The Celina Democrat., May 05, 1911, Image 1

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JA9. K. CAIfLIN. MiNHama KoiTom
JOHN C. CAHUN, Cocmi. Mouom
Celina, Ohio, May S, 1911
Volume 16, Number 3
CEL
SPiMBl
mum
In Frank Statement Tells How He
Became Involved In Legis
lative Scandal.
Nye Worms Ills Way Into Cellna's
Man's Confidence In Order
Work Bribery Game.
From Columbus Special to Cincinnati
Tlmes-Star, May l.J
Hpeaker Samuel J. VlnliiK today an
nounced that he is opposed to any leg
lslatlve investigation of th bribery
scandal. "I believe this U a matter
for the grand jury only, ai a legislative
probe alwayi results in whitewash,"
aid Vining.
Vining tills morning for the first time
made a detailed statement of bli con
nectlon with tlio varioui transaction
leading to the arrest of tlio three liurns
detectives Haturday night. Vining
mado this statement after a midnight
conference last night with Attorneys
C. 10. Bnichor and John A. Connor and
Representative George li. Nye and A
Clark Lowry. Said Vining: "This
mattor started about four weeks ago
when Dr. Nyecaineto me, saying, 'Do
you know there Is bribery going on
around this legislature?' X asked Nye
what be meant and he told me thero
was a couple of follows over here at the
hotel who are trying to pull off a stunt
on the Green nine hour bill. I told
Nye to get after them and to be sure
and get the evidence against them.
advltiod him not to take any money
from them except in the presence of a
reliable witness. Atthissame meeting
Nye asked me to put him on the bouse
Steering committee A few days later
Nye came to me again and said that he
thought he could get those fellows sure,
I again repeated ray instructions to
him and told him I would help him.
"A day or so later Nye camo to me
and told me he had got some money
from those fellows. He did not say
how much. lie said, however, that he
had taken the money without a witness
being present. At that meeting we dis
cussed having two other members of
the legislature in on the deal so as to
get bettor evidence against these men,
David Harry and A. Bailey, whom I
regarded as a set of bungling lobyists
Dr. Nye suggested the name of Dr.
Dowry as a good man, and I agreed
that he would be just the right man.
No other name was mentioned.
"Karly last week, Monday, I think,
Nye came to me again and said there
was another man at the Chittenden
who was crooked. He meant the man
Harrison. I told him to go ahead and
get him. On the day of the Democratic
caucus, which was last Wednesday,
Nye again came to me and said: 'I have
got some more money from those fel.
lows. I want you to keep it for me
Let's go back to the Cities' committee
room, where we can bo alono.
"We went back there and Nye hand
ed me a sealed envelope. 'Here are
$200,' he said. 'I want you to hold It
for me.' I told him to write his name
and mine on the envelope, and I made
parallel pencil marks on the back of
the envelope, across the ilap. I then
took the envelope to the oil ice of the
clerk of the house. I have a drawer in
the safe for my use. My son, V. E.
Vlning, who is voucher clerk, had a
key to the drawer. He put the envel
ope In thedrawerand locked it up. The
envelope is still there. I do not know
what it contains. I will turn it over to
the grand jury upon demand.
"At that same meeting last Wednes
day, Nye told me he bad taken Dr.
Dowry over to see the two men (Barry
and Bailey), and they had offered Dow
ry f ")U0 to help defeat tho nine hour
bill. After Nye gave mo the envelope
we decided to got ready to arrest the
men. We did not arrest them at once,
because we wanted to get more evi
dence. I had intended to toll the gov
ernor about it today (Monday) and
have the three men arrested tonight.
''I went to my homein Celina Friday
night. Saturday morning I received a
long distance call from Dr. Lowry who
said, 'How quickly can you get to Day
ton to meet me?' I asked him what was
the trouble. He replied, 'Don't ask
questions. When can you get to Day
ton?' I told him I could get there by
noon and I did. 1 was met there by
Nye and Lowry. Nye said, "Those
fellows are planning to leave Columbus
and unless we move quickly they will
escape.'
"I urged that we go to Columbus at
once and have them arrested. We
reached Columbus at 6 o'clock in the
evening. Lowry went io his home in
Portsmouth that night. On Nye's war
rant the men were arrested at midnight.
I did uot know they were detectives
until the next day. At no time did
Nye make any remarks about the mat
ters touched on In Harrison's statement
concerning the senators.
"I understand the governor says be
spoke to me about bribery when he
called me In to complain that the Steer
ing committee was holding up bills.
-What happened as near as I can re
member was this: Monday of last week
Gov. Harmon called me in and in an
gry language declared that big bills
wore being held up by the Steering
committee I had appointed. I asked
'him what bill he referred to. He named
the Edwards tax bill. I replied, 'when
I appointed that Steering commiitee I
told them 1 did not want any bills
held up and I had their promise to put
out any bill that I asked them to bring
out. When do you want the Edwards
bill? It was put out by the committee
the next dny.
