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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-07-10
NOT TOUCHED
BY Canton's HeavVCIouc-
burst Was Louisville,
just a Few Miles Away.
Plant to Shut Down.

Louisville, O., July Cit hardly
rained enough to wet the streets
of Louisville today. in spite of so
much rain falling in Canton.
The Louisville Milling and Elevator
company shuts down this evening for
a period of six months. Five thous-
and dollars worth of new machinery
is to be installed before the mill is
re-opened.
Hon. Paul F. Loichot returned
Thursday night from a business trip
to Nelsonville, O., where he has been
since Monday evening.
John Roger, who drives the mill
team for the Louisville Milling and
Elevator company, had a runaway in
Canton day before yesterday,
George Brumbaugh and family, OF
I'LL West TusCarawas street. Canton,
spent Friday with Mr., Brumbaugh's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Brum-
baugh, of North Chapel street.
The Roumanian who pulled a gun
on young man in Louisville the 9TH
er night, did not show up for his
hearing Acting Mayor Bauman, who
doesn't like to take the mans hard
earned money which he had deposited
for his appearance, sent word to him
to be sure to come.
j. w. Wertenberger made BUSH
ness trip to Canton yesterday.
DR.. Walker transacted business in
Canton yesterday afternoon.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-07-10
1T WAS A RIVER
North Walnut Street Flooded From
Door to Door-Paving Is
Ruined.

The people ON North Walnut street
between Tuscarawas and Third streets
were fairly submerged. While the
storm was raging, the street from
door to door was a swiftly moving riv-
er, Nothing of the street or sidewalk
was to be seen, the water being sew
eral feet deep in some places.
The paving, which has been COM
pleted from North to Fourth street
escaped damage. but that part of it
from Fifth to Tuscarawas is ruined.
Between Fourth and Fifth streets ev-
erything had been completed but the
space between the car tracks. The
foundation will have to done over,
before the bricks can be laid The
paving between Fifth and Tuscarawas
streets is ruined, everything having
to be taken up and relaid Yesterday
morning force of men had laid the
brick to within ten feet of Fifth
street, but their work went for moth
ing.
The storm, which was over at about
one o'clock, swept everything before
1t. Even after 1t was over North Wal
nut street was a big muddy river.
All the cellars of residences between
Fifth and Fourth streets and most OF
them south of Third street are filed
with water. Many people have suf-
fered losses though 1t is thought thai.
they are all slight. The water crawl
ed up on the sidewalk at the McCurdy
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-07-10
A MAD RIVER
On Saxton Street-Streete> Around Ft.
Wayne Depot Submerged.

Saxton street after the rain yester-
day was completely inundated. The
water came rushing down the street
like a mad river. East Tenth street
from Cherry street to the Ft. Wayne
depot was sea of water. The trans
fer wagon of the Miller-Blanchard
company was the only vehicle able to
pass through safely, the water almost
reaching the hub of the wagon. East
Tenth street and South Cherry street
to the Ft. Wayne railroad were COM
pletely submerged For several hours
after the rain pedestrians could not
pass up or down the street at any point
because of the high water.
Shriver's run at this point was over
taxed and entirely unable to carry off
the large amount of water flowing into
the stream in the northern section of
the city the water attempting to pass
into the stream at the Cherry street
section was held and forced back,
causing many cellars in that section
of the city to become flooded causing
great damage to the property owners
and their tenants. This run, known
as Shriver's run, seems to be the only
outlet for water flowing south in that
section of the city, and that
lit is entirely insufficient To car
ry off the water after aestorm of the
kind we had yesterday is very ap-
parent from the condition affairs
after the rain.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-07-10
TAILOR SHOP
Apparently Suffered About the Big.
gest Damage of Any.

