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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-06-23

The writer has always been dis
posed to heavily discount many ex-
travagant stories of various kinds
ana character, told and written,
a Jout the early days of oar country.
in passing them along and adding 10
m the telling, what IN the beginning
were small incidents, were enlarged
lpon. added to and so distorted that
they were finally unrecognizable, or
at least would not bear the search-
light of analysis. q,
In this series of articles on the
early days of our country :, great
care is being taken and the thought
is ever uppermost, to use only m
formation and make only such state
ments as can be backed by reliable
authority and correct data. Hence
many tales that might be pleasing
in the recital and are seemingly full
of interest, are discarded because
they are not founded on truth.
The many and varied snake stories
ABOUT the "group of islands" in Lake
Erie, have been so extravagant as
to quantity as well as quality both
as to the stories and also quantity
and quality of the snakes, that they
have had no real place in serious
history. Yet there must be much
truth about the matter after all, anc
some of the islands were seemingly
SO infested with reptiles, that it is
told that landing was a dangerous
proposition.
Father Bonnecamps, in his journa
giving the account of the travels o.
Celoron and himself in 1749 down
TIE Ohio river, up the Big Miami
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-06-23
MARY ANN THOMAS

Mary Ann Thomas, eldest child of
Frederick and Susan (Cotfman)
Thomas, was born in Bedford Co.
Pennsylvania, Jan. 1st, 1926 and
passed ON to her reward, May goth,
1921 at the age of 95 years, months
and 19 days.
In March 1850 she was united in
marriage with Daniel Wickey, who
preceded her to the other world,
October 18th, 1894.
To this union was born seven
children, four of whom are left to
mourn the loss of a good, loving
and devoted mother.
Besides her children she leaves
eight grandchildren, ten great grand
children, many relatives and host
of friends, who sincerely mourn the
departure of one who was a friend
to all.
Death came; so silently, so swiftly
it come,
Our mother passed beyond that lift
ed veil,
We scarcely knew our precious one
had gone.
Our mother ready for her journey
home.
Death came; yet naught of fear was
there
To mar the passing of that spirit
grand;
Though life was dear, she fingered
not,
The spirit gently waited to that
other land.
But is this death,
This beautiful, beautiful passing on ?
This lifting Of the veil, SO swiftly
We see NOT into the great beyond
We mortals GALL this death; But Il
is Life,
Life in a higher sphere, a higher
plane,
Than we can grasp, until WE reach
that realm,
/ Where we can meet our preciou;
ones again.
The kindly smile, the welcome. anC
the love,
, Is ours now, as in the days of your
Eternal life, eternal gain is hers
But she is waiting now to greet u
as before.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-06-23
THE TELEPHONE GIRL

The telephone girl sits in her
chair, and listens to voices from
everywhere. She hears all the gos-
SIP, she hears all the news; she
knows who is happy and who has
the blues; she knows all our sorrows
she knows all our joys, she knows
every girl who is chasing the boys.
She knows of our trouble, she knows
of our strife; she knows every man
who talks mean to his wife. She
knows every time we are out with
the boys, she hears all the excuses
each fellow employs. She knows
every woman who has dark past,
she knows every man who is in
clined to be fast. There is a great
secret meath each saucy curl, of
that quiet, demure looking tele-
phone girl. If the telephone girl
told all that she knows it would
turn all our friends into bitterest
foes She could start a small wind
that would soon be gale, engulf us
! in trouble and land US in Jail. She
could let go stroN which gaining
in force, would cause half our wives
to apply for divorce. She eoulC
get all our churches mixed UP in &
fight, and turn all our days int(
sorrowful nights. In fact, she coulc
keep the whole town in a stew i
she'd tell a tenth of the things thai
she knew. Oh, brother, now doesn'
it make your head whirl, when yo,
think what you owe to the Telephone
Girl,
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-06-23
Court Orders
1.-THE PRINCE CHAP"

Benefit for the Boy Scouts, Tues
day evening, June 2oth at the Prin-
cess.
William DeMille produc, on is laid
in Artist quarter,
When five grown men artists
start out to mother as well as
father a small orphan child and
Christmas comes around, you would
expect them to spread themselves a
bit. But not even the widest
dreams of the little protegee sus-
pected what was in store for her,
according to the gay Christmas
morning scene in ''The Prince Chap"
The scenes are laid in the bohe-
mian artists colony in Soho, Lon
don and center round William Pey-
toms quest for fame and fortune.
How the little girl who becomes his
ward upon the death of her mother,
model, spoils one building roma11ce
for him and then, when she has
grown into womanhood, brings about
another forms the plot of the story.
Thomas Meighan has the role of
the hero, and Lila Lee, Theodore
Kosloff, Charles Ogle, Casson Fer
guson, Kathlyn Williams are also
in the cast.
1t is Paramount Aircraft pic
ture.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-06-23
STORIESOF AMERICA AND AMERICANS
Snakes on the Islands of Lake Snakes so Numer
Gus That Landing the Islands was Dangerous
Proposition for Early Explorers

