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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-25
NOT VERIFIED
And Defendants Attorneys Move to
Strike Petition From Court Files.

Some time ago a petition was filed in
common pleas court in the case of Au-
gust Wolf, as Wolf company, VS.. Eli
Motifs and J. w. Hahn, as Motifs &
Hahn. 1t appears that the attorneys
previous to filing the petition evidently
overlooked the signing of the verifica-
ton. Friday morning Attorneys Welty
and Albaugh, as attorneys for the de-
PENDANTS, fled a motion to strike the
petition from the files, in the action, for
The reason that the verification Is not
verified according to law. The attOr-
neys quote as authority the section of
the statutes which requires that veri-
fcations must be signed by the party
to the suit, his agent or attorney. 1t Is
understood that the matter was merely
an oversight on the part of the attor-
neys.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-25
An alleged F|END
Captured at Alliance by Officer Robert
Green.
DUNLAP IS WANTED FOR ROBBERY.
II Is Alleged lie Cruelty Tortured
and Robbed an Aged
COupIe.

Officer Robert Green, of Alliance. late
Thursday afternoon, arrested George
Dunlap, an alleged noted criminal, who
Is wanted at Harrisburg, Pa. for rob-
berry. larceny, and felonious assault.
May 81 he broke into house at Har-
risburg, occupied by an aged couple,
cruelty tortured the occupants and then
robbed them.
The authorities at Harrisburg have
been informed of the arrest and will
come after Dunlap.
The capture is considered an i'm
portant one.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-25
The Assets and Liabilities.

A. petition in voluntary bankruptcy
was filed by William ]. Piero. in the
United States district court, Wednes-
day. A statement of the assests anh
liabilities has been forwarded to Referee
in Bankruptcy A. M. McCarty. of this
city. a hearing will be given the
creditors Saturday, January S, at l
o'clock. before the referee. Referee Nc
Carly says the assets are placed at $3.50
and, the liabilities at $206. .491.S1. The
petitioner sets forth that his only pos
sessions are furniture and some law
books. David B. Day is attorney for
Mr., Piero. s .i. z4e
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-25
IN THE POTTER'S field
A Stark County Boy Is Burled..-
Sad Story of Alfred
Chapman.

The late Alfred Chapman, who died
while undergoing an operation in a
Cleveland hospital, was well known in
stark county. He was a former resi-
dent of Alliance.
Alfred became infatuated with girl
friend and some time later seemed to
lose all ambition. and finally pride as
well, though he had a good home and
could have done well had he been So
minded.
A few years ago he drifted to Cleve-
land, but was not engaged in employ
ment Recently he went to hospital
there to be treated for rupture. and
died on the surgeons operating table
He was bupied in the hpotter's field.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-25
Executors Private Sale Of Per-
sOnal Property.

The undersigned offers for sale one of the
b. ST grain and stock farms of Plain town
ship, Consisting of 1877 acres. located 4 miles
north of Canton, known as the George Lesh
er farm. Said farm is in a good state of
cultivation with good buildings and fence,
also a very fine orchard with young bearing &
trees and also running water with never.
failingsprings, Taking everything into con:
cheap. For further Information which
Will be cheerfully answered by calling on or
addressing the undersigned.
ELIAS LESHER,
Ex. of Geo. Lesher, Decd.
Middlebranch, Stark Co., o. (25'tf'tues)
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-25

said corporation is insoiyent; that de-
PENDANTS named are stockholders. and
non-residents Of this state. and sub
scribers to the capital stock and dupli-
cation thereof. The plaintiff asks that
the rights and the liabilities of the
plaintiff and of the several creditors
and Of the several defendants be de-
termined In said action; and asks for
Judgment and all other proper relief.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-25
FARM FOR SALE.

The heirs of the late Geo. p. Lozer win
sell 50 acres, situated "a miles southwest of
Children's home and one mile northeast of
Ereeburg, stark county, Ohio, with good
eleven rComed house suitable for two fami-
lies, large bank barn with never falling well
house, hog house, two poultry houses, one
new two story, new out house with milk cell
ier and kettle furnace, all buildings necessary
and in good repair. Good spring water In
meadow This II good stock, grain or fruit
farm and will be sold at bargain If sold
'oon' ,'' SARAH Is. LozER,
dec u Is 2s janl 3ts 9a.s IN Ereebnrg, Ohio
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-25

r Don't. touch those wires or you will
be killed Instantly" he said to a rela-
tive the day that he was brought to
Akron. He was then busy operating an
imaginary instrument sending messages
to the unseen world. He will be taken
to Massillon i'm few days.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-25
Rural Free Delivery Routes.

