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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-05-16

Under a state aid law not rod Of road could be
built unless the residents of township decided to do
So Not a dollar of money could be expended
unless the farmers who live in the rural township
voted for improvements.
II it Should be alleged that state aid plan to
compel railroads, corporations merchants and manu-
facturers to help build the roads, it would not be far
situation they decide to improve the roads the other
people are obliged to help pay the bin. :
In order to build roads cheaply they should be
built extensively 1t costs great deal more proper
tonately build half mile Of road than It does to
build half miles. No contractor cares for a small
Job but for large competition is keen 1t takes
Just as much time and bother get ready to build half
mile Of road 1t does to build ten miles BY build
ing in the larger quantities from 20 to rs cent in
cost Of construction be saved.
AS roads properly built will last for great many
years they should be built school houses and court
houses are built viz by bond issue; thus township
under state aid could build TO- Is 20 miles of roads
in one year. the roads to and spread the
ment Of the say 10 or 20 years. II this is
and the state aid plan prevails there will be very
little, If any increase in taxation
Few people have any idea to what extent bad roads
interfere with travel and how they affect the business
of the merchant In the country town. The Illinois
highway commission has gathered very valuable
data upon the effect of road and weather conditions
upon highway traffic. Observations made. at 72
we'll distributed points In the state and actual count
made by the vehicles passing upon different days
throughout each month Of the covering all kinds
Of weather and road conditions.
The report shows that traffic stone gravel
roads fairly uniform throughout the year. while
lions. The following figures significant and tell
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-05-16

