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The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-05-29
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY AND WINE.

The New York World says: At the
Vermont Methodist Episcopal Confer
ence, held at Bellows Falls, VT, the
Committee on Temperance elected con-
siderable discussion over the question
whether President Mckinley was in
the habit of drinking wine at banquets.
Referring to this report, Bishop
Merrill made the following statement:
"Last November there was a meeting
of Methods. Bishops in Washington,
and at that time Bishop Walden had a
long talk over the question with Presi-
dent Mckinley as to whether he drank
wine at public banquets or not. After
ward Bishop Walden reported to the
Bishops that President Mckinley had
said that when he attended banquets
he did not turn down the glasses, but
left them standing and they were fill
ed by the walters. He always had, how
ever, q separate glass from which he
drank Apollinaris water, but the wine
always remained untouched"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-05-29

Corn planting is not all done as yet.
The Pitts ditch is not progressing
very fast.
John Stilwell and wife, of Bellefon-
taine, were seen passing by the Castle
Sabbath.
Mr.. Obenchain lost a valuable mare
last week, bv indigestion.
Jerry Stewart sold good driving
horse, last week, to West Liberty buy
ers.
Pastures need rain badly, as does the
corn and oats. Later-They got it.
The Whitehead girls visited with
friends near DeGraff, Wednesday.
Tom Pitts and Chris Allison are hav-
ing war with large rock. Size 3}x7x1C
feet. They have used cord of wood to
heat and burst it. That not being suf.
fcent, Tom made trip to the city and
got a pound and half of dynamite
which did some damage to the monster,
and in hauling away the dead, Chris
spoiled good pair of single-trees and
an ambulance wagon, besides the pa.
thence of the job handling the debris
But they came out victorious.
Some folks from near the castle tool
in the parade and show at Bellefon
taine the 2lst.
Hog hunters were out Tuesday will
good success.
Lost between ]. B. Wirick's and Ton
Pitts residence, pair of martingale
for buggy harness, with black rubbe
rings. The finder would confer favo
lby leaving same at Wirick's or Pitts
l. Wooster johnson, of the Branch, Wis
Lifted at the Castle, Saturday and Sab
bath.
II Mrs. Wirick and son Carman made
business trip to Middleburg, Friday
Il We are sorry to learn of the Hines
of Mrs. John Outland, near our oil
home on the Branch. Her disease
! brain fever, but we hope she ma
speedily recover.
ri Rollie McNett and family visited 6
the old home, Thursday evening.
Mrs. Allison, Mrs. Wirick, Jessie ar
9 Raj. Whitehead made trip to Phil
delphia cemetery Thursday.
4. RICK
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-05-29

editor the Record, visited his brother
and others over Sabbath.
Mrs. Seth McColloch, who has been
with her mother, Mrs. Wright, for
over two weeks, returned to her home
in Piqua, Saturday.
Elsie Wright left for Licking county
last week to visit relatives, and spend
the summer.
Miss Ola Kaufman visited her aunts,
Mrs. Standfield and Mrs. Robert Odor,
several days last week, returning to
her home in Bellefontaine, Saturday.
jeff. Garwood, while driving across
the railroad, Saturday evening, about
10 O'Clock, was run into by young
man with his best girl, and the buggy
of the latter was considerably wreck
| ed, breaking the shafts to pieces.
Young men when out driving on q
dark night, should keep both hands or
the lines, and thus avoid collision.
Will Shoemaker of DeGraff. visited
his mother few days last week.
An agency for the Commercial Trib
une of Cincinnati has been establish
ed in our town.
| Harvey Thompson and wife, visited &
sister of Mr.. Thompson at Lewistown
over Sabbath.
There will be preaching at the Pres.
byterian church at Ridgeway, next
Sabbath at 3 p. m. sun time, at which
service two new elders will be ordain
ed and installed.
We were visited by two shows las
week, neither one of which took il
enough cash to pay expenses. W
hope that may be the fate of all VIII
come hereafter.
| Kenyon Brothers are extendin
their store room 30 feet to the real
and the brick wall will soon be con
pleted.
n We are in favor of our council put
ting down a we'll and going till the
, get water, if it be a thousand fee
We believe the people will stand b
them and want water for the town.
all the money spent in shallow wei
in the town had been put into one, W
| would have had we'll 1900 feet dee
Il ZEI.A
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-05-29
RUSHSYLVANIA.

