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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-09
A PRETTY HOW-DE-DO!
Two Rival Towns Want the
County Seat,
And the People Arm Themselves and
Threaten War----The Governor
Takes a Hand---A Nice State
of Affairs--O Other News.

TOPEKA, Kas., Feb. 3.-[Special +
Dispatches gave particulars few days
ago of a contest between the towns of
Eustis and Goodland for the county
seatship of Sherman county. The lat
ter town was seemingly the winner at
the election, but the old officers were
in Eustis and refused to certify to the
new election or surrender the records.
Then the Goodland people armed them
selves and foTcibly seized the records,
holding their rivals at bay
with revolvers and turpentine balls
with which they threatened to burn
the town Eustis if resistance was of
fered. Upon appeal, Governor Martin
appointed d General Adam Dixon and
Captain McGrath, of the State militia,
to go to the scene of the disturbance
and enforce the law, and if it was nect s.
sary, to call out the militia. General
Dixon submitted his report to the Gov
ernor, saying, he had been working on
the case for a week with little hope of
an ammeable settlement of the cOntro-
versy. Both parties are armed, the for
titled towns being only two miles apart,
feeling very bitter and hostile. Trade
is at q standstill, no crops taken to
market, taxes high and money scarce.
Very little work for mechanics and
laborers while the land Office in Oberlin
refuses to give claimants final land
proofs for reason that records at the
county seat are not available.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-09
"IT Is RUMORED."

Rumor with her thousand tongues
says an ancient writer. ~
The Repository of Wednesday deals
in rumor, pretending to give what
transpired in secret session of the City
Council. ...
Besides the sewerage question, says
the Rep. was considered the injunction
and suit in Common Pleas against the
Water Works Trustees, growing out OF
the dam across the race above the Full
ton bridge. The Rep. adds:
1t is rumored that one of the trus-
tees, after signing his own name to
petition for the injunction, also signed
the name of another member of the
board without the latter's authority,
and on the petition containing these
TWO names the injunction was issued,
Now the trustee whose name was used
without his consent is kicking, and re-
pudiates what he considers the hasty
action taken in getting out the injunc-
ton against the owner of the dam.
OF course over this "rumor" the Rep.
splurges. If that sheet lad looked into
the case a little, the false "rumor" could
have been easily found.
The Rep. does not name "the trustee
who is kicking" so that is probably all
'rumor." Now the fact is, only one
name is attached to the injunction pa
per, and not two. The board of Water
Works Trustees consists of three mem
bers. The board is duly and properly
organized, and the board by vote author
lied their proper officer to sign for the
board, which he did.
Cannot the Rep. get anything right
Or, don't it want to?
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-09
CARRoLL's WOOL GROWERS MEET
Republican Politicians and Their Hire.
lings HeaVed Overheard.

| Especial to the Daily Democrat
CARROLLTON, o., Feb. 1.-The farm
/ ers of Carroll county met in the Court
Room yesterday to adopt a constitution
for the Wool Growers Association.
The spacious Court Room was well
filled with farmers. and the farmers
were well filed with hatred and disgust
| tor the politicians and hoOdlums who
disgraced their convention on the nth
oI January Ike Taylor, lawyer, ha65
even tramps, Vagabonds and Carrollton
street gamins, could become members
| by paying fifty cents. The farmers
have awakened to a sense of duty since
the Republican politicians and their
hirelings disgraced their last conyen-
ton. They informed the politicians
that they were able to steer their OWL
ship. BY one single amendment
to the Constitution, all the politicians
ottice-seekers, rowdies, war orators
runaway Generals, g. o. p. wet-nurses.
snot-noses and stone throwers We're tieG
up ina bag and thrown overheard. This
seems hard after all the professions Of
love this bagfull made 1or the farmer
But there Is no use mourning over split
milk. 1t is done, and they will have to
make the most of it. Whether this
ignominious bagfull sink or swim, live
or die, survive or perish, the farmers
gave their hand and their boot to the
glorious overthrow. This is the doc
trine that was advocated by Allen Cook
at the outstart of the wool growers
convention last month. Had his couu-
sci been needed at the beginning, the
scenes that disgraced our County ON the
9th OF January would never have taken
place. But Cook is no high protection
lst, and hence was not treated with
common decency on the 9Th of last
month. lie was here yesterday and
had as much to say as he did on the
9th OF Jan, when hirelings were going
to put him out" " "mash him" etc. But
yesterday the farmers, without regard
to tariff views, rallied to Cooks stand
ard and helped him bag the politicians
and cast them out of the farmers syn
agogue. Ike Taylor will physicno mole
sheep by his tariff talk. Young Taylor
and Mccoy will play hummer at no
more wool conventions. Jim Kennedy
Will be retired from palavering the
farmers, and if he choose so to do car
throw stones at the Democratic jollihca-
tion next fall after Grover is reelected.
Gen. p f. K. Eckley, who ran away
from the battle of Pittsburg landing
pretending to have diarrhoea, will be
afforded no more opportunities to fight
the war over in time of peace and call
the Democrats rebels.
The farmers are certainly deserving
of praise for their independent action
No doubt they can hereafter discuss
their own affairs without converting
their convention into an iufdriateG
mob.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-09
Death of Mrs, Smith.