The greatest damage from yester-
days storm was probably done at the
tailoring establishment of c. c. Nc
Kinney located in the basement OF
the Dime Savings bank The water
flooded the place to a depth of three
feet six inches. Tables, chairs, desks
and everything movable were floating
about the room, throwing valuable
cloth and silk Innings in the mud and
water.
Joseph Benidetto, the only employe
in the store at the time, was assisted
by Ensign Runcie and other citizens
in removing stock to the Dime Saw
tngs bank.
Chief Mesnar with one of the city
steamers was soon pumping water out.
When the water had been lowered to
IA depth of six inches the perforated
pipe used in pumping drew air and
stopped the flow.
While one of the employees was try
ing to locate a small drain so that
the pipe could be put under the surface
of the floor, Mr.. Benidetto states that
he explained to the chief and asked
him to wait until this was done, and
without any apparent reason the chief
threatened him with arrest.
Mr.. Mckinney stated that he could
not give good estimate of the dam
ages at once but that they would be
large.
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thai locality lately.

that locality lately.
The extension of Second street be-
tween Shorb and Cassidy will neces'
state the removal of the old tree,
but some of the citizens have made
strenuous efforts to preserve it, while
others have filed petitions at the city
hall to have it removed
1t was feared that the lightning has
damaged it to such an extent that 1t
would have to be felled, but fate, at
least, was kind, and the old tree still
has another chance to live.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-07-10
MINERVA RACES

Minerva, O., July 6.-The annual
Fourth of July races here created quite
a stir Wednesday. AS a result of a
disagreement with regard to the 2:23
race, the chief feature on the card, the
horsemen of Minerva were thrown into
dscord and Squire Russell has law
suit for consideration.
S. w Hart, of Cleveland, owner of
Tillie H., b. m, by Frank Arlington,
entered his horse in the race in ques-
tion. She was conceded to be able to
win over all the other entries, The
other three starters refused to run ii
Tillie H. was allowed to go in, all OF
them withdrawing. The judges, there
upon called the race off and arranged
for special mixed event, to which
all the owners, except Mr.. Hart
agreed The later insisted that the
|2.23 rare be put on. Garry Walters,
driver of Tillie H., took the mare on
the track but was elected twice. The
special race was then put on.
Mr.. Hart has instituted attachment
proceedings before Squire Russell to
secure $45, first money in the 2;2S
race. The other owners claim that
they entered the race with the under
standing that Tillie H was not to
run, while Mr., Hart says that while
he did not at first intend to enter
his mare, he later decided to do so.
The mare was entered in the 2:2l
pace in the Thursday card of the Can,
ton races but did not run.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-07-10

With reports still coming in from
all sections of the east end it is inn
possible to predict with any accuracy
the amount of damage which was
caused by yesterdays storm in this
city. but it is safe to say that it will
go we'll into the tens OF thousands OF
dollars.
Rain commenced falling shortly af-
ter IL o'clock and from 11:30 until
1890 water came down in torrents.
The east end of the city was covered
with water at many points to depth
of from eight inches to two feet. In
| front of the court house on Market
women were compelled to wade In
water six inches deep in going to and
| from city and suburban cars while at
the corner of Walnut and East Tusca-
rawas water stood in the street to a
depth Of fully eight inches. The
basement of the new Dime Savings
bank was filled with water, causing
much damage and inconvenience to
occupants of the room. Saxton, Cher
| ry, Tenth and Lafayette streets had
the appearance of river and cellars
all along the Shriver run were sub
merged.
WHATS TO BE DONE"
This is the question which was ask
ed on all sides and the universal an
swer was, "The only thing that WI
prevent a recurrence of the trouble
will be the construction of storm
sewer in Shriver's run" This has
been considered a necessity for some
time, but whenever the proposition to
issue city bonds for that purpose Is
submitted to vote of the people it
| is defeated by the negative votes of
those who are living in sewer-pro-
tected districts and having protection
themselves do not care whether their
neighbors in the east end swim or
drown
The last vote on the proposition to
issue bonds was taken in 1900 and
came within So votes of carrying The
opposition largely came from the west
end and there was considerable sec
tional feeling over the question, which
has not yet entirely died out.
Through the action of council an
effort is being made to straighten out
the creek at points where 1t is thought
the large part of the trouble lies A
number of city and eX-city officials
were seen by News representatives
yesterday afternoon and they all agree
that new and enlarged sewerage sys-
tenn must be installed at once for the
adequate protection of business men
and citizens east of Market street.
City Engineer Sarver said, after re-
turning from a tour of the flooded
district that he was satisfied that the
damage at Tuscarawas and Walnut
streets was caused by the water from
Shriver's run backing up in the Sec
ond street sewer to North street, then
coming down third onto Walnut. 1t
is nothing but reasonable to suppose
that the city will have number OF
suits filed against it for damage, as
trouble has been experienced in the
east end every time there has been a
heavy rain. This one, however, was
the most damaging of all. Mr.. Sar-
yer is anxious to have matters adjust
led in manner that will protect the
property of those who reside in the
flooded districts, but so long as means
are not provided he is powerless to do
anything.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-07-10
NOTICE.

