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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20
Letters to Dear
Old Santa

Rockford. o., Dec. I6, 1912.
Dear Santa Claus-I am a little boy eight
| years old. / would like to have pair OF
skates and knife and poke OF candy for
Ernest Il. .Allmandinger.
Rockford, o., r. 6, Dec. 8. 1912.
| Dear Santo-I thought would drop you
few lines TO let you know that am a good
| little girl four years old. Also to let you
know want little cradle for my dolls, a
| little iron with handle and n set OF dishes
and some candy, peanuts, oranges and ban
anas for Christmas, and don't forget my
mamma and papa and sister Lovina. / will
90 to bed early on Christmas eve. Your
little girl, Lucille Bollenbacher.
Rockford, o., Dec. 10, 1912.
Dear Santa Olaus-I am little boy eight
years old. / would like an air gun that
VIII shoot hard and some candy and an
orange for Christmas. Your little boy,
Murhl Smith,
Rockford, o.. Dec. 10, 1912.
Denr Santa Claus-I am ten years old
would like to have a pair of black leggings
for Christmas. Walter Becher,
Rockford, o., Dec. 10, 1912.
Dear Santa Claus-I am little girl eight
years old. would like to have Christ
mas tree and doll and some Christmas
toys and candy and oranges and post card.
Your little girl, Clista Baker.
Rockford, o. Dec. l6, 1912
Dear Santa-I am n boy years old. / am
going to school. / want you TO bring me
writing desk and for my little sister Edith
piano and big doll. / don't care for can
dy but would like to have gun. Little
ststea wants belt for her doll. Bertha and
Clarence don't want to say what they want.
Bring for them what you think is best for
them. Now don't forget me; hear. Santa.
My address Is Hugo w. Kuhn. Rockford r.
Ed. 5, BoX7l.
Dec. IS, 1912
Dear Santa Claus-I am little boy five
years old. live in st. Henry, Ohio. Well,
Santa, l want tricycle., a gun, a harp, A, b.
u. book, slate and pencil. "a little engine, n
sled and some harness. Also don't forget
my little brother Lloyd. He is three years
old. He wants an air gun, harp, harness. a
little engine. Don't forget my little sister /
Catherine. She wants n rattle box, little !
doll. Bring candy, oranges, peanuts. Don't |
forget papaa and mamr. From little Glenn /
Mccain. Don't forget to come to St. Hen |
ry, Ohio.
Celina, Ohio, R.D.l |
Dear Old Santa-I am one of your good |
boys. would like to have something nice |
for Christmas. think / would like a toy |
automobile and pair of Sunday shoes, and |
candy, peanuts, oranges and a lot of moon
light kisses Don't forget Theodore and |
Andy. They would like you to put some-
thing in their stockings. MY cousins How
ard and OlaranCe Schleucher are looking
ior you at their place. Grandma is here.
She will hang her stocking up, too. Will
be good boy. Yours as ever,
Willie Tilton.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20

The finest and largest assortment oi
Roomy Leather Rockers we have ever
had, and at prices exceedingly low, con.
sidering quality. There is nothing you
could select for a Xmas present that
would be more highly appreciated Call
and see them. You will be surprised at
the rare bargains to be had in these goods.
Furniture of Quality, at WA. J.McDAN-
IEL,S
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20
FlAqSS@S AsS9NS29z5AI3stJlAy m
Gf$ats F5s5 - SsSS
OUR FIRST CHRISTMAS
Holiday Celebrated in America
Before Time of Columbus.
The Christian Norsemen Undoubtedly
Observed the Occasion on the
New England coast-ln Early
Colonial Days.

HILE the settle
ment of the Amer
ican continent is
modern and its
history clearly de-
fined, pro b a b ly
there were Christ.
mas celebrations
in what is now
the United States
several centuries
before the first
voyage of Colum-
bus. The chron-
icles of Iceland
tell the story Of
the visit made to
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20

WA. ] MCDANIEL has the latest i'm
provement in kitchen cabinet, the best
is none too good for your wife. Get her
one for Xmas present. Quality talks.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20
Sore Throat or flouth.

When Tho mouth or throat iB irritatad
y diseased you have the common ailment
u Sore Mouth or Sore Throat. II not
quickly cured, you are in danger of con-
traeting more serious or even fatal mala-
dies such as Group, Quinsy, Tonsilitis or
Diphtheria. No other remedy will cure
Sore Throat or Sore Mouth so quickly,
so surely as T0NSILINE because
I,ONSiLINE is the one remedy especi-
You'll need T0NSILINE one Of S<tX
these days, or some night when the
drug store is olOsed-better have a HI
bottle ready at home when you
need it most. 25c. and Soc. Hos
pital Size e1.00. All Druggists. W
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
Estate Of Hilda oron, deceased.

