Memoirs of the Miami Valley, Volume 2John Calvin Hover, Joseph Daniel Barnes Robert O. Law Company, 1919 - Butler County (Ohio) |
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Page 234 - For the poor shall never cease out of the land : therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.
Page 249 - Miami River is very rich, level and well timbered, some of the finest meadows that can be. The grass here grows to a great height on the clear fields, of which there are a great number, and the bottoms are full of white clover, wild rye and blue grass.
Page 256 - ... be and the same is hereby attached to and made part of the county of Monroe, and that the said described lines constitute a part of the boundary line between said counties of Washington and Monroe.
Page 81 - After the list of real property, with the appraised benefits as approved by the court, or that part thereof from which no appeal is pending, has been filed with the secretary of the district, then from time to time, as the affairs of the district demand it, the board of directors shall levy on all real property, upon which benefits have been appraised, an assessment of such portion of...
Page 346 - Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all attempts on the part of the Legislatures of any of the States to obstruct or hinder the recovery and surrender of fugitives from service or labor, are in derogation of the Constitution of the United States, inconsistent with the comity and good neighborhood that should prevail among the several States, and dangerous to the peace of the Union.
Page 545 - But where a new country must transport its surplus of agricultural products to a great distance and import the necessary manufactures from shops equally remote, it may be advisable to commence manufacturing much earlier. It must not, however, attempt to convert its farmers into tradesmen. They should be imported instead of their manufactures. The ranks of agriculture would then remain entire, the simple process of barter at home be substituted for expensive and hazardous commercial operations, and...
Page 615 - Halstead did much to raise the standard of newspaper matter and to encourage merit in writers. His influence on the literature of the Ohio Valley has been great. Among his published works are the following: "The Convention of 1860," "The White Dollar," "The Story of Cuba," "The Life of Wm. McKinley." ""The Story of the Philippines...
Page 79 - Said board shall also have the right to condemn for the use of the district, any land or property within or without said district not acquired or condemned by the court on the report of the appraisers, according to the procedure provided by law for the appropriation of land or other property taken for telegraph, telephone and railroad rights of way...
Page 624 - Longworth," says one who knew him, " is a problem and a riddle — a problem worthy of the study of those who delight in exploring that labyrinth of all that is hidden and mysterious, the human heart; and a riddle to himself and others. He is a wit and a humorist of a high order; of keen sagacity and shrewdness in many other respects than in money matters; one who can be exact to a dollar, and liberal, when he chooses, with thousands ; of marked peculiarity and tenacity in his own opinions, yet of...
Page 78 - Each director before entering upon his official duties shall take and subscribe to an oath before a suitable officer that he will honestly, faithfully and impartially perform the duties of his office, and that he will not be interested directly or indirectly in any contract let by said district, which said oath shall be filed in the office of the clerk of said court in the original case.