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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1927-03-31
DeayertOWn

Road conditions were bettered
very much on the old Athens road
north of here recently, when lime
rock was applied to the road.
A test well for gas and oil Will be
drilled on the S. Fletcher lease, as
soon as weather conditions improve.
Miss Blanche briggs visited with
her brother, Guy briggs, last Friday
afternoon.
Miss Barbara Stinson of Crooks
vile high school spent the week end
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Stinson.
Mrs. Edward Deaver attended the
funeral of her aunt Mrs. VIM. Dear
niger last Friday afternoon
Mr.. w. c.. Spring and son Claire
of Maplewood farm, were recent
GAINESVILLE visitors.
Last Tuesday Mrs. Chas. Knapp
visited with her aunt, Mrs. Lottie
Spring.
The home of John Myers was the
scene of an enjoyable quilting par
ty, last week.
The Ladies' Aid society served an
excellent lunch to school pupils last
week.
Two young men of this village,
Ivan Eveland and Joe Heighley will
leave Immediately for Camp Knox,
to receive military training.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1927-03-31
Unionville

F. E. Foster and family are NOV
ing to their farm recently purchased
from l.. ID. Walker.
VIM. Stegner and wife will not
move to their farm here, until fall
We are glad that Mr.. Foster and
family will remain In our communi-
ty, and that Mr. and Mrs Stegner
are highly respected and are the
kind of people that are desired, and
a benefit to any community.
Several persons from here at
tended the Carroll sale at Millgrove
last Saturday. There was large
crowd, and everything sold at fair
price. Dinner was served by the
ladies of the grange, and we can say
1t was some dinner.
Clarence Danielson has moved
from the John Bozman farm, to the
Bryan farm, near Emery church
and George Brown and wife have
moved to the farm vacated by Mr.
Danielson.
The Meigsville township board oi
education will meet this Friday
April /, and the trustees will meet
Saturday, April g.
w. r. Gordon will have sale oil
his household goods, and personal
effects this Saturday afternoon
April 2, at / p. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kay Barnes visited
her parents at Otho, Sunday
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1927-03-31

Although dyed In the WOOL
Republican, Mr.. Brokaw has taken
the Morgan County. Ohio, Democrat
paper since 1871 and has not miss
ed year SO far.
He has comfortable home In
Tindall and nine acres of ground
and with his cows and chickens and
the shop, he has plenty to keep him
busy. To sum up the whole matter,
how Is this for steady job? In
this day, If a young man has job
for two or three years, he begins to
think he Is an old timer and If he
is going to learn trade, he wants
about SO day to start with"
The foregoing interesting article
is taken from the March "a issue of
The Grundy County Gazette, which
is published at Spickard, Mo. The
Democrat along with the many
friends of Mr.. Brokaw, wish for him
many more years of health, useful
ness, and happiness.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1927-03-31
Evansville Engineer
Rescued by Tanlac
Victim of Lver Trouble, Nervous Indigestion, Loss OF
Sleep, Rheumatism and R,.n-doavn Condition,
Finds Long>sought Relief

Michael Helm, 200 Oakley Street,
Evansville, Indiana, an engineer, says:
photographic rheumatism, bad stom-
ach and liver trouble had me in ter
Hble shape.
"My strength had vanished. When
] walked dizzy spells made me reel.
And my stomach was so upset that |
couldn't eat without bloating up and
suffering from tormenting indiges-
ton. Rheumatic pains in arms and
legs made it difficult for me to get
about. had almost given up hope OF
ever recovering my lost health and
strength when l took the advice of
friend and began taking Tanlac. / rec-'
ommend it to all who are aiing.
"This tonic worked wonders with
me. Pain vanished with rheumatism.
Quickly my old strength returned. |
began to have a great appetite and
ate everything without q sign OF pain.
Tanlac certainly put me on my feet,
made me stronger and gave me better
health that have had in years"
Tanlac usually banishes pain, con-
uuers ailments and builds up strength
In famished bodies. 1t relieves the
system of poison caused by constipa7
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1927-03-31
Hungry For Home News

