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The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-03-16
SCARLET FEVER SCARE

The family oflWm. Cecil, formerly
Of Medina, but now of York township,
was quarantined last Saturday on ac-
count of d case of scarlet fever. One
of the children. who was absent from
the house at the time was allowed to
remain SO, but another of the boys
was officially ordered TO remain in the
house until the quarantine was lifted.
The forepart Of the week it was re-
ported that he had been seen on the
public square in Medina, and Altho
on the lookout, local Health Officer
Sedgwick stated Thursday that he had
been unable to locate him.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-03-16
MILK PRODUCERS TO
DEMAND 20 CENTS

Milk producers, at their meeting in
the Hollenden hotel Saturday, are
going to demand twenty cents gallon
of Cleveland dealers, it was said Tues
day at the Elyria headquarters of the
Northern Ohio Milk Producers as
sociation. This would be an increase
of five cents a gallon oyer the price
paid last year during the six months
commencing April /.
The scale agreed on last December
averaged trifle better than twenty
two cents a gallon, for the winter
months. No embargo is expected in
connection with the producers new de-
mand, although H. w. Ingersoll, presi-
dent Of the association declares it ia
not necessary to give the dealers a
thirty-day notice in the event an agree
ment on summer prices can not be
made.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-03-16
Lands MURDER TRIAL
SET FOR april 9

In Wooster Saturday morning, be-
fore Judge L. R. Critchfeld of the
Wayne county common pleas court,
Glen Lands, self-confessed slayer of
Charles Eshelman, his cousin, in Ritt-
man two weeks ago, was brought into
court and thru his attorney, ]. o.
Waite, waived reading Of the in
dictment charging him with first de-
gree murder and entered formal plea
Of not guilty.
Landis will be placed on trial ir
common pleas court for the murder Of
Mr.. Eshelman on April 8, the date
originally set for the trial of Mrs
Eshelman. Judge Critchfeld changed
the dates Of the trials Monday ane
.issnn0uneed tIsst Eandis win be triet
| first, the trial beginning April 8 anc
that Mrs. Eshelman's trial will be
taken up by the court April %.
The change in arrangements fol
the trials was made after Prosecuting
Attorney Hay told the court that he
prefers to have the Lands trial come
before Mrs Eshelman's trial.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-03-16
DISTRIBUTION OF TAXES
FOR FEBRUARY SETTLEMENT


Auditor Geo. McNeal submits the
following distribution of taxes for
the February settlement Of the current
year:
State, $3,611.16.
General County, 15,661.06; Poor,
$l985.21; Childrens, $485.27; Bridge,
$I2, 1885; Building, $727.91; INDECENT
Soldiers, 81 ,213.18; Road Improvement
l3,455.28; Road Repair, $8,381.98;
Pike Repair, $5,955.62; Blind, $22O.58;
Judicial, $970.54; Agricultural Society,
$485.27; Mothers Pension, $1,19112;
Total county, $63,526.57.
Dog Fund, $1872.18.
Board of Education, $3,659.37.
Townships Brunswick, $780,, ,04;
Chatham, $1,152.75; Granger, ST.
929.58; Guilford, 5,149.06; Harrisville,
$5,443.74; Hinckley, $2,02O.91; Homer,
$3,37297; Lafayette, $2,117.19; Litch-
field, $2,395.54; Liverpool, $3,905.34; ];
Medina, $1,085.21; Montville, $2,O43.99
Sharon, $4,678.25; Spencer, So, 5,261.25;
Wadsworth, $6,346.45; Westfeld, ST.
1880; York, $1,406.96. Corpora
tions- Leroy, $4,575.64; Lodi, $4,392.-
M; Medina, $11, ,269.00; Seville, ST.
220.64; Xadsworth, $11 ,7O8.66; West
Iern StaG, $88.19; Total $50, ,293.T.
Township Schools Brunswick, 81.
I91919; Chatham, $2,960.97; Granger
$S, S,O62,33; Guilford, $1,016.8O; Harris
vile, 81 1927; Hinckley, $2I597 .S3j
Homer IS ,S52. 97; Lafayette, 81, ,764:,
schiielSs Sss 4 SyeSpoel
$, I46.71; Medina, $1,879,32; Mont
vile, $2,O89.48; Sharon $3,646.O2i
Spencer, $4,574.39; Wadsworth, 3d.
1884; York, $4,424.59.
Village Schools-Leroy, $1O,253.22;
Lodi, $H260.36; Medina, $11 ,983.97;
Seville, $3,964.57; Wadsworth, $15,-
44L01. Chippewa Lake Special
$68117; West Guilford Special. 81
6Il.lS; weymouth opec1ar, pSas Sozo.4l
Cuyanoga county Jolne, na,S SSio.zoi ~ H. ounl-
MT county Jolng, noo SSSo;0s, e way1e sg1
Councy 1olht' Tl'o9o.'o' io'ai' Pio''-
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-03-16
THREE KILLED IN
CROSSING CRASH

