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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1917-08-24
FIRST DRAFT GETS
II FROM PULLMAN
,aDb,l of Draft Claims of Five Pull
man Men Brings Total of Certi-
fled Local Men to Seventeen

nan Men Brings Total of Certi-
fled Local Men to Seventeen
seventeen Pullman men have al
,sady been certified for service in
uneIe Sans army as the result of the
srot Whitman county draft call for
400 registered men. OF this num-
her 70 waived exemption claim priv
leges and were certified last week,
vbile the remaining five claimed ex-
amption but the claims were denied
Nv the board this week and the five
men will be called to the colors along
With the dozen who asked no exemp-
tiOn. The exemption claim of one
other Pullmanite who passed the
uhysical test. Walter BEDFORD, is still
being considered by the board, while
/ IA have been granted and a few have
not yet been acted upon. The COM
plete list of Pullman men who have
already been accepted is as follows:
Asked no exemption:
o. T. Guier.
G. NJ. Rima.
H. C. Barclay.
c. Bose.
Joe w. Boyd.
Joe Obard.
John c. Blair.
D. A. Poe.
T. c. Pickett
R. v. Johnson
W. r. Glover
L. 7. Short.
Exemption claims denied:
NJ Wiggen.
Ray Kirkendall.
John Poe.
R. ]. George.
George E. Written.
Eleven Pullman men who were in
Guided in the first list of registered
men called for exam ination have en-
listed since the call in some branch of
the military service, thus escaping
the draft. This gives a grand total
OF 20 young men who will represent
PULLMAN at the front who were in
GUIDED in the first call for 600 men.
The men who have enlisted are:
l.. R. Babcock.
Carl G. Johnson.
Ivan D. Livingston.
Fred P Hunter.
Claude A. Baucom.
Roy H. Butler.
Roland r. Emerson.
r. w. Moss.
Norman Moss.
F. Brannon.
Howard c. Burgess.
Eight OF the "a Pullman men in
GUIDED in the first draft were trans
iefred to other districts and on these
7lo Information is available, although
IL is certain that some of them will
Oe accepted. These are:
Edw H. Williams.
Albert p Gale.
Howard E. Letson.
Perley A. Washburn.
Willis e. Mason.
Leonard c. Kilham.
A. F. GrundIer
Doroth C. George.
ine IA Pullman men whose exemp-
,ioh claims were allowed by the
Ooard are as follows:
!. A. Buckley.
0. c. simpkins.
y. P. Jenkins.
Maurice Windus.
G. N. Senter.
+. S. Maxwell.
5. L. Knowles.
II. A. Wagner.
G. A. Mccarthy.
c. K. Walton.
). F. Lingg.
0. c. Gebert.
Mike Miller.
.. w. Johnson.
a total of 81 exemption claims
Ave already been denied by the
.,unty board from the list of 212
s'a,ns Presented by the first 600 men
eu' While several others are still
-, uShg. The claims denied are as
follows:
a.. Those Denied Exemption
/ 1 W. R. Mount, oakesdale.
Il W, Deweese, Palouse.
II W. ferhune, st. John.
\ n Lich, Colfax.
] w. Erickson, Rosalia.
4 II a: Lewis, Tekoa.
q wlgsen, Pullman.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1917-08-24
PULLMAN FARM LAND
BRINGS $40 AN ACRE

II, McCurdy Buys y. b. Morris
Quarter section for S17,GOO--
rockingham Man Buys Copen-
haver Quarter at 500
an Acre
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1917-08-24

pa. iose Denied Exemption
/, 1Wsfeady R. Mount, Oakesdale.
Il W. w Deweese, Palouse.
II W. ferhune, st. John.
la = L. Craig, Rosalia.
sOnn Lich. Colfax.
". Erickson, Rosalia. !
II a. A., Lewis, Tekoa.
q Wigsen, Pullman.
a colvin, Colfax.
Raw pLlttleton, Oakesdale.
nirkendall, Pullman.
"a oser. Moscow.
INK Thompson, Palouse.
Nontinued on last page)
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-10-12
MEETING OF COUNCIL

