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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02

! The farmers of this county who are
fighting the proposed plan Of the Aug
laize Power Company of Defiance to
divert the waters OF tho Loramie reseT-
voir into Lake Mercer, are getting up
in arms at Senator ID. II. Mooney, of
st. Marys, chief attorney for the mill
ion dollar power concern, and one OF
the principal workers toward securing
the right Of away along the dry feeder
south ofSt Marys, and are expressing
their determination of fighting Mr.
Mooney In his coming campaign for
state Senator from this district
Mr.. Mooney year ago last fall got
out of tho Senatorial fight for Senator
Schaffer OF Paulding, and II was gen.
orally understood that he would have
easy sailing in his aspirations for a
nomination this year. His activity in
behalf Of the schemes and purposes of
the Auglaize Power Company, which
has raised the ire of so many of the
farmers along the south side of Lake
Mercer and along the entire course of
Beaver to the State line, may erect
barrier 10 his senatorial hopes that
will make it difficult for him to "come
back, " If indeed il does not land some
Mercer Countyman on the job he has
been regarding as his by the divine
right of politics.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02
DIVORCE MARKET
TRIFLE DULL
According TO Court Docket, But
Shortage Is Also Noted In
Other Court Channels.

Tho February term of Common
Court will begin next Monday MORN
| ing when the grand jury Is summoned
to appear at 10 o'clock.
Judge Layton, OF Wapakoneta, will
be here to start the grand jury on their
usual secret grind, and aftor sending
tho Jury into session he will make an
assignment of cases Tor the term.
The docket this term is unusually
light. Only sixty-two cases are on the
printed docket and the few being filed
will not likely increase the number to
more than sixty-fi va or seventy. The
list of divorce cases is also smaller
han for the past s.vural terms, only
about eight of these being filed
Several important cases will likely
come up this term, one of which is Of
more or less interest to the people of
this city. Definite action will likely
be taken in the case of 1. +. Rauda-
baugh VS.. the Village of Celina. Raud-
abaugh asks that trunk sewer be put
through his land, south of town, TO
carry away the refuse from the sewers
of this city, which is now deposited in
an open ditch on his lands, making ii
unhealthy and a nuisance for his ten
ants. The matter was recently sub
mitted to Judge Mathers on applica-
tion for temporary injunction, but
owing to the fact that nothing could be
done during the winter months, the
matter was laid over for definite ac-
ton until this term of court.
The famous Randolph slave cases,
which are again back in the Common
Pleas Court, will also likely be taken
up at this term.
Anther of the important cases likely
to como before the court at this term is
the action of Mary Il. b. Lane ct al. VS..
Clinton Lane ot al, involving the Lane
estate in Franklin township, valued at
about 800, 900, together with rents ac-
cruing on the farm for the past several
wears and amounting to almost SlO,-
200. The plaintiff in the suit, Mrs.
e. B. Lane, was at one time a teacher
in the public schools of Celina, and
sister of Mrs. @. 60. Miller. She is at
present a resident of Cincinnati.
Only six criminal cases are on the
docket for the investigation of the
grand jury, and unless some secret
matters are presented their work will
he unusually light.
The petit jury is called to meet a
week from Monday, the 18th.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02
CARDS STACKED
AGAINST FARMERS

Hon. w. E. TouVelle, Judge G. S.
Younger, Frank Dorsten and Henry
Bennett, representing interested par
ties in this county; and John Koehn,
Edward Kallmeyer and Chas Hansec-
ker, representing interested parties of
Auglaize county, were at Columbus
last Friday with the State Board Of
Public Works, regarding the proposed
enterprise of the Auglaize Power Go.
in raising the level of water in Lake
Mercer for power purposes. The par
ties interested are opposed to the pro-
position of raising the level of the
water because of the damage it will do
to land adjoining the lake.
1t looks as If the people on the south
side were up against it for good, and
that they will have to seek relief from
some other source than the State Board
of Public Works, which has leased to
the power company the privileges
complained of for period of twenty
wears,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02
DURBIN GROCERY MOVES
TO WEST FAYETTE
STREET

The G. P. Durbin 81 Son grocery was
this week moved from their South
Main street location, to the John Put
hoff room at the corner of Fayette
and Walnut streets, better known as
the old Newcomb grocery corner.
Their new location is near the two
West Fayette street feed barns and in
the busiest part of the country trading
district. The store will be in charge
of Mr.. Durbin's sons, Tom and Ed,
Mr.. Durbin retiring from active work
himself. He will leave, with his wife,
daughters and younger son, the first
next week for Sanford, Mich, where
he has extensive land interests.
The DeVita Brothers, who recently
purchased of Mr. Durbin his grocery
property on South Main street, are
moving their wholesale fruit store,
formerly located in the Hamburger
building, to that quarter.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02
.CELINA To Be
INVADED AGAIN
With Free Exhibit OF Experiments
and Demonstration ON We'd
nesday, February Ia.

