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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-25
Suffeld Notes.

Sufield, O., Aug. 21-Miss Ella Feid-
linger of New Berlin spent Wednesday
with Suffield friends.
Lewis Knapp was in Akron on bust
ness Friday.
Ed. Finefrock of Malvern, who
passed few days with friends at the
lake, left for home Thursday.
With Anna Fox and brother, Roy
passed Sunday with Suffield friends.
M. C. Ewell of Kent, passed Sunday
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Ewell.
Edward Jurgens and a party of his
friends passed Sunday with ]. ]. Jur-
gems in Cleveland.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Overflow passed
Sunday with friends in Ravenna.
Miss Maude Upson Of Ravenna spent
Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
M. Upson.
Mr.. f. e. Wegman called on Brim-
field friends Saturday.
Oliver Schmiedel of Mishler passed
Sunday with his mother, Mrs. p. H
BletZer. ar
Miss Mary Schmiedel of Cleveland
who has been passing few days with
Suffield friends, returned home Satur-
day.
George Burtscher passed Sunday witt
friends at West Brookfield.
A number Of Malvern people passed
Sunday with the Malvern camp at the
lake.
Ball game Sunday, Aug. ~, Sufiield
vs. Brimheld, at Brimfeld.
A number of Akron people passed
Sunday at the lake.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-25
ALLIANCE COMPANY
Was Organized Wednesday Evening
Is Capitalized at $4,000.
Special to Morning News.

Special to Morning News.
Alliance, Aug. 23.-The Alliance Clay
Product Co. was organized in this city
Wednesday evening in the law Office of
Hart & Koehler. George Reeves, John
Eyer, Ross Rue, Adam Gresser, j. b.
Wilcox, Howard Hills and James Es-
tep were elected as members of the
board of directors. The latter body will
meet on Saturday night for the cleo
tion of officers, and work on the con-
struction of the plant will be com
menced at once.
The incorporation papers for the
company have been secured from Co
lumbus, and $4,000 of the $4,000 stock
has been secured. The above amount
is sufficient for the construction of the
plant, and work on this will not be
retarded. The remainder of the capital
will be used in operating.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-25
MaqnoIia otes.

Magnolia, Aug. 21.-Rev. Bottinger
preached in the Lutheran church Sun
day morning.
Ross are spending Sunday with Mrs.
Leighthamer's mother at Meyers Lake.
Charles Chaddock was Sparta
caller Friday.
Paul Elson returned home from
Canal Dover Saturday.
Fred A 7. Gill and wife returned to
their home in Malvern Friday after
spending week with friends in
town.
Immei Kohn and Edger Hardesty of
Canal Dover were in town Saturday.
Mrs, John Benfer was Canton bus
mess caller Friday.
Mrs. John Davis spent Friday with
friends in Harrisburg.
Mr.. and Mrs Louis Kemp spent
Sunday with friends at Meyers lake.
Harry and Homer Neis of North
Industry. were in town Saturday.
Mrs. DR., d. l.. McIlravy returned
home from Canton Friday afternoon.
Born, to Rev. and Mrs. Bottinger,,
Friday, August 18, a son.
Frank Carroll and wife returned
from Salineville Saturday night,
A dance was given In Burnell's
opera house Saturday night. Music by
the Mineral City orchestra.
Harry Shaffer and Miss Laura Girls
we'll of Canton were Magnolia callers
Sunday afternoon.
Charles Greenwood of Pittsbure
spent Sunday here.
Miss Bertha Bonden of Waynesburg
was guest of friends in tow
day.
Miss Lee LINER of st. Louis and
the Misses Dora Elser. Estella Kallin
Iand Mr.. Richard Chaddoch, Otto Lot.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-25
SENATOR BURTON
ONCE MORE ACCUSED
OF Receiving Compensation For Using
His Influence Before an Ex-
ecutive Department.

