The News-Herald from Hillsboro, Ohio • Page 1

THB NEWS-HBRALJD ESTABLISHED 1837. HILLSBORO, OHIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1914. VOL. 78. NO.

49 WORK DONE ON HOSPITAL DEAT.H 0f0HNC0NARD MQflJ QUESTION OF METHODIST REVIVAL STATE ARMORY FOR HILLSBORO Prominent Citizen Dies After Lingering IllnessWas An Old Soldier. SECOND ROUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS Started Sunday With Good AttendanceCottage Pra Meetings a Feature. HeatingSystemlnstalled and Plumbing and Electric Wiring Completed DESCRIPTION OF ROOMS And Arrangements For Accommodation of Patients as Explain ed by President of Com pany, S. Kincaid. A representative of the Nbws-IIku ALDhad the privilege Tuesd ly of going through the hospital building and having pointed out to him the Improvements and the work being done there.

Steward Kincaid, president of tho Corapaoy( accompanied him and very kindly informed him in regard to ail the details of the work. A hot water heating system of tho latest and most improved plan has been Installed and the building can be comfortably heated In the most inclement weather. There will be five bath rooms Installed and hot and cold water at convenient places on every floor. Several sanitary drinking fountains will also b9 put in. Most of this work has been done.

The electric wiring for the building is almost completed and Is perfect in every detail. Also there will be electric call bells-In every toom. Painters and plasterers were busy finishing up their work, but it is hardly probable that the building will be ready so that furniture and equipment can be put in place for a cuople of weeks and probably not ready for use for a month or six weeks. The walls of the halls both up stairs and down are painted a leather color brown about four feet from the floor from there to the celling a buff color and the ceilings a cream color. Excellent judgment has been used In selecting the colors for the walls of the different rooms for patients and all of them present an attractive appearance.

The operating room Is on the second floor In the north west corner. In this room every thing 19 white The walls six feet from the floor are of Keene's plaster tile and from there to the celling and the celling white plaster. The floor will be of white tile. All of the corners In this room have been rounded; also where the celling and walls Join so that there will be no place for dirt to accummulate. Opening into it is a room for the operating physician and his assistants, in which are wash stands with hot and cold water, thewater being turned on by pressure of the foot, and with many other conveniences for the physicians when preparing for operations.

A room for the nurses In which they will Tiave all of the necessary, articles for operations also opens into the operating room. The men's ward is on the first floor, the north east corner room. The women's ward Is on the second floor, the middle room on the east side and adjoining it is the children's ward In the south-east corner. The room Which will be furnished by Mrs. W.

B. Bobinson in honor of her father, Dr. William Hoyt, is in the north-east corner room ou the second floor. The room which Senator J. B.

Foraker will furnish is the south east corner room on the first floor. The room of the head nurse is at the north end of the hall on the second floor adjoining the operating room. The hospital will have ten prlvats rooms for patients, Foraker memorial room, Hoyt memorial room, men's ward, women's ward, children's ward, operating room, office and reception room, head nurse's room, dining room, kitchen, five bath rooms and two out door sleeping rooms. To one unfamiliar with hospitals it would seem that excellent judgment and good taste had been used in a 1 the arrangements and no expense spared to. make this a model hospital.

Death of Mrs. James Puckett. Mrs. James Puckett, aged 42 years, died at her home on S. High street Wednesday morning, She had been lctt for two week with a complication of diseases.

The body will betaken to Buford Friday, where funeral services -will be held that afternoon at 1 o'clock at the Christian church. Notice to Odd Fellows. All members of Lafayette Lodge I. O. O.

are requested to be prewnt neit Monday nigh), March 16, tlwre will be work in the First dgrM, SkobbtabyJ John Conard died at his home here Tuesday afternoon at 5 o'clock after a lingering illness with dropsy, complicated with troubles arising from a wound received In the Civil War. The funeral services will be held Friday morning at II o'clock at the Methodist Church, conducted by Rev. Earl Slutz and Dr. W. II.

Shields interment in Hillsboro cemetery. Mr. Conard was born in Pennsylvania Sept. 30, 1837, and came to Hills boro when a young man. lie entered the Union army shortly after the outbreak of the Civil War, enlisting in the 12 O.

