The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-08
OHIO STATE NEWS.
ARBOR DAY.
Proclamation by the Governor Contain
Ing SensibIe suggestions,

ARBoR DAY.
Proclamation by tho Governor Contain
Ing Sensible suggestions,
COLUMBUS, March 2p.-(iov. Mckinley Mon
10y issued his Arbor Day proclamation
Hitherto the school children have contributed
much 10 the occasion, unwisely so in many in
stances, since ill.health and death have 70
suited from exposure TO chill April winds Foi
that reason the governors suggestions Will b'
read with great interest
beautiful and commendable custom, sup
ported by legislative resolution, has grown ug
In, our state, Of annually setting apart day
for the planting Of forest trees and the indul
gence In exercises calculated 10 foster love oil
lrboricuture
Therefore, /, William Mckinley, jr., governor
Of Ohio do hereby designate Tuesday the 2stb
Of April, 1893, as Arbor Day.
Heretofore the principal feature OF the OBJ
servance Of Arbor day has been contributed by
the school children. 1t Is found, however, that
as rule the date, while tho best for tree plant
Ing, is too early TO permit with safety to health
| participation In the outdoor exercises by school
children. II is therefore recommended that,
unless the weather be exceptionally fine, the
customary exercises by the school children be
| held indoors, the trees being planted by adults.
And l also recommend that Arbor day be de-
| voted TO planting by villages and townships,
| Improvement associations and agrlcul tural socf
| cites, accompanied by exercises appropriate to
| the occasion, in which the attention OF the pco'
| pie should be drawn to ovCr.nCrcasing damage
| TO the material interests Of our country by tho
Wholesale destruction of forest trees.
In testimony whereof / have herCunto sub
8scribed my name, and caused 10 be affixed the
great seal of the state OF Ohio, at Columbus, the
g7th day Of March, in lhe year of our Lord 1893,
and the ii7th year of the independence OF the
| United States WIN. MCKINLEY, JR,
| [sHALl Governor Of Ohio.
S. NJ TAYLOR. Secretary of State.
A BURGLARY was prevented at Column
bus by parrot early the other morn
ing. The burglar had a large amount
of goods ready to carry off when the
bird uttered some saucy words The
thief dropped the goods and fled.
COUNSEL for Stephen Petre, convicted
of murder at Toledo, argued motion
for n new trial, which was overruled.
A motion was then filed for leave to
withdraw the plea of not guilty and
enter plea of guilty of manslaughter
which was also overruled, and Petrt
was sentenced to the penitentiary fol
life. He killed Henry Franklin on the
uight of January 6.
STATE SCHOOL COMMISSIONER CoRsoN
few days since made u full report o.
the Ohio educational exhibit at the
Worlds fair, now fully arranged tc
State Commissioner Ryan. Cincinnati
Cleveland and Columbus make large
individual exhibits, while eighty othel
cities and towns make one group o.
excellent work by their pupils. The
. | gnLol1c 80 ~
ties also make exhibits: Adams Ash
land, Athens, Auglaize, Clark, Clermont
Darke, Franklin, Guersney, Hardin
Harrison, Hamilton, Huron, Knox
Licking, Madison, Morgan, Pickaway
Preble, Putnam and Tuscaraway.
AT Delaware, Carrie Wells was in
suited by q tramp, who was in turr
given an awful beating by the girr'
father
CLAUDE SMITH, of Zaleslsi was thrown
from horse and severely injured
THE family of James Atcherly, ,
farmer near Newark, ate poke root
thinking it was horse-raGdish. All tn,
members were poisoned, but not ia
tally.
The body of Frank Irvine, aged 12
who disappeared four weeks ago, wa
found floating in the river at GAINESVILLE
: There We're no marks of violence.
NEAR Frankfort, Ross county, tn
! barn of Albert Peterson, a wealth,
farmer, was burned and all it con
tanned destroyed, including a larg
amount of grain and 295 head of sheep
Loss SIS, 900, only partially insured.
A SYNDICATE of capitalists, the loca
heads of which are Eli Maumaugh ant
L. A. Hoffman, who leased over LOO
acres of land near Ohio City, and will
Immediately commence drilling OF
wells Experts claim that that is il
the center of the great Ohio and indiana
oil belt.
NEAR Poplar, the country residenc
of Mason Walcutt, together with valu
able papers, were burned.
LIEUT.-CoI- l. c. KEENAN,, of Nor
walk, has been elected colonel of tn
Fifth regiment, o. n. G.
; PETE ACKERMAN, aged go, an old rail
road engineer, walked in front of
passenger train ut Gallon and wa
killed. He had attempted suicide be
, fore.
JOHN D. PAPE was arrested at Ma
rietta charged with making stogies G
az inferior grade and putting them i
the boxes of Chas. Hutchens.
I SENATOR GEYER offered in the senat
n resolution to amend article Is, sectio
/ :, of the state constitution SO that
shall read as follows: Section l. Eithe
, branch of the general assembly ma
I propose amendments to this constitl
ton, and if the same shall be agreed I
by three-f of the members electe
to each house, such proposed amenC
e ment shall be entered on the journt
with the yeas and nays. The genera
assembly shall thereupon name dat
, other than that of a general {
annual election, on which any sue
Z proposed amendment or amenden'
shall be submitted to vol
! of the people for adoption or r
n lection. The proposed amendmer
, shall be published three months ne2
). preceding the day named for taking tt
T.. vote in at least one newspaper in eac
= county of the state; and If majorit
of the electors voting on such propos
tien shall adopt such amendment {
: amendments the same shall become
: part of the constitution. When mol
than one amendment shall be submitte
at the same time they shall be SO su'
! mitted as to enable the electors to vo
on each amendment separately"
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