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The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-10-20

he carried the remainder Of his life.
During his adventures with the
Indians under Gen. Custer, Mr.. Beedle
formed an acquaintance and friend
ship with VIM. F. Cody Buffalo
Bill) who at that time was the Gen
erals chief scout, which continued
Throughout life.
Besides many narrow escapes from
death at the hands Of the redskins,
Fit was by a singular incident that he
was not ON the. Inflated Steamer Sui
tana, which was sunk BY an explosion
soon after leaving Memphis for
Cairo, ILL.,, and Of the 2400 soldiers
aboard, 100 or more found watery
graves. Mr.. Beedle was under orders
w embark on the sultana for this
trip, but while awaiting the arrival
ih Memphis of companion, the
steamer LETT without him.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-10-20
MORE BARGAIN DAYS

| Some Of the members Of the Me-
dina Advertising club have contract
ed cold feet over the monthly bar
gain day proposition and have de-
clined to participate in it any longer.
"A sufficient number Of the business
men favor continuance to still make
it q go, and purpose throwing even
more energy into the future events
than ever before.
These facts were developed at a
meeting Of the club held last Thurs
day night, at which time the matter
was thoroughly discussed pro and con.
1t is probable that future monthly
sales days will be featured by the
conducting Of a public sale at which
any one may put up for auction ar
ticles they desire to dispose.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-10-20
COURT PASSES DECREE
IN OTTERBACHER CASE

JudgeMMcGure last Friday dis
posed of the case against John Otter
bacher, Valley City youth who was
convicted last week Of bastardy.
The decree of the court was that
Otterbacher pay $325 at once to the
plaintiff, Nellie Steingass, of York,
and beginning Nov. 1 to pay $25
every three months until the child
reaches the age of sixteen years,
making a total of $1,825. Otterbach-
was also required to furnish bond
covering the entire amount of the de-
cree and stand committed to Jail un-
til the bond was secured. He is still
in Jail.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-10-20
BUSINESS CHANGE

Beginning next Monday Dan e.
Braden will become associated with
Ed. F. Handchey in the barber bust
ness, the firm being known as Han
chey & Braden. Mr.. Braden is a
veteran barber and for many years
conducted q business Of his own in
Medina, tho for the last few years
he has been engaged in farming. On
Nov. I, the Handchey & Braden bar
her shop will be removed to the Sem
tinel building, occupying what is now
the business Office Of the Sentinel, the
latter moving into the part pf the
building atpresent occupied by Beed-
n 3 Edwards.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-10-20
WORK HAS BEGUN ON
N. COURT ST. PAVING,

Shortly after noon, Monday, the
contract for paving North Court
street from Union street north to the
corporation line, a a'distance of about
TOO feet, was awarded to the Mel
lert-Weidner Co., and that enterpris-
ing firm got or the job in few hours.
Awarding Of the contract had been
held up for more than a week since
the bids were opened, ostensibly thru
the illness Of State Highway Commits
sioner Herrick, tho there is every
reason to believe that ones higher up
at Columbus were directly to blame.
The Mellert- -Weidner' Co. bid was
higher than the other bidder on this
JOB, but because the former company
was ready to proceed Immediately
with the work if it got the contract,
1T was decided to award it the con-
tract, regardless of the higher bid.
The Davis cabinet at Columbus
refused to sanction the states share
OF the difference in the two bids
against Commissioner Herrick's re-
colmmendation, and it was not until
assurance was given that the diff
ference would be borne here that
consent was finally obtained to make
the award. This assurance was i'm
mediately given by representatives of
the three Medina banks, Blake Nc
dowell, c. e. Jones, H. E. Aylard
and B. Hendrickson. The money of
course will be raised by popular SUBJ
scription. the amount being only
about $172.
Contractor Mellert, who is person.
ally as anxious to have the job over
with as any other citizen, says his
company will prosecute the work as
rapidly as possible, and that it will
be completed in short order, regard
less of everything, save the millen-
ium.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-10-20
EDISON ARTIST
NEARLY KILLED

