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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-12-23
Morgan Thursday

of said mortgage. The instrument
carries four SOC U. S. conveyance
stamps. When the mortgage was
recorded Geo. Bartmess was record
er; when released James Nixon was
in office (1872).
Word from Emmett Woodard is
to the effect that he is not SO we'll
and will not get to come home for
some time.
Meigs creeks were up and about
Friday night and Saturday.
Vivian, little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM Stobert is quite ill with
pneumonia.
What we would like to know:
Has Silas joined the nudists of his
own free-will, or did they force him
ure-perhaps disclosure would be
the more appropriate word. We pre-
dict when Silas returns he will pub.
lish an almanac which will make
Lum and Abner's latest edition look
like a primer. We presume it will
take more than matted milk to OBJ
tain copy.
duty the past several weeks in the
sales tax department, has been as.
signed to wine section" and started
work last week.
The death of Danny Greer brings
sorrow to many. Our sympathy
goes out to his loved ones.
Bristol township has 26 widows,
according to the count made Sum
day; and 16 widowers.
A physician was called Sunday to
see Myron Larick, foster son of Mr..
and Mrs C. d. Nichols, who has a
heavy cold, bordering on pneumonia.
Our weatherman informs us that
the gauge showed a total of one and
three quarter inches of rainfall from
Thursday $3.50, until Saturday at
10:30.
Turkeys are leaving the farm at
% cents per pound. The Thanks.
giving price was % cents.
Mrs. Emmett Woodard who has
spent most Of the time with her hus-
band during his long stay at the hos
pital, came home Sunday for a few
days.
Don't let your light shine and get
behind chimney,-or the McCon
nelsville fire department will get
you.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-12-23
Stockport

Misses Dorothy and Doris Blind
were hostesses Tuesday of last week
with a taffy pulling party at the
home of the formers sister, Mrs
Ray Patterson Games and contests
were enjoyed throughout the even
C. w. Dewitt returned Sunday ev~
ening from a weeks visit at the E.
G. Olney home at Relief. Mr.. Dev-
! lit expects to leave this Thursday to
spend the holidays with his daugh-
/ ter, Mrs. Myron Abel, and family, OF
Columbus.
Misses Louise and Maxine Muse
have moved into rooms in the Doy~
er residence, on lower Main street.
Rumor has it wedding bells will
| soon ring again in our village, IL
! they haven't already. We probably
will be able to give a better ac-
count Of this rumor, in the very
near future.
Mrs. R. w. Dewitt, who has been
ill with pneumonia, is much i'm
proved, and able to be up some.
Mrs. Chase, who assisted in her care,
has returned to her home. Miss
home.
Mrs. Lloyd Stallsmith, Miss
Georgia Lee McElhose and Kenneth
Mccoy were business callers in Co.
lumbus, Monday of last week.
Walter Newberry of Cleveland
visited Friday Of last week with his
sister, Mrs r. w. Dewitt.
Miss Edna McAnulty of New Con,
cord came last Saturday to spend
the Christmas vacation with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Mean
ulty.
Students home from Ohio Univer-
sity for the holiday vacation are:
Misses Ruth Stoneburner, Lea Mar.
garet McWilliams, Helen Faires and
Ava Farnsworth, Frank Wilcox and
Tom Gage; and Douglas Ball of Ohio
State.
/ Badly Injured In Auto Wreck
! Relatives here have received word
that Junior Henery, eldest son OF
Mr.. and Mrs H. L. Henery, of Mon
roeville, was seriously injured in an
automobile accident, while enrOute
to basketball game, the car going
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-12-23
ROOsterville

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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-12-23

