The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-07-10
COLUMBIANA
IN THE LEAD.
Distinction OF Having Largest
Prohibition Following,
OF ANY COUNTY IN STATE
Columbus Boomers Have Returned From
Kansas City and Bave Not Given Up
Hope of Landing the National
Democratic Headquarters
From a STAFF Correspondent.

From STAFF Correspondent.
Columbus, July GAS a drinking
county Columbiana is discounted by
few other counties in the state. How
ever. in the possession of this doubted
full honor, in justice to old Columbiaina,
the statement may also be made that
the county bears the distinction of
having the largest Prohibition follow
ing in the state. Thus the coming Of
the vices and virtues produces a neu-
tralizing effect. 80
Saturday evening 54 counties had
paid to the state auditor the semi-an-
nual collection Of the Dow liquor tax.
Columbiana was one of the counties
that settled and she paid in as her share
$6, ,969.51. or the % counties that set
tied during the latter part of the week
there was but one-Ashtabula with q
tax of $7,66174--that paid In larger
sum than Columbiana county. There
are 1870 saloons in the county-eight less
than there were six months ago. There
is an increase of over a 100 saloons
in the state during the past year.
The Columbus boomers have return.
ed home from Kansas City and they
have not given up hope Of landing the
national Democratic headquarters fol
Columbus. They say the matter is II
| the hands Of Bryan and that 1t Is fol
him to decide. Bryan was accorded ar
enthusiastic reception in Columbu:
several weeks ago, and 1t is said he ha:
a warm spot in his heart for the cit,
| that may influence him to decide IL
| its favor.
The story has reached the state CAPT
tol that Congressman Grosvenor, th'
sage of Athens, will succeed George b
Cox, as Ohio's member of the Republi
can national committee.
The Columbus authorities claim SOM
| credit for the capture of George Hecka
thorn, the East Liverpool man VIII
has just been sentenced to serve tw,
years in the Ohio penitentiary 70
burglary. The information they gave
they say, helped in no little way to tn
discovery of Heckathorn'5 whereabout
in Colorado. Sheriff Noragon is ex
pected to arrive here any day wit
Heckathorn.
Gideon Carr, who was convicted o
second degree murder in Sunni
county, will probably be brought her
this week to serve life term. He wa
convicted of killing his son-in-law
Sylvester Hull. Carr hit Hull over tn
head with a pick-handle and the lat
ter's injuries resulted fatally.
George Bowman, one of Star
county's guards at the penitentiary, LEI
Sunday to spend week at his home a
Canton.
Warden Darby is showing commend
able ability in the management of tn
penitentiary and the institution Is
, better shape now than for years. ,,
Favoritism has been done away wit
and there are fewer infractions of tn
rules. All the demons are at work an
every prisoner is on his or her goo
behavior.
J The contractor reports that the stor
, work of the new addition to the sta
t house will be completed next week. TT
J work was to have been finished by la
+. October but obstacles have interfere
: causing a tedious delay. According
: agreement the contractor is to forte
$25 for every day the work is unfinisl
{ ed after the stipulated time. To da
l only $4,000 of the appropriation
100000 for the building, has been e!
pended.
NJ. B. Ratchford, commissioner
labor, left Sunday to attend the III
convention of the National Associate
of Labor Commissioners to be held |
Milwaukee, this week.
GEORGE T. BLAKE.