Australia and New Zealand countries newer than our
,ovn less popuous, and with nothing like our aggre
gate wealth The fact that the rest of the world has
good roads while have bad ones is significant 1t
shows that the plan have been pursuing has not
been successful. In three hundred years less than
eight per cent Of the highways of our country have
been permanently improved and at the rate
ing 1t would require nearly four thousand years to
complete the job. So roadbulders the people OF
the United States have been failure.
This is all the more surprising when we consider
that they conspicuousy successful in other
line of human endeavor. Millions upon. millions OF
dollars been wasted in every state In the union
upon the public roads by illtmed misdirected eff
fort and with really very little to show for the ex,
penditure 1t is only within the last ten or fifteen
years that any real has been made along the
line of permanently improving the conditions.
The trouble is we have been endeavoring to I'M
tange the snarl by pulling the string. Without
any for doing the farmers OF the country from
Maine California from the very first assumed that
the country roads belonged to them and 1t was their
business to improve them, and this misconcepton held
sway for nearly 300 years.
few years ago a man in New Jersey made dis
covery 1t that the highways public property,
as much the state house. This raised the ques-
ton: why II the highways public property should
not the public take care of its own why should not the
state and all property therein contribute to building
the roads?" Everybody is interested in them, every
body affected through the markets by the road con-
dtons; they benefited by good roads and injured
by bad ones The thought spread throughout the
state and finally New Jersey led the to better con-
dtons by passing law by which the state should con-
tribute onethird the money required to improve the
roads Other states followed, Increasing the proper
ton to onehalf and in one case, Massachusetts,. to
three-fourths.
In many cases of the New England states farm
property only very small portion Of the total taxable
property in not ten cent and when the
cost of road Improvement distributed all prop
srty the state the burden hardly felt and yet
immense sums raised for road purposes Best
of all the roads were built under proper supervision,
instead leaving to the inexperienced hands of the
loca! path master:
Ten years ago New York state began In small
way to and appropriated $1,000 to start the work
The plan in favor rapidly that within i've
the state by overwhelming vote passed constitu-
tional amendment providing for issue OF $500O0000
in bonds to help build the highways. What recordl
In 1--WE years from fifty thousand to fifty millions The
tax necessary TO pay the interest this enormous
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of road building under state aid that conemplates
expenditure of the enormous Of $50,O00,O00 in
ten years-enough money to improve all the main
highways Of the state connect every community with
the market town and county seat and give a
plee network of good roads from Galena Cairo the
plan being that the state should pay onehalf the
pense and the townships road districts the other
II $50.00O.0O0 were expended in ten years. the
state would be required to raise S25000000 It. There
is in the state property to the total assessed valuation
of $125O000,000 To raise $500 900 year. or $685.
100000 In ten years. would require two mill tax up
this property; two-mill tax applied all the
property OF the state of Illinois the present
valuation land not taking into account the possible in
crease in value thereof would produce the
quired.
The records show that the taxing value of an
100 farm in the belt of Illinois 10
little less than 000 the actual value being approx
mately 100000 twonill state tax this farm as
sessed the value Of $4,000 would be exactly "A
year and no more. and in ten years the state tax
would be $40 which would be the farms proportion Of
the $500 900 total Where this farm would pay $40
single corporation in the city OF Chicago would
have to pay $4,000 another $4,000 and the rail-
of the state millions Of dollars Thus we
see by state levy of two mills for ten years. onehaf
Of the $00000000 is provided for The other half must
be raised by local taxation by bond issue
Let US assume that the township in which the farm
in question located votes bonds the full constitu
onal limit, that is goes into debt just far an t
and pays the highest interest that the law per
mits 1t to pay The limit Of the bond is Eve per
cent OF the assessed valuation the amount of bonds
resting upon the farm would be FIVE per cent of $4,000
exactly $780, payable onetenth each year. with in
terest at five cent The total interest this bond
issue, far this farm is concerned for the ten
years would be $3.50.
Thus, IL we add the bonds. ........... 500. 90
Interest on bonds. ................... 27.50
And the state tax Of. .......... 1000
We have a total tax the farm Of. :. .$f67. 80
which is exactly the amount of the tax that would be
levied and collected upon this farm for both aid
and 70 pay of tie road bonds and interest This amount
is about 10h cents per per year and the total
charge against the farm for the whole years would
be y105 per acre. This amount OF money paid by the
under the state aid plan would enable the state
expend s500o00o0 Upon its highways. and the ex-
pendture Of that would add to the value OF farm
property at least 1--WE and probably ten times much
as the respective farms would be taxed in order tn nay
the BILL y. spspsnshA isa N wright rsaAssa,
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than anything else possibly do.
The Clear Lake earth road leading into Springfield,
Illinois, showed average traffic for four days In
March, 1906 of 65h vehicles per day. over the same
road in June and July the was 3S9 vehicles!
On the days in PEORIA go miles away under the
weather conditions but over hard road. the
traffic 1885, and the average for June and
July 1853.
Observations at Champaign an earth road
showed the average for January February and March
to be g. against 200 for September and October The
count at Decatur gravel road was March and
April, 240; July and August, 27S Over an earth road
leading into Sullivan, the count for January February
and March %; August and September, BIG.
While delivering address upon good roads, the
writer interrupted and asked II he would
favor taxing the widows cottage to help build the
roads He answered that he certainly would. as the
annual would probably not exceed 10 ID cents,
and he gave the following illustration Of how bad roads
burden the people: A woman goes into . grocery
store for dozen eggs and a pound Of butter. When
told the prices she protests The In defense,
says We'll you see, madam the roads are SO bad now,
very few farmers coming to town. so butter and
eggs scarce" She pays three cents more for
the eggs and four for the butter and this
cents represents her bad road tax paid that
evening This is repeated from time to time through
out the year. not only in her but in hundreds OF
others in that in thousands of towns through
out the length and breadth Of the land There is
doubt that the in question would benefit through
good by at least ten times the amount of the tax
on her cottage.
1t would be- interesting take a concrete example
Of state aid apply 1t to typical farm In of the
central western states and exactly what state aid
far upon that farm concerned
For the purpose of illustration. let take average
farm Of 100 In the belt Of Illinois. and
what the effect upon the that farm would BE-
II the state should undertake vigorous campaign
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-05-16


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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-11-12
NEW BALTIMORE.

New Baltimore, Nov. 10.--I. B.
Bryan made business trip to ALI
ance, Friday.
The Aid Society of the Christian
church meets this week with Mrs.
Blanche Yarian.
Mrs. Elmer Rogers class sang at
the Christian Sunday school Sunday
morning Help Save Ohio" Miss Gar
net Chain acting as organist. Rev.
Jenkins then made a motion that the
Sunday School collection be used for
mission work in Ohio, which motion
was carried, At the church service
at IL a. M, the Rev. preached a strong
sermon. taking as his subject, ''The
Mission of the Church-Salvation
Through Love"
Miss Lily Cole has returned after a
weeks visit in Atwater with Mr.. and
Mrs. Whittlesey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Hamilton. of At.
water, were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Morgan Hamilton. Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Coburn, OF Atwater
visited Mr.. and Mrs. David Funk
houser. Sunday.
The w. G. T. u. meets this week
with Mrs. jamie Bryan.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cole, Of Canton,
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sUFFIELD.

