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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-25
Big FORCE
Already Put to Work by Deissel-Wem-
mer Cigar Factory Just Opened
in This City

The Celina branch of the Deisel-
Wemmer cigar factory, located in the
Leininger building, corner Main and
Fayette streets, was opened last Mon
day morning with force of 1O4 wo'
men and girls. This force has been
steadily increasing each day and by
the first of June Resident Manager
Rihm expects to have increased the
working force to two hundred en-
ployees or better.
Mr. Rihm informed The Democrat
that the Celina branch put more peo-
pie to work on the opening day than
any branch factory they have yet es-
tablished, and he prophecies that the
Celina factory will, within a couple
of years time, be the largest and the
best branch factory the company has
in operation.
Manager Rihf, with the aid of sew
eral foremen are busy instructing and
helping the employees, as only three
out of the 104 employees are exper-
fenced cigar makers.
About ten of the employees are be-
ing used to strip the tobacco, while
the rest of the girls work in couples
one as bunch breaker and the other
as a roller. The work is very inter
esting and the manager will be glad
to receive visitors at any time.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-25
PATRIOTS
Who Desire to Serve CeIiRa in
An Official Way
Must Get Their Petitions Filed by
June 14-Primary Comes on
Tuesday, August ii

Persons in this city expecting to be
candidates for municipal position at
the fall election this year, must bear
in mind that their nominating petit
tions must be filed with Clerk John
G.. Romer, of the Deputy State Su-
pervisors of Elections, on or before
Thursday, June IA, sixty days before
the August primary, which this year
falls on Tuesday, August IA, or their
names cannot appear upon the pri-
mary ballot.
Under the law primary elections
for municipal jobs are held in towns
OF 1000 population and over, while in
townships and in municipalities of
less than 1000 population the local
elections for village officers, trustees,
members of school board and justices
of peace are non-partisan and the
candidates go upon the November
ballot by nominating petitions. No
primaries are held.
Consequently the only August pri-
mary in this county is in this city.
Celina will nominate and elect a
full slate of village officials.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-25
HURRY CALL
Sent Out TO Election officials, Who
Meet Tomorrow TO Set Machinery
in Motion for Army Registration

Following a long distance conver-
sation yesterday afternoon with ]. NJ.
IIowick, one of the assistants in the
Office OF Secretary Of state Fulton,
Clerk John G. Romer of the Deputy
State Supervisors of Elections stated
that a meeting of the Board would
be held at their Office in the court
house tomorrow Saturday after
noon at one o'clock to make arrange
ments for registration day work on
June 8.
Mr. Howick informed Mr.. Romer
that the necessary information and
supplies for the registration work
had Just been expressed from the
Seeretary's Office and would likely be
received here today.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-25
BAD ONES
Loaded to Brim With Booze, Seized
BY Officials-One Fined, the
Other Lodged in Jail

After a hunt which lasted from
shortly after six o'clock until almost
eleven Officers Duncan and Heistan
last Tuesday night rounded up Chas.
Gender and Mrs. Minnie Blalock in a
drunken condition at the Celina ma
chine shops, where they had decided
to spend a night in drunken debauch-
cry.
Gender is employed at the machine
shops as a moulder. 1t is asserted
that he and the Blalock woman have
been intimate, and while in a drunk
en- condition in front of the Depweg
saloon Tuesday afternoon he called
the woman's husband, Oscar Blalock
indecent names and threatened him,
it is said. Blalock filed an affidavit
against Gender, which resulted in the
arrest of the couple after the officers
had hunted all haunts of the town
and territory north of town, when re-
ports were that they had been seen
near the water works plant, going
north in the C. H. G. D. tracks.
They both plead guilty when ar
raigned before Mayor Scranton We'd
nesday morning. Gender was fined
S25 and costs. He settled and was
released.
Mrs. Blalock was fined IS and
costs. Unable to settle she was sent
over to board for a period with the
sheriff
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-25
DECORATION DAY
gram at Mt. Carmel Under the
Direction of G. L.

