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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-28
royal Family Of CHINA
TO FLEE FROM PEK|N
THERE is FEAR THAT THE
REBELS WILL ATTACK IMpe.
RIAL CITY WHEN ARMIsTicE
ExPlREs-MANcHU PRINCES IS
s PANIC STRICKEN.

LONDON, Dec. 2S.-Membcrs OF the
royal family in China have decided to
flee from Pekin to-day following n
conference lasting several hours ac.
iecrding to an exchange telegraph dis.
5patch from Tlen Tsln. The Manchu
princess is panic stricken and fear
tho rebels intend attacking Pekin as
soon as the armistice expires.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-28
Nc Err
TORPEDO BOAT WARRINGTON is
IN C:STREc, OFF CAPE HAT
TERAs-uNEAslNEss FELT FOR
SEVERAL OTHERS,

WASHINGTON. Dee. ,@S.-The tor,
pedo boat Warrington is in distress
Ii miles northwest of Cape Hattcras,
according 10 wireless message re.
ceivcd at the Navy Department to-
day. The revenue cutter Onondaga
and scout cruiser Salem were instant.
ly dispatched under full steam from
Hampton Roads to the rescue of the
Warrington, which was bound from
Charleston to Norfolk.
The sea is running high, though It
is believed that the other torpedo
boats standing by her she Is In no
imminent danger.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-28
FOUR HUNDRED
IN BATTLE
MoRoccANs AND sPANiARos
ENGAGE IN FIERCE FIGHT
THIRTY DoNS ARE KILLED.

MELILLA, Morocco, Dec. 2S..-Foul
hundred natives were killed today In
a six hour battle with the Spanish
troops.
Thirty spaniarfs were Killed and II
wounded.
The fshtIng was mostly ut lonE
range,
The machine guns wrought terrible
havoc. ,Ss
The trlhesmen I'd ,to.<,t
treat. ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-28
INFERRED IN
VINCENT CEMETERY

The funeral of George Williams,
whose death occurred on Yesterday
afternoon at Glady Creek, took place
this afternoon at two o'clock from his
late residence. and interment was
made in the! Vincent cemetery by I'm.
dertaker Fred Jenkins.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-28

Mr.. Wallace Gribble. OF West un.
ion. is in this city to-day looking att
er business affairs.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-28
REPORT
IS CIRCULATED
STORY SENT .ouT FROM FARM
lNoToN STATING THAT TOWN
S HAS EPIDEMIC OF DlPHTHERIA.

MR.. GILBERT H. MUseRAvE.
MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF
HARRINGTON IN A LETTER TO
THE WEST WRGiNIAN TODAY
GIVES A TRUE ACCOUNT OF
THE CONDITION PREVAILING
THERE IN REGARD TO THE
= DiPHTHERiA SITUATION. MR..
MuseRAVE!s LETTER is AS FOL.
Lows:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-28

You can't imagine an enterprlsing
store being laggard, or unenterpris,
ing advertiscr--can you?
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-28

WANTEp-clean; Y cotton rags for use
on presses,
WEST vlaeLNIANl OFFICE.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-09-02
rWo MEM.

nm Brown u dad! upstaiss h sssee
Hts widow vssps. while down bstoW
The neighbour now In charge Of thtnqo
Are softly moving to and fro.
And now. and thsn come unsn 70 soaAk
Their word Of sympathy and ehees.
TO sound the praises OF poor Brown
And place their roses On hts hlaa.
Across the street Tom orsea pleds -.
Alons, unaided In his light
To keep his wife and childrsa olo1hed
He has to hustle day and night
4 word Of praise would do him eood.
He's hungry for Q BIT Of chses.
But all his nsighbors take their 60wegl
To dscorats dead mans biss.
Brown doesn't know what's Uo1ag "a,
But poor Tom Green across the way
Turns TO his wife and sadly myst
"I'u have . lot Of friends some dAy.
ooms day you'll hear my PRAISES sing.
And men will bring me roses red.
They'll all rush up to boost poor me
The minute that they hear I'm deAAs
-Dstroit Free PrsaA
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-09-02

