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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-08-28

cement grout filler that bound the
brick together into a rigid slab. This
rigidity would have been all right
had nature permitted or mother
earth were made to remain stable
and constant all of the time. The
soil under pavement either is
swelling and rising due to the alb
sorption of moisture or freezing, or
it is settling and shrinking due to
drying out.
Under hot sun the rigid pave
ment starts expanding. but it is a
case of being all dressed up and no
place to 60 A blow-up often re
suits.
To-day, engineers are overcoming
this by using, in the case Of brick or
block payements, a so-called soft or
bituminous filler. While permitting
a hard wearing surface, this filler
between the units permits the sur
face to expand and contract without
the evils OF cracking and blowing up.
Then, too, such filters waterproof
the surface and keep surface water
from seeping into the foundation
and making it unstable"
AS a parting comment, Mr.. Blair
voiced this admonition: "Remem-
Der, in building pavements, that ma
ture fights rigidity"
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-08-28
pop" GOES THE PAVEMENT
THE CAUSE AND THE CURE

The season of popping pave
ments" is here
From all over the country, since
the beginning of the hot summer
weather, come reports of street and
highway pavements blowing up" or
crushing. Pedestrians on cross
walks and tourists in automobiles
along the country highways have
had narrow escapes. There have
been some casualties.
A popping pavement" is a pc
culiar thing. It is q perfectly good
pavement for all purposes until the
instant it pops" and it frequently
gives no warning at all Some of
them have been known to pop"
Immediately under an automobile,
and with rather serious damage to
the machine and injury to the oc-
cupants
Mr. Will P. Blair of Cleveland a
member Of the American Association
of Engineers, highway specialist
and engineer for nearly fifty years
and prominent figure in highway
research, in discussing this matter
gives an explanation of popping
payements" and a remedy. He SAYS:
lV DlOHlHS up OF crushing
of pavements is not prevalent among
rigid types. Day after day during
the hot season the pavement stores
up heat from the sun When mois-
ture is present expansion follows
with accumulated force AS long as
this expansion is held in compress
sion, well and good When, how
ever, it becomes too great to be
held longer in compression, some
thing has to give. Nature is re-
lentless and her forces are irresisti-
BILE
We engineers for a long time
have trif1ed with the presence of
water in and underneath our pave
ments and thought rigid types could
be made strong enough to resist the
expansive force produced by heat
and the swelling and heaying by ex-
treme cold. We were trying to re-
sist the forces Of nature That is,
as we now know foolish. FOR in
stance, in the case of brick or block
pavements, for long time we used
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-08-28
GlOuster Rt.

Mr.. and Mrs. P ". Shepard and
babe ana Dwight Stefry were Glous-
ter visitors sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs d. G. Post and two
sons spent Saturday in Glouster.
Mrs. Martha BURNETT is spending
a few weeks with her brother Geo.
Chambers
Mr.. ano Mrs. f l. Smith had as
euests recently Mrs Hettie Rambo
and three children Of Jacksonville.
Her oldest son George is soon to
leave for Cleveland where he will
teach music in the central high
school H taught there last year.
Mr. and Mrs Elmer GLADDEN. have
as gusts their daughter Mrs. lnez
Ferner anC TWO children OF near
AIr. and Mrs Wnl Chambers Of
Glouster were over Sunday visitors
j re.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Vickroy and
Ill ldren Frank. John and Helen are
i andina the state fair
Miss Mae NieheoH viii teach Oak
Lii school thi= winter and Sam
,il teach Ward
MI and IIs T. L. Smith are
q lning and painting the interior
Ward school Royal Wade i
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-08-28
WHO ARE THE BECKETTs?
oSth Annual Reunion

