The Cedarville Herald, Volume 30, Numbers 1-26

T TT lf in m n iilil For Exm^rnm Oar Iota Work will oompAro with of *ay o$h*r$n*« , „ , She 'GedarviUe Sierald. !This Sim *k«» ttwifa*#. wkh k* ’.Index*denotes that your n fctfrtf ' us pgtt duo snd « pwsajtt h*tth ' tner,tfttumssriydesirsd* THIRTIETH YEAR HO. 8, gwfrjwm^i|*www‘6~ ♦ .-- OEDARVILLE, OHIO, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1907, LETTER M l SUNNYSOOTH. According to my promise to you, and to soma of my friends* I shall endeavor to write something about tliis portion o f the new “Empire State*” The Vernon urea is within Wilbarger County* whirih lies bn the northern boundary of Texas and is separated from Oklahoma by the Red River. *Though geographically it is in about the middle of the State from east to west* the country jg generally spoken of a3 Northwest Texas, or perhaps more pompionly as the Pan Handle country, rn physiography the country is what is generally termed a high, roiling* prairie. The prairie billows are for ‘ the most part long amt gently un­ dulating, ' with intervening loam plains or. plateaus having a nearly level- surface. The leVel of these plains is often broken by depressions or “breaks*” the heads of incipient streauiB, These depressions consist oi more or less circular areas', buying flat bases or fibers composed of a red clay from which the overlying loam has been removed.'1 This red clay forms the sub-shell of fchisportion of the State. Tease riv e r,.w h ich rises in th e “ Staked plains” , abou t 200 miles to th e west of Vernon, flows through 1th e county from West to e a st- arid *empties into th e Bed R ive r abou t 9 miles east of Vernon, aud drairis the p rincipal p a rt of th e , county, He principal trib u ta ry i s Paradise Creek, rising t o the south west in the adjoining county a n d emptying Into the rive r 2 miles below Vernon, W ild C a t Creek, -also A tribuary, heads to tile no rth of ^Tolbert and empties Into the rive r opposite Ver- 4non, Beaver Creek, ’ a tribu ta ry of W ichita RiVer drains a small por­ tion 'of, th e southern p a r t of the county. W ith th e above ,named - streams flowing through the comity f t is w ithou t doubt one- o f tbe b*st 4 watered counties in to e state. The soils'of the connby, consists Of a Sandy loam, fine Sandy loam, and ■Heavy, loani lands, a ll of which is yetyproductive. In the early set* tlement of the" county, the heavy loam lands were thought to be the best fitted for general agriculture, and these were in greatest demand, but experience haaJaught the farm,, era that this heavy loam does not resist droughts well, and of late years *the motet drought resistant sgiidy soils- have, been given the preference. These sandy soils when given good cultivation a r e ' eurely ‘great drought-resistant soils, and are very productive, While the heavy loams with the proper culti­ vation are just as productive, but ' requite more and a better -oultiva turn, to produce as well as the. sandy •Oil*. The early agricultural ,pro­ ducts of the county are principally Wheat and corn, but cotton has now become one of the staple crops as well as melons, eorghum, Kaffir com and Indian maize. The possibilities of this county as an agricultural section are even be­ yond conception, and will in future years be developed to suoh a high state of cultivation, that the pro- ducts of the soil will be doubled or more than doubled. The climatic conditions are anch that the growing seasons are lengthened to such an extent, that two crop*may be grown 6n the same ground. To illustrate, two crop* of potatoes can be grown on the same ground aud mature, or cotton can b« grown after a wheat crop Is harvested, or bOrri can be grown after a wheat crop, or cotton can be grown after melons, ard the crop mature in each Instance, be­ fore frosts occur. Tbe temperature through the summer months is gen­ erally very uniform, averaging about 75 or 86 degrees, for the months of lime, J uly and August, tit the fait and winter months, however, considerable fluctuation Is noticeable. Cold winds or “North­ ers” sweep down from the north, without warning, changing the tem- pcraiure through many degrees in the space of a few hohreamt causing a t times some discomfiture to the people, but they are soon over, and the temperature is soon normal again. I herewith hand you the average or mean monthly tempera­ ture, for the year 1665, which is as follows: Jan. 46, Feb, 41 Mch* 47 8-4, Apr, Mft-4, May*fSS~8, June 901-8, duly 781-Si, Aug, 79 1*4, flept. 