Limb & Bradshaw (1895

Lucille Bradshaw
1878 ▸ July 22. Born in Paris, Edgar Co, IL. Father owns a jewelry store.
1880 ▸ CENSUS. Marshall, Clark Co. IL. Household includes William (38) with wife Sarah J. (37) and children Hattie (13), Lotta (9), Edgar (6), William (5), Lucy (4), Carroll (11/12) and servants, Mary Biedler, and Dell Mason who works in jewelry shop.
1891 ▸ October 6. Harriet, Lucy’s older sister, married Eli K. Geiselman, of Wooster. Bradshaw family members visited Harriet in Wooster.
1895 ▸ William Bradshaw and family move to Wooster, OH from Paris, IL, and opens a jewelry store.
1895 ▸ November 29. Marcus Limb and Lucille Bradshaw married in Wooster. Depart for Indianapolis, according to wedding notice in newspaper.
1896 ▸ February 10. Resigned Company D.

Atlanta, GA
1896 ▸ Born and died. First child, William R. in Atlanta, GA.
1896 ▸ Southern Dental College (Atlanta Dental College), probably during this time.
1897 ▸ October 16. Second child, Margaret Irene born in Atlanta, GA.

Indianapolis, IN
1898 ▸ Marcus and Lucille lived in Indianapolis where he practiced dentistry.
1898 ▸ July 18. Margaret Irene died in Wooster and is buried in Wooster Cemetery.
1898 ▸ June 9. Third child, Marcus George, born in Indianapolis.
1900 ▸ CENSUS. Not yet found.
1900 ▸ Indianapolis, IN. City Directory. Pg 1156, listed under Dentists. address 2 Cordova bldg.

St. Joseph, MO
1900 ▸ St. Joseph, MO City Directory. Pg 494, Dentist, Philadelphia Dental Rooms, rms. 420-1/2 Edmond.

Wooster, OH
1901 ▸ Returned to Wooster with wife Lucy and son Marcus George.
1901 ▸ Assistant to J.H. Brown, dentist, Wooster, S.W. corner Public Square.
1902 ▸ Opened dental office S.W. corner Public Square.
1902 ▸ June 30. Reappointed 2d Lieutenant, Co D, 8th Regiment, O.N.G.
1903 ▸ March 21. Fourth child, Frederick Carl (Fritz), born in Wooster.
1903 ▸ May 16. Captain, Co D.
1903 ▸ December. Wooster Armory put up for sale by County Commissioners.
1906-07 ▸ Polk’s Dental Register & Directory of the US and Canada. Pg 702: Wooster, Wayne. Limb, M.R.
1908-09 ▸ Polk’s Dental Register & Directory of the US and Canada. Pg 707: Wooster, Wayne. Limb, M.R.
1908-09 ▸ Moore’s Standard Directory of Wooster, Ohio. Pg 18: Dr. M.R. Limb advertisement.
Pg 56: LIMB, MARCUS R (Lucile) dentist SE cor Pub Sq h 11 Beagle Av see adv.
1909 ▸ February. Beall Avenue home badly damaged by fire.
1909 ▸ November. M.R. Limb ran for member of the Board of Education.
1910 ▸ CENSUS. Wooster, Wayne Co, OH. Household includes Marcus R. (39), Lucile (33) and children Marcus G. (9) and Frederick C. (7).
1910-11 ▸ Polk’s Dental Register & Directory of the US and Canada. Pg 732: Wooster, Wayne. Limb, M.R.
1911 ▸ May 24 – June 12. M.R. Limb with wife Lucy and two children In San Antonio, TX for O.N.G. troop maneuvers.
1912-13: Polk’s Dental Register & Directory of the US and Canada. Pg 781, Wooster, Wayne. Limb, M.R.
1912 ▸ November 29. Lucy and Marcus divorce finalized. Marcus R. Limb

1914-15: Polk’s Dental Register & Directory of the US and Canada. Pg 800, Wooster, Wayne. Limb, M.R.

M.R. Limb studied dentistry at Tulane and the Atlanta Dental College, as per a Wooster paper article dated October 21, 1933.

1890

Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Friday, 31 October, 1890
pg3
Here and There.
Today’s Doings in This City
Personal Notes and Brief Mention of Passing Events.
The Misses Bradshaw, of Paris, Ill., are the guests of Wooster relatives.

1893

Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday, 24 January, 1893
pg3
Here and There.
Today’s Doings in This City
Personal Notes and Brief Mention of Passing Events.
James Bradshaw, of Paris, Ill., who has been here visiting his daughter, Mrs. Eli Geiselman, returned home this morning.

1894

Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 21 March, 1894
pg 4
News From Neighbors.
Dalton Gazette. Mr. and Mrs. David Fletcher, of Wooster, visited over Sunday with Mr. S.P. Snyder’s. Eli Geiselman and wife of Wooster, accompanied by Miss Lottie Bradshaw, of Paris, Ill. spent Sunday with Mr. J.K. King and family.

Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Sunday, 20 October, 1894
pg 4
Mr. and Mrs. E.K. Geiselman have as their guest W.H. Bradshaw, Mrs. G.’s father, of Paris, Ill.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 24 October, 1894
pg 3
Mr. and Mrs. E.K. Geiselman have as their guest W.H. Bradshaw, Mrs. G.’s father, of Paris, Ill.

1895

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 6 March, 1895
pg 3
Personals.
[From Tuesday’s Daily]
W.H. Bradshaw’s family have come to Wooster from Illinois and are occupying the old Stitt property on East Liberty street.

Here and There.
[From Tuesday’s Daily]
W.H. Bradshaw is having so many improvements made in his jewelry store as will make it much the handsomest in the city.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 17 April, 1895
pg 3
Personals.
For the benefit of the public, W.H. Bradshaw, the jeweler, will place a synchronized clock in the Wooster post office.

St. Louis Globe
St. Louis, Missouri
Saturday, 21 September, 1895
pg 12
Society News.
Paris.
—Miss Lucy Bradshaw of Wooster, O., is the guest of friends here.

Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Friday, 8 November, 1895
pg 4
Here and There.
Miss Dollie Bradshaw at her home on West Liberty street, happily entertained a merry little company of lads and lassies.

Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Friday, 29 November, 1895
pg 4
Social Notes.
Rev. O.A. Hills, D.D. at his home this morning joined in holy wedlock Mr. Marcus R. Limb and Miss Lucille Bradshaw. They left at noon for Indianapolis, Ind., where the groom has secured a position and where they will reside.

Marriage Licenses.
Marcus R. Limb and Lucille Bradshaw.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 4 December, 1895
pg1
Social Notes.
Rev. O.A. Hills, D.D. at his home Friday morning joined in holy wedlock Mr. Marcus R. Limb and Miss Lucille Bradshaw. They left at noon for Indianapolis, Ind., where the groom has secured a position and where they will reside.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 4 December, 1895
pg2
Marriage Licenses.
Marcus R. Limb and Lucile Bradshaw.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 4 December, 1895
pg 5
Marriages.
Many friends of both parties congratulate Mr. Marcus R. Limb and Miss Luella Bradshaw on their union. They were married in Wooster last Friday morning by Rev. Dr. O.A. Hills, at the Presbyterian parsonage, and at noon left for Indianapolis, where the groom has a position. Both are popular young people, and all friends wish them prosperity.

Marriage Licenses.
Marcus R. Limb and Lucile Bradshaw.

Wooster Daily Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 11 December, 1895
pg4
Personals.
Mrs. W.H. Bradshaw was called to Paris, Ill., last night by the death of her mother.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 18 December, 1895
pg6
Personals.
Mrs. W.H. Bradshaw was called to Paris, Ill., last night by the death of her mother

1896

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 11 March, 1896
pg 1
Deputy County Auditor Alf B. Peckinpaugh on Monday evening was elected captain of Company D, 8th Regiment, O.V.I., in place of Cape. H.L. Huhns, whose 5 year term had expired. Further elections resulted in the promotion of 2d Lieut. John S. McClure, vice 1st Lieut. Peckinpaugh’s promotion to Captain, Frank Gerlach elected 2d Lieut. vice Marcus Limb, resigned. Awhile after the election in front of the Auditor’s office the guards fired a salute of honor to their new Captain.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 11 March, 1896
pg 5
Good For The Guards.
Important Election By Co. D, 8th Infantry, O.N.G.
Lieut. A.B. Peckinpaugh Unanimously Elected Captain, Sergeant J.S. McClure First and Sergeant Frank Gerlach Second Lieutenant.
[From Tuesday’s Daily]
Pursuant to orders from state general headquarters the members of Co. D, 8th Regt. O.N.G. met in the Armory on East North street last night to elect a captain, second lieutenant and to fill all vacancies. Out of the total membership of the company, 44 were present.
The election for captain resulted in the unanimous choice of Lieut. A.B. Peckinpaugh.
To fill the vacancy of first lieutenant made by the election of Lieut. Peckinpaugh as captain, Sergt. J.S. McClure received a majority of the votes cast. Second Lieut. M.R. Limb being absent from the city and having resigned, it became necessary to fill this position. Sergt. Frank Gerlach was almost unanimously chosen.
Capt. A.B. Peckinpaugh, who succeeds Capt. H.L. Huhns, has been a member of the company since June 28, 1887; was commissioned second lieutenant Oct. 3, 1890; promoted to first lieutenant April 6, 1891. With but one exception (Sergt. E.C. Hard, who enlisted in 1881) Captain Peckinpaugh is the oldest member of the command in point of years in service. While in the ranks Capt. Peckinpaugh was considered one of the best drilled and most obedient men in the company and was often the winner of the company badges. He has taken part in many of the notable engagements of the command and has ever been a faithful attendant at drill and company duties.
Capt. Herman L. Kuhns, whose term of enlistment expired Feb. 26th, was chosen captain Feb. 12, 1891. His election at the time was a great compliment to his popularity as a citizen, as he was not a member of the company and as a matter of fact, was not even a member of the Ohio National Guard, although having had some experience in an independent company at Canton. With his well known energy, Capt. Kuhns went to work and soon became proficient in tactics and has long been considered by his superior officers one of the best captains in the Eighth Regiment and was frequently honored while the regiment was in service or in camp. When Capt. Kuhns assumed charge of the command, the company had become greatly weakened in membership and in military standing through various reasons. Within two years from the time Capt. Kuhns assumed control of Co. D, he had recruited the ranks with many of the most prominent young men of the city and in doing this, of course made some enemies in weeding out a number who had been making trouble. He realized from the start that if the Wooster City Guards was to regain its former reputation as the best company in the Ohio National Guard obedience and attendance at drill were very essential. While always a gentleman, he proved a strict disciplinarian and soon had the satisfaction of seeing the company restored to its former prestige. In his retirement the State has lost a worthy officer and Co. D, a commander who was ever a credit to the organization.
Capt. Peckinpaugh, who had left the armory immediately after his election and gone to the County Auditor’s office, was given a serenade by the Drum Corps, after which the company fired a salute in his honor. Capt. Peckinpaugh was called out and in a few words thanked his comrades for the honor they had conferred upon him, promising to use his best efforts in keeping the command up to its present standard in discipline and drill.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 5 August, 1896
pg 3
Personals.
Mrs. W.H. Bradshaw is visiting her sister at Atlanta, Georgia.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 4 November, 1896
pg 3
Here And There.
[From Friday’s Daily.]
W.H. Bradshaw, the jeweler, adopted a novel plan, and has tastily displayed in his window 16 pairs of silver framed spectacles with one of gold, 16 silver spoons and one of gold, 16 silver watches with one gold one, and that the vegetable kingdom might lend its share to the illustration, the display is completed with 16 silver turnips surrounding one golden pumpkin.

1898

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 12 January, 1898
pg 3
Personals.
W.H. Bradshaw, Wooster jeweler, is on a brief visit with friends at Paris, Ill.

1900

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 9 May, 1900
pg 2
Bankruptcy Notice.
Bankruptcy Notice in the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division.
In the matter of
W.H. Bradshaw,
Bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given to all parties concerned that said W.H. Bradshaw, of Wooster, Ohio, has filed his petition for discharge and the same has been assigned for hearing before the Hon. Augustus J. Ricks, Judge of the said District, at Cleveland, Ohio, on the ?th day of May, A.D. 1900, at 10 o’clock a.m.
William F. RHan,
… in Bankruptcy
Wooster, Ohio May ?, 1900.

1901

The Wayne County Herald
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 31 January, 1901
pg 3
Minor Mention.
W.H. Bradshaw, who conducted a jewelry store in Wooster for several years, has decided to move back to Paris, Ill., in the spring.

1900 – Marcus and Lucille returned to Wooster. Marcus rejoined Canton Wright Patriarchs Militant and, with his brother George, participated in the September I.O.O.F. National Encampment in Old Virginia. Marcus rejoined Company D and in 1902 was made 2d Lieutenant. George Limb was 1st lieutenant.

1901

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 11 December, 1901
pg 7
University Won
Defeated Company D in Opening Game of Basket Ball.
The opening game of basket ball of the season was played in the Armory Wednesday night between teams representing Co. D and Wooster University, the latter winning by a score of 43 to 13. Both teams were out of practice, but both showed up well for the first game of the season, both were weak on defense, but the University excelled in passing the ball, and throwing the goals. The floor was slippery and the falls were numerous. The line up:
Company D—————University
Gasche—–Forward—–Weld
Limb—–Forward—–Weaver
Ruhl—–Center—–McConnell
Albright—–Guard—–T. Hills-Espey
Reddick—–Guard—–Cooper
Goals—McConnell 6, Espey 3, Weld 2, Weaver 3, Gasche 2, Reddick 1, Limb 1.
Goals from fouls—Weaver 1, Reddick 1.
Umpire, Jim Begg; referee, Capt. Gerlach.
Attendance 150.
McConnel’s throwing for baskets was fine. Gasche made two pretty goals.

1902

Wayne County Herald
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 13 February, 1902
pg 2
Second Entertainment.
On Citizens’ Benefit Course Well-Attended—? Program
The second entertainment on the Citizens Course for the benefit of U building fund, “An Evening with the Muses” was given Tuesday evening, Feb. 11. The program which follows was amusing and interesting and was fully appreciated by the large audience present.

Part I
Tableaux. Muses, “The Tuneful nine—Represented by Mesdames G.W. Palmer, C.E. Ohliger, F.J. Leopold, M. Limb, E.C. Dix, R. Taylor, C. Gimble, H. Maize, W.D. Horn.
Vocal Quartette—“Blue Bells of Scotland.” Miss Cora F. Hoelzel, Mrs. Frank B. Horn, Miss Christine Groh, Miss Grace Hartman.
Piano Solo—“Miserere du Trovatore”, Gottschalk—Carey E. McAfee.
“Canzonetta”—(From Concerto Romantique for violin) Codad—George Foss Schwartz
Vocal Solo—Selected, Denza—Mrs. Charles Bevard
Piano Solo—“Spring Rustling”, Lind, “Shepherds all and Maidens Fair,” Nevin—Mary Travelli Glenn
Impersonation—“Scene at Railway Station in England”—Wm. Anderson—Eleanor Blocher
Vocal Solo—“When Chloe sings a song”—Plantation Melody, Frances Alice Glenn
Piano Duo—Waltzer,—Opus 14—Carey McAfee, Ralph Plumer
Accompanists—Mrs. Geo. F. Swartz, Miss Mary Glenn, Carey McAfee

Part II
Comedietta—“Alice in Wonderland”—Arranged by Edith Fitch—By the “Dorm Girls”
Alice, Esther Hemphill; Cheshire Cat, Harriet Townley; Tweedle Dum, Violet White; Tweedle Dee, Leeta Kelley; Humpty Dumpy, Hattie Lloyd; Mock Turtle, Blanche Freshwater; King, Edith Fitch; Queen, Inez Kinney; Three Knights, Helen Weld, Ada Bandean, Inez Lee; Attendants, etc.
Silent Drill— Canton Wright, Patriarchs Militant, Captain Forbes Alcock Commanding.
Allegory—Columbia Upholding Education Before the World
“All the power of the rising might of America is concentrated in one word—Education. It is the watchfire which is burning on every hill-top and guarding every port.”
Columbia, Vinnie Harper Annat; Education, Frances Alice Glenn; North, Marie Hine Keefer; South, Minnie Bryson Ohliger; East, Erma Rowe Taylor; West, Nellie Baumgardner Maize
Hawaii, Mary Nice; Philippines, Catherine McCurdy; Alaska, Daisy Derr; Nigro, Charles Follis, Scotland, Mary Annat; France, Agatha Hard; Spain, Lillian Horn; Austria, Emily Hard; Belgium, Dorothy Shives; Holland, Jean Horn; Sweden, Grace France; Italy, Mary Mingo; Egypt, Maude Parrish; Servia, Della Dice; Brazil, Cora Fredrick; Mexico, Isabelle Wilhelm; Syria, Elsie Harris; Persia, Amy March; Morocco, Dora Eddy; Korea, Reba Naohtrich; Porto Rico, Edith Tawney; Cuba, Bertha Ellsperman; Indian, Marcus R. Limb; England, Lucille Rockey; Ireland, Pearl Smith; Germany, Gertrude Vollrath; Portugal, Lillian Fredrick; Russia, Nellie Smith; Denmark, Ethel Hunt; Norway, Alice McQuigg; Greece, Sara Eberhardt; China, Dr. Tseung; Switzerland, Mary Haupert, Roumami, Zella Weiler; Canada, Elizabeth Johnson, South African Republic, Alice Fredrick; Turkey, Bessie March; Siam, Ruth Eddy; Japan, Mary Gill; Herald, J.G. Bricker; University Band; Detachment of Company D.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 19 February 1902
pg 3
For University Benefit.
“An Evening With the Muses” at City Opera House.
The Wooster Citizens Committee of Fifteen, appointed to raise means to rebuild the University, on last Tuesday evening gave an entertainment at City Opera House, which was very largely attended, to an overflowing assemblage, to see and hear “An Evening With the Muses,” by home talent. It was a delightful program of music, tableaux, comedietta and drills. The state setting was fine for all the several performances. Applause and encores were frequent, and well deserved. For the creation and managing the tableaux, special credit is due to Mr. James B. Minier, who has no superior. The exercises lasted most interestingly until eleven o’clock. The following was the program:

Part I
Tableaux. Muses
“The Tuneful nine-Represented by Mesdames G.W. Palmer, C.E. Ohliger, F.J. Leopold, M. Limb, E.C. Dix, R. Taylor, C. Gimble, H. Maize, W.D. Horn.
Vocal Quartette “Blue Bells of Scotland.”
Miss Cora F. Hoelzel, Mrs. Frank B. Horn, Miss Christine Groh, Miss Grace Hartman.
Piano Solo—“Miserere du Trovatore”, Carey McAfee.
“Canzonetta”—(From Concerto Romantique for violin) George Foss Schwartz
Vocal Solo—Selected, Mrs. Charles Bevard
Piano Solo—“Spring Rustling”, “Shepherds all and Maidens Fair,” Mary Travelli Glenn
Impersonation—“Scene at Railway Station in England” —Eleanor Blocher
Vocal Solo—“When Chloe Sings a Song” Frances Alice Glenn
Piano Duo—Waltzer, Opus 14, Carey McAfee, Ralph Plumber
Accompanists—Mrs. George F. Schwartz, Miss Mary Glenn, Carey McAfee, Ralph Plumer

Silent Drill— Canton Wright, Patriarchs Militant, Captain Forbes Alcock Commanding. Chevaliers participating, John S. McClure, Chas M. Taylor, Wm W. Yoder, Frank Boigergrain, Reuben T. Bechtel, Will E. Barnard, John Figert, and Fred E. Faber.

Allegory—Columbia Upholding Education Before the World “All the power of the rising might of America is concentrated in one word—Education. It is the watchfire which is burning on every hill-top and guarding every port.”

Those taking part in this most beautiful Allegory were: Columbia, Vinnie Harper Annat; Uncle Sam, Frank Boigegrain; Education, Frances Alice Glenn; North, Marie Hine Keefer; South, Minnie Bryson Ohliger; East, Erma Rowe Taylor; West, Nellie Baumgardner Maize; Hawaii, Mary Nice; Philippines, Catherine McCurdy; Alaska, Daisy Derr; Scotland, Mary Annat; France, Agatha Hard; Spain, Lillian Horn; Austria, Emily Hard; Belgium, Dorothy Shives; Holland, Jean Horn; Sweden, Grace France; Italy, Mary Raoucci; Egypt, Maude Parrish; Servia, Della Dice; Brazil, Cora Fredrick; Mexico, Isabelle Wilhelm; Syria, Elsie Harris; Persia, Amy March; Morocco, Dora Eddy; Korea, Reba Nachtrieb; Porto Rico, Edith Tawney; Cuba, Bertha Ellsperman; Indian, Marcus R. Limb; England, Lucille Rockey; Ireland, Pearl Smith; Germany, Gertrude Vollrath; Portugal, Lillian Fredrick; Russia, Nellie Smith; Denmark, Ethel Hunt; Norway, Alice McQuigg; Greece, Sara Eberhardt; China, Dr. Tseung; Switzerland, Mary Haupert; Roumania, Zella Wiler; Canada, Elizabeth Johnson; South African Republic, Alice Fredrick; Turkey, Bessie March; Siam, Ruth Eddy; Japan, Mary Gill; Herald, J.G. Bricker; University Band; Detachment of Company D, Seargents George S. Limb, Louis E. Gasche, Charles E. Unger, Carey W. Grossenbach; Corporals, Howard R. Allbright, Louis W. Christine; Privates Arthur W. Albright, Louis F. Rope, Samuel G. King, Fred C. Redick.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 19 February 1902
pg 7
A Grand Success.
“An Evening With the Muses” Draws a Good House.
Many Add To The Fund.
Beautiful Tableaux—Pretty Comedy—Fine Vocal and Instrumental Music—Splendid Impersonation—Exhibition Drill by Canton Wright—Entertainment Pleased Audience
The second event in the Citizen’s course for the benefit of the fund for the rebuilding of the University, styled “an Evening with the Muses” took place at the City Opera House Tuesday night and was enjoyed by a large audience. The entertainment, which was conceived and managed by James B. Minier, was a success in every way and pleased all.
The tableaux on which Mr. Minier spent much time and hard work, were simply beautiful and deservedly applauded.
The singing of the Ladies’ Quartette was a charming feature; Carey e. McAfee in his piano solo and the duet with Ralph Plumer won deserved plaudits; Prof. George F. Schwartz, whose skill with the violin is so well known, came in for his usual measure of approval and was forced to respond to an encore; Mrs. Charles Bevard was in good voice and gave her selection in such a way as to be very heartily applauded, and in response gave a very pretty ballad; Miss Mary Travelli Glenn in her piano solo easily sustained her reputation as Wooster’ first pianiste; Miss Eleanor Blocher in her impersonation met with a fine reception and most deservedly, as she is a finished artiste in this line; Miss Frances A. Glenn gave a plantation medley in a way that took the audience by storm; “Alice in wonderland” the comedietta by the young ladies from Hoover Cottage, was the novelty number on the programme, and was presented very cleverly, the stage setting was pretty and appropriate while those taking the speaking parts did especially well, indeed those who only took part in the march, which was prettily executed, came in for about as much applause as the others. Miss Freshwater distinguished herself by singing a comic song as well as a pro… drill by a squad from Canton Wright Patriarchs Militant, under command of Capt. Alcock came in for a round of well deserved applause. The Alcock Mandolin Club furnished music for Militant drill. The Bricker Club during the intermissions. We give the program and names of those taking part:

Part II
Comedietta—“Alice in Wonderland” Arranged by Edith Fitch, the “Dorm Girls”
Alice, Esther Hemphill
Cheshire Cat, Harriet Townley
Tweedle Dum, Violet White
Tweedle Dee, Leeta Kelley
Humpty Dumpy, Hattie Lloyd
Mock Turtle, Blanche Freshwater
King, Edith Fitch
Queen, Inez Kinney
Three Knights, Helen Weld, Ada Bandean, Inez Lee
Attendants, etc.
Silent Drill— Canton Wright, Patriarchs Militant, Captain Forbes Alcock Commanding. Chevaliers participating, John S. McClure, Chas M. Taylor, Wm W. Yoder, Frank Boigergrain, Reuben T. Bechtel, Will E. Barnard, John Figert, and Fred E. Faber.
Allegory—Columbia Upholding Education Before the World “All the power of the rising might of America is concentrated in one word—Education. It is the watchfire which is burning on every hill-top and guarding every port.”

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 5 March, 1902
pg 6
Well Played Games.
Company D Defeats University at Basket Ball.
Company D defeated the University Wednesday in a hard played game by the score of 30 to 25. Reddick played the best game for Company D while Begg made some fine baskets for University. Company D played its best game. The University was handicapped by the absence of McConnell. The line up:
Company D—30———-University—25
Forwards
Kester———-Priest, Weaver
Reddick———-Espey
Centers
Trapes———-Begg, Weld
Guards
Limb———-Hills, Begg
Myers———-Cooper
Goals, Reddick 1, Begg 3, Cooper 2, Kester 2, Myers 2, Weaver 1, Espey 1, Priest 1, Weaver 1, Trapes 1, Limb 1. Goal from foul, Espy.
Umpire and referee alternating Gasche and Brown.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 5 March, 1902
pg 6
A Scrub Game.
There was an exciting game of basketball in the armory Friday night, between Company D team and a second team representing the University. The game was hotly contested from start to finish and ended in a score of 22 to 12, in favor of Company D.

Marcus Limb opens his dental practice on the Public Square.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 26 March, 1902
pg 3
M.R. Limb, dentist, has opened office at south-east corner of the Public Square. He is an expert in his profession.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 26 March, 1902
pg 8
Here And There.
Tuesday, Mar 25.
M.R. Limb has his new dental room on the South East corner of the square nicely fitted up and elegantly furnished with all the latest appliances. The offices occupy a suite of three rooms, the corner room being used for reception purposes, the center one for a work room while the chair occupies the room to the East.

NOTE: Son would be Marcus George, born 1899.
Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 25 June, 1902
pg 3
Personals.
Mrs. M.R. Limb and son are visiting her parents at Paris, Ill.

Akron Beacon Journal
Akron, OH
Wednesday, 2 July, 1902
pg 3
Elected Officers.
Company D, Eighth O.N.G., of Wooster has elected officers on account of the election of Captain Gerlach to major. Will Barnard was chosen captain, George Limb, first lieutenant, and Marcus Limb, second lieutenant.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 2 July, 1902
pg 3
The Merz Circle Organized.
The Committee of the Merz Circle met Wednesday evening at home of Prof. Carey E. McAfee to perfect arrangements.
The object of the Circle is to promote a higher knowledge, appreciation and enjoyment of the art of music, and to perpetuate the memory and high ideals of the beloved teacher, Karl Merz.
The membership fee is 50 cents. The funds (over and above expenses accumulated from concerts and fees) shall be devoted to the musical education of some worthy applicant, determined upon by the vote of the entire Circle, the funds to be held and expended at the option of the Circle.
The following are the officers and committees
President—Mrs. Carey W. Kauke
First Vice—Miss Ethel Hunt
Second Vice—Miss Alice Firestone
Treasurer—Mrs. D.E. Robinson
Secretary—Mrs. Emily Cass
Executive Committee—Prof. C.F. McAfee, Prof. Geo. F. Schwartz, Mrs. James B. Minier, Mrs. Emily Cass, Mrs. Ella Groh
Program Committee—Miss Alice Firestone, Mrs. R.J. Sweeny, Mrs. John Talbot, Miss Luthena Baughman, Miss E. McFarlane
The program committee will begin its work soon, so that all may be ready for work in earnest by the first Tuesday in September.
The members of the Circle thus far are:
Mesdames Wm. Annat, James G. Minier, Emilie Cass, Alice Root, D.E. Robinson, John Talbot, W.Z. Bennet, J.R. Sweeney, Wm. Branson, Walter J. Mullins, R.N. Mateer, B. Herrop, Willis Rhoads, C. Lee, F. Groh, Dr. O.A. Hills.
Misses Luthena Baughman, Alica Geiselman, Cora Hoelzel, E. McFarlane, Alice Firestone, Florida Parsons, Ethel Hunt, Herminia Daneke, Lola Jeffries, Laura Myers, Mae Hoegner, Nyda Lewis, Elinor Blocher, Martha Webster, Ida Kinger, Christine Groh, Louise Dausman, Rose Dausman, Anna Hunt, Birde Wilhelm, Dr. Kate Johnson, Bessie Thorne.
Rev. Dr. S.F. Scovel, Prof. Carey McAfee, Prof. Geo. F. Schwartz, Prof. Elias Compton, Prof. O.E. Peters, of Wooster University, Rev. C.C. Adams, President Albert Lea College, Dr. Will Whitmore, Dr. Marcus Limb, Judge R.L. Adair, O. Steinmetz, Wm. Branson, Wm. Myers, E. Osborne, James B. Minier, James Puntenney, of Columbus, H.H. Hubbell.
The Finance Committee is composed of the following members: First ward, Mrs. E. Groh, Second ward, Mrs. A. Root, Third ward, Christine Groh, Fourth ward, E.P. Osborne, Fifth ward, Lola Jeffries, Misses McFarlane and Deneke for out of town pupils and friend.
The committee announces that the members will visit persons in these wards who, they think will be interested in the Circle. If there are any persons in Wooster (or elsewhere) who desire to contribute toward this movement, aside from those who can and will become members of the Circle.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 2 July, 1902
pg 3
Election of Company D Commissioned Officers.
Monday evening the members of Company D, 8th Regiment O.N.G., at Wooster, elected the following officers: Captain, will E. Barnard; First Lieut., George Limb; Second Lieut., Marcus R. Limb.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 2 July, 1902
pg 4
Elected Officers.
Capt. W.E. Barnard, Lieuts. Geo. and M.R. Limb
Co. D 8th Regt, O.N.G., on Monday evening nominated and elected the following officers: Captain Wm. E. Barnard, First Lieutenant George Limb, Second Lieutenant Marcus R. Limb. Mr. Barnard who had expressed his intentions of resigning reconsidered this and will serve as the commanding officer. George Limb has long been a popular member of the Co. and his election and promotion is a compliment to him by his comrades. M.R. Limb was formerly a member of the Co. and his election as First [sic] Lieutenant is a marked testimonial and recognition of his ability.

