The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-03-16
Minor State Items.

Minor State Items.
NJ. l.. Clawson was found dead ii his
grocery in Greenville. DApoplexy was the
cause.
A. j. Curtis, a railroad agent at Ga
lena Village, suicided by taking poison.
A love affair is the supposed cause.
May McFillen who killed her Iovhr,
George Kechele, at Sandusky, has been
found guilty of murder i'm the second de-
gree.
George Lewis OF Toledo, a carpenter,
while eating his dinner in q cottage he
was building, choked to death on piece
Of pie.
Frank Steirs, who, while asleep in his
room at GAINESVILLE, two week ago, upset
lamp and was burned, has since died
from his injuries.
At Columbus William Bixby, IS years
old, committed suicide by taking carbOlic
acid. He left note stating he suicided
because he was out Of work.
A special election was held on the ques-
tiOn of the $75, 900 bond issue for public
improvement at Celina. The result was
at ratio of to in favor Of bonds.
Michael Reamer, aged 7S years, was
taken to the penitentiary from Canton to
serve a term OF four years for sssaulting
12-year- old girl. He is partially blind.
Jesse Tidd, 20 years old, son Of Aillman
Tidd, was drowned in the stone quarry
near Niles. He was subject to fits, and
probably fell into the water while alone.
An epidemic of scarlet fever exists at
Findlay, and the Bolrd OF Health has or
dered the closing of the high school,
there having been nils pupils taken sick
in two days.
Reuben Dresback died at his home at
Hollsville as the direct result OF exposure.
His toes were badly frostbitten, and it
was found necessary to amputate several
of them, and blood poisoning followed.
Andreas Molner was dragged three
miles and horribly mutilated by w. &.
l.. E. train at Long Run. Trainmen
claim Molner was murdered and his
body placed between the rails. He lived
at Startle.
The cattle barns at the Fair Grounds in
Akron were destroyed by fire. The
blaze was started by incendiaries. This
is the fourth fire in twenty four hours
started by unknown parties. The loss
amounts to 5000.
The annual convention OF the Ohio
Liquor League will be held in Ycungs-
town September I3, IA and Is. About
The session will be held in Excelsior
Hall and will conclude with baDquet.
Eugene, the 3-year-old son of A. W.
Grun awald, fell into a cistern on the
Jacob Hinkle farm, near Springfield, and
was drowned. A peculiar feature OF
the tragedy was that the lid OF the cis-
tern was in place when the discovery
was made.
The broom works and stables connect
ed with the Stark County Workhouse
have been totally destroyed By fire. Loss
on building, owned by county, 81. 900;
insured. Loss in stock, $40, coo; insur-
ance, So, 600. Cause of fine unknown, tut
believed to be the work OF convict.
A Jail delivery was effected at Con-
nersville by which Gum Sheppard, Tom
Wolfe and Jake Godar made good their
escape. Tools were passed through the
outside bars with pole and line by out
side parties. None have been recaptured.
A serious gasoline stove explosion oc-
CURED in Ashtabula. Mrs. William
Thompson's left arm was terribly burned
from the elbow to the wrist, also her face
and hair. Miss Daisy Miller's face was
burned to blister, and her hair singed.
Both were enyeIoped in flames when res
cued.
Seuator Martin Dodge and Messrs.
Phillips and Canfeld of Chagrin Falls,
have been in Chardon recently getting
franchise to run several electric roads
through the country on the highways, on q
being from Chagrin Falls east through
Park man to Warren, from Burton to Bur-
ton Station and east.
An oil well boiler exploded on the NJ.
Eishen farm near Cygnet. The pumper,
". II. Wineman, was seriously. if not
fatally, injured. The explosion was
heard for miles, and the boiler house was
completely destroyed. The shell Of the
boiler was found nearly LOCO feet away.
and was thrown through $50 barrel oil
tank.
Frank Stehr, an iron worker, was ar
rested at Youngstown, and confessed to
having committed fourteen burglaries in
the past eight weeks. entering houses on
Saturday and Sunday evenings with
skeleton keys. The police found gold
watch, jewelry and silverware, all stolen,
amounting In value to 81 900, at his resi-
dence.
During a temporary alteration of
mind William E. Hartmann, aged 22
years, lithographic artist employed by
the Standard Advertising Company of
COshOctOn, threw himself under q Pan
handle freight train and was instantly
killed. Three weeks ago Hartmann
mn IA ia fk1ar
and sister reside.
Representatives of ar oil and gas com
pany have secured leaseI on about 81, 900
acres east OF Columbus, aud are prepar-
ing 10 bore for oil and gas. The farmers
owning land in the neighborhood are
greatly excited, and are putting up the
price on leases for their land. 1t is said
that prospecting has been done in that
vicinity, resulting in good indications.
Veteran Mathew Henderson died at
the Soldiers Home in Dayton recently
just four hours before mus ter day COM
menced, his three months pension money
thereby reverting back to Uncle Sam.
Henderson was 81 years OF age, and was
one of the originals" who came
there thirty one years ago with Gov.
Thomas and Matron Miller, from Colum-
bus, when the home was first started.
The Xenia Telephone Company has
been organized in Xenis to com pete with
the Miami Telephone Company, which
has heretofore occupied the field alone.
The officers are: ii. E. Schmidt, Presi-
dent; ii. NJ. Barber, Vice President; j.
c. Con nwell, Secretary; Marcus Shoup,
Treasurer.
The entire product remaining in the
fourteen cheese factories in Northern
Ohio and Western Pennsylvania, oper-
ated by I. Ii. Rose, who failed recently,
was sold at Warren by Trustee Wallace
to J. S. Braden OF Pitts burgh, at IO1< and
III cents pound, the highest prices
realized for cheese in years.
Gov. Bushnell has appointed DR.. Milii-
kin OF Hamilton, member of the State
Forestry Commission. DIR. Millikin was
appointed to this position once before by
Gov. Bushnell, but declined. He has
now consented to serve. however. Rev.
Alexander POindexter of Columbus, one
OF the present members Of that eommis.