" As a matter of fact I bad an under,
standing wRh every member of the
v, loerjng committee before I appointed
tiiem, with the exception of Republican
F(oor Leader Lawrence K. Langdon
and Democratic Floor Leader Price
Russell. The other five members of
(lie Steering committee, Calvy, Gus
weller, Irvin, Nye and Owen J. Uvans,
promised me iiey would bring out any
bills I asked to be brought out."
Dr. Nye was in consultation with
Speaker Vining this morning, but he
refused to make any statement, confin
ing himself to the remark: "I am sat
isfied with developments. I will not
answer any questions, but It will all
come out in the grand jury investi
gation." Choice ear seed corn, seed potatoes,
Hungarian and millet seed at Mount,
Milling Co., Celina, 0. Phone 43.
SPENDING HONEYMOON
AMONG ItiXATIVES
IN OLD MEKCEK
Hufus Clrcloand hi bride, of West Mil
ton, arrlvvd In tlili city yesterday worn
Initio Hpi'iut tlmlr honeymoon among Mr.
Circle' iniiiiermm relnitvra In thla city
Ullll county, lacing ll guest Of Him plib'lsher
of Tim lieuim-rul anil hla family nnii Mr.
mill Mrs. T.J. Courtrlglit yetercly. 1 hey
will visit ut r't. lt-envcry. Hrli Nl,r
ceriiud Cntr towimlilp. Mr. Circle h
iKirn In olil Mercer, lil parents belli M r.
nml Mm. Diivld Circle, Iiolli former resi
dent of Center township, ilia liulor a sister
of JimitcHiul Henry Mainline.
CIRCUIT COURT
RILL
Hy a new bill Introduced by Senator Dore
of Seneca County, five of the eliibt Circuit
Court Judicial districts will be Democratic
In the future unless the people change
t h el r mlmlH.
The Second District. In which It U pro
n..-ii in nint-H Mercer County, will he colli'
posod of Mercer. AimlnUo. Shelby, Darke,
MihiiiI. Clarke. I'rcble. MontKomery nml
Oreone. The Democratic, majority In this
new district la placed at about l.lW.
NEW POET IN CONGRESS
A Washington dispatch says:
Thn hmiai, nf relireyeli In tl vH ra
boast of another humorist In the pe
nn nf (!onrrnaininn Kent, of Californi
ilia
Iliirinir a iliirnifiod dobute on the "fa
mers' free list" bill, Mr. Kent openoi
with nn iimiiHlnir "roast" on the taril
laws In Funeral. us his maiden effort.
and ended with the following poem
which threw the house into an uproar
He makes It clear to me
That wlmt I lose 1 kiiIii, you see:
And on such thing kh clothes and shoes
I seem to mini, hut really lose.
Thus, If I huy my socks too low,
They'll still lie lilKhcr he says so
And shoes I thought were high last fall
Were really low shoes after all.
If I pay less for shoes.
Or hats, the maker has to lose;
And If he loses, then, you see,
Hocharges up the loss to me.
Now when I have to pay him more
He reckons protlts to his store.
And liunenn llmls a share for mo
In all this prosperity.
The speeches shed a radiant Hunt
Upon the theme and make It hrlKlit;
I merely read them o'er and o'er
To llnd more 'a less and less Is more.
In huylmi hat, or coat, or vest,
Imar's cheap and cheap la dearat best,
II lull's low, low's huh,
Far'a near, near's far.
White's black, black's white
And there you are."
LETS OTHER FEL
LOW JUMP OFF
THE EARTH
St. Marys (iraphlc
The Hon. It, H. Gordon, of tills city (Celi
na, St. Marys and Washington Ed. Dcm.).
has neon appointed superintendent of the
document room In the INatlonnl House of
Kepresen tat Ives at a salary of Ji.ww per
year. It seems a hard proposition to keep
a good man down. The wily ex-Oongress-
niiiu wasn't tho least dismayed in nisian
nro to land tho House postmaster nor the
House serEeant-nt-arms Dlums. relying evi
dently on the power of preseverance. 'Bob'
Isn't the man to He down and die, Just be
cause a few fellows tell mm to do ao.
ART WOODS GETS
N GOUNTY BASTILE
And Is Likely to Get What Is Com
ing to Him-Other Hold-Up
Men Also Landed.
Charles Burton and Nelson McCain,
both young men of St. Marys, were ar
rested in that city last Monday after
noon on affidavits of John L. O'Niel,
also of St. Marys, who accuses them of
robbing him in tins city on the night
of April 26.
Marshal Weber brought the men to
this city, where they were arraigned
before Justice Raudabaugh. Both
waived examination and were bound
over to the grand jury in the sum of
$300 each. Unablo to furnish bond
they wero turned over to Sheriff Fish
er to await the action of the grand jury.
