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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-29
DOINGS CITY DADS

Council met in regular session on
last Tuesday night for transaction Of
final business matters of the year.
Members RentZsch, Desch Beiersdor-
fer and Carlin were present and May
or Scranton presided
The semi-annual appropriating or
dinance, to fix allowances in various
departments for the next six months,
was passed.
A resolution was also passed to is
sue two certificates of Indebtedness,
each in the sum of $500, to take
care of running expenses of the
town, until the February tax draw.
The council re-appointed William
Byerley as caretaker at the pump
station of the sanitary sewerage dis
posal plant, for the ensuing year at
the same salary, $40 per month.
The Mayor and Clerk were author
lied to sign an agreement with the
Lake Erie & Western to run sani-
tary sewer under their tracks on
South Ash street.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-29
THE MATTER OF DRESS
[Honston Postl

Aiouhlou Iohl
Now comes the Mutual Benefit Life
Insurance Company of Newark, ~ j.
and says:
I'VE have no objection to our
young women employees making
themselves as attractive as possible
but they must do so within reason
attempt to dictate to them, but we do
attmpt TO dicate to hem, but We do
object to their coming TO the Office
in ballet skirts, their chests barred,
and their hair dressed as If for a So
cial function. We wish our young
women 10 be business women while
in the Offices and we think enough Of
them to deplore that they should at
tract adverse critism in the street"
Dress is much to the girl what
whisky and gambling are to the boy.
II is her greatest temptation. And
1t is right that the great commercial
of the country should do
all in their power to control what has
ruined many a girls life.
When mothers let little girls at
tend school attired as we see them
every day, II is well that there be In
The land some influence to teach girls
The meaning OF that expression com
mon decency," which was in common |
use In grandmother's day but has
since fallen somewhat into disrepute. |
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-29
REALTY MATTERS

Farms
Joseph Schaadt to George S. Lem
niger, 30 acres, Section 27, Black
creek township, $3.50.
George S. Leininger to Theobald
Leininger, 100 acres, Section 4, Lib
erty township $3215.
Sarah Felver to Peter Bauer, 40
acres, Section Is, Jefferson township,
$4,000.
G. w. Krugh ct al to William How
erman, 59.5 acres, Section 35, Black
creek township, 81.
Leonard Burris, guardian to M. A.
Keister and G. j. Shinn, 10 acres,
Section 2, Washington township,
$115O.
Sylvester Stall to Joseph Schweg-
man, 80 acres, Section II, Recovery
township, 81.
Town Lots
Catherine Rauh to Bernard C.
Abels, lot 38, Coldwater, $40O
Levi Guy ct al to Asa Krugh, lot
10, Keeths addition, Mercer, $3.50.
Leroy Delays to Earl Schleuker,
lot so, Forest Heights addition, Ce-
lima, $50.
Elizabeth Birkman to Mary Birk-
meyer, lot 402, Birkmeyer Heights
addition, Coldwater, $140.
Sarah T. Wisterman to Fannie
Wisterman lots 46 and Al, and out
lot 43, Fordyce and Wisterman addi-
tion, Rockford, 81.
Same. to same, lot 1879, Rockford
$1.OO.
r. e. Riley to ]. w. Schroyer, lot
1, Riley's addition, Celina, 81.
James Coppersmith to e. E. jack
son, lot 14S, Rockford, $210O
Ed Shook to e. c. Heckler, lot 307,
End. addition, Coldwater,
$120.
George Heiser, sr., to Minus Fast,
lot 40, Hawkins addition, Celina, 81.
Minus Fast to George Heiser, lot
81, Overley's addition Celina, 81.
Blanche Strete ct al to James Tul-
lis, lots IA, 15, and 16, Mercer, S400. |
DIETRICH Everman to Mary Ever
man, Got 16, Fleck's addition, Chick
asaw, 81.
Michael Lefeld to Martin Lefeld,
lot 318, Fetzer's End addition, Cold
water, $3.50.
%. P. Gibbs ct al to v. H. Strete,
ot 96, Maurers addition, Mendon,
$3.50.
Martha Pence ct al to same, lot
38, buttons addition, Mendon, $3.50.
G. II. Diegel to same, lot 21, Dut-
on's addition, Mendon, $3.50.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-29
MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED

George w. Williams, 21, farmer,
Blackcreek township, son of B. M.
Williams, and Leona Petrie, 20,
housekeeper, Rockford, daughter of
A. G. Petrie
Harry Gilbert, 25, laborer, Hope
we'll township, son of Frank Gilbert,
and Anna Daugherty, IS, housekeep-
er, Liberty township, daughter of
Ella Daugherty. G. D. Rice.
Heber Martz, 81, farmer, Black
creek township, son of l.. E. Martz,
and Hattie Morrison, 20, housekeep-
er, Blackcreek township, daughter of
Frank Morrison. Rev. Ames.
Robert Cordier, %, cabinet maker,
Celina, son of Daniel Cordier, and
Trieva Black, %, stenographer, Cell
ma, daughter of Chas. Black. Rev.
Hartman
w. I. Adam, 20, farmer, Center
township, son of c. H. Adam, and
Vernia McMuray, 20, housekeeper,
Celina, daughter of Charles McMur-
ay Rev. Hight.
Walter Kirgan, %, salesman, Ft.
Recovery, son of r. II. Kirgan, and
Fora Painter, 20, housekeeper, Fort
Recovery, daughter of Jess Painter.
Rev. Arndt.
W. b. Brasfeld, "a, jeweler, of
Washington, Ind, son of w. A,
Brasfeld, and Pansy Shambaugh, Is,
housekeeper, Celina, daughter of ].
#. Shambaugh. Rev Lance.
Judge Raudabaugh on Wednesday
refused a license to William Newland
21, of Coldwater, a laborer, and Jen-
cite Burden, is, of Wapakoneta, ow-
ing to the fact that the bride was a
nonresident of the county.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-29
SPLINTER LEADS TO BLOOD
POISON AND DEATH
[St. Marys Leader1

Due to small splinter in his little
finger, Joseph Hirsch, we'll known St.
Marys citizen, developed blod7poison
infection which proved fatal at 9:15
p. m, Monday, December 25, 1915.
Mr.. Hirsch passed away at the fam
lily residence a short distance beyond
the city limits on the St. Marys-New
Bremen pike.
In addition to his wife, Joseph
Hirsch is survived by four sons and
one daughter comprising the follow
ing: Leonard G. Hirsch, St. Marys;
Frank B. Hirsch, Mercer county;
Lawrence A. Hirsch, Fellows, Cali
fornia; Margaret Hirsch, at the par
entail home; Harvey A Hirsch, st.
Marys. There are three surviving
brothers. John Hirsch, St. Marys;
Leonard Hirsch, Jerseyville; Elmer
Hirsch, Toledo Hospital. Two bro
theirs are deceased, one having died
when a young man, the other, the late
George Hirsch, of Celina, having died
twenty years ago.
Joseph Hirsch was born February
21, 1855, near Berne, Indiana; died
at the close of an otherwise perfect
Christmas Day, 1916, aged sixty-one
years. ten months and four days.
April 30th, 1878 he united in mar
riage with Elizabeth Krammer, the
surviving widow. The couple after
marriage first lived near st. Marys,
going thence to Mr. Hirsch's farm in
Mercer countyt
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-29
PERSONAL

Mr.. and Mrs So P. McGriff were
Christmas guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Guthue, at Muncie, Ind.
Jess Beougher and wife of New
Castle, Ind, spent the holidays with
friends and relatives in the county.
Miss Florence Dicke, who is at
tending school at Bowling Green, is
home to spend her Christmas vaca-
tion.
Chas. A. Latimer, of Rockford,
gave us a pleasant call and left re-
newal while in town on business mat
ters, yesterday
Robert Mead, of Latty, o. is spend
ing the week in and about Celina Wis
itins relatives, and was among our
callers, Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Freewalt and
family, who are moving from Morri-
son, Tennessee, to Belle Center, this
state, were the Christmas guests of
David Freewalt.
Mrs. R. V. McGrew, of Omaha,
Nebraska; Mrs. Maude McFall Hal
ey, Of Deming, New Mexico; and Ar
thur j. Long, ofNaponee, Nebraska,
were guests this week of their cous-
in, w. A. j. Mcdaniel.
Mrs. A. j. Rhinehart and daugh-
ter, of Mt. Gilead; Mrs. Gorge Hillz-
er, of Ft. Wayne, Ind, and Andrew
Harsh, of Cincinnati, are the holiday
guests Of c. ]. Hemmert and family,
North Main street
: Mr.. and Mrs. John Thieman, of
Minister, were over Christmas guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry VanOss, East
Fayette tsreet. They returned home
wednesday accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs GYanOss, who will spend week
at Minister, their former home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Delays, Of Find
lay, o., former well known Mercer
county people, who have been visit
ing relatives and old time friends |
week. Mr.. Delays made the Demo |
crat call renewing his old home pa
per. He naturally reverted to old |
times, and said he once hauled a load |
of potatoes to Uncle George Tou-
Velie at Macedon, good ones and as
Sorted, for which he was paid the
princely sum of 10 cents a bushel,
and at another time brought a wash
tub of eggs to Celina for which he
was paid cents dozen.
Guy Hall and Frank Severns, well
known young Center township boys,
left over the G. NJ, Wednesday for
the California oil fields going by the
way of Chicago. Their friends hope
they may strike something good in
the old Golden State.
Robert Beiersdorfer, correspon-
dence clerk with the Bates & Rogers
Construction company, now at Sep
(contInued on Eighth Page)
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-29

