The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1889-09-05
Treasurer Notestone,
Compliment to a Retiring Officer.
He Don't Go to Canada, but
Will Stay in Logan.

VIII Stay IN Logan.
: On last Monday. John Note
stone retired from the office Q
County Treasurer, Ben AIlel
succeeding. The examining com
mittee appointed by the Probat
Court, whose report is publishe'
elsewhere, shows healthy con
} 1ition, the treasurer being $30.4
ahead of all accounts agains
him.
! Deputy Sheriff Dan Wright
knowing the circumstances AM
actuated with the true spirit o
Logan and Hooking county peo
pie, contrived a surprise on MI
Notestone. A handsome gol'
headed cane was secured on th
following
| TESTIMONIAL.
LOGAN, O., Sept. 2, 1889.
To John Notestone. Retiring Count,
Treasurer of Hooking Co., o.
We the undersigned, your friends
and fellow-citizens, hereby tender t.
you this gold headed cane as an evi.
dence of our appreciation of your hon
esty and fidelity as public official ant
our regard and esteem for you as {
private citizen. With this token o
friendship and respect goes our ap.
proval Of yonr course as County Trea
surer. our endorsement of you as ar
honorable gentleman and our bes
wishes tor your success in whatever
vocation you may choose to direct
your efforts:
D. W. Wright, D. II. 4appen, F. ]
Kreig, d, NJ. O'Hare, John Gallagher,
V. c. Lowry, G. w. McClintock, F. S.
Pursell, L. Yerges, Chas. Rose, q. W.
Rrehm, A. H. Wilson, Robert Davey
W. L. Acker, l.. D. Vickers. VIM. M
Bowen, Lewis Green, VIM. P. Price,
Geo. Marks, John I. Nutter, Fl. Trim
mer, j. NJ. Floyd, S. Weldy, B. C. Re,
Der, B. H. Allen, C. E. Bowen, o. W
H. Wright, G. w. Pullen.
A meeting of the parties
named above and others met on
Monday evening in the Auditor
Office. On motion of Will Nc
Cllntock, Auditor Bowen was
made chairman of the meeting.
On motion of L. Green, George
Brehm was elected secretary
On motion, a committee Of two
was appointed representing op-
poslte parties, 10 find Mr.. Note
stone and bring him to the con
ven.ion. The chair appointed
Pursell and Green.
The committee after diligent
search found him In close con.
ference with Jack Floyd, who
was explaining to him the ad-
vantages OF an investment in the
Ash Cave. 1t might be remark :
ed that Jack was on the "racket'
and deputized to keep John
away until we wanted him. 1t is
10 be mentioned that when John
was brought TO the Auditors of.
flee he was a paralyzed man. he
was confronted with half a hun
dred men, Democrats and Re
publicans. whose faces he knew
and with whose checks he was
familiar. When John recovered
consciousness Mr.. Virg Lowry,
in behalf of the company, made
the presentation of the testimon-
lal about as follows:
Mr.. NoTEsroNE Quite mum
ber of your friends have assem-
bled here this evening ON this,
the occasion of your retirement
from the Office of County Treas
urer, to say farewell to you as
Treasurer of Hooking County
and to bid you God speed on
your way as a private citizen.
-Four years ago you came
among us a comparative stran-
ger to most of us. Today YOU
retire from the office of County
Treasurer known and respected
and esteemed by us all, both as a
worthy public official aud as a
friend and fellow citizen.
So efficiently, faithfully and
honestly have you discharged
your duties as Treasurer of Hook
ing County for the last four
years, that we in common with
The people of tins county unite
in be>towing upon you the COM
mendaiicns of "Well done thou
good and faithful servant of the
public; enter thou into the joys
and pleasures and freedom from
official restraint of private life."
1t is then with a mingled feel
ing Of pleasure and rogret-pleas-
ure at your successful career as |
a county cfficlal. regret at your
departure from among us. if you
hall conclude to do so, that we |
have assembled here this eve
ming to do honor 10 you as a pub
lie official and to bear testimony !
10 your merit as a kind and
generous friend.
In harmony then with onr own
feelings and in accordance with
4 beautiful custom which has
prevailed IN Ibis county for manv
years. We have thought il proper
o present y"u this evening with
some tangible expression OF our
'csreci and esteem.
In compliance then with the
wish of your friend, aud in their
nhaif | now have The pleasure
mi honor of presenting TO you
his beautiful god headed cane
IS evidence of their apprecia-
!nnS of The efficiency. ii iaii,v
nd honesty with which yol have
discharged your duties rs Treas
'rer of Hooking County. They bid