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Hutchinson gazette., 1899-12-21
Were lie, and Ho Was Mo.

II | were only Santa Claus,
And Santa Claus was me,
I'd show to him just what good
Old Santa I'd be.
I'd always bring the kind Of toys
And story books for him;
I'd find his stocking ev'ry year,
And I'll 1t to the brim,
This year I'd bring a book or so
On how we conquered Spain,
Or how a boy pursued his foe
Across the Klondyke plain,
And boxing gloves-and say, | guess
A pistol would be fine
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-12-21
Those Chrlatmas 20. o. D's.r

He was an active parcel boy.
From house to house he'd range,
And whatsoe'er your bill might be
He always "had the change"
But cruel, coarse and changeless boys
His efforts did deride,
Until, from utter loneliness.
The little follow died!
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-12-21
Characteristic of Bryan.

The governor of Nebraska yester-
day appointed William V. Allen,
Populist, United States Senator
from that state to fill the uneXplred
term of Senator Hayward, deceased.
1t is we'll understood that William
j. Bryan might have had this APP
poiutment, if he had desired it, with
the full approval of the governor
and consent of all the Democrats
and Populists in Nebraska. The APP
pointmeut waited on Mr.. Bryan's
decision until he telegraphed the
governor that in his opinion it
should go to a Populist, in recognit-
ion of the services that party had
performed in the late campaign in
coalition with the Democrats; and
accordingly former Senator Allen
was named.
This action of Mr.. Bryan was
enthusiastically unselfish. The ap
pointment was for the full term of
six years, Senator Hayward having
died before taking his seat. OF
course the vacancy would be filled
by the legislature at its next session,
but the fusionists in Nebraska are in
full control of that body and there is
no doubt that, had Mr.. Bryan been
appointed his selection would have
been enthusiastically ratified by the
Legislature in due time. Mr. Bryan's
unselfish act in stepping aside and
recommending another, was one of
the noblest exhibitions of devotion
to principle ana respect for broad
manly policy that has ever been
brought to the attention of the
American people. In word, it was
"just like Bryan"-and that express
ion fully describes it.-Columbus
praGs
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-12-21

faction. In turn they combined, and
the result was u strong and close
fight, which resulted in defeat for
reapportionment aud choice of Phil
adelphia by but one vote to spare.
This was cast by Kerens of Missouri.
and shows how little balance of
p Jwer the administration can com
mand at this time in the Nation al
Committee. The significance of the
committees division, however, will
not be lost sight of. 1t may have an
important bearing on future events.
1t is foregone conclusion that MI.
Mckinley will be renominated.
But, with this evidence of GOODNESS
upon the part of half of the National
Committee, is it clear that he can
count upon all the leading workers
of the party for active services in
his next campaign? There was much
the same condition among the
wheelhorses of that party prior to
Harrison's denomination In 1892.
Quay, Clarkson, Platt and Manley
had become estranged. The Presi-
dents friends had things their owl
way completely in the convention.
But where were their customary
managers in the campaign that fol-
lowed? What was the result to
Harrison?
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-12-21
Obituary.

