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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23
THE GRIM REAPER
Herman PuIsIamp, Aged Sc

Herman Pulskamp, senior mem Der
of the firm of II. & j. Pulskamp, fur
uiture dealers and funeral directors,
and one of the foremost business men
os this city, died at his home on East
Fayette street shortly after the noon
hour last Sunday, following a brief
illness of pneumonia.
Deceased was born in Cincinnati,
August 26, 1859. When a child he
came with his parents to this county,
settling at Maria Stein. He came TO
this city in 1876 and was employed Al
the VIM. Cron shops as a wagon
maker. In 1889, with his cousin, Joe
Pulskamp, he started furniture store,
continuing in that business until his
demise.
Mr.. Pulskamp was united in mar
riage to Catherine Helm, in this city,
Septemb ber 6, 1881, and the widow with
four children-Fred, Otto, Clara and
Nora-survive. Besides his immedi-
tte family, he is survived by one sis
ter, Mrs. Catherine GOecke, of Maris
stein, and five brothers-Dr. Bernard
Pulskamp, of Rome City, Ind; Geo. F
ditor of the Bote; Henry j., President
Of the Celina Stearic Acid Co.; John B..
cashier in the Commercial Bank, and
Edward H., machInist at the Stearic
Acid plant.
He was a member of the Catholic
German Aid societies.
Funeral services were held at the
Catholic Church Wednesday morning
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23
CELINA WOMAN
PREVENTS TRAGEDY
Flags L. r.. q w. "Wlld Cat" I'm
Nick of Time, Saving Personal
Liberty Bl-PrOduct.

The presence of mind and quick ac-
tion Of Mrs. E. Winans, who resides
just cast of tho Lake Erie trucks on
East Market street, saved John Ger
lack, an aged resident of near Chicka-
saw, the horrible fate OF being ground
beneath the wheels OF n Lake Erie To-
comotiva Tuesday afternoon about $3.50
o'clock. Gerlach had imbibed too free
ly while in town and strayed out on
Market street, probably not knowing
where he was headed. AS he attempt
ed to cross the tracks he slipped and
plunged headlong across the rails,
where he layed and squirmed, too far
under the influence of booze to- help
himself. Mrs. Winans saw him fall
and at the same time heard train
W histling i'm from the east. She ran to
the railroad and excitedly waived her
arms at the On-coming train, which,
fortunately was wild cat" and was
got under control and stopped few
feet from the PROSTATE man. Had the
train been heavy one IL could not
have been stopped in time to have pre-
vented another tragedy at that cross
ing, which has many to its credit. The
trainmen jumped off and helped Ger
ZACH to his feet and started him back
towards town, little worse for his ex-
perience.
Some time after Gerlach was arrest
ed at the Western Ohio Station unable
to navigate properly and locked up at
the city bastile. Wednesday morning
he was taken before his honor, who
gave him 81 and cost for drunkenness.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23

In the wheel house Breck found
charts of the coast, evidently copied
by a Chinese artist from those of the
British admiralty. On one Of them he
soon located Wah Foo, and found that
it lay about six miles from the mouth
of a river. He spent some time in
plotting out a course to Port Arthur,
and when, about four o'clock, Barstow
announced somewhat impatiently that
everything had long been ready for a
start, he ordered the five coolies to
cast off. The tide was on the ebb,
and as the boat swung away from the
wharf toward the center of the river,
he gave the signal for starting the en-
gines. She answered her helm beau
tifully, and the engines, at half speed,
sent her through the water at an easy
gait of ten miles an hour. The shores
widened as they glided down towards
the rivers mouth, and shortly the toss
ing white caps showed the open sea.
AS Breck looked about to get his bear
ings, he thought he made out the
smoke of vessel outside the bar, and
a pair of binoculars proved that he
was right A small gunboat, flying
Japanese colors, was steaming across
outside, evidently on patrol
At this unexpected Development
for Breck had not known that the
blockade had been extended as far as
Wah Foo-he thought best to confer
with Barstow, and ringing for quarter
speed ran in under the weather shore
and ordered the anchor to be let go.
what do you think Of that?" he
said to the engineer, whom the rattle
OF the cable in the hawse-hole had
brought on deck Had we better at
tempt to run the blockade now, or
wait for darkness?"
"Wait, by all means. Besides, I've
got a hot bearing that a couple of
hours rest will cure"
With a skirmish in prospect should
they be discovered in the darkness,
Breck set the coolies at work to get
things in readiness for action, and
they soon had half-dozen boxes OF
the one-pounder shells on deck in a
convenient but sheltered place. With
the thoroughness Of his American
training. Beck tested the caliber of
one Of his shells. 1t fitted perfectly
the bore Of the gun, and he was about
to replace it in it's box, when II
slipped and fell to the deck. After
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23
CUPID'S VICTIMS
MYers-Dumbauld

