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"T ." i i wy- i " I R v THB NEWSHERALD ESTABLISHED 1837. HILLSBORO, OHIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1913. VOL. 78. NO. 38 "DUDE" MOORE APPOINTED FISH AND GAME SOCIETY BILLS ALLOWED TO WIND UP AFFAIRS SUDDEN DEATH TO EQUIP HOSPITAL Chief of Police of Washington C. For Highland County Organized at Court House Saturday" Officers Elected. To Whom Paid and For What . Purpose the Money of the County is Fxpended. Of Hospital Association is Purpose Louis McAdams Falls While at Funds Raised by Hospital Com- II.- Formerly on Hillsboro Police Force. of Action Taken at Work Sustaining Injuries pany for Equipment and Operating It. Meeting Monday. Which Cause Death. fK & D. L. "Dude" Moore, after January 1, will be chief of police of Washing ton 0. H., Mayor elect Coffey announ cing his selection last week. Mr' Moore served on the police force of Hillsboro for a number of years. He left here about two years ago as no lost his position on the police force when Mayor Wllklns went Into office. The following comment on the ap polntment ot Mr. Moore as chief of police Is taken from the Ohio State Register of Washington 0. II : "For his chief of police, Mr. Coffey has appointed Mr. D. L. Moore, of this city, who for six or eight years served on the Hillsboro police force, I where he was noted for his devotion to duty, and it has been said that he ' never started out after his man with- out landing him saieiy Denina me bars. "Mr. Moore, who succeeds Chief F. v M. McCoy, has been a resident of this city for nearly one year, and has been employed at the Fayette County Creamery. He has a wife and five children, and since his residence in this city has made many friends. He i will soon resign his position at the Creamery to take up the work of 'holding down the lid.' " Walkover For Hillsboro. The Hillsboro High School basket ball team defeated the basket ball team of South Salem High School by the score of 39 to 7 at Carroll's Hall Friday night The local boys com pletely outclassed the visitors in every department of the , game and had a walkover. The game was too onesided to be interesting. All of the local boys played fine ball and the team is a very strong aggregation and should make a strong bid for the High School championship of the state If they develop the team play of which they are capable. Arrested For Grand Larceny. C. Everett Smalley was arrested at s Sablna Monday night by Deputy Sher iff George Pugh on a warrant charging grand larceny. ' He was brought here and lodged in Jail. The alleged crime was committed in Henry county, Ind., and the charge was brought against him by his wife, who accuses him of stealing from her. The sheriff of Henry county came here Tuesday night and took Smalley back with him, Smalley agreeing to go without extradition papers. Smalley formerly resided near Sink ing Spring and his father still lives there. He is a Spanish-American war veteran and was injured in the service. He had Just recently left, the hospital and when .arrested by Mr. Pugh had a woman with him, who he said was his nurse. He de serted his wife about two years ago, just after the commission of the al leged crime for which he was arrested. m li One New Case Filed. Only one new case was filed in the Common Pleas Court during the past week. Amy Hook against Mary E. Hanson etal, is a suit for the partition of 110 acres of land situate in Concord township. The plaintiff says that she is the owner of the undivided one-sixth ' part of the premises as an heir at law of John W. and America J. Hook, de ceased : that Mary E. Ilanson, Earner Hottlnger, Millie Goodrich, Anna Hook and Benton P. Hook are tenants in common with the plaintiff and each own an undivided one-sixth part of said premises. The plaintiff further says that Mary E. Hanson claims to hold a mortgage on 72 acres of this land, which the plaintiff asks that she be required to settle up. The plaintiff asks that her share of the estate be set off to her and that If this cannot be done without Injury to the premises that the premises be srfld and the pro ceeds be divided among the parties according to their respective shares. Rainsboro Telephone Meeting. The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Rainsboro Telephone Company will be held at the telephone office in Rainsboro on Monday even ing, Jan. 5, 1014, at 8 o'clock for the election of officers. adv-12-25 J. C. Mason, Secretary. Probate Court Proceedings. Will of James F. Brown filed. O. N. Sams, exr of. Sarah noggard, fljed first and final account. Orlando S. Arnott, gdn of Bemice Madgo Arnott et al, filed inventory. Will of Harry R. Boll probated. Sweet, sour and mixed Pickles at Selph & Teners, adv The ITIehland Oountv Fish and Game Protective Association was or- j ganized at a meeting hold at the Court House Saturday afternoon G. G. O. Pence acted as chairman of the 1 meeting anu ja. a. ueuKuy, ui augat tree Ridge, as secretary. J. S. Sackett, a deputy