The Ohio exhibit car will travel OHIO
for 100 days 10 show the needs OF the
State and to emphasize its possibilities
and the room there is for improvement
and increasing yields.
Everything is free. Nothing will be
sold. Nothing advertised but the
state Of Ohio. The car will be conduct
ed by the State Board Of Agriculture,
the College Of Agriculture and the Ohio
Experiment Station.
The New York Central lines furnish
and move the car free Of charge at the
request Of the State.
Everybody from city and country
will visit this-the finest exhibit car
ever run in Ohio Long stops. Good
instructors. Good literature. Good
wages by coming. The car will visit
Celina, February IA, from 1925 a. m.
till 500 p. m. and exhibit from a side
track at Lake Erie q Western depot.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02
ANOTHER CHAPTER
IN LIBERTY SCRAP
Bauer Comes Back at Fickert,
Who rs Arrested and Bound
Over TO Court.

Otto Fickert of Liberty township
was arrested and brought to this city
last Wednesday on charge of shoot
ing with intent to kill, preferred by
VIM. Bauer of the same township.
Fickert was taken before Squire Rice,
waived examination and was bound
over to court in the sum of $1,000. He
furnished bond and was released.
Tho arrest grew out of row at the
Fickert home on the goth ult., when
Fickert had Bauer arrested and jailed
for cracking him over the head with n
stick of stove wood. Fickert then
went after Bauer with gun, firing a
couple shots to scare the latter, it is al
legged Woman and boose is said to
have started it all. Plenty.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02

beck when he first kim here, cause he
was so straightforward an honest.
Why, he is the only man ever trusted
in my life to buy my terbacker! There
kim time, however, when 1 had my
faith somewhat shattered in him. But
here l am tryin' to husk my pun'kins
when l amt even planted the seed
yet; so I'll git back where the trail
starts, an commence right
you see, Hornbeck, he kim up here
lookin' for an orange ranch an Newby
got hold of him. An when Newly gifts
hold Of a man you. kin bet that some
body is gittin' experience an that it
amt Newly. When that man Newby
comes around me walkin' on his toes
like cat, an smellin' of hair oil arS
cussedness, l always feel like holdin'
my nose an yellin 'polecat!' He was
CONTINUED on eighth page
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02

Miss Edith Watson, who for some
years past has been the efficient book
factory, left Wednesday for Dayton,
where she accepts like position with
the Yunkes e Belersdorfer Co. lat their
hotel in tho Gem City. Her position
at the furniture factory will be filled
by Miss Mary Schunck, former book
keeper at the VIM. Cron's Sons carri-
age works. The vacancy at the latter
place will be filled by Raymond
Pulskamp.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02
AUGUST WON'T HAVE
MUCH WHEN WIFE
HETS TROUGH

Inez l.. Hansel last Friday filed a
petition in divorce from her husband +,
August Hansel, on the grounds Of
wiiiful absence, neglect and cruelty.
She also asks for the custody Of their
son; for the return of her inherited
property, free of incum berances,
which defendant now has in possess
ion; for sufficient alimony for support
of thoir child and herself, costs and
such other relief as she is entitled to.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02
Ado Cron this week sold his photC

Ado Cron this week sold his photo
gallery on East Market street to w. A.
Sunderman, young TT. Recovery
photographer, who took charge Of the
business yesterday. Mr.. Cron expects
to go on the road, travelling for a por-
trait firm. His headquarters will be
in tnis city.
The new proprietor Is young man,
a graduate of the Illinoise College Of
Photography and has considerable ex-
perience in the work He comes here
from Springfield, ILL.,, whore he has
been working for several years.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02
Old Man
HOrnbeck's
Conversion
BY c. E. C. PEABODY
(CopyrigAl, by shortstory Pub. Coz

