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Dec Dowds and family were the
guests of s. b. Dowds and family OF
Happy Valley Sunday.
Mrs. Mayme Scott was the guest
of her sister, Mrs. o. Il. Nixon of
Morris Chapel, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. McNutt of Frederick
town were the guests of their son
and family, Ray McNutt, Sunday.
Fred Hill and family of Morris
Chapel spent Sunday with Frank
Johnson and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Kost of Mt
Vernon attended church at EbenezeI
Sunday.
Rev. S. Il. Allen called on mum
ber of friends in this place Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs. Bell and two daugh
ters of Coshocton and Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Miller OF Mt Vernon were the
guests of Mrs. Shrmplin Sunday.
The Ladies' Aid society met will
Mrs. Willard Rinehart Wednesday.
Edgar Wright and family were the
guests OF Glenn Webster and family
Sunday.
Dec Dowds and family will move
to the l.. Marshall farm in the neal
future.
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Saturday, the 11th day Of
November. 1916

between the hours of l p. m. and p. M.
of said day, the following described lands
and tenements, to-wit:
Situate in the County of Knox, in the
State of Ohio and in the Township of
jackson and bounded and described as fol-
lows:
First Parcel Being the east one-half
of the south one-half OF the southeast
quarter of the southeast quarter of sec.
ton eleven I'D Township five (5) and
range ten d0 containing ten C0) acres:
Second Parcel Being the northeast
quarter of the northeast quarter of Sec
tion twenty (2O) Township five 90 and
range ten d0l containing forty (4O) acres.
Third Parcel. Being part of the south
east quarter of the northeast quarter of
section twenty. township five and range
ten, beginning for said part at the north
east corner of the southeast quarter of
said northeast quarter section; thence
west along the north line Of the south
east quarter Sc rods to- a point; thence in
q south-easterly direction SO rods to the
east line OF said southeast quarter; thence
north along the east line OF said south
east quarter 10 rods and IS inches to the
place of beginning, containing two (2)
aeres and fifty-one (5D rods, be the same
more or less.
Fourth Parcel. Commencing at the
southeast corner of section 10, Township
5 and Range 10; thence north on line
between Coshocton end Knox Countries 8
rods and 5 feet; thence west 16 rodsi
thence south rods and feet to the sec
tiOn line; thence east 16 rods along said
section line to the place of beginning and
estimated to contain One Hundred and
forty mine (149) rods or ninety three ONE
hundredths C93) of an acre, be the same
more or less
Being the same premises sold and con-
veyed by Isabelle Woodcock and husband
to Alonzo L. Gibbs, by deed recorded in
Book 1T page 534 OF the Deed Records of
Knox County, Ohio, this farm is in the
Southeast part OF Jackson Township!
Appraised at Six Hundred Dollars (600.O0C
Terms of Sale-Ssash.
JOHN M. WOOLISON,
Sherfff Knox County, Ohio.
Carl Norpell. attorney for plaintiff.
| 1910. II. HITS
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CHALLENGERS
For Election Named By Ex-
ecutive Committees
Board OF Elections Now Has List OF
Official Representatives of DEM
ocrats and Republicans on
Election Day-Will
Also Check The
Vote

