The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-07
MUST STAY At HOME, I
"McKInley's Own" Regiment VIII
NotSGo to Inauguration
At EXPENSE OF THE STATE.
Honors For Elmer E. Miller, Of Canton.
The unerode VS.. Rasmussen Law
Suit Appeal
From a Staff Correspondent.

Columbus, Dec. 6.--Adjutant General
George Y. Gyger knows very little
about the proposed trip of the Eighth
regiment, o. N. G., to Washington, to
attend the Inauguration of President
Mckinley, and he questions very much
whether the idea will be carried out.
None of the officers OF the regiment has
broached the matter officially to the
department, and the opinion prevails
here that the movement will fail
through.
Adjutant General Gyger Is not and
will not antagonize the efforts that
are being put forth by those planning
for the trip, but he cannot see where
d the funds to cover the expenses of the
project are to come from. The state
has no authority to give aid In the
matter, SO the situation seems to be
that each Individual guardsman will
have to go down into his pocket, or
raise the necessary money by popular
subscription, or through giving enter
tainments.
THE ENTERTAINMENT PLAN.
The efforts of companies in the regi-
ment In years gone by to secure money
by the subscription or entertainment
plan has usually been followed by in
different success, except In the case Of
company d, OF Wooster, which COM
mand, by giving festivals, balls and
other entertainments, has probably
made more money than all the rest of
the companies In the regiment combin-
cd. Company d has the advantage Of
having an armory which can be utiliz-
ed acceptably for the money-making
purposes Just indicated. Then again,
the residents Of Wooster take pride in
their home company, and well may
they do so for 1t has won laurels at
home and abroad, and they can always
be depended upon to give the heartiest
support to any movement the command
may undertake Company ID is said to
be the best drilled body Of men in the
regiment. -. #
APPROVES THE MOTIVES.
Adjutant General Gyger is in full
sympathy with the motives actuating
the. promoters Of the Eighth's trip. and
full, permission will be given by the de-
partment to the men to go to Washing
ton In body II request be made. Gen.
Gyger thinks 1t would be a fine bit, Of
sentiment to have the Presidents s
hard to figure out what in addition to
this there would be init for the soldiers.
The Eighth regiment has been
especially unfortunate in its proposed
trips in recent years. 1t will be remem-
bered the regiment was promisd trip
to McKinley's Inauguration four years
ago but 1t was not taken. The. COM
mand also was to have gone to the
q
to an encampment in Tennessee. but
both failed to materialize. Numerous
trips were promised to lake points but
they turned out like the ones cited.
OUTLAY OF SIS A MAN.
Four years ago the regimental officers
figured it would require an outlay Of
SIS a man to go to Washington but as
times were hard they concluded to
abandon the trip. One prominent poll
tician offered to give $1,000 towards de-
fraying the expenses Of the men but
the sum was declined as 1t would not
reduce to any great extent the per
capita expense. The railroads held aloof
from the proposition to furnish the regi-
ment with free transportation.
WANTS NEW MILITARY COMPANY.
Former State Senator Wolcott, of
Kent, called at the adjutant generals
Office today on business relative to the
establishing Of military company at
that place. He informed Adjutant Cen
eral Gyger that the citizens generally,
wanted a company located in the town,
and that good class Of young men
could be induced to join such a body.
The department will encourage the
movement looking to the establishment
of company, and place will be found
for It in one of the infantry regiments,
likely In the Eighth. although to at
tach 1t to the Presidents Own 1t
would first be necessary to drop the
weakest company. which plan the de-
partment would not be averse to fol-
lowing. -
THE LINERoDE CASE.
The case of William W. Linerode vs..
NeilYP. Rasmussens carried up from
the Stark county courts, was argued
in the supreme court Tuesday. Line
rode sold a tract of land to Rasmussen,
accepting In payment therefor a farm
worth $4,000 ana notes agsregating
5000. - st., il
Rasmussen claimed that IL was re-
presented to him that the land he ac-
duired in the transaction contained a
vein Of coal, three and one-half feet
thick. but an investigation revealed
that such was not the case, consequent
Iy he refused to pay the notes.
Linerode sued for the balance and
was awarded $1,744.25. which judgment
was subsequently affirmed by the cir
cult court. The case was first tried
at the October term of court In 1897.
and was brought to the supreme court,
August 20, 1898.
Virgil p Kline, of Cleveland. repre-
: sented the plaintiff and Charles Q,
Upham, of Canton, the defendant, at
the hearing.
HoNoRs FOR CANTON MAN.
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