Courier Watchman 1902-07-24

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Waverly O.,   Thursday   July 24th 1902.
WATCHMAN, 8_UblU„a_, IWU,
aaccMaor to Plkaton Union, Eat. 1_M.
No 19.
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A   WORLD   of   MAGNITUDE   BEYOND!
You Cant Realize How Big this Covin
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Ballt on tba Sita of Piarra Marqoatla'a Burial rUrt* anil Once. ,_«_Compl-_e_t llolaln.ln ooa of
Um Lo-tll*-*' 8pou tn All Ax.ar.ra,
Until You Travel 500 or a 1000 Miles in Any Direction from
the Be__Aitiful Scioto Valley
To Heejth Seeker*  t_nd R-esor-
tcra. Northern Mtchilcwn
te tho Land of Elysium,   and
ivrlieo on Et-rth.
The
Ann   Arbor  Rail we. y
Ce_rry You
Par*
Will
Comfortably r-nd Safely Through
It ©.nd to It AIL
Fe.
Some   Observ__tione of   the
cent Northle-nd Trip.
LAST  week,   ln 107 brief   letter, 1
promised to review more at length,
oor   recent   trip to tbe Michigan
northland.
I want to begin these observation*
with a reference to tbe gentleman*
ly gonerosltr aqd aasldoona attention
of Mn. J, J. Ki-iUY, Oeneral fasten*
ger Aaont of ihe Ann Arbor Railroad
and bteamship Company. To him, our1
nowapaper party owe tho thousand
aad one courtesies and kindnesses In
the absence of which an outing of tbis
character would be bat a* barren Ideality. Tbe company- whose passenger
interests Mr. Klrbv represents, has
been particularly fortunate In tbeir selection of this particular official. When
tbe traveling public are made to feci
that iheir comfort aod safety la tbe
manifest cor.com of a Oeneral Passenger Agent, the road he stands for, at
onee becomes popular and a mo*/lug
population hesitates no longer to entrust to h> its traveling destinies.
The Ann Arbor railroad ts extremely
fortun ste ln ibis regard.
Ou Saturday July 12, our newspaper
party, bv pre-arrangement, render*
vougpd at th**. lioody House, Toledo.
At half past 10 a m. we boarded "trol-
levs'Vfor the Ann Arbor railway atation snd exactly at 11 a. tn. steamed
theace la a special, aome hundred
buckeyes strong, bound for the braes
and breezes of. Michigan.
From Toledo to Frankfort is a ride
of about S00 milea For tba flrtt hundred miles or so, tbe country Is a positive delight Thia year, at leaat, this
portion ot Michigan excels Ohio in tbe
quantity aod quality of lu bay, wheat
and oats. We cover looked upon more
promising crops. Tbe golden bsr.cats
of Michigan thla year are a reality
' and not a sentiment Tbe writer was
over and over again Impressed with
the clean bright yellow of tbe wheat
ttrotcktng sometimes in moving bil*
lows aa far as tbe eyo coald reach
and aa yet uncut and un-sbeaved.
Before we get too far away from
Toledo let me return for a' moment.
I omitted tu mention tbe kindness of
managiug editor Grouse of tbe Evening
Mew| and Mornlag Times. After showing ns over one of the completest
dally newspaper plants in tbe conntry,
tho party were furnished wltb gratis
trolley tickets and in a special ear
whirled over tbe city and suburban
road of the Toledo Traction Company
to the Casino whore free tickets were
again furnished to tbe evening's entertainment at tbis popular resort Any
return for tho kindness of the gentle-*
man who is giving Toledo morning
and eveolog. papers as good as tbe best,
Will bo mane cncerfnllr by tbe buck *
eyo editors wbo remember Mr.Crouse's
tkongbtfalne***** with satisfaction cod
pleasure. Now we are ready to con-'
tlniio our journor toward Frankfort
Tbe corn in Michigan is, litis year
al I*'-.*., an indifferent crop.. Knee
high will catch moat of it For a bnn •
drcd and twenty five or thirty miles
loto southorn Micbt_.au, tbe country Is
a beautiful farming one. Tbe farms
aud homes are a delight Tne oouulry
U level, pasturage is abundant and
every exterior appearance woald lead
tbe observer to tbe conclusion tbat tbe
people are happy, prosperous and contented. As we approach Cadillac,
syrup.ons of tbo onue celebrated Mich*
is an, pine, cedar and hemlock forests
begin to manifest themselves. Fertile
farm lands give place to a loose wblte
sand and «.<m-para_|vely trc-rlea*
swampy plain*, covered with a earubby
undergrowth, una. te reaving and nnlu*
vltiiig except for v; hat tbey have been.
The tali-ions of slumps It. blackened
- everywhere, are silent aentl*
■_os_p that not many years
agoue, there waved in majestic grand*
eur, tho uoparelleled pine forests of
Michigan, tbat, alas, bave been lain
low by tbe ax of tbe ploneor, and the
demands of twentieth century civil*
izstion and development Speaking
comparatively, tbe tores, grandeur is
it .bin;; of the p-ot 0 tho
country tbere are millions of feet of
timber yet and at smalt lumber towus
on tho line of railway; tho process of
working it gcos ccaaoleaslv on.
So far as one is able to see these
timber regions nre good for nothing
else in the world, If excellent fishing
ln the email lakes and streams which
abound every whore, be excepted. To
all appearances you could'nt raise a
hatful of beans on a thousand acres.
The wblte satfd ia knee deep. Nothing*
is growing bat scrub and tbe uncut
young pine and occasional hardwood
tree*. For twenty tulles, sometimes,
you will not arc a bome of any kind
other than a lumber7 camp or cabin
Tben you will eome to a fertile spot
where tbere wiil be several farms succeeded almost Immediately by the arid
desert lands again. Cadillac is a lumber town on a small lake central In a large baain and surrounded
on every aid*, with blackened stumps
of a previous magnificent forest, not
a single one of which appears, to date
to be missing. . Cadillac had a special interest to me because it is cow
aud bas been for several years, the
bome of the Uoo. Pat Powers, once
tbe printer's devil in the old Standard
ofllce, Jackson Oblo. I bavo known
Pat ever slnc_»bc was knee high to a
duck aad tbat be bad the Irish ambition and energy to get away from the
environments of a very bumble bome
and carve out for himself an honorable career in tbo wilds of tbe Wolverine stato, la a gratification to not
only bis friends, but to every one who
delights in tbe success of young men
and women, everywhere, lie is not
only now a successful publisher himself, the head of tbe scbool system of
Michigan by appointment from the
Oovernor but a good public speaker
and a leader In tbe politics of his party.
Abont seven o'clock on Saturday evon-
iogJuly 12. we came toa stand-atlb
on the shore of Lake Michigan, 300
miles northwest of the Ohio city we
left In tbe morning, on |ako Brie. In
other words we arrive,at Frankfort.
Tbe land of Elysium,' wbere balmy
breeaes blow, everyone bearing the
murmur of rippling waves and tbe
Invigoration that come with pure air
aod a temperature like a perfect day
in Jane; where the sportsman finds
rlcbost reward and the athlete baa a
world to himself; where-the giant of
broad Lake Michigan is grandly foiled
bv sbsdy bills, tbe former enlivened
by innumerable pleasure craft and
majestic steamers, the other the haunt
of feathered songsters, devotee of' tho
hammock, book lovers, painters, and
those wbo find tbeir greatest pleasure in closest communion wltb nature
and tbe Creator's most  perfeet  work.
But tbe aesthetic, the artist, the.-poet
aod the romancer, happily can not monopolize the delights There's grandeur enough for all and the beauty oi
tt is tbat' all tbo wealth of nature lc at
tbe disposal of every visitor. He must
be stoical indeed wno can stand upoo
iho veranda of Hotel Royal Fronteeac
or any of the bluffs overlooking lake
Michigan, and watch without emotion
tbe mellow fading of daylight Into the
f'olden glories ot sunset, the whole horton a burst of prismatic beauty, almost keloidIscoplo iu rapidity of chsoge,
exquisitely blending the tlnta which
only nature knows how to harmonise.
Wben the mantle of nigbt baa fallen
aud tbe stars in myriads stud tbe sky,
ttie light rays frou>'oe moon sparkling
from tho crest oftnillloos of waves—*
these and thc ptire, bracing air exciting tbe lovllest enjoyment, Is Its .range
tbat merry groups linger fondly Tn
\ contemplation of *_.ucb lovitnesc?
Fertile farms surround tbe town.
This Is Pomona's home- The orchards
and vineyards of northoru Michigan
are tbe finest in tho universe. Peaches,
pears, plums, grape1*, apples, apricots
all tbe deciduous fratts grow to perfection. The outline ot tbe lake shore
seems aa if formed by nature for a
aummer resort , Selecting a point of
land about -00 by too rods between tbe
harbor asd the lake, there bas been
created' a beautiful hotel structure, *._•*
feet looar. 90 foet wide and four atorica
hir.li, with accomodations for tt£0 guests
	
and ovory room is high and perfectly
ventilated. Entirely anrrouodlng tbe
house, upon tne second flour is a veranda wllh space to accomedate hundreds ia promenade, and other hundred** iu rocking chairs, with no possibility of crowding. Tbe broad harbor
upon one side, a grest inland sea upon
the oth'eri a delightful prospect ever
greets the eye. The ground floor is
devoted to latest indoor games for tke
ladles and gents; the second flooraa
occupied by a dining hail wltb water
view upon either side, a spacious reception room and offices, and parlor en
suite. Tbe third floor has a dancing
ball that Is simply perfection, and
sleeping apartments. The fourth Is
devotee entirely lo sleeping rooms.
This magnificent structure bears a be*
Uttlug uamo-THE ROYAL FRONTS
HAOROTBL.
The moving spirit io making this
delightful i-pot not only no slide bat
essy of access, has been for twelve
year* past, ths Oeneral   Passenger  A-
J ent of tbe Ann Arbor Railway, Mr.
.J. Klrby, mentioned in the beginning of ibuse observations. No more
geuTa), gencrou. and accomodating of*
tidal is associated with any road than
Mr. Klrbv and largely to his ceaseless
activity for the past dozen years is due
tbe splendid achlevments aud popular*
ity of this great thoroughfare ot travel of which bo is the worthy representative. It might be, and perhaps
ought to be, sdded bere that during
the eutire fifteen years that the Ann
Arbor railroad bas been operated, not
a single traveler baa been the victim of
fatal disaster. Such a record entitles
It to a reputation for safety second to
none ln any civilized country.
Rut tbere is aho great historic Interest in tho site of the Royal Frootenae
hotel..   Where it now stands tbe best
Iiidla-i tr-uH-lin.*. loll   tU
M
quelle, tbo Jesuit missionary explorer
was burled. It was in 1060 that Father
Marquette left Quebec to explore tbo
Qteat Lake region, lie made himself
popular with tbe Indians and tbey became his faithful followers. But after
three years of sickness, death overtook Marquette and the Indian tradition tell us that his body was buried
on an island at tbe month of fifth river
south of Traverse Bay. Nothing more
wsa thought of the matter until 1W0
when tbe contractor waa removing the
bill from the island at tho month of
tbe Betsy river at Frankfort to build
tbu Royal Froutenac hotel. Abouv_sli__]
feet from the top a skull waa found.
A little later tho excavators found a
small crucifix. It was taken to Toledo,
cleaned and examined. On tts base is
ibe Imprint "C. __ M., Quebec, 1004."
There is little doubt tbat the skull and
crucifix belong..-d to Marquette. Tbey
will be kept at the Royal Frontensc
hotel In tho faturo.
In charge of this superb hostelry Is a
gentleman who is known aa the most
successful summer hotel msnsger ln
America—Mr. J. R. Hayes, now and
for years proprietor of Way nn Hotel,
Detroit: Park Uotel. Uot Springs, Ark;
sod Park Hotel, Sault -*_e Marie.
The enterprise of the Ann Arbor
Company has made it ao eaay to reach
Fraokfort that Ohloans will becomo
more closely acquainted witb this most
charming resort Just go to Toledo
and tho rest is easy; tbe road is
straight and the travel swift and comfortable.
But to revert again to incidents of
our recent trip. Until I went to northern Michigan, I never caught a fish,
worthy cl the name ia my life-. If I
could impress npon the minds of tbo
"Isaak Waltona, of Pika coahtv the
superior angling facilities of tbe lako
region and induce Jim Emmitt for
instance, to take a trip thither, and
eojoy himself as I know be could for a
few weeks, I should feel that I bsd
contributed not a little to the sum of
bla human happiness and enjoyment.
On Tuesday afternoou a trio of our
party wont over to Bay Point on Cry*
tai lako, tbe "Swltzer Oeneva" of
America, aod ln two hours and thirty
minutes, carried back to the hotel a
airing of perch and baas, Ln weight
from a half pound to four pounds, exactly eioiit r_._rri.-J x___-taTHand that's
no "fish story." It was wanton sport
however, as they were buried for lack
of either purchaser or cook.
And right hsre let me offer a little
gratuitous advice. If you ever go into
northern Michigan for sport or an
outing, dont put op at a hotel. Oo pro-
pared to stay at leaat three weeks snd
tben camp out In this way you will
gst tbe full benefit of the healthful
climate and the Invigorating ozone be*
fore which nay terSt and catarrh go
down In utter rout Tou can ble yourself with boon and rod to the biding
places, In tbe small streams, of the
speckled trout; to the small Isles to
argue It out with tho wary baas, the
pickerel and the kingly muscallonge.
And then you oan go to camp and
cook tbe delicious game to suit yonr
own individual epicurean taat*.
But I must draw rein at some point
Tba Michigan outing in company with
such genial and splendid . "print." as
Smith of tbe Pomeroy Leader, Oay man
of the Canal Winchester Times, Alderman of the Marietta Register, Simmons
of the Portsmouth Blade, Korth of tbs
Porumouth Correapoodent Powers of
the Marion Star, Reed ot tbe Prairie
Depot Ashbrook of tbe Jobostown Independent, Ballet, the clown ot tbe
?tarty, wboee town and paper I have
orgetten and others wbom I cannot
now recall, will .- remain ior veers to
come, a pleasant memory. Tbe boys
wbo remain away from these respites
each year arc making mistakes not only
as to pies-sure*of tbis Iff., but aa to the
profit from contact with the world
abroad and touch with the otbertellow
and bla experience-, instead next
-year ot a hundred, tbere ought to be
four hundred Obio - publishers go out
together and take the eouttry by
storm.	
Labor Oay ia a go, Sept, 1st
CVBS vs. SCRVBS
The
Letter  Go Down to (he
Tunc of 19 .0 13.
Sam    Heltroan     and   -'Buck"
Sch ward.•,   **old timers" who wore
f'oing to show the looal aspirants
or diamond fame, the game as it
should be played were takeo in by
the juveniles on Friday p. m. by a
score of 10 to 18. A large crowd
was out and good nsturadly picked out the players for pra.se or censure. Aside from the good batting
work of the regulars at critical
stages, the features were "Bucks"
good fielding and the heavy hitting ot Jonea. Tbe score:
lb
Cues
A II
Jobnaon, c, 0
Oabelman, 1, 0
Jones, m, 0
Donavan, I 0
(labolmau as 5
Scbauaell, 3 0
Harrlnger, r 0
Sehsusell l,p 4
Watkins, p, 5
Jones. 1 1
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Totals
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Jack, 8,
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McKenele 2,
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Totals
80
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10
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• K. Donavan out on bunt   strike.
133     45    078    0
Cubs    4   0    S     10     4     13    4—10
Scrubs3
>    0     0    3     11
Skirts at Cost!
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W*xf*m
This month we are offering a #
TailorMade Skirts, of the %
%   best material and latest de- #
signs at lower figures than
ever before.
Regular $6 skirts wt
it     m
2.50
7%a<y*t
$4*98
4.19
1.98
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Splendid quality
a linen Skirts from
# 33c to $1.19.
0—13
Innings pitched, Watkins 7. Struck
out by Watkins 10, Rador 8. B on B
off Watkins, 0, Bader 1. dome runs,
Jones, Oabelman; 3 base bits, J. Donavan, Jones; 3 base, Johnson, Bell*
man.   Umpire—F. ll Reynolds.
AROUNDJHE W0RXD.    I
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To America, Germany, Ite.lv. Jape... e.rtd Ireland.
The so-called Trip Around the
World on last Thursday night, under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid
Society of the M. E. church was thc
biggest, newest and most popular
event of its kind that ever took
place in Waverly. The homes of
Mrs. Wells S. Jones- Jr. Mra. P. B.
Hays, Mrs. __*.o. Bauersaoha, Mrs.
1.0. Durham and Mra. W. H. Middlelon, representing respectively
Ireland, Japan. Italy, Germany and
America, were-''trigged''out to represent as faithfully aa might be the
several lands tbe publio were invited to visit and where they might
be able to learn something of the
custom and habits of other peoples.
It is impoasible with the space at
our command to go into the details
of thia most interesting and remark*
able entertainment. The multitude
of character, together with the numerous charming and splendid exhibits at eaoh of the homes mentioned,
would make a volume if reduced
to oold type.
The first country you visited was
Germany, the rulers of whieh were
impersonated by Judge Dill, Emperor and Mra. Yale of Xenia, Empress. t
Tbe next in order came Italy,
with J. J. Myers as King, Mias
Anna St ration as Queen and Miss
Anna Smith aa Queen Marguerite.
Following next came Ireland
with some characters of distinction,
notable, in the gorgeous personages
of Messrs Bob Mendenhall and Levi
Moore; and the Misses Margaret
Buell and Fatrie Cline. /**
Then you traveled on to Japan
wbere C. P. Gabelmao was tbe Mikado and Mrs. G. B. Nye the Empress.
Tben you oame back bome to
America, the land of the brave and
the home of tbe free, where Mr. K.
K. Reynolds had been exalted to
succeed Teddy Roosevelt and Miss
Elfleda LeConcy wss the President's wife. Miss Katie Hutt impersonated Misa Alice Roosevelt and
Cashier Watts made up an ''Uncle
Sana1' juat to real for anything. Misa
Jean Emmitt made a handsome
Columbia and Miss Jessie Smith an
equally entrancing Goddess of Liberty. The Father and Mother of our
Country were well represented in
the peteoos of H. J. DuBois and
Mrs. A. F. Greenbaom. Dr. Wallace as Rip Van Winkle looked tha
character so well that be might
have supposed to bave just awakened from a   nap of a  century rather
The BIG STORE
J, N. HOFFMAN.
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B, Ii. DAVIDSON
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Continues to serve the Publio  Across   Main St. opposite   Post Office
Waverly, Ohio.
Gold and Silver Watches, Clocks, Spectacles and a Fine line
of Jewelery and Musical iMerchandise. Give him a Call,  -j
than twenty years. The young Indian women in tbo persons of Misses
Doll Gehres and Mary Corwine
came in for a full share of admiration.
One of the features of the entertainment waa tbe generous assistance tbe Methodist people received
from those of other denominations
of the town and whose aid added
not a little to auccess, socially and
financially.
We understand tbat as much probably as $130 was netted to tbe Aid
Society. This society has grown
to be one of the strong arms of the
Methodist cburch and, without the
cooperation of which, the latter
would be materially weakened in
more than one respect.
The ladiea wbo threw open their
homes, in our opinion, for the entertainment in question, made no
little sacrifice in more regard than
one and their kindness in this respect sboold be sincerely appreciated.
It was undoubtedly the churcb-
aocial event of the yeara for Waver*
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Soldiers Reunion.
A n all day picnic and Soldier's Reunion will be held at Venscoy's Orove on
tbe Denver pike two miles east of Den*
ver In Rosa county on August 14th.
Ererybody is i**fjted to attend and
bring along a well filled basket Spe'ak-
ers from Waverly asd Chillicothe will
be present
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Sxamlncr P. W. dem-nnta of Omega
was in Waverly on busineaa, Tuesday
Teachers*   Inatltute.
Examiner T. W. Horten writes us
that the Pike coonty Teachers Institute will comence in Wsverly
August 18 and continue over the 22.
The instructors are Dr. C. W.
Bennett of Piqua and Supt. J. P.
Sharkey of Van Wert. Mr. F. E.
Reynolds is President, Miss Daisy
Moore of Piketon, Secretary and H.
Claude Dieterich, T. W. Horten and
W. B. McPherson, Committeemen.
Prog/am will be published later on.
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Shooting Mc-tch.
The Waverly Oun Club will bold a
shoot at tbeir jrroands on Orand View
Kriday Aug. 8 1002 at 1 p.m. The
i members of tbe elub are rt-q netted to
be present as a team of six will be
selected. Tbe selection to be made by
shooting 25 times each, the six highest
making tbe team. •
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Has been Promoted.
Mr. Given Moore, son of the late
Hon. Alfred Moore, who bss been
the tip-top salesman with the Emerson MTg Co. since March 1897,
hss been premoted to the management of the Domestic Sales Department of tbe Walter A. Wood, Mowing and Reaping Machine Co. at a
big salary aod locat_.d at Hooa'tck
Falls, N. V. Give* is the right
man in the right place and bla hosts
of friends in his home county will
rejoice in hts good fortune.
     *• t -a. "i - ".
Mrs. IL Bv De-Witt and three ebiidras.
of M-_____eid   bave   been  apeadtt-g t.
• week-witrt frtenda at Bwcbanac.