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Volume 21, Number 40
Carlin & Carlin, Publishers
Celina, Ohio, January 12, 1917
CEL
INAUGURATION
Of Gov. Cox HulJ to be Most Notable
In HlNtory of Slnte Review
of Doings
Columbus, Jan. 8. The lnaugura
tlon of James M. Coz today was prob
ably the most notable event of the
kind In the history of the state
Men of all .political faiths partlcl
pated In the ceremonies and the new
governor received a fitting and digni
fied Induction Into office. Many thou
sands of visitors arrived In the city
on the morning trains to participate
in or witness the day's exercises,
The induction ceremonies were
held In the open and on a specially
built forum standing on the west
front of the state capitol, extending
the length of the steps and was built
sufficiently high to enable every
spectator in the west yard to see the
exercises.
The governors, outgoing and in'
coming, the justices of the supreme
court and Judge John E. Sater of the
United States district court, master
of ceremonies, occupied an enclosed
speakers' stand, built In a manner
that put the governor In plain view
of the thousands of spectators when
he took the oath of office and after
wards delivered his Inaugural ad
dress. Cox Sworn In
At 11 o'clock the governor-elect
was escorted from the Hotel Deshler
to the capitol by the old guard and
Inauguration committee. At 11:30
Rev. Arthur Damper of Christ Epis
copal church, Dayton, offered the in
vocation, following which the Frank
lin County Democratic Glee club ren
dered the "Soldiers' Chorus" from
"Faust." Judge John E. Sater then
delivered the introductory address,
which was followed by the presenta
tion of Cox's commission by Gover
nor Willis. Chief Justice Nichols of
the state supreme court administered
the oath to the new governor, who a
moment later began his Inaugural
address. When the governor had I
concluded a chorus of 600 children
from the Columbus public schools
sang "America" and Rev. Washing
ton Gladden gave the benediction.
Immediately after the inaugural
ceremony the great .parade began to
move. It formed in five divisions
and consisted of the following: First
division, headed by Governor Cox and
state officials; second, troops, includ
ing infantry from the United States
barracks in Columbus, 1,700 cadets
from the Ohio State university, naval
battalion, O. N. G., and the Ninth
battalion O. N. G.; third, uniformed
organizations oil semi-military na
ture; fourth, political marching
clubs; fifth, civic and fraternal or
ganizations. For the first time, wo
men's organizations and the farmers
of the state were represented by solid
delegations in an inaugural parade.
Several hundred women wre in line
and they presented a picturesque ap
pearance. The following marching delega
tions appeared in the parade: Ham
ilton Democratic club, the Jimmy
Cox club of Middletown, the Summit
County Democratic club, the Marlon
County Cox club, Cuyahoga county
delegation, Duckworth Club of Cin
cinnati, Lucas County Democratic
club, Madison County Wilson-Cox
club; Licking County Democratic
club; Dele ware County Democracy,
Hardin County Democratic club,
Highland County Democratic club,
Sunday Creek delegation from Jack
sonville and Glouster, Sunday Creek
delegation from Corning and Moxa-
bala and the Canton club. A num
ber of these organizations had special
trains.
The parade passed through gaily
decorated streets. Both the incora
lng and retiring governors received
ovations from the multitudes.
State Officers Take Oath
The Inauguration of incoming
state officers began at 10 a. m. today.
Chief Justice Hugh L. Nichols of the
supreme court administered all the
oaths. Each of the officials, except
the governor, took the oath in his
own office, in the presence or lmme
diate relatives and friends. The
schedule follows: Lieutenant Govern
or Earl D. Bloom, 10 o'clock; Attor
ney Ueneral Joseph McUbee, 10:15;
(Continued on Eighth Pago)
OLD WAH HOUSE RESIGNS JOB
August Behringer, who for the last
twenty-five years has been the effi
cient secretary or the Mercer County
Building & Loan Association, last
week resigned his Job and will leave
the first of March for Richmond, Ind.,
to assist bis son, Rudolph, in busi
ness there.
Former County Treasurer Wm. J.
Maehlman it Is understood. Is slated
for the appointment to succeed Mr.
Behringer.
DOWN TO CAPITAL TO SEE
FIRE WORKS
Among those rrom Mercer County
attending the inauguration of Gov
ernor Cox last Monday were: W. E.
TouVelle, R. R. Wyckoff, Lawrence
Schunck, John O. Romer, Van Ball
lnger, John J. Bedell, Peter McAvoy,
Rudolph Simon, F. A. Snyder, C. S.