Colonel III. c. Rising. inspector Of
the postoffice department, was i'm Nor
walk, Thursday and established two
more rural free delivery routes from
that city to be known as routes Nos.
Q and 3. The two routes will deliver
mail to three or four hundred families,
first runs into the townships of Brons-
ton and Hartland and the latter in the
townships of Bronston and Peru. The
routes each win cover distance of 25
miles,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-25
KILLED THE PIGS.
Workhouse People Do Butcherlng--.
County Owned Some Big Ones.

Friday was hog killing day at the
workhouse. Eight big porkers were
slaughtered and spare ribs and chops
will be on the bill of fare with regu-
larity for the coming week. The Of
ficers claim the belt for heavy weight
porkers killed in Stark county this
winter. The eight hogs dressed weighed
2,760 pounds.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-25
Want. q Judgment.

Annie r. Graham. through her at
torney, David b. Fording. of Alliance,
has filed an affidavit In common pleas
court. against the Veteran Memorial as
sociatlon,. ct al, setting forth alleged
claims that the defendant owes plaln-
tin $500 on Judgment obtainedsby her.
1t IL alro alleged that the defendants
owe other parties about ss's6s'l2 that
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-25
YlnaIlne Fired From MassIIion.

Fred Yingiing, unfavorably known to
the police and others In this city. has
been fired out of the city of Massillon,
by Mayor Wise. Since his discharge
from the state hospital he has been
endeavoring to organize an athletic club
In that city. Yingling, while intoxicat-
ed Tuesday. held the south end of Mas
sillon in a state of terror. He wanted
to beat every man he met, and In some
cases he succeeded. e,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-25

For "a country lawyer from Canton
Judge Day Is cutting quite swath in
Washington doings.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-21
Funeral of e. c. Wilson.

The Keokuk Gate City of Tuesday
contains the following notice of the
funeral of E. G. Wilson, of that city,
a brother of Mrs. b. w. Van Der Veer,
and Mrs. S. w. Johnson of this city:
yesterday afternoon the remains
of the late E. G. Wilson, who died at
the family home in West Keokuk Sat
urday afternoon, were laid to rest in
Oakland cemetery. The funeral SER
vices were conducted at o'clock at
the Christian church, Rev. A. F. San
derson officiating.
''The services at the church were
very impressive and they We're attend-
ed by large concourse of friends OF
the hereaved family. The members Of
the Sons of Veterans camp and also
the Keokuk Military band were in at
tendance, Mr.. Wilson having been a
member of both organizations. The
funeral was in charge of the Sons OF
Veterans. The band rendered appro.
pirate music for the occasion.
"The death of Mr.. Wilson is an es-
pecially sad one. His death leaves a
wife to look and care for three small
children, the youngest of whom is
only ten months old. The entire com
munity extends their heartfelt sym
pathy to the bereaved family
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-21
VIII Build no AntaI

c. NJ. Fitzhugh, representing the
Hydraulic Press Brick Co., of ST. Louis
was in the city today looking after TIE
interests of his firm towards getting
the contract for the brick to be used
in the Anheuser-Busch cold storage
house. Mr.. F'itzhugh is reported to
have said that the brewing company
intended building large hotel in con-
nection with the cold storage house,
as was at first proposed. Mr.. Fitz-
hugh could not be found this after
noon, but Courier reporter saw s.
r. Cheadle, the local agent of the
brewing company, who said there was
nothing in it. He said the company
was going to build simply a cold stor-
age plant with no bottling works or
retail saloon in the building.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-21
FROM THE SEAT OF TROUBLE.
w. j. Hicks Relative Says Boer War
Will Continue for Twelve Months.

