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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-10-29
TOWN TOPICS
Big Pete says he sold 692 pairs Of shoes
socks and gloves last Saturday.

Big Pete says he sold 692 pairs Of shoes
socks and gloves last Saturday
Deputy Clerk of Courts Nell 3. john
soon was at Urbana over Sunday, the
guest OF her brother, Ex- Clerk OF Courts
Walter L. Johnson, who Is now. engaged
in the shoe business at that place.
Charles slaughter Of Coldwater, was ta-
ken to the Lima hospital last Monday by
Dr /, d. Brumm, OF this city, where he
underwent an operation for appendicltlS
The operation was successful ana ne Is
getting along nicely.
Stanley, the 10 year old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs e. j. Lehman, of HopeWeil township
was taken to the Lima hospital last
Thursday where he was operated upon
for the removal of adenoids and tonsils
He was able to be brought back nome
Friday evening.
Miss Margaret May, daughter of Mrs.
ella May, was operated upon for appen-
dicitis at the Lima Hospital last Friday.
She was accompanied to Lima by DR.. H.
ID Brumm and also her mother. She
rallied nicely and is doing as well as
could be expected.
The following members of the local
Masonic lodge attended an initiation ot
three members In the Master degree at
the St Marys lodge last Friday night.
a. A. Petrie, W. r. Palmer II. G. Bow
man E J. Brookhart, p. A. and Frank
Fllis, Jesse Fast, A. A. Estry Rev. w.
w. Lance, c. A. Stubbs H. Quimby, r.
III Chapman and DR.. G. S. Johnston. The
work was followed by a delicious ban
quet.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-10-29
DOCTORS
Give Testimony to Harmful
Effects Of Alcohol
Glass II with POIsOns I'm Its Bale
full Influence ON Human Lifei
All Of One Opinion.
}. e. Gelger. Mendon. Ohio:

o. f. Gelger. Mendon. ohio
NV dear Mr.. Geiger-Yours of the 7tl
inst received and In reply win state that
l am not ayerse TO expressing my opinion
as 10 the use Of whlskey and brandy as
a medicine.
The opinion is not based upon blind
nTeITdice but upon actual facts as eN-
perienced in my thirty iive years of ac-
tive practice.
As a therapentical agent, think II has
no place in the human economy using II
either internally or externally.
We use It to preserve specimens Of an
imal tissue which It hardens and pre-
serves for an indefinite period OF time
Considering It's physical properties u Is
reasonable to suppose that IL would De
Injurious to apply Il to living animal us
sue. .,-. ,.,,tt,,
that a person Ill from any dlseasS sn2uiIV s9 ~
have the body bathed In alcohol ana II
is usually done by the attending phys
ician. t,.. .hai,
reason for doing II and not one OF them
could assign any better reason thah Ihat
II Is so popular that II the doctor doeS9
not order IL done, the ATTENDANTS VIII
take the responsibility of giving the bath
thinking the doctor was neslectihs MS
duty -. 49,, ,t,o
skin and close the pores, thus obstructr
ing the eliminations of the body ana II
that were desirable then, alcohol would
be the best agent we could employ, hence
vou NAV form your own conclusions.
believing as ! do In reference to alcoholic
liquors there Is a phrase in every propo-
sition for the prohibition OF the manu-
factiire and sale of alcoholics that is dis.
gusting and that is except for medical
use" , - .,,,,
have given free expression TO my
views on the liquor question as you nave
requested me, and have no objection 70
my name being used as / have no quarfei
with anyone who may differ with me.
Yours sincerely
G. j. G. WINTERMUTE
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-10-29
Important New State Law

