The Cedarville Herald, Volume 45, Numbers 1-26

a The advertising of today, sot only produces results of iU own, but it cinches and brings to fins! culmination tile advertising of the yeeUrdays. A ' KSW8PAFS& DEVOTES TO LOCAL A N D GENERA L NEWS AND TH E ' INTERESTS OP CEDAR- V IL L E AND V IC IN IT Y , F O R T Y - F I F T H Y E A R N O . 10. C E D A R V J L L E , O H IO , F R I D A Y , M A R C H 3, 1922 P R IC E , $1.50 A Y E A R Daffies Cannot |FARM AND HELD NOTES M ■ m.* It. C. W a tt was in Columbus Friday Cover Field *ttem>in* * dh^ w w * m a w * * * Association executive committee with . ui.i ....... sthe state board o f agriculture fo r Country newspaper men from var- better accomodations during fa ir time ious parts o f Ohio met in Columbus at the state fa ir. The present' swine last Thursday and Friday to attend Quarters are fa r too small. The state the midwinter convention o f the Buck- j emergency board had allowed $150,000 eye Press Association. ; fo r new cattle barns but certain at- President A . D. Robinson, in h is' torneys in Columbus threatened an opening remarks had the- follow ing to j Injunction suit on the grounds that says { the legislature would have to provide “ A country paper should sjtick ex- I the money, and the new cattle harp dusively to news matter concerning j has heen dropped, the community in which it has circu-1 * * * lation. Metropolitan papers cannot j O. A . Dobbins holds his 6th cover the field and ir a country paper; Hampshire Bale, Friday, March 10 at Central Garage. 45 young sows ready to farrow, , ( i t ) Fo r Sale; Single comb white Leg­ horn eggs fo r hatching. Priced at $3 per hundred, Phone 4-142. Marvin Williams ' ■•■ .-4 ' W e notice by the Brookviile Star that the Rowan Bros. B ig Type Po­ land China sa)e went overT>ig, The 46 head o f bred sows averaged $60.66 The Fred Wilson Sale Tuesday near .Selma when a large number o f Jersey cattle were sold attracted a large crowd, Mr. Wilson has been, breeding Jerseys fo r a number o f years had a fine herd. The highest priced cow went fo r §285 with young calves bringing ground flOO, Mr. Wilson has rented his farm to Leland Calvert, son o f T. L. Culvert. George Martindale o f this place, owner o f the Shadyside Dairy purchased three head. , * ♦ ’ ■ ;* : Fred Clemans has sold his farm o f 71 acres to W . O. Thompson o f near .Springfield, , possession to -be given a t once. Mr. Thompson former ly resided east, o f town before mov­ ing to Clark county several years ago and he and his fam ily w ill be wel- omed back to this community.' Mr. Clemans w ili tghe 'part o f his fath­ er’s residence and continue to farm jointly as in the past. W e predict that W . L . will become a resident o f this place before many months, roll by. • V ;/■■■' FARM BLOC GETS DIRECT MA tries to cover the field of a metropoli­ tan paper it w ill fa il to serve its readers from a local standpoint ancL cannot begin to approximate service given as to general nows by metro­ politan papers.” A t six o’clock Thursday evening the association, members were served a complimentary dinner, by the Manu- 1facturers’ and Jobbers’ association o f the Columbus Chamber o f Commerce. Hollowing the banquet, one o f the finest ever served to the members o f the^Buclteye Press association, a pro­ gram o f speeches, songs, and stunts was given. Oscar Avery, president o f the Manufacturers’ Jobbers’ associa­ tion, presided as toastmaster, The first speaker was Mayor Thomas, who extended the official welcome on be half o f the city o f Columbus. He was followed, by Col. Edward Orton, pres­ ident o f the Columbus Chamber of Commerce.. He explained some of the things that his organization is striv­ ing to. accomplish fo r the city and the state, and among, other matters, gave a word picture o f what Colum­ bus expects to have in the way of im provements along the Scioto river, J. J. Jones, president o f the Forum o f the Chamber o f Commerce, also gave o f welcome and told Some o f the reasons why. he believed Colum­ bus to be a fine city. President Robinson o f the Ra- vena Republican, made a- b rief re­ sponse to the speeches o f welcome. H