Suffield, Nov. 10.-Mrs. Levi Fox
and daughter, of Akron, are visiting
| friends and relatives here.
Ex-Mayor Rice, of Canton, gave a
very interesting address on local op-
ton at the town hall Wednesday
evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Ambrose Gehris were
in Akron Friday.
| Dean May, of Akron, spent Satur-
day and Sunday with his parents, John
May and wife.
After spending several days with
relatives here, Mrs Rose Bowman re-
turned to her home in Cleveland Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wise, of Akron,
spent Sunday with relatives in the
village.
Miss Luella Boosinger visited with
her aunt, Mrs. Chapman, of Cleve-
land, Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Joseph Meloy, OF Brimfield, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Charles
Thrift.
The l. G. A. met at the home of Mrs
Peter Wegman, Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Florence Fox, of Akron, spent
Saturday and Sunday with her par
ents, William Fox and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vern Miller and chill
dren were called to Brimfield, Satur-
day by the death Of Mr.. Millers
father.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dallas Kellar and Mr..
and Mrs. l. o. Goetz, of Hartville,
were Sunday visitors with relatives
here.
Father E. w. J. Lindesmith address
ed large crowd on the local option
question at the town hall, Sunday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Morris and
children, Dlbert and Lois, of Akron,
were Sunday visitors with Peter Veg
man and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Himebaugh and
baby, Ellis, of Akron, spent Saturday
and Sunday with relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emery Cook and
daughter, Of Indiana. are visiting rela-
tiyes here.
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SPARTA.

Sparta, Nov. 10.-James A. Sinclair
of New Berlin, was in town Saturday
Mrs. Metzgar. of Columbus, spent
Saturday and Sunday in town, the
guest OF Miss Rose Smith.
Charles M. Stands, of Waynesburg,
was in town Sunday.
Frank Whitmer visited his mother
in Bethlehem township several days
this week.
J. M. Howenstein began hauling
building material on his lot here Mon
day for the erection of new house.
He sold his farm recently and will
build at once.
A. B. Klay, wife and daughter, of
Lima, were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Walker over Sunday.
DR.. G.. F. Zlnninger. of Canton, was
in town, Monday to see Joseph Brig
gle, who is still seriously Ill.
Mrs. l.. H. Stands has been i'll for
several days.
Elmer Steiner, Of Canton, spent Sun
day with his mother, west of town.
Mr.. McCalmon, of Orrville, is doing
some fine scenery painting in the
Rice-Esterly hall.
A. e. Swank, of Sandyyille, was in
town Monday.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-11-12
COURT HOUSE
RECEIVER APPOINTED.

The Brown Lumber Co. through At
torneys George Krstsch, of Massillon.
and WeDber & Turner, OF Canton,
brought suit in common pleas court
yesterday against William Bantz, ct
AK ct al for judgment in the sum Of
$2252.09 for labor and materials fur
nished the defendant by the plaintiff
under a verbal contract for business
block on West fremont street, Mas
sillon, for use as livery stable and
for altering and repairing the house
of the defendant which was damaged
by fire.
The court Immediately appointed M.
ID. Ratchford, of Massillon, as receiv-
er. of the property owned by Mr..
Bantz, who Immediately gave bond In
the sum of S25,000. Besides Mrs.
Bantz a dozen other parties of the
western city, are named in the suit
by the plaintiff as co-defendants. The
plaintiff further AYERS that the defend
ant is owner of other property at the
intersection of fremont and Musktn-
gum streets and also a dozen horses,
wagons, carriages, coaches, depot
wagons and other vehicles. The plain
tiff also alleges that the defendant
has neglected his business by spend
ing most of his time in saloons and
last week deserted his wife and family
and has abandoned his home and busi-
ness, leaving the county with the in
tention of remaining permanently
away.
The plaintiff asks Judgment in the
sum of $2252O9 with interest from
Oct. 29, 1908 and in default of pay
ment that the receiver be instructed
by the court to sell the property and
take out of the proceeds the amount
necessary to satisfy the plaintiffs s
judgment,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-11-12
sTRINeTowN.