Art Woods, third member of the trio
who are accused of picking the old
man's pockets, skipped out when he
found affidavits had been issued for
him, but he was picked off a westbound
Lake Krie freight by thepollce at Port
land, Ind., Wednesday night and
lodgod in jail there. He at first denied
knowledge of Celina, claiming to be
George Halington, of Dayton, but after
be was locked up he told the officers be
was the man they wanted.
Woods was brought back to this
city yesterday evening by Marshal
Weber. He was taken before Justice
Kaudabaugh for a hearing, waived ex
amination and was bound over to
court in the sum of $300. Unable to
procure bond, he was sent to jail.
The Ameiican issue.
Because Billy Sunday was given
$11,000 by the people of Lima and vi
cinity on the closing day of his revival
services, there Is renewed talk on the
part of his critics that he is a grafter.
Such expressions are mado either by
the ignorant or the viscious. How can
a man be a grafter when he is simply
the recipient of a free will ottering?
How many persons would labor for
six weeks and run the risk of living on
the free will offering of the last day?
If Billy 8unday did not "make good"
he would not he so well paid for his
work. He gets results and in every
avenue of activity the people are ready
and willing to pay for results. No
person Js compelled to give Billy Sun
day a penny.
Billy Sunday is generous with the
money people give him. At Lima a
poor woman, so the story goes, gave
Sunday a check tor J-0. It was all the
money sho had, at least it covered her
balance at the bank. When the check
was presented for payment the wo
man's situation became known. She
owed $800 on her home, but gave Sun
day all her money because she felt
grateful over the conversion of her only
boy. Sunday was given the facts,
kept the $20, but paid off the $800 on
the woman's property before he left
town. V
We need men with tho spirit of Billy
Sunday and fewer persons with the
spirit of his critics, ,
FOOD FOR SUNDAY S
CRITICS
ST
8RIEERYSCANDAL
Republican Aid In Progress!
v
LrgUlat Ion That Trio of Dem
ocrats Blocked.
Objections to progressive measures !
fore the Ohio Lcglalature for some tlms
were swept away Tuesday aa one reauitof
the bribery eiposurea that startled the
State the first of the week. A handful of
of treacherous Democrats had lined up
with the solid Republican vote andatlllsd
almost every bit of progressive legislation
the Democrats had promised the people In
case they were successful at the polls last
fall. It Ik gnu to look liko nothing doing
But tho whole thing has been changed. Its
publicans have become ashamed of them
selves for opposing popular measures Just
because they wore advocated by Democrats
-a political nonsense that has bold sway
many years too long.
The turn for common aeusoramo Tuesday
when the Wyman bill providing for tho
popular olectlon tho Oregon planof U. 8,
Honatora In Ohio, came up foi action. The
measure had several times been put
on the toboggan by tho Republicans
lining up with the three scalawag
Democratic Senators, Oetone, Hullman
and Calilll, who voted against the measure
asula Tuesday. This time enough Repub
licans broke away. Their action is com
mendable, even though It took a scandal
that makes the people of the old Common
wealth hung their beads to make them un
derstand they owed thslr constituents
something more than a partisan vote.
The other bills to bo favorably affected
by this change of heart were a central
Board of Control for Stato Institutions and
providing for a transfer of the Girls' Indus
trial He boo I at Delaware Into the control of
woman,
SUDDEN DEATH OF MBS,
EDITH KAUFFMAN
AT RED KEY
A message reached General and Mrs
Young from Itedkey, Ind., last even
ing announcing the death of Mrs. Hud
Kauffman at her home in that city at
b o'clock, following the birth of a baby
boy. Mrs. Kauffman was a sister of
Mrs. Fern Young, her maiden name
being Kdith Kathbun.and was known to
many young people of this city, she
was married a year ago yesterday to
Mr. Kauffman, and was 1!) years old.
EAGLES TO GIVE BRILL
IANT SOCIAL AFFAIR
AT PARK HALL
The Local Aerie of Kagles are pre
paring to give a big dance at the Mer
celina Park Club House next Tuesday
eyening, and have secured the famous
Columbus Saxophone orchestra to fur
nish music for the occasion. This or
chestra is composed of jubilee singers,
who not only entertainwith their dance
music, but give an entertaining pro
gram of singing. On this account It is
expected that the balcony at the big
park hall will be filled by those who
do not dance.
NEW CONGRESS
MAN GETS INTO
ACTION
Uelphos Courant.J
Hon. J. U. Goeke, of Wapakoneta,
the new member of congress from this
district, gives promise of being worth
omething more to the people of bis
district, and to the entire country, than
sending them garden seeds. Mr. Goeke
has presented a bill in congress pro
viding for the deposit of the funds of
the United States.
