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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14
HOWARD FINALLY.
WINS POINT
New Air Compressor VIII Be In
stalled at Municipal Plant
A Good Move.
Will BE a Money Saver and Put
Town ON Easy Street In Case
Of Break- Down.

Council met in regular session last
Tuesday evening win all members
present and Mayor Kenney presiding
Following the usual opening routine
reports of departments for past month
were read and approved.
Solicitor Johnson then stated that
settlement had been made with the
Lake Erie in the condemnation suit
against them and the clerk was in
structed to pay the company the
amount of damage fixed upon.
The clerk was instructed to notify
Lake Erie to build proper crossing and
sidewalks across their right way
on Warren and Buckeye streets to con-
meet up Mercelina avenue.
Considerable discussion then arose
in regard tho extension of Logan street
west past the new Brandts addition
and the question of the width of the
street west of the railroads. Matter
was left in the hands of the street COM
mittee, with instruetions to follow
plat as presented by Mr.. Brandts and
which calls for 6-foOt street.
An ordinance fixing day 10 be
known as Cleanup Day and author
izng the mayor to issue Droclama-
tion each year designating said day
was prepared by the solicitor and
read. Councilman LeBlond thought
the cost of publishing the ordinance
would be too much and in an endeavor
to cut il down it was almost wiped out
ofexistence. After making about half
a dozen changes, and taking up solid
hours time-it was after banking
hours, however-the matter was taken
out of Mr.. LeBlond's hands and
passed as originally drawn by the So
licitor.
Councilman Beiersdorfer then spoke
of the need of new air compressor at
the water works plant, something
Engineer Howard has recommended
ever since he took charge of the
plants here, and something the Board
of Public Affairs has time and time
again asked council to buy. At pre-
vious meetings the matter has been
pigeon -holed without even discussion,
principally through the prompt reiec-
ton and tabling of the matter by Coun-
Gilman LeBlond. Last Tuesday night,
however, Mr.. Pat and his antiquated
ideas, suffered the tabing, while the
the other councilmen talked of the ur-
gent need of the compressor. On mo-
ton of Beiersdorfer, seconded by
Schunck the clerk was instructed to
pay over to the Board of Public Affairs
money to buy the compressor. Mr..
Pat, he voted NO.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14
PROBATE COURT

In the matter of ]. Ross, ct al, exec
utors of the estate of Mary Ross, de-
ceased, proceedings to sell real estate.
Appraisement confirmed. Application
for private sale filed order of sale
filed and sale confirmed.
Last will and testament of Maria Il.
Sauter, deceased, admitted to probate
and record. VIM. Kantzer appointed
and qualified as executor. Inventory
and appraisemenJ dispensed with.
John A. Hoagland appointed and
qualified as guardian of John A. and
T.. Wilson.
Abraham Mott, guardian of Deborah
Pearson, filed final account. For hear
ing April 80.
Joseph Nuding, executor of the es-
ia te of Anderson Chapman, deceased.
filed final account. For hearing April 20
P. E. Kenney, administrator of the
estate of Mary Doran, deceased, filed
account of final distribution.
s. X. Copeland, guardian of Virgil
Copeland, filed final account. For
hearing April 20.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14
DADS WILL Be
APPEALED TO
In An Effort TO Convert a Public
Eye-SOre Into Thing of Beau
~ and Joy Forever.

At the meeting Of the Commercial
Club last Friday night tho initial steps
were taken looking 10 the acquiring of
strip OF ground fringing the reservoir
In the south end of town, from Main
street east to Merceina Park, for park
purposes. A resolution was adopted
by the club petitonIng the Village
Council to levy tax TO defray the ex-
penses incident thereto. The park
ing of this prominent but veIy insight
ly strip of territory has been much
talked about, but this is the nearest
approach 70 action that has yet been
registered. Favorable action by coun-
Gil on the petition would receive popu-
lar Endorsement, we believe. A spot
the people of the town could call their
own should appeal to the most miserly
and unprogressive man in the COM
munity, thought the last drop of good
red blood has long since vanished from
his veins. Council has full power to
create fund for park purposes and
take other necessary steps to provide
for the acquiring of one. The time has
come for council to get busy.
A resolution was also adopted ask
ing the G. II. q ID. railroad officials for
better passenger service over this di-
vision Of their road
The communication of concern
manufacturing cut glass and promis-
ing to employ hundred skilled work
men was read aud the secretary in
structed to get in touch with them.
They want bonus and to be able to
sell some stock.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14
.ROMER PROVES
TO Be HANDY MAN
Called to Cincinnati TO StraIghten
Out Affairs of Bank in
Peck of Trouble.