V. I. lie was wounded at the battle of Oloyd a Mountain in Vlr ginia. He was shot through the chest the bullets penetrating his lungs and coming out his back. This wound al ways ga.ve him trouble and had to be dressed almost dally.

He suilured the hjrrors of Llbby prison for four months On September 28, 1869. he was married to Miss Ellen Chaney, who survives him. Shortly after the close of the war. Mr. Conard was employed in the service of the United States Internal Revenue Department and with the exception of four year when he was the deputy county trearurer under E.

O. Hetherlngton, continued in the service until a few months before his death. Mr. Conard was a man of high char-ecter and real worth, always standing for those things which he believed to be rignt. He was a faithful member of.the Methodist church and for years sang in the choir.

Real Estate Transfers. Allen Thomas to Lydia Ross, Liberty tp, lot, $1. Lydia Ross et al to Allen Thomas, Hillsboro, lot, $1. Allen-Thomas et al to Benjamin Thomas, hillsboro, lot, $1. Ella Jackson to M.

Irwin Dunlap, Madison tp, 147a, 81. Leonora Hopkins to Robert Hopkins et al, Danville, lot, $1. Dan L. Satterfleld sheriff to Nelson James, Madison tp, lot, $7250. Catharine Layman to John Smith et al, Hamer tp, 2a, $200.

Samuel J. Buck to W. R. Collier, Greenflold, Jot, $1. C.

P. Luttrell to Troy Ware, Liberty tp, 140a, $1. O. W. Shaw et al to E.

C. Rector, Concord tp, 212a, $1. Daniel T. Partridge to C. E.

Cocker-Ill, Madison tp. 21.2a, $1. H. M. Fullerton to E.

L. O'dell et al, Madison tp, 160a, $1. Joseph E. Cowman to Orvllle Cowman, Madison tp, 35a, $1. J.

L. Caldwell to Henry Rowe, Madison tp, 66a, $1. W. K. Dunlap et al to Lee Otie For-neau et al, Greenfield, lot, $1 J.

L. Caldwell to M. Irwin Dunlap, Madison tp, 151a. $1. George W.

Bruce to M. Irwin' Dunlap. Madison tp, 42a, $1. Ben Jamison to II. M.

Gllllland, Fairfield tp, 63a, $1. Robert Hopk ns et al to B. Davis, Danville, lot, $1. T. Frank Jones et al to Mary Ayres, Penn tp, 50a, $5966 81.

Mary J. Ayres to D. H. Fox, Penn tp, 50a, $5060 81. D.

H. Fox to Frank McVey, Penn tp, 50a, $8378 81. T. Frank Jones et al to Z. H.

Carey et al, Penn tp, 80a, $5910.51. Z. H. Carey et al to Frank McVey, ienn ip, jua, svsu. Jacob Wilklns to Sarah E.

Workman, New Market tp, 9a, $400. John Leaverton to Daniel T. Patridge, Penn tp, 78a, $1. Ora B. Yochum to J.

H. Araey, Whiteoak tp, 10a, $1. Samuel Manifold to John D. Leaver-ton, Fairfield tp, la, $1. Nellie Butler et al to Olive Cryte et al, Hillsboro, lot, $1.

Olive Crute et al to John J. Crute, Liberty tp, 21a, W. II George to Samuel Manifold, Leesburg, lot, $1800. Amanda Hawk to John W. Sprinkle, Jackson Scott tps, 40a, 500 Mary A.

Louderman to Acton Alle-mang, Fairfield tp, 71a, $1. Edward McQuitty to Nelson Glascock, Whiteoak tp, 5a, 81. Florence E. Williams et al exrs to S. K.

Haslam et al 125 1, $7222 72 R. T. Clements to David Clements, Highland county, lot, $500. Charles L. Yochum et al to Ora Yochum, Whiteoak tp, 82a, $1.

Lewis Ballentine to Parthena Sanders, Highland, lot, 875 Benjamin Walllngford to Frank Beard, nillsboro, lo $75. Noah Winkle to George F. Winkle, Whiteoak and Eigle tps 10a, $200. George V. Brown to M.

Crozler, Union tp, 248a, 81. Referendum Petition Circulated by Light Company for Special Election COUNCIL RECINDS ACTION Empowering Light Committee to Employ engineer at Special Aleeting Saturday to Prevent Delay. A special meeting of council was held Saturday afternoon. At this meeting the only business transacted was to receive a report from the light committee and act upon that report. It will be remembered that at the regular meeting of council on March 2, the light committee was empowered to employ an electrical en glneor to furnish plans and specifications for a municipal light plant and estimates of costof installation of such a plant.