67, Oct, 591**, Bov, W 1*2, lies. 478-4 degrees, or an average of 81 1-* for the entire year. For January 1W i t was H S-t. These wmperatnres were tafeen from the diary of a preMfeMttfc ctWsen of Vernon, and was carefully kept for the entire year. The hottest day of the year was Jane 18th, when the Mercury registered lOt in the shade. The coldest day of the year was Feb, 8th when the Mercury registered id de­ grees above aero. With th t seatpsf* *eur«*Uet degrees dr more '** has been in past years, the northern men who are here* tell as they do not e a te r as mash* as in the north .......... ' .«MI * ** • r ; ? v ■ > 'W H. ELLIS. The Commercial Club of Xenia has .engaged Attorney General Wade H.~ Ellis of Columbus to give an ’address on taxation at the Xenia Opera House? Tuesday evening and all those interested ate invited to be present. The address is free and there will be music by the S. of V* band and the Nevin quartette; , - ' * breeze from the H u ll of Mexico, even though the Gu lf is hundreds of m iles aWay. Ice seldom4forms more than one-half to one Inch in thickness, du ring the w in ter, U n ­ like the rairirs.ll to the semi-arid Jy differing wealth; l i t t l e account region of. California* the g rea ter *is taken of dollars if a m an show* hopefully watte fop better - timer. One o f the p leasan t features of- th is p a rt of the state or country is tn» commendable sp irit of social equal ity existing between people of wide- W h itt i t * * * M * ***"*’'» ’"**« 44 . * tu **. iMymMMm 'It t# *** ***** *** piirtof the rain fall in this p a r t of T exas occurs in the summer or4 growing months. There is, therefore more certainty m grain production in this portion of Texas, thari.in parte of California areas w ith a normal rain fall of less than half a s much* ’ The rainfall for 1904was 45 inches, 1005 60 inches, 1908 6» Inches* Now something about th e county fo r la s t year. She produced 2,000,900 bushels of w hea t, 2,500,000 bushels of corn, 18,000 bafes Of cotton, besides the immense craps of sorghum, kaffir corn, mile-maize, and alfalfa, th a t was grown for feed. 60,000 bales of cotton was 0 impressed a t th e Vernon; impress, and Over 8,000 head of ca ttle were fed and p n t on th e market. The to­ tal value of a ll crops and stock pro­ duced within the county, and p u t oh th e m a rk e t amounts to over ’$4,- 000,000. Th is is afi immense amount of products for the county, when we consider the fact, th a tno tm o re than one-half of the Sands of the county, are under cultivation. Fu tu re years will develops fa r greater resu lts, and wo can a ttribu te i t ’to northern im­ migration, and,northern capital. i n conversing w ith a typical sou therner I learned th is one fact* and th a t 1 b th a t ho a ttribu ted the great changes in th is country in the past. 20y*ars, to the people of the north, especially to the immigration from Ohio and Ind ian a . He said they had done more for this country than the immigration from a ll other countries because thoy a re more energetic in business pursuits*. Furthermore he said *’iftc in the next decade, we would 4 t fa r great­ er changes, than wo 1 ,ve experi­ enced in the past decade, This a s a m atte r of course was v e ry gratify lug to me as we Ohioans like to bo hon­ ored Iikejh is. Lands are continual­ ly advancing m price, and fast being taken by “ Northern Yankees,” as Well a s by farmers from the eastern and southern portions of th is state* and the Panhandle country is fast becoming settled up, and the coun­ try developed. F ru it growing will become quite an industry In the nea r future, ns largo orchards are being planted by the northern men. who have come in. They say th a t they can no t do without fru it, as they have been raised m the orchards of the no rth , J u s t such men are the fellows t h a t a re needed here, a n d a ll through the g rea t southwest country, to help develop . i t . I have been getting all the information th a t I