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The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-07-28
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
For Furnishing Maps and PIats
for Use of Real Estate
Assessors.

Notice is hereby given that the Board of
County Commissioners of Logan county, o.,
will receive sealed bids for making maps and
platS to facilitate and make more accurate
the work OF reappraiSing the real estate OF
said county, up to one O'Clock p. M,
FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1899.
Each map or plat of each village or town in
said county shall show the corporation lines
of such as are Incorporated, giving the num-
berS of lots and subdivisions. and frontage in
feet, and the streets and alleys with names of
streets.
A map or plat of each section and survey in
the county, shall be made on separate sheet
16x2O inches in size on a scale of &c chains per
inch. Each plat shall show the boundary
lines of said section or survey, the land lines,
numbers of subdivisions and lots and the
number of acres in each tract.
All the maps and plats shall show the loca-
| tion of all roads and railroads. meanderings
of the principal streams, the State county
and township lines to be shown by two paral-
| lei lines, and the railroads by two parallel
| lines and cross marks. All maps and plats
| are to be made and executed in good work
manlike manner, accurate, plain and neat
under supervision of the Auditor ard to the
| County Commissioners. All books, drawing
paper, &C., will be furnished by the county.
All of said, plats and maps that are to bt
| used by the Land Assessors are to be deliver
ed to the Auditor on or before February 1st
/ 1900. The maps and plats may be made
| from the maps and plats on file in the Audi
4
/ and correct, but the contractor will be re
quired to complete the same up to date, ant
| when necessary all surveys and measure
| ments shall be made on the ground. TIL,
| contractor will also be required, when th'
assessors have made returns of their work
to compare the plats returned by the Asses
sors with the original maps and plats ol
file in the Auditors Office, and correct Sucl
inaccuracies or discrepancies (if any tina
the assessor may find, and to locate on sait
maps and plats, all buildings and structure
as marked on the plats used by said Asses
sors. Particular care must be exercised il
plating the o. s., L. & o. @. and ID. & l..
r. Rs. that have never been on the platS.
| The successful bidder must enter into
bond in the sum of : within five days o
the awarding Of the bid for the faithful com
pletion of the work, and must deposil 5
forfeit with his bid, to guarantee the givin
OF bond for performance of his bid.
| The Board of Commissioners reserve tn
right to reject any and all bids.
On the completion of any town or tOwnshi
plat, the proportionate part of the work ma
be paid for, on acceptance and approval Q
the Board Of County Commissioners, but tn
Board reserves the right to retain p per cent
on all bills until the final completion of tn
whole contract.
| BY the order of the Board of County Com
| missOnerS. q. ID. CAMPBELL, Auditor.
! July q, ls99-4t.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-07-28
Dress Goods Named For Towns.

The origin Of the names of textile
fabrics in common use are little known,
although many of them with slight per-
version in spelling and pronunciation
have existed for centuries In 1880 In
an English town near Norwich the first
twisted double thread of wool was
made. although the invention or process
is credited to an earlier period As the
village Of its manufacture was called
Worsted so was the product. The
modern girl crochets or knits Afghans
slippers, etc, from like yarns, which
she prefers to designate collectively as
"wcols.
Guingamp. a town in Brittany. gave
to the world the ever useful and dura-
Bile gingham Mussoul. Turkish town.
muslin; Calicut. in India (famous for
cotton goods). calico; the city Of Da-
mascus the figured fabrics known as
damask. and Cambray. town in Flan-
ders. cambria. We have Scriptural rec
ord of that city in Palestine called
GAIA, meaning treasure. from
which Samson. the strong. carried away
the gates. Fair women. lovely and
flowerlike in gowns of gauze. know moi
that in that faraway city Of the Holy
Land originated the flmy sdlken fabric
and its name-then GAIA. not gauze, a
'now-Tahle Talk
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-07-28
DEWEY DID IT.
Flag Lieutenant Brumb's Brief
Speech at the Trieste Banquet.

