The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-16
HARRY WEBER
DISCOVERED MODEST DOC
TOR AT BELOIT
DID NOT WANT EARTH
But About Everything
Else in Sight.

Beloit, the little town just beyond
Sebring, has sprung a sensation in the
manner in which the Stark Electric
railway is being dealt with. In order
to get the road through the town a
committee of citizens agreed to get. the
right of way through the Derr prop
erty. The contract price was $3.50 and
the money was raised. The committee
however refused to pay $50 of it be-
cause Mrs Derr had agreed to rebate
this. That brought about a hitch. The
committee was represented by DR..
Westfall and it seems that he wanted
some personal benefits before capit-
ulation would be made. Attorney II.
b. Weber of Canton was detailed by
the company to see tne doctor and get
matters adjusted
Harry saw him and submitted his
discoveries in letter to the company,
which shows the extreme modesty of
the medical man. The letter was as
follows
canton, O., Aug. 81, 1904.
"The Stark Electric Railroad Co., AL
lance, o."
Gentlemen:
BY appointment, met DR.. West
fall at Beloit this morning and took
up with him the matter of subscrip-
tion of committee and the suit now
pending in Mahoning county of Har-
riet 70. Derr VS.. yourself. / learned
from Westfal that $4,000 of the Derr
money Is in the bank at Sebring; that
the committee proposes to raise the
other 500 to take care of the Green
walt option and that he will get the
committee to take care of the whole
matter, except the court costs incident
to the suit, providing you will do the
following things in behalf of the doc
tor:
First: When the money is paid
over to the company, there shall BE-
deducted the sum of $1,000 and paid
to DR. Westfall as his compensation
for services by him rendered in max
ing views of the property preceding
the trials for condemnation
Second: He shall be given ticket
or writing by the company providing
that between the points OF Beloit and
what is known as Mamly's crossing,
when on professional business and |.
riding on the cars he shall have a rate |
OF five cents, that is he says it now
costs him to go from Beloit to Sc
ho Htyiol, 10
thereof, an additional sum OF five cents. .
This proposition to hold for a period
of two years.
Third: Complimentary tickets to !
Salem for races next week for two
days.
Fourth: Two passes from Sebring
to Cleveland, O., over the electric
roads.
Il told him l did not believe that
you would accede to these propositions.
That | would present them and would
let him know what your decision Is in
the matter. He says that unless this
is done that the committee has decided
that the company may sue and that he
has really charge of the committee.
The doctor seems to be very much
hurt about some things and not in
very good mood for adjustment. told
him that there was no question about
the outcome of the proposition and
that If the company were compelled to
pay this Derr claim they would do so
and at once sue the committee and
while it would cost the company some
thing it would at the same time cost
the committee something. Kindly ad-
wise me at your earliest opportunity of
what l may tell him as the time for
has expired and we will
have to take up the matter soon"
Very truly yours,
H. b. WEBER"