can concerning th is country* am) It all points to a g rea t future and I can spell I t thus, “ PROSPER* ITY” , in a ll pursuits. The people of W ilbarger County, in common w ith o thers of no rth ­ west Texas, a re energetic, Indus* frious, hopeful, And uncomplainingly make th e best of w h a t nature has given them . The element of Cer- i J t a i n t y is proportionally larger In ' agricu ltural pu rsu its m th is p a rt of tlm sta te than in more hum id if#* gions. The native of Texas Pan* handle* if e v e r ia k in h y c r o p failure flV can, and himself to be’hQheSfc, self supporting and fnd pendent; and i t is no doubt these-conditions which have mileh to do w ith the contentedness' of .the people in general duel tbe farmers in particu lar. One does no t hear the complaints here th a t we do In th e north, whicl ru n s abou t tike this. One farmer says th a t his crops are n o t good, and he floes no t understand why the Lord has nob prospered him as He USB prospered h is neighbor, and has a r ig h t to be favored. • Another says t h a t ib is too d ry fo r his crops, or too w et for haymaking, or his hogs are dying with cholera, an d ‘he be­ comes discouraged and says th a t he will qu it farm ing aud work by the day, or something like this. * These are some of the complaints th a t wo hear in the north, while hero it the crops a re a failure, they ju st make the be st of it, and wait for the future crop to mature, and be happy a ll the time a t that. Every body is cheerful and helps to make th e discouraged -uewcomer happy, by going righ t to work to help them And a farm or residence as tiio case may be and th a t is one reason why every one is feeling in •uich good sp irits and looking for­ ward to better times in the fu tu re. I . II. F rantz . MONEY to loan on first mortgage on FARMS, only* We also have FO E SALE SOME desirable farms and several nice CEDABVILLE, XENIA and JAMESTOWN DWELLINGS. SM ITH &. OLEMAXH, CEDAR VILLT5* OHIO, Is ai\ Agent- foi* CedarviUe for the Remedies made by the American druggists, Syndicate, These ate the highest grade, icady made remedies on the markei t(K day and the consumer ean! always feel sure o f the best results. Here you can always de­ pend on getting. th e 'most reliable goods at fair prices many articles for less than the mail order houses* No difference in treat­ ment of customers on ac count of age or color. Don’t forget the place, _ CR 0 US 8 BLOCK Cedarvilie, Ohio* COME TO I CLOSE The revival wks brought ton, close last Sabbath nljfhfc w ith the largest crowd in attoniUace th a t aver gath ­ ered in the opera bouaa. The morn­ ing meeting was squally wall a t­ tended and i t ii estimated th a t Rev* Ralph Atkinson spoke to more than cwo thousand psupis th a t day. The men’s m a t in g in th« after­ noon had an attendance of abou t 40b and i t was <*l« of the most in te r­ esting of the %hole series. Rev Atkinson used fcs bit* subject “ True MauUness,” ' A large choir of mala voices was selected, Karih Still pro -siding a t the pi»nor ■T he Nevin qua rte tte of Xenia sang several num-i .here.' During the afternoon- a special prayer'meeting was held in fcheR. P. church for women. Itt the even­ ing all thp young people united for iiejr service*...Miss Mary Ervih led the former and Ffof, Allen the latter. A to tal of 175conversions have,been reported the largest number- going to the M, E . Church- The qthei’S in their o rder are 4ts .fojlowsi United Pfesbyterian, Reformed Presbyter fan N ,E.,-Reformed Presbyterian ,p. S. it ncL.the A, M .E . c h u rc h .' The Second United Presbyterian' church T&nia* U. P. church and Presbyter­ ian Clifton also benefited in the work. That the .work . Rev. Atkinson is engaged in was satisfactory to the people is certainly proven t>y' tlK testimonial in fhellfcerarmann&r -in -vhioh they contributed^ Rev. Atkih- son*caine here without asking a guarantee,- only a collection to bo aken the la s t dsV. This free will off­ ering amouritd tv;|36l,48. The couec- sion the previousSabbath forexpeh- •tes amounted to $61,01.' Total $402.66. The exp end s Were? traveling, $18. * 3 board, $12,60} advertising, $11.45; Xenia Quartette, $L2o'{- ha il ren t, 58.06; Rev. Atkinson, $366,16: to tal, $402.69/ i t m igh t