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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-06-09
PERSONAL

Frank Elosterman, OF NIontezuma, was
a caller I'm this city last Saturday.
VIM. Evans.of Chattanooga. was a Wis
itor in this city last Saturday.
Hiram Niesse stnl continues to rapidly
recover.
John Mutt was business caller in Ce-
lima last Wednesday.
Joe and Matt Ronnebaum. of Chcka-
saw, We're here Saturday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs Jerome Grothjan are the
Saturday
Jacob Linn, of Liberty township. vas
day
Miss Ellen Staeger goes to oxford for
20 weeks normal course after spending
"a few weeks at home.
Roman Helm, who is employed in Day
ton, visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Helm, in this city, last Sunday.
Squire T. J. WiIdnehaus, of -urketts-
vile, was a business caller in this city
last Monday.
Mrs Bessie Copeland and son Charles
spent Sunday with E. j. Lehman and
family west of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Urban Diener, Of oxford,
| visited the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Diener, in this city the first of the
week.
Florence Staeger returns LONE Friday
after COmpleteting a ten-mOnLns school
term at AIddletown, o., to remain for
| the summer.
The ladies' aid society Of the St Johns
| Lutheran church We're entertained last
| Wednesday afternoon by Mesdames John
| IOenie, Henry Downhower and w. Mas
Oubrink.
| Mrs Heath Vining, who has been vis-
! iting for several weeks with Mrs. ). j.
! Nining in this city, left Saturday for South
| Charleston, Ohio, for a short visit with re-
| lativcs before returning to her home in
Kansas City.
Mrs Chas. Cavanaugh, who has been
very sick at her home in MunCiG for sew
| eral months past, came to this city last
week. where she will make her home
! with her sister, Mrs. Sam PiersOn, until
| she has fully recovered.
Everett b. Saxaman, the champion
spcllcT of the county went to Columbus,
last Thursday to attend the state spell
| ing bee which was held Friday. He was
accompanied by District superintendent
| II. c. Knepper, Vaughn Connolly and Ev-
| erett B. Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stark spent Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs Walter Johnson
at Urbana They made the trip in Mr..
Stark's machine and were accompanied
| by Mrs. Augusta Jewett On their re-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-06-09
POOR OLD WAPAk
[st. MarYs Argus, juno IN

[St. Marys Argus, June ~
Our sister city Of Wapakoneta is get
ting more than her share of the misfor-
tunes which sometimes fall to the lot of
communities and individuals. Scarcely
had the storm of misfortune broken in up
on her athletic association and laid her
base ball team low when the etheral ell
ements conspired against her in the form
of a terrific hail storm. While the rain
is usually made to fall upon the just and
unjust, there must be a discriminating
tendency when it comes to hail Our own
county seat seems to heve been the only
sufferer from Sundays visitation, and
while it may have been only a coinci-
dence, the good people of Wapakoneta
will probably wonder if they were singled
out as the special object of the wrath of
the clements Job had his troubles in his
day and generation. He had more troub-
les and afflictions than any man that
ever lived His hocks were destroyed
His children were taken from him. He
was covered with bOils and caTbunCeS
and even his ungrateful wife wanted him
to curse his Maker and die But a better
day dawned for Job. Patience did not
the midst of his great trials and tribu-
lations. All that is necessary for Wapak-
oneta to do is exercise the patience of
job and sorrow, like a wild tempest, will
cease to roll across the peaceful breasts"
of her down cast citizens
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-06-09
CANAL BOAT
DAYS Bruoght To Mind by An Old
Timer in Reminiscent
Mood