Mrs. Gladys (Glenn) Armstrong
of North Meigsville, welded the
! gavel in the Unionville school last
i Friday as supply teacher, in the alb
sence of Miss Margaret Rothrock,
who was ill at her home in McCon-
J nelsville.
! Miss Mary Wickersham of the O.
of GAINESVILLE came Friday to spend
| the holiday vacation with their par
| ents.
| Mrs. Rosa Brown lost one of her
| work horses, last week.
Miss Ruby Barnes, student at the
mute school at Columbus, arrived
here last week to spend the holiday
vacation with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Barnes.
Mrs. VIM. Stegner and Mrs. Ivan
Barnes were both ill Saturday from
colds and complications. The prompt
application of home remedies had
the desired effect, and both are i'm.
proved.
The continued rain and melting
snow last week caused both branch
es of Meigs creeks to rise bank~full
taking out the ice, but causing no
damage.
Most all the turkeys in this sec
tion have been sold at 20 to % cents
per pound, live weight.
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Groves ex-
pect to leave this week for Zanes-
Vile, to spend the holidays with her
son, Mr.. Harry Wilson, and family,
and her brother, Mr.. Joe Toler, and
family, and other relatives.
Several from here attended the
basketball game at Reinersville, Sat
urday night.
In spite of the pleading of the
highway director to obey his direc
tions while driving motor cars, and
the numerous signs placed on all
state roads by the highway depart
ment for the safety of the motorists,
accidents seem to increase rather
than diminish. We would suggest
all hills, curves, road intersections,
and railroad crossings, be changed
to Come ahead at full speed, you
don't amount to d anyway"
Might have more effect on the care
less driver than the present type of
marking the road signs. 1t does
seem that the utter disregard of the
road signs causes many accidents
that could be easily avoided.
Mrs j. H. Wickersham and daugh.
ter Mary, Mrs. F. E. Foster and
daughter Beulah were in GAINESVILLE,
Tuesday.
The N. E. Kincaid family who re-
Gently sold their farm are moving
this week to Chesterhill. Their
many friends in this section wish
them health and prosperity in their
new location.
Mr.. and Mrs Herbert Dewitt of
Butler, Ind, moved this week to
their farm recently purchased from
Miles Bryan, near Emery church.
Some of the later sellers of tur
keys this week received % cents
per pound.
A Christmas tree and entertain
ment was held at the Unionville
school Wednesday afternoon. Mar
garet ROthrOck. teacher.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-12-23

over a 10 foot embankment. Jun
ior received a spine injury, and a
cut on the head, which required five
stitches to close. He is in the Nor
walk hospital. Mr.. and Mrs. j. L.
Henery and Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Med
iey are grandparents.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. McHugh were
in GAINESVILLE, Monday.
Mrs. Celia Bacon and sister, Mrs.
Margaret Palmer and Weir Kern
spent Wednesday of last week in
GAINESVILLE
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Daugherty
of Pennsville are expecting to come
here and spend the winter with their
brotherin law, c. r. Bishop.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Henery spent
the week end with their son and
daughter -in-law, Mr. and Mrs. H.
d. Henery, of Athens.
Mrs. Len Pierpoint and Mrs. w.
T. Choguill who have been i'll with
heavy colds, are improving.
Thos. Mccoy, after being confined
to his home for several days with
pneumonia, is able to be out again
Christmas services will be held
next Sunday evening at the M. r.
church, at 1880.
Mrs. Leonard Blind and small son
of Chicago, who came to attend the
funeral services of Mrs. c. r. Bisn-
op, have been visiting her father,
Mr.. Henry Hook.
Watch your subscription date.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-12-23
Me1gs

