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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-08-30
TO PROTECT
DEPOS|TORS
Who Had Money 10 The De.
| funCt butIef Bank
Seek Possession Of Certain
Real EStste
Held UOinCumbered By Ger.
tain CO.Partners
Flora Usher Brings Ap Ac.
lion For Divorce
10 Which Sensational CHARGES
Are Alleged
Mansfield Shield

Charles F. Alderman, receiver of
The Richland county bank at Butler,
o., has begun suit in common pleas
court against A. w. Mishey, Isaac
Hess, A J. Grubb, Chris Keller, F. e.
Wise, o. b. Statler, A. j. Solomon,
Albina A. Mishey. Sarah +. Hess, Ar
minta Keller, Florence Statler and
Sylvia Wise in the sum of s23 1000. At.
torneys Brucker and voegele have
been engaged by plaintiff.
Mr.. Ackerman says the Richland
county bank was organized as a part
nership on Iune o., 1910 and that G.
w. Mishey, A. j. Solomon, A. ].
Grub. F. L. Wise, o. B. Statler, /.
Hess and Chris Keller were equal
partners. He says that previous to
July 20, 1911, the partnership was in.
solvent and by reason thereof he was
appointed receiver.
He further says he has sold the
real and personal property and pro-
ceeded to collect notes and accounts
due 1t and that the liabilities amount
to $4,000 and the total assets to
more than $1,000, II the assets Of
every description are applied to the
payment of the Indebtedness there
will be deficiency in the sum of SS2..
900.
Mr.. Ackerman further says II all
the property of the individual mem.
bers be applied to the deficiency there
will still remain unpaid for the sum
due the creditors OF the partnership
the sum of $4,000.
He further says o. B. Statler owns
155 acres In Richland county, F. E.
Wise owns in lots Nos. 347N and 34S in
Butler, and also lots Nos. 81 and 35
In Butler. A. j. Gruff owns lot No.
Alb and land in Worthington town.
ship containing about 3S 1-2 acres.
This property is free from any indi-
vidual indebt sdness of the partners
ditu ouOuiu We ouUJtCtSu " tuc pay
ment OF the claims of the creditors.
Therefore NJ. Ackerman wants an
order issued to him to sell all the
property and to apply the proceeds to
the payment of claims and that judg-
ment be rendered against all mem.
bers of the partnership in the sum
of $4,000.
A suit for divorce has been COM
menced In the court OF common plaes
of Knox county by Flora Frances
Usher against Olice Johnson Usher
In which she makes some sensational
charges.
The plaintiff states they were
married on June 3, 1904. and that no
children were born to them. The
plaintiff charges the defendant with
gross neglect. non-support and habit
ual drunkenness for more than three
years. The allegation is made that
the defendant threatened to kill the
plaintiff ON several occasions. She
further alleges that the defendant
paraded about the room with a big
butcher knife and that he threw II
into the wall near where the plain
tiff was standing with the remark
"you would look better dead than
alive" The plaintiff states that the
defendant left home during July ~
1912. and that his whereabouts are
unknown. Upon final hearing the
plaintiff asks for divorce and that
she may be restored to her maiden
name, Flora Frances Griffith. Nea'
& Sapp are the attorneys for the
plaintiff.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-08-30
DEMOCRATIC TICKET

For resident--Woodrow Wilson OF
New Jersey.
For Vice President-Thomas r.
Marshall of Indiana.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-08-30
FOUR REASONS
FOR SAFETY OF DEPOSITS IN
THE BUCKEYE STATE BUILD.
ING AND LOAN COMPANY,
RANKIN BUILDING, 22 WEST
GAY STREET, COLUMBUS,

OHIO.
/. Our money is loaned only on
first mortgage on real estate.
2. This real estate is appraised by
experts experienced in real estate
values.
3. Insurance required.
4. Our company owns 10 real es-
tate--a fact which shows the care
with which our loans are made. AS
sets s5,9O0,000. Five per cent paid on
time deposits.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-02-22
A PICTURE EXHIBIT