The Stark County Board of School Ex-
Gminers will hold meetings for teachers
certificates on the first Saturday of each
81, 1905 High school lists Will be given
at the regular meetings. Lists for spe-
cial certificates will be furnished wnen
notice has been given.
Examinations Of pupils under section
4023 II. g.. will be held on the third
saturday or April and the second Satur-
day of May.
Applicants should be present not later
than s:15 In the morning. They should
provide themselves with penholders and
pens The Board VIII farnish INK and
paper
All examinations will be held In the
Canton high school building.
M, y, McFARRHN Clerk. Canton.
TfIOS. ]. TEEPLES, MassilIon
J. w. GUTHRIE. Alliance.
u-l4-05-tf
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-07-10
DAMAGE IN THE THOUSANDS
Heaviest Rainfall for Years Streets Below Market
Flooded to Depth of From Eight Inches to
Two Feet ---CeIIars Filled With Water and Con-
tents Damaged -Shriver's Run and Lack of Ad-
equate Sewerage Blamed.

block almost to the doors of the stores.
The cellar of the building was filled
with water. Slight damage is report
ed
From Tuscarawas street south on
Walnut the water was high, but not
nearly as bad as on North Walnut.
Between Tuscarawas and Seventh
streets where the street had been dug
UP in preparation for the paving,
everything is washed out and will in
all probability have to be filled before
any further work can be done on the
paving
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-07-10
Two Shot Down From Ambush.

Bluefield, w, Va, July 6.-Armsted
Taylor and Harry Hokins were shot
while sitting on the porch of their
boarding house by unknown parties at
Matewan. Both will die. The assail-
ants screened themselves behind bush
es and no trace could be found
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-07-10

water up until it reached the cellar
of the Morning News building on Sew
enth street and in spite of syphon
pump the water was soon over foot
in depth. In the cellar was a car load
of paper and the loss will amount to
about $3.50.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-07-10
THE HISTORIC OAK
on shorb Street Struck by Lightning
But Not Killed.

The historic old tree in Shorb
street was struck by lightning during
the storm but the damage is not such
as to cause the tree to be cut down.
This historic old tree, under which
the first Catholic mass was said about
century ago has been the cause OF
some trouble between the citizens in
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-07-10

BACHTEL LUMBER co. SUFFERED
At the Bachtel Lumber Co, at the
junction of Eighth and SaXton streets,
the flood filled the yard and complete
ly surrounded the Office of the COM
pany, 'imprisoning the occupants for
some time. The damage here will be
light.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-07-10
TELEpHoNEs nor HURT.

People at the telephone companies
say that the damage caused by yester
days storm was no greater than that
caused by the average storm.
DAMAGE AT NEWS OFFICE.
The Walnut street flood backed the
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-07-10
Ex.PresIdent cleveland M.

Madison, Wis, July 6,-Colonel w,
F. Villas tonight received a message
from ex.President Cleveland that Mr.,
Cleveland had been taken suddenly i'll
and was obliged to cancel all en-
gagements.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-07-10
THE RAILROADS
Suffered no Damage by storm-c.-A.
Power House All Riqht.