Shiloh, o., Route One
Dear Editor:-I sometimes feel
lonesome and hungry for Morgan
county news, so / am enclosing my
check for years subscription to
the Morgan County Democrat
We live in very beautiful part
of Ohio-35 miles south of Lake
Erie. The land is almost level and
very fertile. We bought 72 acres
here four years ago, and we are
very well pleased with our beauti-
full country home. We raise Jersey
cows and White Leghorn chickens
We usually get 500 chicks the first
week in May. This winter we have
kept 100 hens. Today we are get
ting around 100 eggs daily; have
had crate or more Of eggs for sale
every week since November first
Respt. yours, G. G. Henderson.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1927-03-31

102M, just Issued to enable all in
terested persons to inform them
selves about the plan, the organiza-
ton, the regulations and require
ments, the extra labor allowance,
the penalties incurred for nonc0m-
piiance with the regulations, and
the availability of government
equipment. The clean up is for
the benefit of American farmers.
says the department. and the sue
cess of the venture will depend very
largely upon the whole-hearted sup
port of farmers and upon their CO.
operation in performing upon their
premises the work necessary to
meet the regulations. Farmers whO
satisfactorily accomplish the work
laid out for them will be entitled to
the extra labor allowance paid by
the federal government. Those
who fail to meet the regulations are
subject to assessment of costs and
prosecution under the state law. A
copy of the circular may be obtain
ed, as long as the supply lasts, by
writing to the United States depart
ment of agriculture, Washington,
ID. C..
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1927-03-31


Blacksmith, but Gazette win not at
tempt to break into verse with our
story. We offer 1t as true story of
the Village Smithy' of Tindall,
on March 1, w. s. Brokaw had
been In the blacksmith business In
TindalI, Mo-, AZ years. straight
time. Mr.. Brokaw was born in Nor
gan county, Ohio, April IL, 1852. On
June /. 1869 he went to serve as
blacksmith apprentice under John
Wheeler, at McConnelsville, Ohio, at
the wage of So per month and
board. After serving his apprentice
ship, he was married in December,
1871, and opened shop of his own
in the spring of 1872 at Hooks
burg, Morgan county. Mr.. Rrokaw
has his day books and ledgers from
this date up to the present time and
it is quite interesting to read over
the prices charged then and now. At
that time and up until about 1880,
a smith had to forge his OWN horse
shoes out of a bar of iron, also
make his own nails out of the bar.
And yet, the price for making and
driving a pair of horseshoes was 60
cents, old shoes, reset 25c per pair,
and set wagon tires at 80 cents
each. Up at a. m. to make shoes
and nails for the days trade and
then work by lamp light at night for
the next days work, was the order
of his day.
In the early spring of 1884 the
high water washed away practically
everything he had. He came to Tin
dali, Mo-, and opened shop March
/, and in June he moved into the
shop in which he is now located.
This was two story building, with
blacksmith shop below and wagon
shop above. This building was late
torn down and rebuilt on the site
now occupied by the Farmers State
Bank in TindalI and later moved to
the location where 1t now stands.
Frank Morris, father of our Spick-
ard Rock Island agent, was associat-
ed with Mr.. Brokaw a number OF
years as partner and we under
stand is still working at the trade
in Montpelier, Ia. In the shop yard
at Tindall can be seen the wheels
and some parts of an old "Brokaw
and Morris farm wagon built in
1884 sold to A. j. Hossam. The
wagon was not discarded until
about three years ago.
This old wagon brings back many
memories as in the late eighties, Mr..
Brokaw was Justice of the Peace,
(and as to that, he is at the present
time), and the wagon shop upstairs
was used as court room. Those
old rafters resounded many a legal
battle, as many members of the bar
tried out their flights of legal ora
tory as to who was the legal pos
SCISSOR of Zone Said Speckled Hen
Chicken or some other weighty
case. j. III. Brokaw of the Trenton
Gas and Electric Company, of Spick-
ard, was in partnership with his
| father for a number of years, before
going into the electrical business.
Of late years, sMrs. Brokaw has help
ed in the shop, until she knows the
trade fairly well herself, and al
though rs years old. they can still
turn out enough work to make a
much younger man take notice.
In looking over the old books, we
find many names of old customers,
long passed away, among them
Judge Brainerd, VIM. George, Nd. M.
Bosworth, Luther Clark, J.. B.
Carnes, A. ]. Hossam and many 9th
er names quite familiar in time
past.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1927-03-31
Stockport

