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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-06-11
AT THE CLIMAX.
An Effort to be Made to Defeat McKin-
ley at the Eleventh Hour.


st. Louis, June 1o.-(Speoial. )-There
is no question but that the Mckinley
leaders are trifle alarmed over the Filley
interview, in which he said that Nc
Kinley could not be chosen on the first
ballot. While protesting full confdene
in Filley's loyalty, there seems to be an
impression at headquarters that Filley's
main reason for giving out his interview
was to point out way in which Nc
Kinley's apparent triumph could be
turned into inglorious defeat at the very
moment Of its climax.
The national committee must settle the
Missouri contest, and that will decide
whether Filley or his enemy, Kerens, will
be national committeeman.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-06-11
OSNABURG SHOOTING CASE.
Crank Blaugh Arrested for Shooting
SyIyanus weirick.

An affidavit was filed against Frank
Blaugh in Squire Robertson court today,
for carrying concealed weapons. Blaugh
is the young man who shot bullet into
the ankle Of Sylavnus Werlich, while the
two were returning from singing school
to their home near Osnaburg recently, as
stated exclusively in these columns.
Constable Krulmauf went after Blaugh
this afternoon.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-06-11
Family Reunion,

The wearstler family will hold theil
next annual reunion ana basket picnic al
the home Of Christian Wearstler in Plair
township, on Thursday, June 1s. AL
friends and members of the family are
earnestly requested to attend.
j. w. Wearstler, President.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-06-11
Probate Court.

Final account filed in the estate Of
Susanna Goetz, Canton.
The case Of the city Of Canton against
George d. Saxton, in the Improvement
of Franklin street, continued to July 6 at
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-06-11
Farmer Assigns.

Alouise Dillman, q Nimishillen town
ship farmer, assigned Monday. Henry
Hassler is named as assignee. Assets,
81, 900; liabilities, $4,000.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-06-11
LIMAVILLE.

Arthur Hershey made business trip tc
Canton Saturday.
All the schools of Lexington township
close their doors Friday.
Fl. B Paxson made business triI
to Wellington, o., Saturday.
Miss Lottie Reynolds attended the
teachers examination at Rayenna Satur.
day.
Mr.. Hollingsworth and wife, of this
Sunday.
Ned Anthony, recently of Pittsburg,
Pa, has been spending few days visit
ing in this place,
Robert Mendenhall, a we'll known octo-
genarian, had a stroke Of paralysis Sun
day. His recovery is hoped for.
Prof L. A. Leonard's horse ran off Fri.
day, having been attached to buggy.
Fortunately no damage was done.
Mrs. William Shauf, of Akron, who
has been visiting the past several weeks in
this place, has returned to her home.
william Burnheizer, we'll known
travelling man who has been on the sicH
list, west Of town, for some time, is con
valescent.
S. K. Darr and @. H. Kuntze are now
full-hedged members of the K. of p. lodg,
at Atwater, o., having received the last
degree Thursday night.
All K. o. Il. NJ. members of Limayill,
Tent No. ~, are especially invited to at
tend services Sunday, June IA, at p. M
Rev. Phillips will preach anniversary
sermon.
The town council met in regular session
Saturday night with j. p. Zaiser In the
chair. A number OF bills were possed
and approved. The clerk was ordered to
advertise goo yards more gravel for sale
which will be put on the streets. Let tht
good work go on. The council also passed
an ordinance against bicycle riders riding
upon the sidewalks.
/. The commencement exercises held In
the town hall Thursday night were large
ly attended. 1t was impossible for all tC
gain admittanoe. The graduates, under
the Boxwell law, acquitted themselevi
admirably. Prof. L. A. Leonard, the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-10
Apll,-ec{0ble Hid.

