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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-26
SHELL.

The Smith boys are preparing to
bale hay this week for parties near
Rensselaer,.
DIR. Gallaher came up last week to
see his little grand son, Morris Nc
Elroy who HIS been ill for some
time.
Jno. Greenhouse had two yearling
calves to die last week of black leg.
Mrs. Lizzie Spalding is the guest OF
her brother, Joseph Hagar.
Richard Rails and Miss Jessie
Owen will be united in marriage on
Sunday next at the Huntington Chris
tian Church. We extend congratula-
tions.
Tom Lilly, of New London, was the
guest of friends here Sunday.
Jno. Anon and Miss Nellie Lewton
spent Sunday with Mrs. Nellie
Spalding and family.
Lutheran services were conducted
Sunday at the residence OF Uucle
Geo. Smith by Rev. Knortzel.
Mrs. r. M. Stewart and
daughter, Miss Kate, of Pal
myra. were the guests of their
| friend, Mrs. j. A. Bixler, Sat
urday and Sunday.
Rev. II. p. Middleton came il
from Winfield Monday to visi
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-09
FULTON COMPANY
Applies For an Injunction to
Protect the Output Of
Their Works.

A petition was filed in court Satur-
day in which the Fulton Tool and
Manufacturing company sues for an in
junction to stop the Fulton Tool works
from doing business under their firm
name and stamping their product with
the trade mark Fulton" The petition
was filed by Baldwin g. Shields and
Musser & Kohler. The plaintiff says
its goods have for years been made and
stamped Fulton" and sold as the
product of the Fulton Tool works. In
1895 their bookkeeper, ]. Edward Ham
mer, quit and with his father and
brother started up making tools and
stamping them with the word Fulton" +"
The plaintiff wants an injunction to
stop this encroachment on their alleg-
ed rights.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-09
HARTVILLE SWAMP.
Persistent Lake Township PeO-
pie Anxious For a Road to
Be Established.

A petition was presented to the
county commissioners, Friday, by
Samuel Brumbaugh, of Lake township,
asking for the establishing of a road
through the Hartville swamp. The
same road was up before the COM
missioners once before and was refused
The commissioners decided to appoint
viewers and John F. Roth, of Can
ton; H. w. Hossler, of Plain township;
and Moses Miller, of Marlboro, were
selected to go over the route and report
whether the road is necessary or not.
With the county surveyor they will
go over the place January 16.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-09
Death of Mrs. PrendeVille.

Mrs. Jane Prendeville, an aged
woman residing at 912 Warner avenue,
with her son and daughter, was found
dead yesterday shortly after noon by
her son. She was lying on the kitchen
floor when found and life had appa-
rently been extinct for some time.
Coroner Schuffell was at once sum-
moned and began an investigation into
the cause of death, which was found to
have been heart trouble. Mrs. Prende-
vile was native of Ireland. about 20
years of age, had been a resident of
Canton about 12 years and was greatly
respected by the neighbors of the fam
lily. The funeral services will be held
Monday morning at o'clock at St
Johns church and the interment in
Johns cemetery will follow.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-09
COURT NOTES.
Actions Taken In Common Pleas
Court By Parties Who Are
at LOggerheads.

In the case of the Canton Brewing
company against George Updegraph,
for the replevin of some bar fixtures,
which came to common pleas court from
Justice Calmelat's docket on tran
script. Attorney Piero for the Brew
ing company has filed a petition ask
ing for the recovery Of the goods and
$50 damages.
Attorney Spidle has filed a petition
in common pleas court in the appeal
case of Matthews Brothers VS. John S.
Mcintosh in which judgment is asked
against the plaintiff for $143 on a
grocery BILL
William A. Pretzcker secured a judg-
ment in a Massillon justice court
against Anna M. Ertle for $13.16
Joseph Ertle, Charles Il. Spidle and
Richard Edwards claim an interest in
her property and Attorney Sterling
for the plaintiff has filed a petition to
marshal liens on the property so his
client can get his judgment paid.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-09