In the near future the High School
people will put on exhibition in the
various rooms of the High School,
Photographic copies of forty-eight
master paintings. These pictures are
secured free of charge from the Ii
brary association of Des Moines land
may be kept two weeks, thus affording
school an opportunity for studying
somewhat closely some of the can
vases which have meant much in the
worlds spiritual development, and
while the exhibit is on the walls the
townspeople may at any time feel
free to visit the school and inspect
the work; and to encourage them the
more to come special evenings will
be devoted to the exhibit, concern
ing which a more definite announce
ment will be made next week.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-02-22
THE SPEED LIMIT SIGN

If stranger should ask me Where
is the speed limit sign south of town.
| should direct him to start at the
High School and go west, passing the
mill on his left hand, and across the
c. r. l. & p. r. r. AS soon as he was
across the tracks he would see little
cement bridge which he should also
cross and keep on till the first cross
ing, from which he should turn to
his left, or south. A little ahead of
him he would see hill and all along
on the west side of the road, houses.
Coming to the top of this hill he would
spy bridge, at its bottom. He should
go down the hill and on his left hand
to the east, he would see large sign
facing the south and not very far
from the bridge. This is the sign
and in large black print it reads:
Town of Audubon, slow down to ten
miles per hour"
Otto JorgenSen
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-02-22
HERE AND THERE
SABBATH REFLECTIONS
Continued from last week.

lCOnJlnueu from last week.
Let us now get the details of this
terrible situation fixed in our minds.
Thomas and Elizabeth lockwood, the
aged couple whom Doug. douglas
DuranD was making desperate
effort to save, had son-in-law by
the name of Juhl Crissman living in
large farm house about thirty rods
down the road to the west from their
cottage home. A mile beyond the
Crissman home, river meandered in
and out among a range of heavily
wooded bluffs. Three miles beyond
these bluffs was situated the town of
p, the county seat. Mr.. Crissman
was prominent in his community, and
well-to-do. His wife was a woman of
superior qualities. They had three
children. Their oldest child, Evange-
line, was modest and an accomp-
lished lady of eighteen years, then
came Mary, a sweet bud of woman
hood of sixteen summers, the young
est was Arthur, a boy Of twelve. 1t
was to this home that Doug. was go
ing as fast as his legs could carry
him. The two men left waiting in the
kitchen of the lockwood Cottage
were no other than Bill Cedric, a
notorious desperate. with seven ruth
less murders to his credit. A State
reward of $4,000, for his capture dead
or alive, kept the eyes of officials on
the lookout for him. His present COM
panion and partner in crime for many
years was one Jake Smith, des-
perate character, who had escaped
from Jail after being sentenced TO
hang, for numbering an old man and
little girl under such conditions as
indicated that he was passing into a
state of degeneracy. A reward of
$4,000 was ready for the man who
took him dead or alive.
Doug knew that Cedric and Smith
were murderers of the degenerate
type He was aware of their chronic
aversion at being seen or described.
For this reason he we'll knew that they
would kill these innocent old people
without the least hesitation. Their
motto was, Dead lips cannot speak.
Dead eyes cannot see" He had
heard them repeat this motto with a
ghoulish grin. They had sworn on the
cross-bones and skull never to be tax
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-02-22
In THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
A FISHING HOLE

One day as | was talking to
friend on the Park Hotel corner he
asked me to direct him to a good fish
ing hole. | asked him if he was ac-
quainted with the river and he told
me he wasn't. So | told him to go
four blocks south of where we were
standing and then turn to his left and
go straight east to brown house on
the north side of the road. l said
that on the way out there he would
go by a pasture on the north side of
the road and two houses and several
fields, and on the south side he would
pass three houses, two of which are
near the road, and also three rows of
willows. | told him when he came to
the brown house to take the south
side of the road till he came to some
wild plum trees then cut across the
meadow south east TO a horse shoe
pond on the west side of the creek
and then go to the north end of the
horse shoe pond and over to the tree
lying across the creek and be sure
to take the lowest limbs across the
river, then follow the creek south to
some high banks and climb on top of
them and take the fence line south to
wind mill, then go west back to the
creek and follow it south to the oxbow
lake and then go back east to where
it bends and goes south. There where
the creek is shaded by the trees on
the east side, and below them the
water smooth and deep, told him he
would find a fishing hole.
Albert Gates
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-02-22

