Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-01-29
Minor state Items.

Il. N. Barns, a horsemsn, Of Millers-
burg, had a hole cut in his head by be-
ing thrown from horse.
Tho annual session of the Wyandot
County Farmers Institute was held Rt
Upper Sandusky, with good attendance.
DIR. Maxwell and Charles Schott
were indicted by the grand jury at Can
ton, for attempting criminal abortion,
by which Lille Bordenslost her life. =
Rev. co. BfaRch, 5 baptistmipister,
|of Portsmouth, broke the Jaw sof a
scoundrel who made an infamous pro-
posal to his sixteen-year-old daughter.
AT Findlay, Horton Sharkey quar-
relied with his landlady, Mrs. Carrie
Austin, about his board bill, and shot
and killed her. He then committed sui
eide.
Stewart Lake was disfgured for life
by being struck in the face with bat
by boy named Priest, while playing
ball at school, in Madison Township,
Licking County. ~ ~ - gey ~
%-zAt Hamilton, Viola IGroshansS COM
mitted suicide on account of the failure
Of Joseph Steffen, with whom she has
been living as wife, to keep his promise
TO marry her. > - - y
Lizzie and Emma Taylor, aged 16
and 10 years, walked from Cedarville to
Springfield, to escape abuse at home.
They weretaken home BY constable in
carriage. IA M 81
Bari Sweigert, aged IA, was drowned
in Timber Lake near zenesville. The
ice was very weak, and gave way while
he was skating with several venture
some companions.
The railroad claimed another victim
in the person eof Daniel Burns, "a Lake
Shore employe, who was run over at the
Air Line junction, Toledo. His right
leg was cut cleanly off below the knee,
and he died at the hospital soon after. 4
"A colored domestic ct Frank johns
sons, i'd washington, G. n, became. .ae-
spondent, It is supposed from some
trouble with her lover, and took large
dose of rough on rats. She became Ill
and rushed for doctor just in time to
save herself. s.. i, !.
Several attempts have been smadeto
strike natural gas in and near Mans
field, but without avail However, par
ties from Pittsburg and Lima have
leased ground and made Arrangements
to drill In land six miles north of the
city, which is near the watershed.
Il Mrs. Elizabeth Brashear, a boarding
house keeper, of Mansfield, was opening
o bottle Of Horsford's baking powder
when the accumulated gas generated BY
the chemicals composing the powder ex-
ploded, seriously injuring her about the
head and face, and possibly destroying
her sight. #
by an explosion of natural gas at
Findlay, the new Hotel Marvin was COM
pletely wrecked. Kate walters, serv-
want girl, was killed; Ella johnson was
fatally injured, and Mr.. Marvin, the
proprietor, and Frank Poundstone, the
clerk, were badly bruised. Four girls
were blown across the street, but their
injuries are not serious.
The fast Nypano train struck a
buggy at Peoria, a small station three
miles west of Broadway. mir. Gordon,
the driver, young man about is years
old, was badly injured, having leg
broken and a. bad cut on the forehead.
His Injuries may prove fatal. Gordon
lives south of Newton two miles. He was
taken by the trainmen to the house Of
Pat Downe's and the company's ply
sician attended him. I
1t has been Uncovered that the
stranger who died of heart disease at
Urbana, was Baron Ferreira de Santos,
Portuguese nobleman, on his way to
the West, where hc has large mining in.
terests.
Geo. Hossongs team ran away al
Dayton and threw him out Of the yehi.
Gle. Hussong got entangled in the lines,
and was dragged quite distance. His
right ear was torn of, and deep cul
made inshis back, He is in critical
condition.