The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-03-25
OHIO STATE NEWS.

house of Isaac Steel, neighbor. Ilei |
sudden death caused Mr. Steel's death.
Miss EUNIcE FREEMAN, living one
mile south of Jacksonville, stuck
match to a small piece of dynamite. II
exploded and tore all the flesh off hei
left hand
CHAs. NJ. RHODES, of Bridgeport, has
secured divorce from his wife, former
ly Miss May Beatty, of Steubenville.
TIE handsome new armory of com.
pany d. Sixteenth regiment o. N. G.,
at Fostoria, was dedicated the other
day.
GEORGE ScHIFFER's mattress factory
and the Salvation Army barracks, al
Fostoria, burned. Loss, $4,000.
JEFFERSON will make fight for pro.
hibition.
THE indications at present are that
the maple sirup industry, for which
western reserve is famous, will not be q
paying one this season.
AUGUST BuRNDT, an employe of the
Massillon Stone and Fire Brick Co., fell
into clay crushing machine and his
legs were so badly mangled that ampu'
tation will be necessary.
COL r. B. Brown, of GAINESVILLE, an
nounces that he will tender his resigna'
tion as a trustee of the soldiers home
at Sandusky because of the cutting
down of the appropriation for that in
stitution.
On an east-bound passenger train on
the TT. Wayne road, the other day, was
a German whose name could not be
learned, together with his wife and
family of five little children. When al
n point fifteen miles west of Alliance,
and while the train was running at
high rate of speed, the husband and
father handed the tickets for the family
to the eldest daughter, and stepping
out on the platform of the car, disap.
peared, and as yet no trace of hir. has
been found
AT o'clock the other morning the
Wheeler opera house, at Toledo, was
gutted by fire, which lasted until 2:15.
| The loss will reach $50, 600 on the opera
house, with sS7 900 insurance Other
losses are as follows: VIM. Wolf, cigars,
| $4,000; Gilbert Bros, shoes, SIS, 900;
VIM. Olchlser, crockery, $1,000; Peter
Sattler, harness, 5000; 7. d. Parker
provisions, $500. The walls fell at 2
a. m, carrying down with them a large
number of telegraph and electric light
wires. VIM. Closkey was caught by a
wire and thrown to the ground, suffer
ing dislocated shoulder.
CHARLES GUTCHEs bartender, killed
Dan Stevens in Moorehead's saloon,
Columbus They had been drinking.
Clutches claimed to be the best shot,
and they went into the yard in the rear
of the saloon to shoot at mark. Stew
ems handed his pistol to Clutches, and
he Immediately shot him dead. When
the police arrived Clutches was bending
over the body in half dazed manner
He made no attempt to escape.
SQUIRE FRANK HEIsER of Tiffin was
rendered temporarily insane by an
anti tobacco remedy
SAMMY SCoTT, aged fourteen, was
frozen to death near Delaware, while
on his way to Eden to work for far
mer. He became tired and sat down
by the road side to rest
THE PooR-uoUsE at New Libson, Col
umbiana county, is said to be in hor-
|
will investigate
WHILE stepping from one Ft Wayne
track to another to avoid a westbound
freight, Albright Kessler, saloon-keep-
er, and Joseph Baker, teamster, were
struck by an eastbound train, at Can
ton. Kessler was instantly killed.
Baker had both legs cut off and may
die. Both were heads of families.
THE celebrated case of Geo. Crawford
against L. Rambo, at GAINESVILLE, was
settled by defendants agreeing to abol.
ish the nuisance and each side to pay
it's own cost. The suit was begun eleven
years ago, to compel defendants to tear
down levee on the Muskingum, which
it was claimed changed the course of the
current in high water The case had
been carried to the supreme court.
Mr.. AND Mrs. ABRAHAM FUNK, ot
Findlay, few days ago celebrated the
sixty-fourth anniversary of their wed,
ding day by surrounding themselves
with their children, grandchildren and
great-grandchildren and spending the
day in joyful and happy family reunion
Mr.. Funk was born July 10, 1907; Mrs
uuh' aug uSI ~, IOlO' HHNt ~ was upOL
March IL, 1929, that they solemnly
made the promise to help and support
each other in prosperity and adversely
which they have so long and faithfully
kept
ROLLER of twelve horsepower ex
ploded at the North Side laundry, Co
lumbus, the other day. The roof was
raised and the east side of the building
was demolished, but no one was in
jured. Five hundred dollars will put
the building into repair.
Mrs. 7. V. RAMSEY, of Sandusky
street, Mt. Vernon, having a bad cold
her husband took to a drug store pre-
scription sent them by their son in In
dianapolis, who is a doctor. Among
other things for four-ounce mixture
the prescription called for three grains
of morphine, but the prescription clerl
put in three grains of sulphate o
/ atrophia Mrs. Ramsey swallowed
some of the medicine and nearly died
but her physician has hope of saving
her life.
, AT Toledo, Mrs. Amanda Yale
, mother of Mabel Crawford, deceased
: has just compromised the celebrated
will case for $4,000.
AT GAINESVILLE Charles McMillen,
young coal miner, attempted suicid
with laudanum because of despair il
, failing to quit drinking.
DIR. CAss HANILIN was found no
guilty in police court at Cleveland