(Copyright, by Shortstory Pub. Coz
1t was in the spring of the year. and
the wild flowers were running riot
over the mesas as only the wild flow
ers of California can when once coaxed
out by the warm spring rains. The
wash, usually nothing but a sinuous
streak of cleaning sand and rocky
powders, was now raised, by the melt
ing SHOWS in the mountains, to the dig
nifty of turbulent river. Hobbling
along the road like gigantic grass
hopper with the rheumatism came
Seth Lane, moving blot upon a
peaceful landscape
Bin rollin' in the mud" said old
Seth as, mud-encased, he paused be-
fore Welch and apologetically mopped
his leathery face with piece of flour
sacking which, owing to the old mans
rigid sense Of economy, did duty for a
handkerchief.
so see," said Welch, severely. 1T
would seem to me that an old man
like"
Bin biddin' old man Hornbeck good
by" interrupted Lane, blandly He's
bin livin' down there by the bend near
the wash"
"on the claylands?" asked Welch.
absently.
Yes, on them claylands," chuckled
the old man. HE kim up here about
four months ago from the Downey
country, where he had been raisln'
hogs an alfalfa, an doin' we'll, too.
But he thought he wasn't maxim
money fast enough, so he kim up here
In the citrus belt, where he could git
rich in a hurry. l rather liked Horn
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02
CHATTANOOGA TO
HAVE INSTITUTE

The farmers of the northwestern end
of the county are arranging for a big
farmers institute to be held at Chatta-
nooga. February 2S and 20. The in
stitute, program will be held in the
Evangelical Church. The state speak
ers will be John Beggs, of Columbus,
and f. c. Martensdale, of Wilkinson,
Ind. The full program will be ready
for publication soon.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02
ROCKFORD PREPARING
FOR BIG AGRICUL-
TURAL SHOW

The farmers in the vicinity Of Rock
ford and the people of that village are
working enthusiastically towards
making the agricultural school, to be
held in that town the latter part OF this
month, big affair. Many women in
the community are interesting them
selves in the home makers course and
it is presumed the school will be large
ly attended.
The State Agricultural Society has
selected the following instructors for
the meet: o. M. Johnson, on soil fertil-
ity; w. II. Darst, on farm crops; n. L.
Evans, on animal husbandry; Misses
Elizabeth Jefferson and Mabel Misku-
nen, for the home makers department.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02
} TheWorldS Champion Ear (

feet ever grown, it is without shadow oi
ostentation.
The champion ear of corn was Snot an ac.
cident. There can be no greater lesson in
the value of careful study and painstaking
selection Of seed and breeding than the ex-
periences OF this same Palm, The farmer
who thinks he stands "A chance to go into
his corn field and by II piece OF luck pick
out an ear which Nature has fashioned even
more perfectly and with it wrest the hon
ors from this Indiana man, cannot do bet
ter to disabuse his mind of this fallaclous
notion than to read the story of Palm and
his champion ear.
In the first place, Palm knows corn. If
there were no more proof of this fact thnn
the bare story of the development and dis
covery Of the champion ear 1t would be
enough. And in proof of this fact here is
the story as he told it himself:
1t was in November, 1910, and we were
Just harVes ting our crop, The weather had
been good, but we were little late with
the harvest. The men were going through
the fields with the wagon in the usual way
gathering the corn, and the harvest was
promising one,
I'VE have n sort of corn show at my farm
all the time, and there is always an award
for exceptionally good ears of corn ears
sufficiently true to type to permit OF their
DeluB eAnlDlJeu. Inere Is small DON on
every corn wagon In which the most per-
feet ears are thrown. These, when proper
ly selected, constitute the seed corn, and
among these more perfect ears we occa-
sionally find an ear that we are willing to
exhibit in contest.
"On the day the champion ear was found,
was Mt the house, and at dinner time one
of the men brought 1t in and laid It, with a
number OF other ears, upon the window sill
in the well room for me to take and put
away In the seed house.
"'Well, ; l said, do you think you've got a
good ear there?'
1t looks to me like good ear" he said.
What do YOU think OF it?'
II picked 1t up and looked IL over. Well
! said finally, I think IT is the most perfect
ear of corn / ever saw. It's good enough
to win the w. X. Kellogg $1,000 trophy this
year at Omaha
And was confident the moment l saw
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02

Five candidates have announced for
Commissioner since our last issue.
They arc Bernard Evers of Marion
Township, John Hildbold of Gibson,
Henry Behrens of Dublin, Par Hart Of
Recovery and Harry A. Jewett of JEFF
ferson. This makes twelve candidates
so far announced for the jobs of Com
missioners DillhOff, Heiby and Kiser.
Two other announcements are also
made in this issue-L. II. Hinton of
Liberty for Treasurer and Walter L.
Johnson for denomination as Clerk of
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02
Marriage Licenses Issued.