With the board of elections Thurs
day was fled list of Democratic and
Republican challengers and checkers
for the election, Nov. 7. They are as
follows:
Democratic
). f. Hahn, Brinkhaven; j. B. Wan
der, Buckeye City; G. E. McCutcheon,
Eredericktown; Hiram Eagle, Miller;
Fred Tucker, Liberty; Willis p. Be-
bout, Harrison, Leroy Jacobs, Gam
bier; f. L. Beatty, Mastinsburg; o.
C. Chase, Clinton B; H. b.. Spaugler,
Clinton A; C. M. Rice Danville;
George Wertz, Merris; Lloyd Biggs,
College; Alfred Fshndrick, Howard; !;
s. c. Schooler, Jackson; Worth Hen
ry, Clay; Robert Grossman, Pike; FL
mer Davis, Monroe; Curtis Johnson,
Third B; John Kennard, Milford;
Austin Carpenter, Waynes Harry
Swetland, Third A.
Republican
Charles Hackett, First A.; r. Fl.
Hyatt, First b; L. F. Strang, Second
A.; Winslow Howard, Second II; Geo
Allspaugh, Third A; Howard Gates,
Third b; Dan Stone, Fourth A; ]. L.
Brining, Fourth b; Walter Johnson,
F'redericktown; Earl Anadon, Cen
terburg; r. G.. Baker, Danville; Rob
ert Biggs, Buckeye City; II. X. Doc
little, Gambler; e. S. Psaler, Mon
roe; Grant Payne, Pleasant b; Ed
ward Wyncoop, Clinton A; Chas. Fred
ericks, HiIliar; G. d. Creveling, Pleas
ant A; l.. A. Stream, Clinton b; G. l.
Wright, Milford; Walter Shuff, Mil
ler; F.. A. Francisco, Middlebwy;
Charles Hibbetts, Gam; B. B. VII
liams, Berlin; VIM. Frazier, Brown;
Charles Phillips, Butler; James Farm
er, Clay; William Cline, Martinsburg
Lee Dial, College; G. X. McGugin
Howard; William Fry, Jackson; j. +
Beatty, jefferson; Charles Carey, LIB
erty; Hugh Bell, Morgan; Oscar Nix
on, Morris; II. G.. Daniels, Pike; ii
G. Hammond, Union; Charles Simms
Wayne; Carl Dudgeon, Harrison-
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AUTO ROORBACK
IS DENOUNCED AS
MOST MALICIOUS

Columbus, Nov, a (speoial)-Thou-
sands of members of the Ohio Auto
mobile association await formal re-
pudiation of postal card campaign
for Gov. Willis and against former
Governor Cox, signed by |. A.. Cor
rlll as chairman of the publicity COM
mittee.
The statements on the card have
already been denounced as false and
the implications as malicious.
Democratic campaign managers are
awaiting denuneiatlon Of the work be-
fore deciding to advise every Demo-
ocratio member to withdraw from the
association.
Former President Charles James
quickly denounced the card as a roor.
back, saying that II was not author
lied by the association.
It developed that |. A. Gorrlll is a
clerk In the office of Republican
state Chairman Hatfield, who was
brought to Columbus to do campaign
political work and the statement was
made that he is not only not mem
ber of the automobile association,
but Is not known even to own ar
auto.
Chairman w. L. Finley of the Dem
oeratic state committee Is withhold
Ing Judgment, awaiting the action o
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HAND
OF MRS. sMiTHHIsLER BURNED
WHEN SHE ATTEMPTS TO
BEAT OUT A SMALL FIRE IN
HER BEDROOM.

Turning around after lighting the
gas in her bedroom Thursday even
ing, Mrs. Michael J. Smithhisler of
Braddock street observed the bed in
flames. She attempted to beat the
blaze out with her hands and, in so
doing, very badly burned her left
hand. The bed coverings and several
small rugs were burned partially. A
spark from the match is thought to
have caused the flames.
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Mrs. Jennie Nichols

Death came to relieve the suffer
ings of Mrs. Jennie Nichols of Blad-
ensburg about noon Friday after an
illness of three weeks, result of a
complication OF diseases due to old
age. The deceased was 7S years of
age, the date of her demise being
that of her birth. She is survived by
six children: George Nichols of New
ark, Frank Nichols Of West Carlisle
Homer and Harley Nichols OF Biad
ensburg, Mrs. Anna Rine and Mrs
Alice Rinehart of Bladensburg.
The funeral at the Presbyterian
church in Bladensburg Sunday morn
ing at 10 o'clock lnterment IN the
F. FaIlsburg cemetery
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no mail delivery on East Vine street
past Center Run, one OF the reuui-
sites toward obtaining such being
that walks are in good shape.
On motion of Councilman Weaver.
the service director was instructed
to place the walk in shape.
ORDINANCES CARRIED
Bond ordinances, one in the amount
of $SO1.49 for the improvement of
Howard street from German street
to the east end, and the ether in the
amount of $l23.SS for the improve
ment of Oak street from Rogers street
to Center Run, were carried.
CONDITIONS ADOPTED,
A letter was read from Ralph Y.
Struble, in which he agreed to repair
the sidewalk by his property on
South Main street if the city would
raise and reset the curbstone was
read. A motion, that the city take
this action with instructions to the
service director to proceed with the
work, was passed.
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STREAM d RIMER
REAL ESTATE AND LOANS