When in the course of human events
a man refuses to participate in fare
you-well social created to give the
people an opportunity to express their
esteem for one of the best families in
the community who are on the eve Of
their departure for distant land,
that man has committed the unpard-
enable sin and capital crime against
good society by cracking the crust of
custom. Such men should be quar-
antined or, better still, killed off.
electrocuted, hung etc, am guilty
of this heinous act and am ready to
go to the gallows just as soon as
talk bit with the preacher. Now
let me briefly explain why / did not
go to the Davis Social where forty
eight head of happy human beings
Toasted and laughed the long winter
night into the past and came out ten
years younger than they went in.
Now / wish to be brief in my explana-
ton and first of all to impress on your
minds the necessity of being brief
and the rank folly of talking like this.
OF course | might go on and talk
here for hours, but what's the use
when thing can be explained in a
few well-chosen words. 1t is out
landish for the people to gather in
insoluble knots on the crossings and
street corners of Old Mamlin, to gos
sip about such nonsense until they
block up the traffic and cause a jam
of taxicabs and street cars in Picking
Boulevard, making it necessary to
walk around by Frieses TO get to
Froney's Frolic.
AS / said before, too many words
blur the meaning and leaves your
hearers still in doubt, but what pro-
pose to do is to make every word
count and clear the mystery at once.
do not intend to waste time and
words about the matter. What you
want is brief explanation. The
reason did not go to the Davis So
cial was, using as few words as pos
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-02-22

en- alive. Capture to them meant
death. In their criminal career they
had crossed Rubicon. Their idea was
to get Doug. into the same boat with
themselves then band together a
gainst law and order the bitter end.
Juhl Crissman knew them. He was
one of posse who made a disastrous
attempt to capture them, at which
time he saw Cedric wheel in his sad
die while his horse was at full gall
lop and send a bullet crashing thru
the brains of the sheriff, who headed
that posse; then, swinging his gun
suddenly to the left, he sent another
bullet through the heart of farmer
who was leveling gun at Smith. This
calamity so crippled the posse that the
desperadoes made their escape. When
Doug. came to the yard fence en-
closing the Crissman home he did
not waste time looking for a gate.
Placing his hands on top of the fence,
he leaped into the yard and made
straight for the porch. He was but
half way across the yard when some
thing large and black glided out from
behind a lilac bush. He paused. 1t
crept slowly toward him. He saw
two balls OF fire and heard low sig
nificant growl, at this moment the
moonlight burst through a rift in
the clouds, and illuminated the scene.
A few feet away he saw a large New
foundland dog crouching with head
bent low. At the same instant the
dog made a dash for him, Doug dodg-
ed quickly around the lilac bush and
iran for the porch, in getting around
the lilac bush the dog lost time. Doug
reached the porch, and grabbing one
of the pillars, was in the act of climb
ing over the banisters when the in
furiated brute caught him by the foot
Doug. kicked the dog loose with his
free foot, whereupon it rushed savag-
ly around to the steps and bounded in
on the porch and again made for
Doug. AT this crisis, Doug. jumped
down from the banisters, grabbed an
empty barrel that happened to be left
on the porch, and keeping it between
him and the snarling dog, backed into
the corner near the door.
(To be continued)
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-02-22
The Rock Island (c.T.X)
UNIVERSAL PI0W

Curious as 1t may seem, the Rock
Island U NIVER S AL Plow costs
practically no more than plows
which are but one-fourth as useful.
Come In, now, and see this Plow
Sensation - the worlds only all
PURPOSE pillow - the pillow that thou
sands of farmers are buying this
season - the pillow that every pro-
gressive farmer in the country will
buy ere long. Make it point, the
very nert time you are in torn, to
visit our store and inspect the Rock
Island Universal Plow.
Always glad to show this plow
and price it to you whether you
want to buy or not. lsC
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-02-22
DIRECTIONS

Arthur Cole
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-02-22
THE TREND OF THOUGHT
IN THE AUDUBON HIGH SCHOOL

come to the walk going south Go
four blocks south. You will pass a
hotel in the middle of the second block
and at the end of that block is large
brick building and across the street
from that is hardware store and on
down from there is barber shop, a
dentists Office, and doctors office,
you will also pass display of pic
lures in a glass case, and still farther
on you will pass the Methodist church
at the end of the fourth block turn
to your right and go west two blocks
and then turn to your left and go to
the second house, which is my home.
Eunice Cooley.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-02-22

You asked for the directions to the
Methodist Church from the North
Western Station. Starting from the
station go short distance straight
west then turn to your left and go
south across the large cement bridge;
and you will soon come to a drug
store which belongs to Mr.. Frick, you
will see his name on the building. Go
across the crossing and you will see
an implement store. Still going south
past barber shop and doctors Office
you can see not far away on a corner
a large light drab building. the
Church. Bessie Miller.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-02-22
sick roll.