Chalmer Carnes while trapping
for muskrats, caught sucker a foot
long, in a steel trap. The fish it
seemed tapped the trap with its
tail l,-when the trap. clapped the
fish's tail, Cham not having a fish.
ing license, liberated the sucker
We are sorry to learn of the ill
ness of Mrs. Mary Newton. Some
old get childish-some have whoop-
ing cough.
Earl Wilson tells us that in the
five years that he has been dog war.
den, he has killed over 1000 dogs.
Unless Morgan county dogs are re-
instated, he will add to the list af.
ter Jan. 20.
c. c. Wilson purchased a team Of
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-12-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Cheadle of
Westerville and Mrs. Ralph Yarnell
and children of Malta, visited Sum
day at f. B. Cheadle's
Mr.. and Mrs. Barak Russell, Mr..
and Mrs. Leonard Rardin and Mrs
Elva Scott attended the funeral Of
George Wymer, at Chesterhill, Sat
urday
Miss Ida Hanlin is caring for
Mrs. Paul Bone and baby, of Malta
route
Mr.. and Mrs A. L. Smith of Nc.
Connelsville visited Sunday with the
latter's brother, Barak Russell and
wife.
Carlos Mills is employed at John
Pidgeon's.
Mrs. Ethel Phillips, Mrs. Eva Ben.
jamin and Mrs. Pearl Hanlin were
in attendance at the afternoon tea
at the home economics department
of Pennsville school, Friday, which
was given by the seventh grade
girls and their teacher, Miss Hum
rhries, for the eighth grade girls,
their mothers, and the teachers.
Asa Cheadle has gone to Wester~
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-12-23
mares at GAINESVILLE, last week.

mares at GAINESVILLE. last week.
In writing of Mrs. Mollie Single
ton last week we said Dietrich, when
we should have said Wendell, Idaho
The Singletons sold their land al
Dietrich and purchased smaller
tract at Wendell.
Our records show that there are
II widows in Bristol township.
we found mortgage deed given by
Ephraim and Hannah J. Ellis to
John Vanlaw, on a certain tract Of
land situated in Wesley township,
Washington county, Ohio, under
date of Nov. Is, 1865. A. w. Bye
and Leo d. King were witnesses
Leo. G. King, j. P. On the 4th
month, 1st day, 1868, John Vanlaw
wrote a receipt in full on the back
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-12-23
Page Sever

attended the birthday party of Mrs.
BObb Bragg, Sunday, Dec. 18.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. III. Davis wero
in GAINESVILLE, Thursday.
George Ross is now mounting
young bald eagle, which was OBJ
tanned by Francis Kraps, from q
farmer at Eagleport
Mrs. Harold Ashton is expecting
to spend Christmas with her moCher,
at Newark
Edith and Ernest and Geraldine
Blackburn Of this ridge are help
ing to take part in the high school
pperetta, sponsored by Mrs. III. ".
Edwards.
Miss Ruth Spencer visited in
GAINESVILLE from Thursday until Sat-
urday, with Mrs. Gaynel Wyre and
daughter Katheryn.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Patterson
were Sunday evening guests of Mr..
nd Mrs. Kenneth Porter of Ring
gold.
Lewis Owens and faroi'v cont
Sunday evening at the Fred Davis
home.
Frank Bragg spent few days the
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Spencer of Echo
Hill
Mr.. and Mrs Kenneth Patterson
were recent callers of Mrs Patter-
sons parents, and family, of Tria-
delphia.
Miss Elma Blackburn who is
teaching school at Bartlett will be-
home tomorrow evening for the re-
mainder of the year for Christmas
vacation.
Mrs. Frank Porter is teaching
school for Miss Rothrock, at I'm.
ionville. this week.
Mr.. Frank Porter has been driv-
ing Charles Cordray's school bug
part of the time.
Bring your cleaning and pressing
to the Elite Shop, now owned and
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-12-23
Echo Hill

Mrs. Herman Matheney and two
sons Dean and Donald left Sunday
Tor Tennessee, where they are go
ing to spend their Christmas vaca-
ton, with Mrs. Matheney's relatives.
Miss Dorothy Taylor was a guest
or Geraldine Blackburn, Wednes-
day. Dec. Is.
Mrs. Ed Spencer and son Herman
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-12-23
UniOnville

While Miss Dora Nelson of
near here, and her sister~in law,
Mrs. Lewis Parker, and daughter
Joan, of McConnelsville, were visit
ing in GAINESVILLE last week, the lat.
ter contracted scarlet fever and was
quarantined at the home of rela-
tives. Latest reports are that she is
getting along satisfactorily, and may
soon he able tn come home
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-12-23
DON'T GET UP NIGHTS