Trieste, July 21.-At the banquet
this evening, after toest to President
Mckinley had been drunk, Mr.. Harris
proposed the health of Admiral Dewey,
who in reply said simply: I thank you
sincerely and drink to your good
health"
Captain Fass responded to the toast,
1.-THE American Navy" Mr.. Harris
then proposed ''The Captain and the
crew of the Olympia" and requested
Admiral Dewey to relate something of
the battle of Manila. The Admiral
replied: 81 only know that, having
asked the steward for something to
drink, he gave me lukewarm, weak
coffee, which made me feel quite sick,
but my flag lieutenant kept the record,
and invite him to speak"
Flag Lieutenant Brumby said: 81
was a midshipman under Admiral
Dewey and he taught me not to talk, SC
I will only say Dewey did it."
Admiral Dewey rose again and said
"You ask me about the guns and the
superiority of our firing. We fred ter
shots a minute with our five-inch gum
against three shots minute. l found
at Manila no more neutral flag thar
the Austrian
| At this point Mr.. Harris interposed
Saying: austria is sincerely friendl.
to the United States"
Admiral Dewey then addressing
himself to the Olympia's chief engin
eer, said that he had contributed t,
the success of the ship in entering tn
Bay of Manila by admirable steaming
bringing the speed up to eighteel
knots Immediately when ordered to pu
on full steam.
In concluding the banquet, Mr.. Ha,
ris proposed toast to Emperor Fran
els Joseph.
A large crowd gathered outside tn
lhotel to watch the arrival of tn
lguests.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-07-28
DEWEY
Carries None Bot Gentlemen In his
Crew.

Triest, July 22.-(Copyright by New
York Journal. For the second time
since he reached Triest, Admiral
Dewey tonight formally declared him
self practically for Mckinley. The
Admiral gave dinner on board the
Olympia in honor of Minister Harris,
and, while standing with glass Of
champagne, Dewey said:
"Here's to the health of the Presi-
dent of the United States, William
Mckinley. May he be reelected"
Dewey is making it plain that he in
tends to support McKinley's candidacy
with enthusiasm. There was a dra-
matte scene at Mirarmar Castle this
morning when Dewey took Minister
Harris, Of the Legation, his staff and
Congressman Foss on launch to see
Maximilian's old home.
Standing on the granite fight Of
steps from which the Archduke en-
barked to establish his imperial throne
In Mexico, Dewey looked at the beauti-
full castle, towering above the gardens,
groves, terraces and fountains, and
said: SIT makes my heart bleed to
think of this brilliant Archduke, who,
after designing and building such q
home as this, left it all for bloody
death on American soil. When I look
at this noble place and think Of the
trough grave he filed I can not help
pitying him, and yet it was right that
the end should have come as it did, for
there must be no empires founded
in America. There can be no other
lend for those who attempt to erect
thrones on our side of the ocean"
/ Minister Harris tonight invited Ad
miral Dewey to visit Vienna and Tyrol
as his guest. Dewey declined, saying
that he did not want to leave his ship
The Olympia will stay at Triest two
weeks and then go to Naples, Leghorr
and Gibraltar. Dewey has been urged
to 90 to England, but is inclined not t.
touch the British coast. He said toda!
that he would undoubtedly reach New
York about October 1.
When the authorities Of Trieste OF
fered Dewey large force Of police Il
keep the Olympia's men from getting
into trouble the Admiral smilingly de
clined, saying: ''Why, this shil
carries nothing but gentlemen from
Itop to bottom"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-07-28
A QUILL PEN.
TFroIn a sea gull's wing.1

