The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-07-04
OHIO STATE NEWS.

Enterprise foundry, Cincinnati, was
struck in the face by pieces of burst
emery wheel. His eyes were knocked
from their sockets, his nose torn eff and
his jaws rent asunder.
The Grand hotel property, Cincinnati,
was sold to j. II. Thoms. who pur-
chased on behalf of the second mort
gage bond holders at $26s, 900. There is
a ground rent of IS, 600 per annum.
The democratic state convention is to
be held in Cleveland, July IL and 10,
and the state central committee has
based the apportionment on the last
vote for secretary of state. Allen w
Thurman is to be temporary chairman
and Tom Cogan, secretary.
THE Ohio supreme court has decided
that yaxes can not be assessed on prop
erty, for the construction of water
works, that does not abut upon streets
piped The decision affects great
number of towns.
THE annual encampment of the First
regiment of artillery, o. n. g., will be
held August 6. The place is not yet de-
termined
STATE SENATOR GAUMER, of Zanes-
vile, was re-nominated at Newark.
BRowN county is the banner tobacco
growing county in the state.
In Cincinnati, Glen Willke, the dis
carded lover of Kate Kirkcs, shot him
self under her window in order to make
her sorry, but she says she don't care;
she was tired of him. He can not live.
PIQUA refunded $40, 900 worth of bonds
from to per cent
KENToN has voted to spend $40, 600 for
needed improvements
BRUSH CREEK, Muskingum county,
fishermen caught forty-pound catfish
the other day.
FLORA TUDOR, aged ten, while at
tempting to fill a gasoline tank while
the stove was lighted, was fatally burn
ed by an explosion of the fluid. The ac-
cident occurred in Columbia, q Cincin-
natl suburb.
THE Gas Co., of Cincinnati, has con-
structed the second largest gas holder
in the United States. 1t has capacity
of 1, roo 900 cubic feet of gas.
A PLEASURE party, composed of Joe
and Edith Zins, Thos Thurman, Miss
Catherine Cox and Miss Katie Riddle,
while boating on the river opposite
Riverside, suburb of Cincinnati, were
suddenly run down by large feet of
empty barges, and before any assist
ance could be given them they were
dragged beneath the swiftly-moving
boats and all were lost. All the victims
stood high in that community.
NEAR Massillon Huston Greenhoe fell
against a circular saw that passed
through his head and severed one leg.
Respiration continued for forty-seven
minutes afterward.
For the protection of public health
the Ohio state board of health has or
dered quarantine of forty days against
smallpox, diphtheria and scarlet fever
and twenty days against measles and
whooping-cough.
THE State School Book commission
have agreed upon seventy-five per cent
of the wholesale list price for common
school books. High school books viii
have price fixed for them in a few
days.
AARON STEARNs, q colored bigamist
escaped from the officers at Bellaire.
The c., II. & ID. will add 500 new
freight cars, and Lima car shops viii
build them.
THE Ohio republican state headquar
ters are located at 122 East State street
Columbus
AT New Philadelphia, Henry Wehrle,
was sentenced to be hanged October Il
for the murder of james Booth las
Christmas.
FIVE acres of Farmer Fristos land
near Dunkinsville, slid down hill int
the valley, distance of 400 yards.
GAINESVILLE has six miles of electri
street railways.
AT Ohio City Lambert Smith wa
crushed to death while unloading logs
THERE will be big fruit crop on tn
Lake. Erie islands.
A TOLEDO girl was called down o
the witness stand for gum chewing.
JOSEPH MILLER, of Carthagenia, Mel
Ger county, attempted to find leak i
gaspipe under his house by stril1in
match and applying it to the leak.
terrific explosion occurred, wreckin
, the building, and perhaps fatally injul
ing him.
THE Ohio State Millers' associatio
met in annual convention at Columbus
The following officers were elected IL
the ensuing year: President, w. !
Barnett, of Springfield; vice presiden
G.. ii. Lane, of Cleveland; secretary an
treasurer, M. II. Davis, of Shelby. A
executive committee was elected con
t posed of the above named officers ar
9 the following gentlemen; - Car
t of Hamilton; s. A. Mitchell, of Hill
boro; Homer Baldwin, of Youngstow,
Robert Cotton, of Bellefontainc, and !
a j. Gilbert, of Mansfield.
n JOHNNY WHITE, aged twelve, WI
/. seized with cramps while swimming
- the river at GAINESVILLE, and was drow
ed before he could be rescued.
STEUBENvILLE has taken away be
tie factory from Bellaire.
PAINEsvLLE will pump water fro
: lake Erie mile from shore.
SALOONS have opened up at Caro-
y ton, after a siX-years' dry spell.
C. LOCKE CURTIS, of Toledo, won Il
chess championship of Ohio by
n feating II. w. Wiltenberg, of Clev
land.
WILLIS w. HALL, of Springfield, h
been commissioned surgeon of the Fir
: regiment of artillery.
D AT Fostoria, Flynn Short was kill
: by being run over by train at the
and Il. crossing.
THE state board of equalization
inoraoead tba anOro ;camapt of Hon,