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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-02-08
Communist Society Dissolved.

Canal Dover, Feb. 6.-The very last
act completing the dissolution of the
society of communists at the historic
village of Zoar, north of here, which
disintegration was begun over two
years ago, was consummated yesterday
when the last surveying and apportion-
ments were made.
The arbitration committee has had it's
hands full to please each of the 1856
inheritors, or members of the society.
Not only the buildings in the town Of
Zoar, but also 1000 acres of land have
been apportioned. The valuation of
properties received by each member
averages about $4,000. There was a
spirited rivalry for the town property,
but many were given lands in the re-
mote part of the Zoar domain, and
these will be obliged to build dwelling
houses thereon.
: For the first time since the arrival
almost century ago of King John
Baumeler, the Zoarite leader, and his
band of German followers, the COM
munity Is now governed like the towns
of it's size in the state. A mayor and
councilmen have been elected and have
already entered upon their new duties.
The new regime is an awkward one
for the communists and it will be.some
time before they get the hang of the
new government.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-02-08
THESE PEOPLE LOYAL.
A Portion Of Tribe viii Be Willing to be
Governed by Uncle Sam.

Manila, Feb. Ga representative of
the Federal patty, returned after or.
ganizing branches in the island of
Martinique, brought rolls containing
5000 signatures of membership. He
says this will result in the termination
of the insurrection in Martinique.
The new camp of General Trias, COM
manding the insurgents in the south
ern district, which was occupied by $50
men with 130 rifles, under Colonel
Gomez, was captured and destroyed
Sunday, by the Forty-Sixth regiment.
One man was killed and two were
wounded.
The editors of three of the dozen
Spanish papers in Manila are liable
to be deported to the island of Guam.
Salas, the editor of the Diario, whose
paper was suspended Friday last by
the provost marshal has been kept In
custody since. Two Spanish papers
which are ostentatiously sympathetic
with Salas course. are being closely
watched for sedition. Buencamino is
endeavoring by letters and circulars
to spread his ideas In the provinces.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-02-08

ties have changed hands. Peter Lin
der has purchased the Mrs. Ballot
home for $1,000; Charles Frantz the
Polus property for $500; Eugene Bau
liza, the Mrs. Frank house for $500,
and @. j. Gulling. the Sheets farm of
AZ acres consideration, $2,100.
Mrs. Julia Frantz was taken sick
very suddenly while attending church
on Sunday. She is reported better at
this writing.
Charles J. Gulling went to Cleveland
today on business.
Peter Linder made bushes trip to
Alliance today.
Morris Duprey went to Canton to.
day on business.
County Surveyor Hoover. of Canton,
has been here several days surveying
the Sheets farm.
Edward Brumbaugh was in Canton
on Tuesday.
Miss Samantha Gilbert, of Louisville
is spending the winter at home.
ID. w. Lyons was an Alliance visitor
on Wednesday.
Miss Katie Shrapnite. of Allegheny
returned home on Saturday after a
two weeks visit with her parents.
Miss Josie Gardner will spend the
week with Alliance friends.
The Stark Telephone company has
secured a right-of-way through this
town.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-02-08
GEORGE T. BLAKE.

The officials of the company have
made the following statement:
The Richland and Mahoning County
Railway company will build a new
road from Mansfield, Ohio, to some
point near Pittsburg; also new road
from Akron, Ohio, to a point on the
east line of the state of Ohio in Ma.
honing county. The Chicago Short
Line Railway company will build q
new road from Mansfield to New Wash.
ington, Ohio. Lines purchased and
leased and trackage rights secured link
the new road into another great east
and west line with two divisions; one
passing through Mansfield and Canton.
Ohio, and the other through Akron and
Youngstown, Ohio. 1t is evident that
the two corporations just organized by
the consolidation of the constituent
companies will be consolidated with
perhaps other lines, that do not yet
appear, in the near future. The i'm
portance of this project to the manu-
featuring industries located in Central
Ohio and the Pittsburg district is
clearly such as to warrant the early
completion of the proposed road.
The stockholders of the two COM
panies authorized the issue of first
mortgage bonds in the aggregate
amount of $12.425, 900, apportioned as
follows: On the southern division of
the Richland and Mahoning. 81, 900 900:
on the northern division of the Rich
land and Mahoning. $2.750,00O on the
Chicago Short line, $2,615,OOO.
The general manager appointed Mr..
E. c. Hurd, of Mansfield, Ohio, chief
engineer. The general counsel ap-
pointed j. Whiting. Jr., of Canton, O..
first assistant general counsel; Mr.. +.
Fl. Burket, of Findlay, Ohio, second
assistant general counsel. These ap.
pointments were also confirmed by
both boards of directors.
Hon. w. S. Cappeller, of Mansfield.
Ohio, officiated as chairman of both
stockholders meetings. The genial
ex-railway commissioner expedited
the transaction of the large volume of
business handled by the two meetings
while making new personal friends
for himself.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-02-08
CENTERVlLLE NEWS.

