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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14
A FATAL FALL,

William Anthony, prominent farmer liv-
ing one mile southwest of Paris, Monday
morning was carrying a calf on his back which
he had Just killed, when he slipped on the ice
and struck his head sustaining an extensive
fracture of the skull. The fracture started at
the root of the nose and extended over the top
of the head and then to the left almost to the
base of the brain. Two other fractures lead Oft
from the main fracture on top of the head one
on each side Two triangular pieces of the
skull were forced down ON the brain and
numerous splnters of bone were driven into
the brain. He also had extensive hemor-
rhage from the ears show fracture at base of
brain. Drs. Zininger land Patterson of the
Paris, were called to attend him. They sent
TO Canton for DIR. A. b. Walker for cOnsulta-
ton. DIR. Walker responded taking DIR. H..
M. Schufell with him. At the consultation
the doctors decided on trephining as last re-
sort. The operation was performed, the pieces
pressing on the brain were raised and the
splinters taken out. Mr.. Anthony never re-
covered from the shock, dying at o O'Clock
Tuesday morning.
Mr.. Anthony was well known farmer of
Paris township. He was about 55 years of
age, and brother OF Isaac Anthony ON Ma
honing street and Mrs. Samuel Zerbe, also OF
this city. The funeral arrangements will be
made later,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14
Homework News,
HOMEwORTIT, Eel

HoMEwoRTH, Feb. IL.
While returning home from the Moultrie
cemetery chapel Saturday night, Mrs. Della NJ.
NichOl was seriously injured by the sled up
setting in which she. with q number of her
friends, were riding. The accident was caused
by another sled running into them while try
ing to go around. Mrs. Nichol is doing as
well as could be expected
$. i. Unkefer and wife, of Chicago were Wis
iting friends in Homework few days ago.
The Knox township teachers institute in
district No. 8 Saturday afternoon and evening
was a success
Joseph Johnston lost valuable horse on
Monday night.
S. d. Herren put new floor in his large
store room.
Miss Sarah Pattersonis very i'll at present.
Dr. II. r. Trolinger is theattending physician.
Alvin Betz is the happy father Of young
son.
Mrs, Rachael Mangus who was so badly hurt
by fall a few weeks ago, is slowly improving.
Edward Motts, of SpringpOrt, Michigan, is
visiting his many relatives in this community.
The oyster supper was grand success Friday
evening.
Jacob Nuner is getting through the cold
weather nicely.
The concert on Saturday evening was largely
attended
The farmers in many places will run short
of feed.
Meetings at the Brethren church have closed
for the present.
We like the handsome appearance of the
Canton Evening News, which is brm full of
all the news, both local and general. MAY il
live long and prosper.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14
BETRAYED HIMSELF.
An Alleged Swindler Who Made An
Error That Cost His
Liberty.

Several days ago mention was made of the
operations Of an alleged swindler who had been
doing Canton. He had combination truck
and step ladder which he claimed was good
thing but concerning which those who have
invested in territory have serious doubts.
Canton authorities wanted him but he got
away. His sin found him out, however, and
by little oversight he got into trouble. The
Washington, ID. G. Evening Star contains the
following concerning the alleged swindler:
"a man about 55 years old, who is known as
J. Hill, G. n. Richardson, ]. V. Reed and per
haps number Of other names, was arrested in
Hagerstown Saturday night and is held for
the authorities here, although the Canton,
Ohio, authorities are anxious to get him there.
1t is charged, both in this city and in Canton,
that he worked a swindling game aud got
various sums of money. He is known as a
man who deals in patent rights, and his arrest
was the result of his own conversation with a
passenger who occupied seat with him and
told him he was selling patent rights. At
Cherry Run, the alleged swindler got Off the
train. The man who had occupied the seat
with him picked up copy of a Canton paper
and read of a man being wanted for working
swindling game in connection with patent
The story in the paper fitted the man who had
left the train to go to Hagerstown and when
this man reached here he informed Inspector
Hollinberger of the affair. The inspector at
once communicated with the Hagerstown
authorities with the result stated. The priso.
ner, whose right name is thought to be Hill, is
known in Providence, Il. L., and Wilkesbarre,
Pa. 1t is charged here that he OBJ
tanned from William M, King the sum of
500 for the exclusive privilege of handling
his (Hilps) patent truck and step ladder here
and in Maryland and Virginia. At that time,
it is alleged, he had already sold the right to
another individual. He also agreed to furnish
| a number of the ladders and trucks, which, of
course, he failed to do. Mr.. King and de.
tective went to Hagerstown and the prisoner
will probably be brought here this week for
trial"
Mayor Cassidy states that he will not send
for Hill at once and it is possible, since he is
so far away and is wanted in some other places,
that he will not be brought back here at all.
He got S76 in Canton and about twice as much
in Massillon.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14
WANTS THE FORTUNE.
A Little Money Leads to the I'm.
raveling of Muthly
Married Case

