The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-01-27

GEO. r. BLAKE.
(otan Correspondent.)

Columbus, Jan. ga letter has
been received by the police from ST.
mon Thesis of 1928 South Cherry
street, Canton, asking for the address
of Mrs. Caroline Schimmel, who is
supposed to reside in this city. The
writer states she is heir to some
money.
The annual report of the trustees
and officers of the state institution for
the blind shows that there are two
Canton pupils at the institution, Maude
Fawkes and Martha Tobieska.
Attorney General Sheets issued an
opinion Friday evening which con-
| firms a decision of the secretary of
state that there is no authority in
law for general registration this
spring. He declared that some sys.
tom OF transfer for registered electors
must be employed by the election
board to meet the present exigcncies.
| Rev. p. A. Baker, superintendent Of
from Washington where he attended
n meeting of the headquarters com-
n!ittee OF the national committee. The
national has been divided into FIVE
districts and Mr.. Baker has been made
superintendent of one of these, COM
rrising eleven states The district sup
erintendents will not supplant the
state superintendents, but will be
their superior officer and will direct
the work in a general way.
The General Electric company Of
New York., Si5,OO0,OG0 capital, has
heen admitted to Ohio, with headquar-
tors at Cincinnati.
The state and local debt statement
prepared by Auditor of State Gnilbert
shows that the Indebtedness of Stark
county for the year 1902 was s1,S65, ,0ii
&c against $1,366,s6S for 1901.
The Indebtedness was distributed as
follows: Cities and villages, s1,5I3.-
60; separate school dictricts, $316, 49,
The annual report of State Game
Warden ]. c. Porterfield shows that
A. Dangeleiscn, of Massillon, deputy
game warden for Stark county, ar
rested II violators, IA under the game
and three under the fish laws during
1902. He secured 1G convictions.
A travelling library of 80 volumes
has been sent from the state library
to literary society, of which William
L. Nash is librarian, at New Balti-
more.
State Labor Commissioner Ratchford
will attend the Mckinley birthday
banquet in Canton.
The state board of stationery en-
gineers. has revised its rules and reg
ulations relating to the examination
OF applicants for licenses. Two years
experience instead of one will be re-
quired and a boiler and pump license
will be so drawn that a person cannot
operate an extensive pumping plalt
under It, No applicant will be per-
mitted to go beyond his district for a
license without permit and candidates
must apply in person. Examinations
will be submitted in writing, and ap-
plicants unable to read or write are
required 10 bring persons who can per-
form this service for them. Fifteen
days notice of the expiration of Ii
censes will be given, and renewals
will not be granted after three days
after the expiration date. A period
of 90 days must elapse before an ap-
plicant who has failed cap take an
other examination. All the Asgtrict
deputies we're present when the new
rules and regulations were formulated.
Assistant Adjutant General II. NJ.
Taylor has gone to Washington with
requiaition for the new Krag-Jor-
gensen rifles with which the National
Guard is to be equipped under the
Dick law, enacted recently. Ohio's
requisition will probably be the first
filed.
The cash balance In the state treas
ury aggregates over $4,000,000.
ESCAPED PRISONER