The Morrow County Republican. (Mt. Gilead, Ohio), 1910-09-03

              .Ill"' iviiO V W 1 I E' -.MSb.- S . mm I. Kb V tea Va VOL. VI. MT. GILEAD, OHIO, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1910 NO. 12 PASSE NGER- its mm Reducing It to Kindling Wood and Scrap Iron-Only the Fireman Is Hurt ThoB. Wogan of near Harpater, Marion county, was in Mt. Gilead late Tuesday night on business. He was telling of tbe great accident bis son, "T. V. Wogan had last Friday evening. The young man runs a threshing machine, or, rather, did run one, up to a -week ago. He was crossing the Hock ing Valley railroad track with his trac-tion engine hitched on to the separator. 'The engine crossed and the wheels of the separator stuck between the rails. There were three men. He eent one north and the other south on the track, a mile or so to flag any train that might come before he got his separator out of the way. It wasn't long until a passenger train showed its head light coming from the north. The watchman had one match. and he expected to set his blouse on fire and wave it, but he found to his surprise that there was no head on the match, and the train came rushing on. He waved and shouted. The engineer neither saw nor heard him, and, the train had almost reached the crossing before he saw the obstruction he couldn't stop. There was only one thing to do: he pulled the throttle wide open and in a second he hit the big separator.There were nearly four hundred passengers on the long train. They all escaped, only the fireman was hurt. But the separator, an eleven ton machine that costs $3800 was a mass of. ruins and scattered over 50 feet on both sides of the road. The kindling and bent iron is still on the grounds, Bome damage was done to the engine. The Marion Star of Saturday says of the accident: Crashing into a stalled threshingma-xhine outfit at a point near the old Harpster farm, half a mile north of Harpster about 7 o'clock, Friday night when going at a rate of twenty miles an hour, southbound Hocking Valley passenger train, No. 36, due in Marion at 7:20 o'clock, was considerably damaged and 200 passengers were badly shaken up and frightened. Fireman A. Walcutt, thirty years old and married, residing at No 291 west Broad street, Columbus, leaped from the engine-cab, just before the collision, .and sustained a fracture of the skull. He was fatally hurt. Verne Wogan, owner of the threshing utfitand his three helpers tried frantically to attract taa engineer's attention to the danger, but the locomotive driver did not see them. Thetraction-engine was part way across the tracks when it "w-mtdead." It was there only about ten minutes when the passenger train hove in sight. Wogan sent two of his helpers up the tracks and went a short distance himself. They waved their arms and shouted as loud as they could. None of them had lanterns. Wogan declares that he did not have time to get a light . anywhere. Before the crash, the fireman jumped, his head striking a telephone pole. Engineer Walter Rounsaveil, of Colum-us, W8B prevented from jumping by the presence of a third man on the locomotive, so report has it. Who the third man was, railway officials did not know or refused to tell Friday night, -but intimated that he might have been Division Engineer Smit'i, who is one of the few officials of the road permitted to ride on locomotives. Engineer Rounsaveil brought his train to a quick stop, with his engine pilot torn off and the front trucks derailed.Fireman Walcutt was picked up and carried to the depot at Harpster, where Harpster , doctors attended hitn. A hasty examination of his injuries developed that the entire left Bide of his skull was fractured. Harpster doctors said he could not possibly live longer than two or three hours. When the front trucks of the engine were replaced on the tracks, Engineer Rounsaveil started for Marion about 10 o'clock. The injured fireman was removed from the train to the Dr. C. E. Sawyer sanatorium in the Hess & Markert ambulance and the train pro ceeded on to Columbus. Walcutt was employed by the Hcck-ing Valley Railway company nearly our years and whiie he lived in Colum bus he called Van Wert his home. Mrs. Walcutt was visiting at Van Wert at the time of the accident and Hocking officials made futile efforts to notify her of her husband's injuries, Friday night, but were unable to get her until Saturday morning.' Mrs. Walcutt arrived in Marion Saturday. ' Wogan 's threshing outfit was almost totally wrecked. The traction engine was knocked to pieces and the remaind-' er of the threshing outfit was badly torn up by the force of the collision and the flying iron and steel. The threshers were returning to Harpster from the R. S. Wood farm, three miles north of Harpster, when something went wrong with the engine while crossing the- Hocking Valley tracks. Except that the engine "went dead" no one will ever know what was wrong. The accident, which would have resulted without injury to any one had Fireman Walcott remained at his post, created much excitement. After plowing through the threshing outfit and coming to a stop a short distance beyond, the train was quickly emptied of its human freight. Men, women and children rushed from the cars in a state of wild excitement and the train men had all they ' could do to calm their fears. Walcutt had just recovered from a spell of typhoid