support the constitution and laws of the
United States and the State of Ohio and
faithfully discharge the duties of their
office and to make their utmost en-
deavors to secure fair and honest cleo
tions, which oath shall Immediately be
filed in the Office of the clerk Of the court
of common pleas of such county and be
preserved by him.
Section L. The members of the board
of deputy state supervisors for said
counties shall meet within ten days
after their appointment, at the usual
places of meeting of their said prede-
cessors, and organize by electing one of
their number president by ballot, who
shall serve as such for one year, and
resident elector of such county, other
than a member of the board, as sec'y.,
who shall continue in office for two
years. If they fail so to do after bal
loting for two hours after meeting the
president and secretary shall be chosen
by lot.
Section IL. Each member of the
boards of deputy state supervisors ap-
|
| tary shall be allowed and paid a sal
airy as follows:
In all counties containing under the
federal census of $780, and which may
contain under any subsequent federal
census, population of 309, $40, and more
to each member and the secretary, the
sum Of 81, 500 per annum, payable quar-
terly. In all counties containing under
the federal census of 1890, and which
may contain under any subsequent fed
eral census, a population of 100, S52, and
more, but less than 3O9,970, to each
member and the secretary, the sum Of
81, 900 per annum, payable quarterly.
In all counties containing under the
federal census of 1890, and which may
contain under any subsequent federal
census, population of S4,170, and more,
but less than 100,S52 to each member,
and the secretary, the sum of $500 per
annum, payable quarterly. In all coun-
ties other than above designated, in
any part of which under the existing
law registration of electors is required
to each member and the secretary, the
sum of 5000 per annum, payable quar-
terly. In all remaining counties Of the
state, and in which registration of elec-
tors is not required by law, to each
member and secretary, the sum of $10C
per annum, payable quarterly.
Section 8. That this act shall take
effect and be in force from and after
its passage. ....
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-09
BILL AFFECTING
ELECTION BOARDS.
Will Make the Secretary of
State the Whole Thing.
COUNTY BOARD IN POWER.
OF All Elections III the Plan Goes Through
as Now Intended Salary Raised
Provisions of the
RnI.
Special to News-pemocrat.

Special to News-Democrat.
Columbus, Jan. 3.-Secretary of State
Kinney has given out the bill which will
be introduced next week in the house
of representatives providing for COM
plete revision of the county election
machinery of Ohio.
This bill is one of the most import
ant to come before the legislature dur
ing the session now in progress. 1t is
revolutionary to measure, very apt to
excite strong opposition. The secretary
of state, in whose hands the bill Is,
intends to place in his hands the en-
tire election board patronage Of the
state amounting to some 352 appointees
beside the indirect appointment of
board clerks, reaching eighty In all,
and the booth officers, of which there
are several thousand in the state for
the 3,109 precincts.
Under the provisions of the act the
secretary of state, who is mentioned in
the bill as the state supervisor, will
come into control either through direct
or indirect appointment, Of about 10000
election officers.
The effect of this bill will be felt most
in the eighteen cities, where there are
now two election boards in existence.
These cities are as follows: Cincin-
natl, Cleveland, Columbus, Toledo, Day
ton, Youngstown, Springfield, Akron,
Canton, GAINESVILLE, Sandusky, Newark.
Mansfield, Steubenville. Findlay, Ham
ilton, Portsmouth, Chillicothe.
In every county the power of party
and committee recommendation for ap-
pointment on the boards of election is
taken away and the secretary of state
made the beginning and the end of au-
thority. The bill follows:
Section 1. Be it hereby enacted by
the general assembly of the State OF
Ohio, that sections 3, 4 and ~ of an act
entitled IAN act to create a state su-
peryisor of elections. with deputy state
supervisors, for the conduct of elec-
tions in the state of Ohio" passed April
1s. 1892 $50 o. l.. 455), re-enacted and
amended April 25, 1898 (9S o. L. 364 and
1859 be amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
Section 3. On or before the first day
of August. 1900, such state supervisor
shall appoint a board of four deputy
state supervisors for each county In
this state, to be known as the board OF
deputy state supervisors, who shall be
qualified electors of the county fol-
a which appointed. For the first appoint
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-09

