The Kent tribune. (Kent, Ohio), 1922-12-14

              I A 20-PAGE CHRISTMAS TRIBUNE THIS WEEK-3 SECTION t:t::::tt:: m ... j:-:"::'::-:"::-:::":-::M":-x CRISP LOCAL NEWS IN ' I THE TRIBUNE. i' $ Tlffi iCEV? TRIB UNi ! PAGES 1-8 ! LOCAL LEADER IN BOTH NEWS AND CIRCULATION. VOLUME VIII. NO. 6 KENT. OHIO. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 14, 1922 5c A COPY. $1.50 A YEAR Bjg-S liver i .1 'ftY Ranch One of the Largest in the United States Now Established in Kent-Stock Brought From Prince Edward Island. VIEW OP KENT BLACK SILVER FOX RANCH. (Photo for the Tribune.) The old orchard on the Hall estate adjoining the campus of the college has been cleared away and on this site within a few weeks has been built one of the few largeBlack-Silver. Fox ranches in the United States. Provision has been made for ranching one hundred silver foxes. Last week sixty of these beautiful and valuable animals were brought to their new quarters at Kent from Prince Edward Island in the Gulf of the St. Lawrence River and forty taiore will arrive later in another eleven men each owns his original pair but they all entered into a pooling agreement to own in common the pups produced last spring and have continued the agreement to cover the pups from the eleven pairs for the coining spring. This will give about fifty pairs .of young breeders for the incorporation of the Twin Lakes Fox Company next spring in which the eleven men will have an equal share In addition to this pool, Mr. Mc Gilvrey owns several pairs of his own. Some of these heretofore ranched on Prince Edward Island PA AND MA FOX POSH FOR THE TRIBUNE. (Photo at the Kent Ranch this week.) shipment. The trained keeper who came from Prince Edward with the fiisi 'shipment of foxes and who will have charge of the breeding of the foxes here pronounces the new Kent Ranch the most commodious, sani-. tary and up-to-date ranch in the country. These fine breeding foxes were specially selected from ranches on Prince Edward Island by J. P. Duffus. of New York city, the most experienced man in the Silver Fox industry. He owns at 21 West 30th "Btreet, New York, the only wholesale house in the world which handles exclusively Silver Fox pelts. Dr. Duffus has a fifty percent interest in the ranch here. He is heavily interested in ranches at Oleary and at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Holstein and Thamesville, Ontario, Canada, at Reading, Elizabethville, Bally and Chester Springs, Pennsylvania, at Gaylord, Michigan, and at Huntington, Long Island. He is, strongly impressed with the possibilities of the Kent ranch which he pronounces the best of all. He is bringing his fine show foxes here foxes he had entered in the big fox show, of the National American Fox Breeders association last week at Muskegon, Mich. Two hun dred and eighty foxes were entered at the show and Mr. Duffus was, awarded first prize with an additional special 1rize for the finest silver fox pup, an animal worth $5000. Mr. Duffus brought with him from the Muskegon show twelve fox pelts valued at $7000 and these beautiful and rare furs were on exhibition Sunday and Monday in the window of Hale B. Thompson's drug store. The local people interested in the Kent ranch are Hale B. Thompson, D. L. Rockwell, Davis & Travis, Earl Tatgenhorst, Fred Gressard. Dr. N. A. Ulrich, Glen Reed, W. W. Reed, Leigh Tuttle, J. E. McGilvrey and Dr. C. L. Wyeth, of Newark. These men each bought one pair of foxes, a year ago and ranched them during the last breeding season at Huntington, Long Island. The Mrs. Chas. E. Watts Dies Suddenly. " A telegram Tuesday, to Mr. and Airs. Frank W. Barber announced the death at 6 a. m. that day of Mrs. Charles E. Watts at Paterson, N. J. Mrs. Watts was stricken with paraly sis the day after her husband and daughter, Elsie, arrived from Kent, two weeks ago. Later reports were that she was improving and this was thought to be the case until the message of her death. The Watts family lived in Kent 25 years ago, coming from Paterson with the file works, of which Mr. Watts had charge. They took an active part in the social and business life of the town and made many friends. She was 69 years of age. THOR ELECTRIC SHOP. The Thor Electric Shop in the Hinds block, the former Hulett block, opens tomorrow. Read their ad. on page .12 and learn about them.. One of the firm is Fred Bien, formerly of 'the Walsh Rapid Transit line, with many friends in Kent. The proprietors invite you to call and get acquainted with them and their goods, which they guarantee to be of the best. COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS TREE. Art. Trory has donated a Christmas tree which the Davey Co. will set up on the square. The N. O. T. & L. Co. will decorate the same with lights. All that will be needed will be Christmas Carols. Who is going to sing? 