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Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-03-25
The Battle of Fort Meigs.

Not only the High-school histori-
ans of the United States but even
records OF greater pretensionst to COM
pleteness contain but very little OF
the all stirring story of the battle OF
Fort Meigs and none OF the incl
dents. We are told briefly that the
fort was attacked in 1918 by British
and Indians, who were repulsed.
That is all. The historians, il they
realized the Importance OF the result
of the engagement, which really
seems to be doubtful, certainly neg
lected to point it out very plainly, or
even to pay the tribute to the Ameri-
can army always accorded to forces
who win in conflict with much
superior numbers.
ED. DEMOCRATIC NORTHWEST
The above from the columns of
your paper, taken from Toledo Com
DlerciaL, calls forth the following.
The writer is not informed as to the
incompleteness of the High-school
historians regarding the early mill
tary events along the Miami of the
lakes, from Toledo to Ft. Wayne ,
but anyone reading Howe's Histori-
cal Collections of Ohio, will have lit
tie fault to find as to lack of COM
pleteness and detail, official reports,
incidents, etc. Nor have historians
been doubtful, as the writer suggests,
as to the Importance of the results
of these engagements"
The Maumee valley was the
theatre of important military opera
tions from 1894 to 1918, but it is un-
derstood that the battles then waged
were not on the grand spectacular
scale such as has been seen in mod
ern times, though just as far reaching
in their results.
AS to the battle of Fort Meigs,
with the exception of Dudley's defeat
and the massacre at Maumee, the
seige was a desultory affair charac-
.terized by sorties and acts OF person
4 al yaior. The historian Howe (See
i Wood County gives detailed state
1mehf Of much that took place, de-
scribing many personal incidents,
including Lorraine's narrative, Un-
derwood's narrative, and the British
account, from London magazine
for December, 1926. Also see (Lucas
County, same work, Battle of Fallen
Timbers, Gen. Wayne, his recon
noissance of Fort Miami, with Nc
Donald's sketches. Exploits of Capt
Wells, Robert McLelland, Henry anC
Christopher Miller, spies and woods
men attached to Gen. Wayne
forces whose daring escapades anc
adventures surpass the realms O
fiction. w. d. B.
Toledo, 0.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-03-25
HOmeseekers.

On April 9Th, 18th, Goth and 21st;
May 4th. 5th, 18th and 10Th. The
Lima Northern Railway will sell ex-
cursion tickets to the west, north
west, south, southwest and south
east at low rate. Good for 81 days
for those wishing to secure homes. If
you are thinking of going in any of
these directions you will save time
and money by calling on L. N.
agents or writing, F. E. Fisher, G..
P. A., Lima, Ohio. I'd
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-03-25
State Prohibition Convention.

Gen'l Walter s. Payne, State Chair
man OF the Prohibition Party, in
forms us that the Prohibitionists of
Ohio will hold u Mass Convention in
the auditorium of the Board of Trade
at Columbus, April 9th and 7th, for
the purpose of nominating State Of
ficers and the transaction of other
important business.
Hon. Lou J. Beauchamp, Hon.
Sam'l Dickie, John G.. Wooley and
Olin J. Ross will be present and ad-
dress the Convention.
AS this is to be Mass Convention,
let every Prohibitionist be present.
Half fare rates have been secured on
all railroads in Ohio. Com.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-03-25
Runaway.

Monday afternoon Frank Beck's
meat wagon team started to run on
Perry street at Geo. Hahn's corner
and threw the driver John Singer,
out. They ran down Perry street,
demolishing buggy in their path,
as far as M. Reiser shoe store where
one of the horses fell, and they were
brought to q stop. The horse that
fell was dragged some distance and
cut and bruised some about the legs.
Outside of this and the broken bug
gY no other damage was done.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-03-25
Sankey's New Sacred Song.

Evangelist Ira d. Sankey, the sing
er and composer. has written a new
sacred song for the April Ladies'
Home Journal. He has given it the
title of ''The Beautiful Hills" and
considers it superior to his famous
Ninety and Nine" Mr.. Sankey
wrote it with the especial view of its
appropriateness for outdoor choral
singing-for campmeetingsand other
religious and semi-religious gather
inuS
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-03-25
Elected of Course.