In viewing the Miami Canal TODAY one
does not realize what the stream was
sixty years ago. At that time there We're
over two thousand boats plying the rag
ing canal" from Cincinnati to Toledo
Fifty boats were owned by citizens Of
Miami county and the canal furnished
uoWer for numerous flower Mills Flour
was shipped in barrels and II required u
fleet Of boats to supply the cooper Shppf
of Cincinnati with slaves ana hoop poles
Cincinnati received ice from ice houses
north of piuuu. Dayton, Hamilton ana
Cincinnati relied upon the canal for trans
portation of cord wood irom the northI
ern counties for at that time little, co9l
was used for domestic purposes. All KINDS
of farm produce was shipped by the lah-
al Boats loaded with cargo OF gram
for Cincinnati would return with cargo
Of merchandise, From Ioledo theE "ouiu
bring white pine "'aber,
Most of the boats had double crews
and ran day and night, In "a hours
boat would average % or 80 miles me
"A. Alillett," a trading boat, would maze
a trip north loaded with notions ana
wrapping paper and other store supplies
on the return trip II would bring paper
rags for the paper mills at AllddIetoWh
4 new canal boat cost about one thous-
and dollars. Like autos today, the old
boats We're sold for what lnSN Soulq;
and used TO boat stone, wood ana ran
road ties The wages paid on the canal
We're Captain with wife to COOK, so a
month; Stcersman, SlJi Driver, 10 9lV
according 10 the size of the boy. 80,
Listen! / hear a drum and fife. There
is "A cali for volunteers. The canal boat
men are among the first to enlist The
hardship and exposure of the canal htted
them for the life of asodier Imere We're
but few left on the canal in 'b2. Ihey
had gone to the war. OF all the occu-
pations in the couptry the boatmen head,
ed the list for number in the army ana
they were not to be found in hospitals but
with their command at the front when
Lee surrendered at the AppomatoN Court
House.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-06-09
ANOTHER CASE WHERE
POT CALLS KETTLE BLACK
[American Issue, June 81


How those whiskey men and brew
ers love one another! When they
get together, it is wise to provide for
a riot call, doctors and ambulances.
Neal Bonner is president of the Ma
tional Liquor Dealers Association.
That is a whiskey bunch. In ad-
dressing his fellow poison dealers,
Mr. Bonner said:
Il have been a keen observer Of
conditions existing in each city and
state visited, and can truthfully
say to you that there is a most ur-
gent necessity for regulation of our
business in every department of
the trade
Il consider the chief violaters
among this class to be the brewer
who, in many instances, appears
to have no conception of the value
of a license privilege to sell liquor
as | have witnessed many evden-
ces on their part to deliberately
and most flagrantly defy both law
and order in their greed to in
crease their output. They not only
contribute to the demorilization
referred to by serving licensed and
unlicensed clubs, but l have known
them to encourage violations Of
the law on the part of the retail
dealers themselves in competing
with their neighbor dealers for
public patronage"
Every department of the business
needs regulating, says Bonner. The
brewers are the chief violators. They
flagrantly violate the law in their
greed. They sell to unlicensed as
well as licensed dealers and encour-
age law violations on the part of the
retail dealers.
The American Issue, in this in
stance, is not making this serious
charge. 1t is made by the head of
the biggest whiskey association in
the country. Bonner evidently
knows what he is talking about.
The brewers also pretend to want
to reform the liquor business. They
find much of bad in it. But the brew
ers say they are not to <lame. They
are for reform. They are strong for
obedience to law. They are as good
as Sunday school boys before the X
mas treat
nS DICWClo ody IhC IttuoC VI IllC
rottenness in the liquor traffic can be
traced directly to the door of the
whiskey producers and sellers. These
whiskey fellows are a bad lot, say
the brewers. They will not obey the
the law. They are without conscience
and honor They have brought the
traffic into bad repute.
So, in one point, at least, the brew
ers and whiskey men agree, and that
is that the liquor traffic is bad and
tha tit needs renovating and fun
igating and each camp places the
blame on the other.
We are quite certain both are
right. We are ready to accept as true
all the hard, harsh things said of
each other by these two liquor gangs.
We believe each is as mean and bad
as the other says. We believe as
each says of the other, that both of
the gangs are greedy, lawless and
vicious, and that they would commit
every crime in the calender FOR the
sake of money. If the traffic is as
full of evils as brewers and liquor
dealers admit, and if each gang is as
crooked and unAmerican as the other
asserts, what should be done? What
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-06-09
FEDERATION
OF Ohio Societies of Southern Califor-
mia to Hold Picnic at Los Angles
June "a.

