The Cedarville Herald, Volume 26, Numbers 1-26

* 4 •i » **. f. r-v*.: As >wS P imp TKiSSKi^^ K b Wort wIS comp*!* wrtk I t a e f *tty tfkm ixw L . . . s & i r ia past Mrt ia i * 4 « # • # # a tv. TWBHTY-SIXTfl YEAR. NO. 12. CEDARVIIU:. OHIO. FRIDAY. MARCH W, 190*6. m m n m a ¥ H » . c m m s v m * o m m . Tba sene of Osman Crawford, for *diiag vrhMtey in vkdatioa to the Beal Jaw, ws# to have bean tried Wed- ftgadij, bat os Tuesday an agreement w*s reached, whereby rite mu* did sot oorue to trial, Harry Armstrong, attorney for the ttefbate, and Hilo gmnigraee, for the Gomiuittee of One Hundred, met at. the mayors office To-day, and wmoeeded in coming to tariot on the agreement gotten up by the committee The impression with tome it that there was a compromise, This ianot so. There was nO-compro- miae. The agreement being a saspen- *io» of the ease. It has never been theintention o f rimcommittee to per­ secute auy one, they only wanted to stop liquor traffic and close up such houses, Though if a man shows him; self ia a disrespectful manner in re- gerd to these cases, they would be duty bouud to push the case to .the fullest extent of the law, let the out- home bo what it would. The agree* rnent with Crawford is that he must surrender his‘ government, license to the Committee of One Hundred, pay all' costs in the case as it stands at present, pay the Dow tax, clear out the presentjoint he is keeping an$ leave the corporation, This ease will again come upfMarch 81, whenCraw­ ford must show that the Dow tax is paid and that he is living up to his articles of agreement, if not, the com­ mittee can take up the case and use his government license and Daw tax receipt to prove his guilt. The com­ mittee is to be congratulated on the success o f doing away with a trial as they are getting mqre by the suspen­ sion of the case than i f it had been tried, As things"nowstand Crawford dare not live in the corporation, un­ less the committee sees fit For a day or so the committeeWasbeing censured for ttie.actiotf taken but this was only doneby parties who expected to gain, political favors, Those, who under* Bland; the case heartily endorse the action of the committee. The -costs In the Crawford case amounted to $6- * .55, while the Dow tax is $35% -plus 20 per cent, penalty making $420. CraWford was not in business quite a year which will reduce the Dow tax to about $380, with the court cost, the total will be about $880.55. This amount was not made in twenty-four hours in the saloon business in Cedar- villa, so the offender will long remem­ ber Saturday, October 4, when 210 eitfcshe, against 95, said; “ There shall he no saloons.” .It was Tuesday that the Com­ mittee of One Hundred hied chargee agaiust George Dean, thesaloonist in Thomas Mitchell's room, A charge was prepared and papers served while the attorneys were present, Dean was sent lor and heard iMhe oharge read but through his attorney, Armstrong, be will not enter;; a plea until next Wednesday at nine o’clock when the ease will be brought to trial. Mayor McFarland placed Dean's bond at $200, Thomas Mit- ob«n going security. Dean now has two charges against him, the first be­ fog from an indictment found by .the gnujcljoty. Hews#wiling the wet feeds at Xenia at the time the Com­ mittee o f One Hundred of that city tenured the evidence.' He baa since opened up a place in tbs Mitchell tvm . Dean ha* had *o&id*f*bJ*ex­ perience in soar** fighting whiskey assse. Only about a year ago he was fitted something like $500 for “ boot- fegging* at Jamestown. The above tttfaa by the loosl eomnattee ia but tbs first steps tofraud the arrest and eesvfcfrion of every aaloonist and wBsksy selling druggist in the cor* ponrtfon. Let no man escape. ">i «■» * s «s ilk—w»u nffwt A JUDE ON THISMASS15ES. A ride oa the swollen waters of meek was what Mr. H. H, had last Monday evening, ►iwfdriven ia skaxg the east bridge tot parpens o f wanhtegWa buggy. toiia»j*sr irisha-rae Gambled to fib* swift eurreat oouM fte fWtteg, m the horse, t -H y sa i Mr. MeMfilau all went M § « $ low* MffiMkwtow tot bridge. Wine amt rim ita to* %ht ptoai the h m mm t§»3 1® M a M e w f lm im Maesrid get a AxMMd temtoet rise feres v f the enrrsmt. After a lW s g r iw h dm ftfis tx fow spU tag ta fc Mttiey Ha bridge by keeping rie*» to tot I * # . 