The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-01
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

WsSc duOplcu Dy Luc SOutous
tion of Northwestern Ohio Volunteer Fire
men, held recently at Findlay, being from
the reports of various committees to whom |
were referred the subjects under discussion. |
Hereafter the convention shall consist of
one delegate for every ten members of any
company in the association. These must
have their credentials filed with the Sec
retary thirty days before the convention,
which will only occupy one day, the fourth
Wednesday in May, beginning 1885, at Van
Vert. The rules governing hose contests
are now as follows; Each cart is to carry
800 feet service hose and attach 200 feet
ready for service. Twenty men, exclusive
of officers, are allowed with each cart.
Hand engines must through $50 instead of
200 feet hose as heretofore. Service hook
and-ladder companies may have thirty
men, all to start with the truck, which must
weigh 1000 pounds. The ladder to be thir-
ty feet long. The run forty rods and
stack. No change in sporting hook-and-
ladder contests. Canton was admitted
to the association by unanimous vote of
delegates present.
MoNTFoRD KEIFER, aged eighteen years,
student in Wooster University and son
of Rev. Isaiah N. Kefer, Lutheran preach
er in Wooster, was found dead near the W.
& l.. E. Railroad track, about three miles
west of Massillon, a few days ago. At his
| feet was found a revolver with two cham
bers empty, and when the Coroner ex.
amined the body it was discovered that
death had been caused by bullet through
the heart. 1t was clearly a case Of suicide,
| as there was no evidences of a struggle. He
was an unusually bright boy, a hard stu
| dent, and had no vices. His relatives
could give no cause for the act, except that
his mind had probably become affected
from overstudy, and they knew he desired
| to quit school and learn a trade.
THE boiler in a saw-mill at Liberty,
Henry County, owned by j. r. Lamb, ex-
ploded a few days ago, instantly killing
Wallace Hackett, engineer, and William
Howe, head sawyer, mangling them horri.
| bly,. Both men were aged about forty-five.
Howe leaves wife and little girl, Hackett
a wife and three step-children. Mrs:
| Hackett's first husband was killed in a.
railroad accident. The explosion was
probably caused by insufficient water in
the boiler. The engine and boiler were
totally destroyed. The engine house and
west end of the mill was ruined, and
much other damage was done, amounting
in all to about s, 900.
THOMAS TAYLOR, residing near Bellaire,
was accidently killed a few days since,
while engaged in plowing on his farm.
The horses became frightened and ran
away, dragging him and the plow between
fence and an apple tree, and snag
struck Taylor in the breast, producing q
wound from which he died, just how soon
is not known, as no one knew anything of
the unfortunate affair until noon, when his
non-appearance for dinner created an un-
easiness, and a search was instituted, and
the man was found dead as stated. He was
married man and well-to-do farmer.
LUDWIG STATLER, a German aged thirty.
eight years, employed at the large soap
works of r. Thompson Co., at Brooklyn,
Cuyahoga County, was crushed to death in
the elevator the other morning. He was
engaged in hoisting number of heavy bar
rels to the third story. In some unaccount-
able manner he slipped and his body fell
over the edge of the elevator platform. Be-
fore he could recover himself the elevator
descended, catching him in the middle OF
the back and crushing him terribly. The
injured man was quickly removed, and a
physician called. It was found Statler's
back was broken in three places and his
thigh crushed to pieces. He died while the
physician was making the examination
He leaves a wife and four children.
THE clothing store of ]. Koch & Co.
. Akron, was destroyed by fire, a few nights
since. The fire originated from box o.
waste paper in the cellar. Owing to the
dense smoke the firemen were unable tc
locate the fire for quite while. 1t required
over four hours hard work before they
finally succeeded in putting it out. Th,
loss is thought to be between $25, 900, an:
$4,000. Insurance $4,000.
THE limited express OIL the Fort Wayn
: Road struck an unknown man just east o
Wooster the other morning, killing him in
stantly. The man was about thirty year
r of age, smooth-faced, and was dressed in
1 brown suit, well worn. There was nothing
: on his person by which he could be identi
: fed. He was buried by the Township
Trustees.
1 THE Findlay Natural Gas Company ha
q been organized at Findlay to develop tn
r gas in the wells, which have shown stron
8 vein of gas, sufficient to supply heat fo
+ Z cooking, as we'll as light for illuminatin
h private houses, for a number of years.
. PATRICK KELSEY, a rolling mill en-
It ploye at Young was struck in tn
;, face few days since by flash of cinde
i from the rolls, destroying his eyesigl
r and burning the flesh ON his face an
/ chest in a horrible manner. His recover
n is doubtful.
e THE motion in the Ohio Supreme Cou
Il I, in the case of William Prutzman vs. II. 4
e Whitback, for leave to file a petition i
the District Court of Cuyahoga County
% was granted. This is the case to test th
p constitutionality of the Scott law.
.e HERBERT STICKLEs, aged fifty, was kille
i few mornings ago, by the limited expires
" on the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicae
d. Railroad, seven miles east of Cantor
~ Stickles was employed as a track-walke
x and was gathering the track-lanterns whe
a a struck.
- The directors of the Mahoning and Sh
Of mango Valley Fair Association met
nf Youngstown and fixed September %, 9
he %, and 26, for the annual fair.
ne ne The body of George Lautenschlager,
9t Dayton furniture dealer, who has bee
missing since April 3. was found in Il
ie in Upper Hydraulic, near that city, a fe
days ago.
pc DOGS are playing havoc with the she,
lie, in Hancock County, Andrew Mart
as having had ten killed and fifty severe
n injured in one night. The Woolgrowel
sh Association will try and have the do
ict regulated.
de CAPTAIN JAMES NIcoLL, of Bellaire
IT. veteran of the war of 1872, is dead.
ny Mr.. THOMAS H. Glow has commenc
On suit against the Indiana, Bloomington
Western Railroad at Bellefontaine, t
In $4,000. His son William was killed by
at freight train while in the employ of t
company about one year ago.
ty- LOUIS KAISER, Mayor-elect, of South 7
er. ledo, died in the North Ohio Insane Asylr
the other day.
OF A LITTLE child of Philip HATCHER,
ZEN Springfield, was discovered eating Rou
in on Rats, and its life was with Difficult
OF saved by prompt administration
lue emetics.