Camp M’Kinley.
Orders Received and the Boys Will get Ready.
Officials orders have been received in regard to the annual encampment of the Ohio National Guard. The second brigade, of which the Eighth regiment is a part, will go into camp at the State camping grounds near Newark, Ohio, from 4th to 11th of July, inclusive. The orders call attention to the following provision Pa. 11, G.O. No. 6, A.G.O.S., 1901 The custom, which seems to have been quite prevalent in the guard, of taking substitutes to camp, must be discontinued; therefore all who wish to go to camp with the company this year must enlist on or before Tuesday, July 1st, as no enlistments will be accepted at the adjutant general’s office after that time.
Earnest work will be expected from both officers and men and brigade commanders will see that this requirement is fully complied with.
No drunkenness while in, or to and from camp will be tolerated.
The orders change the total strength of the company s follows: Commissioned officers, three; one first sergeant, one quartermaster sergeant, four duty sergeants, six corporals, two cooks, two musicians, one artificer and not less than thirty-two or more than fifty-six privates. This leaves plenty of room for new members and we are ready to take in any good material that comes along.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 2 July, 1902
pg 6
Merz Circle Members
Finance Committee Will Make Quest For Members.
The executive and program committees of the Merz circle met on Wednesday evening at the home of prof. C.E. McAfee.
The program committee will begin its work soon, so that all may be ready for work in earnest by thefirst Tuesday in September.
Some error seems to have crept into the minds of many persons concerning the Circle. Therefore the circle begs leave to make this public explanation.
The object of the circle is to promote a higher knowledge, appreciation and enjoyment of the art of music and to perpetuate the memory and high ideals of our beloved teacher, Karl Merz. The membership fee shall be 50 cents. The funds (over and above expenses) accumulated from concerts and fees shall be devoted to the musical education of some worthy applicant determined upon by the vote of the entire circle, the funds to be held and expended at the option of the circle.
President Mrs. Carey W. Runke
Firse Vice Miss Ethel Hunt
Second Vice Miss Alice Firestone
Treasurer Mrs. D.F. Robinson
Secretary Mrs.
Executive Committee Prof. C.F. McAfee, Prof. Geo. F. Schwartz, Mrs. …. Mrs. Emily Cass, Mrs. ….
Program Committee Miss Alice Firestone, Mrs. R.Sweeny, …Talbot,,,,Miss …Baughman, Miss..McFarlane
The Merz Circle announced the names of the members as follows:
Ladies
Mesdames Wm. Annat, James Minier, Emilie Cass, Alice Root, D.E. Robinson, John Talbot, W.F. Bennet, ? R. Sweeney, Wm. Branson, Walter ? Mullins, H.N. Mateer, B. Herrop, Willis Rhoads, C.Lee, E. Groh, Dr. O.A. Hills.
Misses Luthena Baughman, Alice Geiselman, Cora … E. McFarlane, Alice Firestone, Ethel Hunt, Hermione …, Lola …, Laura Myers, Mae Hoe…, Nyda Lewis, Elinor Blocher, Martha Webster, Ida Kinger, Christine Groh, Louise Dausman, Rose Dausman, Anna Hunt, Birde Wilhelm, Dr. Kate Johnson, Bessie Thorne.
Gentlemen
Dr. S.F. Scovel, Prof. Carey McAfee, Prof. Geo. F. Schwartz, Prof. Elias Compton, Prof. O.F. Peters, of Wooster University, Rev. C.C. Adams, president Albert Lea college, Dr. Will Whitmore, Dr. Marcus Limb, Judge R. L. Adair, O. Steinmetz, Wm. Branson, Wm. Myers, E. Osborne, James Minier, James Puntenney, of Columbus, H.H. Hubbell.
The Finance committee is composed of the following members. First ward, Mrs. F. Groh, Second ward, Mrs. A. Root, Third ward, Christine Groh, Fourth ward, E.P. Osborne, Fifth ward, Lola Feffries, Misses McFarlane and Deneke for out of town pupils and friend.
The committee announces that the members will visit persons in these wards who they think will be interested in the Circle. If there are any person in Wooster or elsewhere who desire to contribute toward this movement aside from those who can and will become members of the Circle the money can be handed to any of the members of the Finance committee or to Secretary Mrs. D.E. Robinson. Surely there are many who will be glad to contribute to this fund in honor of Karl Merz, who as teacher, friend and citizen was truly great.. and large hearted. As one man has said, “There never was but one Karl Mertz.” We hope the citizens will … to be called upon but will send us the … by phone or card, and some .. of committee will .. and receive .. contributions according to … Ward.

Wayne County Herald
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 10 July, 1902
Adjutant General Gyger issued commissions to Wm. E. Barnard, captain, Geo. S. Limb, 1st lieut. Marcus Limb, 2d lieut., all of Co. D, last Tuesday.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 16 July, 1902
pg 3
Personals.
Adjutant General Gyer has issued commissions to the new officers of Company D, 8th Regiment, O.N.G., of Wooster. William E. Barnard, Captain, George S. Limb, First Lieutenant, Marcus R. Limb, Second Lieutenant.

1902 US Adjutant General Military Records, pg 141.
Eighth Infantry, Officers and Companies A through M
Company D –
Captain William E. Barnard
First Lieutenant George S. Limb
Second Lieutenant Marcus R. Limb

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 16 July, 1902
pg 2
Camp Is Ready
 National Guard Will Begin Its ? Next Week.
Totally not readable…
May be the annual encampment referred to above.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 16 July, 1902
pg 2
Eighth Reunion.
 Col. Hard to Respond to the Address of Welcome
Totally not readable…

Wayne County Herald
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 7 August, 1902
pg 1
The Eighth at Newark.
Members of Co. D Who Went with the Regiment—Bill of Fare at Camp McKinley
About 47 members of Co. D, including cooks, boarded the train which took the Eighth O.N.G. to Newark early Monday morning. Those who went were as follows: Major F.C. Gerlach, Captain A.B. Peckinpaugh, Regimental Adjutant Sergeant, Lewis Rope, acting Sergeant Major, Captain E.W. Barnard; Lieuts. George Limb, Marcus Limb, Louis E. Gasche, color sergeant sergeants, Harry Woolman, Louis Christine, Howard Albright, quartermaster sergeant; Charles Cumberland; corporals, Arthur Albright, Sam McClarran, Fred Reddick, John Hoffman, privates, James Rahi, George Livingstone, Lloyd Naftzger, Charles Kester, Paul Marthy, J. Brubaker, John Griest, T. Miller, J. Miller, Will Winch, James Pryor, J. Jolliff, Albert Myers, Lloyd Taggart, Charles Derr, Louis Scobey, B. Mowery, Albert Weber, Charles Hider, E. McMaster, John Hindman, C. Davis, Charles Zeigler, Charles Kine, W. Mitchell, Stanley Power, Jos. Joliff, Frank Russell, J. Martin, W. Kester, musician, Warren Keister, artificer, James McClarran, cooks, Frank Lane and Harry Tayler, grooms, Sergeant Tony Oltman, Curt Sigler.
The rations served to the Regiment during their stay in camp will be 16,000 pounds of fresh beef, 3,500 pounds of ham, 1,500 pounds of bacon, 600 pounds of lard, 8 barrels of flour, 16,000 pounds of bread, 104 cases of eggs (cases holding 30 dozen each), 104 dozen pound cans of corn, 104 dozen 3 pound cans of tomatoes, 52 gallons of vinegar, 5 bags of H.P. beans, 104 gallons of milk daily, 6,000 pounds of ice, 1,000 pounds of cabbage, 300 bushels of potatoes, 1,000 pounds of fresh fish (Friday issue), 52 gallons of syrup, 52 gallons of catsup, 520 pounds of rice, 1,500 pounds of coffee, 52 pounds young Hyson tea, 1,600 pounds of granulated sugar, 52 pounds of pure pepper, 26 bushels of onions, 11 boxes of lemons, 520 pounds of salt, 850 New York cheese, 5 cases of matches, 10 boxes of soap and a box of candles.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 24 December, 1902
pg 3
A Whirlwind Game.
Canton Y.M.C.A. Team Defeats Company D Boys.
A fair and extremely enthusiastic crowd witnessed the football game between the Canton Y.M.C.A. and the Company D basketball teams Thursday evening.
The game was fought from the first blow of the whistle, and was one of the most interesting games ever seen on the Wooster floor. Never has as rough a team been in wooster as the Canton Y.M.C.A. aggregation proved to be. According to the rules of the game there are this year two umpires and one referee, the visiting team being allowed the umpires, and the home team the referee. The Canton boys thus had the Wooster aggregation going and coming. They would play as rough as they could, and then when the Wooster players would start to retaliate the umpires would quickly call a foul, and give Canton a chance for a goal.
Wooster’s team work was every bit as good as Canton’s and in the last half was much better, the ball being in Company D’s possession the greater part of the half. Canton had much better luck throwing baskets than Wooster, as the home boys missed a larger number than did the visitors. The game was too close for the comfort of either side all the way through and was intensely exciting. Keister was Wooster’s star as far as throwing goals was concerned, although nervousness in the last half made him too anxious to get the ball out of his hands and on the road to the goal and thus prevented accurate work. However he played a magnificent game. All the Wooster boys did well and played with credit to themselves, while the score shows that the playing of the Canton boys was not backward either. In the last half, Kauffman, the Canton center, was ruled out be Referee Woolman on account of rough playing and a substitute put in his place. Canton objected vigorously to this but was forced to allow the decision to go through.
The umpires as stated, were two gentlemen from Canton.
The line-up was as follows.
Limb—–R.G.—–Jacobs
Albright—–L.G.—–Rex
Keister—–C.—–Kauffman
Myers—–R.F.—–Hiner
Reddick—–L.F.—–Strang
Goals from field: Wooster, Keister 4, Reddick 2; Canton, Jacobs 2, Rex, Kauffman, Hiner 4. Strang.
Goals from foul: For Wooster, Keister 2; for Canton, Hiner 2.

1902: Monday, June 30. Election of Commissioned Officers following Captain Gerlach election to major. George was promoted to First Lieutenant and Marcus to Second Lieutenant of Company D.
1902: July 10. Adjutant General Gyger issued commissions as above.
1903: Monday, March 30. Marcus Limb elected Captain of Company D. George Limb was first placed in nomination but declined. Marcus Limb was then nominated and unanimously elected.
1903: Saturday, May 9. Company D official U.S. Army inspection.
1903: Monday, August 17. 8th Regiment Annual Encampment at Newark. Captain Marcus Limb, Lieutenant George Limb.

1903

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 28 January, 1903
pg 3
Basketball.
Company D had easy picking Friday night and won from company H, of Shreve, by a handsome martin of 35 to 10. The local five put out the somewhat changed line-up. Albright and Reddick were out of the game on account of injuries. Kester was moved to forward and Trapes filled center. Jolliff took Albright’s guard.
In the first half the visitors held the locals down pretty well, the half ending 12 to 7 in favor of the local company. But in the last part of the contest the home team got after their opponents for keeps and played all around them so well that they succeeded in more than tripling the score. Company H seemed to have lost their wind in the latter part of the contest and were not able to catch it in time to do much. The team work of Company D was excellent while the visiting company were woefully weak in this important factor. When they would get the ball the visitors would throw it away and make poor attempts at passing.
Young’s orchestra entertained the audience in the intermission by rendering several excellent selections. On Tuesday the local company go to Ashland to play Company F and there will probably be no game here next week.
The line-up
Co. H—10———-Co. D—35
Ports———-Kester
Pennell—–Forwards—–Meyers
Kerr—–Center—–Trapes
Eddy———-Jolliff
McMeller—–Guards—–Limb
Goals—Kester 9, Trapes Limb 2, Pennell 2, Kerr 1. Fouls—Pennell 4, Kester 1. Time: 20 minute halves. Officials: Woolmann and Merkel.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 28 January, 1903
pg 3
Wooster Team Lost.
Given Worst of Decision on the Alliance Floor.
The Company D basketball team was defeated by the Company K team at Alliance Wednesday evening by a score of 30 to 15. The game was marked by roughness all the way through. The company K boys started in to play rough and Wooster gave them all they wanted at their own game. Time was repeatedly called on account of some body getting hurt, the Alliance boys being the victims, most of the time. In the second half Kester was knocked out, he having been unfit to play when the game commenced. Meyers was put out by the referee for alleged ungentemanly playing, and the stustitutes being unused to playing on the regular team, could not block the rough and rapid plays of their opponents.
Company D claim that they can defeat Company K on any other floor except at Alliance, and say that they are ready to meet them anywhere else in reason. It is hoped that another game can be arranged as each company has won a game, Company D having defeated Company K the night before Thanksgiving by a score of 16 to ?.
The score:
Co. K———-Co. D
Zeuber—–Left Forward—–Meyers
Bently—–Right Forward—–Reddick
Hazelett—–Center—–Kester
Powell—–Right Guard—–Limb
Allerton—–Left Guard—–Albright
Goals—Hazelett 8. Fouls—Bently 2, Vaughn 1, Zeuber 1. Referee: Downes. Umpire: Woolman.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 18 February, 1903
pg 3
Basket Ball.
Company D won the deciding game from Company K last night by the large margin of 57 to 14. A large attendance was out to see the royal battle and they were not disappointed. From the first it was very evident that it would be a case of roughness as both sides were determined to win. Neither team seemed very particular how they went after the ball just so as they got it.
The contest started off with a rush but it was several minutes before the Alliance boys got the first one on a foul. This encouraged them somewhat and they thought they had a cinch but that is where they made a mistake for the home team began on onslaught that did not cease until the whistle blew for the final round and the score showed an overwhelming victory for the locals.
The visitors had fine team work in the first half and did some excellent passing and shooting. But in the last half they seemed demoralized and didn’t know what to do when they did get the sphere. On the other hand Company D improved as the game progressed and almost winded their opponents towards the close. Hazlett, of whom so much was expected, seemed out of condition. In long shooting he is by far the best seen here for a long time but he did not play the game that he is capable of.
The line-up
Co. K—14———-Co. D—57
Daughtery———-Redick
Zuber—–Forwards—–Myers
Hazlett—–Center—–Kester
Allerton———-Albright
Bently—–Guards—–Limb
Goals—Limb 3, Kester, 10, Myers 7. Redick 1, Hazlett 3, Zuber 2. Fouls—Kester 3, Zuber 4. Time—20 minute halves. Officials—Woolman and Cooper.

NOTE: Son would be Frederick Carl (Fritz).
Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 25 March, 1903
pg 8
Born Saturday, March 21, 1903, to Lieut. M.R. Limb and wife, a son.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 1 April, 1903
pg 1
New Captain of Company D.
At an election held Monday evening, March 30, Lieut. Marcus R. Limb was elected Captain of Company D, 8th Regiment O.V.I. to succeed Capt. W. E. Barnard, who resigned that position for good business reasons. Capt. Barnard has an enviable record, he having served four years in the ranks and six years a a commissioned officer, a period of ten years, and was in the Cuban war. Although he voluntarily resigned, the State honored him by placing him on the “retired list,” making him therefore, still in service, subject to call in case of war or a State emergency. Capt. Limb has also seen long service and in every respect well equipped for his advancement in promotion.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 1 April, 1903
pg 4
Elected Captain.
Capt. W.E. Barnard has received his discharge from the O.N.G. at his own request and been placed on the retired list. Capt. Barnard, although a young man, can be proud of his record in the Ohio National Guard, which shows that he served four years in the ranks and six years as an officer, including his service in Cuba. The discharge shows that he has been placed on the retired list, which makes him subject to call in case of war or emergency.
At the meeting of Co. D, 8th O.N.G., held Monday evening, Second Lieut. M.R. Limb was elected a captain of the company to succeed Capt. Wm. E. Barnard, resigned. First Lieut, George Limb was first placed in nomination but declined. Second Lieut. M.R. Limb was nominated and when the ballots were counted it was found that his election was unanimous. Lieut. Limb has taken a deep interest in advancing the interests of the command and will doubtless make a most efficient captain.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 15 April, 1903
pg 6
May Go To St. Louis.
Best Men of Company D May Be Chosen to Go.
We have information from a reliable source to the effect that the regiment of the Ohio National Guard which will be sent to the St. Louis exposition will be made up of the 12 best drilled and disciplined companies in the Ohio National Guard. The plan adopted by the governor is to have a special inspection as to the qualifications of the different companies and make his selection from the reports of the inspecting officers.
This is an opportunity for the boys of Company D to sustain the past reputation of the organization. The company has always been considered one of the best in the entire Ohio National Guard, and this picked regiment will represent the best drilled and disciplined troops that Ohio can furnish. The companies selected will consist of 40 men being filled up to the full quote of 60 by men from other companies. The regiment will rendezvous at Dayton on April 28th, where they will participate in practice drills, leaving for St. Louis on the 29th.
Lieut. G.S. Limb states that he fears he will be handicapped by lack of sufficient clothing for his men.
The requisition for new clothing has been sent in to the adjutant general and in all probabilities the new material will arrive in the near future.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 22 April, 1903
pg 7
Military Examinations.
Fifteen Officers of Ohio National Guard Commissioned.
At Columbus last Thursday fifteen officers-elect of the Ohio National Guard passed the examination held before the State Military Board, which is very rigid in examinations, not alone in military knowledge, but in general intelligence and when they have complied with the regulations, will receive their commissions. But two of the class failed. The successful ones are:
Burton L. Dukes, captain A. Second infantry, Findlay; Marcus R. Limb, captain D, Eighth infantry, Wooster; Edwin Morgan, appointed captain and commissary, Eighth Infantry, Alliance; George W. Stockham, first lieutenant F, Sixth infantry, Napoleon; Eugene C. Reynolds, first lieutenant H, Fifth infantry, Youngstown; John M. Craig, second lieutenant, D, Fifth infantry, Warren; J. Dalbey Crawfe, second lieutenant M, Second infantry, Ottawa; Fred H. Reiber, second lieutenant A, Third infantry, Covington; Kendall Banning, second lieutenant G, Third infantry, Dayton; Garrett H. Demarest, second lieutenant I, Fourth infantry, Xenia; William B. Woodmansee, second lieutenant E, First infantry, Sabina; Charles S. Benedict, second lieutenant B, Seventh infantry, Marietta; Wade C. Christy, second lieutenant H, Fifth infantry, Youngstown; William L. Moore, second lieutenant H, Fourth infantry, Chillicothe; S. Horace Sayre, first lieutenant L, Eighth infantry, Galion.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 13 May, 1903
pg 4
Inspection of Co. D
By Major Williams of the U.S. Army Who Gave Compliments
Last Saturday evening at the armory in Wooster, Company D, of the 8th Regiment Ohio National Guard, was subjected to an official inspection. The Inspecting officer was Major A. Williams, of the U.S. Army. The Company numbers 55 men, but as some of the members are clerks in stores and busy on Saturday night, only 38 answered roll call in line. All did well. The drills were commanded by Capt. Marcus R. Limb and Lieut. George S. Limb, and were executed with highest military precession, for which all were complimented by Major Williams. Besides citizens present were the military men, Cast. S.M. Swartz, of Company R, and Capt. Morgan, of Alliance, also Major Frank C. Gerlach and Capt. A.B. Peckinpaugh, Adjutant of the 8th Regiment.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 13 May, 1903
pg 5
Very Satisfactory.
Inspection of Company D by Major Williams, U.S.A.
The inspection of Co. D, Eighth Regiment O.N.G. on Saturday night by an officer of the United States army, Major A. Williams, was very satisfactory to the inspecting officer who so expressed himself to officers of O.N.G. here for the inspection. Taking into consideration the fact that many of the members of the command are clerks and thus not able to get away Saturday night, the turn out was quite good, 38 of the 55 men enrolled answering to roll call. The drills commanded by Capt. M.R. Limb and Lieut. George Limb, were executed in excellent shape, and in a was as to be complimented by Major Williams. The accoutrements were all found in good shape. Among those present were Capt. S.M. Swarts, of Co. K, and Capt. Morgan, quartermaster, of Alliance; Major F.C. Gerlach and Capt. A.B. Peckinpaugh, adjutant of the Eighth Regt. O.N.G.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 12 August, 1903
pg 3
Col. Edward Vollrath and staff, of Bucyrus, on Monday evening inspected Co. D, at Armory, commanded by Capt. M.R. Limb. The Colonel highly complimented the company for their discipline and drill.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 12 August, 1903
pg 1
Inspection Satisfactory.
Col. Edward Vollrath Visits Co. D, 8th O.N.G.
Col. Edward Vollrath commanding officer of the Eighth regiment O.N.G., was in Wooster on Monday evening for the purpose of inspecting Company D. Col. Vollrath reached the city on the train due here at 7:56 and was met at the depot by Capt. M.R. Limb. Nearly the full membership of Company D answered to their names at roll call. The inspection, while not regarded as particularly rigid by the men, was very satisfactory to Col. Vollrath, who so expressed himself to the officers of the company.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 12 August, 1903
pg 2
Here and There.
Wednesday, August 5.
Major F.C. Gerlach and Capt. M.R. Limb were at Mansfield today attending a meeting of the officers of the Eighth Regiment, O.N.G.

1903: Ohio National Guard annual encampment at Camp McKinley.

The Newark Earthworks in Licking county were used by the state of Ohio from 1892 to 1908 as a militia encampment.

Ohio History Connection: Newark Earthworks

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 19 August, 1903
pg 2
On Monday Company D, 8th Regiment O.N.G., took train for annual Encampment of Ohio National Guard at Newark, under command of Capt. Marcus R. Limb and Lieutenants George S. Limb and James B. Rah., also accompanied by Major Frank C. Gerlach.

Map of encampment from the Newark Advocate, 8/18/1903, pg 1.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 19 August, 1903
pg 3
Personals.
A telegram from Capt. Limb on Wednesday noon states that the boys of the company are all well and a fine camp being held.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 19 August, 1903
pg 2
New Guns.
Company D Will Receive Theirs at Newark.
A dispatch from Columbus says “Governor Nash received 2,860 new Krag-Jorgensen guns from the war department Thursday for the Ohio National guards. They came too late to be shipped to the special companies before the division camp but Major General Dick insists upon them being shipped and they will be distributed at the Newark camp ground next week after the troops arrive. The shipment discloes has nine companies of militia were found not to be up to the standard by the recent United States army inspectors and these will have to remain without new guns until a later date.”
Company D is all right in this connection, having been found fully up to the standard.
Captain M.R. Limb told a Republican man Friday afternoon that Company D would leave the old rifles at home and would get the new ones at camp. The old ones will be shipped to the state arsenal from Wooster.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 19 August, 1903
pg 3
Capt. Limb Among Them.
One of the Eighth Regiment’s Best Crack Shots.
Sixteen soldiers of the Eighth regiment, O.N.G., have been selected and are announced by General Orders No. 18, issued from the regimental headquarters … Monday as a detachment from the regiment to compete for place on the state rifle team at the approaching competitive practice at Newark.
The competitive shoot will be held at the state rifle range at Newark, during the first four days immediately following the divisional encampment this month, unless otherwise ordered. The state rifle team, chosen at the encampment will be sent to Sea Girt, N.J. in September to compete for the trophy in the national contest held there annually.
Following are the names of the men who have been chosen.
From the regiment at large Captain Herman Werner, Co F; Captain F.R. Beer, Co. E; Sergeant Wiley K. Miller,?; Corporal Joseph E. Cunin, Co. K; Private Joseph Jolliff, Co. D; Private Bert A. Schultz, Co. B.
From the several companies, Company B, Corporal Rosseau Hess, Co.? Private Clarence F. Knoedler; Co. D, Captain M.R. Limb; Co. E, Private Jesse W. King; Co. F, Sergeant Harry Treen; Co. H, Private James E. Miller; Co. I, Private H.B. Hallenberger; Co. K, Captain S.M. Swartz; Co. L, Musician C.C. Finley; Co. M, Sergeant Charles E. Shea.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 19 August, 1903
pg 5
Company D All Right.
The Encampment Is Going Along Very Smoothly.
News from Newark states that Company D is getting along in good shape in camp, and the boys have settled down to camp life.
The Eighth regiment was the last one to reach camp Monday afternoon, it arriving there towards evening, headed by the Eighth regiment band of Akron.
The following companies of the Eighth received their new guns: B of Akron, C of Canton, D of Wooster, E of Ashland, H of Shreve, I of Tiffin, K of Alliance, L of Galion and M of Mansfield.
The remaining companies not named above failed to pass inspection and will not get the new guns, but must be contented with their old Springfields.
The Eighth regiment boys have received an issue of light blue neckerchiefs for its men. This is according to the new army regulations and the Eighth is the only regiment so supplied.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 19 August, 1903
pg 6
Eighth’s Bill of Fare.
A dispatch from Columbus says “Major General Dick has issued another order relative to the provisional department and the issue of rations. Majors ?, Fisher, of Canton, and Clinton, B. Wilcox, brigade commissaries, will act respectively in receiving and issuing officers under the direction of Division Commissary Harry Frease, of Canton. The following will be included in the soldiers’ bill of fare at the state encampment: Fresh boneless beef, sugar cured hams, beans, bacon, soft bread, crackers, rolled oats, navy beans, plain baked beans, rice, tapioca, new potatoes, onions, tomatoes, cabbage, coffee, tea, table syrup, pickles, plain butterine, eggs, milk and ice.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 19 August, 1903
pg 8
With Colors Flying.
Company D Set Out for Newark, Monday Morning.
With only two guns in the company the boys of Company D took the train at 8:40 Monday morning for the annual encampment of the Ohio National Guard at Newark. The boys were called together at the armory, and from there went to the depot to take the train, which was scheduled to be at Wooster at 8:30. As usual in such cases the train was over an hour late, and when it arrived it was necessary to wait some time so that it was nearly 10 o’clock before the boys pulled out for camp.
The boys made an unusual sight marching away without their guns, but upon their arrival at camp they will receive the new ones from the government, which they will use while in camp.
The following members of the company were present when the roll was called Monday morning, when the boys were lined up, preparatory to taking the train, although several others have signified their intention of going down later in the week:
Captain—Marcus R. Limb
Lieutenants—George S. Limb and Jas. B. Rahl.
Sergeants—H.D. Woolman, Louis F. Rope, Chas. E. Cumberland, Louis w. Christine, Lloyd A. Naftzger.
Corporals—S. McClarran, F. Reddick, J.H. Griest, and privates J.W. Keister, J.E. McClarran, J.B. Putman, J.F. Brubaker, C.L. Davis, C.F. Derr, A.H. Dice, R.W. Eddy, J.M. Flory, Joe Glenn, F.Gebring, C.W. Grossenbach, Samuel Glenn, J.W. Hindman, C.H. Hyder, A.L. Hard, J.P. Jolliff, Jay Jolliff, W.J. Jolliff, W.J. Keister, C.T. Kester, E.M. Krause, A.Myers, W.A. Marthey, John M?, ? Miller, W.R. Mitchell, S.A. Power, Frank Russell, A.P. Rope, C.A. Smith, L.J. Scobey, M.E. Taggart, A.S. Weber.
Notes.
Capt. S.M. Swarts, of the Alliance company, got off at Wooster and shook hands with his many acquaintances at the depot.
Former Captain W.E. Barnard went down to the depot to see the boys off. This is the first year he has missed camp for a long time and he could not stay away, altogether.
Major Frank C. Gerlach joined the guards at Wooster.
The officers all wore kahki suits, coats and all.