We have had only rain enough to lay
the dust during the last two or three
days, while in surrounding localities
they are having refreshing showers.
It seemed for awhile Monday morn
ing, that we were not likely to get
even a glimpse of the eclipse, but about
7:3O a. m. the clouds became light, and
served as substitute for smoked glass
and we got nice view of the sun.
Friday was quite gala day. The
band and a delegation of "a young
ladies met the Cleveland merchants at
the station, the young ladies pinning
badges of greeting on the lapels of the
merchants, and escorting them up
town. They were jolly, gentlemanly
crowd, and expressed themselves as
highly gratifed, as we'll as greatly sur
prised at the hearty reception rendered
them at this place. In order to show
their appreciation of the kindness and
courtesy shown them, through the
kindness of Mr.. Kinney, the road
master, who was in the crowd, the
young ladies and wives of the mer-
chants were given free ride on their
train to Ridgeway, and back on the
loc al, which was held at Ridgeway for
them.
The Memorial sermon was preached
by Rev. Bender at the M. E. church,
Sabbath, at IL a. M, in the presence
of a very large and interested congre-
cation. There were % or "a old sol!
diers present in body.
The citizens will assemble next We'd
nesday TO renoon at the Township Hall,
and proceed to Equality cemetery and
decorate the graves, after which an ad-
dress will be delivered by Rev. Bender.
In the afternoon the citizens will again
assemble at the Townshis hall and pro-
ceed to the Rushsylvania Cemetery,
and return to the M. E. church. and be
addressed by Rev. E. P. Elcock of
Belle Centre about 2 o'clock. Let
everybody get, young and old, turn out
and show respect for our sleeping
heroes, who gave their lives for their
country.
The county c. E. Convention will be
held at the Presbyterian church of
this place June 18th. From reports,
they expect a rousing convention, with
excellent music and good speakers.
Let everybody get ready and give them
a hearty reception.
Willis Shoemaker, brother of the
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-05-29
NORTnwOOD.

The r. P. congregation here observed
the Lords Supper Sabbath. Rev. G.
D. Trumbull assisted the pastor during
the services.
The U. P. folks will observe the
Lords Supper the first Sabbath in
June.
Mrs. Maggie Maxwell returned to
her home in Bellefontaine last Thurs
day, after spending several days visit
ing with her relatives here.
Misses Helen Johnston and Fern
Creighton are guests of Bellefontaine
friends this week.
Rev. Archie Johnston preached in
the r. P. church here Sabbath, Goth.
Miss Myrtle Stephenson, of Rushsyl-
vania, is staying with her uncle, J. d.
Stevenson, at present.
Harry Noble is breaking nice young
driving horse.
Mrs. Amanda Patterson is not in
good health at present.
The r. P. people will not have their
entertainment until in June.
Miss Alta Lee, of Huntsville, was de-
livering, last week, The Life of Moody
to those who purchased it of her.
!. Henry Clark's moved to Delaware
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Simon have
moved into the house vacated by
Clarks'.
Commissioner Elder was through the
village Saturday, looking after county
affairs.
John and Bliss Johnston have a first
class sprayer, and are trying to make
| life failure to the worms on the fruit
trees in their own and the neighbors,
orchards.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Nagle, of Kenton
were calling on ]. A. Collins and J. F
McCleary, last Sabbath.
John Miller, of Lakeview, called OF
his sister, Mrs. Lottie Pash, Tuesday
M. C. Stoner visited his brother Ben
near West Mansfield, Tuesday.
J. A. McLees, of Huntsville, visite'
at A. Lament's, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Folk, o
Rochester, Ind, are visiting will
friends in this county this week, and il
company with Mrs. Jennie Ryan AM
children, of Huntsville, were visitors a
D. S. Brooks, Wednesday.
| CLIFTON.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-05-29

THEIProhibition party met in COlum-
bus,4ass week, and nominated State
ticket. In getting up their platform,
they showed some Judgment in reject
ing several rotten sticks that were Of
fered: The expression that the party
would wage war against the liquor
traffic sin the name of Jesus Christ,
was stricken from the platform after a
very spirited debate. 1t was asserted
that the expression was regarded by
many sincere prohibitionists as little
short OF blasphemous. Another plank
that caused warm debate was the de-
nunication OF the Office holders in Cuba
and the Philippines as ''boodlers." The
Columbus delegates opposed the ex.
pressions and the clause was stricken
out. The initiative and referendum
offered by the committee on resolutions,
was also, defeated. The woman suf-
ferage plank carried by fair majority.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-05-29

THE House will vote, Friday, on the
Joint resolution to amend the Consti-
tutinn, so as to give Congress power to
prohibit or legislate against Trusts.
The. next day, vote will be taken on q
billfto amend the Sherman law against
Trusts, so as to make its provisions
more comprehensive and more strin.
gent The first is unnecessary and will
fail. The bill to amend the Sherman
law, we hope will be broad enough to
commend itself to all opponents oi
TRUSTS.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-05-29
u. P. ASSEMBLY
In Session at Chicago-They, too,
Have Troubles of Their Own.