EsbAte OF H1Ida UrOn, deceased,
Elizabeth Cron has been appointed and
qualified rs sadministratrix OF the estate Of
Hilda Cron, late of Mercer County, Ohio,
deceased. Dated this Bird day OF Decem ber
AID. 1912. PIE. DUGAN, Probate Judge,
December 0. 19I2.-34-3t
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20
Farms for Sale

40 Acres, miles west of Celina, on
pike, good soil, Groom frame house
large barn, fine orchard. Price,
$4, 900. Possession at once.
IS Acres, on pike, one mile northeast
of Celina; good new Groom frame
house, cellar, drilled we'll, good
barn, all kinds of fruit, we'll tiled
and fenced. Price, $500. Posses
sion at once.
IL Acres, 4-room frame house, barn,
out buildings, wire fence, drilled
well, Ia mile of school and church,
orchard and fine fruit; S. miles west
of Celina. Price, 81, 500. Possess
sion at once.
so Acres, miles of st. Marys, miles
of Celina, 5-room house, frame
barn, fine orchard acrein plums,
good SOIL IL mile to church and
school, on pike, Price, "a, 900;
81, 900 down; balance on the land
Possession at once.
so Acres. on pike, miles west of Ce-
lima small frame house, large barn,
good orchard, wire fence, drilled
we'll and wind pump IL mile of
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20

II you should get burned while cooking
your Christmas dinner, Hanford's Balsam
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20

big Pete" says ne sold zOS
pairs of shoes, socks and gloves
last Saturday.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20
For Cracked Hands

In rough work, when the hands become
cracked, Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh will
quickly heal them. Simply apply the Bal
sam the same as for open wounds.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20
commissioners

The engineer last Friday reported the
sale df the work OF constructing the Nc
andor for 800.
Tue following bills were allowed last Fri-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20
The Markets
QuatatiOns at CeIIna

The following were the quotations for
grain, live stock, poultry and produce IN
the Oelina market yesterday evening.
GRAIN,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20

school and church. Price, sos. OF
per acre. Possessiod at once
10 Acres, miles west of Ce1ina, OF
pike, right by school and church, a.
room frame house, good large barn
drilled we'll, out buildings, fine or.
chard; good poultry, truck and
fruit farm. Price, $1,500 Easy
terms, or will exchange for Celina
property.
100 Acres, 8 miles north of Celina,
on pike, good new 5-room frame
house, new barn 36x60; we'll tiled
and fenced. IL mile to school and
church, good soil. Price, 500 per
acre; $4,000 down, balance on the
land, all the time the purchaser
wants. Possession at once.
= 1-2 Acres, miles west of Celina,
good frame house, barn chicken
house, all kinds fruit, very nice
little home. Price, $1050. Posses
sion at once.
We also have several other farms here
in the county, and many dwellings and
business prop critics in Celina.
~, ~ ~
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20

Rockford. o., Dec. I6, 1912.
Dear Santa Claus-I am little boy eight
years old. would like to have a pair of
skates and knife and poke OF candy for
Christmas. Your little boy,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20

Store Open Evenings.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-17
paper, and often speak in a per

fectly sane manner.
Both Gallagher, who shot
Mayor Gaynor because he
thought the mayor had taken, his
two-dollar-a-day job from him,
and Schrank, who at that time
lived near Gallagher in New York
City, came to this country when
little boys. Both were naturaliz-
ed. Gallagher is an Irishman.
Schrank is German.
In little does either resemble
other notorious assaSsins. Neither
has the anarchist, wild, fire
cleaning eye of Czelgosz, who
murdered President Mckinley, of
Guitteau, the slayer of Garfield,
or of John Wilkes Booth, the as
sassin of Abraham Lincoln.
Either Schrank or Gallagher
could walk through a company of
policemen without exciting undue
suspicion; they would be regard |
ed as matter-of-faet citizens, a
trifle stupid, but Woodworking,
home-staying men.
The born criminal or the blood
thirsty anarchist could not get
near enough to leave powder !
stains on his victims person; but
such men as Gallagher or
Schrank, could, because they do |
not show that single streak of in
sanity in their faces-not until
they have sent their bullets upon
their missions of death and calm
ly confess and explain their deeds
in court.
-o-o-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-17
GET BUSY, HARRISON

