Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-09-04

The Fire alarm was sounded last
Saturday morning and the Fire De-
partment responded to extinguish q
fire which had started in the base
ment of the dwelling of Carl Orth or
Birch street, the fire was soon con-
troled and no great amount of dam
age done.
VIM. McConkey finished a 199 foot
well for c. j. Barckert on the Ernst
Fruit farm last Thursday, plenty OF
good water. Another good well just
finished is on the farm of Charles
Holt a mile and a half south of Lyons
where another abundant supply Of
good water was secured.
"From Molten Steel to Automo-
bile" the 5-reel film sensation of the
Maxwell Motor Co., Inc, Detroit
Mich, will be seen at the Princess
Theatre, Wednesday Sept. g.. It viii
be greeted by a large audience. Tick
cts of admission may be had free by
applying to H.. A Lee, the local Max.
we'll dealer.
Mrs. Lulu Gleason, of Toledo, viii
speak on Statewide prohibition anc
equal suffrage, at the w. C. T. U
Hall in Tedrow, Saturday evening
9Th, Mrs. Gleason always leaves
friends wherever she speaks; she is
forceful, logical and pleasing speak
err. Come and hear her.
The body of Herman Korn young
Austrian who was killed by a L. S
freight Aug. 9th was buried in the
Wauseon cemetery Wednesday. AL
tho every effort was made to locate
his two sisters, known to be in this
country, they could not be found
Rev. c.. w. Hoffman conducted q
short service at the grave.
Mrs. E. P. Ames is in receipt of a
postal card dated at New York. Aug
goth, from her sister, Miss Magda-
lena Stukey, whose letters from Paris
appeared in the Tribune of last week,
Miss Stukey writes that the passage
was rough, and that she slept for
nights on a deck chair, she made
the trip in the as. S. Espagne." She
expects to arrive in Wauseon about
of this week. ;.
The first of the World Film and
Shubert Corporation films, "The
World, The Flesh, The Devil" will be
presented at the Princess Theatre
Eo-night. Manager Caddell deserves
the thanks of the people Of Wauseon
for his enterprise in bringing such
high class entertainment to our vii
it calls for the expenditure of
money and time for careful considera-
tion and he certainly merits the sup
port and patronage of our citizen
ship.
A telegram received by Wauseon
Monday brought the tidings
the death of John E. Meek at his
home in Hutchinson. Kansas. on Mon
day Aug. 31st. Mr.. Meek was a
brother of Mrs. D. E. Barkdull
and of the late F. E. Meek of this
city, and was present at the time of
the funeral services of the latter. His
Doyhood days were spent in Stryker
where his father still resides. He
a wife and two children aged
2 and A years.
Miss Mary Bogart, died at the
.ogart residence in San Antonio, Tex
IS, Monday afternoon at A o'clock.
Miss Bertha Eloise Hilton is expect
ed to arrive in Wauseon with the re-
mains Thursday evening and funeral
services will be held at the Bogart
nome on Friday afternoon at two
Miss Bogart has suffered
for many years with rheumatism and
death comes as a release. Her broth
ers, Charles and Friedrich Bogart are
unable to come with the remains OF
their sister, both of them being i'll
and Charles practically helpless. Miss
has been caring for her aunt
and uncles for the past year. Mrs
w. H. Eager is also a niece, and re-
Gently returned from visiting them
in their San Antonio home.
Do YOU know a good horse? Or a
good cow or hog? That is what E. T,
Ames, secretary of the Fulton Coun-
ty Fair is asking every boy in the
county. He is looking for the best
Judge of live stock in the county I'M
der 20 years of age. The Boys Live
Stock Judging Contest is being held
by the fair board to stimulate the in
terest of the boys in farm animals
They are planning to give liberal
prizes to the boys who make the best
showing. The contest will be con-
Quoted under the direction of a repre-
sentative of the College of Agricul-
ture. The indications point to q
keen interest among the young stock
in this county this fall. One
thing that will make the contest OF
great value is the fact that all the
hovs will learn something whether
they win a prize or not.
w. H. Standish of Royalton start
ed on his annual stock judging cir
cult on Tuesday August 25th; his
first work was at Wellington, Ohio
where he served as judge at the Lo-
rain County Fair. from there he went
to Cleveland where he served as
Judge at the Live Stock show of the
City Fair and Live Stock Co
This Mr.. Standish said was the larg.
est show of live stock to be presented
anywhere in the State this season; II
one entry there were So animals and
the quality of the exhibits was fine
This week Mr.. Standish judges at the
Canadian National Fair at Toronto
and from this point he will go to
Grand Rapids. Mich. as a judge al
the West Michigan fair, and at the
Michigan State Fair at Detroit or
Sept. Eighth. This season makes the
third season Mr.. Standish has acted
as judge at Detroit and the second al
Wellington and the Forest City Fairs
HARMON REUNION.
The first Harmon Family reunion
held at the home of Ezra Harmon
one and one-half miles northwest Of
Delta last Sunday; there were seventy
four members of the family present
and every n present enjoyed the
gathering. An organization was
effected with Ezra Harmon as presi
dent and Miss Tillie Geitgey as secre