Near the northern point OF Vlr-
ginia. at Winchester, made famous
during the Civil war as the obJec-
tive point of General Phil H. Sherl-
dams ride, by the poem OF f. Bu-
chanan Read, in the year 1770 Will
liam Beckett was born, grew TO man
hood, married Elizabeth Sprinkle,
and ran hotel.
In 1902, he with his family emf
gratel TO Ohio, having at that tune
two sons and three daughters. IN
Ohio they located at Warrenton,
Jefferson county, where he again
went into the hotel or tavern busl-
ness. probably operating farm ne
owned ait same time. Ia Ohio tour
more children, two sons and two
daugh. ers, were born. These two
sons on attaining manhood married
sisters. John chose Mary Watson,
and William chose Henrietta Wat
son. ana in 1885 they moved to what
is now BeCRett (station and p. %,
Washington county, 0nlo.
The descendants ot these two
brothers John and William Beckett
met for their 25th reunion, at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Israel Ross
near Dale on Wednesday, Aug. 20,
1924 over 100 we're present and
the usual good time vas had. l.. b.
Drake OF Columbus, o., whose moth
or was a sister Of the brothers nam
ed above, was also pr sent, accom-
panied by his son Nm. j. Drake and
wife, also Of Columbus.
4 very unusual occurrence was
The presence Of eight sisters. This
was made possible by the presence
Of Mrs. Clara Mills Of Champaign,
H.. who with the following, all OF
Il nom live in the vicinity, made up
this rare group: Mrs Ella Morgan.
Mrs Mel Bachelor, Mrs. Chas. Bach
aIar Mrs. Nottie Fljis. MIS- LoHiea
HoGn. Mrs. T. A Wilson ana Mrs.
EaGe Giuiland, raoddau-hters of
John and Mary Aunt Polly Beck
EFT.
Those present from a distance not
named above were Miss Lotha Mills
of Champaign Ill.,; Mr. and Mrs.
Newell Ross Of Buffalo, n. Y; Mr..
and Mrs. RAY Totman Of MiIlfeld,
o.. Mrs Mary Cuyton Of Beaver
Fails. Pa. Mrs Myrtle Hearl Of
Chicago, Ill. Harley Bachelor Of
ClarEsbura. " va. and Wayne Nc
Grew of Eelrea. O.
The next reunion will be held at
the home OF Mr. and Mrs. Eliza j.
Ross near RoEbuT7, on the third
Wednesday Of August, l925.--KA.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-08-28
Triadelphia

Elder Baughman of West Virginia,
will begin a series Of meetings at
the Church OF Christ here Sept. 2.
Everyone cordially invited to at
tend
Howard Gordon of Columbus was
a week end visitor with his brother
Harry Gordon and family.
T. r. Leighty and family Of Con
neIsyille, Pa, spent few days last
week with Henry Campbell and fam
lily.
Vernon Appleman drives a new
car.
Mrs. Goldie Nelson Of GAINESVILLE
is keeping house for her father ".
r. Louahman while Mrs. Louehman
is visiting their son Otis and fam
lily at Akron.
Prot Walter Bankes and family
Of Akron visited last week with his
father VIM. Kanhes and sister Mrs.
Nora Maxwell and other relatives.
There was a family gathering at
the White home Sunday Those
present were Ruth HoIcomb and
family, Verle Stoneburner and fam
lily Of CrooEsyille and Leslie Tim
herman and family The gathering
was in honor Of the birthdays Of
Mrs Sadie White, Howard White
md Mrs Verle Stoneburner, and the
18th wedding anniversary of Leslie
Timberman and wife A fine dinner
was sery ed. after which all attend
ed camp meeting.
MRS. jamie Huffman of Columbus
spent last week with Mrs. Geo
Bankes and other old friends in this
neigh hbOrhood,
Don't forget the Appleman reun-
ion next Saturday Good music and
other entertainment Everybody in
yited, Bring your dinner and spend
he day.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-08-28
ROXbury
The Wallace Reunion


The Wallace reunion was held
Saturday. in the Chadwick grove.
ON account Of The rain Friday even
ina which made the roads very mud
dv. 0nlv IS were present TO ENJOY
the picnic dinner The two Oldest
families now living, with part Of
their children We're present: John
~. Wallace and wife and Purley
Wallace and wife, besides the FOL
lowing: James, Cecil and Gale Wal
lace, Mrs. 0. G. Wallace, Gladys,
Clifford and Gertrude, Ida Bell
Wallace, Lavon Wallace, Mr. ana
Mrs. Milton Wallace and four chill
dren of Chesterhill, and Milton's sis
ter PEREZ from Cleveland; Sylvia
Wallace from Canton; Katie and
John Risen and Chas. Scott, OF
Pennsville; Rosa Pugh of Newark;
Jane Ray Of Dale; Blanche Bachelor
and daughter Of Vincent; Jas. Trout,
Leo, Carlos and Delva Lochary,
Nary Mott, Glenora Medley Jessie
Rardin, B ernice Phillips and Mr.. and
Mrs. George Loar of Stockport; Eve
Lochary, Helen Burfield, Ida, Iden-
is, and Mabel Eddleblute.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Loar and
son Wyle and Mrs. Florence wal
lace and daughters Mildred and Lii
liam are moving to Stockport this
week.
W.T.. Travis had a family reunion
ait their nome suncay, aug. II, all
the children being present but one.
There was a small crowd at the
social at E. j. Ross on account OF
the rain saturday evening.
Mrs. George Hoon Of McConnels-
Vile is visiting her sister Mrs Susie
Chadwick
Miss Aimee Lee Wallace Of Par
kersburg Is home on her vacation.
Miss Nellie Glen attended the
teachers institute at McConnels-
Vile last week
Frank Blackmer and wife made a
trip TO Beverly Thursday.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-08-28
East Branch