1t is not often that people can get
news direct from the seat OF trouble
in foreign countries, written by pri-
vate citizen who could have no object
in distorting the facts, yet that is
what the Courier is able to present to
it's readers concerning the trouble be-
tween the Beers and the British in the
Transvaal. While the following let
ter is short, yet it contains the infor'
nation that in the opinion of the wrl-
ter the boer war will last another year
1t is communication to w. j..
Hicks, of this city, from his cousin,
Arthur Lawson, who is in the service
OF the Queen, and was written from
One Tree Hill, Orange River colony
under date of July 6. 1t has just
reached us address and follows:
Dear Cousin:-You wonder why
have not written lately. Well, we
since the 14th of May, and we have
hardly had day to ourselves. This
afternoon we are off TO Kroonstadt,
which will make our second trip there.
1t seems as if this war is going to last
twelve months longer, but | hope not
| have had just about enough of it.
lnSTS Is COlllldnuduI DeWel
knocking about here. and he causes us
a lot of trouble. He will give us a
Smelling and then slide off. Infantry
can't catch him because his force is
mounted and is estimated at 5000.
One of these days he might land aG st.
Helena along with Cronje.
After all the war did not finish
with the fall of Pretoria, as hoped 1t
would; but one of these days it will
end and then we will appreciate living
in room again, having bed to lie
upon and some food Our food is very
short at times on the march and we
always feel hungry.
1--WE have visited nearly every town
of Importance in this colony, but there
is nothing to see, almost all the male
population having cleared out on com
manuS.
81 thank you very much for the ci
garettes and tobacco you sent me ant
if you have half the the blessings my
cnum poured out, you will never wan
for anything while you are alive.
| your affectionate cousin,
arthur Lawson"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-21
Liahtnina,s Queer Prank.

During the storm Wednesday night
lightning entered the store of the Wy
man Rand-Kerr Co., and slightly dam
aged some of the stock. The light
ming ran in on an electric light wire
between the metal ceiling and floor
of the first story. The electric bolt
then burned it's way thru the metal
ceiling, the metal and flames dropping
onto the furniture below. Fortunately
the fire did not spread, and with the
exception OF the damage to the top OF
a dresser that was setting under the
spot where the electric flame enter.
ed, and the hole made in the metal
ceiling, there was no loss.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-21

streets, was seriously injured Sunday
evening by being thrown to the pave
ment in getting out of one of the en-
campment hacks on the South Side.
She had been at the encampment, and
started to the street car in a hack.
When they arrived at the street car
track she started to get out of the hack
when the horses gave start and she
was thrown out upon her head. Depu
ty Clerk Herman Wing and Deputy
Sheriff Slavens happened to be near
and they called a cab and had the in
jured woman taken to her home where
DR.. J. q. Wilkinson was called and
found the injury to be severe contu-
sion of the scalp. He rendered the
necessary medical aid and the woman
is now resting easier.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-21
A $500 REWARD.
Railroads Will Stop Forgery of Gen
eral Passenger Agents Names.

