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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-03-27
Mrs. Elizabeth Jane Davis

Elizabeth Jane, daughter Of
Thomas and Willie Ann Fell, was
born Nov. 26, 1912, and died March
IA, 1924, aged 81 years, months
and 18 days On June %, 1861,
she was married to Martin Davis
who preceded her in death, Jan. g.,
1919. To this union were born
three children, James Franklin, who
died Nov. IT, 1911, Sarah Etna
Davis of Columbus, o., and Daisy D.
of the home. Out or a family of IL
children only two suryive-a broth
er, George Fell of st. Cloud, Fla,
and a sister, Emily G.. Harris of
Penn township. Three grandchil-
dren survive. Mrs Davis had been
in failing health for the past eight
years, when at that time she suffer
ed a stroke of paralysis. For the
past two years she had been an in
valid, but bore her suffering with
patience; never word of complaint
was she heard to utter. She was ten
derly cared for by her daughter
Daisy and granddaughter Blanche,
after her daughter-in-law's death
Oct. 80. 1889, leaving Blanche an
infant of a few days old. She rear
ed her, caring for her as one of her
own children. She was good
friend and neighbor, always
thoughtful of the welfare of others
and ready to lend helping hand in
sickness and death.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-03-27
w estland

Raymond James and wife have
moved into the Charles Morin house
here
Miss Phoebe Morris who has been
having flu, is better.
James Harris and son Harold
spent Sunday with Misses Daisy
and Blanche Davis. Mrs. Bernard
Benjamin and children Leonard and
Gladys spent Sunday evening at
Davis.
The sale of personal property of
the late Robert Tippie of near Ell
lott, was well attended last Satur-
day and things sold we'll. The
house and lot were purchased by
Bob Howard, and the house was
later sold to Jesse Hambel
Mrs. Claire Strobe visited last
week at Parkersburg.
| Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Pierpoint spent
Sunday at Fred Adrian's.
| Miss Golda DevOre was an after
church guest Sunday of w. S. Dou-
gan's.
Herbert Davis gave a party for
his scholars Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Gladys Savage and son Rich
ard of McConnelsville are spending
the week at Ed Devore's.
Mrs. George Huffman remains
very low.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Strobe have
moved in with their son Claire for
the present time. Herbert Davis
and family are moving back to their
property vacated by Strode's.
w. S. Dougan received word Mon
day from his brother Riley Dougan
of Phoenix, Ariz., announcing the
birth Of a son last Wednesday.
Harlan MendenhalI had the mis-
| fortune one day last week while
dragging the roads, to be thrown
from the drag, badly hurting his
back.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-03-27
BETTER THAN CALO|MH
Thousands Have Discovered
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets
are a Harmless Substitute

DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets the SUBJ
stitute for calomel mild but sure
laxative, and their effect on the liver is
almost instantaneous. These little olive
colored tablets are the result of DIR.
Edwards determination not to treat
liver and bowel complaints with calomel.
The pleasant little tablets do the good
that calomel does, but have no bad after
effects. They don't injure the teeth like
strong liquids or calomel. They take
hold of the trouble and quickly correct
it. Why cure the liver at the expense of
the teeth? Calomel sometimes plays
havoc with the gums. So do strong
liquids. 1t is best not to take calomel.
Let DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets take
its place.
Headaches, "dullness" and that lazy
feeling come from constipation and
disordered liver. Take DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets when youfeel "logy " and
heavy" They "clear" clouded brain
and "perk up" the spirits. 15c and 30c.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-03-27
Farm and Home. League

