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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1917-02-13
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The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-12-07
LONG SUFFERING
ENDS IN DEATH

After a lingering illness of about
eighteen months with the dread dis
ease, tuberculosis, the sufferings of
Mrs. S. B. Stoddard came to an end
on Wednesday of this week, at her
home on Cleveland Road, at the age
of as years, 6 months and 20 days.
The deceased was daughter of the
late Henry G. Koppes and wife. She
became the wife of Sherman B. Stod-
dard on Feb. 10, 1908. Besides the
husband, she is survived by two sis
ters, MRS. Della Baumgardner of
Wooster, and Mrs Clara Freed of
Wadsworth
In 1898 she united with the Presby-
terian church Of Seville, o., of which
church she remained member until
transferred to the Congregational
church of Medina, in 1912.
Hers was quiet, cheerful, Christ
ian life, bearing the most intense suf-
fering with bright and pleasing
smile that long will be remembered by
those who often saw it.
Funeral services will be held from
the home today, Friday, at 1 p. M.
conducted by Rev. VIM. Drew of the
Congregational church. Burial in
Spring Grove cemetery. =
The sympathy of the community is
with the bereaved husband and sisters
in their great sorrow.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-12-07
FIRST DEATH occurs
IN COUNTY SOLD|ERY

The first death to occur in the ranks
of the Medina county boys in the
army, was that of Harrison Harmon,
of Litchfeld, who died at o'clock
Tuesday morning at the hospital at
Port Clinton, O., whittier he had been
taken from Camp Perry, suffering
with spinal meningitis.
Mr.. Harmon is a son of Mrs. John
]. Harmon of Litchfeld and was 20
years old. He was member of Co.
c, 332d Regt, and enlisted from Ak
ron, where he was employed at the
time of his enlistment. He had been
encamped at Camp Sherman, Chilli
cothe, up to two weeks ago, when he
was transferred to Camp Perry for
rifle practice. Soon after his arrival
there he was stricken with the disease
that later cost him his life.
The deceased is survived by his
mother, three sisters-Mrs. Stiles Col
burn of Huntington, W. Va, and Miss
es Allie and Cora, who with a younger
brother, John, reside with the mother
in Litchtield. An aunt, Mrs. T. G
Andrews, resides in Medina, 214 West
Liberty street.
Funeral services were held THURSDAY
afternoon at 1 o'clock from the home
at Litchfeld and burial made in the
Litchfeld cemetery.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-12-07
CHARACTERIZATION

We reproduce from the Lakewood
Press the following notice of the mar
riage, Thanksgiving of Miss Dorothy
Branch:
Miss Dorothy G. Branch, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred M. Branch,
1905 Detroit aSEpe, Lakewood,
will have Ar her Is lrpna se,s
mes s5sgls week. N
Ess ~ gr. ittHsMtys A. tHs fflss
evening at 8 Dsciock. Few. George
sLeG Grand SMITH of TILL Lakewood Con-
gregational church is to read the mar
riage ceremony In the home Of the
parents of the bride. Miss Eula1ia
Damon, a classmate of the bride at
Harcourt seminary, will come up from
her home in Medina to be her brides
maid. DR.. Walton's brother Mr.. Will
liam Walton, is to be best man, and
the usher Mr.. Dwight Kaufman of
Lakewood.
Mr.. and Mrs R. P. Tolle's daughter,
Marjorie is the flower girl. Among
the affairs for Miss Branch was the
luncheon Tuesday at the Clifton club,
given by Mrs. John Canavan and Mrs.
A. E. Stouffer. In the evening of the
same day about fifty quests will motor
to Medina to be guests of Miss Da-
mon. Guests from out of town include
Mr.. and Mrs. w. V. Walton, parents
of the bridegroom; Miss lone Walton.
his sister. and Mr.. Thomas Ream, all
of Columbus, and the bridal party
were guests at dinner Mr.. and Mrs.
Branch gave following the rehearsal
Wednesday afternoon. Mr.. and Mrs.
Branch took their guests to the Opera
House following the dinner party.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-12-07
REVIV AL MEETINGS

