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The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-01-31
HELD FOR ASSAULT
WITH intent TO KILL

Sam Arrego, Wadsworth Italian,
who has figured Indirectly in num-
Der of criminal cases during the past
four or five years, is again in trouble,
this time being held as the principal
offender.
He was arrested in Wadsworth
Monday morning for having struck
Oscar Nicodemus a terrific blow on
the head with a club with intent to
kill, and Immediately bound over to
the grand jury by Mayor Boyer un-
der a bond of $4,000, following which
he was brought to the county Jail by
Marshal Tom Lucas.
.Nicodemus is foreman of the wo-
mems department at the Wadsworth
Match Works where Arrego's wife
has been employed. The latter was
recently laid off and it was for this
action Of Nicodemus, it is said, that
Arrego laid for and assaulted him as
he was on his way to the factory
early Monday morning.
Arrego's prominence in local court
circles is because of the numerous
cases In which his young daughter,
Antoinette, has figured. The last
one, which Sentinel readers will re-
call, was in the spring Of 1915, when
Dominic Cacciola, then the girls
suitor, was shot by Sam Butto, for
which the latter served term at
Mansfield. Cacciola was laid up for
several weeks from the effects of his
wound, and later married the Arrego
girl.
The girl and her father were like
wise witnesses in the John Lenzo
murder trial, several months previ-
GUS, and before this in the Chas.
Lenzo murder case, for which Frank
Butto, brother of Sam was tried.
Chas. Lenzo was a brother of John.
Nicodemus, Arrego's victim, will
recover.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-01-31
RECORD CROP OF
WHEAT EXPECTED

Will the government grain corpora
ton have to 60 down in it's pocket
and hand Ohio farmers a cold $40,-
100000?
And will Ohio farmers, because
they can get $2.26 for wheat next
summer and don't know exactly what
they will get for corn and oats, go in
heavily for spring wheat?
The grain corporation announced
three weeks ago that in face Of the
prospectively largest wheat crop this
country has ever produced, the actual
value Of wheat might tumble so much
below 1925 that the government in
meeting it's guarantee stood to lose
a billion dollars.
If the government lost billion on
it's national guarantee, Ohio's share
in the distribution would be approx
imately $40,000,000, according to
State Secretary of Agriculture N. E.
Shaw of Columbus, basing his esti-
mate on the 1918 crop.
Secretary of Agriculture Shaw es-
timated an increase of from 10 to
Is per cent in spring wheat produc-
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-01-31
GUN TOTER CONFESSES
To CRIMINAL RECORD

Jos. Barborack, Wadsworth, indict-
ed last week by the grand jury for
carrying concealed weapons, confessed
to the charge before Judge N. HI.
Mcclure Friday morning and was
given an indeterminate sentence to
the Mansfield reformatory for from
one to three years.
Before imposing sentence upon
Barborack Judge Mcclure ELECTED
from the former the following "side-
lights" on his past life, which would
indicate that Barborack had crowded
into his scant nineteen years about
all the deviltry they would hold.
According to Barborack's statement
to the court he was born Feb. %,
1900, at Cicero, ILL.,, where he re-
sided until thirteen years of age. At
the age of nine he was arrested for
delinquency and confined for three
weeks in the juvenile home at Chica-
go. Two months following his re-
lease he was arrested for car rob-
berry and returned to the juvenile
home for six weeks. When twelve"
years old he was arrested for steal
ing chickens and sent to the st.
Charles penitentiary for three months.
Two years later with a couple of
pals he was convicted of the theft of
two pigs from a box car, for which
he, with the others, spent another
term in st. Charles. These boys,
said Barborack, were members Of a
band of twelve outlaws. Barborack
was again arrested at his home town,
Cicero, for using profane and vul-
gar language in the presence of
ladies, and later for fighting and car
rying concealed weapons.
In 1915 he went to Akron, where
in January, 1918, he was convicted
of breaking into and robbing a store
on South Howard street, for which
he served six months in the Summit
county Jail. The following August he
was again arrested in Akron for
fighting and for cutting Joe Konek,
was held in Jail for sixteen days for
trial and subsequently discharged.
After this, continued Barborack, he
was arrested four or five times for
drunkenness and disorderly conduct,
leading down to the time of his last
trouble in Wadsworth, for which he
is now doing penance.
Barborack told the court that Fur
mace and North Howard streets in
Akron lis favorite rendezvous for
gamblers and other bad characters.
most Of whom carry guns, and that
he formed the practice of carrying
one himself while associated with
them.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-01-31
MILK PRODUCTION COSTS

