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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28
APPLICATIONS ARE
COMING IN SLOW
For Booths at Banner Fair I'm Com
nectIOn with Boys Contest and
Free Trip to State Fair.

Boys, don t forget the contest, the free
trip to the State Fair. Applications are
coming in slow. They will be received
until July lst. Boys, don't forget that
those first entered will get first choice Of
booths, and now is the time to prepare
yourselves to make the exhibit.
This trip will be one that the boys will
never forget. We have just contracted
with Mr.. Young, proprietor of the great
Metrople Hotel, just opposite the State
House, to take care of the boys. Mr..
Young will do everything in his power
to accommodate you.
Mr.. Wolf, editor of the Columbus Dis
patch, agrees to show you his plant and
how large daily papers are printed.
This is a sight worth the trip in itself.
Remember you will visit the State
House, the Governor S Office, the State
Fair, day and night; the Hartman farm,
the Penitentiary and other penal insti-
tutions of Columbus.
Send in your application at once and
help make this the main feature of the
Banner Fair for 1913.
Do not hesitate to write at any time for
information and assistance. Yours truly,
S. J. VINING.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28
The Pumpkin.

There seems to exist considerable
doubt as to the origin Of the pumpkin.
While it is certain that the pumpkin
In all its forms is nowhere more high
" esteemed than in this country, 1t is
BY no means certain that it had Its
birth in America, although some au-
thorities claim that it is native to our
soil. They contend that the aborlgines
of America planted it with their maize.
Authorities incline to the view that the
pumpkin is of Asiatic origin, while
others yet contend that pumpkins have
been cultivated either as a curiosity or
as an article Of food in England since
the year 1870 Even in these days
America has no monopoly in the cultl-
walton Of this attractive product. The
pumpkin, in one form or another, Is
grown in various European countries,
notably France, where the market
gardeners near Paris SOW their pump
kin seeds ir April in hotbed under
glass and nurture them carefully until
they are transplanted in May.-Har-
pers.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28
.CLOSING-OUT SALE
CATCHING CROWDS

The Taft Department Store Co. of this
city, which announces it's purpose to re-
tire from the local merchantile field on
April IA, has started its final closing-out
sale which is now on in full swing and
gaining momentum every minute, and
is likely to outdo any closing-out sale in
the point of business done ever witnessed
in Celina despite the unfavorable wealth
er conditions.
Mr. Hoppe, of the D. Hoppe Compa-
ny of Chicago, is in charge of the sale
this week, and the way things have COM
menced to move goes to show what the
application of printer ink, generously
applied, will do to move merchandise in
season or out of season.
The sale is a clean-cut one and will
afford variety of bargains for a multi
tude of people. That hosts of people
will take advantage of this going out-of-
business sale of the Taft Co. which closes
on April IA, is a foregone conclusion.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28
SPRAYING AND PRUNING
DEMONSTRATIONS

DR.. R. E. Riley last Monday received
a letter from N. +. Shaw, Chief In
spector of orchards and nurseries i'll the
State Department of Agriculture, that
Assistant Inspector Waid, of that depart
ment, had selected the orchard on the
Riley farm, at Western Ohio stop IS, a
mile east of this city, for a demonstration
on pruning and spraying trees.
Arrangements have been made for the
demonstration to cover two days, next
Wednesday and Thursday, April 2 and g..
Mr.. Ward will devote Wednesday to
pruning, and has selected the Riley or
chard because of the fact that it contains
so many young trees.
On Thursday afternoon he will give a
public demonstration and talk on prun-
ing and spraying, and special invitation
is extended to any and everyone to visit
the orchard, especially during the public
demonstration.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28
DECIDE To HAVE
ANOTHER CONTEST
Grain Dealers, at Banquet Mon
day Night, Laid Plains 10 En-
list Boys in Good Work.