Through the solicitation of
the officers of the Virginia Gem
etely Association. the board OF
county commissioners at their
meeting on Tuesday last pur-
chased a paurer's field in the
new Virginia cemetery, paying
therefor the sum of $500.
While this amount does not
come as a gift but rather as the
purchase of a necessary portion
of the cemetery grounds, it is
nevertheless most appreciable
aid to the Cemetery association,
the individual members of which
have worked hard and success
fully toward making the GENE.
terry a model one. This labor
has been gratis and against the
great odds of inadequate capital,
and the Association is entitled to
praise for their financiering and
unceasing efforts.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-10
ClOScd His LNbOrS Herr

On Sunday evening last, Rev.
E. N. Raymond, for three years
past pastor Of the Cleveland
Avenue Presbyterian church,
delivered his farewell sermon.
Rev. Raymond was the first
minister of the gospel ever 10:
Gated in Virginia, his first ser
mon being delivered in the real
estate Office of Kennedy & Glea.
sou on the first Sunday in Janu-
ary, '03. Since that time he has
been an earnest, energetic and
consistent worker for his church
and no more lasting monument
of the success of his labor might
be asked than 20 point at the
elegant church edifice erected
solely through his personal ef-
forts, the finest church edifice in
St. Louis county outside of Du-
luth.
A successor has not as yet
been appointed, but on Sunday
next the pulpit will be filled,
morning and evening, by Rev.
Knuteson, of Duluth.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-10
Hh0t Near, Ye?

Grand Rapids Magnet: "A
recent issue of the Minneapolis
Tribune contained a five column
write-up with illustrations, of a
new town to be started in Janu-
ary in Cass county. The only
peculiar feature about it is that
p. H. McGarry is to act as
agent"
Mr.. McGarry was at one
time a resident of Grand Rapids
and people here who know him
cannot but wonder why there is
anything ''peculiar' about P. H.
McGarry being agent for a town
site.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-10
M0u Est0blish an A0cucv Here.

VIM. Muenze, gent raj agent
of the Minneapolis Brewing
company, was in the city the
first of the week, looking over
the prospective field for the es-
tablishment of an agency of his
company here. He thought the
outlook promising, and should
such agency be established a
aransfer of the John Gund cold
storage house will doubtless be
made to the new concern.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-10

BY the breakage of an arma-
ture in the arc machine at the
electric light plant a week since,
the city has been left without
street lights for a time. A slight
difference in the density of the
darkness is noticeable. but every.
thing will be in working shape
shortly, when our citizens will
bask in the glare of the electric
spark, as of old.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-10
In an interview with General

In an interview with General
Manager John Pengilly, of the
Chandler mine, had a day or two
ago, he informed the Ely Times
that during the year just closed
there had not been q fatal acci.
dent at that mine and none OF
any kind where the injury was
at all serious. This is a most
excellent showing and cannot
all be attributed 20 good luck aud
is no doubt due to good man.
agement and the employment of
adequate safety appliances. Dur
ing the past year this company
has shipped 10000 tons of ore,
and have employed from 500 to
625 men, the latter being the
number now at work. The an
nual meetiag of this company
has been changed from May to
January, the fiscal year closing
Jan. /, instead of May /, as
heretofore. Until the annual
meeting, which will be held
about the middle of this month,
it is not known just what amount
of ore will be raised the ensuing
year, but if the usual quantity is
brought to the surface the pres
ent force will be largely aug
mented. No ore contracts have
yet been made and the company
will be in no great haste to make
any as long as the ore market is
as brisk as at present.
The New England Iron CON-
pany has surrendered to A. E.
Humphreys and w. G. Yawkey
the leases to twenty 40-acre
tracts on the Mesaba range.
some of which are supposed to
contain valuable deposits of
iron. The company is in bad
shape, owing some $15O.0O0 for
royalties. most of it to Yawkey
who may bring suit against the
stockholders to recover for the
royalties.-Commonwealth.
j. O. Shadbolt and E. J.
O'Rourke have purchased a por-
ton Of section 36, 57-17, and will
doubtless explore same, person
ally or by granting an option, at
an early date.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-10
V3r0iniQ Posf- of7jco HrcriDfs.

The following tables of stamp
and box rent receipts of the Vir
ginia post-offlce for nearly three
years ending December 31st,
shows an increase of business
commensurate with the rapidity
of growth of Virginia. the young
gian} of the Mesaba:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-10
Ece C;ar,strak.