Deputy Ed f. Romer, of the State
Banking Department, has again been
called upon to straighten out the
affairs of another bank, this time at
Cincinnati, where the Commerce and
Deposit Bank has become tangled and
its officers temporarily, at least, re-
lieved Of their jobs. Since taking hold
of its affairs last Monday investiga-
tions show an estimated loss of $4,000
or $4,000, though IN liquidating the
banks affairs il is said 1t may reach in
the neighborhood of $4,000 The de-
pOsitors have been assured by Mr.. Ro-
mer that they will lose nothing, but
the stockholders will not fare so we'll.
Ed has stated he would make his re-
port in duplicate to the Common Pleas
Court at Cincinnati and the State Bank
ing Department within ten days, at
which time he would know the assets
of the institution in detail. And he'll
do il, too.
II was Ed who exposed the methods
of the Republican state gangsters at
Columbus and their appropriation of
State funds to their own enrichment,
showing up Boss COx's manipulation
of the strings, and started them on the
toboggan. He dug up the material
that blasted the hopes of Republican
politicians last fall, and more than any
other one man made it possible for
the Democrats to sweep the State and
win Legislature with a majority in
both branches. He is still plugging
away, however, this Mercer County
man, just as if George Barnesdale Cox
es we're his regular diet.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14

James c. Brandon, a we'll known
resident of the west end of this Jeffer-
som township, passed away Wednes-
day morning. He was stricken with
paralysis last Sunday, and was never
conscious afterward. He had been
resident of Mercer County almost con-
tinuously since a small lad. Mr.. Bran
don was welded to Caroline Boyer in
1873 and for time resided in Celina.
He then bought forest land and turned
it into the productive farm on which
he died. The wife and five children
survive him, the latter being Mrs.
Lewis Gaus, Charles, William, j. V.
and Elsie. Mr.. Brandon served sew
eral years as township trustee and was
a splendid citizen and neighbor, and
his sudden demise is deeply deplored.
Funeral services take place this
afternoon at Swamp College church,
with lnterment at the cemetery near
by. The remains will leave the house
at l o'clock for the church.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14
VALUABLE TESTIMONY
Lima Times. Democrat.

The following are voluntary and
convincing statements made in
this Office last Tuesday, by Circuit
Judges Kinder and Crow concerning
conditions in their counties, Hancock
and Hardin, both of which are dry"
Judge Kinder:-'I do not believe
there is a business man in Findlay who
was on the wet side during the last
local option election, who would sign
petition for another election, as they
are satisfied with conditions as they
are"
Judge Grow: 1T would be impossi-
BILE to get enough wet signers to a pc
ution in Hardin county or in the city
of Konton, to bring about another local
option election. Our people are emf
nently content to have Hardin county
continue in the dry column"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14
ASSESSORS ARE OFF
Those in Towns With High Tax
Rate in for Hot Time With
Their Constituents.

The assessors were called together
Monday by Auditor Morrow and given
papers and instructions to guide them
in their work in making personal prop
erty returns under the new limit. 1t
is bothering the assessors in the high
tax rate towns where to get the proper
ty to make up for the limited rate.
Following is the list of questions that
are to be answered in a report to the
state department.:
l. How many acres of wood land in
your township?
.. How many acres of waste and un-
cultivated land in your township?
3. How many acres in your township
formerly used for farming purposes are
now worn out and not cultivated?
4. What in your judgment, was the
loss in dollars during the past year by
disease among live stock?
8. How many persons have gone from
your township to other states or Canada
in last two years?
6. How many farmers in your town
ship moved from the farm to some Ohio
town or city in the last two years?
Z. How many farmers in your town
ship find it difficult to secure hired
help?
8. How many imported stations in
your township?
Imported bulls?
Imported rams?
8. How many farmers in your town
ship did not attend any kind of agri-
cultural meetings during the past year?
10. How many farmers in your town
ship have had contagious abortion
among their cattle?
IL. How many farmers inyQur town
ship do not read an agricultural paper?
Bulletins of Ohio Department of Ag-
ricuIture?
The list of assessors follow:
Dublin South-John II. Hedges.
Dublin North-John S. Shaffer
Dublin East-John y. Green.
Rockfor Corp. &C. D. Work.
Washington Township-N. j. Boice.
Butler Township-John B. Lennartz.
Jefferson Township-Jacob Anderson
Hopewel Township-J. w. Wright.
Gibson Township-Wm Fl. Flaylor.
Blackcroek Township-H. o. Purdy.
Franklin Township-Frank Gilmore.
Union Township-T. r. Nichols.
Marion East-A. j. Niekamp.
Marion West-John Stamen.
Recovery Township-Theo.S ScheniDg
Liberty Township. II. Hinton.
Granville w'p-Frank Sunderhaus.
Center Township-U. 6. Bryant,
Celina, lst Ward-Jacob Hoerath.
Celina, End Ward-W. j. Short.
Celina, 3rd Ward-Amos AGenbroad.
Celina, 4th Ward-H Henry Tebben.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14
BIG HOME TALENT
MINSTRELS

