The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-09
CeIina and MerCerC County Highly Efficient
aSaReSidentiaI District,
Faiag Section, Manufacturing Center, Trading aud Sum-
mer Resort Town, Proudly UphOlding Her Head With
the COunty's Most Progressive Cities and Counties,
Shouts Forth to the Nation Come and Live With U.s. "

Astounding rich In soil possessions
picturesque in topography, with an
abundance of natural running water
courses, fine farm lands thoroughly
drained, transportation facilities un-
surpassed, Celina and Mercer County
lies i'm and around the shores of Lake
Mercer, the largest artificial body OF
water in the world, being the high
est point between the st Lawrence
and the Mississippi rivers.
AN ELEGANT CITY
Radiating with progress and ind
ustry Cellna the county seat of Mer-
Ger County, has kept pace with its
surroundings. Shining brightly on
the horizon of commercial prOsperi-
ty, II sets the pace for many cities of
a greater size and population. The
business portion of the town would
be credit to a city thrice its size
and the residence district is not sur
passed in the matter of beauty and
comfort in any of the neighboring
counties. The principal streets are
unusually wide, and in fact so wide,
that this feature alone attracts the
attention of the stranger within her
gates. They are alike well kept.
Not only are all the thOroughfares
through the business district paved,
but brick surfaced streets extend
into many residence sections, and yet
this form of modern improvement for
Celina has not been carried to its en-
tire fruition and numerous improve
ments by the progressive property
owners are on foot, looking to further
steps of permanency in street con-
ditions, testifying to the inclination
of advancement of the community
FINE SEWERAGE SYSTEM
One of the best and most complete
sewerage systems of modern engi-
neering science, soon to open for the
public convenience and welfare, now
underlies the streets and alleys OF
the city, which will be a protection
to the health and comfort of all the
citizens.
SPLENDID FIRE DEPARTMENT
The City Fire Department has long
since demonstrated its ability in the
time of danger and our losses from
this source have been few and far be-
tween. The city police guard well in
administering civil government. Free
city and rural mail delivery routes
keeps the community in touch with
the metropolitan cities of the globe,
and up-to-date newspapers, German
as well as English, chronicle the hap
penings of the country at large, fur
nishing a class of local service un-
surpassed in any agricultural COM |
munity in the nation.
BEAUTIFULLY LIGHTED
Night is turned into day in Celina |
by the progressive efforts of the mu-
nicipal lighting plant This is mod
ern in every particular ad gives eX-
cellent service for both Lighting and |
power purposes The latest inn
proved arc lamps and high candle
power tungstens light the business
and resident section of the city, and
the town has more and better lights
throughout it's length and breadth
than many cities twice its size.
SPLENDID SCHOOLS
"Of all the fine arts the supreme is
Whether this is true or
not statistics show that it is the SUI
preme business of the country when
Judged by the number of people en-
gagged in the calling and there is no
question that it is great thing when
judged from the results. The Celina
schools are well organized and gov
erned by board of education and
under. the personal supervision of
j. w. Pogue. Not
only are the common branches taught
but a splendid and complete free high
school is maintained for the higher
in educational circles,
and domestic science, and manual
and vocational training are taught.
The West Side and high school build
ing completed only few years ago,
IS one of the most modern structures
1f its kind in this section of the state.
In addition to the public schools,
The parochial schools of the Immac-
ate Conception Church, under the
direction of Rev George Hindelang, /,
orm an important factor in local ed !,
lcation. They are ably administered !
)y a corpse of Sisters and form fac
or for good in the city.
Several converts in the south part !
If the county are also valuable aids !
o education.
Almost every religious organiza- !
ion is represented here and each :
4ords day finds the members of the :
everal congregations housed in :
beautiful edifices and some of them J
IL Ju6 LlOSL LuOutIn lyp6 duu pSA a
ectly appointed Within the last ]
ouple of years two very fine church
difice Lutheran and Evangelical :,
have been erected here The M.
!. Church is a fine building and the
ocal Catholic church is one of the
argest and most beautiful places of
Worship in Northwestern Ohio. The
are the varied streams from \
he fountain head of true civilization
nd form a great power for good in
he community, as well as being the
ource of moral, intellectual and
piritual training and uplift.
Mercer County has the reputation 0
yer the country of having the laFg- Il
st number of fine church buildings n
hat any county in the whole coun- d
ry can boast Of Every few miles a
through the south end of the county G
ou will pass fine church edifice.
{ is one county where the country D
hurch is not on the decline. "
RESORT FACILITIES cl
The fact that we are located on G,
AXE Mercer brings to the town b
ach summer countless numbers Of II
lsitors. who find some Of the best