The Cedarville Herald, Volume 42, Numbers 27-52

J* r U» M Advertising doe* not j*rk; it pulls, U begins very geatly at first, but tbs p d l is steady wemsiftg day by day, s —John Wamuaakar. She Cedarville The way to sell good goods in this section is to advertise them in these columns. Try it. FORTY-SECOND YEAR NO. m X J CEDARVILLE, OHIO, FRIDAY, 1JULY 4, 1919 AUTOS MEEIIP IN X3|NUj MRS. G, U. SMITH INJURED, Mr. and Mrs, 6 . H, feaith »ad two daughters, R$gin* and Christine, and. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson Crawford ex­ perienced an auto accident a t the end Of the traction Un« on East Main in Xenia, Tuesday afternoon white they were returning form Mra„ James Cur­ ry ’s funeral in that city, . The Smith, machine was overturned when struck by another driven by Thomas Sward o f Dayton. The ma­ chine had an enclosed top and the oc­ cupants were trapped. People in the neighborhood helped remove their through a window. . . While the party was badly Bhaker. ifp and some received slight bruises, Mrs. Smith's arm was badly cut by glass and she was removed to the Mc­ Clellan hospital where her -wouds were dressed. Mrs, Gtawford receiv­ ed a sprainod'shoulder. The Dayton machine was being driven at a fast speed and attempted to pass. Mr. Smith while another ma­ chine Was com ing in the o p p o s ite direction, The front Wheel o f the Smith, machine was caught turning it Over in the ditch, Mr. Smith had-giv­ en all the road -he could and was not aware' o f the machine coining upon him from the rear. AUTO WEAVES THE ROAD; HAD BEEN AT J. B’S . FUNERAL A party o f three men with their auto landed in the ditch near J. E. Kyle’s residence Monday while try­ ing to 'get to their horn cm Newark. It is said the three had been to Ken­ tu c k y to witness the burial o f John Barley com and evidently from their condition had been some o f the chief mourners. There was plenty o f li­ quor in evidence, so much so tha t two o f them did not know what had hap­ pened for some time afterwards. The third party seemed to realize the ex­ tent o f the accident. It Was necessary to take the p a r tita Xenia to catch f ’.rain fo r Newark, -The machine was badly damaged and the owners will return fo r it when the Murdock ga­ rage completes the repairs. PAUL a CRESWELL TO RE DEPUTY AUD ITOR UNDER f t . O . W EAD . ii IOHIOSfiEANIHG 1 ..... ......... i m * *m *m m m *m 0 At Cincinnati Thomas ,J. Danbury, 40, shot and faWfijr wounded his fa* therdn-law, Frederick •ghroeder, 60 , retired qontwetor,* after having shot and probably family wounded his wife, Katherine, f. ' , Arthur Rhu of Cfeton and a woman, hollered to he EEfabeth Metzler of Evansville, Ind., iffisre drowned at ng u$»et Mrs, Julia Bro$&% Wife of a ship- builder, has been field to the grand jury at Toledo ,0* Vdharge of throw­ ing red pepper Ut .ftie face o f a po­ liceman during tk* 4 'recent rioting. A government and Conneaut police arrested 20 ^ e g e d prohibition, blockade runners aiming into Ohio from Pennsylvania and captured beer and whisky worth between $30,- OpO and $ 35 , 000 , at) Conneaut.' B. A. Schnell, county Y, M. C. A', secretary, Painesvi^e, resigned to go to South Carolina ‘V state work sec­ retary. „ *' * J. F. Burke has purchased the Elyria' Chronicle pad,; Evening Tele­ gram and will merge tbo two news­ papers, suspending publication of the Chronicle. * Tuition at DberJto college next year will he $135 hjstead of $100, as it has been in the past, % Farmers pad rqsisjpnts o f Loveland. Hamilton county, formed a posse and trailed 5 „ two, .negroes -Whom they, charge had held up P gambling game in West Loveland. *•One-* negro was shot and seriously founded when the posse surrounded them.' Representing thrinselyOs as city policement, six -,tmen ' entered, the home o f John Donotnay •-at. Youngs­ town ,and escapedtwith $512 In Ameri­ can money and $505;ip Austrian cur- •fency. . - ’ft. ‘ - Tiffin business mqp, have organized to baci th e , central route for the Great Lakes-Ohio river canal. In attempting to turn on an elecr trie switch in a Steubenville plant William Sfrooklya, 3u,- touched a live wire and wan instantly killed, , Charged with -murder and* attempt­ ed cremation o f his wife fn Fremont,, Tony Elardo, 33,-Jwas arrested at" Memphis,- Tenn,. ‘ - Homer Goodbar, 30; shot and' killed his wife, Mrs. Virginia Goodbar, 23, and then killed himself. at Columbus. Domestic trouble; police say,' prompt­ ed the act- *<r * While visitors ale barred from, the Fob-mount 'cWldr&fwft home- a t , Alli­ ance as a result of,the outbreak Of diphtheria among inmates, physicians believe the epidemic is checked. ' * Following .announcement o f ‘ State Highway- Commissioner' 0owen, that the department would conduct a road letting on July 11 foiTthe improve­ ment, of 362.67 miles of roadway at. an estimated cost of- $4,595,1153, in­ formation came from Washington that the federal department of agri­ culture had approved a number of Ohio road project* and had allotted $700,000 of federal funds to aid-in building of these roads. Canton publics school board will spend approximately $1,258,000 during tho school year beginning Sept- 1 . A blacksnake 4*A feet long was killed- at Marlort. Mayor Charles O. Cribhs, 60, Tus­ carawas, -was seriously injured when he foil 12 feet from a cherry tree. Thomas White was electrocuted at Hamilton when he leaned against a cluster light pole. ■ . ' Salaries of members of the Lancas­ ter lire department were increased 17 per cent. Steve Czemick, 33, was killed In a coal mine at Millfleid, Athens county. Lorain county farmers report that the Hessian fly is -damaging, wheat, Whoa Harold Tepel, 18, Norwalk, heard a revolver report in the rear of his home, he thought his father had shot at a rat, hut found that he had committed suicide by shooting himself. A land tortoise was found recently Upon the farm of the late J. L, Koch- er, near Lancaster, bearing these marks on its shell: ‘*J* L. K., June 2, 1864 " They were cut by a young civil war Soldier, J- L. Kocher, wfeo died, 12 years Ago hi his eightieth year. , . Columbus voters will- be asked to ratify a bond issue of $1,432,562 at the primary election Aug.: 12 for the purpose of constructing eight neW school buildings and purchasing build­ ing Bites. Attorney General Price holds that th e 'a c t prohibiting the teaching of the German language lh public, pri vate and-parochial schools does not prevent the giving of catechetical in­ struction in the language In Sunday schools. Frank Webster, mayor of Salem, died of heart disease while visiting at Biulfton, Ind. Campaign was launched at Youngs town to raise $400,000 for peace cheBt, proceeds to go,to charitable and be­ nevolent organizations. Hazel Pierson, 25, Newark, died after taking poison. Fireman Leonard and Brakeman Wolfe of Cleveland were injured in a rear-end freight collision At Kent. Otto L, Keller of Dayton was sen­ tenced to the penitentiary upon Con Victlon of manslaughter In connec­ tion with the death of Df. Addison S» Sanders, killed by R e lie fs auto at Cincinnati. „ Rev. W. Frank Reber was electee' president, of the Findlay Ministerial association. Lon Miller, 56, farmer, was killed, when he fell from a hayloft in hi* bam near Greenville, SEVERAL FARMS SOLD. A GOOD'INVESTMENT, ISfeu - A college education is a good in­ vestment. " The* college’ educated men and Women earn- -more money'|and earn it more readily than- the" other class. • 1 • ' 15 A college.education gives’ “greater efficiency to the business man- that!’ anything else can; and it enables one ■ ‘ to findand hojd net only the best pos- . Son but" that position to Which-one .is - Best' adapted. . . A college education fits' one fo r the highest, possible ,aiuT most servicable -citizenship. A college,education puts one in the forfemost line o f leadership, A college , education, . yields - the greatest possible happiness to its possessor, - . A cpllege education open’s, oppor­ tunities fo r the development o f the ; highest ideals and’ noblest character, * A college education -rounds ,out one’s ' yhole being and enlarges his vision and enables him to put the most into life and get the most out .of i t ,- - You have a thorough/widely known, - live college here^at home. Improve ous opportunity to g e t y o u r , ion fo r lifCr in it. ‘ . » '' W. L. Marshall o f ' Columbus sold His farm of, 212 -acr *s through theJW- l/i Clemans agenyy, to Burton W il­ liams and J, S, Spellman o f Jeferson- ville- Mr. Williams .son expects tc move on thh farm next Match. ’ • s\ h ' ' n„, * I* -- - * ,- Mr. Clemans also sold the Samuel Rosedipu farm pf 206 acres located 4 miles West o f Yellow Springs to the Wright Bros, o f SoUthr Solon for $127.50 an acre, ’ Carl Pauli o f Daytonriias sold the farm he purchased , o f J. D. Mott to J. E, Stoner ■o f Jamestown. There 60 acres in the Mott f a rm ' but Mr. Pauli also'sold 40 acres across the road making 100 In all at $185. * • S, T, Baker has sold his farm o f 70 acres, known as the Crawford farm, to J. D, Mott and, his son Clarence, possession to he given next March. The price is said to have been $175.' The D. W. Gorman farm, formerly, the H. M. Murdoch farm, has been Sold to Mrs. ' Henry Pitstick. The price was $165 per acre. Everyone will be delighted to know that County Auditor- elect R. O . Wcpd has chosen Paul H. Creswell as deputy when he assumes the duties of that office this coming Qcto- BeirT Mr.'Creswell has only! been -mustered-out. o f the air <Cleveland wbun a’ towboat in which service a few months, having thqy were rWins the la^- served in Italy until the armis­ tice was sighed with Austria, Mr, Creswell is a graduate of Cedarville College and be­ fore the war was principal of la high school in W .V a . Both the new1auditor artd the dep­ uty are popular in the county. Prof, Weed having ■'been su­ perintendent of the 'Y e llow Springs BchopVthe past 14 years. Mr. Creswell will en­ ter the auditor’s in a few week to become acquainted with the duties before next October. " NEW SPEED LAW EFFECTIVE ON JULY 6 TH. FAILED $ 0 GET AUTO. James Duncan came near loosing his Auto one night fast week. Just as his farm hand/ was getting homo a- hout midnight be discovered the gate open. Going ujl the driveway he di«*. covered the automobile about half­ way between the barn and the road. A s he neared he saw three men in a. run, two in . one direction and the third in another. Several shots were I fired but failed to land* a victim, It was discovered that the men were pushing the machine out by hand to the road where it could be started •Without disturbing th’e o ’wher. w h a t a u to T ir e s cost . ' Some time ago a number o f tires were stolen from the railroad yards in Springfield that had been shipped to an automobile manufacturing con­ cern in that city. The tires were all 34 x 4 and in the, trial of'those ac­ cused 'of the theft it was discovered that the tires only cost the automo­ bile manufacturer -about $18. A t fchatd;im«-the^iwme-tire Was-retailing above $40. This would indicate that the, manufacturer was Buying- a tire o f >the standard riifckee greatly udder What the retailer Could, who o f course had t * sell it at the advertised -price, 3 dt by. the manufacturer, j The leak algo show? about what it costs, to nake a good tire fo r evidently the i manufacturer did not sell to the au­ tomobile concern for less' than cost. Ohio’s; new speed law goes into effect July 6 th, This law. abolishes the old limits o f 8,15- and 25 .miles per hour for automobiles and substitutes a reg, ulatioh against reckless driving, bas­ ed on the width o f the road and con­ ditions o f traffic. The new law makes an offense, o f recklessness and goes on to declare that it shall be presumptive evidence o f such reckless operation to j&how a rate o f speed greater than 15* miles an hour in the'congested o f business district o f a municipality, mote than 20 miles .per hour in the residence dis­ trict, or more than 30 miles an hour in the bpen country. Speed traps will be dealt a -death blow, it. is'said. Local communities* are not permitted'to fix speed limits less than those fixed by the state-and ocnl ordinances must he made to con­ iform. to the new state Jaw. WE SAY LET ’EM WALK. WEEDS HERE AND THERE. CHAUTAUQUA ORGANIZATION, The guarantors o f the local Chau­ tauqua held a meeting Tuesday even­ ing at which lime S, C. Wright was Chosen president; G. H.