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Notes
Of General Interest From
The Gas Field
Utica Herald)

The Ohio Fuel Supply company is
building a three-room office at their
gas plant at Homer. They will COM
mence work in few days on the ad-
dition to their plant, in which they
will install two larger gas engines.
There will be work for over 250 men.
The Logan company has located a
new well on the o. l.. Mccoy farm
about four miles east Of Frederick
town on Monday, lest week, and the
contract for drilling awarded to ]. w.
Workman of New York. This is just
east of the Love farm, on which prop
erty there are three good producing
oil wells.
Holdings fthe Ohio Fuel company
and the Northwestern Fuel company
valued at many millions in stock and
involving immense gas fields in West
Virginia, have been merged. Official
announcement of the merger has been
made in Toledo by James W. Mcmahon
of that place, manager of the North
western Ohio Gas company, which is
Standard Oil property. Mcmahon
states that the capital stock of the
merger is placed at 100000. He
further states that the Ohio Fuel com
pany had not absorbed the Northwest
ern company, but by amicable ar
rangement has obtained an interest fr
the Northwestern in exchange for az
interest in the Ohio Fuel company
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SUPPORT
From The Citizens Of Mt.
Vernon And Vicinity
All That Is Needed To Keep
The Assembly Here
Season Tickets Should Be
Secured At Once

Nearly every week the newspapers
contain notes of the incorporation of
a Chautauqua company somewhere in
Ohio. The capital stock ranges along
about $4,000. While some of them
may be successful, there are known
instances in which there has been fail
ure and consequent loss to citizens of
the places where the Companies were
started.
Mt. Vernon and Knox county has an
| assembly that is better established
than any other in the state and one in
which no individual stands even the
slightest chance of loss. 1t is not a
boom affair in any sense of the word,
but is held under the auspices of one
of the strongest denominations in the
state, although it is conducted wholly
along undenominationa lines. This is
why many towns in the state would
like to have the Hiawatha assembly
meetings and would offer most any
thing to get it. All Mt. Vernon has to
do to keep it is to give it the support
that the excellent program deserves.
If, for any reason, the assembly
should be established elsewhere, some
promoter would doubtless drop in here
very quickly and attempt to organize
boom company wholly in the inter-
est of some bureau.
For this reason the people should
meet Hiawatha assembly season tick
cts solicitors with smile and have
the money ready for two or more
tickets.
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i. MISSIONARY SOCIETIES +
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Presbyterian

The annual picnic meeting of the
Presbyterian missionary society was
held Friday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Thos. Anderson ON the Columbus
road with large attendance. A very
interesting program was prepared and
conducted by Mrs. Cooley. Mrs, San
derson gave an interesting account of
the origin and extension of Presby-
terians missions in the Islands. Mrs.
McFeeley sang in her usual acceptable
manner, hymn entitled, 'My Faith in
Thee" Mrs. Daniels gave an account
of educational work and Ruth Col
vile read an article giving some in
teresting facts about the Boys
school, Mrs. McFeeley and Kathryn
Anderson each read leaflets, and the
program was CONCLUDED by the sing
ing of several songs by little Martha
Beggs. After the close of the meeting
an elaborate picnic supper was served
on the lawn.
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Victim Prays and Attempts Sui
eide While Beseigers Ham,
mer at Gate Of Prison.
On Block Advises Young Men to
Shun Trade Of StrIkebreak-
Ing and Detective Work

Newark, o., July 9.-Strung up to
a pole in front of the Western Union
telegraph office was the fate meted
out by mob of $500 persons to
Carl Etherington of Harrodsburg
KY, a detective in the employ Of the
Anti-Saloon league. He was accused
of firing the shot which resulted in
the death of William Howard, propri'
etor of the Last Chance" an alleged
saloon, in the suburbs.
The mob had been surrounding the
Jail all day, determined on getting
Etherington and other detectives.
First the two big outer doors were
battered down, and then the sheriff
called fer troops. The sheriff at
tempted futilely to prevent the mob
from getting into the cell block. Two
more iron doors fell beneath strenu'
out blows, and the prisoner was in
the lalQS Oh LlS uuUD.
Mayor Arherton made an appeal 70
the mob to dispense, but his words OF
entreaty fell upon deaf ears.
Etherington's last moments, while
he heard the mob battering down the
doors, were spent in prayer and in
writing note to his parents, farm
ers, residing near Willisburg, Ky.
what vii! mother say when she
hears OF this?" he kept moaning to
the jailer.
While the mob was battering down
the doors, Etherington was in his
cell. IN an attempt to commit sui
eide he smothered his head in his
coat and set fire to it. He was caught
In time.
In the melee as the mob was leav-
ing the jail eight prisoners, held for
petty offenses, escaped. One refused
TO leave.
Called on For Speech.
AS Etherington mounted the block
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Who HAD KILLED A MAN IN
A SALOON RAID