number OF slaves and the valuable land
holdings Of the deceased, and for thir-
teen years the fight was dragged through
the courts Of Virginia, while the slaves
were held Ia bondage. The viii was a.
nally sustained by the Court Of Appeals or
the Eastern District OF Virginia In 1916.
Judge Briscoe c.. Baldwin rendering the
opinion, which was concurred in by
Judges William Cabell and John j. Allen.
Judge Frances T. Brooke Of the court.
being a relative. did not sit IN the case,
nor did Judge Robert Stanard. as he was
one time counsel for the Randolph's at
the beginning Of the test case on the
win.
At the time OF Randolph's death his
heirs and next OF kin were John ST.
George Randolph, a lunatlc, the son Of
Richard Randolph his brother OF the
y Lole blood; Henry ST. George Tucker
and Nathaniel Beverly Tucker. brothers
Of the half blood by his mother. and Eli
labeth Tucker Bryan, wife Of John Ran
dolph Bryan, and St. George Tucker
1oalter the children Of Francis Bland |
'oalter a sister of the half blood by his |
mother.
Following the sustaining Of the win |
No the manumittion OF the slaves Judge .
-eigh arranged for their transportation to |
he State Of Ohio, where he had purchas-
ID a site Of land in this county. through
icontlnued on Eighth PaaeJ
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-29
MONEY DISAPPEARS
AND STRANGER DITTO

A pocket book, the property Of S.
c. Hendrickson, a magazine solicitor
of Chicago, was stolen by a thief from
the ledge money order window of the
local post Office last Friday after
noon. The purse contained $50 in
checks and about $45 In cash. Hem
erickson had purchased a money or
der and while paying same he laid
his pocket book on the ledge at the
window. The Office was crowded at
the time, and while he was receiv-
ing his change in payment of the or
der his pocket book disappeared.
Postmaster Schunck Immediately
notified the police, but the only clue
was the sudden disappearance from
the crowd of a we'll built and we'll
dressed stranger. No trace of him
could be found.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-29
narrow
Escape for lockwood Boys
Yesterday Morning.
When Gas Engine ON lockwood
Farm, Used for Pumping
oil, ExplOdes.

John and Harry lockwood mirac-
ulously escaped serious injHry. II not
death. about fipe o'clock yesterday
morning. when a gas engine. used in
pumping an oil well on the Albert
lockwood farm, two and a half miles
northwest of town, exploded, blowing
heavy pieces of iron and wood sew
eral hundred feet. Luckily only a
small piece of wood struck Harry,
inflicting an ugly flesh wound, but
breaking no bones John had just
entered a shed some distance from
the engine and was uninjured. Both
boys had left the engine only a few
minutes before IL blew up. The
shock of the explosion was plainly
felt in this city, even in the extreme
east end. gTM
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-29
OUT GO LIQUOR ADS
Newark Advocate Announces 1t Is
Through With Them-And
This in Newark