Following study of practical
means to prevent the cost of milk
production from rising to a point
the shrdlu shrdlu cmwfyp mfwyp cp
where dairying ceases to be profit
able, the Dairy Division Of the United
States Department of Agriculture has
found that four important factors
have direct bearing on the problem.
The factors are raising the aver
age production per cow, reducing the
quantity Of concentrated feed given
low-producing cows, substituting le-
gume roughage for a part Of the con-
centrates, and more careful handling
of the manure. The Importance Of
handling manure properly is second
ary in Importance only to feed from
the standpoint Of net profits.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-01-31
SPENCER TO HAVE NEW
MANUFACTURING COMPANY

The Spencer Metal Toy Co. is the
name Of a new industry soon to be
started in Spencer, the charter for
which will be obtained and the COM
pany organized probably during the
next week.
The company will be Incorporated
for 100000, with $4,000 paid in.
Of the entire amount $4,000 will be
taken by Spencer capital. The busi-
ness Of the company will consist of
the carrying on of a general manu-
featuring line of specialties, novel
ties, special parts, toys, appliances,
devices and commodities of divers
kind.
Cleveland capitalists are directly
interested in the project, among
whom are G. ]. Foyer, Edward Holiday
and E. A. Gibertson. Geo. Bouthin-
on, general manager of the Spencer
Metal Products Co., a large and
fiourishing concern, is the chief pro-
moter of the new company in Spen-
Ger.
Following the Incorporating and or
ganization of the company it is the
purpose to begin the erection of new
building at once, which will probably
adjoin the Metal Products building.
The promoters of the new company
feel assured of the success of the en-
terprise, and if the success that has
crowned Mr.. Bouthinon's management
of The Spencer Metal Products Co.,
may be regarded as a criterion, the
Spencer Metal Toy Co. is destined to
become one of Medina county's fore
most business institutions.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-01-31
COMMISSIONERS APPOINT
NEW INFIRMARY HEAD

Platt Foskett and wife will succeed
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ewing as super
intendent and matron respectively of
the county infrmary on March i.
This decision was made by the
County Commissioners this week. The
only other competitors for the posi-
tions were Mr.. and Mrs. John But
dorff of Medina. In the civil service
examination held a few weeks ago
the Fosketts' joint average was 78 9-10
trifle higher than their competitors.
Mr.. Foskett is a son of H. H. Fos-
kett of Medina, and we'll known in
Medina county, he at one time being
employed at the infrmary. For some
time past he has managed large
farm at Chesterland, Geauga county,
for a wealthy Clevelander by the name
Of Walker and he comes to his new
position backed by experience and a
reputation as a substantial citizen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ewing have consented
to remain for a few weeks after
March /, until Mr.. and Mrs. Foskett
have familiarized themselves with the
routine Of the position.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-01-31
36 DRY STATES CERTIFY;
OHIO VETS TO- CONTEST

Thirty-six states, the necessary
three-fourths, had certified to the
state department their ratification of
the federal prohibition amendment
Monday, and preparation of proc
lamation to make the amendment ef-
fective was ordered. Certifications
were received early in the day from
Wisconsin, North Carolina, Utah, and
Kansas, the latter. being the thirty
sixth state to report.
And now the whole issue OF the
validity of Ohio's ratification of the
federal dry amendment is to be test
ed.
The Ohio Home Rule Association
has forwarded to the secretary of
state at Washington protest against
including Ohio in the list of states
having ratified the amendment.
Coincidentally Gov. James M. Cox
today sent officially to Washington
the certified copy Of the joint resQ-
luton Of the dry amendment, and with
the resolution sent letter Of trans
mission explaining the state referen-
dunn amendment adopted last fall, by
the terms of which ratification may
not become effective for ninety days,
to make possible referendum IT
anyone wishes to circulate petition
for that purpose.
This brings to the fore the con-
tention of the vets that because OF
the referendum sections of Ohio's
constitution, no ratifying action is
complete here until the "third house
Of the legislature" meaning the cleo
torate, has passed on an amendment.
The vets declare that inasmuch as
referendum petition will be circu-
lated by them, Ohio cannot be con-
sidered to have ratified the amend
ment until the referendum vote on
the assembiy's action is taken.
\ sustained, their argument would
mean no final decision can be reached
as to Ohio's status with regard to
ratification until after the election il
November, 1920.
But the course Of the vets in this
direction il to be opposed in the cour'
y ~ the drys- Il
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-01-31
FIRST w. s. s. INCREASE
is EFFECTIVE TODAY