Inquiry was made last evening at
all the railroad offices in the city, but
it was learned that no damage had
been done.
Chief Train Dispatcher Baughman
of the w. & l.. E., said:
Our lines are completely o. X. The
storm did not do us any damage"
The GA, power house on West Tus-
carawas street, which was put cut of
business by several storms last year,
is in first class shape. No damage
was done.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-08-03
n11GE1BEONCE,o
(p1Tzl7l1AA
BY HARRY a ARMsTRoAG-S

majesty above their fellows. All eyes
We're turned toward the struggling man.
sometimes down. again to be up, ana
all about him the grinding of the ice
and the falling of the piles of logs.
A woman, young and graceful. darted
from the crowd at the shore and ran
toward the mill. Every turned to
look after her, and as she hurried into
the mill some one said, Alice Boyce!"
Those two words broke the spell. After
her they streamed, but too late. She
never paused, never asked the mill
hands, but grasped a pike pole and was
gone, fleeing toward the inclined plane
up which logs travelled from the bay
to the gang of saws. Down his plane
the girl went-down the plane where
men did not dare to go-running and
sliding and dashing into the water with
a splash. Along the boom she ran, fol-
lowing it's crooked length, and then
sprang upon the logs in the open and
jumped from one to another.
Excitement ran along the shore. Boys
gathered at the wharf with the women
and the men who hurried after Alice.
paused at the high oor of the mill
and gazed down the plane where the
girl had gone. She was half way to
the man and vas giving courage. A
shout went up from the people below
They, too, We're giving What help they
could by uniting their voice. in a
chorus of courage. Alice waved her
hand to those behind and plunged on
from log to log.
She could see there was an open
space of water around the logs where
Amos stood, and that was why sha
brought the pike pole. With it Alice
swung the logs across the pen water
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Copyright. 1902, by w. r. Hearst)
When the ice cracked few heard the
breaking. Skaters skinned on, ice
boats fled before the wind n loggers
crowded closer toward the center of
the bay. 1t was the sullen sinking of
the ice that brought caution and sent
the skaters home along with those who
sailed in the boats. Loggers We're care
sul. n they kept close to shore for
.ear a section of the field should go
1own and carry with it all on the sur
FACE.
Among the loggers was Amosa Cum
bingham, u and strong, With a
bright smile and a pleasant word for
all. Amos laughed at the fears of the
older men when they hurried from the
DAY, glad to get Oh the solid ground,
where the mill sent its black smoke
skyward n the planer sang as it
ate into the pile of board carried to
the snow beaten yard from the gang
saws. Fla out on the ice went the
GUN nan, taking no note of the peo-
pie of the village who We're hocking to
he shore. He was whistling as he
drove. and his horses shook their heads
In seeming disdain of the ones who fled
at the first warning.
AT the wharf in the village north of
The mill We're grouped the old men, the
women and children. They joked and
laughed and chatted an hour away
when some one cried out at the sinking
of a heap of logs near the shore. Boys
stopped their ball playing to look and
the women stared in silence at the
spectacle. Wider and wider grew the
opening between shore and ice as the
field gradually pushed toward the lake.
a grinding sound doomed across the
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-08-03

Pack Yo' clo'es an Co." whistledl
the messenger boy, turning over a page
and looking deeply immersed.
Look here" cut in the adipose hus-
band, you are subject to hallucina-
tions. my dear, n the first thing you
know you'll get me SO sore over your.
unjust accusations that"
9" Loved You Once, I Scorn You
Now" was the messenger boys con-
tribution to the situation in mellowly-
whistled fragments.
DO you think I care how sore yor
get, you miserable, underhand, fat
yes, fat!-old asinine thing"
The messenger boy had arrived at
his getting off place. He folded his
work of fiction, got up and walked to-
the rear platform, whistling, Fat! Fat!f
l Amt So FEat!" with great energy and
effect.
The hatchet-faced lady glared at the
retreating messenger boy, and then
she glanced around and caught the
grins on the faces Of the other pas
sengers. Then, and then only, did She
subside.
Wont do a solitary thing to him
when she gets him home. will %
said the grinning conductor to a nan
who got off at the same stop where
the messenger boy alighted.
Not a thing" was the reply.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-08-03
Mr.. Burbank's Latest Miracle.

