The Cedarville Herald, Volume 31, Numbers 1-26

F m * Excellence Our Job Work will compare with thatof any otto firm, , , T H I R T Y - E I R S T Y E A R N O . 1 1 . THESTATUTE More “ peamifc” politico can tie played a t a -uioetiug of O d a rv ilio council th a n in any o ther body -in exlfttenee. TJie former adfluniatrar tioa was noted for sensational moves and ttie presen t one is n o t going to be f a r behind. yPersonalities always did cbarac- • terlze the council meetings and gup* pose such will always be the case. ’ 'The hand of the Andrfiw-Bidgway*. Jackson gang is evident in the meetings, through their personal rep- resentativq, J ; W. Pollock who owt-B his election and place on the -Jticfcakto-thewv-^—— A ll members were presen t and the largest crowd th a t ever gathered ’in the council chamber was present to see the fun. A caucus had been bold in Jud a s "^ righ t’s office pm vious to s ix 'o ’clock ' a t'w h ich time a n .a ttack w as formed to throw council in to confusion. ’The gang has been against the electric lig h t proposition’ and is endeavoring t>"> keep,the attention,Of councIL and the people on personalities, rigb tso f public office, public p rin ting and th e like. ■ , , The first business of importance was the th ird fending of* the solici­ to r ordinance which i f passOd would have repealed1 th is’ measure. John .Foley, who took p a rt in the caucus - and h a s beew solicitor in th e past, w a s p r e s e n t . " and '-defended . the "measure. Pollock defended1 the gsrtg.meaSure also wh ich is no thing more than ‘ throw ing money Away T h e vote w a s taken and th e ordi -n an c e remains on the books.,. J u s t ■how Pollock who is a 'm em b e r of th e finance committee th a t did ho t provide any s a la ry . for th is' office, expects to p ay the bill is no t known. The repo rta of,the different stand ­ in g committees' were received, the treasu rer’s repo rt showing, about 42000.00 on hand . The. M a y o r's 1re­ po rt showed flues and .licenses col­ lected to the Amount of $17. ■ The.Mayor's irepo r6 show ed1 th a t J . G. Grindle had resigned, on Feb­ ru a ry 19. The following day hb was re-appointed and b is bond of $500 was approved* The gang had made . 'a t t h a iffeotton tm t .^failed to de feat h im ' and Pollock and Oaklweil have Joined hands to check h is pay . A t th is Juncture Foley arose, to exp lain the law in th e case. H e cited a section o f law , 1 * 717 , which would forhid th e mayor, 'appo in ting Grindle. again and also keep a n y member of council from bolding an y -o th e r office. A fter ta lk ing a f some length which seemed to bring p len ty of smiles from C a ld - Well and Pollock, ano the r phase tie-1 velopcd. Bull arose and stated irfmt a ll the solicitor had said. Was true, b u t th a t the section ju st read .ha ; been repealed. I t was a terrib le biowjuetafc th a t time, coming so close to the rem a rk s made sustain ­ ing Foley’s office. W ithou t a whimper from Pollock, Caldwell or Foley* they took their defeat and the little caucus, field in th e gang organ’s office had been for naugh t, Mayor Wolford appointed I . F> Puffer as s tre e t commissioner, and h is appointment was confirmed, W- P . Townsley w ill be a member of the board of, health u n til 1913, Charles W- Bean will fill the nnex- pired term o f t . F . Puffer, who re - Signed* t ^ Caldwell offered a resolution t h a t i f passed would have stopped the Protective Association, Mutual F ire Insurance Association and kindred bodies from meeting in the Mayor’s office. .Mayor Wolford ruled the motion to pass the same o u t of or der. Caldwell objected to th e room being used by justices Of, th e peace for a n office to hear trials', Another resolution offered by Caldwell was that, the council chamber should be fixed up and in­ dividual desks and ohaifs fo r mem­ bers of council added, While conn* m ils endeavo ring ,to get funds to light* the stree ts Caldwell is asking lo r an unnecessary expend iture of money. I t was charged a fte r the