six Thousand Four Hundred and Forty
Dollars and Twenty-seven Cents ($6,-
440.27) Seven Thousand Dollars, e.
000.00) were added by transfer from the
building fund, making total of sixty
Thousand One Hundred and Seven
Dollars and Twenty-six Cents $780,
10726) available for bridges in the past
year. on September 1st 1899, this sum
was exhausted, overdrafts to the
amount of Ten Thousand Five Hundred
and Forty-four Dollars and Ninety
three Cents ($1O,544.93) had been paid,
and the journal of the commissioners
show that other claims aggregating
more than Thirty Thousand Dollars
$3.50, ,00000) had been allowed by the
commissioners for payment out of tlis
fund, which had not been presented
for payment. When they are presented
and paid the overdraft will be more
than Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,-
100000. The entire levy for the current
year is exhausted, and there will be no
money legally available for bridge pur-
poses until after February, 1901. Your
committee cannot give the exact
amount of these claims for the reason
that the records and files of the COM
missioners office, do not disclose the
cost of many jobs which are let.
The records do not show any verifica-
tion of stone-work or bridge measure
ments by any county officer before
payment on stone or bridge contracts,
1t is recommended that the county sur
veyor be commissioned to measure an1
certify stone-work in all such contracts.
The workhouse cost Twenty -eight
| Thousand Six Hundred and Twenty
| three Dollars and Eighty-three Cents
| ($2S, ,623.S3) during the past year, which
| expenditure is duely attested by the
quarterly report of it's directors and
, the commissioners report. In examin-
ing the vouchers your committee is i'm
| pressed with the idea that both for the
| infirmary and workhouse, economy de-
mands that supplies be furnished by
contract, in bulk, after competitive
bidding, rather than in the present re-
tail way.
| When bills are presented by dealers
and contractors, for payment, they are
| rarely itemized so as to show weights,
measures or prices, or amount of work
done, or material furnished, as the case
may be. Good business methods de-
mand that this should be done.
A strict compliance with section 1884
will prevent overdrafts in all funds
and will obviate the payment of interest
on deferred county orders. If contracts
can be let only when money is in fund
and all other contracts are void, as this
statute clearly declares, it follows that
there can be no legal outstanding
claims against the county (other than
bonded indebtedness), and therefore
none are entitled to bear interest, and
no interest should be paid on warrants
drawn on funds in which there is a de.
felt. This section should be strictly
enforced, and if the commissioners
continue to disregard it, the prosecut.
ing attorney should proceed by injunc.
ton to prevent the execution of con
tracts entered into in violation thereof
HENRY w. HOSSLER,
J. WHITING, Jr.,
ATLEE POMERENE,
II Prosecuting Attorney,
Il Committee.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-09
Legal Notice.

Lyde Longstreet, who resides at RiV-
erside, California, Mollie Baer, who re-
sides at ForeSton, ILL.,, Sue Bergderfer,
Fred Bergderfer and Blanche Bergder-
fer, who reside at st. Joseph, Mo-, Chas.
TroXel, or his unknown heirs, whose
residence is unknown, will take notice
that Anson p. Jones, executor of the
estate of the last will and testament
of Elizabeth Jones, deceased, on the 2lst
day of June, 1897, filed his petition in
the probate court, within and for the
County of Stark and State of Ohio, al
leging that the personal estate of said
deceased is insufficient to pay her debts
and the charges of administering her
estate; that she died seized in simple
fee of the following real estate situated
in said county, to-wit;
Being part of lot No. Pass, in the City
of Canton, described as follows: Com
mencing at the south west corner of
said lot, thence running north along the
west line of said lot, distance of 80
feet, thence in an easterly direction
and parallel to the south line of said lot,
q distance of 20 feet, thence in q south
erly direction and parallel to the west
line of said lot, a distance of 80 feet,
to the south line of said lot; thence
westWardly in the south line of said lot,
a distance of 25 feet to the place of be-
ginning, together with the right Of the
use of a private driveway or alley 20
feet in width at the north end of said
described tract.
The prayer of said petition is for the
sale of said premises for the payment of
debts and charges aforesaid.
The persons first above mentioned
will further take notice that they have
been made parties defendant to said
petition, and that they are required to
answer the same on or before the 29th
day of January, 1900.
Canton, Ohio, December 9, 1899.
ANSON p. JONES,
Executor of the last will of Elizabeth
Jones.
SEEMAN & SEEMAN,
His Attorneys.
Published in Stark County Democrat
six weeks, beginning December IL.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-09
WOULD YOU BELIEVE
The Testimony OF Outsiders Sooner Than
the Evidence OF Canton Citizens?

