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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-11-08

occasion from Numbers 32-I0.
"WM. M. STILES.
Navarro, Stark Co., Ohio, June 4th,
1853"
According to the boys in the fam
lily no death ever occurred in their
family prior to their departure for In
diana. AS Rosabell was the half sis
ter of Mr.. Stump it is pretty certain
take her to him. She refused to go
with an utter stranger, but agreed to
go II her husband would go too. He
promised to return later but never
showed up. He told her that she had
been reported to her relatives as be-
ing dead. This was true. as the fol-
lowing clipping will show. The clip
ping was received several years ago
by Mr.. Stump but he has no idea as to
who sent It:
"Rosabell 7. Keefer, infant daughter
! of John and Loretta Keefer, departed
this life April 2S, 1858, aged 1 year, Z
months and 10 days. Little Rosabell
that the clipping does not state the
truth. What motive they had in keep
luS INOSdDtll llOlu HSi NV
known. She was also warned to keep
away from the Stump family as her
life was in danger If she tried to look
up her relatives. John Keefer had a
good deal of property and as neither
Mrs. Sheridan nor Mr.. Stump have re-
received any of the property 1t is
thought that possibly she was kept out
of the way so that someone could
claim the property in her stead by re-
porting her as being dead.
Mrs. Sheridan has proved that she is
not the daughter of Sam Keefer as
she was told and consequently she
J must be the daughter of John Keefer
and is therefore the half sister of Mr.
Stump. Mr.. Stump firmly believes
that she is his sister as dates in the
family Bible substantiate her claim.
Efforts will be made to clear up the
mystery by searching the records Of
} Tuscarawas county.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-11-08
PIONEER RESIDENT
OF EASTERN OHIO DIED At sA.
LEM HOME FOR AGED
WOMEN.

Salem, Nov. 4.-Mrs. Maria Kerns
Fisher, who was among the Oldest
residents of Eastern Ohio, died yes
terday at the Home for Aged Women
in this city, in the oath year of her
age. She had been resident of the
home for three years. She was born
of Friends parentage In Chester coun-
ty, Pa, near Philadelphia. In 1881
she married John Fisher, and in 1896
the couple located in Salem. The
Kerns and Fisher families were
among the pioneer families of this
section of Ohio, and did much to de.
velop its resources. Mr.. and Mrs.
Fisher were parents Of children, but
none Of these survive. Mrs. Fisher,
however, is survived by John Kerns
of Winona, aged SO; Frank Kerns OF
Moline, ILL.,, 76, brothers; and Mrs.
Elmira Kerns. Devoe of Cleveland, a
sister, aged 70.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-11-08
VOTING MACHINES
CAN BE WORKED, so A NEW JER.
SEY CITIZEN HAS DIS
COVERED.

Elizabeth, N. j., Nov. A citizen
who examined the voting machines
here today found it possible to vote
for presidential electors twice both as
part of straight ticket and then
through the tube at the top of the
machine intended for scratched tick
et The voting machine representa-
tives were nonplussed but said they
believed the trouble to be confined TO
the Elizabeth machine. Every ma
chine tried here worked the same way.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-11-08
WHEN TRAMPs ARE USEFUL.
Pressed Into Service by the Train
men Making Heavy Grade Runs.