| Ohio numbers her sons and daugh-
! ters in California by the thousands
and Celina and Mercer county is well
represented. Like all true Buckeyes
| they are very proud of their state.
The old home state is not forgot
ten. They have Ohio societies in
nearly every village and hamlet.
Some of these meet annually or semi
annually with a dinner, ect., but the
most Of them meet monthly. The
largest one the Ohio Society, of Los
Angeles, has over fifteen hundred
paid-up members.
There is general organization
known as the Federation of Ohio
Societies of Southern California. It's
membership runs into many thOus-
ands. Judge William A. Spill, of Pas
adena, is president, and Hon. Isaac
Springs, of Los Angeles, is secretary.
Each year this Federation holds an
annual "OhiO Picnic" Fifteen to
twenty thousand Buckeyes enjoy
these outings. In the afternoon,
band concerts, a ball game and a
program of speaking and sports fur
nishes wholesome amusement The
day concludes with an evening dis
play of fireworks. This year the
great picnic is to be held at Brook
side Park, Pasadena, Saturday, June
"a, 1916. This is a magnificent park
in the famous city of millionaires.
1t has wonderful out door plunge
with Accommodations for several
thousand bathers. There are also
swings, tennis courts, athletic field,
open air ampitheatre, ect. The park
is the property of the city. The Cal
ifOrnia railroads have made special
excursion rates from all parts of the
state for the event. The colleges of
Ohio to the number of forty have
sent pennants and decorating mater
ial to be used at the picnic. Boards
of Trade, Chambers of Commerce,
and similar organizations in Ohio de-
string to boost their home cities may
send flags, pennants or display mat
ter to the Ohio Federation at 40l
Slavin Bldg, Pasadena Calf, and
be sure it will be properly used.
These Ohio picnics are copied by 9TH
er states but the big Buckeye picnic
easily outdistances all competitors.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-06-09
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION TO
BE HELD JUNE "a

The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an exam
ination for the county of Mercer, O.,
to be held at Celina on June "a, 1916
at 1915 am, to ill the position of
rural carrier at Chickasaw and va
cancies that may later occur on the
rural routes from other postoffices in
the aforementioned county. The
examination will be open only to male
citizens who are actually domiciled
in the territory of post Office and
meet the other requirements set forth
in form no 1877. This form and ap-
plication blanks can be obtained from
the offices mentioned above or from
the United States Civil Service Com
mission at Washington d. c. Appli-
ctaions should be forwarded to the
Commissioner at Washington at the
earliest practicable date.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-06-09
COMMISSIONERS

