Amherst News-Times, 1924-04-17

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THE AMHERST NEWS-TIMES
VOL. V, NO. 11
ISSUID THURSDAY
AMHBRST, OHIO, tMURMAY, APRIL 17, 1924
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"Sandston* Canter of th* World"
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Streets Will be Marked Off and
Interaction  Boundries
Determined
WORK TO START AT
ONCE, SAY COUNCIL
Principal   Parta   of  Ordinance
Should Be Studied
Parking regulations, the despair of
many motorists, are soon to be enforced In Amherst, so lt was decided
in council Tuesday evening. Now
that the wlnter'a accumulation of Ice
has entirely disappeared, the atreets
are In condition to be marked off. Arter
this is done, a strict enforcement of
the parking ordinance, which was
passed some time ago, will be made.
Mention was also made that machines
must not be parked too near street
Intersections, special emphasis being
given to the corner of Church street
and Park avenue. In the business district, parallel parking will be allowed
on one side of the street, while angle
rules will hold good for the opposite
aide. The spacea will be marked off
within a few days, and strict compliance with the specifications thus indicated will be enforced.
Some of the other high spots of the
ordinance are printed below:
"Sec. 10. No vehicle ahall atop with
Its left side to the curb.
"Sec. 13. No vehicle shall be parked In the business section of the' village between the hours of 12 o'clock
midnight and day break, except to receive and discharge passengers or
freight
"Sec. 14. No vehicle shall stand
within any street Intersection.
''Sec. 16. No vehicle shall stop on
any street except within two feet of
the curb and then only with the right
side of the vehicle towards the curb.
Sec. 22. Vehicles shall not be parked within ten feet of a Are hydrant.
Nor shall vehicles be parked on either
aide of that portion of Church atreet
upon which the Schoolhouse fronts.
"See. 21. Any person vlolutng any
of the provisions of thla ordinance
shall be deem ed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall be fined ln a sum not less than
One ($1.00) dollar and not more than
Fifty ($50.00) dollars."
TO OBSERVE GOOD
FRIDAY TOMORROW
The observance of Oood Friday will be carried out tomorrow afternoon when practically
all of the business houses In
Amherst will close from 12 to 3
o'clock. A community service
has been arranged between the
various protectant churches at
the St. Peter's Evangelical
church with Rev. Soell and Rev.
Tabbert In charge. This service will start at 1:30 p. m.
Continuous service wlll be
conducted at St.-Joseph's Catholic church from 12 to 3 o'clock.
Special service will also be
held at the St Paul's Lutheran
church tomorrow evening.
Por the evening services ot
the churches see the Church
Calendar on Page live of this
Issue.
MRS. n. J.
DIES AT HOME
OF PARENTS FRI.
Has Taught In  Local  Schools
For Several Years.   Active
In Church Work
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Miss Helena Baker, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. A. Baker of
Church street, wan pronounced
valedictorian of the 1924 gradu
ntlng class of Amherst High
school yesterday by Marlon L.
Steele, principal. Miss Dorntha
Wesbecher, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Wesbecher of
Spring street, was a close second, it ts announced. She will
be the salutorian of the class.
A tabulation for the Ave highest
averages for the four years of
high school are as follows:
Helene   Baker       93.6
Dorothea Wesbecher 92.2
' Msrcella Kelch 91.3
Mildred  Delbrldge 91.1
•Edith Moeblds 89.2
Mihm Baker, valtdectorlan, and
Miss Wesbecher, salutorian, will
deliver orations at commencement exercises this spring.
1,200 ATTEND PALM
SUNDAY SERVICES AT
ST. PETER'S
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Reunion  of  Confirmands  Held
Held in Evening; Christian
Service Flag Presented
The Patau Sunday church servicea of
St. Peter's congregation were attended
by twelve hundred people, many from
out of town being present. Cut flowers, ferns and potted plants,
profusely and tastefully arranged
throughout the auditorium, formed an
impressive background. The morning service was featured by the confirmation ot twenty Juniors and twelve
adults, three of whom were also bap-
Used. Rev. Soell delivered a very inspiring sermon ln which he portrayed
the thirty-two new members as Jewels
In Ood's kingdom.