Pressed Into Service by the Train
men Making Heavy Grade Runs.
Tramps, on a run which has heavy
says writer in the Pilgrim, for they
can be pressed into service, to throw
down coal from the tender Of the en-
CINE to the fireman. at these points;
or when a "hot-box" Smoking wheel
axle), or other accident takes place,
he can be similarly usefully employed;
and, to tell the truth. is generally
willing to work for his ride. Occasion
ally trainmen on freights have trou-
BILE with "yeggs" who attempt to steal
merchandise from loaded cars but the
combined efforts of the railroad de-
tectives and the trainmen keep the
freights fairly we'll clear of these gen.
try.
"Yeggs" usually make use of the
passenger trains for their transporta-
ton. The places that are utilized by
| the tramps on passenger trains. for
transportation are the blind" the
the tender, the top, and sometimes.
at night, the steps. Of the darkened
Pullman coaches, through which the
conductor but rarely passes. The
blind" is the end of mail or an
express car, next the engine. 1t has
narrow beam running across its
length to support the vestibule on
which 1t is possible to stand. The
ends of these coaches have always
blank walls next to the engine and for
that reason are called blinds"
The modes of procedure to success
fully ''beat" passenger train are
these: The hobo stands with the en-
gine between him and the depot until
the train starts to move. Then he
clutches the hand rails and pulls him.
self up on the blind" Once there
he is sure of ride to the first stop
at all events; when this is reached
he swings off when the engine slows
down, and runs ahead of 1t a few
feet, until a fresh start is made. His
only danger of detection is from the
engineer and fireman, who, il they
see him, will in all probability report
the affair to the conductor, who will
hold his train until the bum" car
be chased from its vicinity. But a.
the passenger trains are seldom at
tempted by tramps, except at nigh
these tactics are usually fairly success
full.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-11-08
SECRET TELEGRAPH
Used BY Convicts Enables Them To
Talk From Cell To Cell.

Every prison has it's secret "tele-
graph" for it was not to be expect
ed that cunning offenders could be
long confined together, even on the
separate cell' system, without dis
covering method of secret inter-
communication. Prisoners rap their
messages" to each other, and exper-
ience has shown that an attentive
ear may receive and understand a
communication thus made through
the thickest prison wall
The raps correspond regularly with
the letters of the alphabet, which
is arranged for the purpose into six
rows, the first beginning with "a"
and the last beginning and ending
the series with 'z." The first rap
ping indicates the row in which the
letter is to be found. one for first,
two for second, and so on; the sub
sequent raps, given after a slight
pause, show the number of the letter
in the row. At first the table must
be kept in mind, but after a little
practice the prisoner is enabled to
dispense with all conscious refer
erence to it, the message being real
ly received as in the Morse tglegra.
ply, in the form of symbols standing
in place of letters.
| In Russia the clew Is not so much
! in the system itself as in the nihil-
istic method of manipulating language
with a view to concealment. This
is clear from what happened recently
in one of the central prisons. Word
had gone round to protest, not only
against an excess of heavy work, but
against the bad quality of food sup
piled to the prisoners, and the protest
was to take the form of a refusal to
/ perform the usual tasks on the men
being called together after breakfast
Somehow or other the Governor OBJ
tanned the message as it had been
raped through all the walls, but
he took it literally as a plot to break
prison by the whole of the convicts
so he armed the whole of the ward
ers to the teeth, taking effective meas
ures to prevent the assembly on the
morrow This blunder had highly
beneficial effect upon the discipline
of the prison, for the convicts obtain
ed not only immediate immunity from
the heavy task to which they haC
not beea accustomed. but afterwart
enjoyed better food and more human,
treatment.--Spare Moments.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-11-08
THE MYSTERY IS
YET UNSOLVED
CONCERNING MURDER OF pref.
TY TELEPHONE GIRL.
Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company
offers Reward for Conviction
of the Murderers.

Cincinnati, Nov. 4-The police made
little If any headway today in solving
the mystery of the killing last We'd
nesday night of pretty Miss Alma
Steingeweg, the telephone operator
and church choir singer, although they
were spurred on by the fact
of it being the third murder of
exactly the same character on practi-
cally the same spot, a more or less
secluded pathway between the streets
known as Lovers Lane, within a short
time.
The Cincinnati Bell Telephone COM
pany today, through President John
Kilmour, offered a reward of $1,000 fol
person or persons who killed Miss
Steingeweg, an employe of the com.
pany. The two other young women
who were mysteriously murdered a
almost exactly the same spot by hav'
ing their brains beaten out with {
blunt instrument were Miss Mary Nc
Donald in May and Miss Lulu Mueller
two weeks ago.
Evidence of the motive for the mur
der having originated in the mind o
degenerate led the authorities t.
make most searching expedition. To
night Coroner Weaver said the resul
of the investigation showed conclu
sively that the murder had been ac
companied by a'criminal assault.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-11-08
Face. a Jail Sentence.

