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ontinuous work at ntlttrY 5T work that osn bs and bia prices are ower tban else- e. fle uses anesthetic for the TRACT10MF TEETH .Twssui, ^Wawly, Ohio. Meat , j URANOE^ Mored la PUst-CUee i r****. te ordorleaa coal oil at o*. A Outh. Schedule in Elfcct Koieabtr I9tl, 1199. tber trslasduly sssspt Bastay TlltlDNI), Sxcnrsloas, onrenUon. as* special rates ar* aalborlsed, raad Ing eotleee. ticket agent, or atir**,, i'I Pseaeoaet Arent,or DlrUtoa Pass. Ageot, Oolasbss. Oblo. w It for Forty Years. I SQlTsred from sick 1 begeo using Celery Klog. UfJ-ln* aad aarprlrdpg-, my r at ooce. The haadacha* ith Say, bot thanks ~, on* haadacha -atovthMwtaaS ins. John ft Van Sctlci Of AlHiitittt. tra given that tha on- htett duly appointed i Administrator ar- baal* ill anoaxed of ih* £*• nry late of Pika Counted mo. w. urna 9 itfltw Devoted to the Interests of the Country in General,- -<x^o And to the Interests of Pike County in Particular. Vol. 4. COU KI Bit. SsUhllshed, 1MB. Consolldalad wltb Wsssboao, IMS. Waverly O. Wednesday, March 21, 1900. WATCHMAN. KlUbllabed. I-*.. Saeeeeeor toflketon I'nion, K.t. \-v. No. 49. THE SUITE Went through Exactly as Pre-arranged. A High Private may do the Voting, But it Takes Generals to Hold Offices. Ballot Box Stuffing a Gentle Past time. Lambs forthe Slaughter Except Candidates for Electric Trustees. For Msyor, WELLS S. JONES. Sr. For Marshal, JOAB DAVIS. H * For Clerk, E. DOWNING. For Treasurer, W. T. WALLACE. For Council, THOS. KINNEV, OEORGE KAISER, R. R. McKENZIE, For Light Trustees, JAS. W. LOGAN—3 years. O. C ANDRE—4 years. JOS. GEHRES—5 years. Board of Education, JNO. W. DINGLEDINE, LEWIS G. DILL. The Republican corporation convention last Saturday nigbt was one of tbe most numerously attended, as well as one of the most systematical set Up aflairsof the kindwe ever witnessed. Voters were there from out the red brush hills of the Gens, domains, and the plains of ths Pee Pee valley, and together with tbe qualified voters of the incorporated village, they all cast their ballots for the gang's cut and dried slate. Everything went ss marked out, and of course, the ex- sroises were sttended with great enthusiasm at stated periods. As thc convention was to be a cut and dried affair, it was of course, highly necessary to have highly skilled manipulators at the helm, who were on to the racket, and so Forrest Dougherty, high chief of local bulldosers, was called to the cbair, aod James W. Logan, tbe star manipulator of small wires aod little strings, was appointed Secretary of the convention. The chairman, with a - smile overspreading his countenance that was child like and bland, as well as peculiarly significant to tbe occasion, admonished the convention to make no mistake, but keep an eye on the slate. At this, Secretary Jim gave s little wire s yank and the cut and dried convention was on, snd s csll wss msde for nominations for Mayor, which wasquicklj responded to with the announcement of the nsme of that ever willing snd never failing sacrifice on the altar of his psr- ty, Gsn. Wells S.Jones, the hero of many battles and the victim of numerous slaughters. As tbe Gen's name headed the slate, bis nomination was, of course, rushed through before the eonvention hsd time to recover from the shock. No particular interest sttsched to tbe proceedings of the convention until the nomination for Mar- shsl took place, and a futile attempt was made to break the alate. Last fall, when the Republican convention so cruelly slaughtered brave comrade, Joab Dsvia, for sheriff, Josb felt deeply sggriev- sd over tbe wrong done bim, snd tbrsatened to kick over tbe traces, it is said tbe gsng finally persuaded Josb to 1st up on his good intentions by promising to slsct bim Marshal tbis spring, and ao his name wss placed on tbs slat* for thst office. It seems that some of ths boys, who do not wear the collar of the gang, got on to the scheme snd concluded to break tbe alate, if possible. Thsy united on Jake Steinbour, a young Republican, of this place, ss their candidate, and made what might bave been a winning fight bad not tlie ballot box stufiers got in their work for Davis by voting a balf a doxen tickets for him. We know this to bss (set, as we .heard one Republican say that be voted three tickets for Josb ind