The Wayne County Herald
Wooster, OH
Thursday, 20 August, 1903
pg 1
O.N.G.
Off to Camp — Rifle Team — New Guns.
Sixteen members of the 8th Regt. O.N.G. have been chosen as a detachment to compete for place on the state rifle team at the competitive practice at Newark during the first four days of the divisional encampment this month. The state rifle team will be sent to Sea Girt, N.J., to compete for the national trophy at the annual contest in September. Capt. M.R. Limb and Private Joseph Joliff have been chosen from Co. D.
The war department has issued 2,360 new Krag Jorgensen guns which will be distributed in the Ohio National Guard at the Newark camp-ground. Nine companies which failed to pass the recent U.S. army inspection will not be given new guns. Co. D will not take their old rifles, which will be shipped to the state arsenal.
The following is the bill of fare which will be served to the regiment while at camp.
Fresh boneless beef, sugar cured hams, beans, bacon, soft bread, crackers, rolled oats, navy beans, plain baked beans, rice, tapioca, new potatoes, onions. tomatoes, cabbage, coffee, tea, table syrup, pickles, butterine, eggs, milk and ice.
Co. D left for the O.N.G. encampment at Newark Monday morning. The following are the members who went.
Captain—Marcus R. Limb
Lieutenants—George S. Limb and Jas B. Rahl
Sergeants—H.D. Woolman, Louis F. Rope, Chas. E. Cumberland, Louis W. Christiane, Lloyd A. Naftzger
Corporals—S. McClarran, F. Reddick, J.H. Griest, and privates J.W. Keister, J.E. McClarran, J.B. Putman, J.F. Brubaker, C.L. Davis, C.F. Derr, A.H. Dice, R.W. Eddy, J.M. Flory, Joe Glenn, F. Gebring, C.W. Grossenbach, Samuel Glenn, J.W. Hindman, C.H. Hyder, A.L. Hard, J.P. Jolliff, Jay Jolliff, W.J. Jolliff, W.J. Keister, C.T. Kester, E.M. Drause, A. Myers, W.A. Marthey, John Miller, T.H. Miller, W.R. Mitchell, S.A. Rope, C.A. Smith, L.J. Scabey, M.E. Taggart, A.S. Weber.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 26 August, 1903
pg 3
Back To Wooster
Company D Gladly Returns — A Climax in State Encampments
The members of Co. D reached home at about half past eight o’clock Monday evening, a tired and dirty set of fellows, after an eight day camp at Newark, Ohio. There were over seven thousand living in the tented fields. The grounds are fitted by nature for such a purpose, and no one who has not been there can have any idea of the environments—natural mounds for central stations, large circular rings about eight feet high and twenty-five feet or more wide at the base, with an opening in the mounds, and large enough for a whole regiment to camp inside. There are several of these large ones, and remind one of an immense circus ring. These were built by the mound builders before the time of the Indians, and are worthy rivals of the great undertakings of today. A good stream of water passes one side, a great many shade trees wherever they would not interfere with drills, and the whole grounds a flat table land are some of the things peculiarly fitted for the occasion. The water is pumped from drilled wells and piped to all parts of the grounds. A good electric light plant was in operation.
The boys got up at about five o’clock and ate at six. Drilled a couple of hours in the forenoon and the same in the afternoon. Guard mount at half past nine and dress parade at six p.m. The time was kept nearly all taken up with work, which was very tiresome. Company D fared better than some of the other companies, being in the care of Captain M.R. Limb, and Major Critchfield of Shreve, who did everything possible to make the camp an enjoyable one for their men, which was highly appreciated. The grounds are three miles out of Newark, with street car connections. Capt. Werner of Akron was stationed with his men at the Court House in the city to see that everything was peaceful in town.
On Friday there was a review of all the infantry, cavalry and artilliary by the Governor, his staff and other United States and state officers. The review was witnessed by over ten thousand people.

Notes.
Two members of Co. D were fined and imprisoned in the guard house for spending nearly the whole week up town.
On every drill and review the Eighth Regiment made the best appearance, both on account of equipment and numbers, the Cleveland and other papers recognizing the fact with pleasing comment.
Wooster boys, and in fact nearly the whole regiment, showed by their conduct that they are gentlemen away as well as at home.
The entire Eighth had blue silk handkerchiefs issued to them to wear about the neck, which prettily distinguished them in the large gathering.
Joe Jolliff will stay three days to represent Co. D in the target shoot.
Charles Cumberland was Acting First Sergeant most of the time.
With about a dozen bunking in each tent it was quite a “mess.”
The bill of fare was oleomargarine and other things, mostly oleo.
The first day one of the “rookies,” or new men, did guard duty, washed the Captain’s feet, and many othe outlandish things.
It took nine hours to come home, when it should only have taken four. An insufficient water supply, with no privilege to get any at the many stops, made it all the more disagreeable.
The Eighth had a good picture taken.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 26 August, 1903
pg 8
Here And There.
Tuesday, August 25.
The members of Company returned Monday night from Camp McKinley, looking like bronzed veterans of old. All report having enjoyed themselves, although the strictest discipline was maintained throughout the encampment. Privates Joseph Jolliff and James Hindman remained behind to represent the regiment in the target practice. Hindman taking the place of Captain M.R. Limb, who decided that he could not remain away from his business during the contest, which will last four days.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 26 August, 1903
pg 8
About The Eighth.
Columbus Paper Says Nice Things About It.
The Ohio State Journal in a Newark dispatch has the following to say about the Eighth. The Eighth regiment is one of the most talked about regiments in of the camp. It has been highly complimented, and Colonel Vollrath is putting on many airs as a consequence. Companies K and F of the Eighth have 96 per cent of their men in camp.
As this regiment has been commanded by Major Dick and Adjutant General Geyger, these officers are greatly pleased at the showing made.
Company K of Alliance, General Gyger’s old regiment, has had six orderlies in five days. They are Corporal Hazlett, brigade orderly; Privates Floyd W. McKee, Arthur Clay Robers, Eurban Wetzel, William A. McGee and Clyde Cuzzens.
The companies of the Eighth have an average of 45 men on drill every day. Out of the 767 men in the regiment, 153 are now detailed on outside duty.

1903: Company D and Company H of the Eighth regiment were chosen to represent the Ohio National Guard at regular army maneuvers at West Point, Kentucky, amid some initial controversy.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 23 September, 1903
pg 3
Personals.
Major F.C. Gerlach and Capt. Marcus R. Limb were in Mansfield Thursday, attending a meeting of officers of the 8th regiment to make arrangements to attend the U.S. Encampment at West Point, Kentucky, details of which are published in another column. Capt. Limb expects to take about 65 men of his command. Of course Major Gerlach will be there in full regimentals, and all will give honor, as will also Company H, of Shreve, to Wayne county.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 23 September, 1903
pg 5
To Kentucky
Eighth Regiment Will Go to Represent Ohio.
Again Honored on Account of Excellent Showing in Camp—Will Participate in Regular Army Maneuvers.
The 8th Regiment, O.N.G., has been specially honored by being selected to attend and participate in the regular army maneuvers at West Point, Kentucky, for ten days in National camp. Company D of Wooster and Company H, of Shreve, will go Sept. 3d, returning home Oct. 11. This is a compliment above all the infantry regiments of Ohio, as the regular army officers of inspection at the late State encampment at Newark, graded the 8th at 25 per cent higher than any other state regiment for skill and efficiency, and hence Governor Nash on this recommendation, gave the order for the 8th to go. The U.S. government pays the commissary and quarter expenses and per diem expenses of about $2 per day. The 8th Regiment will have to find its own money for the trip, which will cost, says Col. Vollrath, from $60.00 to $100.00 for the 11 days.
A dispatch from Columbus tells of the efforts of the officers of the Third regiment to have that organization subs… (and the rest of virtually unreadable until near the bottom…)
“The Eighth regiment is in splendid shape and when we go to West Point, I expect they will make as good a showing as any of the regiments, regular and volunteer.
Major F.C. Gerlach, of Wooster, returned home …. He said the arrangements were all about completed for leaving on the 10th. A… will be expended the Eighth he said on account.. very …cannot read the rest.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 23 September, 1903
pg 3
He Wants Recruits.
Captain Limb Wants to Take Away a Full Company
In place of the members of company D who have not taken an active interest in the affairs of the command, Captain Limb wants to enlist some more men. Some of the men have not been attending drill to any extent. Some were not at the last encampment and some of them have already stated that it will be impossible for them to go to Kentucky. Captain Limb is very anxious to take 65 enlisted men with him to the maneuvers in Kentucky, and will bend his energies in this direction. There are several young men who have signified their desire to joint the company who will be taken in and there will be room for a number of others who will apply at once. It is, of course, desirable that they apply immediately, so they may have the opportunity of getting the drill necessary for them to make a good showing in Kentucky. The great majority of the soldiers who will attend the Kentucky maneuver will be composed of the regular army, most of whom have seen service. The boys of the Eighth will be in competition with the best there is in the military power of the United States, and it is necessary that they make as good a showing as possible.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 23 September, 1903
pg 3
The Details Are All Arranged For The Eighth’s Kentucky Trip
At the meeting of the officers of the Eighth regiment held in Mansfield Thursday night matters … upon the Eighth regiment going to Kentucky were carefully gone over and thoroughly discussed. Letters have been received from other regiments offering men to fill the Eighth up if the Quota is not full. Col. Vollrath and the officers of the regiment do not wish to do this, however, and will make strenuous efforts in the next few days to fill up from the towns and communities in which the companies are located.
It is expected that orders will be issued for the members of the command to wear blue uniforms on their trip to Kentucky. The Eighth, however, will belong to the Brown army, there being two armies which will contest the “Blue” and the “Brown.”
Major F.C. Gerlach, of this city, together with Major A.B. Critchfield of Shreve, and Major Marquis went over to Bucyrus after the Mansfield meeting to confer with Col. Vollrath, who had just returned from Chicago with orders from the department.
As was expected, the selection of the Eighth regiment, O.N.G., to attend the regular army maneuvers at West Point, Ky. has caused a feeling of dissatisfaction among the other regiments of the guard in this state, the officers and men of whom hoped to be chosen.
Governor Nash has even been charged with playing politics in selecting the “President’s Own,” without doubt the best known regiment in the Ohio guard, and according to the rating of the United States army officers at the recent encampment of the guard of the state, 25 per cent better than any other Ohio regiment. The officers of the Third regiment have taken the matter to heart more than any other, and Wednesday several of them paid Governor Nash a visit, hoping that he would change his order in favor of the Third. But the chief executive of Ohio was not inclined to be moved, even after he had been charged with favoritism, and the Eighth will attend the maneuvers.
A dispatch from Columbus tells of the efforts of the officers of the Third regiment to have that organization substituted for the Eighth. It follows:
“In all humor and making charges of favoritism and military politics, Col. Harry Mead and other officers of the Third infantry left for home Wednesday after vainly endeavoring to persuade Governor Nash to permit the Third to attend the United States army maneuvers at West Point, Ky.
“Governor Nash was obdurate though Colonel Mead, Maj. ?, Captain Menard, Captain P?, Captain Hooven and Captain Ewing put us a ? argument. They declared the enlisted men of the Third were anxious to go at the government per diem of 43 cents and that the regiment would not ask the state for a penny.
“The governor held firmly to his view that the whole National guard ought not to be sent this year but only one regiment and one battery. He had selected the Eighth infantry and Battery A as the cream of the guard and best fitted to represent it, at least in appearance.
“The Third’s officers declared the governor was favoring the Eighth and was playing politics. They also declared all the guardsmen would combine to see to it that the legislature did not need an appropriation to pay the expenses of the Eighth. They declared it was nonsense to suppose the Eighth would need $6,000 to $10,000 to go to West Point. The Third was willing to go at its own expense. There is possibility that a number of officers of the regiment will resign.”

Talk With Critchfield
The Canton Repository in an interview with Major A.B. Critchfield says
“In regard to the pay that men would receive in camp, he said
“The men will receive the usual amount paid them by the state. The government provides transportation, provisions and pay, the rate of $13 a month. I spoke to Governor Nash about the matter the other day and told him that there is now a surplus of $19,000 in the treasury but that under the present appropriation it could not be used for this purpose. I asked Governor Nash if he would have any objection to our asking the legislature to re-appropriate this money and use it to pay the men the difference between government and state pay. He said that he would have none and he thought we would have no difficulty in getting the monet.
“The Eighth regiment is in splendid shape and when we go to West Point I expect they will make as good a showing as any of the regiments, regular and volunteer.  Major F.C. Gerlach returned home from Bucyrus at noon. He said the arrangements were all about completed for leaving on the 30th. “A great deal will be expected of the Eighth,” he said “On account of the very favorable reports of the inspecting officer from the government.” The place where the regiment will be mobilized has not yet been decided upon.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 23 September, 1903
pg 6
Leave September 30
Final Arrangements Being Completed for the Eighth
The boys of company D will leave Wooster September 30 for the maneuvers in Kentucky, this being the date on which the Eighth will leave. The regiment will spend ten days in camp and on its return the boys will reach Wooster October 11.
There was an article in the Cleveland Leader Wednesday morning to the effect that the Eighth was not ? going to Kentucky. The Leader in a dispatch from Columbus states that there is trouble at the Washington end of the line. The decision to send the regiment was delayed so long that it’s now doubtful whether the war department has power to do the necessary advertising for supp? to appropriate the money for the trip.
Major F.C. Gerlach when whown the report by a Republican man states that he had just finished talking with Colonel Vollrath over the long distance telephone and that Colonel Vollrath had stated that he was goint to Chicago at once to see Major General B? to complete the final arrangements in the matter.
“There is no truth whatsoever in the report that we are not going to get to go,” said Major Gerlach, “and all the final arrangements are now being made.”
Major A.B. Critchfield was in Wooster Wednesday. He also belittled any statement to the effect that the Eighth would not go.
In addition to the mention already made in The Republic that the Eighth O.V.I. would go to the maneuvers in Kentucky the following dispatch from Columbus will be of interest:
Governor Nash has affixed his official endorsement to the application of Col. Vollrath that the Eighth infantry be assigned to represent the Ohio National Guard at the fall maneuvers of the United States army at West Point, Ky., and the Ohio troops will participate in these maneuvers, and the fear that this opportunity for a part of the Ohio militia to gain invaluable experience by working with regulars be missed has been dissipated.
It is known unofficially that the United States army inspectors who were detailed to duty at the state encampment at Newark, have reported to the war department that the Eighth made the best showing of any of the Ohio regiments. The inspectors graded the Eighth over 25 per cent higher than any other infantry command. The Eighth, accordingly, is entitled to precedence.
Governor Nash, however, would be willing to send the entire Guard to the maneuvers if it were not for the fact that the state appropriations for military purposes cannot legally be used for service outside of Ohio. The United States government pays the commissary, per diem and other expenses to state troops at the maneuvers, but the per diem is on a regular army basis. Governor Nash has no power to make up the difference between the regular army pay and the militia rate, which is $2 a day. The Eighth regiment will have to find its own money for the trip. Col. Vollrath said today that is would require from $6,000 to $10,000 for the Eighth to participate in the maneuvers which last fourteen days.

Little Opposition
The only other Ohio command which has applied for permission to go is Battery A of Cleveland. The government does not allow either for horse hire or forage as the relative expense of sending artillery is greater than for infantry. It will take about $2,000 to send Battery A. Whether the battery will raise the funds and go is not known here yet.
Under the Dick law Gov. Nash is to delegate twelve militia officers to attend the maneuvers as observers. There is considerable rivalry among ? officers for these appointments. Regimental ? fear these appointments will go wholly to staff officers and they are protesting. They claim the benefit of the knowledge obtained by witnessing the maneuvers should be had by troop commanders and not be more or less wasted upon staff men. In this ? it appears that the two Ohio officers who were detailed to attend the United States army maneuvers at Fort R? has last year Col. Mead and ? Donavan made no report of any kind and while their experiences may have been of benefit to them individually, nothing which they may have learned has done the rest of the guard any good.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 23 September, 1903
pg 6
In The Fourth Brigade
Facts About The Eighth’s Trip to Kentucky.
In speaking of the Eighth going to the Kentucky maneuvers the Washington correspondent of the Cleveland Plain Dealer says:
“The Eighth is better known in the east and in Washington than any other Ohio guard organization except the Cleveland Troop. As the “president’s own” it is recalled for its service in Cuba under command of Col. C.V. Hard, during the Spanish-American war, when Congressman Dick was second in command. Its record from the recent inspection and summer camp of the Ohio guard satisfies the regular army officers that no better organization could have been delegated from Ohio and that it will stand as good a chance for honors as any regiment mobilized at West Point.
“At West Point, the Eighth will be brigaded with two infantry regiments and a dismounted battalion of artillery from the Kentucky guard. The whole, as the fourth brigade, will be under the command of Gen. Tasker H. Bliss, one of the best known soldiers in the Unites States army. Graduate of the military academy from Pennsylvania, an honor graduate of the ? school, Bliss has won a distinguished reputation on the staff and in the field.
In addition he held an administrative office in Cuba under the military occupation which he filled with success.
“These chromatic maneuvers in Kentucky, in which a brown and a blue army will contend for the possession of the key to Louisville, will be held over ground that has claim to be historic from the days of Boone to those of Morgan. “Right on the same hills blue clad and butternut forces fought in real earnest within active memory of thousands of Ohio survivors.
“The difference to the local inhabitants will be wide. There ? farmers went bankrupt in ? and gear and goods, while those over the Ohio looked at their sleek herds with shivering apprehension. Now both hail the coming of the soldiers joyfully and anticipate rich dividend in the sale of everything from leather pies to potatoes and forage.
“The government will lease the land for the maneuvers at 5 cents an acre to be able to pay for what damage is done. Otherwise the claimants would have to take their sufferings to congress for special legislation. But when land is leased by the army for cantonment purposed, as this will be declared to be, funds are available to pay necessary damages.”

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 7 October, 1903
pg 10
Off To Kentucky.
Company D, 8th Regiment Attending the Regular Army Maneuvers.
Wednesday evening the officers and men of Company D, 8th Regiment O.N.G. went from Wooster to attend the Regular Army maneuvers, the 8th being the only Ohio regiment selected to attend. The new uniforms and accoutrements of latest regulation had been supplied, and they looked finely and stepped out lively when marching from Armory to railroad station.
The following officers were in command: Capt. Marcus R. Limb, first lieutenant, George S. Limb, second lieutenant, James B. Rahl; non commissioned officers, first sergeant, Chas Cumberland, quarter master sergeant, James McClarran; third sergeant, Louis Rope, fourth sergeant, Fred Reddick, fifth sergeant, Arch Dice; first corporal, Arthur Albright, second corporal, Sam McClarran, third corporal, John Griest, fourth corporal, Albert Myers, musician T.R. Hamlin.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 18 November, 1903
pg 3
Having received the new improved guns from the State to equip Company D, 8th regiment, Capt. Marcus R. Limb last Thursday shipped the Springfield rifles to the State Arsenal at Columbus, according to order of the Adjutant General.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 16 December 1903
pg 3
It is a question whether Company D, 8th Regiment O. will participate in the inaugural exercises of the new Governor Herrick at Columbus. Capt. Limb last Friday received a letter from Col. Vollrath, requesting that the Company participate in the ceremonies at the Capital, which invitation has not officially been accepted, for the good reason that the railroad transportation and incidental expenses would have be paid, individually, by members of the company, and the state only paying the per diem expenses, which is small. It is therefore, at present, doubtful whether the members of the Company can afford to attend the inauguration unless, they, personally, will agree to do so, there being no compulsion for them to go, only to participate in a great official occasion.

[And just below this—]
Captain M.R. Limb has received an invitation to attend, with his company, the inauguration of Myron T. Herrick as Governor of Ohio. It has not been decided as yet whether Co. D will go or not, as there is quite an amount of expense in connection with a trip like this.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 23 December, 1903
pg 6
Co. D Wins.
From the University by a Score of 47 to 26.
The basketball game at the armory Friday evening between Co. D and the university teams drew but a small crowd. The general opinion before the game seemed to be that the university would take first honors because of the small amount of practice Co. D has been able to have since the last game.
The first half was interesting and close, the score ending 17 to 15 in favor of Co. D. In this half McConnell scored 13 of the 15 points made by the university, making three field goals and throwing seven fouls without a miss.
In the second half Meese took Weaver’s place and Crabtree substituted for Hamilton. The university started the half by making several points which put them in the lead. That was all that was necessary to start Co. D and after they were started nothing could stop them. Good team work was in evidence and the best speed shown this year. Thirty points were rolled in in practically the last fifteen minutes and the way the boys hit the basket from all over the floor was a caution. Every man on the Co. D team scored, Kester making 15 of the 30 points.
The game ended 47 to 26 in favor of Co. D. Myers is back on the company team and with the two Jolliffs, Kester and Limb the boys ought to do up most anything that comes their way. Following is the lineup.
Company D—Myers, J. Jolliff, Kester, Joe Jolliff, Limb.
University—Foss, Weaver, Meese, McConnell, Cramer, Hamilton, Crabtree.
Time of halves—20 minutes.
Referee—Gasche.
Umpire—Meese, Weaver
Scorer—W. Kester.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 23 December, 1903
pg 6
Will Sell Armory.
The county commissioners will sell the armory building and lot on East North street, Wooster, Ohio, at public sale on the premises Jan. 11, 1904, at 2 o’clock p.m.
Daniel Leiner,
John F. Harrison,
S.I. Hehman,
Commissioners of Wayne county, Ohio.

1904

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 16 March, 1904
pg 2
Passed Inspection.
Captain Newcomb Finds Company D Is All Right.
Captain Newcomb of the regular army inspected company D at the armory Wednesday evening. In the afternoon he looked over the guns and military accoutrement and found that they were all right. The inspection in the evening did not take a great while Captain Newcomb had the boys put through a few drills, which occupied only a few moments. He then looked the boys over and the inspection was finished. Captain Newcomb found everything all right. He recommended however that Captain Limb make requisition for new caps for the members of the company, a matter that Captain Limb had been intending to look after following the inspection.
There were quite a few spectators present at the armory.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 6 April, 1904
pg 2
No Camp At Newark.
Captain Limb Wants a Half Dozen New Soldiers.
If the Ohio National Guard is not go to the maneuvers this year it is probable that the state encampment will be held at some other place than Newark. The soldiers who have gone to Newark two or three seasons have become tired of the place and are pining for a change.
Adjutant General A.B. Critchfield has filed an application to have the entire Ohio National guard go to the maneuvers this year which will be held in Pennsylvania. There is a possibility that the Ohio troops may not get to go this year, but that their turn may come next year. The extreme Eastern and the extreme Western states will possibly be the only ones allowed to participate this coming fall.
Captain M.R. Limb is looking for some new recruits for company D and would like about a half dozen. A number of the boys are out of the city and Captain Limb will discharge the absent ones in order to have the company full of active members. The absent members do not, of course, get the benefit of the new law allowing 25 cents per drill for the reason that they cannot attend and the command is to be filled with men that will be able to get the benefit of the provisions of the new law.
Under the new law it will take some little extra time, but will be necessary to procure the extra money for the soldiers who attend the drills.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 13 April, 1904
pg 7
Critchfield In Town.
General Is Happy Over Recent Bills That Were Passed.
General A.B. Critchfield, rotund, jocular, happy and always the same whether bustling for the party or officiating as adjutant general of Ohio, was in Wooster Saturday shaking hands with his many friends. General Critchfield is very happy, lately, over the many bills that he has successfully put through the legislature for the benefit of the National guard. The one that was passed by the senate Friday doubles the rent money and expenses allowance of every company in the state. “It will help the company here,” he said, “for instead of getting $400 and having to get along on that they will now have about $800. We are getting the National guard into lots better shape. The organization has been running along for years without any help to speak of, and it is our aim now to put it in the highest state of efficiency. It takes money to do it, but the legislature and the governor seem to be willing to spend a little in the right way.
The soldier boys here in Wooster are getting along in their usual good shape. I am just taking a smoke on Major Gerlach’s new baby,” he said holding out part of a good looking perfecto. “The company here appears in good shape as it ought to. Captain Limb is keeping up the record of his predecessors. He is one of the most enthusiastic captains in the business.”

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 1 June, 1904
pg 3
Personals.
Mr. and Mrs. Capt. M.R. Limb had as their guest last week, Mrs. W.H. Bradshaw, mother of Mrs. Limb, of Paris, Ill.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 20 July, 1904
pg 8
Sent to Shoot.
Company D Has Three Men in The State Meet.
Company D has three men in the state shoot that is taking place in Newark this week. They are Harvey Messmore, Albert Weber and Henry Bebout, and … Captain M.R. Limb to represent the Wooster company at the shoot. Each company in the National Guard is supposed to send its quota to the shoot. The preliminary shoot lasts the first four days of the week. The fifty best marksmen of the preliminary work will remain over two days longer to try their skill, and the eighteen best of these fifty will be selected to represent Ohio in the National shoot, which will take place in August or September.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 31 August, 1904
pg 7
Home From Camp.
Members of Co. D Report Having Had Real Military Duty.
Major F.C. Gerlach, Capt. M.R. Limb and the members of Co. D, 8th Regt O.N.G. got home at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday from the military maneuvers at Camp Rerrick. The men report having enjoyed themselves, although given much real military duty and considerable work on the long marches. The health of the command was excellent during the camp. Corporal Will Kester was the only man off duty. Corporal Kester had the bad luck to come in contact with poison ivy and was in bad shape for several days and is not fully recovered from the effects of the poison.
The Eighth regiment received much praise for the way in which they conducted themselves during the maneuvers. The Eighth and the Sixth were the only two regiments mentioned at the sum up at the end of the second day’s work. Company D was very prominent in the mimic warfare. At one time the company had established an outpost, and part of the men were at the top of the hill when several companies of the enemy were seen to approach. Captain Limb waited until the enemy were within 200 yards and gave the signal to fire. The umpires ruled two companies out and made part of the others retreat 200 yards. Several other times the events were equally exciting. The Eighth and company D were given their full share of the work. At times company D were compelled to bear the extreme brunt of the fighting.
The night of the fight between the regulars and the state troops, the Eighth boys were located six miles from the scene of the trouble and saw none of the exciting scenes. Speaking of the relations between the state troops and the regulars one of the Eighth boys said “We were brigaded with some of the regular troops in the Fifth brigade and were camped alongside of them. The relations between the men were as cordial and brotherly as could be desired. The regulars regretted the unfortunate occurrence just as much as any of the others. Those engaged in the riot were members of the 14th artillery, a regiment that is said to be composed of some of the toughest characters in the army.”

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 16 November, 1904
pg 2
Ready for Election.
Will Vote For Officers on November Twenty first.
Company D will hold an election Monday night to see who is to be the delegate from the company to the officers’ meeting in Mansfield on Tuesday to nominate officers for the regiment to be voted on at the election of division and regimental officers to be held Nov. 21. It is not known what will be done at the meeting in Mansfield, but it is presumed that the old officers will probably be nominated again.
An effort will be made to get company H. of Shreve, to Wooster next week for a shoot with the company D boys. At the recent contest Wooster had not had any practice and the Shreve boys who had been handling the guns pretty nicely walked clear away from the Wooster boys. If Wooster gets another match with Shreve, it is expected that the story will be different.
The money to pay the company D boys for the last quarter’s drill is now in the hands of Captain Limb and will be distributed at once. The amounts vary according to the attendance of the different members of the company.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 23 November, 1904
pg 3
Personals.
Major F.C. Gerlach and Capt. M.R. Limb were in Mansfield Tuesday, attending a meeting of officers of the 8th Regiment O.N.G.

