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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-09-10
LOCAL BRIEFS

~ayOur suDscr,nuon paidfg0A
A. H. Bausman was in Lima
O., Friday.
Miss Olga Jones of Hollansburg
was in Greenville Monday.
Mrs. Frank Cooke of Laura
was visitor here Saturday.
James Hawes of Arcanum
transacted business in Greenvllle
Friday.
Mrs. Elsie Bigler of Gettys-
burg was shopping in this city
Friday.
H. J. Hervey and wife attend
ed the State Fair at Columbus
last week.
Miss Ada McCune was home
from Columbus several days the
past week.
DR.. VIM. Matchett and son OF
Hancock, Mich, have been visit
ing relatives here the past week.
Miss Sylvia Bireley left last
week for Cincinnati, where she
will attend the College of Music.
Miss Esther Matchett, who has
been touring Europe for the past
three months, arrived home last
Monday.
Charles Dunkle moved his IA
mily to Columbus, O., last week.
where they will make their fu-
ture home.
Earl Whiteley left Monday for
Lafayette, Ind, where he will
resume his studies at the Purdue
University.
Quite a number of Greenville
people attended the dedication Of
the new Catholic church at North
Star Sunday.
Miss Moreno Trentman has re-
turned to her home in Cincinnati
after spending the summer here
with relatives.
Miss Florence Hiddeson of Day.
!. ton was the guest of her cousin.
Miss Minnie Bertram, for several
days the past week.
James Frost, the florist of this
city, for the seventh time has
been chosen as one of the judges
of the floral exhibit at the Mont
gomery County Fair at Dayton,
O.
Earl Stephenson was tried on
Tuesday on an indictment charg-
ing him with embezzling 5000 be-
longing to ]. E. Richards Of An
sonia, and was found guilty by
the jury.
Parkhill Clark, 63 years old,
died in his home on Hall street
Sunday afternoon. He was a re-
tired farmer and moved here
from Arcanum a few years ago.
Funeral services and burial at
Abbottsville Tuesday afternoon.
Judge Teegarden granted two
divorces Saturday. one to Sadie
Ogle from Elisha Ogle and one to
Earla Gable from James R. Ca
bic. A decree was refused Mel
lie L. Harp from Theodore L
~ ..,.o,,.. h oe ,n.,E o.. .ASnsov,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-09-10
Bickel- Meyer Reunion.

The Bickel-Moyer reunion will
be held at Forest Park on Sun
day, September 13, 1914. Eve
rybody invited to come and spend
the day with us. By order of
Committee.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-09-10
An oil paintins Of Col. William

Can0Oga, Ienn., lOTIIlcrly VI I'LL
lefty, will be placed in the muse
um of Carnegie Library. along
side those of Generals st. Clair
Wayne, and others of note.
DOC" Dennison. a former res
ident of Union City, who has
made himself scarce there of late,
having broke Jail last year, show
ed up again last week and was
arrested by the officers of that
town charged with holding up
and forcibly taking 81. As from ].
A. Venable in. that city in May.
1913. He was bound over to
court and failing to give $500
bond was brought here and plac-
ed in jail, the alleged crime hav-
ing occurred on the Ohio Side of
Union City.
A case of hydrophobia has re-
Gently developed on the farm of
Ira Bickel, south of Hillgrove.
Three weeks ago a young bull of
his got into the orchard and he
set his Scotch Collie to drive it
out. The dog seized the animal
by one of it's ears and held on like
grim death and when finally
shook off a large piece was torn
out of the bulls ear. That night
the dog left and has not since
been seen, although it never
showed any signs of rabies pre-
viOus to that. Since then the
bull, as well as three hogs, have
developed what is thought to be
rabies. A veterinary surgeon
of Union City was called and pro-
nounced it a well developed case
of hydrophobia. Mr.. Bickel re-
ported the matter here and a
message was sent to the super
intendent of the State Live Stock
Commission notifying him of the
case.
Ezra Baker, the ditch and road
contractor. who resided east of
Arcanum, was killed in this city
Monday forenoon at the Chest
nut street crossing Of the Pan
handle by west-bound train due
here at 9:O3. He was in his au.
tomobile with Joseph Penny,
having just left the Penny home
in Oakwood and no doubt did moi
hear the approaching passenger
train, which had not yet gained
any great speed, as. after strik.
ing the auto, the train was bro'l
to a halt in less than its owr
length. The machine was square
ly on the track when struck, anC
both men and machine wer'
knocked more than thirty feet
Mr.. Baker was sitting on the sid
next the train, and had both leg
broken, a large cash cut in tn
top of his head and a very sever
bruise on the side of his face
His injuries were of such a ma
ure, that he expired a few mil
utes after the accident and b.
fore physicians reached h
scene. Mr.. Penny was badly il
jured about the head and bacl
but it is not thought his injuri'
will prove fatal, He was col
waved To his home nearby AZ
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-09-10

