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223. COSHOCTON THE PAPER THAT PRINTS THE NEWS COMMISSIONERS DECIDE TO APPROPRIATE $500 Will Decorate Court Square Centennial Week Finance Committee Will Recommend that City Council Appropriate Like Sum Towards Putting City in Gala Attire--Joint Meeting Held at Court House Tuesday Evening. The sum of $500 will be appropriated by the county commissioners towards aiding in the decoration for centennial week, according to a decision arrived at, at a meeting with the finance cimmittee of the city council, held Tuesday evening. The committee agreed to recommend to council that it appropriate a like sum as the city's share in paying for the decorations. Both the city and county officials will enter into separate contracts with the decorating firm although it was decided that each shall join with the centennial commission in a general plan in carrying out the The meeting was attended by Members Smith, Dixon and Rinehart of the board of commissioners, Members Gaumer, Riley and Hanlon of the council finance com mittee, Pres.

Higgins of council Prosecutor Klein, City Solicitor Adams and Mr. Hines of the deeorating firm. Mr. Ilines explained. in detail, the plans for putting the city in gala attire for the big week.

For Public Buildings Plans Explained The commissioners insisted. however that all the funds that they should appropriate must be spent in decorating the court house and court square. It was the idea of the council committee that all its funds should be used in carrying out the plans for decorating the city hall and West Main st. The centennial commission will be expected to take care of the remainder of the exmenses of decorating Main and Seventh sts. from Second to the fair grounds.

Death Summons Presley Sigman Presley Sigman, aged 65, died at his home on the James Moore farm, just east of the city Tuesday evening, following a short illness. Owing to lack of telephone service full particulars, of the death could not obtained. The remains will be taken to Walhonding, the former home of the deceased Thursday morning for interment. Aged Plainfield Man Hurt in Fall John Gaskill, aged 81, sustained painful injuries in a fall at his home in Plainfield Tuesday morn- ing. Faints and Falls Mr.

Gaskill had just stepped from a door of his home and was carrying a pail, when he apparently was seized by a fainting spell and fell forward. He alighted on his face, cutting an ugly gash in his nose and bruising his forehead. John Wright of Cooperdale spent yesterday in Coshoeton on business. Tragedy to be Followed by Damage Suit LOCAL ATTORNEY INVESTIGATING ACCIDENT AT BLISSFIELD IN WHICH -BERNARD DIDINGER MET DEATH. Attorney T.

H. Wheeler of this city was in Blissfield Tuesday making an investigation of the accident, in which Bernard Didinger was crushed to death in the C. A. C. yards last week, with the view, it is thought, of bringing an action for damages against the railway company.

Given No Warning? twill be recalled that between Young Didinger was caught two cars as he was about to cross the tracks, when a shifting engine bumped" one of the cars standing on a siding. According to eye-witnesses, the crew of the engine failed to give any warning of its approach to the unfortunate youth. Farmers Busy Planting Corn In spite of the fact that there still remains a good deal of plowing in Coshoeton county for corn a goodly amount of it will be planted this week. Only a few farmers are holding back on account of rain which would do the ground a great deal of good. The last rains that fell over two did little good to the weeks ago soil as the cool night and dry winds in the day time completed assorbed the moisture.

UNSETTLED THE WEATHER FOR OHIO Cloudy Wednesday; Thursday probably fair and warmer in northern portion. Business Men Divided on Tuesday Eve Closing The committee. consisting of Fred Cantwell, E. V. Renfrew and Chas.

Cooper, appointed at the last meeting of the Business Men's asscoiation, was busy Tuesday visiting the business men along Main st. with the view of getting expressions on the pro- MORNING TRIBUNE it dreda Have for of Tribune brought others. Read Want results They for Ads will hun- do you. by everybody. WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 17, 1911.

THE PAPER THAT EVERYBODY READS TWO CENTS DEPARTMENT TAKES STEPS TO RELIEVE WATER FAMINE RESCUES LAD FROM DROWNING LAKIN CLOVERDALE, AGED 6, FALLS FROM BOAT AT ADAMS MILLS TUESDAY WHILE FISHING WITH TWO COMPANIONS -SAV. ED BY ED. MILLS. The prompt action of Mr. Mill saved Lakin, the six-year-old son of Joseph Coverdale from drowning, when he fell from a boat at Adams Mills Tuesday.

Falls Overboard. The lad, in company with Leo Cox, aged 15 and John Smart, ed 9, were fishing from a boat in the canal near the village. While moving about the boat, the Coverdale child lost his balance and fell overboard. Carried to Shore. His companions badly frightened but Mr.