[Fron sea gull's wing.1
Thou vast not born amid earth's stain and soil,
And dreary din and noise of tangled mirth.
Thou hast lived far from all our tears and toll.
Oh, bring us back the blessing of thy birthl
Speak but little of that other life
Which knew thee once, wild as the wind and
brine.
Set free our spirits, straitened in their strife,
To sweep those old unwearying ways oi
thine.
Bring back the glorious freedom of thy flight
Skimming the crest of purple waves afar
In that illimitable flood of light
Which knows no stain of toll, no lettering
bar.
Give us to know the glory and the wonder
Born of the flying rack, the cleaning foam,
Where mighty billows rear their heads ant
thunder
Against the wild black rocks which were tn.
home.
Our hands are tired, our eyes are dim Of seeing
Our ears are dull with noise of mirth ant
moan.
Oh, give us back the beauty of that being
Unwearied and unsoiled, which was thin
ownl
Mabel Earle in Youths Companion.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-07-28
TO ExTERMINATE COCKROCHES.

One of the best weapons to use In
fighting the ubiquitous cockroach is q
mixture of Paris green and oatmeal.
If this is spread under the papers on
pantry shelves and on dishes set where
they most do congregate, they will
partake freely and then expire. Great
caution must be exercised, however, to
keep it out of the way of children or
the household pets.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-07-28

Remove and destroy all diseased fruits
and plants as scrupulously as you pre-
serve the salable ones, and there will
be more salable ones to preserve. Keep
the orchards, gardens and green houses
clean, allowing no rubbish about on
which fungi can breed.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-07-28

A Democratic exchange is cruel
enough to suggest that if the party
must have an alien candidate for gov
ernor ,Aguinaldo would be preferable
to Mclean. 1t holds that he is bet
ter Democrat and has been giving the
administration more trouble.-Zanes-
Vile Times.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-07-28
ELDER BLOSSOM OINTMENT.

With the blooming of the elder it is
well to remember that its graceful and
creamy blossoms, picked when the dew
is on them, and simmered in sweet
cream. yield a choice and delicate
healing ointment, whose properties as
q skin beautifier were held in the
highest esteem by our grandmothers.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-07-28

A remarkable invention is ascribed
Admiral Bettolo, Italy, by his native
press. It is claimed that he has de-
signed Q warship that combines all of
the virtues of battle ship and cruiser.
The keels of four ships Of his design
will soon be laid. 1t is promised that
they will be completed in two years and
will attain a minimum speed Of twenty
two knots.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-07-28

81 speak not of forcible annexation,
for that cannot be thought of. That,
by our code of morality, would be
criminal aggression. ~ From Presi-
dent McKinley's Annual Message to
Congress, Dec. 6, 1897.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-07-28
SPAIN S. SOUTHARD,

A TTORNEY- -AT-LW. Special attention
"A given to abstracts OF title, loaning money
and drafting of all legal Instruments. Prompt
attention paid to all business left with him.
Collections, fire and life insurance. Office
South Main street over ]. M. Abraham & Co.'S
grocery.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-07-28
J. w. YOUNG, M. D.

DHYSICIAN and Surgeon. General prac-
L tice of medicine. Have special test
lenses for accurately fitting glasses for those
who need them. Office 1876 West Columbus
Ave. Residence, 402 East Sandusxy Ave.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-07-28
HAMILTON BROS,

A TTORNEY-AT-LAW and Real Estate
"A Agents. Office in the Hamilton Building,
east of the Logan House, Bellefontaine, Ohio.
settlement of estates. Will practice in State
and U. S. Courts. All business promptly at
tended to.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-07-28
FRANK A. POOL,

PHYSICIAN and Surgeon, Ofiice-135 West
i Columbus Ave-, Bellefontaine, o. Specia
attention given to the treatment of all forms
of rupture and pelvic diseases. All calls
answered from the Office.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-07-28
w. S. SOUTHARD.