another one say that he voted five. Of course, no man, however worthy he might be, could stand against such a combine, and Stein- hour went down under overwhelming defeat amid great applause from the ballot box stuffers. No particular interest was manifested in tba selection of the candidates for council. Charley Smith, a renegade Democrat, bumped his innocent little head up against the slate and was knocked out about as completely as he was the time be went up to clean out a Democratic organ,and got knocked over into the Republican camp. The gang tried to let Charley (all *asy,but the risk was too great, and they were compelled to let him "drap," regardless of consequences, and down went Charley with a dull heavy thud that shook thc temple of justice to the .very foundation. And great was the fall thereof. The great center of attraction of the gang in the convention was very evidently massed in the nomination of the three Electric Light Trustees, for whose special benefit the entire ticket was made, and for whose benefit it will be used at the election. The every movement of the gang, and every action of the cut aod dried convention, plainly showed that there was a scheme on foot to nominate a ticket that co'd be used in the fight to the best ad- vantaflpof thc electric light trio.— Neveryin the history of cwiftantions in Waverly, was there ever such a cut and dried farce worked off on an unsuspecting people as successfully as wss Saturday night's Republican eonvention. The gang had everything well in hand, even down to Kelley Durham, who tried to crack the slate, aod it was rosily amusing to a "man up a tree," to see how slick the gang worked their scheme all the way through. HISTORY OF A SETTLEMENT. RoVal Baking Powder Made from pure cream of tartar. Safegu aids the food against alum* Alam bakifif powders *re thc greatest mwiicw to health of thc preaent dsy. sotm ***** rem** «*., *** m*x% . OUR CANDIDATES. ——,— The I'ce I'cc prairie, situated about two miles south of Waverly, is one of the most interesting portions of our county, in many ways, and has undergone many wonderful changes since we first became acquainted with it nearly fifty years ago. Tbis particular section of country was first discovered in about tbe year 1787, by a party of trappers and hunters under the leadership of a man named Peter Patrick, wbo came up the Scioto river as far as the mouth of Pee Pee creek, which was then located at the extreme southern boundryof the little prairie. While encamped there, Patrick cut the initials of his name, "P. P." in large letters on a beech tree on the bank of the creek, wbich was discovered there about ten years later, by the early settlers of that section, and from those letters, cut in the bark of the historic beech tree, the prairie and the creek took their names. There is a man living in Piketon, Davis Hays, the undertaker, who claims to have seen the tree on wbich the letters were carved. Mr. Hays is about 75 years of age, and, we believe, was born and reared near by wbere the tree stood. Patrick, in his description of his first voyage up the Scioto, speaks of the iittie prairie as ons of the most beautiful scopes of country he ever laid bis eyes on, embracing about thirty-five hundred acres, level as a floor, without treea, covered with luxuriant grass and beautiful flowers and bounded north and south by beautiful creeks, on tbe east by the Scioto River, and on the west by a high range of heavily timbered hills, making it a favorite rendezvous for buffalo, deer, otter, beaver, mink and ottber game. Tbe first settlers of the prairie were the Chenoweths, who settled there in about 1797, and tbe first common pleas court held in the county, in 1815, was held ;n Abso- lom Obenoweth's barn, on the farm now owned by tbe Patterson Broa. At tbe time we first became acquainted witb the prairie, the parties wbo owned the lands snd resided thereon, were James Hsys, Absalom Chenoweth, James Sar- geant, Abraham Chenoweth, John Prather and Hosea Nolind. There were also several tenants snd fsrm hsnds residing in the territory. At the present time, there is only one of their descendants living in the territory spoken of, Frank Hayes, a grandson of James Hays. All of the original owners of the lands sbove named have long since died, as bave many of tbeir descendants, snd we do not beliere that there arc over ten of the latter living today. The political complexion of the inhabitants of the prairie up to the formation of thc Republican party in 1856, was unanimously Whig, and afterwards, unanimously Republican. This unhappy state of affairs continued to a great degree up to about 20 years ago, when for several years thc vote of the prairie was largely Democratic, caused by the change in the inhabitants.