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Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-04-08

Sonnie Smothers left for Toledo
where he has employment
These few nice days OF spring
weather have made people think
about their pIowing.
Gertie Ordway spent few days
with the family of VIM. Smothers
last week.
Mrs. Frankfather is improving her
house with a new roof.
Bessy Baker, who has been visiting
friends here for some time, returned
home Saturday.
We think the athletic club of this
place has died out as we don't hear
anymore about the boys.
Mrs. Jacob Mohler visited friends
here last Saturday.
Mr.. Saucer, of Malinta, was seen on
our streets last Saturday.
Our elevator is rushing business.
Mary Smothers and son Guy spent
last Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Ord
way and family.
Amos Grim spent Sunday here with
his parents.
George and John Freer spent last
Saturday and Sunday over in Wood
county with their sister Mary and
family.
Quite number of our citizens made
business trips to Napoleon last Satur-
day.
G. H. Ostrander made his first trip
to Holgate on his wheel for this sea,
son last Friday.
Gnst Devore spent Sunday with his
brother VIM. and family.
The services held by Rev. Smith
Sunday evening were well attended
Howard and Harry Davis spent
Sunday with their brother at Rich
field Center.
A success was made in organizing
a Sunday school at this place last
Sunday evening and there will be
Sunday school here next Sunday al
2p. III. Welcome all.
Our school closed last Friday ano
there will be two weeks vacation.
The township election held here
Monday was not very rushing.
Dan Grim, Jr., is still crippled uI
with rheumatism. ..es, -ss-'
Mrs. Van Horn is still on the sielI
hist. -eai.
Guy Smothers is on the sick list.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-04-08
GRAND RAPIDS.
GRAND RAPIDS, Apri

UhAND OAflOS. Aplli Os
Mrs. Harry Engard and son OF
Findlay, are the guests of her par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Maily, at this
place.
Mrs. Chas. Heller of Toledo visited
friends here last week.
E. Leathers and wife of North
Baltimore. are visiting at the home
of Mrs. LIS parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Madden.
Miss Jennie Brown is again able to
be out after severe illness of sever
al weeks.
Mrs. Azor Thurston visited hel
mother, Mrs. Skinner, Of Tontogany
last week.
Mrs. DIR. Weaver of Mcclure was
the guest of Miss Rowland last Sat
urday.
The NJ. E. Aid Society met at the
home of Rev. and Mrs. Colgan last
Thursday.
NJ. E. Gessaman of Ft. Wayne was
the guest of Miss Maude Hunter sew.
eral days this week.
Miss Rosa Megginson who has
been attending schoolat Alma, Mich.
ia at home on vacation.
Quite number of our citizens took
In the excursion and. matinee at To.
ledo last Saturday. @.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-04-08
ADMITS The CRIME.

r fHSdcper Miller Confessos His Fiendish
lIOOM a2buL beed'
Columbus, O., April 1.-The murder
of Mrs. John w. Miller, the wife of a
farmer living near Black Lick, is re-
Earded as the most henious crime ever
committed in Franklin county.
The murderer is Frank Miller, a
tramp hired man who is an ignorant
Polish Jew about "a years old.
The crime was committed Monday
evening, March 20, but was not discov-
cred until the next morning, when her
husband found her mutilated body in
box in the barn, covered with fodder.
He used an AK and pitchfork.
The murderer remained at the home
of his employer all night, but left in
the morning when the husband began
to hunt for his wife. The husband was
away from home at the time of the
crime and it is genrally believed the
f1end attempted to outrage the woman
and during the struggle he killed her
Pursued by posse of farmers the
murderer was captured in Delaware
county and was taken to the Columbus
city prison. There was strong talk oi
lynching him. .
After his confession he was ar.
raigned in police court, and waving
examination, was bound over without
bail. He was then lodged in the coun.
ty Jail.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-04-08

