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Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1915-09-02
G. NJ. order.
WRITES INTERESTINGLY OF
ROCHESTER, MINI, AND
THE MAY0S.
ATypical Northern City Steadily
Building Up.

Northwest. 1t is in Olmstead
county, which county is distin-
guished as being one of the rich
est farming counties in the
world. 0lmstead county is dis
tinguished again in, that she
has never had a crop failure for
sixty years. The soil of Ohm
stead county will stand more
wet weather and more dry
weather and still bring forth her
increase than any other county
in the United States. That is a
broad statement but it can be
easily proven. The farmers of
this county are in the dairy and
live stock business, besides they
raise all kinds of farm products
"a diversity of crops is carried
to the limit.
There are LOT different kinds
OF grasses grown in Minnesota,
and there were 7S kinds on ex-
hibition at one of their fairs a
year or so ago. Ninety miles
north Of here there is one Of the
ten greatest manufacturing and
commercial centers in this coun-
try Minneapolis and st. Paul
twin cities.
The farmers of 0lmstead coun.
by are up-to-date, in fact up-to-
the minute. There Is not a barn
in Crittenden county that will
come up to the average barn in
this county. The barns are large
and well built with a hip roof
and painted red. Nearly all
built alike and painted alike.
How many painted barns can be
found in Crittenden county? |
have seen fields Of oats that
averaged rs bushels to the acre,
and barley that averaged So bush
els.
Clover grows spontaneous.
Some land can be bought for $40.
$50. ard $50. PER acre. while
other lands bring up TO $4,000.
One Of the greatest troubles
the farmer has here is the help
problem. II is hard to get eff
cient help Notwithstanding the
farmer feeds them 5 times per
day. In the middle Of the fore
noon and middle Of the after
noon the farmers daughter takes
food and hot coffee to the field.
Pay them? Oh yes, he pays
them $3.50 to $3.50 per day.
Common laborers working on TIE
streets in Rochester get $3.50
per day. Carpenters get four
and five dollars per day. Brick.
layers seven to eight dollars per
day. Clerks in the stores get
$500 to $4,000 per month.
saw carpenters going to their
work in automobiles. The fact
is there is a boom on in Roches.
ter. There is so much money in
Rochester and 0lmstead county
that her own citizens are doing
the buying. When the outside
world gets wise to il then il will
boom sure enough.
Listen to this. There is to lie
built right away In this town.
A large building to be occupied
as a wholesale house, the Pal
Woods building on 4th street, &
new electric light and power
plant a new school building, 9
new church and parsonage, q
new Z story addition to the Colo
NAL Hotel. The Mayo's hav,
bought the old Universalis,
church property and will doubl.
the size of their clinic making |,
cover half of block. These arc
all in the process. In addition
there are half a dozen large fine
dwellings being erected-m more tc
follow. | saw a 8 acre tract tina,
was sold in May. In two weeks
the purchaser was offered $1,000,
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1915-09-02
10 DRIVE Out Malaria
And Build Up The System

Take the Old Standard GROVES
TASTRLRSS chill TONIC. You know
what You are taking, - the formula y
printed on every label, showing II 10
0uinine and Iron In tasteless form.
The Quinine drives out malaria, the
Iron builds up the system. 80 cents
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1915-09-02

Emma Watson says when Father
comes home from work and don't find
dozen things to fuss about, Mother
begins to worry for fear he is sick.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1915-09-02

Tenant farming 10 Just one thing
after another without Q pay day.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1915-09-02

Work for the best and the best VIII
rise up and reward you.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1915-09-02
POLITICAL PRAYER MEETINGS

II Ia q sad day for Christianity when
the church bells call the communicates
together for q political prayer meet
Ing. Such gatherings mark the high
tide OF religious political fAnaticism.
pu, bitterness into the lives Of men;
fan the flames Of Chase hatred and do
stroy Christian influence In the com
munity. The spirit sctuatins such
msetinss 10 anarchistic. un-Christlike
and dangerous 70 both church and
state
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1915-09-02