ready fer the swing he was asked to
make a speech.
Il want to warn all young fellows
not to try to make a living the way
/ have done-by strikobTeaking and
taking jobs like this he declared.
81 had better have worked and /
would not be here now"
The swing of the rope cut him
short. He hung there for an hour,
while the crowd quietly left. After
the first excitement there was no dis.
order. At the finish there we're hun.
dreds Of women and littN children
in the crowd, all eager to accomplish
his death. No member of the mob
was masked and no attempt was
made to conceal their Identity The
leaders were personal friends of the
dead man.
Etherington was a special detec.
tive engaged by the Law Enforce.
ment league of Licking county and
brought here with 19 other special
officers to raid local saloons alleged
to be violating the Rose local option
law.
The detectives who made the raids
arrived here armed with search and
seizure warrants secured from the
mayor of Granville, a nearby village.
One Of the first saloons visited was
that OF Louis Bolton, where a bar.
tender, Edward McKenna, was hit
over the head with brass knuckles.
The detective who hit him was pur.
sued by crowd OF people who quick.
ly assembled and he was rescued by
the police with difficulty. The officers
with their prisoner were followed by
the mob to the jail.
Howard's Death Inflames People.
Howard's death greatly infamed
the mob, which for hours had been
hanging about the Jail. Howard, 1t is
charged, did not resist the detectives
when they entered his place on the
outskirts Of the city, He is said
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Declare Law Violated.
Troops Held In Readiness.

Columbus, o., July 9.-Although
steps we're taken to call out troops
to send to Newark, none we're dis.
patched. Adjutant General weybrecht
and Secretary to the Governor Long
received telephone message asking
that the Newark authorities be given
help. Steps were taken at once to
call out a company of the Fourth
regiment, stationed here, and also
Troop B Of this city, and traction
car was engaged for them. Before
anything further was done word
came that Etherington had been
lynched and that the mob had dis
persed. General Weybrecht, Secre.
tary Long and Lieutenant Chamber
lain Of Troop B went to Newark to
investigate the lynching.
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SOCIETY NOTES
Class Reunion.
Thursday Afternoon

Class Reunion.
Thursday Afternoon
On Thursday afternoon Mrs. v.
Settler entertained with a charming
lawn party at her beautiful home on
West Burgess street. The occasion
was in the nature of a S. s. class re.
union and was charming in all its de.
tails, as Mrs. Settler Is model host
ess and knows just how to do honors.
The afternoon was spent in social
way and at o'clock bounteous four.
course lunch was served after which
Mrs. A. p. Taylor, in behalf of the
class, presented Mrs. Settler with a
dozen beautiful cut glass sherbet cups.
the ladies sang, God Be With You
Till We Meet Again. and at 1880
o'clock attended prayer meeting in a
body.
Those present were: Mrs. Blair,
Mrs. Hess, Mrs. Black, Mrs. Stages,
Mrs. Webb, Mrs. Stone, Mrs. Jones,
Mrs. Ewing, Mrs. Murrin, Mrs. Moch-
wart, Mrs. Sleeman, Mrs. Elliott, Mrs.
Pearse, Mrs. Merriman, Mrs. Taylor,
Mrs. Mowery, Mrs. Shellenbarger,
Mrs. Sharpnack, Mrs. Matticks, Mrs.
Willyerd, Mrs. Cochran, Mrs. Burris,
Mrs. Brock, Mrs Blocher, Mrs. Thay-
er, Mrs. Bartlett, Mrs. Kingston, Mrs
Allspaugh and Miss Gladys Murrin
and Master Baird Temple of Colum-
bus.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-07-12
CHARGES
WiIful Absence For More
Than Three Year
Eta Gibbs Sues Geo. R. Gibbs
For Divorce
Other Items OF Interest From
Temple Of Justice

