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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-05-25
A DAMAGED DOCTOR.
Health Officer Smith Wants s3 Day as
Disinfectant.

Disinfectant.
The Board of Health held meeting
Friday evening, at The Mayors Office.
Present, Drs. Slusser, COnklin, Messrs.
Tyler, Cassidy, and Health Officer Smith.
The nomination and confirmation of
Messrs. TYLER and Joseph Biechele to sue
ceed the retiring members. Messrs. Me
Crea and Shimp was announced.
DR.. Slusser reported that the suit of l..
DumOnt against the city to recover $3.50
for cigars and whisky furnished the
Lackey family, had been decided against
the city. The following resolution was
then adopted:
RESOLVED, That the City Solicitor be
requested to take the necessary steps to
appeal the case to a highe court.
DR.. Slusser offered the following reso-
luton:
WHEREAS, Frequent complaints are
made by citizens residing upon Walnut
street of neglect on the part of the Board
of Health, in not ordering the removal
of standing water in different localities;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That in the opinion of the
Health Board there is no successful way
of keeping Walnut street free of stand
ing water, except by proper system of
sewerage.
RESOLVED, That the Board of Health
urge upon the City Council thenecessity
of carrying forward without unneces-
sary delay, the measures they have in
augurated for system of sewerage.
Mr.. Cassidy moved to amend it as fol-
lows:
RESOLVED, That the City Council be
requested to provide, as temporary re-
lief, for the construction of surface
sewer of open tiling or other suitable
material, that will insure an unOb-
structed flow of water on both sides of
Walnut, from North street to the Fort
Wayne Railroad, there to connect with
the present sewer leading to Schriyer's s
Run.
The resolution as amended was
adopted.
Health Officer Smith reporting that
he had suffered serious damage in his
general practice as a physician in con-
sequence of his connection with the
smallpox cases, and asking that the
Board allow him SO per day as an in
demnity for such loss of business, from
May 6th-when he ceased his attentions
to smallpox cases-until formally re-
| lieved of all responsibility in connection
Herewith, the following resolution was
adopted, Gt being understood that it in
no way bound the Board to allow the
indemnity claim):
! RESOLVED, That the Health Officer be
relieved of the performance of all duties
| in connection with smallpox cases.
The bill of Samuel Thompson of 81
| for services in connection with the re
moval and erection of hospital tents
was allowed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-05-25
County papers please cOpy)


The following list shows the value of
all taxable personal property and the
value of new structures firi5hed and
unfinished in the seven wards of the
city, as returned by the assessors: First
Ward, personal property $685. 1866, fifty
five new buildings $45, 800; Second Ward,
personal property $97,317, seventy new
buildings $32, $50; Third Ward, personal
property 1927, ,746, fifty-One new build
lngs $3083O; Fourth Ward, personal
property 5 16I, ,266, seventy-six new build
ings 1927, 7,1O5; Fifth Ward, personal
property $615,O74, fOrty-fOur new build
ings $43,16 Sixth Ward, personal
property $60,O16, fOrty-nine new build
ings $4,000; Seventh Ward, personal
property $439,632, sixty-nine new build
ings $41 ,O85; Canton township, personal
property $3.50, 81, fOrty-twO new build
ings, value not reported. The totals
show $1,916,317 of personal property,
$239,93O of new buildings and Ala num-
ber of new structures.
Dogs are only returned for taxation
wnen their owners think they are valu-
able enough to bring suit for them in
case they are killed. The First Ward
returns 80; I'd, 81; Sd, so; 4th, 8; 9Th, So
9th, o; 7th, IA; total, 249. The other
million or so of ours can be slain with
out any injury to anybody.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-05-25
"SNIOKED OUT"
The Cigar Makers Want More Cash For
Their CherOOts,