The success Of the nation d In The
hands OF the farmer
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-02-26

Sometime ago, in conversation with
Mr.. E. S. jerks of Cleveland, father
of County Superintendent c. E. jerks,
the writer was very much interested
in hearing him relate an experiment
he had made in an effort to determine
how frogs and other amphibians OBJ
tain oxygen when frozen up during
the winter months. Mr.. jerks is a
man of wide knowledge and a keen
student and lover of nature, and we
append the story Of his experiment as
he related it to us, as doubtless there
are> many of our readers tn whom it
it will be of more than ordinary in
terest.
"Once in the month Of February"
said Mr.. jerks, "we took an old frog
from the mud in the bottom Of water
tank where he was passing the winter
in a good, long snooze. When lifted
from the water he made but feeble
effort to escape and, on being put into
a fruit jar full Of ice cold water, sank
quietly to the bottom and resumed his
sleep. We carried him to the house
placing him in a warm room. where
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-02-26
HOW DO FROGS BREATHE
WHEN UNDER THE ICE?

the thermometer registered about 65
degrees,
"In the course of a couple of hours
or little sooner, the water came to
the same temperature as the room and
Mr.. Frog suddenly popped up to the
surface and rested his front feet on
block of wood which we had put
into the jar for his convenience. So
long as the water remained warm, he
could not stay under any great length
Of time; but when the jar was set out
in the cold, he would go down and
stay as the water approached the
freezing point.
Science" continued Mr.. jerks
teaches that every 80 degrees fall ir
the temperature of water doubles the
amount of oxygen. We surmise thai
this has much to do with the ability
Of amphibians to live under the con,
ditions they do during the winter
months"
1 Can any Of the readers of the Sen
tineI throw any further light upol
this interesting subject?
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-02-26

the race and compete for these desira-
Ible prizes. The prizes are worth the
effort. Examine them for yourselves
and be convinced. We have done our
part, and it is up to the girls to "get
busy"
For the benefit of contestants and
their friends, we give below few
suggestions that will help all enter
prising young ladies in their quest for
subscriptions and clipped ballots.
In the first place, we would say, do
not go about the matter in haphaz-
ard or irregular manner. To get the
best result, take up the matter in a
systematic and businesslke way. Tell
all Of your friends and relatives that
you are interested in these Education
al Tours, Get their support and their
aid in securing other subscriptions.
Then see your nearest neighbor and
keep on in systematic way. Do not
miss anyone. The ones whom you
may think useless to see may be the
very ones that will gladly help you in
a substantial manner if you will speak
to them. Then do not confne your
efforts to securing renewals from
thoses who are already taking the pa
per. Get their advance subscriptions
J and have them save their ballots for
you, but be aggressive; get new sub
scriptions, too. Take some sample
copies of the paper with you when you
go out. Tell the people something
about the Medina Sentinel. Do not
expect people who have not been TAX
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-02-26
Erie Kills Man
at Wadsworth

Landor Bastoncky, 81, an Austrian
living at Rittman, was struck by train
80, near the brick works southwest Of
Wadsworth Monday morning, and suf-
fered injuries from which he died
there at noon Monday.
Bastoncky was walking up the
Erie tracks toward Wadsworth when
the train on the westbound track
came along. 1t is presumed that
he heard the train coming, but ex-
pected it to be on the eastbound track
and did not look around.
He was brought to the Erie depot
at Wadsworth, where DR., N. S. Ever
hard examined him and found his
spine injured, He was taken to the
Bolich hospital and died there about
noon.
This is the second fatal accident at
Wadsworth on the tracks during the
past two weeks.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-02-26
Death Summons
Mrs. Ben. Wells