The March meeting, an all day
one, of the Farm and Home League
was held at the home of Mrs. Hugh
Ingram. At noon an elegant pot
luck dinner was served. Owing TO
the inclement weather there were
only ten members and three visitors
present. The program was carried
out as before announced; each one
responding. The next meeting will
be held the afternoon of April IL, at
Meigs School house. Program
Song by club; roll call, answered
by each one naming their first
school and teacher; Can the average
farm wife have system in hel
daily work, Mrs Mary Wilson; dis
cussion by club; jokes, Stella Sines;
Story of Easter day, Irene Wilson;
How do prices of today compare
with those after the Civil war, Fran.
ces Lyle, Cassie Whitehouse; Should
we observe Arbor day, Lottie Nc
Dowell; readings, Belle Embree
Dora Flanders, Ethel Wilson, Mrs
Fred Kalb; surprise number, Ella
Knox and Mae Brothers; song by
club Xxx
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-03-27
The Death OF Silver Heels

In the year 1898, shortly after
the close of the Indian war, a party
of men from eastern Ohio settle
ments. were gathered at a salt
spring near the present town of
Charlottesville, Muskingum county,
to make salt for their families use.
While so engaged, they were joined
by Silver Heels, an Indian chief who
had been prominent in the war, but
then on friendly terms with the
whites. He had been hunting in the
vicinity.
He was kindly greeted and enter
tanned. Offered whisky, he soon be-
came talkative, and with repeated
drinks began to relate his war ex-
periences. He told how he on one
occasion had killed and taken the
scalps of 16 white people. Among
others, he described how he had
! once shot and scalped an old man on
Olive Green creek, on the Muskin-
gum river, not far from the block
house. The scalp he minutely de-
scribed as having two crowns to ii
so that he was able to divide it,
making two out of it and had been
able to sell them at Detroit for $50
each.
This old man, he said, was gather
ing Mayapples at the time, and had
the bosom of his hunting shirt full
of the fruit when he was shot. He
took the old mans musket, he said
but fearing pursuit, hid it in the hol-
low of a tree at the spot. The set
tiers listened with much interest to
this story of the drunken chief, for
they realized that they were hearing
the story of the assassination OF
Abel Sherman from his assassin. In
the party was a son of Abel Sher-
man, and he slipped away, and went
to the place to verify the story of
Silver Heels, which he did by find
ing the musket of his father in the
tree trunk, as described.
A few dayS later the body of Sill
yer Heels was found by the side OF
his campfire in the vicinity, pierced
by rife bullet. Some one fired by
the confession that the chief had
made in his cups, had revenged the
murder of Abel Sherman.-J. H
Galbraith in Columbus Dispatch.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-03-27
BUY HOUSE THIS WEEK

Houses selling. Two more sold
last week. Better selections before
April l. About 35 to choose from
on list. We have moved our office
to the Jones building, rooms next to
DR.. J. A. Kings office, over Stan
bery's drug store. Do not fail to
see these homes before buying,
Some new bargains listed:
6 rooms, good garden, $1,000.
5 rooms, good location, $1,5OO.
6 rooms, good garden, $1,10G.
rooms, garage, garden, $4,000.
room, bath, barn, u block
north of Main, $4,000.
room, garage, N. 5th St., $4,000.
rooms, l acre, truck, $4,000.
4 rooms, 3 lots, truck, $1,000.
5 rooms, acres, truck, $4,000.
rooms, 2 acres, on pike, $1,000.
rooms, bath, one block north of
Main, fine location, fine barn.
7 rooms, bath, Liberty ST., near
square, l block off Main, $500.
rooms, modern, 2 lots, blocks
from Main, fine barn, bargain.
CD 5 rooms, 81, 1,2O0-$2,20O.
room, bath, (Elec) $4,000.
rooms, bath, (Elec) $4,000.
rooms, bath, near Main, $4,000.
rooms, modern, " acre, $4,35O.
s rooms, / acre, barn, $4,000.
rooms, modern, fine location, 2
blocks from Main, fine home.
60 rooms, 81 500 to $4,000.
(4) rooms, $1,000 to $2,7OO.
(2) rooms, $4,000 to $4,000.
(2) rooms, $3.50 to $4,000.
8 rooms. modern, near high
school, $4,000.
rooms. 2 lots, $4,000.
List property with us to sell.
EMMETT A. TAYLOR, Agt.
Second Floor Jones Bldg.
cover Stanbery's drug store)
McConnelsville, Ohio
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-03-27
S. E. Ohio's Early
Oil Developments

