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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-08-17
Obituary.

Lydia Conrad, wife of David Roedel.
was born in Pleasant Valley Stark
county, O., August 4, 1927. Died at
her home in New Franklin August IL,
1906. Aged 79 years and days. She
was married by Rev. Peter Herbruck
to David Roedel in 1851. She was
the mother of ten children, two Of
whom survive her. viz: Mrs. Prof
Frank Jones, of 124 Fulton street,
Canton. and Miss Anna. residing at
home. She has one grandchild, Miss
Anna M. Jones.
Mrs. Roedel was confirmed by Rev.
Peter Herbruck when Is years of
age, but after her marriage united
with the Lutheran church at New
Franklin and had been a member for
so years. She was of a quiet unas-
Stunning nature, and her enemies were
as snow fakes in summer. Mrs.
Roedel had been an invalid for Is
years. Funeral services will be held
in St. Johns Lutheran church, North
Franklin, at 1:S0 p. m Tuesday. Rev.
Hedges, of Minerva, officiating.
Friends from a distance desiring to
attend the obsequies will be met at
the Moultrie station on the C. e p.
R. R. and conveyed to North Franklin
at 10 a. m.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-08-17
MANY INJURED
IN ACCIDENT
Key Route Train and
Street Oar Collide at
Oakland, Calf, on Way
from Ball Games.

Oakland, Cal, Aug. 13-As the re-
suit of collision between a Key
Route train and street car at For
tieth street and Telegraph avenue 25
people were injured. Is seriously,
yesterday.
The accident occurred as the
crowds were leaving the ball games
and the matinee IN the theatre, at
Idora park. AN inbound closed car
of the Oakland Traction company,
with about rs passengers left the
park and on reaching Key Route
crossing at 40th street slowed, UP.
The flagman signalled that the line
was clear, and the motorman went
ahead just as the Key Route train
of three vestibuled cars came around
the curve at 20 miles an hour. Be-
fore either motorman could act the
train crashed into the street car
broadside.
The later with human freight
packed like sardines was hurled from
the tracks and overturned. The
train stopped and remained on the
rails Amidst shrieks of the women
and children, the victims were re-
moved from the wreckage and hur-
ried to the hospitals in ambulances
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-08-17
Confesses to Murder.

Ravenna, O., Aug. 13.-John Keiffer,
serving q sentence of Is years In the
Ohio penitentiary. for forging his
brother, Wesley Keiffer's name to GER
tain notes, is said to be In a dying
condition in the prison hospital suf-
fering with locomotor ataxia and alb
cesses. 1t is further stated that he
has made a confession to shooting his
brother Wesley with intent to kill and
that the confession duplicates two
others who are said to have helped
him to mature the plan and to have
shared the proceeds of the notes with
him. One night In January. 1901,
while Wesley Keiffer and his wife
were at the barn milking the COWS,
some one shot him from ambush. one
bullet entering above the heart and
the other striking him in the leg. The
assassin also shot at Mrs. Keiffer but
missed her John Keiffer was sus
pected of the crime and arrested by
Akron authorities, but was released
on q strong. alibi.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-08-17
28O LOTS SOLD
In the Ten Days Sale at Grand View
Helghts-Weather Conditions
UnfaVorabIe.

Saturday was the closing day of the
Grand View Heights land sale which
the management report very success
full.
In the ten days in which this sale
has been going on about 2S0 lots were
sold and they are confident that If the
weather man had treated them a little
better the entire plat would have been
disposed Of .g .ss.7 -sr
Very few of the lots were sold to
Spectators, and many of the purchas-
ers will commence building homes at
once.
Hundreds of people who attended
the sale saw the new industries in
this locality for the first time, and
it is believed to be a matter of but
a short time until this entire section
is built up. All the lots were dis
posed at auction and hundreds of val
liable prizes, including pianos, were
given to the bidders and others, as
all were given chances on entering the
grounds, and many of the prizes were
drawn by people who were there for
curiosity only
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-08-17
Death of Mrs. Elizabeth Meister.

