The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-08-22
OHIO STATE NEWS.


Volunteers during the war.
WHILE Mr. George Owens, of Union
township, was at work in n saw-mill,
near Newark, he was thrown onto the
large saw, and one leg was entirely
severed from the body before he could
be rescued. The probabilities are that
he will not survive his injuries.
JUDGE j. S. CARPENTER, one of the
best know residents in the northern
part of the state, fell from race wall
on the Cuyahoga river the other after.
noon, distance of fifteen feet, strilS.
ing on his head. He was carried to his
home in Akron, but did not regain con.
sciousness, and died few hours later.
Gov. CAMPBELL has pardoned VIM.
Mcdonald, who was sent to the peni.
tentiary from Lorain county last No
vember on one-years sentence for
forgery. The pardon, which is un-
conditional, was granted at the request
of the man whose name Mcdonald had
forged, and upon recommendation of
the Judge and prosecuting attorney.
ROBERT GILBERT was found dead near
the railroad track at Buchtel. He was
horribly mangled, and it is thought that
he was murdered and placed on the track
to hide the crime.
A. L. FLACK and family, of Tiffin,
spent several weeks at Lakeside and
when they returned home they found
that thieves had carried away every
thing movable in the house.
WAYNE COUNTY republicans nominat-
ed p. s. Shig, Farmers Alliance man,
for representative.
A MINK was captured on the public
square at Wooster after it had killed
one dog and whipped two others.
SPRINGFIELD is enjoying the use OF
the natural gas service again at old
rates, the gas having been turned on
promptly the other morning. The rates
remain the same
A PASTURE near London caught fire
from a spark from passing engine and
burned over twenty-five acres, destroy
ing nearly 800 bushels of wheat belong
ing to Riley Smith. The insurance is
$500, and the owner will bring suit for
damages against the railroad.
Mrs. JOE BRADFIELD, of Frazersburg,
used arsenic for baking powder and
poisoned the whole family, and three
members are expected to die.
SEVERAL skeletons v'2re found by
vault-cleaners at Welch's barracks,
Springfield, in the most disreputable
part of the city. The find has created
great excitement.
BEN RosENBURe, New Philadelphia
farmer, whose back was broken by a
heavy barn door falling upon him, is
still living, suffers no pain, has a fair
appetite, but he is paralyzed from the
middle of the body down.
JACOB FRICK, millionaire citizen,
has presented to Wooster a SIS, 900 fount-
ain, to be erected on the public square.
A GIRL at Springfield swallowed a
pin. 1t lodged in her throat and physi-
clans are unable to remove it.
NEwFAIN, Pike county, is the newest
Ohio post Office.
A BLOOMING century plant is Bucy.
rus attraction, and a favorite joke up
there is ''Call around and see 1t bloom
the next time"
ONO Catholics number 1885, ia, and
their church property is valued at ST.,
| 395 640
ABOUT 100000 will be spent to inn
prove Youngstown's water works.
SPRINGFIELD has natural gas again,
and is happy.
Two more wonderful oil wells have
just been opened in the st. Mary's oil
field. The Brown Oil Co. has just com.
pleted large gusher on the Brown
farm, in Plain township, Wood county
The well is flowing over 5000 barrels
per day. Langmade, Hughes e Blaclt
| just drilled in a 1000 barrel oil well OF
the Snowman farm, in Allen township
Hancock county. This well is located
400 feet north and 400 feet east of the
| 20, 000- barrel producer on the McMur
ray farm, that was completed some few
days ago, Some phenomenal wells are
being opened up in this field.
CARRoLLToN oil-well drillers have
pulled up stakes.
COLUMBUS sets up a claim os being
the best paved city in the state.
Two GAINESVILLE ladies fell through
the floor of vault and were rescued
with difficulty.
THE police of Springfield are afte
gamblers.
HURON CoUNTY's real estate is valued
at S11, 600, 600.
c. A. GALE, business man of Piqua
and q prominent odd-fellow, dropped
dead the other afternoon while attend
ing the funeral of DIR. j. b. Beamer, a
Fletcher, where he was officiating a
| chaplain.
The new city directory of Clevelanc
contains 80, 1925 names, showing popu
lation of 300, 475, against 277, 496 las
year.
THE road bed of the Toledo, Wal
bounding Valley and Ohio railroad
from Coshocton to Loudenville will b.
built at once.
EDWARD STMMoNDs, of Dayton, i
under arrest for driving a livery hors
TO death.
EXPERTS report that the Ohio ga
wells owned by Toledo can furnisl
so, ,OO0,OO feet of the fuel per day.
BERT NEWTON, aged sixteen, of Napo
leon, broke his neck while initiating
circus performer.
ISAAC SMITH, the Pike county mur
derer, is dying in the Columbus peni
tentiary of consumption.
HANCOCK county crops are being de
stroyed by grasshoppers.
w. j. ELLIOT of Columbus, convicte
of numbering A. C. Osborne, Februar
23, and sentenced to life Imprisonment
in the Ohio penitentiary, was transfer