In tbe evening a reunion of all con-
flrmande of the ohureh was responded
to ln a most gratifying mani/er. Members of the various claseea entered
the church In a body and occupied reserved seats. The pastor's sermon
topic waa "True Christian Faith". Mr.
Paul Winters, of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, sang several selections.
During roll call lt was revealed that
the 1021 class had the largest representation, seventeen being present.
Mr. Relnhart Cook, one of the 1864
conflrnnands, solely represented the
oldest claaa present. The classes ot
1874 and 1899, who observed their
fiftieth and twenty-fifth anniversaries,
ware represented by seven members
each. They were given apeclal recognition, and together with Mr. Cook,
were presented with white carnaUons.
In behalf of the Phllathea bible
class, whose teacher she is, Mrs. Fred
Roemer presented St. Peter's ohureh
with a Christian service flatf. This
silken banner, whloh measures 32x02
inches, centers a crimson cross on a
field of blue, surrouuded by a white
border. Four white stars, placed ln
the blue Held at the toot of the croaa,
represent Christian workers who have
gone Into the service from St. Peter's.
They are:
Rev. Oar) Springer, Attica, N. Y.;
Rot. Theodore Haetele, Bt. Louis, Mo.;
Rer. Oscar Bglt, Taoorton, N. Y.; and
Rev, Armln Bglt, Oak Harbor, O.   It
Mrs. H. J. Brown, 33, formerly Miss
Angeline Sanders, died at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bert
Sanders, Milan avenue, early last Friday morning, following a ten day Illness with pleuropneumonia.
Practically all of Mrs. Brown's life
has been spent In Amerst, excepting
about three years Immediately following her marriage in 1916, during which
time she lived In Lakewood. Surviving are her husband; a daughter,
Janet; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bert
Sanders; and two brothers, Barl ot
Lorain, and Harold of Amherst. She
was a member of the Methodist
church, and belonged to the Ladles'
Aid and the Women's Foreign Missionary societies. Fraternally sbe was
a Pythian sister. She was a member
of the W. C. T. U. and of the Park
Row club of Lakewood. ln 1908 she
was graduated from the Amherst high
school since which time she has been
teaching school. At the time of death
fhe was Instructor of the fifth grade.
Funeral services were held from the
late home Monday afternoon, with
Rev. Black of Lakewood and Rev.
Hunter of Baldwin-Wallace college
officiating. The crowd who came to
pay her a last expression of esteem
numbered over 300. Members of the
Board of Education attended ln a
body, as did also her classmates and
pupils. School had been dismissed
at noon, and the school flag respectfully waved at half-mast. Mra. R. H.
Hearn acted as accompanist for a
quartet composed of the Misses Donola Hollingsworth, Helen Sabiers,
Charles Hearn and Ray Hearn.
"Jesus, Lover of My Soul" and "Nearer My Ood to Thee" were the selections rendered. Pall bearers were
Arthur, Charles and Harry Brown,
Earl and Harold Sanders and Hobart
Page.
Interment was made In CrownhlU
cemetery under direction ot Conrad
Zilch.
The following relatives and friends
from out of town attended:
Mr. and Mra. Charles Brown, Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Brown, Mr. Arthur
Bown, Mr. and Mrs. John Sullivan, Mr.
and Mrs. H. Shupe, Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Lamp, Mr. am} Mrs. Harry
Whttford and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Whltford.
Mrs. Lyons, Mrs. Cowles, Mrs. Qeorge
Bonnet, Mrs. Bschleman, Mrs. Arnold,
Miss Helen Canfleld, Mrs. Jessie Burnett, Kenneth Bryce, William Call,
Walter Curtis, Walter Coulter, and
Howard Allen, all from Cleveland and
Lakewood; Mr. and Mrs. John Qood,
Mr. and Mrs. Regal, Mr. and Mrs.
Seattle, Mrs. Qreen, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Page and daughter, all from
Blyrla; Mr. and Mrs. Currle of Henrietta; and many from South Amherst,
Brownhelm and the surrounding vicinity.