across to the Auglaize and down the
Maumee, in speaking OF entering
now Maumee bay on their return
SAYS: "We entered the lake on the
fifth of October, 1749 = Soon
after one encounters to the right
the Isles aux Serpents C'islands
where there are snakes"O. On the
sixth we arrived aC Detroit"
Again Col James Smith, who spent
from 1855 to 1859 in the Lake Erie
and Ohio region with the Indians,
Che was Colonel in the Revolution,
twenty years later) says on this
subject; "These islands lie in a line
across the lake, and are just IN
sight of each other Some of the
Wyandots or Ottawas frequently
make their winter hunt on these
islands. Though, excepting wild
/ fowl and fish, there is scarcely any
game here but raccoons, which are
amazingly large and fat. They feed
upon the wild rice which grows in
y abundance in wet places around
these islands. The islands are but
seldom visited, because early in the
spring and late in the fall 1t is
dangerous sailing in their bark ca
noes, and in the summer the islands
are so infested with various kinds
of serpents (but chiefly rattle
snakes) that it is dangerous land
ing"
So you see the early reputation OF
the group of islnads in Lake Erie
for snakes is not without founda-
tion.
And we still have rattle snake
Island you know.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-06-23
NEW FAIR BUILDINGS

Fulton County commissioners plan
to have a sales pavilion, horse and
COW barns on the faif grounds, to
be ready for uses this season for the
fair in September. With these ad-
ditiohs Fulton County fair grounds
will be among the best in the state
The sales pavilion will be sc it.,
wide and 112 feet long In the
center will be the sales pit and ON
the sides seats to. accomodate the
spectators. 1t will be an ideal
place for public sales Of stock, As
the fair stock will be judged here, it
will give those interested an oppor-
tunity TO learn just on what points
the animals are judged,
A COW barn 4OX200 feet will be
at one end of the pavilion and at
the other end q horse barn 40XlO0,
These buildings hass been needed
for several years, and the county
commissioners have taken a step for,
ward in providing them, Tents have
been necessary several years to pro-
vide for the stock shown, Swan
ton Enterprise,
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-06-23
CITIZENS MILITARY
TRAINING CAMP

A Citizens Military Training
Camp will be opened at Camp Knox,
Ky. for the states of Indiana, Ken
lucky, Ohio and West Virginia in
the Fifth Army Corps Area on July
q to continue thru four weeks.
WHO MAY ATTEND. The Camps
are open to al men between the
ages of sixteen and thirty-five years
who are of sound character, intelli-
gent and physically fit. No educa-
tional qualifications are prescribed
but each candidate must file a certi-
ficate of good character, signed by
school master, clergyman, priest or
rabbi, together with medical testi-
mony from qualified physician as
to hearing, eyesight, heart action
and a general physical condition
adequately htted for the eoHrse OF
training.
ALL EXPENSES PAID Fha
Government will pay all expenses st
those attending TINS camp, including
trans nsportation, uniforms, food and
medlt al care. Each candidate will
pay bis own transportation to the
camp and be reimbursed upon arri-
val at the rate of five cents mile,
NO SERVICE OBLIGATION. En-
rollment at this camp implies nc
later service obligations, altho' it i:
hoped that men who attend will bs
inclined thereafter to enroll with thu
National Guard or the Reserve,
For full information in regard t.
the above, communicate with l.. M
Mcdonald, Wauseon, Ohio.
Every day sunshades for boys
girls, men and ladies at
] Samuel Rupert
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-06-23
WAUSEON MAN WHO
MADE GOOD

