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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-03-09
THREE DISASTROUS FIRES
IN COUNTY THIS WEEK

The beautiful home of John F. Shaw
located at Fayette was destroyed by
fire Monday night at nine p. m. Very
few of the household goods were saved
the fire is supposed to have originated
from sparks ON the roof. The house
was insured for $500 and the house.
hold goods for 5000 in the Ohio Farm
ers Insurance Company through Jas.
Grisier and Son Agency.
The farm residence owned by Ny
ron Brink and occupied by Everett
Smith, located in Chesterfield town.
ship was destroyed by fire Tuesday
morning about $3.50 a m. Cause of
fire supposed to be a defective fue.
The house was insured for $500,
household goods 1915 in the Ohio
Farmers Insurance Company with
Jas. Grisier and Son Agency.
The store building and contents
owned by B. F. Gibson located at Ad
vance in Pike township, was destroy
ed by fire on Wednesday of this week
about o'clock; cause of fire unknown.
Property insured with the Jas. Girls
ier & Son Agency in the Boston In
surance Company as follows:
Store building 1900; store furniture
and fixtures $175; stock of merchan-
disc 5000; household goods $500. A
great deal of the personal property
was saved.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-03-09
{. D. ROBINSON
Resident of Clinton Township for Fif-
ty-fve Years-PrOminent in Pub
lie Service and Fraternal Circles
Funeral Friday Afternoon.

One of the best known citizens of
Clinton township and a resident of
this township for nearly his entire
life time, died after long and tedious
illness at his home in Wauseon last
Wednesday afternoon. Edward B.
Robinson, son of Anthony B. and
Nancy Robinson, was born in Wayne
County, Ohio, February 18th, 1862, he
came as an infant of four months with
his parents to Fulton county in, May
of the same year; the family located
in Clinton township and Edward has
been a resident of this township from
that time to the time of his decease,
a period of fifty-five years. Mr.. Rob-
inson was next to the youngest in a
family of nine children, five girls and
four boys, there remain of this family
two brothers and five sisters. Mr..
Robinson was educated in the schools
of Clinton township and on the farm
and the farm was the arena of the
greater part of his life work. He was
united in marriage to Miss Gale
Bayes August 18th, 1884: to this union
was born seven children, three of
whom died in infancy; four children
are left to mourn with their mother
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-03-09

their loss of kind father and faith
full husband, Mrs. Lillian B. Winze-
ler, ]. Lawrence and George W. Rob-
inson of Wauseon and Mrs. HERNIA
M. Schwaner of Toledo. Mr.. Rob-
inson has served for a number of
years as a Trustee of Clinton town.
ship; for two terms as County Com
missioner and also served the county
as Inspector of Road obstruction. He
was a member of Wauseon Lodge No.
349, F. and A. M, Wauseon Chap
ter No. Ill R. A. M, was a Past
Master and Past High Priest; of
Wauseon Lodge No. 156 Knights of
Pythias, Fulton County Pomona
Grange and Wauseon Temple Pythian
Sisters.
Funeral services conducted by the
Masonic Lodge will be held at the
Christian church Friday afternoon
at 2 o'clock, Rev. ]. A. Wharton will
officiate as clergyman. The knights
of Pythias and Pythian Sisters will
attend in a BODY.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-03-09
EFFICIENCY AND DOMINATION
Germany's Argument for Domination Based on Her
Effciency-Says President Thompson of the
0. S. U. Charges Germany with Direct
Violation of Honor With United States