Postmaster Walker, of NavarIn was in Can
ton today, making inquiries about the marriage
Of one Henry Denkhouse. From letterwhich
Mr.. Walker received from the first wife of
Denkhouse, II appears that they were married
in the old country and came to America.
They lived together for while and
then separated. One child was born of this
union. Denkhouse moved to Navarro and
worked at the Rose Hill mine. His wife, ac.
companied by man, arrived later and started
a boarding house, the man in the case acting
in the capacity of boarder. Dtnkhouse and
his wife did not make things hitch well and
she soon went back to Pennsylvania. Then
Denkhouse became acquainted with
woman of the same name,
Anna Denkhouse, and the records
at probate court show that they were
married July 16, 1888. They lived together for
some time, but Denkhouse did not become do
mesticated and his wife drove him of. He
went to Germany while she remained in this
county, and is now living in this city, in the
Crystal Park addition. Denkhouse remained
in Germany and died there twoor three years
ago. No attention was paid to the case, but
il develops that fortune has been left to his
heirs and the Mrs. Deukhouse, who lives in
Pennsylvania wants the fortune for her child
She claims that there was no divorce in the
case and that the marriage, therefore, with
Anna Denkhouse was illegal. This is the
claim she will set up and seek to secure the
fnrtnnp
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14
NEIGHBORING NEWS.
I.iniayiIIe,
LrMAv1rt.r. O.. Eeh. ~.

LGMAvGLLE o., Feb. IL.
Adam Bower is reported on the sick list.
Kuntz & Sons who have been compelled to
close their pottery works for some time, re.
sumed Monday.
o. P. sebreli is sick with genuine case of
the grip.
+ c. Henderson is confined to his house,
although not very i'll, cold is a very bad enemy
for him
The Limavile Dramatic Club will give their
play saturday evening, February l6. All
turn out.
Saturday evening about 30 or 60 of Henry
Potter's friends gathered at mis- residence to
hold a a reception in honor of of his recent
wedding, whch.tOOk place two weeks ago. Mr..
Potter and bride were to have come home
saturday evening, but for some unknown reason
JAILED to make their appearance; this did not
stop the progress Of the oyster supper. MIR.
and Mrs. Hershey, who live in his house pre-
pared an excellent supper for which they GER
tainly deserve especial praise for their good
taste. Music was furnished by the Atwater or.
chestra, composed of William Woodward .Tr.,
Weston Belts Joe Yoder Mr.. Butler and S.
Hoover. The boys furnished splendid
music for which they surely deserve
praise. The affair all in all was
a grand success in every particular All
report an enjoyable time. Following are the
names Of the persons who attended: Henry
Belts and wife, j. w. Marshall aud wife, r. T.
Arnold and wife, William Wiles and Wife II.
B. PaxsOn and wife, C.. A. Kuntze and wife,
j. A. Calderhead and wife c. c. Arnold and
wife, Harmon Merriman and wife, Frank
Dustman, wife. and family S. T.. Darr and
wife, John DerweChter and wife, Sherman
Henry and wife, Carl Marshall and wife
Howard Belts and wife, Mrs. NJ A. Wagner
and daughter, Mrs. T.. c. Henderson, Mrs
Godfrey Dayer, Sr., Miss Annie Kuntze Miss
Stella Marshall, Miss Lizzie Drayer, Mrs
Susan Carr, Mike Drayer
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14
SUDDENLY CALLED.

At Columbus Ind, Jacob Hawk passed
from life to death at O'Clock Tuesday morn
ing. Mr.. Hawk was in Columbus acting as
the agent of the G. Aultman Co., of this city.
His death came suddenly as heresult of heart
trouble and cut him Off at the ripe age Of
seventy years. The deceased resided in this
city, on South Cleveland avenue, and heleaves
wife, son and daughter. Mr.. Hawk was a
citizen of more than ordinary prominence, and
his many friends aud business associates will
hear of his death with much sorrow. The
body will be brought here for burial, and it is
expected to arrive at o'clock Wednesday
morning, when an announcement will be made
as to the time of the funeral
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14
In DEAD EARNEST
Are the Women of Canton Regarding
the Nominations for School
Board.