Read every item of your local pa
pers.
News notes. advertisements and mar
ket reports.
Mark this very important fact.
Don't foget 1t when compelled to buy.
Tell your neighbors who overlook 1t.
That one-not two-but only one
OF all the numerous remedies
Put up for frail humanity
Is backed by local testimony.
Not Boston proof for Canton people.
Nor tales from distant, far-off towns.
But Canton proof for Canton people.
Doan's Kidney Pills in this respect.
Exist NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. other can
20 1t.
Mr.. oliver Whitmer, No. 627 S. Mar
ket street, Blacksmith, says: For
years I have been shoeing horses.
often get one that is hard to handle and
have been jerked and thrown about
by them enough to have been killed
number of times but about the only
Injury of any note was badly strain
ed back that affected my kidneys.
was troubled in this way for three
years or more. My kidneys became so
weakened that regular spells would at
tack me and when they did / was in
misery. When I read accounts OF peo-
Pile being helped and cured by using
Doan's Kidney Pills 1t struck me they
might just be adapted to my case and
got box of them at The Durbin,
Wright Co.'s drug store. / used one
and a half boxes and they did me so
much good that 1 did not deem 1t nec-
essalv to go any farther with them,
so gave the half box 1 had left to a
friend who had kidney disease and ad-
vised him to take them. I can recon-
mend them to anyone and feel sure
they will do them good If taken as
directed"
Doans Kidney Pills for sale by all
dealers. Price soc per box or mailed
on receipt of price by Foster Milburn
Co., Buffalo, N. T., sole agents for the
u. 8.
Remember the name. Doan's. and
take no othsr.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-09

at the will of the directors, as often as
1t becomes exhausted.
The committee appointed by the courts
to examine the annual report of the
commissioners for 1898, reviews at
length section 1884 b. r. S. which pro-
vides:
1.-THE commissioners of any county
shall enter into no contract,
agreement, or obligation involving the
expenditure of money, or shall any
resolution or order for the appropriation
or expenditure of money be passed by
any board of county commissioners,
unless the auditor :
shall first certify that the money re-
quired for the payment of such obliga-
tion or appropriation, is in the treasury
to the credit of the fund for which
it is to be drawn. or has been levied
or placed on the duplicate and in pro-
cess of collection, and not appropriated
for any other purpose, which certificate
shall be filed and Immediately record
ed, and the sums so certified shall not
thereafter be considered inappropriate
ed until the county - Is ful-
ly discharged from the contract, agree
ment or obligation, or so long as the or
der or resolution is in force; and all
contracts, agreements or obligations,
and all orders or resolutions entered
into or passed contrary to the provi-
sions of this section, shall be void"
That committee said in effect that
this law had been disregarded by the
commissioners in the making of con-
tracts. 1t was to be hoped that after
their attention had been directed speci-
60 20 ha no Nuntt1H
be made, but no change followed. Every
contract made by the board has been
in open and defiant violation of this
statute. Not one is enforceable in any
court, or has any standing in law. The
journal of the commissioners show that
during the year 1899, forty-two (42)
contracts were made involving the ex-
penditure of money for bridges, cul-
verts, arches. and abutments aggre-
eating about Fifty Thousand Dollars
$3.50, 100000 In no case has the auditor
certified that the money is in the treas
ury as required by law. In no case has
the certificate required by law been
made or filed or recorded. Not a single
contract has been presented to the
auditor for such certificates. Although
all these contracts are in law void
claims for their performance have beer
allowed by the commissioners, and in
many cases the money has been PAID
to the contractors.
Your committee cannot gather from
the records accurate information about
the number and extent of outstanding
contracts. The papers are not in the
custody of the auditor, and in most
cases we find that the awards of con
tracts are not entered on the journa
until the claims for the completion o.
the work are to be allowed. The re
cords show that in many cases large
claims are allowed in settlement fol
contracts not entered on the journal
as required by section S7S, Revised
Statutes.
The amount realized for the fisca
year ending September 1st, 1899, from
the tax levy for bridges, was Fifty
three Thousand One Hundred ant
Seven Dollars and Twenty-six Cent
($53, 3,1O7.26) subject to an overdraft, o
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-09