1905

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 22 March, 1905
pg 6
Adjutant General A.B. Critchfield on Tuesday forwarded from Columbus to Capt. M.R. Limb, commanding Company D, 8th Regiment O.N.G., of Wooster, eight handsome bronze medals for delivery to the members of that company who won them by skill at the rifle shooting contest, namely Charles Cumberland, Bernard Maurer, M.C. Taggart, Jos. E. Jolliff, Harvey Messmore, M.R. Limb, H.N. Regout, Harry O. Maurer.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 26 April, 1905
pg 3
Personals.
Mrs. W.H. Bradshaw and daughter, Miss Dolly Bradshaw, of Paris, Ill., are guests of her daughter, Mrs. Capt. M.R. Limb.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 26 April, 1905
pg 8
Here And There.
Monday, April 24.
Capt. M.R. Limb announces that Co. D will shoot at target in the armory for gold and silver medals the first Monday night in May.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 24 May, 1905
pg 3
Personals.
Capt. M.R. Limb on Monday attended a meeting of the officers of the 8th Regiment O.N.G. at Canton.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 31 May, 1905
pg 3
Memorial Day
Its Public Observance in Wooster.
273 Graves of Soldiers Decorated With Flags, Wreaths and Flowers at cemetery—Patriotic Exercises at City Hall.
“Under the soft and Summer steep
Of this blue sky, sleep, soldier sleep!
All battles fought, no roll or drum
Into thy camping ground shall come,
But peace and quiet reign supreme
In one delightful, dulcet dream,
Till God shall muster thee anew
Before Him for the Last Review.”
Again did the citizens of Wooster, in an appropriate and loyal manner, under the auspices of the Grand Army of the Republic, observe Memorial Day, on yesterday, Tuesday, May 30th. The time of celebration was different than on several former years, coming this year with decoration exercises at 9 o’clock in the forenoon at the cemetery, instead of in the afternoon, and with the speaking exercises at the City in the afternoon.
For this reason perhaps, there was not so large an attendance from the country in the forenoon, and only a small portion of the city people participated at that time, though they came out by hundreds later in the day to foster the spirit of patriotism, to teach especially on that day, by an object lesson, to the youth of our land, loyalty to Country and love of home.

There was no outward display of it being a National holiday. No flags floated from the Court House, County Buildings or City Hall or other public places, about half a dozen merchants showed the National colors at their business houses on the main streets, and about one in a hundred citizens on the side streets, from center to suburb, put out a flag in honor of the day, the whole town, in this respect, looking almost like every day in the year.
The weather was not the most favorable, the sky being cloudy, after rain all night, but cleared up in the morning and was fair, so that the march to the cemeteries, and proceedings there, were carried out in best way, though the attendance was not so large there as on some former years.
At nine o’clock the line was formed at the Armory on East North Street, and marched to the cemetery in the following:

Order of Procession.
Chief Marshal, Major Frank C. Gerlach,
and Aides, W.C. Myers and Samuel McClarran,
in National Guard Uniform, on Horseback.
Drum Corps, on foot, ex-Sheriff John B. Brown, Frank Kester and William Hess
Forty Soldiers of Company D, 8th Regiment O.N.G.,
armed and equipped in fine Array,
under Command of Captain M.R. Limb.
Carriages containing Soldiers of the G.A.R.
Members of Relief Corps,
Ladies of the G.A.R., and Daughters of Veterans
Other old Soldiers in Carriages
Wagons containing Baskets of Flowers, Wreaths and Flags for the Decoration of Graves
Citizens in Carriages.

Exercises at Cemetery.
The procession numbered about 300, about 125 were old soldiers, who were welcomed to the grounds by about 300 people who had gone there in advance, making a throng following in from the city, of about 1,000.

The column of the organizations was soon formed in a square around the Cenotaph, where in the presence of the assemblage was successively held the impressive Ritual Services of the organizations of the Grand Army of the Republic, the Woman’s Relief Corps, Ladies of the G.A.R. and Daughters of Veterans, whose combines services continued for about an hour.
At conclusion of this came the decoration of the 167 graves of soldiers in Wooster cemetery and of 6 in the Catholic cemetery nearby on Madison Hill. Reverently, on each grave, was placed the National Flag, and an evergreen wreath, and flowers strewn over their silent breasts.
The decoration of the graves closed with Company D, firing three vollies of musketry in military honors to the dead, when the procession reformed and marched to the City.

Exercises in Afternoon.
The further, and speaking exercises, were held at the City Opera House in the afternoon, commencing at two o’clock, to a large audience, with the following program, which had just begun when we went to press.
Calling to Order, Post Commander, Thomas A. Elder.
Invocation, Rev. S.E. Neikirk.
Music—Star Spangled Banner, Quartette, Mrs. D.W. Metzler, Jean Ellsperman, Mr. Jacot, G.A. Richardson, Miss Lura Cunningham, piano accompanist.
Introductory Remarks, President of Day, W.E. Weygandt.
Reading Lincoln’s Address at Gettysburg, Post Commander Dr. Elder.
Music, Choir.
Address, Rev. Dr. Scott F. Hershey.
Music—America, Choir and Audience.
Benediction, Rev. J.M. Lockhart.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 31 May, 1905
pg 3
Officers Held Meeting.
Eighth Regiment Will Camp by Battalions This Year.
The officers of the Eighth regiment, O.N.G., met with Col. Vollrath at Hotel McKinley, Canton, Monday to discuss matters pertaining to the welfare of the regiment and to form plans for the new method of encampment, namely by battalion.
Major F.C. Gerlach of Wooster, who is in command of the second battalion, states that the second battalion will very likely camp at Newark during July. Major Marquis has announced that the first battalion will camp there early in July. The state rifle shoot will be held on these grounds starting July 23.
It seemed to be the concensus of opinion that the state camp grounds at Newark afforded the best facilities, and it is probable that the three different battalions will select that place. The encampment of each battalion, the full arrangements, and all responsibility will rest with the majors.
Present at the conference were one or two officers from each of the twelve companies in the regiment. Major Marquis of the first battalion, was present, Major Schwartz of the third and second battalion was represented by Captain Limb of company D, Wooster, in the absence of Major Gerlach. Among the other officers present were Captain Bradford, Mansfield; Captain Zang, Alliance; Captain Heller, Lieutenant Weaver, Lieutenant Bolach, of Wadsworth; Lieutenant Merker, Captain Bertolette, Shreve; Lieutenant Hazlett, Alliance; First Lieutenant U.E. Clay and Second Lieutenant Charles Houser, of Canton; Captain Yanunc, Lieutenant Walkup and Lieutenant Write, of Akron; Captain C.H. Hughes, of Mansfield, regimental quartermaster; Captain W. Bacon, Tiffin; First Lieutenant R. U. Hastings, Namsfield; Captain H.J. Blackburn, Akron, and Major Smith, of Canton.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 31 May, 1905
pg 8
The Country’s Dead Again Remembered
Fitting Services are Held in Wooster in Honor of the Soldiers Who Fought for Their Country in Its Time of Need.
The patriotic people of the city and the country about Wooster gathered in goodly number Tuesday morning in spite of the threatening weather to perform the annual service to the soldier dead who are sleeping the long sleep in Wooster cemeteries. There was but little delay in starting the march to the cities of the dead, and shortly after 9 o’clock the procession moved through the public square in the following order:
Chief Marshal, Major F.C. Gerlach and aides, W.C. Myers, Samuel McClarran.
Drum Corps. John Brown, Frank Kester and Will Hess.
Co. D, 8th Regt, O.N.G., under command of Capt. M.R. Limb, 80 men in line.
Given Post G.A.R. in carriages.
Old soldiers in carriages.
Wagons filled with flowers.
Women’s Relief Corps.
Daughters of Veterans.
Ladies of the G.A.R. in vans.
Long line of citizens in conveyances.

On arriving at the cemetery a hollow square was formed around the cenotaph where the ritualistic service for the dead was carried out by the Grand Army, Women’s Relief Corps, Ladies of the G.A.R., Daughters of Veterans. The placing of flowers and flags upon the graves in both Wooster and the Catholic cemeteries followed. The grave of each soldier is now marked with a bronze marker furnished by the government. At the conclusion of the exercises at the cenotaph the customary volleys were fired by Co. D in honor of the dead after which the column was again formed and marched back to the city. While the number of people gathered in the cemetery was not as large as in many former years, yet many braved the threatening clouds and added their presence in memory of the valorous dead.

Speaking Exercises.
The exercises held in the opera house Tuesday afternoon were attended by an audience that filled the auditorium to the doors. The assemblage was called to order in a few appropriate words by Dr. T.A. Elder, commander of Given Post. Invocation by Rev. S.E. Neikirk, of the Reformed church, followed. A quartet made up of Mrs. D.W. Metzler, Miss Jean Ellsperman, D.W. Jacot, G.A. Richardson, with Miss Lura Cunningham at the piano, sang “The Star Spangled Banner.” Reading of orders by Geo. S. Schmutz, officer of the day.
William E. Weygandt, president of the day, in his introductory remarks was very eloquent and breathed the feeling of a true patriot. The reading of Lincoln’s address of Gettysburg by Doctor T.A. Elder followed. The quartet gave a selection when came the orator of the day, Rev. Scott F. Hershey, D.D. Dr. Hershey had for his subject “A Nation With a Conscience.” Dr. Hershey in the few weeks that he has been a resident of Wooster has established himself as an orator of much power, and his effort on this occasion was such as to add greatly to his local fame as a public speaker. The address was a masterly one and pronounced by many the very best heard here in recent years on Memorial day. We regret our inability to give the reader even a synopsis of Dr. Hershey’s eloquent address. With “America” by the quartet and audience, benediction by Rev. J.M. Lockhart, of the baptist church, the exercises in honor of the soldier dead was ended.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 7 June, 1905
pg 4
Is Increasing Company.
In anticipation of the fact that company D with the rest of the Second battalion will go into camp at Newark July 2, Captain M.R. Limb is arranging to recruit the company to its full capacity. This has to be done within the next five days. It will be the aim of Captain Limb to cut out all the members who are not attending drills and to substitute others who will be active members of the company. There is room for several good soldiers.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 28 June, 1905
pg 3
The 8th Regiment, Ohio National Guard, will go into annual state encampment at Newark during the first week in July. The members of Company D, Capt. M.R. Limb, commanding, will leave Wooster on Sunday, July 2, and with the other companies in the same battalion will camp under the direction of Major F.C. Gerlach. The camp is to be given up especially to rifle practice this year, in order to get the soldiers up to the best state of efficiency.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 5 July, 1905
pg 2
Last Sunday morning Major F.C. Gerlach and thirty-members of Company D, 8th Regiment O.N.G., under command of Capt. M.R. Limb, went to Newark to encamp there this week.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 5 July, 1905
pg 8
At Camp Newark.
Members of Company D in Annual Encampment this Week.
Major F.C. Gerlach, Capt. M.R. Limb and 34 members of Co. D, Eighth Regt. O.N.G., left at 8:40 a.m. Sunday for the week in camp at Newark. A large number of the command were at the depot to see the company. A number of the soldiers will go to Newark tonight and Tuesday.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 2 August, 1905
pg 5
Opened Opera House Bids.
Wayne Hart, clerk of the board of public service at noon Monday opened bids for the leasing of the City opera house for this season to begin August 1 and ending July 30, 1906. Two bids were received, the first from George Kettler and M.R. Limb and the second from S.D. Swarts. The bid of the first named was the first one opened. The bid offered a nightly rental of $25.50 per night for use of the house. Mr. Swarts on hearing this bid asked permission to withdraw his bid, and was granted leave.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 13 December, 1905
pg 3
Ready For The Eighth.
A Full Line of Committees Have Been Appointed.
The committee of general arrangements for the coming celebration of the Eithth of January consisting of George J. Kreiger, John McSweeney, R.L. Adair, Emmett Lee, J.O. Fritz, Fleming Fisher and Lyman Critchfield, Jr. met on Wednesday evening Dec. 6, and organized for the celebration as follows.
Charimen of Committee of General Arrangements, Geo. J. Kreiger.
Secretary, Lyman Critchfield, Jr.
Committee on Invitation of Speakers—John McSweeney, E.B. Eshelman, Isaac N. Hough, John S. Adair, Ed. S. Wertz.
Committee on Music—O.C. Franks, Warren Keister, Harry Sweeney.
Committee on Printing—John C. Hoffman, John Marchand, Chas. Collier.
Committee on Dance and Dance Music—Eugene Carlin, Geo. France, Harry Kramer, Marcus Limb, Fritz Haller, Nick Roberts, Arch Dice.
Committee on Banquet—Wayne Hart, Benton G. Hay, John McSweeney, Ed. Kreiger, C.M. Tawney.
Committee on Hall—James B. Minier, Mac Ginter, John Johnston, C.B. Schlossnogle, Joseph Sullivan, Chas. Schopf.
Committee on Decoration—Henry Leiner, John Van Nest, Frank Glasgo, Harrison Miller, Joseph Housekeeper.
Committee on Finance—John Nolle, Marcus Van Nest, Chas. A. Weiser.
Committee on Reception—L.R. Critchfield, Marlon Vanover, Hon. S.B. Eason, H.A. Hart, W.E. Weygandt, J.C. McClarran, H.B. Swartz, A.D. Metz.
Vice Presidents—A.N. Roth. Paint Township; L.C. Davidson, Sugarcreek; Ira Ault, Baughman; Conrad Barth, Chippewa; Earnest McConnell, Milton; Joe Gallagher, Greene; C.E. Reiter, East Union; August Chenevey, Saltcreek; Moses Saunders, Franklin; Walter Smith, Wooster; Ira McCoy, Wayne; J.G. Mattison, Canaan; T.V. Keeler, Congress; J.W. Ebert, Chester; John Bardon, Plain; Chas. Esselburn, Clinton.
The committee of general arrangements also selected Jos. O. Fritz as president of the evening of the celebration, which will take place on Monday evening, the 8th day of January, 1906.
The committee on invitation of speakers will endeavor to have Mayor-elect Dempsey, of Cincinnati, Mayor-elect Brand Whitlock, of Toledo, or Congressman H.C. Garber, chairman of the executive committee in the State during the recent campaign that night.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 20 December, 1905
pg 1
Jackson Day
Fifty-First Annual Celebration in Wooster by the Wayne County Democracy.
The Committee of General Arrangements for the coming celebration of the 8th of January consisting of George J. Kreiger, John McSweeney, R.L. Adair, Emmett Lee, J.O. Fritz, Fleming Fisher and Lyman Critchfield, Jr. met on Wednesday evening Dec. 6, and organized as follows.
Charimen of Committee of General Arrangements, Geo. J. Kreiger.
Secretary, Lyman Critchfield, Jr.
The following auxilliary committee were appointed:
Committee on invitation of speakers—John McSweeney, E.B. Eshelman, Isaac N. Hough, John S. Adair, Ed. S. Wertz.
Committee on music—O.C. Franks, Warren Keister, Harry Sweeney.
Committee on printing—John C. Hoffman, John Marchand, Charles Collier.
Committee on dance and dance music—Eugene Carlin, George France, Harry Kramer, Capt. Marcus Limb, Fritz Haller, Nicholas Roberts, Arch Dice.
Committee on Banquet—Wayne Hart, Benton G. Hay, John McSweeney, Ed. Kreiger, O.M. Tawney.
Committee on Hall—James B. Minier, Mac Ginter, John Johnston, C.B. Schlossnogle, Joseph Sullivan, Chas. Schopf.
Committee on Decoration—Henry Leiner, John Van Nest, Frank Glasgo, Harrison Miller, Joseph Housekeeper.
Committee on Reception—Hon. L.R. Critchfield, Hon. Marlon VanOver, Hon. H.A. Hart, Judge S.B. Eason, Hon. W.E. Weygandt, Judge J.C. McClarran, Judge H.B. Swartz, Hon. A.D. Metz.
Finance Committee—John Nolle, Marcus Van Nest, C.A. Weiser.

Vice Presidents.
Paint Township, A.M. Roth.
Sugar Creek, L.C. Davidson.
Baughman, Ira Ault.
Chippewa, Conrad Barth.
Milton, Earnest McConnell
Greene, Joe Gallagher.
East Union, C.E. Reiter.
Saltcreek, August Chenevey.
Franklin, Moses Saunders.
Wooster, Walter Smith.
Wayne, Ira McCoy.
Canaan, J.G. Mattison.
Congress, J.V. Keeler.
Chester, J.W. Ebert.
Plain, John Bardon.
Clinton, Chas. Esselburn

The committee of General Arrangements also selected Hon. J.O. Fritz as President of the evening of the celebration.
Efforts are to be made to have Mayor-elect Dempsey, of Cincinnati, Mayor-elect Brand Whitlock, of Toledo, or Congressman H.C. Garber, who was Chairman of the Executive Committee during the last State campaign, present on the evening of the 8th.
It is thought that if the inauguration of Gov. Pattison takes place on January 8th, the Comomittee may be able to get some distinguished orator from a distance to attend our celebration.

1906

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 3 January, 1906
pg 7
Fifty-First Annual Celebration!
8th of January
City Opera House, Wooster, O.
Monday Evening at 7:30
Speakers:
The Committee on Invitation announce that the following named persons have accepted the invitation and promise to be with us on the night of the 8th of January in Wooster.
Hon. John D. Dennison, Jr. of Debuque, Iowa, a leading lawyer and Democrat of that State who is prominently mentioned as the next candidate for Governor of Iowa on the Democratic ticket.
Hon. Charles L. Swain, of Cincinnati, O., a prominent lawyer and ex-member of the Ohio Legislature.
Hon. Harry F. Payer, assistant City Solicitor of Cleveland, and a prominent supporter of Mayor Tom L. Johnson.
Also C.W. Horn, Esq., of Dalton, a bright and worthy young lawyer and leading young Democrat of his section who will respond to the time-honored toast, The Democratic Ladies.
Banquet at the American House.
Tickets 50 Cents.

Dance At The Armory
Good Music given at City Hall, Banquet and Dance.
Committees:
The Committee of General Arrangements for the coming celebration of the 8th of January consisting of George J. Kreiger, John McSweeney, R.L. Adair, Emmett Lee, J.O. Fritz, Fleming Fisher and Lyman Critchfield, Jr. met on Wednesday evening Dec. 6, and organized as follows.
Charimen of Committee of General Arrangements, Geo. J. Kreiger.
Secretary, Lyman Critchfield, Jr.
The following auxilliary committee were appointed:
Committee on invitation of speakers—John McSweeney, E.B. Eshelman, Isaac N. Hough, John S. Adair, Ed. S. Wertz.
Committee on music—O.C. Franks, Warren Keister, Harry Sweeney.
Committee on printing—John C. Hoffman, John Marchand, Charles Collier.
Committee on dance and dance music—Eugene Carlin, George France, Harry Kramer, Capt. Marcus Limb, Fritz Haller, Nicholas Roberts, Arch Dice.
Committee on Banquet—Wayne Hart, Benton G. Hay, John McSweeney, Ed. Kreiger, O.M. Tawney.
Committee on Hall—James B. Minier, Mac Ginter, John Johnston, C.B. Schlossnogle, Joseph Sullivan, Chas. Schopf.
Committee on Decoration—Henry Leiner, John Van Nest, Frank Glasgo, Harrison Miller, Joseph Housekeeper.
Committee on Reception—Hon. L.R. Critchfield, Hon. Marlon VanOver, Hon. H.A. Hart, Judge S.B. Eason, Hon. W.E. Weygandt, Judge J.C. McClarran, Judge H.B. Swartz, Hon. A.D. Metz.
Finance Committee—John Nolle, Marcus Van Nest, C.A. Weiser.

NOTE: Georgie Limb would be Marcus George (b. 1899), son of M.R. Limb and Lucy Bradshaw.
NOTE: Annette Kreiger (b. 1896) and Pauline Krieger (b. 1899), daughters of George J. and Nettie (Henninger) Krieger and granddaughters of Katharine Schaible and George Krieger.
Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 7 February, 1906
pg 7
Society.
The home of Dr. and Mrs. R. Elson held a happy gathering of little folks last night. The occasion which brought the masters and misses was a birthday surprise on Miss Annette Kreiger, daughter of County Treasurer G.J. Krieger, who has her home with her aunt and uncle. The guests assembled at the residence of W.A. Lott and then proceeded in a body to the Elson house. Miss Annette was given the greatest surprise of her life and was made happy on receiving a pretty gift from each child in honor of her tenth birthday. After a gay time with games the little folks were served with a dainty luncheon by Mrs. Elson and friends. Those present were, Don Weimer of Marshallville, Grace Smith, John Baird, Helen Zaring, Maud Daugherty, Mildred Rice, George Kettler, Lucile Rice, Florence Van Nest, Elizabeth Lott, Glenn Haller, Georgie Limb, Harriet Matthis, Amie Sower, Harry Tawney, Pauline Kreiger.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 10 February, 1906
pg 2
For Target Practice
Company D Receiving 1,000 Special Shells
Company D is receiving 1,000 special shells for indoor target practice which will be indulged in by company D in the near future, according to orders received from headquarters. The shells were sent some days ago and are expected here almost any time now.
Captain Limb is discharging four members of the company who have not been active members of the company for a long time. There are five or six men who want to come in and the discharge of four will make room for that many of them. The papers necessary to secure a discharge are now the same as are used in the regular army.
In speaking of the good work done by the Eighth at the maneuvers in Kentucky last fall, General Bates said that in case of any war the Eighth would be one of the very first regiments called out, after the regular army.

Here and There
Friday, Feb. 5.
Capt. M.R. Limb on Friday received fifteen pairs of ball bearing skates for use at the armory.

Social Notes.
The roller skating season at the armory opened well Tuesday night in spite of the cold and stormy weather. The number present was large, the large number enjoying the skating was surprising when one considered that it is many years since the sport was so popular, and it was thought that those who knew how to skate then would have to learn it over again. Such did not seem to be the case however, as there were but few on the floor who seemed at all awkward on the rollers. The music by the Wooster City band added much to the enjoyment of the skaters.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 18 April, 1906
pg 4
Death of Frank Fletcher.
Frank Fletcher died in Wooster Saturday morning at the home of his father, David W. Fletcher on West Larwill street. His age was 37 years, and the cause of death tuberculosis, after several months illness. He was born in Wooster and lived here all his life. By trade he was a pad maker and a skillful workman, and socially was much esteemed in a wide circle of personal acquaintances. He is survived by parents and two brothers, Charles L. Fletcher, grocer, of Wooster, and Paul Fletcher, railroad agent at Freedom, Pa. The funeral will be held at the family home Monday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock with services conducted by Rev. Dr. Hershey, of the First Presbyterian church, of which denomination the deceased was a member.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 18 April, 1906
pg 10
His Troubles Over.
Frank Fletcher Passed to the Other Shore Saturday Morning.
After many months of patient suffering Frank Fletcher passed from this life at 8:80 a.m., Saturday. Funeral was held Monday, from the home of his father, D.W. Fletcher, West Larwill street. Interment in Wooster cemetery.
Death was due tuberculosis of the bowels after all was done for him that was possible by medical aid and kind and careful nursing. Mr. Fletcher had been in ill health for several years, but it was not until within the last few months that the disease developed and made it apparent that his days on earth were numbered. Frank Fletcher was born in Wooster and had he lived until May would have attained 37 years of life. Mr. Fletcher, by reason of his skill as a baseball pitcher was for some years one of the best known and most popular young men in the city having been the pitcher for the famous old D’Nices, a noted amateur organization which brought Wooster into prominence in all parts of the country.
Mr. Fletcher realized that his life was ebbing away and while he would have lived for those he loved, yet he awaited the final call patiently. He leaves to mourn his death a son Earl and daughter Helen, with their mother, besides father, mother and two brothers, Charles Fletcher of Wooster, and Paul Fletcher of Freedom, Pa. Frank Fletcher as a boy and as a man enjoyed the companionship of associates and numbered as his friends all with whom he had ever been closely associated. His death is deplored by all and much sympathy is felt for the grief stricken father and mother.
As the deceased was at one time a member of Co. D, 8th Regt., O.N.G., Capt. M.R. Limb will have a firing squad turn out for the services and fire the customary volleys.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 18 April, 1906
pg 6
His Troubles Over.
Frank Fletcher Passed to the Other Shore Saturday Morning.
After many months of patient suffering Frank Fletcher passed from this life at 8:80 a.m., Saturday. Funeral was held Monday, from the home of his father, D.W. Fletcher, West Larwill street. Interment in Wooster cemetery.
Death was due tuberculosis of the bowels after all was done for him that was possible by medical aid and kind and careful nursing. Mr. Fletcher had been in ill health for several years, but it was not until within the last few months that the disease developed and made it apparent that his days on earth were numbered. Frank Fletcher was born in Wooster and had he lived until May would have attained 37 years of life. Mr. Fletcher, by reason of his skill as a baseball pitcher was for some years one of the best known and most popular young men in the city having been the pitcher for the famous old D’Nices, a noted amateur organization which brought Wooster into prominence in all parts of the country.
Mr. Fletcher realized that his life was ebbing away and while he would have lived for those he loved, yet he awaited the final call patiently. He leaves to mourn his death a son Earl and daughter Helen, with their mother, besides father, mother and two brothers, Charles Fletcher of Wooster, and Paul Fletcher of Freedom, Pa. Frank Fletcher as a boy and as a man enjoyed the companionship of associates and numbered as his friends all with whom he had ever been closely associated. His death is deplored by all and mych sympathy is felt for the grief stricken father and mother.
As the deceased was at one time a member of Co. D, 8th Regt., O.N.G., Capt. M.R. Limb will have a firing squad turn out for the services and fire the customary volleys.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 9 May, 1906
pg 6
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South east corner Public Square
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Modern Methods. Modern Prices.

NOTE: Company D called out for peace-keeping during coal miners strike.
Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 6 June, 1906
pg 7
Command D. Goes To War
Captain Limb in Command, the Guards were Off at 11 Monday Night.
Loving Sweethearts, Anxious Mothers, Admiring Sisters Kissed and Waved Goodbye.
With the kisses and tears of sweethearts, mothers and sisters dampening their ruddy cheeks, Wooster’s soldiers, something over fifty members of Company D, left for the coal fields at 11 o’clock Monday night by special train. The special started at Crestline and picked up troops along the line. The train comprised eight cars and cars for necessary baggage.
Company D thought they were off shortly after 1 o’clock Monday afternoon, and a thousand people went to the Pennsylvania depot to see the boys depart. Countermanding orders came and the men were brought up town for supper. The company was ordered to report to Major Vollrath at Massilon.
To a man the Wooster company was eager for the trip. Then that regal turn out of pretty girls and sympathizing relatives and friends was enough to inspire a soldier’s breast to deeds of glory and valor such as has never been written since the charge of the Light Brigade. But most of the company D boys expressed sympathy for the suffering miners. “If it comes to shooting, I’ll aim high,” said one fellow. Another was singing, “I like to be a soldier, but I’ll shoot the miner’s —-nit, but I’ll shoot the miner’s —-nit.” And another, “I think I will run the risk of getting battered on the cocoanut before I’d aim very close to one of those poor devils of the sub-caverns.”
“The spirit demonstrated by the men is wholly sympathetic for the miners, yet a fight may work a change in their feelings,” said a bystander.
Captain Limb was in command of the company when it left Wooster, subject to Major Gerlach. It is not anticipated that the guards will be on to do much fighting on the trip. Company D, together with the other troops, arrived at the mines at 6:10 Tuesday morning.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 6 June, 1906
pg 1
War Now On Guards Shot.
Miners Incensed by Attack On Union Men Lay in Ambush for State Guards.
Gen. Hughes Decides Circumstances Warrant Troops—More Than a Hundred is Needed.
Columbus, June 4,—The greater part of the Fourth regiment, Columbus, Seventh, Ironton, and Eighth, Bucyrus, will be send to Dillonvale, if Adt. Gen Hughes decides the circumstance warrant troops.
He considered it would be unwise to send only 100 men, as requested by Sheriff Vorhees. Hughes is waiting to hear further from the sheriff.
The latter reported early Monday that 15 men had been killed, but he was sent back to get further details.
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Steubenville, O., June 4.—Two guards and two strikers were shot and wounded in a battle about 1 a.m. on Monday, midway between Plum Run and Crow Hollow. About 63 guards and 250 miners participated in the fight.
According to the information received here, the guards were ambushed in a ravine, through which they were passing while on their way from Plum Run to Crow Hollow, where trouble is anticipated. The guards were straggling along, mostly in single file, which probably accounts for the ineffectiveness of the strikers firing. The latter were concealed among the trees and underbush lining the sides of the ravine, and when the first guard had advanced to a point well within the lines of the concealed force a miner fired his gun into the air. This was the signal for a general fusillade.
Fire Is Returned.
Most of the guards turned and ran, but a few stood their ground and, taking such shelter as they could find, returned the fire. The miners soon began to fall back and the guards imitated their example, carrying off two of their number who were slightly wounded.