Younger, Dillon R. Smalley, Andrew
Schunek, James K. Carlin, of this
city; Geo. R. Kinder, of Rockford;
George Hill, of Blackcreek township;
John Now, of Hopewell; Emmett
Mannlx, of Ft. Recovery; Robert
Steinbrunner and Joseph P. Homan,
of Victoria.
Supt. Schunck, of the Infirmary,
and the commissioners-elect, Hill,
Now and Steinbrunner remained over
to attend a meeting of county com'
missloners of the state held on Tues
day and Wednesday. They returned
home yesterday.
PUNCH BOARDS
Anil. Slot. Machine. Get . Detuwed
Punch at Hand Oram) Jury
-Other Court News
SHOWS KENTUCKY BLOOD
Marshal Duncan last Friday arrest
ed Harvey Vest, of this city, on a
charge of carrying concealed weapons
and threatening to kill one, T. M.
Edwards, agent of the C. H. & D.
A hearing was held before Mayor
Scranton last Saturday morning and
Vest was bound over to Common
Pleas court.
On tbe instigation of Vest's attor
ney he was released on bis own bond.
Vest has been employed for the
paBt couple of years as tender of the
engine at tbe C. H. & D.
HIGHEST
The grand jury of the January
term of Common Pleas court, which
convened last Monday morning, re
ported "to Judge Miller, Tuesday af'
ternoon.
The Jury was in charge of the new
ly elected Prosecuting Attorney, C. A
StubbB, while Geo. D. Lewis .acted as
foreman.
Twenty-four witnesses were exam
Ined covering eleven cases: five true
Dills or indlctmnts were found and
six cases ignored.
Of the five Indictments only two her home.
naa been made public up until last ,hi-
nleht Thv in w A "fv.l.." I
Nirhni t,n...nr,r n,i.K' Mrs. Pierstorff was in her usual
ment of legitimate children, and Mart health upon retiring Friday evening
Johnson, mule stealing. In the early hours of Saturday morn
Nichols was arraigned before Judee i m ti ,i,,r,,i k
Mill HTJ ..A . " """""" "
"euHcnuuy aneruuon ana en- hln wife tannine for breath, a im
THE GRIM REAPER
Mrs. Charles Pierstorff, aged 56
years, of Hopewell township, died
suddenly last Saturday morning at
Death being due to heart
Court of the Ijmil Uphold Law TIiaI
Prohibit Liquor Shipment
Into Dry StateH
tered a plea of not guflty.
released under $500 bond.
He was
JUDGE YOUNGER HONORED
Probate Judge-elect C. S. Younger
was appointed as a member of the
committee to present resolutions of
the State Association of Probate
Judges, on the condition of feeble'
minded youths In the state, to Gover
nor Cox, at a meeting of that organ!
zation at Columbus on Wednesday.
EXCITEMENT GREAT, DAMAGE
NIL
A short circuited storage battery
on an automobile at tbe Celina Auto
company's garage last Tuesday morn
ing, set fire to the oil and gasoline in
the engine of the car. The fire lad
dies responded to an alarm, but em
ployes had extinguished the blaze,
without damage to car or building.
FIVE AND COSTS
Dave Minger, living across the line
in Jay county, Indiana, was arrested
by Marshal Duncan last Saturday ev
ening for being drunk and disorderly.
He plead guilty before Mayor Scran
ton Sunday morning, and upon pay
ment of fine of five bucks and the
costs attached, he was released.
GOT THROUGH OPERATION
NICELY
Mrs. Otto Wendel, aged 35 years,
of Liberty township, was operated
upon at the Lima hospital Wednes
day. She is doing nicely. She was
accompanied by her husband and her
physician. Dr. L. D. Brumm.
Bigelow Whacks Clergy
That Opposes Peace Move
The Jury made the usual visit to
the Jail, where they found things In
perfect order under the supervision
of Sheriff and Mrs. Tumphrey. They
recommenaea to tne commissioners
the deepening of the basement and
some other general repairs, much
needed.
The Jury also publicly recommend
ed that all punch boards, slot mach-
nes, and other similar gambling de
vices be abolished from the county.
mediately Buminoned a physician, but
to no avail, Mrs. Pierstorff, passing
to her reward, shortly after his ar
rival
Mrs. Pierstorff is survived by her
husband and tbe following children:
Mrs. Arthur Myers, Columbus; Mrs
Rudolph Frahm, Mrs. R. E. Bolien
bacher, and Mrs. Arnold Hoenie, of
Hopewell township; Hugbo Pierstorff
Rockford; Arthur Pierstorff, student
at the O. S. U., Columbus; and Walter
and Ernest Pierstorff at home.
