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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-31
QUESTION Ce GOOD ROADS
How One Farmer Views the Matter of
Macadam Roads Through the
Country Districts.

good deal has been said and writ
ten about good roads, and the aglta-
tion of the question has proved most
beneficial. 1t is a many-sided ques-
tion and needs to be considered from
all sides. That hard roads may not
be good roads for the farmer is strong
ly urged by Mr.. ]. B. Abbott, of Cham
paign county, Ill. He says:
Yesterday three or four citizens of
tition, or rather a remonstrance,
against hard roads legislation and in
less than five hours had 140 names
on the remonstrance-for such we call
it. The legislators are neither lords
nor high priests, but are simply men
as other men, elected by the people
to do the will of the people, and the
will of 80 per cent. of the people in
central Illinois is that they do not
want any hard road legislation.
THE people are alive to the fact
that there is a move on foot to pass
a law to build hard roads in this state.
Now who are the prime movers in
this? They are the automobile manu-
facturers, railroad companies, bicycle
manufacturers and cranks. All of
these are manifestly interested in this
matter for pecuniary reasons, or more
plainly, because of greed, or love OF
money.
They pretend that they want good
roads for the benefit of the farmers in
getting their grain to market. This
is too silly to talk about. The facts
are that the farmers get their grain
to market much faster than railroads
can ship it and it is a common thing
everywhere that the elevators are full
and farmers have to stop shelling be.
cause grain men cannot take theiI
grain.
The facts in the case about hard
road legislation, briefly stated, are
about these: The advocates of hard
roads are generally acting from mo.
tiveS of greed and the farmers, who use
the roads ten times as much as any other
class, don't want anything of the kind
for the reason that they are satisfied
with the roads, and they know thing
or two about the cost of them, which
would be for good macadamized roads
about $4,000 per mile, much more than
they can afford for the benefit of the
fine-haired gentry who think they can
fool the masses and pass hard road
law under the caption of good road
legislation.
The tendency of the times is to ex-
travagance in all directions, politically
and individually. If, in addition to all
our other taxation, we have hard road
legislation, the land of this country
will eventually be owned by the mil.
lionaires and the masses will come to
be on level with the peasantry of for,
eign countries. Now, then, let the peo
pie get move on them and let our law.
makers be made to know what we want
and what we don't want, and let us
give them directions concerning these
things. just as the farmer or business
man directs his employees. ."-Mahome
Farmer.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-31
A coUNTERFEITINo SCHEME
Secret Service Agents are on the Trail
of a Gang Whose Operations Ex-
tend from New York to Frisco.

Denver, March 29.-The News says:
A counterfeiting scheme, gigantic in
its proportions and rich in results,
which has as its field the whole of the
United States, has been unearthed by
the federal authorities A number of
government secret service agents are
now in Denver following clues which
have led them to believe that the
headquarters of the gang is located in
this city.
The operations of the counterfeiters
are said to extend all the way from
New York to San Francisco and it is
believed something like $4,000 has
been secured in the larger cities of
the country.
The counterfeit is one of the best
duplicates of the buffalo series of $40
bills which has ever come to the at
tention of the federal authorities.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-31

crate cause, planned to seize the ar.
senal there with its $4,000 stands Of
arms that were the property of the
United States government.
There was, however, In st. Louis a
party of men devoted to the interests
of the union, led by the two BARS,
father and son. The latter. Francis
Preston Blair, was the first man to
realize that the greatest danger to
the whole cause was in this plan of
the state to capture the arsenal, and
he made counter-plots to thwaft the
attempt. These proving successful.
Blair was appointed the head of the
military department in st. Louis.
Throughout the war he fought with
the federal army and distinguished
himself for bravery in action in more
than one conflict. After the war.
however. he became dissatisfied with
the reconstruction measures of the re-
publican party and left II for the
democratic, proof that he had the
courage of his convictions to leave q
party, even though he had at one time
espoused its cause at the cost of the
greatest personal unpopularity. ,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-31

Youngstown, o., March 25.-A riot
between railroad workmen and citi-
zens of Lowellville, near here, oc-
Cured Thursday night. Many shots
were fired, but no one was injured. H.
M. Boyle, president of the council, and
Mayor Wittmer clashed in a rough
and-tumble fight. The trouble oc-
Cured because the B. C o. filled up
a brook and flooded many cellars.
Citizens dug out the fill, and when 100
Italians came to fill it up again the
fight occurred. The fire bell was
rung and the firemen turned the hose
on the Italians. Railroad men cut the
hose. On Friday injunction proceed
ings were begun in court here.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-31
THE MAJORS PENSION.
How a Chance Meeting Served to Es-
tablish TIE Evidence Of His
Injury in Battle.

