The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-01-22
Fictitious VALUE
|. A. Lolchot Thinks Stark County APP
praiSerS Have Erred.
He APPEALS TO DECENNIAL BOARD.
Youngstown Man Appointed Su.
perintendent of Ohio's Re.
fOrmatOry
'rom a STAIR Correspondent.

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Columbus, Jan. 1S.-Appeals protest.
ing against the work of appraisers of
property in Stark ana Carroll counties
have been filed with Mr.. w. Il. Craw-
ford, representing these counties on
state decennial board of equalization,
and requests have been made for hear-
ings before the board. One commu-
nication complaining of fictitious valua-
tions has been received by Mr.. Craw-
ford and was sent at the instance Of
the board of trade of Canton.
In acting upon complaints the board
will take up each county In alphabetical
order, and as Stark is away down the
list, 1t will be some time before her
turn comes. All petitions must be sub
mitted in writing, but, of course. when
they are up for consideration oral ar
guments will be heard
The communication sent from Cantor-.
is signed by Mr.. L. A. Loichot, cashier
of the First National bank. 1t is di-
rected to Mr.. Crawford, and is as fol.
lows.
"The board of trade requests me to
write to you for the purpose of arrang-
ing hearing in reference to the valu-
atons of real estate in Canton. We
shall be pleased to meet you at any tima
and place you may auggest at your con-
venience."
Mr.. Crawford will arrange for the
conference and will inform those con-
cerned when the board will be able to
meet them. The board will re- convene
next Monday morning
Member Crawford dropped into town
yesterday to attend the state agricul-
tural institute.
LEONARD ELECTED.
The monthly meeting of the managers
Of the Ohio reformatory at Mansfield
was held yesterday. James A. Leonard,
of Youngstown, was elected superin-
tendent to succeed w. r. Seton, who
refigned on account of i'll health Pa
roles were granted to a number of pris-
oners. Charles Vaughn, serving a sem
tence for burglary and larceny, from
Stark county, and Michael Nolan, sent
up from East Liverpool, for attempted
burglary, are among those paroleds
Nolan had only been in the institution
a short time and his conduct while there
was exemplary. Nolan is n pottery
worker whose record was clear until
shortly before his arrest and convic+ S
ton. He fell in with evil companions
who induced him, while under the in
fluence of liquor, to attempt to bur-
glarize a building.
VOLLRATH APPOINTED.
Colonel Edward Vollrath Of the
Eighth regiment, Of Bucyrus, has been
appointed by Adjutant General Gyger
on the board of inquiry which will in-
vestigate the case of Captain Mccoy.
of Company +, Fourth regiment, whose
resignation has been demanded by Col
onel Potter. Mccoy insisted that an ex-
animation be held by the board and he
refused to listen to a suggestion by the
adiutant general that such proceeding
was unnecessary.
Infirmary Directors Smith AMI Nell,
of Alliance, represented Stark county
at the annual meeting of the state as
soclation of infirmary directors.
Miss Margaret Jones, Of Lisbon, Is
guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Green, of this city Mrs. Green
before her marriage was Florence Rose,
of Canton.
GEORGE r. BLAKE.