'H S ltW * * M* f *»« 'SywrimnwtoriM mMmp wb# mm* •kferMf. IfiSkes’x twape ifrm lmm . O m » i * t t fc i Mvw» riwt rim t o l& M & U *# **m ***& M hantaT#Wni|*l- LOCAL POilTlCAl NOTES. It Will be remembered that at the last meeting of the,county Central' Commmittee a resolution was offered! by T. B. Andrew and passed, that m [ known bolter could be allowed a, place ou the county. ticket or even allowed to vote at the primary. 'Urn < question would naturally con;c up. **t to how prool would be furnished as u>, whether a xuau wjeut u bolter at the: last regular election. The whole mat- j ter when silted down is that this rcso-1 lurion was to keep out a few voters f who would want td vote at the pri-, mary in the diithrent precincts next month, and to keep the name ot Wil­ liam Bodgers, o f the Fourth Ward, Xeuia, from going on as a candidate for Central Committeeman from that precinct. The latest report now is tbiit Ilogers has been successful in- getting his nuditt on the ticket for his ■money has been accepted. Under these circumstances the resolution has been broken by the central com­ mitteemen themselves and that they -cannot exclude whom they may con­ sider as “ bolters.” A Statement was made in a crowd o f men a day or so ago that the farm­ ers would not toko muqh interest in the coming primary. O f seven men only one stated that, lie would vote at the primary, the other six; said they' would not vote as they wished to be free next fall, They would not go in a' primary as they are con­ ducted today. The seventh' man stated that he" did. not consider himself duty bound to support the nominee when the primaries were as rotten as they are today, but in­ tended to vote anyway, The expres­ sion ot the crowd proved that public interest was being centered on the corruption ' of our.primaries. I t . can easily be. seen why the. regular. Re­ publican ticket is attacked in the fall; Voters will no-longer listen to the’ dictations o f a few men who pose as party bosses, Unless the primaries are purified, Repulicanfi need not be sur­ prised if one or more o f the nominees "are defeated at a fall election, > Which is the worst a “ bolter” or a corrupt politician ? The former votes for principle, the later votes ■ for boodle. Whenever, political corrup­ tion fs present, honesty is absent. A corrupt politician is a traitor to his party and to hia country, A citizen’s firat duty is to the best interests ofhis town, not to party, i f honest men could be relied upon absolutely to vote against any candidate for office who is tainted with corruption, no party would nominate such a candi­ date. Honest men are always in the majority but often they are mislead, .Dishonest men obtain office because the vote o f bonest men is divided by other issues. The issue o f supreme importance is ability and honesty in public office. This will makeapatri- otic issue. From all indications at the present time, there will not be the jstir in county politics this spring that there has been heretofore, This is due to the fact that in every town in the county there it a local fight on for municipal offices. This year the vil­ lage* Will past through an exciting time as local option supporters will endeavor to place men in office that will enforce the law. County candi­ dates will notice tbk situation as there will be low excitement and work at the polls and people will be allowed to go and vote as they please. HAY OPEN CHEESEFACTORY. . ^ #» Quite a number o f our farmers have found a market for their cream that is paying them more than 25 cents a pound for their butter and they are relieved of this hard work, The Crowner Dairy Co., of West Jefferson, O., are having cream shipped to that place and the price of butter fat is guaranted to be within two cento of the Elgin butter market, so patrons o f thtifc firm e*a alwaysTell what the price W, as the firm goes by rimElgin market, which k the stand­ ard the world over. Shipments are now being made on Mondays,Wednes­ days and Fridays, but through the summer season, daily. It ki th* In­ tention of thk firm to open thevbld abeeee fiwtoty fa t. a brnaeh If the .MhMtts will juatiiy it. Several Armen are shipping emm to this firm aid they find it profitable. Ameof them are Masers. J. 0, Stor- mont, Will Owsley, Thomas Sti Joke, B . H. taraumt tnd d- ®. Brown. Asy