Miners Incensed.
It is claimed that the thing which incensed the Crow Hollow miners to the point of attacking the guards was an assault made on two union miners at Plum Run by four guards Saturday night. Two Italians, carrying union cards, after entering the mine at the latter place refused to go to work, claiming that they had not been notified that a strike was in progress. They were then ordered off the premises and refused to leave. Guards promptly threw them off in the melee, one of the miners being badly beaten. He went over to Crow Hollow, told of his experiences and showed his injuries. The miners, fired with indignation by the Italian’s story, quickly decided to avenge them by ambushing the Plum Run guards, who, it was known, were to be sent over to protect the workmen at the Crow Hollow mines.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 6 June, 1906
pg 1
Co. D At Dillonvale
With Other Companies of Eighth Regiment.
Major Frank C. Gerlach received a message from Col. Edward Vollrath at 6 o’clock, Monday morning, to have his battalion in readiness to proceed to Plum Run mine near Steubenville, the scene of the battle between miners and militia early Monday morning, as detailed in the telegraph columns of the Republican. Major Gerlach at once notified the four companies in his battalion. The members of Company D were notified. Lieutenants Rahl and Limb are in charge, and soon through the regular way every member of the company was notified, and all had their uniforms ready to put on so they could be in readiness in fifteen minutes after the receipt of notice by the ringing of the bell at the city hall.
Major Gerlach received notice that the commissary supplies for the regiment had been loaded on a car at Canton and were all ready for the trip.
The call for the company caused a great deal of excitement, Monday, and made the soldier boys who have been doing drill duty only since the war with Spain, anticipate a few days of real live service and there was general inquiry, Monday, for the latest news from the front.
Capt. M.R. Limb on Sunday went to Port Clinton, where he was elected captain of the State Rifle team. Capt. Limb was notified and phoned to the city to have the members of Co. D notified and to hold themselves in readiness for a hurry call. Lieuts. Limb and Rahl within an hour or two had reached every member of the command in the city.
Major Gerlach at 2 p.m. was informed by Col. Vollrath that he had issued orders to mobilize the entire Eighth Regiment. Major Gerlach immediately sent out an order to the commanding officers of Co. C, Canton; Co. I, Tiffin; Co. H, Shreve; and Co. D, Wooster, these companies making up the third battalion of the regiment. Owing to poor telephone service the Canton company was not notified until an hour after the order to assemble had been received by Co. D.
Owing to a change in the orders Co. D did not get off until after 11 p.m. Monday for the scene of the trouble at Dillonville, although the command, 44 strong, was at the Pennsylvania depot in time to take the train due at 4:31. A special train was started from Crestline and was delayed along the route. When reaching Wooster it carried the companies from Galion, Mansfield, Tiffin, Ashland, and Shreve. Capt. M.R. Limb, who was at Port Clinton, reached home in time to take charge of the company.
A special dispatch received by The Republican from one of the members of Company D, Tuesday, states that everyone of the company is all right and that the boys are all in good spirits, but very tired.
The Wooster boys did not arrive at the scene of the trouble until 6 o’clock a.m. Tuesday. They were looking for any trouble in sight but did not have any chance to show their valor, as everything was quiet. They were on the train nearly all the morning awaiting orders.
It is the general feeling in the Eighth that the boys will all be back home in a day or two.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 6 June, 1906
pg 1
No Bad Feeling At Dillonvale
Militia is on the Ground and Everything Has Quieted Down. No Disastrous Results Expected.
Columbus, Ohio, June 5.—General Speaks telephoned adjutant general Hughes at noon that the troops are all distributed at the mines. There are 1100 militia on the ground, and all is quiet. No further trouble is expected, and the miners show a friendly disposition to the soldiers. It is thought that some of the soldiers will be sent home in a day or two.
Columbus, Ohio, June 5.—General Speaks reported all quiet at Dillonvale at 2 o’clock, eleven hundred troops are on hand and the mobilization is satisfactory, the soldiers and strikers have fratranalized.
Steubenville, O., June 6.—Two regiments of the State militia are now on guard in the Jefferson county coal fields, the troops arriving there at an early hour today. Dillonvale, Plum Run and Bradley are the strike centers.
At Dillonvale the coal strikers are in a most turbulent mood. It is reported that they and their sympathizers made large purchases of rifles, revolvers and ammunition, and finding an insufficient quantity in Dillonvale, extended their purchases to Steubenville and Wheeling.
Every attempt is being made by the leaders of the mine workers to hold the men in check, but the failure to pay strike benefits, coupled with their straightened circumstances and the outbreak of Monday morning, have had the effect of inciting the foreign element to desperate measures.
The militia force now at the mining region is a very strong one. Two regiments are on duty, the Fourth and Eighth. Each infantry company received 1,000 rounds of ammunition on its arrival at Bradley. In addition 10,000 rounds war ordered sent to General Speaks from Kings Mills, near Xenia, where it is manufactured. The most effective riot guns ever made are the Colt machine guns with which Company I, of the Fourth, formerly Battery H, is equipped. This company, which is commanded by Captain Harold M. Bush, took along its four rapid-fire guns.
In the clash Monday morning seven guards and two strikers were wounded. No one was killed. The miners had prepared an ambuscade for the guards in the woods midway between Plum Run and Bradley mines, and as the 63 armed men, marching single file, came along the narrow path, a miner ahead shot in the air. At this signal the 250 strikers who were hiding behind the rocks and trees opened fire from the hillsides on the guards in the hollow. Many of the latter at once broke ranks and fled back to Plum Run, but others stood their ground and returned the fire. The battle lasted fifteen minutes. Over 500 shots were exchanged and the firing only ceased after the guards’ ammunition had been exhausted. The guard then retired from the field and returned to Plum Run. The ambuscade, it is said, was arranged because of an alleged assault on an Italian union miner, who refused to work.

Scale Committee Meets.
Columbus, O., Jun 5.—There is a proposition before the joint scale committee of the Ohio Operators and Mine Workers. John E. Winder, on behalf of the operators, presented the proposal, which suggests arbitration. In presenting the proposition the operators said that the issue between the opposing sides, as presented in the scale committee, was clear-cut. The miners insist that present conditions in the coal industry justify the restoration of the 90 cents a ton wage scale of 1903. The operators just as strongly assert that conditions of the coal trade do not justify the restoration of the 1903 scale, but that, in fact a reduction from the 1904-5 scale should be conceded by the miners. The operators suggest that the arbitration committee by appointed by the governor, composed of operators, miners, and outside parties, an equal number of each.

Troops Ordered Out.
Columbus, O., June 5.—In response to the urgent request of Sheriff D.F. Vorhees, of Jefferson county, for aid, Adjutant General Oliver H. Hughes despatched a force of about 1,100 Ohio National Guardsmen to Bradley. The troops sent to the scene were the Fourth Infantry, headquarters in Columbus, Colonel C.S. Ammel commanding; the Eighth Infantry, headquarters Bucyrus, Colonel Edward Vollrath commanding; the Second ambulance company and the Second company, signal corps. General John C. Speaks, commanding the Second brigade, was ordered to mobilize these troops and proceed to Jefferson county and report to Sheriff Vorhees.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 6 June, 1906
pg 2
Captain Limb To Go.
Head of Wooster Company to Represent Regiment.
Col. Edward Vollrath, commanding the Eights, has selected the regimental rifle team to compete at the state contest at Port Clinton. The members of the team are M.R. Limb of Wooster, R.U. Hastings of Mansfield, T.O. Sattler of Ashland, E.F. Eddy, of Shrive and Aquila Leaf of Alliance.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 6 June, 1906
pg 7
Coal Company Warned.
Steubenville, O., June 2.—Prosecuting Attorney Alban dispatched Sheriff Vorhees to Plum Run to warn the United States Coal company against its action in preventing the strikers from receiving groceries. Merchants of Smithfield who hauled groceries to the homes o f the strikers, which are in company houses, are not allowed to deliver the goods, as armed guards lead the horses away from the living district and order the drivers to depart at the point of rifles. Prosecutor Alban pronounces such actions as an outrage, and advised the sheriff to order the company to desist or place enough deputy sheriffs on duty to carry everything to the strikers homes except liquor. The sheriff will appeal to the company to stop what the prosecutor terms an effort to starve out the strikers, and if his appeal is in vain he will issue orders backed up by deputy sheriffs.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 13 June, 1906
pg 2
Here and There.
Mrs. Ben Finical and daughter, of Decatur, Ill, are visitors at the home of Capt. M.R. Limb.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 11 July, 1906
pg 2
Here and There.
Friday, July 6.
Capt. M.R. Limb of Co. D informs The Republican that he can use eight more recruits so as to fill command to the full quota. As the regiment will go into camp August 6 Those who contemplate joining should do so at once.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 1 August, 1906
pg 6
Will Belong To Browns.
Company D Getting Ready to Go to Camp.
Company D is getting all ready to go to camp on Monday, August 13, when the maneuvers will take place in Tuscarawas county.
Captain M.R. Limb, commander of the company, has received the official orders. The orders have the usual remarks as to the details of transportation etc. They state that company D and the eighth regiment will belong to the army of Browns. The other army will be known as the “Blues.” Company D’s mail will have to be addressed to Strausburg. The camp will be known as Camp Pattison, in honor of the late governor of the state.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 15 August, 1906
pg 1
Company D All Right.
A telephone message from a member of the Eighth regiment Tuesday stated that the boys were in camp in good shape and were all ready for the maneuvers. The first mimic battle is scheduled to take place tomorrow morning. Company D and the Eighth are having good food, good cooking and are feeling fine.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 15 August, 1906
pg 7
Co. D All Ready.
Boys Will Leave on a Special Train, Monday.
The members of Co. D, Eighth regiment Ohio National Guard, will leave on Monday for the military maneuvers at Strasburg. Capt. M.R. Limb expects to have not less than 50 enlisted men in camp and has things well in hand for the camp. Capt. Limb on Saturday received a lot of new khaki shirts for the men which he will issue on Monday morning.
The command will leave on a special train due here at 9:20. The train on reaching this city will have on board the companies from Tiffin, Gallion, Mansfield, Ashland and Shreve. The train will be run to Massillon where a change will be made for the camp, to be known as “Camp Pattison,” in honor of the dead governor. Harry Woolman and Henry Kettler with two assistants are to act as cooks for Co. D.
The orders are that officers and men go to the camp grounds in the field service uniform and with the simple mess equipment furnished by the state. There are to be no frills. It is to be a military camp in every particular.
The maneuver grounds contain about 25 square miles of hills, trees and open country. It is an ideal place for maneuvers of large bodies of troops. The battalion of engineers Cleveland, has made a map of the grounds. These will be distributed to the officers when they arrive at the camp. Officers of the regular army who will act as umpires, will make out the problems for the militiamen to work out in the field. These problems will be a test of the ability of the officers and enlisted men to take care of themselves under conditions approaching those to be expected in actual warfare.
General Dick and his staff will establish their camp at Strasburg Sunday in advance of the troops.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 15 August, 1906
pg 8
The Arrest Of Soldier.
But Soldier Explained and Trouble Is Averted.
The members of Co. D, 8th Regt., O.N.G., were up bright and early Monday and began preparing for the trip to the military maneuvers at Strausburg, Tuscarawas county. The special train was scheduled to leave at 9:20 a.m. but did not reach Wooster until 11 o’clock. The train consisted of seven coaches and three baggage cars. The cars held the occupants from Tiffin, Galion, Mansfield, Ashland and Shreve when reaching the city. The men were under strict military command, the end of each car being guarded to prevent the soldiers leaving the coaches.
Co. D, besides Lieuts. James Rahl and George Limb, and non-commissioned officers, numbered 45. A number who did not accompany the command at the present time will join the company during the week at Strausburg. Major Frank C. Gerlach also took the train. Some little time was lost here in loading Major Gerlach’s horse, “Cubans,” the famous little mare brought back from Cuba by Sergt. Tony Oltmann, and now owned by Samuel Bell. It is safe to say that no officer will have a better or showery mount than Major Gerlach.
Capt. Limb before leaving stated that he believed that he was going to take more of the members of his command than any other company in the regiment. All but one member of the company who did not report had been excused. This soldier was Private Irvin Derr of Wooster. Capt. Limb before taking the train placed the papers into the hands of Chief Leiner for Derr’s arrest.
Private Derr was found after dinner by Chief Leiner and told of the order left by Capt. Limb. Derr explained that he had been at Millersburg and was not able to get to the city on account of train connections. Derr promised to take the 4:80 p.m. train for Camp Pattison and was given his liberty without being formally under arrest. Derr’s intentions were all right and he would have been on hand had he been able.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 22 August, 1906
pg 7
City Opera House.
Management Remains in Charge of Kettler & Limb.
Messrs. John Nolle and L.S. Cooley of the board of public service at noon Wednesday opened bids for the leasing of the City opera house for the coming season. Two bids were received, Alcock & Swarts offering $22.50 per night for not less than forty nights. The second was by Kettler & Limb, who managed the house last season. Their bid, $30.50 per night, was the highest. Anticipating that they would again secure the management Messrs. Kettler and Limb state that they have booked the season well and believe that the line of entertainments is a little the best ever booked for Wooster.

1907

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 2 January, 1907
pg 6
Armory Improvements.
Shower Baths and Lavatory to be Provided.
Capt. M.R. Limb, owner of the city armory, has decided to make an addition to the inside equipment of the armory which will be very greatly appreciated by the members of Co. D and the general public. Capt. Limb has closed a contract for the placing of a shower bath and lavatory into the building, to be placed in space to be provided at the rear of the building. The bath will be an especially inviting and attractive feature to the members of the company. It will also prove of good use for those taking part in basketball games and other strenuous athletic games. Captain Limb hopes to have the work finished very shortly.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 29 May, 1907
pg 6
Annual Meeting of the St. James Episcopal Church
Officers for the Coming Year Were Elected Monday Evening—New Rector will be Called.
A large number of the parishioners and friends of the St James Episcopal church met Monday night and after devotional exercises the following officers were elected for the year 1907-1908.
J.B. Minier, Senior Warden
W.O. Beebe, Junior Warden
Vestrymen—W.O. Beebe, Arch Dice, P.C. Given, C.V. Hard, Nath W. Hunt, M.R. Limb, John McSweeney, F.W. Miller, W.J. Mullins, J.B. Minier, M.H. Nachtrieb, G.J. Schwartz, Prof A.D. Selby and C.O. Steinmetz.
Reports of the Treasurer and the Auxiliary societies presented and approved. A unanimous vote of thanks was tendered to J.B. Minier for faithful service as lay reader. The calling of a new rector was left in the hands of a committee.
After a pleasant hour of social chat the meeting closed.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 5 June, 1907
pg 2
Memorial Day in Wooster.
Shortly after dinner the various organizations rendezvoused at the armory. About 2 o’clock the column formed on North market street, right resting on North Market street, and to the solemn notes of the dead march, proceeded down Market street to the cemetery.
The procession was led by Chief Marshal, C.V. Hard, and aids, followed by the university band, who rendered the death march and other musical selections during the day. The members of Company D, 8th Inf. O.N.G. followed the band as the military escort and they were followed by the Buckeye Camp, I.S.W.V., the students of the Wooster public schools, members of Given Corps, W.R.C., members of Kieffer Circle, Ladies of G.A.R., Daughters of Veterans, wagons loaded with flowers for the graves of the dead, members of Given Post, G.A.R., the soldiers in carriages and the citizens on foot and in carriages. The procession was a large one and all were impressed with the passing procession.
On arriving at the cemetery, the column halted near the Larwill mauseleum near the center of the grounds, where the guides, accompanied by the school children and the different organizations, decorated the soldiers graves, and as the tender hands laid the floral tributes on the mounds that marked the resting places of all that was mortal of the fallen heroes, all thought of the immortal words of him who called that army of blue into being, who directed it during its hard fought campaigns, who bid the men who comprised it a God Speed back to their homes when its work was done. “But in a larger sense,” said Lincoln, “we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our power or detract. The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.”

The flowers were strewn upon the graves of the honored dead, followed by three volleys of musketry, by Company D, commanded by Capt. Limb, after which all organizations assembled at the cenotaph where the impressing ritual services were held in the following order:

Reading of the general Order, Adj. John R. McKinney
Lincoln’s address at Gettysburg, Post Commander, Solomon Rickabough
Ritual service of G.A.R.
Ritual service of W.R.C.
Ritual service of Ladies of G.A.R.
Ritual services of Daughters of Veterans
Ritual services of United Spanish War Veterans.
The column then reformed and marched back to the city, halting at Applecreek, where the members of the W.R.C. performed the ritualistic services in honor of the dead of the Navy, which were very impressing. The ranks then returned to the city and dispersed.

Evening Services
Calling to order, President
Invocation, Rev. W.A. Littell
Music, University orchestra
Introductory Remarks, President of the Day, Capt. J.B. Taylor
Music, orchestra
Address, Hon. M.L. Smyser
Music, orchestra
Benediction, Rev. J.K. Shellenberger.

NOTE: Carroll Bradshaw (1879-1918) was a brother of Lucy and Harriet Bradshaw.
Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 10 July, 1907
pg 3
Personals.
Carroll Bradshaw, of Paris, Ill., is here for a visit with his sisters, Mrs. E.K. Geiselman and Mrs. M.R. Limb.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 17 July, 1907
pg 1
Business Men’s Picnic
Nearly all Business Houses Will Close—School Students Will Have Holiday—Everybody Going.
It is an assured fact that nearly all if not every business man in this city will close his doors on the 25th of the month and join the crowd that will go to Silver Lake to picnic. There will be a large number to go and everyone seems to look forward to the dat anticipating one of enjoyment.
To say that Wooster will be quiet that day does not half express it. The business houses will be closed and the large number of the residents will also be gone. The summer school will close for the day and those that are attending school there will be asked to go along to Silver Lake to enjoy a day of pleasure.The committees that have been promoting the picnic are looking after every detail of the same and nothing will be neglected to make it the best picnic Wooster has ever had.
The following are the names of the business men who have agreed to close their store doors on the day of the picnic and to join the throng.
Long list follows which includes Dr. M.R. Limb.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 14 August, 1907
pg 2
By The Way.
Are Wooster boys who do not belong to company D afraid to go to war? It is the general impression among Eighth regiment and company D officials that the reason more enlistments have not been made this summer in order to go to camp is on account of the recent Japanese war tale that has been going the rounds of the newspapers.
“We haven’t had very many enlistments, this year,” said Captain Limb, Wednesday to a Republican man. “We nearly always have a large number just before camp, the number giving us enough men to practically fill the regiment. We attribute the falling off of enlistments to the war talk that has been going the rounds. We always notice that just following any war flurry there is a dropping off in the desire of young men to enter the national guard, and this year is no exception,” Captain Limb said.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 14 August, 1907
pg 8
Orders Are Received
For Company D to Go Into Camp Next Week
Company D of Wooster will start for their camp at Port Clinton, next Sunday. The special train on which the Wooster company will go is scheduled to leave Wooster at 9:05 in the forenoon. The regiment will arrive in camp some time in the afternoon.
Company D with the other companies in the regiment will have a separate coach. Captain Limb received official orders Monday concerning the movement of the local company to the camp. All baggage is to be tied, or carefully crated, and should be marked the orders state.
Special orders are given concerning the action of the soldiers on the train. All soldiers must be kept off the platform while the train is in motion. ? Wadsworth and Tiffin companies will go on other trains. Each train is to be under the special charge of a senior officer. The Ashland company will to to Custaloga and join the special train at 9:55.

Made Good Showing
Victors in the Series of Rifle Shoots by Co. D
The members of Co. D, 8th regiment O.N.G. during the last few weeks have been engaged in a series of rifle shooting contests for cash prizes offered by Capt. M.R. Limb. In the contest on Monday night Sergt. L.A. Naftzger was first, F.C. Reddick second.
In the series of shoots Sergt. Louis Rope landed first with a score of 82, Sergt. Fred Reddick second with a score of 78. Other high scores in the shooting for the medal were made by the following:
Corp. L.J. Grossenback, 75, Pic. Jay W. Jolliff, 75, Pri. John Rope, 75, Pri. John Clark, 73, Corp. Wm. Jolliff 72, Serg. L.A. Naftzger, 70.
The highest score during shoot was 23 out of 25.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 21 August, 1907
pg 3
In accordance with an order received from General Critchfield, Capt. M.R. Limb, of the local company D, dispatched eight men under command of Corporal Mowrer to Port Clinton Wednesday.
  The men left Wednesday at noon. They will be used to assist in the target practice of the state team, which will be held preliminary to the camping of the regiment. These men will not return until the others do who go on the 18th.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 21 August, 1907
pg 4
Opened Bids At Noon
Kettler and Limb Will Again Manage Opera House
All the members of the Board of Public Service and Clerk Whitmore and City Solicitor Beton G. Hay were present at noon Monday when bids for the management of the city opera house were opened. But two propositions were received, both of these came from George Kettler and Capt. M.R. Limb. The first proposition by which the city will be the owner of the special scenery now in the house and the property of Kettler & Limb at the close of the season and the payment of $23.50 per night, was accepted. The first attraction booked is for Fair and Home week, the famous Rosskam Chicago Stock Co

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 6 November, 1907
pg 4
By The Way
“Captain” M.R. Limb is one of the old war horses in the football business in Wooster, and takes great interest in the way the game is played nowadays. When Dr. Limb was captain of the university team away back in the early nineties the team won the championship everywhere, and for several years along this time had one of the best teams in the country. “We took some long chances in those days,” said Dr. Limb in talking of the situation.
But we made some big gains with them. We used to use a double pass*, where the ball was passed from 20 to 30 feet after almost the entire opposing team were after the fellow with the ball, that was a great success, and frequently made very great gains. I often think the play could be used today to great advantage, as it was certainly a fooler, these days.” Dr. Limb thinks there is a tendency, these days, to play the game too open, and that the interference does not get a good enough start, for this reason.
* As per Wikipedia: “A double pass is a trick play in American football. A double pass is a lateral thrown out wide with a second pass then thrown downfield. The play starts with the quarterback throwing an overhand lateral, called a screen pass, to a player split wide. That player then throws a forward pass downfield to a third player. A variation of the play has the second downfield pass caught by the quarterback, who leaks out after throwing the initial screen to the player split wide. This often works well, due to the likelihood of the player being uncovered, as normally quarterbacks rarely run pass patterns.”

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 13 November, 1907
pg 6
Men Discharged.
And Order is Received Reducing Company Force.
Captain M.R. Limb has discharged a number of members of company D. The men were not attending drills, or doing anything for the good of the company, so Captain Limb thought it would be well to reduce the non-working force of the organization, and discharged them.
Shortly after their discharge an order was received from the adjutant general reducing the company number in the Ohio National Guard to 58. Company D is a little below that, ? recruit the necessary number to the regular quota, just as soon as there are nay applicants.
Company D is having regular drills right along, according to the requirements of the National Guard. A good target range near town is also raising the marksmenship ranks among the members of the Wooster Company.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 13 November, 1907
pg 7
Society
“Mid Hearts and Flowers.”
A pleasant social event of the week took place Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. A.J. Fredrick, South Buckeye street. The event was presumably to entertain a sewing club of which the Misses Cora and Lillian Fredrick are members. At the time for the luncheon to be served the ladies were invited to the dining room where stood the table magnificently decorated in hearts of all sizes and at each cover were dainty hand-painted place cards bearing two pierced hearts and announcing the engagement of Miss Lillian Fredrick to John Mansel Griffin, of Pittsburg. Miss Fredrick was at one the recipient of the heartiest congratulations and best wishes of the ten guests. The happy event will take place in December, and promises to be one of the prettiest weddings of the season. The young ladies who were privileged to be present were the Misses Mayme Yinkey, Elizabeth Tawney, Margaret King, Gertrude Vollrath, Edith Tawney, Ada Marchand, Birde Eberhardt, Reba Nachtrieb and Mrs. M.R. Limb.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 11 December, 1907
pg 1
St. Jackson’s Day Celebration.
All Are Expected to Work to Make Annual Meeting a Grand Success.
Judging from the interest taken in the annual 8th of January celebration at this time, it will be one of the largest celebrated for several years. Committees have been named and they will at once make arrangements for the celebration and not overlook any detail that will add to the success of the event.
At a recent meeting held in Lyman Critchfield’s office the following officers and committees were named:
President of the evening, Lyman Critchfield, Jr.
Committee on general arrangements, E.S. Wertz, Chairman: Wesley Zaugg, secretary; Geo. J. Kreiger, treasurer; Emmet Lee and Lyman Critchfield, Jr.
Speakers Invitation committee—A.D. Metz, John McSweeney, L.R. Critchfield, Sr., Dr. Hart and Judge T.W. Orr.
Finance Committee.—Albert Saurer, C.M. Tawney, Wayne Hart, W.A. Wilson, A.A. Mowery, W.E. Weygandt.
Banquet Committee.—Chas. Weiser, F.M. Vanover, Emmett Lee, M.M. Van Neat, Eugene Carlin.
Hall Committee.—Charles Schopf, John Nolle, John Crummel, Applecreek; John Russell, Wm. Martin, Wooster township; Wellington Malz, Abbott Lawrence, Wooster township; and L.R. Kramer.
Printing Committee.—John C. Hoffman, John Marchand, Chas. Collier, Joseph Herpel Wooster township; Lemuel Jeffries, A.S. Tuttle, Creston; and Geo. S. Schmutz.
Music Committee.—O.C. Franks, Wm. Conrad, W.V. Denny, Shreve; Henry Haller. Geo. S. Limb, Frank Tracey, Dalton; Edward Wirth, Orrville; Joseph Gallagher, Smithville.
Decoration Committee.—Andrew Reed, Rawcet Larwill, J.B. Minier, Judge H.B. Swartz, Chas. C. Jones, Henry Leiner, John Sands and Walter Smith.
Press Committee.—Geirge Kettler, L.s. Miley, Shreve, James Hamilton, Orrville; Jesse Mattison, Creston; Jack Warner, W.H. Worst, Congress; E.F. Wirt Franklin township, and G.P. Myers, Chester Township.
Reception Committee.—Benton G. Hay, N.L. Roger, Orrville; Judge J.C. McClarran, Price Russell, Creston; Joseph O. Fritz, Fred Faber, E.W. Thompson, J.M. Wescot, Mt. Eaton; Judge S.B. Eason, John Zaugg, Joseph Sullivan, H.H. Zeigler, Constant Hoffman, Applecreek; Hervey Eckert, Dalton; Fred Hookwy, Jacob F. Rehm, Burton City; Jacob Stauffer, Maysville; Samuel Beery, Marshallville; C.M. Lovett, B.F. Frase, Doylestown; J.S. McCoy, Wayne township; Jesse Young, Rittman; Anthony Leies, Orrville; C. R. Moine, Sterling; M.R. Limb, E.E. Bilbert, Smithville; Captain F. Gerlach, C.D. Swan, Orrville; Jacob Mougey, John B. Carson, East Union; Fred Figert, Joseph Ramsey, Applecreek; Philip Elsperman, A.J. peterman, Fredericksburn; Dr. A. C. Knestrick, Julius Bupp, Maysville; Fleming Fisher, Eug. Shafter, Wooster township; Andrew Bucher, Wayne township; Newton Beard, W.F. Collar, Burbank; W.D. Crismore, Victor Patterson, West Salem; Dr. J.D. Beer, D.W. McGuire, Chester township; Howard Ross, Shreve; Will E. Heller, John V. Keeler, West Salem; Willis Horn, Dalton; John Barton, Plain township; Bert Robinson, Shreve; Geo. Starn, Orrville; D.W. Musselman, Chris W. Wyre, Orrville; and Walter Wecht, Dalton.

Vice Presidents From Each Precinct.
Paint Township.—Edward Bittaker, John Graber, William Hauenstein, Daniel Beals.
Sugarcreek Township.—Samuel Woods, Gustave Schaffer, A.L. Sauvain, L.B. Douglas.
Haughman Township.—Lee Douglass, J.P. Nitrauer, Lewis Hinderer, Amos Zeigler.
Chippawa Township.—not very legible
Miltown Township.—not very legible
Green Township.—not very legible
…Klein, J.B. West, Isaiah Byall, Charles Leiner.
Saltcreek Township.—Walter Spencer, E.F. Lytle, Wm. C. Brown, Samuel Sauvain.
Franklin Township.—Gustavus Fritz, C.C. Franks, Moses Saunders, Finley Franks.
Wooster Township.—W.B. Sigh, Adolph Fritz.
Wayne Township.—Brady Ihrig, George Buchholtz.
Canaan Township.—W.I. McGlennen, Charles Whonsettler, Eli Herman, J.J. Spreng.
Congress Township.—Victor Patterson, August McBride, S. R. Cook, Leon Simon.
Chester Township.—Prof. Chas. Fahr, Milton C. Miller.
Plain Township.—Geo. W. Plasterer, John Spotis, Melvin Rutt, Grant Soliday.
Clinton Township.—Reuben Frake, Calvin Vanniman, John Lehr, Joseph Aber, Michael Booth.
Wooster City.—William Muchenich, Milton Myers, Jacob Fisher, Nick F. Roberts, John A. Myers, Dr. W.F. Derr, John C. Schultz, C.D. Smith.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 18 December, 1907
pg 3
Personals.
Mrs. M.R. Limb and sons, who have been visiting with her parents at Paris, Ill., returned to the city on Monday.