e asserted that the newspaper ranked with the church and the school as, one o f the greatest agen­ cies fo r good.' “ It is going to fa ll more and more upon the country newspaper to maintain high ideals that inculcate good citizenship,” Mr. Robinson declared. G. W . C. P e rry o f Chillicothe, pres- ;4 m * and superintendent o f the state hoard o f pardons and paroies, was called upon fo r a speech and responded in his' characteristic way. H e received, tremendous applause from the gath­ ering when he declared: “ I haven’t found a single newspaper man in either the Ohio penitentiary or the Mansfield reformatory. One ..man I have met was once a reporter on a Cincinnati paper.” he continued, "but he was. in the banking business when he was arrested. I haven't found a printer among the convicts,” he added Following the speeches, the mem­ bers o f the Sigma Delta Chi honorary journalism fratern ity o f Ohio State university, presented a aeries o f stunts fo r *the entertainment o f .the newspapermen. Pests, typical o f those to he met in actual experiences o f the craft, were represented and un­ ceremoniously removed by the official bouncer, a burly “ rough-neck” , who always responded instantly a t the call o f the editor, U . S. D E PU T Y M ARSHAL HERE L A S T SATURDAY U. S. Deputy Marshal Page was in town last Saturday serving papers on Postmaster Turnbull and Lloyd Confarr to appear before the U. S. Commissioner in Dayton last Monday when W illiam Miley, post office hnndit, was bound over to the federal grand jury. M iley is one o f the crooks o f the old school according to infor­ mation from the Deputy who had the record o f the prisoner. He does not think M iley had a helper in blowing the local job. His pal that operated with him fo r several years was shot three or four years ago. PUBLIC IS INVITED TO AN ALL DAY MEET TUESDAY. State Superintendent of Public Ed­ ucation, Vernon II, Riegel, will ad­ dress m all day meeting of members of th* boards of education in the county at the cssembly room in the court house, Xenia,'Tuesday, Match 7. The masting opens at 10 o'clock and the public is invited, POSTPONE H EAR ING ON JACOBY ROAD The Hearing of th* petition to es­ tablish what is known at the Jacoby road, between the Springfield pike and the Stevenson road, nbrth of Xenia, Has ba#n continued for two weeks by the commissioners. A new course is now proposed that will make the improvement less expensive, TROUBLE OVER SITE. Dayton has arranged for Billy Sun- The Leo Bennehy sale Thursday last,, regardless o f the fact that the combination sale on the Clifton pike was held the same day, was a great success. The -horses in particular brought good prices. -Mr, Denneby is £ in a serious condition, having stopped enroute to Pheonix, Arizona. W e are told the sale- amounted to more than $4,700. Mr. Dennehy was a good farmer and always had good stock. * * ■ Do not sell that cheap corn. Get one dollar fo r it by feeding i t into Hamp- ihires. You can get the sows March 10 at Central Garage,=0, A.'Dobbins sale. ' * (it ) , m ' m m In this county 73 shippers sent out 1231 hogs, 28 calves, and 101 sheep through the shipping association fo r the month o f January. The net a- mpunt was $21,784.00. The cost o f shipping was 68 cents a hundred, t • . * - The combination sale on the A . E. Swaby farm on the Clifton pike Thursday last was gratifying to all that had stock in the sale. In the first place all the stock and some im­ plements went to actual bidders, as the sale was on the square in every respect. 