The measure creates a board of de
posits, consisting of tho secretary of
the treasury, the treasurer of the United
States and the comptroller of the cur
rency, to designate depositories. The
amount of money jwhich may bo de
posited in such institutions is not to
exceed the amount of its paid capital
stock, and in no instance shall it be
more than $1,000,000. The allotments
are to be made to the highest bidders,
and there is to be deposited with the
treasury as collateral for such depoits
United States government bonds or
state, county, township, parish, school
or municipal bonds at not less than
their par value. The interest on de
posits is to be paid quarterly.
Two classes of depositories are to be
designated active and inactive the
money deposited in the latter to be
used when there is not sufficient funds
for public uses in the treasury and sub
treasuries or in the active depositories.
OFFICIAL CALL FOR
OBSERVANCE G. A.
R. MEMORIAL,
General II. A. Axline, Commander
of the Department ot Ohio G. A. R., has
sent out bis official call for the observ
ance of Memorial Day. Each Grand
Army Post in the state is urged to take
active part in the exercises of the day,
and to make certain that the grave of
evory departed comrade is properly
decorated with fiowers and with an
American Hag.
The general further says! "By all
means do not fail to provide some ar
rangement for the Bchool children to
have and to take some part in the ex
ercises of the day. To whatever degree
we can interest tho boys of the present
to honor tho memory of our heroic
dead, to that extent we are teaching
loyalty and good citlxenship and safe
guarding the future of our republic"
Posts are requested to arrange to
have divine memorial services on the
Sabbath preceding Memorial Day, with
the entire membership attending In a
body.
nigh-Grade Eggs for Setting.
Full-blooded single-comb Brown
Leghorn eggs for sale at 00 cents per
setting; chicks, $1 per dozen. See H.
J, Stelzer, 121 E. Wayne St., Celina, 0.
House for Sale.
Klutit-rooiii ImtisM, wlih good barn, nl
- u . H...-L. i.Im, .trli. ilihta
riiiiTi'iii""'1'.. "',ii " - -----.-.-
..u ..I i.u.l la. omIImi IlltM fit fl-llll. ( 'II I Oil fir
audre.s M mi. K. K. I'iikkiku, it's N. Nugur
street, ('elliia, (.
WASHINGTON B. E.
SELECTS FORCE
TEACHERS
The Washington Township Board of Kilu
catlon met In extra suasion last Tuesday
evening and employed the following teach
ers for Hie school term lwll-l'.':
District No. I V. W. Kennard.
District No, y-Mud Springs, primary;
Henry I cy, graded,
District No S - .ui a Walter.
District No. 4 -Win. ro.
District No, B-Huley Htrnliely.
District No, fl Molly Itettlo.
District No.7-.l. K. Fetter.
District No.H-M.O. Kennlg.
Dlatrlct No. In - lintel ( arinnck.
The lonelier for District Nii.t haa not been
employed, for the reason that the Board of
Ktlucstlon lias had the disbanding of that
school under consideration,
JURORS DRAWN
MAY TERM
COURT
The Jurora for the May term of Court
of Common I'leaa wore druwn on Tueaday.
Court will open Monday, May W, when the
grand Jury starts Ita grind. The petit Jury
la called to meet the following Momlny,
Following la the list of grand Jurora:
It. A. Buck, Dublin township,
Anton llauafeld, Marlon.
Henry Fuelling, Frnuklln.
I, own n Rhodes, Dublin.
V. t). Johnson, Hopwell.
Hru tJiierksmp, Washington.
John Vtiuuiu, 'Jiuhllii.
vt m. A ii ue i
rum Butler.
1'. it. HeiiiiiielHarn, (Irnnvlilu,
). t). Htreet, Blackereuk,
K.U. Bnrker. Butler.
Joseph Winlioven, Granville.
Michael Boehiner, Marlon,
Joseph Boeke. Marlon.
Theodore Htrasburg, Franklin,
The Hat drawn for service on petit Jury
follows :
K. W. Dickey, Liberty.
J. W. Maurer. Union.
Nick Hchroyer, Washington.
Jacob M. Brown. Washington.
Joseph Hoyng, Butler,
Hube Kinkier. I nlon.
James Custer, I'nlon.
H. k'.Ot,iie!B!!;i; ();jntpr.
John Jutte, w ashlnniuu,
Jason Fryslnger, Hopuwoil.
Kr.ra Hnliler, Butler.
K. H. Klrkpatrlck, Dublin.
Potlt Jurors
A. M. Foster, Dublin.
Ben Buker, Butler.
Harvey Buck, Hopewell.
George W. Wollom. JetTorson.
A SIIAKE-UP AT
TELEPHONE
ELECTION
The stockholders of the Celina and
Mercer County Telephone Company,
at their meeting lastTuesday morning,
organised for the ensuing year by
electing the following officers;
President Ir K. Crampton.
Vice President Casper J. Hemmert.
Treasurer John A. Hoagland.
Corresponding Sec'y H. A. Miller.