Mrs. Elizabeth Meister, aged 73
years, of 720 South Mckinley avenue.
died yesterday morning at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Edward Beh-
ringer, 713 Marion street, after a
prolonged illness. A complication OF
diseases brought on by her extreme
age was the cause of death.
Mrs. Meister was born in Germany
and has been resident of this city
for many years. The deceased was an
active member of st. Peters Catholic
church from where the funeral will
take place. She is survived by her
husband, George Meister, and the fol-
lowing children: Mrs. Edward Beh-
ringer, 713 Marion street; Mrs Ar
mold Behringer, 1923 Cedar street, and
Emil Meister, also of this city. She
also leaves two sisters, Mrs. Martin
CLOSER; Mrs. Philip Rauchenschwin-
der and seven grandchildren.
The funeral will be held Thursday
morning; interment in st. Peters
cemetery.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-08-17
NO MANEUvERS
UNTIL WEDNESDAY

Strasburg, Aug. 13.-There will be
no general maneuvers Tuesday. Such
Is the order from division headquar-
ters. The day will be occupied by
troops In such movements as brigade
commanders direct. The first general
maneuvers will be Wednesday. The
camp is now complete in every detan
with Major General Dick In command
though the post flag is not raised in
a formal manner and General Dick
spent most Of the day In civilian at
tire leaving the executive details to
Col. Kaufman. A chapter in National
Guard history was made when tho
Cleveland engineer corps built the
first permanent military bridge ever
erected In America by National
Guardsmen. This bridge is over Su-
gar Creek and is hundred feet long,
five feet wide, resting on eleven tres
ties
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-08-17
SALEM PRoHIRlTIoNIsTs

In all probability the Ohio campaign
of the Prohibition party will be open,
ed in Salem on Labor day, September
8. Local Prohibitionists are now
working for the opening and have al,
ready the assurance of State Chair.
man Mccartney that he will lend all
his influence to land the meeting for
Salem the only other like city for
the convention being East Liverpool
The Prohibition party In this state
intends to make Columbiana county
one of its principal battle grounds
during the coming Campaign and all
the forces of the party will be center
ed hereabouts in an effort to swing a
heavy vote for the anti-liquor candi
dates.-Salem News.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-08-17
DESPERATE:
Fight of Policeman With
a Mad Dog That Had
Bitten Five Persons.
People in a Panic.

Philadelphia, Aug. 13.-After
desperate fight which lasted for more
than ten minutes, Policeman Andrew
Know clubbed to death a mad dog
which had bitten five persons and
created a panic in the vicinity OF
Front and Cambria streets. The po-
liceman was exhausted after his long
tussle with the dog and were it not
for lucky blow which stunned the
maddener beast it is probable that
he 30 would have fallen victim to
the infuriated beast.
The dog made it's appearance as
hundreds Of people In the neighbor-
hood were on their way to church.
AS it tran it snapped at several people
who were walking on the sidewalk
but did not touch them One of the
party noticing the vicious appearance
of the dog shouted mad dog" and in
an instant there was a panic.
Ethel Haggersly, ten years old, was
taking her two year old sister Anna
for an airing in the baby carriage.
The dog attacked the girls and tried
to bite the tires of the carriage The
dog next attacked John McCaffery,
who was standing in front of his
home, but he escaped from the dog
Mary Bailey, 8 years old, was the
next to be attacked and bitten on the
hand. Policeman Knox next at
tackled the dog and killed the animal
after a long fight.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-08-17
MILLI0NAIRE'S SON
Has Diet of Bread and Water Until
He Can Be Tried by Court
Martial

Norfolk. Va. Aug. 13.-J. Rainer
STORES Wells, landsman U. s. navy.
husband of a chorus girl, and the
son of Millionaire w. s. Wells, Of
New York and Newport, has spent
his first day in the brig of the U. 8.
receiving ship Franklin. His diet is
bread and water and he will likely
be in the brig for a good many days
to come, unless some outside influence
can be brought to bear.
He is to be tried by a summary
court martial, the date for which has
not yet been set and should he be
deblth with as enlist Sd men in the ma
Wy who overstay their time, he will be
sentenced to ten days in the brig for
every day he overstayed his time.
which in his case was about four
days and half.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-08-17
THE AMERICANS
New Theatrical Company, owned by
Local People, Begins Rehearsals.