20 head o f the Elder Corry cattle went to Frank Townsley at §7.30 to go in April, J. E. Kyle sold 15 head o f 1016 lb, cattle to a Cin­ cinnati buyer a t $7.05, Athur Swaby purchased 20 head o f 700 pounders at $42 a head and Frank Hughes 15 head o f 700 lb, stock at $42.60. The sows sold from $30 to $41 a head. The condition o f the Clifton road no doubt kept many people away and yet w ith another sale only six miles away, the crowd was regarded good. * * m Tile Ohio Farmers' Grain Dealers' Association met in Findlay last week and re-elected R. E, Gronninger,, o f Grand Rapids, president. The presi­ dent told the convention delegates that Ohio Farmers’ cooperative ele­ vators are coming through the period o f depression in a satisfactory man­ ner, * * v s Dr. Leo Anderson took a delega­ tion o f farmers .and stockmen to Indianapolis, Wednesday night to inspect the Pitman-Moore serum plant in that city. This firm is said to be the leading manufacturers o f hog cholera uorum in the . country and ae fo r the quality o f the goods they "can be best judged by the suc­ cess that Dr, Andersen has had. The Dr. probably immune* as many or, more hogs a year as any veterinarian in the state. In the party were A . E, Swaby, W ill Frame, Raymond Rite- nour and Raul McDorman. * * * In this .issue will he found the an­ nouncement Of a public sale o f Thos, Mattinson o f near South Charleston, one-half miles west o f that place on the Selma pike. Mr. Mattison has a Here Is shown President Harding signing the Capper-Ve which makes legal, co-operating marketing by farmers, I r i signal victory for the Farm Bloc in Congress This new fat, farmers to pool their crops and sell direct to consumer*- flj away, with the middleman’s .profits* d bill first! fS) doing] Percherons, teams and singles. Also a- young Clydesdaye stallion. In the list o f cattle w ill be found 18 head o f Shorthorn cows. This sale is not fa r from the buyers o f this section and if yott are in the market fo r stock you w ill be assured o f some choice of- erings at this sale. iEVENUE AG E N T F OUTLOOK N A revenue agent in an interview w ith tv that, city Stated that U turns among manufaei larger there would be a in government revenues der the income.tax. He ABEL MAGNES IA COM PANY GETS CONTRACT FOR. STONE most Of the concern* ------- loss instead o f a gain N. B. Putman o f the Putman Con­ tracting Co,, Van Wert, O., was in town Wednesday, Mr. Putman has the contract fo r building the new Jamestown and Cedarville pike. When here ho placed tlm contract fo r at^g# w ith ' the Abel Magneam Co, This will he a good sized job and we un­ derstand with ■ favorable weather the road can be built in four months. The Contracting company has a vast amount o f.road equipment and can push the project to tfie limit. Mr. Carter N . Abel, president o f the Abel Magnesia Company, states to the Herald that operations w ill start April 1st when about twenty men will be given work. It is expected to have all the stone crushed by July first. Numerous reports have been circu­ lated about who would furnish the stone but Mr. Putman’s presence here Wednesday settles that. With tliq paper mill in operation, the Magnesia Company going and the road work things- should brighten up here so fa r as business is concerned. We doubt if a single local merchant has fe lt the crimp in business to the ex­ tent o f the city merchant with his high overhead expense. G. H. SM ITH W IL L PROBATED George H. Smith leaves all o f his property, real and personal, to his wife, Rosa M. Smith to he hers dur- ng her natural lifetime, according to, his will just probated. A provision gives the widow perisskm to use the principal i f the income is insufficient to provide fo r herself and children. A t the death o f the widow the prop­ erty is to be divided among the chil­ dren, Florence E „ Robert J., Chris­ tina M.> and Regina. Rosie M, Smith is named executrix without bond. SOUTH CHARLESTON M A Y LOOSE TRAC T ION L INE . Unless someone comes to the aid o f the traction company owning the line between South Charleston and Spring field, the line w ill be sold i f a buyer can be found, or junked, as it is no longer a paying proposition. South Charleston has had several reverses the past year and the loss o f the traction line w ill be great. COLLEGE BU ILD ING COM­ M ITTEE SEEKS IN FORM AT ION The building committee fo r the new college buildings have been in con­ sultation with different architects relative to plans, the typo o f build­ ing a* well as cost Visits, have been to surrounding cities seeking this in­ formation. The January payments on the College subscription were gener­ ous and the authorities are gratified a t the support the subscribers are giving, CREAMERY