In these days when feeling is run
ming high and the tendency is to
speak hastily and without a basis of
thoughtful consideration of condi-
tions and circumstances their signif-
cance and influence; it is a good thing
to listen to or read the words of men
who because of their position and vo-
cation have the time and opportunity
to study these things and form sound
conclusions. The following comments
of President W.>O Thompson of the
Ohio State University on the present
attitude and recent actions of the
German government and of Profess
sor Henry Russell Spencer of the
same University on the meaning of
armed neutrality" are worthy Of
careful reading:
Direct violation of honor with the
United States is the way in which
Mr.. W. O. Thompson, president of
The Ohio State University, in convo-
cation characterized the newly dis
covered plot in which Germany is al
legged to have sought an alliance with
Mexico and Japan. A reputation by
Germany of Ambassador Won Bern
storff's alleged action is the only way,
in Dr. Thompson's opinion. that she
can make amends.
The President declared that Ger
many seemed to base her argument
for world domination on that of eff
cheney. "While it will be agreed that
Germany is remarkably efficient in
government, industry and education,
1t must not be forgotten that other
countries are efficient as WELL" he
said. Germany has failed in every
great thing she has attempted in the
war to date. 1t must not be forgotten
that efficiency is one thing and dom
ination another"
"No blacker spot in the history of
the world" is the way President
Thompson spoke of the atrocities for
which the German Government has
been responsible. Thousands of in
nocent Armenians have been killed,
simply to have them off the face of
the earth," he said.
In speaking OF the ease with which
misunderstanding can arise between
two counties which have severed dip
lomatic relations, President Thomp-
son pointed out the example of the be-
lief of the German people that Am
bassador Won Bernstorf was being de-
tanned in this country, and as re-
suit Americans there were subject to
embarrassment which should not
have occurred.
"Armed neutrality" as explained
by Prof. Henry Russell Spencer of
the department of political science of
The Ohio State University. was coin
ed between 1780 and 1900, when a
peculiar condition arose, due to the
league formed by Holland, the United
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-03-09
THE WAR THAT SHERMAN NAMED
Poem Suggested by Present World Conditions and Recent
Events Written by Woman Past Eighty Years of Age

Incarnated evils deceive US as men,
They trample Gods law for their
fraudulent gains
They desecrate affairs of Heaven and
Home.
The underworld demons have brok-
en- their chains
And join the wild riot that shadows
the world
With engines, internal, strew paths
of the seas
Drop death and destruction from fair
est blue skies
And gloat DER the suffering they
scatter with these.
To monsters of ocean Gods bounties
are thrown
While homeless chiId-hunger is
wailing for bread;
For love of your country" the slogan
that thralls- :.
That brings to this Moloch the
sacrificed dead,
The pick of young manhood the
noble and brave
O, think of that where a million
went down
Unwept and Engraved in tae hot,
binding rage
Of war that was waged for the King
and his Grown.
But hell is abashed at disclosures to-
day
Fen Satan would shrink from a
meanness so low
An enemy, base, creeping il as a
friend
To strike, unexpected, foul treach-
ery's blow;
That act, so malicious, will stain his
tory's page
Disgrace for all time that Imp erial
Throne
Twill turn on the Nation Earth's
whitening scorn
And leave them in sack cloth, de-
spised and alone.
ULIJA.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-03-09

Yes, wacing on earth is what Sherman
has said;
It's demons are loosed, all at work
with their might,
The centuries toll into evil they've
turned;
Inventions for help are made en-
gines of blight
And greed is the monster, of demons
the chief,
He rides on beast that is trained
to his will,
With sharp, cloven hoofs he can
trample all down,
With groans of the suffering, all
Christendom fill.
Distinctions wild flame sweeps the
bounties of God
While hatred and envy with ravage
and rage
Can reason dethrone-even justice can
blind,
Rob women and children and help
less old age.
Never righteousness called forth the
terrors of war
Nor teachings of Christ that was
rule for His own;
Ambition came forth with this sweep
ing demand
"Dominions still greater for Inper-
. ial Throne"
Then war that is Hell, came with hor-
rors untold;
Humanity surging through blood
flowing streams
The mangled and dying part of the
Slough
Kissing shells giving off diabolical
screams
The thunder and roar of the death
spreading guns
Where fathers are falling, leaving
dear ones in need
In grief stricken homes where mothers
gave sons
To fiends Of the war and monsters
of greed.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-03-09

