The Cedarville Herald, Volume 34, Numbers 1-26

F o r B s e e H e a e e O w J o b W o r k w ill c o m p a r e with that o f a n y o t h e r f irm ..... 'Cedarvm Xerald THIRTY-FOURTH TEAR NO. CEDARVILLE, OHIO, FIUDAY, FEBRUARY 17 , 1911. 1 ' * l r : o !9crr4whenCEtfifi'd Wf’1; on "'> | dcSjdef/ ico that a yciii’a cnhsaq.- f ti'in ia past dec atA a j tempt ect- t tieuse: l is cauic stty desired, , , - j PRICE, $1.00 A I EAR FIGHT IN One of tho most disgraceful things th a t ban happened in Cedarvillo in many months took place on Main street shortly before eight o’clock Wednesday evening. Thor© is only one statement nec­ essary as to the foundation of the trouble and th a t is too much "booze’’ For the past for/ days one -would imagine th a t the Dean bill repealing the local option law had passed and th a t "booze” was to flow through ‘the streets. t There was the evidence of "booze,” the vilest of language and a razor and we asli what else could be ex­ pected a t a first-class fight othor than tlie participants. For fifteen minutes these "boor©” . soaked victims fought like savage beasts to the echo of language th a t ren t asunder the stillHess of the night air. Not even the flash of a keen edged razor had the effect of keeping fifty or more by-standers from the danger line, By mere ac­ cident one of* the combatants came, near being carved from head to foot by the ugly razor. The wiekter see­ ing th a t he had missed his victim, in a fit of anger, threw the weapon a t his foe. > „ A representative of „this journal happened to be a witness to a part of the affair. We make th is state­ ment to inform the reader th a t this account was not written from hear­ say evidence nor is it written th a t the party m ight be a witness in court against the offenders. Two years ago this coming summer a certain element was promised a liberal adm inistration by a certain politician if his ticket Was elected and to have the public’s “ liberty” tampered with, is something fchjs journal would not do. I t was plain a t th a t time th a t a "liberal” admin­ istration was desired and the public has h ad a taste o f it, bnt whether the appetite has been satisfied we Will not attem p t to say. Custom has most always given an Official two terms and we anxiously await the tim e for the public’s de­ cision. So fa r as th is journal is con­ cerned we have not yet said that we would advise breaking a time, tried ra le to* tome (***•«*• **■*»*"-*•*- two years more of a “ liberal admin' istration” had not been satisfied. Did Not Favor ITEMS OF INTEREST. Lincoln’s Birth- Lot Owners day Observed.! Should Organize. Institute A t Yellow Springs. The Farmers’ Institu te will he held a t Yellow Springs nex t Wed­ nesday, Thursday and Friday, with evening sessions the first two days, This institute is one of the largest held in the county and there will be no exception to this, judging from the program. Hon. 0 . E . Bradfute is on the pro­ gram for Thursday morning, hit. subject being, "Feeds and Feeding” A t the same time Mr. O. A. Bobbins open the discussion on the " Im ­ provement of the Com Crop” by A. W. Lloyd, Thursday afternoon Miss A lberta Cresweli will give a reading and another th a t evening. A woman’s session will be held F ri­ day afternoon, Miss Lizzie Balias, presiding. • The proposition of tho present National Adm inistration granting reciprocity or free trade on farm products between Canada and tho ITnitod States lias attracted the a t­ tention of the farming classes over the c uintry and there soemB to he a united effort to oppose the McCall bill, which, if passed, would throw open our markets for Canadian farm produce. ' L a stF rid ay President Taft defend­ ed his position in his speech before the thousands a t the National Corn Exposition in Columbus. The 300 members of the Ohio Corn Improve­ ment Association, in session a t the tune adopted resolutions condemn­ ing the proposed reduction of tariff on faun products. The resolutions re ad : "W e doubt the wisdom of throw­ ing open unreservedly our ports to Canadian farm products. By so do­ ing the American farmer will be unable to obtain a fair compensation for the time and labor which he in­ vests in his business, and we recom­ mend th a t no action be taken by our National Government th a t sha ll be detrimental to his in terests.” Brotherhood