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Volume 21, Number 47
Carlin & Carlin, Publi$her$
Celina, Ohio, March 2, 1917 '
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PRESIDENT
Asks Power to Protect Lives
and American Ships
Weald Supply Vessels With De
fensive Arms and Requests
Vote of Credit.
A CHILD'S PHILOSOPHY
Washington, Feb'. 26. The right
to establish "armed neutrality"
against Gorman submarine aggres
sion, and a giant of sufficient funds
to meet any emergency to provide all
I A recitation for Friday afternoon
by Hubert J. Dance Stubenvllle,
Ohio
If all the world were filled with bread
Instead of filled with beer,
'Twould surely be a splendid place
'(''or little children here;
The many boys and girls I know
Who need an extra slice,
Could have It every time they ask,
Which truly would be nice.
If all the whisky bottled now
Were sturdy boots and shoes.
Fiom which the children of he world
Could slowly pick and choose,
Then many little toes that go
So often cold and blue,
Wfiuld be so nice and comfy then
If It were only true.
If alcohol were only UBed
To run a' Jitney bus,
SEVEN
Killed at Lima When Bus
Is Struck by Train
Twelve Other Are Injured, Two
of Whom Will Die-Were All
Foundry Employee.
THE GREAT DOCTRINE
lacking means of protection to Amer- Un(j every jitney hauled a load
lean Interests In every way, was ask
ed of congress by President Wilson
today.
The president frankly admitted
that, diplomacy having failed, the
United States must be ready to go
fuither than It already has to pro
tect its rights on the high seas. He
admitted that the "overt act" which
was to call foith his "next step," still
Is lacking. But he made It plain to
congress that, so far as he was con
cerned, he believed that the time was
ripe when be should be prepared to
take every possible step to restore
American commerce to the high seas.
In his address, the president, at
the outset, made it plain that he ap
peared Defore congress so "that nei
ther counsel nor action shall run at
cross purposes." He reviewed the
severences of relations with Germany
and referred to the sinking of the
American vessels Housatonic and Law
as showing that American vessels are
subject to attack. The congestion to
commerce growing out of the action
,of ship owners In refusing to risk
their vessels without insurance and
proper protection Is growing more
serious dally, the president declared.
He stated, however, that "the overt
act which I have ventured to hope
the German commanders would In
fact avoid, has not occurred."
Despite this single fact the presi
dent said that it "would be foolish to
deny that the situation is fraught
with the gravest possibilities and
dangers.'.'
Crisis at Any Time
"No thoughtful man can fall to see
that the necessity for definite action
may come at any time," he continued.
He then referred to the fact that con
gress shortly must adjourn because of
constitutional limitation and stated
that to re-organize the next congress
would take much time. It was be
cause of this fact that the president
stated that he desired to have all
possible authority behind him al
though, he explained, he believes he
already enjoyed all of the authority
he asked under existing conditions.
Soon as the senate was seated,
Chief Justice White and Justice Mc
Reynolds of the supreme court, took
seats on the floor with Secretaries
Redfleld, Baker, Daniels, Wilson,
Houston, McAdoo, Attorney General
Gregory and Postmaster General
Burleson of the cabinet.
Representaties Kitchen, Fitzger
ald, Flood, Mann and Cooper, and
Senators Ketn, Simmons, Chilton,
Brandegee and Sutherland were nam
ed to escort the president to the
chamber.
Greeted by Applause
An outburst of wild hand clapping
with cheers from the democratic side
greeted the executive as he shook
hands with Speaker Clark and Vice
President Marshall.
The president began speaking at
1:02 o'clock and a vast silence fell
upon the crowded chamber.
The big gathering was all strained
ears and watehful eyes as the chief
executive recounted the efforts of the
German campaign of ruthlessness
from February 1 to the present time.
His reference to the sinking of the
Housatonic and the Lyman W. Law
was received in intense silence.
Not a sound interrupted as the
president demanded clear and definite
assurance of the authority he "may at
any moment find necessary to exe
cute." Both house and senate sat In
grim and grave silence.
The congress seemed to stir un
easily as the president stated that his
request must be general rather than
definite and specific and there was no
sign of approval- or disapproval.
As he turned to leave the chamber
on closing his address a shrill "rebel
yell" from the democratic side of the
house led a brief outburst of ap
plause. This was followed by a low
roar of conversation as the congress
began its excited discussion of the
address.