NOTE: OOPS!
Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 25 December, 1907
pg 2
Christmas Tree Afire 
Luckily It Did Little Damage, However
An event that somewhat marred the delightful afternoon Saturday when Mrs. M.R. Limb entertained for Miss Lillian Fredrick was the burning of a Christmas tree. The tree was a small one used as a centerpiece for the dining room table and loaded with presents for the guests and also burning candles. The spruce became ignited from the little flames and for a time caused quite a bit of excitement among the young ladies. The only damage done was the burning of a large hole in the table cloth.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 25 December, 1907
pg 4
Society.
Elaborate Luncheon.
The luncheon given by Mrs. M.R. Limb on Saturday for Miss Lillian Fredrick was the most brilliant social function of the winter. About thirty young ladies were entertained. The Christmas decorations were profusely used, the dining room was gorgeous with the long snowy table in its array of silver, cut glass and costly china, finished off with candles of many colors and a Christmas tree as the centerpiece bearing a gift for each of the guests. The favors were tiny Christmas trees bearing four scented candles. Mrs. Limb was assisted in entertaining by Mrs. J.C. McClarran.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 25 December, 1907
pg 7
Society.
Mrs. M.R. Limb gave a very elaborate luncheon Saturday for Miss Lillian Fredrick in honor of her coming marriage to John M. Griffin, of Pittsburgh.

Society.
Invitations Out.
The friends of Miss Lillian Fredrick on Thursday received the invitations to her wedding to Mr. John Mansel Griffin, of Pittsburg. The event is to take place at Miss Fredrick’s home on South Buckeye street at high noon on Tuesday, Dec. 31.

1908

NOTE: M. George Limb was the ring-bearer in this wedding.
Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 1 January, 1908
pg 4
Wedded At High Noon
Pretty Nuptials at Fredrick Home on Tuesday
At high noon on Tuesday, Dec. 31, the home of Mrs. A.J. Fredrick was the scene of the most beautiful wedding of the season when her daughter, Miss Lillian, became the bride of John Mansel Griffin, of Pittsburg. The two parlors were arranged to represent a church, the alter done in white and green, in the back parlor, and the chairs to form aisles were placed in the front parlor. Large brass candle sticks were placed at the rear of the alter on the mantlepiece as were vases of magnificent pink roses. Pink and white roses were the floral decorations in the front parlor, palms and evergreen making the foliage scheme used.
As the hands of the clock pointed to three minutes to twelve, Miss Mary Fombelle began playing the ever beautiful Lohengrin wedding march and the bridal party descended the stairs, through the middle aisle of the front parlor and stood before the altar. The procession was led by Rev. H.D. Stauffer, of Medina, followed by Mr. Griffin and his best man, his brother, Mr. Charles Griffin, of Cambridge, O. The sister of the bride, Miss Cora Fredrick, was the maid of honor and preceded Master George Limb, the ring bearer, carrying the shining band of gold buried in the heart of a pink rosebud. The last to enter the miniature church was the charming young bride, led by her uncle, Mr. M.J. Bender, of Sandusky.
The solemn vows were taken with the beautiful Episcopalian service.
It is needless to enter into words of praise for Miss Lillian Fredrick as her good qualities are known and appreciated by the many friends and acquaintances ….. her…our city. Suffice it to say that Miss Fredrick was one of the most popular brides who has ever entered into the bonds of matrimony in our midst. Her gown was of white duchesse satin lavishly trimmed in rose point lace, and made in princess style. The long, filmy bridal veil was caught with lilies of the valley and the same dainty, fragrant flower made up the elaborate shower bouquet which she carried. Miss Fredrick wore the groom’s gift, a brooch of diamonds and pearls. Miss Cora Fredrick, as main of honor, wore pink silk crepe.
Mr. Griffin, during his visits to the city, has also made many friends and has received the heartiest congratulations in his choice of his wife. Mr. Griffin is one of the rising young men employed in the offices of the Pennsylvania lines of Pittsburg, having now a responsible position in the rate department.
The forty guests present were served a sumptuous wedding feast immediately after the congratulations were extended. The guests were called to the dining room by Miss Fredrick ringing a brass Japanese gong, one of the many of her beautiful gifts. The color scheme in this room was pink and white, the place cards were handpainted in bridal slippers and orange blossoms.
Mr. and Mrs. Griffin left on the afternoon train for New York, Boston and Philadelphia. After a visit in these cities they will return to their pretty home in Sewickley, Pa.
The guests present from a distance were M.J. Bender, of Sandusky, Master Eliot Bender of Sandusky, Miss Rittman, of Sandusky, Miss Blumenstock of Cleveland, Chas. Griffin of Cambridge, and Rev. and Mrs. H.D. Stauffer, of Medina.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 8 January, 1908
pg 1
Frederick-Griffin Wedding.
A beautiful home wedding was held on Tuesday at high noon, when Miss Lillian Frederick, daughter of Mrs. A.J. Frederick, was wedded to John Mansel Griffin, of Pittsburg. The Rev H.D. Stauffer, of Medina, formerly of this city, where he was pastor of the St James Episcopal church, performed the ceremony, which was made impressive by the playing of Lohengrin’s exquisite wedding march by Miss Mary Fombelle, as the bridal party descended the stairs and were led to the alter. Only near relatives and close friends witnessed the ceremony, which was performed while Miss Fombelle gave a very beautiful rendition of Mendelssohn’s wedding march. The ceremony was followed by a large and elaborate reception and dinner.
The bride was gowned in a Princess creation of white duchesse satin, trimmed over with rose point lace, with which was worn a duchesse lace veil and a diamond brooch, Mr. Griffin’s gift which was her ornament. She was attended by her sister, Miss Cora Fredrick, who was maid of honor and who wore a pink silk crappe over pink silk. Charles F. Griffin, of Cambridge, a brother of the groom was best man. The bride’s bonnet was lilies of the valley. Master Elliott Bender, of Sandusky, was page.
Pink carnations in standards and quantities of ferns and evergreen decorated the library, where the ceremony was performed, Master George Limb, acting as ring bearer. The dining room was in a room on the south wing of the house where the guests were served at tables. Each table had a large bunch of carnations and southern smilax and was lighted with candles. At each plate there was her favor, a wedding slipper. A five course dinner was served, at which covers were laid for thirty.
The young people will leave for New York on their honeymoon late Tuesday afternoon and will visit Boston, Philadelphia and several other of the larger eastern cities, after which they will be at home on March 1st at Sewickly, Pa. The young couple were the recipients of a check from Mrs. Fredrick for $500 and one of the same amount from Mr. Griffin’s parents.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 5 February, 1908
pg 3
Ohio Militia
Will Participate In Maneuvers at Camp Benjamin Harrison.
Washington, Feb. 4.—The officials of the war department designate the report from Akron, O, relative to the mobilization of the national guard, as an outgrowth of the department’s efforts to secure a thorough co-operation between the militia and the regular army in their joint drills during the coming summer. The department has been in correspondence with Adjutant General Critchfield of the Ohio National Guard on this subject and a meeting with an unexpected degree of success in securing the participation of the Ohio state troops in the projected maneuvers and drills, which in this case are to take place in September next at Camp Benjamin Harrison near the city of Indianapolis. The first project contemplated the participation of two regiments of the Ohio militia but the state authorities have now practically decided that it would be economical to conduct the usual summer exercises and encampment in connection with these joint drills so that the whole of the state national guard is likely to be ordered to Camp Benjamin Harrison. There will be two troops of cavalry, two field batteries of artillery, eight infantry regiments with one battalion besides a division of the hospital corps, a battalion of engineers and a division of the signal corps, composed of two companies.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 5 February, 1908
pg 6
Critchfield And Limb
Would Like to Get Some U.S. Army Offices
There are at present 612 vacancies as officers in the United States Army. To fill these positions members of state militia organizations are to be given opportunity to enter the army ty competitive examination. Capt. M.R. Limb, commanding officer of Co. D, Eighth regiment, O.N.G., has received the following calling attention to the matter from Robert Shaw Oliver, assistant secretary of war:
“In view of the present and prospective vacancies in the grade of Second Lieutenant in the army over and above those required by law for the graduates of the United States Military academy and the enlisted men of the Regular Army, I am authorized by the president to inform you that he will be pleased to name for competition in July next a candidate to be named by you from among members of the organized militia of Ohio.
“This candidate will be authorized to compete with other civilian candidates for a limited number of vacancies under regulations prescribed by the war department in General Orders inclosed herewith. This order gives in detail the requirements of the examination and all information needed by candidates in advance to enable them to prepare themselves. The following fundamental rules of eligibility are laid down by the department in conformity with existing regulations, and in order to secure uniformity among candidates who shall be named by the various governors in response to this invitation.
“The candidate must be unmarried, must not be less than 21 years of age or more than 27; must be a citizen of the United States; must be physically qualified to discharge all the duties of an office in active service; must be free from mental or bodily deformity and of good moral character and habits; must have been a member of the organized militia of your state continuously for not less than two years prior to being named by you, and must have the favorable recommendation of the commanding officer of his immediate organization and of the regimental and brigade commanders when the same exist and are his direct superiors. The candidate whether officer or enlisted man, may be of any grade.”
Adjutant General Critchfield has issued a circular letter on the subject and says that the candidate from Ohio will be chosen by competitive examination and named by Gov. Harris. The examination will be held during the first ten days in February. Transportation is to be furnished the candidates from their homes to Columbus and return. It is altogether likely that Captain Limb will send down a candidate, who will be named next Monday evening.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 29 April, 1908
pg 6
Society.
Violet Party.
Mrs. Mayme Yinkey was hostess to the Oxenxy club at a pretty violet party on Saturday evening at her home on East Bowman street. All the appointments were in the violet shades. Mrs. Corwin Albright, of Massillon, and Mrs. Frank Marshall, of Sewickley, Pa., were the out of town guests. The prizes for the evening fell to guests of the club, Mrs. M.R. Limb and Miss Florence McClure.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 29 April, 1908
pg 6
Had Reason.
Manager Ellery had good reason to feel kindly to Wooster and the messrs. Kettler & Limb. For a number of days before reaching Wooster last year business was distressingly bad and when the organization got to Barberton the manager found himself without funds, and was forced to appeal to the Wooster managers for funds. The bandsmen got here, drew two good audiences and from that time on prospered until the season closed.
When it is taken into consideration that the average expense per day to keep the Ellery band is fully $250 the day, it will be ween that it will not take many days of poor business to eat up a large sum of cash. Such has been the case during the last ten days and at Canton Manager Ellery did not have sufficient money to liquidate a $34.60 board bill and was forced to give an order on the managers at Wooster for the sum to the landlord of the Barnett house. The receipts at New Philadelphia on Saturday were only fair and at Massillon on Sunday very bad. The railway people arranged to bring the organization to Wooster feeling confident that the receipts here would be such as to enable Mr. Ellery to liquidate the $25 due. Their judgment proved correct and Manager Ellery and his great band of players left Wooster for Mansfield happy, believing that their run of hard luck had turned.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 20 May, 1908
pg 6
Company D to Go
Will Be Present at Maneuvers Near Indianapolis.
Company D of this city with the Eighth regiment and two or three other Ohio regiments will be present at the maneuvers near Indianapolis in September.
This matter was decided very recently at Columbus and official orders have not been sent out, as yet.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 12 August, 1908
pg 3
Personals.
Mrs. M.R. Limb and Miss Florence Limb accompanied Capt. Limb to Port Clinton Thursday, where they will camp for the week.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 19 August, 1908
pg 1
Will Soon Go To Camp.
Co. D Has Many New Members on the Roll and Claim Oldest Officers in the State.
Co. D, together with the rest of the Ohio National Guard, goes into camp at Fort Benjamin Harrison near Indianapolis, Indiana, on Sept. 2nd staying there until the 10th. During that time they will be in the Federal service just the same as the Regular Army. The time in camp will be occupied by maneuvers in which the regular and the guardsmen will be fighting side by side.
The troops are divided into two forces the Blues and the Browns. These two armies will engage each other in the same manner as in actual warfare, blank cartridges being used. Each day new problems will be solved, the maneuvers becoming intricate as they progress.

Have Served Long
The three officers of the company, Capt. Limb, Lieuts. Limb and Rahl, have served together in their present official capacities for over five years. Only one or two other companies in the state have officers who have been associated together for that long a period.
The company is in fine shape, having new equipments, and has been enrolling many new members. Although the time is limited, a few good men can still get in the organization an go to camp with the command. Only men of good character and who pass the required physical examination are taken.
The company is now composed of fifty-one members, the largest number enrolled for some years. Sixteen new ones have been taken in since the first of the year, while very few have dropped out. The soldiers always look forward with pleasure to their two weeks in camp, and are expecting a fine time, in spite of lots of hard work.
An “x” after a name denotes that that man has become a member of Co. D, since the first of the year.

Capt. M.R. Limb.
1st Lieut. G.S. Limb.
2nd Lieut. Jas. B. Rahl.
1st Sergt. Fred C. Reddick.

SERGEANTS.
Louis F. Rope.
Samuel McClarren.
Albert S. Weber.
Ralph J. Stark.

CORPORALS.
Harry Maurer.
William Joliff.
Louis Grossenbach.
William Weaver.
August P. Rope.

MUSICIANS.
Harry C. Sweeney.
Paul R. Schott.

PRIVATES.
Morris Amster x, Henry Bebout, Harvey Beam, Russell Brillhart, John Clark, Irvin Derr, Harry Derr, Edward M. Elliott, John M. Flory, Charles Graham, John Hider, Ross Hindman x, Clifford Jolliff x, Frank Kope, Waster A. Kern x, Bert D. Lawrence, Joseph D. Landers, Carl M. McDowell, Clyde H. Maxwell, Glenn E. Mann, George Meffan x, Louis Massaro x, Joseph McClure x, Benjamin Pryor, Charles Robinson, Geo. Russell x, Bert Wilson, John F. Wepler x, Henry Zarlengo, Adrian Anderson x, Thomas W. Miller x, Chas W. Weber x, Anthony Casper x, Marion W. Flory x, Chas R. Stondenhelmer x, John H. Miller x.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 9 September, 1908
pg 1
Co. D Goes To Camp.
Leave Wooster Last Wednesday for Indiana With Full Quota of Good Men.
Wooster was well guarded Tuesday night. Early in the evening, members of Co. D could be seen in soldier clothes, and as the hours became more numerous. They began to gather at the armory at seven o’clock, and by midnight the majority of the members of the company were there, dressed in their war attire, ready to go to camp at Fort Harrison, Indianapolis, Ind.
The soldiers spent the night in the armory, and were aroused early in the morning by the rining of the fire bell, which sounded the riot call before 4 o’clock. The new apparatus worked fine. It was shut off after sounding ten taps of the bell. The real riot call is ten taps, sounded twice, but the second ten are only a repetition, and the call sounded perfectly the first time.
The train containing the members of the local company left Wooster at 4:30, and as scheduled to arrive in camp this afternoon. The company has never been in better condition, either in training or numbers, and Capt. Limb is confident of making a good showing. Co. D has always been one of the best companies in the 8th regiment, and it is a settled fact that the 8th has no superior in the country.
Following is a list of the men who went from Wooster.
Captain, Marcus R. Limb.
First Lieut., George S. Limb.
Second Lieut., James B. Rahl.
Sergts., Fred C. Redick, Samuel McClarran, Albert S. Weber, Ralph J. Stark.
Corps. Harry O. Maurer, William Jolliff, Lewis Grossenbach, William Weaver, August Rope.
Musicians, Harry C. Sweeney, Paul R. Schott.
Privates—Morris Amster, Adrian Anderson, Cicero E. Appleman, Henry N. Bebout, Harvey C. Beam, Russell Brillhart, Clarence Berry, Randall Barrett, John Clark, Anthony Casper, Irvin Derr, Harry Derr, Edward Elliott, John Flory, Marion Flory, Charles Graham, John Hider, Ross Hindman, Jay Jolliff, Frank Rope, Walter Derr, Bert Lawrence, Josept Landers, John Miller, John H. Miller, Robert S. Miller, Thomas Miller, Carl McDowell, Clyde Maxwell, Glenn Mann, George Meffan, Lewis Massaro, Rex McSweeney, Benjamin Pryor, Harvey Messmore, John Rope, George Russell, Charles Robleos, Edward Shupe, Charles Stoudenheimer, Albert Wilson, John Wepler, Russell Winkler, Henry Warlengo.
Cook, James Scobey. Helper, Durbin Messmore.
Musicians, Harry C. Sweeney has been promoted to Quarter Master Sergeant.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 30 September, 1908
pg 8
Thrown From Motor Cycle
Frank Gallagher Sustained Serious Injuries Saturday
Frank Gallagher of the Gallagher Machine and Automobile Works, East Liberty street, sustained very serious injuries between 9:30 and 10 a.m. Saturday morning while out riding a motor cycle which he was repairing. Gallagher was seen to burn Beall Ave. driving the machine very fast. When he reached the corner of North street something went wrong with the cycle and Gallagher was thrown against the curb. The accident was witnessed by several ladies who ran to his assistance. Dr. H.J. Stoll happened along in his automobile and Mr. Gallagher was hurried to the Wooster Hospital where Dr. Stoll and Dr. Geo. Ryall gave him the needed surgical care. Gallagher although badly hurt did not become entirely unconscious. It was found that the outer bone over the right temple was fractured, and the right shoulder dislocated. His right arm was also very badly bruised and torn. While his hurts are of a very grave character, the surgeons gave it as their opinion that Mr. Gallagher would recover.
The accident was witnessed by Mrs. M.R. Limb, who was looking down the street from an upstairs window. Mrs. Limb and another lady hastened to assist Mr. Gallagher, helped revive him, and wrapped his wounds as best they could.

Wooster Republican
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 11 November, 1908
pg 8
Here And There.
Friday Nov. 6
Everything is practically settled for the 8th Regiment’s trip to Washington to attend the inauguration of William H. Taft as president March 4th.

Capt. M.R. Limb is engaged in handing out checks to the members of Co. D for quarterly pay.

1909

NOTE: Fire in the home of M.R. and Lucy Limb.
Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 24 February, 1909
pg 8
Beautiful Beall Avenue Residence Badly Damaged—Loss Over $1,000
The beautiful home of Capt. M.R. Limb, at the corner of North street and Beall avenue, was badly damaged by fire Wednesday morning at five o’clock the flames originating from a defective flue.
Natural gas is used in the house and this caused a decomposition of the mortar in the chimney. The mortar crumbled, when examined after the fire. The fire spread rapidly, eating a sort of pathway from the kitchen on the south side of the house, where it started, to the main portion of the home.
The flames broke out in three different places, and the fire was an unusually hard one to fight. The fire department made a good run, but were handicapped on account of the cold weather. A coat of ice covered everything where water was thrown, the water freezing almost as soon as it stopped flowing. The icy streets also hindered the fire department from making a fast run, although they made fair time in getting to the Limb home.
Capt. Limb has one of the best furnished homes in Wooster, and water has done considerable damage to this fine furniture. The majority of the loss, however, is from damage to the house itself, an addition on the south side being the part mostly affected by the fire. The contents of the house are insured in the Commercial Union C., of London, through T.L. Flattery, and the home itself is insured for $3,000 in the Norwich Union Co, of Norwich England, through D.W. Musselman Co. The damage will be at least $1000 and it may reach $1500.

The Dalton Gazette
Dalton, Ohio
Thursday, 6 May, 1909
pg 5
The World’s Greatest
Musical Organization to be in Wooster, Wednesday, May 12th.
The people of the county on Wednesday, May 12th, at the City Opera House, Wooster, afternoon and night will have an opportunity of hearing the oldest, finest and largest orchestra in the world, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of Dresden, Ger. The organization numbering seventy men and soloists, was only secured for so small a city as Wooster by the giving of a guarantee, and date was only arranged for the reason, that the assistant director, an American, Victor I. Clark, is the husband of a former Wooster young woman, who was anxious to have the wonderful body of players appear in Mrs. Clark’s home city. In all the large cities where concerts have been given, the critics have united in declaring the orchestra the greatest that has ever toured the country. The orchestra is touring America on the special permission of Emperor Wilhelm and has never appeared this side of the Atlantic before. Notwithstanding the great expense the prices will be within the reach of all. Seats may be secured by phone or mail. Address Kettler & Limb, Manager, Opera House, Wooster, Ohio.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 4 August, 1909
pg 3
Capt. M.R. Limb, Charles Stoutenheimer and Augustus Rope are entitled to places on the state rifle team from Co. D, which will compete in the national shoot at Camp Perry. Only Mr. Stoutenheimer however remained at the camp, the other two men finding this impossible. In qualifying, Mr. Stoutenheimer scored 333 out of 500 shots.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 1 September, 1909
pg 3
While typhoid fever is raging over all the state, Wooster is comparatively free from it. “There are about half a dozen cases in the city,” said Health Officer Lehr Wednesday, “But the situation here is not alarming.” Heavy rains during the summer have washed germs into cisterns and wells, and this is in a large measure responsible for the large number of cases. There are no cases of contagious disease in Wooster just now.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 8 September, 1909
pg 2
Quarantine is Lifted.
The typhoid fever scare is all over at Orrville.
The quarantine was lifted Tuesday and for the first time in several weeks billiard parlors were open. Tuesday night the picture shows will be allowed to open their doors and Orrville will be in its normal state once more. Only three houses are under quarantine and in each of these the patients are recovering nicely. No new cases have been reported since the first “scare” and it is only a matter of a few days until the fever will have been a thing of the past.
Business in the thriving town has suffered to some extent, but the situation was handled admirably. A committee was appointed to publish everything, and persons in the vicinity were kept accurately informed through the newspapers. The situation was, of course, not as bad as was at first reported, and a few days after the scare was over business began to pick up. The lifting of the quarantine on Tuesday removed the last trace of a lull in business.

NOTE: M.R. Limb runs for member of the Board of Education.
Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 8 September, 1909
pg 3
Kramer Named By Democrats
L.R. Kramer, Democrat, and W.E. Freeman, Republican, were selected by Wooster voters Tuesday to head their tickets in the November municipal election. Kramer received the Democratic mayoralty nomination by 106 votes over F.M. Van Over, while Rev. Freeman won out over Alcock by 30 votes. The two successful candidates are brothers-in-law.
In the contest for City Auditor, J.B. Minier won out easily over Otis Smith, while Wellington Leightner gave Wm. Conrad a close race in the nomination for city treasurer. Clem Franks defeated W. Leightner. Besides the land appraisers these were the only contested offices on the Democratic city ticket, and all other candidates were nominated. There was practically no scratching, the difference in the vote on the school board being caused by errors on the part of voters.
The Democrats named Thompson Downing for President of Council, Wayne Hart for solicitor, H.H. Zeigler, Lucian Lautzenheiser and Alvinzi Cunningham for councilmen at large, John Russell, Wellington Matz and Samuel Kready as ward councilmen and Dr. A.C. Knestrick and Capt. M.R. Limb for members of the Board of Education.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 8 September, 1909
pg 6
Typhoid Fever Diminishes
Reports from over the county show that there are quite a number of cases of typhoid fever raging but the situation is not such as to cause any alarm. Over in Ashland county there has been much source of worry, and for a time the disease was making good headway near Reedsburg. Now, however, the victims are recovering and no new cases are being reported. There are a few cases at Shreve. In Wooster three cases have been reported from East South street, the largest number from a single street. Health Officer Lehr says there is no cause for alarm, as there are less than a dozen cases in Wooster, and the recent coolness in the weather will do much to prevent the spread.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 22 September, 1909
pg 3
Personals.
Mrs. M.R. Limb was taken from the Wooster hospital to her home on Wednesday evening, where she is rapidly recuperating from an attack of typhoid fever.

NOTE: Company D called out for peace-keeping during Tin Plate Mills strike.
Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 8 December, 1909
pg 1
Guards Are Called Out
Governor Sends Four Regiments to Bridgeport to Quell Strikers in Large Tin Plate Mills.
A riot call, twenty taps of the fire bell in two series of ten taps each, was sounded in Wooster at 11:30 Saturday forenoon, and all members of Co. D, residing in the city hurried to the armory, where Capt. M.R. Limb ordered them to be in readiness to take a special train for Bridgeport, O., just across the river from Wheeling W. Va.
The entire Eighth Regiment received similar orders, other Wayne county towns affected being Orrville and Shreve. A fresh outbreak of rioting on the part of striking steel workmen at Bridgeport Saturday morning was responsible for the call for troops.
That the Ohio militia can be gathered in remarkably quick time was demonstrated in Wooster, for within an hour after the call was sounded practically every member of the company residing in the city was on hand, ready to make the journey.
While it is possible that the riot call made the hearts of the soldiers beat faster, it was not from fear. A good example of spirit was shown by Sergt. Fred Reddick. His time as a member of the company expired Nov. 26th and he had not re-enlisted. After Mr. Reddick reached the armory he remembered that he was no longer a member of the company so he promptly re-inlisted.
All was hustle at the armory while the soldiers donned their uniforms and got their knapsacks in readiness. Officers notified members who live out of hearing distance of the bell, and in a very short time these began to reach the city.
It was the first time the guards were called upon to do guard work for several years, the last instance being the coal strike at Nelsonville. The present strike is not recognized as a particularly large one and enough soldiers are being summoned to awe the strikers. Little trouble is feared. Among the men who were ready to take the special train here Saturday afternoon are the following:
Major Gerlach’s Staff—Adjt. Grover McCoy; Quartermaster Taggart and Sergeant W.E. Kerr.
Captain, M.R. Limb.
First Lieut., G.S. Limb; Second Lieut., J.B. Rahl.
First Sergt., F.C. Redick; Sergts., L.F. Rope, Sam McClarran, A.E. Weber, R.J. Stark.
Corporals, Wm. Jolliff, A.P. Rope, and P.R. Schott.
Privates, Anderson, Beam, Brillhart, Berry, Clark, Casper, Elliott, Eckert, J. Flory, M. Flory, Hider, Hindman, J.C. Jolliff, Kope, Lyon, R. Miller, Maxwell, Mann, J. McClure, Robinson, Stoutenheimer, Sterrett, Wepler and Winkler.
A deputy sheriff was shot and seriously wounded last night in a battle between strike sympathizers and deputies guarding the Etna Standard mills of the American Sheet & Tin Plate Co. in Bridgeport, O.
Three thousand sheet steel workers are making in Bridgeport the last stand of organized labor against the open shop order of the steel trust. Thus far they have prevented the opening of the mammoth Etna mills, owned by a trust subsidiary.
The trust allowed the Bridgeport plant to lie idle until this week. Now the rush of orders makes its output necessary. When the trust attempted to open the plant Wednesday morning the striking workmen picketed the mill gates. Last night twenty imported nonunion men were captured by the pickets and sent home. This morning the pickets prevented the engineers and unskilled laborers from entering the plant.