— Since tben, however, another radical change io the political complexion of its inhabitants has taken place, and we now find tbe same unhappy condition of political affairs existing tbere as was before the war and several years thereafter. For many years the lands in tbe prairie remained in thc possession of thc descendants of the original owners, but of late years, a considerable portion it ha? passed into possession of strangers. The Hays farm belongs to the estate of the late George D. Cole. The Chenoweth farms are owned by the Patterson Bros., and Joel Moore. The Sargeant farm is owned by Miss Hattie Sargent, the only remaining representative of Thornton W. Sar- g&ant, who purchased tbe farm in 1859, after the death of his uncle, James Sargeant. The Hosea Nolind farm passed into the possession of bis only child, Mrs. Louie Dayton of this place. The magnificent Prather farm, embracing fully one fourth of tbe territory of the prairie, is now owned by Frank Prather, of Springfield, Illinois. For a number of years the Prairie had a population of a hundred or more and could boast of as fine a school as there was in thc county. Thc district enumerated forty or fifty pupils up to within a few years ago, wheu a cbaugc in the population greatly reduced thc enumeration, and finally wiped it out entirely, and for three or four years there there has been no school in the district at all, and the school property is never occupied only when a roving band of Gypsies, or horse traders pass that way. x* s a. Many of our fanner* arc undecided | wbathar to plow up tbeir wheat or lat it stand and tales th* risk ot losing a crop. We ara not a farmer, but it we bad poor land sown to wb*at and tb* fly was In it, and waa net able to sow it down ln clov*r and lat lt ttand, wa would plow lt up and plant it to corn. If, on th* othsr band, we bad good, ■trong ground sown to wheat, and it waa looking fairly wall, wa wonld Ut it stand, *ven tboagh th* fly bad appeared in lt during tbe fall. Poor ground la illy pr*par*d to grow a crop of wheat under even favorable circumstance*, but w* claim tbat good, atroag wheat land, will produce a good crop. notwithstanding th* pr**«nce of pestilence and dUaaea. We bold that good, strong, healthy ground is llko unto a perfectly healthy man in regard to resisting and throwing off dlaaaa*. A perfectly sound, healthy man need hare no fsars of a deadly epidemic. Er*n though be may contract dlaaaa* by in- emulation.or by contamination, bia par- fact condition of h*alth, will anabl* blm to throw it off without injury to btmself. 80 it la with strong, healthy ground in regard to dlaeaae and Insects in crop*. We claim that ground tbat ia in a good, healthy condition, will produce a perfect crop' of wheat la spit* of the prevalence of dissaae and Insect*. I* ia th* Impoverished condition of tha ground that produce* io* sects »nd diaaaae, just aa fonl, rank ground will produce dog fennel, smart grass, cockle burr, leather weed and other rank vegetation. So, if you bave goo J, strong ground sown to wheat that look* wall, let It alone, even though there are spots In lt tbat shows signs of tba pretence of fly, bnt If you have poor, worn out ground In wheat that haa fly in It, I plow it np acd plant ia corn. Brief Mention of tne Democratic Standard Bearers. The convention which nominated the ticket for tbe Democracy of the Waverly corporation to support wa* the largest and moat enthusiastic ever held In our town, and tbe unanimity with which the convention acted ln making It* nomination*. *bow*d mott conclusively tbat every man placsd upon the ticket wa* not only th* choice of the convention, but the choice of tbe Democracy of WaT*rly, alto. Tb* ticket 1* composed of good citizens end true Democrat*, tnd when once ln a potltlon to dltobarge tbe dutiet they are called upon to perform, will act fearlessly in th* interest of our town and the tax-payer* 8. D. McLaughlin, the nomin** for Mayor, I* on* of tb* best man that co'd have btfen selected for th* position.