Resides approving some bills and
transacting other routine work, the
village council, at its regular meet
ing Tuesday night, instructed the So
licitor to prepare the necessary legal
papers for the selling of small par
eel Of land on East Smith road, prop
erty Of the village. The land was
originally purchased for a dumping
ground but aformer street commission
er miscalculated directions in dump
ing there with the result that entrance
TO the grounds was clogged to such an
extent as to make ingress now impos-
sible and the lot further useless for
the purpose intended.
Council also authorized the purchase
of three or four car loads Of Stag for
the improvement Of several strips Of
dirt road in the village.
"A contract was made with the Glenn
emit CO. for repairing the basin Of the
south disposal plant, which has been
causing trouble for some time.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-10-12
ENGINE BLOWS Up
DISABLES PLANT

A serious accident occurred at the
A. /. Root Co.'s plant Wednesday IT,
ternoon at 3 o'clock, which temporarily
put the entire manufacturing depart
ment out Of business.
The large engine that operates the
plant blew up, for reasons than can
only be conjectured. Engineers Karl
Lutz and DeForest Olds were in the
boiler room at the time, which fact
probably saved them from serious in
jury if nothing worse.
The engine was literally smashed,
pieces being scattered all around the
room. The blowup is supposed to
have resulted from blow-holes or air
bubbles in one side of the big cross
head casting. II this side gave way,
the other would be sure to, according
to Root Co. representative. This
will account for the complete destruc-
tion of the engine. Both ends of the
engine were blown out, the heavy cyl
inder rods broken. and the big steel
belt broken in four places.
The company states that while it
will be month or more before it can
get the broken parts replaced, which
will probably cost from $500 to $2,-
900, smaller electric engines will be in
stalled and the plant will be in opera
tion again by Monday or the forepart
of the week.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-10-12
LITCHFIELD WILL
FETE "KING CORN

On Saturday night, Oct. 13. the
Litchfeld public school is to give the
first of a series of community meet
ings, to be held at the town hall This
first meeting will be designated as
"C0rn Night, and it is their utmost
desire to make this meeting rousing
success. Whether or not this shall
be realized depends to a very great
extent upon the cooperation and sup
port given by the parents and patrons
Of the township.
The school expects to have on dis
play exhibits of work done in school
by the pupils, such as sewing, canning,
baking. art work, maps, essays, note
books, drawings, etc. as well as dis
plays of corn. pumpkins, poultry, and
other farm produce.
Premiums will be offered for the
best displays, the premium list to be
made public within the next few days.
There will also be a talk given on
the subject "Corn is King, illustrated
completely by a full set of fifty-five
lantern slides.
Al small admission fee of 10 cents
for adults will be charged at the door
to help defray expenses. Every, cit
izen of Litchfeld and surrounding ter
ritory should support this work by
their presence.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-10-12
20. WkTCHMAN
KILLED IN SEVILLE

Ehrist Snyder, 81, watchman at the
4 Q. crossing in Seville, was struck
EN = freight engine Monday evening
a $50 O'Clock, sustaining injuries
kiHt resulted in his death a few hours
llakar.
IA automobile, owned by party
Wtpse name could not be learned,
sailed on the crossing, and Watch
mn Snyder assisted in trying to get
the car off the track. Apparently
Hnelther man saw the approaching en-
gire, although the owner of the car
was clear Of the track, and thus es-
capped.
Witnesses hurried to the scene and
picked up Mr.. Snyder in an unconsc-
ipis condition, removing him to the
home Of his brother, Levi Snyder,
soqth Of Seville, where he made his
home. Besides a broken collar bone
and severe bruises, there were internal
INJURIES, the latter causing death.
Mr. Snyder was native of Switzer-
land, where he was born in 1850, and
is Survived by three brothers and one
sister.
Funeral services were held at the
Lew Snyder home Wednesday at 2
p. m, conducted by Rev. Gardiner of
the Seville Methodist church. Burial
was made in Seville cemetery.
Levi Snyder was named executor of
his brothers estate Thursday.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-10-12
MRS. HELEN PETIT
in TROUBLE AGAIN