ms* v t t a fM r t a t a t a t a #». <M*in mm % wh- ee « « fikMwwffi* CANW1MTE FOR COMMON P1EASJUBGE. T REPORT IS DENIED. JUDGE T, U SCROOGY. COMMITTEE SURPRISED, The Herald’s announcement Inst week that 0. M. Ridgway, tlie drug­ gist,, had'been placed on for the Dow tax by the county auditor was ypiite a surprise not only to citizens but to the members,of the Committee of One Hundred, who have been watching the liquor cnees closely. The exeett: live committee of course knew that such 'action was to be taken soon but ivas not aware of such action until it was announced in the columns of the Herald. It has been alleged for some time that Hr, Ridgway was selling in violation o f the law. He has been very defiant in regard to the work of the Committee of One Hundred and w»ll soon have to settle with the state of Ohio for the. amount o f the tax, Mr. Ridgway’Shenchmen have used every means possible to learn whal action would be taken against him if he ia a violator of the Beal law. The committee has been on the •lookout and sire just “ sawing wood,” Hr, Ridgway himself knows whether he has sold in violation of the Beal law,, bq it is not necessary for thecommittee to give out the plans of their work until they are ready lo go into court with a case. Much interest is being centered in Mr. Ridgway’s case, not only by citizens in town, but by those, in ,the country as well. Many of our farmers have subsribed to the fund to carry on this work and they have, a perfect right to be as much interested as towb people, The .statement has been given but that Hr, Ridgway would fight the collection of the Dow tax, Should he conclude to do this he will not be fighting the Committee o f One Hundred but the stateo f Ohio, Froeecuting Attorney Howard was asked this week howmuch time would be given to pay this tax. He replied that a reasonable amount of time is always granted, probably ten days or two weeks, By the payment ol the Dow tax, under the Beal law, Mr, Ridgway could be fined not more than $r00 for the first offense, for the second $500 and the third a peuifeti- ary sentence. The public have put up with saloons and alleged whiaey- eelling drug stofee as long as they cate to and Mr. Ridgway will have to take his medicine along with other# who have defied the people of this community. l ist op letters . List o f letters remaining uncalled for in the Cedarvllle postofneo for the month ending Mar. 13 1003;’ List No. 11. '' Belwin* Jam Esq. T. H, T abbox , V. M. A fair likens## o f Judge Thomas E. 0 froggy, candidate for re-election to. the bench of Common Fleas court ap­ pears in this issue. Judge Scroggy k one of the best read men of Greene county bar and bis decisions have been affirmed by the higher worts. He Is a man of exceptional ability and is regarded a* the best Common ; Pleas Jttdg* that has presided over this court. It knot only a pleasure to ftopwMIoans.to present him a see- ton !, but to the eitkena hi general. J, 0 . Williamson who has obayge o f the Williamson la«d. b*« rented r ia f ta iu f tttt t tw toU Ft Hantr, e fa t jE lta h i » j , TRYINGTO SMOTHER IT. . r*1 * - ' , i^mrr^ * % There has been a tendency with a number of papers published in the county, to take exception and make light of the’ report given out by State Exapiiner Woods, in regard to finan­ cial affairs in this county. I f the re­ port had hot been all right, it is hardly probably that the shite auditor would have accepted it, In denying such" things politicians are at the,bottom of it. Public opinion at different •farm­ ers’ institutes held, in this county,, has proven that the average tax payer js well aware Ofwhat is - being done in the county, so there is little effect of the different papers •endeavoring to shield those.implicated. I f every man in the court house is guilty of receiv­ ingillegal fees, Jet him be cared for. aBj the law directs, if innocent, let him alone, .The JamestowrfPress strikes .the nail on the head by ttie following; “ What is to bp dene,about the illegal fees collected by the county officials? There should be no unreasonable de­ lay in starting the ball to rolling,. I f it is necessary fo organize a tax payers, organization and prosecute the cases at priyate expense and withoutaid of the County* Commissioners, it won't look well, The P ress suggest# that the County