To Give Banquet. The M, E. Brotherhood will give a 'banque t on Washington’s b irth ­ day, Wednesday evening, Feb. 22, in the Sabbath.School rooms a t the church. _ Hon. Pau l Martin of Springfield has been secured to give an address for the evening. Tickets are being sold by the members for thirty-five cents. i ___ ^ ’•* ■ Although the members of tho Mad Mad and Miami River Valley Fa ir Circuit sot tho Springfield fair for the third week in August, the local board has changed the date and will hold the fair the first lour days in August or t h e .week prei ceding the Greene county fair. The members of the Greene County Agricultural Association have taken under consideration tho orection of a new grandstand; For several years the present structure has failed to accommodate the crowds and it is thought th a t probably a new dructure will be erected tills-sum ­ mer, bu t no action has been taken. The smallest delinquent tax sale m Greene county in many years was held Thursday when only th ir­ teen pieces of xiroperty were dis­ posed ot out of twenty-five 'ffered. The sale only amounted to S2Z2.22. Mr. Bavid W a tt Cherry of Chicago and Miss Hetty Herr H arbm e.o f Xenia were married Tuesday even­ ing a t the home of Mr. and Mrs. J . B. Stool* in Xenia by Rev. W. G. Moorehead, at. six o’clock. Mr. Cherry is.well known here and his bride comes from one of the oldest families in the county. The groom is connected with the Marshall, Fields & Co., of Chicago. The evangelistic meetings in Xen­ ia have aroused great interest and the whole city hears nothing but Biederwolt. Friday night there will be a great parade headed by the po­ lice and followed by the band, Bied- erwolf party , city and county offi­ cials, fraternal organizations, public schools, O. S. & S. O Home delega­ tion, delegations from neighboring towns, Salvation Army, and Wilber- force University. I t is expected th a t several thousand people will ■join In the line of March. edge against as a bever- Need a N ew Hair Brush ■ f I f you are as careful In selecting as we are you’ll get one that will give you long and satisfactory ser­ vice. ' I t will pay you to come to us when you are ready to buy. We handle only thejaesfe makes and make sure of perfect workman­ ship and best quality of materials possible for price. Have some exceptionally good values in handsomely finished, solid back brushes i Various styles and sizes. 25c to $1.00. Wisterman’s Pharmaey Ma» rmlM lm au t tectaattr'-Br. fjiM M i *■*. Mm 1m Ditching your farm with a poor quality clay tile, when you can buy a first quality, hard burned, Shale tile for the same money? Black Lick Shale Tile run full sizes. Kerr & Hastings Bros. THEATRL NOTES. There is th e a ir of the small town - W W W W W I Country Boy,” The play 18 by E d ­ gar Lelwyn, and ifc deals w ith the discontented country lad, w h b leaves a good home to try his fortune <>nBroadway. Incidentally he has a.sweetheart, but finds anew one on the Great White Way, who adds to th© excitement of his new life, buf not to liis ultimate happiness. I t ends with his return to the realiza­ tion of what Is good and wholesome and worth v/hile. This is an old theme of course, bu t there 1 b the kernel of human in terest in the oountry kid. .He has backbone when it is most needed; ho realizes the possibilities of a better condition than a New York boarding house and throughout his isolation irotn Fairyiew, his home town, he keeps well under control his respect tor where he ought to he, had he exer­ cised his better mentality. On Wednesday, February 22nd, "The Man on the Box” will he the attraction a t the Fairbanks Theatre, Springfield, Ohio. I t is a story of a young man, who, in order to play a joke on h is mother and sister, dis­ guises himself as a coachman. How­ ever, the joke turns in tins othor di­ rection and he lands in the police station with a young a very pretty young woman who 'eta into uis carriage by mistake. In <rder to keep his name out of the newspapers lie does not reveal liis identity or offer explanation. Tho next morn­ ing tho young lady bailed linn out and hired lmn for her own private coachman and the complications th a t ensue and the humiliation he snffers causes much merriment. An excellent cast is provided and the production in beyond reproach. The "Honeymoon Trail” which will