Heussheid Eeensmiss.
To make biscuits light-drench With
gasoline and ignite before serving.
To keep servants-chloroforn and
lock In the cellar.
To get rid Of peddlers-buy an thsy
have.
To remove fruit stains from linen
use the scissors.
To keep rats out Of the pantzy-pu:
all the food In the cellar.
To entertain women visitors-lsi
them read all your private papers.
To entertain men visitors-fesd the
brutes.
To keep children at homs-Iock EN-
In the garnet
To keep hubby at homs-iock Up oil
bis clothes
To prevent accidents in the kitchsn-
oil the kerosene can with water.
To stop leaks In pipes-send hurry
up for the nearest plumber.
To economics on coal-get . "a
range.
TO tsst frsshnsss Of eGss-drpp on
hard slrfseA
70 propttiass IT, janitos-yss eas't
- tk.-LipplncettaA
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-09-02
sheetina to Kill.


Poetry, 1t is said, at the present time
Is somewhat of drug on the market,
us certain Scotchman and would be
Bobby Burns found out to his cost
when he tried to dispose Of TIA thing.
by the way. which he never did.
81 wish, DEAR" he remarked to his
sister one day, "that you would take
this latest poem of mine to your hus-
band and ask him what he thinks Of
its merits"
His sister willingly agreed to do SO
and that evening took the poeticaI
brain wave in question to her husband,
saying: You are such a good judge Of
poetry. George. wish you would just
run your eye through this poem Of my
brothers and tell me what you think
of It."
The long suffering husband, who had
waded through too many scintillations
Of the kind on previous occasions,
took 1t up with sigh and commenced
to read It through. The poem was en-
titled T Wonder Whether He'll Miss
Me-"
The good fellow read 1t right through
from beginning TO end.
Then he handed 1t back to his wife,
remarking sndiy. HE ought never b.
se trusted with firearms again II -
does"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-09-02

"1 can't 20 calling on you. as In
tended" apologiHed Mr.. Eddyhods.
THE dentist b going to work on my
teeth all this afternoon"
Couldn't you come anyhow. dear1s
cooed Mrs. Fordrive. "You could wear
q veil and not talk much."-Chicago
Record Herald. 81
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-09-02

lack his head and laugh To- an b
long. At the end Of an hour an
hour and half the man stopped his
noisy applause and mirth, and, lean
Ing toward u reporter, he whispered:
Say, this is the white faced min
strel show. amt it?"
why, no." the reporter answered.
1.-THE white faced minstrels are two
doors below.
Whats this, them" he inquired.
.'1'his," said the reporter. els the an
nual conference OF the Psychologists
society"
"Wnal," said the crestfallen man.
"I'll be!' And, with look Of disgust,
he hurried from the hall.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-09-02
hs Mad. . Mistake.

A man from an up state town en-
tered n conference in New York city
and sat down near the press table. It
was noticed that. though he appeared
bewildered. the man was eager to 10
pleased. He clappcd boisterously at
the slightest provocation, and where
others only smiled he would throw
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-09-02

Warning Him.
II want to marry your daughter
at 10 very foolish Of you"
"Whyr'
II cannot begin to support you in The
style to which you have been accus.
TONED. Houston Post.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-09-02

It was not ~ nothing. huwsver, that
Fatima bad spent % much q her time
reading detective stories Of the mod
ern school.
Accordingly when she opened ths
door Of the forbidden chamber and b.
held the several heads Of Bluebeard's
former wives she was able to draw Q
rational inference s
Evidently" she remarked. 'thess
ladies' made bold to ask the cook about
something and the cook snapped their
heads orr
OF course she took proper warning
to her herself thus to avoid = similar
humiliation.-Puck.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-09-02

Often the Way.
1.-THE boss has his troubles"
"How in PARTICULAR
when be stretches q point to bold
a man through 4 dull season. that's
the time he gets struck for q salary
raise."-Kansas City Journal
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-09-02

