The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-05-30
Granted Oieboid Safe
and Lock Co mpany
RESTRAIN CREDITOR
Fror, Disposins of Securities
Navigation Soon to Resume
on Northern Division
of Ohio Canal.
sFrom STAFF correspondent

From STAFF correspondent
Columbus, May 2i.-The Diebold
Safe 'and Lock company. of Canton,
has secured an injunction in the United
States court at this place against John
w. Dickinson and company, OF Maine,
and Gertrude Dickinson, of Masscchu-
setts,s restraining them from disposing
OF $1,75O,000 of Columbus and Southern
Railway company bonds or other Sc
curities and realty which they may
have. in their possession. The safe
company brought suit to recover $34,-
117.59 claimed to be due from John w.
Dickinson for safety depCsis vault,
boxes and fittings which the plaintiff
installed In the Masonic temple in Chi
cago. 1t is stated that Dickinson
agreed to transfer $4,000 in bonds to
the company, but instead he turned
them over to his wife. Judgment was
secured against him in Boston for the
full amount of the claim. The COM
pany claims that Dickinson has since
come into possession of considerable
property and securities which he is
trying to dispose of. Judge Thompson
granted the injunction.
The Ohio Spiritualists have closed
their conference and will meet in To-
ledo next year. The principal feature
of the last days session was an address
on Immortality" by d. A. Herrick, of
Alliance. 1t is claimed that he spoke
under full trance conditions and that
a spirit controlled his vocal organs,
speaking from the spirit world and
proved Immortality. An address was
made by DR.. Wadsworth, OF Cleveland,
the newly elected president.
The state board of public works met
Monday and approved the bonds of the
newly appointed superintendeDts and
other subordinates Of the canals.
There was no other bushes acted up
on. Mr.. Johnston, of Akron, came
down in the morning to attend the
meeting and left last night accompan-
led by Chief Engineer Perkins, of the
public works of Ohio to be present at
the Republican state convention at
Cleveland. Mr.. Johnston said that the
work of overhauling and improving
would be completed in a few days after
which navigation will be resumed after
q brief suspension. The cold weather
delayed the improvements somewhat.
Extensive repairs were made to the
locks, feeders and reservoirs in Summit
county. The legislature made special
appropriation for this purpose, most
of which has already been utilized.
The special commission appointed to
investigate the feasibility OF placing
the canals Of the state on paying ba-
sis has returned from its first tour OF
Inspection. They passed over the ca
nal from Defiance to Toledo and found
that 1t compared very favorably with
tho New York and Erie canal, except
Ing that it's locks are smaller. They
travelled forty-five miles one day on
steamer which is able to go at a ten
mile an hour clip. They found that at
Grand Rapids that $4,000 cubic gallons
OF water flowed into the canal from the
Miami river every minute. The COM
mission will make another trip the
latter part Of this week. The eastern
Ohio division of the canal will be visit
ed within a month. Mr.. Johnston,
member of the state board of public
works; Chief Engineer Perkins and
Division Superintendent Charles Hatch,
Of Akron, will inspect the Cleveland
and Akron division of the canal on
Thursday and Friday.
Governor Nash will go To Willough-
by to attend the opening Of a training
school for girls as soon as the state
convention is over. From Willoughby
he will go to Akron, where he will
mako the Memorial day address.
Mrs. Charles Davis, the mother of the
wife of Rev. DR.. A. B. Riker, president
Of Mt. Union college, Alliance, is dead
q her home in Perry township, this
county. She was IT years old. Hem
orrhages of the lungs caused her death.
The funeral takes place this afternoon.
GEORGE T. BLAKE.
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