Washington, Aug Ex-senator JOS
eph r. Burton OF Kansas has again
been accused of receiving compensa-
tion for the exertion of his influence
before an executive department. The
amount said TO have been paid for II C
service approximates $4,000.
A report was today forwarded from
the interior department to the depart
ment of justice declaring that Senator
Burton had accepted nearly $4,000 for
pressing Indian claims before that de
partment. The report follows an in
vestigation into the alleged irregular
manipulation of the Chickasaw nation.
oil fund and school warrants. A NUM-
ber of indictments have already been
returned at Muskogee as a result Of
this inquiry. ~
The disclosures which implicate
Senator Burton are said to have been
discovered while special agents were
examining the school warrant scan.
dal which has bothered the Indian bu.
reau officials for several weeks.
The report furnished the department
Of justice with a list of 26 national
fund warrants which are alleged to
have been issued to Senator Burton
and 2. P. Burton for services as at.
toneys. All were issued since Mr.
Burton became a senator.
Senator Burton is said to be liable
to prosecution under section 1881 OF
the revised statutes which makes 1t q
misdemeanor for any senator or rep
resentatiye to serve as attorney be,
fore any executive department The
penalty is a fine of $4,000 or imprisor
ment, or both.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-25
BRILLIANT DISPLAY
OF PYROTECHN|CS
OF THE VERBAL ORDER IS LOOK
ED FOR.
Municipal Ownership VIII Cause
Warm Debate in the League Of
American Municipalities.

Toledo, o., Aug. 23.-The ninth an
nual convention of the League of
American Municipalities opened here
today, with President William c. Gro
Illus in the chair. There are 500 dele
gates in attendance, and the convention
bids fair to be the most successful in
the history of the league. In his open
ing address, President Crolius paid a
high tribute to the late Mayor Jones,
declaring that he did as much as any
one could do in his allotted span of life
for the advanced ideas of municipal
government and always with the inter-
est of the individual citizen at heart
The remainder of the morning ses-
sion was devoted to the announcement
of committees and the consideration
Of the reports of the officers.
In the afternon the technical discus
sion OF matters of interest to the cities
OF the country was begun. Councilman
La Pointe of Montreal, representing
the Union of Canadian Municipalities,
spoke at length on the. advantages of
municipal ownership, declaring that by
this means alone can abuses in the
presest municipal system be eradicated,
Joseph w. Wood of st. Louis read a
paper on Municipal Lighting" declar-
ing that where the city owns the light
ing plant it can furnish light at fig
Cre much lower than can a private
corporation. Then followed lively dis
cussion, in which the debate waxed
warm, and the chairman had his hands
full keeping the warning factions from
coming to blows.
Mayor Woodward of Atlanta took ex-
ceptions to the statements of Hugo
Grosser, chief statistician of Chicago,
and others as to the greatness of mu-
niclpal ownership, and said that he was
against It. He cited local conditions,
and the argument grew warm.
On the pretext that he was departing
from the issue, namely, street lighting,
Woodward was finally stopped. But
enough transpired to show that when
Dunno, johnson and the other munici-
pal ownership factors get started to-
morrow on the debate of the question
there will follow verbal pyrotechnics
that will equal any ever heard in this
city. The questions of street cleaning,
public lighting, paving and other mu-
nicipal factors all were warmly re-
eeived and debated, but at every turn
the question of municipal ownership
cropped out, and it is easy to see that
II will be the chief issue of the conven-
tion.
Mayor Weaver of Philadelphia was
expected, but wired that he could not
come Wells Of st. Louis and Dunno of
Chicago arrived tonight. Nearly every
section of the country is represented.
Chicago is making a hard fight
among the delegates for the convention
next year, and Omaha is also putting
up a strong argument. Their delegates
argue that as the league has never met
across the Mississippi, it is time that it
went into the west. r.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-25
ADAM RENIER
Aged and Well Known Citizen Of
Louisville Passes Away.

