The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-10-08
OHIO STATE NEWS.

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THE miners at New Straitsville have
struck against contract mining.
A MAD bull at Tiffin gored Frank
Reis to death, and also q street car
horse.
MILFORD " Boston, huckster of
Columbus, is one of the heirs to a
fortune of S12, 2,O0O,0 now in litiga-
tion in Berlin, Germany. His claim is
valid
AN inmate of the Soldiers home at
Sandusky stole S7OO from farmer, and
after keeping the money five days re-
turned it untouched, saying he did not
sleep since stealing it.
HENRY HACHLER, near Fort Recov-
cry, Mercer county, put burning sui
phur into an empty whisky barrel,
causing g terrible explosion. He was
badly hurt by flying slaves. His nose
was mashed and his skull crushed.
A QUARREL, which may result in the
death of one man, occurred at the farm
OF Il. f. Cessna, near kenton. Spencer
Cameron. who lives on the place, and
VIM. Houser, Of Ada, got into dispute
over some apples when Cameron at
tackled lIouscr with dubbed rifle,
striking him several heavy blows over
the head and shoulders. Houser is in a
critical condition.
Jos. WENGER, prominent contractor
of Columbus, was instantly killed in
North Columbus by the fall of der
rick.
The Ft Recovery centennial will be
held October 1916.
A NEW 1900, 0O0-foot gas well has
been struck at Findlay.
THERE are GAG boys in the Lancaster
industrial school.
THE meeting of the National and
Ohio State Grange will begin at Spring
field November II.
AT Jackson, the only child of Frank
DUNCAN and wife was found by its par
ents dead in bed the other morning. 1t
is thought that it smothered to death.
The child was about two months old.
Jos. HoBE made an unsuccessful at
attempt to kill his wife at Fremont.
The ball from his revolver passed
through her hand, striking button
and glancing off. Hobe then shot him
self through the head.
THE St Aloysius Orphan home at
Bond Hill, near Cincinnati, was par
TALLY destroyed by fire few days ago.
The two hundred children were quietly
marched ont of the building in safety.
The loss is about $25, 5000.
THE Arctic Ice-machine Manufacture
ing Co., of Cleveland, has failed for
$1OO, ,OOO
GROUND has been broken for the Big
Fours $4,000 shops at Bellefontaine.
MRS. MARY STEELE, Of Springfield,
celebrated her 91st birthday.
A HORSE valued at $1,000 was stolen
at Deerfield during the fair.
A YOUNG man named John Shafer,
gathering hickory nuts near Covington,
Miami county, was accidentally shot
and killed while shifting the position of
his gun in his buggy.
The fish dealers from Toledo to
Cleveland have formed combine.
The postoffice at Salineville has been
elevated to the dignity of presiden-
tial Office and Henry Nixon has been re-
appointed postmaster.
Tom CARL and John Kendall, at San
duslSy, were sentenced to Is years in
the penitentiary for robbing and as
saulting sailor
The timely arrival of the police pre-
vented the lynehing of two colored
drunRards, who, without cause, fred
several shots into the residence of a
Mrs. Lang, Columbus, and painfully
manned Frank Gould, who remonstrat-
ed with them. They are charged with
shooting to kill.
The jury on the truth murder case,
rendered verdict of manslaughter
against John truth at Kenton.
JOHN KELLY, OF Mt Vernon, slipped
on peach-stone and broke his leg.
CHARLES PRATHER, tried for the mur-
der of Clinton Partlow at Rearden, last
June, was found guilty in the second
degree, the other night
FINE grapes are sold at the islands in
Lake Erie at two cents per pound.
PoLICEMEN's salaries were reduced by
the Findlay council.
COURT of Defiance adjourned for lack
of business.
UPPER SANDUsKY will have drinking
fountains
New corn is being marketed at Pom
croy for so cents per bushel.
GEORGE WALSH, a Cincinnati pris-
oner, serving three years for assault to
rob, lost two fingers the other day by
having his hand caught in bolt-ma-
chine in Lanman's shop at the peniten-
tiary.
A FLOCK Of quail, numbering about
forty, have taken possession of the
park on the public square at Car
rollton. They are very tame, running
over the streets and pavements without
fear.
FRANK CoLLEY and John Finn got
into quarrel on Cincinnati, Ports
mouth g. Virginia railroad train, the
other night, near PEBBLES, when Colley |
shot Finn, killing him instantly.
WIN. NICE is under arrest at Canton |
for committing uumarOus thaftc opd |