Revival meetings began last Sun
day at the Church of Christ, under
the leadership of Evangelist w. F.
Shearer of Angola, Ind, and Charles
E. McVay of Clearbrook, Va, as the
leader of song.
Large audiences greeted the evan
gelist at the very first services. Evan
eglist Shearer has had many years ex-
perience in revival work, and is said
to be a power in the pulpit.
Mr.. McVay, the song leader and So
loist has been singing for number
of years, having travelled from ocean
to ocean in the work. He has sung
for many strong city churches, includ-
ing Chicago, Baltimore, Omaha, Des
Moines, indianapolis, Columbus, Lin
coin, Nebraska, Springfield, ILL.,, and
Salem, Oregon. Mr.. McVay sings a
solo at every service. The prepara-
tions for the meeting and the personal
work is under the direction of the
pastor. v. S. Goodale.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-12-07
DEATH CALLS HOME
PIONEER RESIDENT

Sunday morning, Dec. 2, at eleven
o'clock, in the home where she had
resided for nearly forty years, on
Weymouth road, the soul Of Mrs. Olive
A. Cinniger winged its fight to the
One who gave it, at the age of 73 years,
8 months and 26 days. The deceased
underwent an operation for hernia, on
Nov. "a, since which she steadily grew
weaker until the end.
Mrs. Cinniger was the daughter OF
George and Clarissa Miller Eden, and
was born in Brunswick, o., March 6,
1874. She was married to John G,
Cinniger, Dec. 81, 1878. To this un-
ion was born one son, Albert w., who
is an attorney at Lorain, O. There
also survive the husband, four sisters
Mrs. VIM. Frazier, Mrs. Moses Ben
singer, Mrs. Delight VanDeusen of
Medina, and Mrs. VIM. Haight OF
Smith road, and one brother, Fred
Eden of Medina.
Mrs. Cinniger united with the Con-
gregational church of Medina on con-
fession of faith in 1886, and through
out the years of her membership was
active and helpful, a true and consis-
tent Christian. The interests of the
church and of the kingdom were al
ways vital and loving interests with
her.
Brief services were conducted in the
home Tuesday afternoon, followed by
services in the Congregational church
by the pastor, Rev. VIM. J. Drew. In
terment will be made in Spring Grove
cemetery.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-12-07
N. H. 5. LOSES LAST
GAME OF SEASON

Medina high school closed its foot
ball season Thanksgiving day at Wads-
worth where the home team copped
the long end of a 7 to 0 score.
The only touchdown was made in
the second quarter after Wadsworth's
only successful forward pass had
placed the ball within Medina's ten
yard line. A series of line smashes
put the ball over the line and Baker
kicked goal. Y
During the sacond half Hartman of
Medina caught Wadsworth forward
pass and carried it back to mid-field
Then Medina opened up series of
forward passes and long lateral pass
es which Wadsworth was unable to
break up successfully, but mistake
in signals when Medina was appar-
emily headed for a touchdown cost
Medina it's only chance to score, and
the game ended by the score stated
above.
Medina's defense lived up to it's rep
utation established, in former games
and held the powerful rushes Of Baker
to short gans on most occasions.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-12-07
LAWYERS ORGANIZE
AS ADVICE BOARD

With the exception of three, all the
lawyers of the county met Saturday
morning at the court house, with the
county draft board, pursuant to call
issued by Judge N. H. Mcclure in res
ponse to telegram from the War
Council Board for Ohio.
The object of the meeting was to
organize the lawyers into one general
advisory board, for the purpose of ad"
vising and giving actual assistance to
registrants in preparing their ques-
tionaires, the mailing of which to the
registrants will begin on Dec. Is.
Seven days is all the time allotted
each registrant for the filling out Of
the QUESTIONABLE and returning it to
the county draft board. The question
naire is a 16-page pamphlet, the prop
er filling out of which will entail cog
siderable time and thought.
1t is absolutely necessary that all
registrants understand that they must
go to a member of the legal advisory
board before submitting their ques-
tionnaire to the local board.
1t is the advice of the government
that local boards shall not, in the fu-
ture, advise registrants in filling out
questionnaires, as this is solely the
duty of the legal advisory board,
(whose services will be furnished to
the registrants free of charge), to
answer all questions and to give ad-
vice in any matter pertaining to Sc
lective service regulations.
All registrants who have changed
their addresses since June 6, 1917,
should notify the local board at once,
giving present address.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-12-07
EMBARRASSMENT TO
REGISTRANTS STOPPED