First of the series of monthly price
increases on War Savings stamps of
the 1919 series becomes effective to-
day, January 81. The cost of one
War Savings stamp advances from
$4,l2 to $4.13, the latter figure being
February price.
AS an Indication of the constantly
increasing value of War Savings
stamps, the State w.. S. S. committee
points to the present-day cash value
OF war Savings stamps of the 1918
issue bought one year age this month,
at which time the cost was S4.12.
whereas these stamps have a cash
value at this time of $4.24.
Cost price Of 200 War Savings
stamps-the limit" month Il
$SSa; In February this is increased
w PclVs lstaFHfAtEi1- y" fakdi'. a "
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-01-31
ANOTHER STEP TOWARD
LOCAL HEALTH REFORM

A second blow for reform of Ohio's
local health administrative system has
been struck, in the report Of the
health and old age insurance commits
sion, just presented to the legisla-
ture. The commission, has been in
vestigating the desirability of sys-
tenn of compulsory health insurance
for Ohio, declared in favor of i'm
proving the means of disease pre-
vention by substituting for the pres
ent plan Of village, township and city
boards of health a system making
the county or other larger district
the local administrative unit.
Governor Cox had previously re-
commended such a reform to the leg
islators. "A bill to carry out the re-
organization is soon to be presented.
The health insurance commission
also urged legislation providing for
physical supervision of pupils in all
Ohio schools.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-01-31
Chatham " Center of
Big Pc leum Oil Boom
COMPANIES EARLY I'm THE FIELD HAVE STRUCK
1T RICH AND LAND is BEING
LEASED in WIDE AREA

As Sentinel readers have been ad-
vised from time to time the oil stu
alton in Chatham is improving con-
tinually, and to such marked de-
gree that the township is now enjoy
ing a veritable boom.
Companies early in the field have
struck it rich and are turning out a
large amount of petroleum.
Farms for miles about Chatham,
have been leased or purchased at high
prices. Between 20 and 80 compan-
les are in the field and reports state
that few dry holes have been struck.
! The village has awakened to it's
riches and resembles Leadville and
Dther famous boom cities of the west,
when valuable substances were found
beneath the earth's surface.
About two years ago, shafts were
sunk near Chatham, and altho they
have been worked almost constantly
since, there is no apparent diminution
in the flow.
Two or three weeks ago, E. r.
Edison & Son of Cleveland leased ap-
proximately 1000 acres of land, in
cluding the W. H. Ripley farm, to
the south of town. Eleven wells are
now being operated, and it is said
that SO far, no dry holes have been
encountered. Seven more wells have
been spotted to be drilled.
This lease, reports state, is produc-
ing 100 barrels a day, the oil being
found in the Berea sand, which runs
from 80 to 81 feet thick.
In the Mantz we'll, which was shot
last Thursday, oil was found in a
sand vein SO feet thick.
South of Chatham George Allis is
pumping and drilling on two wells,
and to the north, J. Faulkner and o.
r. Donnell of Cleveland have sunk
wells on the Chester Chapman farm,
showing good returns.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-01-31

The Wayne Mantz place, comprising
$50 acres, has been leased by Cleve-
land company, and wells are being
sunk by A. Dempsey.
The Edison Co. is operating its
wells on the William Wertz farm.
Conditions here are found exceptional
ly good, as due to, the accompanying
gas, the oil is easily brought to the
surface, in several instances shooting
many feet above the shafts.
Wells are being operated on the
Carl Packard farm east of the city.
The Glass brothers are at work on
the Tom Brinker farm and the
has taken over three of the leases of
the Edison Co.
Akron is represented in the field
by the Hoyt Oil Co., which has ex-
tensive holdings in the southeast quar-
ter of Chatham township.
Jake Niesette of Bigsonburg is drill
ing on the former Yer Fritz farm. He
has wells on the L. Hostetree farm,
which are producing 80 barrels day
each.
Homan and Starr of Lodi have
about 1000 acres under lease, COM
prising besides their holdings in
Chatham, property in York, Litch-
field and Lafayette townships.
The Ohio Fuel & Supply Co., is
operating with large rigging on
land owned by Will Clifford DR.. E..
j. Hill has between 400 and 500 acres
under lease.
Preparations have been made to
sink test we'll on the Jake Firestone
place near Spencer. The Troxall &
Adams Co. is sinking test we'll also,
the work being done by an Elyria
firm.
Even the village gardens in Chat
ham, where produce was raised for
the townspeople, are being sold to
the investors, who are focking to the
field.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-01-31
A MODERN JOB