During the Edison phonograph re-
cital at the Princess threaten on
Thursday Of last week, under the
auspices of the local agent, very
serious accident happened to MIR. Col
Inns, one of the recreation" artists
sent here by the Edison company to
participate in the recital, and which
might easily have cost him his life.
The lights in the theater had been
shut off temporarily when Mr.. Col
Inns was to sing and the monograph
to play alternately from the same
record, leaving the audience, If pos
sible to detect the difference. As the
lights went out, Mr.. Collins stepped
backward off the stage, and plunged
down a staircase to the basement,
a distance of eight or ten feet. A
deep cash was cut in his head about
six inches in length. He was able
to regain the stage by his own efforts,
and was then assisted to the Office
of DR.. Strong, who sewed up the
wound, taking fifteen stitches. Mr..
Collin was then conveyed to Cleve-
land for further examination and at
tention by specialist, DR.. Grille.
Word was received on Saturday
from the Edison company that Mr..
Collins was convalescing and would
get along alright, although the in
jury would leave an ugly and per-
scar.
The recital at the Princess was
about half over when the accident oc-
Cured. The audience was dimsissed.
The monograph used at the recital
was the same one won by Mrs. I. H.
Brotts in the recent Subscription
Contest conducted by the Sentinel,
and was SO announced by the Edison
artists.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-10-20
LAST WOOL SHIPMENT

Don't forget that the last shipment
Of wool from Medina county will be
made on Tuesday, Oct. rs, over the
A. G. & Y. at Medina. This is posi-
lively the last chance to consign wool
this year. Sacks can be had at the
Farm Bureau Office in Medina.
The wool warehouse is still keep
ing up its reputation of selling more
wool at higher prices than any other
wool pool Seven million pounds have
been received and five million pounds
are already sold. The prices this
week run from 22c to 34c.
Receipts from Indiana to date are
100000 lbs, from Pennsylvania and
West Virginia 100000 lbs.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-10-20
ORGANIZE LOAN
COMPANY HERE
Prominent Medina Men Head
New Enterprise to IStimu-
late Home Building
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
ELECTED WEDNESDAY
Authorized Capital is $50O,OOO.
Charter Already Here and
Business to Begin h
Soon

Medina is to have a building and
loan association, and it's name is to
be The Medina Savings and Loan
Company.
This fact became reali-y on Wed.
nesday afternoon of this week when
a meeting was held for election Of Of
ficers and board Of directors. The
result Of the election follows: \
President, H. P. H. Robinson; first
vice president, p. c. XBigelow; second
vice president and attorney, Jos. A..
Seymour; secretary, J. R. Moore;
treasurer, L. H. Randall. The above
named men with the, following con-
stitute the board Of directors: H.
W. Codding, DR.. Harry Street, w. f.
Wise, H. HI. Months and E. K. Shef-
field. @
Messers. Months and Schefield are
the only ones identified with the new
company who are not Medina men.
They reside in Akron, where they
have been identified with The Society
Savings & Loan Company of that
city. with an authorized capital
stock Of $2,000,00O. Their connection
with the local company will be tenn
porary, it is stated, they having come
to Medina by invitation to assist in
the work of organization, by reason,
of their successful experience else
where.
The new company has been incor-
porated for $5OO,O0O and the charter
was received on Monday Of this week.
The primary purpose of the new
institution is to furnish people Of
every class ard means in the county
not only safe place to save their
money or capital. while earning
maximum interest,", consistent with
good business, but also fer tie pur-
pose of lending this same money to-
those desiring to build or buy homes.
In a building and loan association
every depositor, no matter how small,
is part owner ard receives the same
rate of earnings on all his deposits
as do the officers s.Gi directors, There
are no preferred members.
Under the laws of Ohio the cam
pany may loan money only on first
mortgages on homes--the safest mort
cages known. The real estate must
be appraised by experts to determine
its value. No loans can be made to
a director or officer of the company.
No money can be loaned on personal
security Of any kind.
The personnel Of the new company,
is made up of well-known Medina
men, and is to be strictly a local con-
Germ, loaning money exclusively on
Medina county real estate.
The company states that it will be
ready for business in two or three
weeks.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-10-20

attention to the business of the office
and to exceptionally good judgment.
N He was born in Homer township,
but moved to Harrisvi11e township
with his Parents when two years of
age where practically the entire re-
mainder III his life was spent.
\ He Ws elected assessor OF the
township three times and real estate
assessor in 1900 by majority vote
of Isl, receiving nearly three votes
to his opponents one in Republican
township with q Republican majority
averaging 800, attesting the respect
for his ability. and worth held for him
by the people of his township, regard.
less of party.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-10-20
OBSERVANCE HERE
OF ARMISTICE DAY