The Marietta Register is publish
ing series Of articles concerning
the early development of the oil
fields in southeastern Ohio. partic-
ularly within so mile radius OF
Marietta. These articles are writ
ten by Norman O. Whiting. The
first article which appeared in last
Saturdays issue is of particular in
terest to this vicinity, and is as fol-
lows:
Discovery of oil on Havenor's
Run. a part of the Joy Farm Oil
Company property, owned and oper-
ated today by o. C. Dunn, Harvey
e. Smith, l. L. Dunn, w. w. Mills of
Marietta and Charles Henry and Ru-
fus Dawes, of Chicago, is the sub
ject of the article for today.
Oil in Eavenor's Run, which is To-
Gated three miles north of Malta, in
Morgan county, was discovered by
the Indians hundreds of years ago,
it is thought, but 1T was first brought
TO the attention of white men in
1888, when early settlers in that
part of the country found it seeping
from fissures in the rock along this
run bed.
Outcropping of the First Cow Run
sand at this point brought the pre-
cious fluid to the surface of the
earth and even to this day the shall
low holes scooped out by Indians
and the early settlers can be seen
in the bed of the run.
The Havenor Run pool contains
about eight acres of bottom land in
a strip measuring 160 feet in width
and a half mile in length. The oil
first taken from this run bed was
soon discovered to be of great me-
dicinal value and for a number of
years it was bottled and sold in the
stores of Malta as Seneca OIL"
No actual development of the pool
was made until 1861, when the oil
fever struck this part of the country.
The first well was drilled in the hol-
low with a springpole and the initial
producer was struck at depth of
fourteen feet. Four additional wells
were put down shortly after and the
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-03-27
Meeting OF Coterie

Mrs. Kate Henery entertained
the Coterie at her home March 20,
with ten members present. A very
interesting and instructive program
was rendered A program for the
April meeting, prepared by Amy Dou-
gan. is as follows: Roll call, a fun
nv incident of my childhood; name
six points that help to make good
conversation; Three reasons why
live on a farm; What is friend; |;
Which pays best, to buy clothing
ready made or make it ourselves.
During the social hour refreshments
were served.
Adjourned to meet with Mary
Scott, April INK.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-03-27
A Few Words OF Appreciation

have tried, my kidneys work a lot
better since using them" writes
John w. Brogan. Adams, Mass.
FOLEY PILLS, a diuretic stimulant
for the kidneys, promptly flush the
kidneys. removing injurious waste
matter. Try them today Sold
Everywhere.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-03-27
Community Home Makers Club

The Community Home Makers
club met at the home of Mrs. Ollie
Dewitt March IL. The meeting was
opened by singing Brighten the
corner where you are" The program
was we'll rendered. Mrs. Stephenson
gave good talk on incubator
chicks. 1t was decided to have a
quilting in the near future. Re-
freshments were served.
The next meeting will be with
Mrs. Carl Dewitt April 8, with the
following program: The secret of
cheap decoration and yet livable
home. Elva Ferguson; Easter story,
Mary Hancher;. recitation, Golda
Dewitt; Spring flowers, how and
when to plant them, Mary Ray; roll
call, something l like about house
cleaning-XX
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-03-27
Cut This Out-It Is Worth Money

Send this ad and ten cents to
Foley & Co., 1885 Sheffield Ave-,
Chicago, ILL.,, writing your name and
address clearly. You will receive
ten cent bottle of FOLEY'S HONEY
AN TAR COMPOUND for Coughs
and Colds, and free sample pack
ages of FOLEY PILLS and FOLEY
CATHARTIC TABLETS. Try these
wonderful remedies.-Sold Every
where
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-03-27

FLOYD Smith spent Saturday In
Glouster and attended q matinee OF
'@The Covered Wagon"
Miss Lena McNutt has returned
home and will go to Canton for Wis
it soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Garrett McNutt of
Canton are here among relatives.
Mr.. McNutt was SO unfortunate as to
break one of his limbs some time
ago. He is able to go on crutches.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-03-27
Card OF Thanks

who assisted in any way during the
death and burial of our mother and
grandmother, Mrs. Jane Davis
Daisy d. Davis, Blanche M. Davis.
The Washington times., 1924-04-23
CURB. CAFE WINS
FIRST MATCH. .
|NSER|ES
Both Teams off Form as
RathskeIIer BoWIers Lose
by 81 Pins.

