The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-08-10
NEWS OF OUR OHIO.
OCCURRENCES DURING THE
PAST WEEK.
A Interesting Summary of the More Inn
Portsat Doings Of Cur Noic chbors-wod-
dings and Desths-Crimes. Casualties and
General Buckeye News Notes.
Minor State Items.


Jacob Damn, pioneer resident Of San
dusky. committed suicide by shooting. Ill
health and financial losses were the cause.
While preparing dinner Mrs. George
Green of West gainesville, broke an artery
in her left leg and died before the arrival
of physician.
William G.. Andrews of Clinton, Iowa,
has been awarded the contract for fresco-
ing the new Courthouse at Upper San
dusky. The price is $500.
Harry johnson, Swede, was burned to
death in junk warehouse on main river
dock in Ashtabula. The fire is supposed to
have caught from his lighted pipe while he
was asleep.
William Fl. Gordon, pioneer and high
ly respected citizen of Tiffin, fell from
tree and was instantly killed. He was
known as having the longest beard of any
many in Northern Ohio.
A shaft sunk at Bloom Switch, Scioto
County, has reached thirty-six inch vein
Of coal similar in quality to the famous
Jackson County coal at depth of fifty-five
feet. Development will be pushed rapidly.
A large black rattlesnake bit James
Steen of Findlay, in the foot. He was
given medical aid but his foot has swollen
as large as watermelon, and he suffers
intense pain. 1t is thought bis life will be
saved.
Mayor Jones of Toledo, has brought suit
In the United States Court to enjein the
firm of Kerr, Jones s. Spellaey of Lima,
from manufacturing sucker-rod which it
is claimed is an infringement on Jones'
patent.
William Shaw, near BellefOntaine, was
Ihearing sheep in barn when lightning
struck it, stunning and rendering him un
conscious, killing five sheep and setting
:he structure in blaze. He was rescued
with difficulty.
Robert Barr, travelling salesman of Co
umbus formerly of Mt. Vernon, has filed
petition in bankruptcy i'll the United
States Courts. He gives his Indebtedness
Is $31290, most of which IS owed to Mt
Vernon parties.
James Mccoy, aged 80 years, q we'll
Known resident of Wadsworth, was killed
in the presence of his young son. He was
unloading stone from wagon, when he
fell and struck on his head. He was dead
when help arrived.
The trustees of the English Lutheran
Church of Tiffin have received letter from
Rev. II. G. Snyder of Hummelstown, Pa,
accepting the call recently extended to him
by the congregation. He will begin his du
ties as pastor October 1.
A girl aged about 19 years, and giving
her name as Sallie Britton, who had made
her home recently with William Cover
aale, north of GAINESVILLE, fell out of boat
and was drowned. Her mother is dead.
Her father lives somewhere in Illinois.
Lightning struck Abe Taylor's house,
twelve miles east of West Union. The
shock knocked Taylor, his wife and two
girls to the floor unconscious. The two
children lay as dead until next morning.
The entire left side and face of one Of the
girls is blackened.
Ira J. Palmer Of Erie street, Toledo, was
struck by Michigan Central passenger
raln while driving across the track at
street crossing in West Toledo, and in
,tantly killed. His wife was fatally in
jured, the horse was killed, and the vehicle
ground to splinters.
AT Springfield, G. W. Parker, of the
Frog and Swicth Company, was prying with
erOwbar, and when it was pretty well
bent down, it slipped and sprung up, hit
ting him terrible blow under the chin
and causing his jaws to snap together with
such force that his tongue was two-thirds
severed.
Mrs. Wilson, wife of l.. B. Wilson, ex-
Postmaster at River Stynx, died at her
home the other day. Mrs. Wilson had
son who went to the front during the Span
lsh-Ameriean War and died of the fever.
All efforts TO locate the body failed. Mrs.
Wilson allowed this to prey upon her mind
until she died.
d. III. DOan, representing himself as an
agent of the National Mormon Society, was
IN Greenville recently and said he had been
sent there by President Eiche of Chatta
nOOga to look at farm land and obtain
prices for same. His people are eOEtem-
plating invading Ohio and are seeking
place to establish community. They
want only good farming land and seem
willing to pay good prices.
Petitions are being circulated asking
voters of Hamilton to pledge their votes
and support to the proposition to issue
bonds for the erection of monument to
the soldiers, sailors and pioneers in Monu-
ment place, at the west end of High street.
on the site of old Fort Hamilton, when the
question comes up at the election next No
vember. Many signatures are being at
tached and the indications now are that the
bond issue will carry.
James Noble, Stark County prisoner in
the penitentiary, has developed a most
unusual case of dementia He has frenzy
for eating his clothes, and during the past
two weeks has deyoured an entire suits Of
prison raiment. On account of severely
scratching his limbs, blood poisoning has
set in, and his hands are wrapped in band
ages. He manages to pull off the bandagei
and eat them, however, and has consumed
four pounds of cotton within the past two
days.
The Columbus Board of Equalization has
made its report to Mayor SwartL, showing
that it has added over $4,000 to the tax
duplicate of the city. 1t also shows that
during the past year 642 new structures
have been erected in the city, of a total
value of S154.OOO.
John j. Nelson, one of the early pio-
neers of Columbus, died recently. Mr.
Nelson was Y years of age, and was born,
lived and died in the same house, which
was erected in 1918 by his grandfather, Da-
yid Nelson, who went there fran Pennsyi
yania and settled on the Nelson farm in
1906.
The wife and infant son of Walter Nc.
Cune were buried in the same grave re-
Gently. He was called to East Liverpool
by message announcing his wife's ILL
ness. He arrived in time to be present al
his wife's bedside as she died. A short
time later the child ehoked to death, g.
plum stone catching in its throat.
Elmer Tressler, whose home is at Bryan
and who was in Piqua engaged in paint.
ing the poles for the Piqua Home Tele-
phone Company, lost his balance and fell
to the ground He struck on his head and