fever and it was his first trip out since his. illness. Dr. Carl W. Sawyer, at the sanator ium, Saturday morning, said that Wal cutt might live two cr three days or die in a minute. He added, however, that his recovery was impossible. The entire front part of Walcutt's forehead was crushed like an egg shell. A piece of the skull as large as a man's hand is missing, and the brain,, ground full of cinders, is exposed. A hole is punched through the upper part of his nose into the brain, and the eye is immured sornewhere in the tissues. No bones in his body are broken. AN HEROIC WAR RECORD Cardington Artilleryman, Corporal and First Lieutenant, Dead. John DeShong died at Cardington on the 27th ultimo, in the 79th year of his age. He had a heroic record as a sol dier. On September 9, 1861, in battery D, first regiment of Ohio Vol. light artillery for three years and was ap pointed corporal. June 16, 1864. during the Atlanta campaign, in Georgia, he was promoted to 1st lieutenant, 2d U. S. colored heavy artillery, and on March 31, 1866, by order of the war department, was mustered out, after more than four and a half years' service. He was a citizen of Ashland county at enlistment. After the war he married O. L. Phi! lipps, daughter of Benjamin Phillipps of Harmony township, this county, who died a few years after their marriage. His second marriage was to Belle Edgington, who survives him. He was recently honored byc being made a justice of the peace of Carding ton township. Beat Again Fredericktown vs. Mt. Giead Blues played Wednesday afternoon at the former's ball park and the result was 5 to 1 in favor of Fredericktown. It was a fine game even up to the sixth inning. This was the second time this team de feated our boys. A number from here attended the game. In Honor of Mrs. Spear In honor of Mrs. M. W. Spear of Cleveland, formerly of Mt. Gilead, Mrs. C. W. Schaaf gave a party Thursday evening. Seventy invited guests were in attendance. Last Tuesday evening Mrs. Schaaf entertained at pedro a number of ladies. There were about a dozen good players around the tables. Goins in the Hole. Council has authorized the mayor and clerk to issue certificates of indebtedness to the amount of $6000. $5000 are for street paving and $1000 for sewer improvements. These certificates stand for six months and bear 6 per cent, interest. Strayed Five head of cattle from the farm near Blue Jay school house; Any information by phone or otherwise will be thankfully receivtd. Mary Eccles. Martin The Martin family reunion will be held at G. W. Grove's north ot Denmark, Saturday, September 10. No Bear, But a "Dear." Lo and behold Isaac has returned from his Michigan bear hunt. He saw no bears, heard no bears nor killed any bears, to his courage remains undamp-ened. But it is truthfully reported that Isaac was on the trail of a deer (dear). Since he failed in catching a bear we hope he gets a dear. Chester Church Chester church home coming Satur day, September 10. All members and those that ever were members of the church, are invited. Sermon in forenoon. Dinner at church. Election of church officers, roll call and other exercises in afternoon. Committee Mrs. B. T. Jenkins B. F. Lloyd ' J. M. James. CONVE In District Meeting and the Attendance Is Large The opening session of the sixty-eighth annual meeting of the Mt. Vernon Baptist association convened Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock at the Baptist church in Mt. Gilead. The asio-ciation comprises Marion, Delaware, Knox, Licking, ' Morrow and Wyandot counties. The last meeting here was in 1900. Twenty-three members of the association registered at the opening session but the number later reached 96. ' TUESDAY A. M, Beginning at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning, F. H. Miller Jed the devotional exercises, which was followed by an introductory sermon by Rev. J. S Gough of Chesterville. . He book his text from the 5th chapter of "Acts, 5th verse, "Pray earnestly to the church of God for Aid." TUESDAY AFTERNOON This meeting was a bible school session and aft'ir the devotional exercises l?d by E. W. Waybright, James M. Powers of Granville gave an address on "Method i of conducting an adult bible class." Rev. A. C. Powers of Prar-ville, a missionary in Coalpara, Assam, spoke on "The pastor in the Sunday school," telling what his duties, responsibilities and influence should be. This was followed by five minute talks by several present and an address by W. A. Holmes of Granville, his subject being "The bible school and the kingdom." TUESDAY EVENING The evening session was in the hands of the young people with Rev. J. P. Curren presiding. Rev: C. T. Rans-bottom led the devotional exercises and was followed by music by a chorus of young people. "Twelve Baptist facts" came next, being a report of different societies in the association. E. A. Reed gave an interesting report of the national Baptist convention held in July at Saratoga, N. Y., and Rev. J. P. Curren concluded the program with an address, "He goeth before you." WEDNESDAY A. M. At 8:30 Rev. L Dickerson opened the session with devotional exercises, fol lowed by the reading of church letters giving a report of the 21 churches in the association. The churches are as follows: Amitv. Beulah. Brandon. Bryn 2ion, Chester. Chesterville, Edi son, Franklin, Fredericktown, Fulton, Harmony, Harpster, Homer, Hopewell, Locke, Leonardsburg, Marion, Martins-burg, Mt. Gilead, Mt. Vernon, Norton, Owl Creek, Prospect, Radnor. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ' At 1:30 devotional exercises were led by Rev. F. E. Brininstool. Repont of foreign missionary secretary, Miss Nellie Williams, and of the home mission secretary, Mrs. W. S. Craven. These reports were followed by a missionary sermon given by Rev. J. E. Medick. Home and foreign missions were reported by Revs. F. E. Brininstool and L. Dickerson; address, J. G. Field. WEDNESDAY EVENING Devotional at 7 o'clockiled by Rev. B. Tullos8; doctrinal sermon, Kev. A. J. Clere; 0. B. E. society report, Rev. J. P. Curren; address, Rev. Bunyan Spencer. THURSDAY A. M. Devotional led by L J. James at 8:30; Mt. Gilead church history; report of committees, miscellaneous business, etc.; closing conference and prayer. 1 2tHoosier Kitchen Cabinets sold by E. B. Barguet Furniture Dealer. j Tucker Block j BAPTISTS NE MUCH INT cur t it The Offer of Twelve Hundred of People Nomination Being Made Many More Will EnterThe Contest Offer Is Open to Every Church, Lodge, School, Club, Grange or Society in Morrow County or Immediate Vicinity. Operation for Gallstone. Miss Elizabeth Bowman of Edison, well and favorably known as a professional nurse, was operated upon at Lakeside hospital in Cleveland. She had been a sufferer from gall stones. The operation was very successful and Miss Bowman is reported as recovering nicely. Visiting Old friends Ray Robosson of Detroit, visited friends here a few days this week. Mr. Robo8on was formerly a Mt. Gilead boy. Recently he took a trip accross the Atlantic for pleasure. He is connected with the American Bridge company, a corporation of great reputation. It has been five years since he visited his native country, and sees many changes. Explosion in Chesterville Store. Messrs. Harold Corwin and Samuel Bonner met with an accident while at work in the Bonner dry goods store in Chesterville Wednesday afternoon. About five o'clock the store began to get dark and the two men began to light the acetylene gas. They at once saw that something was wrong and on investigation a leak was found in the tauk in the cellar. Mr. Corwin struck ' entch U qsocrtain the extent of the leak and an explosion occurred. Both of the men had their faces close to the tank when the explosion occurred and they were badly burned about the face, neck and shiulders. Medical aid was quickly summoned and the burns will noc prove serious. FARMERS MEETING Held as Announced and Attended By Enthusiasts About a score of farmers met at the People's Saving Bank office last Saturday evening for the purpose of considering an experiment school in Morrow county next December, and all of those present were very much enthused on the subject. An organization was effective and -C. W. McFarland was chosen president. Mr. McFarland was not present at the meeting but there seems no doubt of his accepting the honor. He is the present State Board of Agriculture president and takes a great interest in work of this kind. The date set for this school is Decern ber 4 to 9, and will be in charge of a gentleman from the Wooster Uuiver-sity. 11NIVERSAUST Association four Counties Will Meet At Marion, Sept. 9-11 The Sawyer association of the Universalis church meets at Marion September 9, 10, and 11. This association includes all the Universalistsof Marion, Morrow. Richland and Delaware coun ties. The Sundav services will be held in a prove near Marion. There will be no services at the Mt. Gilead church on that day as all of the Universalists are expected to attend the meeting at Mar ion. METHODIST CHURCH henastor next Sunday will be appropriate to Labor Day. The morning topic being -jne unan-u Worker." and the evening subject being Tenants." At Miss Corinne Rus sell will sing. Sunday School at 9 A' M. and Epworth League at o r. m. Marengo Services. Services for September 4th, Marengo circuit: Preaching by the pastor at Marengo Sabbath morning at 10:45. The usual service at Fulton in the even ing at 7:30. ' This will be the last service at Fulton for the conference year. All are invited to these services. F. G. Bore ft, pastor. ST IS SHOWN THE BIG PIANO CONTE! Dollars in Prizes to Organizations Has Pleased Hundreds Nominate Your Organization Coupon -Pianos Will Ee Arrival First Prize Second Prize A nice list of organizations has been entered in the Republican Piano Con test. Several others are considering the plan and will no doubt enter in a few days. The announcement that this paper will positively spend $1200 in promoting a populor voting contest in which the churches, lodges, schools, clubs and societies of Morrow county can compete for two high grade pianos valued at $800 has struck the popular fancy. A pleasurable and exciting time is in store for the people when the contest is fully under way. Good natured rivalry will be keen and the various organizations will exert plenty of effort to win one of the valuable prizes. HOW PIANOS WILL BE AWARDED Elsewhere in the page adv. is a near reproduction of the $450 Schatf Bros, piano which will be given to the organization receiving the highest number of votes in the contest. The instrument is far more beautiful than the pictures. The case is double venured and comes in handsome figuies. This piano is of a standard design, and sizes