REGISTER OF' DEEDS
r. C. Wright to Web L. Pearce,
part lot 329 in Greenville, $27OO.
Aaron Vanscoyk to Isaac Reed.
80 and 92-1OO acres in Brown
township. $4O0.
Russell Searl to Dervin Roe, 54
acres in Brown township, S85OO.
Martha J. Wagner to l.. K.
Gard, A acres in Brown town
ship, $425.
A. ]. Hoffert to A. D. Zerbe,
part lot 22S in Bradford, 81.
VIM, A. Heeter and others to
Frank Schlemmer, lots 2O1 and
2O2 in Ansonia $7OO.
VIM. A. Heeter and others to
Win. Brandon, lot 2O3 in Ans IN,
ia. $3.50.
Howard C. Mills and others to
lC. C. Leslie. lot 535 in Union Ci-
ty. $500.
Louisa R. Roark to Margaret
Addlhgton, part lot AZ in Brad
: ford, $675,
; Margaret Addington to E. G
williamson. part lot AZ in Brad
; ford. $50.
: Jacob Hangen to Samuel T
Riegle. so acres in German town
ship. $4,000.
Samuel T. Riegle to Jacob Han
gen, rs acres in German town
: ship. $4,000.
Anna j. Eerce and others t
Frank Fletcher. l2O acres in Mis-
~ O0atinnsa % fourth paga.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-09-10

Z2Z~B BoZZ-
dealer, Troy, O., and Mary E.
Luzeha, %, Gettysburg, daught-
er of Frank Luzena.
Jesse V. Buckingham, 25, far
mer. Franklin township, son of
Jacob T. Buckingham, and Clara
limo Hawes, 10. Butler to Rnship,
daughter of Emery Hawes.
Edward H. Braner. q, railway
yard clerk, Greenville, SON of
John Braner, and Cecile Bell. 10,
Greenville. daughter of Earnest
Bell.
Carl G. Roesser, 20, meat cut
ter. Detroit, Mich, son cf George
Roesser, and Bertha E. Klee, 20,
Greenville. daughter of Albert
Klee.
COMMON PLEAS UOUkT.
NEW CASES.
2O388-Sarah F. Allen versus
B. Frank Allen; for divorce, gross
neglect charged.
2O389-Ira Niswonger and 9TH
ers versus J. w. Sheritts and
others; to enjoin removal or des-
truction of certain fences.
2O39O-Izora Lafever versus
Fred Lafever; for divorce, habit
ual drunkenness charged.
2O391-Frank Robson and 9TH
ers versus M. L. Wolf and 9TH
ers; to set aside deed, account
ing, damages, injunction, &c.
92-Barney Leugers versus
Frank Balmer and The New Idea
Spreader Co.; to indorse action
for indemnity in sum Of $786. AZ.
2O393-Larkin H. Stocksdale
versus John w. Welch and The
Farm Supply Co.; for foreclosure
of mortgage for $618.
2O394-John G. Dues versus J.
W. and J. ". Welch; to recover
S1s6.
2O395-Mary Harshman versus
Parlando Harshman; for divorce.
gross neglect and habitual drunk
enness charged.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-05-12

but at the same time there hes
been q large natural increase. Six
years ago the taxable wealth of
White Pine County WAS about a
million and . half dollars which
has ever since shown n steady in
crease eanging from half q million
dollars per year. which would indi.
cate that Notwithstanding the tax
commission. the property wealth il
increasing at a very rapid rate. The
net result of the tax commissions
activities is therefore largely pro-
blematical. 1t has done some good,
no doubt, but ii was created to
equslize taxes and to see that all
property is fairly and honestly as-
sessed. 1t was mt created to favor
any industry as 1t appears to have
done in these two instances. If the
bullion tax on the net product is to
be lowered 20 per cent, it would
seem only fair that the value of all
other assessable property should be
lowered in like proportion.-Ely
Record.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-05-12
SOME EVANS ECHOES

you can reject Jesus Christ ss
your Savior but you can not reject
him as your judges"
"The looser a mans theology
the looser his life"
"The reason the Bible says Fac.
cheus could not see Jesus was that
he was too small-That might ex.
plain some conditions back East for
instance"
IAN old preacher stood before q
corpse at a funeral one time and
said This corspe joined my church
fifteen years ago and has been a
member ever since A lot of
fellows died about fifteen years
ago and are still members"
I'D. D, mean very often Dread
fully Dry
"a lot of christians are like the
rivers that flow into the North
Sea-frozen at the mouth"
Mr.. Evans will speak tonight
and tomorrow night.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-05-12
ORIGINAL NATIONAL HIGHWAY