Braving the inclement weather of last
Monday night, six contestants in last
years corn growing contest, several
visitors from Rockford, Ft. Recovery,
Coldwater and St. Marys and a number
of Celina business men attended the
banquet given by the Grain Dealers
Association of the county at the IO.O.F.
hall, in honor of the business men who
financed the trip to Washington. The
banquet excellently prepared and served
by the Daughters of Rebekah, was huge
ly enjoyed by everyone present. AT the
close of the banquet, the boys present
who took lie trip, ,-Chauncey Smith, of
Dublin township; Carl Andrews, of
Jefferson, and Boyd Lemunyon, of Cen
ter township-told of their experience
enroute and at the National Capitol.
Secretary Sandles of the Ohio State
Board of Agriculture, who was expected
to be present, was unable to reach this
city, and w. T. Riddle of Lima, treas
urer of the 1912 Ohio corn contest, adj
dressed the gathering at length on the
past contest, the trip to Washington
and the proposed contest and Washing
ton trip of 1913. He was followed by
Secretary S. J. Vining of the Mercer
County Agricultural Society.
w. T. Palmer, of the Palmer & Miller
grain firm of this city, acted as toast
master in a very able and entertaining
manner.
At the conclusion of the toasts 1918
county contest was launched by the re-
election of the following officers:
President-W. 7. Palmer.
Secretary--O. +. Richardson.
Treasurer-Zura Riley.
Township vice presidents in each town
ship will be appointed by the president
in an endeavor to get five entries for
township contests in every township in
in the county.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28
Loss of Life Estimated at
from FiUe Hundred to
TtUo Thousand
Property Loss viii RIM Into
the MilLions---Other
Ohio Cities Suffer

A dispatch from Dayton yesterday
gives an inkling of the terrible plight Of
the Gem City from the torrents of rain
that began falling last Sunday and con-
tinued almost without interruption until
Wednesday night.
The dispatch says:
The business section of flooded Dayton
is aire to-day and a blizzard is sweeping
the flames toward the penned thousands
of men, women and children.
A holocaust of staggering proportions
is thought to be imminent, but men are
standing here on the south bank of the
river and watching the things happen.
Frenzied men are rushing up and down
the south shore.
The fire which began Wednesday
evening in the Beckel House, the city's
second largest hotel has consumed two
blocks between St. Clare and Jefferson
streets.
Chas. II. VanHorn, rescuer who
has gone farther north in the Dayton
flood than any other man has dared, re-
turned from his perilous journey early
to-day, unnerved by what he saw and
heard. His was the first story to dis
close the awful mysteries lying behind
the water that cut off most of Dayton
from the rest of the world Here is Van
Horn story as he dictated it:
81 hope my eyes are never to be pun
ished again with such sights as were in
flicted upon them last night and during
the early morning hours. This awful
happening cannot be exaggerated. 1t
has been said that 500 are dead. l
should say at least $500 are dead. We
went to Third and St. Clair streets,
which is farther than anybody had gone
before. Twice the boat was struck by
whirling human bodies They turned
like spools on a machine in the whirl-
pool. We reached out and tonched the
head of a woman once, and the second
time we touched the beard and face of
a man.
1--WE went as near the fire as we possi-
bly, could go. Some of those penned in
the buildings must have seen us, because
we heard their cries for help. We look
ed up and saw some people standing at
windows and then saw them fall back
into the flames.
1--WE could not do thing for them.
When we finally had to leave the scene
of the fire, two blocks were ablaze, Third
and Fourth streets, between St. Clair
and Jefferson.
1--WE heard the cries of people who
must have been a square away, and some
of these cries came from the direction of
the Becke House. We could do moth
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28
COURT MATTERS

