The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-10
Jefferson Township.

A variety of weather for February
was assured us by the weather proph-
cts. They are surely giving use all
they promised.
Everybody is anxiously waiting the
18th and l4th, the date of the Belle
fontaine Farmers Institute. The
program is a good one, and we are
promised the best of music. The
court house should be filled with far
mers and all interested in farm man !
agement.
Mr.. and Mrs John L. May were very
welcome visitors at the Henry home,
on Monday of last week.
| Emerson Collins team ran off few
days ago, in his camp. We did not
learn the extent of the damage.
Sam Garman will assist Mr. Brinser
in his camp this season, as usual.
Mrs. Elizabeth Myers, who died at
his daughters in Bellefontaine, JAN
Iuary 30th, and was buried in the New
lSalem church on Sunday, February
1st, for many years was a resident of
this neighborhood, highly respecta-
BILE lady, and bore the good will of all
who knew her.
We regret to hear of the serious
: illness of little Herman Johnson, the
seven year old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer johnson. His death is daily
/, expected.
We now see sugar vessels scattered
Through the camps. This means tap.
the next appearance of a run. Ev-
ierything is now in readiness.
Mr.. Keindt. of Wyoming, in COM
pany with Andrew Bates, of Milford
Centre, was at our place on Friday
> last, looking for delaine sheep. Mr.
Keindt expects to take home with
him a car load of delaine lambs
4 He has travelled the State over, and
has examined the hocks of the best
breeders, and will make his selection:
Z when through. On his Wyoming
lranch, he has $1,000 sheep.
We hear all manner of expression
in regard to the change of date o.
the Logan county fair. So far as W.
can learn, the people seem to b'
about equally divided between thu
old and new dates. Some, especiall,
Il farmers. think the managers hav'
Igone crazy: while others think the.
are just beginning to use good sens
and judgment. There is big argu
ment as to the b: BIT date for holdin
good agricultural fair-too big t
discuss it in newspaper, so we wi
er try an earlier date, and have at leas
is one midsummer fair.
re 1t is now just about time to plan
corn, pumpkins, squashes and veget
ne ables. and spray your fruit trees, t
as get fall and winter fruit and vegeta
,n bles, to exhibit at the Logan count
n fair, which will be held during tn
Ie dog days of 1908.
ry It is now great Granpa Cy. Wickel
sham and great Grandpa VIM. Eas'
c. on, and the two old men lean hard VI
s. oe their staffs, as they see the fourt
generation.
ne "A happier boy than little Geral
u Antrim, you will scarcely ever SCI
than when his father presented hin
,g with a little ak, Friday, his eight
W anniversary. Saturday he was ou
s, coat off, cutting wood, and cording
,h up, like real. for sure. wood chol
lg per.
Mrs. Emma Henry ordered and r.
1T ceived from Charles Mcclure, Ne
I'd London, Ohio, two fine Barred Ply
a mouth Rock cockerels, which are yer
le fine indeed. and she thinks about d
e much of them as DIR. Blair does of tn
Jersey COW, recently expressed to hin
e in a crate, from New York.
Herman, the little 7-year-old so
4, of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Johnson die
is Monday morning, after a weeks il