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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20
BAD CROSSING
CLAIMS A VICTIM

John Heinrich, aged AZ years, a we'll,
known farmer of Auglaize County, was
struck and fatally injured by the west
bound Lake Erie & Western passenger
about FIVE O'Clock last Friday evening,
at the intersection of the Lake Erie, the
Western Ohio and the St. Marys-Celina
pike, miles west of St. Marys.
Mr.. Heinrich, who lives on the Gust
Granner farm, just across the Mercer
County line, was on his way home from
st. Marys when the accident occurred.
The wagon in which he was riding was
completely demolished, but team Of
horses he was driving and third horse
he was leading, escaped without a scratch.
The injured man was taken aboard the
train and brought to this city. The
Mcdaniel & Meister ambulance removed
him to the mayor office, where DR.. G.
J. {. Wintermute, the railroad physician,
examined the man and at once reported
that he could not survive. His father,
Joseph Heinrich, a brother-in-law and
his family physician were at once called
and were with him when he died, at
lilo pm. He never regained conscious
ness. He is survived by a wife and
three children.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20
TWELVE PAGES
Main Sheet
WELL KNOWN LADY
COMMITS SUICIDE
Mind Unbalanced by Nervous
Breakdown, Mrs. VIM. Orr
browns Herself.

Mrs. VIM. Orr, aged 50 years, COM
mitted suicide early last Monday morn
ing when she drowned herself in a cis-
tern at the home OF her son Frank,
north Of this city where she and her
husband had gone Sunday to spend the
week.
Mrs. Orr had not been mentally strong
since last August, when she suffered
nervous breakdown and only two weeks
ago she attempted to end her life in a
similar way at her home on West Market
street.
Deceased was born in this county May
Is, 1858, and was a daughter of the late
Geo. Petrie. In November, 1870, she
was united in marriage to VIM. Orr, and
the husband, together with FIVE children
survive. The children are ed and Miss
Leila, of this city; Frank, at whose home
the tragedy occurred Charles, Of War
saw, Ind, and Mrs. Chas. Raach, of
Wooster.
Funeral services were held at the Orr
home, West Market street Wednesday
afternoon, with Rev Lance, of the NJ.
+. Church officiating Interment at
North Grove.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20
Bunched NewS Paragraphs

perance union, in session at Washing
ton, are boosting the Kenyon-Sheppard
bill prohibiting the shipment of intox-
icating drinks into "dry" states.
Richard Hyde OF Hyde G. Behman,
theatrical managers and owners, died
at Tucson, Ariz.
Edward Loudensleger, 76, civil war
veteran. former mayor and postmas-
ter Of Fremont. o., is dead.
Two aviators were killed, Lieutenr
ant Parke Of the English navy and Mr.
Arkell Hardwicke, They left the Hen
don aerodrome in a monoplane and
fell to the ground at Wembley.
Frank Holly, 32, is dying, and seven
other construction workmen were in
jured as a result Of the holdup of the
Ward & Allen construction camp in
South Lima, o., by five negro despeF-
ADDE'S.
G.. Sand, master of the Standard Oil
barge No. 81, with the nine members
Of his crew, were drowned in the
Gulf of Mexico when a heavy storm
tore the barge from its tow and it
turned turtle.
Augustine Purco was shot through
the heart and killed, Tony Parco was
shot through the chin and three men
were seriously cut with knives during
fight between two Italian factions
in an Italian boarding house near
Rayland, o.
Eleven inmates escaped from the
Boys Industrial school at Lancaster,
following the resignation Of eight Of
ficials.
DR.. Carl Alsberg has been named as
the successor to DR.. Wiley as chief OF
the chemistry bureau in the depart
ment of agriculture.
Two hundred boys and one girl,
winners in the Ohio corn growing con-
tests, were taken on free trip to
Washington by the state board of agri-
culture
w. S. Hutchinson, director of pub
lie service at Coshocton, o., fell dead |
while talking to his wife.
Society women of Philadelphia are
trying to reduce the high cost of liv-
ing by selling eggs at "a cents
dozen.
President Taft nominated w. A.
Carpenter to be postmaster at Athens,
o., to succeed Charles H. Bryson, re-
moved
A sculptured marble clock OF the
Louis Sixteenth period brought $4,532
At a Hotel Dronot (Paris) auction,
and the porcelain collection of Marius
Bernard realized $52,66S.
Miss Harriott Condor served dog
biscuit as practical joke on friends
At a bridge party at Paterson, N. ]. {
She was sued for $35 by Helene Wen
.on, who broke tooth and lost two
gold filings.
In declining to allow a new organ :
cation to use his name, Governor !
elect Sulzer Of New York said no
mans reputation is safe while he lives.
lie advised the use of the name of a ]
nan dead 100 years. te
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20
Turned from Feed Trough OutH
Onto a Cruel World