VIM. Huggins, north Of Western
Star, who is the father of seven chill
dren, buried his wife less than six
weeks ago, her death following close
ly upon that of their baby. Recently
a son was. taken to the Barberton
hospital for an operation for appen-
dicitis and is yet in a serious con
dition. One night last week while
doing his chores, Mr.. Huggins' Ian
tern exploded, setting fire to the
barn, which was consumed together
with horse, cow, two heifers, lot
Of feed and implements. The father
has tried to keep his family together
but this final affliction makes the
burden almost impossible as there
are several very small children to
provide for.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-01-31
DRASTIC. FOOD CONTROL
MEASURE PRESENTED

Congress received from the admin
istration Tuesday the draft of a new
81, ,250, 100000 food control measure,
far more drastic and sweeping than
the present wartime food law. Pri-
marily intended to maintain the gov
ernment guaranteed price of wheat
to the farmer, the scope of the meas
ure has been broadened to continue
and strengthen the food administra-
tion.
Here are some of the outstanding
purposes of the bill:
To appropriate $1,25O,000.000.
To authorize the president to main
tain the guaranteed prices of wheat.
To authorize the food administra-
tion ITO buy wheat of the crops of
1918 and 1919 and wheat products
from the same crops and other food
stuffs and foods from producers or
others at the guaranteed prices, or at
such prices as may be necessary for
cash or on credit, and to sell and ex-
port and buy such wheat, wheat prod
ucts, foodstuffs and foods at a profit
or loss"
To require preferential service for
foodstuffs to any agency appointed by
the president on any railroads or
steamships.
To empower the food administra-
tion to prohibit trading on any ex-
changes whenever it sees fit.
To authorize the food administra-
tion to sell wheat or food in the
United States or any other country
for cash or on credit and to engage
in foreign shipment.
To authorize the food administra-
tion to control dealers, millers and
elevators and to prescribe trade mar
gins.
Hearings on the measures have
been set for next week. Senators
express belief that it conferred upon
Herbert c. Hoover dictatory powers
far greater than those to which such
vigorous objection was made in 1917.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-01-31
THREE MORE INSTITUTES

Three farmers institutes are sched-
;,lesd fer Medina county the fore part
Of February. Sharon will hold an
independent institute on Saturday,
Feb. 8; Lodi will have one on Monday
and Tuesday, Feb. 10 and IL, and
there will be one at Granger on Fri
day and Saturday., Feb. IA and Is.
Well known state speakers win take
part at all Of these institutes.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-08-11
ExzEzlzRHESZsJEs;szxzrsszsg.Ss

mail for Anchorage by the governmcA, railroad during the past two days.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-08-11
SPECIAL" Tomatoes in Gallon Cans 5Oc can while they last. BR ROWN X H \ w k \ :
 Quality First"
GEORGE BROWN. OLD TIMER
 DIES SUDDENLY ON STREET

George Brown, old timer in thIS section. who has been locomotive en- ginccr in the yards of the Seward div iSion for several years, was seized with a stroke of apoplexy on Broad way last night shortly after ' o'clock and dicd a few minutes after in the emergency office of Dr. Romig Brown was standing on tho street when Sud- denly he began to tottcr and then fell. Friends rushed to his aid and he was carried into Dr. Romig'S office but af- ter a few short gaSpS, passed away.
 George Brown was perhaps better known as "Sripc Shooter Brown" ow-
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-08-11
SEW ARD SNAPSHOTS| l

The train out yesterday morning did not connect with the train from Anchorage. Passengers from Anchor age howtvcr will perhaps bc in within a couple of days.
 The fish boat Scandia came in this morning from Kodiak with John Froise member of the crew of the gas boat Rolf who had become caught in machinery and sustained thre> breaks in one arm. The arm was set by Dr. Sloan.
 Con Beggs, old timer who has been out at Mile l2, came in Saturday niG:, and is registered at the Hotel Sexton. Mrs. F. Griffiths, proprietrcss Of Gulkana roadhouse, who has been as the Hotel Seward for several days, left on the train yesterday enroutc to An chorage.
 