The committee reported that it had not taken any action and was discharged. A resolution was then passed reclndlng and repealing the resolution pm powering the committee to employ an engineer. Follow Ing the meeting of Monday of last week. Lyman Beecher, manager of the Hillsboro Light Fuel began circulating a petition asking that tlie question of employing an engineer as called for In the resolution be referred to a vote of the people and date of the election at the regular election to be held Nov. 3, 1914.

Mr. Beecher stated that his purpose In asking for sucli an election was that the question of building a municipal light plant was of such Importance to the village that council should not act without a vote of the people. The members of council took the position that the time set for the election was too far off and would cause an unreasonable delay in settling the question that the present contract expired next September; that under the referendum petition council would be held up until November to secure plans and specifications; that the question of Issuing bonds and building the plant would next come up and that further delay could be secured when the whole question should be settled before next November; that they had no Intention of taking any definite action on building a plant without a voteof the people and that the resolution passed at the regular meeting was for the sole purpose of securing Information for the benefits of the members of council, so that they would know what was the wise thing to do. The members of council state that they are trying as far as possible to post themselves on every phase of the light question for the purpose of taking such action as will be best for the people of Hillsboro. The light question is of great Importance to the people of Hillsboro and should be carefully studied by every one without prejudice.

"Red" White Signs Up. Kirby "Red" White, of this place, has signed for this season with the Sioux City, team of the Western League, Tho high regard in which "Red" is held by'the fans of Sioux City is shown bi the following clipping from the Sioux City Tribune of March 6: "Kirby White, premier hurler on the Packer pitching staff last season and picked by many baseball experts as without a peer In the Western league, will wear a Sioux Clcy uniform for the coming year. FoT weeks the money kings of the Federal league have beeu flirting with the big redtop, and the anxiety over his return was not allaj ed until his slgne I contract was received by President J. Ilanlon day. Accompanjiny the document was a letter from White in which he said lie will toe at the Tulsa training camp on March 18, and that he willdoall in his power to help give Sioux City a winner this year.

White practically was the only Holdout and his signing Is a relief to local magnates Spraying Demonstration. Pruning and spraying demonstration will be given by a representative of the Agricultural Commission of Ohio, at the farm of F. S. Spargur, near Ratnsboro, Thursday afternoon, March 10. Bring samples of Injury to your trees and shrubs.

Everybody welcome. adv. Don't fall to heir Ralph Bingham at Bell's Opera nouse Saturday night. Are Ably and Fully Discuss ed by Supt. Patterson Friday Night SPENDING MORE MONEY I Each Year Than is Being Receiv ed and Question Is, "What Shall Be Done?" How Aloney is Expended.

The regular meeting of the Business Men's Association was held at the Court House Friday night. A general Invitation had been ex tended to the people of Hillsboro to attend the meeting to hear the discussion of the problems of the Hillsboro public schools by Supt. C. Patterson. About 100 ftere present.

As soon as the routine business of the Association had been transacted President Free called upon Prof. Pat-tersou Prof. Patterson had charts prepared to clearly show all of the facts which he presented. In his opening remarks' he explained briefly the provisions of the new school law as. they effected the Hillsboro schools.

He said that the county would be divided into districts, having district supervisors and over all the districts would be a county superintendent that Hills boro could go Into this new plan or continue as at present as might be chosen that If we went in as long as the board of education retained the present superintendent, the county superintendent would have no voice in the selection of superintendent but if a change was desired the county superintendent could nominate a man to succeed him, but the board still had the power of selection of ids suc-cessors that it did not have to eUcb the man nominated by the county superintendent. He explained that if we went into the new system the county superintendent could fix the minimum course of study to be taught In the schools, but he did not think that this would In any way effect the local schools as there was no probability that it would equal the present course The financial ben fits to accrue to the loiial schools by going Into the system he thought would amount to about $050. Tiie financial conditions confronting our schools were next taken up by Prof Patterson. He showed the re celpts from all sources from Jan. 1, 1013, to Jan.