Ihe Cigar makers want more Cdsh VI
Their CherOOts.
There is a ripple in the local tobacco
leaf market, and the manipulatOTs of
the ''seed Leaf and Old-fashiOned "tufer"
cigars demand more money for the trans
formation of Virginia and Pennsylvania
vegetation in merchantable form. In
other words, the cigar makers of Canton
came to the conclusion that they were
not getting enough for their work, and,
by advice of the international Executive
Board of New York, the head center of
the cigar makers unions in the country,
have gone on a strike. The union in this
city is numbered "115," and is composed
of twenty-One members, fifteen being in
the city, and the other six in MassillOn
and elsewhere. They now ask the fol-
lowing advance in prices: On seed
Havanas from 81 to $12 thousand; for
mixed cigars from 81 to IS; for COnnec-
ticut seed leaf from Sc to 81; and for the
two for fiYes" the going price has been
from $3.50 to $4.OO, and they ask uni
form price of $l.OO to be fixed. At a
meeting some weeks ago the above
schedule of prices was handed in, and a
copy sent to the International Executive
Board of Cigar Makers of New York
City, who replied by authorizing strike
for the advanced prices. During the
strike, which promises to be prolonged,
each striking member of "ll5" receives
81 week from the general fund, until
an adjustment is made and work re-
sumed.
HOW THE BOSSES FEEL.
On Monday morning the different
workshops presented a deserted appear
ance, and nothing was seen but few
boys sweeping up the waste 'tillers'' for
choice Havana ten-centerS that Uttered
the floors. A committee of the strikers
interviewed the different manufacturers
and reported progress as follows:
Henry SchOeneberg, on Young street
accepts new rates; he does mostly CHEAP
work.
c. Appel, working four hands, accepts
the bill of prices, and men went to WORK
| at noon on Monday.
Dan Talbert refused to stand the lift
and says he would sooner lock up than
pay the advance.
William YOlkman says that his hands
can lay off for tine present.
G. A. Schraishuhn said he would no
be dictated to by any manufacturer, anC
was in favor of a meeting of the bosses
| He is not in favor of the advance.
j. MarburgeT & Son have the new bill
of prices under consideration.
| THE MONEY-DRAWER TALKS.
The bosses state that, with the presen
prices, their hands are making two dol
lars and more day, if they put in full
time, and think that, as compared witt
other labor compensation, 1t Is a suffi
cient figure. Rather than pay the in
creased demand they will lay by fO
while, and, if necessary, buy thei
cigars ready made, and wait till the Gus
tOmary lull comes.
Looking at it from an impartial stand
point, it appears like a game of "freeze
out" between the four dollar weel
Union men, supported by outsiders, ant
manufacturers who can worry alOn,
with Teady-made goods.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-05-25

The clock in the Court House works
measurably well, since the hours have
ceased striking, and thus causing 1t to
strike, aIso-iR the way of keeping time,
although it will persist in keeping about
ten minutes ahead of standard COnnot-
ton and Columbus time. Time Is
money" they say, but when we have one
time for the Court House, one tor the
railroads, five or six for the shop whistles
and "the usual hour of half past seven"
for the Council the latter regulated by
a dozen different watches, we Degln 10
think we have more time than money.
Bring on the new Seth Thomas clock
ordered some time ago.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-05-25

The Board of Equalization for Canton
met on Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock
and adjourned to Tuesday at the same
hour, when the full Board met at the
Auditors office, and, on motion of Audi
tor Ramsey, seconded by l.. X. HurfOrd,
A. McGTegor was made chairman; after
which, on motion of Mr.. Tuttle, seconded
by Mr.. WOrley, L. k. HurfOrd was chosen
Secretary. The Board is composed as
follows: The Auditor; L. Biechele and
Mr.. Tuttle for one year; HurfOrd and
McGregOr for two years, and Webb and
WOrley for three years. The Board spent
the afternoon of Tuesday in comparing
the returns of this year with last, con-
tinUing the work yesterday, and will
follow it up, occasionally ordering the
Auditor to notify parties to appear in
order to explain some matter to the
Board. The Board will continue in ses-
sion about four weeks.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-05-25
A MURDEROUs SHOT.
AIr. t. j. Orr Shot i'm His Own Doorway by
q Midnight Assassin.