So much is heard about the Lin
coin highway, that information is
of interest regarding the old ns-
tional road to the West, which was
'~ide-tracked with tbs C ming of the
railroad. In the east, LIST week,
a distinguished company gathered
to commemorate the orefathers
who built this road and to rededi-
ate to the cause OF good roads.
Along the old National road for
many years. a tide Of immigrants
flowed. Conestoga wagons, OK
teams, troops Of men and women
on horseback, and all the impedi-
menta of a people seeking new
homes in the great West, rolled
over this highway. 1t was better
than an Indian trail, but there were
long sections Of corduroy, and
travel over it would not now be re.
Rarded as q pleasant journey; yet
for its time it served a great pur.
pose. Over hill and through
swanps it led to the new world in
the West. Overhead from either
side the boughs Of the trees touch.
ed and in the summer time tat
traveller passed through o shady
lane broken only here and there
with patches Of prairie or tb,
! clesriugs of the first settlers.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-05-12

In time in those regions where
there was gravel or stcne the road
was macadamized; but it was not
the macadam of modern times. 1t
was a railroad, stage coach line
and post road combined. Its like
will never again be e e in this
part Of the world. Civilization has
found other means of transporta-
ton and meets with other scenes.
Those who S more modern thor
o%ughfares will never see what the
pioneers saw of the fauna and
fora of the Mississippi valley.
We should not regret that the
old things have passed away. We
should only have due respect for
the memory of those who eYper-
fenced them. Better things have
come about: but we shall do we'll il
we live up to u opportunities
for road-making and material COM
forts Of travel as completely as our
ancestors met the demands of their
times.-Exchange.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-05-12
HOWS THIS2

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
+. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned have known
F. j. Cheney for the last Is years
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions end
financially able to carry out any OBJ
legation made by his firm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE
Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternalIy, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system.
Testimonials sent free.
Sold by all druggists, rs cents.
Take Halls family Pills for con-
stipation.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-05-12
WHEN Mr.. SkAGGS
WAS WEALTHY

In last evenings Free Press there
appeared an interview with Bob
SGaggs in which the following oc-
ours: cat one time Mr.. Skaggs
was a wealthy man but the hard
winter of the COS took much of his
wealth away"
We do not know where the Free
Press got the information that Mr..
Skaggs was a wealthy man before
the hard winter of the SOS, but
naturally suppose that it came
from Mr.. SkaRgs If so let us see
on what tiimsv grounds the state
ment is based. Having no recollec.
tion of Mr.. Skaggs being a-wealthy
man before the hard winter of the
COS we examined the emit
roll VI 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890 and
1891 to see if his wealth was taxed
during those years and the great
loss he suffered by the hard winter,
and the following is what we
found:
In 1887 the name of K. E. Skaggs
rs al individual taxpayer djes not
appear ON the assessment rail-, but
that of the Skaggs Bros. does ap-
pear and r. f. was one Of the
Bros. That year the assessment
stood as follows:
Real estate and Improvements,
$500; 6 horses, SITS; l wagon,
SIS; making a total of $1,000.
In 1883 the following property
was assessed to the .Skaggs Bros:
Real estate and Improvements,
$500: first payment on land, 500;
3 horses, 500; 6 stock cattle,
$85; a wagons, SIPS; total, $121O,
In 1889 the following was as.
sessed to Robert Skaggs:
Real Estate and improvements,
5000; z work horses, $280;'l0 stock
cattle $12o; 8 hogs $40; = wagons
1926; machinery, $50; total s14e5
In 1890, he wts assessed as fol
lows:
Real estate and impr ,vement!
5000; 6 work horses, 5000; / sad
die horse, $50; g. stock horses $75
Is stock cattle, $3.50. 8 wagons
$500 machinery, $50; total $l4S5
In 1891, after the hard winter
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-05-12