Commissioners ask those charged to walk up and settle thepart in which there is no color of right. In Richland county this plan has been adopted and practically all the illegal fees charged have been collected. The Commissioners, through the Prosecu­ tor, sued thos' ho failed to settle and this action soon brought about the desired end in all cases. There are no doubt inaccuracies in Inspector Woods'report, but it is in the main correct and the county should benefit to the full extent to which it is legally and justly entitled, No "officer has any business in the court houee who is not satisfied with lawful fees, and lawful fees only.” ! The Cincinnati Post ia a weent is- { sue give# an account o f a raoYament |/or the union of the the Reformed 1 Presbyterian General Bynod with the |Presbyterian church. Prof W. B. Met liesuey w*« asked in regard to the rqwrt and he says he knows noth? tug of it and does not think there is any such movement oa foot. The Pittsburg Times, interviewed ReV. Watters of that city and he also de­ nies the report. The following is the article in question; “ A vigorous agitation for the union o f the Reform Presbyterian General Bynod with the Presbyterian church, the greatest movement of the kind for a. third of a century, since .the union of the old and new school’ branches ofPresbyterians inPittsburg, in i860, has just been launched. The question is of interest Cincinnati, as it involves the transfer of the Re-, formed Presbyterian church of Cin­ cinnati, with its pastor, Rev. David McKinney, the elders and all church officials* into the Cincinnati Presby­ tery, ", To avoid all legal difficulties, such as a fewmembers holding the church property, the denomination willmove as a body, aUd thus the majority will control. ‘ The Reformed Presbyterian church'enroll 35 churches35 ministers and over 5000 members, It owns a theological seminary in Philadelphia, where the Presbyterian cburck has none, and •a denominational college at Cedarville, O, * The mother church of the entire denomination is in Pittsburg, where it was organized in. 1790, The first church building was erected in 1804, and stood until three ‘ years ago, the oldest church building- in Pittsburg. The first pastor was Rev/ Dr. >John Black, father of Col. Sam Black, of tlm famous Sixty-third Regiment, P, V. I., which served through the War .of the- Rebfelion. The second pastor was Rev. Dr. John ’ Douglas, father of Hon, Robert H. Douglas/ and tyho afterward distinguished him­ self in secular journalism. In 1833 there was a split in the de: nomination, when the people who ob­ jected to voting and held opposing views on various subjects seceded. The Second Reformed church (Cov­ enanter), on Cliuton street, Cincin­ nati, belongs to that wing. At their last General Assembly the Reformed Presbyterians appointed a committee to confer with the Dutch Reformed and with the Presbyterians on the subject of organic union. They have decided that they prefer the' Presby­ terians, and that they can dispense; with organs and sing psalms end hold any views they wish In this body as freely as they now do as a separate organization. The proposition for union is now in the hands of ReV. Dr, William Henry Roberts, formerly professor in Lane Theological Beminary, and now Stated Clerk of the Presbyterian Gen­ eral Assembly, who will present it to the meeting of this body at the meet­ ing at Los Angeles in May, A com­ mittee will at once he appointed by the Presbyterians to arrange the term# o f union and the consolidation will take effect as soon as possible. toptJ ...Our Early... a S p r in g D isp lay Of Clothing and Furnishings is meeting with the approval- of the purchaser who requires Up- to-Date Wearing Apparel. Per­ fect in At and faultless in style and wearability are requisites Which should appeal to those in need and at prices much less than Uwouldexpecttopay after examining our merchandise, A little time is alt you need to spend to prove the truth of our assertions. m 1 . c ; D A V I S , j c ' i - 1 ' ‘ i . -4 . ' * * %* - to C l o t h i n g * H a t s , F u r n i s h i n g s . } X t flattery’s Big * Removal * Salt W ill be .pushed,with more vigor this month than any piano,sale „ ever inaugurated by us, for the reason we must vacate pur pres- ; ent quarters by the first of April. * nothing