Mrs. Helen Petit, who has stirred
things up wherever she has lived since
coming to Medina a few months ago,
has broken loose again. This time
at the home of Jos. Valek, Branch
road, the family who befriended her
when she was forced to leave the VIM.
Frazier home few weeks ago after
pulling Mr.. Frazier's whiskers and
almost frightening the life out of Mrs.
Frazier. At that time she was COM
mitted to jail, but soon released on
the promise to return to her former
home in Mississippi. She did 60
away for a while.
Tuesday Mr.. Valek appeared before
Justice Ainsworth and requested a
warrant for the woman's arrest. It
was issued, but not served, and later
was withdrawn. Valek claimed he
went home and found his wife gone.
He soon learned that she had left tenn
porarily through fear Of Mrs. Petit.
The latter and Valek quarreled, Valek
stating that Mrs. Petit struck him on
the head with a bottle. AT any rate
Valek had tough looking bruises on
the side of his head. The sheriff Wis
tied the Valek home, and after talking
with all concerned, left, thinking ev-
erything would quiet down. Thursday
Valek complained to Prosecuting At
torney Underwood that Mrs. Petit
had punctured numerous articles Of
clothing Of the Valek. wardrobe and
ruined them. Underwood called the
wonan's husband to his Office and gave
him the choice Of paying for the dam
aged clothing and getting his wife out
Of town at once, or leaving it to the
prosecuting attorney to start criminal
proceedings against her. Petit took
the matter under advisement for the
rest of the day.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-10-12
COURT PLASTER POISON

In Public Health Reports of Sept.
z, the United States Public Health
Service published the report of the
laboratory findings in the examination
of specimens Of court-plaster sus-
pected Of being contaminated with tet-
anus germs. The Director of the Hy-
gienic Laboratories reports that out of
13 specimens examined, two were
found contaminated with tetanus
bacilli.
"There is no ground for believing
that the contamination was an inten-
tional one" says the report. whether
contamination occurred during the
process Of manufacture through the
use of infected ingredients, or subse-
quently by careless handling remains
to be determined by further investiga-
ton"
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-10-12
THIRD CONTINGENT
DEPARTED SUNDAY

Parents and friends Of the third con-
tingent Of the selective service men
who entrained for Camp Sherman,
Chillicothe, at Wadsworth last Sun
day morning, expressed themselves
greatly pleased with the respect
shown the men by the large crowd that
witnessed their departure.
Citizens on foot and in automobiles
escorted the contingent to the Erie de-
pot. Relatives and friends from Me-
dina, Seville, Spencer, Lodi, Litchfield
and other pointsin the county arrived
early, and with the Wadsworth dele
cation formed an imposing procession,
headed by members of the G. "A. r.
with large American flag. Although
the boys passed through the ordeal
bravely, there was deep feeling of
sympathy for the parents as they
spoke the words Goodbye.
Next Monday morning examination
of the next 400 men of the country's
registration will begin at Wadsworth,
continued at Lodi on Tuesday and fin
ished at Medina on Wednesday.
Tuesday it was announced in the
daily press that the 100000 register
ed men of the country not called in
the first draft, will be ordered up for
examination soon. The plans for
handling the first draft have been com
pleted and it is limited that some Of, the
drafted men will receive not more than
sixteen weeks training before they are
moved to enbarkation camps, formed
into skeleton divisions and sent to
France.
Within the past week the calling lp
of more drafted men has been 81 Nides
/ h IS s, u here ii Sc &
believed there would be no second call
until spring, little surprise now would
be occasioned by a draft before Christ
mas, This does not mean that the
men will be actually called from their
homes, but that date for the second
draft will be announced by that time.
The actual mobilization likely will not
take place until March or April.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-10-12
ARMY LIFE AGREES

Karl jerks, who is with Co. B, Ohio
Engineers, spent Wednesday night and
Thursday with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. C. E. jerks
The Engineers are en- route from
Ft. Sheridan ILL.,, where they have
been in training since May, for Camp
Sheridan, Montgomery, Ala, at which
point Co. B will join the other COM
panies forming regiment of engi-
neers under the command of "Go-Get-
EN-" McQuigg, Wayne county officer
who gained distinction on the border
during the late unpleasantness with
Mexico. The regiment hereafter will
be known az the 18TH U. S. regulars.
Private jerks reports that the soldiers
at Ft. Sheridan have found excellent
food, good shelter and sanitary condi-
tions. He enlisted weighing 139
pounds and now tips the scales at 157.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-10-12
WILL GET INCREASES