Financial Heo'y A. M. Itiley.
Superintendent Geo. J-J. Nungester.
Directors Ira E. Crampton, J. A.
Hoagland, G. J, C. Wintermute, U. J.
Hemmert and G. li. Nungester.
K. G. Ungerer, who has served in an
official capacity for the company for
the past eight or ten years, was let out
in the new organization, and Tuesday
afternoon a strike was on among the
operators for a short time as an expres.
sion of their feelings, it is alleged, over
the choice of his successor. A hurried
meeting was called to pacify tho bel
ligerents, so the story goes, and a new
manager named, temporarily at least,
to secure peace.
HORSE'S HEARING IS
DESTROYED BY
LIGHTNING
Lightning struok and slightly dam
aged the barn on the Henry Post farm,
southwest of town, during the electri.
cal storm last Saturday night. A horse
belonging to Vincent Meyer, which
was stabled in the barn at the time,
was made deaf by the shock.
HAY AND GRAIN MEN
CANT AGREE ON
PLACE TO MEET
At a meeting of the committee of the
Northwestern Ohio Hay and Grain
Dealers' association, held at Lima for
the purpose of selecting a place at
which to hold the organization's con
vention May 12, only six of twenty
men assigned to the committee were in
attendance. In a vote cast for the pur.
pose of making a selection, three voted
for Lima and three for Toledo, so it
will be necessary to hold another meet
ing to determine the place.
The following were the Quotations for
grain, live stook, poultry and produce
ID
lie uettna marcei yesteraay evening.
lay evening.
GRAIN
(Furnished by Palmer A Miller)
Wheat, per bush -
Corn, per 100 lbs 70o
Oats, per bush lo
Barley, per bush - Tlio
Bye, per bash '6o
SKID.
Clover, per bush 17 75
Alslke, per bush 7 76
Timothy, per bush 6 00
BAT.
(Furnished by The Model Milling Oo.)
No. 1 timothy, peri'ton 115 00
No. 1 mixed, per ton 1J 00
No. 1 clover, per ton 10 00
1,1 VB STOCK.
(Furnished by Frank Flschor)
Cattle, per 100 lbs 4 06 00
Veal calves, per 100 lbs 6 5k3i!I 00
Hogs, per 100 lbs 6 0036 60
potTLTBT.
(Furnished by The J. A. Long Oo.)
Fowls, per lb o
Spring Chicks, per lb 10e
Cocks, per lb J
Turkey hens, per lb iOo
Toms, per lb fk
Ducks, per lb no
Geese, per lb Ho
No. 1 hides 7o
PRODPCX
(Furnished by Laudaun A Meaarvey)
Butter, pur lb - IKe
Kggs, per do'i - - 15c
Iiard, per lb. c
Talldw, per lb o
Potatoes, per bush 45o
Farm for Sale.
Fiirtn nf 100 acres, in Mercer County. 1!
miles from county sent : 7 and 8 miles from
two other railroad stations. Two comDlete
farms-two houses, two barns, out build
ings, Ao.i two orchards, will sell in two
parts one am acres, the ot her AOS acres.
Well drained and well fenced: eight acres
lu HIHiim, ,rivn nuiva in iniiifDi. van vii
or address Chaklks Kaub, Gold water, O.
H T tv: 1
The Riley Druh Store makes good
every guarantee.
MARKETS
COURTING 01
IF HIS DELIGHTS
Raudabaugh Will Next Ask for
Injunction to Stop Rain Fall
Ins or Sun Shining.
I. F. Kaudabaugh filed two suits
against the vUlsgeof Celina In the
Common Pleas I'ourl last Tuesday
One asks lor $.'(,(100 damages from the
city for causing water to overflow his
lands southwest of town, and the other
asks the court to enjoin the city from
placing the cost of constructing ace
ment sidewalk along the north sido of
his property on West Anthony street
against bis property, and also damages
in the sum of ,'0U, half of which he
claims as damages for tearing up his
brick walk and the other half for the
corporation interfering with the natu
ral drainage of hla property by the
building of orosslng.
With the filing of two more suits
against the village, by I. F. Kauda
baugh last Tuesday it is worthy of
mention that Mr. Kaudabaugh has un
doubtedly been In court more times
than any half dozen other people in the
county. An examination ot the dork
eta in the common pleas court this
week revealed the (act that during the
lat unpen years Mr. Kaudabaugh has
Sled twenty-nine cases in the court, an
average of case every six months,
The supremo court last week revers
ed the circuit court of this district for
error in reversing instead of affirming
the Judgment of the common pleas
court of this county in the case of C. H.
Mauk, as trustee, vs. Sllss Shellabar
ger et a!.
this case was started in the common
pleas court in December, l"Uw. The
follpwln July the cause was heard
before Judge Layton and a finding and
decree made in favor of the plaintiff
ana partition ordered. The circuit
court then reversed the lower court
and the matter was taken to the su
preme court, with the result stated.
