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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-14
MISS MIMMS BRASHER HONORS VISITOR

Miss Mimms Brasher honored Miss Millie Katherine Greene, who has been the guest of Miss Elizabeth Gore for some time, with theater party at the Temple recently. Those included in this hospitality were: Misses Frances Rudulph, Mary Burgess Rudulph, Eliza beth Gore, Margaret Leland, and the honor guests, Miss Greene,
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-05-15

time. He told of getting stuck in
the mud in front of the biggest bus
mess house in Lyman, Wyo., and of
paying 81 to be hauled.
Since l left on this trip l think
have hired every horse in the
country" he said. Il have travelled
almost as far by horse power as l
have by automobile.
people in the quarantine area
are hostile to the efforts of the gov
ernment to keep people from coming
in and out. They say that the meat
is carefully inspected, and that the
quaratine isn't doing any good. In
the cities all stray dogs are picked
up and killed, resorts and hotels
have been closed, and all state meet
ings of societies have been banned.
The butcher shops are all closing
Ham costs 65 cents pound, and
you can't get it most of the time"
Automobiles coming through here
from the quarantine area bear the
following label: This car has been
inspected and disinfected at
by the state board of stock
commissioners, to comply with foot
and mouth disease quarantine regu-
lations."
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-05-15

was written from Norwalk, Calf.
Mrs. Hood said they have quite a
large place--182 acres, and are
milking between 80 and 40 COWS.
They expected to sell off some of the
cows, but were prevented by the
foot and mouth disease getting into
that part of the country, causing all
dairy ranches to be quarantined, no
stock being permitted to be moved.
Mrs. Hoods oldest daughter lives
at Ocean Beach, San Diego, Cal,
and has two little girls, IL and three
years of age. The second daughter
lives in Los Angeles. The third
daughter resides at Venice, Cal.
The three sons are all at home. AL
bert the oldest is married, Roy is
Is years of age, and George the
youngest is still in high school.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-05-15
|. 3. HOuke And Wife
Married So Years

Children, grandchildren and great
chain of four generations, were pres
ent at the celebration of the 58th
wedding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs.
/. B~Houke of North Fifth street,
Newark, o., on May IL, 1924. Mr..
and Mrs. Houke were married in
Morgan county, Ohio, May 10, 1866.
They are the parents of l. children
of whom all were present on Sunday
but two. These sons, E. c. Houke
and o. c.. Houke are residents of
Los Angeles, Calf. The affair at
Newark proved thoroughly delight
full and was greatly enjoyed by the
many guests. An elaborate chick
en- dinner was served at noon and
luncheon in the evening. Mr.. and
Mrs. Houke received numerous gifts.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
J. c. Peregoy, Coral Peregoy, Mr..
and Mrs. G. F. Mcconnell, Barbara
Mcconnell, Mr.. and Mrs. w. w.
Hutchins, Don Hutchins, Walter
Hutchins and wife, Betty Hutchins,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Browning, Evelyn
Browning, Mr.. and Mrs. r. e.
Schultz, Raymond, Harold, Helen
Louise and Mildred Schultz, all from
Zanesville; Mr.. and Mrs. j. f.
Houke, Vaughn Houke, Mr. and Mrs
Clifford Houke, Clifford Houke, jr.,
of Trinway; Mr.. and Mrs. Roy West
and Jerome West of Akron; Mr. and
Mrs. John Clendenin of Gallipolis;
Mr.. and Mrs E. j. Swern, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. II. Houke, Mrs. Essie Irwin,
Clayton and Helen Irwin, Mr. Del
bert Hankinson, Gordon Hankinson
and Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Houke of
Newark. Xxx.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-05-15