The Newark Advocate, one of the
oldest and best known newspapers in
Central Ohio came out Thursday of
last week with this announcement:
"On and after January l, which
marks the expiration of existing con-
tracts. no liquor advertising will ap-
pear in the columns of the Newark
Advocate. This action is taken in def
erence to the desire of a large num-
ber of our patrons and in accordance
with the spirit of the times"
Those persons who do not know
the Newark of today would think of
it only in connection with the wet
riots and lynching of few years ago.
and will wonder at The Advocate
taking such a step. The paper is
merely keeping abreast with the
times. Its new position will be pleas
ing to the people of Licking county
and they will not be slow in showing
their ciation.-American Isue.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-29
STATE
Aid Funds Diverted to North
and South Ends County
Boards Fail 10 Agree on Sum 20
he Paid by Each County on
LOrRmie Creek Work

In the matter Of the Loramie Creek
improvement the boards Of Shelby.
| Darke, AuglaiZe and Mercer counties
met In joint session on the 18th at
Sidney After a number OF votes on
rendering OF different counties salts
factory amounts for their share OF
the Improvement, and no agreement
could be reached, the joint board ad-
journed.
The Board met last Friday on the
hearing Of the assessment Of the
Yankee Run ditch, but owing to the
absence Of member Of the Board the
hearing was adjourned to January 2,
at 10 a. m.
Sheriff Pumphrey presented his
bond in the sum Of $4,000 and same
was approved.
Adam Hoening presented a bond Of
$3.50 for completion of several small
Jobs and same was approved
J. w. Desch and others filed a petl-
tion for the improvement of a public
road on the following route Begin
ming at the west quarter post OF Sec
ton p, Butler township: thence east
along a public road through Section
~ to the section line between Sec
uons 22 and 23, and there terminate.
The petition was ordered filed and
will be known as the Desch road i'm
DrOvement.
In the matter of the Commission
7rs' program for the construction of
State Roads for 1917.
On. motion of Evers, seconded by
Brunswick, 1. c. II. No. III, begin
ming at Maria Stein station and ex-
lending two miles west was ordered
constructed first, and on motion of
Brunswick seconded by Evers, 1. c.
4. No. 265, beginning at the North
(Continued on Fourth Parel
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-29

In drawing the jury for the Octo-
ber term of Common Pleas Court
John F. Adams, of Recovery town
ship and Mex Weis, of Butler were
drawn on the petit jury. They were
excused by Judge Miller upon their
request and because it was almost
impossible for them to leave their
business. The law requires that
where juror is excused without SER
vice his name must be put back in
the jury wheel. This was done and
among the first names to be drawn
last Saturday for service at the Jan
uary term were those of Mr. Adams
and Mr.. Weis. They cannot be ex-
cused this time, but luckily the draw
fell to the grand, instead of the petit
jury and they will be tied up for only
a day on two.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-29
PROSECUTOR MYERS STEPS
DOWN AND Stubs UP

On next Monday C. A. Stubbs, cleo
ted in November as Prosecuting At
torney, will succeed Prosecutor B. A.
Myers.
Mr.. Stubbs is one of the youngest
lawyers in the city, but he is hust-
Ter, a straight forward and con-
scientuous young man, and a good
fellow to meet. He is a son of DR..
and Mrs. w. C. Stubbs. We predict
for him a clean-cut administration
and a careful and thorough invests
cation in all matters of interest to the
people of the county, no matter whe-
ther in grand jury investigations or
petit jury trials.
Mr. Myers leaves the iffice with the
of many and the good
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-29
MAYOR SCH gNTON GETS JOB

At a special meeting of the Jeffer-
son township trustees on Wednesday,
with all members present, Mayor s.
S. Scranton was appointed as Justice
of the Peace for the township to sue
ceed, c. A. Stubbs, who recently re-
signen to take up his new nuties of
Prosecuting Attorney on next Mon
day The other applicants were o.
j. Myers, ], M. Schlosser, J. e. Ham
burger. and John Kramer.
DR.. r. r. Ayers was also appointed
by the Board as township physician
for the ensoing year.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-29
ROCKFORD BOY WINS IN
RACE DEBATING HONOR

! The following clipping from a
Richmond, Ind, paper has been re-
ceived at this office:
Gilbert Shambaugh, of Rockford,
Ohio, wins first place on the Earlham
College Debating team. The other
two members chosen for the team are
Snider of Wabash, Ind, winner Of the
Indiana State Oratorical contest last
year and Nicholson of Richmond,
Ind. The latter is also man of ex-
perience having won the Indiana
State contest for the high schools.
With Shambaugh as captain, this
promises to be a team that is able to
sustain the high record of Earlham.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-29
JURORS
Drawn for January Term CON-
mon Pleas Court
Among Them Two Men Caught In
Net Last Term but Excused
from Service.