a Midnight Assassin.
Mr.. Thomas j. Orr, who lives o "a Poplar
street, above TuscaTtv r.. Y A. slot on
Tuesday abOut u. Ill, under the follow
ing circumstances: DR.. L. ii. Phillips,
who lives square above the house, was
aroused during the night by knocking
at the door, and upon opening 1t found
Mr.. Orr, who is a bOOk-keeper at the
Steel Works, standing outside with his
face and clothing covered with blood,
barely able to support himself by lean
ing against the door posts. Telling the
Doctor he had been shot, he was removed
to his own house, and DTs. BTant and
Phillips examined into his condition.
MIR. oRR'S STATEMENT.
About o'clock he was awakened by a
knock at the door, and asking who was
there, was told that it was Bob Kuhn"
He then opened the door when a man
Tom Orr?" Eyes" "Then take this"
and thrusting forward revolver, fired.
Mr.. Orr staggered backward, almost
thrown down by the. shock, and grasped
chair for support. The assassin ned
as soon as he fired.
Examination of the wound showed
that the ball struck about the center of
the chin, passing through the lip, knock
ing out several teeth, and then going
the throat and lodged somewhere in the
region of the larynX.
Marshal Rigler was summoned ard
Mr.. Orr told him to arrest Charles o.
Traphagan as the guilty party, he being
the same man that was imprisoned here
for throwing sulphuric acid in his wife's
face a year ago. The Marshal took him
to the Jail. Between the bedding letter
was found addressed to sc. o. Trap
10 4 k,1 81. hNfV, saff
| drop letter, warning him against GER
| tain things and mentioning Orr's name
and saying that revenge is sweet"
| Another letter written by Traphagen to
| his wife was found but had never been
sent. 1t accused her of WTOnging him,
and said she would be sorry for it.
On Saturday afternoon TraphageR left
the city. Billy King, a coach driver for
Miller 81 HurfOrd, took his trunk to the
| station. At that time TTaphagen offered
| him q dollar if he would inform him
when Orr would return to the city. Foot
prints were found about Orr's house, and
| Traphagen's boot being fitted to the i'm
print cOrrespOnded exactly. A revolver
was found lying in a yard corner of
Fourth and Poplar streets, with one
cartridge discharged.
The only motive that can be at pres
ent assigned for the deed is feeling Of
jealousy that Traphagen held against
his wife, who is now in Michigan. 1t is
not necessary to indulge in any specula-
tiOns, as all the points will transpire in
due legal course of time.
Mr.. Orr is a married man, his wife
| living in Pennsylvania, and one OF the
pleasantest kind of citizens, and popular
withal. TTaphagen was brought before
the Mayor on Tuesday afternoon and
plead not guilty to arraignment, and
the hearing set for next Wednesday at
8 "a. m. MOng and McCarty for defendant
Mr.. Orr is as comfortable as can be ex-
| Onptad
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-05-25

Perhaps it is a waste of time to in
uuire, but we would really like to know
what has become of that street railway
project that promised so we'll few short
moons ago. We understand few of the
property holders are very willing to have
the line run in front of their lots, and
thus improve their value, but they mod
estly prefer their neighbors to become
prominent by taking stock, and thus
have their names blaZOned in the papers.
Canton is full of people who never say
"boo" till somebody else says it with a
louder intOnativn, and they see an inn
mediate profit following. Public spirit
and enterprise are not factors in their
view of things. The fact remains, how
ever, that we have no street railway,
with even One-hOrse power, except on
paper. We will wait till the new city
hall is located and then talk further.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-05-25
OUR DEAD HEROES.
Ceremonies to be Observed on Decoration
Day.