Two nights next week-Thursday
and Friday-Celina amusement lovers
are due for hearty laughs if not a few
yells. on these occasions Il big home
talent minstrel organization will ap-
pear under tho auspices of the local
order Woodmen of tho World, when
some stunts will be pulled off that
would have made Lew DOcksteder
turn green with envy in his palmiest
days. 1t will no doubt be the biggest
home talent show even seen in Celina,
seventy-fve stars of the first magni-
tude appearing in rich costume each
evening. Don't miss seeing the eight
funny coons and Carlos the magician
and hear the Ham and Hammer grand
finale. Go ifit takes your last cent.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14

Portion OF an address by HERBERT -
Bigelow, Peoples Church Cincinnati,
April o.
POLITICAL SHEEPFOLDS.
He that entereth not by the door into
the fold of the sheep, but climbeth up
some other way, the same is thief
and rObber
This is true also of political sheep
folds. Democracy IS the door, Let
the light in on every question. Then
let the people decide.
But there are politicians like Root
and Bailey who are unwilling that the
people should have the opportunity to
vote directly upon their laws. They
distrust Democracy. They prefer to
climb up some other way.
If the people are not competent to
elect good representatives, are they not
incompetent to vote directly upon
measures? Root thinks so. He thinks
that this demand for the iniative and
referendum and recall proves that the
people are not capable of choosing their
representatives lntelligenty, and there
fore are not capable of taking on any
greater responsibilities in government.
THE ROOT LOGIC.
He might say that the fare register
in the street car proves that the street
car company is not competent to man
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14

Joseph Fels is a millionaire. He has
made much out of land speculation.
He makes Fels- Naptha soap. Thus he
has also made lot Of money by real
endeavor. But much of it was without
making any endeavOr whatever. H0
frankly confesses that he is a robber-
like the rest of the milliOnaires. In an
article "How Men Get Rich without
working" published in the current
Pearsons magazine, he tells how he
made mouey thus by merely taking adj
vantage Of conditions that prevail in
civilized society. He is strong Hen
rv George man, and devotes most ofhis
spare time in working for the land
values tax. Following is the Rist of
his article on getting rich without
working:
Nothing is moro timorous than a
million dollars, except two million
dollars" quotes Henry George in his
"Social Problems"
Did you ever stop to think why a
million dollars should be afraid OF any
thing? Did you ever ask yourself why
millionaire prefers to move along, so
to say, on the shady side Of the street
with his hat pulled down over his eyes?
The real reason why wealth is afraid
Of its own shadow is that the manner
of its making would not, in most cases,
bear arinyostigation Exposure is what
wealth fears most
Public opinion has grown question
ing. Gradually it has dawned upon us
that 1t would be well-nigh impossible
under right conditions, for any man
without undue advantage from some
form Of privilege or monopoly-to
make as much as million dollars by
his own individual efforts.
HOW 10 GET IT.
Great wealth can only be acquired by
some form ofspecial privilege.
Take, for instance, my own personal
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14
BigeLow on Root Bailey Logic

age it's system. If the company has
not the intelligence to choose conduct
ors who will not steal, it should not be
trusted with the street car business.
This is the Root logic.
The iniative and referendum and re-
call are to the public what the fare reg
lister is to the street car company. The
legislator, like the conductor, is sub
iected to peculiar temptations. The
iniatiye and referendum and recall are
fare register devices for tho conductors
of state. The best evidence that the
people are capable of managing the
public business is the fact that they are
installing these devices to protect their
employers from temptation and them
selves from loss.
RING UP THE FARE.
When Mr.. Root and Mr. Bailey col
lect fare we want them to ring it up.
OF course they fuss about it, 1t does
not suit their notions of senatorial dig
nifty. Not Of course that they want to
steal any fares. But il looks too much
as If they were just hired men, and you
see they thought that they owned the
company.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14
THE
GREAT DIVIDE
Past Week Sees Many Homes
DRrIened by the Relentless
Hand OF Death.