Slowly the senators, deep in low
voiced conversation, filed from the
chamber. The history-making speech
was over, and the house resumed Its
dreary grind.
sack
Of groceries for us;
And every load contained a
Of lollipops and sweets.
The children of the world would stare
At such delightful treats.
If all tho whisky-making men
Made gingerbread for boys,
And all the whisky-sellers, too,
Sold cakes and pretty toys;
And all the kegs and bottles turned
To dolls, or maybe drums,
The world would be a nicer place
For children when it comes!
MIRACULOUS
Escape from Death of Jay Martin at
Ijogan Street Crossing Buggy
Hit by O. -N. Passenger
Jay Martin living three miles south
west of town, miraculously escaped
serious injury ,lf not death yesterday
r oon, when a 'closed buggy In which
he was riding was struck by the
north-bouud passenger on the Cincin
nati Northern at the Logan street
crossing. The buggy was ripped to
kindling and Mr. Martin thrown sev-
eial feet to the side of the road. He
was hurried to the office of Dr. L. D.
Brumm, where examination revealed
that no oones were broken, but that
he was severely bruised about the
head and shoulders. Mr. Martin Is,
however, sixty years of age, and the
shock or Blight Internal Injuries may
yet develop that would result serious
ly. The horse was uninjured.
Lima, Feb. 28. Seven dead and 12
Injured in tho hospital, at least two
of whom will die, was the toll of a
jitney bus accident here tonlgth.
Twenty-two nomewara Dounu em
ployes of the Ohio steel foundary
were huilcd through the air and be
neath train wheels when a Cincinna
ti, Hamilton and Dayton freight
struck the bus.
Petor Pallcy, owner and driver of
the bus, was arrested an hour after
the accident on order of Coroner Hay.
Three hours after the accident only
three of the dead had been positively
Identified.
The Dead
JERRY O CONNOR, foreman.
TOM O'CONNOR, his brother.
PETE VALENSKA, moulder.
Four otVier bodies ,so badly crush
ed that identification is almost im
possible, are lu the morgue.
Of the 12 men removed to the hos
pital, Louis Echupp, with a broken
neck, and Oscar Lease with a crush
ed skull and chest, cannot live.
Dalley, the driver, who was the on
ly man in the bus to escape with
slight Injuries, was unable to explain
the accident.
Eye-witnesses Bay he was driving
south on a road paralleling the track
and In the same direction the train
was going. He speeded up, they de
clare, and attempted to cross the
tracks ahead of the fast freight. The
bus was struck squarely in the side,
turned completely around and its llv
ing freight scattered over a radius of
150 feet.
Frank A. Vandorllp, president of
the National City Bank of New York,
thus speaks:
I have often said to young men
who have asked advice about their
work that If they hoped for a
large measure of success they must
make up their minds to do two full
days' work each day.
All the education in the world will
not offset the wisdom of that remark.
There can be no failure where a man
does more than his day's work. If
he does less ho Is bound to fall; If he
does more be Is bound to succeed.
This Is the imperial doctrine for all
nsplrlng youth.
HOUSE
Passes Senate Bill Driving Sa
loons Out of Washington
And District of Columbia Vote
273 to 187-Bone Dry Act
Also to Be Passed.
FULL SUFFRAGE
Will Come In In JOIN Won't He
IVrmllUMl to Conflict With Wet
mid Dry right Other News
Columbus. O.. Feb. 27. Before the
house federal relations committee re
ported out the Holden senate resolu
tion yesterday, suffragists and prohib
itionists succeeded in getting it
amended so an to call for submission
of the suffrage referendum in 1918
when there is a gubernatorial cam
paign, instead of next fall when the
dry amendment will be voted on.
It was amended also so as to make
no discrimination against colored wo
men voters.
Both houses of the legislature are
now pledged to "quit and go home"
not later than March 20. Only four
senators yesterday ooposed the joint
resolution of Representative Chap
man to recess March 8 and adjourn
sine die at 6 p. m. 12 days later.
The senate "steering" committee
has started its work of putting only
the most important bills on the cal
endar. It won't have as much to do
as the house pruners, as only one
third aa many bills have been Intro
duced in the senate as in the house.
For this reason morning and night
sessions will be rarer in the upper
house than with the representatives.