Ceremonies to be Observed on Decoration
Day.
The following is the list of officers and
programme to be observed on Decoration
Day:
President of the day, Col. Seraphim
Never; Vice Presidents, 7. G. Snyder, ia
cob Miller, Joseph Biechele, DR.. A P.
Pontius; Orator of the day, Lieutenant
Governor Richards; Chaplain, Rev. Dixon,
of the Second Nj. f. Church; Chief Mar
shal, Charles T. Olddeld; Aides, w. o.
Myers, Major A. VignOs.
ORDER OF PROGRAMME.
First Division, W. 0. Myers command
ing-City Band, Grand Army of the Re-
public, Veterans, Cadets, Children with
flowers, Decorating Committee.
Second Division, Major A. VignOs COM
manding-DTum Corps, Fire Police, Fire
Department, Civic Societies, Mayor and
City Council, City Officers, Citizens and
Carriages.
EXERCISES AT THE CEMETERY.
Singing by the children, Prayer by the
Chaplain, DiTge by the City Band, Ora
tiOn, Music by the Drum Corps, DecOra-
tiOn of the Graves by the Children and
Veterans.
FLOWER GIRLS.
Clara Webb, LeOna Zaizer, Minnie Rit-
terpaugh, Birdie Myers, Emma Fergu-
son, Matte Cassidy, Allie McCutcheOn,
Abbie Clark, Ida Glenn, Alice VignOs,
Mary Harter, Ruth FOgle, Mary Ellison,
Lulu Johns, Mamie HOuser, Elsie Cock,
Maud Bryan, Ella Wikidal, Lydia Black,
Jessie Reynolds, Effie Teegarden, Katie
HurfOrd, Lulu Kelley, Clardie ShOrb
Oracle Catlin, Frances Moses, Luella
Yant, Oracle Laird, Flora Talbert, Min
ME Myers, Ida Reader, Estella Adler
Jennie McAIuTTay Katie AndevOnt, ,IdOne
Ensign, Oracle StOyer, George DOuds
Gertie DOuds.
DECORATION NOTES.
The thirty-eight little flower girls will
| canvass the city in behalf of the Posi-
for flowers and cuttings for decoration
purposes.
All veterans and eX-sOldieTs are re
quested to meet with our Post; also Cit!
| Cadets and all civic societies, who will
report on Public Square at 1:3O p. m. OF
Tuesday next.
Next Thursday, June 1st, large mum
Der of G.. A. r. Post, No. %, will go t.
New Berlin for the purpose of recruiting
members for this Post, as a number o
veterans desire to mite with our Can
| ton Post.
Memorial services at Baptist Churcl
at 2:30 p. m. Soldiers and visitors o
Post, and flower girls, escorted by com
mittee consisting of Misses Emma Good
will, Edith Blum, Carrie Krause ant
Mrs. John Horn, will meet at Post head
quarters at 1:30 p. m. on Sunday ant
march to the church in body, headet
by the City Band.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-05-25

The Rep. for some days back had a
startling dOuble-cOlumn "ad" appearing
three or four times that 40 wild, painted
and savagely vindictive Indians from
Sitting Bulls camp, who had been to
see their Great Father at Washington,
had been persuaded. with great trouble,
to stop off at Canton, yesterday, and ex-
hibit some of their blOOd-cuTdling, abO-
riginal pastimes, to our people, on the
fair grounds, at a dime admission.
Bill poster Anderson distributed numer-
GUS dodgers and sample scalp locks, for
which he gleefully expected to tax the
treasurer $3.50. Frank Adrian, the port
ly proprietor of the Buckeye House, pre-
pared dinner for the "Ted trailers, with
plentiful supplies of buffalo meat and
other wild delicacies suitable for the
palates of the tepee dwellers. Wednes-
day came, and so did hosts of people
from MassillOn and other county towns,
but the eagle eyed braves with their
squaws and pappOOses failed to mate
rialize and Adrian has several bushels of
cooked food on hand, Anderson mOurns
for his $3.50 and neighbOr Tom ruefully
cOnfesses to S15 out on printing. 1t re-
minds us little of the Brad. Williams
Triad with the exception that this Of
flee was not stuck. The Indians are a
fraud.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-05-25

