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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-05-17
Notice of Application to Sell
Desperate Claims.

A LII persons are hereby notified that ON the 22d
N day of May, 1888, at 10 O'Clock a. M, or as
soon thereafter as the application can be heard,
Henry Tietje, as Administrator of the estate of
Herman Tietje, deceased, late of Henry county,
Ohio will make application to the Probate Court Of
said county for order to sell desperate claim to-
wit: One Certificate of Deposit against the late
Banking arm Of Sheffield Norton. Said claim
is desperate for the reasons assigned in Section
6O77, Revised Statutes of Ohio, that none of the
heirs or creditors of said decedant have offered
to sue for or receive said claim.
HENRY TIETJE,
Administrator
BY Il. W. Cahil, his attorney.
Napoleon, o., May 3, 1851.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-05-17

STATE OF OHIo, CITY OF TOLEDO,
LUCAS COUNTY, SIS.
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he is the sen.
ior PARTNER Of the firm of F. J. CHENEY & Co., doing
business in the City of Toledo, County and State
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay ONE HUN
DRED DOLLARS for each and every case of GA
TARRH that can not be sured by the use of Halls
Catarrh Cure.
{ - A. W. GLEASON,
( SEAL Notary Public.
-
S.-Hall's Cstarrh Cure Is taken internally and
acts directly upon the blood and mucus surfaces Of
the system. Send for testimonials, free.
F.J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o
w-sold by all Druggists, rs cents. apl.26-1mo
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-05-17

President Cleveland has signed the bill
making available over 100000 acres for
free settlement. Four million acres are in
the famous Milk River valley.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-05-17
MILES OF FIRE.
A Scene of Awful Splendor Conse
quent Upon an Oleaginous
Blaze at Oil CITY,


OIL CITY, Pa, May 14-Saturday g
tank containing $4,000 barrels of oil ex.
ploded two miles up the creek, boiled
over, and set fire to another "a, 900 bar.
rel tank on the opposite side of the
river. Streams of fire ran down the
creek, and the whole population turned
out to see magnificent spectacle, and
struction of property along the stream.
All day yesterday and last night the
fire ragged and clouds of smoke over
hung the city. The scene was an ex-
citing one, and many people left their
homes. AT 10 o'clock this morning
the refineries caught fire. The West
ern, New York & Philadelphia railroad
bridge caught fire. The department
was exhausted and panic was immi-
nent.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-05-17
Notice to Con tractors.

OEALED bids will be received until one O'Clock
y pm, on the 26th Day of May, 1888, at the resi-
dence of J. G. Kicker, for building German
Reform Frame Church, miles South Of Napoleon,
on the Kalida Pike.
Plans and specifications can be seen at J. @. Rick
er's from the 18th to the goth of May, 1888.
The Building Committee reserve the right to re-
ject an or oil bids.
May 18th, 1885,
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-05-17

e# Hon. Joseph Pulitzer, proprietor of
the New York World, who went to Califor-
mia in the hope of receiving benefit for his
failing eyes, is now said to be totally blind.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-05-17
A Special Offer.

Having purchased the entire product
of an extensive factory, I am prepared
to offer new Spring Style CHAMBER
SUITS at strictly wholesale prices.
am putting in stock daily, something
new in design and finish in Parlor,
Library, and Dining Room Sells.
Special care taken and prices very low
for recovering old furniture with the
very latest style of covering.
Estimates of cost made upon appll-
cation. The best assortment of Child
rens' Carriages in the West Prices
on these goods beat the market.
M. BARTLETT,
Mammoth Store, Toledo, o.
so and 81 Summit St.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-05-17

General Master Workman Powderly is
out in a letter, in which he says he will cast
his Presidential vote for the man who will do
the country the most good. He means Cleve-
land, of course.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-05-17

B"The Memphis Audlanche wants a new
State formed out of west Tennessee, east
Arkansas and the northern part of Alabama
and Mississippi.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-05-17