A suit for divorce has been filed
In the court of common pleas of Knox
county by Eta Gibbs VS.. George R..
Gibbs, The plaintiff states. they were
married in April, 1895, in Ashley, Del
aware county, and chat one child was
born to them, now deceased. The
plaintiff charges the defendant with
wilful absence for a period of more
than three years, during which time
she has been compelled to make her
own living. She asks for a divorce
and that she may be restored to her
maiden name, Eta Hought. The at
torney for the plaintiff is this action
is c.. " Trott.
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NEWARK MOB storms JAIL
AND HANGS A DETECTIVE

however, to have put his arms about
Etherington, as II to hold him,
whereupon the officer fired a bullet
into his head.
Striking B. G. o. railway employees
declare that Etherington recently
came to Newark as strikebreaker,
and the Ill feeling growing out of the
strike intensified that due TO the
raids. A strikebreaker was pursued
through the streets for several
squares. He saved himself by jump
ing through the window of laundry.
Ten Of the other detectives were
placed in Jail for protection from the
populace. a group of newspaper men
leaving the Jail after interviewing
the detectives were set upon by the
mob and we're being roughly handled
when one established his identity by
means of a secret society emblem
and then saved his companions from
further mistreatment.
Declare Law Violated
Licking county, OF which Newark
is the county seat, is dry under the
Rose local option law, but Anti-Sa-
loon league officials declare the law
is not enforced. Wayne B. Wheeler,
state superintendent of the league, at
Columbus, declared the situation was
brought about by alleged negligence
on the part of Mayor Atherton of
Newark in not upholding the law.
Wheeler said the detectives sent to
Newark were from Cleveland.
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REVIEW
OF The Operation In Tie
Ohio Gas Fields

In it's review of operations in the
various oil districts of the country
Turing the month of June the Oil City
Derrick had the following to say of
the Ohio fields:
"The> Buckeye fields completed 175
wells in June, which was 80 hore than
the preceding month. OF the number
completed Sc proved dry or gas wells,
there being but eight of the latter.
Despite the fact that the southeastern
Ohio fields completed more. wells in
June than in May, the amount of new
production was but 2,035 barrels, as
again 2,2S2 barrels in May. The av-
erage size of the wells for June was
| 18 1-3 barrels as against an average
of % barrels in May. The difference
in the volume of new production and
the average size of the producers was
due exclusively to the finding of fewer
large wells in the Clinton sand dis
trict in Fairfield and Perry counties
Southeastern Ohio suffered the
heaviest loss in new work during the
past month. The total at the close of
June was 1873, as against 10 in May.
This was loss in new work of nine
rigs and 23 drilling wells. Lease ac-
tivity in the Clinton sand territory
was one of the reasons for the slump
With the exception of possible ex-
/ tension to the southeast of the deep
sand territory in Fairfield county
there was nothing discovered in any
part of the southwestern Ohio fields
to call out grea!1r activity. The most
of the territory is light and not cap
able of furnishing anything better
than very light producers.
"The June figures of operations in
the Lima field of northwestern Ohio
made a good showing regardless of
the downward tendency in the credit
balances. The month was an ideal
one for work throughout the produc-
ing regions, outside of couple of
weeks of extreme hot weather Oper.
ations were mostly confined to old de-
veloped territory Wood county, as
usual, took the lead, with Hancock
and Seneca counties close for second
place. Wood county showed a slight
decrease in completed work, as did
Hancock, while Seneca county shows
twice as many completions for June
as for May.
During June there were 81 wells
completed, with seven dry holes, and
new production of 447 barrels
: against the May figures of SO com
: pleted wells, nine dry holes and 56t
: barrels new production. This is al
i increase of two in completed wells, {
} decrease in two in dry holes and of Il
barrels in new production. During
| June there were liz old wells aban
/ doned against 115 for May.
an new work under way at th'
: close of June there were IL rigs VI
: and 65 wells drilling, against the Ma!
J, figures of Ia rigs up and 54 we'll
: drilling, showing decrease of tw'
( in rigs up and an increase of nine il
T. drilling wells, or net increase o
+ seven in new work."
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Miss Seymour Resigns

Miss Mary Seymour has rendered
her resignation to the city board of
education as teacher in the Mt. Yer
non High school after many years of
active and valuable service. Her sue
cessor has not yet been elected.
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Exceptions to Account

In the matter of the estate of Charl-
es Murray, deceased, exceptions to the
second and final account of H. H. and
r, M. Greer, administrators, have been
filed in the probate of Knox county by
Anna W. Padgett.
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FARMS FOR SALE-50 acres, 3h
miles from city, price $500. Also a
stock and grain farm, containing 250
acres, has four producing gas wells.
New Groom dwelling. Price $50 per
acre. Stream & Rimer. If
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-07-12