he the attraction a t the Fair­ banks Theatre, Springfield, on Thursday, February 23rd, has the same incessant action, funny situa­ tions and laughable dialogue which made its predecessors, “ Tho Time, the Place and the Girl" and “The Girl Question” such whirlwind suc­ cesses. "Honeymoon Trail" is by the same authors, Hough, Adams & Howard, staged by tho same pro­ ducer, and is under the pamo m ana­ gerial direction. Tins play is un­ pretentious In its story, though it has more of a plot than tho avonage musical comedy.' Its characters are men ami women of every day life whose closeness to nature make It of intense human interest, and i t is full of tho jingling tunes, p retty dances and dashing chorus girls which havo made its predecessors such phenomenal money makers. - Edgem on t and Flag crackers Som e th ing de licious In the cracker line. M cFa rland B ros. ! Lincoln’s birthday was observed ; a t the M. B. Sunday Hahool, Sunday j morning by explaining the origin ot j the Lincoln Legion a fd the impor- ‘ tanco of taking the j* a ll intoxicating liquor! age. 1 The following is tli© story of the Lincoln Legion and pledge. I t is a very inter© tlflg story, the discovery Of the Lincoln Total Ab­ stinence Pledge. Huperiutendenfc Howard H. Russell v>£ tho Anti- Saloon League had heard th a t there had been such a pledge and that Cloopas Breckenridge knew the facts about it. So Russell arranged, a meeting with Bre ikenrjdge a t Springfield, III., in tint year 1902. Breckenridge told Russell tha t Lincoln was the speaker a t a tem­ perance meeting a t tho South Fork school house, sixteen miles north­ east of Springfield about .the year 1810 when lie (Breckenridge) was, ten years old. After an earnest plea, for total abstinence, Mr. Breoken- ridge remembered th a t Mr. Lincoln took a paper from ilia pocket and said: I have a pledge here which I have written and signed, and Would be glad to have my neighbors sign with me.” A fter a number had signed it, Lincoln asked tho boy if he wished his name on the pledge and he said, “Yes, sir” and upon hia agreeing th a t his name should be placed upon it, Lincoln signed it for him. Breckenridge then said: “ Mr. Lincoln, p u t the pencil and pledge in one hand . and loaning down he pu t his hand on m y head and said, ‘Now, sonny, you keep th a t pledge and it wilt be the best act of your life.’ And I have kep t it evorsinco.” , At a la te r visit a t the Breckenridge farm, Breckenridge told Russell of two retired old farmer*at Edinburg, III., Mr, Moses MarfUi, and Mr. L. E. .Berry, who he thought were present a t the temperance meeting a t the South Fork ijkjhool house. Russell went to see th<pn and found th a t they remembered; the meeting and th a t they there signed the Lm- . always kepn it. • m M m MMM Mttih verified the present a t igtirfilaifliiili - G raham F lou r In tw e lve pound sack* at K e rr and Has tings B ros coin Pledge and h a d , A Mrs. G aUow sjyd j! i fturt* Moses Martin told Superintendent Russell th a t Preston Breckenridge, the fa the r of Cloopas Breckenridge, had held other temperance meetings in Sangamon County and th a t he (Martiu) had acted as secretary; th a t they made a copy of the, Lin­ coln Pledge and used it a t those meetings, and lie (Martin) had com­ mitted it to memory, Tho pledge as composed by Lin­ coln is: j "WHEREAS, tho uso of intoxi­ cating liquors as a beverage is pro­ ductive of pauperism, degradation and crime, and believing i t is our duty to discourage th a t which pro­ duces more evil than good, we therefore pledge ourselves to ab­ stain from tiie uses of intoxicating liquors as a beverage.” More than a quarter of a million of the youth of our land have al­ ready signed tills pledge. A t tile service Sunday morning sixty-six Bigtied the pledge. Fifty more were ready to sign bn t not enough pledges were sen t for the day. A picture of Lincoln giving the pledge to Cloopas Breckenridge in 1846, painted by Mr. A rthu r Keller, was unveiled. This beautiful and Impressive picture now becomes the property of the Sunday Sch&ol. A letter from President T a ft was read. The White House, Washington I). O, December 29, 1910. My dear Young Friends:—The ex­ cessive uqo of intoxicating liquor is the cause of a g reat deal of tho pov­ erty, degradation and criino ot the world, and one who abstains