The forty-second General Assembly
OF the United Presbyterian Church met
at Chicago, Wednesday. The opening
sermon was preached by Rev. S. r.
Lyons, D. D., President of Monmouth
College. 1
The report of the Board of Home
Missions showed favorable work during
the past year.
A dispatch says: ''The greatest dis
cussion in the assembly will be over
the revision of the testimony on secret
societies. Many members of oath
bound organizations are now in the
church and it is causing trouble. Many
reports were presented.
CHICAGO, May 26.-The question of
admission of members of secret sOcie-
ties to membership in the United Pres
byterfan Church precipitated the
warmest discussion which has marked
the present General Assembly. The
matter came up in the report of the
committee to which it was referred at
the last assembly, the revision of the
fifteenth article of the testimony, which
relates to secret societies. While the
report recommended that the article,
which declares the opposition of the
church to secret societies, should stand,
it recommended that an overture
should be made to the presbyteries OF
the church asking their opinion as to
whether the covenant of member
ship should be so changed as to allow
members of secret societies to become
church members if they should consent
to receive from their pastors instruc
tion as to the attitude OF the church
toward their societies.
This proposal caused heated discus
sion for and against it. Rev. John A
Henderson, of Sparta, ILL.,, Chairman o
the committee which drafted the re
port favored its adoption, as did thu
Rev. ]. @. A. Mcdowell, of Newcastle
Pa. The question was one on which
the opinion OF the whole church shoult
be taken, Mr.. Mcdowell said. Man.
of the orthodox churches did not op
pose secrecy, and it could not be re
garded as essential to salvation.
The discussion was ended for the tim
by DIR. John McNaugher,' President Q
the Allegheny Theological Seminary
, who moved that the report should b
referred to q special committee of three
} who should revise it and prepare suit
able preamble, and report back to tn
assembly before its adjournment. Tn
motion was carried unanimously.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-05-29

1t pays to advertise in the REPUBLIC
AN. J. r. Milligan sold his fine year
old horse he had advertised, to parties
south of Bellefontaine for Sis last
week.
Supervisor Johnston is having some
gravel put on the road through here.
The Ladies' Missionary Society of
the U. P. church met last Tuesday and
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent-Mrs. F. Brooks; Vice Pres
Miss Agnes Stewart; Treas.-Mrs.
Noble; Sec'y.-Mrs. Rogers.
GOLDEN ROD
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-05-29
70 10 OUR SICK FOLK.

.yfTG5L u -,
Janitor William Seaman is quite Ill.
Little Hazel Miller daughter of Mr.. A
J. Miller, is i'll with typhoid fever.
Mr., E. T. Butler is at home this
week with a bad cas- of poisoning.
Miss Gertrude Anderson, has been on
the Sick list for several days and is moi
yet able to be at her post OF duty.
Mrs. Elizabeth Pash is Ill at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Sarah
Knight 81 .7ud'
Mrs. Mary Herzberg continues seri.
ously i'll, with no hope Of Improvement.
Two cases of scarlet fever In the fam.
lily of Mr.. Buck on Plum Valley.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-05-29
NEWS ITEMS.

In the spring the birds are singing
As they build their summer house,
Blades OF grass and buds are springing,
Ger the mead the cattle roam.
In the spring your blood is freighted
With the germs that cause disease.
Humors, boils, are designated
Signals warning you of these.
In the spring that tired feeling
Makes you every duty shirk,-
Makes you feel like begging, stealing,
Rather than engage in work.
But there's something known that will a
Man to health and vigor lead.
You will find Hoods Sarsaparilla
Just exactly what you need.
Talk about prosperity! Why, from one
small township in Kansas five farmers have
gone to the Paris Exposition and taken theil
families along.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-05-29
COUNTY NEWS.
HUNTSVILLE.