Washington Feb. 28. Prohibition
won a double victory in Congress to
night, when the house paired, by a
vote of 273 to 137, the senate bill to
make the national capital dry, and
the senate and house conferees on the
postal appropriation bill unexpected
ly announcer, an agreement under
which the Iteed bone-dry amendment
lu virtually assured of enactment.
Hope of agreeing on the postal sup
ply measure had been abandoned by
the conferees, who last night submit
ted a resolution to continue existing
postal appropriations for another
ear. Tonight, however, they got to
gether on a teport which indicates
the Reed amendment, prohibiting the
shipment of liquor Into prohibition
slates, and which they expect to pre
sent in both houses tomorrow or Fri
day. The leaders thought tonight
there was no doubt of its acceptance
in senatj and house. They are tak
ing It for granted, too, that President
Wilson will approve both that and
the District of Columbia prohibition
bill.
A I'HAYI K
God grant mo kindly thought.
And patience through the day
And In the things I've wrought
Let no. man living say
That hate's grim mark has stained
What little Joy I've gained.
God keep my nature sweet,
Teach me to bear a blow,
Disaster and defeat
And no resentment show,
If failure muut be mine
Sustain thin soul of mine.
God grant me strength to face
Undaunted, day or night;
To stoop to no diHgrace
To win my little fight;
Let me be, when It's o'er,
As manly as before.
PREMIUM
Of $168.52 on $28,200 4 1-2 '
per Cent Road Bends
Cower Joint Ditch to Be Sold on
1 6th -Changes In Fisher Inter
State Ditch Assessment.
Hum It That Second Regiment May
Leave Mexican Border Wednesday
of Next Week
DR. CHUBB
And Miss Sutherland Will Address
Teachers at oCunty Meet
ing on 17th
The Second Ohio Infantry, Includ
ing companies from this part of the
state. Is exntcted to entrain at EI
Paso Wednesday of next week for the
north. The order provides for the
several regiments to move to regular
army headquarters in the north, the
Second Ohio to move March seventh
to Ft. Wayne, Michigan, near Detroit.
Under the plan adopted, one or more
regiments will be mustered out each
week, after arrival at the Michigan
headquarters, and this means that
Hie members of the regiment from
t his part of the state will reach their
homes some time during March.
Among those from this city in the
second regiment are: Dennis Spring
Ralph and CharleB Andrews, and Carl
Brown and Noival Gowdy.
The commissioners of Mercer and
Darke counties meeting last Thursday
on the Cower joint ditch, ordered that
the same be told at public outcry, at
the commissioner's office at Celina,
on March 16, at 10 a. m.
Meeting ou the Fisher Inter-State
ditch ashessment the board found
same not In all respects fair and Just '
and after making the following
changes, confirmed the engineer's re
port. Jos. Turckes, from $90 to $75.
Mercer County from $25 to $40.
Liberty township from $10 to $20.
The county assessments as fixed
I are as follows:
Main ditch Mercer county, $2430,
Adams county, Ind., $1970.
Branch 1 Mercer, $86.10.
Branch 2 Mercer, $172.08; Ad
ams, $344.17.
Branch 3 Mercer, $4 0; Adams,
$540.15.
THE GRIM REAPER
GRAND LAKE
Overflow Damage Cases Will Soon
Find Their Way to Highest
Court
Every Ohioan who fought at Look-
r ut Mountain will have an opportuni
ty to go back to that battlefield free
of charge if Senator Thomas' bill, au
thorizing $12,r,00 appropriation to
meet their expenses, is approved by
the house. The senate passed it yesterday.
COURT MATTERS
Theresa Barga, through her attor
ney John M. Schlosser, last Monday
filed a suit In divorce against her hus
band, Nickolaus Barga.
The couple were married in this
city March 5, 1898; three children
were born of said marriage, two of
whom are living.
She charges extreme cruelty, In
that he was abusive and threatened
to clean up the "whole house"; that
he used obacene and filthy language
In the presence of plaintiff and their
children; that he has failed to sup
port her and their children.
She asks for the custody of their
two children and prays that defend
ant be barred from dower in her real
estate.
Landon Tavenner, through his at
torneys, Myen3 & Myers, on Wednes
day filed suit against W. M. Nolan,
praying for judgment in the sum of
$145, with interest on a cognovit
note. .
Minus Fast, through his attorneys
Myers & Myers, last Saturday filed
suit against W. M. and Hattle Nolan,
praying for judgment on a cognovit
note in the sum of $150, with interest.