Attorney Burl A. Myers, ofthis city,
senior member of Myers g. Myers, and
one of the Democratic candidates for
Prosecuting Attorney, was quietly
united in marriage to Miss Carrie
Dumbauld, of Ft. Recovery IN that
village, last Sunday at high noon.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Rainsberger of the Ft. Recovery M. e.
Church, at the brides home. The at
tendants were Miss Hazel Dumbauld,
a sister of the bride and Orel j. Myers,
brother of the groom. The bride is
highly accomplished and winsome
Young lady, a graduate of the Fort
Recovery schools, and for several
years a teacher in the schools there.
Following the ceremony a sumptous
dinner was served at the Dumbauld
home. In the afternoon the young
couple came to this city. They are
now at home to their many friends in
\ cozy home recently erected on North
Main street.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23
Mrs. S. M. Rurnett, Aged S4

Mrs. S. M. Burnett, aged 81 years,
died at her home at Rockford week
ago last night, following an illness Of
several months of cancer. Deceased
was born in Fayette County, June Is,
1857. In June, 1878, she was united in
marriage to S. M. Burnett, the we'll
known Rockford contractor. They
FIRST resided at Van Vert, but moved
to Rockford in 1886 She rs survived
by her husband and three children
Mrs, Dawronce Binkley, of Cecil; ed
gar, of 81. Louis, Mo-, and Howard,
living at home.
Funeral services were held sunday
morning at olive Chapel Church, Van
Vert County, Rev. Gerlach of the
Rockford Presbyterian Church saying
the last sad rites.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23
INSTANTLY KILLED
BY FALL FROM TREE
Lewis PuthOff, Popular Young 81.
Henry Man, Meets Tragic
Fate While Hunting.

Lewis Puthotf, OF 81. Henry, was In
stantly killed in a woods near Cas-
sella last Monday evening, when he
fell from tree while out coon hunt
ing.
In company with Henry and Tony
Keveldsr and George Miller, also Of
81. Henry, Mr.. Puthoh had gone to the
Henry Evers woods on a coon hunting
expedition. He had climbed TO the top
of big tree to route coon, and was
coming down when a limb TO which
he was clinging suddenly snapped and
he fell to the ground, distance Of
about forty feet. Death was instanta-
neous, his neck, back, arms and sew
eral RIBS being broken and his body
otherwise badly bruised and mangled
by the fall.
The Schmitt ambulance was called
from st. Henry and the remains taken
to their undertaking establishment,
where they were prepared for burial
before being removed to the home Of
his widowed mother.
Mr.. Puthoff was 81 years of age and
single. For a number of years past
he had worked on the Cincinnati
Northern Railroad as a section hand
and supported his mother, with whom
he lived. He was a brother of Mrs.
Julius Gardner ,lresiding near this city.
Five other sisters and brother also
survive him.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23
COSTLY TIRE
At COLDMATER
Only Heroic Work Saved a Num-
ber of Buildings - Stocks
Badly Damaged.

A disastrous fire Of unknown origin
completely destroyed two buildings,
while smoke and water badly dam
aged four others, at an early hour
blaze at Coldwater yesterday morning.
Owing to the fact that the telephone
exchange was located in the building
in which the hre started, and was COM
pletely burned out, it was almost noon
before the extent of the damage was
learned here, word then coming over
the Lake Erie telegraph wires.
The loss is estimated at sl5, 900, with
but little insurance. The burned and
damaged buildings are owned by ]. j..
Birkmeyer, Frank Rosenbeck, VIM.
Wagner, Mrs. VIM. Fetzer and Fred
Hehmeyer, and were occupied by the
telephone exchange, Birkmeyer's bar
Der shop, Rosenbeck's saloon, Wagner
saloon and pool room, Schockman's
grocery, Kohn's clothing store, ROsen-
beck's meat market and the Wagner
tailor shop.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23
ABBREVIATED
NEWSLETS