Ohio's new law. providing for the work.
ing OF State and County prisoners upon
the public roads goes into effect this
month. The law was drafted after con-
ference in New York Of representatives
of the National Committee on Prisons
and Labor and the Commission to revise
the road law Of Ohio.
Provision is made for the prison auth
critics to retain control over the regu-
lation of road camps The highway auth
critics have full control over the road
work and pay the prison authorities a
sum sufficient to cover the cost of trans
portation, maintenance, and discipline OF
the prisoners, which may include an
equitable portion of the overhead charges
of the institution which the prisoners are
confined in. The highway authorities al
so pay the amount credited to the prls-
oners for their work upon the roads The
guards, II there are any, are CHOSEN Dy
the prison authorities but must as far as
possible be competent to supervise the
construction work
The same provisions are to be observed
when County Commissioners work coun-
ty prisoners upon the ROADS, WINE a,, pTls,
request, labor upon the roads.
The highway authorities are 60 pre-
| sent to the prison authorities before sep
tember OF each year, an estimate OF the
amount and kind of material and supplies
/ that can be used in connection with the
construction and repair Of the state and
/ county highways during the coming year.
! Ohio found the manufacture Of paving
| blocks a profitable industry. BY April
| 1915, two million Of these blocks had been
/ finished at the prison plant, the blocks
| being as flne as any ever used on the
/ roads OF the state. The manufacture OF
\ road material will afford ample employ
/ ment during the winter to those prisoners
I used on the roads during good weather
/ The county authorities In Ohio are en-
I thusiastc regarding the law, as II will
| help to rid the counties Of the bum ell
| ement" Under the old system the vag-
rants found the workhouse a comfort.
! able boarding house and each year coun.
ty authorities were obliged to meet
| deficit to cover the cost of operating thu
work house. The Commissioner
now feel that the bum can be made Il
work for his keep.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-10-29
men, ITS UP TO YOU

The voters of the county have chance
TO smite old John Barleycorn next Tues
day, and they should do 80 In no uncer-
tain manner. There is not a man in Mer-
Ger county that would not feel better on
election night II he casts his vote against
the biggest foe OF the human race I'm
fortunate women and children win rise
up and call you blessed N you but help
them dispell some Of the burden this eyil
has brought upon them through the dis-
sipation of fathers and sons.
All the good things that can be said OF
alcoholic drinks-and we are not ready 70
admit there Is any-are not worth the
tear-stained face OF any little child whose
father comes home In an ugly mOou-
more brute than man-blighting the lit
tie life in nine cases out OF ten,
Don't you think so, men? The business
that destroys is no friend OF yours. Even
il you have not personally felt its blight
ing influence, you cannot help but see II
about you. You wish things were well
with your neigh5or Mhy h9 hot slyg Nryad nm "a "a
put your professions of friendship and
fellowship In force.
We have no personal feeling. against
any man engaged In the liquor business,
for we well know II they were out Of It
and profltably engaged TO man almost
they would not engage in II again, Tor
they feel the sting IL carries.
Between them and the people whom
their business wrongs though no man Tor
a minute should hesitate to take the
side of those who suffer the harmful IN
iluence of drink, directly or indirectly;
our boyhood days were spent In this old
town We have seen the evil effects on
boyhood friends-nOt few, but many.
Drink was their worst enemy II down
them as IL does every man who lets
liquor get "a hold II brought disgrace In
many forms on their families as well as
hemselyes-ruined their health and un-
fitted them for the ordinary tasks of life.
All were once moderate drinkers. They
were quite sure they We're masters Oh
Themselves. That is the history of all.
Ask any man who lives in the town
and was a school boy with us forty or
forty-fve years ago, If what we say Is
Don't you think the time is ripe for
radical change?
Men of Celna and Old Mercer, you
know the insidious foe-strong drink.
DO your duty Tuesday. ,,r
VOTE TO PUT 1T OUT OF BUSI-
Az 'i@'''' Q q CARIIN
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-10-29
Whx Thls sudden Demandl

At a meetig of the Mercer County Medi-
cal Society held at the Mayors office last
Tuesday afternoon, a committee consist
ing of Drs. p. w. F'ishbaugh, J. 81
mon, p f. Weamer, w. r. Taylor +; E'
was appointed to investigate the .advisa-
bility Of starting a public hospital in this
city, and report at next meeting; pr: L.
Who RECENTLY purchased the old Carlin
home overlooking the Reservoir. on East
Market street, and remodelled the place
into an up-to-date and well equipped hos
sented to them the fact that his hospital
was open to the free use of local county
physicians for all cases. and for all pub
iic county or township work.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-10-29

Mrs Charles Granger of Washington
township sustained a fractured rib, a
badly bruised shoulder and was severely
cut about the head and face about dusk
Saturday evening, when an automobile
ia which she was riding, collided with a
car driven by Benjamin Davis living
near the State Line.
The accident happened near the Fair
grounds on the mud pike a half mile
west of town. Mr.. Davis and his family
were on their way home from this city,
while Mr.. Granger and his family were
just coming to town.
Mr.. Davis claims that he was blinded
by the headlights on the Granger car,
and utrned partly back iHto the road to
avoid running into the ditch, which he
believed he was running pretty close. to.
He swerved into the road further than
intended an dthe two machines came to-
gether. Both cars were badly smashed
up and it is a wonder that the occupants
of both cars were not seriously injured
Mrs Granger came on to this city where
her injuries were attended to-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-10-29
Dry Meeting at Neptune