Elder NORM pr ached at East
Branch sunday and unday night.
james Martin is ry poorly FL
der c. H. Morin, Tommy Love and
Mark Dew visited Hill Sunday.
NJ lice Van Il IN visited Mr..
and Mrs Bert Williams over Sun
day and attended church.
Death OF Geo. Post
George Post died at his home near
Burr Oak and was buried in the Dew
cemetery. Elder c. H. NORM
preached the funeral He was a
brother Of Mrs. Charles Shepherd
and Mrs. George Van Horn. Cancer
was the cause OF his death.
James Christman is staying with
Mr.. and Mrs. James Iartin.
The Love reunion nat was held at
East Branch sunday was attended
by Is Or more \ fne dinner was
served. Elder Mcrin returned
thanks for the &C nf0rts of life.
Those present from McConnelsville
were Riley Price and Ernest Price
and families. Thom s Love, Jesse
Love Mark Dew, and families Miss
Dora James; Mr.. a2d Mrs. James
Price from PeRnsN5. e; Miss Daisy
wagner Mrs. Jane g agner and EN-
r III, Frank Dawson and :. family,
as vie ami n and mother,
o lose an lGe and Grace
3sa. Iserusan Cry and family,
L.a Love all family, Mrs.
Is. wife nd baby. Nern
re ana wife. NJ rris Aker and
ally win. Elme. ma owen Glad
a5ua heir faHi es and grand
aFre E1~ E.tappafaar. n an
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-08-28
InE LEmLnHO ROAD

A certain man went down from
Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell
among thieves which stripped him Of
his raiment and wounded him and
departed leaving him half dead.
The above might apply to the club
] boy and girl who, thinking their
stalls we're dark, narrow and high
walled, and culinary mOnotonous,
and being determined to divorce
I themselves from their mothers ap-
ron strings and to walk out Of their
fathers jurisdiction, decided to
| leave their parental city of which
the grange, farm bureau, club work,
agricultural society, rural church
and schools are all suburbs of the
aforesaid city. to travel the Jericho
road so deadly and uncertain, 10 fall
among thieves and robbers, and
thus blur their prospects OF true
manhood and WOmanhood. But like
the prodigal they resolved that they
would rather live in an humble cot
tase in the country than to dwell in
the tents of wickedness in the city
and SO looking afar off to the city Of
safety (the farm they saw an I'M
proved road lined with people en-
route to the farmers' clty of Jeru-
salem. They embarked on this road
and although the priest and Ley'te
passed on the Samaritan came by
and bound up their wounds and
clothed them in his own rome and
he directed them to turn 10 the
right and to go straight ahead, on
which road vast numbers were trav-
cling in their Packards and Cadil-
laos and which brought them TO the
entrance gate Of the Morgan county
fair where they beheld an exhibition
of live stock, poultry, grange, farm
bureau. club work needlework, cul-
mary, fruits. flowers, vegetables and
farm products all blended together
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-08-28

al at Crooksville last week.
Mrs. John Williams and sons are
listing VIZ and Mrs. Bert Williams
v.n.aa rnetercd 10 Corning
-s,e- 2ato~7av
1f clara Hartley went to Co
lpnlhrs to attend the state fair.
r.ll .e ~ h.ce
GaN, - lie s.1o T.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-08-28
Legal. NOTICE

Scaled proposals will be received at
the office Of the clerk of the village of
Chesterhill. state of Ohio. until II
O'Clock, noon, September %, 1924, for
the purchase of bonds of the said VIII
lage in the, aggregate sum Of ST.
200 dated Sept. 1st, 1924. and pay
able ats follows $100 on March 1st,
1925 and 500 each six months there
after each being in the sum of $100
and bearing interest at the rate of 6
percent per annum. payable semi-an-
nually on March 1st and Sept. 1st of
each year issued for the purpose of
paying the villages portion of the cost
of improving College and Coal streets
in said village by the construction of
a cement sidewalk. and under au-
thority of the laws of Ohio and of Sec
tion 1889 of the General Code of Ohio
and under and in accordance with a
certain ordinance entitled ITO issue
bonds for the purpose of paying the
village. of Chesterhills portion of the
cost of improving College street and
Coal street by the construction of
cement sidewalk passed on the 18th
day Of August, 1924.
Said bonds will be sold to the high
est and best bidder for not less than
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-08-28
par and accrued intaras+