At meeting of the executive com
mittee of the Mount Carmel C. E. So
ciety, Tuesday evening, plans were
completed for the observance of Dec
oration Day by having a regular pic
mic celebration at the Mount Carme
church and school-house. This is tc
be community affair and everybody in
the community and as far as they de-
sire to travel are welcome at this
celebration. There will be patriotic
addresses, patriotic, drills and exer-
cises by the children, baseball game,
races and contests for young and old,
refreshments for sale and an old
fashioned picnic supper.
The following days program will
be carried out:
200 p. m.-Regular meeting of
the Junior Christian Endeavor with
special entertaining program, and pa
triotic addresses.
800 p. m.-Base-ball game be-
tween the married men and single
men of Mount Carmel community.
Two captains are elected and will Sc
lect the best players in the neighbor-
hood. The losing side to treat the
winning side to ice-cream and cake
at the close of the game.
4:3O-Races and contests for the
young and old.-50 yd. dash, broad
jump, high jump, shot put, three
legged race, sack race for men and
boys. Egg race, potato race, wheel
barrow race, walking race for girls
and women. Prizes will be given to
the winner of each race.
5:30-Picnic supper.
$50 to 8:30-Ice-cream social.
School-house grounds.
8:30-A Patriotic entertainment
in the church by the Jr. and Sr.
Christian Endeavor societies..
Note-As May 30th is holiday,
and this celebration is a free-for-all
one, everybody should feel RESPONSE
BILE for turning out and helping to
observe the day and have one grand
good time.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-25
BIG CELINA RIGHT Handler
TO STICK

Word from Richmond is to the eff
feet Manager Nee has now cut his
squad to the season limit and that he
intends to go through the race as he
did last year, with five pitchers and
one catcher. There will be no extra
outfielders, inf1elders or catchers car
ried by the Vets and the five fingers
will be Lakaff, Frost, Rowan, Hanna
and Davis. This will give Nee three
time-tried veterans and two young
sters for flinging duty and with this
combination he figures the boys ought
to come across in fine style-Dayton
Daily News.
This means that Big Mack Davis,
the hard hitting and husky Celina
lad, will get a try-out in professional
company. While he has been used
for an inning or two in several con-
tests he never went full game until
last Saturday, when he beat Spring
field to 2.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-25
GRADUATES
And Teachers Listen to An Inspiring
Sermon Delivered by Bethany's
Pastor Sunday Night

The forty-one graduates of the
class of 1917 of the local high school,
accompanied by Superintendent
Pogue, his high school assistante and
the members of the Board of Educa-
tion attended the M. E. church in a
body last Sunday night and listened
to the Baccalaureae sermon delivered
to them by Rev. p. L. Browns, pastor
of the eBthany Evangelical church,
who spoke on Elements of Charac.
ter" basing his address on the text:
Il go the way of all the earth, be
thou strong, therefore, and show thy
self a man."
The class play and commencement
exercises were held at the opera
house last night.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-25
H. NO. 1923
Is Inscription on Band on Leg of a
Carrier Pigeon Stopping
With Supt. Howard

Superintendent G. w. Howard has
a strange winged visitor at the light
and water plant, which arrived last
Tuesday morning and so far has
shown no disposition to leave the hos
pitable shelter, and shows no worry
at the continual noisy grind of the
big generators.
The visitor is carrier pigeon,
which utterly exhausted as though it
had come many miles, winged its way
into the plant last Tuesday morning.
Superintendent Howard noted at once
the exhausted condition of the
strange visitor and gave it food
and water. 1t took kindly to his
hospitality. A tiny aluminium hold
er and band that encircles one leg is
marked H. No. 1923, but the holder
contained no message to indicate
whence it had come or where it was
going. Mr.. Howard noted the date
of its arrival on small slip of paper
and placed it in the tiny tube, so that
its destination might be traced at the
next stop. but so far it has shown no
inclination to journey on.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-25
ABUSE
Of Sanitary Sewer Privileges
to Be Investigated
East End Storm Sewer 20 Come Up at
Adjourned Session OF City
Dads Monday