When their auto stalled on the Big
-Four crossing between Grafton and
North Eaton last Thursday evening,
Mrs. Joe Haven and two children, New
ton, four and Donna, six, were killed
and her husband, Clare E. Harris,
prosperous Eaton farmer, was slightly
injured as a passenger locomotive
plowed into them. A binding snow
storm obscured the lights of the To-
comotive. When Mrs. Haven was
found, her one-year-old baby was
clutched in her arms and uninjured
except for a slight bump on its fore
head. The Haven family was well
known by the people of northwest Me-
dina county.
Triple funeral was held in Eaton
Center church, Sunday morning, the
three being buried in one grave.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-03-16
SOLDIER BURIAL Law
NOT FULLY UNDERSTOOD

Where the widow or other surviving
members Of the family of soldier
has been left an estate the law gov
erning county aid in the burial of SOL
diers is being misconstructed by many
people.
The law in. effect provides that the
county commissioners may allow not
exceeding $75 to be applied toward
the burial Of deceased soldier, sailor
or marine, if the surviving member or
members Of the family is left in in
digent circumstances.
"A committee Of two is appointed in
every township, whose duty it is to
Investigate the financial circumstances
of the surviving members of the FAM
lily, and If in their opinion it is necA
essary to furnish financial aid in the
burial, then the commissioners may
allow the sum Of SIS, this to include
the casket, shroud and expense Of pre-
pairing the grave.
If the deceased has suitable clothes,
the purchase Of a shroud may be elm
mated and the entire expense limited
to the cost Of the casket and the Dig
ging Of the grave.
Cost Of preparing the grave in most
cases does not exceed So and the full
arrangements are generally made by
the undertaken in charge. It is not
the desire Of the board Of commissions
lers to withhold payment of the allow
ance for the burial Of INDECENT sailors
and soldiers, but It is their belief that
the taxpayers Of the county be given
| the protection they justly deserve in
conserving the county fund and strict
lly carrying out the law regarding pub
llic expenditures.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-03-16
MAY INSURE EGGS
OR SEND G. 0. d.

The attention of rural post office
patrons is invited to the following no
tice issued from the bureau of the
Third Assistant 7 Tstmaster General
Dockery. (25) EgS; may be insured
or sent G. 0. d. 1t has come to the
attention of the department that the
idea prevails at some post offices,
mainly Of the fourth class, that eggs
may not be insured or sent c. 0. D.
The insurance and c. o. D. have
been provided for all matter which is
properly acceptable as domestic fourth
class parcel post mail. Therefore,
eggs that are packed and prepared in
accordance with the instructions and
regulations of the department and are
acceptable as fourth-class mail may
be insured or transmitted C. 0. d.
Postmasters will give the widest pos
sible publicity to this notice, without
expense to the department, to remove
the impression that the insurance and
G. O. d. services are restricted to
certain portion of fourth-class mail
matter.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-03-16
DEATH on JOS. PETERS.