tney nad SOnered any pain. In each
case the electrical wires were fastened
to the head and feet ofythe victim, the
hair having been soaked in a strong
solution of caustic soda so as not to
interfere with the .electricar current.
The usual method is to hold the cur
rent on for three seconds, remove 1t
for a second and make the second ap-
plication for two seconds. Experiments
at the New York penitentiary, where
electrocution has been in force for sew
eral years, has demonstrated that this
is the best and surest method of apply
ing the current. The annex, in which
all executions are required by law to
take place, is located about 1000 feet
from the electrical machinery or sta
ton, the current being carried on over
head wires between the two points.
The capacity of the dynamo is a 30
kilovatt alternator, with 1k-kilowatt
EXETER; the efficiency of 600 16-candle
power lamps, or As horse power. The
alternator is a 60-eycle, with 10000
alternations per minute, and single
phase. The armature CT the machine
is called the ironclad ring type, with
ventilating air chamber, and the volt
age 1000 primarily.
Experiments have demonstrated that
the average resistance of the human
body is about two ohms, and when a
current of 1850 volts is passing
through a subject the body will con-
sumo between IA and 10 ampere of cur
rent primarily. This, however, de-
pends on the physical condition of the
subject. The chair is made espo lily
strong, and the subject is strap Sc
curely in place. The cap and sette
used are made of copper, i are
strapped to the head and leg, and to
this are connected the lead wires of
the primary voltage, direct to the ma
chine through switching devices. On
the inside of the legette and cap will
be placed sponge saturated with
caustic soda, thus giving a good con-
tact with the flesh and overcoming the
6lSdoy ouUbtduCSS usually CUUIdlu6u
in the body, and thus avoiding burn
ing the flesh and arching. at the termi-
nal points. ,a et aee
A special electric-light, high-speed
engine propels the machinery, and
has been tried and has given en-
tire satisfaction to the experts who
have had the placing of the ma
chinery in position. 1t has been DEM
onstrated that the subject is dead after
the application of the current from
four to six seconds. In the New York
prison it has been claimed that it is
impossible to tell the exact force of the
electrical current, but this has been
overcome by the clever device of Mr..
Harry L. Garfield, the electrical engi-
neer who placed the machinery in po-
sition for the Ohio executions. 1t
gives the exact resistance, and can be
SO regulated that it will be impossible
to burn the flesh of the subject. This
is cne Of the hardest matters that cleo
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-04-08
T, THE CHAIRS FIRST VICTIM.

cordingly proceeded to the kitchen, Sc
cured a can of coal oil, returned to his
room and poured the contents on the
bed and applied match. 1t was not
long before the house was ablaZe, and
by the light of the premises he left and
made his way to Cumminsville, where
he boarded freight train and went
as far as Wyoming, and from there
walked to Hamilton, Butler county.
To the chief of police of Cincinnati he
confessed that he had washed his hands
several times to be certain that the
blood stains were all obliterated.
When arrested his hands and face
we're badly scratched, and for this he
at first accounted by claiming that he
had had fight with another boy at
Cumminsville; but when closely ques-
toned he confessed that they had been
made by the woman while fighting
against his beastly lust for her life.
He has since made full confession of
all the details of the crime and admit
ted that Mr.. and Mrs. Bader had been
the best friends he had ever had, and
could assign no reason for the crime
except that he was anxious to crafty
his lust. When he was ON trial 1t was
all the court officials could do to keep
the injured husband from assaulting
the slayer of his young and handsome
wife.
DR.. Richardson has made an ex-
animation of Haas since his arrival
at the penitentiary annex, and pro-
nounces him "degenerate"-in other
words, man who knows right from
wrong, but at the same time can not
control his actions. Even Haas own
attorney takes no stock in that theory,
but at the same time says that he will
do all he can to save the boy from
electrocution. Since his Imprisonment
he has shown the utmost indifference
as to what becomes of him, and he eats
well and talks as cheerfufly as If the
been fixed for one of the most horrible
double crimes that has been committed
in the state for years.
There are three men in the annex at
this time, and all under sentence to be
electrocuted for numbering women.
One is Haas, the subject of this sketch;
another is William Wiley, who mur-
dered his wife in Cincinnati, and the
other is Albert J. Frantz, the murderer
of Bessie Little at Dayton, which at
one time bid fair to be one of the un-
solved murder mysteries of Ohio, and
at the time of its commission attracted
almost as much attention as the IA
nous Pearl Bryan murder in Ken
| lucky. The details of the Frantz crime
have all been developed, and are now
+, almost as we'll known as If camera
had been in place when the murder
was committed. These cases attract
unusual interest from the fact that they
are the first to be electrocuted under
the new law Of paying the death pen
atty for murder in the first degree.
W. W. BOND.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-04-08
TO DIE IN THE CHAIR.
First Victim of Electrocution In
the Buckeye State.
BIS CRIME WAS MOST REVoLTIIG.