Courts ought to inHict the
extreme penalty every time a
man IS brought in for packing a
gun. This thing of allowing them
to get off for a small fine and
costs is an outrage"
= This Is part of a statement Civ
en- out by Mayor Harrison after
the shooting of Col Theodore
Roosevelt.
This is very excellent senti-
ment for the mayor of a great city
like Chicago to express.
Every man caught packing a
gun ought to be sent to jail, and
sent to Jail for long enough to
make him remember it. This also
is the law of the land.
But Mayor Harrison has not
lived up to the sentiment he ex-
pressed in this statement.
It has been under Harrison's
administration that Hearst gun
men have been given authority to
carry guns
1t has been under Harrison's
administration that these gun
men have killed two men and are
still at large and still licensed to
carry guns:
1t was under Harrison's ad-
ministration only one week ago
that one of the Hearst gunner
in the killing of Frank
Witt shot three times at a citizen
on the public street without any
mortal excuse in the world.
Mayor Harrison's sentiments
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-07
OF
ANCIENT CHURCH
First Presbyterian Congregation
of Richmond Rounds Out
One Hundred Years.

An interesting service to be held IN
Richmond this month IN connection
with the meeting Of the Presbyterian
Synod Of Virginia and the centennial
OF Union Theological Seminary Will
be the celebration on Sunday. OCTOBER
90 ar the one hundredth anniversary
OF the founding Of the First Presby-
terrain Church. Speakers on that oc-
caxion Will be Rev. Robert r. Kerr.
d. D.. Of Baltimore. for many years
pastor, and Rev. william 8. Piummer
BRYAN. D. D., Of Chicago. grandson
of the late Rev. william s. Plummer'
ID. D., one of the early pastors OF this
congregation
The special services in connection
with what Is to be known as ~Presoy-
terrain week begin next Sunday with
several addresses at Union theological
Seminary commemorating its one hum
dredth anniversary. AS heretofore
announced the Synod OF Virginia, en-
bracing all OF the ministers and one
elder from each Presbyterian congre-
cation In Virginia, West Virginia ana
MARYLAND, will meet at the First Pres
byterian Church on Wednesday morn
ing, October Is. The Synod OF North
Carolina, which meets the same week
at Goldsboro. y. c., Will come TO Rich
mond by special train to take part In
the centennial services at Union Sem
mary and will be entertained AT hich-
mond Hotel as guests OF the seminary.
An afternoon service will be held on
the seminary campus II the weather
pernits. and a great Presbyterian
mass meeting, in which all Of the
churches Of the city viii take part
will be held at the City Auditorium
that night. members Of both synods
attending. The celebration ~ the
First Church comes on the following
Sunday, when the Synod OF Virginia
will still be in session h0r&
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-07

Dr. EdRar Odeu Lovett. a graduate OF
the University OF Virginia. and until
he was called to head Rice Institute
professor at Princeton.
After Professor Echo!s's address. Dr.
Henry van Dyke. the noted authof'
lecturer and poet. and Professor Conk.
lin. the distinguished biologist OF
Princeton. will speak
In preparing the program Tor the
opening. learned scholars from the
leading institutions Of the world were
invited to participate TN the Inaugural
lectures. Spain, France. Italy. Hoi-
land. Scotland. England. Japan. Ger
MANY Norway and the United states
will be represented by famous scien-
lists and men of letters and OF art
Their lectures subsequently VIII De
published by the institute In a volume
comm generating its INAUGURATION.
The late Professor Henri Poineare.
member of the French Acadepy. com
mander of the Legion Of Honor. pro-
lessor of Mathematics and astrohons
at the University Of Paris: ana naiieo
NV hi. Contemporaries all over the
world a the greatest mAthemat!ctan
since Archimedes," accepted an nv
tatton to lecture at the opening OF inc
institute. He had prepared MS Zee
tures but died q short time ago: ais
mannscript will be s0nt from France
for presentation, and VIII De pup'
iished with the other lectures ana s"-
dre4ael
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-07
FRANCHISE BIDS
ARE Due TONIGHT
Reported Now That Richmond
and Henrico Company May
Have a Competitor.
LAWYERS EXAMINE RECORD
Virginia Railway and Power
Company Not Seeking Add
tional Rights.