With neither team shooting it's
average, the Curb Cafe bowlers,
champions Of the District League,
trimmed the Rathskellers, cham.
pions of the National Capital
League, on the King. Pin alleys, by a
margin of fifty.one pins in five
games, which opened a ten-game
series, widely recognized as being
for the league championship Of
Washington.
The Curb Cafe bowlers shot a
total Of 1888 against 2.642. Red
Morgan and Frank Miller, Of Curb
Cafe, and Joe Brewer, of the
Rathskellers were the only parti-
cipants in the match who were not
below form. Joe Mulroe, a Curb
Cafe star, was ill, which accounts
for his unusually poor showing with
a 464 set.
Brewer led all with a total of
577, Morgan and Miller each got
666. Make Rosenberg and How
ard Campbell, who have perform
ed sensationally with the Wash
1ngton all-stars,, both fell down.. as
rival anchor men.
The next five games will be rolled
at the King-Pin tomorrow night, at
8 o'clock.
The ScOreA.
The Washington times., 1924-04-23
SYRACUSE HOST
To NEW YORK
ATHLETES

SYRACUSE, n. Y. April 23.-An
interscholastic track meet which
will bring together the cream Of
New York State track and field
athletes, will be held at Syracuse
University, May II, under the di.
rection of Coach Tom Keane. This
meet will include the various field
events, relay races, distance and
sprint races and hurdles.
Among the leading athletes who
Technical High School, Buffalo. re-.
cent conqueror of Chef Bowman,
Grange flash; Frank Hussey, Stuy.
vesant High School New York
City, flash, who has equaled the
time Of Charles Paddock, world
fastest Splinter; John Gardner, and
Alfred Schilke, Hutchinson Central
High School, Of Buffalo, Star milers,
the former being the present one.
mile State champion and the latter
being member of the National
Scholastic cross-countfy champion.
ship team; Clifford Crimi and Ross
Mauri, the former of whom equaled
the worlds sixty-yard sprint record
at the Toronto Fan, and the lat.
ter defeated the Orange track team
entries in the National. Junior and
Niagara championships recently
held in Buffalo and was third place
winner in the National 900 yard
Senior championship: and Alfred
Cooley. present scholastic sprint
champion, who will represent
Nichols Prep school Of Buffalo.
The Washington times., 1924-04-23
F | D SHADING.
IN OLYMPIC
TRIALS
Washington Girl TO- Be 100
Meter Breast Stroke
Candidate.

BALTIMORE, Md, April 81
Misses Loretta Cannon and Anna
McCleary, Of Baltimore, and Miss
Florence SHADING, Of Washington,
will represent the South Atlantic
district A. A. u. in the final Olym.
pie tryouts for women swimmers
at Briarcliff Lodge, Scarborough,
N. Y, on June and 8. The selec.
tons were announced today by the
swimming committee OF. the South
Atlantic district.
Miss Cannon will compete in the
one and three meter diving finals;
Miss McCleary in the 100.meter
backstroke and 100-meter free style
swim, and Miss SHADING will con.
test in the 200-meter breast stroke.
The Washington times., 1924-04-23
AMERICAN PROS
DEFEATEDBY
INVADERS
Mcleod and Hutchinson Lose
to HaVers and Ockenden in
Close Match.