Mrs. E. M. Potter left Saturday
noon for her home in Blandberg, Pa,
after a several days's visit with rela-
tives in Mt. Vernon.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-07-12

The boys of the M. e. Sunday school
of Sparta went to Lyons lake on Fri
day morning to spend the day fishing.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-07-12

Miss Sadie Downs and Miss Bula
Curran of Sixth street are visiting
friends at Mt. Vernon, n,-Zanesville
Times Recorder.
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First and Final

William H. Thompson, assignee of
Ernest Schiappacasse, has filed first
and final account in probate showing
the following: Received $1,022.01,
paid out the same amount. The liabil-
tiles are $3,135.53.
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Deeds Filed

Deeds Filed
Mary B. Brumbaugh to Thomas Mil
Ter, part lot Ia, old plat, Frederick
town, 5000.
John Trimmer Best to Lydia Ellen
Hasson, 1O5 acres in Hilliar, $40.
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Tragedy In Dry Town.
eyes. sir. the fish was so big it
pulled him in the river"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-27
DRUGGISTS LOSE LICENSES
Nebraska City Council Takes Drastic
Action Following reports of
Illegal Liquor Sales.

NEBRASKA CITY, Feb. 26-(Special.)-
At a meeting of the city council last even
ing all of the druggists Of this city, five
in number, were asked to appear and
show cause why their permits to sell intox-
icants should not be cancelled. The drug
gists appeared and all claimed to nave
complied with the law, filed their reports,
showing the sales made Inc asserted they
were living up to the law, despite the fact
that the city attorney reported In favor
Of cancelling their permits, because of the
large amount OF intoxicants which the
reports showed they had sold.
TIL meeting was al interesting one and
some time was spent by both sides talking
freely on the subject. Finally a vote on a
motion to cancel all OF their licenses was
taken and four councilmen voted for and
four against. Mayor L. F, jackson cast the
deciding vote in favor Of canceling the
licenses. The druggists were then giVen
two weeks to dispose OF what wet goods
they might have on hand. Today a num-
Der of druggists ave consulted attorneys
and claim they have been advised to con-
nue. the business just the same as before
the action OF the councl and pay not the
least attention to them. Mayor Jackson has
given notice that If the druggists sell any
intoxicants after the expiration Of the
time that he will instruct the city attorney
to file complaints against them. From the
present outlook there promises to be a
merry war over the action OF the council.
The druggists were granted permits from
May l. 1909. to May l. 1910, and the council
did not offer to refund them any Of the S5
which they paid for the permit. This mat
ter had been under consideration by the
council for the last two months.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-27
OPINIONS BY SUPREME COURT
List of Decisions by Court
and Announced At SRtur-
days sitting.
CFrom a Staff Correspondent

- ACtA - 49,
LINCOLN Neb.. Feb. 2S.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-The following opinions were filed
by the supreme court today:
Curtis-Baum Company against Lang, on
rehearing; former judgment adhered to.
Per Curtain.
Sowerwine against Central Irrigation
district on motion for rehearing; motion
overruled, former opinion modified; judg-
ment district court reversed and cause re-
manded. Per Curtain.
Lanham against Bowlby, reversed and
remanded with directions. Fawcett, Judge.
Anderson against Carlson. affirmed.
Root, Judge.
Cole against Village of Culbertson, af-
firmed. Fawcett, judge.
Cooper against Kennedy, affirmed. Lot
ton, Judge.
Mathews Piano Company against Mar
kle. affirmed. Lection, Judge.
Hornstein against Cifuno. affirmed,
Reese, chief justice.
Schneider against Plumb, reversed and
remanded with directions. Root, Judge.
Cooper Wagon and Buggy Company
against Torbert, affirmed. Rose, Judge.
Waxham against Fink, reversed and re-
manded. Sedgwick, Judge; Fawcett, judge,
and Reese, chief justice, concurring sepa-
rately.
Haase against Buffalo County, affirmed.
Rose, Judge.
johnson against New Omaha Thompson
Houston Electric Light Company. af-
firmed. Fawcett, Judge.
Boston & Raymond against State, at
firmed. Barnes, Judge.
Hibner against Saun, affirmed. Fawcett,
judge. Sedgwick, judge, not sitting; Reese,
chief justice, dissenting separately; Rose,
Judge, concurs in dissent
Blue against State, reversed and re-
manded, Sedgwick, Judge; Reese. chief
justice, moi sitting; Letton and Root,
judges, %concurring separately; Rose, judge,
dissenting. q
Masauredes against State, reversed and
remanded. Reese, chief justice.
Olive against School District No. 1. az
firmed. Root, judge; Fawcett, judge, dis
senting.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-27
odd Fellows CeIebrate.
SHAFT FOR ONE OF FIRST
RESIDENTS OF NEBRASKA
Plan to Raise Monument to- G. w,
Pierce, Who Came Here I'm
1S4S. 30