Jpseph Peters, a well-known Stony
Ridge farmer, died shortly after noon
Thursday, March s, after a long i'll
ness. Death was caused by heart
failure The deceased was 63 years
of age and is survived by his wife and
three children George Peters of
WadswOrth, Mrs. Hattie Miller Of Bar
berton and Mrs. Alice Overholt Of Ak
ron. -Four sisters, Mrs. Nathan Hart
man IF AshtabuIa, Mrs. S. p. Dressler
of Bcneta, and Mrs. E. E. Harter and
Mrs. Joseph Kintz Of Wadsworth and
one brother, u. Peters, Of WalkertOn,
Ind, also survive. Funeral services
were held Sunday afternoon at one
O'Clock, from the residence.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-03-16
COUNTY BOARDsSETS
DATES FOR CONTESTS

On Saturday, March 10 an impor-
tant meeting Of superintendent and
high school principles was held at the
office of the County Board Of Edu-
cation. 1t was decided to hold the
county spelling contest at Medina on
Saturday, April 7, beginning at 10 a.
m. Each township special or village
district will be represented in this
contest by two pupils from each grade
from the third grade to the eighth In
elusive and two from each high school.
These pupils will spell together in
groups as follows: the third and
fourth grades, fifth and sixth grades,
seventh and eighth and high school.
It is hoped that suitable prizes may
be obtained for the various individual
contestants and also for the school
making the-best showing. Owing TO
the fact that there is no state contest
this year, Medina county winners will
meet the successful contestants from
Wayne county in an inter-county
match in April or May.
Arrangements for the district and
county declamatory contests were also
made at this meeting. Medina, Shar-
on and Granger high schools will COM
pete at Granger on the night Of March
80, two representatives from each
school to take part. Litchfeld, Chat
ham, Homer and Spencer will meet at
Spencer on April IL; Brunswick, Liver
pool and York will contest at Valley
City on April 6.
From each Of these districts two
winners will be chosen to speak at the
county contest to be held at Medina
April 20. Prizes for the county con-
test will be contributed by the Old
Phoeniz Bank of Medina which insti-
tuition donates two $25 prizes for first
place in oratory and in defamation.
Besides the individual prizes, the two
fine cups presented by the Lodi State
Bank and the Peoples National Bank
of Lodi will be contested for. At pres
ent Lodi high school holds the cup for
oratory and Medina the one for dra-
matte reading.
Local contests have already been
held at Homer, Brunswick, Leroy, Lodi
Medina and the others will be held
soon. The county winners will also
meet similar winners from Wayne
county.
There will also be an inter-county
debate between Wayne and Medina on
the question of government owner
ship Of railroads, but the date has not
yet been set. Thus it can be seen that
the pupils of Medina county have
plenty Of incentive for intensive study
for the next few weeks.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-03-16
B. B. TOURNAMENT
IN MEDINA may 8

IA county high school base ball tourn
ament will be held at Medina late in
May, four teams to take part. Prev
lious to the tournament the teams will
play a series Of games in their dis
trict, the winner Of the series to rep
resent the district at the county tourn-
ament.
The districts are as follows: Lodi,
Seville and Leroy; Medina, Granger
and Sharon; Brunswick, Hinckley,
Liverpool and York; Spencer, Homer,
Chatham and Litchfeld.
| Only regular students of high schools
! OK grades who have been in school
since Feb. l, may take part in any Of
these games.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-03-16
UNCLE SAM PROVIDES
RIFLES FOR H. S. CADETS

Thru the intercession of Senator
Pomerene, one hundred rifles, '98
Krag-J g-Jorgensen, are available for the
Medina high school cadets. The only
condition asked by Uncle Sam is that
the company be uniformed and pro-
vision made for target practice.
Memorial day is drawing near and
ar effort is being made to close the
proposition in time for the boys to put
up good appearance in their annual
march in honor Of the boys of 81. The
local schools will endeavor to mike
this one Of the most notable observ-
ances Of Memorial day in their his
! tory.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-03-16
FOOD PRICES SCARED
HALF CENTURY AGO

