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Butler County Democrat from Hamilton, Ohio • Page 7

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FOUND Little Walter Mechlin Dead in Dick's Creek MYSTERY OF DISAPPEARANCE Cleared Up Early Sunday Morning by the Mereit Accident. Tiie mystery surrounding the disip peamice of 3-yeir-oId Walter Jlachlln familiarly known as "LitUe the son of Mr. ani Mrs. Louis lln of Amanda, solve! early Sun day morning whenCiiarlei Sciielberc, a resident of the vlllige, th i deac face of the little biy in the waters o( Dick's creek, at the reir of his rcii dence. Mr.

Schelbarb nude.tb; dtsovary about o'clock: Sunday ua a a (five ilie aUr 11 i i cleared up the, mystery of tl-J disip- pearanee ten clay. ago. SEAROfl I The canal had driloed Saturday night and morning the search was oramencad agttn. O.K. Scbelbsrfc of Arnmdi, while gathering some for his rabbits along Dick's creek bisk of his tiiuse, thought he would Vie a- look am ing the driftwood callestel in creett a hundred yards or from the aqueduct, over which the canal reaches the creek.

There aminsj ths drift and foam of the fall lie saw the faca of the dead child. He recognized the Iny IramyJlately sad going to the grocery where the searching party had gathered told hii, Story. Robert Rcatty of Mlddlatown waded into the creek and brought the batly to the shore. FOUND NEAR OAXAL. The body was found abiut five yards from where the boy was supposed to have fallen in the canal.

The canal crosses above the creek through a wooden aqueduct provided nates to let tin water oat of the canal into the creek. It is thought that the body passed through these gates thedayafter theuoy'j disappeir- ancc.and forced up stream along with the drift, which caused It to com-j to the surface. Coroner Sharkey vlewefl the remains. Hundreds of people were attracted by the discovery of the body and a ten days' suspense was relieved for many anxious hearts. While the grief of the parents IB naturally great over 1 the untimely death of their boy, yet the d'scovery of his body relieves a great stiain caused by the uncertainty as to his fate.

THE BANKS And the Business That They Do in Ohio, COLUMBUS, Oct. 12--The state board of equalization for bints, consisting of Governor Nash, Auditor of State Attorney General Sheets, Thursday completed its work and adjourned sine In 1900 there were 200 national banks in the state, and In 1901, 288. The amount of their capital, surplus and profits in 1900 was $62,128,039, which was placed on the tax duplicate at 437,638,230. For 1001 the capital, surplus and profits of national was returned at which was placed on the Ux duplicate at 6W. In 1900 the number of state banks was 181, in 1601 210.

The amount of capital, surplus and irofits of state binks returned for taxation In 1900 was whicb was placed on tbe tai duplicate at $11,042.301. For 1901 surplus and profit! are returned at placed on the Ux duplicate at 7, For the latest styles In wedding lions go to tbe DKMOCKAT otflco Dr. WM, MYERS Eye, Ear and Throat. 238 High St. HAMILTON, OHIO.

FOR BUTLER COUNTY FOR THE YEKR 19O1. below 1 rer UllCr Unty i0 hcreb to the thereof that the table the Ir of the Slite I'rr, Ieviccl4onf lollar va liu ion of TM ble on the Tux Duplicate of said county-for Mippou 01 the Male ucnernmenl, for the payment of and principal of Debt, Ohio Stale University, for the support of the State Commort Schools, for clcfrnymg County Expenses, for the Repairing of Koa.ls, for Keeping the Poor, for Building of Debh for which llic Cnunl-v is rflRnmiRililn .,,,,1 in jriug.s, jor an "in 101 eacn omer onjeci Jor winch lax may he levied under the laws of HIP State 4 i I i i Lki k-V) 1901 LEiZY. KalrfieM TownHhin, Hanover Tov uKliln Towi.Btil Utterly Trmiibhlp Tounb lip jMilfnrd Tutpiitjlllti Morgan Township. Oxford Towiisliln Oxfunl Vlllngo Kelly Township lliws Township. HI.

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TREASURER'S OFFICE. BtJTLER COUNTY, HAMILTON, OHIO, October 6, 1901. nie on tl flss OFFICO HOUfiS FROM 8 O'CLOCK A. TO 4 P. ANOTHER Version Of The Wempe Case THE CHRONICLE IS QUOTED On The Of Mrs.

Wempe In The K. L. of H. CONTEST Between Old-Time Fiddlers Is Soon to Occur. WILMERS.

BROWN, TREASURER BUTLER COUNTY, OHIO. On Ootobcr 24, undtr the auspices of Esther court, No. 4, Tribe of Ben HUT, there will ba given by S. Ellsworth and Charles Cotton, an oW-tlme fiddlers' contest. All fiddlers i i a radius of 25 miles and who do not, play by note will be invited to participate.