The Board of County Commission
ers met in adjourned session last
Friday.
Surveyor Hinton reported the sale
of the Powell ditch No 620 oG. w,
Howell for $195.0O, to be completed
by October / 1916. Howell present
ed his contract and bond, according
to the specifications, which was ap-
proved by the Board.
The Ransbottom ill was sold to
r. J. Howell for the sum of $3.50,
same to be completed by June l6,
1916. Howell filed his bond, which
was accepted by the Board.
Bids on the Heiby, Buxton, Keller,
Snavely, Miesse and Raudabaugh
pixies were received as follows Hell
by pike: Lowry, ManniX & Wagner,
$2491, Greenville gravel; S259S for
Muthert gravel; Frank Dilhof d Co..
$2505, gravel, $2534, Wellman gray
el: $2640 Muthert gravel; }. Green
$3.50, gravel. J. l.. COner, S2475
Greenville or Muthert graeyl.
Keller pike: John Karch & Son,
$4,000, stone; White & Fishbaugh,
$4571, Greenvile gravel; E. q G. Al
exander, $4,000, gravel; Harvey Man
ming, $4072, gravel; Frank Dtlhotl
d Co., $4443.8l, stone; $3933 gray-
el; J. H. Gels, S419O, c. B.; $3994
gravel; $4274, stone
Buxton pike: John karch & Son,
$4,000, stone; White & Fishbaugh,
S19,500, Findlay stone; Ohio Mar
BILE Co., $19497, Jackson stone; Put
nam & Putnam, $1939O, ~ B. stone;
Frank Dilhoff eco, $l9175, stone;
$1S957, c. B.; $1S334, gravel.
Snavely pike: John Karch & Son,
$1,000, stone; Ohio Marble Co.,
$11497,50, Jackson stone; Putnam
& Putnam, $11299, c. B.; $108OO
gravel; Lowry, Mannix & Wagner,
Sll4gO, c. B.; Frank Dilhoff d Co.,
$11209.75, stone; $1O718, gravel.
Mfesse pike: John Karch & Son,
S44OO stone; White & Fishbaugh,
$4,000 stone; Morrison & Evans,
$4,000 gravel; $4,000, stone.
Raudabaugh pike: John karch q
Son, $500, stone; White & Fish
baugh, $4,000, Findlay stone; Morri-
son & Evans, $9449, stone.
After due consideration the Board
let above road improvements as fol-
lows: Heiby to Lowry, ManniX q
let the abov improvements as fol
Wagner, gravel; Keller to J. II. Gels
stone; Buxton to Frank Dilhoff &
Co., stone; Snayely to Frank Dilhoft
& Co., stone; Miesse to White q Fish
baugh, stone; Raudabaugh to White
d Fishbaugh, stone.
The following bills were allowed
last Friday and are now payable:
McKendree Murlin post 319,
expense of memorial SER
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-06-09
CarnivaI-BO -HOme-C Coming Week
MINISTER, OHIO
All Next Week! June IL, L3, II, IS, 1917
FREE ATTRACTIONS

turn they visited Mrs, Stark's sister who
Is taking a nurses course IN the SAM
tarium at Marion,
Joseph Frey, Of New York city, Is the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. 10. Querinjean
Miss Elizabeth Metz attended the we'd
ding OF "A relative at Ft, Loramie last
Tuesday morning
Mr. and Mrs, Abe Mesaryey, Of Neptune
are the happy parents OF BABY poy'
born last Friday night,
Mrs Paul Starr Of Cleveland, Is, here
for "A visit with her parents, Mr., ana MRS.
Henry Lieser, East Wayne street.
Deputy Sheriff and Mrs. Herb schndler
spent last Sunday with Mrs Schindler $
sister, Mrs. Marc Johnson, at winchester
Ind.
A. ID. Kreusch and son Victor and Al
| fred and daughter Viola, are guests TINS
week of Philip Linn and wife, east ful-
| ton street,
Mrs. r. NJ. Blake, this city received
| word last week that her brother, who re-
sided IN Topeka, Kas,, died Of paraly-
sis ON May 80,
Mr.. and Mrs Deder, of Chicago, H.
are here for a visit with the latter,s sis
! ter. Mrs. Clifford Wnkeljohn and family
and other relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. f. V. Faulhabcr and Mr..
and Mrs Carl Fuulhaber Of Cleveland
are guests of Mr.. ana Mrs. A. T. N9ueI-
| niean, Godfrey ave.
Mrs. Belle Roebuck was taken 10 Lima
| Wednesday by Mrs. /. n. kiser, where she
! will undergo an opCNation at the Lima
hospital Mrs. kiser viii make an eN-
tended visit with Mr.. ana Mrs Grover
! Dick
Mesdames Amanda and Eichar and
! Matt Flcck left Wednesday for tt. wayne
! Ind where they will visit friends ana
relatives and take in the big centennial
| there this week.
Handy Jeneries, residing east, Of Del
aware. returned home last Monday aiter
| ferries, of Hopewell township. the latter
accompanied him to town.
MIR. and Mrs. Chris Kister and Mrs.
| VIM Fellcrman We're AT Lima wednesday
attending the funeral of the son OF MT.
land Mrs Frank Hugerman, who was ell
octrocuted while at work last Sunday
Miss Lucy Macdonald leaves tomorrow
| for the west where she VIII spend the re
mainder of the summer. She goes niSi
/ to Kendall, Wyoming, where She VIII
make an extended visit with ..er sister,
Mrs. Broad Petrie
Miss Jesse Staeger, who has been home
| for a few weeks vacation, has returned
| to Missouri State university where she
| Will complete a course which VIII emu -'e
| her to a life certificate in the grades ana
| high school.
Mrs. Lester Armour, of Richmond, Ind,
who has been visiting her parents, MT.
and Mrs. Charles Fanger, in this city
returned to her home last saturday.
Auditor j. f. Steinbrunner was at Ak
ron last SATURDAY, Sunday and MondaL
i'm attendance of the Catholic Union OF
Ohio as a delegate from the St Joseph
Society.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-06-09
REUNION
OF Fast Family 20 BE Held at the
Fair Grounds ON WedneS-
day, June %.