Graphic Details of the Awful Deed. To-
gether With an Accurate Description
of che Death Dealing Machine Which
Ohio Has Provided For the Speedy Dis
posaI of Such Erratio Persona.
William Haas, boy only about Is
years of age, is to be the first victim of
electrocution in the state Of Ohio, If
the sentence Of the court is carried
out. The execution will take place in
the Ohio penitentiary on April s for
one of the most deliberate and cruel
crimes ever committed within the bor-
ders Of the state. The electrical chair
is now being made, all the necessary
machinery is in place, and it will take
but few hours to have everything in
readiness for turning on the death
dealing current.
Already two tests have been made,
and in each case the machinery
has worked to perfection. The
first test was with big dog of
one of the "many cur" variety; the
second was an old horse; and in each
case the machinery worked satisfacto-
rily. In fact, death was instantaneous
in each case. AS soon as the electrical
current was turned on every muscle in
the system of the subject stiffened to
the utmost tension and the victim fell
forward and was dead. Physicians
were present when each test was made
and critically examined, and gave the
opinion that the subjects never knew
what struck them, death having over
taken them so suddenly. There was
not the least spasm indicating that
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TUBBSVILLE.
TUBBsvILLE, O.. , April Ct

TUBBsvILLE, O., April 9Th.
Isaac Peters horses ran away Mon
day and broke things in general.
Sherm Reynolds, of Toledo, is visit
ing friends in this community.
Miss Clarke commenced school in
Clifton Dist Monday.
Geo. Clifton, and wife went to De
fiance Saturday.
DR.. A. j. Kline, Vet, of Wauseon,
was called to Newt Deselm's Monday
Dave Cameron is building a new
house.
Casper Reichart Is building a new
barn.
Bruce Reynolds and sister, of Def
ance, wheeled out to Charlie Fetzer's
Saturday.
Wilbur and Harry Kline are home
from school for a months vacation.
Myrtle Holmes is getting up a class
of scholars to teach music.
Mrs. johnson, of Michigan, is NOV
ing in Jay Fauver's vacant house.
W. G. K.
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trical experts have had to overcome,
and it will be remembered that several
OF the New York subjects were some
what disfigured before the difficulty
was overcome to the satisfaction OF the
general public.
William Haas, the first person to be
electrocuted, is an ignorant boy about
Is years of age. The evidence showed
that while he had not been regarded as
especially vicious, yet he had been as
soclating with low class of horsemen,
and had practically no raising. He
made his appearance ct the residence
Of William Bader, truck farmer re-
siding near Cloverdale, one Of the sub
urbs of Cincinnati, and was thinly and
poorly clad. He was taken in and we'll
treated by the family, Mr.. Bader hav-
ing been married only a few months
previously. 1t was Mr.. Bader's habit
TO leave his home about l O'Clock in
the morning with his garden stuff for
the Cincinnati markets, and on the
I'd of July he gave orders to his wife
to awaken the boy early on the morn
ing of the Sd and instruct him to pick
blackberries. He left the house at the
usual time and about o'clock the
wife, Emma, entered his room in her
night clothes to awaken the young
sleeper. AS soon as she entered the
room he grabbed her and a struggle
for her honor and life ensued. Haas
caught and threw her on his bed, when
she nearly succeeded in making her
| escape. However, he finally succeeded
in his purpose, and they proceeded tc
| fight about the room. After time she
became exhausted and he went down.
stairs and secured razor from under
the clock, where 1t was usually kept
| by the husband. He returned to the
room and deliberately cut her threat
the razor several times striking the
bones of the neck. The body was then
dragged to her own room, when Haas
commenced to make preparations tc
leave the premises. He was compelled
| to go back to the room in which the
corpse lay for some purpose when the
| fiendish idea entered his head of talk.
ing steps to hide his crime. He ac
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-04-08
THE LATEST GOSSIP FROM NEIGH
BORING SETTLEMENTS
ITEMS FROM SPECIAL CORES
PoNDENTS OF THE DEMO
CRATIC NORTHWEST.
Collection That Tells all the Lat
est Movements Among the
People Ofthe Many En-
terprising Towns in
This County.
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA, O., April 9Th.
Miss Bertha Hall returned last week
from Valparaiso, Ind, where she has
been pursuing her favorite branch
of study, elocution, and appears well
pleased with her advancement. Her
friends were glad to see her home
again although they entertained
some fears in regard to her state OF
health.
Rev. Thomas and wife were guests
at the Maumee Valley Farmers AS
sociation held at the home of Geo.
Lowry, on Friday of last week. The
host and hostess spared no pains in
making the day one of profound
pleasure as we'll as profit. The spaci-
GUS and we'll equipped farm home was
thown open and the guests were made
to feel quite at their ease. Comments
on the literary and business features
of the day will haye to be dispensed
with for the want of space, SO we will
hasten to the dining hall where the
hospitable board fairly groaned be-
meath its burden, consisting of viands,
fruits. vegetables, cereals, and other
substantials and delicacies, all of
which were products of the fertile
valley drained by the beautiful and
romantic Maumee. The preparations
as @ whole was a master piece OF cul-
mary art. Thus passed very pleas
ant day in the country.
Our school term is rapidly drawing
to close and with its termination
will end very successful year.
Whether Prof. Bayless will be retain
ed another year is not known, but
we would greatly regret to see him
and his wife leave for other parts.
The singing school conducted by
Mr.. Gibbs closed last week with a
concert, which was said to be a sue.
cess.
The school under the control OF
Wilbur Hartman is still in progress
with prospects Of continuing during
the summer season.
We are authorized to state that the
rumor reporting Mr.. Hartman's
friends as booming him for principal
of our schools the coming year, is q
misconceiyed idea and without foun
dation.
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RIDGEVILLE CORNERS.
RIpSRv111E Cons April 5tb