Funeral services were held last
Monday morning at tbe German Lu
theran church, in Hopewell township.
Anticipating this action, through
information of Prosecuting Attorney with their pastor. Rev. Reitz, of this
"'"""'i ui 0L-inui.ua lasi oaiur- city, in charge. Interment in Buck
; evening viBneu iue mcai pooi cemetery.
luuiim uuu urug stores ana advised
mem to aispense, at once, with their Joseph Piper, aged 63 years, died
uuulu uUq.ua. rt Lompi.ea. ,a8t Sun(lay afternooI1( at hla honie
Judge Miller arranged to call the ea8t of Neptune, following an illness
docket of the January term Wednes- of several monthB. Obstruction of
day afternoon, but owing to the fact the bowels followed au attack of ap-
intti. Kfnai mieremea auornevs
could not be present the matter was
postponed until tomorrow, when all
possible cases on the docket at Issue
will be assigned for hearing.
ine January aocKet includes one
hundred and forty-five cases. Of this
number forty-six are the old Ran
dolph slave cases; thirteen are di
vorce cases; six are against the
county commissioners; four are In
junction actions against the county
treasurer, while the rest are the us
ual run of partition and damage
cases.
Elizabeth Shaw, through her at
torney John M. Schlosser, filed suit in
divorce against her husband, Benja
min Shaw. She alleges habitual
drunkeness and extreme cruelty. She
pendicitis, and an operation became
necessary last Wednesday.
Deceased was one of the best
known older residents of Center
township. His wife, four sons and
two daughters survive David Piper,
Mrs. Amanda Young, Daniel Piper,
Mrs. Florence Fisher, Jesse Pifer and
Roy Piper ,all residents of Center
township. Two brothers and one Bis
ter also survive David Piper and
Mrs. Monica Houtz, of Mercer, and
Henry Piper, of Van Wert.
Funeral services were held Wed
nesday, at the Neptune Church of
God, with Revs. Roebuck and Gott
schall in charge. Interment was at
St. Marys.
Jacob Cron, aged about 35 years,
well known young resident of Marion
also asks restoration of her former township died very suddenly at his
name of Cotterel.
home, near Cassella, last Tuesday ev
ening.
While not in the best of health for
several years, he had made no com
plaint and his death came as an aw
ful shock to bis family and friends.
He had assisted his children with
Lucinda Smith, through her attor
ney, John Kramer, filed suit in di
vorce against her husband, Ferdinand
Smith. She alleges habitual drunk
enness and failure to provide for her
and their five minor children and ac- hoir locnna and wa nrennrin to
cuses defendant of robbing their retire when he suddenly fell to the
children s savings bank of pennies to floor unconscious. A physician was
uujr uuu cuBioay hurriedly summoned, but to no avail.
or meir L-uiiuren ana a sumcient ai- Funeral services will be held at
lowance tor weir support, claiming tne CaUlolic church at Cassella at 9
.uu.uv . .av.w Ul ,u,i.5 o'clock, this mornlne. He was a
Washington, Jan. 8. The Webb
Kenyon law, designed to prevent liq
uor shipments from "wet" to "dry
States, was today declared constltu
tlonal by tbe Supreme Court by
vole of 7 to 2, which also upheld
West Virginia's prohiblton amend
nient prohibiting citizens from reci-lv
ing lliiuor for personal use shipped by
common carriers In Interstate com
nierce.
It was announced that Justice Mc
Reynolds concurred in the decision
but not completely in tbe opinion
Justice Holmes and Vandevanter wer,
the two dissenting Justices.
"The all-reaching power of govern
nient over liquor Is settled," said the
Chief Justice in announcing the de
cision. "There was no intention of
Congress to forbid individual use of
liquor. Tbe purpose of this act was
to cut out by the roots the practice
of permitting violation of State liq
uor laws. We can have no doubt that
Congress has complete authority to
prevent paralyzing of State authority
Congress exerted a power to co-ordinate
tbe national with the State au
thority."
Attorneys for national liquor or
ganizations who were in court said
the decision upholds and applies the
Wt;bb-Kenyon law "in its broadest
sense.
Wayne B. Wheeler, counsel for the
Antisaloon League of America, who
with Fred Blue, State Prohibition
Commissioner of West Virgna, argued
the case before the court, made this
statement on the court's decision:
"The States may now prohibit the
possession, receiut, sale and use of
intoxicating liquor and not be ham
pered by the agencies of interstate
commerce.