ment, two members thereof shall be ap-
term of two years from the first day
of August, 1900. One member so ap-
pointed for one year and one for two
years shall be from. the political party
which cast the highest number of votes
in the state at the last preceding No
tary of state. The other two members
shall be appointed from the political
party which cast the next highest num-
ber of votes for such officer at said No
Vember election. Thereafter appoint
ments shall be made annually for two
deputy state supervisors for each coun-
ty for the term of two years, which ap-
pointments shall be made from two
political parties which cast the highest
and next highest number of votes in the
state at the last preceding November
election for governor or secretary of
state. All vacancies shall be filled and
all appointments to new terms made
from the political party to which the
vacating or outgoing member belongs,
unless there be a third political party
which cast greater number of votes
in this state than did the party to
which the retiring member belonged,
at the next preceding November cleo
ton, in which event the vacancy shall
be filled from such third party.
Any deputy state supervisor may be
removed by the state supervisor for
| misfeasance or malfeasance in office or
other good and sufficient cause; and if,
in filling vacancies caused by removals,
no person or persons belonging to the
political party as the person or persons
removed, can be induced to accept such
appointment, then the vacancies can be
| filled by appointment from any other
| political party. Said boards of deputy
state supervisors shall have all the
powers, perform all the duties and be
subject to all the provisions, penalties
and requirements heretofore conferred
| and prescribed by law upon deputy
state supervisors by said act of April
IS, 1892, and the subsequent amend
ments thereof, and upon boards of elec-
| lioii hcicloloIS pIONlueu lOT the Cllles
of the state by section 1926 of the re-
vised statutes, and all supplementary
sections thereto, and by all other Sec
tions of the revised statutes providing
powers, duties. restrictions and penal
ties upon said deputy supervisors and
said boards of elections And said
boards of deputy state supervisors shall
! in all respects be considered and they
are hereby created SUCCESSORS of said
deputy state supervisors, and said
boards of election, now existing, and
said existing deputy state supervisors
and said boards of elections are hereby
abolished, provided. however, that the
existing members of said boards of elec-
tions for said cities and the existing
deputy state supervisors shall continue
to serve as such officials. and perform
their duties until their successors are
appointed and qualified as herein pro.
vided. Each member of the board OF
deputy state supervisors by this act ere.
ated. and the secretary, shall, before
entering upon the discharge OF theil
office. take and subscribe an oath Il
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-09
Teachers Examinations.

The Board of Examiners of Stark county will
meet at Canton for the exaD'ination of applicants
for Teachers Certificates ON the FIRST Satur.
dav of each of the following months:
September, October and November, 1899.
Jaruary, February, March. April. May, June
and July, 1900.
Examination of pupils under the Boxwell Law
At Canton, on the THIRD Saturday of April and
on the THIRD Saturday of May, 100.
All examinations begin promptly at 8:l6 A. M.
All work must be done with pom and ink.
Examinations will be held In the Central Hig.
J.A. SYLER. Clerk,
New Berlin
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-12-14
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

some interesting experiments on the
elect OF the Roentgen rays on the low
err animals have recently been made.
"A box was made half of wood and half
OF sheet lead. In the wooden hair n
number of larvae of flies, bees, beetles
ana other insects was placed. and the
box was then put in the field Of the Y
rays.
The insect colony at once became
greatly excited and after crawling to
and fro finally emigrated, TO n worm.
to the leaden half of the box, where the
rays could not penetrate.
The experiment was repeated many
times and always with the same result.
n similar experiment was tried with
the blind larvm OF certain species of
beetle. A number of them were plnccd
In an open cigar box, which also con.
tanned n metal box with an opening.
NO sooner were the rays turned on than
the insects showed signs OF distress.
Their uneasiness Increased, and I'm n
little while they all sought refuge I'm
the metal box. The Y rays. II should
be remembered, easily penetrate wood
ana most other substances, but cannot
pass through metal unless II Is very
thin plate.
As the larvae in the second experiment
were entirely sightless. their perception
or the rays must take place through the
nerves of the skin.
This assumption is In accordance
with the frequently observed fact that
prolonged exposure TO tho X rays gives
rise. even In human b,JO,-s, to infiam.
nation OF the skin and causes the hair
to fall Off.