The unfairness of certain class of
newspapers, the conceptions of whose
editors as to what constitutes news
are either the result Of inexperience
or constitutional petulance, or both,
has made it necessary for the govern
ment to impose penalty for pub
fishing the answers by drafted men to
questions concerning their physical or
mental condition and dependency.
Medina village has newspaper
that aligned itself with the above men
toned class some weeks ago, but who
doubtless will suppress his natural
craving for the unfair and unprofes-
'sioaa} from new on. Provost Gareral
Crowder states that draft officials have
no inclination to cause injustice or
embarrassment to registrants, and
the rules and regulations make it a
misdemeanor, to divulge any informa-
tion regarding physical fitness or de-
pendency Of a registrant to persons
other than those directly connected
with the administration Of the law.
A one year Imprisonment penalty win
be imposed for violation.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-12-07
DWELLING Burned IN
EARLY MORNING fire

Tho duel1ino Of XIX Nortb Flnouood
strent tho iast house on The west side
Of the street belonging to VIM Timer.
was nearly consumed bv fire. about /
o,clocr 1ast Monday n,orninc
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stro,1n and an Austrian Sam Z11ber.
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The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-12-07
SECURES HIGH CORN
YIELD and PROFIT

Medina county's highest yield Of
corn at the greatest profit, in the con-
tests conducted this year by Ohio
State University has just been COM
puted as 90.23 bushels, with a profit
of $71.01. This record was made by
Omen Ringer of Medina who wins the
trip to Washington offered by the A..
l. Root Co. of Medina to the boy MAX
ing the best record in the county.
The other winner for this county,
Hugh McKelvey of Creston, with
1886 bushels, winning the trip offered
by Supt. R. F. Howe and Board of
Education of Leroy.
A number of friends and relatives
of the winners in this county are ex-
pecting to make the trip along with
the 500 prize winners to Washington
the week of December 3. They will
be extended the same privileges in
Washington and New York as the win
ners and will get to hear the same
speeches by prominent men. A folder
illustrating points of interest along
the way is being furnished to pros
pective tourists by the Agricultural
College Extension Service, Columbus.
Write for one.
Irwin Wasem of Vermillion, Erie
county, with a yield of 148.O7 bushels
and profit of $122.54, makes the
best record in the state, thus winning
the state championship in corn grow
ing and the trip offered by Governor
James M. Cox.
The names of the other state win
ners, with the amounts Of their yield
and profit per acre, as we'll as the
names of the donors of the trips they
won are: Paul Hanes, of Arcnaum
Darke county, 150.35 bushels, profit
$101.81, Senator Atlee Pomerene's
trip; Rolly Hanes, of Arcanum
Darke county, 146.6O bushels, profit
$103.96, Senator w. G. Harding's
trip; Earl Offenbacher, of Gaysport
Muskingum county, 1871 bushels
profit $107.23, Ohio State Board Of
Commerce trip; Walter Studor, Adams
vile, Muskingum county, 140.13 bush
els, profit $1O4.17, R. L. Dolling.
Company's trip, Columbus; John Ev
erett, Granville, Licking county, 1873. 8:
bushels, profit $104.37, Wing Seet
Company's trip, Mechanicsburg; Ray
mond Wasem, Vermillion, Erie coun
ty 1871 bushels, profit s97,58, Ma
tional Farmers Exposition trip, To
ledo; Charles Zeyer. Mt. Pleasant
Jefferson county, 132.782 bushels, pro
fit $1O2.55, National Farmers Expo
sition trip, Toledo; Ralph Keohler, -Fo
rest, Wyandot county, 1921 bushels
profit, $9t.81, Barrett Gpnpary's triir
I Medina; Myron G. Karr, Coshoctor
Coshocton county, 1872 bushels, pro
fit $71.23. Swife & Company's TRIP
Cleveland; Wilbur Hodson, New Wen
ma, Highland county, 99.49 bushels
profit S8212, American Agriculture
Chemical Company's trip, Cleveland
Herman Bussert, Bloomingburg, Fay
ette county, 11628 bushels, prof
$87.77. Armour Fertilizer Company
trim. Columbus.
The best recordd made in the north
; east district of the state was mad
by Ross Chrisman of Sharon Center
o., with 123.57 bushels, profit $96.5t
He takes the trip offered by WHY'S
Overland Co. of Toledo, o. Other dis
trict winners are Mearf Welker o
Isleta, o., with 1855 bushels, prof
$88.45, trip offered by Sultman- Tay
lor Co., of Mansfield, o.
In determining all awards consider
alton was given to maximum profit
! as well as to yield.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-12-07
SERVICE FLAG DEDICATION