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MAY 3rd DATE FOR JUNIOR-
SENIOR  RECEPTION
The date ot the Junior-Senior reception has been set for May 3. Ft
wlll be held in the high school auditorium. The reception Is an annual
social affair of the school and la given
as a sort of honorary farewell to members of tbe graduating class. Tbe following committee chairmen have been
named: Menu, Mlas Zelma Muth; Program, Theodore Taylor; Entertainment, Mlas Oennalne Lahlff; Decorations, Miss Delores Mens.
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Mrs. W. H. Turner spent Thursday
with friends In Blyrla.
OUSINESS MEN'S
WEEKLY DINNERS
GAIN ATTENDANCE
Seven More Attend; Make Plans
For Ladies Night at Henrietta School  April  23
The weekly dinners of the Amherst
Business Men's Association are gaining interest among the business men
of the town. Thla was proved last
Monday night, .when seven more mem-
burs than attended the flrst meeting
wore present. It ls hoped the attendance will gain each week until every
member ot the organization attends.
Matters of vital Importance to the
association and to the business men individually were discussed. Final decision on some matters was deferred
until later meetings.
Those who have attended the flrst
two dinners attest that the business
men who are absent at the gatherings
are really missing talks and discussions which would benefit tbem.
The association ls making plank for
the next Ladles' Night to be held at
tbe Henrietta School building on
Wednesday evening, April 23. The
stunt committee Is avunging an Interesting program.
It ts announced that members of
the association wlll help promote a
feeling of co-operation by voluntarily
getting their tickets tor the Ladles'
Night from the entertainment committee, which ls composed of C. J. Ehrman, Ed Moeblus, Dr. W. O. Schaffer
and Prank Mlschka.
One hundred per cent, attendance at
the Ladies' Night dinner is the goal
ot the association.
The weekly dinners wlll continue at
M'.sehka's Restaurant, lt is announced.
PUPILS OF COLUMBIA.
HENRIETTA VICTORS
Brighton and Avon Lake Second
In Oratorical Contest
VARIED PROGRAM IS
PRESENTED AT RECITAL
A good sired crowd waa present at
the piano recital given ln the High
School auditorium last Monday evening by pupils Of Mr. B. C. Crowle of
Oberlin. The varied program was
thoroughly enjoyed and wus supplemented by soloists from the Oberlin
Conservatory of Music. Six local
people rendered piano solos; namely
the Misses Mary O'Neill, Bertha Co-
burn, Edith Moeblus, Alice NIeding,
Florence liodnianu and Virginia Otll-
man.
The Oberlin soloists were Miss Gertrude BeSaw, soprano; Mr. Jacob
Hlnes, baritone; Mr. Rob Roy Peery,
violinist. Mr. Crowle acted ias accompanist. Among the selections
rendered by Miss BeSaw, one In the
French language was Included. Mr.
Peery, who haa previously performed
ln Amherst, ls a recent winner of a
nation-wide; musical composition contest conducted by*tne"1&tude mfgatlne.
Mr. Crowle, who ls an Oberlin graduate, is piano Instructor In the Amherst
schools.
JAMES MILLER, JR.
DIES AETER ILLNESS
High School Boy was Prominent
In School and Church Circles
Is planned to encase the flag in glass
and give It a permanent place In the
church auditorium.
The schools of Columbia and Henrietta carried nway lira honors in
reading and oratory, respectively, in
the Lorain county contest conducted
ln Amherst last Friday evening.
Brtghtou aud Avon Lake won second,
and 'Drookslde and LaOrange won
third place. Qold, stiver and bronze
medals were awarded aa first, second
and third prizes In euch contest.
Henrietta was also awarded a wall
plaque, as winner tn the oratorical
contest. Amherst had been eliminated
from the participating list in a preliminary contest several weeks ago.
Miss Brown, Blyrla hgh school;
Supt. MoCormlck of Huron and Professor Rldenour ot Baldwin-Wallace college were the Judges.
