The Morrow County Republican. (Mt. Gilead, Ohio), 1911-08-11

              r r. Wa-Wnsi Urfc , C3' 1 Hit i MM you vn. MT. GILEAD, OHIO, FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1911 NO. 4 IJCAN COMPLETE LIST OF SOLDIERS UVIHG At This Time In Morrow County A Free Ticket " to the County Fair Awaits Each The following is believed to be a complete list (or nearly bo) of the ex-soldicrs of Morrow county. - The agricultural Board of the county intends to, and has voted to, send every ex-soldier and sailor in the county a free ticket of admission to the Fair on Wednesday, October 4, 1911. If any ex-soldier of the county is omitted in this list send the name, company, regiment and post office to Secretary 0. J. Miller, Mt. Gilead, O., or if any address in the list is incorrect send the correct address to secretary. Tickets will be mailed in due time. Aldrich, Reuben, Cardington, 0. " N. C, ABhley Albaugh, Felix, " Albach, Riley, Mt. Gilead Ashley, L. H. Aurand, B. J., Allison, John, Sparta Atkinson, Samuel, Cardington Aliga, Wm. " Auld, Wm., Iberia Ashbrook; Welcome, Ashley Bliss, D. P., Delaware Breese, Asa M., Fort Dodge, Kas. Byrd, C. C, Mansfield Battey, A. J., Cardington Battey, Peter, Little River, Kas. Betts, H. M., Cardington Burkhart, John, Cardington Bennett, Simon C. " Barnes, W. H. " Brollier, J. F. Barge, S. B. Blair, J. A. Baldwin, M. Brown, James, " Burr, John, " Boyer, Elias, ' Benedict, C. W., Barr, W. F., Centerburg Bachelder, D. Capt., Gabon Blacksten, J. A., Galion Baggs, D. K., Barre, Robt., " Bartlett, Robt. F.. Mt. Gilead Booher, D. D., " Barton, W. C. Brewer, Denton, R.R,, " Beck, Peter, R,R. Beck, Wm., R.R. Barnes. N. F., R.R. " Bird, Jas. P., R.R. " Brown, G. W., R.R. " Blair, E. B., Edison Brooks, Wm., Bendle, L. H. " Bratton, David, " Bowman, G.W. " Baldwin, S. H. Marengo Bennett, S. H. ( " BunkerJ Elwood, " Benedict, Aden, " Barton, John, Ashley Barber, Myron, " Bromley, David, " Braden, Wm. A.-, Iberia Burt, J. G., " Bartlow, W. H., Fulton-Bowers, Chas. W " Barnes, Marion, Canton Boner, J. P., Chesterville Bockuver, R. T., " Burns, Moiria, Troy Beatty, Gen. John, Columbus Baggs, Thos. J., Blanchard, Iowa Burdine, John F., Thornburg, Iowa Bump, W. M., Sparta Conger, J. M., Mt. Gilead Conant, R. B. Clark, Moses, " Cunard, L. M., Edison Claytor, N., " Crowl, L. C., Fredericktown Cavinee, Jacob, R.R. 3 " Curren, F. M., Cardington Curl, L. S. Curtis, Presley, " Coykendall, D. B , " Carpenter, F. M., " Campbell, Thos., Marengo Cunningham, W. K., Chesterville Culp, J. B., Ashley. Carpenter, Lafe, " Clark, Isaac, " Creswell, R. J., Iberia Colmery, Wm., " Crane, T. C, Crowell.J. K., Cook. J. W., Crowl, Mervin, Sparta , Chase, Robt,, " Cox, E. C, Fulton Christy, Wra., Mansfield Crawford, J Mian, Galion Chambers, J. A., Galion Creigh, Wm. R., Cardington Conger, D.W.,360 Plymouth St., Toledo Conger, J. B., Cleveland Courtwright, D. C, Scott Davy, E. J., Marengo Dye. Owen. R.R., Mt. Gilead Derr, Wm.. R.R., Doty, C. W., R.R., " Dewitt, Nathan. " Dewitt, Isaac, EdiBon DeWitt. M. M., R.R., Fredericktown Dick, R. M., Fulton Dudley, Lafe, Marengo Dise, C. D., R.R. 3, Fredericktown Darling, John, R, R.. ( Continued on page 8 ) CHURCHES Marengo Circuit Morning worship at Woodbury 11 a. i. Evening service at Marengo 8 d. m. m. All are cordially invited to these services. F. G. Boroff, pastor. Christian Science Reading room, third floor of the new Register building, is opened Wednesdays and Saturdays from 2 to 4 p. m. ; testimonial meeting Wedneday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Lesson sermon every Sunday 10:30 a. m. and at 7 p. m. Trinity M. E. Church Sabbath school at 9 a. m. Lesson, "Jehoiakirr. burns the Prophet's Book." Jeremiah 36. Public worship Jat 10:30 a. m. Epworth League at 6.30 p. m., topic, "Busy Service." Union evening services at the Presbyterian church. The pastor of the Meth-opist church will preach on the "Over-tons of the Gospel. " Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Brought In Ambulance The Barguet ambulance went east, to near Chesterville Monday to bring Mrs. Alfred Frederick to the depot. The woman was taken to Mt. Carmel hospitel, Columbus. She is suffering with diabetes, and was taken there for treatment, pr. Bennett accompanied the patient. BOYS' FREE TRIP Secretary Sandles of the State Fair Gets Names of Applicants The farmer bovs all over Ohio are entering the rafce for the free trip to the Ohio state Fair. They are pulling strings, log rolling, and doing thines like old seasoned politicians to get votes. Some are writing letters to those who will have a vote. Others are making personal visits to see delegates and asking for votes just the same as political candidates. A few town and city boys are trying to get in the game, but here is where the farmer