Armistice day, Nov. IL, will be
,fittingly observed in Medina by Court
ney Lawrence post of the American
Legion, who have secured as speak
er for the occasion, Col, ]. R. Nc
Quigg of Cleveland. Armistice day
falls on Friday this year, and the
address Of Col. McQuigg will be de-
livered at | o'clock in the afternoon.
A concert by the Medina band viii
be one Of several features planned
for the afternoon, altho the full pro-
gram has not vet been perfected. i
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-10-20
b. & O. ENGINEER
KILLED AT SEVILLE

Last Sunday morning a south bound
B. & O. freight train was passing thru
Seville when the boiler Of the engine
,bursted, the engineer being so badly
scalded from the escaping steam that
he died soon after being removed to
Wooster City hospital. The fireman
likewise was badly scalded, tho not
fatally, and after being attended BY To-
cal physicians was able to be remov-
ed to his home in Massillon later in
the day. The engineer also resided
in Massillon. r~-.'--
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-10-20
YOUNG WIFE AND
MOTHER PASSES AWAY

Mrs. Fred Pfeiffer, 22, died at her
home, 519 West Smith road, We'd
nesday evening at 3 o'clock, from
cancer, with which the deceased had
been . sufferer for some time. OF
her immediate family there survive
the husband and one child.
Funeral services will be held FRI
day at 10 o'clock from the Church of
Christ, conducted by Rev. wv. II.
Moffet, and interment win be made
Ia the cemetery at Bennett's Corners.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-10-20
READERS OTICE

TF ANY person has two copies Of the Sentinel COM
ing to his address each week. it is an error, and the
Sentinel management will be glad to be promptly advised
80 one copy can be discontinued any reader or any
Contestant knows Of any person that subscribed during the
Contest just closed and who il getting his or her
Sentinel this papers management will be obliged to any
person notifying us Of this fact During its subscription
campaign The Sentinel handled approximately 1900 names
and may have crept n We want to correct
any such errors, and at once.
THE MEDINA SENTINEL
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-10-20
McCLbs. s'c JsTAINED
BY SUPREME COURT

l. 4 IT &
The State Supreme Court has JUS.
sustained the Common Pleas court Of
Medina county in an action which was
taken from that court to the Court of
Appeals and reversed by the latter
court. y
The original case was brought in
the Medina court by Roswell Hopkins
and Zina Wallis, as executors Of the
last will and testament of Edna B.
Steudler, deceased, praying for the
construction Of the will Of the late
Melissa Britain Of Sharon township,
and asking the directions Of the
court as to the manner in which the
estate of Edna B. Steudler should be
distributed and as to whom the prop
erty in the hands of the executors be-
lpnged.
"A codicil Of the will bequeathed
whatever real and personal property
she might own to her daughter, Edna
Bowes, with the provision that should
Edna die without leaving issue Of her
body, or if she should die leaving
issue and such issue should die leav-
ing-no issue, then in, either event the
said property should be equally di-
vided between the brothers and sis
ter of the testatrix. @
Melissa Britain died Feb. /, 1896.
Residing with her at the time was
her daughter Edna and the latter's
husband, Frank Bowes, and infant
son, Burton Bowes. The latter sur
vived his grandmother by five years,
dying in 1900. The mother subse-
divorced Frank Bowes and
married Ulrich Steudler, by whom
she had no issue, and died testate
March 3, 1918, leaving no issue sur
viving her and leaving an estate Of
$4,000.
At her death, Melissa Britain left
to her daughter Edna $9,148.26. The
heirs at law Of the brothers and sis
ters Of Melissa Britain, except Ros-
well Hopkins, as the defendants in
Common Pleas court, and who were
plaintiffs in error in the appeal suit,
filed answers and cross petitions ask,
ing that the '$9,148.26 received by
Edna Steudler be paid to them and
Roswell Hopkins, according to their
respective interests as devisees under
the will Of Melissa Britain. The
Common Pleas court rendered judg-
merit in favor Of defendants in that
court.
Error was prosecuted ip the appeal
court and the lower court was re-
versed. It was then taken to the Su-
preme Court, which sustained the
Il -
Common Pleas.
The crux Of the suit hung over the
status Of issue, plaintiff claiming that
Edna Steudler had "died without
ISSUE notwithstanding that there had
been issue in her life time.
In its disposition Of the case the
high court held that the words "die
without issue" in the will carried to
the death of the mother, and that the
appeal court should have 50 held as
did the common pleas court before it.
Attorney Frank Heath, attorney
for the plaintiff in error, argued the
Ease alone before the supreme court,
his associate counsel being ill.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-10-20
FINAL RITES
FOR WAR HERO
Military Funeral Over Body
of the Late Karl
MOut0ux
DIED IN ACTION IN
1918 in FRANCE
Hundreds Assemble at Church
and Grave to Pay Their
Respects to Fallen
Soldier