T Stringtown, Nov. 10-Oliver Haines
and family spent Sunday at the home
of his brother, Jacob Haines, of Min
eTYa.
David Harsh and wife spent Sun-
day with relatives.
Clifford Koffell and wife and child
rem, of Canton, visited over Sunday
with his sister, Mrs. Curtis Haines.
Emanuel Maurer has moved his
household goods to Burghotz, where
he has secured employment.
Mrs. Jerry Haynam spent Saturday
with her parents at Pleasant Valley.
Mrs. Ada Newcomber and daughter,
Clarice, was a Minerva caller Friday.
George Haines was home over Sum
day.
There will be preaching at Mt. Olive
Sunday evening, Nov. 15.
Curtis Haines and family and Cliff
ford Koffells spent Sunday at the
home OF Marion Freed at Hostetters
District.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Deweese. OF
Canton, visited over Sunday at the
home of latters sister, Mrs Oliver
Bates
Miss Blanche Morrison spent Sat-
urday evening at Minerva
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HosTETTER DISTRICT.

Hostetter District, Nov. 10-Mr. and
Mrs. Daniel Haynam were In Canton
Saturday.
Mrs. Thomas Newcommer is still
very poorly.
Miss Florence Hall, Of East Liver
pool returned home Monday evening
after few days visit With relatives.
Harry Kurtz and daughter, Emily,
of Canton, spent Saturday with his
sister, Mrs. Carson.
Mrs. Alice Haines, of Minerva, Wis
tied her sister, Mrs. Jacob Burger
Thursday.
Misses Ella and Elizabeth Kennedy
visited their friend, Miss Viva Bur-
ger, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Betz were In
Alliance Saturday.
W. Haymaker and wife, of Minerva,
visited Sunday at James Weather
spoons.
Mrs. Levy Haynam and son, Ed
ward, were Minerva callers Saturday.
jobs. Rice and wife visited their
daughter, Mrs. Ralph Rue in Can
ton, Sunday.
Miss Della Lentz spent the week
VIII hoi oAStoi' WIS. HahIOA AAA1 neslA.
Grandma Swartg has been unweli
the last several days. nos
Harry Wyant has returned to his
home in Minerva after being employ
ed by Charles Betz the past month.
Kenneth Crowl visited at New
Franklin Sunday.
Miss Mary Sutton entertained her
Sunday school class of little girls Sat-
urday. -ir'
Benjamin Walters, who has been
suffering from an acute case of blood
poisoning, is better since having his
hand lanced.
Miss Mary Carson attended the
wedding of her friend, Miss Edna
Foltz, to Mr.. John BAIL, of East
Liverpool, at Minerva Wednesday.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-11-12
NEW FRANKLIN.


New Franklin, Nov. 10-The re-
pairs on the Doll barn are about COM
pleted, making the structure once
more a substantial affair.
H. q. Myers, of Paris, was through
here on business Saturday.
Mrs. Geo. Wilson delivered her leo
ture the "Open Switch" in the M. E.
church Saturday evening.
J. w. Martin was in Alliance on
business Saturday.
Rev. Greenawalt preached in the
Lutheran church Sunday morning.
Mrs. Barnhart, of Alliance, was
visiting her mother, Mrs. Catherine
Townes, here Saturday and Sunday.
M. e. Tope is making business
trip to Lisbon today. ---~4-,-.----->------
]. d. Lloyd and wife, of osnaburg,
were visitors at the j. w. Martin
home Sunday.
David Cooper, now employed near
Alliance in the oil field, was home
over Sunday.
]. d. Unkefer, of Minerva, has re-
turned home for few days.
Oil leases are being taken up with
great rapidity through here.
One of the Paris blaoksmith's will
soon move into our village to work
at his trade.
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EAST GREENvILLE.

East Greenville, Nov. 10.-John
Calor, of MassilIon, was here few
days last week visiting relatives and
| friends.
]. w. Thomas and wife went to Akron
on Saturday to attend the funeral of
his cousin, which was held on Sun
day afternoon, November 8. They re-
turned to our village on Monday noon.
Lizzie McCarty, who is employed in
the Diamond Rubber Co., of Akron,
was in our village on Saturday even
ing, the guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward McCarty.
Oren Zupp, while at work in the
Pocock mine, south of town, on Satur-
day, had his foot injured by some
sary to amputate the great toe on his
right foot in order to save the foot.
Charles Bach and family and Mrs.
Howell Edwards went to Akron, Satur-
day. returning Sunday.
Esther Jones, of Barberton, was in
our village on Sunday, the guest of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen
fllCuhTuS.
Jacob Moock will move his family
and household goods to Dalton on
Thursday, where he is emplyed at the
Dalton Roller Mill Co.
Rev. Hoffman, of West Brookfeld,
occupied the pulpit of the M. e.
church ON Sunday evening.
David Eckroad and Bfie Fry went
to Canal Fulton on Saturday TO be the
guests of Mr.. Simmons and family.
James Hill and wife, of Canton.
wero in our village, Sunday, the
guests of Mr.. Hills father, Jonathan
Hill.
Mrs. Edward Thomas went TO Mas
silIon on Sunday to visit some rela.
tiVes and friends.
Mrs. d. w. Jones. who has been
sick for several weeks, is not i'm
proving very fast.
Charles Joles, who was injured In
the No. IS mine OF the MaSsillon Min
ing Co, is able TO be about. although
not very strong.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-11-12
RHODES.