GOOD RESULTS FROM OPERATION
Herman Hiatt, linotype operator,
employed at the Standard office, un
derwent an operation on his foot last
Wednesday evening, at the Frank
Betz home In this city.
Mr. Hiatt has been laid up for a
couple of weeks, due to blood poison
developing In his right foot.
Dr. Gibbons, assisted by Dr. Hat-
tery, performed the operation.
The young man is getting along
nicely since the operation and an
amputation of the foot will not
necessary.
be
BANKS
And Other "Business Organizations
Re-elect Former Officers With
out Exception
to $15 as an employee at the furnl
ture factory.
Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune
"President Wilson ,and not those
preachers, is a true ambassador of
Christ," Rev. Herbert Bigelow de
clared yesterday In his sermon be
fore the People's Church, in which he
bitterly assailed the clergy of the
United States that recently protested
against peace. His subject was
"America's Peace Move."
He said that neither at home nor
abroad does the recent note of Pres
ident Wilson concerning peace seem
to be appreciated.
"The clergymen's protest against
peace recently issued to the Ameri
can people is a remarkable exhibit of
Christianity," said Mr. Bigelow. "This
protest is signed by five Protestant
Bishops and others, including Billy
Sunday, Lyman Abbot and President
King of Oberlin College.
"These preachers say, In substance
that Germany was to blame for the
war and that the war should go on
until Germany is punished. When a
man is vaccinated he is given a little
small-pox. That prevents him from
taking more. When a man goes to
church he gets a little Christianity.
Sometimes that prevents him from
taking more.
"The central teaching of the Ser
mon on the Mount Is the doctrine of
non-resistence, of overcoming evil
with good.
"An evangelist preaches hell fire In
the next life, for $60,000 a stand,
and then, in the name of the Preach
er of the Sermon on the Mount, calls
upon 10,000,000 more sons of Eng
land, France, Russia and Italy to go
fill battle graves that they may pun
ish whom?
"Suppose' Germany did start the
war. A'(ho is meant by Germany?
Germany's politicians, and jingo
journalists, and munition makers,
and army clique, perhaps. But a
continuance of the war will not pun
ish them. At least, before they are
reached .millions of unoffending and
innocent people in Germany will be
taken from their homes and murder
ed in war.
"The trouble with the world Is that
Christian clergymen do not believe In
Christianity.
"Christ taught that evil is over
come, not by hate, not by war, not
by force, but by forgiveness and pa
tience and love.
"The President of the United
States and not these preachers, was
a true ambassador of Christ when he
suggested to the warring nations that
they should try to prevent further
waste of life by telling each other
what they are fighting about and
what their conditions of peace are.
"The question before the world Is
not who started the war, but, how can
another such war be prevented? It
can not be prevented by one side
crushing the other. If, that could be
done, It would not end war. It would
breed another war. The conquering
power would then become the bully
of the world, and America and all
tbe world would arm against it.
"The only thing that can end the
war is a change of mind, a new birth
of the nations. The nations have
wrongfully suspected one another.
Ther armaments have aroused the
fears of their neighbors. They
should repent of their sins and come
together and agree to reduce their
armaments to a police basis. In
stead of menacing each other with
competing armaments they should
agree to render themselves all alike
defenseless, as we have done on our
Canadian border, and establish a
court to keep in equity the peace of
the world.
"It Is the duty of Christian preach
ers to cry, 'Repent, for the kingdom
of heaven is at hand.' It is the pow
er of the spirit, and not or armies,
that will save the world."
A letter sent to this country, by
special messenger and which was
written by Charles Trevalyn, member
or the British Parllment, was read at
the service. It was said that the
weariness or war was rapidly increas
ing in Great Britian and that the En
glish people were heartsick or the
conflict.
The letter said' that if it were
brought to the minds of the English
people that the Germans were willing
to have a reasonable peace the pub
lic sentiment would change rapidly.
The epistle went on to say that the
people and not the governments
should be dealt with, and that sooner
or later the move of President Wilson
would effect the course of the war and
would shorten it
It said, that the message would, in
the end, be the policy of the world
and take the place of the ravings for
revenge of which everybody is
weary.
The Mercer County Medical Socie
ty met at the Mayor's office in this
city last Tuesday afternoon and elect
ed the following officers for the en
suing year: ,
President, Dr. P. F. Wleamer, of
Coldwater; vice president, Dr. W. C.
Stubbs; secretary, Dr. D. H. Richard
son; treasurer. Dr. F. E. Ayers; cen
sors for three years, Dr. M. B. Fish-
baugh, of Wabash; for one year. Dr.