Joseph G. Weis, aged 81, Zenz City,
o., carpenter, son of Jos. Wels, and
emma G. gelsberger, aged l6,
Zenz City, o., housekeeper, daughter
of John Somers.
Ortis Martelle, aged "a, Hartford
City, Ind, laborer, son of VIM. Mar
telle, aud Broe Sivery, aged %, Rock
ford, milliner, daughter of John
Sivery.
Delbert Huey, aged 20, Jay county,
Ind, farmer, son of John Huey, and
Mary M. Behmer, aged IS, Liberty
township, housekeeper, daughter of
John G. Behmer.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02
FARMS FOR SALE

100 acres in Center Township, good build
ings, well tiled, no better land in the Ooun-
ty. Possession March lst, next.
81 acres in Granville Township, three
miles Northwest of st. Henry, Ohio; good
land, finely improved, at a bargain. Pos
session March lst, 1912.
50 9acres in Dublin Township, subject to
dover estate in 26 acres of farm.
We own the above farms out right, and
will sell same with small paymeat down,
balance long time. Gall or write,
RILEY & BRYSON, OelinR, o.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02

Just n countryman-thats ALL" is the
corn, Mr.. Fred O. Palm, styles himself.
Though he Is admitted to be one OF the
leading corn experts in the country-one
whose services are greatly In demand as n
Judge OF corn exhibits, Mr. Palm asks for
no greater honor or distinction than to be
known as plain Hoosler farmer, and while
he openly processes reasonable pride In
the achievement OF growing the famous ear
of corn which was adjudged the most per-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02
INTERFERING WITH OFF,
RER COMES HIGH

Charles Brown, of Hopewell town
ship, was rested by Marshal Pun
phrey last Monday on an affidavit filed
by the marshal, charging Brown with
with an officer. He plead
guilty in Mayor Miller's court and
was fined $40 and costs. The arrest
was the result of Brown attempting to
keep Marshal Pumphrey from taking
AL lockwood to the calaboose a week
nv On SiDoa
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02

Mr., and Mrs. John F. Smith, of the
west end of the township, were in this
city Wednesday on their way home
from Ft. Wayne, Ind, where on Mon
day, their eight year old daughter un-
derwent an operation for disease of
the thigh bone. The child has under
gone several previous operations, but
her condition since the last operation
shows decided improvement.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02
YAMAMOTO NEXT ON
WASHINGTON Lee
TURE COURSE

M. t. Yamamto, Japanese lecturer
direct from the Mikado's domain, will
be the fourth number of the Washing
ton township lecture course, at the
High School building, Saturday even
ing, Feb. 3. Mr.. Yamamoto will give
his lecture in Japanese costume. His
suhject will be Every Day Life in
Japan" He comes highly recon-
mended. Let everybody come out and
hear him. He will be interesting.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02

chance than he had himself. Palm wa
born and brought up on farm near New
town, Ind. II lie has never owned n foot o
farm land in his life, and the $50 acre farm
on which the champlo ear OF corn which
won the Kellogg trophy was grown on d
rented farm.
Mr.. Palms real experience as n farmer
began about sixteen years ago. He hau
been on the road as grocery speciality
salesman, when he took notion that h
would rather be an aRriCulturallst, so he
took few short courses at Purdue Univpt-
now occupies Nine years ago he began
carefully breeding this new variety of corn
For two years he planted two rows of Reid s
Yellow Dent, then two of AleXander's Gold
Standard, detasseling the Gold Standard.
From the detasseled rows he picked for
seed only the ears carrying the character
istics he wanted to reproduce, planting
these In breeding plots and maintaining
careful selection, so that In nine years
time he had developed well-settled type
The Palm champion ear was the first
winner OF the w. X. Kellogg national corr
trophy, handsome silver and enamel cup
made by Tiffany of New York at n cost OF
$1,000. Mr.. Kellogg as the originator and
manufacturer of toasted corn flakes natu.
rally has deep interest I'm the develop
ment OF the higher grades OF corn, for the
company OF which he IS president, the Kel
logg roasted Corn Flake 90. requires ten
thousand bushels OF corn n day for the max
Ing OF It's product. The Kellogg trophy was
offered to be awarded in annual competi-
tlon for the best single ear of corn unit
won twice by the same producer. The fact
That the Kellogg product Is made only from
selected white corn, while the winning ear
was OF pronounced yellow type, was
peculiar feature.
The Kellogg trophy was won I'm 1910 al
Columbus, Ohio, by Il. A. james, OF Char.
lesion, ILL., with magnificent ear OF Reid's
yellow Dent, but not so perfect an ear a.
that which originally won the trophy am
which as become known rs the best ear o
corn ever grown"
The next award of this trophy will b,
made at the next National corn exposition.
which Will be held at Columbia, 5. O., next
year. 1t is planned to make this eXDosi
tton much broader in scope than any hello
IN the past, and consequently longer tim,
Will be required for preparation. SpeciR
buildings are being erected for the expos
tion, which will last ten days.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02

