From The Caldwell Press ?April 2, 1891 [the date is cut off my copy]:

-[the first part of this obit is cut off, but perhaps someone will recognize
this man]
.....aged 82.  Gen Johnson was a pall-bearer at Gen. Sherman's funeral and
there contracted a severe cold.  This together with his advanced age is the
cause of his death.  Between Shermand and Johnson, one the victor, the other
the vanquished has existed for years a strong tie of friendship and respect.
With Johnson dies the last great General of the civil war.
-The last crime that o'ershadows Noble Co....Facts are hard to get and the
questioned responsibility of Harris renders opinion as to motive unsufe.  He
had threatened his wife's life.  He had also had trouble with almost
everybody else, and while generally sane......at times he has acted in very
curious ways...........And even sad affairs present some phase praiseworthy.
Think of the heroism presence of mind and good judgment of that brave little
nine-year-old girl who in her flight from a murderous father could not leave
her younger brothers and sisters.  She rushed into the room in the midst and
face of her father's wrath and grabbed her infant sister, conveying it and
two more to a place of safety.  Who will ever know how many lives this
little heroine saved?
-South Olive: Some excitement has prevailed in this community during the
past week, on account of the attempted Harris murder and suicide, as two of
Mrs. Harris' sisters, Mrs. E.M. Johnson and Mrs. J.F. Haines reside at this
place.

[transcriptionist note: Mrs. Harris is Martha Jane Bramhall. I don't know
the given names of her sisters who married Johnson and Haines.  Their
parents were Edward Rhodes Bramhall and Catherine Jane Leach.]

From: The Caldwell Press April 2, 1891
-Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, March 23, a daughter.
-Mrs. Anna Morgan has purchased property in Cumberland, and will move to it
in a few weeks.
-Mrs. J.N. Allison, is suffering with a severe attack of la grippe.
-Mrs. Ellen Glass contemplates moving to Cambridge this spring
-Born, to Mr. and Mrs. S.[B. or E.] Dudley, March 24, a daughter.
-Samuel Hunter is in very feeble health.
-Literary at No.2 will close next Friday night, with the following debate.
Resolved, that the U.S. should have free and unlimited coinage of silver.
Affirmed by J.M. Hunter and C.W.Archer, denied by J.N. Allison and A.R.
Morgan.
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South Olive:
-Our merchant, Jas. Huffman, was under the Dr's care last week.
-Mrs. Margaret Webber, Orin Webber, F.M. Jordan and B.B. Tilton were at
Caldwell, last week.
-J.W. Daug? , ?, E. Landiker?, El? Barnhart and Purley Wheeler attended the
examination at Caldwell last Saturday.
-Nancy Wagner has sold her farm to D.G. Kirkbride for $1500.
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Dog Run:
-J.L. Gray was visiting at Summerfield, one day last week.
-Jerome Fogle will move his family to W.Va, in the near future.
-Miss Maud Hipsley will teach Bond Ridge school this summer.
-Clease Warehime was at Caldwell on business, one day last week.
-Sick List-- Mrs. Sade Williard, Mrs. J.B. Perry
-List of letters remaining in post-office at Caldwell, Ohio, uncalled for
March 31, 1891: W.A.D. Key, Dr. R.S. Gage
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Smith&Wehr advertisements:
-We have the largest line of trunks and valises in the county and sell them
at prices that puzzles would-be competitors to meet.
-We are selling suits to some of the most tasty and fastidious men in the
county---men who never before wore what is vulgarly termed "hand-me-downs."
Curiosity tempts them to look at what we have and the satisfation is style
and fit is so complete that they purchase of us instead of going to a tailor
where they would have to pay from 33 1/3 to 50% more for the same garment.
-Our hats range in price from 25 cents up to $5 "Stetsons"

Caldwell Press, Caldwell OH, April 9, 1891 New Series, Vo. G. No. 51

-Below is an exact copy of the census of Noble county as given by Supt.
Porter to Secretary Ryan and by him to us.  We reserve a few coments on it
until next week. [this census was broken down by twp's and comparison dates
1880 & 1890. No names are given, just pop. numbers]
Total population for county 1880: 21,136  1890: 20,763