which especially adopts it for use in assembly rooms. The warranty on this piano is unlimited. It is the very popular and expension "Style 26" manufactured by The Schaff Bros. Piano Co., Huntington, frul. SECOND PRIZE This piano, valued at $350, will be awarded to tha organization receiving the second highest number of votes in the contest. The case of this fine instrument is double veneered inside and outside, artistically matched to produce the richest effect possible. It is the popular "Style N." Link and Son's Piano, guaranteed by Schaff Bros. Piano Co. for a period of ten years. It is a beautiful and satisfactory instrument which will endure any reasonable test. Both instruments have been ordered direct from the factory and will be placed on display in a public place as soon as thev arrive. HOW TO GET A PIANO FREE As stated in the first contest article, the pianos will not be awarded to in dividual candidates but to organizations. The term "candidate" or "contestant" in this contest, applies to the church, lodge or school as a body of people. The two organizations which win the prizes will own the instruments as assemblies. : In this way, a large number of people will benefit. There are many churches, schools and lodges in Morrow county which can use pianos in their assembly rooms. These organizations are the ones ex pected to take part in the contest. Oft times a church or lodge which already own a piano enters the contest to secure another one. We welcome all. To make this explanation in more detail, this contest is open to every church, lodge, school, grange, club, society and Sunday school in Morrow county. The, nomination blank should be used in making the nomination. This is the first step. The matter of actively working for the prize should then be talked over among the members. Committees should be appointed to confer with the contest editor and be advised of the best means to go about the vote getting. VOTING COUPONS ! The next step is the clipping of the voting coupons which begin in this issue. Each coupon is pood for ten votes and must be cast before the void date in the upper right hand corner. Clip and Fill Out the Voting Placed on Display Upon Valued at $450 ; Worth $350 j Clip these out neatly, fill out and mail or bring to the contest editor, get your friends and neighbors to save them for your organization. We want of these coupons you can get. " Votes will also be given in subscriptions received for the Republican. Old subscribers can get votes by paying arrearages, or renewing their subscrib-tions, to the paper, a greater number of votes will be given for new subserip- tions. The schedule of subscription votes and the Contest Rules will be given in next weeks issue. The standing of all contestants will be published , each Wednesday and Saturday. Contest details and further imformation will be given as the contest progresses. BENEFITS FROM THE CONTEST W want to make this voting contest of mutual benefit to all concerned. The liberality of this paper in spending such a large amount of money in the contest is expected to have a good effect throughout th county. 'Ahileitmay not be possible for the Republican to realize a pecuniary benefit, the incieise in prestege of Morrow County's Best Paper, wHl be a satisfactory reward. Two live organizations are going to win valuable prizes. All other organizations diing active woik arj go'ng to be suitably rewarded. All will be well repaid for their efforts. Thsre is not a single organization in Morrow county but can benefit by participating in this voting contest. It will put new life into the members. The organization will be advertised and talked about as never before, good leaders will develop church and lodge workers will find the contest work an outlet for their surplus energy. Most people will devote a great deal of time to their church or lodge work and feel amply rewarded if they succeed in bettering conditions. No church, lodge, school or club which has a small membership need hesitate about entering the contest, large numbers do not always count in a contest. It is the energy and spirit of the membership that achieve the results. . Nominate your organization Clip the voting coupons Read the Republican Send us the news When you want to know about the contest or desire information call upon, write or phone. Contest Editor The Morrow County Republican Mt. Gilead, Ohio. Candidates Nominated votes Waterford Christian church ...5C0 K. P. Lodge, Marengo .- .....500 Alum Creek schools, Quakertown ...500 Sparta public schools '...........500 Pleasant Grove Sunday school 500 Marengo high school 500 Washington Grange 500 Women's Relief Corps, Mt. Gilead...500 Edis6n public schools 5P0 Rev. Houston to Resign. Rev. Wm. Houston, pastor of the Presbyterian church here for eleven years, will next Sabbath morning ask the members of his congregation to release him. He will accept the position recently tendered him by the board of education of the Presbyterian church as pastor at O. S. U., taking charge of the religious welfare of the Presbyterian students there. Sept. 12th Rev. Houston will ask the Presbytery which meets at Delaware to release him from his work here, that he may accept his new charge. The family will re-nove to Columbus soon. The last service which Kev. Houston will conduct here as pastor of the congregation will be September 18.