RIDGEvILLK CoRs., April 5th.
A series of meetings is in progress at the
Congregational church under the d rection
of Rev. McLane of Toledo. As set there
has been no marked results.
H. L. Chapman has returned from his
Michigan visit.
The Eoworth League of this pla e held n
very interesting meeting Sunday evening
with special exercises on the subject Of
temperance, consisting of Scripture quota
tious, recitat.ons, ETC., interspersed with
solos, quartettes and choruses. The whUle
supplemented by an interesting and spirit
ed address by Rev. A. @. Thomas, the pas
tor.
Mrs. Aida johnson. formerly resident
of this place, hss returned from residence
in Northern Michigan If number Of
years. She intends to make this her future
home. VRRITAs.
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ELMWOOD.
ELMwooD, April 5th,

ELMWooD, April 0tn.
Farmers are busy sowing oats.
The gravel road question was very
much agitated to-day.
J. Rupp was atArchbold Saturday
on business.
J.J. Nofzingers was at Wauseon
Saturday on legal business.
Lydia Lantz left for Woodburn.
Ind, Monday, where she expects to
spend the summer.
Ed. NJ. Nofzinger, of Napoleon,
spent Sunday with his father.
John and VIM. Bruins were at Arch
bold Saturday.
Ed. Socie and Frank Flory, of El-
mir, were in this vicinity Saturday
evening.
The. entertainment in Dist. No. S
was q perfect success and was well
attended from far and near.
Mary Freytag, of Ridgeville, spent
Sunday with Lizzie and Dora Wolf.
8. G. Nofzinger and wife, of Arch
bold, spent Sunday with friends in
this vicinity.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-04-08
Decorate Your House

Now, when help is plenty
and cheap. Later you can not
get it done when you want to.
Humphrey has just received a
large stock of 1897 styles fine
wall paper from the celebrat-
ed Makers, Rob't Graves &
Co., New York. 2m
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FIVE CORNERS.
FIVE CORNERS. A,

FIVE CORNERS, April 9th.
Farmers have nearly finished SOW.
ing oats.
Chas. ellison and Laura Harmon
and others atteded the entertainment
at the Dittmer school in Ridgevile
township Saturday night and report
it success.
HI. J. Coon and Geo. A. Beck were
in Liberty township on business
Tuesday.
Ed. NJ. Nofzinger spent Saturday
with his brother at Archbold.
Some of our young people are talk
ing of going to Kansas in the near
future. A. b. G.
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Flower Lake Levee Breaks

Tunica, Miss, April 5.-The Flow.
er lake levee where it crosses Yellow
bayou gave way under the tremen.
dous pressure of water. The crevasse
widened rapidly and is now 130 yards
wide through which the water is rush.
ing with deafening sound that only
can be compared to that of the Nj.
agara Falls
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-04-08
Backenstoe Gets a Dose.