-Hartman, sfec- reary{ M. I. Marsh, treasurer. These three officers with Dr. O. P. Ellias and Lloyd Confar constitute the ex­ ecutive committee. An excellent pro­ gram ^as been selected this season and people generally seem to be more interested than last. -The tickets will be the same as last year, $2 fo r adults and $1.00 fo r children, Of course your Uncle Sam takes his toll in the usual war tax of-t£n per cent. CELEBRATION WILL BE QUIET. In yiew o f the fact that no special program has been prepared .this year fo r 6 Fourth o f July celebration the day promises to be one o f the “ safe and sane” variety. Our farmers are in the‘midst o f harvest and it would not be right to have a counter attrac­ tion to draw labor aWay from the farm at this season.' Consequently the day will not he much different than other days' outside o f a few pie- iiices and auto tripes, planned by those Who can have the day off without stopping their work. . * JOHN’S HEAL BURIAL. A t the Centenary in Columbus Tues­ day John Barleycorn was given a real funeral. John lay in art open hearse, surmounting which was a hear Reg, empty o f course, and several jugs in which liquor was once kept. Trailing * the hearse was a camel bearing an Announcement, “ I always was dry” , an elephant With n G. O. P. banner, I had to” , followed by » Democratic donkey carrying a “ Me too” banner, Representatives o f practically every nation, in native costume, also were In line, among them- a family o f Itimos in their winter garb, A Chinese junk came next bearing the inscript-, " I get along on water,” ■’ ■gp.Mfctu*I«tf0•»'<'* . f e t r *** flirwhin# o a r imi' trodfe F*W*y ^ 4 * We notice about town in the alleys, vacant lots and about many hornet: the prevalance o f various kinds of weeds that are growing up and -will 30on seed. This is-not - only true in town but along the roadside in the country. Property owners that take pride in keeping their weeds down are done an injustice by the neigh­ bors weeds going to seed to inoculate the community. We had an "unusual .experience .sey-' ■seat days ago wheh a nutri and. woman ‘muted themselves to ride to town with U3, they being'about two miles DUt, The man carried a fishing pole md-the woman a basket. -Both had ipent the day fishing, at the river, file man, a great big raw-boned, rlouble-fisted ruff-necked cuss, who should have been in the harvest field or at some job that would enable him io make a living, is no doubt to lazy to work and o f course has no business riding when walking is as good as it is, A woman that has such a speci- nan o f humanity for a husband and loes not see that he is doing -some- k ing else than fishing fo r a ’ living, night just as well spend her time in walking. There is a time for fishing xhd a time for work, but a man who must depend on the^sweat o f his brow sor his bread has no time to fish in .he harvest season. DEATH O FMRS. CURRIE. Mrs. James A. Curry, aged 76, died Satu- lay evening at the city hos­ pital in her city,- Springfield, as a re­ sult o f a fall about six weeks ago. The deceased was bom in Xenia and leaves three sons, a brother, W .‘ P. Anderson o f this place and a sister Mrs. Smart o f California. The funer­ al was held Tuesday and burial took- place,u f Xenia. CENTENARY WILL NOT BE EXTENDED AS REPORTED. The commission in charge o f the M. E. Centenary in Columbus has an­ nounced that the closing date will be Sunday, July 13, as orginally nn- iounc,ed. Within •the past week -here have been published reports *.hat the time was to be extended and we hear such was considered by those In charge but it was found impossible under thUir present contracts. NO ONE WANTED OHIO IS THIRD. * Brant, a small village county, evidently does not in .Clark have very inany men who aspire to politica honors. The post office has gone beg­ ging and tile departffleht has ordered it closed as there were no applicants. FERTILIZER HOUSES. Art unusual thing-happened Wed­ nesday when-e fertilizer, company of A nearby town lead ten head o f the poorest looking horses through town. The animats were to be slaughtered at the fertilizer plant. LEGAL NOTICE. Common Pleas Court Greene County, Ohio. Charles Ella Cowan, Plaintiff VS. > Albert Cowan, Defendant. Albert Gowan, place Of residence unknown will take notice that Charles Ella Cowan has filed suit fo r divorce