Louisville, Aug 23.-Another of our
aged citizens has pasesd away. Adam
Renier died this morning at the home
of his son, William, on Gorgas street.
His age was SO years, and he was born
la Alsace Lorraine, Germany, and at the
age of 5 years came to this country
with his parents, who located in Rose
township, Carroll county. Later he 10.
Gated near Robertsville, where he lived
until about 20 years ago. when he To-
Gated in the vicinity of Louisville,
where he has since resided. He was
the last survivor of family OF nine
children. His sister, Mrs. Kessler, died
about one year ago. Mr.. Renter was
the father OF 10 children. four of whom
survive him-Simon of Robertsyille,
Albert. who resides in California, and
John and William, who reside at this
place. He is also survived by nine
grandchildren. The funeral win be
held Friday morning at 10 O'Clock at
the st. Louis Catholic church, Of which
denomination he was a devout mem
ber. e7t
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-25
ATTORNEY STERLING
PR0DS GEN. MINER
CANTON LAWYERS cRoss.ExAM.
NATION WAS SHARP.
Certified Copy Read of Major Tag
CARTS Charges Referring to the
Celebrated Dinner Party.

Wooster, o., Aug. 23.-Still holding
over from yesterday, Gen. G. w. Miner
was on the witness stand tne greater
part Of today in the Taggart divorce
trial, although he was succeeded later
in the afternoon by few other wit
nesses.
Attorney Sterling sharply ques-
toned Gen. Miner in regard to wheth-
er his first notions of Major Taggart's
insanity did not come after he found
that Taggart had named him as a CO.
respondent.
Gen. Miner said that while he
thought Taggart was not of sound mind
all along, he was sure he was not when
he read the amended petition in the di-
vorce case.
What result would follow the maxi
ing out of a false report against a sub
ordinate officer?" questioned Attorney
Sterling.
1T would subject him to a court
martial" was the reply.
What would be the result Of your
making out this false report against
Capt. Taggart and your leaving out
mention of his meritorious conduct and
putting in demerits against him that
you had no business to put in?'
1T would subject me to court-mar-
tial, unless there were mitigating cir
cumstances."
did you not agree with Mrs. Tag
gart to keep the major imprisoned un-
til she could take the children and
leave the country"
81 had an agreement with her, but
not exactly like that"
Attorney Sterling then took up a
certified copy of charges made by Maj
Taggart against Gen. Miner, now on
file in the war department. The
charges, as read, were to the effect that
at the dinner party at Fort Leaven-
worth Gen. Miner demeaned himself
with conduct unbecoming an officer and
gentleman by reaching under the ta-
BILE and feeling Mrs. Taggart's legs
with his hands, and by putting his feet
under her skirts and rubbing her legs.
Taking up the efficiency report, wit
ness said that he was not actuated by
malice toward Taggart when he omit
ted the record of Taggart's meritorious
service at the Kansas City flood and
inserted demerits which should not
have gone into the report.
Capt, d. w. Rither then took the
stand and testified that at Fort Thomas
he was we'll acquainted with Captain
and Mrs. Taggart and frequently, at
their invitation, called at their house.
In regard to his midnight visit to Mrs
Taggart, as described by Howard Tag
CART when on the stand, he said that
Mrs. Taggart sent him after some med
icine for one of her children, and on
his return with it he met Howard in
the hallway. He also told of driving
Mrs. Taggart and children to the depot
at Fort Leavenworth when they left
for San Francisco.
The deposition of Miss Anna Berry,
daughter of Judge Berry of Newport,
KY, was introduced She said that
Mrs Taggart was very circumspect
woman, whom she never heard use un-
ladylike language.
What do you know about the drink
ing bout at Fort Thomas?"
II know nothing except what ! saw
in the papers"
What do you know about Captain
Taggart?
He always drank" she said.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-25

hamer and Clarence Bruce OF. Canton,
were guests at the home of g. E.
Chaddock Sunday.
Mary Green and Ray ChaddoclS
were Waynesburg callers Sunday aft
ernoon.
John Kohler and Charles Chaddocls
were Waynesburg callers Sunday aft
ernoon.
A number from Magnolia attended
the Rose township picnic Saturday.
The rain about 4 o'clock scattered
the crowd.
Miss Mary Wheaton of New Phil
adelphia is the guest of friends in
town this week.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-25
Advertised Letters.