On Saturday evening q grand
masquerade will be given at the
Virginia Ice Rink, to which all
are invited. Music will be fur
nished by the Virginia City
Band and a good time is prom.
ised to ALL. Admission IS cents,
skates extra. ~.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-10
The II ClIY'S GENERAL NEWS
tlsl'kED FfckED UP AND CONDENSED I'll
THE ENTERPRIsE REPORTER.
Seen. Heard and Believed.

The Virginia Enterprise holi
day edition consisted of eigh,
pages replete with interesting
LOCAL and miscellaneous matter
With a fine display of local ad
vertisments arranged in a very
attractive manner. Such a pub
!ication is creditable alike to the
city it represents and the pub.
Usher who produces .it:-Hib.
bihg News. ..
%Chas. E. Erickson, recorder Of
the: village of Eveleth, died al
his home in that place on Mon
day, Jan. 9Th, after a short i'll.
! ness of pneumonia. Mr.. Erick.
son was an old settler on tile
ra nge, coming to Mesaba from
Iron Mountain, Mich, in the
fall of '92. He was a mar.
ried man, and with his fam.
ily$resided for time in Virgin
ia. A wife and two children sur
vive hir. The funeral was held
yesterday, being attended by
many sorrowing friends.
While unloading timbers at
the Franklin on Wednesday,
John Taylor had the misfortune
to get caught between two logs.
hayling one leg badly crushed
WIN. Beslow, manager of the
Virginia Ice Rink. is the happy
father of a bouncing boy baby,
whose arrival is recorded to
have been on Wednesday.
Bsrt Mullins, operator at the
D. 81: r. depot, was let out on
Saturday last, and the railroad
company propose to cut down
expenses, the depot and city Of.
fees being connected by a tele-
phone on Monday, the city Of
fee now doing the business.
M. M. Westling, the jeweler,
has moved into the Chas Young
building on east Chestnut, where
he is now comfortably located,
having more. commodious quart
ers than in his old place in the
drug store.
"A young speciman of humanity
of the sterner sex was a welcome
visitor at the home of DR.. z. K.
Brown on Tuesday. Cigars
were plentiful.
E. H. Chittenden, of the Vir-
gina Drug Store, has been re.
modelling the interior of his bus
mess place, papering aud other
wise improving same.
VIM. Hayes has again taken
possession of his saloon business
Mr.. Losey giving up his lease
with the new year.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-10
wa Start a .Duiyv.

E. Dreger is erecting commod.
ious accommodations on the
north shore of Virginia lake, and
will shortly start a dairy and
poultry farm. Mr.. Dreger left
for Wisconsin on Tuesday to
purchase a car load of cows for
the new place. When started q
milk wagon will be run twice
daily, and milk, cream, dairy
butter, poultry and eggs can be
furnished to customers.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-10

4 new invoice of elegant dress
goods just received at the Chi.
eaEo Store z..... : =. .....:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-01-10

Heating and cook stoves at
Prescott & Mars Co.
The Van Buren press., 1896-10-17
No intimidation.

The St. Louis & Southwestern
Cotton Belt) Railroad Co has issued
the following circular to its employees.
The contrast between Mr.. Fordyce
and Mr.. Crawford is apparent at a
glance:
ST. Louis SOUTHWESTERN RAILWAY SYSTEM
ST. LOUIS Mo, Oct o. lS96.-It having been
brought to the attention of the management
through letter in the Post Dispatch on the 5th
inst, signed Link and Pin" aud which letter
purpurts TO have been written by freight
conductor in the employ of this company, in
which he charges that certain officers and
employees OF this company have been and are
attempting TO coerce other employees in
preventing them from freely exercising their
right of suffrage. Therefore this circular is in
tended to warn all officers and employees who in
any manner threaten other officers or employees
with dismissal or other punishment OF any
character whatsoever on account OF the right TO
exercise the utmost freedom in voting for the
candidates of their choice, that on proof of so
acting I'm disregard Ot this circular they them
selves will be sumnarily dismissed from the
service OF this company
II is the desire OF the management that all
employees shall fully inform themselves as TO
the issues involved In the pending presidential
contest and then unawed and untcrrihed, 20 to
the polls aud vote for the candidates of their
choice. Their continuance In the service OF this
company will not be prcjudiced by their so
doing. S. ". FoRDYcE President
The Van Buren press., 1896-10-17
PROCLAMATION
or the Chairman of the Populist State
Central Committee.