E. Hattery.
member of the Fraternal Order of
Eagles of this city, and quite a num
ber of the members will attend tbe
funeral.
PERSONAL
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Andrews south
of town, aro In relnr of word from
Camp Pershing on the Mexican bor- Btreet.
Mrs. Louise Millikan, aged 47
years, died early Wednesday morn
ing, following a three week s illness.
Death was due to acute indigestion.
She had been bedfast for three weeks
with rheumatism, and was improving
nicely when suddenly stricken with
acute indigestion.
Deceased was a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. William Kohlborst, and was
born and raised in the county. She
was married to Frank Millikan in
December 1893. He committed sui
cide at their home in Detroit last
March, after which Mrs. Millikan
came to this city, where she since re
sided at her home on South Walnut
der, that their son, Charles, is laid up
with an attack of erysipelas.
Mrs. Ray Wilson and little son, of
Piqua, were pleasant callers at this
office Wednesday to renew their sub
scription. They were enroute home
after a several week's visit with Mrs.
Wilson's father, James Pearson, at
Wabash.
Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Cross, of Rock
ford, route 1, and Chas. Weist, of Un
ion township, ere among our visit
ors yesterday.
Mrs. Charles Spornhauer and dau-
She is survived by one sister, Mrs.
Anna Oblinger, of Piqua; and two
two brothers George and William
Kohlhorst, both of this city.
Funeral services will be held from
the Geo. Kohlhorst home, corner Lo
gan and Walnut streets, at 2 o'clock
this afternoon, with Rev. Lance in
charge.
Mrs. Frank P. Hlnton, aged 61
years, the venerable mother of Mrs.
Dillon Smalley, of this city, died at
her home in Liberty township, last
Monday afternoon, following a linger-
ghter, of Columbus, were in this city, ing illness or Eright's disease
Wednesday, enroute to cassella to At
tend the funeral of- the former's bro
ther, Jacob Cron.
Simon Howell, of Coldwater, was
among our business callers to-day.
making his annual renewal. Mr.
Howell this week bought the Wilkin
farm, five miles west of this city.
He will take possession in March.
Deceased was born in Auglaize
county, but has resided in Liberty
township since her marriage to Mr.
Hinton, forty-four years ago. .Her
husband and five children survive
GROCERY FOR LININGER
BUILDING
The first floor of the Leininger
building corner Main and Fayette
streets s being made into two rooms,
a petition being built through the
center dividing the room as it was
years ago before being purchased by
the Leininger Bros.
The south half of the room will be
occupied by John Morrow, who will
conduct an up-to-date grocery. The
(Continued on Eighth Page)
FORMER
Iercer County Man Tells How Pro
hibition Was Made to Work
In His Town
Randolph, Nebr., Dec. 31, 1916.
To The Celina Democrat:
I have watched your paper in its
fight against booze for the last year.
I would like to tell you something
about our town. Nine years ago we
voted the hell-holes out of here. Now
T nrlll Awl oh'a vAii o HacrinHnn nt
Leininger Bros, will continue to use our town and surroundings. We are
ue uuim uau nun iuo ociuuu "U ifH Iwa rn rnnrla West nt
Ol L, Lit L.- L4 VU t, " J -
. i 1 - i na1nAn rnnrn amifh
third floors for ttreir bargain store.
Mr. Morrow is a hustling young
man and for manr years has been
employed as a cle.-k in the Leininger
store.
SHOT IN PECULIAR WAY
us, six miles, is a saloon town, south
7 miles, is another, and north nine
miles is another. Now the saloon
people said if we voted dry that the
business would all go to the differ
ent towns, but just the same we vot
ed dry carrying by 4 votes. Then
Mrs. Hannah Mosler, Hierholzer the next thing we had to contend with
street, Citizen's addition, was acci- was the blind-pig. This was a per-
dentally shot last Sunday afternoon, plexing problem, but the first man we
when a 22-calibre cartridge, which caught, it cost him just about eight
she had thrown into a fire place, ex- hundred dollars o get clear, and that
ploded. and the bullet penetrated her put a damper on that,
right hip. JDr. Miller was called, but Well election time rolled around
was unable to extricate the bullet again and we increased our majority
Mrs. Mosier had found the cartridge to 28. By this time we had got rid
on the floor, while cleaning up. Not of our slums and the banks came out
thinking of the results she threw it with a statement showing the ln
lnto the fire place. ' crease in businesa. The leading
The stockholders of the First Na
tional Bank, of this city, met last
Tuesday and re-elected the same di
rectors who have had charge the past
years as follows: J. H. Day, Dr. J. E.