Herbert Fast, secretary of tn,
Fast reunion association, was in thii
city the first of the week have a cal
printed for the assembly of the Fas
hosts. The call reads;
The annual reunion of the
Fast family will be held June 2S
1916, at the Fair Grounds at Ce-
lima, Ohio.
The president of the associa-
ton, Phillip Fast, of Celina, o.,
or either one of the committee
at the same place-Dee Fast and
Minis Fast-will gladly care for
those from a distance. Kindly
notify them of the time you will
arrive.
Your presence means much in
making the days program a sue
cess. Come.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-06-09
CELINA MEN OPERATE TRANSIT
LINE TO DECATUR

Woeste Bros, Celina, o., are op-
Grating an autobus line from Celina
TO Dectaur and return, making the
trip each day, Going the autobus
leaves Rockford at S;15 in the
morning; an dreturning, reaches
here at 5;25 in the afternoon. The
bus makes Mercer, Ohio City, Dull,
Glenmore, Wren, Pleasant Mills, and
other intervening points The Rock
ford headquarters for the bus Is at
the Hotel Paul, and a telephone call
will bring you any information you
wish as to rates and time.--Rockford
Press
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-06-09
SOCIAL

A farewell social was extended to Mrs.
Charles Thurman at her home on North
Suga rstroet by the willing Workers
Class of the Evangelical Sunday school
The evening was spent in games and a
Those present We're: Mesdames Louise
Roberts, Edward Roettger T. \. JONI
Joseph Stedke, Ed HelWarth Russell He'll
warth, Frank Hartman, Charles Brown,
John Wagner, Jennie wagner, Nelue
Cavender, Charles Rutledge, Oscar Smith,
Ernest Smith, Anna Hoel, Alvera Hoel,
Richard Stcdke Bertha Lehman ana ke-
ma GintcT
All departed wishing Mrs. Thurman
success in her new home.
Mrs Thurman will shortly join her nus
band at Preble, Ind, where h. as ac-
cepted a position with the standard on
The ladies' aid society of the Metho-
dist church will be entertained by Mes
DANES ]. f. McGee, Pearl Gender and Ad-
die Nining, this afternoon at the church
parlors
Members of the Celina, Lima, Botkns
and ColdWater Ladies' Auxiliary of the
Knights of St John at district meet
ing at Coldwater last Sunday and elect
ed the following district officers: pres
idcnt, Elizabeth Beckman, OF this CITY;
1St vice president, Loretta Birkmeyer, OF
ColdWatCr; I'd vice president, Mary Bruins
of BotIdns; corresponding secretary Nellie
McGraw, of Lima; financial secretary
Clara WINNERS, Of this city; messenger
Anna Knepshafer, of Coldwater; treasur-
er, TiIlie Hoyng, of this city; sentinel
Francis Stoley, of Lima: guard, Nellie o.
Connor, Of Lima; trustees-Elizabet;4
Manager, of BotlIins and Elizabeth DeSch
and Mary Hausfeld, of Coldwater
other business matters were disposed
Of. The Coldwater Auxiliary regaled the
at the Jenkins Hotel The following Ce-
lima ladies We're present: Mrs. Elizabeth
Beckman, Mrs. Clara Winners and Miss