States and other governments to force
Great Britain, then at war with
France, to observe certain rules of
warfare as laid down by international
law. Although this was not effective
at the time, he explained it establish
ed a precedent crisis,
"There is chance" said DR.. Spen-
Ger, chat Germany might use the
arming of our merchant ships as an
excuse to declare if she chose, but it
would not be the inevitable result if
one of our ships happened to sink a
submarine. 1t might only cause hos
tilities in a certain localized section,
where the President had decided our
ships had right to go, and which
Germany had warned US to keep out
Of. Such a warfare as this might be
carried on without general hostilities
breaking out"
Recent events at Washington add
to the complexity of the situation.
Congress adjourned without passing
the bill authorizing the arning and
conveying of American Merchantmen.
The President may act in the matter
of arnling the merchantmen without
the authorization of Congress and is
taking counsel in regard to the wis
est and best course to take.
Feeling is running high in some
quarters and hasty words are being
said that hinder rather than help the
government in this crisis. Ir is the
part of true Americans to be careful
and deliberate in speech, to endeavor
to inform themselves in regard to
every angle of the situation and to
discourage by their example and con-
duct any thing that would even ap-
pear like disloyalty. We are united
people loyal to one flag and the prin-
ciples for which it stands. We are
not to proud to fight when the need to
fight appears neither are we foolish
enough to plunge into war without
good reason.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-03-09
LIBRARY NOTES

Pupils from the fifth to eighth
grades are invited to the public Ii
brary Saturday afternoon at three
o'clock to hear Supt. M. L. Alstetter
tell the story of Martin Luther.
An unusual feature of the story
hour for younger children at 2:15
o'clock will be a program of drama
tic exercises participated in by the
children themselves under the leader
ship of the Misses Elvira Taft and
Bess Wilson.
Attractive posters by the pupils of
the Cleveland School of Art will be on
display during March in the public
library assembly room Some of
the posters are in color and include
humorous cartoons that should prove
very popular with the younger peo.
pie. This loan exhibit is free to the
people Of Wauseon.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-03-09
GOLDEN WEDDING

Mr.. and Mrs. Isaiah McCnkey
will celebrate their fiftieth wedding
anniversary on Wednesday March IA,
by a family reunion at their home,
The Maplewood Farm, State Road,
where they have lived for the past
forty-five years. Isaiah McConkey
came as a boy to Fulton county in
1859 and was married to Miss Beebe
March 18th, 1867, their home has
been in Clinton township through all
these years.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-03-09
MATTER OF VITAL IMPORTANCE
Water Supply Was The Principal Topic Of Consider
alton at Council Meeting Monday Night-Legis-
latiOn Preparatory To Letting Contract Begun
Resolutions Passed For Sale of Bonds

to maintain a flow of 500 gallons per
minute for twelve months.
All citizens of Wauseon will hope
that the Lane Boiler Company will be
successful in obtaining the supply of
water for our great need is water and
plenty of it, but if they should fail
the Lane-Bohler Company stand the
expense and not the town. There is
no question about the need of water,
that we must have and if this effort
should fail the money raised by the
bond issue will be available for the
next move which will undoubtedly be
in the direction of a surface supply
and a liberation plant.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-03-09
MRS. ]. 4. WHARTON
Close of a Useful Life-Wife of Pas
tor of Christian Church Laid to
Rest Funeral Services Attended
By Large COncourse of People.

The sincere sympathy of this en-
tire community regardless of church
affiliations is with nev. j A. Wharf
on pastor of the First Christian
Church and his family in their be-
reavement OF wife ana mother. For
months the community have been anX-
lous over the condition OF Mrs. Whar-
ton during her long and trying illness;
might possibly recover but always
there has been in the hearts of all
sincere sympathy and the desire to
40 something to help lift the burden
OF suffering and anxiety from the
81 X OF Mr. anu Mrs. Wharton. The
large concourse of people who filed
the Christian church last Monday af
ternoon Tor the funeral services dem
onsCraCed the esteem in which she
was held in this community.
Lilline Cooke was born IN Brough-
ton, England, June IA, 1881. She came
to Ontario, Canada with her parents
when about six years of age, and
since that time her home was IN or
about St. Thomas until the time of
her marriage. She was married to j i.
A. Wharton May 30, 1905. Since
then she has been true home maker
and help mate in the work Of minis
ter in various pastorates in New
York and Ohio.
After declining health of about
eight months she passed to the bet
ter home on Friday March End, her
oldest sons tenth birthday. Her age
was thirty-fve years, eight months
and eighteen days. In her departure
from this life she leaves a husband
three sons, Lawrence aged 10, Howard
A, and Joseph 2. Also an aged father
and mother and two sisters in Ontario,
one brother in British Columbia, one
sister in England and one brother
with the Canadian troops in England
| She was a true christian woman.
Her faith in God was the sustaining
power that kept her throughout her
! long sickness. She never expressed
doubt of Gods goodness or her fu-
ture happiness with him. Her only
regret in leaving the world now was
that her family need her.
Funeral services were held in the
First Christian church on Monday al
200 o'clock conducted by DR.. S. M
Cook of Mungen, Ohio, an old frienC
of the family. Pastors of Wauseor
churches assisted. The body was laiC
to rest in the Wauseon cemetery
This was the place of her choice fol
burial. AS she expressed it the place
of burial did not matter so much. GoC
would take her home.
"No passing cloud
Her lovliness may shroud;
The beauty of her youth may neve
fade;
No line of care her sealed brow ma.
wear"
The joy CLEAN of her eye no dimnes
e'er shade.
No stain is there
t Upon the robes they wear
{ Within the gates of pear which sh
hath passed;
Like woven light,
] All beautiful and bright,
Eternity upon those robes no shad
, may cast.
: Her eyes has seen
! The King, no veil between,
; In blood-dipped vesture gloriously al
! rayed,
No h-breathed haze
Can dim that rapturous gaze,
She sees Him face to face on whor
her guilt was laid.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-03-09
RASK EFT RAIL-,

