Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-10-28
County News.
Liberty Center Items.

go. Tally one more for John Snyder; boy
this time.
Frank Connolly is the hsppiest man on
the old homestead. Cause why, it's girl.
....DIED.-At her residence in Washing
ton township, at the age of 72 years, Mrs.
Catharine Kiger, wife of Bennett Kiger.
....DIED.-In Delta, Fulton county, Oct.
10, 1886, Hubbell Hoyat, aged 35 years, mo.
and 20 days. Mr.. Hoyat moved from the
State of New York to Henry county twenty
six years ago and located at Cotton. where
he continued to reside until a short time
previous to his death, when he removed to
Delta. Mr.. Hoyat was one of Colton's best
citizens, always kind, pleasant, industrious
and peaceful. respected by all who knew him.
His family are all grown up. He leaves
wife.
Mr.. M. Boothman, Republican candi-
date for Congress, spoke his piece to re-
spectacle but small audience in nMiller's Hall,
Friday evening, Oct. 22nd. The audience
was composed largely of ladies and Demo-
Gratis, attracted thither out of curiosity ''to
see the elephant" The effort was the weak
est defense of principal we ever listened to.
To characterize it as being shallow, feeble,
puerile and washy, would, indeed, be putting
it mild. Viewed as literary effort it falls
below miserable mediocraty, and character
izes more the demS rue than statesman.
When compared with trro manly and states
manlike bearing, the oratory and powerful
statement of facts and arguments of Hon.
W. D. Hill made in the same hall but two
weeks previous, it sinks into insignifcence and
weakness. Mr.. Boothman as man may be
all right, and we believe he is, but he certain
| ly fails to convince the people of his ability
as statesman, or his fitness for the position
he so ardently desires. The childishness of
his effort, and the weakness of his defense,
was apparent even to his friends, and his at
tack on Mr.. Hill in his closing remarks, with
his appeal to the soldiers for help, proved
that he himself felt the weakness of his cause,
his own inability to defend it, as we'll as his
political ignorance or his willful falsehood.
Our School Board "is hot" They con.
slider themselves insulted and are indignant
and "on their ear" because the citizen tax.
payers politely petitioned them to call ar
election for sic instead of three directors as
it now is, and emphatically refuse to do so
They claim it is an insult to them for the
people to intimate to their august body theil
desires, or make of them even request
They have forgotten they are only the peo
ple's servants and not their bosses. The re-
quest is reasonable, fair and in accordance
with law, and if the transactions of the thre'
have been straight, they have nothing to fear
and should cheerfully grant the request, a
their refusal leaves room to doubt thei
straightness, which had not before been done
1t makes no difference, however, as the citi
zens of the district are now determined t.
have sin directors, Notwithstanding the op
position and refusal of the three intellectual
prodigies who now preside. The request hat
better be granted and further trouble saved
and credit to the old immortal three pre-
served, for there are "tongues in trees, ser
mons in stones, looks in running brooks, ant
good in every thing" q
TYRo.
| Liberty Center O., Oct 25 1886,