es Mary Wesker, Tillie Hoyng and Bea-
trce Pulskamp.
Mrs. Adam Eichenauer entertained her
Sunday school class of Hope Evangelical
church on June 4, in honor of her forty
joyed by all. After dinner all were. en-
tertained by playing and singing. Those
present outside of the class We're Mr.. and
Mrs. John Smith and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Eichenauer and son Nelson, Ed
Weis, James Bair. Dee Faye and Emma
Now, Henry Werner, Irwin Smith and
Harry Roettger.
The members of the young matron's
club were pleasantly entertained last
Tuesday evening by Mesdames Eulala Ri
ley, A. j. Bearinger and Geo; Weber at
the latter's home on East Fulton street.
In the progressive euchre contests Mrs.
A. u. Querinjean, Mrs Ed Ungerer and
Mrs. Clyde Spriggs received the fayors.
LuICHGOu WAS SGINtu anu liIOubllOul
the evening, the guests We're entertained
by delightful selections on tn Nictrola
A number of friends Of Mrs. VIM.
Aller were entertained at a six
o'clock dinner at her home on East
Fayette street last Friday evening
The occasion was in honor of Mrs.
Ruth Miller, of Toledo, who has been
visiting old acquaintances here the
past week.
very pleasant evening was ended
by taking in one of the photo-plays
at a local theatre.
Those participating IN the happy
gathering were Mrs. Jerome Miller
son, Harold, Mrs. William Brown,
Mrs. John Carlin, Misses Lola and
Mabel Brandon, Nina Cowan and
May Stemen.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-06-09
STICK TO YOUR INTENTIONS

Don't put off getting Hanford's
Balsam of Myrrh until something
happens. Get it now and be prepar-
ed for accidents You will find fre-
quent use for it in your home and in
your stable for cuts, burns, bruises,
and any sore, any lameness. adv.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-06-09
ICE CREAM SOCIAL

There viii bc an ice cream social given
on the MaCedon school grounds Saturday
evening, June 10. Everybody is cordial
~ invited.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-06-09

repairs. ............, 81 II
sioner. -" 10 90
Vincent Litchtefeld, same. 10 90
Ohio Law Reporter Co., book
for common pleas court. so
Columbus B. b. Co., book for
probate Judge. o.. -. e.. % so
McManus Troup Co., supp. Tor
treasurer. o.. ... , 80
ty odicials. 40 85
Joe Myers, exp. acc. ... II 20
S. J. Carter, asst. eng. ,. 6 OG
o. Barker, sheep claim and
witness fees. ... ... so
G.. A. COrdier, same. e. o.. 13 so
Bert Holdern, same. .. so
j. Homan, same. o.. IL 80
Joe Homan same. .. "a so
Frank Lange, same .... SO 80
J. L. MenchOffer, same .... II so
same, same. 22 90
w. H. Mencholfer, o.. .... "a 10
Same, same. ......... 80 60
5. p, McGriff same. 90. % 10
b. c. Miller, same. o. o. 10 so
James Monroe same O.. .. 25 10
J. E, Reynolds, same e.. e. 81 20
Jos. Rauh, same .... .... 13 80
Jno Schaeffer, same. o.. o.. IA 80
Jos. Sutherland SAME. o.. 25 25
Ed Schweiterman, same. 10 so
Frank Stillabarger, same o.. 13 10