state game warden, was present and addressed the meeting. He spoke of the effort being made by the Fish and Game Commission to enforce the laws for the protection of fish and game and the necessity of the people of the dif ferent counties co-operating with it In tliis work. Following Mr. Sackett's address G. G. O. Pence made a short talk in which he said that as a member of the state legislature he learned that the Fish and Game Commission had secured a large number of Hungarian partridges fjr distribution over the state and that the streams were being stocked with Lake Erie bass and bass from the state hatcheries and that he made application to Chief Warden Gen. John 0. Speaks for Highland county's share of the' partridges and fish and that he was told that the commission did not think it worth while to send game or fish to a county that did not have an association to protect them ; that he believed an ac tive association would greatly benefit every one who fished or hunted for sport. A petition to secure members of the society was then circulated and fifty four members signed up. The officers of the association were next elected and are as follows : G. G. O. Pence, president ; Dr. H. M. Brown, vice president ; B. O. Pratt, secretary i J. W. Evans, treasurer. Upon motion of Dr. Brown the fol lowing committee to draft constitu tion and bylaws for the Association was appointed : Roscoe West, A. W. Robinson and Granville Barrere. The President and Secretary were authorized to distribute whatever fish and game were sent to this county. The president was also Instructed to appoint a committee to solicit mem bers and it is hoped to have at least two hundred and fifty members. The dues of members was fixed at 50 cents a year. The date of the annual meeting of the Association was fixed for the sec ond Saturday in January of each year. It was decided not to select a game warden at this meeting because it was considered a very important office and that due consideration might be given the different candidates. Mr. Sackett stated that whoever was selected by the local association would be appoint ed game warden and would be a state deputy, who would be expected to give his entire time to the work and would be subject to call to any part of the state ; that the ' salary of the office would be $60 a month and expenses and.would be paid by the state, but that the state would expect the war den to work and produce results and that it he did not do this the state would soon stop paying the salary. Fifty pair of Hungarian partridges will be sent here within the next week or ten days to be distributed to differ ent parts of the county. The meeting adjourned subject to the call of the president. Stock Company Christmas Week. Dramatic plays at popular prices are and always have been popular witii the American public, both young and old. Next week offer everyone an excellent opportunity to witness first class plays at a trilling cost. The well known Grahame Stock Co., now in Its ninth season of continued suc cess, opening a three days engagement at Bells Opera House the 25th. The Xmas matinee will be the sterling drama, "Hearts Aflame", to be follow ed during the week by such up-to-date offerings as Slaves of Russia, In My Harem, The Two Orphans, The Step-1 son, New York at Night, The Divorce Question and an elaborately costumed ( performance ot A Gentleman of France. Each production Is mounted with special scenery, while the vaude-1 vllle between acts, consisting of come dy juggling acts, roller skate dancing acts, electric musical acts and the very latest in song rnd dance, making a complete vaudeville show In Itself. Both play and and specialties will be changed entirely at every performance. On-Friday night ladles will be ad mitted free to the best seats, one lady free with each paid thirty cent ticket, If bought and reserved before 5 p. m., Friday, Dec. 23. Good on Friday night only. The play Christmas night will be "The Divorce Question." adv . Florida Oranges and Tangarenes, 25c per doz. at Selph & Teners. adv O. A. Tener, bur Carey Skeen, 875. J. Strain & Son, bur Sarah R. Brown, $75. Cen U Tel Co , rental & tolls, $8 80. John Cunningham, washing towels, $1.50. R. Schwelnsberger, night watch, $2. Jas. M. Foley, plumbing ct h, $6.50. Hillsboro Tel Co., tolls, 00 cents. C D. McConnaughey, prera on in surance, $75 W. G. Hogsett, express, 50 cents. City Work House, malnte prls, $60. Hillsboro Del Co., Ice, $6 25 W. H. Stanage & Co., supplies Pro bate Judge, $10. Ohio Law Reporter, sup Clerk, $1.50, Stakalta Pen Co., supplies, $17 40. N. R Barrett, livery Sheriff, $0 50. J. W. Oldaker, burial com, $1. J. H. Strain & Co , llv Sheriff, $110. Columbus Blank Book Co , sup, 50c. Strain & Son, livery, $4. A. D. Vaughn, repairs, $7.75. Chas. Roush, ret tax Hamertp, $2 50. Chas. Roush, ref tax F. T. 9.1, $.58. A. K. Barker, ref dog tax, $1. B. of E. Hillsboro, school sup, $37.55 H. R. Llndsey, bridge repair, $12. S. D. West, concrete bridge top, Paint