The body Of Karl R. Moutoux,
whose death occurred in action in
France during the late war, arrived
I'm Medina last Friday, and was con-
veyed to the home of the mother,
Mrs. Ella McAntany, on West North
street, where it reposed until Sunday,
when at $3.50 o'clock at the Congre-
gational church, military rites were
held under the direction of the Amer
lean Legion, assisted by Rev. VIM. J.
Drew.
The church was filed with friends.
the floral tributes were many and of
unusual beauty, and the brief talk by
Rev. Drew, dealing with the moral
attributes of the deceased, was both
fitting and impressive.
Following the service at the church
the body was conveyed to the ceme-
terry, the casket resting upon caison
drawn by four horses and accom-
panied by soldier footmen, and the
cortege led by the Medina band. A
salute by the firing squad marked the
consignment of the body to it's final
resting place. ... ..,.
Karl Moutoux was one of Medina's
best known and esteemed young men.
For more than decade and up to
the time of his enlistment in his
country's SERVICE he held a respon-
sible clerical position in the Warner
Hemmeter store, where he was held
in the highest regard. He was of
happy nature, strong in his friend
ships, ard a devoted son.
Karl Richard Moutoux was born in
Granger townsip, this county, March
IL, 1892, and was in his twenty
seventh year at the time of his death.
His father, the late Louis Moutoux,
died in October, 1906. Later the fam
lily moved to Medina, where Karl re-
ceived his education, graduating from
the high school in the clas of 1910.
AT the time the United States de-
cided to enter the war, he evinced an
eagerness to take an active part in
the great cause of the worlds well
fare ,and on the 10th of April, 1917,
enlisted in the U. s. Signal Corps.
He was Immediately sent to Colum-
bus, O., where he remained month,
and was then transferred to Camp
Funston at Ft. Leavenworth, Kans.,
where he remained until July, when
he was again transferred to Leon
Springs, Texas. At the latter post
ne remained for a period of ten
months, and. was then sent to Camp
Merritt, N. j., where he remained un-
til April, 1918, when he sailed for
France. At the time of his death,
Nov. 5, 1918, he was Corporal of Co.
F, 11th Infantry, Signal Battalion.
Mr.. Moutoux lost his life while
with comrades in building which
was under bombardment by the
enemy.
Besides the mother and step father,
the deceased is survived by two
H
brothers, Ernest w. Moutoux of Rock
Creek, O., and Merrill H. Moutoux of
Weymouth, this county.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-10-20
D. s. TOWSLEE, FORMER
COMMISSIONERS, DEAD

d. s. Towslee, former County Com
missioner OF Medina county and one
Of its best known citizens, died on
Wednesday of last week at his late
home IN West Salem, o.
Mr.. Towslee served two terms as
commissioner on the Democratic
ticket, from 1912 to 1916, aud his ten
ure OF office was marked by strict
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-10-20
DIRECTORS