An old man who had led sinful life
was dying. and his wife sent for 4
nearby preacher to pray with him.
The preacher spent some time pray
ing and talking, and finally the old
han said. What do you want me to
do, parson?
''Renounce the devil, renounce tho
devil" replied the preacher.
"well. but, parson," protested the
dying man, II amt in position to make
any enemies"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-09-02

Appeepeiate.
Fl want to embroider cushion foa
. friend who Ia an aviator. What kina
would you selectr'
"Why. an air cushioa. Of coursAs-
Baltimore American.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-09-02

osn Deception.
"BligEins IL always afraid he win
not get bis moneys worth"
"Yes. He even waited until q warn
day to buy q Thermometer % that tbs
mercury would look larger."-Wnh-
tngton Star.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-09-02

Just . Way Tiny NswN.
Jack 0peatt was very fat:
His brother Tom was BsaA.
Rack rode h . touring car.
Ten b Q fying macAinA
-CAAsaeo NsWA
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-09-02
Soon Learned.

A Scottish gillie met the prefer Of
nip from his masters flask with
the protest that he "cudna drink DOT
O. bottle"
Pressed. however. to try, he put the
flask to his lips. and the sound Of the
steady gurgling never ceased until he
handed back the empty flask.
"Hoots, Dugald," sadly observed tbs
laird. MS he held the flask upside down
to confirm his astonished vision, "meb-
be we capna drink DOT o. a bottle
but. hech. man, yed soon learn
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-09-02
SHE DID IT HERSELF.
Il Was . Good Job. Too. but Her Hus.
hand Didn't Appreciate u.

u Was . Good job, Too, but Her dus'
band Didn't Appreciate Il.
A Philadelphia man who may b.
designated as Mr.. Blank was asked BY
his wife the other day to aid In re-
moving inside shutters from windows
throughout the house so that they
could be washed. Being In a hurry.
he asked his better half to defer the
matter until his return from the ONCE.
"I'll do 1t myself" was her retorf.
Don't" was Mr.. BIS counsel as he
departed: women don't understand
such work"
This of course only more firmly de-
cided Mrs. Blank to go ahead. and
when Blank returned that night be
found the shutters down. His wife
was nursing several lacerated fingers.
but she wore triumphant air. THE
screwdriver slipped once or twice."
she explained in response to his In
quiring glance at her bandaged digits.
"Screwdriver slippedv' repeated Mr..
B. In a dazed tone Great snakes,
woman! You don't mean to say You
unscrewed all the shutter hingesr'
"Of course" sa4d his wife compla-
Gently. what other way could get
the shutters DOWN."
For answer Blank lifed a shutter
and pulled the pin out Of one Of the
hinges, showing that the taxing down
of each shutter only Involved the re-
moval of two pins. When he figured
that there were ten pairs Of shutters
and each pair required the driving of
sixteen screws to put them up he
swore while his wife wept.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1911-09-02

uiOu6 WIN MILES, IuNcuSC anu Shc
looked at me inquiringly. confessed
that had seen a vision of murder.
"And stayed in the room?" she asked
quickly.
Eyes. I only left it just before break
fast"
failed to add that 1t was the hard
est pull on my courage had yet met
with.
did not see the Rutledge plantation
again until after the war. Then went
down into Virginia and found It q
wreck. made inquiries for the family
who had occupied 1t and found thai
that they had gone north. but where
could not learn. Everything In the
south was in dire confusion. Every
one seemed stunned, and no one knew
anything.
It was several years before I found
Lillian Rutledge; then discovered heI
among the clerks Of the treasury de
partment at Washington. She did moi
remain there long after met her.
told her that she had won me instau
taneously, without my seeing her, WITH
her sweet. meiodious voice.
It was with that same voice that she
gave me an answer to the most i'm
portant question Of my life. She r.
now an old woman, but even In age II
retains so0sthing Of the timbre Of hss
9lz1bool
Middletown transcript., 1911-07-15
Cotton Blankets