meeting th a t the resolution was in - trodtt&sd. front a personal stand po in t a» the “dady” oH t nected w ith A firm ^ resolution was Introdnced by flhrcade* in behalf of the gang or* gan, Which hds *<dfc tl*e “ fln®rf mI nenreision11 since the first of Jfln- S X o n d e s w an ts the XmbHo prin ting divided between the two offices, a decided change slflee J a n ­ uary 1. The resolution passed bu t the Mayor sta ted th a t such m a tte rs would bo handled as they h ad been 15By thfs time Mayor Wolford was forced to speak as to the member* in their method Of doing buameas and th a t they should get down to *fon nl£yinff to th e gUl* Ho reviewed the election and the! desires of the people and th a t thof work should ko started, After wait­ ing a few minutes nothing farther was done with the subject and on motion of Irvine eouneii adjourned. The crowd tool: possession of the jjoom_ there Were some warm arguments over the ligh t question." I t was seen tha t the public w as aroused and demanded something of council. Ail member* remained for the in­ formal discussion oxcept Caldwell who left, the room. He was credi­ ted as being against the lighting proposition and campaigned against it the Saturday of the election. During the discussion the electric lights went, put and the word was circulated th a t th e company had closed down as there was no assur- artoo froin eouncll of anything being done, ------ —- 1 — -i-rr -----~ - —’ NEWBILLS IN THE HOPPER. >in io item when saifeed 1index}, demote# that ytur sdbicrip* iis pact tjw and a w » p i *mh> most 13 cafficetlydefjredT •with an! ®»< o f d a m n m o f , i m m Y , m a r c h , g , i w * F R I C E $ 1 ,0 0 A Y EA R * GOES TO WQOSTER. Dr* W. B. McChosney, professpr of Anpient langu ag e s inCedarv ille College for the past fourteen years, baa ju st been selected for the head of the department* o f Greek and Psychology in the. Summer School a t the University of W ooste r WooS’ ter, Ohio. H&,has accepted the offer and will en ter upon his work th is coming summer. Tins, o f course does no t mean th a t be will give up his work a t OedarvJIIe. He will Continue to teach here during the school y e a r and a t Wo'oster during 'h e summer. ‘‘ Tins comes as a deserved recogni­ tion. o fP re f. McChesney’s proficien­ cy in h is chosen lines of work, and i t is really a high honor. The Wooster Summer School takes high r a n k among institutions of thatso rt. I t is by ffir the best attended sum­ mer school,in.tho state, and is su r­ passed in this respect by bu t few sohoolsin the U n ited States. Hast year- its enrollment reached nine hundred. Th is summer the attend­ ance is expected to be abou t twelve hundred. I t is very popu lar among,: teachers, its 'w ide range of subjects,- ‘ thorough train ing ih normal work, and its free-teachers’ agency meet­ ing th e practicaT needs o f the in ­ structors in our,, pub lic schools as few institu tions a re able to do, U sing a llth e magxilficefft equipment fisditrhs'Traunjy^applicante, Up to Aug. 1,1998, the board is0’to accept diplomas Irom schools and colleges which teach those who personally attend those Classes, which clause shuts out correspondence schools. Senator Carter of Wyandot coun­ ty and Senator Brandt of Frankim county introduced two bills which provide for the recommendations of the state codifying commission for the reVisiun'ol the laws relative to the organization "of the general as­ sembly, the powers of committees, taking of impeachment testimony, the printing and distribution of -the Journals and lawn of the assembly and reports and documents of state officials and bodies^ the laws rela­ ting to file election, powers and du­ ties* Of the governor-, secretary* of state, auditor of state,- treasurer, at- tornejr general, state commissioner of common schools and diary and food commissioner. - *• Senator B rand t also introduced a bill which provides that* the' gover­ nor appoint a commission of five on which the ag ricu ltural, the commer­ cial,, educational, labo r and