The Wauseon High School Basket
Ball team lost to the Bryan team last
Friday night by a score of 36 to II.
A fine game is reported, the Wauseon
team putting up splendid defense.
The citizens of Wauseon have no need
OF being ashamed of their High School
team they have made a good record
and have put up a clean game.
In the Williams-Fulton league
standing Archbold now holds the first
place with Pioneer, Bryan, West Uni
ty and Wauseon following in the or
der named.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-03-09
LADIES NOTICE

Miss Gano represents the Wade
Corset Co., of New York City, and has
a large line of latest styles and mod
els in front and back lace corsets,
brassiers and all accessories for each
individual need of the ladies and will
exhibit them by appointment in the
homes. Measures taken for corsets
made to order, Phone 442. 48-tf
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-03-09
Spring Colds are Dangerous

Sudden changes of temperature and
underwear bring spring colds with
stuffed up head, sore throat and gen
eral cold symptoms. A dose of DR..
Kings New Discovery is sure relief,
this happy combination of antiseptic
balsams clears the head, soothes the
irritated membranes and what might
have been a lingering cold is broken
up. Don't stop treatment when relief
is first felt as a half cured cold is
dangerous. Take DR.. Kings New
Discovery till your cold is gone.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-03-09
w. C. T. u. INSTITUTE

The Fulton County w. C. T. u.
are holding a county institute at the
Methodist church in Wauseon today
following is the program:
Forenoon
9:15 Executive Meeting.
1000 Devotional, Mrs. Mary Har-
mon.
1O:15 Report of State Convention.
10:30 Music.
10:45 Report of National Conven-
ton, Mrs. Garwood.
Report of County Superintendent.
1900 Noon-tide Prayer, voiced by
Mrs. Lulu Plettner.
Pot luck dinner.
1870 Song Service. led by Mrs. Cur
ry.
200 Devotional, led by Ellen Hib-
bard.
2:15 Music.
Recitation, by Florence Sower.
Solo, by Miss Edna Smith.
2:45 Address, by Mrs. Garwood.
W. C. T. U. Benediction.
EASTER SUPPER AND BAZAAR
The ladies of the M. E. church
will give an Easter supper and bazaar
of practical things at the church par.
lors Thursday March 29th.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-03-09
Probate Court

PROBATE court
Guardianship of Mabel NJ Amstutz
ct al statement in lieu of and for a
final account hearing confirmed.
Guardianship of Rufus Metz, 4th
partial account. hearing confirmed.
Estate of VIM. E. Robinson, de-
ceased, first and final account; hear
ing confirmed and administrator dis
charged.
Estate of Jennie Quilliams, deceas-
ed, first and final account; hearing
confirmed and administrator discharg-
ed.
Guardianship of Jno. Vile, final ac-
count filed. hearing March Goth.
Estate of Warren D. Plopper, de-
ceased, inventory and appraisement
filed.
Estate of Geo. Clifford, deceased
Continued from page five)
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-03-09
STOP! LOOK! LISTEN!
Bic entertainment