Common Pleas Judge Miller will go
to Greenville next Tuesday where he
will hold court for the rest of the
week, several cases having been as
signed for hearing before him.
Judge Bowman, of Greenville will
hold court he-e next week.
Columbus, O., Feb. 28. Some
years ago there was a heavy rain
storm in Mercer county, In the vicin
ity of the Grand Lake. Occupants of
farming lands situated below the em
bankment entered claims against the
state for overflow damages which
amount to about $30,000. Placed in
the hands of a Celina attorney they
have proved the bane of several ad
ministrations. Committee after committee has re
jected them and governor after gov
ernor, hounded by the persistent law
yer, has shut his door against their
consideration. There was general
agreement that Providence, and not
the state, was responsible for the
damage. '
Denied recourse by the legislators
the lawyer then began suits against
the state, claiming that the petition
ers had the right, under the constitu
tional amendment adopted in 1912,
which permitted these causes to be
filed "in the manner in such courts
as the general assembly might di
rect." The assembly has refused to
enact such laws.
It Is held nevertheless that the
clause is self-executing because of the
statement, in another part of the sec
tion, that the courts shall always be
open for the hearing of grievance1;.
The common pleas court and the ap
pellate judges have disagreed with
this point and it is now to be placed
before the supreme court for final ad
judication. If the petition is upheld
the door will be opened to millions
of dollai'3 worth of claims long pend
ing against the state, but rejected be
cause of the belief of the general as
sembly that they were not just.
BETZEL
Will Play With Cards Again This Sea
son Mack Davis Goes .tq, Day
ton Del jihos After McComb'
i
Ira E. Wagner, through his at
torney, O. Raudabaogh, yesterday
filed suit against F. B. Froning and
others, praying for judgment on a
iromlss y not for $330, and for
foreclosure of. the fallowing proper
ty mortgaged as security: Lots 52,
135. 136, 137, 138, and the undivided
half of lnlot 75, in the Tillage of
C hickasiiw.
CITY DADS
Honor Hired Men by eRtaining Their
Services Which Is Done in
Jig Time
READY FOB THE THIRD
Fire Chief Weber and hljs laddies
were given two runs yesterday, one
east and one west.
Sparks from a burning flew short
ly after noon bet Are to the roof of
the Mrs. Mary Lehman 1iome, East
Market street ,a square west of the
Celina Manufacturing Company's
plant. But kittle damage was done.
At a meeting of the Jefferson town
ship school bo.-trd and District Super
intendent Pogtie last Friday the First
National Bank was named as the de-
Abo at half past four yesterday af
ternoon an ugly little blaze In. the
kitchen of the Miss Mary Wolten pro
perty on Sugar street, just south f
Council met in regular session last
Tuesday evening with all members
present but Coate, and with Mayor
Scranton presiding.
Although one of the shortest ses
sions ever held by the present coun
cil a resolution was passed and five
appointments of local officials made,
as follows:
J. D. Johnson, legal advisor.
E. J. Merkie, street commissioner.
Fred Nichols, William Mcllroy and
A. E. Wennirig as members of the
fire department.
Albert "Bruno" Betzel this 'week
signed a contract to play, third 'yrth
Miller Huggins' St. Louis jQajdinals.
He is to get $3000. ' " '
Bruno Is one of the last of the Car
dinal hunch to hi en nn. He refused
the first contiact offered him because
of a cut in salary, and when instruct
ed to report for the trip to southern
training quarters advised the manage
ment that transportation would have
to be forthcoming or an acceptable
contract before he made the trip. He
got the contract. It provides for a
bonus of $600 if he bats .265 or bet
ter. Here's hoping he can make it
.300 or better.
The Cardinals leave for their sou
thern camp to-morrow to begin work
next Monday morning. Bruno, how
ever, will not leave here until Sun
day, and will go to St.Louis, where
be meets outfielder Bob Bescher.
The two will then proceed South.
Mrs. Betzel will accompany her hus
band to the Southern training quar
ters and remain with him until the
teams comes back north for the open
ing games. She will make her home
during the season at St. Louis.
The Cardo will open the season this
year at Cincinnati on Friday, April 6,
and it is. expected that quite a bunch
of Celina fans will witness the affray.
The Second Meeting of the Mercer
County Teachers' Association will be
held I nthe Celina High School Audi
torium, ou Saurday, March 17, 1917,
teginniug at !:30 a. m.