Bids are TO be received by the Com
mon Council tonight for light ana
power franchise, sought TO De op-
tanned by the Richmond and II 9nfleo
Railway Company. Under the law All
proposals must be referred to the COM
mittee on Streets. which may hear
from all parties at interest, examine
the rights proposed to be granted ana
the terms Of the contract. and make
such recommendations 10 the Council
as 1t may see mt. Report has 1t that
there will be one bidder in addition
to the Richmond and Henrico Railway
Company, certain promoters OF cleo
trical properties having In the last
few days spent much time In exam
lining the records of the proposed grant
to see Just what the city is Offering
for sale.
Old Company Will Not Bid.
The Virginia Railway and Power
Company will not bid. Henry W. An
derson. vice-president and general
counsel, having put the former Com
,nittee on Streets on notice that he
consider I'd the proposed ordinance de-
fective in certain particulars in which
il does not conform to the State law.
and if the rights are finally sold to
any competing company, its validity
will certainly be attacked In the
courts. The Identity of the outside
parties who contemplated bidding for
the proposed rights has not been d.
vulged by certain well-known attor-
neys, who in the past few days have
critically examined the records Of the
Council and Street Committee, the
charter Of the city and other features
It was denied that these parties were
acting on behalf OF the Midlothian
Company, which about two years ago
sought from the City Council similar
rights to sell light and power in Rich
mond. the power to be gen Grated by
coal taken from the Midlothian mines.
The proceedings tonight will be
formal. the various parties first show
ing their hands when the hearing
comes up before the Committee on
Streets.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-07
WILL MEET PARTY
Of GEOeRAP Piers
DR.. Thomas L. Watson APP
pointed to Represent Uni
versity of Virginia.
PROGRAM OF entertainment
Professor Echols to Attend
Opening of William Marsh
Rice Institute.
Especial to The Times-Dispatchl


Charlottesville. Va. October CDR
Thomas l. Watson. professor Of geol-
ogy at the University of Virginia and
director of the Virginia Geological Sur
vey. will leave here early Wednesday
morning for Memphis. Tenn. to meet
the party of world-renowned geogra-
pliers who are making a transconti-
mental trip over this country. He will
represent the University of Virginia,
and will escort the visitors to Char
lottesville, where the scientific SYM
postum will be held Saturday after
noon.
On Thursday afternoon the scientists
Mems u League as Of Memphis. After a
short trip down the Mississippi. they
will proceed by rail to New Orleans.
Then they will return via Birmingham.
Asheville and Chattanooga. and will
Saturday morning.
A committee. composed OF members
of the university faculty. will meet
charlottesville Automobile Club they
will be taken to Monticello. where an
hour or two will be spent viewing the
Piedmont plateau. which Is one OF the
three major geological provinces OF the
The visitors will be entertained at
luncheon at the University Commons.
and the symposium will begin at l
o'clock. which viii be held in the main
necessary. owing to the large audience
expected. and for the reason that the
doors will be open to the public. The
visiting scientists Will be seated on
Delegates from schools and colleges
Of the South will occupy seats In the
main body OF the hall, and the remain
der Of the seats will be free to the
Five foreign nations will be repre-
scented on the program. The addresses
will be published later IN the year by
the Philosophical Society OF the Uni
After the symposium the geographers
will board their special train for Wash
ington. They will wind up their trip
with a dinner at the wa1dorf-Astorla
Der IS. DR.. Watson will attend as the
representative OF the University of
The faculty reception committee con-
sists OF President Ade nnhncv f % M
Thornton. William NJ. Lille. R H.
Whitehead. John staige Davis. John
W. Mallet. r H. Wilson. Thongs Walk;
er Page. Albert Lefevre; J. ShaTsnan
William H. Faulkner and William NJ
Hun1ey. Professors John Lloyd New
comb and Armistead NJ. Dobie have
charge Of the arrangements for the
luncheon
; President Alderman has designated
Professor William Holding Echols. pro-
fessor Of mathematics at the univer-
sity Of Virginia, to represent the uni
versity at the formal opening OF the
William Marsh Rice Institute for the
Advancement Of Literature. Art and
Science. at Houston. Texas. The exer:
cises attending this function. referred
to in tho preliminary announcements
as the "frst academic festival Of the
institute" will be held October 10, II,
IL and Is at Houston.
Professor Echols will not only oln-
cially represent the University OF Vir-
ginia. but he will also deliver one OF
the addresses of congratulat1on. The
first president of the institute. which
has an endowment OF $10.0oe.00o. Is
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-07
6E@.4<<sz
PAVING WORK TO
START WITH RUSH