be stated t h a t th e .offer­ ing here was the largest t h a t ReV' Atkinsori.has evhr received. So wrill has ho pleased our people t h a t Rev,* ^ E . Martin o f ti.e F irs t U . P. chnrch, Xenia( may try to ga t' some of his time before the first o f June, FOR IDll PROGRAM: Matron of Depot Deaconess Depot Master Picket Agent Joe Gamlre " ' M rs/ Martha Ghattermuoh and daughter, Maria ' Strolling Ita lians - • Aunt Amelia Saylittle and nephew WilUe* Uncle Joshua Hayseed Aunt Sarah HayseCd - Deacon Lorigface Three School Girls, Lll, Flo and Fan The Dude Mrs. Bntinsky Two Nuns Salvation A rmy Girl Mr. and Mrs. Henpeck Prof. Learned Woman W ith a Baby Madam P itti and members of Opera Company. Mrs. Needy and three children. TwoAntoists Miss ArlmJnta Fishwell* - Josepn Smith, widower and four children. Hans B.-kenStien. Mike O'TooI. Country Bride and Groom, Barbara and Hiram. Bride’s Sister, Lucinda. * Her beau (Le-mnel.) Miss Helen Flighty* Her Aunts* Martha and Maria An* dent* Harry Field, Helen’s iLover. Salty Snowball* Mr, and Mrs. Newlywed and bridal The annual meeting of the Ohio State Dairymen’s Association will bo held a t the O. S. UM Columbus, February 26 and 21 In conjunction with the Ohio Live Stock Associa­ tion Which will bo held February 19 and 20. The Banquet w ill he held ou the 2oth a t the G reat Southern. PRICE $1.00 A YEA3L TRANSFERS OF HEALESTATE . SEN/TOR ELECT CHARLES CURTIS.- . Charles Curtis,- recently elected to the United States senate to represent Kansas, is part Indian. The new senator’s mother belonged to the Kaw tribe, which inhabited the section of Kansas where he was born forty-seven years ago. ,Hlaufather was a white man. In his boyhood the statesman, who was 0 . light, slim lad, used, to ride, horses as a.jockey a t local races. Dateche beoamC a hack driver In Topeka, But he soon rose to higher things. ’' When he was not much past thirty lie was elected to congress, aud -bh has been re-elected six- times. Senator Curtis succeeds Senator Benson, who Wap appointed to HU out the unexpired term of Joseph R. Burton, resigned. , ' SCRAP AMONG DETECTIVES. The Gillman murder case ot Day^- ton is still- unsettled hut the detec- tiverafe having some trouble,- Just after the murdered girl was found, rewards amounting to over $6,000 were offered tor her slayer. The detectives and newspapers beoamh divided and so wqrm did the con­ troversy get over who wgs guilty tha t-the reward was withdrawn*' Some of the detectives endeavored to convict a half-fitted news .ven­ der while others plated the blame on members of tbe GiUmatt family. One’-detective was* held before the grand jury for not turnlng over evi­ dence aud iunr McBride "has been charged jnrlth attempting to corrupt witnesses* t Mr. James Gray, Who reiently went to Pittsburg, writes tha t he has secured a posliton with the Western Electric Company of Alle­ ghany, having started In Monday. M tr.J.W . Pollocktexpects lotnov# into his now residence about the first of March. -The Tarbox Lumber Company have a tew hiee sleds left. - “ Those who have not ve t seen the clothes racks t am soiling bah do so ami leave their order a t Nagley Bros. SI. L. Bttdth. 1 BASKET The basket bail game, which oc- cured la s t Satu rday evening between the B ig Five of Cedarville College and th e fCedarviUe Independents, was the roughestgame o f the season. Tile score Was 12 to 14 to - favo r of the Independents. The line-up was as fo llow s :' Independents:—L . F . Roy McFar­ land ; R . F , George S tewart; C. Ray McFarland] L . G., Fields] Captain and R . G., Gordon. Big F ive :—L, F . Beggs; R , F . Creswell] C., Shaw ; L. G., McMID an ; Captain and R . G , Haw thorne. Tb6 Union Depot'will he given in the Opera house Thursday evening, Feb. 21. —Golden Rule Is the brand that’s been with you for years and ft’s bet­ ter now than ever. Try it, PUBLIC SALE. A public sale is n o t a ..success un­ less you have a laTge attendance of buyersV*nnd to ge t ench a 1resu lt you must- havs a nice* neat, a ttractive hill t h a t w ill re s is t a ll .k inds .of Weather. Some four or five years ago -th e Herald p u t on the m a rke t th e cel­ ebrated water-proW stock and we have found th is product to he the most satisfactory, < In fa c t