w" tHVdts iNct SOttpoUyIa 0WtVu w
Local People, Begins Rehearsals.
For the first time in twelve years
Canton is the birth place of a theatrl-
cal company. 1t is called the Popular
Amusement. company. The troupe
will be known as The Americans, and
is owned and controlled by local
people.
They will play popular dramas and
have repertoire of nine plays, open
ing with "The Man-o.War's Man,
Thomas e. Shea's greatest success
The other productions, all of which
have been staged successfully, are
"a Game of Hearts" THE Hypocrite, -
by John D'Ormond, Trinity Chimes.
"Satan's Imp" "a Romance of Okla
homa," "The Color Line" "The Voice
of Nature" and ''Let Not Man Put
Asunder."
The full company, composed of 23
people including band and orchestra
has now arrived and rehearsals be
gan Monday morning. - a'@
They have secured the services OF
Henry Testa as stage manager. Mr.
Testa has been identified with Thos
E. Shea for years. and will be remem
bered as the villain In all his pro
ductions. ,a
In the productions they have Sc
cured they will differ from most popu
Ior nriood ooponopioe In ,o For a.,
starring any one part Is concerned
preferring to balance their plays
They will also carry vaudeville feat
ures and their own band and orches
ira. For advertising purposes they
have ordered a large electric display
sign for the theatres.
John D'Ormond, who is favorably
known in the theatrical world, viii
play the leading roles. Other mem
bers are Easton Ernst, cousin o.
Jack Ernst, and Mort w. Zielie
formerly of Alliance,
| Unless unforeseen contingencies
arise they have a bright future be
fore them, as they are booked sole
from August 25 to April %. which
| is something unusual for new com
pany, They will play as far as the
Mississippi river and back, and bein.
local company. will be watched
with interest by Canton people.
All the men who will be in contro
have had experience in the theatrica
business, and that they are thorough,
| competent fS fully demonstrated Il
the originality they will bring int,
play which should make their sue
cess assured.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-08-17
MYSTERY SURROUNDS
The Movement Of the Missing Chicago
Bank Prssldent-Clues in Texas.

Fort Worth, Texas, Aug. 13.-
Aroused by the reports that Paul o.
Stensland, the missing president of
the Milwaukee Avenue State bank.
Chicago. alleged to have absconded
with million dollars and belonging
to depositors of the institution is hid
ing in this state, the police officials
of all Texas cities are on the lookout
for any man answering Stenslands
description. In Galveston it was rum
ored that Stensland had chartered an
oyster schooner and gone to South
America, but the report was like
many others that has proceeded 1t and
was not generally credited.
At the union station in this city
one of the ticket agents claims that
man answering Stensland's descrip-
tion purchased three tickets for Gal
weston and the news was circulated
that Stensland was accompanied by
Steve o'Connor, formerly of Chicago.
and woman, although this. claim Is
not substantiated by any proof,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-08-17
BIG REWARD.
Out for Fugitive Bank
President "A Woman
Forger Said to Have
Aided Stensland.

Chicago, Aug. 13.-Five thousand
dollars reward will be paid for the
arrest of Paul o. Stensland. fugitive
president of the Milwaukee Avenue
State bank. The bank Of the Chicago
Clearing Association will pay the re-
ward Announcement Of the deter
mination of the bankers to stop at
nothing to capture the accused banker
was made today. The bankers we're
in conference for an hour.
Bonds for Theodore Stensland who
surrendered to the authorities this
afternoon were given in the sum Of
$40, 900. :, Cashier Herring has not been
able to find bondsmen who will obli-
gate themselves for the S68.000 neces-
sary to secure his release from GUS
tody. and In consequence he is still
in the county Jail A police dragnet
was thrown out today to catch wom-
an forger, who is thought to have in
innate knowledge of the fraudulent
Stensland The woman's arrest was
ordered by the states attorney
Detectives who are searching for her
declare that she may have forged the
signatures by means of which Stems
land looted the bank.
She is known to have been closely
associated with the banker and to
be skillful with the pen. Search for
her was directed at downtown hotel
At the place it was declared that she
was away with her husband.
Information of the identity of the
woman was received in letter be-
lieved to have been written by a
bank employe. 1t gave evidence that
the police think will determine the
quest for the penman in the marvel
GUS Stensland forgeries.
FURTHER ARRESTS.
Deep probing to discover the iden
tity Of the expert forger believed t.
have aided President Stensland wa
begun today. Before it is finished ev
cry employe and clerk in the ruined
bank will be put under a fire of ques
tions by Assistant States Attorne.
Oleson. In this movement the au
thorities are drawing the net of Law
about Stensland.
While further arrests are expected
attempts are being made to cast VI
the loss to be suffered by the 22,00O
persons who deposited $4,20O,000 II
the Stensland bank. One estimat
today says the bank will pay 81 pc
cent. This is on the basis that n
new frauds will be uncovered in tn
$1,000,000 on mortgages in the bank
vaults.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-08-17
POSSE FIRES
Into Crowd of Disorderly
Negroes and Wound
Five, One FataIIy-JaiI
Under Guard.