Dr. Edwin W). Chubb, of Athens,
and Margaret W Sutherland, of Co
lumbus, will be the instructors. Dr.
Chubb Is Dean of the College of Lib
eral Arts of Ohio University, and is
also the author of one of the O. T. R.
C. Books for this year. Miss Suther
land is Principal of the Columbus
Normal School. The Celina Boys'
Band will furnish the music.
The program is as follows:
The Forenoon
Music Boys' Band.
Address "The Primary School"
M;ss Sutherland. ,
Music Baud.
Address Religious Elements in
roe'.iy Dr. Chubb.
I he A fternoon
Music Boys' Band.
Addicts Imagination as an Aid in
Teaching Miss Sutherland.
Music Band.
Address "The Experimental Life"
Dr. Chubb.
You cannot, afford to miss this
meeting. Let us have a large at
tendance. S. COTTERMAN, President.
EMMA MUSSULMAN, Secretary.
Mrs. Ed Hayes, aged 24 years, a
former resident of this city, died last
Tuesday night at her home at Day
ton, following a short illness of pneu
monia. She was a daughter of Mrs.
William Roberts, of this city.
Deceased is survived by her hus
band, her father and mother, three
sisters and a brother, all of this city.
The remains were brought to this
city for burial. Funeral services will
be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the Evangelical church.
Breed, Ell.ott & Harrison, of Cin
cinnati, were last Monday awarded
he four different Issues of four and
oae-half per cent Mercer county road
bonds, aggregating $28,200, at their
premium offer of $168.52. There
v ere nine other bidders.
Channer & Sawyer, of Cincinnati,
offered a premium of $140 on the
f 14,000 Recovery North Issue alone,
and The Provident Savings Bank &
Trust Co., of Cincinnati, offered $58.
S0 o nthe same issue. They did not,
however, bid on the other issues.
The other bids on the total issue
were: Season good & Mayer, Cincin
nati, $50; W. L. Slayton & Co., To
ledo, $53.58; New Firtst National
Rank, Columbus, $96; Spltzer & Ro
rick, Toledo, $23.50; Ohio National
Bank, Columbus, $5C60; Hayden,
Miller 6. Co., Cleveland $40; Tillot
son & Wolo4t Co., Cleveland, $76.14.
The following bills were allowed
last Friday and are now payable:
Remaklus & Beckman, cocoa
matt 150
Mrs. Hannah Pearson, aged 82
vrnra 1 ionpl nhlft Ppnfpr nwniihin rp-
sident. died last Tuesday evenine Commercial Bank Co.. rent for
about 8 o'clock at her home, near
Neptune. Slie had been a sufferer for
'everal years with asthma.
Funeral services were held yester
day, after wh'ch the remains were
taken to Mt. Air, Iowa, for burial.
CLIXGIXC. TO THE POTATO
Mack Davis, the big husky right
hand twirler of this city, has signed
a contract to play this season witn
the Dayton Central League club. He
will be given a try-out on the mound
and also as an outer gardner. Mack
is sure on fly balls, can cover lots of
territory, is a hard and accurate
thrower, fast on the sacks and a hard
fGrand Rapids Press
Why rage against the high price of
potatoes and go on eating them day
after day? Potatoes are no more
necessary in life than whisky. They
came into popularity because they
were cheap and the appetite for
them continues as a food habit. Cer
tainly $2.50 potatoes are not worth
the money while rice remains at 5
cents a pound and bananas at 7 cents
a pound. Consequently if you think
potatoes are too high just cut them
out of your, diet and help the price
downward. Rice is much cheaper
and more desirable as a food. If
enough consumers quit potatoes the
price will drop to a point where the
reduced price of seed potatoes will
insure a liberal planting next spring.
Therefoee by eatin gno potatoes for
a while you will be performing a pub
lic service as well as easing the strain
on your pocketbook.
Human beings are creatures of
food habits. We eat what the crowd
eats and what our parents eat. The
ordinary person long appeared una
ware that digestion is a chemical pro
cess and that to prepare a well bal-
Mrs. Mary Bock, aged 76 years,
died last Friday afternoon at the
home of her daughter-, Mrs. J. L. Mc
Donald, in Liberty otwnship, two
mfles south of Chattanooga. She had
been in failing health for the past
four years. Besides the daughter at
vhose home she passed away two
o'.her daughters and two sons sur
vive Mrs. John Kincaid, Mrs. Geo.
