The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-02-25
More Letters Bearing ON Advertising
in the Year Book.
Queer Letter From Mr.. smead of Toledo
Mrs Mcdowell Visits Mrs. Tenney
on Mission, Which FAils-The Present
status Of Two Remarkable Cases
CLARK VS. Rooms and Koons VS. Clark.

| G. of Ohio appeared with several new
letters bearing on the case in which she
seems to take deep interest. We con-
| dense into few sentences all the new
material she has gathered on the cele-
brated case. Mrs. Koons has employed
the law firm of Case, Monnot & Whitacre
to bring her suit for the w. r. C. money
claimed in Justice Court. In order TO ge;
all the items Mrs. Rooms has been in cor
respondence with all parties who paid
Mrs. Ada L. Clark for advertising in the
Journal of Proceedings, among others with
| Mr.. Smead of Toledo, who had a full page
| advertisement. As will be seen by the
letter which Mrs. Koons furnishes for
| publication, MIR. Smead refuses to give
the amount paid for the advertisement,
claiming the transaction was private
one between himself aud Mrs. Clark. On
this phase OF the subject the NEWS DEMO.
Graf does not care to comment, as the
whole matter will be heard in court, later
on. We also print new letter from the
| c. & &. railroad officials.
sMEAD WARMING co.
TOLEDO, O., Jan. %, 1892.
MRS. EMMA y. NUNS, OautOIl, VI,
DEAR MADAM:-ReplyinR to your letter
of the 23rd, we write to say that the adver-
tisement alluded to was personal trans
action with Mr.. Smead, who is absent.
We expected his return, but as that has
been postponed, we make this explaDa-
ton of our silence. Yours truly,
ISAAC D. SMEAD &c Co.
sMEAD WARMING co.
TOLEDO, Feb. IS. 1892.
Mrs. EMMA +. KooNs, Canton, o.
DEAR MADAM: Upon my return to To-
ledo after an absence of several weeks in
Florida l find your several letters bearing
upon the question of AN advertisement
printed in Grand Army journal pub
lished by Mrs. Clark. As q constant
reader of the daily papers, have of
course seen considerable therein pertain
ing to differences that have arisen in the
Grand Army circles. l have little or no
information other than that contained in
the press. do not wish to in any way
become involved in the matter and can
avoid doing 30 for several reasons; first,
because l am in my own business affairs
mixed up in newspaper matters all over
the half dozen States to an extent that is
exceedingly distasteful, for we all know
that il is seldom that the actual facts are
stated.
can avoid all complication in this mat.
ter, because I have thoroughly understood
that this advertizing matter was a
personal one of Mrs. Clark's. / have had
no business relations with her in her otflc
ial capacity in any way whatever. II l
have correctly read the newspapers, you
are not now treasurer of the department,
and | do not know that l might say
that except under call from the
proper officials, am under no obligations
TO open our books for examination by
anybody. / would unbesitatingly say,
hnU an fnr aa I tn M n
matter there isn't anything irregular in
| the transaction upon the part of any one.
| My understanding has been all the time
| that the advertisement was purely per-
sonal affair of Mrs. Clark's, whereby she
might get some return for great efforts
| pat forth and time and money expended
| by herself.
Whatever the situation may be, donot
| hesitate to say that upon call from the
| parties in authority, l should without
hesitation present all papers in the ease
but under no circumstances will become
| parties, especially when of the two
| parties interested only one is even an
| acquaintance. My acquaintance with
Mrs, Clark justihes the extension to her
| of all the sympathy possess incident to
| this newspaper racket that has been 60
ing on for some months. l feel that you
cannot blame me for saying this, as you
and l are entire strangers. Very truly
yours, ISAAC ID. SMEAD.
| CLEVELAND AND CANTON R. R. co.
| General Passenger DEPARTMENT.
CLEVELAND, o., Feb. 16, 1892.
MRS. EMMA f. KooNs,
Canton, o.
| MADAM
| Your favor of the 18th inst was duly re-
ceived. Sometime in April, 1891, las near
as can remember) l received communi-
cation from Mrs. Ada &. Clarke advising
were going to publish a roster, and asking
me II l did not wish to have an advertise.
ment OF our road inserted, and that we
can pay for space used either in transpor
tation for her or cash. preferred to pay
cash and authorized her to insert our card
to the extent OF s6. When roster wa,
printed Mrs. Clarke forwarded a bill Il
me, which / in turn sent to our ticke
agent Mr.. II. B. Stewart, Canton, request
ing him to please pay the bill, take Mrs
Clarke's receipt for the amount and max,
claim on my office for relief, which he did
paying Mrs. Clarke and vouchered Mr
Stewart for amount so expended by him
/ have no doubt that II you will ask him :,
sign an affidavit he will do SO.
| Yours Resp'y,
ALBERT RoKUsEK,
G. p. A.
We have, this morning, information
from Xenia that Department President
Mary A. McQuistop, has pigeon-holed tn,
case of Clark vs. Koons. 1t will be re
member that in the so-called Cour
of the Queens Bench In Canton
Of which Mrs. Mcdowell was Judge Advo
cate General, Mrs. Koons was suspended
for years, which sentence was reduced
to one year by Mrs. Tenney. The paper
in the case, with the $40 report of the stem
ographer, was sent by Mrs. Tenney to tn,
evenings ago Mrs. Judge Advocate Gen
eral Mcdowell called upon Mrs. Tenne!
in her residence, with a new paper, al
prepared for Mrs. Tenney to sign. Mrs
Mcdowell claimed the paper claimed I,
have been sent to Xenia was lost. anC
asked Mrs. Tenney to verify with her sig
nature a new finding, certifying that Mira
Koons had been suspended for 5 years
Mrs. Tenney Immediately suspected
large sized African in that woodpile, ant
declined to sign anything. Just wha
transpired In the way of radical talk be
tween the two ladies our reporter was un
able to definitely ascertain.
The case of Rooms VS.. Clark has agail
come back from National Headquarters
and Mrs. McQuiston of Xsnis has beel
called upon to put her approval or disap
proval upon the action of the so-calle
Court OF Inquiry at Xenia. When tn
papers were first forwarded, Mrs. Nc
Quiston wrote letter which she forward
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