Council held a brief session last
Tuesday night, bdt adjourned with
out taking up several important mat
ters that should have been given at
tenuon. particularly the south side
park Improvement.
An adjournment was takn until
next Monday evening at seven o'clock
when a resolution will be passed ap-
pointing three disinter ested free
holdrs of the corporation to adjust
the East Side storm sewer assess
ments.
Chairman Desch, of the Sewer Com
mittee, reported at the meeting that
the pumps at the disposal plant were
inadsuate to take care of the volume
of water coming throuGnt the sani-
tary sewer system during a rain,
which plainly indicates that some res
idents of the town are running storm
water into the system, presumably
through spouting taps from roofs.
There is a severe penalty for such
action and the Mayor will have the
Superintendent of the disposal plant
and !!.o official sewel Taper make a
thorough investigation of the system
during the first possible rain to en-
deavor to locate the offenders. Their
action has already cost the town sew
eral hundred dollars by causing tht
storm water to overflow the motors
and tn, Sc caught should be ''stung to
the limit"
Charles Connor, wLc lives at the
corner of Ash and Warren streets,
dqbout u st4gnant pool of
water in front of bis place, and that
failing to get action from the Board
OF Health he had come before the
Council. Solicitor Johnson inform
I'd him that Council had no direct
but as Mayor Scranton
Is an ex- officio memo - of the Health
Board he promised to call that body
-ogetter and have the matter taken
lp.
Chairman pesch, OF the street COM
uittee, reported tina. they expected
o have oil hert this week for oiling
he streets, and that the work of oil
j. would be pushed upon the ar1ivel
IF tho material
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-25
June 5
Registration Day for Young
Men of Nation
Subject TO Call 20 Arms in World.
Wide Struggle for Democracy
Other News on Subject

President Wilson has issued proc
lamation putting in effect the select
i've draft army service provided by
the bill passed by congress. The
proclamation orders the registry of
all men in the United States who have
passed their twenty-first birthday but
who have not passed their thirty-irst
birthday. The registration must be
made in the regular voting place for
the precinct in which the man is per-
manently residing. The day of reg
istration is Tuesday, June 5. The
only men who need not appear are
those who already are in the military
service of the nation, either in the
regular army, the navy, the federal
militia or naval militia, or in the
officers reserve corps. The registra-
tion in Mercer county will be in
charge Of the Board of Deputy State
of Elections, and the reg
istration precincts will be in charge
of men who will be selected by the
Board this week.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-25
DOCTORS AND BETTER HALVES
TO PICNIC

The regular monthly meeting OF
the Mercer County Medical Society
was held at the Mayors Office in this
city last Tuesday afternoon.
A very interesting paper was pre-
sented by DR.. j. Il. Monger, of Green
Vile, now State Registrar of the Blu
reau of Vital Statistics, while DR.. w.
h. Taylor, of Ft. Recovery, gave an
excellent paper on chronic inflammation
of the heart.
A resolution was presented,
changing the meeting of the society
to the second Tuesday in each month.
The next meeting will be basket
picnic for the physicians and their
an annual affair, to be held
at Edgewater Park on Tuesday, June
26.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-25
CONTINUED on Eighth Pa0e)
MIRACLES NOT YET AT END

Joe Pax and his family, residing
southwest of town, and Robert Sche-
Itch, of this city, narrowly escaped
serious injuries, last Sunday morn
ing, when their machines collided,
near the new waste weir, and the
Pax car, an Oakland six, rolled down
the 2O-foot embankment on the west
side of the road. Most miraculously
all the occupants escaped injuries
ther than slight bruises and
scratches to members of the Pax par
ty The usual Sunday congestion Of
machines on the narrow roadway was
partly responsible for the accident
Luckily neither driver was going very
fast, in fact Schelich had pulled to
the side Of the road and had brought
his Ford almost to standstill, other
wise his car would likely have been
sent into the reservoir. The front
axle, one wheel and tenders were
broken on his car. A front wheel of
the Oakland was broken and the
body damaged some in the topple
down the steep embankment.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-25
FEEMAM
Issues Patriotic Appeal to a Few Re
naming Comrades to Honor
Those Gone Before