CASPER EvENs.-Of sorrow to
many, was the death of Mr.. Casper
Evens, Monday morning. Casper
Evens, has gone to join the innum-
cradle hosts gone before. His short
and useful pilgrimage is ended, his
voice is hushed, and his chair is va
cant. Though he has been sick for
the past six months ard his life has
been despaired of, the ammo lncement
of his death was quite a shock to his
many friends.
The deceased was born in Hooking
County about five miles from Gibbs
onville, Jan. 1st 1859, which made
him 40 years, IL months, and IL days
at the time of his death. He was u
son of Mr.. John Evens who lives in
Pickaway Co., about five miles from
Circleville. Ho was married to Ella
Carpenter, daughter of the well
known Abel Carpenter of near Lo-
gan, Jan 2Sth 1885, by their union
five children come to bless and COM
fort their home, three girls, Blanche,
Lilly, and Mabel, and two boys,
twins Floyd and Boyd.
He was reared on Il farm, and CIV
en- common school education in this
county, working on the farm for his
father in the summer, and attending
school in the winter. He evidenced
an aptitude for the farming business,
and after living on his fathers farm
for several years as renter, he saw
ed enough money to purchase the
farm known as the Krinn farm, one
half mile from Giblsonville. He
prospered and amassed considerable
money and purchased the farm join
ing the Krinn farm, where he NOV
ed and lived up to his death.
Mr. Evers was member of the M. i.
f. Church of Gibisonville, and was
one of the main members of the
church. He was a quiet unpreten-
| tious gentleman, liberal in his views,
generous to fault and a good, sub
stantial citizen, who was greatly es-
teemed. He was christian man,
loved by all.
The last rites occurred at the Fair
view M. r. Church, Wednesday fore
noon at ten o'clock. Rev. Baker Of
| flciating and Rev. G.. w. McBroom
assisting. The remains were convey
ed to Fairview cemetery, there to
await the reserection morn. M I.
Goss had charge of the interment.
| He leaves a wife and five children,
father, mother, and brother, and one
sister, with host of friends to mourn
his death. M. ID. @. V.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-12-21

tract from letter written by Mrs.
Della NJ. Barkham, of Orland, Cali
fornia, formerly Miss Della Myers,
of Logan, to her brother, Mr.. Mil
ton Myers, of this place:
X X Il X
"For some time have thought
of giving you a more detailed ac-
count of fruits grown in this local
ity than l have done in any of my
former letters and will try to do so
in this.
Will send you sack of almonds
and few ripe olives just as they
come from the trees. You will
readily see the olives look very diff
ferently to the green ones so COM
mon in all eastern markets. These
olives are from some If years old
tree on our place where we are
now building.
We have fig and paper shell al
monds and some other fruit trees
of same age, besides quite variety
of grapes. Will enclose also
spray of olive leaves so you may
see what the olive leaf Noah's dove
brought to the ark in her mouth,
was like.
The almonds comprise the three
varieties known AS Nonpariel or
paper shell and two soft shells or
Ne Plus Ultra and I, Y. l.. and are
from the 60 acre orchard of and
years old trees of p. ID. Bane that
in August yielded twelve tons, pay
ing a net profit of $50 per acre.
This orchard has made a steady
growth without any irrigation and
began bearing when years old
and at its present ratio of increase
will when the trees reach maturity
at 10 years old, yield crop of one
ton per acre; which is consera
tive estimate. Would have no OBJ
lection to owning such an orchard
myself.
In this immediate locality fruits
of almost every variety, decidious
and citrus are successfully grown.
Cherries and plums Of all kinds,
apricots, prunes, nectorines, peach.
es, pears, pomgranites, olives, figs,
grapes of all the finest quality for
table use, wine and raisins, stra W
berries, raspberries and blackber-
ries, English and black walnuts,
and what we consider the most im-
portant of all are the fine oranges,
lemons and lines Strawberries
yield two crops per season or year,
figs two and three and grapes three.
The first crop Of strawberries are a
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-12-21

THE SELECTION of Philadelphia for
the next National Republican Con-
ventlon was not reached without SER
ious dissensions in the National
Committee. 1t was finally accom-
plished by its friends only by trad
ing closely upon the Payne resolu-
tion proposing re-apportioment of
delegates to future conventions. The
Payne proposition was, in brief, that
a delegate be allowed for each 1000
Republican votes cast in the various
states and territories. 1t was aimed
to cut down the delegations from
southern states, where the Demo-
Gratis are largely in the majority
Payne remembers very we'll the
manner in which the cheap southern
Republican delegates to the st.
Louis convention were secured by
Mark Hanna for Mckinley in 1896,
Assurance OF an office, or cash in no
large amount, was sufficient to get
the majority of them, and these
salable statesmen, added to McKin-
ley's home strength, gave Hanna
easy and overwhelming control
against Reed. Under his plan, New
York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts,,
ETC., with large Republican votes,
would get important increases in
their representation which would be
lost proportionately by the south.
AS means of beating the Payne
scheme, the southern members of
the committee made deal with
friends of Philadelphia. The fact
that trading was done, and with the
approval of thu administration men,
was well known to Payne and his
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-12-21