Seventy-five thousand Vanadium
steel Ford Model L cars for 1912.
Mesdames Geo. Struckman and W.
Il. Bretz will entertain the ladies' aid
society, of the M. e. church at the
Struckman home, East Livingston
street this afternoon.
Miss Josephine Borns, employed at
August Spieler home, had her hands
severely burned last Monday, when
she attempted to tear a burning apron
off of Mrs. Spieler. The garment had
caught fire when Mrs. Spieler opened
stove door.
Attorney and Mrs. c. e. Marsh, of
Delphos, were in this city Sunday, the
former attending the funeral of f. A.
Murphy. Mrs. Marsh spent couple
of days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. H. Current, leaving Tuesday for
Forest Depot, Va, for visit with re-
Iatives.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23

upon the torpedo boat, which was
moored to a wharf near the boat shop,
they noticed that their arrival had
apparently been awaited, as there was
fire under the boilers, smoke poured
from the tunnels and everything on
deck was lashed snug, ready for sea.
Barstow, eager to enter upon his new
dominion, dove below into the engine
room, while Breck and the Chinese
mandarin inspected the other parts of
the craft. She was very trim little
BOAT, built after a Herreshoff model
and provided with triple-expansion en-
gines of American make. Her arma-
ment consisted Of two one-pounder
rapid-fire guns, one mounted atop the
tiny wheel turret forward and the
other abaft the tunnels, together with
a stationary torpedo tube built into
the forward end of the boat. The
deck was covered with canvas, which,
together with the whole boat, had
been given a couple of coats of olive
colored paint. She had accommoda.
tions forward for five men and hei
cabin was elegantly fitted up for two
officers. Altogether she looked a
craft that any man would be proud to
command, and Breck was instantly
captivated with it. AS he and the
viceroy came on deck from final look
at the cabin, Barstow appeared from
below with the report that all was go
ing nicely in his department, with
prospect of steam enough for a start
within an hour.
Breck was anxious to see the shop
that had turned out so creditable a
piece of work, and as there was moth
ing immediate to require the pres
ence of himself and his engineer on
board, he turned to the viceroy with
the question:
Would your excellency be SO kind
as to take us through your shops n
The change that came over the
bland and smiling face of the China
man at these simple words was
strange and startling. His almond
eyes took on look of malignant sus-
picion and he glared at Breck and
Barstow with the air Of a dog about
to be robbed OF a bone. 1t was only
for moment. Then the viceroy re-
membered himself, forced smile, and
said with an apologize air:
Pardon me, gentlemen, for refusing
you, but am having secret tests made
in the shops that strange eyes may
not observe, even though they belong
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23

He found that he was to go to Wah
Foo, a trip of 500 miles, take COM
mand of torpedo boat that had just
been completed at the native ship
yard there, and bring the boat around
to Port Arthur.
YOU'RE just the man l want for
that" the admiral said. We've had
three torpedo boats built at Wah Foo,
and each one has been lost on the way
here-through the cursed ignorance OF
those Chinese officers or engineers.
The coast is safe enough for white
man with sense-it's only those junk
sailors who would get into trouble"
That afternoon Capt. Breck left for
Wah Foo on the government railway,
accompanied by George Barstow, for
merly an oiler on an English tramp,
who was to act as the torpedo boats
engineer. For three days they toiled
along the line in stuffy cars drawn by
broken-down French locomotive, the
vile fumes of the opium smoked by
their fellow passengers, who chartered
of the foreign devils" and made faces
at them behind their backs, together
with the dreariness of the landscape,
making them heartily sick of the jour
ney before they had gone 100 miles.
Late at night they reached their
destination, a squat, poverty-stricken
little Chinese village near the coast
At the mud hut called railway sta
ton they found two coolies waiting
with a sedan chair. A wheelbarrow
coolie took their luggage and they
were carried through the dirty streets
to the yamen Of the viceroy, who was
in charge of the dockyard where the
boat they we're to command had been
built. They were shown to a room,
tea and cigarettes we're brought and
their beds were pointed out, but they
saw nothing of their host.
In the morning, however, a servant
announced that it was the pleasure Of
the viceroy to meet them at breakfast,
and the meal proved better than the
general appearance of the yamen had
led them to hope, while his excellency
they found to be a middle-aged China
man Of very pleasant appearance,
speaking good English. After break
fast, all went down to the shipyard to
take a look at the boat The yard
was surrounded by high wall whose
locked and barred gate was opened to
them by huge north country coolie
with bunch Of keys at his girdle.
AS Breck and his companion stepped
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23