7 livery & FEED BARN McKee's Old Stand
NORTH of Court House, Bellefontaine. Ohio
Excellent rigs and teams. Horses boarded by
the month; and single feeds furnished far
mer's horses
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-07-28
JOHN c. HOVER,

n given all office practice, settlement of
estates, collections and loans. Office and 8,
Lawrence Block, Bellefontaine, Ohio.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-07-28
DR.. J. p. HARBERT,

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Special at
/ tention to eye, ear and throat, and fitting
of glasses Office 1131s f. Columbus Ave.
Bellefontaine o. Residence 103 Mad River St
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-07-28
A. JAY MILLER,

IA given to collections and settlement OF
estates Rooms and 9, Empire Block, Belle
fontaine, Ohio.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-07-28
DIR. c. w. HEFFNER,

physician and Surgeon. No ZIG East Co
l. lumbus Ave. Treatment of the Eyes ant
fitting glasses for defective vision, a specially
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-07-28
PORTO RICO.

Lemons unknown.
No wheat is raised.
No color line is drawn.
Women do not wear hats.
Rum is the national drink.
People do not shake hands.
Guava jelly the only desert.
All meals served in courses.
Horses and people are small.
Department stores are unknown.
Babies and children wear no clothes.
Pineapples and cocoanuts abundant.
Little children and old women smoke
cigars.
Sugar manufacture the principal
industry.
No milk wagons. Cows are driven
from door to door.
Only one protestant church on the
island.
Urban transportation for passengers
by barouche only.
Banks and other business houses
open on Sunday.
Metric system used in weights and
measures.
Poorer classes have no chimneys in
houses.
Only one quarter of the population
can read and write.
Oxen are yoked around the horns
instead of the neck.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-07-28
DP. w. a. sTINcHcOMB,

PHYSICIAN and Surgeon. Special atten
Il tion given to diseases of the eyes and fit
ting glasses. East Columbus Avenue, Belle
ontaine, Ohio.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-07-28
r. s. DEFREES,

"A Room 1 and 2, Bellefontaine National
Bank Building. Money loaned and secured al
reasonable rates.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-07-28
n. n. Newell
WEST 6 WEST,

A TTORNEY-AT-LAW. Collections given
IA prompt attention. Partition and settle
ment of estates II speciality. Practice I'm the
State and u. s. Courts. Office on Main street,
directly opposite front entrance of the Court
House, Bellefontaine, Ohio.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-07-28

Specialties-ChronicC Catarrh, Diseases of the
Ear, Nose, Throat, Lungs and Kidneys; Dys-
pepSia, Constipation and Rheumatism.
Young and middle-aged men suffering from
nervous or physical debility, lost vigor, pre-
mature decline of power, a positive guarantee
to cure.
Consultation free and confidential. Call or
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-01
CASHED WORTHLESS DRAFTS
Son of Methodist Minister I'm Iowa
Town Placed in Jail Because of
Questionable Trannactions.

l.. H. Vallmar, son Of Methodist min
lister OF Corydon, Ia. was arrested Friday
afternoon on the charge OF obtaining money
under false pretenses. The offense which
caused the young mans detention is hav-
ing obtained from a leading hotel the money
on worthless sight draft. drawn on Sulz-
man, Nicely & Co., business house OF Ham
ilton, o.
When the paper was presented
for acceptance the firm asserted Vallmar had
no connection with them and that the draft
was worthless. The amount of the draft
was $50.
Other transactions OF similar nature have
been discovered by the police in looking Up
Vallmar's record. Two drafts for s35 and
s16, drawn on J. p. Vallmar. the young
mans father, were cashed by Hartman. the
cigar nan at Sixteenth and Chicago streets.
The drafts were at sight, and the father
refused either to accept or cash them.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-01

Clubs, but 1t might more properly be called
mother, as 1t was the hostess on the occa-
sion when the state organization was formed
in 1894. The annual meeting of the fed
Grafton occurs this year at York October 10
to 1S, and Omaha will send her full quota OF
delegates. They are: Mesdames Smith,
Hartford, McKelvey, Garratt, Ford, Van
Dusen, Andrews, Strawn, Lobingier and Mise
Fairbrother
The program is crowded with good things.
1t gives two sessions to music and one even-
ing will be occupied by a lecture from Mrs.
Keysor of Omaha the Boston library.
One session will be devoted to an "educa.
tional symposium" arranged by Mrs Field
Of Lincoln and participated in by eleven
women from as many different clubs, ana
industrial questions, household economies,
city improvement and newspaper reporters
will come up for discussion.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-01
SHORT STORIES OF THE DAY
DR.. Quinby Tells How O. B. signor Game to
Lose an Arm.
STRANDED CIRCUS COMES IN VERY HANDY
How Bsttenberg Helped Out Cincin'
natl in Fourth of July CeIebrn-
tiOn-X. BiedIer Gets Even
Why He Changed Request.