PROBATE COIJRft
Probate Judge Dugan last Monday
re-appointed Mrs. Addie Kiley and C.
I). Hierholzer, to serve as members of
the board of county visitors, for twp
years.
John R. Davis apjwptej had qual
ified as administrator of Lula F. Davis,
deceased. Inventory and appraise
ment May 2.
Edwin C. Vaughn, guardian of Mar
garet SpiUer, filed order of sale of real
estate. Sale confirmed. an.c) fleed, or.
dered.
Last wjll a. mi teiamentof James C.
Brandon, deceased, admitted to pro
bate. Klection of Catherine Brandon,
widow, filed.
Francis Copeland, guardian of Km.
ma Hile, filed final account. For
hearing May ,11,
Last will and testament of Theresia
Griesdorn, deceased, filed for probate.
For bearing May I'l.
George Miehls, appointed and quali
fied as guardian of Uossie A. Miehls et
al., minors.
I'Imma Bone, appointed and qualified
as administratrix of Stephen Bone, de
ceased, Inventory and appraisement
May 9.
Abraham Mott, appointed and quali
fied as administrator of Deborah Pear
son. Inventory and appraisement
May 10.
Alioe 8. Lewis, executrix of Ford
Lewis, deceased, filed final account.
For bearing May 31.
In the matter of 1. F. Raudabaugh
vs. The Incorporated Village of Celina,
order of Injunction granted.
John R. Davis, administrator of the
estato of Lula F. Davis, filed petition
to sell real estate. For hearing June 5.
Inventory and appraisement filed.
Geo. A. Piatt, executor of Lewis Piatt,
deceased, returned and filed inventory
and appraisement.
DAYTON TO MEET
CELINA NEXT
SUNDAY
Celina will dIrv the fast Davton Vic
tors next Sunday. The game will be
called at 3 o'clock. Pfenning or Mey
er will pitch for Celina and Walker
or Puterbaugh for the visitors. Kd G.
Ungerer will call the play.
SCHOOL DIRECTOR
VACANCIES
FILLED
The Jefforspn Township Board of
Education, at a meeting at the Village
Clerk's office last Friday evening, ap
pointed directors to fill the vacancies
where the several districts failed to
electa director. The following were
selected: District No. 1, D. D. Wolf;
District No. 2, Mrs. Joseph Wolf; Dig
trict No. 3, Sam Mesarvey; District
No. 5, Bernard Knapke; District No. li,
Geo. W. Miller; District No. 7, Calvin
Yaney; District No. H, Monroe Kaus
bottom: District No. 9, Frank Stillbar-
ger; District No. 10, Sylvester Rhodes.
Tho directors, In accordance with
the law, will take the enumeration of
their various districts during the two
weeks preceding May 27. These re
ports must be filed with Clerk Winter,
who in turn will file an abstract of
these reports with the Auditor.
VALUABLE REALTY
CHANGES OWN
ERSHIP. A deal was consummated last Wed
nesday in which Dr. L. D. Brumm se
cured possession of the fine Corwln
property on the soutli side of West
Market Btreet and the John Schuyler
property adjoining. The Doctor pur
chased the Corwin place and then trad
ed his present home on Walnut street
to Mr. Schuyler for bis West Market
street property. Dr. Brumm will take
possession of bis new property the first
of June. He will move the Schuyler
house and put the Corwin house in the
center of the lots. He will also ma
terially improve the building.
Mr. Schuyler will occupy the pres
ent Brumm homo, which gives him
more room if not a moredesirable loca
tion than his present residence.
THE CHUMP
WHO WOULD NOT
ADVERTISE
llrenlliea there a man witli soul so
dead Hint to himself has never said
My trade of Inlet getting bad. I'll
try another tell Inch ad." If ouch there
be, go mark lihn well. For Iilm no
bank account shall swell, no angels
watch the golden stair to welcome
home a million!. To such a man
tho noisy din of traftlo may not enter
in, for bargain seekers by the score
snail pass nor heed his dingy door,
Tread lightly, friends, let no rude
sound disturb his solitude profound
So lot him live in calm rpoe. un
nought except by men he owes. And
when he dies, go plant him deep, that
naugntmay tireak bis dreamless sleen:
where no rude clamor may dispel, the
qutttthat ha loved so well, and that
the world may know its loss, nlace on
bis grave a wreath of moss and on the
stone above: "Hera lies chump who
would not advertise,"
Graduate from the Celina Public
Schools on 10th Baccalau
reate Sermon on 14tk.
Jnvltatlona are now being lnsued by the
members of tilts year's graduating class of
the Celina High School for the annual
commencement, which will be held at the
Opera-house on Friday evening, May IV.
The annual Junior reception will bo held
at the Fred OJnhausen borne. Kant Living
ston atrget, next Friday evening, the U'th.