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. C. Dudley re-
turned last week from a ten days
visit in Wellsville, Ohio with Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. L. Howe, and they re-
port having had a delightful time as
both the Howes are very hospitable
and royal entertainers.
Mr.. Howe left Wauseon twenty
two years ago after the death of
Adam Orth, from whom he obtained
mis- business education and Mr.. Orth
ing and ability from the late Charles
c. Greenleaf, New Englander of
the highest business sagacity and
integrity.
Thus Mr.. Howe left Wauseon with
business education that made it
easy for him to succeed in his line
and he is looked upon as one of
Wellsvile's most substantial busi-
ness men and man of affairs
about town, being the largest stock
lolder in The Peoples National Bank
and one of it's directors with depos-
its amounting to over $2,000,O00 and
oy the way, the only bank in the
:ity of 10000 people, he is also a
director in The Central Loan and
Savings Co. with deposits of over
S600,00O0 and the owner and sole
proprietor of the only exclusive
Dry Goods Store in the city.
We are glad for his success for
there were some obstacles for him
to surmount, some things that made
it hard for him but he made good
and its source of qualification to
his boyhood friends when thew used
to sing in the streets of Wauseon and
at the County Fair, with curls hang
ing down their backs, for pennies,
one doing the singing, the other
passing the hat and in that way
starting his successful business
career.
Mrs. Howe will be remembered as
Miss Florence c. Riddle, a classmate
If Mr.. Dudley's, and the daughter of
Mrs. Clark C. Riddle, an efficient
and successful teacher for many
! ears in our grade schools and the
laughter has inherited her mothers
ability, she having been the prime
mover in obtaining the Carnegie Lii
brary there and is prominent in So
cial, civic and Red Cross work.
Wellsvile is a quaint old Fashioned
city on the beautiful Ohio and has
very large industries in the manu-
facture of pottery, the celebrated
Wellsvile Roll Plate and the Penn.
sylvania R. R. shops are located
| there, but just now as in almost
every other locality business is only
about 25 per cent normal and al
kbulldlng is at a standStill,
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-06-23
BROOMS AND
RAISIN JACK

Sunday afternoon Sheriff Ford,
following his nose instinct, intuition
or some other indications known to
his profession went into Delta and
took into custody j. A. Harrington
and about three gallons of the
"makins" of what when finished the
initiate call "Raisin Jack" Monday
afternoon, Harrington was arraign-
ed in Probate Court before Judge A.
M. Barber, found guilty of manu-
featuring Intoxicating liquors and
fined 800 "and costs, said costs
amounting to $17.00. Mr. Harring
ton gave security for payment Of
the fine and costs and wasN released
However the Sheriff would not re-
lease the "Makins" and the Judge
admonished Harrington not to make,
any more. Harrington's business
is the making of brooms and the
manufacture of "Raisin Jack" doesn't
seem to work in we'll with this
legitimate industry. The tendency
is to raise more "Jack" than brooms.
Sheriff Ford must be getting quite
a collection of liquid refreshments
White Mule" and "Raisin jack and
sich like; but Bob sdoesn't seem to
appreciate IHeS0 lIIIIlSS dI ali SNSIy
time white Mule" is suggested to
him, his nose takes an angle of As
degrees and he remarks, "if you
fellers could have seen the place
where that stuff was made!"
! Following up the Swanton raid,
C. D. Mccartney living at Delta was
apprehended and arraigned before
Judge Barber last week Thursday
found guilty of transporting intoxi-
eating liquors, fined $100 and costs
and remanded to the county Jail until
the fine and costs are paid Ed
Berry, also of Delta, was brought
before Judge Barber on Friday,
found guilty of transporting intoxi-
J cants, fined $100 and costs which
he paid.
On Saturday, Joe Kalinostha, paid
his fine of $500 for manufacturing
white Mule" and was released from
the County Jail,
Prosecuting Attorney Garfield
Sheriff Ford and his deputies anc
Judge Barber have been kept busy
these last two weeks and they
haven't said anything about taking
a vacation right away: Judge Bar
Der is prepared to serve an extra
large helping to all "secoHC
timers"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-06-23
INSTANTLY KILLED

Levin Avery son of Louis Avery
chief lineman of the Toledo and
Indiana Ry. was almost instantly
killed last Saturday afternoon when
he accidently came in contact with
live wires carrying 10000 volts at
the Stryker power plant.
The lad who was about fifteen
years of age and was student at
the Delta High School had been
riding on the line car Saturday
until the middle of the afternoon
when he returned with the car to
Stryker and joined his father who
had just finished connecting up a
new service line to Evansport.
Mr.. Avery made some remark
about taking down the frame and
the boy sprang to help his father
his shoulders came in contact with
high tension wires that were carry
ing 10000 volts into the transformer.
Three physicians were in attend
ance but their efforts were un-
availing. The body was conveyed
to the home in Delta where fun
eral services were held Monday
afternoon after which the casket ac-
companied by the family and friends
went by special T. and l. Isar to
Genoa where interment was made.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-06-23
FARM BUREAU
BULLETIN

