The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-01-15
IN UPREME COURT
Two Stark County Cases Included in
the Assignment.
MAYOR CRITCHFIELD Wants A JOE
As Court Clerk-..There Are
Others--Mr. Whiting Attends
Electoral College.
From a Staff Correspondent.

from stan correspondent.
Columbus, Jan. 12.-The assignment
of cases for oral argument in the su-
preme court, recently made, includes
two Stark county cases. On Friday
January 1S, case number 7,100-the Die
bold Safe & Lock company againsl
Emanuel Bower, will be argued.
On Friday, February l. case number
g. 61S3-Jacob f. Hess against the Can
ton Massilon Electric Railway COM
pany, will be called.
There are a number of other Cantor
cases not yet listed for argument.
The board of penitentiary manager.
at the session just concluded issued fou
paroles, one of which was secured b
william McElroy, of Harrison county
who was doing two and one-half years
for larceny His short time will be ou,
October 10. 1901 Charles Murray, VIII,
las served three terms from Starl
ounty, was discharged the other da
upon completion of his sentence.
The declination of Captain j. il
Nllen TO stand for denomination f.
clerk of the supreme court has causc, c,
/ number of other candidates to do
heir coats and wade into the contrs
'or the honor. Major A. b. CritchfielH
IF Wooster, who is well known in Ca
ton, wants the job'and has begun
very healthy canvass. His recent tr!p
% Akron, Canton and other cities whel
prominent members of The Republica
party have their abode, is regarded IL.
some quarters as significant. Critic
field was chief clerk in the organiZatiI
department. of the Republican sta
committee last fal and Is said to be
close friend of Charles Dick.
On Monday, January IA, Hon. l.. t"
.aylin, secretary of tate-elect, and b
new force will be formally inducted IN
Office. The new appointees have b
here for some time getting acquaint
with their new duties, which they no
understand quite well Mr.. j. f. Decr
er, of Lisbon, Columbiana county
representative on the force, has one ul
he choicest positions in the Office. Fl,
succeeds Mr.. Ray ID. Lampson, station
airy clerk, and will draw a salary oI
Sl,350 per annum. His work will be-
light and pleasant.
Attorney General Sheets has render
an opinion to the prosecutor of Carrp,
,ounty, stating the commissioners G.
hat county have power to compromia
suit for damages resulting from a
improperly kept road. The amount IL
Yolved in the dispute is small.
Mr.. Julius Whiting, of Canton, presi
lential elector for the Eirhtcenth
trict, has arrived here. The electora
'oliege meets Monday and will cast e.
%ote for president and vice president.
while ex-Consul Macrum of Pre-
toria was in the city yesterday he call
Il upon Mr.. G. D. Firestone and CAV
the latter some very valuable informn
ton concerning the diamond and gol'
claims which Harvey Spanier held II
South Africa. spanier was former
connected with the Columbus Bugg.
company, and was their Representative
in South Africa up to year ago. whel
he Joined the Boer army While will
them he was killed in battle, and al
effort has been made by Mr.. Firestone
through the state department, to Sc
cure his claims for the widow. So IA
all effort to do SO has failed, but NJ
Macrum information will materiaIl
assist in the work.
GEORGE II. BLAKE.