-Trunks and Valises at wholesale prices, from 20c up to $8.50 -- Friedman
Bros.
-Mothers: It will be to your interest to see our fine line of Children's
Clothing and Hats before buying -- Friedman Bros.
-Peter Fogle will now keep a fine line of organs in connection with his
stock of furniture.
-Harry Steen hooked a fine fish in Duck Creek, Tuesday, which weighed three
pounds and ten ounces.
-Dr. White, the dentist will receive patients on and after monday, the 13th.
Examination and consultation free.
-U.B. church will be ready for dedication at Haines' on the 24th of May.
-Married -- at the residence of Rev. Grubbs, April 4th, Mr. Freemand Johnson
and Miss Josie Kinsinger, by Rev. Grubbs.
-Martha J. Harris is dead!  At ten o'clock Sunday she yielded to the grim
messenger.  Two weeks of untold suffering endured.  She was interred at
South Olive, Monday.
-Monday morning Deputy Sheriff Ogle went to Cambridge to inform Judge
Campbell of the death of Mrs. Harris and urge an immediate trial.  A special
grand jury was impaneled consisting of C. Foster, M.F. Knouff, I.E.McKee,
Abe Young, Jos. McLaughlin, T.M. McVay, W.L. Mosely, B.F. Gibson, C.S.
Sargeant, W.H. Ring, C.J. Jenne, S. Mills, H.H. Shaw, A.C. McKee and J.W.
Smith. The grand jury returned the ..... indictment for murder in the first
degree in less than two hours. At about half past 11 o'clock Harris was
taken into the court room where upon the advice of his attorney, J.M.
Dalzell, he plead guilty to murder in the 2nd degree.  This plea was
accepted by the Prosecuting Attorney and before noon Harris was sentenced to
the penitentiary for life.
-Editorial: "Is Justice Just?" No complaint was found as to the result of
the [Elmer]Johnson case.  Evidence to prove premeditated malice on his part,
though long talked of could not be adduced.  Murder in the first degree with
him was out of the question and Prosecutor [Chas. A.] Leland did his whole
duty in securing a life sentence at such trifling cost to the county. But in
the Harris case things are a little different.  There was no lack of proof
of premeditation there.....Sane or insane Harris is a menace to society.
His liberty is dangerous.  His confinement now is assured, whereass he he
been found insane and sent to an asylum, in a few months he might have been
pronouced cured and released.....Twelve men may have said "hand" or "life
imprisonment" or "insane".  Who is able to foretell a verdict?  True these
remarks may be too ethical for practicability, but they give rise to the
query, "Is Justice Just?"
-We congratulate Mr. Leland and the county.  Johnson got what he deserved
and society is relieved of Harris, both at a cost of less than $175.  It's a
wonder it didn't cost ten times much.
-Both these life prisoners were taken to Columbus Wednesday morning.
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Smith&Wehr's Great Emporium advertisements:
-$2.24 to $7.00 will buy a good business suit, while for a ten-dollar
William you can get a choice of over 50 patterns of every conceivable shade
and style of goods the market affords.
-Remember no one is importune to buy -- we take pleasure in showing stock
oand unless you feel entirely satisfied to purchase we won't attempt to
force you.

(1903) Theodore Gill, living north of Byesville, killed on his farm one
> day last week ninety copperhead snakes, of which eighty-eight were about
six
> inches long and the two old ones all three feet each.

The Caldwell Press, Caldwell OH, April 16, 1891

South Olive:
-The following persons moved last week: D.G. Kirkbride to his farm that he
recently purchased, O.J. Wood to Cambridge, and Charlie Woodford to
Fiddler's Green.
-The attendance at the funeral services of Mrs. Harris, who was murdered,
was the largest that has been in this community for some time.
-On the sick list-- Wm Chesshir, Johathan Wheeler, Jas. Juffman and Mrs.
R.W. Dutton.
-Dan Tuttle has resumed work on his house which he hopes to have completed
soon.
-We expect our place to be quiet and peaceful now, as We have a Justice of
Peace, Constable and Trustee residing in the village.
-Bill Webber and Nat. Flanders were visiting friends nead Dudley, last week.
-Born on the 8th inst, to J.H. Gardner and wife, a daughter.  The child died
when 4 days old.
-L.L. Fogle has been elected Superintendent and M.A.Brown Secretary of the
M.P. Sabbath School of this place.
-J.B. Williams is busy [?chasing] ranging the neighbor's bees.
-Robberies -- A few nights since during the absence of Hon. T.C. Williams
their home was ransacked by pilferers.  Among the missing articles were 150
pounds of flour, 5 flour sacks, a jar of lard, beans, pork, rough on rats,
etc -- A few evenings after the above occurrence a similar one was enacted
at David Thompson's, who was relieved of a tablecloth and two shirts, taken
from the clothes line and suffer a partial loss of a good colony of bees in
the vain efforts of the sneak thieves to take honey from the brood comb.  No
clue to the robbers.
-Oliver Laws horse that stepped on a nail some time ago, died Friday, from
lockjaw.
-Aaron McVicker's two year old colt got down in the field and had to be
hauled to the barn.  Something like pinkeye.
-James Hague lost a valuable colt a few days ago.
-Mrs. Ann Danford and Miss Ella [or Etta] Hague visited at Harvey Anksom's
one day last week.
-Treasurer elect Marlow believes in keeping every thing -- and some
people -- under lock and key, as Uncle Benj. Scott can testify.
-Clarence Law contemplates the abandonment of agricultural pursuits to
engage in the mercantile business.
-On account of the G.A.R. meeting, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co. will
sell excursion tickets on April 27, and 28, 1891 from Cambridge to
Steubenville and return at a rate of $1.55 for the round trip.

>From the Times-Recorder, unknown date [approx. the first 2 weeks of April
1891], unknown town of newspaper [possibly Cincinnati]- misc. world events:
-A steamship carrying 700 Italian emigrants to New York collided with a
British ironclad in Gibraltar bay and sank.  It  is estimated that 400
Italians perished.
-Colorado snow slides buried eight miners.
-Prince Napoleon is dead.
-Queen Victoria is going to Gra? shortly and remain until the end of April.
-Lawrence Barrett, the actor, is dead.
-General Joseph E. Johnson died Saturday night of heart disease at his
residence in Washington.  This leaves only Gen. Beauregard alive of the six
full generals of the confederacy.  He was born at Cherry Grove, VA, in 1807,
and was graduated from West Poit in 1829, in the same class with Robert E.
Lee.  He served through the Mexican and civil war. [refer to the partial
item posted from the Caldwell Press, ?April 2, 1891.....I believe this is
the same Johnson obit, but from a different newspaper]