E.. A. Linson has been suffering
greatly from mashed thumb, done
while draying furniture.
Tira Horn, of Columbus, was the
guest of parents here, over Sunday.
Mrs. Louisa Waggoner, aged Il, died
near the Bulkhead, Thursday, at p.
m. Funeral Sunday at residence, by
Rev. Moffet, Disciple minister of Belle
Center. Interment at McGraw. She
was one of our old pioneers, and
grandmother of Mrs. w. E. Clarke, of
Lake Ridge.
G. P. Bigley expects to close out his
hardware, and return to Rising Sun,
Wood county, about July 1st. He has
bought his fathers store, he being sick
and unable to continue In business.
Mr.. v. G. Wilson mashed some of
his finger last week, making quite a
painful injury.
Miss Kerr, of Old Virginia, is still
guest of her brother, F. P. Kerr.
Frank Kerr, jr., of Columbus, was
here over Sunday, guest of his father,
F. P. Kerr.
Every one busy and rushed in busi-
ness.
VIM. Hess and Thos. Carroll were
heavy losers in their Tuesday fire. No
insurance. Mr.. H. lost a new self bind
er, 300 bushels of corn and nearly all OF
his farming implements.
Burt Gretchen, of Cincinnati, is the
guest of his mother Catherine Gretchen
Last Fridays rain did not fall on oul
section as heavy as at Bellefontaine
and we are still very dry here.
Mrs. Joshua Tudor, who has been il
several weeks with Bright's disease, i:
near deaths door.
Memorial service was held at U. F
Ichurch at II a. m. Sunday. Rev. Smith
delivered the address. Program abou
the same as usual.
| Mrs. Jas. McCurdy spent Sabbath
with her daughter, Mrs. Wynn, at Ken
ton.
Some mump cases yet.
Worms are stripping timber of it
foliage, just west of here.
Prof. Mehl and family stored thei
goods, and left Thursday for six weeks
sojourn at their old home, Jeromesville
Upon returning they will begin house
keeping in the Ducker house, to be vs
Gated by Bigley.
A few drunks Saturday evening, as
result of saloon closing at Parish's.
The Shoe Factory have their engin
in, and are running several hands.
Il Rev. G. S. Smith has been entertain
ing his brother, ofFreeport, ILL.,, for tt
lpast few days. l.
Bob Young bought out the Paris
9 saloon, and it is said made an agre
d ment to have Parish close the room fl
J. lone year at 80 month. The Your
~ saloon thus gets all the business.
Mayor Bimel is yet feeling rathe
shattered by Rheumatism.
bl Assessor Short made his return Sa
n urday.
81 Prof. Day went to Findlay, yesterds
II to attend the graduation of his son, WI
lives with his grandparents.
Is VIM. Harlan, of Tennessee, is
b guest of his son Jno and family.
,r We had a fine rain Sunday p. M, al
Iquite thunder storm. Lightnir
" struck one of the cedars in front of tt
,t Lockhart property, and shattered
VIM. RObb, tenant, was sitting on IL
sr veranda, only few feet away, and w
severely shocked. SINNED.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-05-29

EASTERN Democrats are making .
determined and united effort to get
Bryan to withdraw from the race for
President. They hold that his defeat
is inevitable, while with Dewey as a
candidate, on an anti-Imperial, anti
Trust platform, they could carry the
country. They forget the Kentucky
load that they have shouldered, that is
unifying the Republican party as
nothing else could do.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-05-29
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP.

A splendid rain fell here Sabbath
evening, with good prospect for more
this Monday morning.
The foliage of the orchards except
those sprayed, has been greatly in
jured by the worms.
Corn in clay ground so far has failed
to come up owing to the dry weather.
Ed. Smith and Justin Elliott, of
Zanesfeld, were in this neighborhood,
last week, shearing sheep.
The carpenters have F. Brinser's
barn nearly completed.
James Lease has moved in the tenant
house, belonging to James Easton.
Homer Slonecker is attending Busi-
ness College in Bellefontaine.
c. ]. Folsom is preparing to build
considerable woven wire fence on his
farm.
Men from the Sidney Hedge Fence
Company trimmed and splashed VIM.
and James Easton's hedge last week.
What looks nicer on nice farm at
this season of the year than q nice
shaped and nicely trimmed hedge
fence? You may mark it down that a
nice farmer lives there.
What looks worse and more slovenly
than row of hedge fence from Is to 4C
feet high with from one to two rods OF
ground on either side with a sickly and
weak looking crop struggling for life:
An old rail fence is thing of beauty
beside it. You may bet your bottom
dollar that lazy farmer lives there.
A nice hedge fence is no lazy mans
fence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Foulk. oi
Rochester, Ind, visited Mr.. Kerr
Brooks, last Wednesday, at G. A.
Henry's.
George Antrim and family and Mrs
Charles Kitchen attended the funera
of Miss Jessie FichthO:n in Bellefon
taine, last Thursday. ,-,p a.,
Miss Eva Henry visited Mrs. ,Julis
Austin at the home of Mrs. Austin's pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Faris, las
Thursday. Mr.. and Mrs. Austin are
now located at Quincy, Mich, and las
Thursday, large number of hel
friends were entertained in honor BY
her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vance Robb and Master
Albert Robb, of Jackson Centre, visited
Mrs. Emma Henry and family Satur
day, returning Monday.
Kerr Brooks driving horse got bad
ly tangled up in "a woven wire fenc'
last week, badly lacerating itself on
barbed wire, which was stretched a
the top. The poor animal was so en-
tangled that it remained fast about al
night, unable to extricate itself unit
cut loose. The animal is laid up for re
pairs.
Hello, there is the sun. No more writ
ing until after the eclipse. P. S.
Well, Miss Bunkum, more thOughtfu
than her aged sire, had good suppl,
of negatives for her camera, just tn
thing for an emergency, and we got
view, but we are not astronomer enOugl
to give all the particulars.
The committee tOrevise the premium
list in art hall, meet Wednesday in th
Secretary's Office to complete the work
We are getting ready for the fair.
We move that the correspondents
picnic be held this year at the regula
curiosity and it will pay any one t
spend day at the place; and it is
splendid place for picnic. 1t is onl
few rods over the Logan county lin
and within a mile of Piatt Castle
What say you? OLD BUNKUM.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-05-29

