The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-10-04
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A REQU|S|T|ON MADE
Upon the Governor Of Indiana
BY Governor Nash--The
Annual Rifle Prac-
tlce.
From a staff Correspondent.

From Staff Correspondent.
Columbus, Oct. 3.-The cold water
adherents are not done with the Eigh-
teenth district yet. Clinton N. How
ard, of Rochester, N. Y, founder OF
the Prohibition Union Of Christian
Men, q crack orator, is booked for
four speeches In Columbiana county
this month. East Liverpool will be one
of the places where he will appear.
In support Of the claim that the party
is growing, reference Is made to the
fact that 20 counties have Prohibition
tickets in the field this fall, whereas
year ago there were, but nine coun.
ties so represented. The current is
sue Of the party's organ contains a
glowing tribute to the memory Of Pres
ident Mckinley. which is in strong con-
trast to the expression on the death
Of the president by the New York
Voice, the national organ of the Pro-
hibition party.
A neat swindling game was nipped
in the bud by the authorities here yes
terday. w. H. Ryan, claiming Wor-
cester, Mass, as his home, came here
and inserted an advertisement in the
daily papers for so men, who, 1t was
stated were wanted to work on an elec-
trio line in Buffalo.
THERE WAS A RUSH
of applicants to the hotel where Ryan
was stopping, and those who came were
told they would have to pass med
ical examination. for which a fee Of
81 would be charged, before they would
be accepted. Applicants were promised
railroad passes to Buffalo. Several Of
the unsophlsticated parted with their
dollars, but others who were wise went
to the police. Ryan was arrested and
made to acknowledge he was working
q swindling game.
Governor Nash has issued a requisi-
tion upon the governor of Illinois for
the extradition of Earl B. Winship.
who is wanted in Marion county, this
state.
FOR EMBEZZLEMENT,
the charge against him having been
preferred by his wife, Florence Win
ship. They were married about eight
weeks ago after one weeks acquaint-
ance. Mrs. Winship gave her husband
a draft for $400 to place on deposit.
He absconded with 5000 of the money.
He is under arrest at Paris, Ill. The
governor of Louisiana has made re-
QUESTION upon Governor Nash for the
return of William H. Hall, who is un-
der arrest at Hamilton, to New Or
leans, where charge of burglary has
been made against him.
DR.. G. b. Probst, of the state board
of health, Investigated an epidemic of
smallpox at Union City, located on the
Indiana and Ohio state line, whose ex-
istence he ascribes to
FAULTY DIAGNOSIS
when the disease first appeared in an
incipient state. The health authori-
ties are resorting to heroic measures
to stamp out the plague, and 1t is
thought 1t can be prevented from
smallpox are reported from Findlay
and three at Coldwater.
N. M. Peterson, for many years
superintendent of the steel plants In
this city, has been promoted by the
trust to the superintendency of the
mills at Mingo Junction and Bellaire
He has left to enter upon his new du-
ties.
An order has been issued by the ad-
jutant general fixing October 1922 as
the time for the annual rife practice
of the Ohio National guard. The
state grounds at Newark will be used
: for this purpose. The events will be
under the supervision Of Major Franl,
M. Bell, assistant inspector general oi
the first brigade. The command ol
the camp will devolve on Colonel G
B. Adams, assistant adjutant general.