Friday and Saturday-John Bar
rymore in HThe Sea Beast" This is
said to be the biggest screen tri-
ing, Wednesday, April George
Arliss in "The Man Who Played
Cod
Methodist Protestant Church
Sunday school at $3.50 a. m. Spe-
cial music. Agnes Dewitt, Supt
Morning worship at 10:30 Revival
services each night this week. The
services commence at 7:45. You
are invited to attend these services
Special music each evening". Ce-
Gil Cottrill pastor.
Christian Church
Sunday school at $50 a. m. Mil
dred Barnes, Supt. Rev Kendle
l'pastor.
Miss Frances Scott of GAINESVILLE
spent the week end at her home
here.
Carleton Jackson spent the week
end at Columbus. He was accompa-
MED home by his wife and little son
John Franklin.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. c.. Patterson and
son Thomas and ]. w. Newberry OF
McConnelsville were calling on
friends here Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Patterson of
McConnelsville were callers Sunday
on Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Mercer.
Mrs. Carl Ross has returned to
her home at Columbus, after a short
visit here
Misses Rose and Alice McDermott
of the o. S. u, are spending their
spring vacation with their parents
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. McDermott.
The ladies of the Willing Work
ers class were hostesses to the mem
bers of the Ever Faithful class last
Thursday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. r. w. Dewitt. The following
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1927-03-31
Grow Alfalfa And Cut Feed BilI


The $127,296 spent annually by
Morgan county farmers as part OF
Ohio's s2S,086,000 yearly feed bill
can be reduced to a mere fraction OF
that amount if the farmers in this
county will plant alfalfa this spring,
according to the Blue Valley Cream
cry Institute.
The average farm in this section
has less than an acre in alfalfa and
more than 10 acres in less profitable
forage crops. Alfalfa is yielding "a
tons 10 the acre, the others only 2
tons. Data compiled by the Insti-
tute's chemists show that one acre of
alfalfa produces as much protein as
three acres of clover or nine acres Of
timothy.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1927-03-31
Rowland

Quite a large crowd attended the
entertainment at the Rowland
school, Saturday night.
Ben Haines of Meigs and Gwilyn
Williams of Everett, Wash, visited
Sunday at John Garrett's.
/. John Huffman and family are
moving this week to j. J. Evans
farm, and Leslie Moody and family
of Meigs are moving to the house
vacated by the Huffmans.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1927-03-31
Manchester Grange

Following is the program for
Manchester grange, April 9: Song.
by grange; roll call, stories of April
fool pranks and jokes; readings,
Hazel Gilliland, Ida Peck. Bertha
Cannon; topic. Is money spent in
beautifying the farm home and its
surroundings a good investment, by
brothers; The screened in porch, by
sisters; How many people in this
grange carry insurance, and are
lightning rods worth while, Henry
Combs; Meat substitutes for the
farm table. Josie Drummond; Incu-
bator hints, Nora Fowler; music.
George Garyin.-XX.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1927-03-31

W. @. Henderson and wife spent
from Friday until Sunday with their
son HerscheI Henderson and fam
fly. Al
Ed Ray and wife spent Sunday at
Frank Downing's.
Babe Dfngey and wife have gone
to housekeeping on the @. A. Elliott
farm, near Chandiersyile.
Sunday school and preaching ser
vices at Mt. Carmel, SUNDAY after
noon, April 3.
Isaac Hempfield of Bristol was
calling on friends here Sunday.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1927-03-31