Salem, Nov. 4.-John Leeper, who
was arrested here few days ago and
taken to Alliance to answer a charge
of non-supLort, Is facing propositi0,
of Jail experience in the prospective.
Leeper, who formerly lived in Salem.
has wife and three children. The
wife told Mayor Walker at the hear
ing pitifui story Of neglect and
abuse. The court agreed to let Leep.
er go II he could give bond in the
sum Of $500 to guarantee that he
would hereafter provide for his fam
fly. II the accused cannot do this
he will be bound over to common
pleas court.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-11-08
A LIFE SENTENCE
CAUSED COLLAPSE
PRIZE FIGHTER WEAKENED AT
VERDICT.
-"Kid" Farmer Found Guilty Of Hold
ing Up Saloon Keeper
In Chicago.

Chicago, Nov. AFTER being SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for life by
Judge Smith in the criminal court
today, Benjamin Feinberg, better
known as kid" Farmer, prize fighter,
collapsed and had to be carried from
the court house to the jail.
The verdict of the jury found the
defendant, together with his brother,
Joseph Feinberg, and William O'Con-
nell, guilty of holding up George Rog-
ers, saloon keeper in Forty-Seyenth
street. The verdict was under the
section of law which provides life
sentence. When the prize fighter
heard the verdict his knees trembled
He seemed about to faint and began
to weep. His cries could be heard
through the building and when he
was ordered to rise the young man
was hardly able to stand on his feet
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-11-08
GUN CLUB
WILL HOLD SHOOT
AT GROUNDS OF LAKESIDE GUN
CLUB, ON FRIDAY, NOV. II.
Ellis Haak Was High Man at MassiI
lon Tournament, Beating Out
the Paid Experts.

The Sparta gun club will give an all
day tournament on the grounds of the
Lakeside Gun club, Canton Friday,
November IL. Shooting will begin at
8 O'clock The shoot is held at the
Canton grounds for the reason that
they are easy of access to out-of-town
shooters. The program will consist
of eight sweepstake events Of Is tar.
gets each, money divided 40, 80, 20
and 10 per cent with $40 added mon
ey. There will also be five-man
team contest between teams repre-
senting clubs of Stark, Summit and
Portage counties, for a cup donated
by the Barberton team. There will
also be 100 bird individual contest
for the championship of the counties
named, for which suitable badge has
been secured. The winner must then
defend it against all comers from
these counties.
A number of experts will be pres.
ent, among them w. r. Crosby, the
worlds champion, Rollo o. Heikes
of Dayton, R. l.. Trimble Of Coving
ton, KY, d. d. Cross and H. N. Kirby
of Cincinnati
HAAK WAS HIGH GUN.
At the Massillon shooting tourna
ment Friday Ellis Haak of Canton
won high average of the day, break
ing 1853 out of 100 targets shot at. La
Compte and Gross, two experts, tied al
165. During the days shooting Haal
had run of 100 with but four missed
w. e. Guest, DIR. Becher, and Charles
]. Schlitz Of the Canton club tool
part and shot well. John l.. Schilt;
of the New Berlin club was also ;
contestant. A number of the loca
shooters are going to New Philadel
phia today to take part in tourna
ment.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-11-08
FREAK OF NATURE.
Farmer Finds Peculiar Apples on a
Baldwin Tree.

odI0WtU sfVCs
Special to Morning News.
who resides near Greenhill, was in
this city Friday exhibiting a half
bushel of apples which he claims to
have picked under peculiar circum-
stances. Leitrick Is the owner of a
fine apple orchard and makes a spe.
cialty of raising fine Baldwin apples.
When picking his crop this year he
noticed one tree which bore a num-
ber of apples Of peculiar yellow
color much different from the ordinary
Baldwin. On closer examination he
found that some of the apples on the
tree were of the usual variety and
were Of a sweetish taste. He picked
these and kept them separate from
the rest and brought them to'Alliance
to find out the name of the variety.
He claims that the tree has never
been grated and that 1t has always
previous to this season borne a fine
crop of Baldwins.
Leitrick is a man of good reputation
and the phenomenon cannot be &C.
counted for.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-11-08
J. Sheridan and son of Chestnut,