The result of the Dumont smallpox
whisky case against the Board of Health
and the city, was duly announced to the
Council last Monday by Solicitor Welty,
who stated that the Board of Health had
ordered an appeal taken from Justice
Worley's decision, as the costs now
amount to nearly $50. Some of tine
Council expressed themselves as being
in favor of paying the bill, so that no
more costs would accrue. Hereafter the
Boards instructions to its officials in
regard to purchasing supplies for sick
parties will probably be made more
definite,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-05-25
ANNUAL PICNIC.

The Stark County Pioneer Association at
The Fair Grounds.
The old settlers of Stark County will
hold their annual basket picnic this
year on
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14TH.
All who have resided in the county
fifty years are considered members.
They will assemble at the County Fair
Grounds at 10 o'clock a. m. The fore
noon will be spent in social intercourse.
DINNER AT 12M.
On a signal by the band the AssOcia-
tiOn will assemble at the stand and list
en- to the reports from the different
townships; of the death of members
since the last meeting. Following this
report will be the
GRAFTON BY HON. GEO. W. RAFF.
The following gentlemen have each
of the occasion by the delivery of a
short address: Judge s. Meyer, Canton;
Rev. P. Herbruck, Canton; Washington
Guest, Pike; L. L. LanbOTn, Lexington;
Vim. G. Myers, Lawrence; RObt. II. Fol
ger, Perry; Samuel Brooke, Lexington; !;
Levi Stump. Perry; David Yant, Bethle-
hem; A. McGregOr, Canton; Andrew
POntius, Plain; James Bayliss, Perry;
DR.. A. H. Sherman, Secretary Portage
and Summit county Association, and H.
H. Gregg, New Lisbon.
1t is expected that the Vice President
of each township in the county will fur
nish the Secretary of the Association,
DIR. Lew Slusser, before the day of meet
ing, list of the deaths that have occur
red among the old settlers during the
past year, with brief biographical
sketch of each.
JAS. A. SAXTON,
W. W. REED,
JOHN F. RAYNOLDS,
H. H. MYERS,
| GEO W. LAWRENCE,
THOMAS MCCALL.
Executive Committee.
County papers please cOpy0
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-05-25
THE CITY FORCE.
The System of Police Patrol Observed by
Our Legal Protectors.

The System of Police Patrol Observed by
Our Legal Protectors.
Many of our citizens hearing the
melOdiOus police whistle, at night, as
they lie comfortably ensGOusced between
the sheets, turn over, with sigh or re-
lief, when they hear it, knowing that
their property is being watched, but give
no thought to the details of such watch
ing, which go to make up the hours OF
the night policeman. The force con-
sists of twelve men, including the Mar
shall, two of whom do day duty, and
nine, including the ROundsman, traverse
the city at night. Each officer has
number, which designates him on the
schedule, said number appearing on the
blOtter, when an arrest is made, and,
generally, stands for his name. The fol-
lowing is
THE LIST:
Louis Rigler, Marshal, l. Jacob Bach
tel, ROundsman, 2; T. j. Baughman, b;
John Bederman, A; John Cummins, D;
Clarence Dillon, 6; William Lehnis, 4;
A. j. LOthamer, 8; John Nichols, 8;
James Sell, 10; Charles Schlegel, IL; &.
A. Wielandt, II.
The city is divided into precincts,
numbering from one to eight, and each
one is patrOlled by a policeman, changes
Dell& uldu6 III TOGdIlOn, Ou JHc ISL anu
18th of each month.
The following are the boundaries of
the precincts: 1st, from Tuscarawas to
Ninth streets and from Market to the
East creek; End, south of Ninth and
east of Cherry streets to the city limits;
3rd, all south of Jackson street; 4th,
south of Ninth to Jackson, including all
west of Market street to the city limits;
5th, from Ninth to Fifth streets and all
west of Market street to the city limits;
9Th, north of Fifth and west of Market;
7th, all east of Market, north of Tus-
carawas street to the COnnOttOn Rail-
way, to the city limits; 8th, all east of
the COnnOttOn Railway and north OF
Tuscarawas street to the city limits.
RoUNDsMAN's ROUTE.
The ROundsman is required to make
| two full rounds before and one after
midnight, and has the following journey
| to make, at least three times each night;
From the Mayors Office to Cherry, down
| Cherry to Charles, out Charles to South
Market, up Market to Cedar, on Cedar tC
| South Poplar, on Poplar to North, Oh
North to Cherry, down Cherry to Third
| on East Third to No. Engine House
back on Third to COnnOttOn Railway
track, and thence back to the Mayors
/ office.
The following table shows the mum
ber of times each man Is in the differ
ent precincts during the year ending
May 1st, 1888, and may prove useful fol
reference:
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-05-25