Many prizes given by the merchants of Hamilton will be awarded. Receipts Of 1 ha Fair This Year. SCHRECK Appeared In The Ring At Day- ton Last Evening. FAIR BOARO Another version of the Mrs. Ellen Vempe case is Riven in the current ssue of Tlio Chronicle, the oflicial rgan of the supreme lodKC, KnlK'htS Ladies c-f Honor.

Ic Is as jllows: "la re the Weuipc case appealed rom decision of thesuprcme protector the supreme lodge. The supreme odge unanimously approved of the de- IsSon of supreme protector reversing he decision of tbe grand protector of )hlo aud sustaining the judgment of he trial expelling Ellen Werope from the ordjr. However, tc supreme lodge, after an appeal ad been made to It la bsluir of Wcmpj's beneficiary, decided, for sske to tier." The statement of the if Mr.5. Wcmpe as given In yesterday's )F-MOCRAT was taken from the lontWy Journal, devoted to Ihe Kniylits and Ladies of lonnr of Ohio. TAKCN TO DAYTON.

Ed Callin was taken to the Dayton tale hospital this afternoon, by Dej- ulyShcrlff Fred Blsdorf. BRICE fs Taken To a Private Sanilar. ium At Miles, Michigan. Herbert L. Hrlee, a relative of the late Calvin S.

Brico, has been, removed from the home of Edwards lllleUlp, In Wyoming, to a private sanitarium In Kilos, Michigan. Brioe fell from a train near ITam- Ilton several days ago while suffering from nervous prostration. CHANOES Made In the County Republican Ticket, The irpuMfoin committee has pUoed t'onner Chief of Police Charles B. Hoover, of Mlddletown, on the republican ticket for sheriff, vice ert Jones, cf Mldiileumn, withdrawn. S-itnuel LI, Alien, rf Oxford, has been niinet! as the candidate for recorder W.

K. Thompson, withdrawn PAID BILLS. Oxford Schools Given a Special Premium of Five Dollars. Butler County Agricultural society met Kiturday and paid bills iwlore, but so far all bills bavo not teen presented and oxwt expenditures for the fair are not known. i Mr as reported the receipts of fie society for the present year up lo date to S8.

As there were Imt three premiums In public scliooi art display, ami tlie Oxford schaoli under thesuiier- vlslon of Miss Crcnnan, made a very cre5iuble display, Toted as a special award on the eihtuit. PROMINENT RAILROAD MAN DEAD. COI.UMKUS, Oct. Superlntf n'Jiml Peters received 3 tele- today tlte death nt Oiilr, of Second Vice President J. T.

liroolsof llio rcansyhania lints, west, of Pltisburg. nis dc.Uli was by scute Brlght'n DAYTON, Oct. Scureck, liard-hltlinn Cincinnati ligiit i weight, made his first appearance in months in. the ring here last- nlKht He boxed Eddie Uurns, of Detroit, before the-Dayton AttileMcclub. bout was a rattling good one, and the contest, was declared-a draw a 2 0 a milling.

But little Advantage was gained by cither, excepting In the third when it appeircd tliatScbrtck would win with ease. However ths Detroit boy csme up fresh and strong at ths beginning of the fourth aud seemed to improve as the contest The two men wore evcaty matched, and afforded one of the cleverest exhibitions of skill ever witnessed by a Diyton audience. BEES Became Ferocious And Killed Two I MISIUWAKA, Oct. teu-year-old son of John Bollls backed a team of horses upon some bee hives. The bees attacked the horses killing both.

The toy's eyes were blinded and he may die as the result of many LICENSED TO WED. James YOIIDR, aged farmer of Hamilton and ICatlo Stollz, agid 19, of Hamlltoo, The Kef. Jenklnsoa. FRIENDLY Are the Rival Candidates for Governor. COL.

K1LBOURNE AND GOV. NASH Are In Cincinnati Today Viewing the Police From the Same Platform, CINCINNATI, Oct. 12, On the Pennsylvania train at 10:30 m. there arrived GOT. Naah and his rival in the coming election, Col.

Kil- boiirne. They came In a private car. Accompanying them were: Gen. Adams, Gen. Darrow, Police Commissioner J.

W. Faulkner. They, were met at the depot by i delegation of prominent ClociorjatUns, headed by Mayor Flelschnunn, and, escorted by a squad of eight mounted police, driven to the at theGranrt hotel. Cul Max Fltischroinn entertained the party at dinner at noon at the St. Nicholas.

In the afternoon they attended the police inspection. Tonight Col. Kilbourne will entertained at a reception by the democratic clubs and Qov. will be likewise entertained by the republi- I cm oi,.

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