mami- factu ring in terests of th e sta te are to be represented, to consider the edu­ cational needs of those engaged in industrial persuits, pncl th e n e ed ie r industrial train ing and educatlonby th e sta te . " - ■ Bathburn of Meigs pu t in ' a bill which «centf oftho backing of the chattelloan companies and pawn­ brokers. I t provides th a t the old lav? b* enacted which provides th a t waft con th a t furnishes Work and stop pltfymg fery* , . . . . A tvlnMot of $2,50was given Hie I t . at t \ band on liemiftw issued fop .j sciauCe. ba lls, lib ra ry , chapel, con servatery^ of musict gymnasium, dormitories, and o ther buildings, and employing sevehty-flye in stru c ­ tors, iti $ enabled to offer, a great' variety of courses, presenting work from the grammar up to and beyond tjhe full college course, and includ­ ing commercial, normal, scientific, m anual training, a rt. music, elocu­ tion, domestic science, >and many other courses. The school and I ts head, Prof! J* H . DIcfiason, are known th rougho i., th is and hoigfi * boring sta tes for tlielr progressive sp irit. ■ SENDINNAAVES. The Xenia Home Coming Com­ mittee desires'tha t all persons in the county who would like to JbaVe their friends and relatives to re­ ceive an invitation for the Home Coming to send in the names to the Herald or to Dr. Messenger, Xenia. WANTED! We w an t agents in a ll p a rts of the U. S, to Sell oitr famous D r W il­ liam s Fills. Send us your name aridT address and we will send you 12 boxes to sell a t 25c per box, when sold send us the 43 and receive a full ftet of cooking vessels consisting of a 2 ,4 and 6 qua rt vessel. A limited number of these vessels a re given to introduce our pillft. Order quick, DB , W ILD !AMS MBDICIXIT CO., EOSEVIBLF, OHIO, -“The following **Nui&ery Stock’* consisting,of Apple, 3’limi, Peach, Cherry, i n shades* Oatalpa, Silver Maple, Him, Linden, Pm Oak, Car­ olina Poplar, etc. A lso a choice lo t of evergreens, in Norway Spruce suitable for hedging. The above stock is for Sale a t a bargain as the business m ust be closed out. Those wanting stock should Call a t my residence on Miller street and leave orders, o r p p tho ’’N u rsery pack ing grounds eaofc o f town in season, Como early and get choice. Tftcnmseli Nurseries, C, W. B rakes :, In Charge. Per- headache Dr. Mika* Anti-Pain FllR J o 8? atbop Onto, Cirv op P oiebo , L ucas tfeyssv P oa S k J, C iiesrv mokes cath that be is Senior parhior dUho firia ofP.1J. Unnsev ACo., do’ng bnsiuevi In tbo city of Toledo, county, and state afoted-T, <ntd -that said ffirtn will pay tho owns OX13 HfiNDItKD iK>bLAHd,R>5*esth eyery a»e of GafVrii ffMt fantiot ho cured by Lite nso of JDrA’e CA*A#»«CeJlK, ' PiiANX J. CIUfSEV. Bft’twn tdbefort me and subscribed In u»y orawna, thlsdflulay ofDccctniwr, A. D" A. W. (XMBABON, Jar.Wjj Xot«ry Public Senator Carter p u t in a b ill which places those who practice veterinary surgery-under the same restrictions of certification by th e Mate boa rd of veterinary examiners as now sur­ rounds tho regular practitioners of veterinary Bnrgeyy. Veterinary lenfcists must practice five years be-; fore being eligible to omploymenton municipal boards of health . A mem­ b e r of the sta te board is to be made clerk. He is to file w ith the probate {^ Bonncll items* judges the certificates granted a n d »BeCord-Herald “ Myself MwsJBacliei- fhu th e rs' now eoaatedy, which Miss Maxtoo F ilia l f i prcseiffltig ibis' season, is an nffcS'fc to seize upon something rea l in jfciuman existence ami transfer It to fm Mage without playw riting and «4i^e managing the rea lity and the lum an ity a ii e u t of it, ' ‘‘M y s e lf-ite ttw ’’ I« a thorough­ ly normal piece work, and the charm -of i t lie* Hugely in its un ­ assum ing y c ra o tty l’ write».on^ of the foremost tlminatic critics con tho flhiCHgO Jire»4 (|grote—James lnT :-ho.