Mrs. Sheridan and son Of Chestnut.
ILL.,, are in the city at the home of A..
w. Stump, of No. 829 Correll street.
A strange story is told by her.
In 1854 A. w. Stump together with
his brothers and sisters were removed
from Stark county, o., to Jennings
county, Indiana by their stepfather, j.
d. Keefer. Two years later an epi-
demic broke out and the parents died.
were taken care of by the neighbors.
After the death of the parents the chill
dren were brought back to Ohio with
the exception of one sister Rosabell.
Nothing had been heard of her since
until the other day Mr.. Stump heard
from her. Mrs. Sheridan's story is
that when she was old enough to know
anything she was in family by the
name of Potts who claimed her as
their own. Later she got hold Of their
family Bible and saw her name enter
ed there as Rosabell T. Keefer The
people with whom she lived then told
her that she was daughter Of Sam
uel Keefer. An elder son of the Potts
family then told her that her name
was Keefer and that when she go
married that she should use the name
Of Keefer and not that of Potts. HI
was disinherited by his father for
having told her that.
Several years went by when a fellow
claiming to be detective appeared
on the scene and told her that he
father was alive and that he woult
suffered much in body during her i'll
ness, but her sufferings are now al
over, while her body lies silent in tn
grave. her little soul is with that Jesu
that said, suffer little children to com
unto me, and forbid them not for o
such is the kingdom of God
4 take these little lambs said he,
Ard lay them in my breast;
Protection they shall find in me,
In me be ever blessed
"a discourse was delivered on tn
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-11-08
Death of Charles Mcclure.

Charles Mcclure of No. 922 Liberty
street, died yesterday noon of typhoid
fever. He had been i'll two weeks.
Mr.. Mcclure leaves a widow and a
small son and is also survived by his
parents, five sisters and two brothers.
He was formerly employed by the
Aultman Co. He was a member of
the Royal Arcanum lodge and funeral
services will be held under the charge
of the lodge.
He had many warm friends in the
city who sincerely regret his death.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-11-08
Masked Men XIII Sheep.

Prineville, Ogn.. Nov. 4.-News has
a band of 400 sheep by ten masked
men on a range disputed with cattle
men, about 2S miles north Of this
city The herder escaped with his
life while the rest of the band Of
1000 sheep were scattered far and
wide. This adds materially to the
total of thousands of dollars worth of
sheep destroyed in the Crook county
range war.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-11-08
KING LEOPOLD
SHOWS SIGNAL HONOR TO eIsH.
OP OF OGDENSBURG
DIOCESE.

Ogdensburg, N. Y, Nov 5--The Rev.
H. Gabriels, bishop Of the Roman
Catholic diocese of Ogdensburg, has
been appointed by King Leopold, Of
Belgium, an officer Of the Royal Order
of Leopold, founded by the first king
Of Belgium. The decoration Is con-
ferrsd for distinguished services rem
dered to state and church in writings
on various subjects published in Bel
gium and for assistance frequently
extended by the bishop to Belgian
immigrants to America. The decora.
tion is one of the highest within the
gift Of King Leopold.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-11-08
Bio Deal in Kentucky Oil Lands.

Lexington, KY, Nov. 4.-une OF the
biggest deals in Kentucky oil lands
ever consumated went through here
this evening. Lewis A. Hall and A. e.
Perren, capitalists from New York
paid $250,OOO to c. r. Brewer, repre-
senting the Cincinnati Oil company
for $4,000 acres Of land in the east
ern part OF the state. New owners
will run a railroad in that section and
develop its great mineral and oil re-
sources,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-11-08
JAPANESE SHELLS
FIRE RUSSIAN MAGAZINE, DE-
STROYING MUCH AMMuNl-
TION AND SUPPLIES.

Toxic, Nov. 5.-Press dispatches
published this morning announce that
the Japanese shells have fired Rus
sian magazine at the foot of Paiy-
inshan mountain, which contained not
only much ammunition, but also large
quantities of. provisions. The loss,
1t is believed will prove serious
one to the Russians.
The blowing up of the six forts,
mentioned in earlier dispatches, ap-
pears to have been brought about by
the Russians themselves, as they are
beyond the range of the japanese
guns.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-11-08
MAssILLoN HORSE BUYER.
Fraternized With Strange Woman
Who Stole His Rio.