boyB score ahead. The entries close August 19; there will no doubt be a thousand applications, perhaps twice that many. Every boy, rich or poor, has the same chance to win. Here is a list of the boys mentioned up to Tuesday morning, August 8th, from Morrow county: Orvin Weaver, Emerson Thomas, Thomas Cowgill, Clarences. Gompf. J. W. Hartsock. L. W. Philbrook. GRANGE An Opening: Meeting-Was Held At Marengo An open grange meeting in Marengo was held Saturday evening, August 6, and was held in the school house. All who attended seemed to be in favor of starting a grange in Marengo. We think it conclusive argument that there is a great good in our order, from the fact that such highly esteemed, practical business farmers, as Bros. D. B. Sipe, Wm. Gorden, A. E. Cris-well.Robt. Beatty and wife, would come so far and give us such splendid addresses, as these brothers and sisters did, for the "good of the order" of f atrons of Husbandry. The total distance that they drove across country, with out compensation except a feeling that they were trying to help their brother farmers if it had been traveled by one person would nave made a total of 104 miles, and there are dozens of others in Morrow county who would make as great a sacrifice of time ana pleasure as these for our order. When such leading progressive, business farmers as these find so much in the Grange, don't you think mv broth er farmer you could get something worth while by joining the Grange? Our next meeting will be held in Ma rengo, Monday evening, August 15, and will have a State Grange speeker were il possible to get one. f Everyone invited to come. Will H. Crinwell Dep. Master for Morrow county. Family Reunion A family reunion honoring Clyde Ewers was held at Adam Hildebrand's, Friday of last week. The following attended: Clyde Ewers, Albuquerque, N. Mex., George Ewers and family, Spencer Smith and family. Wood county, Cad Blayney and family, James Kelly and family, Frank Kelly and wife, Regina Cook, Webb McKibbon and family, William Detwiler and wife, Glenn Det-wiler and family, Arthur Gilrcan and family, George Coe and family, Will Tabor and family, Thomas Ewers and wife. Archer Goorley and wife, Effie Wood, Anna Young, Antha Talmage, Wesley Masters and Harry Hildebrand. Mt. Gilead Won In a game of ball Thursday, here, between Delaware and Mt. Gilead, the latter won 11 to 2. A fairly good sized crowd attended. Unpaid Taxes Treasurer Fate leports that there is yet unpaid as county Taxes the sum of $2,914.63. Twenty-seven Applicants Twenty-seven applicants for certificates attended the teachers examination at Cardington last Saturday. We publish the list of questions in another column. Iberia Street Social The Iberia street social club met at the home of Cloyd Weber last Friday evening. The principal topic for the men was wheat, and for the ladies the subjects varied. There were good things to eat plenty of watermelons. The next meeting will be Thursday the 24th at Rogers Lake. Methodist Picnic . The Methodist picnic will be held at the fair grounds Friday, August 11. Every member of the church, Sunday school, congregation and all their friends are requested to come early with a well filled basket and to stay allday. There will be ball games, contests of various kinds, and a general good time for all. Marengo Ladies Aid The Ladies Aid society of Marengo met at the home of Mrs. Elmer Lloyd, Tuesday afternoon, August 3, and 48 ladies responded to the roll call, 7 visitors being present. After the business meeting they returned,, to the beautiful lawn where dainty refreshments were served by section 3. Great George! Richard, the six-year-old boy of Earnest George the restaurant man, came to the Republican office a few days ago and said, "Do you want a news item?" "Sure thing." "Well, I pretty near got killed." "How so?" "Why I fell in a hole at the mill and they had to pull me out. But don't tell my father or mother; they'll scold." Richard is a great boy that is, he has living and dead twelve grandfathers, great grandfathers, and great-great-grand-fathers all of Morrow county. The George family will hold its one-hundredths an-niversery of their coming to Morrow connty. The original George come here ..from Wales as a missionary. Richard is a typical Welchman and a good lively boy, always building automobiles with a hatchet and strings. GREAT MEETING Will be the Best of Its Kind Ever Held In the County The Morrow county Sunday school convention, will be held at Chesterville, Thursday and Friday r September 7 and 8. Some of the speakers are Rev. C. L. Lewis, Rev. Mary Sipe, Rev. John W. Craig, Dr. W. B. Robinson and Rev. W. R. Ward. Music will be under the direction of Prof. Ray D. Mohr. Dr. Joseph Clark, general secretary of Ohio State Sunday SchoolAssociation- will give addresses