Some years ago, in q visit to a SOL
diers' home" says the Sergeant in the
Chicago Inter Ocean, IL came upon a
serene old gentleman whose eyes had
familiar look. At last recognized him
as major of our old regiment, and
wondered how he came to be in a SOL
diers' home. He explained that he had
not succeeded overly we'll in business
after the war, and that when he broke
down, through injuries received in the
army, he had no reserves to fall back
on. He had no near relatives and no
friends upon whom he cared to impose
the burden of his support, SO he came to
the soldiers home, where he was assured
OF considerate treatment and could
maintain his self-respect.
He held that the soldiers home was
the proper place for broken down old
soldier, and, while he felt that he never
could be much stronger, he felt also that
he was not losing ground. He said he
was receiving no pension because he
was injured by his horse falling upon
him, and he added with smile: AS the
morse was killed, l couldn't prove it. I
don't suppose any of the boys saw me
fall that day at Stone River, and the
neld and staff didn't, because they were
all down at the same time
"As the major talked on the battle
picture came up before me. | remem-
bered what fine-looking fellow he
major was as we went into the fight, and
how active he and his high-spirited horse
were all through the struggle. I saw
MIN when he went down and pulled him
from under the floundering horse. Once
on MS feet he shook his overcoat into
place, put on his hat and joined the little
squad that was left of the regiment. He
took his place next the colors, and, al
though suffering from his fall, marched
with us here and there as we fought our
way out.
The colonel had been down, but was
on his horse again, and, looking down
on the battered squad, saw the major
llmping along in line with the men.
why in hell, SIR he began, are you
conducting yourself. sir, like private
soldier? Because feel like one, sir
said the major. I want to die right here
by the flag and among the boys The
colonels eyes softened, and he said: 4
can see you are badly hurt If there
was any rear to this fight would order
you back. But as there is not, you will
have to stay where you are
Il told the major this story, and he
was for moment greatly elated. Then
he said, seriously: If you can swear to
that you can help me to pension, but
don't enlarge too much on my pluck in
sticking it out. The pension officials
may argue that if could walk and fight
after being hurt it wasn't much of q
shower. You see, what was most cred.
liable to me then may not be helpful to
me now Wrote out the story, however
and put it in affidavit form, and if the
major did not get pension he found
scores of new friends"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-31
A Collision on a Bridge.

Niagara Falls, N. Y, March pa
Michigan Central and Pere Marquette
train came together in a head-on col
lision yesterday on the American end
of the cantilever bridge. Three cars
were derailed and pitched over into
the stream below, a distance of 80
feet, carrying with them a switch
mans shanty in which was seated
Patrick Whalen, a switch tender, who
was badly cut and bruised and receiv-
ed severe internal injuries. George
Kehmle, of Niagara Falls, the con-
ductor of the Pere Marquette train,
also was badly cut and bruised.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-31
MISS BULL RECEIVERS
FEARFUL DECLINE OF STRENGTH
COMPLETELY ARRESTED.
Medical Skill Had Almost Exhausted Itself
in Vain Attempts to Relieve Her-A
Remarkable Result.