Hattery, C. H. Howlck, W. E. Tou
Velle, and J. J. Romer, of St. Henry.
The directors will meet next Monday
to organize.
The stockholders of the Citizens
Banking company at their annual or
ganization meeting last week, re
elected the following directors for
the ensuing year: S. A. Bowman, W.
T. Palmer, I. E. Crampton, J. D.
Johnson and Henry Lennartz. The
directors organized by re-selecting S.
A .Bowman, vice president, and Hen
ry Lennartz, secretary-treasurer.
The same executive force, as fol
lows will be In charge this year:
President, S. A. Bowman; v?ce pres
ident, W. T. Palmer; cashier, Henry
Lennartz, assistant cashiers, R. H.
Chapman and H. C. Bowman; book
keeper, Miss Victoria Lennartz. Sen
ator J. D. Johnson was re-engaged as
legal advisor and W. T. Palmer and
I. E. Crampton were appointed by
President Bowman as an auditing
committee.
The report of the officers of the
bank as submitted to the stockhold
ers, showed the bank In a very flour
ishing condition.
The 47th annual meeting of the
stockholdres of the Commercial Bank
company was held at their banking
rooms last Monday. The following
directors were re-elected for the en
suing year: C. D. Hierholzer, J. B.
Pulskanm. A. M. Riley. E. J. Hier
holzer and J. A. Romer. The direc
tors organized by selecting the fol
lowing officers: President, C. D. Hier
holzer; vice president, J. B. Puls
kamp; cashier, A. M. Riley; assistant
cashiers. E. J. and A. M. Hierholzer;
book-keeper. Miss Esther Pulskamp.
The report of condition of the
bank showed a surplus of $75,000,
an exceptionally good showing.
LATE ARRIVALS
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Smith, Citi
zens uildllloli, are the parents of a ba
by boy, born lust Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. David Shaudt, of Lib'
erty township, are tho parents of l
baby girl, born Wednesday morning
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Frederick,
Citizens addition are tbe parents of a
baby boy born last Sunday.
REPORT
Slate ll in ii I of .Aurli iilliire on Contll
tlon of Crops anil Live Stock
J a ii nit i y 1.
88
17
Tbe following report Is compiled
from returns received from official
correspondents of the Department:
191S 1917
Per Ct. Per Ct.
wiikat Condition cum-
purcd with n uveruice..
OOKN ('oridit inn 111 crib
rumoured Willi un uvi-r-!'
CORN Condition In hork
cnnimri;d with an avi.T
ii m-
ColiN Amount not yet
hu-k.-d
COKN moiint Hint will
l- fed on farm 84
HfKJS ('ondil Ion t-oniDiired
with un avrriice 93
IIOUS NunlH-r futt.-nlnif
now In furniiTH Imiid. . . 44
KALI. 1'IGS NuinluT com-
imrt'd with tn uvi'niL-f. . 86
FALL 1'liiS Condition
compurcd with un mvi.t-iii."'-
94
SUKKI' Condition com-.
imri-d with un iivtniLr. . 96
CATTLK Condition com-
imn-d with un nveniKi;. . 97
HOIiNKS Condition com
pared with un averiiKu.. 9S
88
92
90
11
83
93
33
84
92
95
95
96
COMMISSIONERS
Inter-State Iti-ldge PIiuim Aprovd
Hitch ami IUmnI Mat tern
Acted l'xn
SI. 14
.66
.67
.41
.76
.HO
13.:to
15.2 4
SI. 61
.94
.98
.53
1 17
1 88
11 33
13.31
138. UU
7.10
7.30
9.83
Wheat per buhi-l. . .
orn, per bUHlii l
Bareley, per bushel...
lata
tye, per IiuhIicI
'otatoeM, per buahel.
Hay. per ton
Alfalfa, per ton
HorHea, per head 135.00
Cattle, per cwt 6 30
Sheep per cwt 6 "8
Hoks. per cwt b.i'J
The present condition of the grow-
ng wheat shows but a slight advance
over the condition as reported for
December. In most of the counties
wheat has held its own during the
month, and in many others shows a
light improvement, so that on the
whole there is an advance of two
points as compared with last month.
Many correspondents report fields as
well covered with snow, and if there
a fair amount of snow protection
throughout the winter, without se-
ere freezing and thawing, the wheat
plant, though not of average strength
may still further improve and show
well in the spring, but only such fav
orable weather conditions can bring
good results.
The condition of live stock is gen-
rally good. Hogs have been sold off
uite close, owing to the shortage of
high price of feed.
