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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-12-03

Jack MctIenry. a boxer. who
knocked out and killed Leo Ger
hardt during q match at Lima. O..
has been freed from the charge of
granddaughter. Of which he was ac-
cused.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-12-03

DANES at Dretmland tonight.
eSe
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-05
w. o. w. Pays Fitting
Tribute to Late Brother

Headed by the /. o. o. f. band, the
members of the local order Of Wood
men of the World last Sunday marched
out TO North Grove Cemetery and un-
yelled monument TO their deceased
brother j. w. Smith, who passed be-
yond the great divide only few weeks
ago. The order was accompanied by
the Ladies' Circle, an auxiliary organ
ization. The services at the cemetery
were IN charge OF 4. l.. Taylor, counsel
of White Oak Camp, and
were fitting and impressive. Senator
johnson delivered a eulogy upon the
deceased and Woodcraft at the conclu-
sion of the servic.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-05
Town Topics

Deputy Clerk of Courts Walter
Johnson is back to work after a
months vacation, occasioned by i'll
health.
George Pierstorff, residing near
Tamah, had a valuable horse killed by
a north bound train on the Cincinnati
Northern last Sunday night. But the
day before he had been offered 1925 for
the animal.
Clerk of Courts Wyckof has been
notified that another consignment of
bass to restock the reservoir will ar
rive here within the next couple of
months, due to effort of Congressman
TouVelle.
William Nichols, one of the pitching
staff of the Celina Mercelina's, met
with a painful accident while at work
at the furniture factory last Monday,
He was cleaning a planer, when in
some manner his hand got caught in
the machine, badly lacerating the first
three fingers of bis right hand.
Celina contractors secured two street
paving jobs at Greenville last week,
when Geo. H. Heffner & Son and Fish
baugh 81 Karch, each got contract for
contemplated improvements there
aggregating $40, 900. These contractors
are gaming considerable reputation
over the country as paving men, bring
ing the old town into the limelight and
fetching home some of the dollars that
escape us through devious channels.
At a meeting of the Wapakoneta
Outing Club at the Grow Grove, near
that city, Sunday, ]. E. Hamburger,
Celina's widely known realty man and
general hustler, made an interesting
talk on old Mexico, with which he is
very familiar. The club is made up of
tourists who have visited old Diaz's
domain under Mr.. Hamburger's guild
ing hand and represent many towns.
Mrs. T. R. ClenDening, North Mill
street, was stricken with an attack of
heart trouble while sitting in her auto
mobile on the Chautauqua grounds last
Monday afternoon and fell from the
machine. She was not injured, but
was carried into the Estry tent nearby
and DIR. Wintermute called. She be-
came better and later in the afternoon
was taken to her home.
An unfounded rumor was started in
this city last week to the effect that
DR.. Thed. Tou Velle, the dentist in the
Richardson block, above the Court
right dry goods store, was preparing
to leave this city. When asked DR..
TouVelle stated that there was moth
ing in the statement, but whether the
rumor was started by parties with the
intention of injuring him he did not
know.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-05
FIRES

A barn on the Rose farm, occupied
by Benjamin Stuckenborg, half mile
east of Coldwater, was totally destroyed
by fl re about noon'last Friday, together
with new threshing machine belong
ing to Henry Stuckenborg, and the
contents of the barn including farm
implements, and about $50 bushels of
hay and grain. They had been thresh-
ing on the place and were at dinner
when the fire, which undoubtedly
started from a spark from the engine
of the threshing outfit, was first dis
covered. 1t had gained such headway
that II was impossible to save anything
excepting the horses. The barn and
contents were partly covered by lnsur-
ance, but there was no insurance on the
threshing outfit.
A small blaze in room on the second
floor of the Beiersdorfer building, at
the rear of the rooms occupied by the
local telephone exchange, was discov-
cred in time to avert a disastrous fire
last Monday evening shortly before
nine o'clock. The fire which had
burned the bed clothing on a bed in the
room when discovered is supposed to
have started from gas mantle which
burned partly off and fell on the bed in
the absence of Lewis Grew, who occu-
pies the room.
The Homsll building, on Spring
street st. Marys, just opposite the
Grand Opera House, was partly des-
troyed by fire Monday morning. The
building is occupied by a restaurant
and barber shop, the flams starting
from a gas stove in the kitchen of the
restaurant.
An alarm of fire caused by the burn
ing of some brush in the north end of
town, called the department to the Mrs.
Jennie Mcdaniel home, North Walnut
street, shortly after supper Tuesday
evening. The smoke had guttered
about the roof of the house, from
which 1t was thought it was issuing.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-05
Two Men Injured, One Perhaps
Fatally, by Explosion of
Traction Engine.
Fire Follows the Horror, Burn
ing Barn and Outbuildings
and Threshing Outfit
John A. Doner Farm, Washing
ton Township, the Scene of
Frightful Holocaust.