Reserved * every Instrument must sell i It has been impossible for us t o ' secure suitable sales room, thus making it absolutely necessary to dose out our present stock en­ tire. Therefore, our prices on Pianos, Organs and Sewing Ma­ chines for the month- of March will be far below any ever before quoted in Springfield.; This is an opportunity it will pay you to, investigate. : OurstoreOpen€oe«i!tg$ j&m $ •it n m Until oo’clock m m. DEATH OF A. ft. BULL Death dime last night about nine o'clock to Mr, Ahdrew Rankin Bull, which relieved him of hi* suffering. He has been an invalid for the past two or three years and was helpless most of the time. The deceaied was 78 years o f age, and hi* death was da# to infirmities of old age. In D*- cember 23, 1851, ho waa married to M!«sElizabeth Orr and to them eight children were born, four of whom are living. Beaide* the wife that sur­ vive are: Mrs. N. L. Ramsey, E, 0 . Bull, J. M. Bull, Springfield, W, C, Bull. The deceased was the youngest of a family o f eight children, Mr. R, 8. Bull being the only one living. In bis early life be united with the old Hassles Cheek congregation, but after it# removal he came to the XT, P. church and ha# tint* beett n faithful member in that congregation. Hie fnnejtol will be held from the family residence, Saturday at 1:80 o'clock standard time. Burial at Mawtee Creek cemetery. Seed potato*#, onion- #els, seed* o f all kinds at Cooper's. Read next week's Herald. ta oo l to*ta#rr, uto. atOoupwY ■-Mwellto iar ta-ShuM* * switot tott^weaiB*eae garden pmatoli, COUNCIL'S REGULARSESSION. Council met in regular sessionMon- day evening, ail members being pres­ ent except Gillaugh. The petition for the removal of the old fire engine and the organization of another company was presented and the resolution giv- an two readings. A oominunioation, from Supt. McRae, o f the Pennsyl­ vania raiload, in reference toaoroM- ing watchman and the trespassing or­ dinance, was read. Another commun­ ication from Detective Grannon was read and laid on the table. Reports from the different committees were read and accepted. The funds are getting low, in fact, tlm police fund is exhausted. A reoeto meeting v>-i called for Wedneeday evening. At the recess meeting o f council Wednesday evening, the regular monthly salaries and otber expenses were ordered paid as the treasurer Waste get the tax levy Thursday. Out of this will have to be paid the certificate of indebtedness For $150. The resolution in compUasuse with a petition sent in for the mgantoaties of a second fire company wa» read for the third and passed. Council ad­ journed to meet at the call of the mayor. A?vf i$ $ . fountain m , t y f a t f m , *«3< IliEpy ^ ' m Jawrii 0fc$£«r «** to t a i l fwfti jHKrfttioo the eooirty trijftf wtf. C05T OP A LYNCHING. The people of Champaign county must pay a bill o f #5500 for the lycb- ing of a negro, “ CHok**Mitchell, some four or fire yearn ago. Hie Amity of the mob’s victim brought suit against the oounty under the law thatprovides that any oounty, whose officers permit a prisoner to be lynched, could be held by the victim’s family for damages. The owe has been carried to jhe high­ est court and the county mttot pay the judgment with interest, The lynching of MitebeU was neith­ er more me l«#a barbarous than sever­ al that have been recorded against Ohio In the past does* years. The fact that baa been oom^OBon# m meet of thee* oooatooo# wm I tmfjkSi o«t with etpetoa! dhphNHiag prttorf- netme to the Urba« wtatito caeetoof tU kwnotoaly IhSsdtolo thelr'iirty.taiewtoiitotoitoi nyt* p«tky vrith dee meh, These suewa to k j ' M t a p t w w ta ta i « # : f » , -m SEVENTr-eFTH ttnONBAY, Mr, and Mm, J, D. were honored by a very ptowaK*$ tote* prise at their horn* Mowday. H i children and graod-ohlldreu mafihmiirf with well fitted beak## for a tow e ta tier in honor o f Mr. W ltatoen* seventy-fifth birthday. The tot? wee greatly enjoyed % not only t a younger gencnrtlea Wthy tie# vemp^ aide oodpk. The foatot* to An ttNf was the praieotathm to* tom roeirttof' ehalr teeaeh to tow { M M cMWim 'tiftoeut waresJ. G. awd®» SSW(. Wilhuasee, Mm, 8 CL A i t o # ^ , M wl R. S . Beysteh ail t o « w * l i B | ; and Mr. asto I t a Wgu - itogfo M m&m .mi,. . r ! j * vl ! . I : M . . A. ... '• 47-.* . , 4* $$$44 ,r»'- ■ tolfg^rv^i