The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-06-23
THE nth.
What the Committee Found Out
About the Fourth.

The Citizens Committee met in the
Office of Howenstine & Huston Wednes-
day night and, by request, Mayor Cas-
sidy was present. The committee report
ed to the Mayor that after careful and
thorough investigation it found that
arrangements had been made for bring
ing not less than three thousand people
here for the celebration Of the Fourth
of July, and the members of the COM
mittee gave it as their individual
opinions from information at hand that
there would be perhaps five thousand
people from outside of Logan county,
and requested the Mayor to appoint
committee from among the business
and professional men of this city to act
with the Citizens Committee in MAX
ing every arrangement possible that
would benefit Bellefontaine and show
her to be the city she is, on that occa-
sion and to appoint a committee of not
less than five in each village in the
county to cooperate with the full COM
m1ttee in this city in arranging to make
this day great success in Bellefontaine.
The Mayor, in compliance with the
request made, appointed the following
for Bellefontaine: Robert Lamb. J. c.
Brand, I. N. Gearing, F. o. Batch, J. S.
Boyd, A. Jay Miller, Allie J. Miller,
Jud Casey, w. w. Hamer, H. K.
Hubbard, Guy C. Odor, J. Q. A. Camp
bell, William Barton, S. H. West, John
Curran, J. McNearney, A. L. Wright,
Henry Hayes, John Milroy, William T.
Haviland, L. E. Petit, Harry S. Kerr,
Ed Cowman, Thos. J. Hellings Frank
Butler w. B. Curtis, George Starkey,
John Kiser, Gus Eichman, Mack Dick
inson, Asbury Lesourd, J. L. Fergus,
Frank Dowell, Andrew Turner, VIM.
Wissler, Cliff. Churchill, Benz. Dick
inson and Chris. McCune.
And in the villages in the county the
following were appointed to cooperate
with Bellefontaine:
Belle Center-C. Horton Cline, Lloyd
Richards. J. c. Briggs, r. A. Graham,
E. o. Ellis.
Huntsville-S. L. Horn, J. H. Harrod
A. P. Scott, E. M. Day, o. M. Pash.
Lake View-John Reilly, Maurice
Lille, H. L. Youngpeter, Elisha Houch
ms, G. L. Bogart.
Bloomcenter-Nevin U. Smith, David
Bayer, Charles Huber, DIR. o. C. Will
son, r. F. Valentine.
Lewistown-Ira Miller, L. E. Snider
Patrick Martin, Thomas Price, Henry
Clay.
Quincy-Dr. N. V. Specie, I. P
Steinberger, William Persinger, I. L
Shaw, r. B. Leedom.
DeGraff-H. P. Runyan, w. E. Har
ris, D. E. Strayer, John Weidinger, DR.
w. c. Hance.
West Liberty-Don c. Bailey, w. D
Kelly, Frank Draper, J. r. Williams
Harry Partridge.
Middleburg-Dr. G. E. Davis, Et
McWade, Job c. Sharp, Eber Norviel
David Smith.
East Liberty-F. E. Milligan, F. c
Hamilton, G. w. Parr, Henry Town
send, F. E. Dennis.
Zanesfeld-Dr. P. P. Outland, o. Fl
Fawcett, Lewis Courier, Frank Reams
Charles w. Polk.
West Mans6eld-W. L. Morse, L. G
English, II. Mcdonald, P. M. Kellar
A. F. Painter.
Ridgeway-J. A. Runner, G. B. Fisher
Robert McElheny, Joseph Gutenberg
S. E. Gilmore.
Big Springs-Robt Rosebrook, W. o
Mckinley, VIM. Garwood, H. Creighton
William Frey.
| Rushsylvania-L. w. Fawcett, w. o
Wickersham, w. L. Shoots, William
Banks, Hart Shoemaker.
| Logansville-G. c. Naugle, Gran
Long, w. A. Piper, - Bean, =
Swonger.
The President and Secretary of tn
Junior Order, who will conduct tn
Iexercises at the Fair Grounds on thi
day, were present at this meeting, an
also Hon. J. T. Slough, prominen
member of the order. The Presiden
reported that Mr.. Sloan had secured
special train on the Big Four fror
Springfield. The Big Four is unabl
to furnish the accommodations wante
by the members from Dayton, and it
arranged that that membership wi
come over the Erie to Peoria and the
on the d. & L. N. to this city. Tn
d. & L. N. has also provided a specia
train from Lima.
A full and complete report of all th
work done by the committees to Jun
', "a will be published in the city paper
on that day and hundreds of copies {
these papers will be sent to all th
cities and towns in this part of th
= State.
This new committee is requested t
meet in the Council Chamber in tn
, city on Friday evening, at 1880 sharp.
r The committee requested the Mayo
to ask the contractor for brick pawn
: on South Main street to either NJ
4 undertake that work until after tn
Y Fourth of July or to begin it imm,
: diately so that it can be completed {
: that time.