J. II. VOnderhaar, aged 81 years, OF
Ft. Recovery, was almost instantly
killed; William Sudhoff, aged 3d. OF
st. Anthony, so seriously injured that
it is not expected he can live; Philip
Diller, slightly injured; a large barn
and its contents, several outbuildings
and threshing outfit destroyed by
fire, when the head blew out of boiler
of big traction engine being used to
run a threshing machine on the John
A. Doner farm, in Washington town
ship, mile and half southwest of
Wabash, shortly after l o'clock last
Wednesday afternoon.
Vonderhaar and Sudhoff were almost
directly in front of the engine when
the explosion occurred, receiving the
full impact of the explosion and es-
Gaping steam. Vonderhaar was thrown
distance of over forty feet and so
horribly mangled that he was hardly
recognizable. Sudhoff, who was stand
ing few feet farther away from the
boiler, was thrown distance of thirty
feet. His left arm and leg were
DIOhbui llb ntdu Cub anu nb was hO
badly scalded from escaping steam
that the flesh fell from parts of his
body.
The force of the explosion raised
the engine out of the holes that had
been dug to sink the wheels to keep
the engine from moving while running,
and Philip Diller, who was setting on
the tool box at the side of the engine,
was thrown almost twenty feet, but
fortunately escaped with only slight
bruises.
The explosion set fire to two wagon
loads of oats standing near the thresh-
er. The flames spread to the grass,
and in the excitement attending upon
caring for the injured men was not
noticed until they had set fire to the
large barn. Famed by good wind,
it gained headway so rapidly that
nothing in the barn could be saved.
Several outbuildings caught fire also
and were destroyed.
The threshing outfit, the property of
Philip DIller, was complete destroyed.
The loss occasioned by the fire is es-
timated at 80, 500, with about 81 800 in
surance. A portion Of the grain which
went up in smoke belonged to Samuel
Spohn, who estimates he lost about
two hundred bushels of grain all told.
Mr.. Vonderhaar, who lost his life in
the disaster, is survived by three sons
and one daughter, and since the death
of his wife some time since, has been
living with his aged father at Ft. Re-
covery. He is brother of Mrs. Fort
man, of West Wayne street, this city,
and brOther-in-law of Banker Henry
LennartZ.
The remains were taken to the home
of his father at Ft. Recovery. The
funeral services will be held from the
Catholic Church in that village at 8
o'clock this morning.
Mr.. Sudhoff has a wife and four chill
dren and is we'll and favorably known
in the west part of the county.
Word from the Doner home last
night stated that VIM. Sudhoff was
resting easily but still in critical
condition.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-05
SPLENDID
STANDING
Celina High School Should Ap-
peal to Country Graduates
Seeking Advancement.