The woman of Canton seem to be in earnest
about representation upon the local school
board. The committee appointed at last Fri
days meeting has been doing lot of work
and the convention to nominate some candi-
dates on Wednesday night promises to be
an interesting affair.
Monday evening Mrs. Ferguson, Mrs. Sher.
rick and Mrs. Morrow appeared before the re-
publican club in the Schaefer block. This was
the first time in the history of theclub that any
of the members of the fair sex had ever been
present at club meeting.
The women announced that IL was the desire
of their sex that school board elections
be entirely divorced from party politics
and they wished that all parties would
unite in nominating the candidates
they might select. The republican committee
men stated that they could not pledge them
selves to nominate anyone, but If the women
had some candidates and would duly announce
their names they should be willing and in fact
be bound to give their voters chance to say
whether or not they should be placed upon the
the ticket. With this the committee retired
and work is now going on in the matter of
procuring candidates.
At the convention Wednesday night num-
Der of women will be announced as candidates
and the two receiving the largest vote will
be presented to the various parties for en-
dorsement.
The prohibitionists have already agreed Ia
nominate the women that may be selected &C
they are sure of getting on the official ballot
and then the names will be presented to the
republican and democratic committees to be
voted upon at their primaries.
The nomination at the convention Wednes
nesday night will be by ballot and all women
all preachers, teachers, business men and citi
zens in general, who are interested and believe
in the women and the cause they represent arc
asked to be present.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14
Oval City Whispers.

OVAL CITY, Feb. 13.
Essig & Shift shipped a fine car load of
lambs to Buffalo Monday.
G. II. Firestonc, of Canton, was in town
Tuesday.
Charles BOettler has a new hired man.
Mrs. Samuel Hinton, who has been seriously
i'll for the past ten days, is able to be about
again.
John Love- our former c. C. & S. section
boss, has secured the Twinsburg section and
will move his family hither in the near future.
Henry Bixler of Mddlebranch stopped a
short time here Monday.
The d. p. c. company is getting ready to
resume operations in the near future.
George Shook has stopped chewing tobacco
and says he is gaining very rapidly in weight;
some days as high as . pounds. Keep at it
George.
On Tuesday evening a goodly number of
Middlebranch council, No. 282, Jr. o. U. A. NJ.
and other councils together with their wives
and sweethearts gathered at the home of Geo.
W, Miller to do justice to an old time oyster
supper, at which they made no failure
Monday being Henry Alliss birthday he in.
vited his brothers in the same business and
had good old fashioned time, lasting until
nearly midnight.
The Jr. o. U. A. NJ. have four candidates for
goat riding at their next meeting.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14

WASHINGTON, Feb. l2.-The legisla-
tive appropriation bill was completed in
the house, save for the paragraph re.
lating to the pension offices. Several
amendments were agreed to, among
them to allow the public printer to bid
for the work Of publishing the patent
Office gazette; to allow courts of appeals
to use half the surplus fees of the clerks
Of said courts for the purchase of law
books; to establish a refinery at Helena,
Mont, assay Office for separating gold
and silver and molding them into in
gots, bars, ETC.; and to refer the claims
of the Cherokee nation for monies due
under early treaties to the attorney gen.
eral for review. A bill to provide for
coinage at the branch mint at Denver
was DaSsed
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14
Adams Charges Are Filed,

COLUMBUS, Feb. 9.--President Penna
of the United Mine Workers of Amer.
lea has received the charges made by A.
A. Adams, president of the Ohio divis-
ion, against the national officers. He
charges that the late strike was settled
by the officers against the instructions
of the conventions held in Columbus
and Cleveland, and was brought about
by corruption, The charges were fled
in response to letter from President
Penna requesting the same. This in
sures that the national convention,
which meets in this city on Feb, 10, will
make thorough investigation Of the
charges
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14