!
eral Passenger Agents Names.
In the past the railroads of the
country have experienced much trou-
bic and have suffered great loss of
revenue thru the forgery and manipu-
lation of excursion and other tickets
and at last have taken means to put a
stop to it. Much of this trouble is
from forged signatures of the general
passenger agents of the various lines
and of dating stamps, cipher perforat-
ing machines and other paraphernalia
used in issuing OF tickets, and as a
means of protecting themselves, the
lines comprising the Western Passen-
ger Association have authorized its
chairman, Eben e. Macleod, to act as
a joint agent to validate return por-
tons of excursion tickets to be sold to
the various conventions held during
the remainder of the present year, and
Mr.. Macleod has just issued circu-
lar offering a reward of $500 for infor-
nation that will result in the arrest
and conviction of any person fraudu-
lently using such stamps or dies as
may be used by him, or limitations
thereof. A strict lookout is being
kept for parties Offering manipulated
tickets for sale or passage and if cap,
tured they will be prosecuted to the
fullest extent of the law. The reward
will be paid to any person giving the
necessary information that will lead
to the arrest and conviction of such
parties, as above stated.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-21
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
A marriage license was issued yes
terday to Robert Brooks and Miss Eva
Craft.
Miss Katie Perkins, of Williams
terday.
Mrs. ]. M. Wilkins, of Dudley, who
has been visiting at the home of G.
G. Howe, on Willard street, has re-
turned home.
Hazel Reveal, of ia North Moore
street, who has been i'll with typhoid
fever for the last month, took change
for the better last Saturday.
Charlton officers caused the arrest
of Charles Black, stepson of Officer
Levi Noah, yesterday, on the charge
of larceny. 1t is charged that young
Black stole two suits of clothing and
two pairs of shoes from Charlton par
ties. Black was taken to Charlton
yesterday.
Helen Schwartz, the ten-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Schwartz, who live near the southwest
edge of the city, fell from a horse she
w oo ilulAG tuiS anu UIOhS
her left arm. DR.. NJ. H. Sprague was
now the little girl is on the way to re-
coyery.
T. J. Hall, of this city, yesterday
brought into the Courier office four
ears Of corn that weighed eight
pounds. The CORE was grown IN
Soap creek bottom land. and is tax en-
from the same piece which grew the
twelve foot stalks which Mr.. Hall re-
Gently brought to town, mention of
which was made in the Courier. Mr..
Hall says the ears were picked at
random, and he is greatly pleased
with the prospect for heavy crop On
his Soap creek property.
[From Saturdays Daily.1
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. He. Peters,
of this city, at Fairfield, yesterday, a
son.
Miss Grace Wright, of Competine
was In the city this morning enroute
to st. Joe, Mo-, to visit friends.
Miss May Hinkle, of Soma, who Wis.
tied at the home of j. A. Pallister yes.
terday returned home this morning.
Miss Winnie Fair, of Agency, is ii
the city visiting at the home of Miss
Jennie Sampson, on Chester avenue
Miss Lucy Pfeffer, of Creston, re
turned home this morning after visi
with her uncle, William Lowenberg
near the city.
N. l.. Calhoun, of Birmingham, w
H. Young, of Hedrick, and E. 7. AL
len, of Agency, were Ottumwa bust
: ness visitors today.
Master Charles Anderson returned
home on the Milwaukee this morning
after spending his vacation at the
home of his grandparents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. G. w. Wemer, of Keswick.
The marriage of Robert Brooks an.
Eva Craft occurred yesterday after
noon at the office of Squire Baird
that gentleman officiating. Both PAL
ties have been twice married hereto
fore.
Alderman Hoglund was bitten las
evening. by small dog, while on hi
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-21
Never Known Chan1berlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
fo Fail

Rev. J. NJ Yingling, pastor of the
Street Methodist church at
Cumberland, Md, says: 1T affords
me much pleasure to recommend
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera ana
[ -arrnoea Remedy. have used it and
know others who have done so.
have never known it to fail. 1t is a
sure cure when taken in time" For
sale by druggists.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-21
Total estimated

Besides the above, 1913 in cash
was taken from the basement money
drawer
This is but an estimated amount of
the stuff taken. All of the best silks
are placed in the vault in the Office
each night, or the loss might have
run up into the thousands. The esti-
mates are given as the cost price OF
the articles taken, as they are copied
from the invoice recentlys taken.
The police believe they have par
tial description of the men, and are
working on the clew. Two men, sus-
picious looking strangers, were seen
in town Saturday, and the description
given by the police OF these men tai
lies with the description of two men
who visited the store Saturday after
noon and spent time looking around.
This is the second loss by burglary
Mr.. Phillips has suffered in week.
Wednesday night last burglars en-.
tered the Famous shoe store and
stole about $50 worth of shoes. They
also broke open the money drawer
but got nothing from it. This robbery
was kept quiet in the hope that the
thieves might be caught, as the police
believed this burglary to have been
committed by local talent.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-21
Short Horn Sale,

Thursday, September 6, at the Big
Four Fair at Eldon, will sell 10 head
of pedigreed bulls, s calves, 4 year
lings and my herd bull, Major Duke,
No. 129,254. Sale begins at 10 o'clock
Terms cash or bankable notes.
William James.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-21
Semi-Weekly Courier
CHANGING ADDRESS.

Subscribers wishing their address changed
will please give the Matte of the Post Office to
which the paper has been sent as well as the
Post Office where they desire it to be
changed to.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-21
GREEN TOWNSHIP TICKET.
Nominate Township
Ticket Saturday.

Ticket Saturday.
At the township primary held in
Green township last Saturday after
noon, the following township ticket
was placed in nomination by the re-
publicans there assembled:
Township clerk. O. Eastburn.
Township assessor. A. Kennedy.
Justices of the peace-A. l.. Burton
and Henry Smith.
Constables-James Bailey and John
w. Renfrew
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-21
BIG SILK ROBBERY.
Phillips Store Relieved of Nearly
5000 Worth of Goods.
REWARD OF $500 is OFFERED
Police Think the Thieves Are Mem
bers of Organized Gang-Stole 1920
Worth of Silk and $500 Worth of
Other Articles-Police Have Clue.