THIS Csc TEST FREE if it fails.
Use juniper oil, buchu leaves, etc.,
made into green tablets. Flush the
kidneys as you would the bowels
with castor oil. Help nature drive
out waste and excess acids which can
cause the irritation that wakes you
up, causes scanty flow, burning or
backache. Just say Bukets to any
druggist. Locally at Stanbery Phar-
macy. 25n6
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-12-23
NOTICE OF DRAWING JURORS
GenI Code, Sec. 11419-23

Office Of Commissioners Of Jurors.
Morgan County, Ohio.
December 81, 1897
To All Whom 1t May Concern:
On Friday, the 31st day of Decem-
Der, 1897, at 200 o'clock D. M, at the
office of the Commissioners of Jurors
or Morgan County, Ohio, Jurors will
be publicly drawn for the January
term of the Common Pleas Court OF
said County.
FRANK MATHENEY.
H HI. GREER,
Commissioners Of Jurors
Evening star., 1937-10-27

trolled people who Cverf1owed across
the gulf and populated Manchuria.
Japan wants them-they make the best
workmen and the best trench diggers,
even as they did in the allied labor bat
talions in France.
Because japanese capital had COM
pleted arrangements with Han for big
coal, iron, gold and glass exploitation
before the present warfare began, and
had found him less artful in placing
obstacles in their way than Chinese
officials of other provinces, Hans cities
have been spared. Right now Japan
is withdrawing troops from the mar
row strip of Shantung north of the
Yellow River, and sending them west
ward against the eX-Communist armies
threatening the exposed flank of Shan
81. But in spite of Markings frantic
appeals Han has not taken advantage
of the situatio nto attack.
He has been able % avoid creating
Evening star., 1937-10-27

an incident which might force his
hand-despite the determination of the
Nationalist patriots to enlist his TO-
900 big soldiers. When Nanking
presses him he swears eternal loyalty.
but asks why he should attack before
his own province Is invaded.
Shantung Vulnerable.
Standings present experience is the
direct reversal Of its past history. With
its long neck sticking out into the
China Sea and containing the only
deep water harbors north OF the Yang
TIE. it is especially vulnerable. In 1898
the Kaiser took its best harbor, Tsing-
tao, as retribution for the death of
two German missionaries, and built
little Frankfurt and a
railroad to the capital, Tsinan, 800
miles over ties cast of Ruhr iron! The
Shangtungese liked the Germans
there was mental afinity-and were
Evening star., 1937-10-27
not happy to have them supplanted by

not happy to have them supplanted by
Japanese in 1915.
BY way of making Shantung safe
for democracy the Japanese marched
in and established themselves all over
the province. Whereupon Woodrow
Wilson persuaded China to enter the
World War on the same day as our
selves. arguing that this would block
Japan's 81 demands on China and
force Japan to return Shantung. As
one of his spokesmen, had quite a
time explaining to Chinese officials
why they should join. even technically,
In the Christian Vests war.
With the first meeting of the sigma
tories of the nine-power treaty. in an
attempt to enforce it. Shantung is to
play dominant, if farcical, role-that
is, if some Chinese patriot does not
shoot Han Fu-chu or create an Incl
dent before the Japanese get him
dressed for his part.
(Copyright 1872
Evening star., 1937-10-27