Mrs. Lucy Powell lnee Bobenmoyer)
one Of best known pioneer women OF
the west part Of the county, died sud
denly, after few hours illness, at mid
night Wednesday, aged so years. Her
death was due to paralysis. She was
In her usual good health up 70 about
noon Wednesday, when she was found
unconscious on the porch at the home
Of her daughter, Mrs. Mary l.. SchrOy-
or, a half mile south Of Wabash. She
never revived.
Mrs. Powell was born in Berks Coun-
ty, Pennsylvania, January 20, 1881.
She was married TO Samuel Powell,
near Hamilton, o., March Is, 1851, and
came 10 this county more than hfty
years ago. Her husband died in 1879.
-Four children survive her-Mrs. Sarah
HarrOd, Mrs. Mary l.. SchroyeT, VIM.
and Chas. Powell.
Funeral services will be held to-mor-
row Saturday. morning at 10 o'clock
from the Christian Church, Of which
she was a member.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14
Confesses to Being a Robber

experience. Once a real estate broker
sold me piece of property near Phila-
dephia When | bought the property
tho broker had a hard job to convince
me | was not being swindled. | now
know that he was real friend of the
monopOlist. The increased value that
has been caused by the increase of pop
nlation and industry in the neigh hbor-
hood has trebled the property's value.
This property has increased by leaps
and bounds without the least effort on
my part. | have not even visited the
property q dozen times.
This increase in land value comes to
me simply because had the iustint to
take advantage of the thrift and indus
try of others.
TO whom does this value really be-
long? obviously to no one but the
people whose industry created it-cer-
tainly not to me.
BELONGS TO PEOPLE.
Economic writer's from Moses to Hen
ry George have proven conclusively
that the land belongs to the whole peo-
ple-to the "sons of mem in general.
AS John Stuart Mill well put it: mo
man made the land; it is the original
inheritance of the whole species. The
land of every country belongs to the
people OF that country"
When lawyer draws up y long title
and tells you you own piece of land,
that is piece of pure fiction. Black
stone himself knocks the bottom out
Of the ownership idea. He wrote:
Accurately and strictly speaking,
there is no foundation in nature or in
natural law why set Of words on
parchment should convey the domin-
ion OF land"
In alluding, therefore, to myself and
others who have acquired wealth by
investment in land, ! think am right
in saying that we are robbers of natur-
al rights.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14
VILE Chronicle. !

SALOONS help business, " so we have
been told over and over again. They
do. They help some kinds of business.
Here's case in point: Some New
Philadelphia and Dover men went to
Beach City because there were no sa-
looms there. Coming home they got
into fight. One of them was danger
ousIy, perhaps fatally, cut with knife.
He is now under Doctors care. His
alleged assaiant went to Jail. The
booze they bought at Beach City did it.
The doctor gets some business out of
the affair. So will some lawyers. So
also may an undertaken. After all you
see 1t is true that saloons may help
business.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14
BETTER TO TAKE
HINT THAN
KNOCK

Siias Harner, OF Center township.
was arnested last Monday on an aiii-
davit flied In Mayor Kenney's court by
l.. B. Webb, a neighbor, charging him
with assault, Harner plead guilty
and was fined g. and costs. He set
tied. The trouble grew out Of DIS
pute over limo fence, which could
have been averted had the parties pur-
chased, beforehand, a copy Of the ohio
Farm Laws, g. book, which The
Democrat IS selling TO paid in advance
readers for 80 cents. Ohio farm laws
written so you can understand them.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14
GOOD GASSER
COMES IN AT
OSGOOD

The gas well at osgood, on which
drilling was begun about two weeks
ago, was completed last Friday, show
ing up fairly we'll. on Saturday twas
shot, after which the pressure was con-
siderably increased, showing 40
pounds to the square inch. The gas
will be utilized by the people of Os-
good, and it is supposed there will be
plenty of it for all purposes during the
summer, and next fall a second well
will be pat down.-Versailles Policy,
April l3.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14
IN THE COURTS
COMMON PLEAS

Judge Layton while here this week
assigned the following cases for Tues
day, April IS.
Columbus Building, Loan and In
vestment Co. VS.. l. T.. Raudabaugh.
Attorneys to submit brief.
Mariah Schwartz VS.. Anna Andrew.
On motion for new trial.
The Blue Mig Co. VS.. Model Milling
Co. on motion for new trial.
The National Mill Supply Co. VS.. the
Village of Rockford. On demurrer to
second amended petition.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14
GLAD TO SETTLE
SHADY HORSE
TRADE.

