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The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-07-18
JOHN WHITNEY DIES SUDDENLY
In Apparent Good Health Saturday
Typhoid Claims Youth Monday

John Bunyon Whitney, Is year old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Mert H. Whit
ney, of Weymouth, died on Monday,
July IA, a victim of typhoid fever and
intestional perforation. The lad had
complained all last week of not feel
ing well, but doctors were unable to
determine his ailment. Saturday John
did the larger portion of his work on
the farm, as usual. Shortly after
wards physicians diagnosed his trou-
BILE as typhoid fever, but on Monday
the death summons came.
John Bunyon Whitney was born in
Chatham township June %, 1904, and
had resided in that township until re-
Gently when he, with his parents,
moved onto the old Bensinger farm
on Weymouth road. He was Is years
and % days old at the time Of his
death.
Deceased is survived by the father
mother, one sister and brother, the
latter but recently returned from SER
vice abroad.
The funeral was held from the home
on Wednesday afternoon, July 16 Rev
VIM. Drew, of the local Congrega-
tional church officiating. Intermeni
was made in the cemetery at Chat.
ham. ...
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-07-18
DIVORCES ON INCREASE

Divorces in Medina county are on
the increase, according to the annual
report of County Clerk Flickinger,
made public this week.
During the year ending July /, 1919
81 cases of divorces were filed, while
six we're held over from the preceding
year. During the same period last
year but 27 cases were filed,
Of the 43 cases which were on the
docket % were decided, leaving 16
cases pending. Of the total number,
proceeding were started by the hus-
band in 13 cases, while the wife sought
relief in the courts in 30 cases. But
five dissatisfied wives received ali
mony.
Among the cases settled five were
dismissed upon the request of the wife,
while in the divorces granted, the hus-
bands were behind their better halls
in obtaining II DEGREES, to IL for the
ladies'. In the cases containing the dis
posal of children the mother was given
custody in II cases, while the fathers
were successful but in three.
The report also shows that one bond
of $500 was forfeited the past year.
the signers being Sam Arrego and Joe
Garofato, both of Wadsworth, who
went on bond for the appearance of
Joe Caruso, charged with carrying
concealed. weapons. Caruso failed to
show up when called for trial. 1t is
probable that the prosecuting attorney
will start action shortly to collect the
bond forfeit.
Besides this &C DEGREES were entered
in civil judgments.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-07-18
R. S. SHEPARD WILL pRoBATED

The will of R. S. Shepard, of Me-
dina, who died last week, was filed for
probate Monday and makes the follow
ing requests:
The homestead on East Washington
street, together with the household
goods of the deceased are bequeathed
to his daughter Katie F. Shane, with
a provision that same be left to the
Shane children upon their mothers
death. The land and building of the
Medina Laundry is left to Mrs. Shane
without limitation, while the ma
chinery, etc., in the building are left
to Mr.. Shepard's son-in-law, Harry
Shane.
The other daughter, Mrs. M. w.
Knapp, of San Jose, Calf, by the will
receives 10 shares of capital stock in
the Medina County National Bank.
Her husband is bequeathed a like
amount. The former also receives
$4,000 in money.
A niece, Jessie Shepard and a
nephew, Kemp R. Shepard are remem-
bered to the extent of 5000 each. A
granddaughter, Katherine Shane, is
chosen as the recipient for Mr.. Shep-
ards piano.
N. H. Mcclure and Frank Heath are
named executors with the power to
sell all stocks, bonds, etc., without
showing cause or obtaining permission
from the court.
The will was drawn July ID, 1917.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-07-18
FATAL CRASH KILLS TWO
C. s. & C. Car Hits Automobile Truck
On LOra;n Avenue.