Superintendent F. It. Powers waH in
charge ot the program which follows:
Music,-High school orchestra.
Yells, Various.
Orations: "The True Americans."
Henrietta.
"The Bok Peace Plan," Avon Lake.
"Child Labor," LaOrange.      *
Vocal Solo, Mrs. Jeffrey of Avon
Lake.
Readings: Selection from Tarklng-
ton's "17", Columbia.
"Me and Ma at thu Movies," Brighton.
"All for the Love of e Man," Brook-
side.
Scotch songs, Leslie Bills.
James Miller, Jr., eldest son of Mr.
and Mra. James Miller ot Beaver
court, passed away early Saturday
morning at the home of his parents,
a victim ot scarlet fever. Death foi
lowed a three weeks' illness. He was
nearly 16 years of age and was a member of the sophomore class of the
local high school, being the third high
school student to be taken In death
within six weeks.
Scotland was his home before the
family moved to Amherst eleven years
ago. He was a member ot the Congregational church, Sunday school and
Young People's League, in which he
was actively interested.
Surviving are his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. James Miller; two brothers, Bert
.and Laurie, all'of Amherst; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James Wier and
■Mrs. Laurie  Miller, ot Glasgow,  Scot-
ind.
Funeral services were conducted at
CrownhlU cemetery Sunday afternoon,
, following a private service ut the
I home. Rev. A. A. Hunter ot Baldwin
I Wallace college, and Rev. W. A. Tub-
I bert of the Stone church conducted
the services.
Many friends assembled to pay llnal
respects and members of the sopho-
t more class uttended ln a body. The
lioral offerings were numerous and
baautlful. Hurial was In churge of
O. H. Baker.
"card of thanks"
By this means we wish to sincerely
thank our friends and neighbors for their kindness and thought-
fulness during our recent bereavement,
and to Rev. Black and Rev. Hunter
for their consoling words, to those
who donated automobiles, to the singers, uud to those who sent floral offerings.
■II. J. Brown aud daughter
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Sanders
Mr. und Mrs. Harold Sanders
Mr. and Mrs. Burl Sanders.
Mr. uud Mrs. Henry Sharp and family were guests of relatives In Milan
Sunday.
CELEDRATED DY
AGED COUPLE
Couple Have Lived In This Community Practically Their
Lifetime
The golden wedding jubilee of Mr.
and Mrs. Ellas Baumhardt, Cleveland
avenue, was festively celebrated last
Suturduy when more than 175 rela-
tlves and (rends called ut their home
during the reception hours of 2 to 9
p. m.
Just half a century ugo on thut duy,
Ellas Buuuihardt of Brownhelm drew
up the reins of his horse at tlie front
gute of Miss Margaret Jacobs, who
lived on the Oberlin road near Lorain.
When Joined by the young lady, the
couple Journeyed to Loruin where the
marriage knot was tied, tne license
having been  previously1 procured.
After living lu Brownhelm for ubout
.i yeur, tlie couple moved to a farm on
the Levitt roud where tliey made their
homo mori than 33 yeurs. Upon
moving to tlielr Cleveland avenue residence sixteen yeurs ago, Mr, lluuui-
hardt retired from the more streuu-
OUS agricultural work.
Four of the seven children born to
Mr. und Mrs. Baumhardt ure living.
They ure: Mrs. Delia Werner und
Robert Baumhardt of Cleveland, Nelson Baumhardt of Elyria and Mrs.
John H. Ludwlg of Amherst. Charles
Buumhurdt of Amherst is a son by
a former marriage. Fourteen grandchildren and six great grandchildren
are also living.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Baumhardt, who
are 78 and 69 respectively, are in
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INVITES PUBLIC TO
HEAR SPORTSMAN
President of Ohio League Will
Address Outdoor-Life Ass'n
Joseph Kelch of Cleveland, was the
week-end guest of his mother, Mrs.
Caroline Kelch.
A meeting of the Outdoor-Life Association of Amherst at which the gen
erul public ls Invited to uttend will be
held this evening iu the Opera House:-
An effort hud been made by the officers of the ussoclutlon to secure C. C.