and mainlands Of Asia and Australia,
has been introduced in the house by
Representative Charles w. Stone PAL.
The incorporators are William Alvord,
Samuel T. Alexander, Hugh Craig,
William II. Diamond Alfred S. Hart
we'll, Edward b. Pond, John Irwin,
Ray Stone, A, G.. Hawes, Herman Oel-
richs, Charles r. Bishop, G.. w. Mo.
Near, Lewis b. Parrott. W. NJ. Bunker,
O. l.. Taylor, o, d. Baldwin, Henry F.
Allen, w, J. Adams and John d.
Spreckles.
The bill proposes to give the company
the right to hold requisite connections,
land offices and stations and TO exercise
such powers as may be granted by any
government, with the provision that
nothing in the act shall be construed to
commit the United States to any finan.
cial liability or guarantee for carrying
out its contracts.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14
VIII Take Cranston'. Part.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l2.-The state de.
partment will proceed to take vigorous
measures in the case of J. Cranston.
who has arrived at Vancouver on the
Warrimoo, an exile from Hawaii A
brief statement of his case has been re.
ceived at the state department from
the United States commercial agent at
Vancouver, alleging that Cranston is
an American citizen; that he was guilt.
less of any participation in the rebellion
and that he was forcibly placed aboard
the steamer and exiled without any
trial and to his severe pecuniary loss.
Should Cranston's assertions be borne
out by an inquiry, there can be little
question that he will have a good claim
for indemnity against the Hawaiian
government, and it will be the duty of
our state department to insist upon
settlement.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14
EairhOpe.

FAIRHOPE, Feb. II.
One of Monroe MOuler's children is quite
sick.
II. V. Summers was showed in ON Friday
night so that he was not able to get back from
his school until Saturday noon.
The roads running north and south are so
badly drifted that in many places they have
been entirely abandoned, Fences have been
thrown open and people travel through the
fields.
The teachers institute Of this township will
hold an afternoon and evening session at
Snyder's school house ON Saturday. A good
programme has been prepared.
Mrs Oliuger is recovering from a severe ILL
ness.
Mr., Burroway, from between Canton and
Massillou, moved OF the Simon Menegay farm
Several Of Louis Nioland's children are on
the sick list
Hershberger Bros, intend to START their saw
mill in Mrs. Smiths woods as soon as the
weather mOdeTates.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14
THE MARKETS.

PITTsBURG, Feb l2,
wHEAT-No. red. 5g5So; No. ? red. 5Ss
&c.
CORNING. yellow ear, 40djOc; mixed ear,
t6(g47o; No. yellow shelled. 46'5G47I6c
OATS-No. white, 86G30lac; No do, 851S
@86c; extra No. white, S41a,G35c mixed, 331S
@S4c.
HAY-Choioe timothy, sl2OO6l25O; No.
timothy, Sll,25Gll.75 No 2 timothy, Sl025Ca
1880; mixed clover and timothy, Sl0OOGl05O;
packing, $8,00,G650; No l feeding prairie, $3.50
@90O; wagon hay, Sl400Gl6.OJ.
BUTTER - Elgin creamery, 26tG27c; Ohio
fancy creamery, 22G23o fancy country roll,
lslg2Oc low grades and cooking, gGlOe.
CHEESE-Ohio, mild llGllSo; New York
new, ll19Gl2c; limberger, fall make, llIz9l2c;
Wisconsin Swiss, lSGlS39c Ohio Swiss, ll1s
Gl2o.
EGGS - Strictly fresh Pennsylvania and
Ohio cases, 8S(G34o storage, 20g22c southern
and western, fresh, 80932c.
POULTRY-Large live chickens, 70d75c per
pair; live chickens, small, 55 d6J.; ducks, 600
800 per pair, as to size; dressed chickens, 100
l9c per pound; turkeys, l4nl5' per pound;
ducks, lRGl5e; live turkeys l0Gllo per pound ,
live &c ese, 0Oc(SSl0O per pair.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14
GROCERY STORE BURGLARIzED.

The grocery store of Jonathan Holwick, at
No. 2O4 West Tuscarawas street, was entered
by burglars about midnight Monday night. A
hole was bored in the back door and the
thieves reached through and turned the key.
About four dollars worth of tobacco was taken,
also a lot Of candy and other articles. An
overcoat hanging in the back part of the store
was also carried Off. A large steel crowbar
was left by the burglars lying on the back
steps. No clue.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14
A NAVARRO BIRD,

Navarro was greatly startled last week over
an attempt at suicide by man named Shult2
According to the story, Shultz, in a moment of
dependency, crawled into convenient sewer
and yelled to certain passersby that he would
soon be beyond earthly cares, One brave man
followed him into the dark, foul place, and be-
held him lying there with knife in his hand
ready to strike the fatal blow. His preserver
interfered and succeeded in fOiling him in his
purpose. Shultz is alive and well today, and
has apparently abandoned all thoughts of self
destruction"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14
STARK CoUNTY's DEBT.

