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The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-05-23
FAIR BOARD members
Met ON SATURDAY
Same Changes Made in Regard ia
Certain Entries.

The Medina OManty Agricultural As
sociation met on Saturday afternoon
in the town hall and ironed out sew
eral problems relative to the coming
fair
1t was decided that no entrance fees
would tbe charged for horses entering
the races, but ten per cent would be
collected from the winners. This
change has been made to encourage a
larger field for the races, and is iex-
pectad to prove quite an incentive to
horseman to enter their steeds..
The track has been plowed up and
is being put in first class condition
for driving and Whan all the i'm
provements are made, will be one Of
the very best half mile. race courses in
Ohio.
The dining hall Win sbe abandoned
for restaurant purposes and fitted up
for school exhibits. The restaurant
feature has never proved a success
for the association. Hereafter the
privilege menywill be allowed to serve
the meals, if any are served, along
with THE Lunch privilege.
Arrangements were made to issue
regular membership tickets which
would entitle the holder to vote at the
aanual election aud enter exhibits at
the fair.
1t was the opinion of the -board
that the fair this year, which will be
held September 8, 10, and II, should
be made winner and a thousand
dollaHs net be made toward paying
off the debt now owed by the associa-
ton.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-05-23
WILL ORGANIZE CHILD
CONSERVATION LEAGUE

Mrs. S. M. Conley, field organizer Of
the Child Conservation league of
America is here forming the mothers
of Medina into local circle for the
study and betterment of child life.
During the past six years this league
has been extended over many states
and it's work has rarnifed into many
ways Of usefulness unthought Of by
it's projectors. The original purpose
was to furnish the mother with helps
and training looking towards the
moral development of the ychild, but
as progress was made many things
Of practical benefit to community life
were added by local circles. Nurses
have been employed by scircles in
some cities to visit the homes Of the
poor and give instruction to the moth
ers on sanitation, the care Of their
children, the making Of their clothes,
proper cooking, etc. In others there
have been "baby weeks" with lectures
to mothers by physicians and profess
sOrs from colleges. The league now
endeavors to furnish not only help in
the moral training Of children, but de-
votes attention to vocational training,
indoor and outdoor games and pas
times, civics, social betterme1it, health
and everything that looks toward q
/ high citizenship. DR.. Winfield Scott
Hail Of Northwestern University Med
ical school, Chicago, Illinois, is the
national president, and twenty-five Of
the leading men and women o1
America are on rne advisory board.
Mrs, Conley comes here from Beres
where she spent two weeks organiz.
ling a circle with forty members.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-05-23
CHAUTAUQUA WILL Be
HELD AUG. 14-N
ADDITIONAL ATTRACTIONS.
ARE ANNOUNCED
Capt. Bewsher To Tell of Night
Raid by Plane Beyond Ger
man Lines

This seasons Chautauqua program
will be a week of headliners. Re-
Gently it was announced that "The
Melting Pot" KryPs orchestral SEX
tet, Lou J. Beauchamp, the Weber
male quartet, Katherine Ridgeway,
Frank L. Mulholland, the Althea vio-
lin chorus and other star attractions
would be heard here this summer.
Now, with the return from Europe of
Manager w. V. Harrison Of the Red
path company, comes the further
good news that Capt. Paul Bewsher,
English air pilot and night bomber,
Sibyl Sammis- MacDermid, dramatic
soprano, and Elizabeth M. Walsh,
overseas Red Cross heroine, are in
cluded in the 1919 program.
One of the features of Capt. Bew-
sher's talk is graphic picture of a
night raid beyond the German lines
in Handley-Page aeroplane. He car
ries his audience with him through
a maelstrom of fire and flame as he
escapes homeward after dropping a
series of powerful anti-Hun bombs.
Capt. Bewsher has been awarded the
distinguished service cross. His
career as combatant airman ended
in an accident nine miles out to sea,
off Ostend. His pilot was drowned but
Bewsher experienced miraculous es-
cape.
Sibyl Simmis- -MacDermid is an
American singer whose popularity is
not confined to her native land.
Throughout this country and Europe
she has won the plaudits of those who
enjoy combination of happy person
ality, dramatic voice, and-quite i'm
portant--a feminine intuition for per-
feet gowning. She is a warm favor
ite particularly in the west, where she
has toured so frequently, and at least
part of this popularity may be at
tributed to the fact that she believes
that when English is sung it should
be pronounced distinctly.
Miss Walsh, the Red Cross girl who
coming, went overseas with Har-
ward unit in May, 1917. She was as
signed to the British government and
as a nurse received wounded soldiers
as they came in from the western
front. For six months she was on duty
I with No. 6 mobile hospital on the
4 American 'front.' following the advanc-
X ing troops as bear as five miles be
hind the fighting line. VI
According to present plans Chau
tauqua week will be Aug. 14-20. Pro
gram plans will be completed within
few days, and the first advance rep
Y resentative is expected about July II
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-05-23
OAT PLANTING is
GREATLY DELAYED