AS the result of conference held by
the three judges of the new court of ap-
peals with the commissioners of Allen
county last week, Lima has been finally
determined upon as the permanent head
quarters of the court of appeals, or Ap-
pellate Court of the Third Judicial dis
trict of Ohio. Arrangements have been
made on plans suggested by the county
commissioners whereby the court will be
given quarters in the present court house
building that will be adequate for pres
ent demands and will serve the purpose
of the court until such time as the coun-
ty is in position to erect new court
house.
Mercer County is in the Third Dis
trict, and the news of the selection Of
Lima as the headquarters of the new
Appellate Court will be viewed with ia
vor by Mercer County attorneys. Find
lay, as we'll as Toledo, was at first talked
of as the abiding place of the new court,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28
Fright TFUL LOSS OF
LIFE I'M DAYTON FLOOD

at $3.50. None of the trains carried any
passengers. The c. & N. hope to get
something running between Van Vert
and Greenville by tomorrow, while the
C.H.&D. expect to establish train SER
vice Monday.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28
Fl IRST
TIME.
Since Railroads Were Built That
CeIina Has Been Completely
Shut Or from Outside.
Further Danger from Floods Past
Unless High Winds Sweep
the Reservoir.

Flood conditions in the county as far
as conld be learned last night are not
severe, the freezing weather effectually
checking the flow into the smaller
streams.
The worst sufferers from the water are
residents in Cranberry Prairie, the Bea-
yer Bottoms, Coldwater Creek, Wabash
and St. Marys Rivers. All are out of
their banks and doing considerable dam
age and live stock is suffering good
deal.
From Monday night until Wednesday
afternoon Celina, for the first time in its
history, was cut off from all connection
with the outside world.
The train service was entirely aband-
oned, and it was almost impossible to
get over wagon roads.
No mail service was had until yester-
day morning. Telegraph and telephone
lines were down.
Wednesday afternoon the Western
Ohio succeeded iii getting service estab-
lished between here and Lima. This is
still irregular.
The Train Service
Yesterday morning the Lake Erie &
Western started train out of Lima for
the west, and at 9o'clock last night a
train made up at Upton reached this
city. 1t was expected to run it through
to SanduslSy. Another train went west
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28
DAY FOR LISTING PERSONAL
PROPERTY APRIL I3
THIS YEAR

Tax day comes this year on April l3,
the Sunday preceding the second Mon
day OF the month. Personal property is
to be listed for taxation as owned on that
day. In years past the coming tax day
has been the signal for purchase of tax
exempt municipal bonds and corporation
stocks such as are tax free in this state,
II has been time with many people for
converting cash and taxable securities
into tax free securities. Ohio municipal
bonds, issued after Jan. l, 1913, are
taxable.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28
CELINA PUBLIC SCHOOLS GET
FURTHER EDUCATION
AL RECOGNITION

Supt. ]. w. Pogue, ofthe Celina schools
is in receipt of letter from President
Pearson of the Northwestern Ohio College
Association, stating that the Celina
schools are now on the accredited list of
North Central Ohio schools. This means
that Celina High School graduates can
enter nineteen of the leading colleges and
universities of Ohio without an entrance
examination. This news will be pleasing
to the Celina people and is very crafty
ing to Prof Pogue.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28

Chas. Bixler, of Touvelle street,
brakeman on the C.H.&D., was badly
hurt last Friday, when he was caught by
the bumpers in attempting to couple up
two cars, az Ottoville. He was brought
to his home here and is getting along
nicely.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28
MERCER COUNTY
HARD HIT BY STORM