There are a great many. ways of show
ing up the injustice of the tariff. A local ex-
change gets it off briefly as follows: "The
tariff pumps the poor to irrigate the rich."
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-05-17

tay-A friend of Mr.. Blaine asked Mr.. Conk-
ling in 1884 if he would not take the stump
for Blaine. 81 cannot" he said, II have re-
tired from the criminal practice
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-05-17

EAt the hour of going to press we had
not learned of the outcome of the Democrst-
ic State Convention at Dayton.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-05-17

Organize and prepare for hot work
during the Presidential year.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-05-17

~ Hon. Geo. E. Seney was renominated
for Congress In the 9th district last week.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-05-17
THE NORTHWEST
~ OFFICIAL PAPER OF CITY AND co.

NAPOLEON, o., MAY II, 1888
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-05-17
Ne\ er has Fine Goods sold for lower
prices than we are now making
on our irresistible

We ask the privilege of selling you on
the closest living margain the finest
styles and qualities that money
can buy, in the line of
staple and fancy
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-10-25

~ We wish to draw the attention of citi-
zens to the fact there is not one of the gang
who are lying about and traducing the
characters of our Democratic officials just at
this time who are men of any of the qualifca-
tions which go towards the building up and
sustaining the institutions of community.
The gang is principally composed of charac-
ters who instead of trying to build up and
elevate are continually tearing down. We
wish citizens to size up the gang, and see If
we are not correct in our conclusions, whether
the parties style themselves editors, lawyers
or whatnot. Being creatures of this stripe,
then is it not easy and safe for them to speak
fslsly and slanderously of any citizen? To
illustrate: A citizen is slandered by one of
these fellows, the aggrieved person has no re-
course but to sue the party for damages. Now
what would be the use of suing any of these
good-for- nothing, irresponsible charactersi
Instead of the aggrieved party getting damage
in all probability he would have big bill OF
costs to pay. The law has no hold upon
them, and the remedy only lies in citizens
discountenancing characters of this stripe
Place the heel Of decency and good citizen
ship upon their Shiny carcasses and hold
them down TO the level to which they belong
1t is the only safe guard citizens have against
their slanderous tongues, for the protection
of themselves and their homes.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-10-25

"a Belknap of the Signal, is extremely
anxious to secure the sheriff's printing, for
which we do not blame him. But does he
not know that even if, with the use of all the
falsehoods and ISLANDERS, which may or can be
invented and circulated by the unprincipled
and irresponsible blackguard in this or
Lucas county it we're possible to defeat Mr..
Barnes that the Signal would be no bene-
ficiary? Jerry, there is conspiracy against
you to which you will wake up too late. The
nuclius is now being fostered in your own
Office, and is being nursed by man of whose
blackguardism you yourself are ashamed.
Fouke. you know, has not yet lost his interest
in this county, and Malley the dirty dog in
your employ, is his son-in-law. His dirty
work in which you have been seduced to take
part, is not in the interest of reform or
good government, but in the personal interest
of himself, his father-in-law and his brother
in-laws, all of whom are printers; and should
they succeed in an impossibility, the Fouke
family, with Malley as chief mogul, would
again preside over the Signal and leave Jerry
in the cold.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-10-25
"From Year to Year."

"one of Raphael Tuck 4 Sons Calendars for the
year 1888 Is really gem. II Is In book form, and
designed by J. Pauline Sumter, with couplets by
Helen NJ. Burnside. January shows two little girls
who come timidly alsng draw wing behind them u lit
tie wagon full Of dolls; they hold one another by the
hand and look pretty they are innocent, their
hair duttering In the breeze and falling in masses
over their foreheads their chubby little faces
aglow with good nature and even dolls laughing.
could not be refused by anyone. They evidently
stay the year, for In the pages that follow they are
shown In various occupations, feeding the birds,
plucking wild flowers, rocking In the grassy fields,
and sitting by the seashore, making little rivers In
the sand. On the page between June and July
there is picture Of q milestone almost hidden by
the flowers, but on which the inscription Hail
Way can be seen. Throughout the calendar they
are dressed in costumes appropriate to the different
months Of the year. In April they take refuge
from the showers meath umbrellas; In May they
fall asleep among the daisies in the field as they
murmur:
"sNodding, nodding, to and fro,
In the grass the daisies gruw.'
ain December they depart, mufaed un to protect
themselves from the cold, their satchels on their
arms; and as the hands of the clock point to mid
nightthey say:
awe hope you have had a pleasant year.
''The last page Of the calendar has candle burnt
almost to the bottom, and is just dying out, indi-
eating the close Of the year."
This charming calendar book for 1889 has 1e
pages Of color and monochrome illustrations. gold
edged, silk cord and taseels.
A dainty gift-to be bad ut all first class stores
throughout the United States, or mailed to any ad-
dress on receipt Of so cents. Address
RAPHAEL TUCK q SONS,
-"i StdtiOper" 29S Broadway, New York.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-10-25
Our Opinion.