1910

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 30 March, 1910
pg 3
Take First Swim.
Six little Wooster boys, none of whom have reached the first of their teens, took their first swim of the season Monday afternoon. The little fellows went down to Applecreek, and they just couldn’t keep from taking a plunge. When they got back home one father noticed that his son’s locks were wet, and after some quizzing the youngster admitted that he had been in swimming. he said that the members of the first swimming party of the year were: Harry and Lewis Wyre, George and Fritz Limb, Ward Fritz and Ward Hoffman. When this is read there may be a session in the woodshed.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 3 August, 1910
pg 3
Soldiers Fire One Volley.
Scouting Party of Eighth Sends Volley into Weeds at Columbus.
A scouting party composed of soldiers of the Eighth Regiment under command of Col. Edward Vollrath, fired one volley at Columbus Monday night. The Eighth is encamped at Goodale park, and the streets near here have been the scene of the majority of the trouble. A party of rioters, hidden in some weeds in a vacant lot, were stoning passing cars. Colonel Vollrath, at the head of a party of troops, ordered them to fire into the weeds. No one was injured. It is quite likely that some members of Co. D were in the party. Dispatches from Columbus indicate that the troops will all be removed by the last of the week, as many extra policemen are being sworn in at Columbus. Rioting has decreased in a great measure since the arrival of the Eighth and Fourth regiments. It is quite likely that these regiments will be kept on the scene the longest but it is expected that Co. D will reach Wooster sometime this week.
The Eighth regiment of which Co. D is a part has a proud record.
The Eighth regiment has supplied Ohio with adjutant generals since the days of Governor William McKinley. General Charles Dick was formerly lieutenant colonel. Adjutant General Weybrecht was lieutenant colonel of the regiment at time of his appointment. During the Spanish war the regiment served as the Eighth O.V.I. and was known as the “President’s Own.” It was the only Ohio regiment which landed in Cuba before the surrender of the Spanish forces at Santiago.
Organized in 1877, the Eighth saw duty in the first year of its existence in the railway strike riots. It was sent to Cincinnati during the court house riots of 1884 and the same year officiated at the double hanging in Ashland. It has been called out many times for riot duty.
The Eighth regiment has its headquarters at Bucyrus and is commanded by Col. Edward Vollrath of Bucyrus. The regiment has no lieutenant colonel. Majors are Frederick S. Marquis of Mansfield, Frank C. Gerlach of Wooster and Satanford H. Swartz.
Companies and commanders are:
Company A. Bucyrus, Captain Charles G. Teetrick; Company B. Akron, Captain William E. Walkup; Company C, Akron, Captain Earl W. Hill; Company D, Wooster, Captain Marcus R. Limb; Company E, Ashland, Captain Charles L. Clark; Company F, Akron, Captain William Yontz; Company G, Wadsworth, Captain Allan Weaver; Company H, Shreve, Captain Wiley K. Miller; Company I, Tiffin, Captain Willins Bacon; Company K, Alliance, Captain Urban S. Wetzel; Company L, Galion, Captain Ralph G. Sayre; Company M, Walter S. Bradford.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 14 September, 1910
pg 3
Parade And Mass Meeting.
Demonstration to Arouse Enthusiasm Will Be Held in Wooster Monday Night.
A Wooster parade, followed by a big mass meeting at the City Opera House to arouse more enthusiasm in boosting Wooster has been planned and will be held Monday night, the mass meeting taking place at the City Opera House. J.C. Schultz and E.S. Landes, in charge of the sale of the Board of Trade lots are working out the details of this meeting, the purpose being to pave the way for the work of the committees which will sell the lots. Incidentally there will be a fine program of music and addresses.
The parade will include delegations from the various civic organizations of Wooster. Lodges and all of the factories will be represented. It will be a parade such as has rarely, if ever, been seen in Wooster.
After marching about the city, the parade will end at the City Opera House where the mass meeting is to be held. Speakers were being secured Tuesday, and some of the best musical talent in the city will be heard during the evening.
The committee Tuesday asked Capt. M.R. Limb to take part in the parade with the members of Co. D. Capt. Limb gladly consented but stated that he could not tell definitely, as he would have to secure a special permit from the Adjutant General. Capt. Limb will know by Thursday or Friday if the soldiers will be in the line of march.

NOTE: “Lot Price Is Fixed At $257. List of Sixty Men Who Will Canvass City to Sell Board of Trade Lots.” is the related article in the column to the left.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 28 September, 1910
pg 3
Personals.
Capt. M.R. Limb, Lieut. Milton Taggart, Corp. Chas. Stoudenheimer and Sergt. Albert Weber left for Camp Perry Monday to take part in the annual regimental shoot.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 30 November, 1910
pg 1
Auto Smashes Buggy
W.F. Barnhart’s big automobile sideswiped a buggy belonging to and being driven by Emmanuel Kauffman at the corner of Beall avenue and North streets Thursday and although the buggy was wrecked, Mr. Kauffman escaped without injury.
The Barnhart auto was coming down Beall avenue. Mr. Kauffman was driving east on North street and the two met at the crossing. They were so close together that it was impossible to avert the collision. The auto struck the buggy at the front wheel. The wheel was smashed, the top damaged, the shafts broken and the spring bent. The horse was slightly hurt and was freed from the buggy. The horse ran up over the lawn in front of the Limb home and then went to the Kauffman home on Spink street. Mr. Barnhart’s father-in-law and a young man were in the machine with him at the time. The fender on the car was bent and the front slightly damaged. The accident was a most fortunate one in that no one was injured. The horse, Friday showed the effects of the accident, being quite lame.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 21 December, 1910
pg 3
Committees Are Appointed.
The following committees have been appointed for the coming Eighth of January celebration:
President of Evening, G.A. Starn.
Toastmaster, C.A. Weiser
Committee on Finance, Wayne Hart, Jos. O. Fritz, Chas. Jones, M.M. Van Nest, Will Heller.
Committee on Banquet, Emmet Lee, Jos. Sullivan, Harrold Peppard, Eugene Carlin, Henry Jacot.
Committee on Hall, Wellington Metz, M.R. Limb, Lucian Lutzenheiser, Samuel Kready, John Russell
Committee on Decorations,….

1911

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 11 February, 1911
pg 3
Says He’s Innocent.
Pleads Not Guilty to Arson Charge—Other Criminal Matters Heard.
Frank Gallagher, indicted by the grand jury for setting fire to the Nolin auto garage, was arraigned before Judge W.E. Weygandt in common pleas court Monday morning and plead not guilty to the charge. In talking about the case, Gallagher stated that he was very much surprised to learn that he had been charged with the crime and denied very emphatically that he was guilty. In court he was represented by Attorney A.D. Metz.
Sheriff Nan Nest regurned with his prisoner at 7:07 Saturday night and took Gallagher to the county jail. At Parkersburg, Gallagher at first refused to accompany the sheriff, and it looked for a time as if extradition proceedings would have to be resorted to. Later, however, Gallagher consented to come to Wooster.
Judge Weygandt Monday morning heard to statements of Prosecutor Chritchheld and Attorney Metz and fixed bond at $800. He also set March 6th, two weeks from Monday, as the date for the trial.

Akron Beacon Journal
Akron, Ohio
Friday, 10 March, 1911
pg 1
Captains Walkup And Yontz Asked To Join The U.S. Troops In Texas.
Captain W.E. Walkup of Company B and Captain W.C. Yontz of Company F of Akron are among the favorite officers of the Eighth regiment who have been invited by Colonel Vollrath and Adjutant General C.C. Weybrecht to go to the Mexican border to witness the maneuvers of the federal troops being gathered there.
Captain Walkup received his invitation Friday morning, but Captain Yontz had not received any word yet at noon. However, a special Columbus dispatch stated that Yontz’s name was included in the list of Eighth regiment officers submitted to the war department by Adjutant General Weybrecht Friday for the service, which it is understood is to be entirely voluntary and optional.
The other Eighth regiment officers invited to go to Texas are Captain Marcus R. Limb, Company D, Wooster; Captain Charles L. Clark, Company E, Ashland; Captain Wiley K. Miller, Company H, Shreve; Captain Willis Bacon, Company I, Tiffin; Captain Ralph G. Sayre, Company L, Mansfield; Major Harry Bertolette, Shreve; Major S.M. Swartz, Canton.
Captain Walkup Friday had not decided whether or not he would accept the invitation, but is considering it. The letter came as an invitation rather than a formal demand and it is evidently for the purpose of giving the officers an opportunity to watch the operations on the large scale on which they will be conducted. These movements will be for the instruction of the officers, according to a dispatch from Columbus Friday morning.
Considerable interest is shown in the companies stationed in this city regarding the movements of the government.
Colonel George M. Wright, chief of General Dick’s staff, nor Rev. Ira W. Priest, chaplain of the regiment, had received any orders or instructions up to Friday afternoon.

Cincinnati Enquirer
Cincinnati, Ohio
Saturday, 11 March, 1911
pg 2
Ninety Officers
From Ohio National Guard Are in List Submitted to Washington.
Special Dispatch to The Enquirer.
Columbus, Ohio, March 10—At noon today Adjutant General Weybrecht called upon the War Department, in Washington, and certified the names of 90 officers of the Ohio National Guard who can go to the Mexican border. He has wired Columbus that no definite selections have been made, but he is certain that all the officers certified will be detailed within the next 10 days to go to San Antonio for a three-week period.
It is probable that no private soldiers of the national guard will be called out at this time.
Colonel Herbert G. Catrow, of the Third Regiment, with headquarters at Dayton, hastened to Washington as soon as the call was issued. What officers he will certify from his regiment are not known, but it is expected that most of the Third Regiment men will be detailed. The others certified to-day by Adjutant General Weybrecht, and who will no doubt go to Texas are:
First Brigade Staff—Major William H. Duffy, Toledo; Major David A. Lynch, Fostoria.
Second Brigade—Major Arthur W. Reynolds, Columbus, Commissary; Major Frank E. Ross, Columbus, Quartermaster.
First Regiment—Lieutenant Colonel William H. Sullivan, Middletown; Majors Chas. Becht, Cincinnati; Frank Ward, Cincinnati; Captains Robert L. Dunning, Adjutant, Cincinnati; P.G. Banker, commissary, Middletown; Adolph A. Gruber, Cincinnati; Walter W. Schwaab, Company C, Cincinnati, William C. Meyer, Company F, Cincinnati; Bert Chumlet, Company G, Cincinnati; Homer B. Glancy, Company K, Batavia.
Second Regiment—Lieutenant Colonel J. Guy Deming, Ada; Major Cliffe Deming, Ada; Colonel John M. Bingham, Columbus; Captains Frank J. Moyer, Company A, Findlay; J. Dalby Crawfis, Company H, Ottawa; Lieutenant John A Harley, Company C, Lima; Lieutenant James G. Lehman, Company H, Bowling Green.
Fourth Regiment—Colonel Byron L. Bargar, Columbus; Major George Florence, Circleville; Captains Robert Lindenberg, Columbus; Frank L. Oyler, Company B, Columbus; John T. Snitzler, Company E, Marysville; James A. Samson, Company K, Delaware.
Fifth Regiment—Colonel Charles X. Zimmerman, Cleveland; Major Albert W. Davis, Norwalk; Captains Charles W. Mathivet, Adjutant, Cleveland; Frank B. Hollenback, Company G, Cleveland; Harry W. Ulric, Company H, Youngstown; Arthur S. Houts, Company K, Cleveland.
Sixth Regiment—Colonel L.W. Howard, Toledo; Major George W. Cunningham, Fostoria; Captains Arthur D. Hill, Company H, Toledo; Edward C. Sturn, Fremont; Arthur H. Wicks, Company I, Clyde; Harry C. Kern, Company G, Toledo; Lieutenant Walter C. Weier, Company A. Toledo; Lieutenants Frank E. Smith, Company B, Bellevue; Frank P. Walsh, Company L, Toledo; Second Lieutenant Clyde E. Williams, Company E, Bryan.
Seventh Regiment—Colonel Harry D. Knox, Marietta; Captains Willard R. Bell, Company A, Zanesville; Harry S. Dyer, Company B, Marietta; Charles H. Bell, Company H, New Lexington; Edward P. Lawlor, Company M, McConnelsville.
Eighth Regiment—Captains William E. Walker, Company B, Akron; Marcus R. Limb, Company D, Wooster; Charles L. Clark, Company E, Ashland; William Yontz, Company F, Akron; Wiley K. Miller, Company K, Shreve; Willis Bacon, Company I, Tiffin; Ralph G. Sayre, Company L, Mansfield.
Signal Corps—Company B, Columbus, Major Lewis W. Jaquith, First Lieutenant Chalmers R. Wilson.
Cavalry—Major William M. Scofield, First Lieutenants Dudley J. Hard, Otto Miller and Reuben Hitchcock, all from Cleveland.
Artillery—Battery C, Columbus; First Lieutenant Harry R. Avery, Columbus. Battery A, Cleveland: Captain Quida A. Kulish, First Lieutenant Fred T. Mudge.
Medical Corps—Majors Joseph A. Hall, Cincinnati; William P. Love, Youngstown; Daniel W. Iford, Toledo; Harry Bertolette, Shreve.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 10 May, 1911
pg 3
Hit With Ball Bat.
Fritz Limb, the little son of Capt. and Mrs. M.R. Limb, was struck on the nose with a baseball bat while playing in Derr’s field, off of Nold Ave., on Monday afternoon. Fritz made a dash for home, and when he found no one there, he ran to a doctor, who dressed the wound. It took three stitches to close the gash. The bat struck the lad just between the eyes, which was fortunate. Had the blow been a half inch lower his nose would have been broken.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 24 May, 1911
pg 6
Leaves For Texas Wednesday
Capt. M.R. Limb, Mrs. Limb and son Fritz will leave on Wednesday for Texas, where the Captain was detailed to view the army maneuvers.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 21 June, 1911
pg 3
Personals.
Capt. M.R. Limb and two children returned Tuesday evening from San Antonio. Capt. Limb for two weeks has been out on the field, where the troops are maneuvering, several other officers of the O.N.G. being with him. Mrs. Limb returned as far as Paris, Ill., where she will spend some days with friends before returning to Wooster.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 28 June, 1911
pg 1
Raise About Seven Thousand.
List of Wooster Men Who Made It Possible To Land Rubber Factory.
The Boosters, in their campaign to raise enough money to purchase back 24 lots to give James McCreary land he desired for the location of the new rubber factory, secured nearly $7,000. In many instances Wooster men subscribed amounts much in excess of what was expected of them. The following is a list of those who subscribed and the amounts given. A few names may have been omitted.
$100.00: A Friend, Wooster Electric Co., B.A. Maitland, james Mullins, Nick Amster, H.H. Zeigler, Wm. I. Long.
$500.00: W.G. Gerlach, Wm. Horn, Peter Latonin. C.O. Langell.
$150.00: Citizens National bank, Wm. Annat, Wayne Co. National bank.
$250.00: W.R. Curry.
$200.00: Canton-Hughes Pump Co.
$30.00: W.H. Zaugg
$40.00: Schmuck & Bevington
$50.00: Wayne Co. Democrat Co, John C. Schultz, W.G. Christy, McClarren Grocery, Proctor & O’had, Smith & Lautzenheiser, Wooster Republican, John McSweeney, Landes Realty Co. McClarran & Jones, M.W. & O. Tel. Co., Geo. A. Clapper, W.H. Bryson, E. Paumier, J. Fredrick, W.G. Whitaker, Mann Bros., Robt. A. Biechele, Wm. Muschenich, Alvin Rich, John Johnston, Gray & Smith, Nolle Bros. J.J. Keister, Chas. R. Scott, M.L. Buchwalter, McClure House & Furnishing Store.
$75.00: J.H.B. Danford, Harding & Co.
$25.00: Thomas A. Elder W.M. Berry, S.H. Dawson, Joseph Sullivan, Mougey Grocery Co., L.E. Grosjean, Max Bloomberg, J.D. Malloy, W.E. Weygandt, Metzler Decorating Co., A.D. Metz, New Wooster Preserving Co., Collier Pringing Co., B.F. Miller, Wooster Coal & Transfer Co., Dr. D.H. Braden, J.D. Berger, W.F. Kenn, J.M. Ginter, Will Hiler, Geo. A. Fisher, Weiser & Ross, L.A. Yocum, F.M. VanOver, Chas. Curry, Andrew Guarniere, J.Van Nest Sons, Mrs. K.Bevard, Tylor Bros. M.R. Limb, Ben and Forbes Alcock, J.W. Hooke, W.Nold Hoelzel, Fetzer & Hixon, G.W. Burkholder, Robt. R. Woods, Yocum’s Wooster Bus. Col., E.D. Fisher, Davis Laundry Co.
$15.00: J.W. Laubach, J.A. Craig, Dr. W.A. Welch, Gust. Hunsicker, Shibley & Hudson, F.C. Snyder, O.C. Williams, E.B. Childs, Andrew Massaro, Wallace Smith, Albert Gerlach, Harry G. Lambros, C.M. Tawney, Leonard Saal, W.H. Bass, P.L. Horn, H.L. Boigegrain, M.S. Miller, Geo. F. Wilcox, Fred C. Figert, J.W. Maurer, W.H. Wiler, W.A. Stevens, Wooster Nursery Co., E.S. Wertz.
$20.00: Albert S. Saurer, John Ferghtner, W.A. Wilson, H.B. Olenkirk, Chas. F. Schuch, S.H. Boyd & Co.
$10.00: O.C. Franks, James Lee, A.W. Smyser, Vincent J. Cicconetti, S.A. Power, H.H. Barrett, Wayne Hart, Alcock & Sons, Read & Son, C.F. Schopf, O.P. Blough, James Brauneck, J.A. Myers, Glenn E. Shoup, Geo. A. France, Sam Bell, I.A. Andrew, Fred E. Faber, W.Y. Landes, Chas. Saal, Chas. H. Wolfe.
L. Zook, S.E. Smith, Kurtz & Post, J.S. McCoy, W.J. Athey, David Nice, J.E. Fitzgerald, A. Bessalas, Edward P. McCormich, L.R. Gray, J.B. Nolin & Son, Fisher Bros., C.G. Williams.
Judge Frank Taggart paid cash in full for the lot he previously purchased, and then donated the lot to the Board of Trade.
The Democrat office on Friday received two new Gordon job presses. One of the job presses what has been in the work room was displaced, and it was put on the pension list. Besides printing a daily and a weekly newspaper, The Wayne County Democrat Co. does a large amount of job work. They have now five presses devoted to this department alone.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 2 August, 1911
pg 3
Personals.
Mr. and Mrs. M.R. Limb and children have gone to Camp Perry, where they will remain during the rifle shoot.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 6 September, 1911
pg 1
Soldiers Off To Camp.
Members of Co. D, Eighth Regiment. O.N.G., left Saturday for Steubenville for a week’s camping and drilling. Next week is homecoming week at Steubenville and the Eighth was the fortunate regiment selected to be present at the big celebration.
The soldiers were in uniform bright and early Saturday morning and by 9 o’clock all of them were at the Armory ready to make the trip. They marched to the depot, where they boarded the special train that takes them to Steubenville. The soldiers took three uniforms with them. the following regimental officers and members of Co. D left Wooster:
Regimental musician, Warren Keister
Lieutenants, McCoy, Taggart
Capt., M.R. Limb
First Lieut. G.S. Limb
Second Lieut., Fred Redick
Sergeants, Weber, Messmore, W. Jolliff, Weaver
Corporals, Rope, c. Jolliff, Stoudenhelmer, Russell, Wepler, Weber, Eckert.
Musician, Mertz.
Privates, Massaro, Mann, Manges, McDougel, Mower, Metcalf, T. Miller, Palmer, Robinson, Adams, Berry, byers, Blanchard, Casper, Crampion, Coffman, Devlin, Egger, Garber, Yost, Wilson, Weny, Smith, Stark, Swart, Shimel, Russell, Shamp, Sterrett, Schuch, Sigler, Snyder, Stull, Eyman, Fry, Frick, Graham, Hider, Hard, Haerle, Hixon, Jolliff, Kinner, Lyon, B. Miller
Cook, Constable Scobey.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 15 November, 1911
pg 3
Would Receive Pay.
Local O.N.G. Men Will Send Petition to Congressman Ashbrook.
Members of Co D, 8th O.N.G. are interested in a bill that is to be brought up at the next session of Congress. If passed it means that the local soldiers will get paid a certain percentage, probably 25 per cent of the salary received by soldiers of the regular army. Officers will probably be allowed a smaller percentage of the salary received by Regular Army officers.
A petition is to be prepared and signed by local soldiers and sent to Congressman W.A. Ashbrook, asking him to support the bill. Mr. Ashbrook favored a bill of a similar nature which passed the House at the last session.
The bill passed a year ago was not satisfactory to the soldiers for several reasons but this was not known until after it had passed the house. The matter was brought to the attention of the Senate and the bill was killed. The bill now being drafted is much more satisfactory to the soldiers and they are heartily in favor of it.
Capt. M.R. Limb, in speaking of the matter Tuesday, said “The passage of this bill will mean that our men get paid for holding themselves in readiness for war. The National Guard men now do not get paid for holding themselves in readiness. In Ohio they get a small amount for attending drill. A newly enlisted private in the regular army gets $16 per month. Co D privates would draw about $50 a year.

This story is interesting because of how it relates to the incident above (9/30/1908) and the fact, so far apparently unrelated, that Lucy later marries a Charles W. Gallagher.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 13 September, 1911
pg 1
Wooster Woman Elopes
Mrs. Theodore Muschenich Has Been Absent From Home Three Weeks.
Because she has been away from home for three weeks without sending any word as to her whereabouts, Mrs. Jessie Meschenich, wife of Theodore Muschenich, is believed to have eloped and from all appearances she is with Frank Gallagher, machinist, who for several months made his home with the Muschenich family on East South St.
Mr. and Mrs. Muschenich were married four years ago and their life together seemed to be very happy. Then the wife disappeared the husband was quite sure that she would return with satisfactory explanations in a few days and he could scarcely be made to believe that she had gone to stay. Even now he is not certain that she is with Gallagher.
Three weeks ago Thursday Mrs. Muschenich went to Canton to visit a friend she had met at Gallipolis. Her husband accompanied her to the depot, and according to the arrangement, he was to meet her in Akron on the following Sunday.
On Sunday she failed to put in an appearance at Akron, but the young husband suspected nothing. The days passed by and no word was heard from her. Mr. Muschenich had always been kind to his wife, and believed in her implicitly. It was a hard blow to him to find that she had left him because of her infatuation for another.
When Frank Gallagher was in Wooster he lived at the Muschenich home. Gallagher, Wooster people will remember as the proprietor of an automobile garage and repair shop. It will also be remembered that the shop was burned out and that some months later Gallagher was arrested and brought here charged with firing the shop. At that time Theodore Muschenich was his most staunch friend. He influenced local people to go on the young man’s bond and have him released an he was one of the most happy men in town when he learned that Gallagher was acquitted.
Gallagher was in Wooster on July 6th. Gallagher informed Mr. Muschenich that he would come for his trunk in the near future. The trunk had been in Wooster for many months. Two days after Mrs Muschenich left, Gallagher was in Wooster and he took the trunk away with him, taking an east-bound train out of Wooster.
When it was first suspected that Mrs. Muschenich did not intend to return, investigation of her rooms showed that she had secretly sent almost all of her clothing away from the city. Only enough was left to keep down suspicion. It is aldo presumed that a part of her clothing was taken away in Gallagher’s trunk, which left the city two days after the woman herself.
Since it has been suspected that the woman went away with Frank Gallagher, many little incidents have been brought to light to substantiate the theory. When Gallagher lived with the Muschenichs he and Mrs. Muschenich were very good friends. The young husband, however, suspected nothing wrong and has always been a very good friend of Gallagher.
Mr. Muschenich tried in every way possible to keep the matter quiet, believing that Mrs. Muschenich might return to him in a few days. He wanted to be really sure that she was with Gallagher before he doubted her in the least, and even Thursday when interviewed he was averse to having anything said about the matter through the columns of a newspaper.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 18 October, 1911
pg 6
Cleveland Tuesday.
Mrs. M.R. Limb and Miss Mary Annat spent Monday in Cleveland.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 22 November, 1911
pg 5
The time for filing statements of campaign expenses of candidates closed Friday evening. Five candidates filed statements Friday night with Clerk Fisher. Comparatively few of the many men who were candidates for office made a statement as to their expenses and it is taken for granted that they didn’t spend any money. Failure to file a statement might mean the loss of an office if the candidate has been elected. Those who filed statements Friday night were as follows:
A.J. Heller, candidate for mayor at Orrville, for cards and circular letters, $6.50.
Jos. O. Fritz, candidate for city solicitor, Wooster, for advertising, cards and to Democratic committee, $9.90.
M.R. Limb, for Board of Education, Wooster, for cards and to Democratic committee, $9.00.
J.M. Russell, for council, Wooster, to Democratic committee and advertising, $7.40.
J.F. Harrison, assessor, Franklin Twp., stationery and postage, 15 cents.

1912

1912 ▸ August 28. Lucy Bradshaw Limb filed for divorce from M.R. Limb.
1912 ▸ September 4. M.R. Limb filed a petition for divorce alimony and custody of the children.
1912 ▸ November 12. Lucy Limb answered M.R. Limb’s petition.
1912 ▸ December 10. Lucy Limb did not contest the divorce.
1912 ▸ December 31. Divorce is finalized with M.R. Limb retaining custody of the two sons and the home.

NOTE: The Gallagher-Muschenich saga continues –
Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 20 March, 1912
pg 3
Accompanies Gallagher
Mrs. Muschenich Again Goes Away With Acquitted Man.
Frank Gallagher acquitted recently of setting fire to his North Buckeye St. garage, left Saturday night for Cleveland and from all appearances Mrs. Jessie Muschenich went along with him. Before his arrest on the arson charge, Gallagher eloped with Mrs. Muschenich and the pair were found living together at Indianapolis when the arrest of Gallagher was made. Mrs. Muschenich came along back to Wooster with Gallagher and remained at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Bryant during the days he was confined in the county jail awaiting his trial.
It is presumed that immediately upon his acquittal, Gallagher and the woman made arrangements to leave together. Members of the Bryant family did not say Monday that Mrs. Muschenich had gone away with Gallagher, but the fact that both went north on Cleveland & Southwestern cars would indicate that they are living together again. Gallagher before leaving, stated that if he could not secure work in Cleveland, he would go back to Indianapolis.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 5 June, 1912
pg1 & 2
Fitting Observance.
Impressive Ceremonies Marked The Passing Of Memorial Day.
With peace brightening the nation, with memories of Lincoln’s invocation to arms, self-sacrifice, love of home and Wayne’s sterling patriotism, Wooster’s chivalry and fidelity, the Decoration day parade under the auspices of Given Post, G.A.R., was a splendid tribute to the honored dead, and the thin dwindling line of the veterans who fought to preserve the union, Wooster’s business streets, and shade tree lined avenues were redolent with the stars and stripes, bunting, and floral tokens. The court house and city hall were bright with colors.
Lead by Chief Marshal J.B. Taylor and his aides, W.C. Myers, W.E. Barnard, and escorted by the Board of Trade band, playing the dead march, Co. D, 8th Infantry, captained by M.R. Limb had the post of honor. They were followed by the Sons of Veterans, Commander Thos. Brown, both companies marching well in light order. Captain G.W. Brown lead a smart company of the Uniformed Rank of the Knights of Pythians. The Foresters of the Woodmen in blue uniforms were lead by W.S. Franks.
The children of the Wooster public schools, each child carrying a flag and a basket of flowers, officered by Solomon Rickabaugh, was a most pretty procession. Willie and Geo. Dye, in sailors suits, headed the line. The Spanish War Vets, Louis Christine, Commander, made a creditable showing, and soldierly appearance. Given Post, G.A.R., Commander W.E. Feeman, Given Corps, W.R.C., Kieffer Circle, Ladies of the G.A.R., the Daughters of Veterans, in carriages brought up the rear.

At the Cemetery.
The line of march was from North St. to North Market St., down South Market to the cemetery, where the soldiers graves were appropriately decorated. Co. D, 8th Infantry, furnished the firing party. Commander R.J. Smith read Lincoln’s address at Gettysburg. The ritual G.A.R. service followed. The ceremonial of strewing of flowers at base of the cenotaph by the Women’s Relief Corps, the Ladies of the G.A.R., the Daughters of Veterans, and the United Spanish War veterans, in memory of the absent dead concluded the exercises at the cemetery. The column was reformed and marched to Applecreek, where the Women’s Relief Corps performed the ritualistic service in honor of the dead of the navy.
The opera house service was well attended and marked by its impressiveness. The chief feature of the service was an excellent sermon by Rev. E.E. Young which was in substance, as follows:
The Roll of Honor. 2 Sam. 23:8, 10.
The world has ever been a worshiper of heroes and heroines and perhaps especially heroes of war. They sing the praises of Joshua, David, Alexander, Napoleon, Nelson, Washington, Grant, Dewey, etc., and well they might for patriotism born in a love for country, has called forth many deeds of valor and heroism.