Otisville, N. Y, Aug 13,-A force Of
2 deputy sheriffs are assisting the
regular police of this village to guard
Daniel Templeton and three other ne
groes who were arrested charged with
being the instigators of riot which
lasted for 36 hours in the vicinity
of Otisville, as a result of the action
of the chief constable In refusing to
permit the negroes to purchase liquor.
Threats of lynching are being made
and while they are not seriously en-
tertained the authorities are not TAX
ing any chances of mob violence In
this peaceful community.
The trouble started Saturday when
200 negroes who were employed on
the Erie railroad, got drunk in their
camp near here. After exhausting all
of ther visible supply of liquor they
came into Otisville to get more.
They practically took possession OF
the streets, insulted women and beat
all who opposed them The sheriff
swore in the staff Of the New York
City Sanitarium located here as depu,
ties, and they drove the negroes out
Of town after hard fight in which
a number of heads were cracked by
the blows of the officers. The sherifi
and deputies. realizing that matters
were serious fred volley point blank
into the mob wounding Ave. one prob
ably fatally. They then went at the
rintara with their cIuhs and drove
them out of the corporate lines.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-08-17

OF Cleveland, played selection from
"Tannhauser," the third number OF
the evening concert Sunday night. and
taps" was sounded for the stars and
crickets.
In the "biue" army are infantry
regiments: First, Cincinnati, Second,
Lima; Third, Miamisburg; Sixth, To.
ledo; the ninth battalion, colored, of
Cleveland: second field battery, To-
ledo. Troop A, Cleveland, and Co. A,
signal corps. The brown" army has
the following regiments: Fourth, Co
lumbus; Fifth, Cleveland; Seventh,
Ironton; Eighth, Buoyrus; the first
field battery, Cleveland; troop B. Co
lumbus, and Co. B, signal corps.
SEVERAL ACCIDENTS.
Accidents of the first day at Camp
Pattison were as follows General
Field Secretary s. P. B. Williams
Canton, Of the Y. M. G. A., severely
burned on right hand and arm while
lighting gasoline stove.
Capt. w. M. Scofield, Cleveland
troop; thrown from horse and bruised
onufaee and body. n gag2 E
VIM. Cook, private, battery A, Cieve
land, run over by artillery; ankle and
foot crushed
ga private of the Engineers was
overcome. by heat late Sunday, but
recovered later. VS. G1# IA
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-08-17
SIX INDICTED

New York, Aug. 13-Six indictments
for railroad rebating were returned
by the federal grand jury. After
handing in the presentments the
grand jury adjourned until October 10.
The six indictments are believed
to include both individuals and cor
porations. U. 8. District Attorney
stimson would not give out the data
of the papers. but 1t is believed that
the presentments name officials of
trunk lines accused of rebating in
favor of the four trunk lines.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-08-17
OHIO BRIEFS
Call Teachers "white Slaves"

Lima, o., Aug. 13-In bitter fight
for the adoption of their text books,
representatives of Silver Burdette &
Co., on the failure to supplant present
educational texts, declared that SUI
perintendent John M. Davidson and
Miss Harrison, supervisor Of music,
were but white slaves" in the en-
ploy of school book trust. The teach
ers will resent the insult by refusing
to use books of that company already
In the schools.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-08-17
Harris Fixes Labor pav.