Contractor r. r. Wyckoff, accom-
panied by his sister-in-law, Mrs. ]. l..
Wyckoff, left last Monday for Carroll
ton, Mo-, where the Wyckoff boys
have large dredging contract. Mrs.
Wyckoff will make an indefinate visit
with her husband.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02

Courts. Walter has made good and
the primary vote will show the people
have unusual confidence in him. He
is probably the youngest man ever
elected to a county Office in Mercer
County and was hOnored by magnifi-
cent vote, leading the ticket.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02

for he is all wool and thirty-six inches
across, whose democracy Is fundamen-
tai, and like Mr.. Kenney, democraat
of the Bryan make up, A Lima special
of recent date couples Mr.. Winnings 3
name with that of Walter Is. Richie of
that city ms fit for the Fourth's Big
Two, AS for Vining, he's ft AS n I'D
die. As to Walter b., wen have to be
shown
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02
JURY FINDS AGAINST
PLAINTIFF

A jury in Squire Rlce's court, last
Monday returned verdict for the de-
f-ndant of no cause for action, in a
suit brought by Mrs. Ladora Adams
0 recover Sl31 from her aged aunt,
Mrs. Eliza Woods, alleging that
amOunt due for board and washing.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02

Six candidates we're given the third
degree work by the local 1. o. o. F..
lodge team, following the close of the
regular meeting last Monday evening.
Those to take the work were T. w.
Thompson, Ray Wilson, P. f. Fetters,
Ralph Moore, Anthony Faller and
William Huffman.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02
MarfeIIe-SiYY

Ortis Martelle, of Hartford City,
Ind, and Miss Broe Sivy, of Rockford,
we're united in marriage by Rev. Ben
nett of the NJ. L. Church, at the church
parsonage last Saturday morning. The
young couple went to Rockford on the
noon Cincinnati Northern train to
pend few days with the brIde's pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Sivy, prior
10 going to their future home at Hart
ford City, where the groom is employ
I'd in glass factory.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02

It, and looked Il over, that held the tro-
ply winner In my hand. SO much so that
when | left for Omaha TO exhibit the ear,
took II out OF my grip and showed IL to the
station agent with the words. That's the
ear I'm going to win the 1000 trophy with.
So there's the story OF the champion ear
as Palm told It himself And on the
strength OF It who Will say that Fred O.
Palm doesn't Justly merit the title. THE
man who knows corn?n
But that's not all Of Palms story. He
tells IL willingly, though modestly, for he
knows that his story whenever told is n
source OF great announcement to the thou
sands OF farmers who never had better
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02
I32 ACRE FARM
GREAT VALUE If SOLD SOON

Good soil. splendid location. 30 acres fine
young timber, half mile from railroad sta
tion, store, church school, mills, black
smith shop. rural delivery, good roads Oh
two creamery routes, seven room house.
new barns miles from Hillsdale, County
seat Splendid stock farm. Write today.
b, E. KIES, Hillsdale Mich,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02

At meeting of the jefferson town
ship Board of Education last Saturday
Warren Trenary rendered his resigna-
ton as a member of the Board, which
was accepted. D. D. Wolf was ap-
pointed to fill the vacancy.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02

A derailed coal car in the Cincinnati
Northern yards in this city held up
traffic for a couple of hours last Mon
day afternoon. The booze" train,
due out of here at 4:25, was not able to
leave until about $50.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02

A horse and buggy belong to Daniel
Searight was sold at COnstable's sale
last Saturday for $l2l. The sale was
to satisfy a judgment on a cognovit
note held by the Gordon Hauss- Folk
cOmDany