The recovery of Miss Gertrude L. Bull
is of great interest to the medical world.
A very bad cough followed q severe at
tack of pneumonia. 1t seemed impossi-
Bile to break it up or to restore her
strength, which had been sadly UNDER
mined. In spite of the best efforts Of
the doctors and the use OF several adver-
tised modes of treatment her condition
daily grew more serious. She finally
discontinued all medicine and gave her.
self up to despair.
What was your condition at this
timer" she was asked.
my stomach was so weak could not
keep food down. I suffered from con-
stant nausea. My kidneys were in ter
rible condition. My feetand ankles were
swollen so badly that it panied me even
to stand on them. 1 was very bilious.
My heart was in bad shape so could
not go up and down stairs or stand any
exertion or sleep i'll natural position"
"I 1t seems wonder that you should
ever have recovered. How did it
happen?"
"You may well call it marvel, but
DR.. Williams Pink Pills wrought it.
None of my friends thought could live
many months longer. My parents had
no hope. Just then pamphlet adver-
tising DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People was thrown in our door. 1t was
great event for me. These pills saved
me from the grave. Within week from
the time began to take them felt bet
ter, and in three months was entirely
well. cannot praise DR.. Williams
Pink Pills too highly and dearly hope
that my experience may bring good to
some other sufferers"
Miss Bull, who was so remarkably
cured, resides at Union Grove, Illinois.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills act Immediately
on the blood, purifying and enriching it.
In all debilitating diseases, such as
lung troubles, grip, feyers, and in all
cases in which the system is thoroughly
run down, these pills perform wonders.
They are sold by all druggists through
out the world A valuable booklet on
diseases of the blood, will be sent free
to any one who applies for it to DR.. Will
liams Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-31
THE BLAIRS OF MISSOURI.
What Father and Son Did to Keep
the State in the Federal
Column.

At the outbreak of the civil war, in
1861, it was conceded by both the fed
erals and the confederates that the
matter of most vital Importance in
the conduct of the war would be the
attitade of Missouri and Kentucky. AS
border states, their loyalty to either
cause might be the turning point of
the conflict. st. Louis was a center
of strategy. The government of the
state of Missouri, says the Chicago
Journal, in sympathy with the confed-
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-31
MEDICAL MENTION.

Ten beats of healthy pulse arc
equal IT, zine seconds.
Coldr blindness is, curiously enough,
found mainly among the educated
claaSes, of whom no fewer than four
pax cent. have this defect.
According to doctor the voices of
.4ngers and actors can be much better
preserved if used in theaters lighted
by electricity rather than by gas
In 1877 only six per cent. of British
children were unvaccinated. Now the
proportion of abstension from infantile
vaccination has risen to "a per cent.
in towns and 25 per cent in country
districts.
DR.. William Henry, an English ply
sician, states as result of expert
ments that in all forms of animal life.
insects included, exists the taste for
alcohol. He says that fishes are the
only real "teetotalers" in creation.
THE statistics of last year" de-
clared DR.. Edward Martin, director of
the department of public health and
charities of Philadelphia, showed
3,O52 deaths from tuberculosis, and
3,191 deaths from pneumonia. They
show also while tuberculosis is de-
creasing pneumonia is increasing. It
is of the utmost Importance that the
public becomes aroused to a realiza-
ton of the gravity of the situation and
that it be advised how to protect it.
self"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-31
Is Convicted of Forqery.

Lima, o., March 29.-After a session
of five hours the jury in the case Of
the state VS.. w. w. Leighton, express
ident of the Lima Savings and Trust
Co.'s bank, was adiudged guilty of
forgery. Mr.. Leighton was brought
from his home in a carriage and heard
the verdict which may open the doors
of the penitentiary to him. His bond
of $4,000 permits his liberty until the
court disposes of the motion for new
trial, which was Immediately filed.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-31
Life Insurance in Ohio.

Columbus, o., March 29.-The life
insurance report of State Insurance
Commissioner Vorys shows 81 com
panies operating in Ohio with gross
assets of $2,5O4,O ,13O. The aggregate
premiums received during the year
were $473,S54,OO7, disbursements to
policy holders $241, 1,S61 ,O75. There
were in force December 81, 1904 poll
cies aggregating $12,333, ,O56,674. The
excess of income over disbursements
during the year was $204, 4,13S,551.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-31
Agreed on a WAGE Scale.