WELL KNOWN LIVERY BARN
CHANGES HANDS
The Commissioners of Mercer
County and Adams County, Indiana,
meeting on the matter of the bridge
on the State Line between Mercer
and Adams counties approved the
plans and specifications of the engi
neer in charge, Phil L. Hacklln.
Tbe Joint board then decreed that
Mercer county commissioners appoint
the overseer on the bridge work, and
that the Adams county commissioners
Hell the work, at Decatur, Ind., at the
first bridge sale, on or before April
3.
The Mercer County board meeting
on the matter of the Gardner ditch.
In Jefferson township found same
conducive to public health, conven
ience and welfare, and a benefit to
lots and lands adjacent and ordered
the Improvement made.
They found the route described to
be the best and therefore granted the
improvement as prayed for.
They also granted the branch d-
titioned tor by Dan Myers.
January 26, at 10 a. m. at the Com
missioners office was fixed as the time
for hearing all final matters on tbe
Improvement.
Meeting on the Brown Joint road
the commissioners of Mercer and
Auglaize counties accepted the report
of tbe engineers, and directed the au
ditor of Mercer county to notify the
road commissioners on the Brown
joint road to file at once a full item
ized account of their work, including
receipts and expenditures; the organ
ization of their body; list of bids re
ceived at the sale of the work and
their amount and a record of tbe
award.
Meeting on the Yankee Run ditch,
petitioned for by J. S. Riley et al.,
the Board examined the report and
apportionment of the engineer, but
found same not in all respects fair
and just.
The Board also round that Fred P.
Maier had made application for com
pensation and a date was fixed to take
up the claim and view the premises.
After making the following
changes the assessments were con
firmed :
T. H. Siebert from $62 to $80.00.
Chas. Pierstorff from $47 to $40.
F. M. Gordon from $4 to $9.
Jos. Eicher from $83 to $75.
W. H. Eicher from $166 to $160.
J. W. Rutledge from $199 to $185.
J. W. C. Graham from $42 to $20.
John Eicher from $62 to $55.
Allen Hayes from $40 to $55.
Jacob Custer from $17 to $25.
Thomas C. Yount from $320 to
$300.
A. W. Keoppie rrom $200 to $180.
(Continued on Fourth Page;
G. E. "Doc" Chivington has taken
charge of the livery barn, opposite
the City Hall, until last Saturday in
charge of John Kuntz, of Geneva,
Ind. The latter disposed of his en
tire stock of horses, buggies, etc., at
public sale last Saturday and has re
turned to his former home.
Mr. Chivington took possession of
the barn last Monday. He will con
duct a livery stable and sale barn.
For several years Mr. Chivington has
conducted a sale barn on Sugar street
just north of Market.
The quarterly stockholders meet
ing of the Wpgner Loan Co., of Lima,
was held in that city on the 4th inst.
At the meeting, which closed with an
elaborate dinner at the Elk's club, a
proposition was adopted to open a
Savings Department on February 1.
Those attending rrom this city were:
F. P. Andrews, W. T. Andrews, Orel
Barker,.Emor Barker, Mrs. Rose Tay
lor, Ed. F. Hellwarth, Helen Sacher,
Bessie Copeland, Mr. and Mrs. Ira E.
Wagner.
At the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Celina Manufac
turing Co., in the East End, last Mon
day, the following directors, who im
mediately organized were chosen for
the ensuing year: President, Dr. J. E.
Hattery; vice president," Philip Bel
ersdorfer; secretary, John Rauda
baugh; treasurer, Henry Lennartz;
G. S. Springer, w J. Maehlman and
H. D. Pierce. Ashley M. Springer
was again made manager of the fac
tory. At the general organization meet
ing of the Mercer County Mutual
Telephone company held at the May
or's office last Tuesday the following
officers were chosen: President, J. F.
Frahm; secretary, W. A. Waggoner;
treasurer, B. F. Smith. G. J. Stoner
was elected as secretary, but he re
signed and Waggoner was appointed.
Mrs. John Schaadt, of Liberty
township, was operated upon at the
Otis hospital last Tuesday. She is
doing nicely.
John Plants ,of Rockford, made
The Democrat a pleansant call and
renawal while in town this morning.
He was down paying hie taxes, and
incidentally calling the attention of
Humane officer Ellis to a case of fam
ily of distress in his nejihborhood the
Trustees refused to take up. It con
sists of man, wife and five children,
the oldest 8 years. One child has a
broken ankle and the father, while
able to get jobs at husking corn is
unable to make ends meet at the
present time.