Josiah Koller, the old treasurer of
the Northwestern Ohio Volunteer
Firemen's association, well-known
and highly respected by the fire lad
dies of this city and this section OF
the state, is the democratic candi-
date for the Office of mayor of Napo
leon, and he will be elected, too. Mr..
Roller is a vigorous free silver man.
Upper Sapduskey Chief,
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-03-25
New Millinery Store.

On or about April 1st Miss Myrtle
B. Oatman, of Danbury, CT, will
open millinery store in Room No. 7
second foor-H humphrey block, and
will display one Of the newest and
most fashionable lines of New York
Millinery goods ever seen in Napo-
leon. All goods new and up to date
in style as we'll as price.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-03-25
Bucklen's Arnica SaIve.

The bestsalve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup,
tions, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. tits guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money refund
ed. Price 25 cents per box, For Sale
by D. j. Humphrey. 1yr
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-03-25
BEAVER DAM. 0. Aug. 27th. '9I

BEAVER DAM, 0. Aug. 9th, '95.
My daughter, after being treated
by four doctors, and being given up
for lost, a neighbor recommended
Foley's Kidney Cure. To-day she is
able to walk several miles without
fatigue. feel we would have lost
her il it was not for your medicine.
Respectfully, MRS. j. NJ. BAILEY.
G. r. CLAY, Napoleon, o. I'm
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-03-25
New Arms for the Militia.

While in Washington attending the
Inauguration, Adjutant General Ak
line called at the army headquarters
and pushed the demand for the arm
ing Of the national guard of Ohio
with the new army rife. He said Fri
day that he hoped to have q full equip
ment within so days for the Ohio
regiments. .-Columbus Post.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-03-25
-Gottschalk Bros. :

A lot of Odds and Ends in $1O0
and $3.50 kid gloves at 40 cents d
pair. This is the greatest bargain in
gloves we have ever offered. Custo-
mers should buy them by half dozen
lots-they will never be duplicated.
2t HORN 81 NORDEN
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-03-25
Easter Market.

The ladies of the M. E. church will
give an Easter market Friday and
Saturday April 10th and 18th at the
store Of D. Wilson. They will have
all kinds Of eatables and all colors of
Easter eggs, gingham aprons and
sunbonnets, and invite the public to
call upon them for anything along
this line of Easter supplies. ct
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-03-25
NAPOLEON, O., March %, 1897.

A year ago L. HI. McComb opened
an office in the Hahn building, for
the purpose of taking care of his
increasing architectural business.
He advertised accordingly in the
NORTHWEST, and SO much business
came to him that he never had time
to change his ad. nor even to an
nounce the removal of his office into
the Humphrey building, which oc-
Cured the following June. He is
we'll organized this Spring, and
many new and pleasing features will
be introduced into his plans and
perspectives for the season, and his
residence and church designs for
1897 will be prettier than any that
have preceded them. He will have
q busy year again. Whether it would
be fair to claim that all his employ
ment is result of advertising in the
NORTHWEST, or that credit should be
given McComb, for close attention
to the interest of his patrons, he is
certainly busy. His office is room 4,
Humphrey building. ""
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-03-25
HARD TIMES 7!
How to Live, How to save and
How to Deal in Margins.