Fl. A. Gordon, Benton; e. NJ.
Martin, Logan; Thomas Karshner,
Salt Greek; A. Drew, Logan; Jas
per Morris, Perry; Layfayette Eby,
Benton; John Judy, Perry; John
Burg ess, Gore; Albert Dupler, Good
Hope; G. f. Poston, Logan; Dennis
Coe, Ward; Albert Harden, Ward ;
J. j. Beery, Marion; Ambrose
Brooke; Ward; james Kittsmiller,
Logan.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-12-21
From Patent Record.

COMBINED HARROW, PULvERzER AND CRUsHER Jacob @
Filed Aug. 1893 Renewed 20
1899. Serial No 71S424. (No modeI) 80
the character set orth, the
depending harrOwteeh
roller the points OF the harrow
aud
nor rest equally the surface OF the ground
of the FORTH the combination
opposite and depending
trunnons forming vots for said
joints flexible connections extending the joints on the outer
chain
Tdevice attached to the front end of the said rame
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-12-21

trespassing upon the farm of III enry
Kellar. He was taken in carriage
Monday to Enterprise where a pre-
liminary was had before Squire
Kline and the trial set for Friday of
this week. Bro. Mckay has our
sympathy for the trouble of riding
to Enterprise, but being an Editor
he will be set free by the jury. If it
had been Charley Fields he would
have been required to walk to Enter
prise to trial and would get ninty-
day work house sentence.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-12-21
Petit Jury.

David Aver. Ward; Lew II.
Wolf, Green; George Hook, Ward ;
j. G. Woodward. Starr; Aron Pol
ing, Perry; j. w. Brown, Good
Hope; Henry Wagner, Perry; w.
p. Matthias, Logan; John McSherry,
Green; John Rish, Good Hope;
John Il. Sanderson, Logan; j. f.
Stone, Starr; g. w. Tucker, Gore;
A. f. Woodward, Starr; Salem
Shoemaker, Perry; Samuel Stlvi-
son, Laurel; Sol 7. Soliday, Ward;
Nelson France, Ward.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-12-21

THERE seems to be unaninr Gus
uprising among the voters of Logan
regardless Of politics for Mr.. Dennis
Noonan for street commissioner next
spring. We do not wish to pose as
debating candidates, but Mr.. Noon
an would make an excellent street
commissioner. Our streets are in
worse shape than any county road
and we certainly need such man as
Mr.. Noonan to smoothe things up.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-12-21

a
with formed sides thereof and
crushing
said and
chains sides of the joints of the frame
combined the combination
with frame having depending harroweeth and
yielding
crushing
reduced adapted be down the cushngoer
the
of forth, combination
toohed trunnion forming said
ected at the opposite ends portions frame respectively at the
attached
the front end of the said Frame crushngroer the of The
opposite
adapted pressed against
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-12-21

Nothing Old but the Title.

Cook Bros. grand revival of Ten
Nights in Bar Room marks one of
the grandest dramatic events of this
seasons theatricals. A play clothed
with many new features, new ideas
and new effects makes it to the gen.
GRAFTON of to-day new and most en-
tertaining production at Rempel's
Opera House, Dec. 23rd.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-12-21

IT is keeping some Republican
newspapers very busy trying to make
it appear that John r. Mclean is
against Bryan for the presidency
next fall. These same papers will
find Mr.. Mclean pouring hot shots
into them for Bryan and they will be
kept busy answering his untiring
fra
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-12-21

TITS an awful shame the way
those terrible Beers are slaughtering
the poor English. Our country
should go over and interfere like we
did at the slaughter of the Cubans.
Poor, weak Britain should have the
sympathy of the world in her hard
ships against those mighty Beers.
God save the Queen.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-12-21