Cleveland, March 2S.-The Marine
Firemens' Oilers and Watertenders'
union reached an agreement with the
Lake Carriers association Monday
and all rumors of impending labor
troubles on the lakes for this year
were silenced. The union men back
ed down from their demand for an in
crease of $40 per month over last
years scale and will accept the same
wages as were paid last year.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-31
Treasurer Chase Is Acquitted.

Pomeroy, o., March 27.-The jury
in the county treasury robbery case
yesterday returned verdict of not
guilty against Treasurer T. j. Chase.
The trial grew out of the robbery of
the county treasury of nearly $4,000
last September, in which Chase
claimed he was held up by masked
men and robbed.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-31
Care of Ensilage.

Ensilage is a very good food for COWS.
but needs to be taken care of. Only the
careful dairyman will be likely to feed
it properly, and that is why some milk
bottling establishments are refusing to
buy milk made from silage, They say
that most of the feeders are careless and
allow quantities of the silage to lie
about the barn and become rotten. In
that state the gases frop 1t taint tha
milk. ----
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-31
Mrs. Chadwick in Bankruptcy Court

Cleveland, March 25.-Mrs. Cassie
L. Chadwick appeared Friday before
Referee Remington She admitted that
she was indebted to Friend, the Pitts
burg millionaire, but could not say
how much. Eventually she said she
borrowed $4,000 from Friend, giving
him paper amounting to $150,OO0
namely an order signed by herself
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-31
Fears communications Are Cut.

London, March 29.-The Times St.
Petersburg correspondent telegraphs
as follows: "The entire absence of
private and press kilograms from the
front, together with a laconic message
from Gen. Linevitch last night. dated
Hardin, and saying No reports from
the armies evolves fears that com
munications have been cut and that
the Japanese have turned the Russian
nOsitiOnS"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-31
Convicted OF Murder.

Ravenna, o., March 27.-The jury
in the case Of Tony Girard. who shot
and killed James Rosse here on Feb
ruary 1G, returned verdict of second
degree murder Saturday night. While
Girard was in Jail Rosse induced his
wife to abandon him. On his release
Girard sought Rossc and killed him.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-31
A Murder in a Penitentiary.

Pittsburg, March 29.-Charles Turn
er, aged 80 years, a convict in the
western Pennsylvania penitentiary,
was murdered at that institution
Tuesday by Paul Kruger, another con-
vict, during an alteration while at
work in the bake house.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-31
A Reoeluer for the chevaIIers.

Akron, o., March 29,-The Cheva-
liers, fraternal insurance company
with headquarters in this city, has
been forced into the hands of a receiv-
er through quo warranto proceedings
commenced in circuit court by At
torney General Ellis. DIR. F. H. Lyder,
of this city was appointed receiver.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-31
An Important Decision.

Bellefontaine, o., March 2S.-Judge
Dow, of the common pleas court, de-
cided yesterday that the president of
the city council was not authorized by
the municipal code to exercise judicial
functions in the absence of the mayor.
The decision affects all Ohio cities not
having regularly elected police judges.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-31
THE POST PrLLER.

scantling, and inches thick and braced.
Bore 1-inch hole in upper end of up
rights, in which insert small pulley
wheel. Take a chain, fasten around
lower end of post; put chain over wheel;
hitch horse to end of chain. BY this de-
vice, says the ST. Louis Republic, you can
pull more solid post than by hand.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-31
A Fatal Accident.

New York, March 29.-During pro
cession last night to celebrate the
fiftieth anniversary of the establish
ment of Hobolsen as a city, team of
three horses drawing a truck dashed
into the crowd ON a sidewalk and
trampled down many persons. A boy
was killed and eight persons injured.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-31
blew up the WRONG ship.

New York, March 29.-That the bat
tleship Maine through an error was
destroyed by a bomb of his manufac-
ture was the statement made by Cess
ler Rosseau in the Tombs prison yes
terday.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-31
Decided Against Tom Johnson.

Columbus, o., March 29.-The Ohio
supreme court yesterday rendered a
decision sustaining Secretary of State
Laylin in deciding against the Tom
Johnson committee in the selection Of
the Cuyahoga board of elections.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-31
Is Il 13jjS!
GR!,d d:jSllHJI5S
A POST FULLER.
Any Farmer May Construct
for Himself.