Canning and Baking Demonstration
There will be a canning and bak-
ing demonstration given by speci-
ahst from the Ohio State University
at the Grange Hall in Winameg on
Monday June 9th. This will be an
all day demonstration beginning
about $3.50 a. m. and we want the
following people present:
F First: Every Food Club Leader
in Fulton County.
Second: Every Member of a Food
Club in Fulton County if possible.
Third Every woman in Fulton
County who is interested in seeing
a demonstration of the cold pack
method of canning, and an up-to-date
method of baking bread.
Come, bring your lunches and
ENJOY yourselves.
County Wide Picnic
Every farmer and farmers wife
in Fulton County should hold the
date of Thursday August 4th open,
because there is to be County
wide picnic at the Fair Ground for
Farm Bureau Members, Grangers,
| Cleaners, Milk Association Mem
bers and everyone else who is a
Remember we are going to have
| farmer to plan his work so that he
can take day off on August 4th
and get acquainted with his neigh
Dor farmers.
| The Committee representing the
different organizations met at the
Farm Bureau office Saturday even
ing and appointed subcommittee t.
| look after the details of the picnic.
Mr.. Murray D. Lincoln, Secretary
of the Ohio Farm Bureua Federation
will be one of the speakers, and no
farmer in Fulton County should miss
hearing him.
Wheat Standardization
The Fulton County Farm Bureau
has been endeavoring to find variety
OF red wheat of good quality which
would yield as Well or peLCer Undn
/ the white wheat which is so preva.
Ilently grown in the County. The
reason for this is that the white
wheat is poor milling wheat and
all growers have to stand a cut or
the pfice below the price on rec
wheat.
Now is the time for every farmer
who desires to try out one of the
improved varieties of red wheat tC
inspect the fields before the wheat
is cut and make his decision as t.
whether he will sow the seed anc
where he will get it. Those farmer:
who are unable to go on the whea
field tour Thursday June 23rd, may
get the names OF men having felds
of the improved wheat at the Farm
Bureau office, and inspect the field.
whenever convenient.
r A Cave County A gen
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-06-23
WALTER D. SKEELS

, Walter d. Skeels, son of Alfred
t. and Elizabeth Skeels, was born
in York Township, Ohio, August
25th, 1893. He always lived on the
home farm. At the call of his country
he left with the End contingent of
men from Wauseon on September,
10 1915 After few weeks at Camp
Sherman he was assigned to the
S3rd Division with which he later
lett for CamQ Merritt, thence leav-
ing for England and France June
IL, 1918. In France he was transferr-
ed to the 18th Division with which
he remained through severe and
heroic engagements. After the ar
mistice was signed there was the
period of waiting for the orders
nome. He had Just returned from a
furlough visit to various points of
interest in France when the dread
pneumonia took him. lie died at
Seymour, France, Feb. 10th, 1919,
aged % years, S months and II
days, with the rank of 1st class
Private Co. d. 30Sth Machine Gun
Battalion. The remains were return
ed under the direction of the United
States Government. The Robinson
Gibbs Post American Legion of Wau-
seon had charge Of the funeral SER
vices on Sunday June 10Th, 1921.
S. K. Durham officiating
assisted by Rev. A. Barker.
In addition to the bereaved par
ents there remain three brothers
and one sister, Benjamin R. of York
Township; Grant T. of Napoleon;
Mrs. Lila Johnston of Pike Town
ship; and Herman J, Of York Town
ship. There are many other rela-
tives and friends who greatly miss
this dear one who gave his life in the
service of his country.
Card of Thanks
We wish to expires our sincerest
gratitude to the many persons who
haye shown their sympathy in the
hour of our great sorrow. We es
pecially appreciate the kindness ol
the Robinson Gibbs Post of tht
American Legion, the members ant
singers of the Zion U. B. Church
and our many other friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred T. Skeels anC
! Children
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-06-23
YOU CAN'T BEAT EN-

An Irishman came into the office
of the president Of Illinois Central
LOUIS"
Railroad and said:
"Me names Casey: 0i worruk out
in the yards. Old loik a pass to st.
Louis:
'That is no way to ask for a pass"
said the president. aYou should in
troduce yourself politely. Come back
in an hour and try it again.
At the end of the day back came
the 1rishman, Doffing his hat, he in
quired, aAre yez the man / saw be-
fore7n
81 am" y
:.'Me name is Patrick Casey. oi'Ye
been working out in the yards"
"Glad to know you Mr.. Casey
What can l do for you?"
"oi've got job an pass to st
Louis on tn Wabash. Yez can go tc
hell" Case Eagle,
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-06-23
TOOT-TOOT!