told in Omaha by tourists recently
arrived from California and Arizona.
Stories of having their clothing
sprayed with creosote, their pets and
vegetables confiscated and of having
to run their cars through shallow
sheep dips are related by practically
everyone coming from the zone
where the disease has spread.
Homer Brooks, New York lum-
herman, who is travelling from Cali
fornia to his home, arrived in Oma-
ha Friday morning, accompanied by
his wife and son, Paul.
Never in all my life have / had
such trip as this last week or two,' y
said Brooks. I'VE have come
through hell. That's the only way
you can express it. We have been
dipped and sprayed and tagged. and
we have detoured hundreds of miles
to avoid places of absolute quaran-
tine, where tourists are not allowed
to pass. On one of these detours we
slept in the car on mountain sever
al thousand feet above sea level 1t
was 20 below zero and we all lay
huddled together in the car, covered
by the tent, blankets, and every
thing we had. It's wonder we
didn't all die T froze nv ears as If
was"
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-05-15
Writes From Kansas

Mr.. j. B. Hummel in writing re-
Gently from Wellington, Kan, said:
| will write another letter for the
Democrat, thanking my relatives and
friends for the post card shower
they sent me, in return for the let
ter which I wrote about the coon
hunt in Ohio. I received Ii cards
on Monday following Easter Sunday
in all % cards. l got cards from
some of my relatives that never
wrote to me before since | came to
Kansas, 80 years the 14th of March,
1924, all good friends, but just
neglectful about writing. I hope to
hear from them some time again.
Corn planting is the order of the
day here now. We had a big rain
here April "a, that stopped corn
planting for few days, about five
inches of rain. That is an uncom-
mon thing for Kansas that early in
the season. There will be a large
acreage of corn put out this year.
On account of being so wet last fall
there wasn't as much wheat sown as
would have been
Wheat that was sown early is
looking fine in this locality. Pas
ture is coming on earlier than usual
for Kansas. 1t is a fine thing for
the stock, for good many were
short on roughness on account of so
much rain last year
We have fine prospect for all
kinds of fruit here so far, if moth
ing happens from now on. Come to
Kansas and get peaches, strawber-
ries and cream
Well, l close. Please let me hear
from others. Thanks you all.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-05-15

cheap sirup and two or three gal-
Ions of water. Enough watee
should be added to moisten the en-
tire mixture without making it slop-
py. This bait may be placed at t1e
rate of a teaspoonful to each garden
plant, and is scattered broadcast by
hand or grain seeder in corn fields
where infestation is bad.
Soybeans or other closely planted
crops are sometimes grown instead
of corn where there is likely to De
heavy infestation.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-05-15
PROBATE COURT

The will of Belle Ridgley has
been admitted to probate. O. O..
Kinsey is appointed administrators
Bond $4,000. Chas E. Crew, c.. E.
Giipin and L. H. Carpenter, appoint
ed appraisers.
The will of Vincent Dye has been
admitted to probate
Howard Glass, administrator of
the estate of Mary E. Glass, deceas-
ed, files petition to sell personal
property at private sale. Same is
granted
Edward H. Spencer, guardian of
Robert B. Spencer, minor, files
first and final account. The court
finds that Robert B. Spencer has ar
rived at full legal age, and guardian
is discharged from all further SER
vices.
A. L. Pierpoint is discharged as
guardian of Amanda J. Pierpoint, an
adult imbecile person. Ward is de-
ceased, and her estate exhausted.
Chas. C. Wilson, as guardian of
Ellis Caldwell Wilson, files first and
final account Ward having arrived
at full legal age, guardian is dis
charged.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-05-15
Marriage Licenses

Cecil Francis Hartley OF Zanes-
vile, and Anna Belle Fox, daugh-
ter of Clinton Fox, Meigsville, Rev
B. f. w. Pitman.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-05-15