 Mrs. O. B. Hubbard is at the Sexton having come in from the Primrose mine on the train last night.
 G. F.. Holmes, mining operator on Canyon Creek is registered at the Ov- erland. MT. Holmes came in on the train last night.
 
 Mrs. Shellhorn and children, who have been out at Mile 23l$ for the past | week, returned to Seward on last l nights train.
 Dr. Bavghman and family, camping out for the past weel; on lower Kcna., returned home on last nights train. Postmaster Root has dispatched
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-08-11
"SPECItL"- Gasoline $5.OO case. B BR WN X II \ W k l x S
 Quality First"


ing to his peculiar habit of collecting cigar butts found on the streets.
 |. $. Commissioner WhittleScy has wired Mrs. Vivian Hardesty, Il57 @Sth Avenue, Seattle, who is believed to be a daughter of Brown, for disposition of the remains. Until word is receive from Seattle no funeral arrangements will be made. The body is now at the Wood Undertaking establishment.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-08-11
THE ALASKA WEEKLY POST

Issued every Saturday, i> just the condensed edition of the Daily Gateway to send to your friends who want to know about Sew ard. Ten cents a copy, $l.- 50 for six months or $3 a year.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-08-11

Mrs. Frank Cotter, Miss Kendall and Mrs. Cottcr de Camp, who hayc been camping for the past two weeks at Mile 23, came in on the train last night.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-08-11

Miss Mary Baen Wright, tcachcr in the Seward public schools last yea. has been elected to teach the highcl grade in the Cordova school for rDC coming school year.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-08-11
LOST On new sidewalk, itn Ave leather covered (. $. quarterly. Please return to Gateway. Reward.

Andrew Brown. who has a home stead at the mouth of Fish creek or Douglas Island is the possessor of an unique Indian relic. It is a stone hat
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-08-11

Durcan Little is registered at the Overland having come in from the Ike mai Lake district on the train.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-08-11

net. or ax. It is of a hard rock resem- ling flint, and shows evidence of hay ing been laboriously shaped by hand 5y some of the a5origines of Alaska.
 The spider has no cause for alarm when his life hangs by thread. Have YOU tried our bulk Coffee? i5c a pound.
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 Quality First"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-06-18
LOCUST JUST
LIKE SHRTMPS

Baltimore. like shrimps,"
said DR.. Ethan Allen Andrews, pro-
lessor OF zoology at the Johns Hop
kins University. after eating hand
full Of locusts to-day
n The professor and others working
with him in the study OF the habits
and havors of the pests are convinced
that by eating the locusts as fast as
they appear this generation would be
doing the right thing by posterity.
So he did his bit and gave his verdict
that to the palate the locust is deli
cacy.
IF there were scarcity of other
food persons who had tasted them
probably would think nothing of eat
ing them in large quantities. Those
of US who have eaten them find the
flavor pleasant. 1t is important of
course to pick them just after they
have come out OF their shell while
they are still white and tender. After
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-06-18
LOSSES CEASED
GAIN SEEN NOW
Mrs. Thompson Says Weight
Really Increasing, Since
Using Trutona.

Louisville, KY, June IL, 1917
didn't know what well day was
for years until Trutona brought me
the relief from my troubles that |
had been searching for so long"
Mrs. Fred Thompson, 500 Third ave-
nue., wife of the superintendent of
the Superior Welding Co., here, said
recently.
81 suffered from stomach and in
festival indigestion and nervousness
for years, she continued. IL tried
every kind of treatment in a vain
effort to find relief Recently | had
been losing weight steadily.
"Trutona, I'm happy to say, has
put me in good condition. have
improved in every way My diges-
ton is restored and the nervousness
has disappeared. I'm gaining weight
right along now. | attribute this
change to Trutona and | consider it
a splendid medicine"
There is no season of the year
when Trutona may be taken to better
advantage than in the spring Hun
dreds OF people are now finding a
wonderful reconstructive agency in
Trutona.
Trutona is now being introduced
and explained in Cloverport, KY, at
Weddings Drug Store.