Lewis Ballenberg, the genial manager OF
the Bellstedt- Ballenberg band, has been In
Herested in the band and show business for
O. good many years. One year in Cincinnati
the glorious Fourth of July was near at
hand and no preparations had been made to
mako the eagle scream. In their dilemma
q committee of citizens got together and
began to talk over plans Remembering
the fertility OF Mr. Ballenberg in matters
of that sort the committee waited on him
and asked him for some suggestions.
He was Just the man. circus had gone
broke in town not far away, and there
were fancy riders, high-rope walkers and
other show people hanging on by the eye
lids trying to get something to do. Mr.,
Ballenberg told the committee he could fix
things at once and he boarded train for
the town of the stranded circus. There he
burst like a smile OF providence upon the
starving showites and soon had them in tow
ready to give glorious Fourth OF July cele-
bration in one of the parks OF Cincinnati.
The first thing was to stretch high rope
over an artificial lake in the big pleasure
resort. While this was being done one Of
the directors of the park, prominent Ger
man, came along and began to make in
quriee 81 say vat are you going to do NIT
dot rope up dare?" he asked Of Mr.. Ballen-
berg.
II am going to have one of the men walk
across there" was the triumphant reply of
the promoter OF the celebration.
But, mine Gott i'm himmel," excitedly
exclaimed the old German, "he viii fall into
der lage und drown"
"Well." said Mr., Ballenberg resignedly,
'if he does there will be ten thousand peo-
Pile who will be anxious to pay to get in
here the next day and see where he fell
an"
"oh. ho!" said the old German. as he
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-01

incapacitated for military service he early
in 1864 went down into the valley of the
Mississippi to buy cotton. While riding
with squadron Of General Greerson's cav
airy the artificial leg was broken, which
accident compelled him to 60 to Memphis
for repairs, and being an acquaintance, be-
came the guest Of one of our officers. After
severaa days Of listless waiting and becom-
ing weary Of the monotony of camp life, he
mounted horse late one afternoon and rode
out to the picket lines to see his friend, the
lieutenant In charge, who chanced to be
visiting some women at a residence a few
yards beyond the line. The social nature of
the young man would not permit him to
forego any such attractions, so he proposed
to become one of the company, to which the
guard objected, since he was not provided
with pass. Unfortunately for him he
lacked proper appreciation of the soIdierly
qualities of the colored man. consequently
began quietly to banter aud bulldoze the
guard, who remained firm to his post Slowly
riding along the line followed by the SER
geant of the guard and private he ex-
claimed, We'll, I think 1 will go out any
how The sergeant replied, you cannot,
SIR I can't can't ~ said the visitor, at
the same moment removing a large fur
glove and placing his right hand in his
breast pocket for his handkerchief The
guard reasonably concluded that he was
drawing a pistol and both instantly fred,
shattering the right arm. Removing him to
the house and sending messenger to
camp, went out to find right elbow Joint
and forearm injured beyond all hope of re-
covery.
When informed OF the situation the suf-
fering man gave me such pitiful look as
can never be forgotten and said, "A right
leg and right arm gone; / am not certain,
but wish 1t were my head His restless
spirit did not even leave him even after this,
for he learned to write with the left hand
while-S'aiting for the stump to heal.
He was so bright and brave and possessed
such generous nature that we all loved
him and deeply felt his misfortune, especially
as his wedding day was so near at hand
This young man was G. B. Signor, the
father of Naval Lieutenant Matt H. Sgnor."