Letters, women's list-Mrs. Emmn
Black, Miss Ada Barbour, Miss Minnie
Brown, Miss Edith Curtis, Mrs. Ella
Given, Mrs. David Holwick, Harriet
Howard. Miss Frances Kirven, Mrs.
Ellen Kotzebul, Miss Cora Lands, Mrs.
lJ. &. Lehman, Mrs. Floe Merrill, Miss
Ruby Mervin, Miss Jean Phillips, Ly.
dia Pele, Miss Oracle Rose, Mrs. Anna
e. Smith, Miss Minnie Schweitzer,
Miss Laura Shoup, Miss Maud Thom-
as, Miss Elsie Zimmers.
Letters, mems list-American Flush
ing Lotrone Co., T. c. Arnold, Mathew
J. Bergeh, Roscoe Conkling, Max Corn
ing, DIR. l.. A. Crawford, Carlin G Co.,
a. j. Douglas, James Fry, Edward Ger
rard, Lingi Franco, Alexander Gourley,
J. G. Heinan, Harry M. Joel, Chas.
KnoufI, Manager l. & L. baseball club,
C. j. Macavoy, Frank B. Miller. Alon-
20 Mayer, C. j. Mulligan, e. s. Pee.
ney, Kazimierz Romanowski, Joe fuse.
II. j. Richler, Sutton & Sutton, Stief
Bros, Stanton Novelty Co., Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Sutton, w. II. Straus, Will
lard Sullivan, Henry Selz, Emo. Smith,
Simon A. Smith, Henry SchIemmer.
West & Co., John F. Wilson, r. A.
Ward, Oscar Willison, James Whalen,
j. c. Williams, Harry Walker. william
Warlock, Samuel Windspear, X. ].
Zircle, Fred Fay.
Postal cards-Jacob Bergen, Mr..
Brumbaugh, Frank Carlino, w. T.
Doss. Mrs. Karl Dorne, Herman & Co.,
Higgins, Geo. M. Shoe store, w. e.
Humpton, w. J. Juay, J. L. Leon,
Charles e. Lulkens,. L. A. Martin,
Frank Mathues, Edward G. Offinger,
L. w. Pinckney, M. w. Plattenburg,
Minnie Raley, w. l.. Trenner, Pavel
Tancok, J.. d. Ullman, A. Whitmer.
Third class matter-Walter Richie.
Fourth class matter-Marion T.. Cole
man, Frank r. Hippert
Foreign letters-Harry Cynsburg,
Dumitru George, George Held, Achlm
Serbian. George Slancin. Anna Schmidt,
| Isaac Segel
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-25
WM. CLEtAND ENDS
HIS LIFE BY HANGING
Continued From Page one.)

in which he gave the number of his
cemetery lot in the Alliance cemetery
and also asking that those finding his
body notify his cousin, Mrs. Ella Evans,
that he was dead. A general opinion
prevailed that Cleland was possessed
of some money, but none except few
dollars on his person was found, and
there were no valuable papers in his
possession. The funeral will take place
from his late home on Friday morning
at 10 o'clock.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-25
BRUMBAUGH REUNION
Large Attendance, Including Many

