Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-07-04
OHIO STATE NEWS.


state board of equalization.
HENNY HEssLER, an employe of the
Enterprise foundry, Cincinnati, was
struck in the face by pieces of a burst
emery wheel His eyes were knocked
from their sockets, his nose torn off and
bis jaws rent asurder.
THE Grand hotel property, Cincinnati,
was sold to j. T. Thoms, who gpur-
chased on behalf of the second mort
gage bond holders at SECS, 900. There is
"a ground rent of SO, 900 per annum.
The democratic state convention is to
rbe held in Cleveland, July IA 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 taxes can not be assessed on prop
'erty, for the construction of water
works. that does not abut upon streets
piped. The decision affects a great
number of towns.
THE annual encampment of the First
regiment of artillery, o. n. g., will be
held August 9. 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, Clem Wilke, the dis
carded lover of Kate Kirkes, 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.
PIoUA refunded $40, 900 worth of bonds
from to per cent.
KENToN has voted to spend $40, 900 for
.needed improvements.
BRUSH CREEK, Muslsingum 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, Cincin-
aati suburb.
THE Gas Co., of Cincinnati has con-
structed the second largest gas holder
in the United States. 1t has 4 capacity
of 1,70O 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, a suburb of Cincinnati, were
suddenly run down by large fleet 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 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-fve per cent.
of the wholesale list price for common
school books. High school books will
have price fixed for them in a few
days. ,...
AARON STEARNs, a colored bigamist,
escaped from the officers at Bellaire.
The c., H. & =. will add 500 new
freight cars, and Lima car shops will
-build them.
THE Ohio republican state headquar>
ters are located at 122 East State street
Columbus.
Ar New Philadelphia, Henry Wehrley
was sentenced to be hanged October II
for the murder of James Booth last
Christmas.
FIVE acres of Farmer Fristos land
near Dunkinsville, slid down hill into
the valley, distance of 400 yards.
EVANSVILLE has six miles of electric
street railways.
AT Ohio City Lambert Smith wa
crushed to death while unloading logs
THERE will be a big fruit crop on tn,
Lake Erie islands.
AToLEDo girl was called down ol
the witness stand for gum-chewing.
JOSEPH MILLER, of Carthagenia, Mer
Ger county, attempted to find leak il
gaspipe under his house by striking
match and applying it to the leak. 4
terrific explosion occurred, wreckin
the building, and perhaps fatally injul
ing him.
The Ohio State Millers' association
met in annual convention at Columb bus
The following officers were elected fo
the ensuing, year: President w.
Barnett, of Springfeld; vice president
C. II. Lane of Cleveland; secre tary an
treasurer, NJ. H. Davis, of Shelby. A
executive committee was elected con
posed of the above named officers an
the following gentlemen: - Carr
of Hamilton S. A. Mitchell, of Hill:
boro; Homer Baldwin, of Youngstown
Robert Cotton, of Bellefontaine, and
j. Gilbert, of Mansfield.
JOHNNY WHITE, aged twelve, wa
seized with crlmps while swimming
the river at GAINESVILLE, and was drown
ed before he could be rescued.
STEUBENvILLE has taken away DO
tie factory from Bellaire.
PAINEsYILLE will pump water svol