A Cleveland, Southwestern car
crashed into an automobile truck load
Of naval boy scouts on Lorain ave-
nue., near w. 80th street, last Thurs
day evening, killing two and seriously
injuring sixteen, when the auto sud-
suddenly came out of side street and
crossed the track directly in front of
the speeding car. The motorman was
Lewis Offenburg, of Berea, well-known
on this division, being the oldest en-
ployee in point of service.
Offenburg, at present, has a run
from Berea to Cleveland, and was
sending the car along at it's usual
rate when an auto truck load of naval
boy scouts, on the way to a picnic,
turned in from side street, directly
in front Of the interurban. The speed
of the car was to great to be stopped
by applying the brakes and the auto
was struck from the rear. Two of the
boys were killed outright, while six
teen others were taken to hospitals
in the vicinity. They were all from
Cleveland.
Police and the coroner investigated
the accident Friday and reported that
the accident was unavoidable and as
result no criminal action will follow
Offenburg completed his run, taking
his car back to the barns at Berea.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-07-18
COUNTY INDEBTEDNESS
STEADILY INCREASES
New Work Calls for Sum -Four Times
Amount Redeemed.

County Auditor George McNeal last
week filed his annual report to the
state auditor showing the bonded in
debtedness of the county and town
ships which is as follows:
Total county indebtedness, to July L,
1919, $124, ,973.22; redeemed during the
year, $500; bonds issued during year,
32,819.78, making total indebted
ness outstanding against the county
of $452,593.00.
Total village Indebtedness which in
cludes general deficiency bonds, water
works, general street improvement,
ETC., outstanding July 1, 1919, $751;
34788; redeemed during the year
$36,516.20; bonds issued during year
$18,000; total outstanding indebted
ness $362,831.2O.
Township Indebtedness, due to road
Improvement outstanding July 1, 1918,
$523, 900; redeemed during the year,
$29, 1000; leaving outstanding indebted
ness of $494,O00
School indebtedness outstanding Ju-
ly 1, 1918, $259, 300; redeemed during
the year, $15,800; bonds issued during
the year $19,305; total outstanding in
debtedness $263,350.
The grand total of indebtedness is to
July 1, $1,289,121.10; amount re-
deemed during the past year, $86,516.-
68; issued during the year bonds
amounting to 1910, 1918, making a
total present indebtedness of $1,572,-
! 774.2O. ..rof.
Balances remaining in the various
funds are as follows-County fund
$621.27; township fund $6,729; village
$6,962.4S; school 81 ,251.05, with sink
ing fund of $15,563.75.
| A careful study Of the above figures
reveals the fact that while bonds
amounting to $86,516.68 were retired
last year, new work calls for an addi-
tional expense of $370,169.78, an
amount about four times larger.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-07-18
IT WON'T BE 25-CYCLE
New Spencer Company Will Furnish
Town With Good Service.

Organization work for the new cleo
trio lighting company which is being
formed in Spencer is well under way.
Four teams have been appointed by
Geo. E. Roberts, to solicit subscrip-
tions to the stock in the new company.
This stock will be offered to future
consumers of power, and chance will
be given to any OF all villagers to own
part in their home company. The
captains of the teams are John Fire
stone, Norris Walters, c. r. Aldrich
and J. H. Fisher. The proposition is
heartily endorsed by the Spencer Com
mercial club.
The new company will be capi-
talized at $25,000, and the power will
be obtained from the Cleveland, South
western. The new company however,
has profited by the experiences of
Medina, and will not Inconvenience
consumers with the Bicycle current
furnished by the green line, but will
run it through rotary convertors,
changing it to 60-cycle. The originator
of this movement, whoever he is, will
in later years, be highly commended
for his foresight.
No doubt is held but that the stock
will be over-subscribed in very short
time.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-07-18
ONE MORE DIVORCE CASE
FILED THIS WEEK

Velma Oyler, of Wadsworth, on
Wednesday Of this week filed suit for
divorce from Clarence Oyler.' The
couple were married April %, 1916,
and have two children.
Plaintiff in her petition charges
her husband with extreme cruelty, in
that ON several occasions he made
violent and vicious assault on her per-
son, one time knocking her down a
flight of stairs and tearing her clothes
off. Oyler is also charged with the
habitual use Of profane and indecent
language in the presence of the chill
dren.
For some time past plaintiff has
been forced to support herself and
children, although Oyler is capable of
caring $3.50 day. After vicious as
sault in July this year defendant left
his home and has since resided in
Barberton. Since this time Mrs. Oyler
has been dependent upon charity and
is now living at the home of her par
ents, who likewise reside in Wads-
worth.
Plaintiff in her petition asks the
court to grant her divorce, custody of
minor children and equitable relief.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-07-18
MOONSHINERS HAVE
their HEARING
ONE OUT ON BAIL, ANOTHER
GETS CONTINUANCE
Four Others Released, But Local
Authorities Are After Gun
TOter.