tp,t$102.30. W. R. Walker, concrete masonry, Jackson tp, $10.50. H. H. Richards, con for bdgs, $517.60. C. F. Whlsler, lum for bdgs, $31.05. Hillsboro Hdwe Co., bdg sup, $07.26 Wm. Jones, repair bridges, $2,50. Frank J.' Vance, dam roadway, $5. G. McConnaughey, lumber. $92.50. W. H. Ballentlne, cement, $40 50. J. N. Morrow, repair bridge, $5. N. C. Bales, repair bridge, $13. W. E. Parker, bridge lum, $69 35. H. C. Turley, hauling stone, $2.40. Marsh & Wilson, repair bridge Con cord tp, $17 42. Jesse F. Bumgardner, repair bridge, Rocky Fork, $16.10. Henry Carlisle, lumber, $111.65. H. F. Tedrlck, stone masonry Dod son tp. $9. T. W. Hlatt, bridge work, $27.60. H. S. Temple, rep bridges, $7. Trustees Paint tp, culvert, $8.04. John Luft, repair bridges, $7. C. F. Whisler, lumber, $21 50. II. M. Dean, repair bridge, $12 40. C. F. Whlsler, lumber, $7.50. H. Murphy & Sons, cement, $8 50. E. C. Gotherman, rep culvert, $13.50. J. E. Overholtzer, rep bdg, $11 25. J. M. Ilammon, repair bridges, 5.25 Fred W. Coyner, lumber, $33.80. W. E. Alexander, lum & mat, $5 35. C. F. Whlsler, lumber, $12.90. Abe Vaughn, repair wash In pike. $7 75. Death of Floyd Hill. Floyd E. nill, aged 22 years, died at the home of his mother, Mrs. Harry Hill, on W. Pleasant street, Wednes day morning at 5:30 o'clock. He had been sick for months with tubercu losis. He had an attack of pneumon ia early last spring, while working at Columbus and following this he took a heavy cold which settled on his lungs. The funeral services will be held at the late residence Friday morning at 10 o'clock ; interment at Dunn's Chapel. SCHOOL QUESTIONS Will Be Discussed by Dr. Thatcher, of State Commission at Meeting at Samantha. A meeting will be held at the school ljall in Samantha this, Thursday evening, at 7.30 o'clock to discuss school questions. Dr. Oliver J Thatcher, of Wilmington, a member of the State School Survey Commis sion will be present and address the meeting. The people of Penn town ship are fortunate in securing Dr. Thatcher, as he Is thoroughly ac quainted with all the proposed plans for improvements of the rural schools and will tell of conditions as the com mission found them In the country schoo s throughout the state, give a review of the state meeting held at Columbus, tell why the Commission urges certain changes and answer all questions asked. A large audience should hear him. Robert Seybert went to Cincinnati Sunday, where he has accepted a posi tion in the city office of Procter & Gamble. On Saturday night several of his young men friends gave a dinner for him at the Highland House. Mr. j Seybert has been a bookkeeper In the Merchants National Bank for several years and Is a capable and competent young business man. His many friends here will be pleased to learn of his deserved promotion. About one hundred and twenty five subscribers to the Hospital Fund at tended the meeting at the Court House Friday night. N. Craig McBrlde was chosen chair man of the meeting and Frank R. i Ambrose, secretary. I O. N. Sams then read a report of the receipts and disbursements of the Hospital Fund, whlah showed that $307.1.40 had been received and $1842.10 expended, leaving a balance on hand of $2131.24 Of the amount expended $826.02 was paid to Mr. Wells the pro moter of the whirlwind campaign to raise funds. Mr. Sams stated that the original trustees were the late It. S. Evans, John Matthews and himself and that Capt. Matthews and he de sired to tender their resignations as there was apparently no possibility that the object of the movement would be carried out. Immediately the question arose as to whether the trustees could resign at a meeting called in the manner of the meeting that night, and what the trustees would do with the funds If their resignations were not accepted. Considerable discussion of these ques tions, of no Importance, followed with out anything being accomplished. Col. Boyd, one of the trustees of the new Association then asked that the trustees continue to act for a short time as the directors of the Associa tion were endeavoring to formulate a plan whereby they could wind up its affairs upon an equitable basis at the earliest possible moment; that the idea of the directors was to assess all subscribers to the fund their pro rata share of the expense and to pay back to those who had paid in more than their proportionate share, whatever excess they had paid : that their attor neys were examining into the matter to see If this could be done and that they would take some action soon. Mr. Sams and Capt. Matthews both plainly showed their reluctance to continue in the position, Mr. Sams stating that no one realized how creat had been their annoyances and em barassmentson accountof the bursting of the hospital bubble ; that he and Capt. Matthews did not want to shirk their duty, but they felt that they had done their part and it was only fair that they be allowed to turn their burden over to someone else, as there was' no hope of the objects of the movement