1, 1911, and the expenditures for all purposes during that period. The receipts in round numbers were $20 000 and the expenditures $22,500. That the school hid not faced a deficit before tills, he said, was due to thevwise policy carried out by the school boards previous years which had provided a surplusof $0 000. which was on hand in 1010 when the Smith One Per Cent Law went into effect that since that time we had each year spent more than we received for run ning the schools and that at the end of the present year the balance In the treasury would not amount to over $700, so that unless more money wa raised next year or expenses curtailed we would be In debt from $1,500 to $2,000 at the end of the year. More money, he explained, could be raised by more personal property being returned for taxation, a vote of the people for a special tax levy for school purposes or by Issuing bonds The expenses could be cut down by short-, Mrs.

Samuel Griffin, of this place, atoning the school year or discontinuing tended the funeral, some of the present departments. He also called attention to certain Lieut. G. P. George, of U.

S. Array, improvements badly needed. He said inspected the local company of Nation that the furnaces at the 'Webster al Guards Tuesday night. He was ac-building needed replacing and might compalned by Major Arthur French be condemned at anytime by a state Inspector that the toilet accommo datlonsat that building were a to the community and that if the manual training work was to be continued that It wonld be necessary to expend about $750 for additional equipment. These facts he thought should be known to the people of nillsboro i.so1 they could determ.ne what action they desired to take.

At the conclusion of his address a number of questions were asked him, among them the cost of each pupil in the nigh School, the number of Pat- terson graduate atterding and what cusslon of the questions will oa had eacli of them pild ne stated that and if possible a policy adopted. An this yew there were 70 Patterson nouueement of the date of this meet-graduates In the nigh School, that jng will be made later each one ild $25 and that the cost! tj10 nillsboro schools need about was about $35 for each student and that next year the latter amount would be charged. The address disclosed the condition The Methodist revival Is In full swing. It often seems to take a week or so to get such a meeting started, but this meeting has been a success from the very start. Monday night is usually considered a difficult night for a but the house was filled.

The Methodist "round up" be gan taonday evening. A special effort had been made to get the first of six groups of 110 eacli present. 45 out of this group accupled the seats reserved for them. Those responsible for the attendance were W. E.

Caldwell, Mrs. Will Bean and Miss Lllllo Ayres Tuesday night the church was filled again. GO of the group were in 1 their places B. Kalrley, John W. Fenner and Mis W.

Dillon were In charge. Cottage prayer meetings are being held all over the city. People of all denominations are joining In these meetings. Over 200 attended Monday, 300 on Tuesday. Thursday the pastor, Rev Earl R.

Slutz, will preach on the subject, "Sealed by the Spirit." On Friday evening he will speak on the subject, "What Is a Methodist-as to his practl-, cal life." It was first announced that this sermon would be elven Thursday night, but when It became know that the matter of "popular amusements" i would be considered, a number of the High School students requested that the time be changed to Friday, so that they could attend. I Sunday a Gospel Team of Billy Sun-. day converts will be here from Colum I bus. Frank Kirkpatrick will be with them. Four of them form a quartet.

Reports from other places where they have been Indlcate'that there will be a lively time at the Methodist Church Sunday. Tne Baptist revival services closed Sunday night with 29 accessions to the church. It Is good for a person to laugh and if you want to laugh heartily hear Bingham Saturday night. He Is a real entertainer. adv.

Mrs. Sarah A. Doggett and son, Frank, Miss Maude Henry and Scott Worley were the guests of the latter's parents. Judge and Mrs J. Worley, Sunday.

The Ladles Aid Society at the Church of Christ will give a market of all good things to eat, also dust caps and aprons in the room of Simon Hlder on east Main street, Saturday, March 11. Your patronage Is solicited. William Howard, aged 52 years, died at a hospital in Columbus Saturday. The body was brought here Monday and funeral servlresheld at St. Mary's Catholic church.

Mr. noward was formerly a resident of Hillsboro. Mrs. Noah B. Miller, aged 80 years, died at her home here Friday.

The body was taken to Prospect M. E. Church Sunday where the services were held, conducted by Rev. ''carff. Two children, Miss Adelaide Miller, of this place, and Absolom Miller, of Folsom, survive her.

Mrs. Sarah Hall, aged 91 years and 6 months, died at her home in Lynchburg Saturday from the Infirmities of old age The funeral was held Sunday afternoon interment in the Masonic cemetery at Lynchburg. She is survived by two daughters Mrs. Lizzie McKenzle and R. B.

