Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-12-22

ing on the Rokising river. Their canoe
has been found, but ths bodies hazs,a0t.
At Yellow Springs, o., George Koogler
was found beaten 10 death on the steps OF
a bawdy house, kept by Lou Keyes. His
head was horribly mhngled Mrs Keyes
was found inside dead, mangled in the
same manner, presumably by the same
hand No clew. ROBBERY is believed 70
have been the object.
A summary Of work Of the Ohio state
food department since April, issued, shows
that out of SIS articles of food analyzed
only eighty-four have been found pure, and
23l adulterated. No pure lard, maple
syrup or alspice has been found. Seventy
eight prosecutions have been begun, re-
sulting in fifty-three convictions and the
collections Of fines amounting to S2,425
Forest fires are raging in the hills across
the Ohio from Ashland, KY. 1. ..
An unknown man jumped from an Ohio
river steamer near Ironton, o., and was
drowned. sr.
At Columbus, o., John Bodenkopp got
twelve years for the murder of Lizzie
Dempsey.
At Justus, o., Everett Reese attempted
to board a moving train, fell between the
cars and was killed
Mrs. Charles Ellis, of New Castle, o., is
dying from the effects of piece of chicken
bone becoming lodged in her throat.
At Mcclure, o., Rev. John Shelter was
arrested and fined $72 for running "blind
tiger" in his drug store. He had always
been very pronounced in his views against
saloons.
At Toledo William Loersch pleaded
-, -. a \ 4
was given a life sentence. He shot his
father-in-law, Saloonist William Boyd, last
August.
At Wapakoneta, O., Smith Buckingham,
aged seventy-one, and Sarah Voorhees,,
aged seventy-seven, were married. They
are as devoted and lover-like as two newly
married young people. They became ac-
quainted with each other only five days
ago, and are both great-grandparents.
William Conner, employed at the Eliza
coal mine, at Wellston, O., was fatally
crushed under several tons of freight
Thursday
Burglars raided Carey, O. At Fishers
grocery store SIS in cash was taken, and at
Bachar's jewelry store over 800 worth of
watches, revolvers, etc.
Frank NJ Spencer, of Kent, O., has COM
menced an action in the United States
court for $4,000 damages against John
Bentley, justice of the peace, and his
bondsmen, NJ. G. Garrison, J. G. Evans
and M. Kniefel, and Sheriff James Jones
and his bondsmen, J. G. Scott and Richard
Evans. He sets up false Imprisonment as
the ground for damage.
DR.. Albert NJ. Whitten, well known in
southern Indiana, died Friday, at Wash
ington.
Peter Delaney, of Springfield, O., wept
no tears when his wife sneaked away to
Indianapolis.
The floor of the F, M. Kerby store at Co
lumbus, O., gave way Friday. No one was
seriously hurt.
Diphtheria is epidemic at Palmyra and
Newark, o.
from Perryville, o.. was killed by cars be-
tween Jersey City and Newark, N. J.
At Urbana, o., John Freyhoff, gar
dener,. probably fatally kicked his wife
and then suicided by shooting Jealousy.
At Urbana, o., the body of male child,
well dressed, and bearing the marks of
violence, was found on an oil tank near
here
BY the giving way OF scaffold in the
Cincinnati custom house six decorators
fell about twenty feet. Four were serious
ly injured, one perhaps fatally.
At Washington c. H., o., Hettie Whited
shot herself with 22-caliber pistol, the
wound being of very dangerous charac-
ter. The girl says it was an accident.
Frank Reed and Elsie Dunn, elopers,
were married at East Liverpool, O., hav-
ing evaded an angry father, who like Lord
Ullin was in fast pursuit after my
daughter, oh, my daughter"