— lie I* a lawyer of ability, and Is thoroughly equipped to discharge the 1 u- tlee in a aignlfled and business like manner. lie la liberal minded and believe* ln tb* peopl* enjoying ell tb* liberties possible. contltUnt wltb good cltiaenahlp and good order De Ie Dem oerat of the true grit and believe* In enforcing tbe law without fear or fa vi.r No tru* Democrat will vote against Mr. McLaughlin nor bope for bl* defeat at tbe polls. Jamas R. llsteman, who wae renominated for Marshal, ba* made one of tbe beet officers thl* corporation has ever bad. The manner in which he haa dltcbarged hi* duties and conduct* ed himself *v*r since he wat flrst elect ed ought to make every voter feel It 1 pleasure to .vote for blm Marshal B*t*m*n is an officer, wbo attend* strictly to hit own butinett and the duties of bi* office »nd was nevtr known toshirk a responsibility ortbow partiality ln tbe dlacharge of bl* dutiet. llM It good officer and will be reelected. Our nomine* for treasurer, Frank J. Wolford, needa no rexmnnendation from u*. Everybody knows him lo be all right aa a man, and officer, and a Democrat and will .take pleasure in voting for blm. Frank has aerved one term a* treasurer, and baa given excellent satisfaction' William Overman, tbe nominee for Clerk. I* ono of th* moat de-erving young Democrats w* bave in Waverly, and la thoroughly qualified for the office. No better selection could have beea made for tba office ot Clerk and we are confident tbat Mr. Overman will be elected by a good round majority, aa be deserves to be. Our nominee* for oouncilmen, A. J. Foster, John W. Long and D. C. Cline are all excellent men, and Democrat* who can be counted on at all liuiee and 1i.jJ._j4 mil circumstances. Mr. Foster is a representative of the laboring man, Mr. Cline stands for tbe farmer and tax payer, while Mr. Long will look after tbe legal part of tbe busine** and keep tb* boy* straight. The nominee* will all make good councltmen and will look well to the interest of tbe town. J NOTT HOFFMAN •• Conoral Merchandise The nominees for Electric LlghtTrut tee*. Dr. tieo B Mr*. David Kobiuson and Louis Armbrust, are all true blue Democrats, and sever known to falter when duty called them to the front of battle for tbeir party. Dr Nye la one of our promising young phyticiant and ia a) atan of great determination and force, and when he once takes a potltlon of any subject and feelt tbat he la right, ba malntalnt hit position at any all hazard*. In business, aa In politics he stand* by what ba believe* to be right and fights it out on that line. Mr. Roblnaon I* a practical engineer, and haa extensive experience with machinery. He ia a No. 1 man in every particular, and ta greatly esteemed by all wbo know him. He is a .nodest, unassuming young man; but when ona cornea to know hla true worth, one never coats to admire him for hit many manly attribute*. Lew Armbrust U one of our most promising and hustling young D*mocrat*,and will make a valuable member of tha board. Ha ia a akillad mechanic aod ia qualified to fill any position within tbe gift of our people. Lew ia all right both aa a man and a Democrat and abould be elected by a rousing majority. Tbe nominees for School Director, J. Nott Hoffman and J. A. MeBride, ate all right, and ean ataad on their their recordt for th* paat two yoars — Our achoola have prospered finely under the management of tba preaent board of directors, th* flnanslal affairs were never bandied better and there haa been lea* trouble and complaint about the conduct of the board than for many year*. A* Meeara. Hoffman and MsBride seem to dwell in perfect bar* mony with the otber membere of the board and are willing to give their valuable time and attention to tbe management of the butineaa affairs ot our schools, thry tbould be re-elected by a big majority. WHERE YOU CAN GET THE MOST AND BEST YOUR IMO-EsT-ErX". We have been plan= ning for weeksto make the most complete showing of Spring ma= terials in our history, and if you will accept our invitation to come and see us, you can learn for yourselves whether we have suc= ceeded. The closer you look the better we like it. Little prices are the ruling sensation now. THE BIQ STORE. BACK TO SOBER, SOLID BUSINESS- AT Davidson's New Jewelry STORE, tt* tbe Place to Trade im rl ni; I FINE JEWELRY, WATCHES, CLOCKS, ELE-J GIHT SILVERWARE, BRIC-A-BRAC. HASDSOIE HOYELTIES, &c. tc. 'rices tlxcu Lowest. B.H. DAVIDSON, Market Street, Opp., Emmitt House. * ■ • — The Wheat Prospects. Tbe crop report ol the Oblo Depart* ment of Agriculture, leaned for March reportage prospect for acrop of wheat aa anything but encouraging* Up to the opening of winter, the plant bad been gradually reduced by the work of the fly, which waa prevalent to a greater or leaa extent thro'* out the entire State, except perhaps In few of the oorthweet countlea where the crop of 1899 waa a failure. Tbe plant in tta weakened condition, waa not prepared for even an ordinary winter, and haa not withstood the hard freetee in December and the freezing and thawing since. It la yet too early to estimate the full extent of injury because there toav be a revival of growth In aome fields tbat now appear mncb affected, but taking preaent indications, many acres eeem absolutely beyond bope for a crop and moat be put to the plow for spring crop.. Thirty four countlea report a condition below balf aad three-fourths proepeeta There la ao much very poor wheat that tbe preaent average for the State la brought down to 66 per cent, of a fair average prospect at thia time, which ia a decline of nineteen polnta alaoe tha laat report. W.F.AMBROSE, ©THE» Farmers' Friend In Tina o! Used Desires to announce through these columns that be is better than ever prepared to furnish COLLARS. HARNESS. STRAP WORK. MO REPAIRS of all kinds. Trunks, Valises, Telescopes. Specialties. Bmnuu (treat, oppo.lt* P. O The gardens made io Waverly first of last week sr creed a bit oat of sea- eon with a covarldg ot the beat Uf ul oa last Friday morning. IHHHHB BL m
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Title | Courier Watchman 1900-03-21 |
Subject |
Newspapers Genealogy |
Description | The Courier Watchman was published between 1896-1906, it was also known as the Waverly Courier Watchman. It was published as a weekly beginning Apr. 16, 1896. It followed the Waverly Watchman and was followed by the Waverly Democrat. |
Date of Original | 1900 |
Searchable Date | 1900 |
Time Period | 1891-1900 |
Location | Ohio; Pike County; Waverly |
Identifier | CourierWatchman1899-09-03to1901-12-26 |
Collection | Garnet A. Wilson Public Library of Pike County collection |
Collection Website | http://www.pike.lib.oh.us/ |
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Format | Newspaper |
Resolution | 400 dpi |
Media type | jpeg2000 |
Record editor | AMO |
Language | eng |
Description
Title | CourierWatchman1899-09-03to1901-12-26_0257 |
Subject | Newspapers |
Location | Ohio; Pike County; Waverly |
Collection | Garnet A. Wilson Public Library of Pike County collection |
Collection Website | http://www.pike.lib.oh.us/ |
Submitting donor/loaner | Loaned by Garnet A. Wilson Public Library of Pike County |
Rights | A user of any image in this collection is solely responsible for determining any rights or restrictions associated with the use, obtaining permission from the rights holder when required, and paying fees necessary for a proposed use. |
Format | Newspaper |
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Media type | jpeg2000 |
Record editor | AMO |
Language | eng |
Text Transcript |
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ntlttrY
5T work that osn bs
and bia prices are
ower tban else-
e. fle uses
anesthetic for the
TRACT10MF TEETH
.Twssui,
^Wawly, Ohio.
Meat , j
URANOE^
Mored la PUst-CUee
i r****.
te ordorleaa coal oil at
o*. A Outh.
Schedule in Elfcct
Koieabtr I9tl, 1199.
tber trslasduly sssspt Bastay
TlltlDNI),
Sxcnrsloas, onrenUon. as*
special rates ar* aalborlsed,
raad Ing eotleee.
ticket agent, or atir**,,
i'I Pseaeoaet Arent,or
DlrUtoa Pass. Ageot,
Oolasbss. Oblo.
w
It
for Forty Years.
I SQlTsred from sick
1 begeo using Celery Klog.
UfJ-ln* aad aarprlrdpg-, my
r at ooce. The haadacha*
ith Say, bot thanks
~, on* haadacha
-atovthMwtaaS
ins. John ft Van
Sctlci Of AlHiitittt.
tra given that tha on-
htett duly appointed
i Administrator ar- baal*
ill anoaxed of ih* £*•
nry late of Pika Counted
mo. w. urna
9
itfltw
Devoted to the Interests of the Country in General,-
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