Every person that can possibly get 70
the meeting at Neptune hall next SUNDAY
afternoon at pm. sun time, cannot af-
ford to miss 1t, as 1t is the last meeting
of the campaign in Center township. II
you have not been thinking seriously ol
that question settled as to your duty
to God and to yaur fellow men. Miss
Courtner, pastor Of the church at Beaver
Chapel and FIT. Recovery, assisted by Key,
Hartman, Of Celina, will drive the truth
home. Miss Courtner is sometimes call
ed the girl preacher and is a live, wire
in the temperance cause. Rev Hart
man never fails to unmask the enemy
Everybody is invited to come and hear
the earnest and able speakers.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-10-29
SOCIAL GOSSIP

The local Ladies Relief Corps, and
few neighbors of Mrs. John Hale gave
her a very pleasant surprise last Friday
evening prior to her leaving town TO
spend the winter with her son at Nep-
tune. She was given several remem-
brances.
The Shakespeare Club was pleasantly
entertained last Friday evening by MISS
Leona Winter at her home on East War
rem street After the study hour when
was devoted particularly to Home ECO
delicious luncheon served. The next
meeting win be with Miss Elizabeth COOK
on November g.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-10-29
VIM. GROIN SONS COMPANY
Secure Exclusive Agency fer Fa-
nous Overland.

The VIM. Cron Sons, Company yester-
day secured the exclusive agency lo5
Mercer County for the famous Overland
automobile and will hereafter carry this
as a side line to their business. The Cron
company is among the last of the buggy
factories in this section of the country to
get into the automobile game, but they
have secured the agency of tn most pop
Ford. and will no doubt make things hum
for the Overland people Minus
Fast has been the local agent for the past
several years. and has sold number OF
Overlands in the county, and the car Jr,l IS
becoming more popular each year. Inc
1916 Overland is a beauty and is possibly
the best seller of medium priced cars on
the market. The Cron company VIII
make a specially of looking after the lit
tie motor troubles that come up occas-
ionally with the Overland, and as as they 9
have an expert machinist in their d em5
for. They will not discontinue in the
least their selling force for buggies and
surries, but continue to manufacture the
fauooIs CrOn line,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-10-29
COMMISSIONERS

The board meeting on the hearing OF
the engineers report on the McChristy
ditch found that the engineer was not
ready and adjourned the further hear
ing until October 28.
The board met last Friday on the ma
ter of confirming the assessments on the
pixies built this year, and found that OBJ
iections had been filed on the Yaney and
Burntwood assessments. After having
examined the report of the engineer, WIN
the assessments made by hlm lound
same in all respects fair and just on the
Davidson, Gerlach, Johnson, Luthman,
ShiVely and Depweg. pixies and confirmed
the same. The board then appointed Pet
er Fletcher, John Bohman and Louis Eek
hart as an euualizing board and ordered
them to meet at the auditors office, Oc-
tober 27, at 8 am, to begin with their
The following ditch improvements, let
during the past season. and on which the
costs and expenses had been ascertain
ed, were, ordered paid at the following TI
times: O'Bryan ditch, to be paid in De-
cember, 1915, 80 per cent added -
Smith to be paid in December 1915 10
M. Miller to be paid half in December
1915, and half in June 1916, 26 per cent
p Miller to be paid in December, 1915.
Bernard joint ditch to be paid half IN
December, 1915, and half in June 1915; 80
per cent deducted.
Vagades to be paid in Decemper' 1872
10 per cent added
Piper ditch to be paid in December
1915, 81 per cent deducted.
Schrader to be paid half in December,
1915, and half in June, 1916, per cent
Walterbush to be paid in December,
1876 IA per cent added: ,o,-
Cell to be paid half in December, 1915
and half in June. 1916, per cent added.
Snyder to be paid half in December 1913
and half in June, 1916, per cent deduct-
ed. -,o
1915, and half in June, 1916, per cent
Fox Fox & Coil to be paid half in Decem-
Der, 1915, and half in June 1916, 2S per
| cent deducted.
Tucker to be paid half in December
1915 and half in June 1916.
Smiley to be paid half in December
1916 and half in June, 1916, ~ per cent
Sell to be paid half in December. 1915
and half in June, 1916 Oper cent de-
Graner Joint, 50 per cent Of assessment
| in December, 1915, rs per cent In June
| 1915 "a per cent deducted.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-10-29