The six men arrested near Wads-
worth a week ago last Sunday and
Monday, charged with illicit distilla-
ton. of liquor, were arraigned for
hearing Tuesday of this week in the
federal court at Cleveland, where
they had been taken the previous
Wednesday. The hearing was held
before United States Commissioner
James ]. Mcclure.
Peter Bogodn, the only one of the
six who admitted knowing anything
about the stills, was placed under
$1,000 bond, which was furnished.
Laza Gruich, the Akron storekeeper,
who furnished the gang with the
raisins used in making the brew, had
his hearing continued two weeks. The
other men under arrest-Louie Panich,
Foin Rakich, Paya Armaski and Steef
Gruich, were released, the evidence
against the four being considered not
sufficient to warrant a trial. The
hearing was had following report Of
the investigation which was made last
week by an internal revenue collector
from the Toledo Office.
According to the report of the de-
partment the stills were capable Of
producing a fraction more than seven
gallons of proof whiskey in twenty
four hours. Their value was placed at
$500.
Wednesday a warrant was sworn
out by Prosecuting Attorney Slime
against Gruich, one Of the four re-
leased by federal authorities, charg-
ing him with carrying concealed
weapons. When searched, following
his arrest, Gruich had large gun in
his hip pocket. The sheriff left for
Akron Thursday morning with the
necessary papers, and expected to
make the arrest before night.
No further search has been made
for the other moonshiner, who es-
capped the sheriff's party, near Wind
fall, federal authorities following the
supposition that the evidence in his
case was no stronger than that
against the four men who were re-
leased.
Meanwhile the two stills and the
18 barrels Of mash are resting peace
fully in the sheriff's barn, the flies
making a heroic attempt to consume
the liquid.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-07-18
, TROLLEY. STRIKE CALLED OFF
Men Compromise on Maximum Wage
of Fifty Cents an Hour.

Two hours before the time scheduled
for the strike on the Cleveland, South
western last Saturday morning the
men voted to accept the offer made
them by the company and the strike
was called off. New wage concessions
had been made by the company the
preceding evening.
The new wage scale is AZ, 46 and so
cents an hour. The Accent wage will
be paid for the first three months SER
vice, 46 cents for the following nine
months, and SO cents thereafter. The
men demanded a 60-cent maximum
wage.
A vote was taken Friday night at
several places along the line and stood
SO in favor of accepting the company's
offer to 66 against. Orders had been
issued previous to this calling strike
for 2 a. m. Saturday.
The new wages will be paid as if
in effect May 1, last.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-07-18
AUTOS COME TOGETHER

Two automobiles came together on
the south pike near the Guyer farm
about nine o'clock last Saturday even
ing, injuring no one, but damaging
both cars slightly. One car was owned
by Cleveland parties and the other by
Fred Hostetler Of the pike.
A son of Hostetler was in the ma
chine coming north, which was met by
another auto driven by J. j. Fender
grass, of Cleveland. According to Hos
teller his machine was as near the ditch
as was possible to drive while the
other machine did not give up much
road. The former crashed into the
later, giving it good sideswipe which
threw both machines directly across
the road. Both autos had bright head
lights on, according to Hostetler.
The Cleveland machine was slight
ly stove in toward the rear while the
other car suffered bent front axle
and other damages.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-07-18
ADULT BIBLE CLASS WILL
STAGE PEACE CELEBRATION

Next Monday evening at 1880 o.
clock the Adult Bible class of Me-
dina village will stage a monster
parade and rally as a peace celebra-
ton. All the Sunday schools of the
various churches will participate in
the parade which will be form u en
the south side of the square,
encircling the park the IN
will march to the Method AZ fch
where the speaker of Hing,
Mr.. Edgar, state supe ht of
Bible class work, vii Ser the
principal address.
The A. |. Root & ~ offered a
fine silk flag to nday school
class having the II percentage
of members in line. 4e Medina band
will furnish the music. The order of
march is as follows:
Marshal of the Day. mounted.
Medina band, pastors of all the
churches and the speaker.
M. E. Sunday school with banners.
Church of Christ Sunday school
with banners.
Congregational Sunday school with
banners.
Baptist Sunday school with ban
ners.
Elderly ladies in autos.
Outlying Sunday schools.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-07-18
LIMITED CAR STRIKES
AUTO AT MINERS CROSSING
Upsets Machine But Six Occupants
Escape Unhurt.