The following gunday, the Hth, the bacca
laureate sermon will be delivered to the
claas and relatives and frlonds at the M. K.
Church by Rev. Ohas. Bennett. Tho servi
ces will commence at 7:9) o'clock.
There are twonty-one members of the
graduating class this year, constating of
fourteen girls and seven boys. They are:
Vella Wlnans,
Hnttle Hitchens.
Minnie Abbot,
Kuth Schellch,
Margaret Linn,
Irene Springer,
Maude Huck,
Malwl Hrandon,
Velnia Stemeu,
Hugo Keck,
Kill lit) Andrews,
Kay Collins.
I.ulaOrr,
Mury Springer,
Kutli Shlnnberry,
Mae Uastlnu,
Beside ,onWiu,
Hugh Ulephenson.
Clyde Biirrla.
Wllllnm Linn,
DaleKloe.
FIFTY AND COSTS
FOR BOOT-LEGGER
LONG
Perry Long, the South Main street
saloonist, got into the lime-light again
Monday, when he was arrested on an
affidavit filed by Charles Lehman, an
employe of the Long dc Co. junk yard,
charging him with keeping his saloon
open on Sunday. Long plead guilty
n Mayor Konney 's court and was fined
S50 and costs. Whan a boot-legger is
found breaking the law in dry territo
ry the law is deemed a failure. By the
same mode of reasoning Sunday-clos-
ng is a failure aa well as a stab at per
sonal liberty. Why not repeal it?
EAGLES GATHER ANOTHER
BIG CLASS INTO
THE NEST
Several hundred Kagles, headed by
the Celina band, paraded the streets of
this city last Tuesday night, making
merry over the initiation of fourteen
now members into their order. With
red fire burning along the way and sky
rockets and other spectacular fires illu
minating the heavens above the Kagle
nest, the new (members were marched
through Main street to the ball, where
the initiation was witnessed by a large
crowd of visitors from Van Wert, Wap
akoneta, St. Marys and different towns
of the county. The victims of the even
ing s frolic were: Sherilf Shell M.
Fisher, Deputy Sheriff George Betz,
Agent H. A. Beam, Attorney Orvelle
Raudabaugh, L. R. Mack, F. W. Karch,
Louis Houck, Alfred Reinhart, Floyd
K. Hauss, W. A. Ketcham, Otis L.
Coffet, Henry Dlener, J. J. Bils and L.
Sheely.
UTILITY CORN
I
To Corn Growers of Mercer County:
The Mercer County Corn Improve
ment association will give four or five
prizes for the largest yield of corn for
fivo acres as verified by affidavit.
The awards will be made on a basis
of 75 points for yield, maturity 20
points, and purity 5 points.
By leld: Bushels of shelled corn of
15 per cent moisture contest. Corn to
be weighed and sampled at husking,
and shelling record determined before
award is made.
The 15 per cent is the per cent allow
able in grade by the Grain Dealers'
National association. ( Much corn con
tains 18 to 25 per cent moisture at
husking.)
Maturity: While all entries are put
on an equal moisture basis, corn which
carries a low percent moisture at busk
ing is entitled to further credit from
the standpoint of marketing, cribbing
and seecr- selection.
Purity in Color: Of market value in
locality.
The matter of entry shall include a
concise statement of the conditions un
der which the corn was grown, the va
rious cultural operations, and a history
of the corn, including methods of
breeding.
Prepared entry blanks will be fur
nished by the association this fall.
Cash prizes to the amount of I'JOO
will be oll'ered by the Ohio Corn Im
provement association, the prizes being
so distributed that each division will
compete within itself. The Ohio Farm
er's Trophy Cup going for the sweep-
take prize. R. A. Rti.by, Pres.
G. S. NuiUNa. Sec.
Wanted Reliable middle-aged sales
man to represent our house locally or
as a traveler. Permanent position.
Good pay. Experience . unnecessary.
Burr Nurseries, Manchester, Conn.
TWEHTY-ONE
BOYS Al GIRLS
S
FOR 1911
mm oms
STILL BUSy
Petitions for Road IisproYesneHta
Continue to Come In Cold
water to Cet Sewer Pipe.
In the matter of the Berber and Ore
gon road improvement, the board or
dered the improvements made. John
Kpriggs, tieorge Fryslnger and Allen
Hays were appointed as apportioning
committee on the Improvements.
At a Joint meeting of the boards of
commissioners of Mercer and Van Wert
counties last Friday, a petition for a
Joint free turnpike was filed. The pe
titions ask for the Improvement of a
pike, under the one mile assessment
law, along the following route: Begin
ning at the northwest corner of Section
6, Township i south, Range 4 east, in
an Wert county, on the county line
road which extends north and south
between Van Wert and Mercer coun
ties: thence south on said county Una
road to the southwest corner of Section
fl, and there terminate.
