Here's the column about the Ironton High School classes of 1912 and 1913 written by Dan Rapp. His column is called, "On the South Side." - Jean Griesan Colorado -----Original Message----- From: Daniel Rapp [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 1:33 PM To: Tom Griesan On the South Side, September 27, 2005. The IHS class of 1912 included Bessie Stewart, Lamont Hopkins, Guy Long, Loren and Walter Crawford, Eunice Jones, Margaret Ferguson, Isaac Lewis, Gladys Brown and Hazel McCauley. F.L. McCauley was the city safety director and bought the fire department its first motorized pumper. Other seniors were Elbert Lawless, James Sloan, William Lucas, Charles Cloran, Mildred Simpson, William Bingham, Edna Lynd, Eloise Young, Margaret Livingston, Mabel Herity, Margaret Roetting, Margaret Levering and Charles and Marie Selb. In 1914 Joe Selb ran Champion Bottling Works, which made ice cream and soft drinks at Front & Mulberry. ** In fall, 1912, a speaking platform was erected in 4th street facing the courthouse. The Bullmoose party presidential candidate and his running mate campaigned in Ironton. President William H. Taft and Teddy Roosevelt spoke to the people. Peter Burke was probably there. Burke edited The Owl, William Nockingost was business manager and Jack Yates was athletic editor. Stuart Crawford had been hired as coach; the football team was 5-4-1 and beat Portsmouth. The boys and girls each had basketball teams, and one source said they practiced and played in the two-story Episcopal annex when it was an open hall with a high ceiling. The IHS orchestra was organized and gave its best performance at First Baptist Church; the church ladies rewarded them with a two-course dinner in the parlor. ** The 1913 Owl was edited by Chauncey Blankenship with Arthur Evans business manager and Allison Abel athletic editor. Coach Cory's football team was 5-0-1 against high school competition. Senior class officers were Frank Frailie, Charline Neal, Merril Wiseman, Laura Holschuh, Mary Cofer and Mabel Cloran. Other seniors were Anna Turner, Sallie Cox, Erma Gabler, who was always well-dressed, George Whittaker, Hyacinth Remy, Helen Murdock, Mable Carrier, Charles Jones, Elizabeth Wiseman, Lawrence Mahl, Lill Horn, Jim Byrnes, Bill Knockenghost, Madge Banks and Nick McMahon, who managed the Tanks during the 1930 season when they defeated the Chicago Bears and the NY Giants. ** Other seniors were Paul Selby, Ella McCracken, a fellow from Union Landing named Earl Drummond, Elizabeth Freeman, Albert Harbolt, Edwin Lintner, Paul and Ken Shattuck, Gordon Riel, William Spanner, whose namesake Bill works at a local food pantry; and Elmer Mayne, one of the original Ironton Tanks whose son Don was a newspaper editor. Don's wife Dot orchestrates the Festival of the Hills. George Mayne was the police chief in 1913. ** School was interrupted from March 28 to April 8 by the 1913 flood. On March 28, the Ohio River rose past sixty feet at Railroad Street and flooded downtown Ironton for the tenth time since 1849, that's about once every seven years. Fortunately for the U.S. Post Office it had moved to the new and higher stone Federal Building at 5th and Center during the first week in March; its previous location was at 4th and Center, probably the lowest point downtown. By Wednesday, April 1, the river was at 67'10" and the National Guard arrived. On April 8, the Ohio slowly withdrew within its banks and the cleanup began. The results of the flood were 1000 houses damaged, 68 houses pushed completely off their foundations, and 24 washed away. Please vote for the floodwall levy in November. Best wishes always, Dan

