The silver star., 1900-07-27
|YOR WAS ORIGINAL
: AN OHIO TOWN ouEsslNo

+ AN OHIO TOWN GUESSING
Executive Campbell. of Bowllns
,een, Ohio, Displayed His Originality
Many Ways.
.Mayor Campbell of Bowling
m. Ohio, was unique officer. He
one Of the best all-around off,
that the city ever had, though his
btricities have made him famed far
wide.
,ong the first acts by the mayor
the punishment of himself. Some
after he had been elected to the
and had taken his seat he got
with some friends one day and be-
he was aware Of the fact disgraced
ignity of the office. So soon as he
rered sufficiently to know what he
done he issued n warrant for him.
had himself arrested and fined q
imposed fine, which he paid.
was not long after this that the
al had to exercise his ingenuity in
punishment of II youngster about
een years of age, who played
ey from school, committed petty
and terrorized the neighborhood.
lly after the mayor had had his
nce tried time and again, and after
bd lectIIred the yOungster on many
siOns, he hit upon a new sort of
shment. Jimmy Firsden, the boy,
to take his choice of ten Sundays
unday school or ten days In Jail
Stealing fruit from a neighborl
ery. Jimmy took the Sunday
Dl sentence, and the mayor rigged
out in a new suit of clothes, that
light appear rs well as the rest of
Youngsters.
is seemed to work well. at least
e mind Of the mayor. and he had
dozen boys attending Sunday
ol who had never before set foot
e a church. Finally this became a.
nut with the boys, as they formed
bit of sleeping throughout the SER
Mayor Campbell then racked
rain for some other method of pun
9 the pests OF the town. Jimmy
peaches and other fruit with the
hard-heartedness and with the
skill as of yorc.
E next time Jimmy failed to cvade
bfiicers he was brought up beioie
lonor and heard the stern eXecu-
say:
mmy. have tried to make a good
of you. l have bought you new
es, rigged you out like other boys
sent you TO Sunday school, but 1t
not seem to have done you any
You shall go TO Jail for ten days
fiogged by your father" Jimmy
been flogged great many times
is father and remembered that the
was laid on rather lightly, SO he
the whipping. Jimmy supposed
he would be released to go To his
ir 10 get the administration of jus
bur the mayor had another idea:
mt for the father, had him doff his
and lay on the birch vigorously
his honor announced that justice
been satisfied.
was not long before Jimmy was
before the tribunal for carrying
bushel Of peaches. The peaches
not he returned. as the lad. with
help he invited to assist. had de-
fd the entire bushel. The mayor
nded that since peaches were so
more would be better. He bought
khcl and sat Jimmy down before
with orders to eat every one Of
within two days or stay in jail
did. Jimmy became sick before
u the bushel disposed of. but the
|hmcnt proved effectual. and jim
has not had any craving for
pes since.
pther perplexing problem which
n The brain OF the mayor was
TO do with n man swhO was
khi before him every week or two
le charge OF drunkenness. He
him time and again and then sus-
NJ the same that the wife would
ave TO pay 1t. Finally lie SEN
him to Il years total abstinence,
lng 10 fine himself $40 providing
|hendcr did not violate the condi-
of the sentence. lie gave the
wife a check for $40 payable in
ear. provided the husband re-
ri sober that long. and II the
p''''''r's Hc VIII cnluel the OF
10 pay the fine. He has been So
hree months and vows lac will
ilie nine months longer.
ely the mayor successfully carried
style of punishment on iramps
lrop into town that promises TO
us section Of the alleged "work
~. lie makes every one who
assistance about town go TO the
building and work for an hour
ing a ton Of coal from one side
basement TO the other. The coal
zen worn smooth by frequent
''hgs, but 1t still answers the pur-
AS result OF one OF his latest
,rlcitics he settled n hotel hill Of
ne owns fnrin In the southern
u me county and while the farm
tint neigliborhood posted mo
w allowcd' signs. he put up no.
requesting everybody TO hunt on
acc and then get their dinner at
.el III North Baltimore, charging