The repeated rains have greatly de-
layed oat planting, and have already
put this part Of The spring work be-
hind the season.
The farmers were getting under
headway Monday after two days OF
nice weather when more rain came
to delay their planting. Tuesday night
a downpour bordering on a deluge
visited this section, washing the
ground in great shape.
AS the corn planting season is now
here many farmers will seed to this
crop, which will produce q short har-
vest Of oats.
Local gardners who have in years
past, had peas, etc. by this time are
sitting tight waiting for nice weather
before planting, many of the gardens
having not been plowed vet.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-05-23
!. H., -INGRAHAM
DIES or .ApOPLExy
Was Prominent Retired Business Man
of Spencer.

J.. H. Ingraham, an old and highly
respected citizen of Spencer died at
his home in that village Wednesday
evening of this week, following a
stroke of apoplexy.
Mr.. .Ingraham was So years Of age,
and was born and raised in the town.
ship where he died. He was son
of Nathaniel Ingraham and wife. Mr..
ngraham had been attending class
play and was on his way home when
stricken with the disease which caused
his death.
{ Deceased until a year ago was pro-
prietor of the firm which now bears
the name of the Spencer Equity and
Exchange Ca.
Four children, two sons and two
daughters-Harvey and Marvin and
Mrs. John Sharp and Mrs. ]. Rogers
are left to mourn his loss.
Funeral services will be held from
the Baptist church at Spencer on
Saturday, May a. at Up. m.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-05-23
BOY SCOUT week TO
Be OBSERVED June 0-14
Comfy Chairman d. w. Pearce After
ZIP New Members

Iny explaining the details of Boy
Scout week to be observed here June
s8 to Ia ID. w. Pearce, chairman f0f
Medina county today said:
eve have six objectives, namely:
to recognize the value of the Boy
Scout movement and especially the
achievements ,of the Boy Scouts
nationally and locally during the war;
to bring to the attention Of the citizen
ship of each community the vital facts
with reference to it's boyh0od; to in
terest churches, schools and other or
ganizations which have point of con-
tact with boy life, so that there will
be organized wherever possible, troops
of Boy Scouts: to give returning sol
diers opportunities to further serve
their country by acting as scontmas-
ters; to enroll as associate members
those who believe in the Boy Scouts
and are willing to help to have it
extended to more boys by paying one
dollar or more for membership; to
raise funds for the maintenance of
first class councils of scouts.
"Mr. F. B. Pearson, state superin-
tandent of public instruction, is chair
man of the Ohio committee in charge
of the Boy Scout movement; other
members being Governor James M.
Cox, Senator Warren G. Harding,
James W.. Faulkner and H. W. Pear
son.
"The local organization will COM
prise cnmmittees on finance, publicity,
demonstrations, programs, extension
and survey. State Chairman Pearson
expressed the desire that this COM
munity reach it's quota of associate
members as quickly as possible. This
county's quota is 272."
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-05-23
OVER A half
MILLION DOLLARS
WILL BE SPENT ON
COUNTY ROAD WORK
Of This Sum State Will Spend
Approximately Twenty
Per Cent