Hamilton Wright. in the World To-
day for April: The spineless cactus,
the latest plant marvel originated by
Mr.. Burbank. probably gives greater
promise of usefulness to man than any
other of Mr.. Burbank's creations. The
spinleSs cactus in an improved variety
of the ordinary Wild cactus known as
the prickly pear, of which there are
numerous species and more than a
thousand varieties. Bulk for bulk,
Spineless is about half as nutritious as
alfalfa, which has been pronounced by
the United States department of g
riculture to be probably the best all
around of known forage plants. But,
acre for acre, the yield of spineless
cactus will be far greater than the
yield of alfalfa. An agricultural ex-
the splneless will make it possible to
double the present population of the,
globe through the peopling of the desa
erts. The spineless cactus is relished
by all kinds of stock. Horses, cattle,
sheep. hogs, chickens, geese and other
cotton seed or other hydrocarbons, IL
will make a complete ration in fatten-
ing stock for market. In one respect
it is superior to alfalfa, as damage Of
ten comes to stock by allowing them to
run free in q green alfalfa field.
AS a commercial proposition it will
cost from $40 to s25 per acre to plant
spineless when once it is generally
grown. 1t can be produced just as
readily as the spiny cactus, and with e.
great deal less profanity. 1t will, Of
course, be raised from cuttings, and
these need merely be scattered over
the earth. Should a cactus be tipped
over and the top touch the ground tina
portion will Immediately send out roots
exceedingly long and slender An adj
verse season Will not destroy the cut
tings which lave been scattered over
the soil to grow. If the plant is wound.
ed it Will Immediately seal itself up
SO that no moisture escapes and remain
in a alternating condition until a rain
comes, after which it's leaves are three
or o times as large as they We're
before. Like the camel, the cactus
stores water, chews its cud and digests
it iood at leisure.
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Senator Rcdfield Proctor, of Vermont at
the conclusion of his term will retire from
public life. II make this announcements.
a long while in advance" he said the 9th
er day, so as to give people plenty of
time to select my successor. I believe, you
h, w, in elaboration. Anything that saw
ora of a haphazard, hand-to-mouth way
of living is repugnant to me-. 1 lave no
sympathy with people who conduct their
politics or their business or their profess
sion, in the hand-to-mouth way a certain
English family lived. A boy of 10, the SON
of this family, ran into a pawnbroker's
one evening, laid a frying pan on the coun-
ter and said: How much?' "Tuppence.,
said the broker. Very good agreed the
boy, and the man took up the pan, then
dropped it. 'Confound YOU he cried, shak-
ing his finger. that pans hot OF course
it is the lad replied calmly. Mother just
fried the steak and now she's waiting for
the money for the bread.'
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it Amos came. Then he took the pole
and led the way to the boom. Family
the cheers of the people came to them
and valiantly the ice foes battled with
the wind, turning and twisting like.
great monsters. On the boom they
stopped to rest. When they reached
this haven of safety another cheer went
up from those gathered on the shore.
And hen they came to land, he with
the pike pole over his shoulder, she
with a modest blush.
wv agreed to marry" Amos said as,
he shook hands along the shore that
day.
Agreed to marry?" the people asked.
Yes, we agreed to that out on the.
BOOM" Alice said, as she blushed again.
And that spring there was a we'd
ding in the town and all the mill hands
went.
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water and there arose q huge ice foe,
standing for a moment as 4. great
steeple stands, shooting its rays of
emerald and green over all the bay and
Ealing with a grinding murmur from
sight. Another followed the first, and
another and another, till the water was
full of floating k and ice jams. One
by one the piles of logs fell into the
water and spread out, floating on the
surface and filling the spaces between
With bark.
Far out over the logs a form APP
peared. coming slowly toward the shore.
1t Vas Amos, wei and cold, With his
horses at the bottom of the bay. AS
one person the watchers rose to their
feet-men, women and children-and
silence fell on that throng gathered
there by the shores of the bay. Little
they cared then for the sights of the
ice cakes as they rose in shimmering
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-08-03
Keeping 1t Quiet.

Comedian Al II. Wilson tells this good
story: 1T happened in a little town in
the northwest. the last time / was up
there. A lady came down from upstairs
and asked the manager OF the hotel IL she
could get a glass of water.
Why, certainly, madam. said the
manager, filling up a glass from a water
cooler.
Two minutes later she was back in the
office again.
Il don't like to trouble you,' she said.
but could 1 get another glass of water?'
mo trouble at all, madam said the
affable manager. handing her another
glass.
Two minute later. she appeared again.
Certainly, madam said the affable
manager. but could l inquire what YOU
are doing with. so much water?'
II know you'll just scream when I tell
YOU said the lady: L am trying to put
out q fire in my room"