The people of Medina were shocked
and saddened Monday morning when
they received the tidings of the death
of Mrs. Alfaretta Wells, wife Of Ben
L. Wells, which occurred at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Cora Schlabach,
in Marquette, Mich, whittier Mrs.
Wells had gone week previously
with the hope that her health might
be improved thereby. The deceased
had been in poor health for some
time. Mr.. Wells, it will be remem-
bered, was laid up for many weeks
during the past year and as a matter
of fact is still in poor health. During
his long illness Mrs. Wells minister
ed faithfully to him until she be-
came unable to do so longer Then
it was that they decided to dispose Of
their home and, that both might be
sooner restored to health, Mrs. Wells
went to spend some time with her sis
ter, living near Wooster, and her
daughter at Marquette, Mich. 1t was
only a week before her death that
she left her sisters home to go to
Marquette. A weakened condition OF
the heart superinduced by Bright's
disease was the cause Of Mrs. Wells
death.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wells had resided in
Medina for more than quarter of a
century, and had been married nearly
43 years. The latter was 60 years
of age, The couple were blessed
with four children-Mrs. Cora Schla-
bach of Marquette, Mich, Mrs. Ethel
Barnhart of Bonner Springs, Kas.,
and MIS-. Halle Harter and Paul p
Wells of Bellingham, Wash.
The funeral will be held this after
noon, Friday, from the M. E. church
at Creston, the pastor of that church
officiating. The deceased was mem
ber of the Congregational church Of
Medina, but Creston was her home in
childhood.
She was a member of the Medina
orders Of Eastern Star, Rebekahs and
Circle of Kings Daughters, represen.
tatives of which will attend the OBJ
sequies at Creston.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-02-26

contestants an extra week to get in
their vote. We feel that this extra
time will benefit all alike and give
each contestant chance to cover her
territory thoroughly.
Make no mistake in gaining a full
understanding Of this special offer.
The contestant who now has but 1000
votes or no votes at all has an equal
chance to win this beautiful solitaire
diamond ring with the young lady
who now has 5000 Or more votes to
her credit, for these prizes Of fine
jewelry will go to tfose contestants
who cast the largest vote during this
period, as votes previously cast will
not count for the special prize.
Of course the votes obtained by
each candidate during he competition
for the jewelry will be counted in her
general total for the trips, just as
though the special period had not in
tervened.
All the young ladie. have an even
start for these special prizes, and
The Sentinel expects some of those
young ladies who may be lower down
in the list, to make a splendid effort
to get to the top and thereby, not
only win one of these choice prizes,
but to find themselves on March 13,
in such position that if maintained
to the end will give them the great
tour also. Let us say that there is a
splendid opportunity in all districts
for any lady who will really try to
win that trip.
New contestants are invited to enter
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-02-26
BAN ON NARCOTICS

Federal authorities predict that the
illegal traffic in narcotic drugs will be
Impossible after March l, because of
the provisions of the new narcotic
drug act, which goes into effect on
that date. The law requires all per-
sons dealing in, dispensing or giving
away narcotic drugs to register with
the internal revenue collector in their
district. A registration fee of 81 per
year and order blanks for use of deal
ers are furnished for 81 per hundred.
Persons handling such drugs are re-
quired to take an inventory of all mar
cotic drugs on hand March 1, and
thereafter keep an accurate record of
sales and purchase to be submitted to
the government on demand.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-02-26
WadSWOrth Bank
Is In New Hands

The control of the First National
bank at Wadsworth changed hands
Monday. w. A. Artman bought out
the stock of DR.. ]. F. Detweiler, the
former president and S. P. Hartzell
purchased the stock held by Mayor F.
w. Boyer an dBen Yoder.
Mr.. Artman qualified as president
of the bank on Tuesday morning. The
transfer of the controlling interest
came as a surprise to patrons of the
concern. The bank is said to be in a
prosperous condition.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-02-26
Special Prizes to Contestants!