Felver, William and Henry Bock.
Funeral services were held last
Monday morning at the Lutheran
church ut ChaUanooga.
Pros. Attorney's office.... 48 00
Western Union Tel. Co., clock
service 5
P. A. Ellis, humans officer. . . 25
Wm. J. Beiersdorfer, meals
for jurors 4
E. H. Sell & Co., supplies ... 1
E. W. Price & Co., same 3
McManus Troupe Co., same.. 46
Johnson & Watson Co., same. 154
W. H. Stanage & Co 20
Butler Twp., Trustees, bridge
lumber 50
H. A. Beckman, tile 4
A. Brunsewick, ditch fees. .. . 30
Ben Evers, same 30
Henry Behrens, same 30
Pike Directors
John W. Karch, stone 15
Peter Obringer, pike supt. . . . 14
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Michael Resh, aged 49, died of
heart failure shortly after supper on
Wednesday evening. He had been
ir his usual health and had started to
read a newspaper when death stole
upon :irr. '.i.e deceased leaves a
wife, three s'ns, four daughters and
a grandchild which was born to Mr.
n nd Mrs. Thv.iius Resh, Wednesday
morning. The funeral will be held
at the Catholic church, Saturday
riorning at 9:00 o'clock. -Ft. Recov
ery Jovival.
MASS MEETING OF TEMPERANCE
FORCES, MARCH 2
There will be a mass meeting o
i ho temperance forces of the country
at the City Hall, in tMs city, at 1:30
o'clock, Friday, March 2. At that
time tho nominating committee will
make its report. A large attendance
Is much desired.
DAN CUPID VICTIMS
TRAIL HOT
Between Coldvvuter and Celina, Ac
cording to Figures Produced
by OlUcial to Chronicle
cess.
pository of the township school funds Fayette, gave the laddies concern for
for the ensuing two years.
A petition to have the pupils in
District No. 5 conveyed to and from
tho public schools of this city was
filed with the Board, but no action
v-ss taken or it.
Mrs. Bort Bngnbr, of Wabash, and
her brother-in-law, ffohn Brigner, of
It. Rom. very were in this city last
Monday '.snroute to Toledo to be with
the former's husband, Bert Brigner,
who is in a critical condition. It will
be recbltad that be became suddenly
insane and was taken to the hospital
laaf week.
while.
The houso Is occupied by Mrs. Bes
sie Ctpelaud.
In what manner the blaze started
is unknown. The room was full of
smoke when Mrs. Copeland discover
ed it.
White the department confined the
fames to the kitchen, that room, the
pantry, the outside of the building at,
the windows and the doors and the
kitchen furniture .including cabinet,
table, and in fact everything except
the stove, were badly damaged. The
loss will total about $300, fully Insured.
Former Deputy Surveyor Otto
Witten and wife this week moved
their household goods to Van Wert,
w here Mr. Witten is now employed in
the Van Wjert county surveyor's offi
ce. Tha Wptten's have rented their
cottage on East Market street to John
Hale, who has been living one door
west of the Witten's, in the Wenze
lau property.
The Celina Chapter Order Eastern
Stars have completed plans for the
tnnual inspection of their Chapter on
next Wednesday evening, March 7.
' Invitations have been extended to
the worthy matrons and patrons of
the Sidney, aWpakoneta, St. Marys,
Fort Recovery, Rockford and Mendon
chapters to be present.
The services of Kahle McComb, the
popular little back-stop of this city,
are being sought by the management
of the Delphos city team. Kahle Is
as yet undecided as to where he will
play.
and sure hitipr Ha nitches a. nice
game, but Is more likely to go into anced meal requires at least as much
fast company as an outfielder. Sue- thought as performing a labratory
experiment, ine iact mai certain
common articles of food, white flour
for instance, are not as healthy as
the less attractive articles they drove
out of the market is beginning to be
dimly comprehended. Also we are
beginning to understand that food
can be too pure to be nourishing.
What we do not seem to get through
our craniums is that habitual and
outwardly handsome comrades upon
the table may be incompatible inter
nally, and that no single food is in
dispensable. If an exception be made
of salt then the experts say there are
several vegetables which eaten while
fresh will keep man from seeking the
salt lick with the rest of the animal
kingdom.