THE untImely death of General
Lawton' in the PHILIPPINES will bring
back to the administration the awful
truth of sacrifice for an ungodly
cause. The brave life of General
Lawton was worth thousand Phil
pinos and en-thousand Mckinley
imperialstic policies.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-12-21

ONE very pointed thing about Mr..
Roberts, the Utah Congressman, is
that he obtained it honestly by the
vote of the people. He did not OBJ
tain it by bribery like the Senator
from Ohio did.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-12-21

MCKINLEY has made great todo
in his message against trusts, but
when Attorney General Monnett
come up for reelection the White
House orders were to turn him down
because he fought trusts.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-12-21
Probate Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the following
Accounts and Vouchers have been filed in
the Probate Court of Hooking County, Ohio,
fol, Partial settlement 9. f. Aplin Guardian
of Munson Dashtr and the same VIII come on
for hearing on the Goth day of January 1900
at l0o'clock. A. NJ. or as soon thereafter DIS
may be convenient.
j. b. RIASON,
Dec. 2l, 8-w. Probute Judge.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-12-21
Probate Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the following
Accounts aud Vouchers have been filed in
the Probate Court of Hooking County, ohio,
for Partial settlement Allison Collision Guar
dian of Mary a. Collision and the same viii
come on foi hearing IN the 18th day of jan
uary 1909 at 10 o'clock, A. M. or as soon there
after as may be convenient.
j. B. RIASON,
Dec 2l, 3-w. Probate Judge.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-12-21

THE Beers are giving the British
about the same dose that General
George Washington gave them a
century and q quarter ago. Good
for the Beers Down with Imperial
ism and up with Freedom.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-12-21

IT is alledged that Grosvenor is to
be retired from congress by advice of
the administration as his district is
getting in too bilious condition to
suit Hanna.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-12-21

The republican national convent
ion is to be held at Philadelphia
They are anxious to get it as far
from the west as possible, and under
the shadowing wing of the White
House,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-12-21
Will Preach at Gibisonville

Rev. l.. M. Baker, of Hooker, has
accepted the charge at Gibison7ille
Hooking county, and removed with
his family to that place.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-12-21

ONE hundred years ago the noble
George Washington was the adviser
of this great nation, today it is Han
ner. Mighty is the fall.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-12-21
For Sale.

y acres In corporation. l acre
along S'raitsville branch. Front
on Hunter st, good local ION for a
factory. Call on Nj WEILAND.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-12-21
special Notice.

Copies of this paper may be found
on file at Washington in the Office
of our special correspondent, r G.
Siggers, 9lS f Street, N. w, Wash
ingron, ID. G.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-12-21

WE WISH our readers a merry
Christmas. Peace, good will to all.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-12-21
DR.. APLIN.

OFFICE; Opposite Opera House.
REsIDENoE; Mulberry Street, y Block
North of Rochester's store.
TELEPHoNE: No. 81.
OFFICE Hours: TO 10 a. m.,2 to 4 and to
8 p. m.
Have recently taken u special course of in
stTuction In Diseases ofW omen. xvI-5tf
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-12-21
Notice.

Persons knowing themselves in
debted to me, are requested TO
settle. j. III. DYE.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-12-21
Pleasant Description
OF LuXuriant California, by One OF
LOgau's Former Ladies.

The following is a descriptive eX-
tract from letter written by Mrs.
Della NJ. Barkham, of Orland, Cali
fornia, formerly Miss Della Myers,
of Logan, to her brother, Mr.. Mil
ton Myers, of this place:
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-12-21
FOR PRESIDENT IN 1900,

HON. WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN,
OF Nebraska.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-12-21
Ynnr Sister
Grand Jury.