Owing to the fact that the contes-
tants are two weeks late in getting
started, The Sentinel has decided with
today's special prize offer to extend
the contest one week, for the benefit
Of al concerned, the contest closing on
March ~ instead of March 20, as
heretofore announced. This will pos
lively be the only extension and we
feel that it will benefit all alike Civ
ing each contestant chance to cover
her field thoroughly.
Surprises sometimes arise and an
agreeable surprise is always accept
able. One Of the latter kind is today
presented to The Sentinel's Worlds
Fair contestants and will be sure to
arouse degree Of enthusiasm even
beyond that already attained.
The magnificent offer that The Sem
tinel is this week enabled to make to
the young lady contestants is an in
dication of the great interest in the
affair that has been awakened thru
out this section Of the county by reas-
on of the activity Of the girls who
have entered the race for the desirable
educational and recreation tours and
also to give the girls in all districts
chance to get busy and cover their
territory. The solitaire diamond
ring and bracelet is on display in the
window of Geo. F. High. The gold
watch was bought Of A. E. Shaw. The
contestants and their friends are in
vited to examine them.
The diamond ring is a fourth carat
absolutely perfect stone and the win
ner may have choice Of setting. The
watch is a guaranteed 20 year case
with choice of Elgin or Waltham move
ments. The third prize is a choice
between two handsome engraved
bracelets.
These, splendid prizes described
above will be given to the three young
ladies' whose votes in the Sentinel's
great tour contest show the largest
increase between next Monday morn
ing, March /, and Saturday evening,
March 13, $3.50 p M, period of two
full weeks; only votes cast in those
two weeks counting for these prizes.
This will also extend the time Of the
closing of the tour contest to Satur-
day, March 27 instead of March 20.
as heretofore announced, giving the
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-02-26
Companions
for Fifty Years

On Monday, through invitations
sent out by the two daughters of Mr..
and Mrs. D. G. Thompson of Mallet
Creek, relatives to the number Of rs
pleasantly surprised the aged couple
by spending the day with them in
commemoration of the 50th anniver-
sary Of their wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson have lived
at Mallet Creek for the past two
years and before that their home was
in Michigan.
The two daughters, Mrs. William
Starr of Oak Park, Chicago, and Mrs.
Milo Lyman of Northern Pennsylvan-
ia, provided most sumptuous dinner,
preparing almost the entire menu at
their own homes.
Among the beautiful gifts left for
Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson were pieces
Of gold amounting to $40, and many
cards also came during the day from
their host of friends in this vicinity
and elsewhere.
Those present Of the relatives were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Milo Lyman Of North
ern Pennsylvania, Mrs. VIM. Starr Of
Chicago, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Thomp-
son, Mr.. Warren Thompson and Mrs
Anna Thompson; Mr.. and Mrs. Johr
Swartz and family of Cleveland; Mrs
II "A. M. Depew, Mr. and Mrs. Johr
Beck Of Medina, Mr.. and Mrs. Q. G
Swartz and son Philip Of Mallet
Creek. Later in the day Mr.. anC
Mrs. z. r. Pierce and Mr.. and Mrs
s. w. Bachtel Of Medina called.
The Sentinel extends congratulations
to Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson upon theil
long companionship. s
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-02-26

ing the Sentinel to know all about the
contest and the paper until you have
told them something about both. Re-
member that the Sentinel is pre-em-
inently family paper and should be
in every home in this section. II
prints all the local news each week
in a complete and entertaining style;
runs one or more first-class serial
stories each year by some noted auth
or, which would cost the subscription
price or more, if bought in book
form; gives births, deaths and mar
riages and other matters; gives the
doings in the churches and social
realms; fashion articles, farm and
dairy hints, etc., and at the end Of
the year a brief resume of the most
important events which many
subscribers save and file away for
reference. Combine all these facts
with the special feature that the sub
scription price Of the Sentinel is only
$1.00 per year, less than two cents a
week, and you have proposition that
should appeal to all.
Contestants should make it point
to see all the people they can as soon
as possible. All will gladly enter in
to this lively contest with interest
You can have your friends in other
localities working for you. Use the
telephone and the mails. Remember
all these details count, and if you
would be a successful contestant
make your victory sure by bringing
into use all of the available resources
The best of all methods is personal
request, face to face with the one
from whom you would have help, anc
that means everybody.
All contestants who are in need Of
printed matter, blanks or supplies Of
any kind, should write or phone theil
wants to this office. We will attenc
promptly to all requests.
Those who have been named as con-
testants and whose names appear ir
the paper, but who for some reason
are unable to actively enter the con.
test, will confer a favor on US if they
will write or phone to the manager
of the Tour Department and advise
him of the same. Your name will
then be removed from the list. Dc
not do this, however, unless you are
sure that you will not be a contestant
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-02-26
PIONEER LADY DEAD