We earnestly request the attention
of all graduates of the country schools
to the Celina High School. The High
School rooms in the new building are
very comfortable, well warmed and
well lighted, there is a good reference
library, the labratOry is an excellent
one with good supply of working ap-
paratus, two full courses of study and
an able corps of instructors. Our en-
rollment has been steadily increasing.
Our students are acquitting themselves
with credit in college and in the school
room as teachers. There will be night
classes for review in the common
branches, opportunities for commercial
studies and other new advantages.
"Come with us and we will do thee
good" Write to Supt, S. Wilkin for
copy of the course of study.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-05
SOCIALISTIC IDEA
WORTHY OF TRIAL
[Appeal to Reason.l

1t is reported that the Socialist ad-
ministratiOn Of Milwaukee is consid-
ering plan to label all tenement
houses, assignation houses, saloons,
sweat-shops and brothels with the
names of their owners. This is a capi-
tai idea. Let us hope that our Mil
waukee comrades will adopt the plan
and resolutely carry it out every case.
The capitalists, landlords and usur-
ers who own the properties in which
these miseries flourish and these iniq-
tiles tester, and who fatten out of the
proceeds, should be known to the pub
lie for what they are and this would be
the most effective way of stripping
them of their masks and introducing
them to their neighbors.
1t is safe to say that all of these
benefciaries of the misery, vice and
crime which flow from capitalism are
opposed to Socialism on the ground
that it Is a menace to the morals of the
community and will destroy the in
centive to high and noble living. 1t is
also safe to assume that most of them
are pTOfessed Christians if not pillars
of the church, who make long faces at
prayer meetings and thank God that
they are not as others are, while all the
time grinding the faces of their wretch
ed victims and literally eating out
their lives and tramping the remains
in the mire of degradation.
BY all means let Milwaukee Social
lists adopt this plan of labelling the
sinks of iniquity with the names of
their owners. and there will be such
scurrying of pharisees to cover as has
never before been seen in this country.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-05
Late Arrivals

Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel MeGilvary
corner Warren and Walnut streets, are
the happy parents of a baby girl born
last Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. ]. Hatfield are the
happy parents of a baby daughter,
which arrived Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Seibert OF
Hopewell township, are the proud pa
rents of baby son, born to them last
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Rentzsch are
the proud parents of baby boy, born
Wednesday evening. Here's to the
young merchant prince.
Prof. and Mrs. VIM. Pierce, of Holy
Springs, Miss, who are here spending
the summer with the latter's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Raudabaugh,
welcomed the arrival of baby daugh-
ter Wednesday morning.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-05
Among the Freaks

We heard on the street the other day,
notes brother of the quill, of man
who claimed he was too poor to take
his home paper, but all the same he
read notice in some other paper tell
ing how to prevent horse from slob-
bering, and sent $3.50 for the receipt.
When the $3.50 worth of information
came it said, "Teach your horse how
to spit"
The wisky organs are mourning the
death of man who proceeded to pum-
mel an officer who attempted to arrest
some boozers at Union City. Had the
officer been killed the boot-leggers and
pimps would have held jollifcatIon
meeting and pronounced county local
option failure.
There is nothing on earth so myster-
iously funny as newspaper adver-
tisement. The prime, first, last and
all the time object of advertising is to
draw custom. 1t is not, was not and
never will be designed for any other
human purpose. So the merchant
waits till the busy season comes and
his store is so full of customers he can't
get his hat off, and then he rushes to
the newspapers and puts in his adver-
tisement. When the dull season gets
along and there is no trade and he
wants to sell goods so bad he can't
pay his rent, he takes out the adver-
tisement. That Is, some of them do,
but occasionally a level-headed mer-
chant puts in bigger one and scoops
in all the business while his neighbors
are making mortgages to pay the gas
bills.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-05
.UNFOUNDED IF
NOT MALICIOUS
We're Rumors Sown Broadcast
That Celina Would Be Cut
Off From Gas Field.