Most people i've Wltnout
counting the cost expecting
something to turn up; to strike
some scheme or to find some
thing which will not only en-
able them to pay their debts
but make them wealthy, He
who surely follows this plan
will just as surely come to
want. He who calculates well
will, at the end of the year,
see what his expenses and in
come have been. If he finds
his income has not been suf-
ficient to meet his bills and lay
up a small margin besides, he
should begin to look around
and see where he can cut down
best. The past year has been
a hard one on every one OF us
and this year we will all have
to cut down our expenses.
There are many ways in which
a man can save, that little
here and a little there will soon
amount to a large sum. For
instance, when you go to buy
your Drugs, Books, Oils and
Paints, Wall and Window Pa
pers, go to Saur & Balsley's
Drug and Book Store where
you will always find a large,
nice stock to select from. Get
their prices, then if you are
not suited go elsewhere and
see if you can not do a little
better. Always go where you
can get what you need (not
what you want), for the least
money.
Messrs. Saur & Balsley have
had over thirty years of con.
tinuous business experience in
their line, and have always
made an effort to buy goods
at the very lowest cash prices,
In the drug department every
thing is kept nice, new and
fresh; no old remedies allowed
to accumulate and only those
which have been tried and
proved, are recommended by
this house. In the line Of
Paints, Oils and Varnishes the
best in the land is always Sc.
cured and sold at the loves
prices. Wall and window pa
pers, cloth shades and fixtures
are made a speciality. Every
thing in the line of schoo
Books, Miscellaneous Books
Blank, books for all kind 0.
tradesmen, Pass Books, Mem
oranuums, Diaries, Writing Pa
per, Stationary, ETC., you vii
always find complete and solt
at bottom prices. Trusses, Sup
porters, Shoulder Braces ant
Surgical Instruments OF al
kinds kept constantly on hant
and can be furnished on shor
notice.
During this season a specia
price will be put on all paint
and oils to get room for th'
spring stock. It would pa,
you to lay in q supply.
Remember the place,
SAUR 8 BALSLET.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-03-25
The people are Convinced

When they read the testimonials of
cures by Hoods Sarsaparilla. They
are written by honest men and wom-
en-, and are plain, straightforward
statements of fact. The people have
confidence in Hoods Sarsaparilla be-
cause they know it actually and per-
manently cures, even when other
medicines fail.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-03-25

We carry a full line of poles and
brass trimmings, brass rods, exten-
sion brackets and patent extension
curtain rods and much lower prices
than you will find them elsewhere.
ct HoHN & NoRDRN.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-03-25
Two Lives Saved.

Mrs. Phoebe Thomas, of junction City,
Ill. was told by her doctors she had Consump-
ton and that there was no hope for her, but
two bottles DR.. Kings New Discovery COM
pletely cured her and she says it saved her
life. Mr.. Thos. Eggers, 130 Florida st. San
Francisco, suffered from a dreadful cold,
approaching Consumption, tried without
result everything else then bought one bottle
of DIR. Kings New Discovery and in two
weeks was cured. He is naturally thenkfuil.
1t is such results, of whish these are samples,
that prove the wonderful efficacy of this
medicine in Coughs and Colds. Free trial
bottles at d. j. Humphreys Drug Store.
Regular size 800. and 1,0G.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-03-25
To Consumptiyes.

As an honest remedy Foley's Honey
and Tar does not hold out false hopes
in advanced stages, but truthfully
claims to give comfort and relief in
the very worst cases, and in the.
early stages to effect q cure. G. T.
CLAY, Napoleon, Ohio. ID. h I'm
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-03-25

Councilmen Woke, Shoemaker,
Van Hyning and Grabill, Engineer
Schwab and DIR. Bloomfield visited
Tiffin, Bucyrus and Fostoria the first
of the week, examining the fire brick
paving in those cities.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-03-25
For Rent.

l have 100 acres of land to rent. 60
acres cleared; will rent for crop rent.
Apply to F. d. PRINTS,
, If Napoleon, Ohio.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-03-25
Refuse to Pay.

The Lima Northern people seem to
have trouble in collecting the $4,000
which was guaranteed them by quite
q number of our citizens in lieu of
the right of way through Napoleon.
In order to force payment, or COM
pliance with the contract, the railroad
company is forced to sue delin-
quents, and consequently many of
them have been brought into court.
The subscribers sued haye taken an
appeal .and the matter will come up
for adjustment at the April term Of
Court of Common Pleas.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-03-25

No place like Honeck's Clothing
House. where you can get such bar
gains In clothing. 2t
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-03-25

r. I'll. Morgan of Deshler has been
granted an increase of pension.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-03-25

Rev. Swank was called to Urbana
to-day to preach the funeral sermon
Of a young lady acquaintance.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-03-25

Hoods Pills are the only pills to
take with Hoods Sarsaparilla. Easy
and yet efficient.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-03-25
COnuDIlrum Supper.

