The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-09-03
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places indicate where the wells were
located and where oil spectators
dreamed h cir dream of untold
wealth lying beneath the waves.
But the fish are not all gone by
any means. There are bass and blue
gills, pike and catfish to be had for
The taking and the angler who knows
when and where to fish is rarely dis
appointed. Some good ones, too, are
caught daily. A party of fishermen
from Portland, Indiana, were out
one afternoon and came I'm with a
! big string, one of the fish being a
channel cat weighing several pounds.
! The word went up town and they
| came pretty nearly getting the band
out to help that fisherman and his
comrades celebrate Boats are to
be had at a nominal rental, with
fishing tackle included and minnows
can be purchased at a small price
per dozen at several places along the
shore front.
There are many attractive places
in Celina on the reservoir, accessible
from the boat landings Mercelina
Park, with a hotel and summer cot
tages, which may be rented furnish
ed by those desiring to make an eX-
tended stay, Edgewater Park, with
similar Accommodations and variety
Of amusements, and West Point, a
favorite place for picnic parties, two
miles east, being among them. The
visitor is not at loss for entertain
ment at any time Celina is a Chau-
tauqua town if there ever was one.
Most cities get along with a week of
this sort of entertainment Not so,
Celina. In the Mercelina Park is
erected an auditorium I'm which the
chautauqua holds for three weeks,
and the people do not seem to tire
of ii in that length of time. They
come for miles around to attend and
the talent is of the highest order.
T n e one public improvement
which the citizens feel is needed is a
new court house, the one in use be-
ing built years ago and not at all in
keeping up with the times, it is to
be remodeled soon, the citizens as
sert, and declare that it would have
been under way now but for an OBJ |
stinate board of commissioners who |
could not see how badly it was need |
ed. That board ought to take run |
over to Upton to see the fine build |
ings here and they would call the
matter up at the early session. But |
Celina's court house yard is thing
of joy to the townspeOple and the
stranger within the gates. Under
the big trees are rest benches squir-
rels run about and the birds fill the
day and night with song, attractive
flower beds rest the tired eyes
Thursday evening the city band gives
a concert and the automobiles line
the street and the country turns out
to listen to the music. 1t is a classy
band, 90, large Instrumentation,
and with some members qualified to
rank as sOloists. They are all bust
ness men, it was said, and they play
because of their love Of music and
their pride in their organization
Celina has distinction that the
Upton people get swelled up on ev-
cry once in q while-it has not a
single colored resident in its popula-
tion of 5000. On Thursday OF the
fair there was a colored man in the
crowd, a patriarchal old fellow with
the benign visage Of Uncle Tom"
and he was looked upon by children
with the same curiosity that they
gazed upon the freaks on the mid
way. There is no special disliking
% the colored race, It was explained
)ut the city got along very well with
)ut the negroes. And so 1t is here |
The Mercer county fair is some in
jtitutiOn. They call it the banner !
air" and assert that it has all Of the ]
est of them discounted in North !
Western Ohio. Judging by the crowd 7
hat attended, it was entitled to the
for there was an endless
of automobiles and g. u
Iicles from sunrise until the last tar O
Iy visitor left for home. A number Il
# Indiana automobiles were seen.
rowing that the fair draws from e
considerable distance. Handling N
his crowd in the evening proved /
omeWhat of a task, but the police r
orce gave an exhibition Of manipu- b
1ting the traffic on the business cor
ers that would make a metropoli- t
an cop envious. Officer w. e. Rey- "
olds, at the corner of Main and Mar @
ct street, kept the thoroughafare b
pen and insured the safety of pedes- n
'ians when it seemed that confus- N
IN was inevitable and the other
'affic men were equally alert. Not a
D accident occurred during Q B
eek they said
Celina has one of the finest Cath m
ic churches in the state, and it at In
acts much attention from all who di
sit the place. Imposing on the ont
dc, the interior is decorated In tho