Mr.. Brooks told of the disinfect-
/ ing process in use by every county in
California and Arizona where the
foot and mouth disease has been dis
covered.
'fThey have vats, just like sheep
dips" he said. "The vats are filled
| feet deep, and you have to drive the
car through them. Then they search
your car for pets, and if you have a
dog or cat, they either allow you to
ship it back or they kill it. They
took all our potatoes and apples,
and even some fruit we had in jar,
and a gunnysack we were carrying
dishes i'm
Mr.. and Mrs Frank w. James
and two children, en- route from
Glendale, Cal, to Detroit, Mich, re-
! lated similar stories.
I'VE ran into our first sheep dip
at st. Bernardino," said James. "It
was a cement tank right in the cen
ter of the road and all cars had to
run through it. We ran through
three of these in about $50 miles.
When we got to Searchlight, New,
on the state line, they got after us
in earnest. They sprayed our car
all over with sheep wash" spread
out our clothes and sprayed them
and then made us dip our feet in the
stuff.
A tourist in front of him, accord
ing to Mr.. James, had two dogs hid
den in the back of the car. He got
through all of the stations until he
reached Needles, and here they
killed both dogs and arrested the
occupants of the car The officials
at Needles and Yuma, he declared,
tempting to run the blockade at
these points. Tourists piled up at
both places for days, and each day
they would promise to let them
through tomorrow They finally be-
came restless, held an organized
mass meeting and decided to run
through without permission. When
the quarantine agent there heard of
it, he sent for government troops
and stationed machine guns on the
roads.
Roads through Texas, Arizona,
Wyoming and the western states are
terrible" according to Homer
Brooks. Mr.. Brooks and his wife
and son have been travelling since
November and have been through
80 states.
Il wouldn't even recommend that
trip through the quarantine zone to
man who beats his grandmother"
Brooks said. Il don't see what they
want to disinfect tourists for. If any
germs can live in that country they
ought to be congratulated It sure is
terrible drive for man with heart
failure or bad brakes. You have to
detour all over the country to get
through the quarantine"
Mr.. Brooks told of cars travelling
in groups of fifty, pushing the cars
in the lead through mud holes and
then pulling the ones behind
through. He told of thirty mile fer
ries and of crossing the same river
eighteen times, paying toll every
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-05-15
Experiences In The
Foot And Mouth Zone

Mr.. r. +. Dewitt of Ong, Neb., in
writing to the Democrat to renew
his subscription, expresses his en-
joyment in reading the paper which
conveys to him news of the people
"back home He says it takes his
mind back 35 years, to the time
when he left old Morgan. He states
that everything is looking very pros
porous in Nebraska, and speaks par
ticularly of the prospects for a
large fruit crop.
We are giving below an article
sent by Mr.. Dewitt and which is con-
cerning hardships occasioned by
prevalence of the hoof and mouth
disease:
Tales of hardships and privations
being suffered in the foot and mouth
disease quarantine zone are being
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-05-15
CutWOrn Bait

may be destroyed by poison bait.
This bait, as recommended by the
Ohio Experiment Station entomolo-
gists, is made by mixing one pound
paris green or powdered white
arsenic in about 80 pounds of coarse
wheat bran or twice that weight of
corn meal then moistening the dry
mixture with mixture of the juice
and chopped up rinds of half a doz-
en- lemons or oranges, quart of
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-05-15
NOTICE DIFFERENCE
IN WAY YOU FEEL IN
a HOURS Or LESS!

Make this test! End suffering
from Indigestion, Pimples, Pains in
Back and Sides, Constipation, Head
aches and tired, rundown condition,
due to Self-Poisoning because Of
sluggish liver and clogged intes-
tines at this time of year.
Take a pleasant spoonful of DR..
Thacher's Liver and Blood Syrup
after the Yext two meals. In less
than IA hours notice quick differ
ence in way you feel Contains pure
vegetable ingredients, approved by
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-05-15
Alice COburn Hood Writes

Mrs. Ida RUNNER of this place
received some weeks ago an inter
esting letter from Mrs Alice T..
Hood who will be remembered as
the youngest daughter of Charles
and Rachel Coburn who lived for
years near Millgrove The letter
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-05-15