Centerville, Feb. 5.
Hiram and Mary Froyer spent Sum
day with their mother near Mapleton.
Martin Plasket of Bancroft visited
his aunt Susan Martin, Sunday.
C. A. Brookins will spend the week
with his son Charles in Waco.
Maggie Froyer is confined to the
house with very sore throat.
Mr.. Ad Garner of Waco attended the
sale in Centerville last Thursday
Miss T. Harbert who has been in
Canton for some time is reported sick.
People were pleased to see their old
friends, Henry Martin of Mapleton, Mr..
and Mrs. John Hockensmith and Mrs
Halle Harbert, in Mapleton last Thurs
day.
Mr.. Emmett Russell contemplates
moving to Canton in the near future.
John Harbert and son, Coxey, and
Miss Eva spent Sunday in Canton.
Carrie Won Waltersderf is at Way
nesburg.
l. N. Sickafoose is still confined to
the house on account of sickness.
Bessie Miller of Canton was visitor
here Thursday.
VIM. Won Waltersderf and wife were
Canton callers Saturday.
Walter Welsh of Canton visited his
two chums Clarence Brookings and
Roy Plasket the past week.
Bert Miller has purchased a piano
for his wife, who is a fine musician.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-02-08
HARTVILLE NEWS.
Hartville, Feb. S.

Hartville, Feb b.
The grip is still raging in and about
Hartville, and some cases are so severe
that they need the care of the physi-
clan.
Mrs. Oliver Miller departed this life
very suddenly last Monday morning,
January 28. Her death was due to the
rupture of some blood vessel in or
adjacent to the heart. Her funeral
services were held at st. Peters Re-
formed church the following Wednes-
day. morning, and were largely attend
ed. Rev. George f. Chenot, pastor of
the church, officiated. Mr.. Miller and
his family have the sympathy of the
entire community in their sorrow.
At the special services which were
held at the Reformed church last week
the pastor was ably assisted by the
following visiting minister's: Rev.
A. r. Baichley, d. D.. Rev. II. J.
Christman; Rev. George F. Chenot;
Rev. p. II. Weaver and Rev. +. c. Nau.
Miss King, of Cleveland, and Miss
Shanafelt, of Suffield, o., were visitors
last week of Mr.. and Mrs. l. o. Goetz.
Mr.. d. w. Byrer, p. NJ. made bust
ness trip to Cleveland last Thursday.
Some Of the pupils Of the local school
enjoyed bob-sled riue last Saturday
evening, visiting at the home Of Mr..
Clark Fritch. at Suffield, teacher of the
second room of the schools.
Mr.. Ed Bishop and wife moved home
to Mr.. Bishops father, near Carlo, last
week.
Mr.. Howard Failor will continue. in
the employe of w. l.. Rubright at the
hotel.
Mr.. Leighley moved his household
goods to the property of Mr. AL Bach
man last week. They will start house,
keeping there about the first Of
April.
Mr.. l.. Crocke is purchasing and ship
ping wheat at present. The price paid
at this writing Is 76 cents.
Several carloads of lumber and one
of potatoes were shipped from here
last week.
Mr.. AL Bachman and wife, of Green
town, spent Sunday at his parents
home.
Mr.. Bolender and wife. of Suffield;
attended services at the Reformed
church and visited with their son-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. G. B.
Merkel.
Communion services were held at
the Reformed church last Sunday.
The attendance was large, twenty ad-
ditions to the church were announced.
Some of the Hartville people were
unfortunate last week In the loss Of
livestock. Mr.. Nidy lost COW. Mr..
Frank Schumacher lost one Of the large
grey horses of his team. The horse
had a severe attack Of Azoturia. Mr..
Bixler lost valuable horse that came
to his death from an internal tumor,
which weighed about rs lbs. Mention
is made of this fact in the last case on
account of the rarity of cases of this
kind.
Rev. Keller was called to Randolph
on Monday to officiate at the funeral of
Widow Eva Eberle, one of his parish
toner's. She died from complica-
tion of diseases. Her age was n years.
Mr.. Glen Yohn and wife, and Mr.. r.
I Spencer apd family Of Canton at
tended communion services at the Re-
formed church and visited among their
many friends last Sunday.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-02-08
A Temple fer COOns.