Mrs. Jamima Smith, of Greentown
widow of the late Samuel Smith, died
Friday afternoon at the family residence
there aged nearly SO years. Deceased
leaves three sons, one daughter, Mrs. j
a. Borst, and many other relatives to
mourn her death and cherish her mem
ory. Mrs. Smiths maiden name was
Gatf, and is the last of a family of sew
enteen that settled in Plain township
in 1903. The old farm is now occupied
by the Ruperd family and Lewis Essig,
the women being descendants. The
sons are Esquire Lewis E., Wilson S.
and Daniel j. Smith. The funeral will
take place Sabbath at IL a. m. Deceas-
ed enjoyed fair health as rule until
her last illness. Mother Smith had lived
in Greentown some sixty years, and
she will long be held in kindly remem-
brance.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-09
A Fatal Explosion.

CLEVELAND, o., Feb. 3 Especial. l.
Shortly after o'clock this morning a
terrific explosion took place at Austin's
Powder Works, on the Independence
Road near the southern suburbs of the
city. Just how the powder was ignited
is not definitely known, as but one man
was in attendance at the time. The
scene of the explosion was in the gran
ulating mill and the building was
blown to pieces leaving only a hole in
the ground to denote the fact that a
building had ever stood there. Reuben
Wright, an employe of the mill, was
standing outside when the explosion
occurred. He was killed by the concus-
sion, only small mark in his head in
dicating injury by other means.
Superintendent Bartlett, when asked
by reporter if he could give any cause
for the explosion, said: "We assign no
cause for the explosion. Last night we
left 1000 pounds of finished blasting
powder upon the car in the kernelling
room. 1t was the product of one days
work; that being the largest amount
we allow standing outside the maya
zine, which are located upon the other
side of the river. There was no fire in
that room, the engine and boiler being
in shed adjoining, from whence the
steam is conducted to the milling apart
ment. We keep foreman whose duty
it is to carefully examine all ma
chinery daily and report everything to us
in the evening. Last night he stated
that everything was in excellent shape.
1t may have been however that when
the works started this morning "key"
or one of the other multititudious
contrivances broke, and that would
have caused the explosion. There are
any number of conditions which might
have resulted in the explosion. The
explosion was one of the lOudest and
heaviest ever heard, considering there
were only two thousands pounds eff
fected"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-09

SOME reform infant industries" can
clear a million dollars a year. Is it not
time to wean such infants Chronicle.
Do you mean the "woOl industries
of Ohio? A direct answer of Yes or
No.-[F Free Press.
The growing of wool cannot become a
monopoly except in the territories, The
Delanos and other Republican hOwlers
are of this class. They can produce XXX
wool at 15c, and make more money than
Carroll county farmers can at 30c. The
''infant Industries" of which the people
complain most seriously are referred to
by President Cleveland-thOse manu-
facturers and operators who combine
into "rings" and "trusts" for the pur-
pose of limiting production and advan-
cling prices. These capitalists are pub
lie robbers but the day of doom awaits
them Chronicle.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-09

"TELL Earnest, when he gets old
enough, what brought his father to
ruin"
SO wrote Tafel, the Columbus school
principal, to his wife, just before his
suicide to escape punishment for EN-
bezzling $500 teachers salaries. Gamb-
ling was what brought Tafes to ruin
and when the wife carries out her
husbands dying request she should not
fail to tell her boy that the desire to
get something for nothing is at the root
of the whole evil. Children are beset
with schemes of chance from the day
they have their first penny to invest at
their own pleasure. Does not some of
the responsibility rest with the men
who educate them in the way of get
ting without an equivalent ?-[ Akron
Beacon.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-09
THE STORY OF GRANVILLE
Stopped by an Objection by Hon. Johr
McSweeney.