Mr.. SkaGgs' assessment shows the
following:
Real estate snd improvements,
$500; work horses. $40. l saddle
horse, $25: z stock horsee, $685.;
2 milch cows, $50: wagons and ma
chinery, 500; total. $3.50.
In the summer Of 1890. the as
sessment roll shows that Mr.. Skaggs
had property valued at $685. for
taxation, and in the summer of
1891, he was assessed on property
valued at $l370, a difference be.
tween the two years % $l65. Sure
~ the loss of$165 would not make
a wealthy man poor.
Now, if Robert F. Skaggs was u
wealthy man before the hard winter
of the eos, he was giving false re-
turns of his property to the assess
or. But this cannot be because he
was called "honest Bob" by his
friends.
The above is not written for the
purpose of deriding Mr.. Skaggs,
but merely for the purpose of
showing the unreliability of the
published interview. II there is no
more truth in that part Of tie in
terview regarding his right t, the
Bullion property than there is in
that part regarding his wealth in
1890 and the losses he suffered by
the hard winter, it is not worthy
of belief.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-05-12

u other contentious, and thereby
place it in the power of the United
States Government, by establishing
such a precedent, to admit the jap
and the Chinaman to vote, to hold
property, to enter our public
schools and have every other social
and political equality with US. ]
believe that the establishment Of
such a precedent would be too
dangerous to u state. l there
fore cannot take part in establish
ing such a precedent.
trust that you will think this
matter over and realize the effect
of the step YOU are now taking.
The Shafroth amendment will &C.
complish nearly thu same thing
without establishing the dangerous
precedent that l have referred to.
| intend to support the Shafroth
amendment. trust that you will
not sacrifice these privileges and
this protection in your zeal in be-
half of equal suffrage in other
states.
Very truly yours.
Key Pittman.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-05-12
DON'T LIKE THEl8 WORK

And SC the state tax Commission
has reduced the nat bulli On tax
twenty per cent, and even this is
not satisfactory to the Mine Own
er's.% association. Now, If the com.
mission will reduce the land values
everybody will be happy, except
thee tle fellows who pay the bulk
of the taxes. They are. not or
gan;zed, have no political pull and
will have to take what they can
get and be satisfied with that. In
this county last year all property
values we're raised ten per cent by
the state tax commission and the
same values will probably stand
this year. Stockmen have been al
lowed rs per cent for range loss
and an exemption Of last years
calf crop, and now the mining COM
panies are allowed 20 per cent off
on their net bullion product, which
would seem to be contrary to the
intent Of the statute. The commits
sion claims to have largely increas-
ed the taxable wealth Of the state,
which is correct in SOM respects,
a
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-05-12
SALMAGUNDI

Don't fail to attend the meeting
tonight at the Baptist church at
7:45.
Mr.. Schraven will leave tonight
for Hike. where he has mining
property.
fuce Evans speaks but two more
nights at the Baptist chnrch. Com
out and hear him.
Don't forget that tonight as faa-
ture night at the Opera House. See
the program in the ad. !.
Make it a point to hear these
western sonR-birds at Bradley
Opera House, Friday evening.
8:l5 p. m.-Advt.
The University of California
Glee Club will appear at Bradley
Opera House Friday May 10, in
stead of Thursday May ID, as here
tofore ann; unced.--advt.
DIR. West received a message
from Horace Lane of Starr valley
this afternoon saying that one of
his boys had been badly injured by
having one of his feet caught in a
hay press. The ankle was badly
crushed and broken. DR.. West at
tempted to go up on No. 10 but
was not permitted to go on account
of Deeth not being a stopping
point for that train.
An unidentified mar committed
suicide at the Lcvelock freight de-
pot on May End by shooting him
self. In his pockets were found a
whiskey bottle, a bottle of chlorn-
form, a letter and a notebook, but
Aaothing by which the man could be
identified. In the note book was
found this message: "Too much
dissipation will drive a man to al
most anything" That message
should sink deep into the brains OF
some of Elko's young msn.
The remains Of seventeen IF the
men who lost their lives at Vera
Cruz efe landed at New York
yesterday and u great crowd fol
lowed the procession to the Brook
lyn Navy yard where the funeral
seq rs were held. 1t is estimated
that more than a million penple
joined in the ceremony of memoir
ializing the heroism of the blue
jackets and marines who gave up
their lives at Vera Cruz. President
Wilson delivered a touching adj
dress.
Mr.. Cation ~sWore 10 a complaint
against Sid Ireland, charging him
with assisting Bob Skaggs to take
forcible possession of mining prop,
at Bullion, and Sheriff Harris
brought him in. He was released
without bonds aud his trial was set
for Saturday. Mr.. Churchfeld re-
lieved Ireland as Skaggs' lieutenant
at the mines. We presume Mr..
..
Churhfel1 will held the fort until
he is brought IN and another will
take bis place. If that is to be the
game, the county will have a big
expense bill for IFS part Of the
performance.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-05-12
WHY SENATOR PITT.
MAN OPPOSES THE
BRlSTOW AMENDMENT