The southbound limited on the
Cleveland, Southwestern struck a
Dodge touring car driven by Ora
Wickwire, of near Granger, Sunday
afternoon at Miners crossing, upset
ting the auto and throwing the six
occupants in all directions. How they
ever escaped with their lives will re-
main a mystery, but according to Mr.
Wickmire none was injured with the
exception of his little girl, who, the
day after the accident, complained of
a lame back.
The crossing is one of the worst in
the state, the view being completely
obstructed, from one side by weeds,
ETC., and by the road building ma
chinery on the other. Mr.. Wickwire
with his family, was driving west and
as they approached the crossing the
driver looked both directions but could
see nothing. Just as the front wheels
of the auto were we'll upon the tracks
Mr.. Wickwire saw the southbound linn
tied bearing down upon him. There is
a fairly stiff grade just this side of
the crossing, and as the driver applied
a little too much gas to the car it re-
fused to work properly. The limited
struck the auto near the rear wheel,
upsetting it and completely demolish-
ing the back end of the car, tearing
off door, ripping the gasoline tank,
smashing wheel and otherwise badly
bending the frame.
The six occupants of the car were
badly shaken up, but otherwise es-
capped without serious injury. They re-
turned to Medina and sent for the car
which was towed into local garage.
Mr.. Wickwire insisted that no one
in his party heard the motorman of
the street car whistle, but it is under
stood that at least one family living
in the vicinity of the wreck, stated
that the whistle was blown.
Since the Brunswick road has been
closed this crossing is used continu-
ously and like the one at the sub-sta-
ton is extremely dangerous, to say
the least.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-07-18
SOME SERVICE i? g

Users of power in Medina have
been driven nearly to desperation
recently by the flighty spells which
the ""juice" takes. Three and four
times day for the power to be off
is a usual occurrence. Two weeks
ago Thursday the current was off
all afternoon, causing the Sentinel to
miss it's mails. Last Thursday it was
off again and on again most of the
afternoon. Monday it was off and
on at least fifty times during the af-
ternoon. About 4 o'clock a storm
came up which put the ''kibosh" on
further light or power until about
nine o'clock Tuesday morning. The
local company stated that the wind
had blown over about a dozen poles
north of town, which made the long
delay necessary. Why the company
waited from Monday afternoon until
Tuesday morning, however, before
making an attempt at repairs, re-
mains unexplained.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-07-18
Average wheat YIELD
ABOUT 20 BUSHELS
CLAIM MANY HEADS
FAILED TO FILL
Farmers Will Hold Supply With Hopes
Of Obtaining Less Stringent
Grading.

Those who are in position to best
calculate the wheat yield for Medina
county predict that the average will
run not more than Is bushels to the
acre. The claim is advanced that
much of the wheat throughout the
county went down and the heads
failed to fill properly. The growth of
stalk is exceedingly heavy, but the
kernel fails to come up to the stand
ard. Several farmers who have COM
pleted their threshing say that this
light wheat runs in patches along with
heavy in the same field.
Buyers are paying for the product
this year according to grade, and sew
eral farmers have received $2.12, the
maximum price for wheat testing go
pounds to the bushel. Much of that
which has been sold, however, grades
two and three, while several late COM
ers have failed to get in these classes
even. One local buyer stated that
none of the wheat purchased by him
had failed to bring less than 81 per
bushel, but at other places in the vi
cinity farmers have reported receiv-
ing offers at low as SLIGO per bushel.
Several good yields have already
been threshed, one farmer in Bruins
wick getting 26 bushels to the acre.
Higher yields have been reported but
as a rule on small patches. West of
town much of the wheat will not go
over eight bushels to the acre.
Many farmers who have the storage
capacity, are planning to hold their
wheat, contending that the crop this
year will fall far below the estimate
made by the government, which they
claim will cause less stringent grading
Of the cereal. The food board, besides
has offered an additional two cents pei
bushel each month, the idea being to
induce farmers to hold as large por-
tion of their crop as possible and moi
glut the market 1t is pointed out
however, that this additional sum will
not recompense for the extra handling
entailed.
Threshing outfits are scarce, labor
is high and almost impossible to OBJ
tain, and much of this years wheat
crop will be placed in barns to re-
| main until the farmer can get hi.
oats in shape to do both jobs at th'
! same time.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-07-18
ONE KILLED, one
INJURED IN SMASnUP
AUTO RUNS HEADON
INTO MOVING TRAIN
Accident Occurred at Buchanan's
Crossing, About Four Miles
West of Town.