and diplomats. What a laugh they
would have on the Western champions
Of Chinese independence and bravery
If this key province of China, lying
between Marking and Tientsin, should
go over to the phoney government
which Japan is organizing at Peiping,
giving the Japanese invasion the
character of a secession movement!
1t all depends upon burly, bluff, in
dependent Gov. Han Fu-chu, who
has no reason to love the Japanese.
but who has had nearly three months
to ponder the old Chinese proverb
about live dog being better than a
dead lion. To the North and South
and East of his province lie cities
blasted and burned. He has been
playing host to refugee fellow COVER
nors and generals who resisted the
Japanese war machine more through
Markings orders. But Hans cities
are still spared at this writing. Chefoo
and Tsingtao are under japanese
naval guns riding in their clear, deep
harborS, and Tsinanfu, the provincial
capital, lies within shelling distance
of the Japanese army that has
reached the lower Yellow River. Is it
through mercy that they have been
spared, or through cunning? Mean
while, Han has persuaded the Amer
ican Asiatic squadron to abandon its
target practice station in Chefoo Har-
Dor.
Han a Chinese Puritan.
Han, over feet tall, as are most
Of his Shantungese men and women,
proceeds with his programs of sup
pressing opium traffic and building
roads, while warfare RACES on his
borders. He is Chinese Puritan,
belonging to the ancient Chinese
secret Iii" or 'Propriety" Society,
which forbidS smoking, drinking and
relations with women save under Curl
Gus Puritanical rules. He enacts de-
crees regulating feminine modesty.
He also combats banditry, opens mines
and factories. arms his well-drilled
troops with japanese and German
equipment and makes the desperately
crowded and poor province pay its
way.
Here live 30,0O0,000 people in an
area no larger than oregon. much of
which is wildly mountainous or fire.
quently flooded. They are the big
boned, classical-minded, easily con-
Evening star., 1937-10-27
Mushroom Weighs 10 Pounds.

CHICAGO (Pl.-Dr. Lawrence Mer-
tes Is wondering how much he would
have to pay for steak that would nc
the mushroom sent him by a patient,
Mrs. Mabel williams, who said she
found 1t near her home at Bass Lake,
Ind.
The mushroom weighed IL pounds
and was As inches IN circumference.
Evening star., 1937-10-27
JUNGLE CREATES STYLE
Shoemakers Get Theme From
Natives of Malay.

LONDON Especially. - Shoemakers.
like milliners, may soon go back to the
Jungle for inspirations for their new
designs, since 1t was discovered re-
Gently that among the most popular
exhibits in the Shoe and Leather Fair
here were Malayan shoes without
straps, clasps OF thongs.
Instead they are provided with a
kob or stem, and arount this milady
must wrap her toes, if she is to keep
her shoes on.
Other interesting exhibits included
Persian nobleman's slippers of camel
skin, dyed jade green, and some foot
wear more than 300 years old.
Evening star., 1937-10-27

siege of 1888. Lundy advocated that
the gates of the city be opened to the
besieging troops Of King James II. The
people refused. Later he escaped over
the walls. Every year since the city
has remembered his treachery by
burning him in efiigy.
Evening star., 1937-10-27
CASPIAN SEA FALLING
800 Rivers Can't Maintain Level
of Water.

NEW YORK Especially The Cas-
plan Sea Is slowly drying up. it has
been found. During the last hundred
years this sea has lowered from 3 to 4
feet and, even with 300 rivers flowing
into it, it cannot maintain its level.
This spring it rose 10 inches. but dur
ing the dryer part of the year it is ex-
pected to drop 49,
Evening star., 1937-10-27
BIGGEST TAILORING JOB
IN MEMORY, OF TRAITOR
Londonderry Needlers Making
Suit for Efigy to Be Burned
in Ceremony.

LONDONDERRY, Northern Ireland
CP-Needles are busy here on the
worlds largest tailoring job.
Picked tailors are making suit
with -
Fifty-inch chest.
Pants with legs 96 inches long and
IL inches wide.
Jacket so inches across the shoul-
ders.
Nearly 100 yards of cloth will be used
for the outfit, which will adorn an
effigy Of Col Robert Lundy, Governor
of Londonderry during the famous
Evening star., 1937-10-27
BY UPTON CLOSE.

shantng the Chinese province whose plight once moved
making This
captive
villain delivers
This present highest
Evening star., 1937-10-27
Gen. Han Maneuuers S1ldnturlg
Between Japanese and Chinese
Plays Cautious Game of Loyalty to Nan
king and Non Irritation of Toxic.
Province Is Vulnerable.