Large Attcnuancc, Inciuuing many
Canton and Louisville People.
The Brumbaugh family reunion was
held on Saturday in the beautiful
grove of Frances Brumbaugh, one and
one-half miles north of Hartvillee, and
good program was rendered. The
president, Curtis Aultman, being alb
sent, Hiram Fox of Cleveland presided.
An invocation was made by Walter
Frick of Chicago.
Those present from a distance were
Jacob Wertenberger and family; Mrs.
Aultman and the Misses Grace and
Ruth Luneman of Talmadge; G. j.
Carver and family of East Akron; Dan,
iel Holabaugh and wife Of Akron;.
Mrs. Clara Corl, Willie Fox, Joseph
and Clayton Fox and their families;
Charley and o. w. Wertenberger and
families; Mrs Art Wertenberger and
c. L. Brumbaugh of Kent; Mrs. Mary,
Brumbaugh of Cuyahoga Falls; Hiram
Fox of Cleveland Walter Frick OF
Chicago, and quite number from Cam
ton and Louisville. There were over
200 present.
The next reunion will be held on the
third Saturday Of August next year, at
the residence of Mr.. Palmer, at Spring.
field, near the Canton-Akron car line
Mr.. Palmer was present and advocated
his claim for next year, which was car
ried almost unanimously.
o. W. Wertenberger was elected pres
ident, Miss Zylpha Summers secretary,
and e. Brumbaugh historian.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-25
Death OF an Ag:d Lady.

Carrollton, Aug. 23.-Mrs. Hannah
Downs, an aged lady living near New
Harrisburg, died from heart failure
last evening and the funeral services
will be held from the late residence
Friday morning.
Deceased was the widow of Frank
Downs who died about seven years
ago, and is survived by the following
children L. M. Downs, of Canal
Dover; Elmer e. Downs, of Canton;
Charles Downs, of Cleveland; DR.. Ross
Downs, Mrs. Mamie Hines, Ira M.
Downs, Raymond Downs of this coun.
ty.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-25
Taken to Soldiers Home.

John Fenc. an old soldier who was
assaulted several weeks ago by an
unknown man, was taken to the Day.
ton Soldiers Home, Wednesday, by
Superintendent !, B. Druckenbrod and
'Infirmary Director T. j. Miller, They
will bring back from Dayton, family
composed of father, mother and
three children. The family Is IN des.
titute circumstances and are consid-
cred residents Of Stark county.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-25
BURGLARS at the Briaale Home.

Burglars visited the home Of Attor'
ney and Mrs. Homer " Briggle, al
1919 Woodland avenue and carried of
an imported Haviland china dinner
set. containing 118 pieces. and valued
at 1920. Eight pieces of the set were
used as ornaments and the thieves
overlooked them. Mr.. and Mrs. Brig
gle have been out of the city for a
short time.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-25
Small Bun on Bank.

Plqua, o., Aug 23,-The Piqua Saw
ings bank experienced a small run to
day among savings depositors. The
directors issued statement that TIE
bank was solvent and supported this
by pledge of their individual for
tunes.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-25

1t is understood that Fairbanks,
Shaw and Root concede the. Philip
pine Islands to Secretary Taft.-Cin-
cinnati Enquirer.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-25

Harry Lander, a Scottish comedian,
n SO popular in Great Britain that he
il booked at the music halls till
Christmas, 1912.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-25
War Veteran Attempts suicide.

Mt. Vernon. o., Aug 2S-Col. Albert
Brown, q civil war veteran, today sent
HIS nnrse from the room and cut his
throat. He VIII live.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-08-25
KANSAS CROPS.
(Tripun Farmer. J