WITH CITY FATHERS
Council met in regular session last
Tuesday evening with all members
present but Rentzsch and Carlin, and
with Mayor Scranton presiding.
Night Policeman P. F. Callen, who
recently received an appointment as
postmaster in the Ohio Senate, re
signed his job here and same was ac
cepted. The monthly reports of officers and
departments were read and accepted
and a number of bills allowed.
The annual report of Fire Chief
Weber was also presented and accept
ed. Chief Weber, in his report, urg
ed the purchase of a good motor fire
truck to replace the present horse ap
paratus. His report shows that sev
enteen alarms were responded to dur
ing 1916, entailing the use of twelve
gallons of chemicals and the laying
of 5200 feet of hose. The total loss
by fire and water aggregated $10,228.
50, most of which was in the disas
trous blaze of the Grothjan garage
and adjoining structures.
ADDRESSES EARLY LOCAL
Mr. Tom Line, National director of
the Farmers Equity Union addressed
the Early Local No. 307, last Mon
day afternoon ard evening with a
good attendance. Several new mem
bers were added to the list. He was
just back from Omaha, where he at
tended the sixth national convention,
at which reports showed that the
membership had nearly doubled that
of previous years. Ohio alone has 30
locals. The report showed that there
had been but the one failure that of
Areola, Ind., and the directors there
found out the long known fact that
booze and business do not go hand in
hand and they are preparing to buy
it back and start in again with their
new manager. Mr. Line organized a
new local in an adjoining town with
64 charter members at the first meeting.
FAIR DATES
Arranged Looks Like Auglaize
Had Auain Put Over
Old Mercer
A. E. Schaffer, of Wapakoneta, the
secretary of the Ohio Fair Circuit,
has announced the following county
lair dates for 1917 :
Pike At Waverly, July 4, 5 and 6.
Greene At Xenia, Aug. 7, 8, 9 and
10.
Logan At Bellefontaine, Aug. 13,
14, 15 and 16.
Madison At London, Aug 21, 22,
23 and 24.
Alercer At Celina, Aug. 20, 21,
22, 23 and 24.
Clinton At Blanchester, Aug. 21,
22, 23 and 24.
Lucas At Toledo, Aug. 21, 22, 23,
and 24.
Hardin At Kenton, Aug 21, 22,
23 and 24.
Auglaize At Wapakoneta, Aug.
21, 22, 23, and 24.
Ohio state fair At Columbus,
Aug. 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31.
Darke At Greenville, Aug. 27, 28,
29, 30 and 31.
Allen At Lima, Aug. 27, 28, 29,
20 and 31.
Seneca At Tiffin, Sept. 4, 5, 6 and
7.
Cuyahoga At Berea, Sept. 4, 5, 6,
and 7.
Union At Marysville, Sept. 4, 5,
6 and 7.
Fulton At Wauseon, Sept. 4, 5,
6 and 7.
Van Wert At Van Wprt, Sept 4,
5, 6 and 7.
Montgomery At Dayton, Sept 4,
5, 6 and 7.
Knox At Mt. Vernon, Sept. 11,
12, 13 and 14.
Delaware At Powell, Sept. 11, 12,
13 and 14.
Shelby At Sidney, Sept. 11, 12,
13 and 14.
Wod At Bowling Green, Sept. 11,
12, 13, 14 and 15.
W arren At Lebanon, Sept. 11, 12,
13, 14 and 15.
Williams At Montpelier, Sept. 11,
12, 13, 14 and 15.
Paulding At Paulding, Sept 11,
12, 13, 14 and 15.
Sandusky At Fremont, Sept.
19, 20 and 21.
Preble At Eaton, Sept. 18,
20 and 21.
Stark At Canton, Sept. 18.
20 and 21.
Richland At Mansfield, Sept
19, 20 and 21.
Attica-Union Fair At Attica, Oct.
2, 3, 4, and 5.
Putnam At Ottawa, Oct. 2, 3, 4,
5 and 6.
Wayn3 At Wooster, Oct. 9, 10,
11 and 12.
Highland At Rainsboro, Oct. 9,
10, 11 and 12.
Tuscarawas At Dover, Oct 9. 10,
11 and 12.
Coshocton At Coshocton. Oct 9.
10, 11 and 12.
18,
19.
19.
18.
OIJ BOOZE AS USUAL
Ben Adams, the South Main street
barber, paid a nne of $5 and costs,
dished out by Mayor Scranton last
Monday morning, after he plead guil
ty to being drunk and disorderly. He
was arrested early Sunday morning
by Policeman Diener, following a dis
turbance in the South End.