par and accrued interest
All bids must state the number OF
ponds bid for and the gross amount Of
bid and accrued interest to date Of de-
| livery All bids to be accompanied
with certified check payable to the
of the. amount of bonds bid for. upon
condition that if the bid is accepted
the bidder viii receive and pay FOR
such bonds as may be issued as above
set forth, within ten days from the
time Of the award, said check to be re-
tanned by the village if said condition
is not fulfilled.
The village Of Chesterhill, Ohio. re-
serves the right to reject any or all
lids should be sealed and endorsed
bids for street Improvement bonds"
c. l. SCHOFIELD,
S-21-l924 Clerk of the village Of
Chesterhill, Ohio
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-08-28

In one beautiful and harmonious
whole.
They also engaged in the boys
and girls stock judging contest and
from their bitter past experience
could have entered into a moral
Judging contest between the girl
who finished her club work and be-
came leader or who made her first
garment and became a seamstress.
and the boy VINO smokes cigarettes
played his first game and became a
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-08-28
Meeting OF Ruraliaes Club

Ruralites club was pleasantly en-
tertained by Mrs. Wilma Harlan
last Thursday afternoon Twelve
members and several children were
present Mrs. j. l. Barclay visited
the club Delicious refreshments
were served.
The next meeting will be held
Sept. IS at the home Of Mrs. Electa
HUFFMAN. The following program
will be given: Song by club; recita-
ton, Nora Moore; duet, Bernice
Jackson and Helen Betz; readings,
Flo Frame, Louada Frame, Wilma
Stall, Clarke Jackson, Della Hart
man and Happy Culver The subject
Of these readings will be THE
Home" by Gene Stratton Porter.
Solo, Bernice Jackson; answer roll
call by naming some fayorite dish.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-08-28

cleaning and painting the Wise.
The kasler Reunion
The Kasler reunion is to be held
in the grove at Jacksonville this
year, on Sunday, Sept Z. Every rel
ative is requested to be there. w.
l.. Kasler and brother Pearly are
the only two left of the direct
descendants of the late Abram Kas-
Ter who emigrated here with his
brother Kelly and families from
northeastern New York about a cen
tury agO,
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-08-28
Agricultural
News Notes
Coming Eyents

Coming Events
Aug. 24-30, Ohio state fair.
Aug. 20, Demonstration on
'Treating hogs for worms Friday
at 2 D. m. at Mrs John Porter's,
Joetown.
Aug 3o East Windsor grange pic
Sept. rs. Chesterhfu fair
Sept 4 stomach worm demon
e+ration. York township Chas.
lhinebareer,
sept. s. Farmers institute officers
conference.
club News
Aug. :. the Ever Ready Foad
club held their annual Club picnic
OH the heights above the Maurice
Gray home A nice time was enjoy
ed by al present
Aas. ~. the meetire at the Ever
Reaay Food club vas held at the
Jen some oeram was not
arraH the t4a was spent in
worEfn the ord books and
making plans fog tEe fair
Askov American., 1924-05-22
WASHINGTON Letter
W " HDaley

Washington. May 21.-It has
been said that the situation in
Washington at present may be
likened to a game of chess. With
the executive and legislative
branches using every form of
strategy to checkmate, an open
warfare has developed with the
return of two important legisla-
tive measures receiving the Presi-
Dental veto. Each side is ac-
cused of having their acts in
spired by selfish political motives
and SO the controversy RACES as
the first session of the Sixty
eighth Congress draws to an end.
The President, in vetoing the
bonus bill and the Bursum pen
sion measure, stated that the
budgetary requiremtnts of the
government would not permit
legislation of this character with
out involving heavy burdens up
on the taxpayers. Sponsors of
these measures, both Democrats
and Republicans, in criticizing
the veto of the President, say
that Congress is called upon, to
choose beween the principle of
the almighty dollar or the pur-
suit of the policy of human con-
sideration of the obligations
which righteously attach to the
government in the discharge of
its duty toward the veterans"
The veto on the pension bill
stated that the main objections
is the unwarranted expenditure
of the taxpayers money. 1t pro-
poses to add more than 25 per
cent to the cost of the pension
rolls. The desire to do justice to
the pensioners, however great
their merit, must be attended by
some solicitude to do justice to
taxpayers"
The Presidential disapproval Of
Askov American., 1924-05-22
FARMER-LABOR MEN
TO SPEAK IN COUNTY
Askov on Sunday Evening,
May Is, Sturgeon Lake
May "a.