NJ. L. Neeley, of Lima, Ohio man
ager of the Indiana Lighting Compa-
ny, which furnishes gas for this city
and vicinity, has forwarded to the
company's local agent, w. w. Ying-
ling, for publication, the following in
regard to the rumors started here sew
eral weeks ago, that the company
would not furnigh this city with gas
the coming winter:
1.-THE local Gas Company wishes to
state that the rumor which has been
going around that Celina would not
have any gas this winter, is entirely a
misrepresentation. The Gas Company
expects to have better service by far
for Celina this year than it did at any
time last year. The company is drill
ing about one hundred wells in the
field, and they are coming in in good
shape. These are being held for the
winter. In the second place, they
completed late this spring a second
pump station, which will add very ma
terially in getting the gas up to this
territory. They are also spending
considerable amount of money this
summer in overhauling the Granville
pun stdllOuJ WHICH 10 INC sLdLlOh tudI
has always sent gas up here.
Extensive repairs are being made
on the boilers and pumps at this sta
ton. This puts us at the beginning of
this next winter, with two pump sta
tions instead of one and all the addi-
tional wells acquired to draw from.
1--WE fully expect that Celina will
have a good service all winter, and are
working to obtain that end at the pres
ent time. Celina will have an equal
share of gas with any other town on
the line, and any statement to the con-
trary coming from any one would be
entirely wrong. We appreciate the
patronage we have had from Celina in
the past and wish to assure the people
that we will do our best to give them
a good service this winter"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-05
Court Matters

Isaac Gallihugh, residing in the north
west end of town, brought suit last
Monday in Common Pleas Court against
Constable ]. L. Mccoy, of st. Marys
and Night Policeman VIM. McIlroy, of
this city, asking damages in the sum
of 81 900, claiming that he was falsely
arrested and imprisoned by defendants,
thereby lnjuring him, and that said
arrest was at the instigation of said de-
fendant, Mccoy, for no other purpose
than to humiliate him, bring him into
public hatred, ridicule and shame.
Mary A. Means last Saturday filed
suit against Sheriff A. B. Grothjan
asking judgment for the recovery of a
horse, phaeton and harness, valued at
S125, the said property now being In
the hands of the sheriff by virtue of an
execution on the property of Saloonlst
Harry l.. Means, given on a suit against
him by Laura B. Karr. The plaintiff
claims that she is the owner of the at
tached property, and besides the judg-
ment for recovery asks $50 damages
from the defendant for OBTAINING same.
Mary K. Peterson, of this city, filed
suit for divorce Wednesday from her
husband, Alfred r. Peterson, alleging
gross neglect of duty and willfull alb
sence. The petition states that they
were married at Findlay on January 6,
1907, and that on the 31st day of the
same month the husband skipped. She
wants n divorce and the restoration Of
her former name.
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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-05
NO CONTRACTS
ARE YET AWARDED
But Officials Say B. G.. & G. Ex-
tension Work Will Begin
Yet This Season.
| [Bluffton Banner, Aug. 8.l

Chief Engineer Fred Davenport went
out this morning to points on the ex-
tension of the b. G. & @. east of Gene
va, for the purpose of making some re-
surveys over that portign of the route
of the traction line extension, and it
com mences to look like construction
work may be started soon. Engineer
Davenport went to Steele's crossing,
little point across the line in Ohio, and
the object of his present work is to
straighten out the line, taking out some
of the unnecessary curves and similar
work.
Company officials who have been in
terviewed say that it is expected to
take up the work of extension this sea-
son, but grading contracts have not
been awarded and no actual construc-
ton work yet ordered. Another step
yet to be fully formulated is the financ-
ing of the extension project, matter
which is said will soon be shaped up.
Then contracts Will be awarded and
the extension pushed.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-05
THE GRIM REAPER