to two such honorable officers of the
emperor. You see, make ammunl-
ton, and my workmen are compound
ing a smokeless powder that Will bring
me fortune and make the name of the
empire as famous throughout the world
as it is already for the invention OF
black powder. You will realize how
such a secret must be guarded, but l
mention that among the precautions
taken there are men posted at every
loophole, with orders to shoot down
any one who enters the yard without
a guide--so that l cannot even vouch
for the safety of any one who leaves
the ship"
After this pointed speech the conver-
sation tagged and in few moments
the viceroy bade the officers goodbye,
saying in leaving:
you will have no occasion for go
ing ashore. l wish you pleasant
voyage"
AS he was turning the corner OF the
nearest building, a thought occurred
to Breck-the boat had no name paint
ed in the usual place, nor did 1T ap-
pear on any of her various articles
of gear
"One moment, your excellency," he
shouted. What is the name of our
vessel?"
"Ying Chuen," replied the viceroy,
smilingly, as he disappeared.
81 thought the old chap was going
to jump on you when you asked to go
through the shops said Barstow, when
the Chinese mandarin had gone. Il
don't half believe his yarn about
smokeless powder. 'Twouldn't sur
prise me if he was running counter
feiting establishment in there-he's so
touchy about it. I don't see what else
these retorts and that mill could be
for"
Barstow pointed to a row Of ovens
and a sort of pug mill, similar to those
used in crushing ore for smelter, and
alongside the ovens stood a row OF
wheelbarrows, smeared with white
clay
WED best not trifle with the Chi
namen," said Breck rejecting. BE
hind these guns we are safe, but if We
had any trouble with a viceroy nc
Chinese court-martial would ever iusti
~ us for defending ourselves, and
we'd have to quit the country. I'll re
port his highness to the admiral, and u
there's anything to be done, he car
do It"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23
Watch for the Ford stunts.
For Dyspepsia
You Risk no Money if You Try
This Remedy

We want every one troubled with
indigestion and dyspepsia to come to
our store and obtain box of Rexall
Dyspepsia Tablets. They contain Bis
muth- Subnitrate and Pepsin carefully
combined so as to develop their great
est power to overcome digestive dis
turbance.
Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets are very
pleasant to take. They tend to soothe
the irritable, weak stomach, TO
strengthen and invigorate the diges-
tive organs, to relieve nausea and in
digestion, thus promoting nutrition
and bringing about feeling of com
fort.
IfyOu give Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets
a reasonable trial we will return your
money if you are not satisfied with the
result. Three sizes, 25 cents, so cents,
and 81. 90. Remember, you can obtain
Rexall Remedies only at our store
Nungester Drug Co., lO2 S. Main street
Celina, Ohio.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23
SERIOUS CHARGE LODGED
AGAINT TRIO ROCK
FORD MEN

Clifford McKissick, Jesse Mowery
and Oscar Hinkle, young men Of Rock
ford, were arrested in that village last
Monday evening, charged with steal
ing chickens from the stephen Clay
poultry house last Friday night.
Their arrest grew out of information
obtained after the Schunck blood
hounds, of this city, had followed a
scent from the scene OF the robbery to
their homes. They waived oxamina-
ton before Mayor Penn, of Rockford ,
ann we're bound over to court in the
sum of 5000 each. Bond for the trio
was furnished by Jacob Adams, grand
father of young McKissick.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23

Judge Layton on the 18th inst.
granted divorce to Cecil Walters, of
Rockford, from her husbsnd, Harley
Walters, on the grounds of wilfull alb
sence and gross neglect of duty.
The court also cofrmed the appraise-
ment of the commissioners in the case
of Catherine Schweiterman ct al VS.. j.
]. Meinerding ct al. Plaintiffs elected
to take the real estate at appraisement
and same was awarded to them.
Attorney J.D. Johnson was appoint
ed by Judge Layton as receiver in the
case of Paul Junod VS.. Ira e. Wagner.
The court assigned the case of G. a..
Rockwell against Jacob Link ct al, for
trial on next Monday, the Goth.
The court approved the appraise-
ment of the Commissioners in the suit
of Minnie NJ. Huber agaidst Clarence
Il. Hollopeter ct al, and ordered the
sale of the real estate.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23
A VIOLENT COUGHING
SPELL BRINGS Up
BABY PIN
by CeIIna Lady Half
Dozen Years Ago While
Dressing Little One.

Mrs. @. p. Schunck, wife of the well
known Main street shoe merchant, and
a sister of Ex- Auditor Il. A. Weis, had
the unusual and somewhat startling
experience last Sunday evening OF
coughing upa small baby-pin which
she had accidentally swallowed six
years ago. Mrs. Schunck was at the
time dressing her daughter, when,
holding the pins in her mouth she
suddenly swallowed one of the set
Physicians were unable to locate the
pin, which had seemingly lodged
somewhere in the throat. The pin
was unlocked and this fact gave the
family, relatives and friends much
concern as to how serious 1t might
prove.
Other than a slight irritation of the
throat, however, she had not suffered.
rwo years after swallowing the pin,
during a fit of coughing, she coughed
up the small pearl, with which the pin
was set.
Since that time she had not given the
incident much thought. Last week
he took to her bed with an attact of
the grip and had been coughing severe
iy. Sunday evening she took un.
usually hard coughing spell, and felt
As though she was about to vomit
Instead, however, she emitted the pin
and considerable blood.
other than suffering from a slight
trration of the throat and sore place
on the left side of the chest, she seems
to be none the worse for her strange
experience, while relatives and close
friends who remember the accidental
swallowing, are now being shown the
pin, are rejoicing that no serious
results came of the mishap.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23
WANTS $4,000 FOR
LOSS OF HAND
Alleging Defendants Machinery
Was lily Guarded-Other
Court DOingS.