Farms and city property bought, sold
and exchanged. Properties rented and
rents collected. Fire insurance a spe.
cialty. Representing IA old reliable
stock companies. Accident insurance,
live stock insurance. Plate glass In.
surAnce. automobile insurance, Ia fact
we can insure any property you may
have Surety bonds OF all kinds. Cali
and see us. Room 1 Sipe bldg. South
Luther A Stream Vim. F. RlmeF
Main st. Cit. phone No. 447 Black;
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CONGREGATIONAL

Congregational
The Woman's Missionary society of
the First Congregational church met
Friday, Nov. 3, in the church parlors.
After an opening hymn, Mrs. Thiel,
who had charge of the devotionals,
read portion of the 18th chapter of
Matthew and led in prayer,
During the business session it was
decided to send $40 to the Dorchester
academy; also decided to hold the an
nual bazaar in the Rowlands' store
window, Nov. "a and 90.
In place of the usual program, Miss
Fowler gave an interesting report o
the state meeting recently held ir
Cleveland.
During the social hour light re
freshments were served by the com
mittee.
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Mrs. H. M. Brundage returned to
her home in Columbus Friday after
spending several days with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Veatch of
East Vine street. Mrs. Veatch ac-
companied her daughter home to
spend several weeks with her.
Mrs. A. r. Wright leaves for Crest
line Wednesday, where on Thursday
she will attend the wedding of Miss
Eta Wilkinson and Norbit Shay of
Gallon, o. Miss Wilkinson is niece
of Mrs. Wright and is well known in
this city.
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CLASS MEETS

Missionary class, No. %, of the M,
p. Sunday school, met at the home
Of Mrs. Chapman, 109 Greer street,
Wednesday afternoon. Mrs, Bell,
president, had charge of the meeting.
The meeting opened with song,
when We All Get to Heaven" De
yotionals were in charge of Miss Ow'
EN-, who read Psalm "a. Prayer by
Mrs. Speck. Song, Jesus Is All the
World to Me- Reports of commit
teei roll call to which is responded
closed with song. 1.-THE Way of th'
Gross Leads Home" Dismissed bJ
prayer by Mrs. Workman. Mex
meeting to be at Mrs. Bothn's OF
West Chestnut street. During th'
social hour, refreshments were serye'
by the committee. Mrs. Workman
Mrs. Barringer and Mrs. Chapman.
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the association executives, but de-
sires TO call attention to the serIes
of roorbacks being used by Repubi-
cans at the close of this campaign.
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Mrs. Lloyd NJ. Bell Of East Ham
tramck street went to Columbus FIJI
day to spend the day.
William Wonderley OF Columbus
spent Thursday in this city on bust
ness.
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posted on the bulletin board at Nor
toms place. At least they were said
to have been posted and were pointed
out to all comers the day after cleo
ton. Perhaps they were there all the
time, as claimed, but nobody paid
much attention to them At any rate.
we one day awoke to the fact that we
were a full nedged community, with
regularly constituted court officers,
duly qualified officials, and a sheriff
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FRANK o. I.EVERING
ATTORNEY .ATIAW

All business of legal. nature given
prompt attention and especially to
practice in the Probate Court. ONCE
No. 0 East High street. Mt. Vernon. o.
New Phone. Office 1O4.
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SHERIFF'S SALE
Carl Norpell

Carl Norpell
VS..
Alonza l., Gibbs ct al,
Knox Common Pleas
BY virtue of Order of Sale issued out 0S
the Court of Common Pleas of Knos
County, Ohio, and to me directed l wills
offer for sale at the door of the Court
House, in Mount Vernon, Knox County, on
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-11-07

With the board of elections Thurs
day was fled list Of Democratic ant
Republican challengers and checkers
for the election, Nov. 7. They are az
follows:
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-28
TIME TO PRUNE GRAPEVINES
Period From November to March Gives Most Satisfactory Results
 Prevent Overbearing.

Fall or winter pruning of grape vines in the home garden, as well as on the commercial plantation may be done at any time during mild weather while the vines are in a dormant con- dition. In general, the period from November to March gives the most satisfactory results, but the work should in all cases be done at least week or ten days before the vines are likely to start into growth.
 The pruning the first winter after the planting of the vines is deter- mined by the character of the growth made by the plants. If the growth has been short and weak all the wood except the strongest shoot should be removed and this should be cut back to two or three buds. If strong growth has been made and there is one straight, well-ripened shoot, all other growth should be removed and this cane cut back to the height at which it is intend ed to head the vine. This will con- centrate all the force and growth of the plant into the cane which is to become the trunk of the vine. From this only such shoots should
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-28
SMUDGE POTS WILL
 PROTECT THE TREES
Devices Are Used in Various Parts of Country-OiI Heat
 CTS Are Moet Economical.

