The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-05-26


succeeded In evading arrest uatil
q few weeks ago, was found guilty
by the Athens County Court and
sentenced to four years Ia the Pen.
Mrs. DR.. David Little after a
lingering illness of several months
died last Wednesday from cancer
of the stomach. The funeral SER
vice were held at the residence
yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock by
Rev. Moore and her remains we're
laid to rest in Oak Grove Gene.
terry.
"A marriage ceremony was per-
formed in the Chaplain's Office at
the penitentiary Wednesday under
quite romantic circumstances. The
groom being convict by the name
of Conrad, serving q seven years
sentence for bigamy, remarries a
Cincinnati woman.
General Kelly, of the Common
wealers, states that he will speak
in front of the Capitol at Washing
ton without violating the grass or
dinance. He says he has secured
balloon, and from tho car, sus.
pended in the air, he will address
the people in spite of the authori.
ties.
The Prohibition County Con.
ventiou met here last Saturday
and elected Jasper Cave, Chas
Fox and Milton Gaffney as dele.
gates and William Steel, Charles
Shaw and DIR. G.. w. Dollison as
alternates to the State Prohibition
Convention to be held in Columbus
June 9Th, 1894.
The City Council met at moor
last Saturday and passed a resolu
ton asking Representative Roch
ester to have an act passed author
izing Logan to issue bonds in the
sum of $4,000 for water-works
sewerage and street improvements
Mr.. Rochester was unable to ge
his bill introduced before the Leg
islature adjourned.
Last Tuesday John T. Nutter
Allen McClelland, Lafayette Egg
gleston and b. X. Tritch were ap
pointed Jury Commissioners o
this county by Judge Huffman
The gentleman are we'll known t.
the citizens of our county and ar
honest, capable and well qualified
to perform the duties of the offic
to which they were appointed.
| The G. H. V. & II. Ry. Co. wa
appraised by the Auditors of tn
several counties through whicl
the road passes, as follows: mai
line track, Toledo to Athens, $3.50
per mile; sidings, 81 800 per mile
rolling stock, $4,000 per mile; tool.
machinery, &c, $3.50 per mile e;mai
line track, Ohio River Division
$500 per mile. Value of build
ings in Hooking county $l6,5OO.
| "A portrait fiend is loose in Win
ton county. His field of operatio
at present is Elk township mort
of town. He takes the order an
collects the pay in advance, an
doubtless he belongs to the elias
who return neither picture no
money. Look out for him with
double-barreled shotgun or bull
dog. Pay no man in advance fo
such Vinton County Repul
licdn.
The American Railway Uniol
the most powerful railway organ
zation in the country will, IL is n
ported, take a hand in the cos
miners strike, by refusing to hau
coal mined by "scabs" until til
strike is settled. This organizatio
embraces all classes of railwa
men from engineers down, and
was through them that the recer
strike on the Great Northern wa
downed inside of ls days. and tn
cut in wages withdrawn.-Ex.
With its many benefits tt
Worlds Fair brought magnificel
changes to frauds and humbug
Chicago had schools of takers viii
:. the Fair was in progress. Sine
then they bob up in all sorts ,
shapes, from fake Persian dancer
to fake sales of exhibits. Pore
lain, pictures, rugs, jewelry, dr.
. goods and other articles are carte
8 about the country as "exhibit'
and are sold at several times the
, value. OF course the goods al
. common stuff, bought in the con
mon way by the fraudulent seller
The takers are robbing the publ
8 and interfering with legitima
: business. The public should