COLUMBUS, Feb. 3.-Algernon Gran
vile, one of the defendants in the tally
sheet forgery cases, who has turned
States evldencr, gave part of his eyI-
deuce before the jury today.
The attorneys for the defendants OBJ
jected to the character of the evi-
dence and entered upon long ar
gument. The point of objection by
the defense was to joining the
two cases-that of the Ninth
and Thirteenth Ward forgeries. This,
the State was proceeding to do in the
furtherance of the conspiracy theory, a
point which claimed much attention bv
the attorneys yesterday.
McSweeney, for the defense, in sup
port of his objections, quoted
largely from the decision of Judge
Thurman, when on the Supreme Court
bench. There was quite a sensation
created as he read from these decisions
and pronounced eulOgy on
Thurman for coming to their rescue
with his wisdom, uttered many years
ago, and said they appeared like apples
in gold with silver lining.
The jury was dismissed at the after
noon session and the balance of the day
was taken up with the discussion OF
points at issue. The judge will decide
tomorrow morning whether the evI-
dence shall be admitted, and Granville
resume his place on the stand.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-09
Piles! Piles! Piles!

DR.. Williams Indian Pile Ointment
Is the only sure cure for Blind, Bleeding
or Itching Piles ever discovered. 1t new
er fails to cure old chronic cases of long
standing.
Judge Coons, Mayville, Ky.
CDR. Williams Indian Pile Ointment
cured me after years of suffering"
Judge Coffinbury, Cleveland, o., says:
II have found by experience that DR..
Williams Indian Pile Ointment gives
immediate and permanent relief"
We have hundreds of such testimo-
mails. Do not suffer an instant longer
For sale by Weber Bros, druggists, 10
Opera House Block, Canton.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-09
IN A BASKET
A Small Baby is Taken to Its Alleged
Father.

A Small Baby is Taken to Its Alleged
Father.
Yesterday Mrs. Gardner, an elderly
lady with market basket that con.
tanned little baby nine weeks old went
to boarding house on Roland street
and knocked at the door. When a girl
in the house answered the knock, Mrs
Gardner handed her the basket and told
her to give it to Mr.. Harter when he
returned home. AS soon as she drop
ped the basket she ran down Roland
street as fast as she could, not giving
the girl chance to make any inquiries.
Mrs. Gardner was the grandmother of
the baby, it being the child of her
daughter, Lena Gardner. Some time
ago Lena commenced bastardy pro
ceedings before Justice Fulmer, but
Lena at that time was not
altogether a divorced woman, and
the action fell through. She had been
divorced but there was a motion made
to set aside the divorce proceedings.
which is still pending, and until that
motion is disposed of by the Court
Lena cannot proceed any farther. We
are informed that the folks in whose
possession the child is now have volun-
teered to take care of it.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-09

A CORRESPONDENT of the New York
Herald, who has been travelling through
the Lehigh region, estimates that in
Panther Greek Valley alone 9,022 peo.
pie are receiving relief from the
Knights of Labor, $3.50 being women
and children. These figures furnish
strong illustration of the suffering III
that section consequent upon the strike
The Herald correspondent says the
workmen are nearly all native Ameri-
cans. and some of them were in the war
for the Union. Intelligent, brawny
skilled and peaceable-these are the
words used by the correspondent--they
have a firm conviction-mistaken per-
haps, but still firm as a rock-that they
are fighting, in this Reading strike, the
great battle of labor against capital
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-09