Cotton blankets are washed differently
from those made Of wool. Soap them
we'll with laundry soap, fold and
allow to soak in tepid water. Wash them
in an hour or 30 and place in boiler oi
hot suda to steam, not boil. Rinse in
several waters. Use very little bIuing
and dry them double On the line. Press
dry Oh the Worng side. Quite the con-
trary il the process oi washing WOODEN,
for bot water cannot be- used % shem.
Dainty quilts, liable TO fade, should first
Be soaked III d tab 81 cold water, contain.
ing half q cup 81 surpsatine to ast The
color,
Middletown transcript., 1911-07-15

ESTATE of Zadoc A. Pool, deceased
Notice is hereby given that Letters
Testamentsry upon the Estate of Zadoc
A. Pool, late of st. Georges Hundred, de-
ceased, were duly granted unto Clarence
E. Pool and Howard A. Pool, on the 25th
day of April, A. D. 1911, and all persons
indebted to the said deceased are request
ed so make payment to the Executors
without delay, and all persons having de-
mands against the deceased are required
to exhibit and present the same duly pro-
bated to the said Executors on or before
the 25th day of April, A. D. 1912, or abide
by the law in this behalf.
GtaF1s0n GoTaR0 4: F. Poon,' Poo1' Executors.
Address: Clarence E. Pool, McDonough,
Delaware.
Middletown transcript., 1911-07-15
Marriage Licences

I am now prepared to issue
Marriage Licences in accordance
with the new law.
Also all other kinds Of licences,
procured BY me. Automobile,
Merchants and Manufacturers.
ALFRED G.. COX,
Justice of the Peace
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04
Elm GroUe

Wrestle Rose, of Rossburg, with his
cousin, Howard Reese, of Richmond
Ind, spent Tuesday with Charley An
drews and attended the teachers insti-
tute at Celina.
H. A. Slusser and wife took in the
Woodman excursion to Columbus and
spent Sunday with the latter's brother,
Ed Berry, and wife.
Mrs. Albert Palmer, with her par
ents, Daniel Leach and wife, spent
Sunday at the home of w. II. Andrews.
Miss Francis Myers spent last week
with relatives at Cincinnati.
Mrs. Lucy Berry and Helen Enyart,
of Celina, spent Sunday at the H. A..
Slusser home.
Eva Hoel, of Celina, and Zorpha
Palmer spent Sunday with Louise
Andrews.
Albert Palmer is severely i'll with
chronic indigestion.
Frank Andrews and son Carl were
at Rockford Tuesday on business.
John Zumberg, of Minister, spent
Sunday with his brother, Chas. Zum-
berg and family.
Pearl and Wesley Steele, of Celina,
spent Sunday with their parents, John
Steele and wife, of this place.
f. p. Andrews and family and Lewis
McNair and family attended services
at Walnut Chapel Sunday evening.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04
East Wabash

Mrs. j. l.. Culp is on tho sick list.
Some of our people are attending the
Chautauqua at Cellna this week.
Virgle Moody attended Sunday
school at Friends Home Sunday.
Henry O'Brien and wife were Sun
day guests of Park Preston and family
Judson Carmichael and family spent
Sunday with Jacob Hair and family.
Sheldon Snider and family visited
Lewis Kugel and family Sunday.
FIossie Culp spent Friday with her
sister, Mrs. Sheldon Snider.
Vernia Birch was the Sunday guest
of Goldie Lacy.
Lawrence Adams and David Keister
were Sunday guests Of Orestes Wilkin.
Mrs. Genetta Shaffer and daughter,
Goldie, called on Mrs. Chas. Rettic
Friday.
Angeline Enyart has returned home
after few weeks stay with her sister,
Mrs. Bertha Green at Celina.
Mrs. Genetta Shaffer and daughter,
and Mrs. Henry Freewalt were Celina
callers Monday.
Chas. Bowers and wife and Mollie
Rettic spent Tuesday with Mrs. Sarah
Carmichael and family.
Virgil Carmichael and Molly Rettic
spent Saturday evening with the lat
ter's aunt, Mrs. Kathryn Stetler, near
Wiltshire.
, Mrs. Grace Stiner called on Mrs.
Frank Howell Monday.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04
ForeStHiU