i t was such a “ h it" th a t those who Could not get th is stock p u t oiit the ‘'jus* as good k ind .” ’vVe have- both and will bh'pleaged to quote yon prices. There is no,reason why you should p a jf the same for the' »*jttst s k gobd k ind” and a s you do for genuine quality* * . I f large advertisers in. the. East, pa rticu larly a bak ing -powder com* pauy, find the “ water-proof” ju st the thing.for outside posting, only then 'is It not prrtpor fo r the farmer to use the “best” in advertising his sale, - ‘ ' . A free noticeAnd posting d tp s go with each order, something tile ^im itators” do ho t offer. . __ A SAFE INVESTMENT, The W est Side Building & Loan Co., Dayton, Ohio, pay s highest dividends on Stock, pay's 4 per cent in te rest on ' Temporary Deposits, Loans money on Real E s ta te in Montgomery County, W rite for Booklet to-day. S. W Corner 3d & W illiams. ’ OFFICES ;—S. W. Corner Mairi and 2d St., Dayton, Ohio, : I f you need cheering up come to th e Opera House, and have a good laugh a t “The Union Depot fo r a Day.” Matthew O. Bailey to RjlsahtH i Gaines, 165.08 ac re s -in R en te ip., $28,000. Ju n e W are a n d Mary W are am t o thers, to W illiam W a rs, lo t in Xenia, $90«, , William W are and Rosa W are, to C. W , Ware, to t in Xenia, $806, W illiam M. H ite, exee’r to M ary »: O,-Binegar and J , W. Binegar, I t* acres in Jefferson tp ., $8770,80. * . G ran t H aynes to Colfax Haynes, 78.28 acres in Jefferson tp., $6668.80. * Wv S . LasUre aud Alice Lasufe to Charles W- Turner, l o tm Fairfield , ; $460. ' - Joseph H . Bass and Maggie S* Bass to A rm ln tie yonng , lo t in X en ­ ia, $566. ,Chari es G* H a tch and Ora B. H atch to - John H . E rv in , lo t in Jmnesto^vn $2250.‘ ' Daniel M, S tew a rt to Joseph W* \ Die.1, 25.84acres iri Xenia tp. $2118-88 ? The Colonial Distillery*Co., t o ” Jacob Bloch, of Louisville, tra c t In Beavercreek tp-i $1 and o ther cot - siderations. 7 j Mary F, Bullock to % « liam W Bullock and others* 177acres in New Ja sp e r tp., $1. a n d o ther coneidera- ribnSi , 1/ * - \ < ^ y ^ v. , J . JM. F inney and Charlo tte-F in ­ ney, to Jo h n O. Fmriey, 5 acres in Miami tp., $375, D . B. E a riey and E lla M*. E a r le y - an d o thers • to-LPUisa "Earley, ’SO acres in Jefferson tp.’, ^$1 and o ther considerations. - ' ' 7 ' ' Elizabeth Pearson * to Charles * Hatch, lo t m Jame&town, $400. , J . R . Grain to .Charles G, "Hatch, lob in Jamestown,- $1209. K atie E . Ralls anti George "Ralls, . to Homer Ch Hudson, lo t m. Xei.Ia, $1 and ,o ther considerations. Mary E . Thomas to W» P . Madden lot in Xenia, $400. . '% /"Ft " / ' ,'*. George V etters and Mary V e tte rs *■ to Jo h n Royer, .44.98 acres in War-* ren and Greene counties, $8000* Daniel -S. B ragg to Charles V* Babb, .61 p l a n acre In Caesaroreek tp ., $60. ; ; s • • 1 , Sa rah Id a Low ry to R o bs CoWaii, 98.08 acres in Xen ia tp ., $5000* J . L . Hower and D e lilaE , How - er, to E lizabeth Stutsman-,—16.68 ' acres in Beavercreek'tp., $2800. Sheriff to Samuel Koogler, 27 acres in B ath t p . , ;$1850. Theoph ilusA , F ravell and Anna F ravell to C. F , liogan, lo t in Xenia $4000.' M artha F ram e Phareb to W illiam ; A* Berry, lo t in Xema, $800. 1* Six Dollar Ckfra fieate; Chase Plush Robes How reduced to $3i30 SULLIVAN, The Hatter. 27 S. Limestone St. Springfield, O* Clearance Sale! This is .one of the greatest Clearance Sales in the history of Springfield. Our entire stock of Roots, Shoes* Arties and Felt Combinations are now thrown on this market at prices that defy competition. Much of this stock will be sold at less than manufacturer^ cost, While all Wifi be sold subject to a cut of at least 10 to 2o per cent* Subject to these reductit . are well established lines of which you well know the value sueh as: the *‘W. ju . jRouglass”, ’^George Lawrence’^ “Whitcombe*1, Ba­ ker &Bowman”, Delsarte ahd Herrick shoes. Men’s half arfcics 1st quality $1.25 values, now $1.00. - Men^s half artica 1st quality $1*00 valuest now 89c, Ladies’ half artics 1st quality 85c values, now 75e LadiGsf half artics 2nd quality 75c values, now 59c Chud’s rubbers 30c and 35c values now 25el Don’t Miss This Chance ,Sale Now Going On* Homer Bros. & Co* $ 0 E o i t t h U m u t o n i f j