Akron, Feb. 6.-Two coons recently
secured for Grace park by Park Super
intendent Henry Vogt will frisk about
and take life easy in a temple of fame
which the city commissioners have
purchased for them.
The board calls the temple a sum-
mer house, but it was built and used
as a temple Of fame. Mrs. s. M. e.
Battles paid more than 800 for the
building. 1t was conspicuous feature
Of a G. A. r. parade several years ago.
Since then it has ornamented the door
yard at her home on Prospect street.
The commissioners paid $40 for the
temple. r 1a- .rr 4FG -er-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-02-08
A NEW COUNTY.
Alliance Is Again Ag;tatlng An Old Prop.
OSltiOn.
GEORGE II. BLAKE.

Alliance, Feb. Ga movement to
establish new county in ONO is un-
der way. 1t is proposed to make ALI
ance the county seat A number of
prominent citizens have already met
and discussed the important question.
This meeting was held in the mayors
Office. A similar proposition has been
considered several times in former
years, but owing to the difficulties be.
setting it's path, the matter has been
abandoned 1t is now planned to lay
out section including the eastern
end of Stark, the western portion of
Columbiana and Mahoning and a slice
from southern Portage county.
. 1t is proposed to include in the new
county. Salem. Sebring. Damascus.
Garfield, Beloit, Westville. Home
worth, Freeburg, Maxine. Marlboro.
Decrfield and intermediate towns.
Some citizens are already suggesting
that the county be called Alliance
county. Others mention that 1t be
called Mckinley. The law requires
that q new county shall contain no
loss than 100 square miles of ground
and must not reduce the area Of any
adjoining county to less than 100
square miles. The first step will be to
procure a petition signed by the major
ity of land owners and legal voters of
the entire section to be made into a
new county. When the petition is
granted. the question must be placed
before the electors In all the counties
to be reduced in size. A majority vote
will carry the question.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-02-08

Columbus, FEB. 6.-Articles of agree
ment certifying to the consolidation of
several railroads, which were recently
Incorporated to operate in the east.
ern part of the state, were filed with
Secretary of State Laylin late Tuesday
afternoon.
The lines merged are the Richland
and Mahoning railway company. which
is authorized to build line from Mans
field through Richland, Ashland,
Wayne, Stark, Portage, Trumbull and
Mahoning counties to the eastern boun-
dry of the state; the Alliance and
Pittsburg Railway company, whose
line is to extend from Alliance through
Stark and Columbiana counties to
Pittsburg. and the Akron and Niles
Railway company, Incorporated to op-
crate from Akron through Summit
county to Niles, Trumbull county,
When these lines are constructed and
united they will form a continuous
line. The consolidated compan will
be known as The Richland and Ma
honing Railway company" Two
other companies have also combined
their interests-The Mansfield Short
Line Railway company and the Shelby
and New Washington Railway CON-
pany, the first being chartered to build
line from Lucas to Shelby in Rich.
land county, and the other from Shell.
by to New Washington in Crawford
county. Both consultations are under
the same control.
The principal offices of both com,
panies are to be at Mansfield and one
board of directors will manage the
affairs of each company. The person
mel of the directorate follows: Henry
G. Hedges, c. e. Mcbride. w. s. Cap.
peller, G. w. French, and C. d. Crouch
of Mansfield; Thomas w. Sanderson
of Youngstown, and ]. Whiting, Jr.,
of Canton. The officers are: Presi
dent, c. w. French; vice-president, c.
d. Crouch secretary. w. S. Cappeller;
treasurer, Henry G. Hedges. The
Richland and Mahoning Railway com
pany is capitalized at $4,000 and
shares OF 800 each will be issued.
The smaller consolidation will be
termed The Chicago Short Line com
pany," and it's capital stock is fixed
at $4,000, in shares of 800 each
Both companies are authorized to use
steam or other motive power.
Common report has it that these
short line systems will pass into the
control of the B. & o.. which company
desires their requirement for the pur
pose of getting. short route from
Pittsburg to Chicago. With these
lines built and under control the com.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-02-08
D|CkERHOOF
Wanted to Cut His Own
Throat
When His Two Boys We're Taken
From Him and Sent to
the Home.