This the second OF American authority
on Pacific affairs years Cholnge"
Developments and here tells whdt to rpect ner
Evening star., 1937-10-27

Rarely, if ever, have we been able to offer such
value and variety in fur sale! prompt decision
on our part to take advantage of an opportunity
to buy the surplus stock of three makers of fine
fur coats, explains the extremely low price. Every
coat is a new style this season Y. quite few
are ORIGINAL SAMPLES Be here early if you
want to look like million this Winter. Just
look at these furs:
Kann's-Second Floor.
Evening star., 1937-11-24
Winning Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES.

David Burnstine, Merwin D. Maier.
Oswald Jacoby, Howard 6chenken.
worlds leadins team Of four. inventors
Of the system that has beaten every
other system in existence.)
outline without any charge
Evening star., 1937-11-24

We do not approve of the opening
two-no-tr trump bid. Instead, South
should have bid one diamond. North's
raise to three was, of course, correct.
West opened his fourth-best club
Declarer played low from dummy.
East played the eight and declarer
won with the 10 in his own hand.
Declarer now went after diamonds
his long suit. The correct play was,
Of course, to lay down the ace from
his own hand, since then, if either
opponent happened to hold four to the
jack, declarer would be able to finesse
for that card wherever it might be.
Instead, however, he led a low dia-
mond and went right up with the
queen in dummy, thereby establishing
the jack as sure taking trick in the
west hand. At the time, since he held
the singleton ace Of clubs and but the
ace and one heart, declarer had lost
dummy's only reentry to make either
the king Of clubs or the queen Of
hearts and therefore had thrown
away tricks in three suits.
Actually, of course, declarer could
have retrieved something from the
wreck by playing. diamond back to
his ace, cashing the ace Of clubs and
leading low diamond toward dummy.
whereupon dummy's 10 Of diamonds
would have been established as a re-
entry. However. the genius who was
able to think of the initial diamond
play naturally could not think of that.
Instead, he actually managed to 60
down one in the following manner:
First, he cashed the ace, king of dia-
monds and ace of clubs and threw
West in with a diamond, whereupon
West led his singleton spade. East
played the 10 and declarer ducked.
When a second spade was played, de-
clarer again ducked and now East
shifted to q low heart. Declarer
played low from his own hand. West
won with the king and returned q
heart Now. in spite of the fact that
dummy held the high club and the
high heart, declarer was left in his
own hand with . losing spade which
he was forced to concede to the East
player.
toopssasht les7J
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
GR|FF Will NOT
SIGN . GOSL|N

Continued from list Sports Pag")
that is deader than last years
foliage at this time.
PROSPECTS ARE BRIGHTER
whether or not we trade, it is
certain that the club will be just
a little better off next year in
spring training than it was last
spring." Harris said.
I'VE are going to put a lot Of
pressure on the young pitchers,
especially Joe KrakauSkaS and
Ken Chase. 1t may be that Joe
Kohlman will come through
with something worth while.
If they do, we will be in a posi-
ton to make a pretty good fight
for the first division. We must
finish in the first division next
year."
AS baseball fans around town
view the situation, the Washing
ton club would be making a back
ward step we're it to sign Goslin
for duty next year. The outfield.
as it will take the field on April
20 or thereabout, will be COM
prised of Johnny Stone, Melo
Almada and George Case. If the
last named fails, then AL Sim
mons will be used, and despite the
batting collapse Of the once puts,
SAINT Pole, he carries a threat to
the plate every time he faces a
pitcher. Simmons is a right
handed hitter, and that counts
heavily in his favor at this time:
Rick Ferrell is on the spot. II
his catching and hitting last year
truly reflect his ability. he is
lust about washed up. The figures
in Rick's contract this year may
come as a surprise to him.