Wednesday afternoon VIM. kable
and Albert Baudor settled a diiiculty
which had arisen about week before
through a horse trade. II seems thal
Bauder, in making the exchange oi
horses, delivered to Kable another ana
different horse. The result was re-
plevin case in Squire Kablo's court IN
Liberty township. Mr.. Bauder atler
securing his summons wasted no Time
in settling up the matter. lie PAID al
costs and attorney fees and returned
the horse TO Mr.. Kable's barn.
Attorneys Myers & Myers represent
cd KabIe. while J. w. Loree repre-
sented tho defendant.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14

had a tendency TO
open the question
of tho Chautauqua
season rather early
and give It addi-
tional impetus.
The management
has already booked
some of the most
noted men and wo-
men of the country
and will in due
time give tn cir
names to the pub
lie. Besides Mr..
Sunday, we have
the assurance that
eX- Governor Folk
of Missouri a poss =
ihle candidate for
the presidehcy) and
Enihnr HrnNara the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14
MONTEZUMA H. S.
COMMENCEMENT

The annual commencement of the
Montezuma High School will be held
Friday evening, April 81, in the U. B..
Church at Montszuma. Mrs. Frances
Gibson Richard, professor of literature
in Ohio State Normal School at oxford,
Ohio, will deliver the address to the
graduating class. Mrs. Richard is a
pleasing speaker, and all who can
should plan to hear her.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14
TAKING A MEAN
ADVANTAGE
BENEDICT
IDelphos Herald !

II Benedict Metzger, formerly of Del
phos, late of Celina, and now ofLander,
Wyo., went west with tho idea of evad.
ing indebtedness he probably forgot
that land is as good as money. The
firm of Moorman a Broorng, Of Gin
cinnati, dealers in leather and shoe
supplies, says that Metzger owes 1920 "a
for goods furnished in 1908 and 1909,
while Metzger was in Delphos. The
firm has filed an action in the common
pleas court to attach land said to belong
TO Metzger in Marion township.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14

Mrs. Mary McGee Cnee Buxtonl,
well known and esteemed woman,
aged go, died " her home in the west
part Of this city last Sunday evening
after six weeks illness. She was
born in this county October 10, 1850,
and was married TO John J. McGee on
March s, 1868. To this union eight
children were born, seven of whom,
with the aged husband, survive her.
They are Mrs. Frank Andrews, Mrs.
Warren Trenary, Miss Emma, james
F., Joseph W., Thomas B. and VIM.
4. Funeral services were held at the
Beaver Chapel Church Tuesday after
noon, Rev. Chas. Bennett of ST. Panl's
Church officiating. Interment at Bea-
yer Cemetery.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14

Cuts Of all kinds, whether on man
or beast, are speedily healed by apply
ing Hansford's Balsam of Myrrh. 1t
cleanses the wound, stops bleeding
and assists nature to heal. Simply APP
ply the Balsam occasionally until
cured. Always have it on hand ready
for accidents.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14

Mrs. w. e. Wilson, of FIT. Recovery,
aged 40 years, died at the State hospital
for the insane at Toledo last Sunday.
Death was due to pneumonia. Mrs.
Wilson had been an inmate of that in
stitution for almost two years, and was
believed to be incurable. Mr.. Wilson
was at her bedside when the end came.
Her remains were taken to her old
home at Ft. Recovery, from which fu-
neral services were conduced Tuesday.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14

One paper in the home is
worth a dozen in the by
way. THE DEMOCRAT is
the home paper of Mercer
County.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14

Rolls w. Martin, son of the late
Riley Martin, of COldwater, died at the
State insane asylum at Toldo last Mon
day. He was 30 years old. The father
met tragic death at Cincinnati last
January. The young mans remains
were brought to COldwater, where fu-
neral services were held yesterday.