Bro. Decker. we want your opinion through
the Holgate Times, in regard to the little $40
steal, where the Commissioners allowed the
Assessors full pay for their work, and then
81. L. Vey $40 for correcting their returns.
Is this right? We will have some more ques-
tions for you from time to time.-Signal.
We have had the experience of handling
assessors statistics, in fact, held that office
once. The work of making out the report is
quite complicated-many farmers are elected
to the office-men who are not accustomed to
deal with complicated figures. Men are
elected to the Office who are good judges OF
all property to be listed but are inadequate
to the task of making a correct return that
involves calculations from $1.00 to $lOO, 600.
90. The return of crop statistics properly
made is task that will bother the ordinary
accountant. The work must be done within
specified time at the munifcent sum of two
dollars day for tramping through mud and
rain and making report. The pay received
by an assessor is a niggardly price but some
one must do it. The books come to the Aud
itor's Office in a snarl. Shall these assessors
who have honestly earned their money have
a portion taken from them, or shall the Aud
itor perform the labor gratis? If You say
yes, Bro. Belknap, then il steal. If you say
no, the only question is as to the amount paid
| and the work done.-Holgdte Times.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-10-25
HAMS,
Bx. Bacon,
Smoked Side,
Pioklea Pork,
And Lard,
At the
House.
Pork House.

WE are not given to personal praise
or laudation of candidates on the ticket
of our choice, but consider nomina-
ton by the party as q sufficient guaran-
ty of their fitness and capacity; nor are
we disposed nor addicted to the abuse
ofcandidates on an opposition ticket
this we leave to men like Malley and
Belknap and their gang, who seem to
delight, revel and fatten on abuse and
slander of their neighbors, and even
friends, and like dogs feed on their own
vOmit.
We, however. challenges comparison
Come voters and look:
E. T. Barnes and E. L. Viers. Who
will say that Barnes is not at least the
equal of Viers, in family connection and
ancestry, in moral, honesty, capacity,
experience and general fitness.
George Daum and VIM. Abbs. Who
says that Daum has not made good
Commissioner, that he is not honest,
that he has ever stolen, and that he is
not in every way the peer of Abbs.
James P. Ragan and Julian II. Tyler.
Who does not know that Mr.. Ragan is
by far the most experienced and best
lawyer; who can say he is not honest
and that the ever f1inched from or will
fail to perform his duty in the future. Is
he not the equal of young Tyler?
Henry Bostelman and NJ. G. Grimes.
Mr.. Bostelman has made an honest and
faithful 1nfirmary Director, and who
can say that he is not as cabable as Mr..
Grimes?
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-10-25

s5y-Some anonymous blowhard from away
over at Youngstown wishes to bet us $500
that Harrison did not say that dollar day
was enough for any workingman. The fel
low has not one-tenth part of $500 and he is
too ignorant to know what Harrison said
He is only guessing at it. Seventeen good,
square, honest laboring men of Harrison's
own home have come forward and put their
names to an affidavit that Harrison did make
the remark, which goes farther than blast
from blowhard' synonymous horn. Mr.. Har-
rison went farther in showing his contempt
for laboring men, when he stood ready to
shoot them down during the railroad strikes
in his State, provided they did not go to
work! These are facts of record which can't
be wiped out by Republican bluster.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-10-25