The young people of the Mt. Zion
Sunday School were organized into an
Adult Bible Glass. Sunday. with Fred
Textor, teacher, Earl Dudley Presi-
dent and Miss ALDER secretary. Their
motto is, "Stick to it." A cordial in
vitation is extended to the young
people who are not in Sunday School
to join with them in the study of
Gods Word.
o. f. Barrett and family and Leo
nard Hayes departed Tuesday for
Oskaloosa, to be present at the Bar
rett-Potter wedding.
There was a surprise party at the
Milford home Friday evening in honor
of S. l.. milford. A pleasant time Is
reported.
Rev. Alder filled the pulpit at the
Ross Evangelical Church Sunday p.
M. The sermon was delivered in Ger
man.
Miss Myrtle Thompson is the COM
pOotI VI sung euIllleu, AWdua,
Copies are now. on sale at her home
Ed Ridgeway went to Omaha, Sun
day, where he will undergo surgical
operation for appendicitis.
Miss Merna Alder has a position
in a wholesale millinery establish
ment in Des Moines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Hansen are the
proud parents of a little girl born
Friday.
Rev. Stroud was entertained Sun
day, at the John Sampson home.
Harry and Lula Cretzinger spent
Sunday at the Coffman home.
Frank McGuires' visited at Eli Dull
ings' Thursday evening.
Miss Olga Prather, visited last week
at Guy Mimrich's.
Jas. ID. Dudley is visiting relatives
in Pamora, Iowa
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-02-22
LECTURE BY PROF. MACBRIDE

On March 18th, Prof. MacBride Of
the State University, will give under
the auspices of the High School lee
ture illustrated with lantern slides.
He will talk on Deserts" or some
allied topic, and while more definite
information cannot be given at pres
ent, it is safe to say that Prof. Mac
Bride will give us an instructive and
entertaining discourse.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-02-22
A SrCCESSFrL ENTERPRIsE

The candy sale conducted by the
Seniors last Wednesday, was graft
flying success, and the girls feel
well repaid for their labor. In twenty
minutes the liberal supply of tempt
ing CONNECTIONS was disposed of and
as result the cost of the printing
of Elaine" is very nearly covered.
The booklets came out on Friday and
now each Senior is the possessor of a
very creditable specimen of the class
work, bound in an attractive and per-
manent form.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-02-22
A GOOD CAMPING GROUND

To find this camping ground, you
must take the road out of Audubon to
the north, under the railroad bridge
and follow the road until you come to
a crossroad, then turn to the left, or
west. Go down this road, and as you
go you will see a good sized farm
house, near which the road crosses
the railroad track. Walk up the rail-
road track a few rods, and you will
see two or three trees, under which is
a level spot which would make a good
place to camp.
Arthur Cole
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-02-22

Arthur McNutt has decided to quit
farming and give all his attention
to running his corn shelter in part
nership with his brother Bert, of Ross
Arthur will have sale Tuesday, Feb.
9th.
Robert Clark departed on Thurs
days morning train to visit relatives
in Rock Island. Ill. He will return
about April LIST, to work for his
brother-in-law, Fred Rice, near Gray.
After six years excellent service for
Uncle Sam, Mr.. r. Fl. Garrett con-
templates resigning his position asf
Post Master at Hamlin.
Carl Wilson has moved into the
house on the north eighty of the ]. III.
Reynolds farm and will work at the
painters trade this summer.
o. w. Eddy was taken sick the
latter part of the week. DR.. Brooks
was called Sunday and pronounced
him victim of La Grippe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orren Colee drove up
to participate in the festivities of the
Davis-Ruddy nuptials, on st. Valen-
tines Day.
The shortage of freight cars is max
ing some grief for Victor Nelson by
permitting hogs to accumulate in the
yards.
The Forsman boys, of Guthrie
county, dumped four loads of hogs
on the Hamlin market, Tuesday.
Miss Georgia Picking is home after
an extended visit with her sister,
Mrs. Cliff Carter, of Panora.
Ora Shearman is assisting on the
o. w. Eddy farm during Mr.. Eddy's
illness.
w. A. Rumelhart shelled corn for
Dick Hartzell, Thursday.
Mrs. Dick Owen is on the weeks
sick roll.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-02-22