Celina, last Friday morning expert
enced the most terrific wind storm in
years, and havoc was played here and
in almost every part of the county.
outbuildings were unroofed, fences
blown down, trees uprooted, and tele-
phone service almost entirely cut off.
The worst damage in this city was
suffered by the Lininger Bros. and
Bretz & Meyer. The wind took off big
portion of tin roof on the Lininger build
ing and after carrying it through the air,
dropped the mass of metal onto the
ware room of the Bretz & Meyer. cloth
ing store. The weight crushed the ware
room roof and damaged hundreds of
dollars worth of spring suits and straw
hats.
The roof on the stock room of the
Cron buggy works was also blown off.
Two buildings at the County Infrmary
were unroofed and the smoke-stack on
the new laundry torn down, doing con-
siderable damage to the building.
Fences all over the county were blown
down, barns moved offtheir foundations,
barn doors scattered to the winds and
wind pumps demolished.
Luckily accidents seem to have been
averted, or none have been reported
owing to the fact that telephone wires
are still down.
Veterinary Surgeon A. D. Gimmell, of
this city, had a narrow escape from death
when his buggy was blown from the
road. His face and hands were badly
cut by glass in the storm buggy sides.
He was bruised about the body and his
left arm severely wrenched.
The wind also caused considerable
damage on the reservoir, several boat
houses being demolished, row boats
sunk and number of launches badly
damaged.
A smoke house on the w. c. Howell
farm, in Liberty township, was destroyed
by fire last Friday morning, together
with three hogs valued at S125. The
high wind also blew the Howell barn off
its foundation.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28
WEATHER CAUSES POST
PONEMENT OF SALE
BRIDGE WORK

The sale of a number of bridges in the
county by the commissioners, fixed for
yesterday, the 9th, has been postponed
until Friday, April a. The postponment
was made necessary because of the fact
the contractors could not get to this city,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28

John F. Barks, aged 4S years, well
known implement dealer and successful
business man of Rockford, died very
suddenly early last Friday morning, fol-
lowing stroke of paralysis. He is sur
vived by his wife, one son and three
daughters. Funeral services we're held
at Rockford NJ. E. Church Sunday after
noon, under the auspices of the K. of P.
Lodge of that village.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28
Linemen ordered to Dayton

A gang of Western Union line men,
who have hung up here since Monday,
received telegram last night, instruct-
ing them to gather all available wire and
get to Dayton as quickly as possible.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28
A Friend Of the Boys and Girls

To all boys and girls under Is years of
age big Pete" has contracted with all
of the picture shows to have free show
the first Wednesday of each month.
The first show will be the first We'd
nesday in April at the Manhattan. Come
to the shoe store to get your tickets.
Keep this in mind.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28
THE GRIM REAPER

Micheal Feldheiser, aged 6S years, one
of the pioneer residents and a retired
business man of this city, died early last
Saturday morning at his home on East
Market street, following an illness which
began last December.
Mr.. Feldheiser was born in Butler
county, this state, February 21, 1S45.
He came here with his parents when but
three years of age and had spent his
entire life in this city.
In 1868 Mr.. Feldheiser engaged i'll the
hardware and stove business on South
Main street, continuing in that business
until three years ago, when he sold out
to his partner, Elmer Bryson.
Deceased was married on March II,
1872. at St. Marys, to Elizabeth Sammer-
finger, and the widow and three children
survive-Mrs. w. B. Morey and Mrs.
Emil Mosier, of Wapakoneta and Mrs.
Charles Morris, of Springfield. A
brother and sister, Jacob and Miss Chris
tena Feldheiser, also survive. Mr..
Feldheiser was a member of the Luth-
eran church and of the local Masonic
lodge.
Funeral services were held from the
home, under Masonic auspices, Monday
afternoon. Interment at North Grove.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28

@Mrs. D. f. Green went to Marion,
Ind, last Monday to see her new grand
son, bright youngster who arrived at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Stearns,
former Celina residents, Easter morning.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28

Mesdames F. S. Collins, Daniel Myers
and R. A. Landfair will entertain the
ladies aid society of the M. f. Church
at the church parlors this afternoon.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28

A baby son was born to Mr. sand Mrs.
August Hirsch, OF Dayton, on the 10Th
inst. Mrs. Hirsch was formerly Miss
Emma Stein, of this city.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28
CELINA MAN HONORED
BY POULTRY ASSO-
CIATION

At a meeting of the Ohio Butter, Egg
and Poultry Producers Association, held
at Cleveland last Friday, S. ]. Moore,
manager of the J. A. Long & Co. S plant
in this city, was chosen as President of
the association for the ensuing year, and
reelected as a member of the Board of
Directors.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28