Medina county's road construction
program for 1919 calls for an expend-
siture Of approximately 100000 for
road work. Of this amount the state
will pay $4,000 or about 20 per cent,
WHICH is stated to be a very liberal
percentage.
The roads upon which the greater
portion of this amount will be spent
are as follows:
Cleveland-Wooster road in Bruns-
wick township, length to be built
4.73 miles; Barberton- Greenwich road,
Westfeld township, 80 miles; Cleve-
land -Hinckley-Medina road, Hinckley
township, LAG miles; Wooster-Elyria
road, Chatham, 2.56 miles; another
strip in the same township and the
same length, 2.56 miles, will also be
built; Wooster -Elyria road, Litchfeld
township, 1.02 miles; Acknowledging
road, Medina, Montville, Sharon and
Granger townships, 6 miles, and Liv-
lerpool- -Richfeld road in Liverpool towr
ship, 2 miles. The total number OF
miles of new road to be built figures
up 2O.66.
In building the above named roads
the state will contribute approximately
| $81, 900; the county $225, 900; the
townships $138,O00, and the property
owners $4,000.
1 In the maintenance program thu
couissy will spend approximately $40,
i 000, while the states comes in for al
additional S29,500 on this work.
These figures added up give one tn
staggering sum of over half million
dollars which will be spent IN build
i ing 20.66 miles Of new road, while al
additional $4,000 will be spent fo
4 maintenance and repair of othe
4 c0aInty roadWays.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-05-23
LOCAL CHURCH WILL
MAKE QUOTA EASILY

Solicitors have been hard at work
this week securing pledges in the
Christian reconstruction movement Of
the local M. E. church. The drive
started Sunday and runs but one
week. The local church has quota
of $16,525, over $4,000 Of which had
been pledged Wednesday,.
Methodism is raising $15,000,000 in
period of five years, of which the
amount stated above is Medina's
share.
Chatham has subscribed $40 of her
quota on Wednesday, while Sharon
Center was close behind with 1870
pledged.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-05-23
MEDINA TEACHERS ON
w. S. S. HONOR ROLL

More than 1000 Ohio school teach
ers are on the War Savings Stamp
Honor Roll, among whom Medina
county is represented. When school
room has sold stamps to the extent of
500 per pupil enrolled it is placed on
the War Savings Stamp honor roll.
The teacher of an honor roll room is
presented with bar pin bearing the
words, patriotic Service" The gift
is an indication of the governments
appreciation of efforts to help meet
war expenses and ipculcate habits Of
saving.
Medina county is represented on the
War Savings Stamp honor roll by the
following teachers: Clara S. Wheat
ley, Pearl E. Drake, Lena Johnson,
Edna B. Lowe.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-05-23
STEALS ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS

Andy Nichols, whose home is ait
Turkeyfoot Lake, near Akron, stole
about $100 in cash from the home of
Charles Lejby, who resides near the
Summit county line in this county last
Saturday
Nichols, wsao is about Is years of
age, formerly worked for Leiby, and
ID company with another young man
whose name is unknown, visited Mr..
Leiby and family on Saturday. After
their departure q pocket book contain
ing about $100 was missing. Sheriff
Bigelow and the Summit county au-
thorities were notified and the lad was
traced to The home of a sister in Ak
ron. When the officers arrived there,
however, Mickols Rad made his de-
parture and he has not been located.
Mickols recently served sentence
in the Mansfield reformatory.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-05-23
SHERIFF BIGELOW
FINDS MAN DEAD

Sheriff Bigelow received telephone
message Wednesday morning from a
train crew, on the B. & O., stating
that they had seen a man lying along
the highway between Erhart and Les
ter apparently dead.
The sheriff rushed to the location
given him in the message and found
one, Tom Shane, whose condition but
partly filled the train crews descrip-
tion, as he was dead drunk.
Shane was taken into custody and
appeared before the mayor where he
plead guilty to the charge of drunk
enness and was fined $5 and costs,
1928 in all.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-05-23
X RELEASED ON ROND

! Ebert johnson, Of Granger, who
was bound over to the grand jury
three weeks ago charged with ma
licious destruction Of neighbor's
fruit trees, was released from Jail this
week on $1,000 bond.
AT his hearing held in Justice Of
Peace Ainsworth's court Johnson
claimed that marks on knife found
in his possession were caused by prun-
ing Of his own trees.
This week Sheriff Bigelow, accom-
tpanied by Johnson, went to the latter's
home in Granger, but Johnson was un-
able to show any trees which bore
fresh knife marks.
Monday A. r. Spellman and s. Bow
man, also Of Granger, signed John
sons bond and he was released from
Jan.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-05-23
KINGS DAUGHTERS HOLD
CONVENTION IN MEDINA
Ashtahula, Cuyahoga,. Lorain, Summit,
Wayne, Medina Counties in Graup