Two petitions under the two mile as
sessment law were filed last Monday,
one by H. A. Slabaugh and others, and
one by K. F. Carpenter and others.
Tbeformerimprovement will be known
as the Hainline road and the other as
the Carpenter road.
The Hainline improvement begins at
the southwest corner of Section 15, and
the northwest corner of Section 22,
both in Town 5 south, Range 2 east:
thence east on the section tine between
sections 15 and 22, Hand 2.1, 13 and 24,
to where It Intersects the Mercer Dike,
and there terminate, all in Hopewell
township.
The Carpenter road Improvement be
gins at the southwest corner of Section
15 and the southeast corner of Section
15, Town 5 south, Range 2 east; thence
south on the section line road between
sections 21 and 22, to where it inter
sects the Frabm pike, and there termi
nate, all in Hopewell township.
Tom Blake, Allen Hays and George
Frysinger were appointed as viewers
on both improvements. Further bear-
ngs on the proceedings will be had on
May 26.
John Spriggs tendered his resigna
tion as one of the apportioning com
mittee. Same was accepted and Thom
as Blake was appointed to fill vacancy.
The board bought 4X feet of 10-inch
and 24 feet of 12-inch sewer pipe from
the Gallon Iron Works, to be shipped
to Coldwatcr.
The following bills were allowed last
Friday and are now payable:
Bnlmert Flaybor, bridge and re
taining wall !4!o J5
Burroughs Adding Machine Co.. re
pairs 1 00
K. A. Bryan, asst. eng li 00
Jacob Becker, tile 1100
Celina Democrat, stationery, etc ti 75
Gllberg Co., pub.lnspectton of Coun
ty treasury .'I 7ft
John Iorten, asst. ena 1 on
O. 8, Harden, repairing acraper 7S
Johnson A Watson, binding records-- 15 00
John McOrlsty. asst. eng H 00
Phillip Linn, Jnultor's salary 15 00
Chen. I.enike. asHt. eng i oo
M. I.uts. eng. fees Ti 05
O. Kaudabaugh. costs In Wni. Lynch
cafe 21 in
evl Kutledge, asst. eng 6 m
John F. Slebert, same it on
Geo. A. Slebert, same 2 00
11. 8. Sehaefer. county 'a portion on
Hlere ditch ni u
Hllon Smnlley. eng. foes Wi H
Western Union Tel. Co.. time service. 5 00
Pike Directors.
Joseph Wolf tendered his resignation
as superintendent of the Boundary
Linn pike. Same was accepted and Jo
seph King was appointed to fill the
vacancy.
The following bills were allowed:
Mrs. Kllzaheth Rush, 260 bricks t 1 "0
Anthony Kohling, supt. Denny pike... 16 00
Mark Miller, supt. Loree Marts pike 21 76
O. Krognmn, supt. Frahm pike 18 S7
Samuel ChlvluKton, supt. Mauer and
Sldenbeineii pike 1" M
Stephen Bergman, supt. Mescher pike 25 60
. D. Adams A- Co., road blades is uo
iniif Tfi mnin
n iu avuiu
won APPLES
The apple worm is the larvae of the
codling moth, and it gets into the apple
at this season of tho year. The moth
ays its eggs on the young apple just
about the time the blossoms fall, the
worms batch out and eat their way in
to the apple, either causing it to fall
from the tree, or ripen prematurely.
It has been proven that SO per cent of
the worms enter the apple through the
calyx end of the young fruit. By fill
ing this calyx cup with poison these
worms are killed and the fruit protect
ed. To give this protection, apple
growers must spray. They can use any
commercial brand of lime-sulphur, one
gallon to forty gallons of water, to
which has been added two and one.
half pounds of arsenate of lead. The
arsenate of lead should be mixed with
a small amount of water until it resem
bles milk before adding to the mixture.
This mixture should be sprayed onto
the trees just after the blossoms have
fallen, and when the calyx end of the
ittle apple is open and standing up
right. There will be only five to seven
days for each variety in which effective
spraying can be done. The poison
must be sprayed into the blossom cup
before the worm enters or the cup
closes. Repeat the spraying two weeks
ater for the apple scab and stray worms
which may be prosent.
EXTRA WORK ALRIGHT
BUT NO EXTRA COM
PENSATION. Auditor Morrow has received an
opinion of Attorney General Hogan de
nying the claim of County Commis
sioners to extra compensation as mem
bers of quadrennial connty boards of
eqnalizatien. Mr. Hogan reaches the
conclusion that the code has not chang
ed the law, and that the Commissioners
are not entitled to any extra compen
sation for that work.
Wanted A representative for Mer
cer County; proposition can bo han
dled by either sex; cbance to work
into, a paying business. Nokthkrn
Oxvoknatob Company, Cleveland, O.
Get your sickles g round while wo'ro
not so busy. It pays. W. M. Mekklc,
the blacksmith, South Walnut street.