In
RESIDENCE
Blackcreek and Farm and Stock
in Union Destroyed by Fire
of Unknown Origin
A large barn on the Jacob C. Coil
farm ,a mile west of Mendon, was
destroyed by fire of unknown origin
about 8 o'clock last Monday evening,
together with its contents of hay,
grain, farm implements,- two horses
and a calf ,the propery of Wjilliam
Webb who is farming the place. The
loss is estimated at $2,500, partly
covered by insurance.
The residence on the D. J. Friedly
farm, in Blackcreek township, four
miles northwest of Rockford, was
destroyed by fire of unknown origin
last Friday morning. Only a small
portion of the household goods on the
first floor was saved rrom the flames.
The loss is partly covered by Insurance.
HOPEWELL MAN INJURED
Ooldwater Chronicle
That Coldwater people are qaite
frequent visitors to Celina is shown
by the sales of railroad tickets at this
place. The figures give the sales
f: om both the L. E. & W. and C. N.
depots at this place and are as fol
lows: 7,907 one-way tickets at 10
cents each, $796.70; 161 round trip
tickets at 20 cents each, $32.20; to
tal tickets sold, 8,128. Total sales,
$828. 9,0. Of the 7,967 one-way tick
ets sold to Celina, it is safe to say
the 5,000 of that number bought
tickets at Celina for return to Cold
water, making an additional $500. A
total of $1,328 was received by the
two railroads at this place as a re
sult of the passenger traffic from this
point to Celina and return.
The Chronicle is indebted to Agent
F C. Ensign ,of the C N., for the
above figures.
It is a pretty safe bet that nearly
as many more people visited the
county hub from this place per auto
during the same period.
MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED
Chas. Francis McNeal, 35, farmer.
Van Wert county, son of Alfred S.
McNeal, and Lula Fannie Clay, 30,
housekeeper, Union township, daugh
ter of Clayborn R. Clay. Rev.
Slough.
Harry Kline, 25, farmer, Van Wert,
county, son of Dan Kline, and Fern
Karapf, 20, housekeeper, Dublin
township, daughter of Willis Kampf.
Rev. Harlan.
Peter W. Case, 25, farmer, Powell,
son of T. W. Case, and Anna B. Ward
23, clerit and stenographer, Rock-
fuid, dau&hter of Wm. C. Ward. Rev. 1
lieitha Day.
J. F. Hight, of Hopewell township
met with a painful accident on
Thursday, the 22nd ult., while help
ing to move a building, getting caught
end nearly crushing his left leg.
Luckily no bones were broken, but
he will be laid up for some time.
WHAT BEER DOES
Wje are in receipt of the following
dipping from the Decatur, Ind., Daily
Democrat of February 24, on the
heading of which was written: "Deca
tur must have secured Michigan law
privilege to grant marriage licenses
to Mercer county couples. Miss
Hart is a teacher of Duckcreek
school. A Friend."
The clipping follows:
Licensed to marry: Charles West,
farmer, of Rookford, Ohio, born Mar.
16, 1893, son of Frank West, towed
Naomi Beatrice Hart, teacher, born
May 7, 1S93, daughter of H. C. Hart.
The bride is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. H. C. Hart, of Rlackcreek town
ship. The groom is a young farmer
of Dublin township.
Twelve Light-4 Buick automobiles.
Here is a brewery ad which says,
"Beer intensifies the joy of social
conversation." Sure thing! We have
observed that when a number of men
are filled witb beer, their enjoyment
of conversation is greatly intensified.
It also is often rich with profanity
and obscenity and is as coherent as
being driven through from Flint,, the babble of an ape. Often, too, be
Mich., to Casey, 111., a town 100 miles tomes so intensified that a club or a
southwest of Terre Haute, Ind., were brick is used to give it emphasis,
in till city this morning, on their Beer Is certainly great stuff If you
way wept. They stopped at tho Celina believe the brewery advertisements.
Auto company for supplies. -American Issue.
B. L. Baumgardner and family,
who have been residing in the Tullis
bungalo, on West Logan street, since
coming to this city last fall, this week
moved into their home, corner Mill
and Fulton streets. Mr. Baumgard
ner purchased this property of Wal
ter Mersman last summer, but had to
await the completion of the latter's
new home on North Main street.
Ed Poake has been appointed to
succeed the late George Taylor as
over-seor of the waste weirs on this
blue of Grand Lake.
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