COMRADES, We are approaching
another milestone in the history of
the Grand Army of the Republic,
when in memory we will again chant
the dirge of our Nations defenders.
For more than a half a century the
veterans have followed their COM
rades one by one, to their last rest
ing place, as they drop out of the
ranks, to answer to their names as
the Great Commander calls.
So wrap his Flag to his soldier
breast;
In Stars and Stripes it is stained and
blest;
And under the oaks let him rest and
rest,
In Gods own Sunday morning.
AS in previous years, the womans
Relief Corps will be found by the
fC0nfInuad on EInhfh Paoel
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-25
CHANGERS TAKE NOTICE

All fourth degree members desir'
ing to advance to the degree OF Po'
mona will have the opportunity or
Friday. June 1st, at Neptune Hall
first session at 2 p. m, and the even
ing the work of the fifth degree will
be eXemplihed by Jennings Grange
No. 1920. from Spenceryille. Ohio
Basket supper and social hour be-
tween afternoon and evening sess
ions. Come early and stay late and
have a good time together.
ID. w. HAWKINS, ID. M.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-25
CONTRACT
For Fine New ParochiaI School
Building Let to st. MaIys
Contractor

William F. Brodbeck, well known
st. Marys contractor, was last Monday
awarded the contract for the con-
struction of the new parochial school
building in this city. His bid was
$4S,S59. Five other bids were re-
ceived, running as high as $65, 1000.
The present term of the parochial
schools will end next Tuesday and
work of tearing down the old school
building will be begun Immediately
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-25
ILLUSTRATED LECTURE AT ST.
JOHNS TONIGHT

The work of the reformation and
the Life of Luther is the subject OF
an interesting and instructive illus
trated lecture to be given by Rev.
Emch, pastor of the TT. Recovery Luz
theran church at st. Johns Lutheran
church, this city, at o'clock this
friday evening. No admission will
be charged but an offering will be
raised to defray the expenses.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-25
dan CUPID
Still Conscripting Our Young PeO-
pie, Little Caring for Lock-
smiths or War

Harry Potts, of AuglaiZe county,
and Miss Inez Springer, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Springer, East JEFF
ferson, were quietly married by Rev.
c. S. Johnson, at his home, at high
noon on Wednesday.
The bride is a winsome and very
popular young lady, and graduate
of the local high school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Potts will reside on,
the groom's farm in AuglaiZe county.
Jesse Beckdolt and Miss Etha
Deitsch, prominent young people of
thi scity, were quietly married yes
terday noon by Rev. Reitz of the Lu-
theran church. The attendants were
Miss Mimi Hutzle rand Romeo
Deitsch, brother of the bride. I'm
mediately after the cermony the
young couple left for Detroit, Mich,
their future home, where the groom
is now mployed as a street car con-
ductor.
The bride is the winsome and ac-
complished daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
P. w Deitsch East Livingston St.
She is an active worker in the Luth-
eran church and is quite a favorite
among the young people.
The groom is hustling young man
and recent graduate of the Celina
schools. For some time he was en-
ployed as clerk in the Laudahn &
Mesarvey grocery. He is the only
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Beckdolt,
living just northwest of town.
The Democrat joins their host of
friends in extesding Fluctuations.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-25
MARRIAGF LTCENSEs

Matthias Brockman, 80, laborer, OF
Coldwater, and Clara Buehler, %,
housekeeper, Carthagena. Rev. Bon
ifas.
Edward Buehler, 81, laborer, Car
thagena and Veronica Kaiser, 20,
housekeeper, st. Henry. Rev. Bont-
fas.
Harry Potts, 21, farmer, AugIaize
county, and Inez Springer, %, house,
keeper, Jefferson township. Rev.
Johnson.
Jesse o. Bechdolt, 21, conductor.
Detroit, Mich, and Etha 2. Deitsch.
23, housekeeper Celina. Rev. ReitE.
Clarence Fetters, "a. farmer, Lib
erty township, and Cleda Smith, 19,
housekeeper Hopewell township.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-25