at three sessions.Delegates are expected from every Sunday school. This convention is planned to help every Sunday school to become a "Front Line School." H. F. Ault, President P. J. Miller, Secretary PROGRAM For the Teachers' Institute, August 21 to 25 The program for the annual Morrow county Teachers' Institute to be held in Mt. Gilead, August 21 to 25, has been prepared. There will be the usual daily instruction and each evening some one of the instructors will deliver a lecture. The meetings and lectures wijl be in the high school auditorium. The assignment of evening lectures and study topics are as follows: Tuesday evening "Uncle Sam's Farm and Family," by Prof. John A. McDowell, superintendent of schools, Ashland, O. Wednesday evening "Education and National Life," by Prof. Chas. A. Shaver, state institute conductor, Free-donia, New York. Thursday evening Prof. J. E. Parry music instructor, Galion, Ohio, "At the Helm." Prof. McDowell's topics: Teaching English in elementary schools; Objective constructions of the noun; essentials in teaching the verb; The adverb; The subordinate connectives; Complements; Fundamentals in arithmetic; Arithmetical analysis; Inaccuracies in arithmetic work; Agriculture in the schools; Epoch making elections; The efficient teacher. Prof. Shaver's topics: Aims in teaching arithmetic; First three years in teaching arithmetic; Suggestions in teaching arithmetic; The study of a continent; geography of the United States; Commercial geography; General principles of history study; The American revolution; The civil war; Financial history Bf United States; The test of teaching; Why some teachers fail; Written work and its inspection; Ideals; Practical suggestions. Prof. Parry's topics: Music; Theory; Appreciation. PRfSOIlEOS FULLY DEiiMTE That All Crooks Are Not In the "Pen," and Not All the Men In the Pen Are Crooks Orient, O., Aug. 7, 1911. Editor Republican: I will enclose for insertion within the columes of your paper an article for perusal by the many readers of the Republican that the unbiased thought of a prisoner may be changed by them as so many people living in rural districts are prone to give the prisoner the worst end of a string when it bas been proven without a doubt they are human and in fact much better than many on the outside, and if the prison life was treated rightly by the outside there would evidently not be so many divorce suits brought by frail woman for she could not be influenced by disinterested people as many are, and again there would not be so many orphan children or children separated from the father's parental care. I hope some day that I may be able to give a short lecture on prison life for the benefit of those who have never been so unfortunate to be caught by the snare of predudice and malice, and especially for the good of wives who are so easily drawn away from husbands' love for his children and home that some one else may enjoy the pleasure of their lives. Wishing yon success I am Yours Respectively O. F. Rinehart While waiting for a Southern Pacific train in Portland, recently to visit the rifle range of the Oregon National Guard at Clackamas, Govornor Oswald West, sketched his ideas to a Telegram scribe on the radical policy he has launched since he became the state's chief executive the wholesale release of prisoners from the penitentiary. They are certainly., words of comfort, and coming from the source it does give us a chance to stop and think that this morsel of thought could be easily digested by Aunt Buckeye's regiment, hence I reprint his words verbatim et literatim, and I for one can cheerfully state that I voice the sentiment of my servile brethren that the Oregon man's words and deeds be emulated and patience cease to be a virtue. Let honor be your slogan and watchword, and it will be victorious in the end: "It is my opinion that all the crooks are not in the penitentiary and not all the men in the penitentiary are crooks. If all the crooks were in the pen, why we could lock 'em up and go on our way rejoicing, and there would be an end of it. Many a man is in the penitentiary because he is a victim of circumstances. We all ofus have friends who sometimes or other get drunk and, if we didn't happen to be along in time to take them home or put them to bed, they might do something which would land them in prison. "A man in a strange country who becomes intoxicated may stub his toe, get his feet tangled and there is a charge against him. Through lack of friends or proper counsel, he may be railroaded to the penitentiary. Or, he may be guilty. Such a man may still become a respectable and decent member of society if he gets a chance, so I'd like to give him the chance. "I consider that the penitentiary has a two-fold purpose. The first is to show the