The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-12-16

Born. Thursday, Dec. Is, to DR. and
Mrs J. g. Deemy, of east Chillicoths
avenue, q SON.
There have been six business failures
in Lima rs a result Of the South Side
bank of that city closing its doors.
Thomas Harvey. 81. of Kenton, wa
arrested at Decatur. Indiana, charged
with stealing and was sent to the pen
itentiary.
President Roosevelt has been asked
to deliver an address at the next COM
mencement of the Ohio Wesleyan Uni
versity at Delaware.
Messrs. David, John and Charles
Milroy. are in the city today and Q
family reunion is being held at the
Milroy home on north Msdriver street.
The Sidney Grain and Milling COM
pany, Sidney, has been incorporated
by E. E Mutt. Earl E. Mutt, Amesta
V. Mutt. E. ]. Griffis aud John N.
Mutt
The Union Portland cement factory
shut down Thursday for the winter.
Most of the force will be kept at work
repairs, and new machinery
will also be added to the plant. Rush
sylvania Record.
The Sunday morning train from Co.
lumbus to st Marys. over the 7 s. o.
line, has been taken off for ths win
ter but the Sunday morning train from
st. Marys to Columbus will continue
to run throughout the winter.
At the Office Of George II. Allen,
agent of the Union Central Life Insur-
snce Company, there is something new
under the sun this something being q
Fairbanks measuring weighing scale.
Mr.. Allen uses the scale In securing
the height and weight of applicants
Tor insurance.
R. l. More has accepted . clerk
ship in the McDargh grocery. Court
avenue. and he began his duties Thurs-
lay. He succeeds Thomas Moore. who
resigns to accept position in Dayton.
Some years ago Mr.. More worked in
this same room, he at the time being
as clerk by grocer David
Mcclure.
John Stillings, aged seventy four,
the Oldest and one of the most widely
known lawyers in Hardin county, died
ruesdsynight. q victim of heart trouble.
Mr.. Stillings, although not active in
politics, held number of county and
city offices. He is survived by .
widow and one son, James Ray Still
ings, also an attorney.
The annual report Of the state hcme
for the soldiers and sailors, of Sandus-
KY, filed with the governor late Tues
day afternoon, shows that there are
1919 inmates now enrolled. with over
14OO for the winter. This is. consider
ably in excess of the intended capacity
of the institution. The per capita cost
for the year was $l62. 81 1-2.
Bellefontaine parties have approach
Ell Mr.. Sidney Nichols relative to the
construction of q large building to be
used as a roller skating rink and
amusement hall upon the rear Of his
lots on south Detroit. but Nichols will
probably not accept their offer. BE
intends erecting dwelling houses upon
the property in the near future.
The fire department was called al
8 % Tuesday night to the home Of Mr..
French Sparks. 507 south Main street.
the result of a slight blaze starting in
the floor of one of the rooms from the
explosion of a gas meter. The blaze
was discovered before II had made any
headway and had been extinguished
by those in the home before the de-
partment arrived.
DR.. r. M. Fulwider and Mr.. Alb.
Short, of West Liberty. were herr
Thursday enroute to Marion. wher'
they go to bring to West Liberty Mr.
Jacob Dsnner, who was terribly In
jured in fall from a scaffold nearly
four months ago. Mr.. Danner has no
been able to walk for fifteen weeks ant
is still unable to get about save by tn,
aid of rolling chair.
The trustees in charge OF the affair
of the defuuct bang held a meeting
Friday and made a contract with q
F. Manssll of Columbus, to examine
the books. Mr.. Mansell went to worl
Monday, and it is expected he vii
have progressed far enough by Thurs
day to give out information to tn
creditors at their meeting that day
Gilbert Newman of this township, wa
employed to balance the pass books Q
the depoeitors. s.-Rushsylvania Record
Robert Hicks, a resident of Wash
ington township for many years, wa
a pleasant caller on the Tribune today
Mr.. Hicks will be seventy-nine year
of age on the 26th of December. he
spending this winter in West NAM
field, and while not q rich man in th