from tlie use of such liquor avoids a dan­ gerous temptation. Abraham Lin­ coln showed th a t ho believed this m writing out for his hoy friends, the pledge so often quoted. Each per son must determine for himself the course ho will take in reference to his tastes and appetites; hu t those who exercise Self restra in t to avoid altogether the temptation of alco holic liquor are on the cafe and wiser side. Sincerely yours, Wm. H . Taft, “ if you are having trouble* in ge tting good bread, probably the fau lt lies In the flou r th a t la be­ ing used. "G lad tld ings” flo u r means all tha t the name imp lies and w ill prove *6 if given a tria l. K e rr & Hea tings Bros. --T ry Nngloy Bros, for soalshtp oysters. - FOR HALE: Buff Plymouth Rock Cockerels. W. A. Turnbull, ...WANTED Two ea r loads of corn. Party having same for sale can notify F, B. 'Turnbull, There haa been considerable dis- (cussion of late between thoso who .own lots in the cemetery north of town to warn forming a corporated : society with tho proper officials to : care for tho grounds and keep it in ; proper condition. 1 While this discussion lias not yet !centralized any definite plans a t j tins time ye t such a fact should im- j press the people of this vicinity of tlmiiecessity of some action being taken. Massles Creek cemetery is con­ trolled by an Incorporated hoard chosen through the members or lot owners. Its officers are held respon­ sible for the care of the ground© and improvements. The result is th a t the cemetery is one of the best kept in this section. There is no reason why the ceme­ tery north of . town could not be placed in as irood a condition as those near cither towns. I t is no reflection upon those who have done (ho best they could with the means a t hand. W hat is needed is a more united effort ot the lot owners towards a general improvement of the cemetery. This can be done with little expense by someone taking the lead. Whiteley’s Body Was Cremated. All th a t is mortal of William N. Wniteley, the quondam reaper,king, was returned to this city Saturday In an urn, taken to Ferncliff ceme­ tery and scattered over the grave of ids daughter, who died some twemy years ago. This was tho request of the decedent, Mr. Whiteley’s ashes weighed pounds. His remains were cremated Friday a t the same time as those of a prominent resident of E l Paso, Texas. The rules governing the in­ stitution require th a t the casket be burned also. Mr. Wliiteley’s casket Was too large for tha reto rt and the body had to be removed. Then the —Established 1890 The Exchange CEDARVILLE, OHIO. S, W. S m ith , Pres.; G eo . W. R if e , 1st V. Pres,; O liver G ar - noroir, 2nd V. P re s .; O. L. S m ith , Cashier; L. F , T inhall , Asst. Cashier INDIVIDUAL R.ESPONSIBHTY ° - C a ih ta l a n d H crpx . cb O v e r — ’Ve Want You** Business ALL DEALINGS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL 2 0 Years Old Strong and Healthy In terest Paid on Time peposits.. Sa fe DTeposit Boxes For Rent YOUR SALE NOTES COLLECTED WITHOUT CHARGE The Exchange Bank, IS CONSERVATIVE YET PROGRESSIVE CAN WE SERVE YOU? The Palace Restaurant Mrs. Chas. Harris, Prop. Xenia Ave. Rooms formerly occupied by C. C. Wcimer. . Meals by day or week, Lunch served all hours. Furnished Rooms for Rent. m ’ll© heat used to dispose of a body registers 3,000 degrees and it takeB about three hours before the work is completed, — Springfield; Daily News. I TRY OUR TOB PRINTING :TO: C. M. CROUSE’S . Saturday , February 18th, 1911. S E E THE WONDERFULLY WONDERFUL D E f lO N S T R A T E D We take the streaks but of DIRTY SHIRTS In L ess Than a Minute and do more work and better work with less work than you ever saw before, The demonstrator from the factory will be here And Lower the World’s Record for Fast and Easy Washing The Most Interesting, Practical and Labor Saving Necessity! The Wonder Washer is the only Washer on the regular market that can be used with bench ringer. Set on stove to heat wafer. Uses four processes in washing, Has no Joints or gearing or lost motion. THE LEAST NOISE, SLOP, LABOR AND TIME Arrangements can be made to show customers in their homes if order* are given soon enough. ____________ ______— ----------- D O N ' T F O B . 0 3 & T 1 *-------------------------- -------- --- ------- - C . M . C R O U S E , Cedarville, Ohio. i