Mr.. Geiger-You ask me for my opin-
ion as to the use of alcoholic stimulants
in the practice of medicine.
Personally, l know fvery few cases
where it is not absolutely harmful and
when | refer to my authors l find that
books of twenty and thirty years ago
recommend stimulants in some form for
many diseases, but books published IN
the last four or five years by such emil
nent men as Prof Frank Billings of the
tain page after page on the subject, not
extolfng its virtues but referring to it as
the cause of disease or enumerating the
disease in which il. is not indicated or ,r
pointing out conditions under which 1t
Should be prohibited and only giving a
few lines to the real value.
About the only place use 1t In my
practice is for alcoholic baths and as a
local antiseptic ,c,rrr,,,,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-10-29
MARRIAGE LICENSES

John j. Ecl1hart, "a, farmer Dublin
township, son of Lewis Eclkhart, and Ola
Podn, &c., housekeeper, Dublin township,
Calvin Calvin May, 24, machinist, Marion
Ind, son of Byron May and Mary Dixon,
"a, clerk, Rockford daughter of Henry
Dixon. Rev. Griffith
son of Ben Luken and Victoria Braun,
IL, housekeeper, st. Peter, daughter of
Peter NJ Braun. Rev. Faist
William Schoenlein, %, MouIder Cold
water, son of Peter Schoenlein, ahd Anna
Gerlach %, housekeeper, Carthagena dau-
ghter Of Michael Gerlach. Rev. Russ.
Raymond Miller, 81. farmer, Rossburg,
son Of Jacob Miller and Dora Arnold, 20,
housekeeper, Burkettsvile daughter of
John Arnold Rev. Ethel Orr.
Irwin Smith II, iarmerl Hopewell town yE
Now 10, housekeeper, Hopewell township
daughter of ], H. Now. Rev. Wenger
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-10-29
KEEP rHIs IN MIND

on or about November 10 We win be
ready 10 fix a. We viii do general re-
pairing In metal or wood fixtures; Re-
KABLE a. KABLE. Props.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-10-29
ERAsTUs MAsoUERApE

The ladies' of the Trinity M r. church
of Erastus will give their annual mas
querade social at the town hall Saturday
evening, October 30
ticket holders will lbe entitled to the re-
freshments that will be served every
body A cordial invitation is extended to
all
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-10-29

TWENTY-FIVE carloads of creosoted rail-
road ties were placed along the Lake
Erie and Western tricks, between Cold
water and Buckland last week. OF this
along the Lake Erie through this city
for the use of the local section crews;
The number is about half what is used
annually in replacing the lod ties on the
diction. ~
The use of creosoted ties is getting to
be past the experimental stage as those
Erie early in 1910 are in good condl-
tion now and show hardly any signs OF
WEAR or dacaV
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-10-29
JUDGE MILLER
Holds County School Board Law
Demonstrations in Opinion
Handed Down at Lima.

Lima, Ohio, October 25,-Al County
School Boards in Ohio were held today
to be serving Illegally when Judge Henry
A. Miller, of Celina, sitting in Common
Pleas Court here. declared to be uncon-
stitutional the manner OF electing such
boards. Appeal at once will be taken to
the Appellate Court and later to the Su-
preme Court.
destroy much of the rural school legisla-
tion passed during the Cox regime
County superintendent in every coun-
ty of the state and hundreds, OF district
County Superintendents may be deprived
of office. Text book action may be an
nulled.
The decision was made in a case in
which taxpayers sought an injunction to
stop the division of the district by the
county board.
Judge Miller held that members of the
County School boards were 'otficers" OF
the county and that as such under the
constitution they must be chosen by the
electors of the county. not by the Presi-
dents of Village and township school
board, as the Legislature provides
How do you come to your business in
the morning? Do you come to your day
work with a sense of victory with conn !
dence, or do you arrive with look OF
doubt and despair on your face? Those
employed by you, those associated with
YOU are influenced by how you look, how
you act and what you do.
George Fennig, of Wabash, last week
sustained a stroke of paralysis which af-
fected his left side and stiffened the left
arm in such a manner that it projected
backwards and could not be moved He
was taken to a hospital at Pennville' Ind
for treatment and the physicians have
succeeded in drawing the arm back to its
natural position. He is doing nicely anc
Is able to be up and around.
Governor Capper of Kansas does moi
exaggerate when he says that there are
half a million girls and boys in his STATE
who never saw a saloon. This feature
has often impressed eastern visitors
whatever their views on the prohibition
question Alexandria, Ind, Press.
A. H. Ganihugh, of Manton, Mich,
gave us a pleasant call yesterday while
in this city. Mr. ,Gallihugh is here visit
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs Abraham
Gallihugh in West Jefferson township
He has beer, laid up for several month!
giving him much concern, and came
down here from Ann Arbor, Mich, hos
pital where he has been taking treat
ment
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-10-29