against him in said court, her petition charging wilful absence fo r more than three years and that the same will be fo r hearing at the court house in Xenia, Ohio, on July 7,1319 at 10 A . M, or as soon thereafter as tho same can be reached by which time defend ant must answer or demurr to Salt is the most common thing in the world artd no mineral except coal occurs -in greater abundance or is more widely distributed in the U, S, More than seveh million tons was produced in this country last year valued at 20 million dollars. Michi­ gan was first, New’ York seceon and Ohion trird in the production, this state having 1,089,887 tons, - LOST FEWER HOGS. According, to the State Veterinarian Ohio lost fewar hogs last year than in 1917, but the monetary loss, due to high price o f hogs, exceeded that o f any previous year. The number of hogs lost was 118,881, valued at $ 3 , 246,850. Ohio ranks -sixth in the country in hog production. It is ex­ celled by Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, Missouri and Indiana, in the order named. PASSED ms FORTY THIRDT petition or judgment may be taken Against him. •Signed Chariei Ella Cowan. {^11 Cfedaxriiht Charles H. Grouse will not soon fo r ­ get his 43rd birthday. Last Friday evening about thirty friends and rela­ tives were invited by Mrs. Crouse to said celebrate this event in the nature o f a g*tdates. H.C. WILSON. surprise. The event had been so care­ fully planned that Mr. Crouse was given a complete surprise, The com­ pany spent-a very enjoyable evening on the porch and lawn and a delicious luncheon was served. W H A T THE FILES SA Y . Issue April 1 , 1893. * Mrs.^lary Barber o f Springfield has purchased a lot on Xenia evenue o f B, Bird, and will erect a residence. A t the Demorest contest Tuesday, evening, Miss Jennie Morton won the medal: The. village ordinances have been re-codified and are ready fo r distribu­ tion. ■ . J. E. Lowry has purchased part o f the W. P. Townsley -Jot near the opera house and wifi erect a business room this spring. ' Issue April 8,1893, • f Robert Barber, .who struck his bro­ ther, John, in a fit o f passion nearly a year ago, is again , a* free mart, the workhouse directors giving him his liberty yesterday. , The prospects fo r the paper mill ; grow brighter each day. A petition has been, circulated, ask- , ing for a bill authorizing the commis-' sioners to repair the Jamestown pjke. A t the election Monday Amos Ton? J kinsofi was elected trustee; Robert Gray, township treasurer; T» N. Tar- box, assessor; S. L. Stewart, Lewis Gilbert, and W. H, Biff, for conhcil. Mr. Lamb o f Mjlledggville^O., is opening a store inthe Townsley prop-. eTty near the railroad* and will carry a full line of drugs and notions. Issue April.22,1803. Prof, J. H. Bayers o f our public schools has been employed fo r anoth­ er year. The first phonograph, eyer to be ex­ hibited in Cedarville made its appear.-. .jnce this week and people marveled at Edispn’s great invention,.. ‘ : Born to Mr. and Mrs. W . R . Sterr- ett, Friday, a son. * Dr, Bower has moved to^tbwn and will ocCupy'a part o f the Leary prop- rty where he will proctice.medicine In this vicinity. . > Riley Little has completed his theo­ logical course and has been ordained a minister in the R. P, church. Cards are out announcing his coming-mar- riage^on May 10th- to Miss Nannie M. Chamberlain, fo East Palestine', . 0 .’ Mayor Lowry has called a special election Mhy 8 to vote on the' question o f issuing bonds to - raise mopey to further manufacturing purposes. PRICE, $1*50 Ai^EAP Independence Pay Into the life of every in­ dividual comes a longing t- “ 1 L . . . . ' 1 •■ *’ ; for that day of Independence—that day when we cun stand full square before-theworld, solidly on our own . foundation without a fear or dread for anything that may come; . And that day comes tp the individual just as it comes , fo a nation-—when that) individual or nation has sp, ■y. ....... ■■■•!! • krf . • i .. .. * ' conserved its resources and made .use-of its- oppor­ tunities as to-give it the backing and fundamental’ bnsis from which to strike out for itself. When will your Independence Day arrive? The sooneryou start laying the foundation, the sooher it will come. iTB.egin nowhy acquiringthe savings habit 'so -that yi*u can write' your “Declaration of Independence” in the very best-book obtainable for that purpose—your i^ank. . Book. - / , f- -o ^ ’<*- , ... Call and let’us show you how to start. 