Baxter, secretary of the League of
Ohio Sportsmen, as the speuker for
the evening, but word' has heen received  from him that  the cunnot attend.
Dr. James ot Clevelund, president of
thu League of Ohio Sportsmen will
substitute for Mr. Ilaxter. He will
on,line the purpose of an organization
such as the Outdoor-Life Association
and enlighten the public on the benefit to be derived' from such a club.
He ulso will Instruct a committee of
Ihe club on what llsh are best to be
put Into the quarry holes.
It Is announced that the membership
of the association now numbers more
than a hundred. Members of the association are giving prizes to those
who secure the most memberships.
The contest which has been conducted
for these prizes ends tonight. The
winners will be determined soon.
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RADIOS ON OHIO FARMS
There ls a radio receiving set on
six per cent, of the farms of Ohio according to the results of a survey
mude by Statistician West of the
Slate -Federal Crop Reporting Service.
Expressed lu a different way, about
one farmer In seventeen has a radio
In bis home.
CHAUTAUQUA WILL
SHOW IN AMHERST
FROM JULY 23-27
Will  Offer Ten Choice  Attractions from   Redpath   List,
It is Announced
Opening with the Welsh Male Quartet and Herbert Leon Cope, humorist,
this season's Amherst chautauqua will
offer ten choice attractions from the
Redpath list. Dates of the annual assembly will be July 23 to July 27,
inclusive, according to an agreement
between the Redpath management und
the locul chnutttuqua committee.
As ln previous years, chautauqua
will include an outstanding comedy-
drama. The pluy this year is "Give
und Tuke," which enjoyed u long run
In New York und ut present Is draw
Ing capacity houses ln Chicago. A
New York cast will present the comedy on Chautauqua's second night.
Hon. W. L. Harding, former governor of Iowa, noted us a highly Informative and entertaining speaker, will
give his "Pay Dirt" address oia Chautauqua's third night, his associates on
that da/ being Joseph Baldi, Italian
accordionist, und Miss Jean McDonald,
entertainer.
An outstanding feature for Juveniles
us weU as adults will be the program
of magic and mystery by Brush and
Company ou chuutuuqua's fourth night.
The same duy will bring the College
Singing Girls, u New York company
that features costumed numbers.
To J. Franklin Caveny, cartoonist
uud moceler, has been assigned the
honor of closing the 1924 program.
Associated with him ou chuutuuqua's
fifth day will be Herrlck and Jensen in
"Something Different," and Ben A.
A meson with an afternoon address ou
"Purified Politics." Another popular
chuutuuqua attraction this seuson will
be the Farnum Company, heuded by
Miss Doris Furnum, contralto, harpist, | tion is removed
pianist and reader-entertainer.
FULL SCHOOL SEASON
IS STILL IN DOUBT
ENGINEER SAYS
SEWAGE SYSTEM
OF AMPLE SIZE
Recommends Manholes be Built
That Will Simplify the
Work of Cleaning
SUGGESTION MADE THAT
TREES BE REMOVED
Sewer   Inspector   Instructed  to
Have Matter Taken Care
of   Immediately
Difficulty with the sewage sysem on
If, Main street Is caused largely by
roots working their wuy Into the pipes.
Is the belief expressed by Engineer
Warden of Klyria in a statement made
at council meeting Tuesday evening.
He announced he did not believe the
villuge was ln actual need of a new
trunk line at this time, and suggested
a far more simple solution for relief
ot the sltuntlon.
This report was made after a careful
Investigation of conditions, aud consideration of a possible new trunk
line to be Installed as u remedy for
the reported trouble.
Warden recommended thut several
new manholes be put ln so that it will
be possible to reach all purts of the
pipes for the purpose of cleaning.