Other nations have given birth to true heroes, cherished high ideals, and fought nobly for sublime truths. But no country has given birth to nobler sentiments, or fought for sublimer truths or cherished higher ideals than has America.
All over this land, from the superb shrine by the Hudson where rests the soldier most masterful, most modest, most magnanimous to each remotest and most humble burial place, we find the old soldier’s tomb. The hero who endures hardness as a good soldier of the cause of country, humanity and God. Who says we do not do well to call living men’s attention to their deeds of valor and service of heroism? Since the days when Moses called the attention of that ancient people to their passover and its deliverance, it has become a part of good morals to keep green in the memory of the living the sacrifices of patriots who are dead. Then while we today strew flowers upon their graves and drop a tear over the place where rest the heroes let us call the “Roll of Honor” and enumerate a few of the virtues for which they fought. So vitally related are the causes for which our soldiers’ have contended that we dare not eliminate one class and say we had no need of thee. So true to the common weal was the call of country at each time where the summon was heard that all our heroes deserve honor whether they responded in 1776, 1812, 1861, 1898, or at some other hour of peril.
In the first place we wish to call your attention to those men.
The Heroes who gave us our Republic. They were:
1. Those who braved the wilderness, and faced the savages of the forest to plant the American Republic.
2. Those who resented the encroachments of foreign tyranny seeking to sap our richness and to stem the tide of our rising power.
3. Those who formulated our government and developed our resources.
The Good Samaritans who saved our Nation:
The Scripture records the story of the Good Samaritan who rendered a service of mercy to a brother who fell among thieves, who beat him and left him bleeding and dying by the way. So we might say there have been the highways upon which the nations of earth have gone. Upon these highways there have lurked disease, danger, and harm. It was upon this great highway of the nations that our nation had gone in quest of honor, fame, and riches. They came upon the hard places of time and we were insulted by these enemies of good government and lofty ideals, as a result:
1. Our country has had three running sores that have been bleeding our nation of her life, viz., slavery, the Mason & Dixon line, and Rebellion a form of anarchy. This first sore was an insult to God who made of one blood all nations to dwell upon the earth, and insult to man a human soul with eternal consequences, and insult to government that cannot live half free and half slave. The second sore was a burning shame to commence in that it hindered the free exchange of goods between the north and the south, an insult to society in that it prevented an exchange of ideas and enjoyment of social functions between those living on opposite sides of this time. Then the rebellion was a form of anarchy that defied the authority of our government that was born in Providence and nurtured in an environment of divine benedictions and preserved by the loyal sacrificers of many a noble hero upon the field of conquest. The more I study the conditions calling for the civil struggle I am more and more convinced of their heinousness.
2. We shall never as a nation be able to ascribe great enough honor to you the noble patriots who broke the shackels of slavery, poured your life blood into the Mason & Dixon line, a scar of long standing, as the wine and ointment of healing that this ever deepening scar might be closed forever.
3. Neither shall we ever be able to properly estimate and appreciate the price you paid for and the sacrifice you made that our nation might be saved.
Another class would we add to this roll of honor.
1. Those who are endeavoring to keep green the memory of those who have so valiantly sowed our great country. We should keep green the memory of all those who have conferred great blessing and benefit upon human society.
2. Those who are striving to perpetuate the high ideals and noble virtues for which our nation has stood and striven.
3. Those who are seeking to lift still higher our ideals and advance her prestige and influence.
Conclusion.
I congratulate you upon your courage in the past. Upon the victories won. Long may you live in the hearts and memories of a grateful people. Bright may your names shine upon the roll of honor.
Comrades, another warfare is today calling you to the field. From every height that looks down upon the surging mass of humanity, as they strive in daily competition for the bread that perishes, the trumpet of the great Captain of our salvation is sounding, calling for whole armies of volunteers to carry to them the bread of life. Satan is warring for their destruction. From the haunts of vice and sin, from dark caves and secret places of foulness, from deceptive traps and gilded pitfalls, his emissaries, armed with deceitful tongues and poinoned arrows, watch for the ruin and eternal death of precious souls. You are in danger of being destroyed. Your children are in danger of being carried away captive. Your friends and neighbors are in danger of being overwhelmed by this merciless foe. The Redeemer of souls is calling to you to join His forces, enlist in His cause and for the salvation of your own and the souls of others, to go forth to the battle against sin.
Our Jesus is a Captain who has never known defeat. In His ranks there is no distinction among those who fight in His cause. To him that overcometh, to him that keeps the faith and finishes the work, there is laid up a crown of righteousness. His name is enrolled on high, never to be overlooked or forgotten. A Russian soldier, after having performed feats of great valor, lay dying upon the field of battle. His comrades gathered around him, willing to afford him such help as could be given him in his last moments. As his life was fast ebbing out, he said, “I have but one request; answer to my name at roll call.” Though more than 60 years have passed since then, and all his old comrades are dead, his name remains upon the roll, and is still answered to by some living member of that imperial regiment.
Earthly enrollments may be lost or destroyed, earthly honors may fade and our names may be forgotten here, but, if once recorded up on the Lamb’s Book of Life, they will be answered to through all eternity. Our King, our Redeemer, the Captain of our salvation, who wa victorious over death and the grave, bids us come to Him and find life, that ours may be a glorious triumph when we have finished our course.

NOTE: The sensational divorce of Marcus and Lucy Limb.
Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 28 August, 1912
pg 1
WIFE OF CAPT. M.R. LIMB FILES SUIT FOR DIVORCE
Mrs. Lucile Limb has brought suit at Paris, Illinois, for divorce from her husband, Capt. Marcus R. Limb, well-known Wooster dentist.
The petition at Paris was filed a number of days ago. A copy of a paper printed in that city containing an account of the filing of the petition, was sent to a friend of Capt. Limb in Wooster.
The petition charged the husband with failure to provide, gross neglect of duty and inhuman treatment.
The friend took the newspaper to Capt. Limb. The husband was astonished at the action taken by his wife and immediately went to Paris, where he found Mrs. Limb at the home of a sister. She had gone there, to all intents, simply to visit her sister and other relatives.
After a conference Mrs. Limb agreed to return to Wooster with her husband, the couple reaching here last week. No one at that time, besides a very few close friends, knew of the affair.
A few days after reaching Wooster, Mrs. Limb again went away from the Limb home and since that time, Capt. Limb has seen or heard nothing from her. The Paris petition was to have been withdrawn.
Mrs. Limb was in Wooster Thursday afternoon. She was in consultation with Attorney W. Howard Ross. Mr. Ross would not state Friday whether or not a petition for divorce is to be filed in Wayne county common pleas court. He stated that he had nothing to give out, but affirmed the statement that Mrs. Limb had consulted him.
Capt. Limb will contest the case, it was learned Friday and will no doubt ask for the custody of their two children, both boys.
Mrs. Limb has been prominent in society circles, and frequently entertained at their finely furnished Beall avenue home.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, September 4, 1912
pg 1
CAPT. LIMB FILES PETITION FOR DIVORCE IN COURT HERE
The Limb divorce case was transferred to Wayne county common pleas court Friday, in the form of a petition for divorce alimony and the custody of the children, filed by Capt. M.R. Limb, through his attorney, A. D. Metz.
Judge Weygandt Friday granted a temporary injunction restraining any further sale of property. This part of the petition refers to the sale of the Limb home, which, according to a deed now on record, was sold this week by Mrs. Limb to her father, W.H. Bradshaw.
In his petition, Capt. Limb states that he was married to Lucy Bradshaw in November, 1895, and that two children, Marcus George, 13, and Frederick C., 9, were born to their union.
That on the third day of July, Mrs. Limb left their home and went to Paris, Ill, and other points; that on August 2, he learned that she had applied for divorce there, and, very much surprised, went immediately to Paris to effect a reconciliation for the sake of their children; that Mrs. Limb was in Chicago, but returned, and after several days of persuasion, consented to return to Wooster.
The petition goes on to say that after remaining a few days, she left again, borrowing money to do so. Before leaving the first time, the plaintiff says she made three or four dresses, and purchased other finery and personal adornment, costing more than $100, all of which was charged to him.
During the few days she was in Wooster, the petition says, she told her husband that there was a man at Terre Haute, for whom she cared more than for her husband, and that he had asked her to marry him, offering her a diamond engagement ring; that she represented herself to him as a single woman.
In his petition, Capt. Limb states that Mrs. Limb has been guilty making frequent trips to Paris, Ill., and other points, going about twice each year, sometimes without his consent. As early as 1901, he says, she sold silverware from their home and went to Chicago with the money.
The wife is charged with gross neglect of duty, in that she never arose early enough to prepare breakfast, and that she prepared on an average but one meal a week, the husband and children being compelled to get their own meals, or eat at restaurants; that he did much of the housework.
The petition further charges that she was guilty of gross extravagance; that she would go to Cleveland and purchase goods amounting to several hundreds of dollars and charge it to him; that these bills were much more than he could afford.
Recently, the petition says, one of the boys was ill at their home; that a woman was cleaning house, and that the mother left the boy in charge of this woman and went to Mr. Limb’s office; that the woman called up and said the boy wanted his mother; that she refused to go home, and that he went to care for their son; that while he was gone, Mrs. Limb drank a quantity of whisky, got drunk, mashed some glasses, threw an Indian club through the window to the street, and that when he returned, he found her asleep on the couch.
This, the petition says, was but one of many similar actions. The husband claims, that she did not furnish a dollar towards the purchase or repair of their home, and that he always tried to make home a pleasant place; that since she left, he and the children have been staying at home, doing the best they could. He asks that he be given reasonable alimony; in the shape of their home here, granted a divorce; and have the custody of their children, and that the sale of the home by Mrs. Limb to her father, may be set aside.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 27 September, 1912
pg 9
Court House Proceedings.
Legal Notice.
The State of Ohio, Wayne County ss,
Marcus R. Limb, Plaintiff,
Against
Lucy Limb, W.H. Bradshaw and Sarah Bradshaw, Defendants.
No. 24126—Court of Common Pleas, Wayne County, Ohio.
Lucy Limb, W.H. Bradshaw and Sarah Bradshaw residing in Paris, Illinois, are hereby notified that Marcus R. Limb has filed his petition against Lucy Limb for divorce, alimony and custody of minor children, and against all of said defendants, the object and prayer of said petition is to set aside the deed and conveyance described in the petition and enjoin defendants from selling or encumbering said real estate in case No. 24126 of the Common Pleas Court of Wayne County, Ohio and that each and all of said defendants are required to answer said petition on or before six weeks from the 8th day of October, 1912 and that said cause will be for hearing on and after November, 1912.
A.D. Metz
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Oct. 1,8,15,22,25, Nov 5

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 4 October, 1912
pg 3
Legal Notice.
The State of Ohio, Wayne County ss,
Marcus R. Limb, Plaintiff,
Against
Lucy Limb, W.H. Bradshaw and Sarah Bradshaw, Defendants.
No. 24126—Court of Common Pleas, Wayne County, Ohio.
Lucy Limb, W.H. Bradshaw and Sarah Bradshaw residing in Paris, Illinois, are hereby notified that Marcus R. Limb has filed his petition against Lucy Limb for divorce, alimony and custody of minor children, and against all of said defendants, the object and prayer of said petition is to set aside the deed and conveyance described in the petition and enjoin defendants from selling or encumbering said real estate in case No. 24126 of the Common Pleas Court of Wayne County, Ohio and that each and all of said defendants are required to answer said petition on or before six weeks from the 8th day of October, 1912 and that said cause will be for hearing on and after November 14, 1912.
A.D. Metz
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Oct. 4.11.18 25. Nov 18

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Friday, 11 October, 1912
pg 3
Legal Notice.
The State of Ohio, Wayne County ss,
Marcus R. Limb, Plaintiff,
Against
Lucy Limb, W.H. Bradshaw and Sarah Bradshaw, Defendants.
No. 24126—Court of Common Pleas, Wayne County, Ohio.
Lucy Limb, W.H. Bradshaw and Sarah Bradshaw residing in Paris, Illinois, are hereby notified that Marcus R. Limb has filed his petition against Lucy Limb for divorce, alimony and custody of minor children, and against all of said defendants, the object and prayer of said petition is to set aside the deed and conveyance described in the petition and enjoin defendants from selling or encumbering said real estate in case No. 24126 of the Common Pleas Court of Wayne County, Ohio and that each and all of said defendants are required to answer said petition on or before six weeks from the 8th day of October, 1912 and that said cause will be for hearing on and after November 14, 1912.
A.D. Metz
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Oct. 4.11.18 25. Nov 18

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 18 October, 1912
pg 3
Legal Notice.
The State of Ohio, Wayne County ss,
Marcus R. Limb, Plaintiff,
Against
Lucy Limb, W.H. Bradshaw and Sarah Bradshaw, Defendants.
No. 24126—Court of Common Pleas, Wayne County, Ohio.
Lucy Limb, W.H. Bradshaw and Sarah Bradshaw residing in Paris, Illinois, are hereby notified that Marcus R. Limb has filed his petition against Lucy Limb for divorce, alimony and custody of minor children, and against all of said defendants, the object and prayer of said petition is to set aside the deed and conveyance described in the petition and enjoin defendants from selling or encumbering said real estate in case No. 24126 of the Common Pleas Court of Wayne County, Ohio and that each and all of said defendants are required to answer said petition on or before six weeks from the 8th day of October, 1912 and that said cause will be for hearing on and after November 14, 1912.
A.D. Metz
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Oct. 4.11.18 25. Nov 18

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 25 October, 1912
pg 2
Legal Notice.
The State of Ohio, Wayne County ss,
Marcus R. Limb, Plaintiff,
Against
Lucy Limb, W.H. Bradshaw and Sarah Bradshaw, Defendants.
No. 24126—Court of Common Pleas, Wayne County, Ohio.
Lucy Limb, W.H. Bradshaw and Sarah Bradshaw residing in Paris, Illinois, are hereby notified that Marcus R. Limb has filed his petition against Lucy Limb for divorce, alimony and custody of minor children, and against all of said defendants, the object and prayer of said petition is to set aside the deed and conveyance described in the petition and enjoin defendants from selling or encumbering said real estate in case No. 24126 of the Common Pleas Court of Wayne County, Ohio and that each and all of said defendants are required to answer said petition on or before six weeks from the 8th day of October, 1912 and that said cause will be for hearing on and after November 14, 1912.
A.D. Metz
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Oct. 4.11.18 25. Nov 18

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 8 November, 1912
pg 1
Appointments In The U.S. Navy
Capt. M.R. Limb, of Company D, has received information from Washington which will be of interest to the members of company D and young men in the city and county in general.
The letter brings the information that a board of officers will be convened in the navy department in January; 1913, for the purpose of holding competitive examinations of young men between the ages of 21 and 27 to fill vacancies in the grade of second lieutenant in the marine corps. The officers of the marine corps are on the same basis for pay allowances, retirement, etc., as officers of the U.S. Infantry.
The pay of the second lieutenant is $1700 per year with 10 per cent additional for each five years service. Added to this are certain allowances in the way of quarters, heat, light, etc. The positions, if secured, are for life or good behavior, and with prospect of promotion. Service required will be sea on vessels of the navy and at naval stations on shore.
These appointments are made first from the enlisted men in the service, then members of the national guard and third for civil life.
Capt. Limb will send in the names of any men who wish to try for the appointment.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 8 November, 1912
pg 3
Legal Notice.
The State of Ohio, Wayne County ss,
Marcus R. Limb, Plaintiff,
Against
Lucy Limb, W.H. Bradshaw and Sarah Bradshaw, Defendants.
No. 24126—Court of Common Pleas, Wayne County, Ohio.
Lucy Limb, W.H. Bradshaw and Sarah Bradshaw residing in Paris, Illinois, are hereby notified that Marcus R. Limb has filed his petition against Lucy Limb for divorce, alimony and custody of minor children, and against all of said defendants, the object and prayer of said petition is to set aside the deed and conveyance described in the petition and enjoin defendants from selling or encumbering said real estate in case No. 24126 of the Common Pleas Court of Wayne County, Ohio and that each and all of said defendants are required to answer said petition on or before six weeks from the 8th day of October, 1912 and that said cause will be for hearing on and after November 14, 1912.
A.D. Metz
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Oct. 4.11.18 25. Nov 18

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday, 12 November, 1912
pg 1 & pg 4

MRS. LIMB ANSWERS PETITION
WIFE HAS MADE SENSATIONAL CHARGES.
CLAIMS CAPTAIN WAS SYSTEMATICALLY CRUEL, AND COMPELLED HER TO TAKE TREATMENT BRINGING HER NEAR DEATH – WANTS DIVORCE AND CHILDREN.
All hope that the family troubles in the home of Capt. and Mrs. Marcus R. Limb would be adjusted, and that a reconciliation would result in the withdrawal of the divorce suit filed by the husband were abandoned by friends Monday when they learned that Mrs. Limb had filed a sensational answer, and cross-petition in the case, through her attorney, W. Howard Ross.
Mrs. Limb’s petition is lengthy, containing about 1500 words. From beginning to end it is a tale of alleged cruelty, Mrs. Limb claiming that her husband “has systematized his cruelty toward her for years.”
Mrs. Limb alleged that her husband has frequently become intoxicated in their home at night, that he has rushed back and forth like a wild man, flourishing revolvers, knives and razors and threatening to kill her until she became terrorized and afraid he would do her or their children bodily harm.
She further claims that when “a third party is around he acts pleasant and considerate but when alone with defendant his acts are often inhuman and that of a grouch.”
At this point in her petition Mrs. Limb reverts to the time when they were first married and says:
“We went to Springfield and in about two weeks he sent defendant to her father’s home and left for New Orleans where defendant followed him by means of money furnished her by her father and found him there under an assumed name, and when defendant located him he would have nothing to do with her and being then in a delicate condition she remained there, and he then engaged a room for her in what is known as the ‘slave quarters,’ and when he was discharged, defendant telegraphed her father for money, which was furnished her, and with which they moved to Atlanta where he procured employment, and in 1896 a son was born to them and died when about one week old, and when defendant plead with him to have a minister to say a word of prayer before it was buried, he refused to do so and to this day defendant does not know where said child was buried.”
Further on she says:
“In August, 1897, a daughter was born to plaintiff and defendant, and when this child was three weeks old, defendant found plaintiff and another man in company with two women and created a sensation among them by walking into the room and placing the child in its father’s arms, and shortly before said child was born they were driven from rooms they had occupied but one day by the landlady because plaintiff had tried to make love to a young married lady in the same house.”
Another sensational charge is worded as follows:
“In March, 1903, their son Frederick was born and ever since said time plaintiff has compelled defendant against her will to submit to
(Continued on page 4).
treatment … very illegible copy. Basically the same as story below.

Unknown Newspaper
Wooster, Ohio
probably on or just after 12 November, 1912

MRS. LIMB’S STORY IS A SENSATION; DR. DENIES IT
HOPES THAT A RECONCILIATION MIGHT BE AFFECTED BETWEEN THIS WELL KNOWN COUPLE, HAVE GONE GLIMMERING, WITH FILING OF A PETITION.
The reconciliation which the friends of Capt. M.R. Limb and wife hoped for following their domestic troubles and which have been aired in the papers during the last few weeks, has gone glimmering. The petition filed here by Capt. Limb was held in abeyance until within the last few days, he claims until he was satisfied that Mrs. Limb was determined that they must separate, and when he had Sheriff VanNest serve the papers. Mrs. Limb on Monday through her attorney W.H. Ross filed a highly sensational answer and cross petition. Although both husband and wife have now filed petitions praying for legal separation the same roof is sheltering them. Capt. Limb and the sons are occupying the north part of the home, and Mrs. Limb and her mother the south portion. Mrs. Limb prepares the meals and all eat at the same table.
What Mrs. M.R. Limb Claims In Petition
Mrs. Limb’s petition was filed Monday afternoon. She denies, at the start, every allegation of Captain Limb made in his petition in chief. She says that ever since their marriage, on November 25, 1895, Captain Limb has been guilty of extreme cruelty towards her, and that he has systematized his cruelty towards her for years, that he has at times shown less consideration for her, and her offspring than the beasts of the field show for their mates and their young. Mrs. Limb states her husband has an ungovernable temper and that he frequently becomes intoxicated in his home at night, that when he is intoxicated he rushes through the house makes threats and flourishes revolvers, knives and razors, and threatens to kill her. She recites that one night she was so terrorized that she got up at 2 o’clock in the morning, dressed herself and children and fled, but that Dr. Limb overtook them at the foot of Beall avenue, surrendered his revolver and a bottle of whiskey and promised to be good. She said she sat up the rest of the night, afraid to go to bed.
She said that shortly after they were married he sent her to her father’s house, and went to New Orleans, whence she followed on borrowed money and found him she says living under an assumed name. She says he wouldn’t have anything to do with her and got her a place to stay in the “slave quarters” of the city. She tells of moving to Atlanta, and of the birth of a son which died in a week. She says that although she plead with Dr. Limb he refused to allow her to have a minister to say a word of prayer, and that to this day she does not know where the babe is buried.
Mrs. Limb says that a daughter was born in 1897, and that three weeks later she found Dr. Limb with another man and two women, and that she created a sensation by walking in and placing the babe in her husband’s arms. She alleges that they were shortly before driven from their rooms because the husband smiled on a young married woman in the house.
She couples the name of a young woman named Lillie Shearer with her husband and says Mrs. Shearer’s husband made him leave Atlanta between two days at the point of a revolver.
She says she left her husband in 1899, after George Limb was born, because Dr. Limb threatened to kill her in Indianapolis, and lived with a sister-in-law in Chicago, but she did not remain there because of her love for her little boy whom her husband forced her to leave behind when she fled. She says that since the birth of Frederick Limb, in 1905 her husband has against her will compelled her to submit to treatment that has more than once nearly resulted in her death. She says that until Dr. Limb’s business grew to a prosperous stage she always did her own work and the sewing for herself and the boys, and that in recent years her purchases of clothing and finery were encouraged by Dr. Limb, and that they were often made by her for the purpose of pleasing him. Mrs. Limb denies she was ever drunk but says she did, after a fuss, throw an Indian club through his office window and says the “other woman” referred to in Dr. Limb’s petition was her own mother, with whom she left the boys to go to Dr. Limb’s office at his own solicitation. Mrs. Limb says Dr. Limb always keeps large supplies of whiskey and beer in his house and office and that he would often compel her to serve liquor to officers of the army who were here, saying it would be necessary as he would then get better reports on his work as an officer. Mrs. Limb says her husband made her follow his desires in regard to social life when her own inclinations were otherwise, and would even dictate where they could go and whom she could invite to their home. She says the reason for her applying for a divorce at Paris, Ill., was that when she wrote a letter to him on August 3 [or 8?], he returned it unopened, and that written across the back were the words, ‘you can be a mother to the boys but not a wife to me, etc”. Mrs. Limb says that she later, on his promise to be good to her, withdrew the petition. She says she sold the house which is her property to her father because she was without money and that her father was to pay her in installments as she needed the money, about $125 having been advanced already. She says that when she returned home October 18, fully resolved to forget the past and effect a reconciliation for the sake of the boys, she was forced to break in a window to get in, and that she was met by the defendant with a revolver and a curse. She said that later they became reconciled, and that happiness reigned for a few days, but that when she got her father to deed back the house to her, giving her diamonds as security for the $125 advanced, there was more trouble. She refused to leave the house deeded to Dr. Limb and she had the summons served on her, took part of his clothes and left with the boys but returned later and in the mean time summons had been served by the sheriff, in the case already filed by Dr. Limb.
Mrs. Limb says Dr. Limb lately wrote her father saying she was as true as steel to him, “indiscrete sometimes, but never guilty of anything wrong.”
She recites the ownership of house and lot, Dr. Limb’s ownership of the armory and says he has an income of $3,000 or more a year from which she asks reasonable alimony. She also asks for custody of the children.
Dr. Limb Makes A Statement.
Dr. M.R. Limb did not hear of the filing of a petition until Monday afternoon. Through his attorney, A.D. Metz, he made a statement denying in entirety the statements made by his wife and said there would be a supplemental petition filed in a day or so setting up these denials to the court. The statement was also made that Mrs. Limb’s insane jealously when they were first married led to many interesting complications, and that other statements in regard to his intoxication are palpably untrue. The fact that the children are remaining with the father is pointed to with the additional statement that Dr. Limb’s allegations will be shown up, at the trial, decidedly to his advantage.

The Dalton Gazette
Dalton, Ohio
Thursday, 14 November, 1912
pg 1

Real Estate Transfers.
Wm. H. Bradshaw and wife to Lucy Limb, lot in Wooster, $3500.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Friday, 22 November, 1912
pg 2
Jackson Day Committees Are Named.
The Eighth of January general arrangements committee held a meeting in the Wayne Hart law offices on Tuesday evening.
They decided that Ed. S. Wertz should be chairman of the evening, and that Alton H. Etling, of Orrville, should be toastmaster.
Word had been received that both Governor James B. Cox and Senator Atlee Pomerene will be the speakers of the evening. It has not been definitely learned what night these men can get here, so the date has not been finally set. It will be on or near January 8. The following committees were named:
Speakers—A.D. Metz, Judge Critchfield, Chas. Weiser, Wesley H. Zaugg, J.O. Fritz, Willis Horn, Clyde Merchant.
Program and music—M.M. Van Nest, Walter Mougey, O.C. Franks, Wellington Webb, Wm. Conrad, Alvin Rich.
Hall committee—F.M. Van Over, John Johnston, Geo. Kettler, M.R. Limb, F. Fisher.
Finance—Chas. Fahr, Chas. Jones, Harry Newman, R.R. Woods. Geo. Starn.
Banquet—Chas. Schopf, Price Russell, Jos. Sullivan, Harrold Peppard, Howard Ross, Harper Annat, Wm. Young.
Decoration—Louis Bolus, Frank Glasgow, Andrew Reid, Robert Wilson, John Van Nest, Henry Leiner, J.L. Larwill, Thos. McKeon.
Press—John Marchand, James E. Britton, Ed. Hauenstein, John Hoffman, A.F. Dunlap, L.S. Miley, Chas. Collier, Ross Weygandt.
Invitation—L.R. Chritchfield, Jr., W.A. Wilson, C.Harrold, Benton G. Hay, Chas Zaring, Dr. H.A. Hart, John V. Keeler.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday, 10 December, 1912
pg 2
WILL NOT CONTEST CASE.
Wooster people who have been anxious as to when the Limb divorce case would be heard, with a view of arranging for time off to hear the evidence, which was scheduled to be quite spicy, are going to be disappointed.
The case may come up almost any day, but it will be a very tame affair and uncontested at that. The court will hear the evidence to be introduced by Capt. Limb, and then decide whether or not he is entitled to a divorce.
It was learned Friday that a settlement was brought about several days ago in which all the details of the case have been attended to. The alimony has been paid—how much it has not been given out. Capt. Limb remains in possession of the Limb home, and has his two children. Mrs. Limb, it is understood, has gone to the home of relatives in Illinois and will not further contest the granting of the divorce asked for by her husband. Her cross petition is still on file.

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday, 31 December, 1912
pg 5
CAPT. LIMB GETS DIVORCE.
Captain Marcus R. Limb, of Wooster, was granted a divorce in common pleas court Friday afternoon on the grounds of gross neglect of duty. Mrs. Lucile Limb did not contest the decree. The alimony settlement was ratified by the court and Captain Limb was given the custody of the two Limb children. The wife was barred from dower rights in the Limb home, and in the armory property.
As predicted in these columns three weeks ago, the testimony was in direct contrast to the sensational charges made in the petition and answer.
But four witnesses were examined by… that Captain Limb did the majority of the house-work. Albert Weber, who occasionally spent nights in the Limb home, testified that Captain Limb always prepared breakfast and got the children ready for school. Welday Franks told of Mrs. Limb’s frequent visits to the dental office, and of the time she threw an Indian club through the window.
Judge Weygandt, in granting the decree, asked Captain Limb if he expects to marry again, and received a negative answer.
“Conditions like this frequently come when a man marries a purely ornamental and wholly useless wife.” the judge said in granting the decree.
Captain Limb, under the questioning of his attorney, A.D. Metz, told the story of their 12 years of married live, dwelling particularly upon the past few months when he described Mrs. Limb’s conduct of how she left him several times, only to return in a few days and then go away again.
He had a stack of bills in court, some from Annat’s store, others from Cleveland dry-goods and millinary stores, the totals of which ran away up into the hundreds of dollars. All of these bills he said she contracted against his wish.
He also testified that Mrs. Limb frequently called himself and the children vile names, but would not repeat them to the court. He told of two occasions when she became intoxicated, one of which was when she threw the Indian club through the window.
The case was started at 12:30 and less than half a dozen people were in the court room. At 1 o’clock, regular time for opening court, about 25 were present. The testimony was concluded at 1:20.
It developed at the hearing of the case that Captain Limb paid Mrs. Limb $375 in cash, later a check for $2,000, and on last Monday $150 for some furniture, this constituting the alimony settlement. Mrs. Limb also took with her some fine hand painted china, and quite a lot of silverware. She has gone to Paris, Ill., and expects to reside there.

1913

Wayne County Democrat
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 3 January, 1913
pg 5
(Continued from page 1 & 3)
Important Happenings in Wooster During 1912. Taken From News Files.
Dec. 27 – Cap. Limb granted a divorce.

1912: Marcus and Lucile divorce finalized on 29 November. The divorce proceedings were fairly sensational. Marcus retained custody of the two children, Marcus George and Frederick Carl (Fritz) and his house, which at some early point in the marriage he must have signed over to Lucy, who then signed it over to her parents for money.

Marcus Limb remained a single father until his marriage on 23 March, 1916, to Helen Weidner, of New Philadelphia. Limb & Weidner (1916 – 1921)