Physicians Helps nature cleanse
and tone your liver-strt gthen
your digestive organs-soothe the
tired and overtaXed nerves, b"ace up
your system and purify your blood.
1t has helped thousands feel geturn
of strength, vigor and energy again.
You, too, must be satisfied, or no
cost
DR.. Thacher's is sold anC recom-
mended by The Stanbery Pharmacy
in McConnelsvilie, and by leadingi
druggists in every city and town.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-05-15
MAY HOUSE BARGAINS

Over As to choose from. IL Nal
ia bargains. Buy before hot wealth
er. Some new ones. See these:
CD room, S1,1oO to s1,SOo.
rooms, acres, on pike, $500.
rooms, 8 acres, on pike, $4,000.
5 rooms, 2 acres, truck, $4,000.
6 rooms, l acre, truck, 1900.
(4 room, $4,000 to $4,000.
and room, s9,50O-$3,6OO.
room, garage, $4,000.
(2) room, S1,700 to $4,000.
s room, bath, full lot,, $4,000.
Z room, new, modern, $4,000.
(2) s room, moderns, bargain.
room, 2 lots, bargain.
(6) room, $1,S00.to $4,000.
CA room, $1,000 to S2,700.
(2) Z room, $4,000 to $4,000.
CD s room, $2,S50 to $4,000.
room, near high school,
Fine modern, (Malta).
List property with us to sell. We
have Masters" farm agency.
EMMETT A. TAYLOR, Aet.
Second Floor, Jones Bldg.
Over Stanbery Drug Store.
RgaroaaoIevt;lIa nb:n
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-05-15
RECORDERS OFFICE


John Brooks to- John Coleman,
Windsor lots, $465
Mahala Roberts to Chas. H.
Fouts, lot No. 58, McConneIsville,
81.
Geo. w. Lowell and j. A. Bump
to j. H. Witte and D. c. France, as
signment of 100 acre lease, 81.
Margaret L. Vanfossen to Gerald
Bachelor, Stockport lot, 81.
Chas. R. Tippie, deceased, to
Herbert Tippie, affidavit for trans
fer
Herbert Tippie to w. A. Howard,
2 acres, Homer, $86.
Orvil L. Palmer and wife to Clara
King, 40(acres, Center, 81.
Harlan Hammond, deceased, to
Lucetta NJ Hammond ct al. affi-
ydavit for transfer.
Lucetta Hammond ct al to Web
ster Moore, McConnelsville lot, 81.
Mary Kennard to Chas. H. Hopes.
Chesterhill lot, 81.
w. A. Grimes to VIM. Taylor, so
acres, Marion, ST.
The McConnelsyille Cemetery Co.,
to Florence Smith, cemetery lot,
$50.
Samuel H. Bush to Chas. E.
Rhinebarger, so acres, DeerfeId, 81.
VIM. S. Ham and wife to Geo. E.
Earich, 33 acres, Malta, 81.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-05-15
Court House News
COMMON PLEAS COURT
New Suits Filed

Josephine H. Heneley has filed
suit against G. o. McGonagle, as adj
ministrator of the estate of f. A.
Munsell, deceased, for money in the
sum of $1,000 with interest from
Nov. 80, 1922, which plaintiff al
leges is due her on promissory
pota
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-05-15

Water rent viii 0e due and paw
able May 1st to May 18th. Paw
within that time and avoid the pen-
aity.-Board OF Public Affairs, C. w.
Kennedy, Collector 24a4
Evening star., 1924-08-31