At the Congregational church, Sun
day, Dec. 9th, the Sunday school hour
will be given over to an impressive
and appropriate service of dedication
of a large and beautiful service flag,
which has been presented to the school
and church by members of Mr.. E. r.
Roots class. This service will oc-
cupy the entire school hour and will
be followed by the unfurling Of the
flag on the church lawn. Boy Scouts
will be present for a part in the pro-
gram.
An invitation to this patriotic SER
vice in honor of .our boys in the SER
vice, is extended to all. Especially
are parents and friends of the boys
invited.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-12-07
BAKER-GUNKELMAN

A quiet wedding took place on
Thanksgiving afternoon when Anna
Baker, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Baker, on State Road and Edmund
Gunkelman, son of John Gunkelman
of Miners Corners, were united in
marriage by Rev. Geo. F. Keuhner Of
Valley City.
The bride was very prettily attired
in light blue silk. A fine wedding
supper was served by the brides moth
er to the close relatives. Many fine
presents were also received. The
bride and groom left on short we'd
ding trip, when they will be at home
to large circle of friends after Jan.
1, on the Miner farm. All extend
them hearty congratulations and best
wishes.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-12-07
GIVE INSTEAD OF GET"

Sunday schools throughout America
are urged this year to observe Christ
mas by "Giving" instead of Getting.
The International association through
the "Sunday School War Council"
urges giving to Armenian and Syrian
relief. In these lands of the "Good
Samaritan" there is now extreme suf-
fering. Medina county schools are
all asked to cooperate heartily with a
liberal Christmas Offering on Dec. 23.
Sunday school superintendents will re-
ceive further instructions from the
County Secretary.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-12-07
N. o. T Il. SETTLES
DAMAGE CLAIMS

Attorneys for the Northern Ohio
Traction and Light Co. were in Medi-
ma Wednesday to affect financial
settlement with Mrs. Margaret Matz
of Wadsworth for the death of her
husband and daughter and injuries to
three other children, in collision on
Oct. IA, near Cuyahoga Falls.
With the attorneys was Edwin H.
Sieler, administrator of the Matz es-
tate. The settlement was made in
probate court, whereby the company
paid $4,000 for the death Of the hus-
band and father, Clifford Matz, and
$1,500 for. the death of the daughter,
Margaret. Settlement for the injur-
les Of the other three children was
made in Justice w. P. Ainsworth' g
court; For the injuries to Clifford
Matz, Jr., the mother will receive
$500; for the two younger daughters,
500 each.
The accident occurred near Stop 80,
on the A. B. G. line near Cuyahoga
Falls.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-12-07
MABRY-WALL

Miss Florence Mabry, whose life mp
to the past year and a half, has been
spent in Medina county was married
Nov. 20, to Mr.. Adelbert M. Wall sof
Twinsburg. O., at Montgomery, Ala
Mr.. Wall belongs to one of ,GwiE =
burg's most respected old families. He
is college athlete, belonging to tNa
class of 1919, Mt. Union, Ohio. I'm
company with several frierdsThe en-
listed in Battery A, 135th ReFt. last
July, and has every reason to beliAve
that his regiment will be onerof the
first to leave for France. - fa'
Mrs. Wall and her friend and char
eron, Mrs. Edward Richner.s 4 whose
husband is also an enlisted nan v
Battery A, will come back to C'evolH',d
and resume their work, making thoi'
home at the Y. W. c. A., after t''c',
husbands leave. NH
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-12-07
"LESS" DAYS SOON
WILL Be COMPULSORY

County Auditor Geo. McNeal, secre-
tary of the county committee recently
named by Fred C. Croxton, Federal
Food Administrator for Ohio, to in
vestigate the sugar situation in Medi-
ma county, received telegram from
Croxton last week to report the num-
ber of hotels and restaurants in this
territory that are and are not observ-
ing meatless Tuesdays and wheatless
Wednesdays.
According to Secretary McNeal's re-
port, one hotel in Medina had been
observing meatless Tuesdays only, an
other had observed both days occas-
ionally, while the third had not OBJ
served either at all, likewise three
local restaurants.
y ssssAt Wadsworth, neither the hotel nor
\ restaurants had been observing either
day.
Meatless Tuesday and wheatless
Wednesdays are reported in vogue at
the hotel at Lodi, while the four res
taurants there had not been recogniz-
ing either day, although each propri-
.etor signifed willingness to do 50 il
the others would agree to do likewise
The hotel and restaurants at Sc
vile reported that both days were be-
ing observed.
Spencer eating houses had been sery
ing meat and wheat on any old day
but agreed to get into line with the
governments orders from now on.
Ye Tavern, at Leroy, has not beer
serving meat on Tuesdays, and from
now on will omit wheat on Wednes.
days.
Secretary McNeal is authority fol-
the statement that while hotels anc
restaurants thus far have merely beer
urged to observe the government
wishes with respect to the commission
from their bills Of fare of meat OF
Tuesday and wheat on Wednesday, thu
time is at hand when the request is tx
be regarded in the nature of a direct
order, Noncompliance with which may
bring about the imposition Of pen
atty.
According to Federal Administrator
Croxton, conditions have reached thu
point where action will take the place
Of words.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-12-07
FREE TAGS FOR XMAS
PACKS FOR SOLDIERS