Big entertainment!
Where?
District No 1, Clinton, known as
the Morris School.
When?
Friday, March 16, 1917.
Coming? Sure!
Price of admission ten cents.
BERT B. SIEGEL Teacher.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-03-09
COUNTY AFFAIRS
Cases in Probate Court - Marriage
Licenses-ReaI Estate Transfers
Orders Drawn on Treasury-New
Cases in Common Pleas Court.
Real Estate Transfers


L. c. Stevens to Chloe Stevens, lot
Z Bassett, Brindley and Kaley addi-
ton to Swanton, quit claim, 81.
Francis l.. Ham to Friedrich M.
and Edward R. Ritzenthaler, part lot
2 Wauseon, 81, quit.
Friedrich M and Edward E. Ritz
enthaler to Francis l.. Ham, lot 1876
Wauseon, quit, 81.
A. Earl and Louella Harger to
Elizabeth Clymer, 80 acres section %,
Royalton, $4,000.
Wauseon Realty and Investment Co
to Jno. j. and Eva K. Lind, lot
Skeels' addition to Wauseon, 81.
Wauseon Realty and Investment Co
to Jno. and Anna M. Schwab, lot Z
Skeels' addition to Wauseon, 81.
Amelia Weber ct al to c.. A. and
Alice Miley 80 acres section 6 Pike,
$9500 =.
Catherine Wetzel ct al to Irwin B.
Corbin, land in Archbold, $5. 90.
Katie Plettner to Carl Cain, 124.65
acres, section 5 Franklin, $1.00.
Trustees Go1ham township to ].
A. Mattern, land in Fayette, $175.
j. c. and Nellie Paxson to Carl
Mcintosh land in Wauseon, $2500.
C. j. and Amelia Hopf to trustees
Gorham, land in Fayette, $310.
Edward and Lily Crittenden to
Grace Lands, 5-8 acres in Fayette
1925.
Robert and Nora Hastings to Law
renee F. and Josephine E. Brock
part of lots 1 and 2 S. L. Sander
sons 1st addition to Swanton, $2300.
Geo. E. and Louisa K. Salyer to
Conrad and Catherine Sigg, part lot
245, Wauseon, $2225.
Evie l. and c.. Braunschweiger tc
Henry Steinbrecher lot 81 Newcomers
addition to Wauseon, 5000.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-03-09

Try Tribune want ads. They get
results.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-03-09
BOX SOCIAL

BOX SOCIAL
There will be a. box social at the
Bond school Wednesday evening
March 18th. Everybody invited.
Ladies please bring boxes.
LAWRENCE GREISINGER,
Teacher.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-03-09
Marriage Licenses

Marriage Licenses
Leo D. Winzeler, 27. farmer, Wal
dron, Michigan and Dorothy V. Bring
man, II, Fayette.
Floyd R. Palmer, 21. machinist,
Swanton, and Ada E. Lee, Is, Wau-
seon.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-21
Deaths

Odillon n. Weed. 1873 Kirby w. e.
years. myocardlsl degeneration; Ed
ward Gleba. 6 Posen, 3 years. inquest
pending Rose Stewart. 655 Lawton.
as years pelvic cancer: Anna Har-
dick. Providence hospital. - years.
general peritonitis Edmund II. LUX.
Jr. Grace hospital, 80 hours. adeni-
tbs; Cicylia Fyalik. 80 Norton S
months. entero colitis. James r.
Bush. $40 Watson. Il years. endo-
myocRrditis Frank Kieszke Receiv-
ing hospital about Sc years inquest
pending Bertha Sciantek. III Detlaff.
Is days whooping cough Raymond
Lang, Chene md Trombley years.
injuries by car; Rose Lang, Chene
and Tromblcy. ( years, Injuries by
car. Herman Guenther. American Ra-
diator Co. about as years apoplexy:
Virginia VI Wilson. 104S wabash. 2
months, lobnr pneumonia Dennis
Lenahan. Receiving hospital. about
IS years. alcoholism; Joseph Cwick.
Detroit T. r. hospital. S5 years. pull
monary tuberculosis. Frank T. Oar
rah. Providence hospital. 90 years.
reritonitis Frank ITorvath. 1877
Schroeder "a days. acute euto cardy
Hattie Fhilippart. az Twelfth -
years cerebral hemorrhage; Walter
] Drake. So Mechanic about 80 years.
asthma Emma steele - years. ex-
haustion from paralysis