4 % Interest PaidonDeposits :v> »• % •i- S •’5 t v a--: Cedarville, O h io imm-; LADDER BREAKS CAUSING A SPRAINED ANKLE. George Shrodes fell Friday Jvhilg at work m on o f Robert Bird’s houses when ,a ladder upon which* ho - .was standing while working with gutter broke letting him fall about ten feet to the ground- His right ankle was badly sprained but he is able tp be a- bout by the aid o f crutches. NEWS OF ,THE COURTS. Lucy J. Barber has been appointed guardian o f Margaret A, Tarbox and bond was fixed at $ 1 , 000 , The trial o f Mrs. Leila Wilson! charged with contributing to the de­ linquency o f minors, has been contin- qed until July 10. . . . . Mrs, Jessie R. Stretcher has been appointed administrator o f thp estate o f her husband, A. C. Stretcher. Bond $ 110 , 000 . Appraisers P. M. Stewart, C. H. Ellis and J. N . Wolford., The Hanna-Sctz or Haley contest 1 hat has been in. the courts fo r sev­ eral years over a find fence that-invol­ ved a few acres o f ground has bqen decided by the Fourth District Appel­ ate Court in favor o f the H a l ^ heirs G, C, Hanna, n<ftv deceased, had origi­ nally brought the' injunction suit a- gain 3 t Kate Setz, et. al. The court costs and attorney fees are many times the value o f the land. The Albert Miller case in the Pro bate Court for contributing to thp de­ linquency o f children resulted in a disagreement o f the jury which stood to 3 fo r conviction. Another trial will be' held. Judge Kyle refused to allow a writ o f hebeas corpus in the case o f two girls sent to the industrial school fo r delinquency by Judge Marshall: An attempt was made to release them. should u se N ew spa per s . Thousands o f along 'the roads county have been advertising signs in Montgomery ordered down by the county commissioners within the next fifteen days, If not the authori­ ties will destroy them, The sign posts are so thick that farmers can nbt cut the weeds with mowers and travelers cannot observe danger signals. SeV- era! thousand dollars has been nvest ted in all designs o f road signs; For Sale;- 850 feet o f 3 4 in. rope. Cha#*TorOer. WANTED: CARPENTERS, CABI­ NET MAKERS, BOAT BUILDERS, JOINERS, AND PAINTERS WHO UNDERSTAND HIGH CLASS FIN ISHING. Our plant ia light and wel ventilated. Port Clinton is locates on Lake Erie in the famous fruit growing section, midway between To­ ledo and Cleveland on the main line o f th* New York Central RR. A goot inexpensive little town in which to live . Plenty o f fishing, hunting an< boating. Attractive summer resorts near by. Steady work. The Matthews Co,, Port Clinton, Ohio. For Sate:-Fre«h Honey. Call 18-IW p T e s i d e D t R d o s c v e l t ■ ix ' ** 1 i i *' i "v ^ v - ^ ' - 1 ' *' f 1 c ft * «■ - w * .•v>, ( . <r, “ Tke Chautauqua is tffe Most American thing in America” A&d this'Summer Americanism. . lu- is-emphasized.* in the great lecture features. •. > - It’s ndw up to you July 29, 30, 31 Aug; 1, 2 G . H. HARTMAN, Secretary. The usual 5% Dividend o f this association w ill be payable to depositors on iluly 1 . : Th is D ividend—-our'fiSrd^-amounts in all to almost a Hundred and fifty thousand dollars— representing the earnings on 6 millions o f dollars o f deposits. The’dividend may be withdrawn in cari^— but i f not withdrawn will accumulate on the a ccoun t and compound. I f you plan to ca ll a t our o f f i c e please, remember that we ate temporarily located *a t ti*e’ northeast corner o f Th ird ail'd Jefferson Streets, wh ile otir pew bu ild ing is being erected. .Ne\v A ccounts and Add itional Deposits w ill begin to bear interest promptly. *‘tM% Sztet1-*5<fo Dividends" , . Gem City ■ B u ild in g and Loan Ass’n Resources 6 Millions, Temporarily—hi. E. dor. ThirdandJefferson Et*. Daytoh, Ohio. W . L. CLEMANS R e a l E s t a t e Oau b« found at my offica earit Saturday or reach*! by phone a t my residence each evening, Office 26 PHONES ReftMettc* v GSRARVIL£«, OHIO. ** *