We have sold Ely's Cream Balm
about three years, and have recon-
mended its use in more than a hundred
special cases of catarrh. The unani-
nous answer to our inquiries is, Its
the best remedy that have ever used. y
Our experience is that where parties
continued itsuse it never fails to cure.
J. ii. Montgomery II Co., druggists
Decorah, Iowa.
! have used Ely's Cream Balm for
dry catarrh Ito which Eastern persons
are subject who come here to live). II
has proved cure.-B. +. NJ. Weeks
Denver, Col.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-09

precedented movement of coal up the
lakes. The growth of the Northwest is
drawing upon the mines of Pennsyl-
yania and Ohio at a heavy rate, and the
effect upon the mining Industries of
the great coal producing States will
become constantly more and more i'm
portant. 1t Will make up and more
for natural gas.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-09
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has
this day fled In the Probate Court of stark county
Ohio, his petition praying for an order authorizing
him 20 sell or otherwise dispose Of the following
claims belonging to the estate of John ROOse de.
reased which accrued In the lifetime OF said dece-
dent and which have become desperate, to-wit
Promssory note on Isaac RoOse, calling for t335 a.
dated February 25th 1885.
PromssOry note on Isaac R0OSe, calling for sllgO.
dated February 26th 1885.
said petition will be for hearing on the Gath day
OF February, 1888.
GEORGE W. ROOSE
flb2-hw Executor Of John RoOse. decd.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-09
PROBATE COURT.
A Republican Conspiracy.

COLUMBUS, Feb. 1.-If the defense in
the tally sheet forgery cose succeeds as
well in the balance of the hearing as
they did today, they will not only be
able to Substantiate the theory of con-
spiracy on the part of the Republicans
against defendant in those cases, but
but will come very near showing
that the forgeries were committed
as part Of the scheme to
injure the local Democracy.
Judge Thurman laid off today, and,
it is understood, was consulting author
tiles and preparing an argument
against the conspiracy theory.
County Clerk Joyce was on the stand
all day as witness in the tally
sheet forgery cases. His ex-
animation was begun yester.
day. Both sides are proceed
ing cautiously. The principal part of
the day was taken up in objection to
the admission of certain testimony.
arguments by the attorneys and rulings
by the court. The defense sought to
show by the witness that he was identi-
fled with the citizens committee. and
had contributed money to aid the in
vestigation. He admitted having given
800 for the purpose, before the in
vestigation as to any special person
was begun, but for the purpose of de-
yeloping the crime and fixing the same
against the guilty parties. His object
in doing this was to protect his Office
from any imputations which might be
made in connection with the removal
of the tally sheet in question from the
safe in his office.
Two clerks of the election were ex-
amined as to formalties, and identity
of their signatures on the tally sheets.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-09
R0uGH6ND DIRT
SHERIFF SALE.

r. w. McCaughey, Admir-, Order Of Sale,
vs. Stark County Common
Marshall Tasker ct al. Pleas Court.
RY VIRTUE Of an order OF sale issued by the
II clerk OF the court of common pleas of Stark
county Ohio and to me directed will offer for sale
a. public outcry at the door Of the court hOuse In
tile city Of Canton, on
Saturday, the 25th day of Feb, 1888,
the following described real estate situate in the
city of MaSsion county of Stark and State of Ohio,
and known as lot number fourteen (l4), in Ruch's
addition TO the city OF Massillon.
Appraised at $3.50,
sale to commence at one O'Clock p. m. Terms,
cash
A. LEININGER, Sheriff
r. W MCCAuGHEY. Atty.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-09
DIVORCE AND MARRIAGE.

A Man Gets Divorce and Marries An
other Woman the Same Day.
Yesterday J. d. Lewis, ESQ.,, procured
a divorce for Mr.. John FOtch, of Ali
ance, from his wife Lavina Fotch, on
the ground of wilful absence. Within
ten minutes after the decree was made.
Fotch presented himself at the Probate
office for a marriage license which
was granted, and Fotch then struck out
for Alliance. Last night Fotch was
married to Louisa Stanley, of Alliance,
and has the satisfaction of knowing
that he was the legal husband of two
wives in one day.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-09
Dropped Dead.