Mills. who happened to- be near to the scene and jumping into the water, brought him safe to shore. The lad was resuscitated "in a short time and was apparently none the worse for his thrilling experience. Health Officer Gets Milk Tester A new Babcock milk tester has been received by Health Officer F. M.

Marshall. It is required that all milk shall be tested and that there shall be not less than 3 per cent of fat durin the months of May and June a and that after June there shall not he less than 3 1-2 per cent. Three More I Indictments Returned Against Legislators by Grand Jury in Final Report- Crawford of Carroll and Evans of Stark Fall into Net-. Additional True Bill Against Lowry. COLUMBUS, MAY additional indictments were returned against legislators by the Franklin county grand jury in the final report of its investigations into the bribery scandal, made late this afternoon.

The indictments are against: SEN. EDGAR T. CRAWFORD OF CARROLL COUNTY. REP. OWEN J.

EVANS OF STARK COUNTY. REP. H. E. LOWERY OF LAWRENCE COUNTY.

Of State Grocers Crawford is charged with soliciting a bribe of $200 from W. HI. Cook of Springfield, an official of the State Grocers' association. in connection with the bill to prohibit the use of trading stamps. On Green Bill Lowery is charged with solicita bribe of $1,500 from Opha Moore, secretary of the Ohio Manufacturers association.

for his vote against the Green bill. providing a nine-hour work.day for women. A previous indictment was returned against Lowery in the partial report of the grand jury, He Voted Dry. Evans is charged with soliciting a bribe of $500 from John F. Weiss, a Canton brewer, for his vote on the Dean liquor bill.

Evans, it is said, was elected by the 'wet' element in Stark county and his vote against the Dean measure was a surprise to his followers. Each of the men was placed under bond of $5,000 for his appearance before the court. Nye Trial Thursday The trial of Rep. George D. Nye, the first of the legislators to answer to the bribery charge, will open Thursday morning.

Mrs. Jessie Robson of Conesville shopped in the city yester- "Watch Us Grow" Did you ever see such a lop-sided set of figures as this is getting to be? Why, if ball teams would make such scores as our venerable friends have been piling up the last week, the crowd would mob the umpire and drive the teams off the lot. It's going to take more than wire fence chromos and neck razors to even things up, too. Lack of pep somewhere, sure. Advertisers are grinning audibly every time they look at the score board.

Ain't they the cruel things to laugh that way? Ach. Louie! Such a peesness, such a peesness! The first class in addition will please rise while the Mathematical Prodigy gives them some sums to sum. The lights will be lowered to half -mast while Father Times does a pantomine turn illustrating that beautiful song, "Pull for the Miss Age will then render in touching (hands on your pock-ets, boys) strains that nifty anthem, "Fading Away Like the Stars of Coshocton R. F. D.

Number Seven. Times 18 Age 14 Tribune 63 COSHOCTON ROUTE SIX COSHOCTON ROUTE FIVE COSHOCTON ROUTE FOUR COSHOCTON ROUTE THREE COSHOCTON ROUTE TWO COSHOCTON ROUTE ONE Times Age Tribune 13 22 84 11 31 118 10 23 103 6 65 14 87 00 14 69 TOTAL 54 112 526 Plan to Draw Upon Supply in New Well and Put Emergency Electric Pump into Commission--in Meantime Citizens are Hoping for Rain No material change occurred yesterday in the water works situation. Conditions were worse, if anything, than on the days preceding. The word 'pressure' as applied to the water works system was a misnomer. Very few attempts at sprinkling were made in any quarter of the city.

It was learned from sources emanating direct from the department that at midnight there was a pressure of only thirty pounds. in This the illustrates the seriousness of the situation, as the pressure middle of the night is greater than at any other period of the twenty-four hours. The danger mark is considered to be passed when the pressure is below sixty or sixty five pounds. Ordinarily it should be in the neighborhood of ninety or a hundred pounds. The fact was gener.

ally accepted yesterday that if a fire should start in the right quarter the fire department would have no possible show to cope with it. Factories on the hill found it almost impossible yesterday to supply their boilers with water and this condition will probably be aggravated today. Unless rel lief is afforded shortly it is more than likely that several factories will be compelled to close down. TWO GREEN BILLS PASS COLUMBUS, MAY house this afternoon passed the Green bill, providing a nine hour work day for women and the Green billl, providing for the non -partisan nomination and election of delegates to the state constitutional convention. 10 Hours Per Day.

