The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-11-28

county. Talk about the 'Nihize
Hill, " it isn't in it, it may be
little longer but when it comes Il
going up, why Lick Hill ]
straight up" Fortunately
was going down, necessarily
went "straight down" At tn,
foot of the hill / was three milei
from Nelsonvllle, "the place wker,
/ was born in," aud /, of course
cut her down for good forty
minutes. / was tired, was hung
ry, but pretty part about Mel
sonville is, you can always gel
plenty to eat, all the delacaciet
the market affords. They eat
some in Nelsonville. Some people
cut to live, but they live to eat.
They all have good appetites. ]
acquired my appetite in Nelson
vile the morning Of the 23rd day
Of July, 1856, and have still got
it, and hope to keep 1t. "Get the
habit" it's nice. But to Nelson
vile:
There is no town on the face of
the earth that has more genuine
hospitality to the square inch
than Nelsonville. Yod are always
welcome. You always receive "the
glad hand" You can get any
thing you want there, you can get
a good meal, you can get good
he'd, you can get good licking,
you can find Chief Of Police War
ner on the shortest notice and you
can get thirty days in the work.
house, if you get canary. Yes,
you can get anything you want in
NelsonvilIe, but don't ask too
much.
l met Jim Dew, one of the old.
timers. Mr.. Dew is hale and
hearty, jolly and pleasant. In
speaking of the changes in Mel
sonville in the last half century,
things in general and of old times.
Mr.. Dew said: ''I reccollect one
time when Bill Acker kept store
down at the "basin' where the
boats wharfed their freight, man
by the name of cold Henry" a
highly educated old gentleman,
sportively inclined but consider
ably partial to a good drink, came
in to the store. Bill was con-
siderable of Joker himself, and
with an idea to little fun said:
Henry, I'll bet you dollar can
throw you across the basin. "
"I'll just go you, Bill, put'up the
"The money was put
up and they walked out to the
edge of the wharf. Bill caught
Henry by the nape of the neck and
seat of the pants, took three or
four good swings, let loose, and
Henry landed in the basin about
four or five feet from the wharf's
edge. Henry crawled out and
broke for the stakeholder. "Hold
On" said Bill. want another
trial. I didn't say I'd throw you
over the first time" 'But you
can't throw me over Bill, | weigh
lao pounds "I'll throw you
over or drown you," replied Bill.
So he tried it two or three more
times and gave it up, satisfied
that he had dollars worth of
-un. Old Henry was satisfied be-
cause che won the money"
/ met Jim McVicker, an old Lo-
gan boy, at his place of business,
jhe Dew Cafe. Jim is one of the
boys that makes things go. He
las just about as nice business
,s man could desire. His cafe
8 headquarters for the leading
md active business men of the
,ity. He caters to their wants,
Keeps their demands--and the
yery best-necessarially has their
;rade. There are no chairs, no
ounging, no loaflng, just simply
business. Jim McVicker is an al
light business man, courteous, ac-
,ommodating, always gentleman,
md his many old-time Logan
'riends will be glad to learn he is
ioing so well.
During my stay in the city
net "Kearn' Rosser, the George
3. Cox of Nelsonville. Mr.. Rosser
vas in very good health and in
high spirits in anticipa-
ion of the political decapitation
# Editor Wells. but alas, the
Democratic Moses led the nartv