The present Widespread discussion Of
the high cost Of almost all commod-
tiles, especially food stuffs, serves to
recall the facts that high as present
prices are, they have been exceeded at
various times in the past. :
In the early part Of May, 1867,
spring wheat -four sold at wholesale
in the Chicago market at $3.50 to
SIS per barrel, and white winter wheat
-four at SIG to $780, Retail prices
were about $1.50 to $500 per barrel
higher. Winter wheat flour from
Nashville, Tenn, sold at $3.50. Dur
ing the first ten days of May, 1857,
spring wheat sold in round lots in Chi
cago at $2.75 to So. One car on track
sold at $3.05, and one car In bags at
$3.1O delivered. "A Chicago miller
sold 10000 bushels choice milling
wheat to an interior Illinois miller, for
which he received a check for 100000.
Gold at that time was worth $1.S5 to
$1.36 in "Greenbacks," which would
make the relative price on a gold ba-
sis about $2.20.
In November, 1864, corn sold up to
$1.41 per bushel, and in May, 1857
oats sold at 90c per bushel. Hams
were salable at 20 to 25c per pound
Live hogs at times reached S11.50 ID
$13 per 100 pounds and dressed hogs
in season at $3.50 TO $16.50 per 400
{. i. e. Z. :;
when prices ruled decidedly in favor oi
THE consumer when farm products
were on the bargain counter" anG
farming was improbable. In August
1853, good cattle at Chicago sold at 81
to $2.25 per 100 pounds. Al year later
spring wheat sold at 48 to So cents;
white corn sold at 81 to 63 cents, and
oats at 28 cents. In October, 1861
corn sold at II to 20 cents per bnshel
according to quality. In June, 1851.
oats sold at 13 cents.
In 1895, regarded as the year of gen
eral depression, good brands of spring
wheat -four sold at So to $3.50 a barrel
and winter wheat flour at $2.25s to
$2.65. Wheat sold as low as 40 cents
per bushel, and the range for the year
was 48 3-4 to 85 3-8 cents. Corn sold
as low as 10 liz cents per bushel while
oats touched a low price of IA 1-2 cents
In 1885, mess pork declned to $500
per barrel, and the range for the year
was $3.50 to $10.75. Lard declined
to $3.05 per 100 pounds.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-03-16
IN. 0. DEPOT BROKEN
OPEN MONDAY NIGHT

When Agent David Watkins enter
ed his office at the Northern Ohio de-
pot Monday morning he hardly recog-
nized the old place. The typewriter
and adding machine were near one of
the windows in the waiting room, the
books and papers in the Office were
strewn about the floor and the cash
drawer and drawers to the file cases
had been taken out. 1t developed,
however, that nothing had been re-
moved from the building. There was
no money in the cash drawer and it is
believed that the work was that of
mischievous boys. Entrance was
gained thru a window in the waiting
room. 1t is not clear Why those who
entered should have upset the books
and papers, from which there was no
chance of gain.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-03-16

" Micheal Haas and wife Of Canaan,
Wayne county, celebrated their Goth
wedding anniversary, Monday Of this
week. Their children were AL pres-
ent for dinner, including q few other
relatives, A surprise postcard show
er was given them; also d prOfuse
number Of flowers from neighb0rs and
orange blossoms coming from friends
in Florida.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-03-16
NOT Al BAD IDEA

Yellow arm bands, with the letters
bearing the legend "whooping cough
may soon be the style in Cleveland for
children with whooping cough who are
released from their homes before the
five-week quarantine period. If the
children wear these bands, they will be
released after two weeks instead oi
Ave under the regulation planned By
the Cleveland health department. This
idea might also be tried out IN Medina
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-03-16

Village Council met ~ regular
session tuesday evening And after al
lowing the usual grist Of bills passed
Iii ordinance placing Street Commits
sioner Herbert Needham on salary Of
$50 per month. The ordinance ap-
pears elsewhere IA this paper.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-03-16

Hart Council, No. 2e6, Knights
and Ladies of Security, will hold q SOL
cial at the X. Of p. hall on: Wednesy
day evening, March 2f. An iriteres-
ing program will be given and refresh
ncnts will be served.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-28
FARMERS AND MERCHANTS
CRITICISE EACH OTHER

The merchants of Saltwater and the
farmers in that vicinity understand each
other better now, and it was brought
about by heart to heart talk among
themselves enc evening recently. They
got together at "a joint meeting for the
discussion of tie trading problems in
Saltwater.
Both the merchants and farmers
learned much from each other and their
example might well be followed in other
;, communities, and followed with profit
if they would tackle similar problems.
Among other things the farmers told
the merchants.
That they could get lower prices else
where.
That dealers did not keep complete
parts and that they were unable to get
necessary articles for farm machinery,
etc.
That habit had much to do with ones
trading.
.&hat lack Of attention shunted a
fjssible custo mer to rival merchant or
...ssssnmunity.
The Saltwater merchants came back
with propositions to the effect that:
They could and would meet prices
made elsewhere.
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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-28