The former bill was amended, before heing passed, so that no women can be employed for more than 54 hours per week, but the hours per day are placed at no more than 10. This will allow a Saturday half-holiday. No Pledges Go. Before passing the latter bill by a vote of 74 to 22 the amendment. submitted by the drys to require candidates for delegate to pledge themselves on the state liquor license question, was de-1 feated.

3-Year-Old Child is Lost on Walnut St. Esther, the three-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Golder of East Walnut st. became lost.

Tuesday afternoon and for an hour, her mother was much concerned for her safety. The child had made her way down across the Wheeling rail. way tracks and was found near the W. S. Huff grocery by John Williams.

She was 100 badly frightened to tell her name but Mr. Williams induced her to aecompany him back 11p Walnut where he met her little brother, who was on the search and took her home. Mrs. Charles Skinner and daughter Ethel spent Tuesday in Coshocton. Contract is Awarded to Do Grading WEST LAFAYETTE COUNCIL LETS JOB TO GRADE THREE THOROUGHFARES TO JOHN McCLEARY, A contract for the grading of three streets was made by the village council of West Lafayette at its regular meeting Tuesday evening.

The contract was awarded to John McCleary at his bid of $443. The streets to be graded are Union and portions of Kirk and Gay. Sewer System Plans A special meeting of the connleil has been called when for next Engineer Tuesl day evening, Ross Hamilton will be present and explain, in detail, the pl and specifications for the proposed storm sewer system. Has Thumb Crushed off Under Bar Jack Evans, employed as hammerman at the Keagy Lear machine shops had his left thumb 80 badly mashed under a heavy bar Tuesday morning that it was found necessary to amputate the member at the first joint. Evans was using the bar to help move the 500-lh.

hammer, which was being repaired when it slipped and fell on his hand. The victim was taken to the office of Dr. McClain in the taxicab, where the injury was given medical attention. The index finger of the hand was also bruised but not so severely as to require amI putation. Mrs.

Anna Clark Dies at Home Near Cooperdale Mrs. Anna Clark died at her home two miles north of Cooperdale at 1 o'clock Tuesday after. noon after a six weeks' illness of jaundice and complications. The husband. Alexander Clark, one daughter Mrs.

Bertha Laughlin and two brothers Joseph and Westley Harrah, survive. Mrs. Clark was well known in A Lame Defense A lame and rather ludierous at tempt was made to defend the inexcusable inactivity of the board of control in an evening paper and at the some time to cover up the well-defined plan of the light. and heating company to supplant the use of steam pumps by electrie power for pumping purposes. In the same breath and from the same source came the admission that the board has decided.

to install an emerelectrie pump at. the new wells in the It is the concensus of opinion of those 121 touch with the situation that only the determination of publie opinion can thwart the plans, matured more than a year ago, to do away with the use of high duty steam pumps and install an electric pumping system in the place of the old. Clean Out The Wells Men in a position to know were not slow in declaring yesterday that there is sufficient water in the old well if the aecumulation of sand and debris at the intake pipe were cleared away. A man who was in close touch with the work of replacing the small wells which formerly constituted the water supply with the present large well says that exactly the same situation that exists now existed eleven years ago and he predicts that the small wells which are now being dug will sooner or later have to be abandoned. just as they were then and big wells constructed for the same reason that the present well was dug.

Citizens Aroused The department was subjected to all kinds of criticisms, some well taken and others not. but all tending to show that the city is aroused over the crisis that con fronts it as it has not been for years The sentiment seemed to be unanimous that the city should retain the ownership of the water works and that so far as the present conneil is concerned there has been no disposition to shirk any duty involving the water works department. Blaming The Drouth Members of conneil last evening were inclined to laugh at the attempts of Service Direetor Timmons to attribute the present water shortage to fu act of Providence and an incipient drouth. These men, who learned from the experiences of last summer. the need of prompt action and who acted promptly in appropriating money to prevent a repetition of the water shortage of a year 120 do not hesitate to censure the board of control.

He said that polities has played an it portant part in bringing on the present situatiton and he says he is positive that the present conneil will never reconsider the resolution providing money for the purchase of a high duty steam pump and substituting for it the two electrie unit system. He also expressed the opinion that the board of control would not make a move toward the purContinued on Page 8. position to close the stores on Tuesday evenings. The committee finds the business men somewhat divided in opinion in the matter but will make its report at the next meeting of the association, when it is expected that definite action will be taken. the vicinity of West Bedford and Cooperdale, her life-long home.

and her death has saddened the homes in that community where li her friends were legion. The funeral services will be held from the Methodist church in West Bedford Thursday morning at 10 o'clock and interment will take place in the West Bedford cemetery..