OsNABURG, o., Feb. 3.-[Special.l l.
Mrs. John Holwick, a widow, residing
half mile south Of this place, fell dead
this morning. Her age was ga. Heart
disease was the cause of her death.
Harry, the five years old son of
Daniel Myers, died today Of Group.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-09
Dissolution Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the partnership here
tOfore existing between John A. Weaver, Charles
FallOr and John S. Weaver Is this day dissolved by
mutual consent. All claims to be settled with john
A. Weaver survivor OF firm OF Weaver, Fallor q
Weaver. JOHN A. WEAVER,
North Industry, O., Feb'y q 1888 DIV
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-09

THE Northern Pacific Railroad man
ayers have given orders that the whole
motive power and rolling stock of the
eastern part of their lines shall be
devoted to hauling coal west from
Duluth. Next summer will see an un-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-09
Dissolution Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the firm of Nagel ~
Barchfeld have dissolved partnership. Mr.. Nagel
Will continue the business, collect all debts and set
tie up the claims against the firm.
JOHN NAGEL
tan26-dw AUG BARCHFIELD.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-09

All skin and scalp diseases of chill
dren and adults are quickly cured bv
Skin-Success Ointment. Use with 4
that most reliable Skin preservative
Skin-Success Soap,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-09
Administrators Notice.

Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned has
been duly qualified and appointed as Administra
tor Of the estate OF John Gibo late Of Stark coun-
". Ohio, deceased.
Eeb9-dw CHRISTIAN KRoPF,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-09
Dissolution Notice.

Notice y hereby given that the firm OF Drame 6
winters Is this day dissolved by mutual consent
Ali parties Indebted to the firm are authorized to
nav tha saule 10 Nicholas Draime, and all creditors
are directed to present their claims TO him.
- \ JOHN 8. WINTERS,
San. 81, 1853 -9edw N pRAIAE,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-09

Those Pimples and Skin disorders
will rapidly vanish when you use Skin
Success soap and ointment. Sold by
M. Kapper, druggist, North Market
street
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-09
Saturday, the srd day of March, 1888
the following described real estate to-wlt;

the following described real estate tO-wit:
Parcel No l.--Bclng in Plain township, stark
county, ohio, and known as and being part Of the
north part Ot the northeast quarter of the section
number SIX, In township number II, in range num-
her said part is the balance of said quarter after
there is taken theTefrOm one hundred and ten acres
off of the south side of said quarter, and the same
containing sixty acres, more or less.
Parcel M. 2.-Being situated In Lake township,
STARK county, Ohio, and known aud described as
follows to-wtt Forty acres off the south side of the
east quarter of section number thirty township
number twelve, and range number eight. and being
the same land conveyed to Christian ALBANIAN and
Wife by deed from Leonard ALBANIAN, dated Septem-
her 2lth lS;32, recorded In book Of said COuntys
records aud uu the 2'S day Of April 1885, conveyed
by said Alaman and wife to one Samuel Schra5ltz.
and which deed Is recorded in book y Of the records
of stark county, Ohio. Appraised at 50 600.
Parcel No. No 3.-Being situated in Plain town
ship stark county, ohio and known rs and being
part OF the northeast quarter of section number FIVE
township number eleven and range number eight Of
said Stark county bounded as follows: Bepiunlnr
at stake one hundred and twenty seven and twenty
four hndredths perrhes from the northeast corner
Of the northwest quarter of section number i've
township eleven, and range eight as per aLmeasure-
ment taken on line of the following courses to- witt
From said corner post west. on the north bOundry
Of said section sixty and thirty-fOur hundredths
perches thence south bya line running parallel with
the east line of said quarter section, slNtyseven and
four hundredthS percheS to the northeast corner
or place of beginning; thence west by line running
parallel with the north boundary line of said see
tiUn ffty-nine and thiTy-fOu hundredthS perches;
thence south. parallel with west line Of said section
slrty-seven aud four hundredths percles: thence
east parallel with the north boundary of said Sec
ton ftty-nlne and thirtyfOur hundredths perches;
thence north parallel with the east line Of said quar-
ter section, SNty-seyen and four hundredths perch
es to the place OF beginning. containing twenty-five
acres OF land heretofore sold by said Michael
Schrant2, deceased Appraised at $1,000
Sale to commence at one O'Clock d. m Terms
One-thlrd cash. and the balance I'm one and two
equal annual payments with interest from day of
sale; secured by mortgage on the premises sold,
A. LEININGER, Sheriff.
j. G. wELTY Atty.