NEBRASKA CITY. Feb! 26.-(Special.) IA
move is on foot and a good sum has been
raised for the purpose of erecting a monu-
ment over the grave of Charles w. Pierce,
who was perhaps one Of the earliest set
tiers in this state. He came here in 1S4S
as a surveyor and laid out the greater por-
ton of the southern and eastern part Of
the state and remained here up to the time
of his death, last year. He was county
and often city surveyor ever since the city
and county were organized and prior to
that time worked mostly for the govern
ment. His friends deem it only fitting that
a monument be erected over his last rest
ing place to his memory. 1t is thought a
sufficient amount viii be raised by spring
for that purpose and the shaft will be
ordered and placed in position as soon as
possible.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-27

HUMBoLDT-G. W. Butterfield & Co. is
planning the erection of a new garage and
Implement shop In the east part OF the
city.
JOHANNESBURG H.. M. ST. Clair, who
has been very Ill for the last nine or ten
months, was again on the streets OF Kear-
ney Friday.
FALLS CITY-Marriage license was
issued by Probate Judge Gaynon TO Harry
Bemis and Miss Cora Kirk, who were mar
ried in the judges office.
BEATRICE-W, b.. Hester Of Lincoln. an
employe Of the State Railway commission,
Is here taking an inventory OF the railway
property for taxation purposes.
MISUNDERSTANDING court will convene
Monday In adjourned session 10 dispose OF
minor business left undone at the last sos
sion. About two days will be occupied.
BEATRICE-Mrs. Justina Simon. an old
resident OF Beatrice, died last night after
q brief illness. aged as years. She Is sur
vived by her husband and seven children.
BEATRICE-Egg thieves have been oper-
atlng with more or less success the last
week at the plant Of Swift and company.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-27

session. In the case Of the state against
Commissioner Curtis the jury found tn
defendant guilty Of unlawful assault. and
he was sentenced to a Jail term Of ninety
days. Curtis also pleaded guilty to boot
Logging on one count of the indictment
He was sentenced to pay a fine OF 500
and the costs of the prosecution, which will
make it nearly or quite $3.50.
M'COOK-Robert Traivor and James
Daily pleaded guilty to a charge of burg
larry in a special tearm of district court
here this afternoon, and were sentenced
by Judge Orr to two years each in states
prison at Lincoln. Traivor claimed Denver
as his home, and Daily gave New York.
They are a pair of kid buns" who burg
larlzed the general merchandise store of A..
]. Crawmer Of BARLEY OF SIPS worth Of
goods, which were recovered.
STELLA-Miss Hannah Sodman was mar
ried to August r. PLACER at the Long
Branch Lutheran church. The Long Branch
brass band played the wedding march. Two
hundred sat down to the wedding Inner
at the home OF the BRIDES parents. For
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-27
Platt.mouth VIM pebate.

FREMONT, Neb., Feb. 26.-(special.)-
annual school oratorical contest be-
tween Plattsmouth and Fremont resulted
in a unanimous decision of the judges in
favor Of the former. The resolution which
formed the subject of debate was: That
Labor Unions Are on the Whole Bene-
fetal" Plattsmouth sustained the af-
firmative side of the proposition by Lucille
Gass, John Sattler, Merle Douglass and
Fremont was represented by Clarence
Eidam, Chester Thornton and Hazel Glea-
son. The judges were;l Professor French,
state university; Principal Z. U. Graft,
Omaha, and Prof. H. Nj. Garrett, Ashland.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-27
saIoon Iasue Again at Wymore.

wYMoRE, Neb., Feb. 26-(speciaI)-The
issue in the coming spring city election will
be, as usual, the saloon question. The con-
test will be warmer than ever before. Up
until quite recently It has been the plan Of
both sides to fight out the issue along
party lines, but now there seems to be a
strong sentiment favoring submitting the
question to a direct vote. Mayor Rawlings
is candidate for reelection on the hlgh
license ticket and will probably be opposed
by Z. H. Kauffpan, although the latter
wanted to withdraw from the race yester-
day, Notwithstanding the fact that his petit
tion has been signed by $40 citizens.