Rhodes. Nov. 1O-Mines are work
ing well of late.
The football team of the Pigeon
Run school defeated the team OF the
local school Friday afternoon on the
Pigeon Run grid, by score of 10 to
6. The heavier weight of the Run
team is what did the work. The fol-
lowing players composed the teams:
Myers. Bash, Lantzer, Appleby. Bl-
sea, l.. Hollinger. w. Hollinger, VIII
son, Swisher, Kaufman, Crofut, Ding
Ter. Pigeon Run; w. Updegraf, q. Up
degraf. Davis. Collier. williams. Ray,
Baske, Shilling, Walters, Snayeiy.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Ricksecker, OF Mt,
Eaton, were local visitors Saturday.
Samuel HaHdel. who WEE injured sew
eral weeks ago In barn raising, Is
improving rapidly
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Meyer, who
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-11-12
FREE gRuRG.

Freeburg, Nov. 10--Arthur Hoff-
man. son Of Frank and Emma Hoff-
man, died at the home of his parents
on last Wednesday aged 16 years. He
had been sick with typhoid fever for
three weeks. He leaves his father
mother and one brother and a host
of friends to mourn his loss. Arthur
was bright and kind-hearted boy
and will Oe sadly missed in his home
and schoolroom. Funeral services
were held Saturday morning at the
Salem church. The floral offerings
we're many and beautiful. Friends
were present from Alliance, Canton
and Pittsburg The school and teach
er attended In a body.
The Misses Ruth and Hazel Reese
of Alliance. spent Saturday and Sun
day with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Ed Reese.
Ernest Hopes is suffering with o
dislocated knee.
Warren Myers Is again able to be
out after having a severe seige OF
typhoid fever.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Pence, of East
Beech, and Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Hahn
of Alliance, visited with George Stof-
fers.
The educational meeting which was
held at the Fox school house Friday
evening was well attended and a very
good program was rendered.
Mrs. Thomas Hamm, of Pittsburg
is spending the week with MIR. and
Mrs. Frank Hoffman.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-11-12
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

William F. Kicks to Peter ssiler,
guarantee to Arthur SaiIer, lot 131,
Columbian Heights, Perry township,
$3.50.
William F. Kicks to Peter Sailer,
guarantee to Arthur Sailer, lot 81,
Columbian Heights, Perry township,
$3.50.
Dora 8. Kahler to Jacob H. Nolle,
part out-lot 1881, Canton, 81.
Dora Grosenbach and Ferdinand
Grosenbaeh to Christian Marks, lot
1898, Canton, $4,000.
Mary P. Bverhart to Frank Wag-
ner and Josephine Wagner, part lot
826, Canton, $1,000
August Cheoraux to Paul Cheoraux,
part of southeast quarter of section
20, Ninishillsn township, s12OO
James v. MeEihenie and Anna H.
MeElhenie to Alien M. Singer and
Anna Singer, lot 6145, Canton. 1850.
George w. Carver TO the ~onsoli-
dated Realty company. part lot 2219,
ALLIANCE. $4,000.
Harriet Rohn TO Jesse L. Martin,
lot 2e4, EavArre. $500.
Max oeiger et al. to the Consoll-
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were entertained By Mr.. and Mrs
Leon Cole, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Chain and
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Chain and chill
dren spent Sunday with Elisha Whit
tlesey's In Atwater.
The schools of Marlboro township
commenced work Monday. after a
vacation of one week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Yarisn we're the
guests of MIR. and Mrs. Kunkle, of AL.
lance, Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Swift spen;
Friday and Saturday in Canton.
Mrs. A. r. Damon and Miss Helen
Damon spent Friday in Alliance, the
guests of A. G.. Damon.
Mrs. A. C. Stevens Is visiting in Ash
tabula county.
Mrs. o. o. Honeywell is visiting her
children in Cleveland and Willoughby.