Akron, Feb. 6.-"You may take my
boys away from me and you may take
my life."
These words were spoken in the city
building Tuesday by Joseph Dicker-
hoof who was brought to the building
in the patrol wagon. Dickerhoof is
about 55 years old and with his two
little boys has been living in filth in a
small shanty on South Main street,
Sanitary officer Hoye and Police
Prosecutor Renner, members of the
Akron humane society, Investigated
the case Tuesday and brought Dicker-
hoof and his children to the city build
ing. Mrs. Dickerhoof left her family
about three years ago.
When the two officers Of the humane
society called at the shanty Tuesday
Dickerhoof threatened to kill himself
should his boys be taken away from
him. He jumped to his feet and made
a desperate effort to secure a butcher
knife to cut his throat but the officers
we're too quick for him and he was
taken away in the patrol wagon. Col.
onel Hoye took the boys, one aged II
years and the other IA years, to the city
building in his cutter. The boys were
dressed in rage and presented pitiful
sight. They looked as If they were
strangers to soap and water and they
trembled with cold.
Dickerhoof, who is said to have
wealthy relatives, and who years ago
owned large. well stocked farm. de,
clared that If the boys should be taken
away from him he might end his life
He was told that his boys must be sent
to the children's home and that in the
spring he might again have his chill
dren. Dickerhoof may be sent to the
county infirmary.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-02-08
CLEVER JAIL DELIVERY.
Remaining Prisoners FiddIed and Danced
While Others Got Away.

News-Democrat Leased Wire Service.
Huntington, w. Va, Feb. 6.-Seven
prisoners broke out of the Campbell
county jail last night. Among them
was Pearl Newman. under life sem
tence for the murder of William Nc
Galley, a Philadelphia actor, and Ben.
Higanbotham, an accomplice In tho
murder of Mayor Depriest. at Culloden.
The prisoners battered away the iron
bars on the third floor. while the other
prisoners on the first floor hddled and
danced to overcome the noise. The e.
which they lowered to the ground ~
low. where accomplices stood.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-02-08
FAIR HOPE NEWS.
FairhOpe. Feb.

Fairhope, Feb. 5.
Miss Emma Parker, of Canton, is
visiting at the home of Mrs. M. l.. HUT,
Miss Kate o. Boyle is seriously sick
Homer Hutt and Fremont Hersh-
berger visited Charles Lesch. of Osna-
burg township. on Sunday.
Mr.. Sweitzer will build the new
church at Crystal park.
The new free rural delivery mail
route is not giving very good salts
faction as quite a number Of residents
are omitted. 1t is hoped the inspector
will see the injustice of this and make
the necessary changes.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-02-08
JUSTUS NEWS.

Justus, Feb. 6.
Daniel Wurtz will have public sale
this month and will then move to Can
ton. 81.
The coal mines are working half
time.
William Roush will build new
house in the spring.
Mr.. Shearhawk's health is improv
ing.
A. d. Hay will have public sale this
month.
Ira Toubey will have public sale
this month.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-02-08
BARRYVILLE ..,EWS.
Barryyille. Feb. q

@ Barryville. Feb. Q.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Simon and Mr.
and Mrs. Victor Bissler. of Canton,
were guests Of Nicholas Haidet and
family on Sunday.
Paul Joliet, Of Canton. was in town
on Thursday.
Miss Daprey. of La Porte, Ind, is
spending the winter here With rela-
The real estate boom seems 10 have
come this wsy. - . number q proper
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-02-08
Another Fire Victim.

Binghampton, N. Y, Feb. 6.-Thomas
b. Cook died this morning.. making the
third victim. Of yesterdays fire in the
Exposition hotel. He was a we'll known
horseman. Miss Darrow and John
Regan, two others, wele seriously In
jured and will probably die during the
day.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-02-08

The commissioners of Stark county
were at the Fairmount children's home
Tuesday in Joint session with the com.
missioners of Columbiana county.
Some matters of minor Importance
were discussed bills allowed and all
inter-county affairs settled I'D. /. ssq
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-02-08
Two tiurt In An Explosion.