Widows Of civil and Spanish war
soldiers will get an increase in pension
as the result Of a pension bill which
has passed the senate and which will
be agreed upon later by the house. The
new pension to these widows will be
$25 a month. The same pension will
be given widows Of men who may be
killed in the present war. Allowances
to dependents Of men at the front are
to range from SIS month for wife,
to $3.50 for a wife and two children
and SIS more for each additional child.
One-haIf Of each mans pay is to be re-
tanned by the government for depen-
dents, or, if there are none, to be paid
to the man with interest on his dis
charge or to his heirs in event Of his
death.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-10-12
SOLDIERS AT CAMP
WILL VOTE NOV 6

Every soldier in the Ohio division
who is a qualified elector in his home
precinct will be able to cast his vote
at Camp Sheridan and have it includ-
ed in those cast at the home polling
place.
One or more election officials from
every county in the state will be sent
to Camp Sheridan for the purpose of
registering and voting" the soldiers.
The ballots will be sealed and turned
over to officials in the respective pre-
cincts. They will be opened on the
night of the election, Nov. 6, and will
be counted with the votes cast in the
precinct.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-10-12
HUNTING A PLACE
FOR UNTAGGED FIDO

The commissioners were busy Mon
day discussing the various angles of
the new law requiring license tags on
dogs, which goes into effect Nov. l.
The law specifies that on and after
the above date all dogs found without
a tag, shall, upon a warrant being
sworn out to that effect before JUS
tice of the place or other magistrate,
be impounded for four days, at the
end of which time, If the owner fails
to pay the costs and tag the animal,
the latter will be summarily dispatch
led "a dog heaven. The sheriff and
Eeputies are tIesiAntaed KS the Official
/ dog -catchers, and will charge up fee
Of one dollar for each and every
catch. The justice of peace exacts a
fifty-cent piece for the affidavit, so
there goes snug little buck-and-a-
half before Fido reaches>the last mile
stone in his earthly career.
But there is no pound. No enclosure
in the county wherein an untagged
poodle or Spitz may be legally housed.
And it was just this momentous fact
that drew heaviest upon the resource
fulness Of the county dads" at their
meeting on Monday. After much men
tai anguish it occurred to one member
that the Jail barn, with it's FIVE unoc-
cupied and commodious box stalls,
would easily serve the purpose of a
public pound, and visit to the build
ing confirmed the view. But the mat
ter was too vital to be decided then
and there, and was left to future
meeting.
1t is also probable that another part
of the barn will be altered to afford a
suitable storing place for many of the
larger instruments of the County En-
gineer. At present they repose in the
basement of the courthouse, but on ac-
count of damphess there they are in
danger of rust
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-10-12
PHILLIPS HEADS
TICKET FOR MAYOR

About a dozen or fifteen local Re-
publicans gathered at the town hall
Wednesday evening, during the patri-
otic mass meeting at the court house,
to fill the vacancy caused by the with
drawal last Friday of the regular nom
inee for mayor, Arthur VanEpp.
Attorney F. o. Phillips was selected
for the place at the meeting Wednes-
day night. Mr.. Phillips was not
present at the opening of the meeting,
but was summoned from his home, and
after some hesitation, reluctantly ac-
cepted the honor.
Thus, at the coming November cleo
ton the voters will be called upon to
decide which Of two men shall govern
the village for the next two years
Rev. S. F. Dimmock, or Mr.. F. o. Phil
lips. You have about three weeks in
which to reflect upon the question.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-10-12
o. C. SHEPARD co.
BUILDING NEW MILL

1t will be gladstone news to many
people to learn that the work on new
mill for the O. G. Shepard CO., to re-
place the one destroyed by fire on the
night Of August "a, was begun last
Friday. just six weeks to day from
the date Of the fire. The entire mill
will not be erected this fall, but only
the grinding department, which will be
a frame structurt, 30x60 feet, and
three stories. With good weather, it
is believed the mill will be in operation
by January 1. The other building
will be erected as soon as possible af-
ter that time. The community ap7
preciates the, company's decision to re-
build and congratulates it upon the
speed with which it is going about the
work.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-10-12
STARS FOR THOSE AWAY