prisoner when he violates the law he will be caught and punished; that there is a penalty to be paid. The second is that after he has learned this- lesson, there should be a work of reformation. If you live and work with a man for a few years you know whether there is any good in him. A man, no matter how much he may try to mask himself, cannot help showing whether there is good under his hide or bad. It will crop to the surface despite himself. So, when I inquire about a prisoner, I talk with him direct, with his fellow prisoners, with the guards, the warden and the superintendent. The consensus of opinion is pretty likely to be right. If I ask you, for instance, what you think of Bill Jones, whom you know, you say he is a bully fellow, or he is no good. You make up your mind by coming in contact with him. "Well, when I decide to help a prisoner, I tell him that he need not ask for outside influence to get him a pardon or porole, for it will do him no good. I tell him the whole proposition rests with himself. I offer to give him a chance outside to wear the prison look off his face, to get 25 cents a day and, if he deserves it, turn him loose next October, providing he works hard and does what he is told, that he can work with free men and eat at the table with free men. Then I let him know that if he slips back to the booze, we'll reach out and back he'll go to prison, for I remind him that he will then have bad his chance and failed of his own account and I'll drop him, for jjaere are 500 other prisoners, each of whom is entitled to a chance. "How does the experiment work? "So far it bas been excellent. I am deeply interested in it, for it is something new, an absolute innovation, and I am either going to make good or get into a lot of trouble. But I have confidence in these prisoners and believe they will straighten out. I've got 125 men out working without a guard. "In the past, when a man's term was up he was given a cheap suit of clothes, $5 and a kick. He headed for Portland, bought a meal, hired a bed, took in a show, bad breakfast and dinner and then was broke and no job in sight. His face wore the prison took, it was stamped off his map. Any detective could spot him as an ex-con from his clothes and features, and if a crime was committed within 400 miles the police grabbed the poor unfortunate. The result He became discouraged and decided he might as well be back in prison, where he had a bed and something to eat. Under this new system the prisoner works outdoors and gets rid of the prison look and has $40 or so in his pocket. Then we get him a job somewhere and he has bis new start in iife. Maybe he goes to bis old mother and tells her he bas been on a long voyage, for the mother of the average prisoner does not know he is in prison the boys preferring to let their mothers think they are dead. "If my plan works out, I will save the state thousands of dollars. If I could get $1 a day for the men supplied the different state institutions and the market price for the things we supply the other institutions, I could go to the legislature in 1913 and tell the members that no appropriation was necessary for the penitentiary. The prisoners appear to appreciate the confidence placed in them. A former prisoner walked to Salem from Portland to see me the other day, because be didn't have carfare. He had married since he was let out and was buying a home. He lost his job, and getting down to cases, came to the State house to tell bis troubles. We got him a job and he's all right again. "Of course it looks risky, but it is worth taking a chance to set men on the right path again, give 'em an opportunity to live honest lives and think j of the saving to the state! Last year some prisoners took the rifles from the guards, kicked their bosses and skipped. I've told the prisoners that the state is too poor to afford losing any more rifles and we want our guards treated kindly. " OHIO GAME LAWS Five Days Have Been Added to the Squirrel Season The Ohio fish and game laws for 1911-12 have been published in pamphlet form and are now being distributed among those interested in fishing and hunting, and fish and game protection.Several changes are noted in the laws this year. The squirrel hunting season has been changed. The law formerly confined to the period between Oct. 1 and Oct 30. The new law adds five days to the squirrel season, the squirrel section at. present reading as follows: No person shall catch, kill, injure or pursue a squirrel except from the fifteenth day of September to the twentieth day of October, both inclusive. At no time shall any person kill or injure more than five squirrels in any one day. In the new law there is also a provision that recognizes the fox, and which reads as follows: No person shall catch, kill or