THE Standard having got all the
oil Gin sight" that 1t will need for
some time, has let loose, and prices are
sliding down an inclined plain, that is
we'll oiled, at a rapid rate. Figures
have dropped 20 per cent, already.
This Is an old game of the Octopus.
Prices are run up till 1t stimulates
pumping and gets big supply on hand,
when it drops prices, and buys at its
own figures. This is one of the Trusts
that is pointed to as blessing to the
country
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-05-29
CEDAR CASTLE.
A good rain Friday.

A good rain Friday.
An old time belling at Kiser's las
Monday evening, and some got theil
thumbs mashed.
Mr.. Ode johnson and wife, and Mrs
Comley Pool, of Bellefontaine, called
on Rick's family Sabbath.
VIM. Wiser and wife and two chill
dren, of Lake View, visited with the
writer Sabbath.
Tom Pitts and brother and others
went to the Reservoir, last week, fish.
ing, but did not have very good success.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-05-29

WE were In error, in saying Rath-
bone had been arrested for his connec-
ton with the Cuban postal frauds. He
was only suspended, pending the inves-
tigation, but will not be allowed to
leave the island. Let no guilty man
escape; let nothing be covered up.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-05-29

THE exports Of manufactured goods
from the United States will foot up
fully s4OO, 600, 900 for the fiscal year,
ending July 1st. This is three times
what it was ten years ago, while the
increase In no European government
has been as much as Is per cent. And
yet we were told by the Democrats
that protective tariff would make
other nations stop trading with us, and
destroy our export trade.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-05-29
r1lDDLE BRANCH.

The U. P. congregation here are
talking up the subject of making some
needed repairs on their church.
Mrs. McKirahan received news Tues
day, of the illness of her son Frank, of
Denver, Colorado. We hope he may
soon recover.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-05-29
NO ELECTION.

Neither Superintendent nor teachers
were elected by the School Board Fri
day evening, last, as was expected.
The election will take place Friday
Juue Is, and if any one wishing posi-
tion is not reelected we fear he or she
will stand good chance to rest year.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-05-29
THE MARKETS.
BELLEFONTAINE MARKETS.
Corrected by Carter Brothers.

Bacon, smoked, &c.
Beeswax, 20c.
Butter, choice yellow 12K@l4c.
Young chickens. live. per u, &c.
Eggs, per dozen. 10c.
Honey, 14c.
Lard, leaf, &c.
Potatoes, SOC.
Tallow, &c.
SELLING PRICES.
Beans, white, per pd SC, 61lc.
Brooms, each, 15045c.
Coffee, green, per n, 10025c.
Coffee, roasted, per h, 10030c.
Corn meal, g. n sack, new 1Oc.
Flour, u bbl., soc.
Hominy, per ID, &c.
Molasses, good, per gal, 25040c,,
Starch, per n, 5@1Oc.
Peaches, per can, 20025c.
Bellefontaine creamery butter. &c.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-05-29

1T is the opinion in London that
Pretoria will fall by the 18th Of June.
This will not be, unless the Beers are
ready to give up. If they are deter
mined to continue the war, peace will
not come before the 4th OF July.