Not unmindful of the twelve employ
es they have lost through the opera
tion Of the selective draft. the "A. 4
Root Co. Saturday erected a 60-foot
steel flag pole near the entrance to its
Offices, surmounting It with the ma
tional emblem, underneath Of which
floats specially designed flag, indi-
eating the number and commemorat-
ing those who are away in camp. The
flag is Of white background with cen
ter Of red, on which IL stars are dis
tributed horizontally. The flag pre-
sents a beautiful and striking appear
ance, and the company is to be COM
n1ended for the fine sentiment and
thoughtfulness that prompted the plan.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-10-12
DEATH OF SEVILLE MAN

Lewis M. Hawk died at his home on
the road, southwest Of Seville, We'd
nesday morning, Oct. 8, aged 4S years,
2 months and day. Death occurred
after a months illness. He was born
in Portage county and is survived by
his wife and three children, father,
mother, four brothers, and three sis
ters. Funeral services were held from
the late residence Saturday afternoon
at 1890 conducted by Rev. w. s.
Shelly, and from the East Market
street Reformed church, Akron, at
2:SO. Burial was made in the East
Market Street cemetery.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-10-12
ARREST WADSWORTH
MAN AS DESERTER

Tony Bunta, 20, of Wadsworth, was
arrested by Marshal Lucas as a de-
serter, and turned over to Summit
county authorities. Bunta registered
at Akron, but failed to answer a call
for service on Sept. %. His wife 16
years of age, was taken into custody
and turned over to the probate court
Of Summit county. Officials have not
yet decided whether they will hold
Bunta as a deserter or prosecute him
for contributing to the delinquency Of
his girl wife. She may be charged with
perjury.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-10-12
HALF CENT RAISE EFFECTIVE

Ticket purchasers at all the stations
on the G. s. & w. Thursday morning.
paid one-hah cent per mile more than
they previously have been required to
pay. AT the local Office, according 70
Agent James Newton there was no
complaint made BY these who bought
tickets, all accepting the inevitable
with remarkable fortitude and recon-
sciliation. The company's raise In
rates was backed up BY the State
Utilities Commission.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-10-12
NEW BUSINESS AT. PosToFFIcE

Beginning with OctA =, the Medina
postofice became the central account
ing office, or clearing house, for every
third and fourth-class postofice in the
county, which means all the offices, ex-
cepting Wadsworth. All quarterly re-
ports from the various offices will be
sent to the Medina Office fov audit,
from whence they win be forwarded
to government headquarters. Also
the various postofices will be furnish
ed their supplies through this Office.
The additional business thus made at
the local office viii not be credited t.
it as an increase, but will be kept sep
arately and distinct.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-10-12
CASE OF SMALL POx

Mabel, 7-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Wood Of West Liberty
street, is suffering from a light at
tack Of scarlet fever. The house was
placed in quarantine Monday by Of
icer Sedgwick, who reports the case
as the only one Or suspected one IA
town, 50 far as he knows.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-10-12
new POSTAL RATES
EFFECTIVE NOV. 2

When the new postal regulations go
INTO effect November 2, the war will
be brought further home to the public
at large. Already the tobacco and
liquor users have felt the effects of
the war taxes because of increases in
price.
Complete details of the new regula-
lions were received at the local post
Office in bulletin Monday.
First class postage will be three
cents per ounce or fraction thereof,
instead of two cents as at present.
This however, does not apply to letters
The destination of which is in the same
town where they are mailed, or on any
gf the rural routes thereof. These
letters will be delivered as heretofore
ats he ounce
Second, third and fourth classes d
matter will not be increased by the
new rules.
Postal cards, however, will be IN
creased to two cents no matter where
the destination. Until supplies OF
two cent cards are received senders
will be required to place a one-cent
stamp on the present style of postal
card. This also applies to stamped
envelopes. Post cards which are
partly written will also cost two cents
for delivery, but mailing cards where
the message is entirely printed will
remain at the same price as at pres
ent.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-10-12

reported the committees as given
above. It consisted Of G. e. Jones, e.
r. Root and W. Fl Sipher During
their deliberations the following citi-
zens were called on for short talks:
Mayor IG H. Randall ,A. B Under
wood, Chas. Miller, DeForest Olds,
Miss Mary WheatIey, D. r. Pelton and
Judge N. y. McC Clure