IS SOLD, BRIGHT ingfield in paper in a late re­ ars’ were shortage year un- tated that faring a many o f ividend to company me great- tand that most ev- a w n g the them could not declare their stockholders. Only so fa r has reported an er than in 1020. We the same situation exis «ry Hfcy* It was t r m ^ .......... ,., Tarmihg .class and the revenue man did not take enough money away to pay hLg, salary wo are told. Th e gov­ ernment will daring the latter part o f this year and next face the real crisis. Manufacturers are unable to sell their goods and have closed down. The farmer cannot make a taxable income profit, on stock and grains at present prices. BOGUS CHECK WORKER LANDS X E N IA FIRMS. . Clarence Ellison, 22 o f hear W il­ mington, who is alleged to have pas­ sed bogus checks on the Kroger Com­ pany and H. E, Schmidt, Sheriff Fun- derburg and Deputy Jo6 Day went to Wilmington and placed the man un­ der arrest. It is said that he is want­ ed in a number o f towns fo r passing bad checks. GEORGE STILES NAMED HOME BOARD MEMBER George Stiles, head o f a coal firm in Xenia, has been named as a mem­ ber o f the County Children’* Home Board to succeed County * easurer J. H. McVey, who declined re-appoint­ ment by the commissioners. He was named fo r the four year term. CONDENSED OHIO NEWS New* Items Picked at Random and Boiled Down fo r the Buoy Reader The court lias approved the sale of surplus of stock and is making this j the Houston Creamery plant in South day coming to that eity next winter, sale to reduce. In the list will he 21 Charleston under receivership to E. The city commission granted the!head of horses, 75 head of cattle, 30 ir. Kelly of Columbia for $7,300. The tlaird committee the use of MeKin-;sheep ahd 75 hogs. Mr, Mattinson is plant was apprised at $12,000 but no ley park to erect the tabernacle. Op- ’ an extensive land operator and farm- higher bid could be received. It is position has developed to thi >plan, *r» a man fiotodfor ^ring a good « i d the ttym fit* invest- which I* 'trthHr «•**»*$ ha - hkm * .ipitMy *£ Ht* «toafc. I * #** «x iftwtft iff 176,600. Tha new owner will titles where Billy la asked to eowe, horse* will he found BrigUna and place the plant in operation at. once. HIGH SCHOOL NOTES Rev. Klridge spoke in the High School auditorium Friday afternoon. His subject was '.‘Brain Powers” A very appropriate subject indeed. ■ * * < * Yellow Springs H i School boys and girls B. B. teams come to Cedarville to grapple with our “ star” players this Friday evening. This will anoth­ er snappy time. Wef hope to sec you out. * • « Monday morning wc had a short “ Pep” meeting in the Hi assembly, A new “ yell” was introduced. The Juniors have received their class rings. Oh, they are all the rage. The Seniors have had their class rings fo r quite a while. • * * The Freshmen arc preparing fo r the next Literary program to be given next week or. tne week after. Watch fo r the date, it will be ad­ vertised. • v ■ The Juniors are beginning on their “ class play” to he given sometime in April, The title is “ X a ty Did” , We hope fo r their success. * * ■* What are the Seniors doing??? Oh! OrationsUJI Hope fo r their suc­ cess also. “ BR IGHT STUFF ” Forrest FL-~Oh yes, Homer, she was that beautiful singer, v # m Ask Willard about Edam and A ve? t He knows about ’em. Two kleptomaniac* in one family. ■Whew! Itopublicaa members o f Cinciiniati city.council voluntarily agreed to re­ duce their salaries 10 per cent to aid the city in its financial straits. Dr. Peter Baukaki, owner o f the St. Clair pharmacy; P r James C, Price. Dr. A O. Hobert. Dr. C. H Mills and his assistant,' Miss Cora Pickett, were arrested at Toledo, charged with violating; the federal narcotic law. Hanging on a wagon, Loved Rocke. •ellor, 8. Columbus, was caught by a our wheel when the driver applied .he brakes and was killed. Mrs. Susie Lener was fined $ 1,000 ’jy Mayor Amy Kaukouen of Falrporc lor having liquor in her home. Charged with second degree mur­ der fo r the killing, of Abe Six, near Xelsonville, A Pierson was found guilty by a jury o f assault and bat­ tery. He claimed he