Our recent experience with the
speedometer and the points it devel-
oped led to some very interesting con-
clusions. Smith had been finding the
car SO increasingly interesting that
he began to fuss with 1t little too
much That had never been his fail
ing, but since moving into his attrac-
tive private garage on the premises
he naturally concentrated on making
the car worthy of its shelter.
That explains why he became to ple-
beian as to resort to using the street
ears for a few days. He did not use
the machine for three days straight,
and | became curious.
Saving gas" ieSted at lunch
hour.
I'm saving everything but my tenn
per-" he explained. Come around
this evening and I'll give YOU an ear
full
1t was just as | anticipated. He had
monkeyed with something he knew
nothing about and this was the result.
offered to take him home with me
in my ear, not SO much out of pity
FOR motorist who is suddenly re-
duced to pave pounding. but because
figured on giving him a few sug
Sestions along the way.
My plan worked splendidly. For in
stance. | had no sooner trltu TO crank
the engine with the starter than the
battery Went dead. Smith wanted To
know what was wrong With the bat
Gerry and | replied that the trouble
had originated with myself. Believing
that the battery supports We're a trife
loose ! ti2htened them too securely.
The battery box cracked and the So
luton In one cell drained out. | Of
tered this to Smith as u good example
uf what happens when d car owner
does something he ought not to do.
smith Gets u Lesson.
And late" on. as We We're nearing
Smiths home. more trouble develop
ed. II appeared in tho form OF Il
grinding noise in the rear. Smith
looked at me inquirinsly when he
heard il and | was forced to explain
that il WAS simply the hummins caus-
ed by a worn pinion gear.
Evening star., 1924-08-31

But. ought Il pinion gear To wear
out so SOON came his appropriate
query.
-Anything will wear out quickly If
the car owner hastens the finale" I
confessed. several months ago |
heard similar noise in the rear of
the car. though not quite so loud as
this. concluded that the pnion was
not meshing close enough with the
ring gear. ! then tried to do what
only expert mechanics are qualified 10
do tried to adjust the pinion. Now
IL has really worn and will cost
me money. To make matters
worse discovered after had
done the job that the noise still
continued, and upon studying the sit
uation discovered that the transmits
sion gears were simply short of
grease. The sound had Travelled along
the propeller shaft OF the car to the
rear and had thus deceived me.
That's about the size of my trou-
BILE Smith said, falling into the
scheme OF things nicely Il decided
that my bearings needed taking up.
so few nights ago ] dropped the
crankcas" and got busy"
Busy wrecking the motor. | sup
pose
THAT was about the size of it,.
W hcn l got thlnSs together again
had the worst knock YOU ever heard
in any motor. | suppose III have to
call Il me Chanic.
job to Leave Alone.
This was one of the jobs Smith
should not have tackled. After he
has had several ears and has qualified
as an all-arouni motorist, bearing
work may be risked. II is good plan
To engage mechanic to work with
the motoriSt ii he is not entirely sure
Of himself. This saves money and
gives him better dea of the car at
the same time. | happened to know
a mechanic who is always ready for
such jobs, SO ! suggested to Smith that
We CD ii him in that evening. What he
discovered convinced Smith that il
pays To do a repair job over in one'S
mind before tackl!ng the real thing
Smith had replaced tn" lower see
Evening star., 1924-08-31

tion of one connecting rod bearing in
reverse order. AS the bearing didn't
iii in this position il became loose and
developed a knock. The mechanic
showed him that there are numbers
and the lower half of the bearing.
These numbers must match Smith
had also removed SO many shms from
between the upper and lower halves
of "A main bearing that il fitted too
tightly and would have burned out
had the car been driven. Smith ha d
applied the hammer to the bearings
and had also been a biz rough with
the wrenches. This was all added
work for the mechanic. though il GER
tainiy was II lesson to the owner to
go easy with the tools.
When the job was done over and the
engine ran again Smith mopped his
forehead with Il grease smeared hand
and cXria lined: Now that that's over
! think III write letter to the
manufactures and suggest that he
print special instruction book on
What not To do Seems to me that
this is more important than knowing <
what TO do.
That was admission that he had
not read hls instruction book care
fully as he had promised 10 do over
TWO months before. All this advice is
there ii the car owner takes the trou-
Bile To read il.
Next Week-Adjusting the Carbu-
rotor.
n'opyright 1921. by the rimsa Feature
Evening star., 1924-08-31