program was given: Singing of
hymns, by all present; Scripture
reading, by Mrs. Cottrill and prayer,
by Mrs. Clara Walker. Mrs. A. D.
Blind and Mrs. Robert Durbin sang
duet; Mrs. Harry Faires rendered
piano solo, which was greatly en-
joyed; readings, by Mrs. Edna Kean,
and Mrs. HI. H. Choguill; vocal solo,
by Mrs Robert Durbin. and piano
duet by Mrs. Faires and Mrs. Gage.
Refreshments of creamed chicken,
mashed potatoes, hot biscuits, cof
fee, ice cream and angel food cake
were served
Married 80 Years
Fifty years ago on March rs,
1877, James Thomas O'Neal and
Miss Hannah Ann Johnson were
married at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Gilbert John
son on the east side of the river.
where Mr.. and Mrs. Park Kean now
reside There are but three per-
sons now living who witnessed the
..
Newberry and j. B. Johnson. the lat
ter a brother No special celebra-
tion marked the anniversary, they
spending the day quietly with mem
bers of their family and their
friends and neighbors, who called to-
wishes. At noon dinner was serv-
ed to the couple-their' children and
grandchildren at one long table,
where decorations of yellow AMI
white were used Many nice gifts
were presented to them, one in
which they were especially interest
ed having come by air mail from
their granddaughter, Mrs. j. Law
renee Miles ruth Henne) of Bos-
ton, Mass. Mr.. O'Nea1 observed his
18TH birthday on March IA, while
Mrs. O'Neal will be 73 in October,
next. Despite their years they are
remarkably well preserved, and it is
reasonable to believe they will en-
JOY many returns OF this happy ami
versary
Miss Gladys Wallace, proprietess
of the Stockport restaurant, has re-
now prepared to give the public the
best of service.
Mr.. and Mrs Joe Porter who
spent the winter at Asheville. N. c.,
are guests of her parents Mr.. and
Mrs H. L. Smith, enroute to their
home at Youngstown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ebert Phillips and
child of Parkersburg, are visiting
the formers parents Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Phillips.
Tom Hook has returned to his
home at Columbus, after being call
ed here to attend the funeral of his
mother -in-law Mrs. Kate White of
Pennsyille.
James Trout of GAINESVILLE spent
Saturday with his parents DR.. and
Mrs. d. W. Trout.
Milford Griest of Nelsonville
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Grest of near
town.
Mr.. and Mrs Tilghman Kinney
and two children of GAINESVILLE,
spent the week end with relatives.
Mrs. John Henne of Marietta was
the over Sunday guest Of her par7
ents Mr.. and Mrs James O'Neal.
Mrs. c. r. Bishop who had been
at Pennsville for several days, is at
home now.
Rev. Van Artsdalen of Malta de-
livered an address to the Boy Scouts
of this place Monday night.
Mrs. Howard Price and two chill
dren of McConnelsville spent Fri
day and Saturday with her sister,
Mrs. Robert Durbin and family.
Mrs. Margaret Durbin and two
children spent Tuesday at McCon-
nelsville.
L. H. Wootton is on the sick list.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1927-03-31
SHORT TALKS BY THOUGHTFUL
MOTHERS

A California Uong Beach) Mother
speaks: "Only a mother who has pass
ed through anxious nights of fear of
Group, hearing that hoarse, croupy
cough constantly can appreciate our
feeling of gratitude toward Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound. 1t stopped
Juniors dreadful cough the first
night he took it and it was a great re-
lief to see him drop into quiet
sleep" Good also for whOoping cough.
measles cough and heavy wheezy
breathing Sold and recommended
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1927-03-31
AGRICULTURAL NEWS NOTES
Boys and Girls, Club work

Several boys and girls All clubs
have already been organized In the
county and we hope to have all the
old clubs going strong again. We
are busy organizing the old clubs
right along now every day, and If
your club leaders have not been
visited they may expect TO be in the
near future. Among the other clubs.
your county agent is very anxious
to start dairy calf club in the
county and has the names of two.
boys and one girl for membership.
We have an excellent leader for the
club and want a larger membership
so please, Ii you are interested in
handling dairy calf, send in your
name and address to the county
agent. There is also an excellent
garden club project for boys and
girls in All work. You enroll in
the club the same as other kinds,
have leader and make your own
garden. Remember that for each
year of club work successfully COM
/ pleted while you are in high school
gives you one-fourth credit toward
graduation. There are many com
munities in the county which have
no All club work for their boys and
/ girls. If you live in those com
munities won't you write your coun-
ty agent and ask that one be organ
lied
Clover Seed Note
Northern France grown red clo-
YER seed is recommended for this
section of Ohio by the Ohio expert
ment station. You can be sure you
are getting it If one percent of the
seeds are stained bright green
with no other color stain in the
seeds.
Seed Corn May Be Poor
| We can save ourselves a lot of
disappointment in corn yields this
year if we will take the trouble to
test our seed corn before we decide
/ to plant it. The approach of corn
planting time finds Morgan county
/ farmers with a poor crop of seed
corn on hands. This is the opinion
VI "dlidSC ShtcuSIOil
specialist in farm crops at our state
university after Judging corn shows
in many parts of the state. At one
show in southern Ohio, where one
would expect high termination dis
ease free, corn, three-fourths of
187 samples entered contained eth
er frozen or moldy ears. Exceed
ingly wet weather last fall did not
allow seed corn to dry out unless It
was stored under exceptionally fa-
vorable conditions The past sea-
son this mas meant that the. seed
was kept out of damp barns and
wagon sheds. The test is very SIM
pie. takes little time and it may
save our planting so seeds out of
every 100 that will not grow. Just
! plant in box of dirt in the house a
few kernels from each of several
ears taken from different places in
your assortment of seed corn and
know whether they will grow or not
so to 95 percent of the kernels
should grow if it is good seed to
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1927-03-31