'ext Sunday afternoon is visitors' day at the Kent Silver Fox Ranch. Mr. Wallace McKay, on experienced man in the1 care of foxes, who brought the animals from , Prince Edward Island, his home, and who is In charge here jMiniuuicntly, will be there and will give you information in regard to them; The ranch will be closed to every one except the keepers from Jan. 1 to June 1, the breeding: season. have been brought to the new ranch at Kent, His oldest pair have produced fourteen pups in three litters. An additional pool of ten members, as a nucleus for another company, is now being organized. The Parsons Lumber Co. heads the new pool with one pair of specially selected foxes. Kent and Portage county) have special advantages for the development of the Black Silver Fox industry which are recognized in the bulletins of the United States Department of Agriculture and w'th sufficient local enterprise may rival Muskegon county, Michigan with Its 27 ranches. Atty. General Price at Kent Banquet Tonight Hon.. John G. Price, attorney general of Ohio, will be the honor guest and speaker at the banquet of Kent Elks in Masonic Auditorium this evening. Mr. Price is a member of the grand forum of the Grand Lodge and his presence guarantees a full turn out for the banquet. New Plain Dealer Agency John B. Gillespie, Jr., has pur chased the Kent agency for the Cleveland Plain Dealer and takes charge this morning. Mr. Gillespie will handle the business from his cigar store in the Kent National Bank block, N. Water st., and in vites all patrons of the paper to call and be sure that their correct address is on the list in order that there may be no mistakes in delivery of the papers. 500 Inspect Kent Store. Fully five hundred men of Kent visited the Gensemer Bros, store Thursday evening, inspecting the various departments and getting acquainted with the proprietors. Several visitors came from out of town, including, some members of the firm from the Wadsworth and Cres-ton stores. Four .brothers, each having a son, and one son-in-law, nine in all, com pose this firm of enterprising merchants who have in Kent one of the finest stores in Northern Ohio. Several traveling salesmen, much impressed with the party idea, were present. Luncheon was served to the guest?. The visitors included H A. Steb- bins, of the Cseston Banking Co., Beecher Lee, of the WadswortU Savings & Trust Co., D. K. and'M. M. Gensemer, of the Creston store, T. E. Gensemer and H. W. Tubessing, of the Wadsworth store. (M& a JOKE ON the, TOYS f Sty' 1 & ill C) - x; 8 1 if AS e'er at any time or place Such funny Christmas tree.' The kids have occupied the space Where all the toys should be! Surprised, the Kewpie reaches out, Hie Teddy is dismayed; The Bulldog growls and looks about, That no more tricks be played! Charles Frederick Wadsworth. FULTON-MTEEK. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. McPeek announce the marriage of their daughter, Effie McPeek, to Mr. E. G. Fulton, of Kent. The wedding took place on Nov. 29 at Mansfield, O. Mr. Fulton is a fireman on the Erie and he and his bride will reside in Marion, with the best wishes of every one. F. L Allen has sold his farm north of Kent to Chas. Knapp, of Cuyahoga St., Kent. Frank Bell, Erie employe, fell Wednesday afternoon and broke his right leg. KENT WELFARE ASSOCIATION. The regular monthly meeting of the board of directors was held Saturday, in, C. of C. rooms. The finance committee reported that nearly $12,000 had been subscribed to the Community Chest, with a few yet to hear from. A cheek for $112 was received from the Coterie as the balance from their milk fund of last year. The following decisions were reached: That as several men working in Kent shops, and Hying out of town, had contributed to the chest, we could not draw the line at the city limits for our relief work, but would have to include nearby territory, such as Brady Lake. That Christmas baskets would be distributed to those in need; th baskets to be filled and distributed by the relief committee of the Federated clubs. That the Christmas seals would be paid for out of the Chest and distributed gratis. The Kent Welfare Association- has purchased 34,000 Christmas seals and is distributing them, 18,000 going out at the various schools, others through the factories. For all others who have not secured them there will be a supply at the Donaghy, Thompson and Trory drug stores and the Red Cross center.