The fact that Kansas produces more
wheat than any other state or country
in the world naturally causes much
earnest watchfulness and discussion
of its acreage, condition, prospects,
yield and quality at home, and
throughout the grain, milling, trans
portation, breadstuff, baking and
commercial centers of civilization.
This would naturally persuade those
without knowledge of the facts to
suppose that wheat is by far the
states main and foremost crop; yet,
compared in Importance and value
with her corn, wheat is side issue,
and only one of the various secondary
items the worth of which must be
aggregated to even approach the
value of corn.
In the last 10 years the value OF
Kansas corn crop has been 6,O00,-
900 more than that of the wheat pro-
duced in the same period, which in
cluded three of the states largest
wheat crops and one of the smallest
of corn. In the preceding ten years
the corn was worth nearly 5000, ,000,-
900 more than the wheat. The Kan
sas corn crop was worth over $6,0O0,-
900 more than all other products of
the soil in 1902, aud in two preceding
seasons corn overyalued all the other
field products, wheat included.
Great as the wheat crops have been
for the 25 Of the 43 years of which
there is record, statistics reveal that
the aggregate value of the corn crop
was more than double that of the
combine yield of winter and spring
wheat, and in but few years has the
value of the wheat crop approached or
surpassed that of the same years 8
corn. The value of the corn alone in
each of the 10 years of the last 20 has
been greater than that of all other
field crops together, wheat omitted.
And in only one year, 1901, of the last
decade, did corn fail to overvalue the
same crops. In other words, in each
of the last 10 years save one the annu-
al corn crop was of greater worth
than the same years oats, rye, barley,
buckwheat, Irish potatoes, sweet po-
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-08-25

tatoes. castor beans, cotton, fax,
hemp, tobacco, broom corn. miliet
and Hungarian sorgum, milo maze,
Kafir corn, Jerusalem corn, prairie
hay, tame hay, alfalfa and horticul
tural products marketed.
In 1899, according to the govern
ment's report, the Kansas corn yield
was greater than that of all the New
England states, New York, New
Jersey, Delaware, Michigan, Virginia,
South Carolina, Florida, West Virgin
ia, Maryland, Minnesota, Wyoming,
Montana, Colorado, New Mexico,
Utah, Washington. Oregon, California.
and Oklahoma. Five years later, in
1904, in spite of her destructive floods,
Kansas produced more corn than all
New England, Pennsylvania, Mime
sofa and thirteen additional states
and territories. In almost any year
three or four Of the more northern of
the states 105 counties produce
more corn than the entire dominion
Of Canada. In 1888 the yield Of corn
in Kansas was 273.SsS, ,3s1 bushels.
The value Of the Kansas corn crop
Of 1909 from only 10 per cent Of her
area was sufficient to more than cover
five times the cost Of the entire
Louisiana purchase and nearly IL
times as much as the United States
paid for all Alaska.
The value of her corn grown in the
last 20 years was $10O, 100000 more
than that of all the wheat crops
grown by Kansas since her beginning.
The three or four states excelliDg
Kansas in total corn production are
her immediate neighbors of the prai-
rie. OF these she is neither jealous or
envious and to overcome any deficit in
meat making food caused by de-
crease in corn, she has only to utilize
one Of her three, four or FIVE cuttings
of alfalfa harvested each year. Mis-
souri,, for example, is admittedly one
of the worlds foremost corn states,
yet Uncle Sans reports show that
Kansas in 1896 and 1899 raised more
corn by 40 per cent than was raised
by Missouri.
Uncle Sans reports point out that
in the five year period ending with
the year 1900 the combined value of
Kansas corn and wheat exceeded
that Of the same crops Of any other
state in the Union. Illinois came
next, but fell behind Kansas by
little less than $4,000, 900.
In corn, Kansas is a Millionaire. In
the last 20 years the state has raised
29, 81, 1872, 161 bushels, worth on the
farms where grown over 1891, ,000,-
600
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-08-25

department whereby the cotton re-
ports were given out in advance to
speculators. It is pointed out that
at the best the government reports are
only estimates and are Of no benefit
to the country. They are of value
only to spectators, and SO many and
so great are the temptations thrown
about those who are engaged in col
lecting and preparing the reports that,
despite all precaution, it seems i'm
possible to prevent their being "doc-
tored," or at least fairly accurate
advance information being handed ont
to favored few. This Is especially
true of the cotton report.