Smudge pots will protect the fruit trees in the spring. They are used in many parts of the country. There are 10 or more different kinds, with varying capacities from one to six gallons. With 50 one-gallon pots on an acre, about 121a gallons of oil will be burned each hour. If the air is still, the heated area will be five de- grees above the air outside. The mi tial investment for ten-acre orchard will not be far from $500. The cost of keeping up the fires will be about $5 an acre each night.
 Unless coal can be procured at a very low price, the oil heaters are the most economical.
 One Ohio orchardist protected IS acres of apple, pear and cherry trees by using four-foot dry oak wood. With three fires to the acre he kept the temperature at B degrees inside the orchard while it was 26 degrees out side. He used little less than one cord of wood to each Of the three fires each night.
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During the early years of the growth of both of these plants care should be exercised to secure a proper distribution of the limbs which are to form the framework branches of the tree, particularly with the Japan plums and the sweet cherries, as both these species have the unfortunate habit of dividing into two shoots of nearly euqal size with a close angle between, which always forms a weak joint. Trees not carefully pruned to overcome this bad habit are liable to severe injury from splitting when heavily loaded with fruit.
 In the early period of the growth of both the Japan and American plums, as well as the sweet cherry, the annual growth will need more or less severe cutting back, depending upon soil and climatic conditions, in order to maintain them within
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be allowed to grow as are needed for shaping the vine for the follow ing, it's first, fruiting season. After this framework has been established the fruitbearing part of the plant should be so pruned that it will be renewed from year to year and so adjusted to the variety and the food supply as never to allow the plant to overbear, but at the same time to in duce it to bear it's full capacity Un- der such treatment the body of the plant will gradually become stronger and its fruiting capacity will increase correspondingly.
 The manner of renewing the bearing wood of vine depends in large measure on the species to which the variety belongs and the kind of trellis used for training it.-U. S. Department of Agriculture.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-28
Protection of Game Birds.

In the case of State vs. McCullagh,. reported from Kansas, the court de- clares unconstitutional a federal stat ute for protection of migratory game birds. There have been three other rulings on similar statutes before, two of which agree and one dissents from the Kansas case. The opinion says in part:
 "The natural flight of wild fowl from one point to another does not consti- ute commerce. unless that word be expanded beyond any significance heretofore given it. Whatever other element may be spared from a defini- tion of this term, it has not been here tofore directed or affected by human intelligence. But. if the fact were otherwise, the circumstances that birds of a particular species do not habitually remain throughout the year in the same state could hardly bring them within the control of congress on the theory that they were thereby i'm pressed with a national character as the subject of interstate commerce. .. The habit of migration does not vest in the federal government the title to the animal possessing it. Wild animals are declared to be subject to the control of the state--to belong to the people of the state-and the rule has been repeatedly applied to migra- tory birds
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our most dreaded plant diseases. The study of pear-blight, for instance, has shown that this disease is very gen. erally communicated from plant to plant by insects, through the pollen, as they pass from blossom to blossom, or, later in the season, from shoot to shoot. It is also believed that the disease can be carried by the wind and that infection can take place while the vegetable processes are ac- tive and the tissue at the ends of the branches can easily be entered by the germs of the disease.
 The habit of the plum to bear early and abundantly under favorable con- ditions limits it's annual growth to such an extent that after the bearing age is attained little annual pruning is necessary other than to remove dead or interfering limbs or to head back an occasional strong shoot which may appear from time to time in the center of the crown. The plum, as well as the cherry. has the annoying habit of occasionally producing strong shoots from adventitious buds along the trunk of the tree or from near the surface of the ground. A close watch should be kept for such interlopers III order tkat they may be promptly rem wed.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-28
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CBy l.. c. CORBETT)
 The practical grower of trees and i shrubs is frequently taken to task by the would-be tree protector because he cuts out branches which are nei- ther broken nor dead, but are in a healthy, fiourishing condition The ar gument used by this critic is that in nature it is not necessary to cut out branches and otherwise mutilate trees that, in order to allow the plant to assume its natural and normal form, no pruning should be done and that the use of the knife is detrimental to the best interests of the tree, and | should therefore be discouraged. The practical grower, however, knows too well the results which follow from this laissez faire method of handling trees in orchards, parks, and other ornamental plantations.
 Under natural conditions plants grow thickly; one crowds upon the 1 other, and in that way all superfiuous individuals as well as branches are crowded out. Under artificial condi- tions there is no such force at work Plants are placed at distances which prevent this natural pruning. The in- creased amount of food available to plants under artificial conditions ire quently excites growth, so that the distance between the different whorls of branches, which naturally develop from near the end of the growth of each season, becomes great thus giv- ing the plant an open form and the appearance of having been built by stories. By judicious use of the pruning knife the gardener shortens this annual growth, thus reducing the distance between the branches formed in successive years, with the result that the tree has more compact and symmetrical form and therefore is better suited to serve the purpose of an orchard or ornamental tree
 With such plants as the peach, which bears its fruit upon the growth of the previous year, pruning is of great importance, as the grower can reduce the crop in proportion to the capacity of the tree. Successful fruit growers thoroughly understand the importance of gauging the quality of fruit allowed to be borne by a tree to the capacity of the tree, the ability of the tree in this respect being meas ured by the rate of growth, the variety, and the soil and climatic conditions l to which it is subjected.
 Pruning is of prime importance also in controlling the action of some of
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-28
PUTS BLAME ON THE MOON
Cause of Partial Eclipse of Sun.