tEIt is amusing to see Jack Malley's
gang. Look at it-what nice picture it would
make for the rogues gallery. Van Campen,
Campbell, the bulldozing element of the
Frease family, the head of whichis tax dodger,
Belknap who hungers for the county printing,
the man from Monroe township of unsavory
school marin reputation. Beauties all, to
assail the good name and reputation of men
who have ever commanded the respect of their
neighbors and acquaintances, never suspected
of wrong or dishonorabe acts until this gang
for party and personal motives seen fit to hire
the pi rate of private character, who leads the
gang to pour out his slush and endeavor to
besmear them. Out upon such unprincipled
cattle.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-10-25
Read Your Title!

Hiram Van Campen, of the law firm of
Campbell & Van Camper of this place, who
has slandered the title to real estate of every
person in Napoleon and throughout the coun-
ty, and who now has on record in the re-
corder's Office in Napoleon power of at
torney from some fortune hunting adven-
turer, attempting to convey to said Van
Campen the right to bargain. sell and convey
two-thirds of Napoleon, and with which he
has been attempting to friehten our people
into buying his worthless claim for the last
two years and failed. This man has now pro-
missed to deliver this county over to the Re-
publicans, and the means he uses is the
slander of the character of our county ticket,
and every act of the county officials. Go to,
Hiram, the people have no more use 70,
slander in politics than they have in business
and your dirty lying trash will find no better
market than your trumpted up title to oul
real estate.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-10-25

~ The gang of Republican liars who have
banded together for Doodle, in order to
further their plans by deciving the people,
are whining and shedding their crocodile
tears over the fact of the county fund being
overpaid. But they are very careful not to
give the people the facts where this fund was
made to pay sum of over $1,000 in order to
prove the innocence or guilt of Republican
criminals! There are many other smaller
amounts which this fund has been made to
pay on account of Republican rascality and
persecution, which if they were paid back to
the fund would about place it out of debt.
These are facts which these dirty rascals fail
to tell the people in their TRADE upon good
and honest citizens. But truth is bound to
come to the surface, and as sure will the
gang come to grief.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-10-25

Citizens of Napoleon. the men who are
in large measure filling the columns of the
Signal with filth, are the very men who a few
months ago stood ready to help steal your
homes and property, and even now they are
conniving to keep alive their rascally work.
Are these fit men to set themselves up as re-
formers? Would you trust them with your
valuables? Then why is it that so many roll
their filth under their tongues as they would
a sweet morsal? Just because humanity is
more prone TO take up with lie than it is
with the truth. lie will travel faster thar
the truth, but in the long run truth will pre-
vail.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-10-25

.BTo listen to the way the Republican
gang carry on, one would suppose that the
laboring men who get jobs from the county
are all getting rich. The facts are that the
jobs let by the County Commissioners are
upon such a low margin that the laboring
man can barely make days wages upon them.
This the laboring man will coroberate, and
he will also tell you that in most instances
money is lost upon jobs, through close COM
petition. But the rascally Republican gang
don't mean to be honest. they are in to
deceive the people in order to place dollars
in their own pockets.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-10-25

60 Sec. 1042 of the Revised Statutes of
Ohio reads: "The Auditor shall, annually, on
or beforehe lat day of October, deliverto the
county treasurer true copy or duplicate of
the book containing the tax-list required to
be made by him for the year." The new
broom in the Auditors Office, which was ex-
pc cted and pretends to sweep SO clean, has
not yet complied with the mandatory law,
and thus has rendered himself liable to re-
moval from Office. What is. the matter? If
he is incompetent he had better send for
Frank Myers, the man upon whom he was
compelled to call on to assist him in even
posting the books of township clerk
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-10-25
wDemocrsts of Henry county,