Columbus, Aug. 13.-Governor Har-
ris has issues the annual Labor
day proclamation, calling on sympa-
thizers Of union labor to observe Mon
day. September 8. 1906. as Labor day.
He expressed the hope that this holi-
day would prove an occasion of good
will between employer and employe.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-08-17
Spanish War "vet" a Murderer

Lima, o.. Aug. 13.-Duing an alter
cation over wages and work, Charles
Wheaton, Spanish war veteran, who
served III the San Juan campaign with
valor, assaulted and shot his employ
er, Michael Troxel, aged so, on the
farm of the latter. west Of the city.
Troxel was brought to the hospital
here unconscious and will die, and
Wheaton has surrendered to the sher.
III.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-08-17
GETTING READY FOR THE
FALL TERM OF SCHOOLS

Alliance, o., Aug. 13.-Superinten,
dent John e. Morris, of the Alliance
public schools, who is also in charge
of the Lexington township schools, is
making a tour of the various country
school buildings and arranging such
changes as may be necessary to have
made before the fall term opens
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-08-17
For Unlawful Fishinu.

Charles Miller. Of Canton, pleaded
guilty to unlawfully fishing in Sippo
lake, in Justice Sidle's court.
The charge against Miller, preferred
by Deputy Game Warden Dangeleisen.
was that he had used net and out
lines. He was fined $25 and costs.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-08-17
Negro Barked Like a Dog.

East Liverpool, o., Aug. BIB. T..
Hillard, Of Lawrenceville heard a
noise in his henhouse. Getting his
gun he fired at a crouching figure in
the corner which he mistook for big
black dog. A cry of pain followed
and he found he had shot a colored
man through the shoulder. The fel-
low escaped.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-08-17
She Must Have Died Happy.

Marion, o., Aug. 13.-While talking
to Marion newspaper reporter, Mrs.
Frank Arrowsmith, So, was stricken
with heart paralysis and fell on her
face, The reporter raised her from
the floor and she expired In his arms.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-08-17
Why L.Iahtnlna zIazans.

Because electricity seeks the earth
and strives to get there by the path of
least resistance. In some places the
air by its density forms a greater OBJ.
struction than In others. The light.
ming flies from side TO side to find the
easiest path
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-08-17
TWO ARE KILLED
IN COLLISION

Fort Worth, Tex. Aug. 13.-As the
result of collision between passen-
ger trains of the Rock Island road
on the East street bridge today, two
persons are dead, two fatally injured
and score of others slightly bruised.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-08-17
Goes Hiaher uL.

Columbus, o., Aug. 13.-The ques
ton whether railroads have the right
to charge three cent fare on inter.
state business has been passed up to
the interstate commerce commission
by the state railway commission. The
latter has power TO act.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-08-17
Death Of Former MssslIIon Woman.

Death OF Former MassiIIon Woman.
Orrville, Aug. 13.-Mrs. Bion l..
front, wife Of well known Chicago
automobile manufacturer. died In Chi.
cago yesterday aged about 40 years.
Her maiden name was Miss Louise
SchmioIN, and she was formerly a resi-
dent of Massillon.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-08-17
A Bishop for the Poles.

Toledo, O., Aug. 13-Announcement
is made that Rt. Rev. Joseph Weber
of Lemberg has been appointed by the
pope as bishop for the United States
to look after the welfare of 100000
Poles in America
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-08-17
Judge Day to Speak.

Columbus, o., Aug. 13.-Justice Day
and Senator Daniels Of Virginia, are
to speak at the dedication of the Nc
Kinley memorial at Columbus, Sep
tember ID.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-08-17
Duo Himself Out.

Chagrin Falls, o.. Aug, 13.-Franls
Rose, farmer, was buried under tons
Of sand. He dug himself out and
crawled half mile to his home.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-08-17
No opposltlon 10 Burton.

Cleveland. o., Aug. 13.-Congress-
man Burton is likely to have no oppo-
sition from Democrats. Mayor John
son wants Democrats not to make any
nomination.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-08-17
FOR BRYAN
A Public Reception Will
be Given at Cincinnati.
Ohio Railroad Law
Goes to Interstate Com
merce Commission.

Cincinnati, o., Aug. 12-Bryan is to
be given public reception in the
baseball park here
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-08-17
Fairbanks to Speak.

Columbus. o.. Aug. 13.-yice Presi-
dent Fairbanks is to speak at the Ne
groes' State Industrial exposition here.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-08-17
Death Came While prayers Are sald

Marion, o., Aug. 13.-Constance
aged 8, daughter of L. Bartram, an at.
torney died here while saying her
prayers.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-08-17
RETIRE EARLY.

Another busy man is Lieut.. Col.
Harry Frease, acting Quartermaster.
one OF whose duties is to issue cots
and bedding. There were few milt-
tiamen who were not between blan-
kets by the time the engineers band,