The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-02-23

The question of the selection of a
clerk to fill out the unexpired term
of the late Ed l.. Davenport was up
before the Board of elections Satur-
day but owing to complications no
selection was made.
Doctor Dollison wishes to state to
those who may call at his Office to
see him-when they find his Office
locked up, to leave word for him at
the OHIO DEMOCRAT office, which
will be promptly attended to.
A. A. Juniper, secured judgment
against Isaiah F. S. and G. s. Tedrow
of Nelsonville for a note Of $9S.05,
with interest from the date Of its is
sue, In Squire Lanes court at the
above named town recently. The
defendants confessed judgment.
The insurance of the residence and
contents of l.. d. Vickers were ad-
justed this week and the Continent
al Ins. Company through its local
agents w. w. MeCray & Son paid
over to Mr.. Vickers $7ll on the house
and s27l on the house hold goods.
Miss Mary E. Taggart, organist at
st. Johns Church who while filling
an engagement at Circleville, was
taken i'll with the grippe and which
for time threatened to develope
pneumonia, has we are pleased to
say, recovered and returned to Lo-
gan Friday evening.
The uncertainty of life was never
more forcibly illustrated than in
the death of Jesse Morrison, whose
death is mentioned elsewhere, en-
joying good health and following
his avooation in life Tuesday morn
ing and Wednesday morning lying
at his home cold in death.
A cock fight was pulled off at Buch-
tel Tuesday night. About 150 sports
from Jacksonville, Murray City. Well
ston, jackson and Logan were pres
ent. The betting was not very splr-
tied, and Jacksonville and Murray
City cocks win the bulk of the mon
-Nelsonville Register.
The ladies Of Methodist persuasion
of the Fourth Ward are doing far
beyond their expectation in their
Saturday Market, at Smith building
West Main Street. They have ex-
cellent soup. cakes, pies, doughnuts,
bread, etc. for sale. Patronize them,
and relieve your conscience.
DR.. d. A. Rannels, Of Logan, was
in this city on Sunday while return
ing from professional call in Vinton
county, where he formerely resided.
DR.. Rannels was last week mustered
out of the U. 8. army, where he was
Sergeant Major of 7th o. V. l., and
has resumed his practice in Logan
Athena Gazette.
Chillicothe and some of the other
towns in Ross and Pickaway count
les which are supplied with natural
gas by the Logan Company expert
enced a famine in natural gas a
couple of days last week, but not
owing to an insufficient pressure as
some of our exchanges stated, but
because of break in the main over
near Adelphi.
Col. Pursell who recently accepted
the experimenting Of the u. 3
Postal service at Buena Vista, Cuba
has been rendered the position ei
General Post office Inspector OF
Cuba and Porto Rico with an in
crease in his salary of $l4OO. The
Colonel we understand owing to thu
continuous travelling necessary ir
the new position, does not feel mucf
inclined to accept notwithstanding
the additional $l40O which goes will
the promotion.
Buy your picture frames OF Spark
instead ofa travelling agent ant
save one half.
Mr.. Henry Lutz, some weeks age
made a handsome nickle plate
running miniture model Clevelan nj
Bicycle, which attracted much al
tention In the window at Frascl
Bros. Later he sent the wheel t
the Cleveland Cycle Co. with hi
compliments. This week they re
turned him the assurance of thei
appreciation of his efforts, sayin
II was the smallest and handsomes
running model they ever saw, an
, in return asked him to accept thei
compliments and the handsomes
wheel they have In their establish
, ment. Mr.. Lutz is justly proud {
: appreciation he received at th
r hands OF this great company, an
n will certainly accept the present (
la handsome wheel from them,