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hard as he liked. The fact that he
doesn't own a foot Of real estate in Brown
County and that, his name does not
appear on the Treasurer's books of per-
sonal property tax payers, does not
initiate against him, because these are
not requirements for holding office in
this state, altho as rule those who are
not taxpayers do not expect political
'preferment. Certainly no one can find
fault with Mr.. Mather for being shrewd
enuf to know a political boss when he sees
one and the fact becomes more and more
apparent that nothing in this mans town
can be done without the sanction Of
Henry N. Somsen.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-28
NEW ULM BROWN COUNTY, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY, FEBUAR9

They could carry as complete lines as
merchants elsewhere.
They would make the farmers trading
with them their guests rather than let
them depart from any lack of. courtesy.
They would pull together for the good
OF the entire community, including the
farmers Of the vicinity as well as the
townspeople.
The upshot of the meeting was better
understanding on both sides and a de-
termination to pull together. Everyone
present declared the meeting worth
while.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-28
NEW STORE TO BE OPENED.

Hubeft Berg has leased the building
recently occupied by G.. 81. Becker's
restaurant and billiard rooms, and will
open a store there, within short time,
probably about April l. Mr.. Berg will
at first, put in a complete stock of
groceries, and possibly add some other
line later. The building is being over
hauled and put in condition for the new
enterprise. Mr.. Bergsis we'll known in
this city and will, without doubt, work
up a lucrative business 81 s.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-28
NEW ULM TO Be ON
HISTORICAL TRAIL
SCENIC HIGHWAY MAY POINT
WAY OVER INDIAN BATTLE
SCENES.
PLANS MAY BE DEVISED AT A
MEETING TO BE HELD WHEN
WEATHER PERMITS.

Frank Hopkins, the Fairfax attorney,
has written to sever al New Ulm citizens,
in an effort to arouse interest here in the
proposed automobile trail alcng the
Minnesota river, traversing the section
of the country which Mr.. Hopkins truth
fully terms "the most historical portion
of Minnesota" The proposed road,
which will probably be called the Sioux
Indian Historical Highway" will start
at Camp Release, Montevideo, Chippe-
wa county, and end either at Mankato
or ST. Peter. In his letter Mr.. Hopkins
says: ~
Historically Important.
Confined within the limits of Mankato
and Camp Release, along the Mime
sofa river, are located great number Of
places of Sioux Indian massacre historical
importance. This is the most historical
portion of Minnesota, ard tie idea has
been suggested by the Fort Rid ely
Historical Asscc iaticn, that persons repre-
senting the different localities that
would be travcrsed by a route, ccm-
memorating these places, should have a
Sioux Indian Historical Trail, connecting
them, established and see that proper
advelt isement thereof is made in road
guides and for tourists in general.
''The Commissioner Of Immigration
would be furnished with advertising
matter of this kind and undoubtedly
would have considerable authority to
give advantage to tourists.
II have spoken to many persons in
terested and it is understood that as
soon as the weather and roads become
fit for travel by auto mobile, meeting Of
representatives from these &C mmunities
should meet at some point, probably at
Redwood Falls, as being as central as
any, and determine upon ways and
means of securing this improvement
Work for Junisr Pioneers.
Richard Pfefferle, recipient OF one Of
the letters from Mr.. Hopkins, and who
is enthusiastic over the proposition,
suggests that the Junior Pioneer Society
of this city, be the proper ones to take the
matter in hand, SO far as this portion OF
the historical region is concerned.
Other pioneers here believe the high
way should end at and take i'm Traverse
dos Stony &c ncYt to Nc uy IIl,,, a,od Eor+
Ridgely, being one of the most historical
points On the entire route. Markers
have been placed at several places to
indicate where various battles were
fought, and to indicate other historical
points along the route. i
The proposal made by Mr.. Hopkins is
said to be meeting with universal APP
proval all along the proposed highway.