being attained. After some discussion aud it became evident that the hospital movement was going to be wound up soon, a motion was made to accept the report of the trustees, hut that they continue in office was made and unanimously carried. J. W. Evans was then elected to fill the vacancy on the board caused by the death of his father. The matter was finally brought to a head, when Judge Newby made the folio, ing motion : Moved that a committee of three be appointed by the chair to take charge of the subscription papers and books in connection with the Highland county hospital project and determine the names of all subscribers, the amount of each subscription with the amount, if any, paid thereon, the amount of Indebtedness and expenses paid and to be paid, the per cent of assessment necessary on each subscrip tion to liquidate all the indebtedness and expenses Incident to the campaign for the hospital and report these facts to a meeting of subscribers to be held in the court room Monday evening, Dec. 22 at 7 o'clock with a view of winding up and finally adjusting as between the subscribers on an equita ble basis the affairs of the old hospital enterprise and that we abandon any further prosecution of the enterprise. This motion was carried and the chair appointed F. R. Ambrose, R A. Haynes and Daniei Morgan on the committee. The meeting then adjourned to meet next Monday night, at which time the amount of the assessment of each sub scriber will be announced. The action taken is the fairest solu tion of a nasty problem and all sub scribers who possibly can, should be present Monday night. Mr andVrs. G. B. Beecher, Mrs. Lyman Beecher, Mrs. John C. Spar gur, Miss Lucille Hugglns and A. E, Hough attended the performance of "The Governor's Lady" at the Grand Theater, Cincinnati, Saturday after noon. Miss Diana Storm, who visited at the Beecher home several weeks last summer has a prominent part in the play She took lunch with the Hillsboro party Saturday. Marriage Licenses. Thurman Gall and Tressia Frump, both of North Union. Louis G. McAdams died at his home here early Wednesday morning the result of Injuries received on Monday morning, while at his work at Pen quite Bros. Meat Market. Mr. McAdams had opened up the snop on wonaay morning as usual, lie had finished the usual morning work and about 7 o'clock was standing near the front window talking to "Buck" Rains. He suddenly fainted and fell forward striking the side of his head on a heavy wooden bar which is across the center of the window, falling then to the floor and cutting a deep gash In his lip. Ruther Hetherington, who works at the W. R. Smith Co. Drug Store and Charles Parkes, who con ducts a grocery next door, heard him fall and rushed In. They found him lying on the floor unconscious and blood running from Ills mouth. A physlclin was summoned and his brotner, Oliver, notified. As soon as possible Mr. McAdams was removed to his home. He never recovered consciousness and died at 5:30 Wednesday morning. Mr. McAdams was 38 years of age and is survived by his wife and three sisters and two brothers. The funeral will be held at the home Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by Dr. J. R. Colley, of Westwood, Cincinnati. Interment in the Hillsboro cemetery. Beautiful Show Windows. In doing your Christmas shopping have you noticed how artistically and attractively the show windows of the merchants are decorated ? If you have not you are missing some beauti ful sights. To do this work requires much time and great skill and the decorators must possess good taste and good Judgment. The decorated show wln- IdoTf is one way that a merchant advertises and the primary desire of the decorator is to attract the atten- t tion of the passerby. But when he has accomplished this his work Is only j begun. He must so arrange the arti cles displayed that the person who stops to look will see almost at a glance every article in the window and bring to nis attention the article he wants to buy. In the cities the biggest stores em ploy men at large salaries who do nothing but window decoration. This year the ishow windows of the Hillsboro merchants compare favor ably with any you will see in the larger cities. The goods displayed are beautiful and the arrangement Is artistic, tasteful and attractive. Christ's Church Fails to Come. The Christ Church basket ball team which was scheduled to play Hillsboro at Carroll's nail Tuesday night, failed to show up for the game. Why, the local boys do not know as the Christ Church manager failed to send them any word. They simply did not come. This Is very shabby treatment and the least the Christ Church people could have done was to have sent word that they could not come. Record Broken. As indicated in notice of last weeks paper, the Sunday School of the Chris tian Church smashed all previous rec ords for attendance last Sunday with a numerical force of 250. Still great er things are planned for next Sun day. Palestine Is in sight now and