Akron, Nov. 4.-Harry Thomas, a
Massillon horse buyer, had a horse
and buggy stolen by a strange woman
in Kenmore last night. He stopped
TO get her some refreshments at a
saloon and while he was inside she
drove off with the rig. She was hand
some, wore a cap and gave the i'm
preston that she lived in Kent. Thom-
as had hired the rig here.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-11-08
For Disturbing the Peace.

Madeline Margella was fined 81 and
costs before Mayor Smith yesterday
afternoon for disturbing the peace.
She was arrested on warrant sworn
against her by Anna M. Rose who al
legged that the woman raised dis.
turbance in her presence which fright.
ened and made her run away, fearing
that Madeline would commit some
violence.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-11-08
Rate Of Exchange Reduced.

Washington, Nov. 4.-The civil gov
ernor of the Philippine Islands cables
that the Philippine repositories in the
United States may sell demand drafts
upon the Philippine treasury at as of
1 per cent, telegraphic transfers at u
of | per cent in sums of not less than
$4,000. The former rates were re-
spectively % OF l per cent and Ia
per cent.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-11-08
The Rjdht Road.

The Chicago Great Western offers
superior service and lowest rates to
any one contemplating trip to st.
Paul, Minneapolis, Des Moines, Kan
sas City, or Omaha. For further in
formation apply to W. d. Jones, T. p.
A., 91S Park Bldg. Pittsburg. Pa.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-11-08
Arrested for Non.Support.

Lima, Nov. As o. Davis was con-
victed two years ago of the non-sup-
port and abandonment of his child.
He was released on promise to sup
port but failed to do so. He was
arrested today in Paulding county and
is likely to get a stiff sentence.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-11-08
Collar Bone Broken.

Roy Reemsnyder of 120 South Mar
ket street fractured his collar bone
yesterday while playing. He was
running on the school grounds and
was accidentally pushed against a
tree. He was removed to his home
where medical attention was given
him n
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-11-08
Died From Eating "Jimpson" Seeds

Millville, n. j., Nov. 4.-William
Ladue, aged 0, while gathering flow
ers in the woods yesterday saw some
seeds which looked tempting and ate
many of them. Shortly after he re-
turned home he was taken violently
i'll and died in great agony today. The
seeds were "jimpson" seeds.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-11-08
Injured at Football Practice.

Annapolis, Nd, Nov. 4.-Midship-
man Charles Clifford Gill, of Junction
City, Kansas, member Of the fourth
class at the naval academy is dan
gerously Ill at the naval academy this
city, as the result OF injuries received
while at practice at football on
Wednesday afternoon.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-11-08
Town Burned.

Savannah, Ga. Nov. 4.-The town
of Triton this state, suffered the most
disastrous confiagration in. the history
Of the city today. Tonight the loss
is estimated at approximately s25o,00o.
There were no casualties.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-11-08
REMARKABLE RECORD.
OF Woman Married Last Week In Can
ton to Akron Man.

Akron, Nov. 4.-C. A. Fox, cashier
of the American Cereal Co., was mar
ried Thursday night in Canton to a
woman having a remarkable record,
When 15 years old she married DR..
Kent and was divorced in a year.
charging him with deserting her.
Three years later she married Henry
Grill. and Wednesday Of this week,
three years after her second mar
riage she was divorced second time
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-11-08
YOUNGSTOWN Park Losses.

Youngstown, Nov. 4.-The credit
ors of the Avon Park Amusement
company have decided to accept so
per cent of the next years receipts
and the balance the year after of the
total Indebtedness of $4,000. This
park is one of the best in the state.
Bad weather in the early summer is
responsible for the loss.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-11-08
Two Men Held up sixteen.

Lariinore, N, d.. Nov. 1.-Two men
today entered the pool room operated
by Pat. Hustled. at Niagara. held up
16 men In the place with revolver
and escaped with $500 In cash and
several watches and rings.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-11-08
Trying to Locate the shrinkaoe,

Bellefontaine, Nov. 4.-The coms
missioners are trying to discover the
cause of the shrinkage of 1000 acres
In the Lewiston reservoir. When
built so years ago it covered more
than 1900 acres.