The eighth annual group convention
kof Kings Daughters, composed Of the
kcircles s0f Medina, Aahtabula, Cuya-
hoga, LGain, Summit and Wayne
lscounties, will be held in the .ConHre-
gational church at Medina, Wednes-
day, May -2Sth, beginning at 10 o'clack
@. M.
Circles from LitchGald, ,Weymoaath
and Chippewa Lake have aaade plans
to .be represented at this convention
as will the various circles of the viii
| lage. "A large number tof delegates
! from each of the other FIVE counties
is 4sso expected.
Mrs. Sarah F. Gugle, state presi-
dent, will be the guest of S.izsnor and
will contribute several interesting
talks The program to be given fol
lows.
MoMing session, 1000 o'clock
Hymn; ,devotionals, Wayne lesslnty;
l"Glad You Have Come" Mrs. Irving
Somers; 1Glad te be Here" .Ashta-
lbula county; minutes Of Ashtabula
meeting; music; roll call; circle re
| ports; talk, Mrs. Sara F. Gugle, Co
lnmbus, Q.
At the conclusion of this talk lunch
saOn will be served.
Afternoon session 1:30 O'clock
Hymn; deyotannals, Lorain county,
sWhat We AS Members Owe to the
Order" Miss iona .SGstt, Cleveland
solo, Mrs. Eta Musser Bigelowi
L ar !. ny al,
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-05-23
THOMAS FERRIMAN'S WILL .
FILED FOR PROBATE

The will of Thomas Ferriman, filed
for probate this week, bequeaths
nearly the entire estate to the widow,
Mary Ferriman, and requests that the
clothing firm in which deceased WAS
interested be continued as heretofore.
In case the executrix at any time
deems the sale necessary provision is
made whereby the stock and merchan-
disc may be sold, the proceeds to go
into a trust fund.
The will was drawn January 10,
1916 and names The widow as execu-
trix with the request that no inventory
or appraisement be made.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-05-23
STATE RESTS CASE IN
BIGHAM MURDER TRIAL

The jury selected late Thursday of
last week at Tiffin, for the third trial
of Walter o. Bigham, charged with
wife murder, went to Attica Friday
to view the scene of the alleged crime.
1t was accompanied by the defend
ant, Prosecutor Splitter and Frank I.
Dore, attorney for the defense.
Nine days were consumed in secur-
ing the jury and the twelfth man was
permanently seated in the box only
after 1872 talismen had been examined.
Immediately after the jury had
been sworn the defense made mo-
tion for a change of venue. 1t was
overruled by Judge Duncan.
In his opening statement, Prose-
cutor Splitter detailed the circum-
stances surrounding the finding of the
body of Mrs. Mary Bigham, wife OF
| Walter O. Bigham. Mrs. Bigham was
formerly Miss Mary ]. Fulks, of
Spencer, Medina county.
| The body was discovered on the
kitchen floor of the Bigham home, At
tica, Aug. 23, 1917. A dagger was
sticking in the heart.
The prosecutor said that Bigham, in
the presence of others, was kind to
his wife, but that when they were
alone he was brutal toward her, that
he associated with other women and
that he used improper language in
his wife's presence, tho she was OF a
deeply religious nature.
| He ridiculed the suicide theory OF
the defense.
i Dorm, speaking for the defense, laid
stress upon the good reputation
i borne by Bigham before the murder
| He said he would show motive or
the part of Mrs. Bigham for suicide
Il Saturday efforts were made by the
!, | state to prove that Bingham hao
i laisons with other women. A former
bookkeeper testified that Bingham hae
4 directed her to turn over to him per
: sonally all letters in women's hand
writing that his wife might not SEE
| them. This witness did not testify
; at the two previous trials.
/ On Monday the defense attempted
to show that Mrs. Bigham had beer
ii indiscreet and that her husband
RI learned of her indiscretions only a few
ri hours before her death, claiming thi
as reason for suicide.
| Thursday morning the state intro
duced wrestling experts in an effor
4 to show the various holds which vii
lcause strangulation and announce
that they would rest their case in tn
. afternoon.
1t is expected that the trial will b
finished before Memorial day.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-05-23
MEDINA COUNTY HAS
AN EQUAL CHANCE