Contractor John J. Curley has pro-
missed that work will begin to-day in
laying the concrete foundation for
the new paving Of Broad Street from
Tenth Street westwardly. A new
style Of mixing and spreading ma
chine has been put in place which.
it is claimed. will do this work more
rapidly and effectively than it has
ever before been handled here. The
paving gangs will follow when the
concrete has had firty-etGht hours to
set Mr. Curley expressed regret yes
terday that when he has completed the
paving Of the north side OF Broad
Street from Tenth to Seventh. 1t will
be necessary for him to lay OF his
force and suspend work while the
street car company reconstructs its
south track over the same distance.
work on that not yet having been
begun.
The work Of paving the roadbed OF
Main Street from Seventh to Fifth
a stretch which has been blocked to
traffic for the past two months-will
begin to-day. Contractor Cheatwood
has not yet sufficient material to COM
plete one-half of the needed paving.
but the work to be done Will enable
the street to be partially opened up
to Sixth Street
By agreement paving operations will
be suspended on West Broad Street
during this week In order that there
may be no interference with the car
service to the State Fair grounds.
Meanwhile the track gang Of the Vir-
rinIa Railway and Power Company
win do some work on West Leigh
street which is now far behind time.
No reply has been received from the
company as to whether 1t will con-
sent to the city's suggestion OF award
ing the replacing Of its tracks on
Robinson Street to an outside con-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-07
Turnbull's Contest of Watson's
Election Creates Great
Interest.
Matters of Importance Sent Up
From Lower Branch to
Be Considered.
TimeS-Dispatch Bureau.
s Bollingbrook Street.
rAlA~hnnn NASQ

Telephone l4ss.
Petersburg. Va. October 8.
The meeting Of the Fourth District
Democratic Committee in the Chester
field Hotel tomorrow night, called es'
pecially to hear and consider the petit
ton Of contest to be submitted by
Congressman Robert Turnbul. has
been the one topic OF discussion In
political circles to-day. The publica-
ton OF Mr.. Turnbulfs petition in full
setting forth the details on which he
bases his contest. has aroused the
deepest interest, which has been in
creased by the Geographic summons
sent by District Chairman Robert Gill
liam to all the county chairmen to be
present at the committee meeting with
the poll books and ballots OF their
respective counties. This would tndi-
cate that there may be a canvass OF the
returns as shown by the poll books
and a recount Of ballots. The public
interest in the contest will attract a
large attendance Of the friends OF
the two candidates at the meeting.
That the proceedings will be OF I'm
portance there Is no doubt.
E. p. Buford. Of Lawrenceville, 10
counsel for Mr.. Turnbull. and R H.
Mann. Of Petersburg. 10 counsel for
Judge Watson.
On tho side Of Judge Watson. it Is
reported. counter charges OF Irregular
ity and illegal voting. Of which Mr..
Turnbull was the beneficiary. will be
made.
Meeting OF Aldermen.
The October meeting OF the Board OF
Aldermen will be held Tomorrow night
Matters OF importance sent up from
the lower branch are to be considered
Among these are appropriations OF
$3.50 for the enlargement OF the force
and the Improvement of the equipment
Of the Fire Department by the addi-
ton OF fourteen men. the commission
of q third engine. the purchase OF
fuel wagon and new hose. etc. This
appropriation carries the improve
ments to the end Of the present fiscal
year. After that the annual addf-
tional expense will be about $4,000.
There are also to be considered an
additional appropriation for the Police
Department for the purchase OF an
automobile patrol wagon. establish
ment of a garage, ETC.. and an appro-
priation of $500 for the construction
of a sewer between the city and the
suburban property Of Walnut Hill. 1t
is expected that there may be some OPP
position to these measures. but 1t Is
believed, with a full meeting OF the
Board. they will be concurred in. And
then there are resolutions looking to
the establishment of separate parks
for the races. for the consolidation OF
the Peabody and Jones Street colored
public schools and the erection OF a
large building for the accommodation
Of the pupils OF both. etc. The rou-
tine matters passed upon by the Coun-
Gil will be concurred In by the Board
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-07
Rupture Expert Here


Well Known to LeadAnC Inyoenes ~ns
Indorss His Method
W. q. sEELEY. Of Philadelphia. the
noted ,rvss expert viii be In Rtehnond nj
ne Jefferson Hotel OF Tuesday. "Wednesday
and Thursday. October ]. and IOen, Wnefs
=. ,oiict,, ,he patronage OF che ruptured
public. being thoroughly equipped 20 meet
their needs. 1900.
HIS SPERMATIC SHIELD TRUSS, a.
used ana approved By the T. s. Govern
r,ene and the Gar o. Russia VIII retain
any case Of rupture perfectly. anoroins
Immediate relief and closes the opening IN
= .horf time on the average case. Il pro-
ducea reiugts without surgery o. harmful
infections and 10 guarantees 70 hold any
uoHurs or money refunded
No leg straps 20 irritate ana eeN NO
h.nd,ne Of hips Clean and durable
Gu, ont and keep for reference
Personal ysxersnces on request
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