Mrs. Frank Brouse, Akron road,
died Sunday afternoon at her home
after a short illness from uremic pois-
oning. She was 72 years old, and
had been a resident Of Wadsworth and
vicinity for many years. She is sur
viyed by her husband, one daughter
Mrs. Charles Dohner Of Wadsworth
and a son, Elmer Brouse.
Funeral services were held at the
house at / o'clock Wednesday after.
noon, and burial was made in Wood
lawn cemetery.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-02-26
Mrs. Frank Heath
Answers Last Call

After a lingering illness of six or
seven years, the last nine months of
which she had been confined to her
home, Mrs. Nora B. Heath, wife Of
Attorney Frank Heath, departed this
life last Thursday night,
The deceased was the youngest of a
family of eight children born to two
of Medina's pioneers, the late Lyman
Oatman ST., and wife Sally. Besides
Mrs. Heath, the children were S. s.
Oatman and Orlin Oatman of Medina,
Mrs. Burdoin of Saskatoon, Can, Aur-
lila Bowman, Albert, Lyman Jr., and
Edward. The only members who
survive are the first three named.
Mrs. Heath was born in Medina,
December 26, 1860, and had always
resided here. She was married to
Frank Heath on the 18th of May, 1880
to whom were born two children-Lil-
lian, who became Mrs. Kindig and
resides in Bender, Col, and Kline,
who resides in Cleveland. Mrs. Kin
dig has been with her mother during
the last few months of her illness. The
deceased had been member of the
Methodist church for many years and
was a woman beloved and respected
by the entire community.
Funeral services were held from the
home Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock
conducted by Rev. Frederick Haas of
the M. E. church and Rev. Philip Kel-
ser. Burial was made in Spring
Grove cemetery.
MAST WAVES HEARING
A dozen or more witnesses were
subpoenaed during the past week to
appear at the hearing of James Masi
charged with the premeditated mur-
der of his half brother, Napoleon Masi
in Seville on Sunday, Feb. IA, which
was set for hearing at IL o'clock a.
M, Wednesday at the court house
The witnesses were on hand, likewise
the States attorneys and Attorney
Ormsby of Akron for the defense
Justice Van Deusen presided. After
short conference between lawyers
Attorney Ormsby for his client waived
the formality of a hearing and Mas
was bound over to the next session oi
the grand jury, which convenes ir
April.
Relatives of the Mast family al
Seville have received word that the
only sister of the two brothers tha
engaged in the quarrel in which Ma
poleon Mast was shot and killed has
gone insane over the tragedy. Aftel
returning to Seville from the funera
of her brother at Wooster, it is re
ported the young woman began acting
very strangely. Her husband had a
his guests two cousins from Pennsyl
| vannia, and it was decided that sh'
should accompany them home, hoping
| that change from the scene Of tn
crime would restore her to health.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-02-26
URGES RIGID MEATTEST

To prevent meat inspection in the
country districts near Cleveland from
being discontinued because Of the ex-
ira Cleveland stockyeard inspection
necessitated by the foot and mouth
disease, DR.. c. W. Eddy, chief of the
city food inspection bureau, Wednes-
day urged the appointment of four
additional meat inspectors.