Also that same be thoroughly cleaned
ubout three times euch year. This
suggestion, he Recalled, was made
Beverql yeurs ugo when u Blmllar difficulty arose. However same has not
been periodically compiled with. He
made particular mention of u large
willow tree located near the Hue,
whose roots had formed a thick network inside the pipes. His suggestion was that this tree be cut dawn
and the roots dug out. Willow trees,
it was explained ure the very worst
kind of u menace for getting Into
sewers. The local condition ls not
due to any defect on the part of the
system. "For", suld Warden, "I don't
cure whut Kind of u sewer you put in,
or how good it is, roots are bound
to find their wuy Into thi? slightest
little crack, und once lu, they keep
:in growing. The only thing to do is
to open up the sewer und get them
out."
When the system was Installed Warden stated, permission waa granted
the State Bourd of lleulth lo put in all
emergency overflow, which would act
only In extreme cases. Should the
pipes fill up to within perhups two
Inches from the top, this overflow
would automatically tuke care of the
.surplus refuse until conditions aguin
became normul. Someone, he reported, supposedly for private Interests,
took ihe liberty of cuusing a four-Inch
concrete wull to be constructed inside
ihe manhole, thus obstructing the outlet.
Sewer Inspector Miller was Instructed  to see thut  the offending obstruc-
Tlie Amherst Board of Education Is
still without knowledge us to whether
the Stute wlll come to the rescue with
flnauclal assistance, according to a
statement made by W. Q. Nord, presi
dent of the Board, today. There is
still a possibility, he announced, thut
school will be dismissed at the end
of eight months, instead of the usual
nine. However, things are so uncertain that nothing definite can be stut.
ed.
Instructions were given to Superintendent Powers to submit contracts
to the teachers to be considered for
the next school year.
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LADIES ARE GUESTS
OF AMHERST CLUB
Secretary Wants Names of Amherstites Living In Fifth City
Wives and lady friends of the members of the Amherst Club ot Cleveland
were guests of the club at the regular
meeting a week ago Tuesday evening.
Those present, uccordlng to u report
submitted by Secretary Barl H. Waltz,
were Mr. und Mrs. Kdwiu C. Lutz, Mr.
uud Mrs. Hobert Buumhurdt und son,
Mr. Karl II. Waltz und Miss Jeanne
Malson, Nelson J. Barber, Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Hall, Kenneth Qulld,
Hiram Punkoff, Myron Schlbley und
family, und Clifford Tolhurst und Miss
Muriel Jones.
After the business meeting the club
and their guests were entertained hy
Messrs. Householder uud Hershey of
the Northern Pacific railroad with un
iUustruted lecture on Yellowstone
National Park.
Mr. Waltz said in his letter he feared thut some Amherst men and women
ln Cleveland huve been missed by the
club. He asks that Amherst residents
knowing ot young people formerly residing ln Amherst who now live in
Cleveland communicate wltb him at
13406 Mann Avenue, Bust Clevelund.
AMHERST DENTISTS
DISCUSS PROGRESS
OF SCHOOL CLINIC
Meet With District Health Commission  and the County
Nurse In  Elyria
The dentists of Amherst and officials
of the District Department of Health
met ln the Higli School building Friday
evening, April 11, to discuss the progress of the dental clinic for school
children of Amherst. Doctors Hoffner,
Purest!, and Schaffer of Amherst, and
the district health commissioner und
('oiiuty nurse were present.
The unselfish effort on the purt of
the Dentists to usslst parents lu protecting their children's teeth Is being
well repaid by a hearty response" on
the purt o fthe ,i.ii .-nt.s theniselves.
wus the consensus of opinion.
The county nurse summarized the
findings ut the seven dentul clinics
which have been held this yeur for the.
first five grades as follows:
Children examined   412
No treatment recommended    S5
TEMPORARY  TEETH
Extructions Recommended   5!)ti
Fillings  Recommended  1104
PERMANENT TEETH
Defective six yeur molars 567
Other  defective  teeth        59
l'luns were mude to continue tbe
dental clntc early next full, uud it Is
expected the school uurse will find
thut u lurge number of corrections
huve been mude when she checks over
the dentul records before the close of
school.
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Rev. F.  K.  Eustmun, who hus been
111 with scarlet fever, s (tally Improving.
Mrs. Anna Kile called ou Lorain
iriemu Tuesday.
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