Kenton, o., April 6.-W. L. Backen-
stoe, the Columbus gambler who In
duced Miss Imogene Letson to elope
with him, was fined $25 and sentence ]
to three months in the workhouse. The
workhouse sentence was remitted on
condition that he leave and never re-
turn to the county.
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ELERY.
Elery, O., Mch. 9Th.

Elery, O., Mch. sth.
Miss Kerr, of Grand Rapids, spent
last Thursday in this place for the
purpose Of getting pupils to study
music.
The exhibition given by the Elery
school was very well attended, and
the visitors were very well pleased
with 1t.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-04-08
Sued q Wealthy Widow.

Nyack, N. Y, April 5.-Mrs. John
Peck, wife of a prominent briskmaksr
of Haverstraw, has entered suit
against Mrs. James Scott, a wealthy
widow of that place, whose husband
was a brick manufacturer, for $4,000
for the alienation of her husbands af-
fections. Mrs. Scott denies all the
charges. The fact was developed that
Mr.. Peck is now in North Dakota
seeking divorce from his wife, and
the present suit is one of the side
issues connected with the divorce pro-
ceedings.
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Adjourned to Wednesday,

Washington, April 5.-After listen
ing.to. aIepgpersonal explanation from
Nj. Terry tDem., Ark.), who felt ag-
grieved at statements that he was jeal-
tous and sore because the Democrats
had selected Mr.. Bailey instead of Mr..
McMillin as their leader, the house by
unanimous consent passed the senate
joint resolution to charter a vessel to
carry food to India's famine sufferers,
and then adjourned until Wednesday
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Chic and Pennsylvania xxx, 22@23c;
Xxx and above, 21@22c; Y, 19c; No. 1, ZIG
22c;No. 2, 21Qi22c; fine unwashed, 15Q151ac;
understandable, 16@17c; Ohio combing,
No. /, ssa1a blood, 22a23c; No. 2, u blood,
22923c; delaiRe, 22@23c; Michigan X and
above, 17@1sc; No. l, 21c; No. 2 21c;
fine unwashed, 14c; understandable, 10
d16c; combing, No. 1, %@h blood,
and No. 2, " blood, &c; delaine, 2o921c;
Kentucky, Indiana and Missouri combing,
" blood, 20d21c; do. n blood, 2o@21c;
do braid, zoe: clothing, % blood, 19d20c;
do, Il blood, 19M2oc; do coarse, 19@20c.
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ouccesf!ul advertisers use hemlngtons
County Seat Lists. They include the best
towns and best papers. We can recon.
mend them highly. Send to Remingt'
Brothers. Nsw York. FOR copy.
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The Subtlcty of Woman.

"Why," they asked her, "are you 80
strenuously in favor of excluding all re-
porters from our meetingsP'
"In order" said she, THAT full reports
of them may appear in the papers"
And yet there are those who say that
woman's sense of deadontoness is embry-
otic.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Corrected d weekly by Il. q. Woke Il Bro.
MARKET REPORTS.

Grain and Stock Quotations For April O.
New York. a.. .l.8-
Beef-Family, 50 50110 so extra mess,
81 5O@S 90; packed, $8 50@0 90. Cut meats
Picked bellies, 5AG5%c; pickled shoul-
ders, &c; picked hams, 0c. Lard
Western steam, 81 80. Pork = Old mess,
SO 1910 70.
+ Butter-Western dairy, Sd13c; creamery,
d4@21css do factory, ms@12c.. Cheese =
State large, ,a@12Ac; small, a012JAc; part
Skinis, t55dSs4e2? fun skins, 212d3c! Eggs
|Stdtanan6 6Gan fsgaRania, G1O9 1ol4o western
fresh, 10c. fla} ,sayisgmsd1
Wheat -7=.S0@c. Corn - s2o1sc Rye-35c.
Oats-22kc
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Reviving Business.

"What'syour line of work, youngmanr'
"I'm in a dentists office, sir"
"And Is your business revivingY'
tThat's just what 1t is, sir. shake up
the customers after the old man gives EN-
'~s,nhino ona cleveland Plain Dealer.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-04-08

Springfield, O., April 5.-The funeral
of the late Rev. Alexander Proudf1t,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church, were held at the First Presby-
terrain church.