The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-03-17

StTOnn, formerly Oh Shlcn, INV IcpiS
senting New York concern, visited
the state library in this city recently
in search of information on the fed
eral building in Ohio. Mr.. Kennedy
is fortifying himself with data con"
cerning public buildings which 1t is
presumed he will submit to the gov
ernment for use In the construction OF
the new federal building at Young
town. He and Mr.. Strohn inspected
the buildings at the United States
military post Friday afternoon and
then departed from the city. The
gentlemen called on number Of state
officials while at the state house.
Elmer e. Miller, of Canton, former
district examiner Of engineers, has
written Hon. George w. Collier, chief
examiner of the stationary engineers
board. informing him that the Wet
Virginia legislature has passed a H.
cense law for engineers and that the
National Association of Stationary
Engineers of that state, which were
instrumental in securing its enact
ment, will meet soon in one Of the
large cities of the state and jubilate
over their success. The officials OF
the Ohio department of engineers will
be invited to attend the event.
Mr.. Dooley is In disgrace. He has
been received at the penitentiary from
Franklin county to serve one year fcS
pocket picking. Henry Dooley Is his
complete patronymic He was de-
Tended by Lawyer Hennesey, but the
persuasive eloquence, and fine philiEo-
ply were unavailing, so the unfortu-
nate Dooley will probably spend
much of his spare time soliliquizing
during his enforced stay behind with
in high walls !, ,Il-l /.
Chief Engineer Perkins of the state
public works states that the board Of
public works will ask the state emsr-
gency board to declare deficiency Of
about $4,000 with which to defray
the cost of repairing the damage sus-
tained to the canals by recent floods
and washouts. He is now preparing
an estimate of the amount needed
which will be submitted to Governor
( Nash as soon as completed. The worst
| damage sustained was at lake with
| in the corporation limits of Cincir.
natl Most of the deficiency fund will
be used there.
Columbus, March 14.-The Beal local
option law has been in force less that
a year and under il over 500 saloons
have been closed. Local option elec-
ticns have been held in 1T municipal
| tiles and ia oithese have voted dry"
The Dow tax paid by the saloons clos
ed was about $175.0O0 annually. Next
Monday the people OF Ashtabula will
vote on the question of whether the
los saloons within its borders shall be
retained or abolished.
The wholesale and retail coal dealers
association of the state met here
Thursday and discussed matters relat-
ing to the business. The shortage
caused by the theft of coal from cars,
the application OF car service tolls ON
railroads and uncollectable accounts
were among the important matters
considered.
The manager OF the Columbus base
ball team will introduce an extremely
novel feature this year. He will es-
tablish nursery under the grand
stand at the local baseball park where
the babies and children can be cared
for by maids while the parents are wit
Messing the game. The innovation will
undoubtedly attract attention through
out the entire baseball world.
Governor Nash and party including
Auditor of State Guilbert, Attorney
General Sheets and Secretary OF State
Laylin will arrive here today from
Cambridge where they have for
week been the guests of the Erie rail-
road.
The Tiffin company of the Second
regiment will probably. be transferred
to the Eighth regiment to fill the va
cancy caused by the muster out of
Company I, Of Millersburg. The Off
GERS of the company and the colonel
OF the regiment have been at logger
heads for years and it is understood
the proposed transfer would be agree
able to all the contending parties.
Before il could be made, however,
it would be necessary to secure the ap-
proval OF the commander Of the regi-
ment and the adjutant generals de-
partment to an application presented
by the company officers requesting the
change.
Although the Tifhn company is an
excellent one IL is known the colonel
of the Second regiment would like to
get rid Of 1t because of his troub-
les with the officers and the latter
would welcome severance of the ties
binding them TO that official for the