ton and sluggish liver. 1t is Natures
own remedy made from roots, barks
and herbs according to the famous
Tanlac formula.
Danish sickness from your life and
enjoy the benefits of strength and
golden health. Begin taking Tanlac.
The first bottle brings results that
will surprise you. Ask your druggist
for Tanlac -todayl Over 40 million
bottles sold.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1927-03-31
Grandmother Knew

there was nothing so good for conges-
ton ana colds as mustard. But the old
fashioned mustard plaster burned and
blistered.
Musterole gives the relief and help
that mustard plasters gave, without the
plaster and without the blister.
1t is a clean, white ointment, made
with oil of mustard. Gently rub it in
See how quickly the pain disappears.
Try Musterole for sore throat, bron-
chitis, tonsillitis, Group, stiff neck,
asthma, neuralgia, headache, congestion,
pleurisy, rheumatism, lurnbago, pains
and aches of the back or joints, sprains,
sore muscles, bruises, chilblains, frosted
feet, colds of the chest (t may prevent
pneumonia.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1927-03-31
/ Worry Aborf Grows

A few minutes time and very lit
tie expense will save US all worry
about crows, blackbirds and other
pests bothering our corn seedlings.
II your seed is "pyroxed" just before
planting time birds or other pests
will not bother your field.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1927-03-31
Cut This out-It Is worth Money

Send this ad and 10 cents to Foley
e. Co.. 2835 Sheffield Ave, Chicago, ILL.,
writing your name and address clear
ly. You will receive a trial bottle of
coughs, colds. Group {spasmodic) and
tickling throat; also a trial packet
each of Foley Pills. diuretic, stimu-
liant for the kidneys, and Foley Ca
thartic Tablets for constipation, bill
iousness, and sick headaches. These
wonderful remedies have helped mil
lions OF people. Send for them.-SoId
Everywhere.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1927-03-31

Corr Borer Campaign Information
Information regarding the 1927
spring campaign against the corn
borer has been brought together by
the United States department of ag-
riculture in miscellaneous circular
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1927-03-31
Glover Seed Note

Northern France grown red clo-
YER seed is recommended for this
section of Ohio by the Ohio expert
: ment station. You can be sure you
are getting it ii one percent of the
seeds are stained bright green
with no other color stain in the
! seeds
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1927-03-31
Nv. n. nRfyKAW. TTNDALE, MO-.
SPENT ~ YEARS IN ONE SHOP

Most everyone has read of Long
fellows poem about the Village
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1927-03-31
Morgan County
Buick Co.
c. B. NORM. Mgr.

WHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE
BUILT, BUICK WILL BUILD THEM
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Mrs. Matte Adams, who lives in
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With her children grown up, the
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LABOR WILL INSURE
WoII and Green Get First
Policies Issued.

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, June 13.-An-
other business venture by organized
labor was launched here officially
when headquarters of the Union
Labor Life Insurance Company
were opened formally.
The first two policies to be issued
by the company, which starts bust
ness with a paid-in capital of more
than $750,000, were delivered to
Matthew Vol, company president,
and A. F. of L. vice. president, and
A. F. of L. President William Green.
The company, fostered by the A.
F. of L., and controlled by union Of
ficials, plans general life insurance
business for union workers, and also