A ten thousand dollar damage suit
was filed in Common Pleas court last
week by ]. II. Sehweller, of Cold dwateT,
against the New Idea Spreader Works,
also Of that village. The plaintiff
states in his petition that while en-
ployed in the above factory three years
ago he lost his left hand, the result Of
having it caught in planning machine
which he was operating. He claims
that the accident was the result Of neg
ligence on the part Of the company in
not providing proper safety guards to
the machine as ordered by the Bureau
of Inspection of Factories.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23
HANDLE
WITH
CARE
By Charles Webster Kimball
(Copyri..t. by Shortstory Pub. Co

(Copyris.t. by Shortstory Pub Coz
Just before the breaking out of the
war between China and Japan in 1894,
Richard Breck had been commissioned
as ensign in the United States navy,
and was looking forward to a placid
cruise on one of the ships of the North
Atlantic squadron. But like most
youngsters who have just dofed
middy's uniform and blossomed out
into a real officer, Dick Breck was at
heart athirst for the glory of actual
warfare, and hearing that commissions
in the Chinese navy were to be had for
the asking by graduates of Annapolis,
he determined to secure leave of abb
sence and try for one. Through fam
lily influence in the department, he
obtained a six-months' leave, with the
assurance of an extension for three
months. With this arranged, he en-
gagged a berth in a sleeper Of the Over
land Mail, crossed to San Francisco,
and within a week was on the Pacific,
bound for Shanghai. From that port
a coastwise steamer took him, by way
of Chez Foo, to Port Arthur. This
was before that stronghold had fallen
into the hands of the Japanese, and
there he found Admiral Charles, an
Englishman and former sub-lieutenant
in the British navy, at the head Of
Chinese naval affairs. Breck soon
came to an understanding with the
admiral, and left the Office carrying in
his pocket a commission as fleet man
DARN in the Chinese navy, an office
corresponding to that of captain in
the United States service.
Next day Breck waited upon the ad-
miral and received his sailing orders.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23
ENTERTAINMENT FOR BEN
Eft SWAMP SCHOOL
LIBRARY

There will be an entertainment at
the swamp school-house, few miles
west Of this city, tomorrow Saturday
night, the gath. No admission will be
charged, but free will offering will
be taken for the benefit of the library
at that place. The friends of educa-
tlon and the school are invited to at
tend the affair, and are promised an
enjoyable evening.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23
BIG FRATERNAL ORGAN
IZATTON FRACTURES
THE RECORD

The largest class of candidates ever
initiated by fraternal order in this
city at one time was that of the local
Aerie, Fraternal of Eagles, last Tues
day night, when the King bird carried
ifty-three candidates over the crags to
the big local nest. Following the
initiatory work an elaborate banquet
vas served at Riley's hall.
The class included Mayor II. A.
Miller, Homer Graham, John Helm,
Ira Wagner, Leo Stachler, Charles
Dlckman, Carl Morrow, G. L. Murlin.
II. A. Jewett, Theodore Woeste, Frank
Kitchens, Arson Wenning, Jacob 10y,
Roy Steele, Simon Groves, J. L.
Loughridge, Jerome ROesner, Fred
Nichols, John Bowder, F. II. Merica,
Barney Dabbelt, Michael Schoch, Jos.
Overman, Frank Kunk, P. F. Webb,
J. G. Preston, Anthony Bornhorst,
Urban Slaughter, NJ. II. Goecke, Hen
ry Cast, jr., Chss. Long, A. G. Long,
Jos. Wenning, VIM. Grieshop, Henry
Goodwick, Leo Stelzer, Geo. Kimmel,
f. II. Wyen, Ferd Wint, Frank Meste-
make, V. G. BsllinRer, B. W. Miller,
j. T.. Mestemaker, Urban Hsgeman,
John Pepple, Tony Mestemaker, Jacob
Alt, w. B. Jackson, L. e. Eberle, Ed
Cook, H. w. Long.