Mrs. Hannah Houts, aged 90 years,
widow of the late Leonard Houts of
Center Township, died at the Grant
Hospital at Columbus shortly after
noon last Monday following an opera
tion for gall stones. Deceased has been
suffering with gall stones for the past
several years, and last June was taxi
en- to the hospital. About two weeks
ago she underwent an operation and
was seemingly getting along nicely
when she suddenly grew worse and
died. The remains were taken to her
late home IN Center township Tuesday
and funeral services were held We'd
at the Church Of God, Rev. Berry in
charge. Interment was had at Fair
view Bethel. She is survived by one
daughter, Nellie and an adopted
son, Chauncey, both of whom are mar
ried and residents of Indiana. She
also has a brother, Frank Harner, liv-
ing in Blackcreek township.
Mrs. Mary Ann Nolan, the wife of
John Nolan, died last Tuesday even
ing at their home south of Ft. Recov-
cry, aged about 70 years, after an ill
ness of several weeks. Her funeral
took place from the Ft. Recovery Chris
tian Church yesterday morning.
Mrs. Homer Shively, aged 20 years,
died at her home near Coldwater last
Tuesday morning after a brief illness
of typhoid fever. Deceased was a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William Ro-
berts and born in this township in
June, 1890. She is survived by her
husband, one son, her parents, four
sisters and one brother.
Judge r. L. Mattingly received word
Wednesday morning announcing the
death of his son Herbert at Atlanta, Ga.
The younger Mattingly was well
known in this city, where he was born
and raised. He was at the head Of
musical institute in the southern me-
tropolis and is survived by a wife and
several children. Judge Mattingly
left Wednesday afternoon for Atlanta.
Mrs. Sophia Schultz, aged 81 years,
died at her home near Wiltshire at
eleven o'clock on Wednesday night of
last week. She was the mother of Rev.
John Schultz, former pastor of the st.
Johns Lutheran Church in this city,
but who is now doing missionary work
in East India. He is the only
surviving child. Funeral services
were held at Chattanooga last Sunday
morning. The following from this city
attended the funeral services: Mes
danes Henry Weisman and Geo. Hetf-
ner, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Gilcher, Mr..
and Mrs. John Miller, Mrs. B. F. Tre-
nary. and Miss Louise Schultz.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-05
SOCIAL GOSSIP

The ladies aid society of the Center
Chapel Church in Liberty Township
will give an ice cream social at the
Landfair school house Saturday night.
Mrs George KistIer entertained the
mem bers of the Jolly Twelve at the
Kistler- Juneman clubhouse, east of
town, last Wednesday afternoon in
honor of Mrs. Kitty Gass, of Chicago,
ILL.,, who is the guest of her mother,
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Skaats, and her sister,
Mrs. G. c. Carlin, East Market street.
A picnic outing was enjoyed, which
closed with delicious clu b-house din
ner at six o'clock.
WirO and Miss Beatrice Pulskamp
entertained last Monday evening in
honor of their guests, Miss Marie Pflauf,
of Dayton, and Frank Hoffman, of TIP
ton, Ind. Progressive hearts was the
evening pastime, with prizes being
awarded to Miss Jennie Cast and
Myrenus Pulskamp.
A number of young friends and rel
atives gathered at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Pond, in Blackcreek town
ship, to remind their son Arthur of his
18th birthday. Those to participate in
the pleasant affair were the Misses
Florence Mcclure, Ruth ROebuck,
Chloe, Marie, Zella and Elcie Pond,
Minnie Forney, Leila Cisco, Ida Kim
mel, and Mr.. Barnett, John Grim,
Otto Smith, Fred Forney, Denver
Pond, Ray Secour, Brooks ROebuck,
Sherman Johnson, Chauncey Smith,
Orval Felver, Samuel Harmon and
Walter Coppersmith. Twenty one
guests partook of ice-cream and cake,
and it was late hour when they de-
parted for their homes wishing Arthur
many more such happy and eventful
birthdays. He was the recipient of
many birthday presents.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-05
USUAL CROWD
GREET PIONEERS
Meeting Yesterday in Keeping
With the Many That Have
Preceded 1t.
Address of Prof. Williamson
One of Stirring Historical
Incidents.

A great crowd and well rendered
program were the features of the an
nual meeting of the Mercer County Pi-
oneer Association, called to order by
President A. II. Roebuck, of Mercer,
at lO:30 o'clock yesterday morning at
the Playground. 1t was a characteris-
tic address, running over with enthu-
siasm and praise for the pioneers who
found Mercer County a wilderness and
proceeded to put it in order.
Prot. Williamson, of Wapakoneta,
made the principal address of the day.
1t was a collections of historical facts
gathered by a man himself familiar
with many of the pioneer characters of
whom he spoke.
Mrs. VIM. Hunter contributed a pa
per of much interest, and Judge Ben
LinZee made a talk.
The old officers were reelected, as
follows:
President-A. II. Roebuck.
Vice Presidents-H. b. Bennett and
VIM. Rutledge.
Secretary-R. II. Chapman.
Treasurer-C. T.. Riley.