the crew of each ship Is bending every effort to land first. Forward Is the battle cry, until the 300 mark is reached. Come, Come, Come. Death of Airs. Anna L. Strain. Mrs. Anna L Strain, after a linger ing illness with dropsy and stomach trouble, died at her home here on Fri day night, Dec. 12. The funeral ser vices were held at the late residence Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, con ducted by a former pastor, Dr. J. R. Colley, of Westwood, Cincinnati. In terment was made In the Hillsboro cemetery. Mrs. Strain was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Ambrose and was born about three miles west ot Hills boro on March 22, 1842. Until her marriage to nenry Strain on March 20, 1863, she lived at the old home. After her marriage she moved to Hills boro where she lived until her death. She is survived by two children, Mrs. W. II. Walker and Ben C. Strain, both ot this place. She was a sister of n. O. Ambrose, Mrs. M. Rlzer and Mrs. Catherine Bennett. Mrs. Strain was a faithful and lov ing wife, a devoted and indulgent mother, a good neighbor, a doer of the Master's word, visiting the sick, feed ing the hungry and clothing the naked. She was truly a good woman. A meeting of tlic directors of the Highland County Hospital Company was held at the office of Dr. Hoyt on Wednesday morning. At thin meeting the statement was made that several men had volunteer ed to advance sufficient money to pay off the present Indebtedness of the company and for the equlplng of the hospital. A resolution was then passed by the directors authorizing the borrowing of the money. The president was authorized to ap point committees for the carrying on of the necessary work. A representative of this paper call ed upon Dr. Beam and asked him what action was taken by the direc tors and what they intended to do. About all the doctor would say was, "Hillsboro Is going to have a hospital . The necessary work for the equlpptng of the building will be done as soon as possible and the Highland County Hospital Company will run it and it will be an organlzatlo i for profit " Wuen asked whether additional funds had been raised he evaded the question When asked who was going to furnish the money he again evaded answering. He said that the Hospi tal Company had done everything they could possibly do to arrive at an agreement with the Association and that it was only when they found nothing could be accomplished that they decided to go ahead of their ow n accord. The president of the company, Steward Kincald, was next seen by our representative. Mr. Kincald said: "A meeting of the directors of the Hospital Company was held this morn ing at the office of Dr. Hoyt. Suffi cient money was secured to pay off the present Indebtedness and equip the building on a modest scale. A heating and lighting plant will be installed at once; an operating room equipped and necessary bed rooms furnished The equipment will not be on an elaborate scale." "This Is in brief what was done at the meeting." Our representative was unable to find out from what source the funds were secured. Both men said that the work of furnishing and equiping the building would be pushed as rapidly as possible and that they hoped to have it ready for operating within a few months. Real Estate Transfers. Wm. O. Overman to N. M. Oves man, Highland county, 153a $1. Nancy C. Martin to G. E. Martin, Clay tp, 3a, $1. Lillle A. Wood to W. H. Cowman, Greenfield, lot, $1. M. Irwin Dunlap to J. E. Shrlver, Greenfield, lot, ?l. Henry Carter to O. W. McCoppin, Brushcreek tp, la, $1. nenry Carter to O. W. McCoppin, Brushcreek tp, la, 81. O. W. McCoppin to Adam Kepllnger, Brushcreek tp, 2a, $1. Nelson Raines to Edward Hill, Madison tp, lot, $1. Wm. H. Cowman to J. n. Wood, Fairfield tp, 126a, f 1. Emma Lewis to Rebecca Lewis, Buford, lot, $1. Joseph Chaney to Wm. S Hoggatt, Salem tp, 25a, $1. Chas. McConnaughey to R. J. Purdy, Hillsboro, lot, $1. Dan Satterfield Sheriff to Wm. Gar nett, Penn tp, 101a, $2700. W. H. Garnett toS. B. Binegaretal, Penn tp, 101a, $1. E. D. McLean to J. II. Eutsler, Greenfield, lot, $1. I Emily Randall et al to n. D. Kelly, Brushcreek tp, 102i, $1. I. T. Michaels to Charles Storts, New Market tp, 17a, $1. Grace Stanley to R. A. nail, Brush creek tp, 74a, $1. E. R. Mills to Lizzie Hopkins, Lynchburg, lot, $72. W. A. Teter Aud to R. A. Hall, Brushcreek tp, 10a, $3 84. Thomas Ford to O. I. Harris, Green field, lot, $1. Orlando S. Arnott to R. M. Wilson, Madison tp, 88a, $1. Orlando S. Arnott gdn. to R. M. Wilson, Madison tp, 88a, $4500. It Is hoped to arrange for a meeting I here the first part of January when the School Survey questions will be discussed. This Is to be a county meeting and arrangements will be made If possible to have one of the members of" State School Survey Com- mission present and make an address. Further announcement of the meet ing will be given later. Mr. and Mrs. J W. Scott, of the Point, have been the guests of Dr. L. Nelson for several days. H 4