The partial eclipse of the sun was the subject of conversation in the lit- tie grocery store, where number of villagers sat about the stove awaiting the early bedtime.
 A man happened to be present who was well versed in the subject under discussion, and he was asked to ex- plain the curious phenomenon of an eclipse. He pointed out that the moon simply came between the earth and the sun, and plotted out from view a part of the suns surface.
 Wal" remarked an old veteran, as he unburdened his mouth of a deluge of tobacco juice, it sure is a pity the moon wasn't full, cause then we'd had total eclipse. Indianapolis News.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-28
The nearest policeman patted his

The nearest policeman patted his shoulder.
 Louis, you're inproving.. he said pleasantly. You can tell that all to the judge. Come oIfb ..
 "Oh. wait. please, just "a minute" said the girl. T really do. think have seen him around here quite off, ten. I'm going to telephone 1eO."
 So she remembered him. Eaton felt a curious thrill of keen interest He had seen her at different times in the nelghborhood, in the drug store at the corner of Sixth avenue, at the elevat- cd station three blocks down, in the florists where the art students bought | spring blossoms for their window sills. He had seen her, and had connected her in his mind with wealth and the magic circle of social security.
 She was telephoning to 160 He could imagine the fustered state of Mrs. Rawlinson, his landlady. when she heard her most exemplary board CT stood in danger of prison cell. But. no, the girl was only asking if a MT. Thomas w. Eaton lived at 16o. It appeared that he did, but he was not in. She turned to the police with a little smile of relief, and just shade of pride, too.
 T was sure it was a mistake MT. Eaton's friend, MT. Tanguay, will be over at once to identify him."
 MT. Tanguay arrived inside of three minutes. His hair was rumpled reck- lessly, and his eyes round with aston ishment. But he was straightforward and had no difficulty in convincing the guardians of the law that Eaton was harmless citizen.
 And it's mighty lucky thing, I should say" added Billie earnestly, that MT. Eaton happened to be on the roof at just the psychological mo- ment. He got the thiefs whole pile, didn't he?"
 And it does seem to me-" added Viola quickly, that instead of staying here guarding MT. Eaton. wouldn't it really be better to try to catch the real criminal?"
 | She stood for few moments there in the softly lighted hall, after the men had gone down the step, and Billie fingered at the door.
 They were all my mothers jewels that loved and could never have re- placed" she told him gently, T think it was almost providential, MT. Eaton, your happening to be on the roof at l just that moment You must call to- morrow and meet mother I have let her sleep through this awful trouble 1 tonight. Good night"
 Shall you call?" asked Billie when they started for 160.
 I'm going to marry her, if she'll have me-" answered Eaton grimly. Billie, you tried to make an April fool out of me, old man, but landed in paradise"