The following bids on pike i'm
provements were received last Fri
day:
Baltzell-T. c. Davis, $11,2SO;
Karch & White, $1O,999; Putnam &
Putnam, $10,7S7.
Albers-E. &c G. Alexander, &c.
900; ]. H. Gels, $4,000 on stone, and
$500 on gravel; Karch & White,
$9,757 for stone, $9357 for crushed
boulders, $9,157 for gravel; Putnam
& Putnam $9,776.
Trissel-Karch & White, 1885;
Anthony Rindler, $13,272.5O; Mesh
Eberger Bros, $4,000.
Crane Pond-Spriggs Bros, $3,-
49S for gravel; Meshberger Bros,
$3.50.
Christ Weitzel-G. F. Spahr, $2,-
459 for stone, $2,455 for gravel;
Chas. Haines, $2,749; Frank c..
Staugler, $2,70O for stone, $2,4S5 for
gravel.
No bids were received on the Men
don South road.
ception of the Christ Weitzel, are to
be built of stone 1t will be built
of gravel.
The Board awarded the contracts
as follows:
Baltzell to Putnam &c Putnam.
Albers to J. H. Gels.
Trissel to Anthony Rindler.
Crane Pond to Meshberger Bros.
Christ Weitzel to G. F. Spahr
The Board decided to reissue the
following pike bonds, bearing five
per cent. interest coupons:
Huffman road $1,000.
Maurer, $4,000.
Miller-Springer, $4,000.
Bauer, $11,
The bonds were offered at four
and one-half per cent on May IA, but
no bids were received.
The bonds were offered to the State
Industrial Commission.
The following additional pike
bonds were also ordered issued and
offered to the Industrial Commission,
at i've per cent.
Baltzell road, $1,000.
Albers, $4,000.
Trissel, $13,500.
Crane Pond, $4,000.
Christ Weitzel, $4,000.
Meeting on the High Joint county |
ditch between Mercer and Van Vert |
counties, the joint boards of Mercer
and Van Vert counties on Wednes-
day granted the ditch as petitioned
for, and also the branch as petition
ed for by Lon Archer.
Surveyor Noah Hinton of Mercer
county, was appointed as engineer.
June Is, 8 a. m. at the commission
er's Office in this city was fixed as
the time for hearing engineers re-
port.
AS the result of a report of Coun-
ty Highway Commissioner Hinton
made to the Board week ago that
the Hardin, Mutt, Yaney, Depweg,
Luthman, Gerlach, Gelhaus, Refer,
Dwenger and Voskuhl, Schweiterman
and Dabbelt pixies sold in 1915 and
to have been completed in December
of 1915, are still uncompleted, the
Board ordered the contractors to
meet with them at the Commission
er's office on Friday, May 20, and
make satisfactory arrangemnts for
the completion of their respective
roads, and commence work by Mon
day, May 28, to complete same in a
time, or the County Sur
veyor will be ordered to complete
Continued on fourth pagel
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-25

There will be dalce at the Hier'
holzer hall at Coldwater on the eve
Of Decoration Day. Music for the
occosit will be furnished by the
Coldwater Saxaphona trio. Every
Lody invited.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-25

Prof. John G. VanDeusen will
speak at Wabash town hall on Friday
evening, May 25 at 1880 p. m. Avail
yourself of the opportunity of hear
ing him give the last of series of
his famous lectures at this time.
Don't miss it.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-25

P. s. Snavely, of Monterey, Indi-
ana, gave us pleasant call Monday
morning and joined the Democrats
big household He was here visiting
his venerable father, Uncle Jack
Snavely, who is very Ill.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-25

ATTENTION ID. j. RoOP POST

There will be another meeting of
the Post Saturday, May 26. Mem
bers of the Post please be present.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-25

In the cognovit action of Schaab
Roofing G Spouting Co. VS.. w. T.
Hunter ct al, Judge Miller on We'd
nesday made The Rockford Savings
Bank and Marion Loree both party
defendants with leave to n1e answer
and cross-petition instanter.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-25

Miss Rose Wenning underwent an
operation for appendicitis at the
home of her parents, corner Livings-
ton and Sugar streets, last Saturday
noon. She is doing very nicely.
The operation was performed by DR..
Rebel, of Columbus, assisted by Drsl
Hattery and Gibbons, of this city.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-25

judge Miller yesterday confirmed
the sale of premises in the action of
foreclosure by Henry Lennartz
against Nancy Hooper ct al. Deed to
purchaser and distribution ordered.