The Populist state central committee
issued the following address anent the
fusion Just effected between the Demo
Gratis and the Populists:
LITTLE Rock Ark. October Il lsa6
To the Peoples Party of Arkansas:
A meeting of the state central commi tee of
the Peoples party of the State OF Arkansas was.
pursuant TO call of the chairman held in the
city OF Little Rock on the 10Th day Of October
1896. At the same time meeting Of the state
central committee of the Democratic party was
also held in said city said committees. after
full consideration, mutually agreed 70 unite
upon an electoral ticket to be known as the
Democratic Populist fusion. composed Of three
Populists and hYe Democrats a. follows. J. K.
Sovereign, J B. Baker, Joseph II stayton
Gibson Witt +. r. Arnold P. J. White, Walter
s Moore and 4. D. Tanner. to be voted for al the
coming national election
The Peoples party committee unanimously
agreed to this action 1t WAS also urged by our
national chairman, Mr. Butler as tending to
help Bryan by uniting the reform forces in
states apparently doubtful
No public good can be subserved in eritieising
those who made such conditions as now confront
us as a party. Bryan is our candidate as well as
Watson Both are able, true men, and are
devotiug their marvellous strength TO fighting
the battles of the Masses the right of the toiing
millions TO the enjoyment of the wealth their
hands create.
Every Popnlist knows and keenly feels that
this election will largely determine whether We
are to have in future a republic of freemen. en-
joying equal rights and privileges or whether
our government has been lrredeemably changed
into plutoeraey. land of lords and vassals, of
landlords and tenants, of mobiles and seIfs of the
many suffering in privation. want, misery and
despair while the few monopolize and reyel in
the wealth that the toilers produce
In such an emergency no Populist will fail to
do his utmost for the rights of the toiler for
happy homes, for liberty and the republic.
Populists know better than others what this
struggle means. Bryan frankly gives us credit
for making and forcing this issue. In his letter
accepting our nomination he says; by per-
sistently pointing out the disastrous effects of a
gold standard and protesting against each sue
eessive step toward financial bondage, the
Peoples party has exerted an important in
fiuence in awakening the public to realization
of the nations political perils." He Is now our
chosen leader In this great conflict and frankly
tells the world that we have hitherto resisted
the enemy at each successive step and awakened
our sleeping eountrymen to a realization of the
impending thralldom.
Let every Populist honestly live up to thi,
contract which your committee have made, by
earnestly supporting this fusion electoral ticket
and may the God of battles give victory to oul
righteous cause. TH0s. FLETCHER
Chairman Peoples Party State Cen Com
The Van Buren press., 1896-10-17
Judge BOles Resigns From the Fort
Smith Mckinley Club.
Ie Fort Smith Tlmes-Democrat.

From the Fort Smith Times Democrat
The most interesting part of the l. G.
Parker Club meeting Monday night was
the withdrawal of Hon Thos Boles
from the club. 1t was not exactly after
the manner of Teller, but it was with a
sad regret mingled with parting shot.
After Judge Mechem had closed his
speech and before vote of thanks had
been extended, Judge Boles rose and
asked to make statement He said
that he had been Republican all his
life, had voted the ticket in 1854 and
had helped organize the party in this
State. He had never faltered or
wavered in his support of the
Republican ticket, but he could not
support Mr.. Mckinley, standing as he
does on straight gold standard plat
form. He had tried to reconcile him
self with the Republican ticket but it
was impossible. He said he did not
believe there would ever be any
permanent prosperity in this country
until we return to the bimetallic
standard. Although a charter member
of the |. c. Parker Club, and his
relations with the club had been in all
respects pleasant, in view of the club
support of Mckinley he felt it to be his
duty to himself and his country to
follow his convictions. Mr. Mckinley,
he said, made free silver speeches before
he was nominated for the presidency,
but some strange influence had
him into another man after
he was nominated
From the rear of the hall there came
a very demonstrative approval of Judge
Boles action, in fact it was the most
expression of the evening,
The Van Buren press., 1896-10-17