Lige and VIM. Lynch, who recently
plead guilty before Common Pleas Judge
Layton, to an indictment of the October
grand jury, charging them with stealing
corn from Minus Fast, and who were
sentenced to 80 days in Jail and costs of
were released last Saturday,
after serving the thirty days, upon pa
role, conditioned that they pay County
Clerk Johnson 81 each week until the
costs of the suit, which amounted 10
$40. So, be paid.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20
Thinks Democrats Have a
Cinch ON the Job

The report of the examining committee
of the county commissioners report
found in this issue, is certainly com
mandatory in the highest sense of the
work of our board of county commits
sioners and to all our county officials, as
well as to Philip Linn, janitor of the
court house. Efficiency and honesty of
county officials in administering the
affairs of our county is what pleases and
satisfies the people, and no serious politi-
cal troubles can disturb the party in
power as long as this policy is continued.
-Ft. Recovery Journal.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20
Work of County OmclaIs
Commended

J, l.. Anthony, of TT Recovery, and
Attorney +. T., Jackson, of Rockford,
the committee recently appointed by
Common Pleas Judge Layton to examine
the annual report of the county COM
missioners, completed their work last
Friday, after only nine days of actual
work. This is the shortest time ever
taken by any examiner in going over
the report, but nevertheless everything
was checked up thoroughly. The ex-
aminers commended the present Demo
cratic administration very highly. There
report in full appears in another column
of this issue.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20
,Phone Exchanae ouarantIned.

Cleveland, o., Dec. 16.-Quarantined
for 20 days in the telephone exchange
at Rocky River, west of Cleveland, six
young women and two men may or
may not develop smallpox which is
raging over the village. One Of the
young women. Miss Lilly Stemphly,
showed symptoms of the disease when
she left the switchboard feeling i'll,
and the village health officer ordered
her back into the building and quar-
antined all others then at work there.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20
Five Buried In Fire Ruins.

Cincinnati, O., Dec 19,-Five men
were seriously injured, two fatally, by
the collapse Of wall in the Gibson
House fire ruins. The men were en-
ployed as wreckers following the $780,
600 fire which swept half city block
a week ago. The victims were at
work in the ruins when an iron fire
escape tore from its anchorage and
pulled part of the wall upon them.
They were dug out of the debris and
rushed to a hospital
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20
HAS A FIRM HOLD
ON LEGISLATURE
GOvernOr-EIect Cox Well Pleased
With Caucus Work Gives
Advice to SOIOns.

