The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-03-19

here. Number plates have been ship
ped to the Old Phoenix Bank, and are
expected any day. When received you
can go to the Old Phoenix and get
yours.
The Supreme Court has confirm-
ed the edict of the lower court declar-
ing the new auto license law consti-
tutional. By the terms of the ne "
law the auto tax ranges from So to
$40, with additional weight tax for
commercial trucks. Six millions are
to be collected under the new law, it
is prophecied.
The Ohio Fuel Supply Co. struck
gas in well drilling on the Chas.
Beltz farm near Valley City Thurs
day night. There was a flow of 8
and 1-2 million feet, one of the best
wells drilled in for some time. It was
not necessary to shoot the well so far,
but if there is let up later this will
be done.
Boy Scouts met Tuesday evening
to take tests in the work. Tender
Foot, Second class Scouts, and First
class. Boys in Medina troupe are
mostly Tender Feet, but present tests
will advance them to Second, and lat
er to Third class. The boys are doing
good work and hope to make First a
little later.
The garage firm of Hanshue
brothers has been dissolved, Charles
Hanshue purchasing the interest of
S. c. Hanshue. Charles has taken
possession and is in charge of the
business, which will be conducted as
before. In addition to the sale of
Overland autos Mr.. Hanshue will sell
Sampson Tractors.
The postmaster who robbed the
Rittman office thru false entries in
his books now blames it on poker
playing. There's always srew loose
when any man or woman goes wrong;
that's natural; but why pick out some
other fellows amusement and kick at
it; just admit you went wrong and let
it go at that. (This is not defense
of ourselves; we don't play poker).
The Big Sixteen gas we'll, it's
second well is down about 1400 feet.
The drillers lost their tools the first
of the week, which delayed the game.
There was showing of oil in the Be-
rea sand, but not sufficient to warrant
them in stopping the drill and pump
ing. AS soon as the tools are picked
up the drill will again start down.
ward.
-Abram H. Eaken, an old soldier
of the Civil War who has been an in
mate of the soldiers home at Sandus-
KY for several years, died in that in
stitution Thursday morning. He
was 76 years of age. The funeral
will be held Sunday afternoon from
the Waltz church, Lafayette, and bur-
ial will be in the cemetery there. He
was for years resident of Lafayette.
The room in the Old Phoenix
Bank building, which was used for a
drug store for about rs years, is a.
gain to house drug and druggist no.
ton emporium. Messrs. Geo. Zim-
norman, who lived in Medina for
years and married Medina girl. and
Harry Bachtell, of York, both drug
glsts have rented the room and will
fix it up and open a drug store in the
near future.
Grocer Cannon has the gun used
by Blinkey Morgan in his raid on the
officers who were returning from Pit
tsburg to Cleveland with several of
the Morgan gang, caught in Pitts
burgh and charged with robbing a
Forest City fur store. It is on dis
play in the Cannon store show window
and while of an old pattern it is large
enough to do great execution when
once put into action.
Sheriff Bigelow was asked to
watch for bandits who Wednesday
held up and robbed men with $4,000
which had just been drawn from the
bank for payroll purposes. The rob-
bers secured the money and fled and
at first it was thought they came this
way. Here and at Seville people
were on the lookout but saw no one
answering the description. Later in
the day the auto was found in Cleve-
land but the robbers had made escape
and at last accounts had not been ap-
pretended.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Bert W. Davis to Anna L. Nc