To Wnrrentonf
Good pavement Via Fairfax, Aide
and Middlcburg. Direct route from
Fairfax Is largely fair dirt road.
To Winchester:
Best road through Frederick. The
more direct routes have some very
rough dirt road.
To RichmOnd:
Generally fair gravel roads. rutted
in some sections. Two routes, via
Spottsylvania and Bowling Green,
can be used from Fredericks burg to
Richmond.
To Gettysburg:
Good pavement all the way. Re
cent detours removed and oiling fin
iShed.
TO Rock pOiat:
Generally good. pavement and
gravel Very little dust a any time.
Road worn slightly for very short
distance beyond La Plata, but not
bad.
Evening star., 1924-08-31
ADVICE IN PAINTING.
Rule Relating to Heated Exhaust
Pipe and Mufi1er.

1t is difficu ult to find d satisfactory
paint for the exhaust pipe and muf-
fer because of the heat of those parts.
Here Is a highly recommended muffied
paint: Boiled linseed oil l-5 pound:
Japan Earnish. Is pound: turpentine,
- pound; lampblack, Il. ounces:
powdered graphite, u ounces; pow
dered oxide Of manganese, 3-S ounce.
Mix the linseed oil and Japan yarnish
we'll tog ether, then add in order,
stirring all the time. the lampblack.
the graphite and the powdered man
ganeSe. As the mixture thick Ems thin
IL down with turpentirr until the
quantity mentioned has been used.
This mixture should be used 5 soon
as it is mixed, a il dries quickly.
Every time the brush is dipped in il
should be stirred. 1T is well to paint
the muff1er while it is hot, after hay
ing cleaned ii thoroughly.
Evening star., 1924-08-31
TESTS FOR IGNITION.
Running Engine Cold Provides
Most Accurate Results.

In testing tho ignition, spark plugs
breaker points. etc. it is we'll to do
the work whil" the engine is cold.
Just as there is reason why Il ear
hurctor should be adjusted when the
engine is warm. 50 is there Il reason
why the reverse should be in order
" hen testing ignition.
When You run the engine cold and
there develops ii tendency to skip,
stall or be sluggish when the throttle
is suddenly opened all you have to
d. is note whether the trouble van
isheS when YOU choke the engine a
little. If enrichfng the mixture in
this way does not make any change
in the running of the engine. the
chances are that the ignition is to
blame.
Evening star., 1924-08-31

tor cycle police are to cooperate in
patrolling the roads and breaking up
the practice.
The conference was arranged by
Mackall Immediately after his return
from an inspection tour in the noun
tain territory, where he found driv-
ing conditions SO dangerous and har
assing as to call for immediate action
Traffic on the National pike and
other roads from the West has in
creased 10 per cent he said, and, in
spite of widening of the roads, park
ing on the roadside Is SO abused as
to make driving a gamble with death
or serious injury.
In commenting on these conditions
Mr.. Mackall said:
Present conditions are intolerable.
Both the safety and comfort of every
motorist on the State roads are men
aced. The conditions in western Mary
land. through the mountains, are bad
beyond belief unless you experience
them yourself.
Took All Possible Care.
The State Roads Commission has
done everything 1t possibly can to
relieve conditions. We widened the
roads and carefully banked all the
curves through the mountains. Yet
conditions there are infinitely worse
than they were.
Instead Of ira fffc on the main trav-
eled highways through the mountains
from the West being speeded up by
this reconstruction of the roads, 1t is
actually an hour slower
We are going to put signs on the
curves and grades throughout the
State prohibiting parking. but we viii
need the earnest and voluntary Co
operation OF all motorists to make
the step effective.
IF we can start with the co-opera-
ton of the Automobile Club of Mary
Id nd. that will be d big help; but. re-
gardless of that, | hope that every
citizen of Maryland who drives "A ear
will cooperate in a mutual effort to
improve conditions for the benefit OF
all Of US"