Quite a number of big game hunters
from this city and neighboring towns,
left here over the Cincinnati Northern
last Saturday for their annual hunt IN
be gone until the 25th of November. The
objective point is Lowelltown, in the
northwestern part of that state. The
Kiser and Jason Frysinger, of this city:
Francis Copeland Thomas Scott, Dan
Lininger Charles Ginter and Morgan
Harrod of near town; Albert HaruH and
Thomas Miller, of Rockford; Bob Robin
son and Samuel Smalley, of Ohio CITY,
and VIM. Downey, John Spar, and Dr.
Mackey of Portland Ind.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-10-29
LUTHERAN CHURCH

Sunday-school, 12:45 p, m. German
services, 200 p. m. English services, at
1880 D. m.
AS this is reformation day, special SER
vices will be held. All are invited.
HOPEWELLr school $3.50 a. m
German confessional service, $3.50 a. m
Communion service, 1000 a. m.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-10-29

Mr.. and Mrs George Fox, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Carpenter and Miss Lydia Fox
are home from a motor trip to Toledo,
whore they spent several days with the
Of Paulding and were accompanied home
from that city by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Klink and Mrs. Floyd Fox, who visited
for several days.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-10-29
.er. Mendon. Ohio:

O. f. Geiger, Mendon, Ohio:
My dear Mr.. Geiger-Replying to your
favor of the 9TH. beg to say alcohol Is IA
poison. of which whiskey and brandy are
slightly diluted derivatives
All poisons, of used in medicines, should
be closely guarded and restricted to ur-
gent cases where no substitute devoid OF
tonic effect will meet the indications.
The more concentrated the preparation
medicine without whiskey or brandy as
with it. 1t is more OF a sedative than
II has no food properties. l have not
prescribed whiskey, brandy, wine, beer,
or ale, half dozen times in the last
thirty years, and never do when there
Is the least probability OF habit forming
and never any case continue beyond
a few doses, the same as l would strych-
mia, or any other poison.
Very respectfully
D. H. RICHARDSON
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-10-29
COURT MATTERS

Clerk of Courts Haslinger has receiv-
ed from the Court of Appeals announce
ment of the appointment Of o. T.. Wilson
of Kenton TO Investigate and make find
ings as to the assessments to be fixed on
plaintiffs lands in the ACTIONS on ditch
cases pending before that court. The re-
port is to be filed with Clerk Haslinger
as soon as practicable. The cases in
question are known as John Lochtefeld
port, Joseph Osterfeld, and Barney Gel
haus, as individuals, against j. b. Albers,
as treasurer.
Common Pleas Judge Layton. of Wa
pakoneta. was in this city last Friday
and heard motion for a new trial in
the case OF the Celina and Mercer County
Telephone Co. VS.. The Union Center Tel
ephone Co., brought by the defendants.
The court took the matter under advise
ment,
William Miller, indicted by the Octob-
er Grand jury on "A charge Of abandoning
a legitimate child, plead guilty and was
sentenced to an indeterminate sentence
in the refOOrmatOry, and was taken TO
Mansfield by Deputy Sheriff SCHNEIDER last
Saturday morning.
A motion for a new trial in the case Of
the State of Ohio VS. Samuel Baumgart-
ner, indicted and found guilty on a charge
Of obtaining property under false pre-
lenses, was argued before Common Pleas
Judge Miller Wednesday afternoon. The
motion was oVeTruled and the defendant
fined $50 and costs.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-10-29
The following bills were allowed last
Continued on Fifth Page
DRYER THAN EVER

Findlay, Oct. 27.-Washington township
Hancock county, gave a dry majority Of
1874 today in a Beall law election, Only
16 wet votes were cast. Last fall the
township gave a majority of 81 for state
wide prohibition,