sible and avoiding as l said before,
talking too much about the matter,
because your time is valuable and for
that reason will go right to the point
Now, the reason l did not go to the
Davis Social was-hem-eh-haw-
because-hem -was-haw- eh- be-
cause. Now there you have it in a
nut Shell clear and distinct.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-02-22

This pillow, which does the work
of four ordinary plows, turns over
each slice fiat and smooth and no
kinking. No air spaces between
top and sa6soiI.
The top soil lies SO fat on the
subsoil that water, in dry weather,
comes up from below, just like kero-
sene in a lamp comes up the wick.
Moreover, with this pillow you can
pillow deep, If you choose.
Note, also, how it pHLve,izes the
soil. That enables you to get a
perfect seed bed with less ha,yozO-
ing than you ever did before. And
with soil well pulverized, you gee
full value out OF your manure,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-02-22
THE DIRECTIONS TO MY HOME

AS you don't know when you will
arrive on account of the lateness OF
the trains, l am sending you the di-
rections from the North Western
Station to my home. You will get of
the train on south side of car, then
go west along the platform till you
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-11-22
Torpedo Boats Sunk.

Constantlnople, Nov. 22.-It is stated
here that the Turkish cruiser Hamidieh
WAS slightly damaged by the Bulgarian
attack. Two Of the Bulgarian torpedo
boats are said to have been sunk and
two others are said to have been seri
ously damaged by Turkish shells.
The grand vizier, Kiamil Pasha
spoke bitterly of the harshness of the
terms today. He said that he had re
ceived them from the Russian ambas-
sador. Turkeys acceptance Of them
was impossible, he said
There comes word Of a naval engage
ment between a Turkish cruiser and
Bulgarian torpedo boats In the Black
sea, where each side claims the vic
tory.
There IS evidently fighting going on
IN the waters Of the Marmora sea, for
the sound Of firing could be heard off
the southern entrance Of the Bosporus
in Constantinople.
Athens received a dispatch telling Of
the victory Of her troops over the de
feated Turkish troops falling back
from captured Monastir The Greeks
say they came up with and cut to pieces
the rear guard and then pressed on to
engage the main body near Florinn,
where there was heavy battle. No de-
tails of the result of the fighting had
reached Athens.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-11-22
STERN & COMPANY
LEASE BUILDING

Owing to the rapid increase in busi-
ness since the inception of Stern &
Co., the-floor space used at present Is
Inadequate. The top floor, known as
Madison Hall, Is now to be utilized as
a parlor show room. After prepara-
tions, this floor of the Madison Build
ing will be the scene of various dis
plays of the home beautiful" giving
prospective purchasers clear concep-
tion of how to furnish flat or house.
1t will prove interesting to the peo-
pie, and Stern & Co. invite the people
to see this unique display. With this
added floor space, and enlarged stock
Stern & Co.'s store will be the most
up-to-date Furniture House in the
State of New Jersey.
The people of Perth Amboy and vi
cinfty will no longer have to seek fine
furniture in the metropolitan districts.
The most expensive, as well as the in
expensive house furnishings, will be
found at Stern & Co.'S Department
Furniture Store. The easy payment
plan. and having goods marked In
plain figures is an added feature.
Stern & Co. wish to extend
A Word of Sincere Appreciation.
Credit for the success of Stern & Co.
is due to the public and sincere
thanks are extended to the hundreds s
who have, by their continued patron
age and confidence, made the sales
records grow to ample proportions.
The constant aim OF Stern s. Co. is
to conduct business to the fullest
measure of satisfaction among all
who patronize this store. (ady)