(3h.icagiq r th te ex p e rto f j f f m «M inVll; T fM J i i u \ n u » they are torecelvo a fee of 41, which 1a criticism,miAha JlAy.it-m-fti^atwri uetk I ,) t o ly be presumed thafc MisaBHiofc has; another success to *dd to those she has made notable ,cy her magnetic personality. Mi*» ICiliot is popular. .Her charm of manner,, her graceful poses, her exceffimt'' poteo under every condition Of ichrig, lffir musi­ cal ^voice and her #ag e demeanor, have made her the potent attraction of thothoatro that* aheis, .‘She is a great favorite,among women who flock to aye her par^cnlarly a t ruat-, ineeftp H er cflgagerapntla announced a t the FairUanka Theatre, Spring field, Ohio, on Tn«&»y.Match lOfch. On Saturday , March 14fcb, matinee and ovohlpg, th e B ln Greet players will offer E lizafiethla plays a t the Fairbanks Theatre.,, This announce. m en tm .ltse lf w ill serve to draw tht large following faom out-of-town wliich any •meVitor'lpua, production always docs'- For, th e Ben Greet Player% are know# from cOast, tt' f-pasta's tho most thoroughly artiatU interpreters of Klutebethan: plays- today anti tiipy a to played bpfort all the leading colleges ana'teachers* organizations in- th is country such as Yale., H a rva rd , Cornell, ' Prince­ ton, Wcllesdey, VaMar, BrynMawiV Leland Stanford, Oxford^- Cam­ bridge, the New York Ody Depart­ m en t o f Hdpeatlqn, th e Boston Sobool comm ittee, the piuladeiphfs Teachers’ Association, tho P itts , burg A rtHoeiety and # l o n g e s t o5 (ither , equally prominent Institu ­ tions. Mr. G reet mod hi* play*en prckenfeeach Its entffetjc a fte r the mannwr in BliiHi- bethpA setting* ty recorder*, unletta th e county re­ corder’s office is in the township. . Senator Frederick O. Howe of Cleveland on Monday ’introduced a bilMndhe state senate a joint res­ olution for a constitutional amend­ ment, the provisions of Which are wide reaching ,*and revolutionary* To offset the probable passage of the Spicer bill repealing the Longworth ac t and making i t difficult to amend the constitution, the Howe resolu­ tion prosifies th a t instead of a ma­ jority of the votes cast a t an elec­ tion where constitutional amend­ ments are submitted to the voters, being required to carry the question there be required only a majority Of those votes cast on tho question. In tills way those ignoring tho question would have no influence on its defeat or ndoption and only those who had studied the question would have a baud in the deeteio#: The resolution also cuts down the ported for which the question of* amendments to tiio constitution must ho advertised from six months to six Weeks. Senator Hon*b with­ drew tho resolution because of a mistake and will no t lot i t go to the calendar in its present form. MARCH WEATHER. * Numerous otorlns, with change­ able temperature, rain and snow to ram, high winds prevailing. From 10th np to and including April 1, there is much danger oi floods at Gincinatti fit any tima dtmng March. Between lot and 4th—Changeable, blustery weather; storms, high winds, rain storms, probably turn* log to enow, 5th and 6th—Unsettled. 7th and 8th—Colder; frost, Between 9th and 13th- -Bain, changing to snow and tain. 14th to 15th—Generally fair, lfttii- 'Unsettled weather. 17th to 19th—Storms, rain and Wind. , Between 20th and 23d—Blustery, rain, sleet and snow. 23d and £lth—Unnettiofi, stormy. 25th and Srttli- Storms. - 27th and 2.8th—Bain, wind. 29stto Slst'Stofffis, changeable; temperature, old-fashioned Match weather, W , W. MAnfjit.; . **.»*■ uwu *» -TMfVUV*MflIH m f0 i\m »■ pnhurrb 'onto i r 'tskm imnMy make a valuable application to «<«i « ^ * - S S S 5 a f S S £ ' m u S *M«>» •».»