was forced to kill Six in self-defense. Governor Davis granted a 30-da> reprieve to Roy Chamblln, 27, of Portsmouth, who was under sentence of death for the murder of two per­ sons, John Newman and Louise Doyle, who were found shot to death m an uninhabited cabin eight miles north of. Portsmouth. Lives of 40 school children were imperiled when a severe wind storm wrecked the brick school house at Yelluwbud, Ross county. Three of the pupils were Injured. After shooting and serlouBiy wpund* iiig Mrs. Alice Streator, 26, at Paines- viile, Jack Bailey, .35, shot himself and died an hour later. Mrs, Streator’s husband is said to be liv­ ing in Oberlin. . Fire caused by a gasoline explosion destroyed two dwelling and.a general, store at McGnffeya, a. village west of Kenton. Loss $15,000. Cleveland is experiencing the first stages of an epidemic of influenza and pneumonia, Dr. H, L. Rockwood, commissioner of health, announced. C. J, Lang, Cleveland, was elected president of the Ohio Retail Clothiers and Furnishers’ association. Charles Mllllce, 5, Hamilton, was severely hurt when hit by a truck. Employment will he given 100 men when three new hot mills now being built by the Centra! Steel company, Massillon, are completed. Ray Blackburn, employe of . the Wheeling Steel corporation at Yovk- vlllc, was shot in Jim shoulder. Eddie O'Brien, for whose capture a $5,000 reward has been posted for alleged participation in the postal robbery at Toledo, was arrested at L ob Angeles. Budget for 1922 for the Ohio Y. M. C. A . was fixed at $62,000. If a con­ vention is held next year It wilt be In Akron or Zanesville, Fairfield county will spend about $75,000 ou the township road from the county fund, Mrs. Elizabeth Mitchell' Bentley, 82, St. Clatrsvllle, Is dead after having been confined to her bed four years. More than 4,000 rats were killed In the Cloarport (Fairfield county) con­ test. The losing side will treat the winners to a banquet. Body of Frank Baron, former pro­ hibition enforcement officer, . was found lying in a roa’d at Plney Fork, near Steubenville. Four bullets baa been fired at close range into bis head. Fire at Williamsburg destroyed the high school building, constructed 90 years ago. Nicola Splnelll, 40, Cleveland, fa­ tally shot, refused to give the name of his assailant. Silverware worth $5,000 was stolen from the D. A. Alspaugh home at Portsmouth, thieves making two suc­ cessful trips to the home. A resolution appealing to congress to modify the Volstead Act to permit the manufacture and sale of light wines and beer was adopted by the Cleveland city council. A wedding feast at Tiffin Was in­ terrupted while prohibition enforce­ ment officers confiscated the wedding wines and liquors at the home of Valentine Weber, Jewelry valued at more than $1,800 wax the loot secured by burglars who visited the home o f County Prose­ cutor Edward C. Stanton at Cleve­ land and escaped, A fter being dismissed from the school room at the county children's home at Bellefontalne because of misconduct, William Cline, 14, went to the basement, where he had a pis­ tol secreted, and shot himself In tliu stomach, He Is itt serious condition. George Bates, 77, Wauseon, was killed Instantly when he was struck by A passenger train, Mrs, Jessie Adler is assistant pros­ ecutor for Hamilton county. George S. Kattorheury, New Knox­ ville, treasurer of Auglaize county, died of tonsllUls. Tiffin chamber of commerce Is tak­ ing up a collection to pay for clean­ ing the streets. Harry Brand, 84, of Utica, near Newark, died after having been run over by an Ohio Electric car. Arthur L. Behymer received n tele­ gram from Acting Postmaster Gen-1 eral Hubert Work, notifying him of h!s appointment as temporary post- master o f Cincinnati. i J. V. Stottarrelli, attorney for Sam Purpera, now in the death cell at Co*, lumbtis for complicity in the Sly- Fanner murder at Cleveland, will ap­ peal to the supreme court for. a new trial tor his client. | AureMos J, Scott, 78, a prominent farmer, U dead At hU home M i r R * cyrnm. Cleveland police used a "tear” bomb, when they failed to effect en* trance to an Apartment, where