter of James and Frances See, born 4 Nov 1840, Gallitin County, died 26 July 1922 at home at Parina. Fred Schuler died 23 Jul. 1922, Cynthiana. Born in Cincinnati, 15 Nov. 1889 and was reared by John Whalen of this county. Mrs. Susan Maybrier died Barterville, 22 July 1922. Daughter of the late Mr. & Mrs. Matthew and Lydia Fryman. Mrs. Martha VanBuren Whalen, widow of Mason Whalen died at the home of her sister, MRs. W. T. Casey, at Sunrise on Wednesday. Her first husband was the late Perry Goodnight. Frank N. Jones died Monday in Cynthiana. Mrs. Jennie B. Caldwell widow of B. B. Caldwell, died 23 July 1922 at home of son-in-law, E. C. Moore in Renaker of typhoid fever and peneumonia. Mrs. Elizabeth E. Cobb wife of Robert Cobb, died at Connersville, 21 July 1922. Daughter of William and Jane Martin and was born in Mason Co. 9 Oct 1864. She married in Pendleton Co. 25 Feb. 1881. Survived by moher, husband, and the following children: Howard Cobb, Loyalton, CA; Simon Cobb, Bourbon Co.; Mrs. Sam Hutchinson, Cincinnati; Mrs. Clarence Poe, Peoria, AZ; Mrs. Ollie Turner, Connersville. Brothers and sisters are Wm. Martin, John Martin, Viveen Martin, Geo. Martin, Mrs. Sallie Bell, all of Pendleton Co, and Eli Martin of Rushville, IN. She was member of Indian Creek Church and burial was there. Pall bearers were Will, George, Henry and Radford Cobb, Ira Monson and J. T. Waits. Falmouth Outlook Friday 4 Aug 1922 Vol. 16 No. 9 Pg. 8 Col. 1 MILFORD-ON-THE-NORTH-FORK Jos. D. Askin died at his home near town Monday. Falmouth Outlook Friday 4 Aug 1922 Vol. 16 No. 9 Pg. 8 Col. 3 GRANT COUNTY NEWS Infant Zumwalt, son of Mr. & Mrs. Ira Zumwalt, died Monday. Buried in Williamstown Cem. Emil Bracht died in Oklahoma City on 19 July 1922. Brother of Mrs. Jos. Horner, of Williamstown and half brother of J. A. Bacht, Dry Ridge. Elijah Henry, 47, died at his home near Mason on Wednesday of tuberculosis. Wm. Whaley died Monday. Father of Fred Whaley. Newt Lafferty died Monday. R. W. Lanter died 21 June of spotted fever and heart failure in Montana. Buried in Iowa at the home of his wife. Brother of Grover Lanter, Montana and A. F. Lanter, Grant Co. Mrs. Elizabeth Sleete died at home at Mason on 20 July, age 82y 9m. Buried at Mason Baptist Church yard. Survived by one son and three daughters: Owen W. Steele, Mason; Mrs. Cindusta Sheriff, Covington; Mrs. Maude Turner and Mrs. Nettie Ruholl, of Mason. Falmouth Outlook Friday 4 Aug 1922 Vol. 16 No. 9 Pg. 8 Col. 7 WEST UNITY Mrs. Fred Belew burned to death on Friday. Survived by husband, three little sons, parents, two sisters and one brother: Mrs. Carrie Hutsell; Mis Blanche Bowen; Harry Bowen. Buried at Pleasant Ridge. +++++++++++++++++++++++++ Items of interest to: Doug Harper Biloxi, MS