*»*> «w »«*«• niumlfi demand co«neir» attefition. ^ ^ I f ashes - and Jinn manure are mixed together before being applied to the soil there will ho a loss of ammonia from the pqn ltry dropping which will greatly lessen the value. The ashes should he p u t on a fte r tho manure has been mixed w ith the soil, In this way the ammonia will bo absorbed by it ami remain for um se ot the crop. Wood ashes ilft tlw Weir V’ell we are here and enjoying the fine weather so much, and am sure that you would also if you were hero. I came here sick and, was hardly able tq make tpe bu t managed to,get here. I remained indoors for several days until I feitlike getting out to look after thing* a Jittle.Mrs, Frantz came oil ahead QfVme just one week, as I ,h a d to remain in Dayton to look afte r some business and to recruit up a little so I could make tho trip. When I arrived Mrs* Frantz bad, the car unloaded and a room fitted up to go to house keeping, so I had a place iro go to a t once. . Wo are living in one room 13 by 20 feet and we are pretty well scatter-, ecf over town. We could not get a house for love nor money, so had to do thB host th a t we could until spring, as.wo have the refusal of tbree and thus stand a chance of getting one of theifi, The Piano Is a t mother Keltz’ej the horse and !mg£y we have a t another place and quite a lot of-goods not yet un­ packed a t another friends barn, so yon See we are very scattered, yet we Dye rlgh tin the center o f town, tip stairs' over a store, Wl th all this unpleasantness, we are just as con­ tented, and happy aft wo can 1 be, and feel th a t we have no one to find fault with Whabwe'say br do, so a s a matter iff course we are happy. T have not done anything*but look afte r my tr *e8 .tha t I shipped and selling a few*now and then to help along ^with engensea until we get a stegt io bnaiueas, X will grow #om dccompoftition to v-Tarso mAnnre«» production which no school teschei nor pupil should faff to see for B is « distinct educational drama, morene perhaps Than Anything on the stage today. ' Weigh o a t tlm m eat and allow a pound of sa lt to each 100 pounds. Sprinkle a layer of sa lt one-q«arter of an ihch in dep th over th e bottom of the b a rre l, pftek m a s closed as possible th e cut* of meat m ak ing a layer 5 p ro inch** in th icknesatben pu t on a layer of salt, following that with ano tner layer of m eat, Bepcai un til tlie .meat and s a lt have all been packed In the barrel, reserving enough s a ltfo r a good lay e r over the top. A fte r th e package has stood over n igh t add fo r every 100 pounds of m ea t 4 pound* of sugar, 2 ounces of baking sod a and 4 ounces of sa lt­ peter dissolved in a gallon of tepid water. Three gallon* more of watf r should be sufficient to cover tins quantity. In ra s a mote or lean than 100 pounds of meat is to be corned, make the brine in proportion given. A loose board cover, weighted down with afiicayy stone or piece of iron, should be p u t ou the m ea t to keep i t nnde t tho brine, LEGAL NORGE. No. 12013. Common Pleas Court, GreenoCounty, Ohio. Maggie S. Bass vs. Joseph Bass, Joseph Bass, residence unknown, will fake notice th a t on the Sith day of J a n u a ry A. I>. ,IW8,, Maggie 8. Bass filed in Bftid court licr petition against him for divorce, upon fito gtomiQfi of wilful absence and gross neglect of duty, and th a t tho same will be for hearing at- th e Court House In Xenia, Ohio, on March 15 1908 a t ’9 a. m. or as soon thereafter as the same can be h*srd by which time defendant la required to ans­ wer or demur to eaid petition or judgment maybe taken against him. (Sjijhed) Maggie 8. Bass. NOTICETO USERS . OE COUNTV ROADS. Section 4001 of the Ravi sett S ta t­ utes of Ohio provides /off penalties and fines for hauling,, burdens of more than iMdb pounds, Including tho weight of vehicle, on tires less than th ree inches in width. Tho County Commissionere have therefore-fixed by tWlutions, tho following allowable weights* T i r # 3 to 4 inches In w idth, 3(500 pounds. Tires over 4 incheft hi Width, 3^*0pounds, including weight of vehh to in ***h emu. The penalty presortbed In said Hoc!ion provide* for a flao, in any sum from I# to 44o, and imprison­ ment un til paid. By o rder of Cmn ty UommiSBion- t u tit Gfresn# Ohio. Mr; &. C, Anderson him received tho following letter from Mr. I. H . Frantz of Yernon, Texas, which willno doubt ba of interest to many hi this section, AlI have been thinking for some time th a t 1 would write you,, and Will now do lt. I t was with regret and sorrow that wo ■ learned of the death of Mrs, Anderson’s mother, and we extend to you a n d ' wife our sympathies in this yi»ur hour <ff think, and plant; out quite a little nursery ana get It wtarted, »p r. wifi have all tha t I want to do this q&a- snh, if I keep up in health and strength. I am using ‘Gondoft” spring water and I am getting, much hotter and also gaining nt weight quite a little. ■Ihave gained, over six pditods since coming herp so you see it is certain­ ly agreeing with me. Sirs. Frantz Is looking somuch better than when she came and is still gaining; and though we are not situated just as we would llise to be yec we will got along nicely. ’ , Yeftterday, we Were invited to Mr, Lutz’s to a “Turkey Dinner,” so', after Sabbath school an i church we drove out. You can imagine what a dinner wGhnd, and you may be sure wo enjoyed i t very much, aft we nnd ail tho good things th a t UsrjalJy go with turkey. Mrs. Uutz is look- ng better than when we arrived here and Nd—-Well he is ju s t as you saw Aimwhen you were hero. He is just round, and nofclongat all; as busy as he can bo with his real es­ tate business and he too, is promo­ ting and trying to finance a railway from hero to Hi Paso, to bo Known as the Vernon. Boswell and HI Paso Bailway. He thinks th a t it will be a go, as he has the finances about-ail secured, flmi the construc­ tion company secured also, I am in hopes th a t it will go through as it will open up a va*t scope of coun­ try tha t has no road, and i t will bd a great thing for Vernon too. The panic did not effect this “Southland” country like I t did the North, because we haVo a great Cotton crop, yet It was tot several weeks th a tn o t a bale was sold, and then they introduced ‘’Scrip” to move tho crop, and only paid 410 in cash on every bate bought, and fho balance as soon as the monoy mar­ ket eased up, and in this way busi­ ness went on aft usual. Uveryonc seems to have plenty of money, so that they are very happy, and this Is One of tho characteristics* of tho Southwestern people, which I sup­ pose you have learned. Prohibition Is making Very rapid strides in this ^Southland country and Texas, will Undoubtedly vote on this question this year, and will fio doubt carry. The South is far ahead of tho North along this' htm, so wo are not so bad afte r all, as tho northern “ Plutocrats” . would have yoju believe. Oklahoma, baa voted liqiiof out, Georgia is also free, and Louisiana, I think, soon will bo, and then more of the south­ ern states are following right along in this line. Wo are having very fine weather with the exception of a “Ndrthor” occasionally, to keep tut in touch with the northern winters. Satur­ day morning the thermometer reg­ istered 23 and yesterday 10 above, with ico m incites thick, Wiuter enough for mo, thanl? you, Today itifj very pleasant, y e t cloudy, with prospects of rain, Limy say, I do not make any' Prognostications,, as] they toll us hero th a t they con a l-i ■wayLTtoilTT ’‘Tcmiei'fooV' ~by the way ImpfopheoteOj no I ’m “ Slum,” D, S. Coffins has beon in Colorado for severalWtociss and I packed up their goods last Saturday and Mrs, Coffins and tho children, left for Alamosa, Coloi, in the evening D, S. will grow Irish potatoes and in bonnectioii with this, ho and Joe Bandaff ar# In the produce business buying a t this time potatoes, and shipping them hero and elsewhere. Rev. Oocko, (pronounced Coke) the Presbyterian minister, whoin you met when here, died about two : ’M CODfeiTnce ^ymparmes in WHS ybat hour of Woks before we arrived here. He T ua sda^ - trial and .toholaLtLqitoJ:i»qxi ing.r4nB- Tor-he. was well mpmbpra of jcoiinoiL Board o f WielJlfhatyo'ur los* m hergaihK ; iffied by everybody. .The church i like e er . . e church has called a Mr. Livingston and lie baft taken charge. AUlilcehim very much. * „ . X guess J have' said all tha t -I should for the first letter, and it is now time for mo to-go' to my office, which is on t h e ‘sunny side of the Lutz builffing and see if X can soil a few dollars worth of