Postmistress Long is in receipt Of
shipping tags for Christmas packages
to our soldiers at Camp Sheridan,
Alabama.
These tags will be furnished to any
one who is going to send the boys
Christmas packages.
Express or Parcel Post charges
MUST be prepaid to Columbus, Ohio.
Express from Columbus to Montgom-
cry, Ala, will be paid by the state
of Ohio. Packages must reach Col
umbus by Tuesday, Dec. 18th.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-12-07
STAMP THRIFT PLAN
IS NOW EFFECTIVE

Thrift stamps, thrift cards, war saw
ing certificate stamps and war saw
ing certificates-these four evidences
of thrift are the groundwork of the
war savings plan which went into
effect Monday.
Thrift stamps cost 25 cents and bear
no interest.
Thrift cards are merely cards which
contain spaces for sixteen thrift
stamps.
War savings certificate stamps cost
$4.12, or little more, depending on
the month in which they are bought,
and bear interest at the rate of per
cent compounded quarterly. They will
be redeemed at $5 cash by the gov
ernment on Jan. l., 1923, and have a
cash surrender value based on an in
terest rate slightly less than per cent
at any time the holder desires before
Jan. !, 1923. Thrift cards, filled, are
convertible into war savings certifi-
cate stamps upon payment of IL cents
additional in the next two months and
upon payment of the graduated higher
rates if bought in February, 1918, or
later.
War saving certificates are certif-
Gates with spaces for twenty war
savings certificate stamps. Each GER
tificate, when filled, will have a re-
demption value of $100 on Jan. /,
1928, and has it's proportionate cash
surrender value before that date.
| The whole system is simple. Thrift
stamps lead to thrift cards. Thrift
cards lead to war savings certificate
stamps. War savings certificate
stamps lead to war savings certif-
Gates They complete a chain by
which the very small saver can con-
solidate the evidence of his savings
if he desires, and the saver of larger
means can choose the plan which
suits his means at the moment.
The amount of war savings certif-
Gates sold to any person, at any one
time will not exceed $100, maturity
value, and it will not be lawful fol
any person at any one time to hole
war savings certificates in amount
exceeding $1,000 maturity value.
The plan as outlined for the veal
1918 follows:
The sum of war savings certif
Gates outstanding shall not at any one
time exceed $2,OOOOOO,0O0, maturit.
value.
4 War savings certificates, war saw
ings certificates stamps and thrift
stamps may be purchased at postoffi
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-12-07
CARS STOPPED AS
ROAD LOSES GAS

Enforcement of an order of the
Ohio public utilities commission that
gas be shut off from the big Elyria
power plant of the Cleveland, South
western & Columbus Railway Co.
Wednesday Of last week, plunged more
than dozen northern Ohio towns in
to darkness, stoppedN traffic for four
hours on the PIT miles of the inter-
urban system and caused hundreds Of
travellers bound for Thanksgiving din
ners to arrive at their destinations
hours late.
The gas was turned off from the
Elyria plant at 8 D. m., and it was
not until 7 p. m. that the first cars
commenced to move under electricity
generated by coal fuel. This service
was continued at half schedule for
a time until the big boilers got un-
der full steam.
The traction company has con-
tract with the Berea Pipe Line Co.
for gas for the Elyria plant. Under
the terms of this measure, the COM
pany has priority right over Ober-
lin consumers.
The latter, unable to get coal and
with winter coming on, applied to the
public utilities commission for relief.
That body assumed jurisdiction, di-
rected that the pipe line company cut
off the interurban line and divert its
product to Oberlin. The order became
effective Wednesday.
| Towns that were in darkness while
the fuel shortage lasted were Medina
Rittman. Sterling, Seville. Creston
Leroy, West Salem, Crestline. Graf
ton. Norwalk and other places.
Passengers bound for Berea, Elyria
Oberlin. Medina. Wooster, Ashland
Mansfield Crestline. Gallon and Buoy
rus had to endure the four hours de-