Auditor of State Poe has prepared a table
showing the condition of county, township,
city and village and school district debt of the
state. 1t has required an extensive amount OF
labor owing to the county officials being negli-
gent about furnishing the necessary datU. The
table gives the following information regard
ing Stark county:
No county debt; townships, S3,s72.23; cities
and villages, Sl,l12, 1859; school districts,
SlS5,5OO; total, Sl,30l ,465,75; decrease,
Sl3G, ,45O.57,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14
Echoes From Paris.

TARIS, FcD, IT,
The Paris Union literary will meet next
Saturday evening what the United States
owes more to France than to England" is the
resolution for discussion at the next literary.
NearlN all the roads except the state road are
so badly drtted as to make them impossible.
On last Friday, while on the way to a
funeral, Mr.. Henry LoehT and his SON. f. L..
LOehr, were thrown out of a sleigh by being
upset, Mr. Il. l.. Loehr had one of hiA arms
seriously hurt
Attendance at school is somewhat unregular
sickness.
The Free COiuage of Silver" is to be dis
cussed at Mapleton on Next Thursday night.
III. w. BOwden, teacher of the Mt, Pleasant
school, had one of his legs badly hurt in a
scuille with one of his scholars ON last Friday.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14
NEW FINANCIAL SCHEME.
This Timo Mr. Hill Proposes One In the
Senate.

This Timo Mr. Hill Proposes One In the
Senate.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-The financial
question again came forward in the
senate when Mr., Hill Dem, N. Y } pre-
sented a resolution defining the policy
of the government to pay its bonds in
gold in case the parity between gold
and silver could not successfully be
maintained Mr.. Stewart pop, New,
representing the radical silver element,
submitted q counter resolution declar.
ing that the government had no legal
right to prefer gold to silver. The reso.
lutions went over under the senate
rules, but they offer an opportunity for
renewal of the spirited conflict over
the financial situation. Mr.. Hill sought
to secure action on his resolution and it
is believed he will push it today. 1t is
considered improbable, however, that
the senate will specifically define the
governments policy on gold payments
in case the bimetallic ratio is disturbed
Most of the session was spent ON the
postoffice appropriation bill, spirited
contest being made against the senate
amendment giving the postmaster gen.
eral discretion in expending the SO, 200,-
600 for railway postal routes. There is
such freedom Of debate in the senate
that Mr.. Allen Pop, Neb,) branched
off into an elaborate presentation of the
alleged fraunds in the last Alabama
election, Mr., Allen presented tables,
supported by affidavits, showing that
$1,000 fraudulent votes were counted in
the BLACK Belt of Alabama. Mr.
Pettigew Rep., S, d. presented q
resolution directing the president to Sc
cure private counsel to prosecute the
rights OF the government against the
Union Pacific and Central Pacific rail,
roads, The senator said he would have
some interesting statements to present
as TO Irregularities in the management
of these and some other roads.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14
STUCK IN A DRIFT.

Two large bob sleds containing twenty-nine
Cantonians left this city at o'clock Monday
night for an evening of pleasure Every
thing went well until the party got beyond
Louisville and stuck in some large snow drifts
All hands had to get out and walk but in due
time they arrived at the home of Mr.. Vernier
where several hours were spent playing parlor
games and eating oysters. The merry makers
arrived home at 4 o'clock Tuesday morning
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14
Grcentown Grindiugs.

GREENTOWN, Feb. H..
Wm Baugh, who fell on the ice a week ago
breaking his arm, is doing as well as can be
expected of man SO years old
W. +. Ream went to Youngstown Friday on
business and returned Sunday morning.
Chas Diiendarfer and Cornelius Shanafelt
went to Canton today to sell pork
This very cold weather the celery men are
complaining of frozen celery. They are about
through shipping.
Christ Wademiller is the happiest man in
town. 1t is boy (the tirst\.
The north and south roads are drifted so
they are almost impossible.
Ira Miller went to Manchester yesterday to
attend the funeral Of Erwin Spangler's baby.
Lloyd Ream has been sick with sore throat
but is uD again,