One car load of Adrian spring steel
wire fence at last years. prices at FEN
MICS hardware store.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28

For wallpaper that will look we'll a
year from the day YOU put it on--NUN-
GESTER DRUG Co.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28

big Pete" says he sold 5SS pairs of
shoes, socks and gloves last Saturday.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28

For wallpaper you will be proud of
when once on the Wall--NUNGEsTER
DRUG Co.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28

VIM. Roberts VS.. +. NJ. She1labarger is
suit filed last Saturday in Common
Pleas Court, plaintiff praying for judg-
ment of $17.1S, claiming that amount
due him for work performed on the de-
fendant's residence in Forest Heights.
Samuel P Rish also filed suit against
Shellabarger for S27. so, asking judg-
ment in that amount for work on defen-
dant,s house.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28
At COLUMBUS
AND GAINESVILLE

The Scioto river at Columbus is the
highest ever known and receding very
slowly. Conservative estimates place
the death toll at from so to 100 while
hundreds of business houses, manufac-
turing plants and the Union depot were
from three to twenty feet under water
DR., ]. +. Hattery last night received
a telegram from his son, John, at Column
bus, stating that he was all OK. but
that flood conditions were frightful. The
city was in total darkness, the electric
light and gas plants being out of COM
mission. No water supply was available.
The flats along the Muslingum river
at GAINESVILLE are completely inundated,
only the tops of houses being visible.
Estimates place the loss of life at 100,
while thousand are homeless.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28

Common Pleas Judge Baily, of Ottawa,
was in this city last Saturday, hearing a
motion for a new trial in the case OF
George Vondenbosch VS. John Langerick
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28

George Horning, an aged inmate of
the Infrmary, died last Wednesday
morning, following a long illness.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28

One paper In the home Il
worth a dozen In the by
way. THE DEMOCRAT is
TaE HOME PAPER Of AIer.
Ger County.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28

Mrs. VIM. Pratt, aged 3S years, died
last Monday morning following an Hines
of tuberculosis. Her husband and two
children survive. Funeral services were
held Wednesday morning.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28

Bicycle repairing done on short notice.
Work guaranteed by Earl. R. FENNIc.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28

HanfOrd'a Balaam heals flesh wounds.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28

1continued ON PAGE fourl
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-02-07
TAFT WILL VETO :. ... IMMIGRATION BILL Opponents and Advocates of Measure Say He Will Not
 Approve It.
HOLDS A CONFERENCE
Leaders of Fraternal and Charitable Institutions Argue Against the Bill.

Washington, Feb. 6.-President Taft will veto the Burnett-Dilling-
 ham immigration b II. This is con-
 fidentially believed and asserted by those who appealed to the executive today in a three-hours conference 70
 withhold his approval. Representative Goldfogle, of New
 York, who lead the ght against the bill in the House and who was one of
 the principal speakers in the confer ence said today
 q am confident that the president will veto the bill. Of course, he has
 not int mated what action he will take, but his interest, his questions and his
 remarks during the three hours dis
 cussion, led all present to believe that he will not approve the measure
 n it's present form.''
 Representative Sabath, also an ad- vocate of the bill, also expressed the opinion that the president would veto 1 the bill.
 The conference was held in the east 1 room of the White House and was very largely attended by representa-
 tives of number of organizations. Secretary Nagel, of the Department of
 Commerce and Labor, who s opposed
 to the measure. sat with the president during the hearing.
 Among the principal speakers l against the bill were many leaders of fraternal and charitable societies. In favor were Frank Morr son, rep ! resenting the American Federation of
 Labor; Representa- ye Powers, of
 Kentucky; F. s. ,Katzenbeck, of Tren-
 ton, N. J., representing the junior or
 der of United American Mechanics,
 and several others.
 A feature of the conference was a
 monster petition wh oh is said to have
 contained the signatures of half a
 million persons in New England, op.
 posig the bill.