Burglars, or probably expert silk
thieves, entered Phillips Big Store
some time Sunday night and male
away with nearly 5000 worth of fine
silks, silverware, cut glass, watches,
jewelry, etc. The police were notified
early this morning and have list Of
the goods stolen, but so far have no
clew. Mr.. Phillips has offered re
ward of 500 for the capture of tile
burglars and return of the goods.
The work is believed to be that OF
expert silk thieves who travel over
the country and tap" big stores.
The burglary was not discovered
until this morning when the store
was opened for business. Then it
was found that the men had gained
entrance thru a window on the first
floor, on the west side of the build
ing, in the rear of the next store west,
by using a ladder from the ground,
and departed the same way. The win
dow was found this morning unfast-
ened, as was also the one lieXt to it.
Both are supposed to have been fast
ened at closing time Saturday night
by one of the clerks. Behind the Silk
counter, on the first floor We're found
the wrappers around the silks, with
samples of the goods taken, the men
being smooth enough to leave these
behind to avoid detection in disposps
of the goods. The burglars first visit
ed the clothing department and Sc
cured four lead-colored canvas tele
scopes, which they probably filled
with plumber. Mr.. Phillips estimate
l.: 81
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-21
Buchanan, Mich, May

Genessee Pure Food Co., lie Roy, N. Y.
Gentlemen: My mamma has been
a great coffee drinker and hasSfound it
very injurious. Having used several
packages of your Grain-O. the drink
that takes the place Of coffee, she
finds it much better for herself and
for us children to drink. She has
given up coffee drinking entirely. We
use a package every week l am ten
years old.
Yours respectfully, Fannie Williams.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-21
SOUTH oTTUMwA NEWS.

From Fridays Daily.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Howe,
Wednesday, a daughter.
Miss Greeta Brouhard is quite sick
at her nome on Madison avenue.
Mrs. D. McElroy, of Martinsburg, is
visiting at the home of Mrs. Taylor
Gephart.
Miss Fay Richardson and Ethel Gep-
hart, who have been visiting at He'd
rick, returned home yesterday
Wapello Lodge N. 632, l. o. o. f.,
has the foundation laid for brick
building on Church street at the head
of Davis, which when completed will
add greatly to the appearance of that
thorofare. The first floor will contain
store rooms while one of the upper
stories will be devoted entirely to
lodge purposes.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-21

[From Saturdays Daily.]
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. D. Miller on
Wabash avenue, Thursday, a son.
Miss Ruth Hull has returned to her
home on Willard street after a few
days visit at BATAVIA
Miss Dorothy Ellis returned homo
last night after several weeks visit
at Bethany, Missouri.
Mrs. Anna Panghorn and daughter
Miss Lulu, and Misses Winnie Melick,
Ella Gaylord, Clara and Jennie Wag.
ner returned home this morning frorl
an extended visit in Colorado.
Mrs. John Leonard departed today
for Leavenworth Kansas, where she
will visit relatives. Mr.. Leonard has
disposed of his interest in the South
Ottumwa News and will leave in a
few days for Deadwood, South Dako,
ia, and Cheyenne, Wyoming. AT the
former place he may embark in the
newspaper business or may locate in
Cheyenne. d. d. Smith, Mr.. Leon
ards former partner in the newspa.
per business in this city, will follow
in about two months.
From Mondays Daily.
Byron Brouhard, of Madison avenr
has three children sick with typhoid
fever.
Miss Maud Ballinger, of st. louis
is visiting at the home of her brothe.'
on Moore street.
E. Hopkins, of Fairfield. has re
turned home after short visi
| with relatives in South Otcutnwa.
Mrs. J. D. Treblicock, of 1870 Divi
sion street, returned home Saturday
after pleasant weeks visit with rola
tives and friends at Pennington.
Mr.. and Mrs Walter Lewis and tWt
children of Batavia. returned hom'
last evening after a Sunday visit a
| the home of Mrs. Lewis's mother
Mrs. Amanda Miner, of North Davi
street.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-21

Farmers
Try Daggett & Sons stabling, 15c.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-21
For Sale.

For Sale.
Cheap lots in Central Addition. Buy
now. We have sold number this
| month. H. L. Edmunds, Agent.