al leged "safe-crackers” were reported to be hiding. The result was almost iistantaneous. Four men and three women surrendered- Miss Kate Kopelsberger Is slated or appointment as matron of the Girls' Industrial school at Delaware, to succeed- Mrs. Margaret -E. McNa­ mara, resigned, 1 Mayor George L. Dies of Youngs town has been sued for $100,000 to compensate Mrs. Christina Kernan for Injuries she says she received ; when she slipped and fell In Oles’ . market George Madva, arrested at Canton i to connection with the stabbing of i George Zelock. said that he had at- j tempted to act as peacemaker when Zelock and . another man qnarreled, and was himself wounded. Zelock Is in a critical condition. Emit Hoffman, 56, Lancaster, was probably fatally Injured when be ac 3i(ientally shot himself with a rifle Henry Ford’s Muscle Shoals pro posal was indorsed by the Farmers Grain Dealers' Association of Ohio. Buckeye Press association at the closing session of its convention at Columbus re-elected all its .officers, as follows: A. D. Robinson, Ravenna, president; II B. McConnell, Cadi: first vice president; E. B. Yale Waynesfield, executive secretary; Miss Eloise Thrall, Carey, recording, secretary, and W. R. Conaway. Card ington, treasurer. Alleging that his wife, Mrs. Emms Rough,-eloped, with Rev. W. W. Crab tree on last Jan 10. Rev. H. U'.“ Rough of Mt. Gilead' brought suit for di­ vorce against her. • Warrants were sworn out accusing Mayor Grant Bateman and bis sor. George of Piketon, Pike county, of selling, furnishing and delivering in­ toxicating liquors. They deny being guilty. ■ Initiation of a property classifica­ tion amendment to. the constitution, to be voted on next- November, was decided upon at a meeting at Colum­ bus of representatives of a dozen organizations called by the Ohio As­ sociation of Real Estate boards. Charles Daniel Miles, 60, mayor of Norwalk, is dead. .. Theodore. Walker is Lorain’s new chief of-pollc*. - ........... - ». -*—* Said to have..been crazed by drink, Thomas Ellis shot and killed his w ife at Cleveland,' and was then pounded by police, who captured him. Attorney D. F. Dunlavy, former prosecuting attorney of Ashtabula county, has been indorsed by the Ash- tabula county Democratic committee, tor attorney general of Ohio. Rev. F. .EL Wilson of Utica'has been called to the pulpit of the North Side Church of Christ, Newark. * .Miss Elinor S)iaw, assistant princi­ pal of the Republic high school, was suspended by the board of education following filing o f charges of Insubor­ dination by the principal. . Reduction in wages of city em­ ployes approximating 10 per cent was approved by Youngstown -city coun­ cil. Virtually every city employe ex­ cept elected officials is aff ted. Engine repair department of tbe Toledo and Ohio Central railroad shops at Bucyrus, closed for some time, will resume operation next week. J; C. Miller, collector for a com­ pany operating a chain of groceries in Cleveland, reported to the authori­ ties that he had been held Up and robbed of $1,600. After-being robbed he said he was tied and thrown Into an abandoned barn. Alice Arrington, 3, daughter of John Arrington of Utica, Licking county, died After eating a quantity of face powder. Joseph I. Morris and Glen Steln- metz, plumbers, were killed instant­ ly At Warren when their automobile was struck by an Erie train. Manufacture of brake shoes in the - Baltimore and Ohio shops at New- ark In the neat future will afford ■ work for a large number of men. Shot down by a party of citizen*.! a man giving his name as William ' Miley, 58, was captured after he had ' attempted to burglarize the postofflee , at Cedarville, Greene county. Colonel L. 8. Connolly of Cleve­ land was named president of the Ohio National Guard at eolation at the closing session of the guard offl* { a??B! cers’ convention at Columbus. Charging that no part of $50,000, alleged profits o f the Toledo and Western railroad, reached bondhold­ ers, attorneys at Toledo suggested a change In receivers. i Charles Levenler died at Ports­ mouth after he is alleged to have been struck by an Officer who was arresting