A sufferer who lives close to a
railroad yard in the suburbs wrote
the following to the railroad COM
pany complaining about the racket
made by a switch engine.
Gentlemen: Why is it that your
switch engine has to ding and dong
and fizz and spit and bang and hiss
and pant and CRATE and grind and
puff and pump and chug and hoot
and toot and whistle and wheeze
and jar and jerk and howl and snarl
and puff and growl and thump and
boom and clash and jolt and screech
and snort and snarl and slam and
throb and roar and rattle and yell
and smoke and smell and shrek like
hell all night long ?"-Boston Globe.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-06-23
BOY SCOUT
BENEFIT PICTURE

On Thursday June 23rd the Boy
Scouts will put on their ticket sale
campaign for the "Prince Chap" to
be shown at the Princess Tuesday
evening June 28th.
The Scouts share of the proceeds
will be used to purchase Lake Camp
equipment etc.
Every one appreciates what the
purchase of one or more tickets
will mean to the Scouts by support
ing this movement in this manner.
Buy your fireworks of the Boy
Scouts,
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-06-23
VETERANS GO TO HOSPITAL

During the past week two gas vic
Tins of the Argonne, from Henry
county, have been sent to govern
ment hospital for treatment. Milton
Eberle, Of Flatrock township, went
to the Rock Hill government hospi-
tai at Cincinnati, and Henry Scheut-
te, of Ridgeville township, went to
Health Win government hospital,
at South Bend, Ind.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-06-23
FARM BUREAU COLUMN

Poultry CuIling Demonstrations
The poultry industry of Fulton
County is second only to the dairy
industry. The 1920 census reports
the value of chickens and eggs pro
duced at $1,11S,84S. - This makes
Fulton the fifth County in the state
in the vlaue of poultry and poultry
products.
No longer can we consider the
poultry industry of Fulton County
side line for even though the care
of the poultry on the farm is very
often the womens job it is one OF
our principal sources of income.
Mr.. E. l.. Dakin poultry specialist
of the State University makes the
improbable producers and should
statement that approximately forty
per cent of the hens in the state are
be culled from the fiocks.
The fiocks of Fulton County con-
tain about 26407 hens according to
the last census If forty per cent
were culled out this would mean the
removal of 130563 hens. Ii these
hens are not cnlled or are allowed
TO remain in the flock until the be-
ginning of the winter at least hfty
cents worth of feed will be wasted
per hen or $652S1 worth Of feed in
The County. The price is also near
ly always lower in the fall than m
the summer. Figuring the differ
ence at ten cents per bird this would
mean $13,056 for the County or a
grand total Of $78,337 saved in Full
, ton County by culling and market
ing improbable hens in July and
Am0I1st
The Farm Bureau has planned to
hold six culling demonstrations III
each township of the County during
July and August. Any person inter
ested in poultry is welcome and In
yited to attend, This is big pro
gram and it will take the cooperation
Of all poultry raisers to make 1t a
success. Each township Farm Bu-
reau has appointed leader. The
names are as fellows.
Amboy, w. B, Crockett, Meta
mora.
Fulton, Anthony easier, Swanto1
Swancreek, VIM. Hyper, Swaptop
York, Mrs. Carl Mohr, Delta.
Pike, Mrs. Chester Thompson
Royalton, Clark Hibbard, Meta
mora.
Chesterfield, Vern spangler, Mo
renci, Mich.
Do7er, Harley Salsberry, Wauseon
Clinton, VIM. Waldfogle, Wauseon
German, Sylvan Miller, Arch
franklin, Simon KkPfenstein
Archbold.
Gorham, Geo. Clifford, Fayette.
After this program has beel
carried out there will be little ex
euse for any one interested not Il
know how to culi Don-layers frop
his focks.
The schedule of the demonstration
viii appear later.
Swat the Rooster - The Reason
A fertilized egg will start incubat
ing at 68 degrees. If the tempera
ture is not then kept at or near TO-
.degreess the germ dies and the egi
starts to rot A clean infertile egl
kept in a dry place will never rot.
Roosters that are to be kept 10
/. Breeding purposes should be separat
"a from the hens until two or thre
,weass before eggs are wanted TO
atehjng. Culled roosters should b
marketed or canned.
Cucumber Beetles
CucuBber beetles are about
quaTter fan inch long with blac
and yellow stripes. They cause cor
siderable damage to cucumber
squash and melon vines where the
are, not controlled.
One Of the most efficient remedle
found by the Experiment Static
is one part Of Calcium Arsenate
20 parts of Gypsum or land piastt
busted on the vines frequently
Buy your fireworks Of the Be
Scouts.