The post puller illustrated is a strong
and durable one. 1t will pull any fence
post. The two uprights are 2x6 inches
and feet long, mortised in 12x36-inch
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-31

Troy, N. Y, March 29.-Three men
were killed outright and another so
badly injured that he died few hours
later by an explosion at the Schagh-
taicoke powder mills, near this city,
Tuesday.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-03-31
Ancient Coin in Spain

Silver money $50 years old is still In
circulation in some parts of Spain.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-04-22
CHARLES MoSTYN OWEN GOING
AWAY.

Truth is panied to announce that 1t
has heard rumor to the effect that
Charles Mostyn Owen intends leaving
the city; that he has his eye on a loca'
ton on the Pacific coast, somewhere
between Los Angeles and Vancouver
Island. Mr.. Owen is by profession a
civil engineer and is said to be very
good one, although his engineering OF
recent years has been regarded as
very uncivil by a great many people.
His departure will create void,
which, while it may not be an aching
one, will be essentially hard to fill
There is only one man like. him on
earth below, and we fear very few who
resemble him in the heavens above.
Just when he will leave we are not
advised and do not expect to be, but
our informant is quite positive he was
correctly told when he heard that
owen would soon pack his turkey and
depart for other climes where the Nor
mons cease from troubling and the
weary are at rest.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-04-22
THE REBEKAH ASSEMBLY.

The sisters of the Rebekah degree
|of Odd Fellowship have been in SEES.
sion, in this city during the session of
the grand lodge The, names of the
delegates attending from the various
lodges are:
No. Frances Pendleton. Alter,
mates, Louisa Vinegar, Flora Manning.
Edna Blackmarr.
No. 2-Ida Alcock. Alternates
Amelia Scofield, Katie Knight, Sophia
Treasler.
No. 3-Matilda Stringer, Sister Pat.
rick, Nellie Sheriot.
No. 4-Elizabeth Wardleigh. Emma
Meid, Maud Sumner, Kate Bogart.
No. 5.-Carrie Baker, Ruth Watrous.
Rosetta Bergman, Mary Lepper, Katie
Hewes, Sarah e. Brereton, Myra Simp
son, Anna Foreman, Nettie Smith.
No. 14-Lenora Burbidge. Alice
Frye, lone Gilchrist, Mary II. Ohm
stead, Melvin Crane, Grace Green. Sis.
ter McGougan, Sister Waldemar.
No. 15-Nettie Drinkwater, Eliza
beth Canegater, Sadie Gundry, Grace
Denton, Mabel Brazier, Inez u. Saw
yer, II. McCauley.
The election of officers resulted in
the selection of the following ladies'
President, Eva Darke, OF Salt Lake
City; vice-president, Sadie Brereton, OF
Provo; Warden, Emma Stuart, OF
Eureka; secretary, Clara j. Moore, of
Salt Lake; treasurer, Nancy j. Proc
tor, of Mt Pleasant.
A new constitution was adopted dur
ing the session and much important
work transacted.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-04-22
WHY A--THOUSAND- VACANT
HOUSES2

There are thousand vacant houses
lin Salt Lake today, while a year ago
there wasn't one. The leprous trium-
vrate which controls the daily papers
of the city is responsible for the
change.
Many decent, respectable people who
came here to make their homes have
moved away, and none have come to
take their places, because the Tribune
and its satellites have caused the lie to
go abroad that Salt Lake is den OF
wickedness, an abiding place for every
thing that is filthy and unclean,
place that every decent man should
avoid, place in which no woman is
safe The blackguards who run the
Tribune are responsible for this, and
great deal more.
Who are those people who have
moved away and left. the houses va.
cant? Are they Gentiles or Mormons?
Genti'H, of course; not a Mormon
among them. The Mormons are not
goins away, either. That's the way the
lrlbnne gang is settling the Mormon
question, if there is Mormon ques-
tlon. driving out the Gentiles and en-
trenchtng the Mormons more firmly
than ever in their positions. Every
man with any sense know the only
wa % settle the Mormon question Is
To enough Gentiles here to out-vote
ID if they are doing wrong.