DELLA M. BARKHAM,
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-08-03
Mrs. Col. Richardson
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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-08-03

81 will tell you, sir. My brother
Robert was In court when l was tried.
He had been for some years in the
Metropolitan Police, and. unlike me,
was steady in his habits. Bob always
rad his head screwed on right: and,
putting two and two together, he made
up his mind that the missing man and
woman had somehow or other made
their way out herei"
Eyes. yes-I understand" said Mr..
Hall.
His letter explains the rest" con-
tinued Luke. 81 came out here as
quickly as | could-not only in the
hopes of tracing them and bringing
them to justice, but, l must confess of
sharing the thousand pounds reward"
"Exactly--yery natural"
''On the way out. on board ship, l
was drinking pretty freely; but it was
not until my journey up by the coach
that it began to tell upon me. When
| got to Sullivan's, | felt in an unnat-
urally excited state-sort of Wild
cannot tell you how"
Il hope never to know from person
al experience" said Mr.. Hall, smiling;
but l can easily imagine. You felt
what the men up here call jumpy' ?"
Just so, sir. / felt it coming on;
and, when l heard of my brothers dis
appearance, | was taken"
Wen, we won't talk about that
know all the rest"
Thank you SIR" said Luke, wiping
the perspiration from his forehead at
the bare recollection of the agonies he
had endured. "One thing l most par
ticularly wish to ask you, sir" he con-
tinued, after a pause-"is it true that
Baynes received a letter from Sydney
that night by the mail, telling him his
sister was dying?"
Poor Baynes! Well, Luke, you GER
tainly have it firmly implanted in your
mind that that harmless youth was
mixed up in some way or other in your
tragedy. To answer your question,
to the best of my belief Baynes did get
letter to that effect"
"To the best of your belief"
Eyes; for / did not see it."
But you have a locked mailbag %
Yes"
"And you saw the letters taken out?'
yes. I took them out myself; but
his letter was not amongst them. He
told me the driver of the coach, Sam
Jones, brought it up for him by hand"
THE driver brought it up?" repeated
Luke.
Eyes, the driver-so he told me-"
'That is strange. I never heard of
that before. The mail comes in to-
night. l will go down to Sulliyan's,
and ask the driver"
Poor fellow!" thought Mr. Hall, af-
ter his departure. 81 should not won
der If this business drove him mad.
He seems to have the Baynes on the
braini"
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-08-03
THE HEAVIEST B. g. o. TRAIN.

When the receivers of the Baltimore
G. Ohio Railroad began the now famous
series of improvements of the physi-
cal condition of the e..tire system,
their object was to increase both the
train load and the number of revenue
tons per mile and at the same time
reduce the cost of transportation.
Much has been done, and by the low
ering of grades, elimination OF curves,
laying of new steel rails and the pur-
chase of heavy motive power they nave
very materially added to the number OF
cars per train But 1t was not until
the 18th of March last that demon
stration was made of what might be
expected of the new Baltimore Il OHIO
Railroad Enough new 50-ton capac-
ity steel cars had been delivered to
give the operating department a chance
to experiment Fifty steel cars, each
Weighing $4,000 pounds, were loaded
with an average of $4,000 pounds of
coal To them was coupled a new
22x2S inch consolidation locomotive
weighing los, 700 pounds and having
/ "a inch driving wheels. The start was
made from Cumberland, Md, and the
I destination was Brunswick, Md, on
4 the second division. In his report Cen
\ eral Superintendent Fitzgerald says
/ the train was pulled with comparative
ease and that the class OF engines used
\ will be able to handle so cars OF 80
/ tons capacity each on that division
without trouble, Hitherto the train
load on that division has been 1926 units
of 61a tons each or about 1900 tons, a
40 per cent increase over that Of five
years ago. The 80 car train was com
puted as containing 497 units. or 6,45S,-
100 pounds gross. The net weight of
coal In the train was Ass 100 pounds
1t was by far the heaviest train ever
handled over the line and demonstrat-
ed that heavy power, modern equip
ment with safety appliances, and a
good track. mean more revenue tons
per mile and a decreased cost Of trans
portation.