Members Of the Senate and House
Exhorted to Keep Faith With the
Folks Back Home-Swaln. Noml
mated For Speaker, Defers Naming
Of Committees - Bleelow's Anti
Secrecy Resolution Goes Through
Columbus, o., Dec. 1s.-Well pleased
with the work Of the Democratic eau,
ouses, Governor-elect James Cox has
returned to his home. Invited success.
sively into both eaucuses, Mr.. Cox
told the senators and representatives
Of HIS party his purpose then and
thereafter was to aid them ito keep
faith with the folks back home" The
sovernor-elect continued:
Il want to impress upon your minds
that last summer we gave the people
Of Ohio a promissory note. That note
10 now due and must be paid in good
faith. Nothing should be permitted
to interfere with carrying out our
platform pledges, and in putting into
effect the mandatory amendments to
the constitution. Every impulse you
possess should be in the interest Of
the people to whom you have prom
ised so much"
Cox urged the legislators to give
more than the usual three days a
week to legislative work during the
winter. He suggested that sessions be-
gin Monday afternoon and not close
until Friday evening.
Charles L. Swain Of Cincinnati,
named unanimously for speaker, an
rounced Unexpectedly that he would
not name the house committees until
Jan. 6, a gain of only a week over
customary procedure, and Tuesdays
meetings are not to cancel the usual
caucuses held the Saturday before the
legislature convenes. They are to be
held Jan. to select statutory clerks
and assistant sergeants-at-arms.
BlgeIow's Resolution.
Rev. Herbert S. Bigelow of Cincin-
natl put through the house caucus the
only performance not on the Cox pro-
gram, yet it was not opposed by the
administration leaders. At his in
stance the caucus unanimously for |
bade secrecy in any phase of legisla-
tive procedure, an unprecedented |
step. The caucus resolved: mo Sc
crecy in the conduct of public busi-
ness shall be tolerated; no secret bal
lot shall be permitted in this caucus;
no meeting shall ever be held behind
closed doors"
The senate Democrats made the
following selections: President pro
tenn, William Green, Coshocton coun-
ty; clerk, William V. Goshorn, Craw-
ford; assistant clerk, Floyd Atwill,
Paulding; sergeant-at-arms, Henry
Hamilton.
The senate picked the following
on committees: Green of
Coshocton, Mooney of Auglaize, Cahill
If Preble, Friebohn of Cuyahoga and
Gregory of Hamilton.
House selections: Speaker, Charles I
:. Swain, Hamilton; speaker pro tenn,
Tohn H. Lowry, Henry; clerk, John
Z. Cassidy, Logan; sergeant-at-arms,
William L. Melching, Auglaize.
Swain appointed a committee on
mployes, made up of R. e. Black, I
Herman Fellinger, Cleve- a
and; 8. j. Black, Upper Sandusky; i
'mith Welch, Ottawa, and Charles A. t
)rrison, Franklin, to decide on what b
laces should be abolished. t
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20

Last week State Highway Commits
sioner lanes X. Marker, on request o
business people of this city, and resi-
denss of the south end of the county
ordered Contractor George Heffner tC
open up the Bank road as far as tn,
stone road leading to the west from the
Bank road, mile south of town. Heff.
ner refused, and last Saturday Commits.
sioner Marker came here to investigate
the matter.
Following a visit and inspection of the
Improvement, i'll company with the
County Commissioners, Mr.. Marker
then ordered the road opeued up as far
as the intersection of Sugar street, allow
ing direct entrance into town. The bar
riers obstructing the roadway were re-
moved, but few hours later were re-
placed by Contractor Heffner, and the
road, while officially opened, can not be
used for travel without breaking your
way through
This means was resorted to by one
nervy woman last Saturday morning,
when she wanted to come to this city to
do some shopping-Mrs. Frank And
rews, living just west of the waist weir
who opened up the south end of the
road and came to town over the new inn
provement.
Unless people resort to this method of
obtaining their rights in the premises,
it hard to say when the road will be at
their command. Heffner refuses to per-
NIT its use until the State pays him for
his work.
Commissioner Markers records show
that Heffner lacks over six hum
dred barrels of cement of having
the required amount In the Inn
prOvement, and this, it is alleged, is
the stumbling block to an amicable
settlement of the matter.
This may also be the reason why Mr..
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20
The Old Cry, Cruelty and
Drunkenness

The divorce suit of Hattie Leininger
VS.. VIM. Leininger was heard before
Judge Layton yesterday and taken under
advisement by the court The couple
lived near Venedocia until their sepera-
ton, since when Mrs. Leininger has
been living with her parents in Liberty
township. The plaintiff asks for divorce
from her husband on the grounds of
cruelty and drunkenness. She also
wants the custody of their two year old
ceild. Leininger contested the action.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20
Steals His Own Child.

Findlay, O., Dec. 19.-Charles N.
Nusbaum appeared at the Orphans
home and, being refused his 2-year-
old daughter, it is charged he knocked
down the matron, Miss Stella Hacken-
berger, and, hurriedly drawing a
woolen cap over the child's head,
made away with her, according to a
report to the police. No trace Of him
has been found.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20
Shot Down In Street.

