The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-02-06
LATEST FROM NAvARRn.

A Man With Box Of Worm Destroy or---
A Hugo Joke on tho Homolioat Man In
Town---Ho sowora on tho Indian show
Especial Correspondence Of The Nowa. Domoorat)
NAVARRO, o., Fob. ., 1890.
Tho Umatolla Medicine company is
| holding forth nj the Opera Hall for two
weeks, having with them some genuine
| Umatolln Indians and some good perform
| ors. Free entertainments nro given aud
| largo crowds OF people arc nightly attract
cd 10 Opera Hall 10 Witness the perform
anco which IL OF very highly satisfactory
| and mcrltorloua character and well ap-
procinted by all who attend. Standing
room commands premium 40 doncoly
packed In the hall ovory evening. Before
the commencement OF tho performance
DIR. Hayslll introduces his dilToront kinds
OF Indian medicine which they have for
sale.
THE HoMELrEsT MAN IN NAvARRE.
Tho homcliest man In Navarro,
Drew the prize NJ big lnjun show
A nve.dollar note he thought TO grab,
But instead, he got, ns you know,
A box Of worm destroyer, and 80
Tho homeliest mnu In Navarro
Has Soworod ON the big lnjun show,
Aud 10 the laugh oftho town, by gar
The biggest Ioko Of The season that has
evor occurred In this town was the one
perpetratod on Prof. David s. Sewers, OF
ihis plnco, last Saturday evening NJ the
Opera Hall, dufing the entertainment OF
the Umntella Medicine company. DIR.
Haysell OF the company stated during one
OF tho performances last week that n
beautiful beaded pin-cushion would be
presented 10 the most popular young lady
receiving the highest number OF votes
also that NJ the same time the homeliost
gentleman In the audience receiving the
highest number OF votes would also receive
n present. In anticipation the people OF
the surrounding country who were anx-
ious 10 SEQ who the lucky ones would be,
gathered In tremendous crowds az the
Opera Hall, In good time TO witness the
fun, After the performance was over'the
voting began for the most popular young
lady. Maine Ray receiving the most
votes walked forward amid the cheers OF
tho audience and received the beaded pin
cushion made by the Indian squaw. BY
this time II was evident that something
was going 70 drop, as II could bo plainly
seen @ tint some OF tho boys wero cropping
together In the back part OF tho. hall,
while some wero evidently circulating
tickets and inducing their friends TO vote
for n fayorite candidate as II some .grent
prigo was at stake. After tho tallyihR OF
ne votes began II could be seen that our
David was making good run with Albert
Chnmborlin, class mate. David came
ont way ahead. A tremendous applause
rent the air whom II was seen that Sow
ers had captured the prize. DR.. Hay
sell then called on Sewers TO come
forward and receive 8 dollar bill
as his present. Sewers was at first timid
and not inclined 70 go forward, but the
audience yelled and urged him so strong
ly, he nt last picked up courage and made
ia way forward through the crowd Of
people, evidently thinking that for tb
Bill as present ho can well afford 10 be
voted as the homoliest man IN town.
When 10, 10 his uttor CONSERVATION and
astonishinont, and by making Q second
examination OF his present, ho flndB II 10
be q box OF Umatolln Indian worm de-
stroyor, wrapped up in q receipt for tax
ing same, gotten up In the ahape of q W
Qreenbnck advertisement, The cheer
that won't up from the nultltudc
OF people whom II was soon that
hn 4 r,reived lnsyond Of n genuine hrQrdolr
lar bill only o box q wnfm ''ps'royrfs