tell you today are not capable of elf-goFern-
ment tell you that the common people of the
nation are the only portion Of II who will defend
Democratic institutions In this land. Applause
1t IL the common people who appreciate our
form Of government. IL Il the common people
Who produce The wealth ia tine of peace. and il
Is the common people, and they alone, that In
TIME OF war are willing TO offer their lives in
their nations defense Don't my friends, de-
spise them. Don't question their capacity for
government. Don't doubt their good iatent
Don say that when they cry out for relief they
had no cause.
= beg you TO realize that we are passing
through crisis In human affairs This is no
little contest We have arrayed In this contest
either side the great forces of society Against
US are those forces which are called strong and
which are considered infueHtiai-money wealth
posiiinn-but on our side is simple justice.
We are opposed to trusts. We want your
sons to be permitted to enter life with an even
chance without becoming tayorites of some
great monopoly We want your children and
our children to have an equal chance in the race
for life and not be crowded out by these great
organizations of wealth which are trampiing
upon the rights of men. We want this nation TO
be what our forefgthers intended. tApplansel
This battle IL fought not here alone. ii is
fought for mankigd. We fight upon the hilltop
AID all the people are watching to see on which
side victory shall come Show me man who is
oppressed who is suffering from the effects of
vicious legislation; show me a man who has
confidence In the future of the human race and
! Will show you man, care not where he
lives, who is Offering up silent prayer for our
success. loud applause)
show me the Pharaohs of the world who
would make those under them make bricks
without straw show me the oppressor; show me
those privileged classes ntrcnehed behind laws
of fav0ritism, and will show you people, care
not in what nation they live, who are not only
sympathiZing with. but willing 10 spend money
TO help our opponents fasten the gold standard
upon the American people. (Applause.)
Il am not here to tell you upon which side
your influence should be cast but am here to
appeal to you TO recognize the crisis through
which we are passing, recognize the issues at
stake. recognize the tremendous consequences
which may follow. and then throw your infu-
enee where You think it ought To be. | am will
ing to trust the judgment of the American
people; am willing TO trust the conscience of
the American people, because the judgment of
our people made their conseiences and they have
always been sufficient and have no doubt that
in this great crisis. whether 1t be settled now or
hereafter, the Judgment and the consciences of
our people will be sufficient to guide us Alright,
to make our government better, and to make our
people happier, and to give all the people that
Joy which the gold standard has tired TO con-
fine to a small portion of our people. loud and
prolonged applausel
The Van Buren press., 1896-10-17
4 Good Suggestion.
I'M the Little Rock Democrat

From the Little Rock Democrat
Prof Hubert j. Hall, county
examiner of Scott county, and a
member of the next legislature, makes
these suggestions in his annual report
to the State Superintendent of Public
instruction:
I trust the progressive spirit will continue
until Arkansas can afford a. one good state
normal for the training OF white teachers (she
has had a state normal tor colored teachers for
twenty 1--WE years.: t2l, the privilege of voting a
ten mill tax for local school tax: 49, a county
superintendent; ~, uniformity of text books for
the county.
And why should the property owners
of every school district not be permitted
to vote 10 mill tax if they desire? A
5 mill tax in many country districts
only produces a revenue sufficient to
maintain a school three months in the
year. There ought to be six months
session or two three month sessions in
every district. We have reached a
period in the history of the State when
our educational facilities should be
increased. The time has come when
the tax payers should be left unfettered
in this matter. Give them the right to
tax themselves as they see fit for the
maintenance of their schools.