Arthur Havers and James Ocken.
den, the English and French open
golf champions, respectively, pulled
the unexpected in their match Mt
the Columbia Country Club yester.
day, when they defeated Jock
Hutchinson AMI Fred Mcleod. 2
and 1. in their special thirty.s!x
hole match.
The match was an in and out af.
fair, Hutchinson and Mcleod hav.
ing the visitors one down at the
end of the fifteenth, but three sue.
cessive brides on the sixteenth,
seventeenth and eighteenth. left
Havers and Ockenden two up at
the end of the morning round.
At the thirteenth Or thirty.first
hole Hutchinson and Mcleod found
themselves dormie five. The Eng.
fish and French champions looked
easy winners.
However, Hutch and Mcleod
staged a comeback and won the
next three holes, leaving them two
down. Ockenden ended the match
on the seventeenth of the after.
noon round when he ran a putt for
a par four.
The match was we'll received by
a large and enthusiastic audience
which followed the players in the
rain during the greater part of the
play. A strong croSs-course wind at
times played havoc with tee shots
and those pitched high in the air.
The Washington times., 1924-04-23
PARADE WILL MARK
POToMACS' FIRST GAME

An automobile parade number.
ing fifty machines. carrying off.
Gals, players and rooters will mark
the opening Of the Eastern Colored
League baseball season tomorrow
the Washington Potomacs and the
Cuban Stars clashing at American
League park at $3.50 p. m.
A majority of the Cuban Stars
played throughout fhe winter in
Cuba and the visitors should have
an edge in the matter of condition.
However, the Potomac Squad has
been extremely busy under the di.
rection of Ben Taylor, manager,
and is eager to try its stuff against
the Cuban Stars.
Either Stringbean Williams New.
some or Hampton will pitch for
the Potomacs tomorrow with EggIe.
ston or +. Williams catching.
The Washington times., 1924-04-23
SHocKER NO DESERTER,
PITCHER DECLARED ILL

ST. LOUIS, April 23.-Business
Manager Bill Friel, of the st. Louis
Americans, after a telephone con.
versation with Manager George Sis.
Ter, OF the Browns, expressed the
belief that Urban Shecker. star
twirler. who is said to have dis.
appeared after Saturdays game in
Detroit, had not deserted the club.
but had gone to the home of a sis.
ter in that city because of a bad
cold he had contracted.
Shocker was knocked out of the
box by Detroit Saturday, and, it
was said, had not been seen since
that date.
Friel added that he knows of no
grievance that Shocker might be
holding against the club, and stated
that Manager" Sisler intends to give
the pitcher ample opportunity to
explain his absence before taking
action.
The Washington times., 1924-04-23
OMALL STUFF @
~ FOR ROOTERO

Two home runs were waited by
Rogers Hornsby, the Cardinals
losing the decidison to the Pirates,
10 to z, .but maintaining their SUI.
premacy in the matter of substitu.
tons.
Five-thumbed fielding by Rice
and Ruel enabled the Yankees to
come from behind and beat the
Senator's, 6 to 3.
Carl Mays again brought the
Reds home In front, gaining 3-to.2
verdict over the Cubs.
Sherry Smith not only left.handed
the White Sox with some degre of
success. but drove in the run that
gave the Indians 7.to.6 victory in
the tenth.
Behind the natty pitching of Earl
Whitehill. the Tigers swept through
the entire series with the Browns
~ wtnninS tia enala, = 20 4.
The Washington times., 1924-04-23
MAY
PLAY ST.1OU|S
ELEVEN
"UncIe Charley" Moran Anx-
ious to Take Pennsylvania
Team West.