injure any fox from the first day of December to the first day of the following September, both inclusive. The new law also gives protection to the muskrat, the muskrat legislation being included in section 1415, which formerly related only to the raccoon. No person shall kill or pursue with such intent a raccoon except from the first day of November to the first day of March, both inclusive; a muskrat except from the first day of January to the first day of April inclusive, but nothing in this section shall prohibit the killing of raccoons or muskrats in any manner or at any time except on Sunday by the owner, manger or tenant of the premifes or by his bona fide employees or person having such owner's permission when such raccoons or muskrats are found injuring or destroying property. Biographical Mrs. Elizabeth Moore was born in Morrow county, November 16, 1840, died at her home in Pagetown, Morrow county, August 7, 1911, age 70 years, 8 month and 21 days. She was the daughter of Owen and Mary Evans, four frothers and two Bisters survive her. She was united in marriage to Norton Moore in 1858. They were the parents of six children, four of whom survive her. In 1882 she united with the Fargo Wesleyan church of which she continued a consistent member until her death. The funeral services were conducted at the home at Pagetown, by Rev. H. R. Smith, of Leonardsburg, a former pastor. COURT HOUSE Examining: Accounts The county officials' books are to be examined again, this time by Thomas Q. Bowles. It was onlv last var the bureau of accounting had a man here for many weeks. MADE ALLOWANCE ForOneHalf Expenses ofCard-Ington-Quakerdom Pike-Contracts Let The county commisijionera, in session Tuesday, appropriated $10,650, one-half of the estimated expense of theCard-ington-Quakerdom pike. The limestone road was selected by the board; one half the expense is paid by the state. The State Highway Department refused to submit an estimate for building the Cardington-Quakerdom pike after the suggestion made last week by the county commissioners. The communication says that such a road would be impracticable. The state commission submitted estimates for a road to be built wholly of limestone and another of four inches of limestone and six inches of gravel. The board and trustees wanted a road of six inches of limestone and the remainder gravel. The board on Tuesday let the contract for the Queen and Rhodebeck bridges in Congress township; both were let to Geo. Kirk, who bid $5.40 a cubic yard for the walls and $6.44 for tbe floor on the Queen bridge, and $2.51 for the masonry and $5.44 for the con crete walls for the Rhodebeck bridge. County Engineer David Underwood was instructed to make plans for the Maxwell fill and the Cline retaining wall in Cardington township. A contract was entered into with the American Concrete Metal Flange company for sewer pipe. PAST EIGHTY Were Both the Bride and Groom at This Wedding- On Wednesday evening, August 2, at the home of the bride at Sojth Woodbury, Mr. Mortimer Baldwin wis united in marriage with Mrs. Hannah Wells. Both have passed beyond their four score and ten years. Their many friends wish them well in this matrimonial venture undertaken so late in ; life. The wedding was private. P.ev. F. G. Boroff, officiated. Busy Cardington Mt. Gilead is a pretty town, made up of good people. It has many good business men and pretty stores. But for a Saturday night crowd Cardington has skinned Mt. Gilead to a frazzle. When we have five hundred people on our streets they have fifteen hundred and that's no joke. The band plays, rain or shine, and there is a pretty park and seats for women and children. Mt. Gilead also has plenty seats for men only that is, by the time the men all get squatted down there is no room for women and children. Lets oristle up and get crowds to Mt. Gilead also. It helps business. Let the women and children have a place to sit down, then entertain them. Treat them kindly as though you meant to have them to come back, and we too, will have big crowds like Cardington. NOT OVER $1,000 What Delegates to Constitution al Convention Will Receive for Their Service A special from Columbus says that delegates to the constitutional convention will draw only $1,000 compensation, if the view of Attorney-General Hogan is upheld by the courts. Men who contemplate entering as candidates for delegates have assumed they would be paid $2,000. as the pay is made the same as that of members of the legis lature. Mr. Hogan has rendered an opinion that the maximum compensation is 1,000, unless the convention should be in session longer than a year. Mr. Hogan holds that, while the members of the legislature are elected for a term of two years on a salary t 1,000 a year, the constitutional delegates are elected for