- Democrats of Henry county, do you
wish to cast your vote with and for men who
have called you copperheads and all the vile
names they could think of, and who even now
call you drunken mobs, thieves, bummers
and the like? We ask you candidly, can you
do it, and still assert your manhood and citi.
zenship? We have reliance in the Democrats
of Henry county. Democrats whom the dirty
Republican gang are stigmatizing as bum
mers and then asking for their votes, and
don't believe they stand ready to allow them.
selves to.be made dupes of in order to ride the
Republican hungry horde into power. The
cry should be Democrats for Democrats
and no aid to the enemy!
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-10-25

sBIf Malley's gang is so certain that there
mas been fraud Or wrong doing in the gov
ornment of Henry county, beyond perhaps
such as might occur in any business house,
We will join him in having committee Of
three experts appointed to examine and report
and will pay one-half of the expenses. This
thing of merely making accusations without
proof, and when a plea of not guilty is entered
avoid it by simply saying that the accused
person lies, is played out. Walk up to the
rack and give US proof or stand branded a
liar and scoundrel. "|
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-10-25

wVote for Boothman, the friend of the
laborer.-Bryan Press. k.Itss. a's
Now what has Mr.. Boothman ever done for
the laborer? He favors every action of his
party, party which is responsible for the
sbject condition of thousands of laborers to.
day. He favors the retention of the high taz
upon necessaries. and is opposed to reducing
the surplus, unless it is reduced by taking
the tax of whisky and tobacco! The friend
of the laborer, bah! Instead of being friend.
ly to the poor, he upholds the legislation OF
his party which has made the rich richer and
the poor poorer. Laboring man, we ask YOU
il this is not true?
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-10-25
DemOcrtS, Beware Of False
Reports!
The Silly FalsehOOd About
the Napoleon Town
snip Road Improve
ment Bonds.

The Republican gang in the Signal office
are circulating by mouth and through their
untruthful sheets the silly report that the
road improvement bonds for the building of
gravel roads in Napoleon township were
issued as county bonds, and that they obli-
gate the county for their payment.
The report is too absurd for notice, but for
fear of it's misleading some we refute the
silly charge. The special law under which
the bonds were issued does not authorize tie
county commissioners to issue county bonds.
The bonds can be issued only obligating the
township where the majority of its electors
have voted in favor of gravel roads, and the
bonds so far issued have been in accordance
with the law.
There are but two townships in the county
that have voted fol- gravel roads, Napoleon
and Ridseville. And these are the only
townships where taxes have been levied for
the building of gravel roads-2.5 mills levied
in Napoleon, and 1.5 mills levied in Ridge
vile. For the truth of this we refer to the
fund ledger in the county auditors Office,
which shows that separate account is kept
of the gravel road fund in each of these
townships, and to the commissioners journal
and the levy book in the same Office, as re-
ference to the tax levies actually made by the
commissioners.
The notice under which these bonds were
sold reads as follows, as published in the
NORTHWEST of Sept. 6, 1888:
SALE OF BONDS.
nN Saturday, the 22d day of September. A. d.
" 1888, at O'Clock m, the Board Of Commits
sioners of Henry county, Ohio, will offer for sale to
the highest bidder, at the Auditors ONCE In Napo-
leon, Ohio, $4,000 of NAPOLEON TOWNSHIP
ROAD IMPROVEMENT BONDS for $1,000 each,
bearing per cent, interest per annum, payable
semi annually at the County Treasury in Napoleon,
Ohio. Said bonds sre Issued by virtue Of special
act of the Ohio Legislature, psised March eith, A.
d. 1885, and accepted by 9 majority vote OF the
qualified electors Of said Napoleon township at the
regular township election held on the 5th DAY OF
April, A. D. 1886. These bonds will be dated sept
1st, A D. 1888, and become due on the 1st OF Sept
A. D. 1908 but will be redeemable at the pleasure
of said Board Of ounty Commissioners at any time
after 10 years from the date of issue The privilege
of rejecting any or all bids is reserved.
CHARLES EVERS,
Auditor, Henry County, o
Nap oleon, o., Sept. 5th 1855.
Just such reports as this is the complete
stock in trade of the Republican gang They
are thrown out to mislead voters, and we
warn our readers against them, and would
advise them to be on their guard from now
until after election, when of course the ras-
Gals will subside in their lying reports.