Akron, o., Dec. 17.-Von Rocker
1S, molder, was shot and probably
fatally wounded by Charles Franks
an Italian. Rocker was shot down in
the street before crowd of mora
than a score of people, who permitted
the Italian to escape. He was cap
tured by the police, however, about an
hour later The shooting occurred
following a quarrel over a football
argument
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20

The Center Township Y.P.B.'s met on
the evening of the 9TH inst. at the home
of VIM. Siler. VIM. Stoner, Ralph Hayes
Vermont Young and Gerald Hawkins
were admitted as new members. The
program was given and another arranged
fol the next meeting. After an enjoy
able evening the young people departed
to meet again after Christmas.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20
Infringing on COIOred Mans
Job Causes Trouble

Clifford McKissicll, Jesse Maury and
Oscar Hinkle, Rockford lads who were
indicted by the grand jury for stealing
chickens, who at the time plead not guilty
and were released under bond, pending
their trial, appeared before Common
Pleas Judge Layton yesterday morning
and changed their pleas to guilty. They
were each fined S. and costs and SEN
fenced to three months in jail The Jail
sentence was suspended during good be-
havior. The court appointed w. f.
Pixler as probation officer to report on
the conduct of the boys.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20

Columbus, O., Dec. 17.-Joe Wilson
heard a verdict Of murder in the sec
ord degree returned against him for
killing his wife, Rosilla Wilson, as
she stood behind her cigar stand in
the city hall, Aug. 21. The verdict
carries with it a penalty of life i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20
Blind Man a Suicide.

Marietta, o., Dec. IS. - Stricken
tlind while at work in a wheat field
hree years ago, George Townsend,
4S, farmer of Beverly, near here, COM
mitted suicide by hanging himself to
a bed post. He had become despon-
dent because he could no longer pro-
vide for his wife and two children.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20
Ex,congressman NevIn Passes Away.

Dayton, O., Dec. 18.-Robert Muir
Ihy Nevin, SO, member Of the Fifty
eighth and Fifty-ninth congresses
from the Third Ohio district, died
after an extended illness of a compli-
cation of ailments. He was born in
Highland county May 8, 1850, and was
admitted to the bar five days after he
attained his majority. For 25 years
be was active in Republican county,
district and state politics.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20
THE GRIM REAPER

Miss Kathryn Ontrop died at the home
of her brother, Henry Ontrod, northeast
of town, last Friday morning. Her ill
ness was considered very light and her
death was quite sudden, causing a shock
to her family, friends and acquaintances
in the community. About two weeks
ago she made slight complaints of her
her health. Early Friday morning she
said she felt better and would soon be up
for the day. Her sister-in-law a little
while later found her kneeling beside
her bed, but the spark of life had fed.
Her age was about 29 years. Funeral
services were held Monday morning
from st. Peters church. .-Ft. SRecovery
Journal.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20
Fatally Hurt bY Gas ExpIoslon.

Mt. Vernon, o., Dec. 19.-Mrs. Eliz-
abeth over, her daughter Bernice and
10-months-old grandchild were prob
abaly fatally injured by gas explo-
sion at their home here. A rubber
hose connected with a stove became
detached and the escaping gas ignited
from a hall lamp.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20
6afryman Hit by Train.

Canton, o., Dec. 19.-Milton Har-
ding, 81, while driving his milk wagon
across a Pennsylvania railway track,
was struck by a train and probably
fatally injured. The wagon was de-
molished. The horse was but slightly
injured. A heavy fog prevented Har-
ding seeing the train.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20
BANK
ROAD
HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY OPEN
ED, BUT CONTRACTOR
HOLDS FORT.
Highway Commissioner Alleges
Job Short of Cement by
Hundred of Barrels,
But This Doesn't Help the Fellow
Who Has 20 Drive Miles Out
of Way to Get to CeIIna.