Wig-ping, both of Lvnchburir. Mr. and of 1st Reg. O. N.

Capt. John M. Pattlson, of 1st Reg. O. N.

G. and I Lieut. J. E. Lawlie, 2nd Reg G.

Capt. Wedding of the Ideal company also received word that the local company had been assigned to the 1st Regiment. The company lias been unattached for several months. and needsof the public schools. It was a discussion of the problems of the most Important Institutions of the town and contained much food for thouerht.

It is planned to have a meeting at the Washington school bulldlnir soon at which a farther dis $3,000 more each year than they are now receiving? How are we going to raise this money It is a question every citizen should be studying Armory Board Will Pass on Hillsboro Site at Aleeting Next Saturday STATE ARCHITECT HERE On Tuesday and Wednesday to Examine Lot and Prepare Plans for Presentation to State Board. The chances for a State Armory In lllllsbjro are most favorable and It now looks like the building would be started in from 00 to 90 days. Tho State Armory Board will act upon the armory for Hillsboro next Saturday and If favorable the work will be started within a few months. Capt. Carl I.

Best, of Dton, architect of the State Armory Board was here Tuesday and Wednesday to examine the lot, so that he could present plans for the building and advise the State Board at its meeting Saturday. Capt. Best stated that while he did not know what action the state board would take that he did not suppose they would send him here and request him to submit plans unless It was their Intention to build an armory here. He also stated that Hillsboro was the first place that would be con-slJereJ by the State Board. The tentative plans drawn uy Capt.

Best call for a two story press brick building 88 by 96 feet. The drill hall will be in the rear of the building and will be 53 by 85 feet. It takes the entire rear part of the building, running to top of building, Tne otlicers' quarters are on the second floor. The room for the G. A.

a rceptlon room, kitchen and dining room and room for quartermaster's stores are on the first floor. The building completed will cost $20,000. i-i Death of James J. Brown. James J.

Brown, 3ged 74 jears, died at his home here Saturday inornin Mr. Brown had been an invalid for sixteen years Bofore that he was engaged in the drug busine here and at Springfield. The funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 'J o'clock, conducted by Rev E. Durr and Rev Earl 11 Slutz. Interment was made in the Hillsboro cemetery.

He was an old soldier serving as a lieutenant of tlie 24th Ohio Light Artillery. He is survived by his wife, and one son, George. Probate Court Proceedings. Ida M. Burgess, gdn of Albert Orvile Cropper, filed first account.

Wm C. Mitchell, admr oi no B. Mitchell, tiled inventory aiidppiaise-ment. Wm. C.

Mitchell, admr. of Jno B. Mitchell, filed partnership, inventory and appraisement. Sophia of R. M.Smal-ley, tiled iuventory and appraisement.

Frank A. Collins, exr. of Mary Ann Toohey, filed first, final and distributive account. Bonaparte Hudwell, exr of Edw. Hudwell, filed first and final account.

B. K. Wilklns, exr. of Geo. W.

Rhoades, tiled inventory and appraisement. Kate II. Lafferty elected to take under will of Nelson B. Lafferty. J.

M. McCreight appointed exr. of P. F. Henderson.

Myrta Chaney, exrx of Mary Roush, filed inventory and appraisement. James C. Roads appointed trustee of Frances Pepplo. Isma Roads appointed trustee of Julia Roads. Mary Ann Burns and Mary nolleran, exrs.

of Cornelius Curry, hied report of private sale of personal property. John F. Putman, admr of Annie Putman, tiled petition to sell real estate Will of Lydia L. Shaffer filed. Robt.

Hopkins appointed admr. of R. 11. Hopkins. D.

M.Meneley was called to Cherry-Fork Wednesday by the serious Ulnes3 of his father, George G. Meneloy. His father suffered a stroke of paralysis and is lying in an unconscious condition. He is 80 ears of age and as this Is the third stroke lie has suffered, but slight hope of his recovery is enter talned. Hugh M.

Lynch, of Chilllcothe, inspected the Masonic lodge, of Hillsboro, Tuesday night. Tlie regular meeting of the Home and School Association will be held at the Webster Echool building Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. ASN. iSs 'CV 4. tkO, tt-r wMl! i t..