Wilbur Thorp and family spent Sat
urday and Sunday with Elmer Me-
Cluro and family.
Jerry Johnson and family called on
John Address and family Sunday.
Mesdames j. II. and Clyde Harb
took supper with Mrs. Jerry johnson
Thursday.
Jerry Johnson spent a couple Of days
last week at Sidney.
Nelson Tulckes and family spent
Sunday with Jim Sapp and family.
Mrs. Richard Turckes and daughter
Gladys spent Sunday with Geo. Burch
and family.
Russell Rumple and sister, Maggie,
wero at Rockford Friday.
Mrs. Morrow and son Clarence, and
Charley Morrow and wife took sun
day dinner with Will Clutter and
family.
Mrs. MalIssa Addy, of Wisconsin, is
visiting relatives and friends here.
Mrs. Henry Kiser returned home
Saturday from Erastus where she had
been visiting her father, Dave Whitney
Mrs. Delbert Williams and children
visited Mrs. George Krugh Friday.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04
American Trekkers.

1t seems as If the Transvaal system
of "trekking" had overtaken our
American millionaires as regards their
country homes, says the New York
Tribune, for scarcely is one beautiful
estate completed (Which brings neigh
bors of lesser wealth, though per.
chance of greater Importance than
they pull out, sell or close up indefi-
nitely, and push on, developing some
other wild tract into a luxurious do
main, with velvet lawns and formal
gardens. The call of the wild seems
10 have entered the soul of the com.
posite Amc lean citizen. His ances-
tors broke their way through the
wilderness 10 some spot where the
first home was built, and have be-
queathed their spirit through genera
tions of thrift and toll to these
wealthy spendthrifts. Even to the far
west are good citizens of the eastern
states "trekking' to build new palaces
on reclaimed prairie lands, and the
day may soon come when one may
motor by way Of a chain OF stately
mansions where friends reside from
sea to sea.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04
Neptune

A team of horses belonging to II. S.
Lewis became frightened last Friday
evening and ran away. They ran into
fence near the home of W. A. Crow
and stopped with only a few minor
breakages to harness and wagon, and
no one hurt.
Otho Real, who has been visiting
friends in Indiana, returned home
Monday.
Many of our residents and most of
our teachers are in attendance at the
Chautauqua this week.
A driving horse, owned and driven
by II, X. Townsend, was frightened by
an automobile last Sunday and ran for
some distance. He was finally stop
ped by the assistance of Bert Hankins,
leaving broken shafts, an injured
horse, damaged buggy and a badly
scared family, as evidences of his re-
cent race.
Il. G. Miller, wife and children, of
Dayton, o., are spending part of their
vacation with their parent here.
Mrs. Alice Hamilton, of Celina, is
visiting her parents and friends here
for a few DAYS.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04

Herman j. Dues, who has been at
tending college at oxford, o., returned
homo last Saturday.
Miss Anna Sohoenlein Is spending
this week Ia Chiokasaw.
George Dues aud wife, OF Alta Iona,
Texas, arrived here Tuesday noon for
a visit with their children.
Catherine, the three months old
baby of Bernard Uppenkamp and wife,
died Sunday. Funoral was held here
Tuesday morning.
Teachers H. II. Dirksen, Herman
Dues and Joseph Dues are attending
the county teachers institute az Celina
this week.
Joe Davis and wife, of 81. Henry,
were Sunday visitors at this place.
our church wardens, aided by tho
other members OF the congregation,
are busy laying cement walks in front
Of the church property and TO the
teachers residence, and when com
plotted will add much to tho neatuess
OF our little village.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04
Old ToUn