News Democrat Leased Wire Service.
New York, Feb. GA patent heating
apparatus In q crowded Broadway car
exploded this morning, causing q panic
among the nassengers. Two young men
were seriously burned while score Of
persons received burns.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-02-08
Articles of Incorporation Filed With Authorities A
Columbus.
ROADS THAT WILL RUN THROUGH STARK COUNTY
Canton Men Are Interested Plans. the Charter Either
Steam or Electricity May Be Used BY the New Concern
IA Project Which Stark County People
Will Welcome

pany would have a decided advantage
in time and distance. The routes ira.
versed by the B. & o. in reaching Chi.
cago from Pittsburg are very circuit,
Gus. The fact that c. e. Mcbride, of
Mansfield, who is counsel for the B. &
o., is connected with the consolidation
of both systems, gives credence to the
report stated.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-02-08

RESTORES the Senses of Taste and Smell No
Mercury. No Injurious drug. Regular size,
80 cents; Family size sl.00 at druggists or by
ELY BROTHERS, SO Warren ST. New York
Gilpin observer., 1901-05-16

ers OF 5l5,62S tons. The second Is that
OF the North German Lloyd, with los
steamers of sol $50 tons. The third
in the world. and the largest under the
British flag. is that of the British India
Steam Navigation company, with 122
ships of 3S5.7i0 tons. Then comes the
"P. e. o." with fifty-elght vessels OF
1899 tons
Imagine John Bulls feelings when
the first merchant fleet in tho world is
American. the second and third Ger
man and only the fourth British. VIII
he still sing Britannia Rules the
Waves" with undlminished cheerful
ness?" asks the Chicago American.
The report that the new ships to be
ordered by the Morgan combination
Will be built In the United States IL
Inherently probable. 1t will be To the
Gilpin observer., 1901-05-16

ship of the first class in commission
until November 20, 1895, when the flag
was raised on the Indiana, and If the
battle of Santiago had been fought two
years earlier than it was the Oregon.
the Iowa and the Brooklyn would not
have been there to take part in it.
If President Cleveland's Venezuelan
challenge had been taken up we should
have had just one first class and two
oecond class battle ships and one ar
mored cruiser ready to take the sea
against the armored fleets of England.
Surely Providence must have had its
lightning rods up dissipating war
clouds in the times when it would
have been uncomfortable for us to en-
tertain them.
Now we have built, building or au-
thorized, seventeen first class battle
ships, one second class battle ship,
eight armored cruisers, one ram, elev-
en- modern coast defense vessels, fifty
three torpedo boats and destroyers,
eight submarine torpedo boats, six
auxiliary cruisers and swarm OF mis-
cellaneous craft, the whole making us
indisputably the fourth and probably
the third naval power in the world.
The personnel Of the navy has in
creased from 1900 men to $4,000. The
only thing that has remained station
ary is the supply of officers. The
Naval Academy is to be splendidly
housed in a building of classic magnifi
cence, but the only actual growth in
the number of cadets as yet has come
from the addition of about thirty repre-
sentatives in the house under the CEN
sus of 1890. The new apportionment
will make future classes somewhat
larger. but still far below the needs Of
the service.
This and the failure of congress to
provide for any new ships at IT'S last
session are the only clouds On the
bright prospect of the navy.
Gilpin observer., 1901-05-16
Educate the Criminals

Common sense and the law declare
that imprisoned criminals living at
public expense shall not by their labor
compete with honest men working
outside prison walls. 1t would be pre-
posterous, of course, to allow the man
in prison, working for no wages, to
diminish the income of the honest
workman who pays taxes to maintain
the prisons. On the other hand, to
condemn the prisoners to absolute
idleness involves extreme brutality
punishment of most atrocious kind.
Nervous diseases. i'll health and even
insanity follow enforced idleness of
mind and body. Many plans are sug-
gested for overcoming this difficulty
for keeping the convicts busy without
bringing them into competition with
honest workmen. 1t seems to us that
prison authorities might find n sou-
tion OF their question in the education
OF prisoners. II prison life could be
made to diminish criminal tendencies,
as well as to punish criminals, the
taxes OF the people would certainly be
better spent than at present. Crime
first. OF Ignorance, and, second, of,a
lack of mental discipline. If the pris-
ons could educate and discipline their
inmates crime would steadily decrease
and the problem OF occupying prison.
ers wisely would be solved. A man
can be educated even at thirty or forty,
and ut that late age his mind can 10
accustomed to discipline and regular
fty. In many cases the distance which
separates the criminal from the man
of ability Is very small. Prison edu-
cation might transform public nuis-
ances into useful members of society.
We wish that the prison authorities
might see something in this sugges-
tion worthy OF experiment
Distance lends enchantment to tho