ST. LOUIS, April 23.-If ar.
rangements can be made, st. Louis
football fans may see the famous
Bucknell College eleven here, OPP
posed to the Washington Pikers.
Uncle Charley" Moran, who put
Centre College on the athletic map,
Is the new mentor Of the Pennsyl.
vania eleven. Moran umpired the
Chicago-Cards series, and expressed
the hope that the game could be
booked.
They are hard riders, these Penn
sylvanians. Last year, playing Yale
in a hot 2s.13 contest, BuckneIlians
featured their competitive intense
ness-to put it mildly. But they
know football and. under Moran,
probably will reach football heights
this year they never have attslned
Just when the game could b.
played is a matter of conjecture.
but it Is believed there may be an
open spot at Francis. Field Such
a game probably would prove d
splendid attraction with it's inter.
sectional tinge.
The Washington times., 1924-04-23
VICENTlNI IS WILLING
FOR ANYTHING IN RING

NEW YORK, April 23.-The IRE.
pressible Jersey Jones, manager of
Ray Pryel, Pittsburgh lightweight.
offers the following.
IF Ray Pryel cannot beat Louis
Vicentini I don't want a cent for
the Pittsbrugher's services. This is
continuance Of my anti-foreign pol.
icy. Pryel is ready again after
several weeks of inactivity, necessi.
tated by a damaged right hand. and
ia like to grab shot at Vicentini
for starter
Vicentini says he's game. "TIl
fight this Pryel with gloves, knives,
swords or pistols, any place, any
time he says" was the Chilean's
reply as he went through his PAGES
Yesterday in preparation for his
tilt with Pal Moran at Madison
Square Garden on May 2.
This looks like a chance for some
promoter to grab a bout cheap
The Washington times., 1924-04-23
QUANTIco MARINES
TRIM BROOK AMpERS

QUANTICo, Va, April 23.--Cath-
Ollie University's nascE>li team lost
it's second game of the season
against the Quantico Marines here
yesterday, the final score being
Z to 6.
There was just enough heavy
hitting and sensational fielding
Rprinkled throughout the contest to
make 1t an interesting affair.
Lawler poled a homer in the
second which Is said to be the
longest four.base whack ever made
en- the marines diamond. Denault.
also. had a round.trip smash to his
credit,
The Washington times., 1924-04-23
EASTERN LEAGUES OPEN
THEIR SEASON TODAY
SPRNGFIELD. M

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, April 3D..
The Eastern League opens it's
ninth season today. Springfield
plays at Albany; Pittsfield at wa
terbury; Hartford at Bridgeport, and
Worcester at New Haven. Presi-
dent Dan O'Neil in a statement to-
night declared that he believed all
the teams have been strengthened
and the league should have one Of
it's most successful seasons.
There are five new managers:
Jack O'Hara at Bridgeport; Clyde
Milan at New Haven; Billy Gilbert
at Pittsfield; kitty Bransfield at
Waterbury. and Gene Mccain at
Springfield. Paddy OConnor, of the
Hartford Champions OF 1923, Bill
Rodgers, Of Albany, and Jesse Bur-
kett. Of Worcester, are hold.over
leaders,
The Washington times., 1924-04-23
lafayette too
STRONG FOR
HILLTOP
Georgetown, With Jenkins
Pitching, Loses to Penn
sylVanians, S to 2.

A quartet of runs which splashed
over the pan in the first frame
proved too much for Georgetown
University to overcome in their
contest with Lafayette on the Hill
top. yesterday, the Pennsylvania
winning, to 2.
The defeat made the second tn,
Blue and Gray team has expert
enced in two days and the thirl
of the season.
After the first inning Jenkins
settled down and hurled a great
game. holding the heavy hitting
Lafayette squad to five hits in
the next eight sessions.
Murphy and Sukeforth led in
Georgetown's attack, each con.
Meeting for a pair Of bingles.
The Washington times., 1924-04-23
Terminal Ice Quint
Books Baltimore
An-Star Team

John Blick, the rip-snortin'
captain Of the Terminal Ice
Company bowling team. an
nounced today that he arranged
another nice trimming for the
best bowlers in Baltimore.
The first five games will be
rolled at the King Pin next
Friday night, and the second
five in Baltimore Saturday night.
Blick's team, specially chosen
for the match, is composed of
Glenn Wolstenholme, Make
Rosenberg, Harry Mccarthy, Al
Works, and Joe Toomey.
The Baltimore lineup will be
selected from all the stars who
have faced Washington teams
this season.