him. , Rev. Arthur Campbell, SO, Presby- * terian minister, died at Cincinnati. ’ ReortSrafzaUon o f Modern Glass company. Toledo. Is under way. ' tn the past six weeks underweight school children at NelsonvIUe have been given 13,033 bottles of milk through community enterprise. Harry Kopp, 62, oldest member tn point, o* service o f Cincinnati Sym­ phony orchestra, is dead. Earl Knight, 5. was killed near Steubenville by an auto truck. i Mystery surrounds the disappear­ ance of Joseph F Duetschle, 47, mem­ ber of the firm of Duetschle ft Me Klnley, who has heen missing from hie tome slnte Feb. 16. ft, XI, Gronninger. Grand llnpide. was re-elected president of the Oh io, farrows* Grain r 'n -'* r «t assoriat’ -, ‘ F.B. Houston DiedWednesday Foster B. Houston o f South Charles­ ton, aged 54, prominent citizen, fo r ­ mer banker and businessman and at one time a member o f the State Board o f Agricultural, died st the home o f his daughter, Mrs, John Quinn, in Cincinnati, at 6 A , Ml Wed­ nesday. • . - For several months, in fa et since his financial troubles, Mr. Houston, has heen in poor health suffering with Bright’s disease and heart trouble. He hod gone to Cincinnati on a visit and contracted cold which 'With the condition o f his heart caused his death. Mr. Houston was associated with .Lon and Edward Houston in the gen­ eral store in South Charleston where the brothers amassed a fortune Baid . to reach two million dollars at one' time. A t the death o f the older broth­ ers F. B. Houston was named trustee and had charge o f the store, the bank and some 10,000 acres o f land in Mad- • ison, Clark .and Gi'eene. counties. The deceased did much fo r his town m the way o f civic improvements. He erected a modern hotel that the trav­ eling public could be cared for. He ouilt a modern picture theatre, up- todate garage. Took over the weekly paper, the Sentinel, that the town might have the leading weekly paper m the state! With ail this Mr, Hous­ ton was engaged in other business that the town might be just a little better than most towns o f its size. Few tpwns, if any, have enjoyed the civic benefits o f a generous man to a greater extent than- South Charles­ ton,' ■■ ■ Th* deceased leaves a widow; a daughter, Mrs. Rachel Quinn, Cin­ cinnati, and a son, {Roger. The body' ■ has been shipped to South Charles­ ton where the funeral w ill be held, Friday, being private. POSTOFFICE V A U L T DOOR W AS BLOWN R E AD Y TO OPEN ■\Vhen the safe expert arrived here last Thursday all he had to do was to open the vault door by pulling on it, £t had been blown, r e a iy to open but Miley either ,did not have time to try it or did not know it. No one here touched the door fearing that some an explosion. The combination was damaged beyond repair*1and another new one was placed. - TWO PAPERS CONSOLIDATE. Lost week the New Paris' M irror was consolidated with the Eaton Democrat. The M irror was launched fo rty years ago but fo r recent years has been under the management o f Arch and Ralph Raney; I t was our pleasure this past w|eek to make the acquaintance o f Arch Raney, who Was a nephew o f the late Samuel Raney and also related to Mrs. Lida Archer. The Raney brothers are sons Jonathon Raney, known to older citizens. HAGAR PA PER COM PANY OFFICES TO BE MOVED HERE The offices o f The Hagor Straw Board. & Paper Company, which have been in Xenia, since 1906, w ill be moved back here in a short time. The old offices in the mill are being placed in order. The new general manager o f the company, Wilson W . Galloway, will be located here but as. yet he has been unable ,to get a residence. His household goods are already in stor­ age here. HOUSTON B ANK M A Y P A Y D IV IDEND V E R Y SOON Word lias been received in South Charleston that depositors o f the defunct Houston Bank which closed its doors more than a year ago, will receive 50 per cent o f their deposits during the present month. I f the dividend is paid it will l)e received With rejoicing aa many firms and individuals had all their money in the wrecked institution. ■J6&KS' ttosftl I WONDER,OOMINNOWS LAUGHTO SfiE THn WHALE FLOUNDERING G M A S H C A L h