Navarro complains of its Italians at
tending church without washing off
their weekday filth from their bodies.
We advise dipping them in oil, and
setting them afire, as our Canton NeO-
pOlitans do with the live mice they
catch. 1t is a sure cure for that class of
foreign emigration.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-05-25

Nick Huberty has fine pair of live
eagles he caught near Fulton, also big
night owl lately caught, that nearly
snapped off Frank Baird's finger, when
he interviewed it.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-05-25

We call attention to the advertisement
of Messrs. H. w. Werts 81 Co., the well
known Carriage and Buggy builders of
this city. Their warerOOms are filled
with very desirable vehicles, all made
of seasoned stock and warranted to give
satisfaction.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-05-25

MF. James Hoy,our pressman for some
time, returned to Akron last Saturday
to take his old place in the Beacon office.
Jim was a good boy and we are sorry
to lose him. He took a sleeping car
ticket for SUBMITS capital.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-05-25

As warm weather approaches the pop
and bottled soda business improves. Mr..
Henry VOgelgesang reports that trade
at his bOttling works is very brisk, he
being crowded to his utmost capacity.
The quality Of the goods furnished nnad 4d by oy
commend his aerated compounds, as
they do that themselves. -
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-05-25

Mr.. and Mrs. G. w Wright, who have
been visiting Miss Emma MeLaln at her
home on North Walnut Street, returned
to Akron this morning accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Craig.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-05-25

Mr.. Horace Nichols, our cOmpositOr
who was married last week, has again
reported for duty. The new experience
has partly turned his hair gray, and he
says that hard work at the case IS pre-
feTabIe to the siege that he has under
gone.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-05-25

Go to the new Steam Laundry of Frank
Bishops, under the SaxtOn block, If you
want your shirts, collars and cults done
up in good style.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-05-25

The new Steam Laundry, operated by
Mr.. Frank Bishop, turns out tirst-class
work. Shirts, collars and cuffs are
cy and polish.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-05-25

Frank Bishops Steam Laundry, in the
basement of the new SaxtOn block, is in
full operation. Work guaranteed to be
firSt-class.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-05-25

Col. Norman Curtis comes to the front
and still walks the streets as if nearly
80 years were not loaded with all their
weight of care upon his shoulders
Rockford Qll.) Register.
The editor of this paper we'll remem-
bers The manly, venerable form of Colo
mel urtis' near fifty years a. when he
was citizen of Ohio.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-05-25

Advices from Upper Sandusky state
that Mrs. W. L. Caldwell, nee Miss Mil
lie Manley is recovering from her recent
Illness
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-05-25

The finest line of Children's Express
Wagons in the city at The Fair. 40 East
Tuscarawas street.