We have received the following
letter from Senator Pittman that
he is sending out in reply to var
ious letters and petitions asking
him 10 support the Bristow amend
ment to the Constitution compelling
the States to grant equal suffrage
to women:
United States Senate
May ID, 1914.
Dear Madam:
1t is very probable that you have
not had an opportunity to read my
remarks made in the United States
Senate upon the resolution provid-
ing for a constitutional amendment
prescribing equal suffrage. AS the
women of Nevada will be voters at
the next Presidential election ! am
very anxious that they should un-
derstand these questions and should
sympathize with me in the position
| have taken.
The West for years has been dis
eliminated against by the national
government, and its natural re-
sources have been locked up for the
benefit Of the national government,
or at least at the expense of u
States. The preservation of States
Rights is just as essential to the
West as it ever was to the South.
While we have a fair representation
in the United States Senate by
reason Of having as many senators
from the western States as many
other states, we are greatly IN a
Minority in the House of Repre-
sentatives. Any legislation for the
west is generally opposed by the
Representatives from the South and
East, who control Congress. I'M
less W. insist upon protecting the
rights Of tbs States in certain do
mains of Legislation and upon q
larger control Of the property
within T. borders of the States and
of the Legislation directly affecting
conditions in the State, we shall
find ourselves at the mercy Of Mem
bers of Congress who are ignorant
Of our condition and have no SYM
pathy with u views Ct our well
fare.
We claim that the United States
Government has 10 right to legis-
late with regard 20 the internal
affairs in our State. For instance.
we deny the right of the United
States Government to prohibit US
from segrcgating the japanese and
Chinese from white children in
the public schools. We deny the
right of the United States Govern
ment to prohibit US from prevent
ing Japanese and Chinese acquiring
title to u property. n we admit
the right of the United States Il
pass a law compelling us to admit
certain classes to vote, we admit
that we are WRONG with regard t.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-05-12
n Awakoninn.

"Then," said the man who was pre-
pairing the sketch, II shall say that
you first saw life in the little village
of Backwoodsville-" mo-" said Mr..
Selfmade, II was born there, but /
didn't see any life till I came to New
York."-Puck.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-05-12
Tnstantaneors Houeekeeplna.

IHstaHtaHep!S housekeeping.
Il see a proT Mt New York club
woman says o :. do q days house.
keeping in ten l. ties" Something
in that. Every notice the housemaid
in q play? One swipe. and the room
Is in order."-Judge.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-04-13
GIRL, ONLY 13, FOUND
 GUILTY OF MURDER
Paints When Convicted of kilL
 ing Her Playmate.

Prince Albert, Sask.-Standing ill the prisoners dock, with pale face and an evident realization of her predicament. Kathleen Oka Simmon. thirteen years old and small for her age., heard a jury return a verdict of murder in the first degree against. her in tue. local courtroom. As the foreman uttered the word "Gutlty" the little girl, who was standing alone and nervously twisting the ends of two braids of hair thrown over her shoulders. collapsed and fell forward, anconscious. s,
 Earliers in the trial she made a com pletea confession, of her crime, which was the kilting of Julia Jenex. a play mate, spine.Years old. onethe afternoon of, JulH 21 last <she told Of g, trip into the woods which they had taken to get berries and roots for medical purposes and how her little companion nod bothered her from the beginning of their walk. She said that finally. after she had warned Julia several times not to plague her. Julia picked up Il prairie chicken as they crossed field and deliberately struck her in the face with it.
 She told of throwing her playmate to the ground and of the struggle which ensued when Julia in q rage tried to get to her feet. They fought with fists and nails until Julia was over come. the witness said. and then she was so enraged that she sought for something to strike her with. She picked up shovel and. after knocking the Jenex girl senseless with it. pound- ed her face until it was ,nnrecogniza- hle and killed her ,aN .. ,-..,.., k