The new board Of directors Of the
Chippewa Lake Community Co. held
last week areu wv. II. Townsend Of
Chippewa Lake, w. e. Haines Of
Lodi, L.r W. rRoyden Of Medina, Ira
,Neeley6 Of Wooster, max Beach Of
Seville, Ralph Bostwick Of Chippewa
Lake, Lake, Dr. Harris of Lodi. and D. 8.
Longaere At Medina. The board win
meet Nov, M " sleet ofacers, 4
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-12-16

that McGuffey's Job on the Maggie
wa5 the first he had had In six months
and he treasured It accordingly. For
this reason he and Gibney had been
inclined to take considerable slack
from Captain Scraggs until McGuffey
discovered that. In all probability, no
engineer In the world, except him.
self. would have the courage to trust
himself within range Of the Maggie's
]. boilers. and, consequently, he had
Captain Scraggs more or less at his
mercy. Upon imparting this suspicion
to Mr.. Gibney, the latter decided that
1t would be cold day, indeed. when
his ticket would not constitute club
wherewith to make Scraggs, as Glib
ney expressed It, mind his P's and
Qs"
It will be seen, therefore, that mu-
tual necessity held this queerly as
sorted trio together, and, though they
quarreled furiously, nevertheless, with
the passage Of time their own weak
nesses and those Of the Maggie had
aroused in each for they other curl
Gus affection. While Captain Scraggs
frequently pulled" a monumental
bluff and threatened to dismiss both
Gibney and McGuffey-and, In fact,
occasionally went SO far as to order
them of his ship, on their part Glib
ney and McGuffey were wont to work
the same racket and resign. With the
subsistence Of their anger and the re-
turn to reason. however, the trio had
habit Of meeting accidentally In the
Bowhead saloon, where. sooner or
later, they were certain to bury their
grudge In foaming beaker Of steam
beer. and return joyfully to the Mag
gle.
OF ufl the little ships company,
NeLs Halvorsen. colloquially desig-
mated as "The Squarehead." was the
only individual who was, In truth and
in fact, his own man. Neils was
steady, Industrious, faithful, capable,
and reliable; any one of q hundred
deckhand Jobs were ever open to
Neils, yet. for some reason best known
to himself, he preferred to stick by
the Maggie. In his dull way 1t is
probable that he was fascinated by
the agile intelligence Of Mr.. Gibney,
the vitriolic tongue of Captain
Scraggs, and the elephantine wit and
grizzly bear courage Of Mr.. McGuffey.
At any rate, he delighted in hearing
them snarl and wrangle.
However, to return to the Maggie
which we left entering the tule fog
few miles north OF Pillar point;
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-12-16

he was worried. The fog. II anything,
was thicker than ever.
Time passed. Suddenly Mr.. 0ibney
thrilled electrically to q shrill zip from
Captain Scraggs.
Whats thatY' Mr.. Gibney bawlsd.
ri dunno. Sounds like the surf,
Glib"
"Aln't you been on this run long
enough to know that the surf don't
sound like nothin' else In life but
breakers?" Gibney retorted wrathfully.
II amt certain. Glib"
Instantly Gibney signaled McGufey
for half speed ahead.
Breakers on the starboard bow"
yelled Captain Scraggs.
Port bow" The Squarehead cor
rected him.
"Oh, my great patiencew Mr.. Glib
ney groaned. They're on both bows
an we're headed straight for the
beach. Here's where we all go to the
devil together" and he yanked wildly
at the signal wire that led to the
engine room, with the intention Of
giving McGuffey four bells-the signal
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-12-16

session It public auction conducted
By the United States marshaI, follow
ins her capture - she sneaked into
San Francisco bay one dark night
with Z load u Cinnamon and opium
from Ensenada. She had cost him
1fteen hundred hard-earnsd doIlarIL
scrafgD Phineas r. scraeEs. ~
employ his full name MAS PRECISELY
ne kind Of man one might expect 10
own and operate the Mageie. Rat
faced, sna6Sl -toethed and furtivs.
with 1 loV cunpjpg that eometines
pas6od ~ 6fo>t intozl lfDpee, 0craeet
y 11lcrie1n Wor6 ~ ~ .crbory.s
4 uollvc q ~ yk1ncl1c& ~ ~
1zo1n y 6r0end ~ d6c)Ia - Iad
dep>AoDe1 frolp rlona1o1 -, 4 rlvof