Choate Womens' Relief Corps No.
218, will give 25c conundrum sup
per in G. A. r. hall on the evening Of
April 1st, 1907. Supper served from
s O'Clock to as late as desired. There
will also be music, songs, declama-
tions etc a.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-03-25

Our store is crammed full of ele-
giant goods and every article offered
for cash at tremendous sacrifice OF
proftsllJa4 ct HORN & NoRDEN.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-09
Appearances.

One had long hair and high collar,
and the other had hair cropped close to
his head. Their silk hats were little
rusty, yet there was an air of gentility
about the two men. / saw them this
morning from the window of chop
house. They walked to the side door of
pawnshop across the way, after they
had first taken furtive look about to
see if anybody observed them. They
would not have been seen entering q
pawnshop for worlds. They came out q
minute later. The one with the long
hair had one less watch chain than he
had when he went in. They stopped
within two feet of the door from which
they had come. The long haired man di'
vided some bills with his companion.
He looked at little slip Of paper in his
hand, and any one might see that the
slip was pawn ticket There they stood
for ten minutes by the side door of that
pawnshop, within sight Of Sixth avenue
and Broadway, that all who walked
might see that they had been to visit al
avuncular relative. Yet they would not
have thought of boldly entering that
pawnshop by the front door. - New
York Telegram.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-09
F.-eplaoes q, e=or.

About THO cad CT January, or when
he sun again appears above the hori-
TN, many families at the two Eskimo
villages near Point Barrow, in Alaska,
leave their winter houses and travel in
land rs or 100 miles to hunt reindeer
along the upper waters of the large NV
ers that flow into the Arctic ocean east
of the point Here they encamp in
large, comfortable snow houses, usually
dug out in a solid snowdrift Like all
Eskimo winter houses, these are enter
ed by means of long. low tunnel, and
opening out of one side of this tunnel
there is a fireplace built of snow slabs
. A young man and his wife moved
down from Point Barrow after winter
had set in, and as there was no accom-
mediation for them in any of the per.
manent wooden houses they built them
selves a small hut from blocks of snow
and rooted it over with sailcloth. /
made them visit one afternoon and
found the house pretty cold and uncom-
Portable in spite of the large stone lamp
that was burning all the time. The en-
trance tunnel was about ten feet long.
AT the left hand as you entered and
close to the door was the fireplace This
was about 21a feet square and neatly
built of slabs of snow, with a smoke
hole at the top and stick stuck across
at the proper height to hang pot on.
When the first fire is built i'll such a
fireplace, there is considerable melting
of the surface Of the snow, but as soon
as the fire is allowed to go out this
freezes to hard glaze of ice, which
afterward melts only very little.
These fireplaces are used only for cook
ing, as the Eskimos rely wholly on the
oil lamps for warming the dwelling. -
Lippincott's Magazine.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-09
He Secures an English Contract.

Frank J. Sprague, president OF the
SpraRue Electric Elevator company.
whose plant is at Watsessing, N. j., has
secured the contract for the construction
of elevators for the London underground
railroad. Mr.. Sprague has been III Lon
don for some time looking after the
work.
The contract involves about $500. OOO
and will keep large force of men al
work for over year. The elevators will
be large ones and will be equal TO the
combined power of two of the com
pany's largest type elevators The ele'
vator cars will be about 20 feet in d.
ameter and the lift will be go feet.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-09
EMIGRANTS FOR AFRICA.
Philafrican League VIII Establish Vii
lagos of Freed Slaves There.

lagos of Freed Slaves There
The Philafrican league, which was
organized in New York city last year to
acquire fertile lands in Africa and es-
tablish on them model villages OF freed
slaves and free natives to be educated
in farming, handicrafts and unsectarian
Christianity, is about TO begin active
work in Africa. The league is now MT
ting out party which will leave for
Africa next month. 1t will be under the
leadership of Mr.. He'll Chatelain, the
secretary and manager of the league.
who has devoted many years to mission
airy and scientific work in Africa and is
regarded as one of the leading African
lists of the day.
Mr.. Chatelain will take with him as
the advance party Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
T. Lea from Bethany college. Virginia;
J. f. Rodman, a graduate of the New
York Trade school, and William @.
Bell, a graduate of the College Of Agri-
culture, Cornell university. Their OBJ
jective point is on the high and compar-
atively healthful plateau east OF Portu-
guese Angola, among the Ma-Kioko peo-
pie, a nation of famous hunters, metal
workers and slave raiders. 1t is possible
that other workers may be added to the
party before it sails.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-09
Shown Up Still Again.