no definite term, and so are to be on a salary for one year unless their work is prolonged more than twelve months. He also did render Vn opinion that appropriation by the legislature to the estates of Representatives D. P. Hag- erty and W. T. Smith of the unpaid balances of the salaries of these deceased members are invalid. Mr. Hogon believes that the legislature was not given specific power to make gifts, and, therefore may appropriate salary only as compensation for services rendered. There are three candidates so far in the field for delegate to the constitutional convention, from Morrow county, T. H. B. Teeple. Perry Cook and Robt. Bestty. Judging from observation and reports, the former has, per haps, twice as many signers and pledges as the other two combined, and his changes would seem far the be3t. IflflEPlTf.il OFAnillE Condition o! Crops August 1, Shows Wheat Better Than Estimated The following report, showing percentage prospect of cropa named, is bajed upon reports received from the regular crop correspondent of the Department:Wheat Prospects compared with normal yield 90 per cent Wheat Average date of harvest June 28. Oats Prospect compared with normal yield 79 per cent. Oats Average date of harvest July 18. Barley Average date of harvest July 3 Rye -Average date of harvest July Clover Area aown in 1910 cut for hay 68.per cent. Clover Hay, product pe acre 0.97 tons. Clover Quality compared with an average 91 per cent. Timothy Prospect compared with normal yield 60 per cent Potatoes Prospect compared with normal yield 48 per cent. Tobaco Condition compared with an average 68 per ceut. Pastures Condition compared with an average 65 per cent Apples Frospect compared with nor mal yield 84 per cent. Peaches Prospect compared with normal yield 63 per cent- Pears Prospect compared with nor mal yield 77 per cent Grapes Prospect compared with nor mal yield 97 per cent Berries Product compared with last year 91 per cent With the wheat harvest so far advan ced that an estimate of the yield may be made with approximate correctness, correspondents of this Department esti mate the production at 90 per cent compared with a normal production of IS bushels per acre. The estimated av erage harvested was 1,990,727 acres. Total production should be approximate ly 26,874,814 bushesL This is a material increase over the estimated produc tion one month ago. Thirty counties of the state estimate that yield per acre will be greater than normal The percentage estimates show a wide range; Lucas county reported 137 per cent. while both Richland and Huron counties report most discouraging prospects 51 per cent. One year ago the yield per acre was estimated at 96 per cent com pared with a normal production of 15 bushels per acre. The esitmated area harvested is practically the same as the harvest area for 1910 as reported by the township assessors. Reports as to the quality of the grain vary greatly, even in immediate localities. The total production should equal, if not exceed, the harvest of last year. Oats show an increase of 3 per cent in prospect, compared with estimate of one month ago. The outlook is moat discouraging. Rainfall during past month have been beneficial, but the severe drought has cut crop short, and, as stated in previous reports, the total yield will be short from fifteen'to twenty million bushles compared with 1910 harvest. Corn shows marked improvement during past month. Rainfalls were general over the state. No estimates as to condition reported, but generally correspondents note its improved condition.Clover hay will produce less than an average of one ton per acre. Timothy prospects poor. Estimated at 48 per cent compared with an average production.Potatoes show serious damage by drought. Early potatoes a failure. The state' prospect is estimated at 48 per cent compared with a normal yield. Pastures are in poor condition. Rain needed badly. Last year Ohio's fruit crop was a failure. Present reports indicates that 1911 crop will be a most abundant one in comparison. Kind Neighbors Mrs. Rettie Richardson has a small farm in Canaan township and on this was assessed a pretty big ditch tax for her to pay. The neighbors saw that she was not able to take care of it, so Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday neighbors and friends eighteen all told went to work and worked it all out, much to the delight of Mrs. Richardson. It was a kind act, that not one of the eighteen men will ever regret. Come and Gone Tiger Bill's great show exhibited at the fair grounds Wednesday. After dinner there was a parade. The ball game detracted the crowd hence no exhibition in the afternoon. A fair sized crowd gathered at night, and judging from the firing of blank card-ridges there was excitement. The show left for Chesterville. if