AS was announced in the May
Sth issue of the American a
Farmer-Labor rally is to be held
in Askov but instead of having it
on May % as was originally
planned, the date has been set
as Sunday, May 25, to be held at
the ID. B. S. hall and to begin at
8 o'clock in the evening.
A meeting will be held at Stur-
geon Lake the evening before, on
Saturday. May "a. addressed by
the same speakers as the Askov
meeting.
Martin w. Odland of Robbins
dale, candidate for congress, and
F. A. Pike of St. Paul, candidate
for chief justice Of the supreme
court and who is also state chair
man of the Farmer-Labor party,
will speak at Askov. Both Of
these gentlemen come recon-
mended as very able speakers
and likely large number of
people will avail themselves of
the opportunity to hear them.
Other prominent members of the
Farmer-Labor party who may be
present and speak are Thos. v.
Sullivan. St. Paul. candidate for
attorney general; Frank Keyes.
international Falls. candidate for
lieutenant governor; and F. e.
Tillquist. St. Paul, candidate for
railroad and warehouse commits
sioner.
Askov American., 1924-05-22
FIREARM CARRIER is
ARRESTED IN RESERVE

Geo. Ford. a young married
man. living in Arlone township,
about 4 miles southeast Of Clover
dale, was arrested last week by
Game Warden Fred Degerstrom
on a charge Of carrying and dis
charging firearms in a game re-
serve. He was tried before
Justice p. A. Schnarr of Hinckley.
Friday, found guilty and fined
$40 and costs. The game reserve
east Of Hinckley comprises that
part of Barry township east Of
Kettle river and townships
Arlone, Clover. 0gema and
Crosby.
Askov American., 1924-05-22

the adjusted compensation meas
ure was attacked by Representa-
tive Rankin, Democrat. of Missis-
sippi, who stated that the veto
measure goes out of its way to
offer gratutious insult to the ex-
service men,. The president de-
clared that his veto was inspired
by the belief, that. I'VE must
either abandon our theory of pa
triotism or abandon this bill. Pa
triotism which is bought and paid
for is not patriotism. Our coun-
try cannot afford it. The veter-
ans as a whole do not want it,
All our American principles are
opposed to it. There is no moral
justification for it,"
These comments were dis
cussed at length in the bitter de-
bate which followed the veto.
Many Republican leaders are
deeply concerned over the effect
it will have upon the coming
campaign because of the so-called
soldier vote" Considerable re-
sentiment has developed among
Legislators as a result of the veto
power exercised by the Chief
Executive. Much of their criti-
cism is directed against the Bud
get Bureau, which is a creature
of their own making. The bud
get system is comparatively
recent adjunct to the procedure
of the national government. 1t
was established a few years ago
under the direction of Brigadier
General Dawes, who was subse-
quently succeeded by General
Lord. Perhaps its greatest weak
ness is the fact that it has never
been properly sold" to the pub
lie, but this shortcoming may be
explained by the fact that it is
exceedingly difficult to give a
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Askov American., 1924-05-22
WILL CELEBRATE AT
OAK LAKE CEMETERY
Decoration Day to be Fit.
tingly Observed, Harte
Speaks.

As has been the custom the
past three years the people in
the Oak Lake neighborhood.
northwest of Duquette. are again
cooperating in having a fitting
observance of Memorial day at
the Oak Lake cemetery. As an
added attraction this year ar
rangements have been made to
have the Askov Band furnish
music. the program to start at
2 p. m H. w. Harte of Brook
Park, will give the address of the
day.
The committee in charge urges
folks to come and help in the
celebration of this national holi-
day and TO buy poppies.
Askov American., 1924-05-22
DEMOCRATS TO HAVE
COUNTY CONVENTION
Will be Held at Pine City
on Next Tuesday
May n.

A big Democratic mass conven.
tion to be held at Pine City on
Tuesday, May 9th, at 2 p. m, is
announced by M. L. Nelson OF
Hinckley, chairman of the Pine
County Democratic Committee
The purpose Of this county con.
vention is to select IL delegates
to attend the state convention in
st. Paul on Saturday. May 31st,
Democrats from all over the
county are invited to come and
take part in the Pine City con-
vention.