One woman was killed, and s.
year-old girl seriously injured in a
most peculiar accident last Saturday
afternoon when the auto in which they
were riding, together with four others,
ran at full speed into an east bound
Northern Ohio train. The smashup
occurred at what is known as Buch-
anan's crossing, four miles west of
Medina on the Smith road.
The driver of the cara Ford-was
j. M. Steele. The other occupants of
the machine were his wife and two
small children, Virginia and Elenore,
and Mrs. Charles Baird, a relative
of the Steel's who had been visiting
them at their home in Talmadge.
The party were going south appar-
emily at rapid pace. The railroad
crosses the road in low spot, the
approach to, the track being over a
hill, from both directions. Whether
the brakes Of the auto refused to
work or whether the driver was un-
aware Of the approach Of the train
could not be learned, but just as the
machine reached the dip a few feet
from the track the eastbound North1
ern Ohio went past. Turning the
wheel of the auto quickly to the west
the driver attempted to parallel the
tracks and ditch his machine. The
turn was too abrupt to make sue
cessfully, however, and the Ford
crashed into the second car of the
train. The impact of the collision
turned the machine over, throwing
the youngest child distance of thir-
ty feet, rendering her unconscious.
Mrs. Baird was pinned under the
wreckage. Other members of the
party escaped injury.
The injured were brought to Me-
dina on the train where medical ex-
animation showed the girl was suf-
fering with a fracture Of the skull,
while Mrs. Baird had one leg badly
mutilated and her skull also frac-
tured. They were placed aboard the
caboose and hurried to an Akron hos
pital. Here doctors feared to am
putate the woman's injured member
lest the shock prove fatal, and her
condition grew steadily worse, death
occurring Monday. The injured girl
regained consciousness before reach.
ing the hospital and doctors enter.
tain hopes of her recovery.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-07-18
E. P. HARTMAN BUYS
THE HOBART BLOCK

E. P. Hartman last week purchased
the Hobart block, where he has had
his grocery store, for consideration
of $1,000. Mr. Hartman recently pur-
chased the property now occupied by
Miss Bishop and will start work this
month tearing out the partition be-
tween the two stores, put in new
brick front and otherwise improve
the property. An up-to-date bakery
will be added in the rear.
Work on the upstairs of the build
ing was begun this week, and the
down stairs improvement will begin
as soon as Miss Bishop moves to her
new location on South Court street,
which she expects to do within two
weeks.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-07-18
SALVATION FUND TOTALS $2400.

According to reports received by
County Chairman John R. Moore, the
Salvation Army fund now totals
$240O. This is about $500 less than the
county quota. Four townships are yet
to be heard from-Brunswick, Chat
ham, Liverpool and Lafayette. A
movie show will be put on at Lodi
this week, the proceeds to go to the
S. A. fund from that village.
Montville made report this week
showing that $103.60 has been sub
scribed there, which is $3.50 more
than the township quota.
During the week of July 21-26
Spencer township will make canvass
for funds. Leaders will resort to per-
sonal solicitation and quick return
is anticipated.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-07-18
HORSE RUNS AWAY;
DRIVER BREAKS RIBS

Jake Strohsaker, an aged farmer
who lives about three miles north of
town, suffered the misfortune to
break three of his ribs Wednesday
morning, when his horse ran away.
Strohsaker was driving north in a
buggy and when near the river bridge
the horse became frightened at a
loosened thill and bolted, upsetting
the vehicle and throwing the driver
to the ground.
Medical aid was summoned and an
examination revealed that three Of
Mr.. Strohsakers' ribs had been broken
in the fall. Thursday morning the
injured man was reported as doing
nicely.