Stock this afternoon.' X shall he pleased to hear from you a t your convenience. Hoping tbafclmay hoar trom you a t ho distant date, I.remain, ' Very tru ly yours, I. H. Frantz, S tate of O hio . I nsurance D epart , went - - Columbus. March J, 1008," I, CHARLES C. LEMERT, 'Super­ intendent of Insurance' of the State -of .Ohio, fiohereby certify that the Greene County Mutual Insurance Association located at CedarytUe, Greene County in the State of.Ohio, has beeir duly organ­ ized hnd has* complied in all respects with die jaws o£ this State applicable to to it, and that itsmembers are authorized te insure each other against loss by fire and .lightning, cyclones, tornadoes Or windstorms; hail-storms and explosions from gas, on property in (his state, and to make, assess..and collect upon and from eaqh other sUch sums'of' money, from time to tiuie^asCmay be necessary to pay losses which occur'by fire and lightning, cyclones, tornadoes, wind­ storms, haU-storipsand explosions from gas to any member pf such association, as prescribed ifl Section 8Cf?<5, Revised day of December ot the year next pre Cedingthe date hereof, is shown by the statement, under oath, aft required by Hectlon 3695of said-Revised Statutes to be as follows* ' ’ ‘ Certificates in force—No, 152 Amount................ ............. $2?4,477-50 Aggtegateamountof available Assets 07.9(1 Aggregate amount of liamji- t i e s ... ............. 1,001.60 p f i f i l i n i ! r i i i r n lUUn ilL LflLLtU, Owing to th e demands of th e people fo r b e tte r ligh ts the council has called a m eet­ ing to consider t h e financial question for Monday evening, March 1G, This meeting time was Excess of liabilities over assets -933.54 Amount oi income for the year hi cash,......................... . 1,285,28 Amount of Expenditures in cash.,,....... .............................. 1,241.70 IN' WITNESS WHEREOF, l ‘have hereunto subscribed my hame and causedmyofficial seal tobe affixed, the day and year first above written. CHARLES. C. LEMERT. Superintendent of Insurance* Trade officials and officers of the ligh t company assembled to deyise some way., to ge t lights. The subject of lights and the; recent election was brough t up a t th e "Monday evening meeting -of council b y member Bull, - W ithou t any discussion on . th e subject a ’motion to adjourn was made. The p resen t p lan t -has been operated a t a loss for several months a n d w ou ld jaav e been sh u t down had i t n o t been for th e Board*of Trade. 1 Imme­ diately a fte r council' ad­ journed Monday evening the electric ligh ts were cu t off and th en came, th e storm o i criti­ cism against members of coun­ cil..."v 7 "- -■■ .......‘.... AH day Tuesday th e p a ­ trons of the .company urged th e management to s ta r t up . The members of council were also appealed to , to have th e lights restored. “TTpon the re­ quest of th e B oa rd of Trade, which has been urg ing lights ment n S c O iB ^ p a to oper­ a te the p la n t again. A t th e Tuesday evening meeting of Council, Board of T rade and citizens, most of the time was, used in explain­ ing positions, Mr. Pollock stated th a t he could no t un­ derstand-why h e should be charged as being against elec­ tric lights. - H e adm itted t h a t a grave m istake h ad been made by n o t tak ing action the night previous.' H e was be­ sieged from a ll sides to sup­ p o r t th e ligh t movement and Was now ready to do w ha t he eoiild. . A L F O R D -N E V IN Bible Reading Contest B r in g th is p rogram w ith you to the U n ited P re sb y te r ian C h u rch tonight at . 7:30 o*clocftu INSTRUMENTAL SOLO-Miaa Auaftell. 1 . Luke 15 ill- 32 . 2. Luke 10; om it 1M 8 , B. Luke 22i47-71* VOCAL SOLO—Miss jTuriibul!. 4. John 1 &. John 3:1-21, 6 . John 10:1*18. " * DUETT—Mlaaea Smith nnfi Turnbull 7 . John 13 : 1 - 20 . 8 . John 14:1-21. 9 . John Q U A R T E T T E . 10* John 17:1-20. 11. John 19:1*22* 12. John 2 1 . 13. Acts 17:16-31. 14VActs m - S L ■' 16. Acts 26 :145 . 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