The naughty beauty glanced at the
card that the servant had brought her
and noticed that it bore the name of a
titled fortune hunter of unsavory repu.
tation.
"Show him up" she said.
"What, again?" asked the footman IN
surprise.
"Again?" repeated the naughty beau
ty. what do you mean?"
"Why, the papers have already shown
him up once" answered the footman.
who had been doing little reading.
Nevertheless, returned the naughty
beauty, with her most imperious ges'
ture, cit is necessary to show him uI
before can turn him down."
Saying which she turned to mirror
to practice the icy stare for which she
had become noted. Chicago Post.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-09
MAY BE RECONSECRATED.
& Wonsan's Suicide In a Church May Me-
cessitate It's Publication.

The suicide recently of an unidentified
woman in Calvary Episcopal church,
New York. has raised point in ecclesi-
astical law novel to this country The
question which Episcopal clergymen are
discussing now is whether the shedding
of blood in the church calls for recon
secration of the edifice.
There is nothing in the law of the
Protestant Episcopal church in this
country which calls for such reconsecra-
ton, but in the English church the ne
cessity for wiping out the stain caused
by the shedding of blood in sacred edl'
fee is recognized. There, however, the
occasion has arisen so seldom that when
in st. Paul's cathedral, in London, IN
1890, Edward Easton, surveyor s
clerk, shot himself, the cathedral au'
thorities were at loss for time how
to act To ascertain if any special serv
ice would be necessary the dean anc
chapter of the cathedral finally wrote tC
the bishop of London. The bishop, II
response to this address, conducted
service of reconciliation, or act of rep
aration to Almighty God. for the dis
honor done to his sanctuary
1t is contended by some clergymei
that the suicide Of the woman in Cal
vary church does not place that edlfic
under the ban of pollution, az the dec
was committed in the vestibule and no
in the auditorium. The matter is SO un
certain that it will be left for Bisho
Potter to decide on his return in the au
tumn. -Exchange
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-09
FOUGHT AN ARMY OF RATS.
A Trapper Attacked by Them and Mar
rowly Escaped Being Devoured.

rowly Escaped Being Devoureu.
Frank Rubruska, Polander, who
makes his living by hunting, trapping and
fishing in the Crane creek territory near
Sandusky, O., and who lives alone In
hut on the edge of a big marsh, was awak-
ened the other night by singing sensa-
ton In his right cheek. Raising his hand
quickly to his face, he grasped what proved
to be a rat, which instantly bit him In
three places in the hand.
Rubruska raised up In bed and threw
the rat so violently against the wall that
he killed it, and as he was about to spring
from the bed he felt sharp twinges OF pain
in his back, neck and shoulders and felt
a swarm Of rats running over him and
heard some Of them jump upon the floor
md scamper away. He felt one OF them
clipging to his neck and threw up his hand
TO knock the animal off, and as he did SO
the rat caught his index finger, bit 1t to
the bone and then jumped from the bed TO
the floor. Rubruska, with the blood
streaming from his wounds, leaped from
the bed and in doing so stepped upon rat,
which bit him severely in the foot and
hung on until he kicked the animal loose.
In the meantime rats were heard scurry-
ing about the room, and one of them, bold
or than the others, seized Rubruska by the
ankle He lighted lamp and, seizing his
shotgun, fred at pair of cleaning, bead
like ewes in one corner of the room. The
report of the gun frightened away all the
rats except the one he shot ut and whicn
| he killed.
Rubruska dressed his wounds as best nc
could and sat up until morning. It's fear
| ed that blood poisoning may result
! cinnati Commercial Tribune.