Bernard Dixon and family spent
Saturday and Sunday with Chas. Dix
on and family at ST. Marys and at
tended the Sunday school picnic at
Walnut Grove, neor that city.
Jos. Gartnor, wife and daughter,
Helen, and little nephew, Of Dayton,
visited Nettie Green and family last
week.
Jessie Staegor returned home from
oxford last Friday.
Ross Beaghler, Of Rockford, who is
attending the teachers institute at Co
lima took supper with A. B. Grim and
family Tuesday.
Chas. Hardin spent Saturday and
Sunday with his mother at Ft. Recov-
cry.
Roy Hooper and wife, Of Upton,
Ind, we're called here by the death of
the latter's grandmother, Mrs. Not
tingham.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04
CoLdWater, Route I

George Rauh was at Coldwater Sat
urday on business.
Joe Rosenbeck and wife spent sun
day afternoon with Anthony Rauh and
family.
Chas. Loshe was the Sunday guest of
Theodore May.
Joseph Boise was at Coldwater Mon
day on business.
John RaDe has been breaking year
ling colt. He says when You have
yearlings that weigh 1900 pounds you
can begin to work 'em.
Barnard Muhlenkamp was in this
vicinity Monday selling fertilizer.
Henry Schoenline spent Saturday
evening with Miss Amia Runkles.
Quite few from here attended the
big Robinson show at Portland last
week.
Henry Loshe is working for Milton
Schroyer this week at cement work.
Charles Rabe and family were at Ft.
Recovery Monday.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. John Boley, a
bouncing baby boy.
A. w. Larue was baling straw for
DR.. l. j. Ransbottom Wednesday.
Get ready, girls, for the Banner Fair,
for your sweetheart certainly will be-
there
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04
Scudder

Clarence Brock and family spent
Sunday with Ora Brock and family.
Some Of our people witnessed the
lro works at the Chautauqua ground,
Friday evening.
clyde Lanin and family, Nick Hum
bert and family and Mrs. Coe Wilson
spent Sunday with John Davis and
family.
Yirge Dixon has purchased an auto.
Miss Minnie Brown spent Sunday
with hor parents.
Frank Stoner received news of the
death Of his sister, Mrs. Custer, at Ft.
Wayne, Sunday. Funeral was held
at Van Vert, Monday.
Mrs. Coe Wilson called at j. II.
Wiels Tuesday.
Gladys and Leona White spent Fri
day night with Ola and Rhetta Brock.
Ezra Lailin and wife spent Sunday
with Frank Stoner and family.
The teachers are attending the insti-
tute at Celina.
Ola Brock spent Sunday with her
grandma.
Mrs. Swartz is spending this week
with her daughter, Mrs. V. Dixon.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04
St. Henry

Adolph Romer is taking business
course at commercial college at Day
ton, Ohio.
The st. Henry Band will give a con-
cert and lawn fete Sunday afternoon
on the school grounds.
The Western Ohio Creamery Com
pany has a force OF men at work re-
modelling and enlarging their plant at
this place.
Tho Twentieth Century Buggy Com
pany is now an incorporated stock
company. They will build a cement
concrete constructed hre-proof factory
and employ a large number OF hands.
The company has patent applied on
a mail wagon, especially handy for
rural route carriers, and have enough
orders sold to keep large force busy
for year.
John Giere, of Dayton, and Miss
Mary Gels of this place were united in
marriage at the Catholic Church last
Wednesday morning, the nuptial mass
being celebrated by Rev. Father Kunk-
Ter. The groom is prosperous young
business man of Dayton and the bride
is a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
III. Gels. The ceremony took place on
the forty eighth wedding anniversary
of the brides parents. The young peo-
pie will reside at Dayton. The best
wishes of a host of friends go with
them.
The recent dry spell is causing
great many to put in water connec-
tions. Our water works has given
splendid satisfaction, this being the
second summer and no trouble, with
fine cool, clear water.
Our teachers are all at Celina this
week attending the institute and Chau-
tauQua.