A $4,000 granite shaft, 30 feet
high and feet square at the base,
will be erected to the Ohio county
that attains the largest percentage of
it's quota from June / to Aug. Il in
the sale of war savings stamps.
Like the pyramids of Egypt it will
stand lasting memorial to the SOL
diers and sailors of the world war,
also to the generous service of the
w. S. S. workers who have made it
possible for the county to obtain the
monument which is to be given by
the granite manufacturers associaT
tion Of Barre, VT.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-05-23
SENTENCED TO YEAR
| IN REFORMATORf
ELBERT .BLAKESLEE PLEADS Il
GUILTY TO LARCENY
Sam .Arrego Gets Verdict Of Not
Guilty After Two Day
Court Session

EIbert Blakeslee of Medina, who
was indicted for larceny by the last
grand jury and who entered a plea
Of not guilty ON Feb. A, changed his
plea to guilty and was sentenced last
Saturday to serve a year in the Mans
field reformatory and pay the costs
of prosecution.
Blakeslee appropriated $50 Lib
,erty bond, the property OF his sister,
Lucille Blakeslee, on Jan. ~, 1919.
He left town and went south, but
later returned to Medina.
| After his indictment by the grand
jury Blakeslee entered a plea of moi
guilty and was released on bail. Wher
arraigned Saturday Blakeslee changed
his plea of met guilty" to guilty anc
received the penalty as stated above
| AS soon as the necessary papers arr
made out Sheriff Bigelow win TAXI
Blakeslee to Mansfield to begin hi
sentence.
Another criminal case which occu
pied the court Thursday and half O.
Friday last week was that Sof San
Arrego, of Wadsworth, charged will
assault with intent to kill and assault
and battery. In the Indictment re
turned by the grand jury Arrego, VIII
/ is about so years Of age with "a wifi
and two children, was charged witt
having assaulted and wounded on
| Oscar Nicodemus, also of Wadswortt
Om j Ian. 27, 1919.
A large number Of witnesses wer
called during the two day session, an
nSart spectators were numerous. Tn
case went to the jury shortly befor
noon Friday, and after an hour an
half deliberation a verdict sof no
j gnilty was returned. Arthur Van Ep
assisted the prosecution in this cast
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-05-23
THEY NEVER GET TOO OLD

Geo. Switzer, aged 73, Of Homer
vile and Mrs. Belle Russell, aged So,
of the same place, appeared at the
probate judges Office Wednesday
morning and procured a marriage
license.
After obtaining the necessary paper
the couple proceeded to Mayor Dim
mock's home where they were united
in marriage. \.
Mr.. Switzer is veteran Of the Civil
war and his youthful appearance will
shame many younger men. M
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-05-23
WILL HOLD G. A. r. SERVICE

The annual G. A. R. service will
be held at ST. Paul's Episcopal church
next Sunday morning at 1890 o'clock.
The sermon subject this year will be
sMen Who Have Hazarded Their
Lives for Christ"
Besides the G. A. r. veterans,
Spanish American and World War
Veterans are also especially invited
10 these services. An attempt will be
made To have the Medina Home
Guards attend IN a body.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-05-23
SEVILLE MEN BOUND
OVER TO GRAND JURY

Floyd Steel and William Miller, Sc
vile men who were arrested three
weeks ago on warrants charging them
with the theft Of ten chickens from
E. ]. Bell, also of Seville, were
granted a hearing before Justice Of
Peace Cannon ON Friday, and were
bound over to the grand jury.
Bail was fixed in the sum Of $500
in each case, which was furnished by
relatives of the accused men. M
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-05-23

b. s. Longacre, N. o. Fuller, Geo.
Washhurn Walter Fenten III
Committee on closing of business
places Hobart Edwards, w. a
Sipher, d. r. Pelton
Committee on schools. Supt, w. p,
Conkle, IA. G. Kennedy AN
Committee Oh decoration Of soldiers
graves. G. B. Lowe, r. E. Hart.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-05-23
E'S TOO SMART
aFoR CITY "SHARPERss
The above caption the Cleve-
rs Tuesday carried the fol-
ticle:
nfidence" men were in CEN
station Monday morning
b ey had picked a different
lme acquainted with Frank
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tral
wislI
viirI
III

<AIuiu8ls-y al AuCi VI pPCnSOl, ", ooe-
urday, through the medium Of a
"lost" pocketbook, which Aldrich
picked up near the lpostofice. As a
reward for Aldrich's act, they offered
to let him in on a business proposition
calling for an investment of $40, 900.
Aldrich appeared Interested; in fact,
was SO interested that when he met
the men that evening to sign the con-
tract, he took with him Detectives
Oliver and Simpson. The men were
held on charges of suspicion.
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-02

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