Jean, I'm wondering if this Dan Rapp was the son of Daniel C. Rapp(1834-1881), whose sister, Jane Rapp(1836-1897) married Isaac Dillon, son of the Vincent Dillon I mentioned earlier? Isaac and Jane resettled to Worth Co., MO shortly after the Civil War. Their son, J. W. S. Dillon, a family reseacher, prepared a three page summary for a 1932 family reunion in Windsor Twp., which was the starting point for all of my research. Henry S. Dillon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Griesan" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 1:09 PM Subject: [OHLAWREN] Ironton High School - 1912 and 1913 > Here's the column about the Ironton High School classes of 1912 and 1913 > written by Dan Rapp. His column is called, "On the South Side." > - Jean Griesan > Colorado > -----Original Message----- > From: Daniel Rapp [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 1:33 PM > To: Tom Griesan > > > > On the South Side, September 27, 2005. The IHS class of 1912 included > Bessie Stewart, Lamont Hopkins, Guy Long, Loren and Walter Crawford, > Eunice > Jones, Margaret Ferguson, Isaac Lewis, Gladys Brown and Hazel McCauley. > F.L. McCauley was the city safety director and bought the fire department > its first motorized pumper. Other seniors were Elbert Lawless, James > Sloan, > William Lucas, Charles Cloran, Mildred Simpson, William Bingham, Edna > Lynd, > Eloise Young, Margaret Livingston, Mabel Herity, Margaret Roetting, > Margaret > Levering and Charles and Marie Selb. In 1914 Joe Selb ran Champion > Bottling > Works, which made ice cream and soft drinks at Front & Mulberry. > ** In fall, 1912, a speaking platform was erected in 4th street facing > the > courthouse. The Bullmoose party presidential candidate and his running > mate > campaigned in Ironton. President William H. Taft and Teddy Roosevelt > spoke > to the people. Peter Burke was probably there. Burke edited The Owl, > William Nockingost was business manager and Jack Yates was athletic > editor. > Stuart Crawford had been hired as coach; the football team was 5-4-1 and > beat Portsmouth. The boys and girls each had basketball teams, and one > source said they practiced and played in the two-story Episcopal annex > when > it was an open hall with a high ceiling. The IHS orchestra was organized > and gave its best performance at First Baptist Church; the church ladies > rewarded them with a two-course dinner in the parlor. > ** The 1913 Owl was edited by Chauncey Blankenship with Arthur Evans > business manager and Allison Abel athletic editor. Coach Cory's football > team was 5-0-1 against high school competition. Senior class officers > were > Frank Frailie, Charline Neal, Merril Wiseman, Laura Holschuh, Mary Cofer > and > Mabel Cloran. Other seniors were Anna Turner, Sallie Cox, Erma Gabler, > who > was always well-dressed, George Whittaker, Hyacinth Remy, Helen Murdock, > Mable Carrier, Charles Jones, Elizabeth Wiseman, Lawrence Mahl, Lill Horn, > Jim Byrnes, Bill Knockenghost, Madge Banks and Nick McMahon, who managed > the > Tanks during the 1930 season when they defeated the Chicago Bears and the > NY > Giants. > ** Other seniors were Paul Selby, Ella McCracken, a fellow from Union > Landing named Earl Drummond, Elizabeth Freeman, Albert Harbolt, Edwin > Lintner, Paul and Ken Shattuck, Gordon Riel, William Spanner, whose > namesake > Bill works at a local food pantry; and Elmer Mayne, one of the original > Ironton Tanks whose son Don was a newspaper editor. Don's wife Dot > orchestrates the Festival of the Hills. George Mayne was the police chief > in 1913. > ** School was interrupted from March 28 to April 8 by the 1913 flood. On > March 28, the Ohio River rose past sixty feet at Railroad Street and > flooded > downtown Ironton for the tenth time since 1849, that's about once every > seven years. Fortunately for the U.S. Post Office it had moved to the new > and higher stone Federal Building at 5th and Center during the first week > in > March; its previous location was at 4th and Center, probably the lowest > point downtown. By Wednesday, April 1, the river was at 67'10" and the > National Guard arrived. On April 8, the Ohio slowly withdrew within its > banks and the cleanup began. The results of the flood were 1000 houses > damaged, 68 houses pushed completely off their foundations, and 24 washed > away. Please vote for the floodwall levy in November. Best wishes > always, > Dan > > > ==== OHLAWREN Mailing List ==== > Web page with info for this list - > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/lawrence.html > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > >