Butler County Democrat from Hamilton, Ohio • Page 6

DECEMBER 19 DOLLER COUNTY DEMOCRAT THURSDAY DECEMBER 19 WILMAN: RITCHIE SUDDENLY A Well Known Finite Man Claimed By Death. Ritchie, president and the stockholder of The Advance alanufacturing compans, on A -th 3 member of the hoard of eduand of the board of trustees Lane free library, and one of the citizens of flamilton, 13 passed away at his home, $31 street Sunday evening at. o'clock, nfter brief illness oil tony days, Mr. Witebie had critically ill since last Wednee night with gall stones and comof troubles. His.

illness quile suddenly and was as l'atal WAS unexpected. fo had licon nilice 001 last Wednesday as for all anyone about him knew well as usual, but at night he suddenly stricken and from the his illness was critical. Ile suf. much and his death was expectany time, Saturday morning rallied nail apparently so improved that Tris son, Osear Ritchie, went la the office, but that he became worse again and it plain to all that the end was far away. He lingered with the angel hovering near his bedside Saturday night and at Are Sunday evening fell into sleep which kuows no awaken: Richie was one of Hamilton's citizens and for a half contiurs more had been with life of this city.

It was here that learned the trade of machinist and into young munhood. He nad identified with the aud manufacturing interests of eily and was considered a siband valned citizen. In busi110 was energelie and highly re: hy other busineas men, In life lie was always a favorite in his home he kind and linsband and father. William Ritchie was born in ScotMay 26, 1835, making his age time of his death, sixty-seren six months and fourteen days. received a common school educaIle 'came to this city when a fourteen and entered the emof Owens, Lane Dyer, to learn Trade of machinist.

He was an scholar at everything he studied his work at the shop named so his employers that when he Swished learning his trade, he made superintendent of the Ritchie was a veteran of the war during which ne fought with sixty-niuth regiment Ohio VolniInfantry. Alter the battle of MurCreesboro he was transferred to engineering corps, Ho with on his famons march- to the and was mnstered out nt in the month of January, was elected chief of the local department in' the year 1879 and the city in that capacity for years, discharging his duties failhfully and well. Ritchie was united in marriage Miss Paltic Nifong in 1870. He an active member- of the Mnbodies and of the Wetzel-Comp-1 Post No. 96, G.

A. was elected a member of the board of. education a year If You Are Going to In Buy The Line Something of QUEENSWARE RE Lowest Prices Guaranteed For First-Class Goods FOR A CHRISTMAS PRESENT DON'T FORGET That you can get the lowest prices on Dinner Sets, Toilet, Sets Lamps or anything in the Queensware line for the leas money at Henry Frechtling, Dry Goods, Groceries And Queensware 150-154 High Opp. Court House. Branch Store, Cor.

Main and Sti. A SYSTEM Globe- UNITS Wernicke ELASTIC A Xmas BOOK- THAT HELPFUL, IS USEFUL, CONVENIENT ATTRACTIVE. CASE. It ary courages elements promotes taste the and. a the better liter- enin Units Begin with and one add or to more family circle.

it as your books increase. Units fitted with PERFECTION ROLLER -BEARING, DUST- -PROOF DOORS. Call and see them or write for catalogue. I BOOK IDEAL CASE FOR HOME Office Supply Co. 130 High Street WIRELESS TELEGRAPH FOR HAMILTON CLUB.

The directors of the Hamilton club today met Air. Schmidt, representative of the De Forest Wireless Telegraph Co. with a view of haring a wireless telegraph station placed on the top of the Rentschler block and roniiceting with the Hamilton club rooms on The Stir floor. No definile arrangements were made, CALEB POWERS LOSES. Washington, Dee.

-The SIpreme court refused fix the dale William principal alvect, cation for dend. lle Buckeye live chout horn day plication ramo as it to his nad and Celt' as was first Cered ed al he mucin N. night WAS not death through D'elock that ing. Mr. best marr! the he grew long trial the stanlial ness spected.

sozial and devoled laud at the years, He lion. last of ploy the apt and pleased had WilS plant. Mr. civil the Icer the Sherman sea nah, Coch-1865. to hear the motions in the case of Caleb Powers for leave to file petition in mandamus directing Judge 1A12 to remand the case to the slate court and for the dismissal of the appeal.

Subscribe For The Daily Democrat Now. All now subscribers coming in before the expiration of this year can SCEnTe The Evening Democrat for ouly Two Dollars for one year if paid in advance. tf Andy to muself and to. the good of the erliopla, taking a very, great, interlet in the trini placed: by bin. He was one of the soven republicans wan defeated the demoeratie candidates for tho board, Mayor Bosch, upon the reorganization of the eity.

mider the municipal code, appointed Mr. Ritchie 1: member of the board of trintees for Lane free library. Mr. Ritchie is survived by a widow and one child. his son, Oscar N.

Ritchie, who was in business with diia father, and is secretary and (redsurer of Tine Advance Mannfactnring ('o. The board of education will lake action. on the death of Mr. Ritchie al its regular meeting this erening. The funeral will be Wednesday affernoon with services nt 1:30 at the house with ltev, Wesley latelier, of Church of: Christ officialing.

Interment, Greenwood cemetery. W. BROWN HEIRS BEOURE LANDS. An interesting case involving some Hamilton people renched termination. in favor of the Hamilton people in the Hamilton county courts Tues.

day. It was.the suit of Lora E. against Florence Price and others, involving a deed made in in 1884 by decree of the local court to William -E. Brown for a flfch inferest in 60 acres el land near ShoHamilton county, and now worth about $2500 or 49000. This deed gir.

ent. Mr. Brown was. never recorded. There was a liCe estate in the: land arid this bad just terminated when it was ascertained that.

the interest of William F. Brown was outstanding, although his heirs had no record of it. D. Fitton," representing Che Brown heirs, set up the decree of the Butler county courts. a3 against the claim of Mrs.

Hul chison and the court sustained his contention, this giving The Brown heirs their interest in Lite land. DAMAGE SUIT RESULTS FROM DARMODY'S DEATH. Death pfMartin Darmody Results In a Damage Suit, William Darmody, administrator of the estate of Martin Darmody by his attorneys, Andrews, Harlan Andrews and J. D. Miller, of Franklin, Wednesday fled suit in the common pleas court against the M.

E. Canal Transportation Co. and the Middletown Electric Light and Power Co. tor $10,000 damages. On July 11, 1905, Martin Darnody was passing along the towing path of the canal sonili of Franklin when he came in contact with an electric wire said not to have been insulated, and was so severely shocked, burned and wise injured that he died immediately.

He left a mother, father, two brothers and a sister who were thereby allegedly wronged in the sum of $10,000, MRS. MARY COOCH DEAD. Mrs. Mary M. Coven, the aged 100-1 ther of: Elizabeth Marshall and John F.

Mee, of Darriown, died Tuesday evening about o'clock at her home in Millville, of a cerebro trouble, aged eighty-five years, eleven months and twenty-two days. Mrs. Cooch was born December 27, 1819 in this county aud lived all her life here. Sho had been a resident of Millrille for thirty-three years aud was a woman much respected by all who knew ther. The Inneral will from the residence in Millville Friday morning with services at.9 o'clock: The burial will he in the cemetery nt Darr.

town. 1 NORTH MAGNETIC POLE DISCOVERED. Seatlle, Dec. Glasser, in charge of the government cable office here, has received a message addressed to Nansen, the Norwegian explorer at Christiania, from Copl. Ronald Amundsen of the ship Gjon at Fort Egbert, Eagle City, Alaska, telling.

of a trip by dog team from Herschel Island to Eagle City. The mesage purports to be from al member of an exploring party sent out by Nansen and states that the party is safe with the ship Gjoa wintering at King Point. The message also states that the twelve American whaling vessels held in the ice are sale, with the exception of which was wrecked off Herschel Island, October 24. The trip from Herschel to Eagle City was made up the MacKenzie liver to the P'eel river and over the divide, to Fort Egbert through an en1irely uninhabited country and a seatinn that is practically inexplored. Capt.

Anderson, who set out in. a small craft with a crew of but eight mon, found the North Maguelic Pole, whose discovery is originally. accredited. lo Ross in 1831, although Fists doubt that Ross really located this elusive guide to the compasses of the world. The North: Maguetic has been generally assumed by.

geographers. as being oh Bothnia, the most northerly penitisula of the American cohtinent, good of Extraordinary Watch Talk We mean just what we say! All we ask is to look at our goods and reduced prices for the holidays Special Ladies' Watch Sale' size 5-yeur Gold Filled Watches complote $4.00 size 10-rear Gold Filled Watches complete at $5.00 0 sise 20-year Gold Filled. Watches complete at $6.50" 0 size. 20-year cased in Gold Ane Filled now style Watches Boxes. complete al $11.00 Handsome Gents' Gold Filled Watches in 3, 10, 20-year cases.

Elgin, Wallini, Dueber and all good American makes, at $8.00, $9.00, $12 and $15,00 Nice Watches 41.75: $2.25, $2.75 Buy your Dad and Mamma pair of old Gold. Speetacles with fine box, al $1.50,. $2.00 and $3.50 enn surely please yon with DIAMOND RING, at We our prices and long experience, Prices range from $4.00, $5.50, $7.00, $10.00, $12.00, $16.00, $20.00, $30.00 and op $150.00. we have 8 show casce jammed full of Holiday Gifts suitable in every home. HIGH QUALITY IS OUR AIM AT MODERATE: PRICES.

TRY THE OLD RELIABLE HOUSE 323 High Street L. A. BOLI, Mgr. Toys! Toys! Toys! Money Saved Buying Your Toys and Christmast Presents of a toy house. We make a special.

ty of Butler the toy business and are the oldest, largest and cheapest toy house. in county. DON'T PAY ANY ATTENTION TO CHEAP QUOTATIONS OF. and don't buy a' dollar's worth of toys or Christmas presents tinPRICES til you have looked through our stock. Ask to.

see the American Boy. Steel. feet long with brakes, the Anest and strongest bob-sied in the market. WINTERSTEEN'S Cor. 3rd Market Sts.

Bell Phone 439-R; OUR STORE WILL BE OPEN EVERY EVENING FROM NOW UNTIL CHRISTMAS. Le lire served two Mr. with was sonic ton He' present and close to King Williams island. It is supposed to be Al shifting sphere of influence, though ifs variations are not great, Having gone from GreenInnd to a point in the vicinity' of Herschel Island, it. would seem 43 though Amundsen ins nt last found the Northwest Passage, for which Aretie explorers hare been searching for years.

PIG IRON ULANT FOR HAMILTON. Hamilton is to have another and an imporlant new industry. The new plant will be one more to add to the diversified list of Hamilton manufactories. The big gas plant of the milton Gas Light Coke at Cokeotto, has allracteit a number of capitalisls and that location has been decided 011 as an ideal one for the making of pig iron, Edgar L. Phillips, of Ironion, Ohio, is one of the leading spirits in the enterprise.

Also 0. M. Bake, of the Miami Valley bank. Mr. Phillips not long 11,90 married Mrs.

Carrie Curtis Heathman, a Hamilton lady, and the many friends of The young people will be gluil to learn that they will return to Hamilton to reside. BURKHARDT FARM SOLD TO JOHN EARHART. The, Anal closing of the deal of the George Burkhardt farm of 109 acres, situated on the College Corner pike, was mare yesterday. Mr. John Earhart, of Somerville.

is the purehaser. Consideration, $10.000. Dir. Richard Welch, a model farmer, been Mr. Burkhardt's tenant for pereral hart has years.

It disposed is ni stated his that Mr. farm to Mr. Frasier of Somerville. Possession of the Burkhardt Carm will he given March 1. 1000.

MARRIED $2. TEARS WANTS DIVORCE. Alice C. Brown, by her J. B.

late Wednesday, brought suit 'in the common pleas: court against Charles E. Brown for were married in Hantilton county, May 29, 1873 and have three children, Frank, Amzia and Elsic. Mrs. Brown charges that for more than twelve years hier husband has failed to provide for her and is therelore guilty of gross negleel. INJUNCTION GRANTED.

Ida Edna Jewell by. their attorneys, W. Tothunter and Aridrews, Harlan, Harlan, have enjoin-. ed. the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago St.

Louis Railway 'Co. from closing a cattle way on their farm of 180 acres in Lemon township. They state that. defendant's road runs throngh their furm, there being a caltle passage under the railway since June 10, 1871, connecting the easterly with tie westerly portion of lie- The plaintiffs allege theit the contpany threatens to close this passageWAY and 'so ask that such action he enjoined. Judge Belden granted.

a temporary restraining order under $200. SALE ORDERED. In the suit of F. X. Duerr, asignee of Martin Molanghin, against Elizabeth McLaughlin and others, Judge Joines Monday ordered the sale of ecr-' Lain real estate.

HORSE STOLEN AT MORROW. The local police received a request morning froin the horse rangers of Marrow to be oni the lookout for bay horse and a piano box buggy stolen there last night. FOR SALE HOUSE AND LOT -In Middletown, Ohio, on Moore St, 5 rooms with all improvements. Enquire of Chas. E.

Faries, Henn, Ohio. 03-121 wky2t FARM- In Madison Lownship, taining 47 acres. New: house and barn. Enquire Chas. E.

Furies, Heno, Ohio. .3952, vi.