Now you use it, and now you don't
the Reservoir Bank road.
Now it's down, and now it isn't-the
chain barrier at the waste weir bridge.
Open 'er up, says Commissioner jim
not on your tintype, says Contractor
George.
Such has been the status quo of the
west bank road of the greatest artificial
body of water on this mundane sphere
for the past week.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20

Any parties wishing to make Christ
mas donations for the needy, which this
year will be distributed by the Ladies
Relief Corps, can leave their donations
at the corps headquarters in the Dick
man building, Monday, the 23d between
the hours of 9 am and pm. If more
convenient for some, donations can be
left with the librarian at the Public lii
brary and will be taken care Of.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20

Elmer Stubbs, oldest son of DR.. and
Mrs. w. c. Stubs, is suffering with ar
attack of facial paralysis, which com.
PEELED him to give up his studies last
week at the Startling medical college al
Columbus.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20

The first meeting of creditors of Chas.
H. Snyder, a blacksmith of Rockford,
who last week filed petition in bank
ruptsy, was held before Referee Il. J..
Brookhart last Saturday. Snyder's pc
tition placed his liabilities at So, 1865, and
his assets at So, ,156. William Kinnel.
of Rockford, was elected receiver.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20

Contractor John Karoh suffered Sc
we're attack of heart trouble, while at
work at his stone quarry, west of this
CITY, last Saturday afternoon. A physi-
clan was summoned and for several
hours it was feared he would not survive.
He is, however, getting along nicely and
was able to be up and about yesterday.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20

Mrs. Frank Goggin underwent an
operation at the Grant hospital at Colum-
bus Tuesday for the removal of tumor
She wlthstood the operation nicely and
is improving rapidly.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20
WIDOWS MISFORTUNE
Fatally Hurt In Runaway While Re-
turning From Husbands Funeral.

turning From Husbands Funeral.
Martins Ferry O., Dec. 10, Mrs.
Carol Morris, widow Of the watchman
who was burned to death in fire
which destroyed the plant Of the Ohio
Valley Enamel company Monday, Is
dying as the result of injuries sus-
tanned when the team attached to a
carriage in which she was returning
from her husbands funeral ran away,
throwing her against post. She has
FIVE small children.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20

One of the prettiest anti Christmas
affairs of the season occurred at the
home of H. L, Hamilton, near Mendon,
Wednesday, December II, when his
daughter, Zruzela, was given in mar
riage to Arthur A. Hiles.
Promptly at II O'Clock noon, to the
strains of the Sunset March, played by
Miss Ola Hamilton, the bridal party en-
tered the parlor, attended by L. R.
Hamilton and wife, where the wedding
ceremony was performed by J. B, Gott-
schall. After congratulations, the COM
pany repaired to the dining-room, where
an excellent three course dinner was
served, after which the afternoon was
spent in social intercourse.
The guests were: Messrs and Mes
danes S. M. Hamilton Chas. Hamilton,
S. p. Patterson, Jerry Allen, S. D. Fau-
rot, J. S. Grow, R. L. Hamilton, J. B.
Gottschall and Mrs. Chas. Tomlinson.
Many useful and handsome presents
were received.
The young couple will be at home to
their many friends in the near future
on the farm originally owned by the
brides great grandfather, Justin Hamil-
ton, near Mendon, who emigrated to
that place nearly century ago.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20

Squire George Leininger, wife and
children, former residents of this coun-
ty, but who for sometime past have been
living in Ashtabula county, moved back
to Old Mercer Wednesday and will To-
cate on the farm of the late Jacob Lein-
niger, in Liberty township.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20

Friends at Montezuma received word
this week of the death at Dawson, this
state, on Monday, of Mrs. o.. Simmons,
former we'll known resident of that
village. Her husband was for three
years the popular superintendent of the
Montezuma schools She was "a years
of age and is survived by her husband
and four children
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20

Mrs. Cecilia Kuhn and daughter, Miss
Kate, returned home last Saturday after
a couple of weeks visit with relatives at
Dayton and Springfield
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20

For a good camera or kodak see Geo.
BoQsz, the photographer They make
good Xmas presents.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20

Mrs. Ruth Mowry left yesterday for
Washington, D. c., where she will
spend the winter with her son, James
and family.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20

Miss Elsie Springer, of Center town
ship, had a narrow escape from injury
last Tuesday morning, when a horse she
was driving frightened at an automobile,
dumped Miss Springer in the ditch be-
side the road and completely demolished
the buggy While badly shaken up and
badly bruised, she suffered no serious
injury.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20

Robert Schelich, who for the past sew
eral years has been in the employ of the
Gordon Hauss-Folk Co., at Mendon,
has resigned his position with firm and
accepted like job with the Puthof I'm
plement store, West Fayette street.