In the presence OF Common Pleas
Judge Miller, Clerk OF Courts Has
linger and Sheriff Pumphrey the fol.
lowing list of Jurors were drawn last
Saturday morning for the January
term OF Common Pleas Court, which
convenes in this city on Monday, Jan.
uary s. The petit jury will not meet
until Monday, January %. The list
follows:
Grand Jurors
Luther MartZ, Blackcreek township
Jerry Brumm, Butler.
John +. Adams, Recovery.
John r, HOenie, Hopewell.
Edward DOrsten. Franklin.
George Stephenson, Hopewell
Nick Weis, Butler.
w. A. Siebert, Hopewell
Charles f. Hemmelgarn, Granville.
Frank Holtheide, Butler
Henry Springer, Butler.
Tom Roop, Jefferson.
Shelby Harden, Dublin.
Henry LemunyOn, Center.
John kettenring, Blackcreek
Petit Jurors
EDWARD HE'S, Gibson township.
Matthias Bomholt, Marion.
John Kruger, Center.
George Wade, Franklin.
Frank Hinton, Liberty.
William Sudhoff, Washington.
Joseph Davis, Granville.
John Long, Butler.
Albert Muther, Gibson.
Anthony Schoenlein, Marion.
Herman CrOn, jefferson.
John Fink, Granville.
Special Jurors
Levi Rutledge, Blackcreek twp.
Albert Houts, Center.
George O'Neil, Dublin.
Charles Stukenborg, Butler.
Algrad Copeland, Union.
John Menchoffer, Washington.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-29
SUITS FILED

The Ft Recovery Banking Co.,
through their attorney Frank A. An
thOny, last Friday filed two suits
against Orien c. and Sarah Ford,
praying for judgment on cognovit
notes, one in the sum of S156.70, and
the other for S368.98.
John H. Mutt, through his attor-
ney j. D. Johnson, last Tuesday fled
suit as administrator of the estate of
Charlotte Mutt, against Della Petrie
ct al, praying for an order to sell
and quiet title in certain lands.
Charles Smith has filed an action
against Asaah J. Barlow and Daniel
Hager for judgment in the sum Of
S232.S8 on cognovit note.
The Home Banking Co., of st.
Marys on Wednesday filed an answer
in cross petition in the case of Ber-
nard Romer against Guy Heap ct al,
praying for judgment in the sum of
S27OO.
Y means a ten-spot to some of us.
How did you spell it this year Xmas
or Christmas?
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-29

will of almost everyone. He had
several important criminal and civil
actions to contend with during his
four years incumbency, and he won
praise for his zeal He made good.
The people wish him we'll
Sheriff William Pumphrey sue
ceeds himself on next Monday, when
he begins his second term. That he
has proven competent, capable and
Jealous was shown by the vote given
him by the people of the county at
the Member election.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-29
IN THE YEAR OF 1880

Young Son-Father, what is
saloon?
Father-A saloon, my son, was a
place where intoxicating liquors were
sold years ago.
Young Son-But father, what are
intoxicating liquors?
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-29
Five and Costs

Frank Karch was arrested last
Monday night by Policeman Diener
for being drunk and disorderly. He
plead guilty when arranged before
Mayor Scranton Tuesday morning and
was fined So and costs.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-29
PROBATE COURT

E, G. Barker appointed administra-
tor with the will annexed of the es-
tate of John w. Barker, deceased.
VIII of Vincent Quinter, deceased,
filed Application to admit same to
probate filed, For hearing January
IN
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-29

VIM Baker who had advertised a
public sale of his personal property
on the Joe Webb farm, near Mercer,
for Friday, January 12, has cancelled
the sale.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-29
CEMETERY ASSOCIATIONS AN
NUAL ELECTION

The annual election of the trustees
Of the Celina Cemetery Association
will be held at the Commercial Bank
at 900 O'Clock next Monday after
noon
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-29

D. J. Roop Post G. A. R. and the
local Relief Corps will hold their an
nual joint installation at the Post
hall on Saturday, January 6. The
Post will install officers in the fore
noon, after which dinner will be
served. In the afternoon the Corps
will install their newly elected Off
GERS.