The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-10-04
NEWS OF OUR OHIO.
OCCURRENCES DURING THE
PAST WEEK..
An Interesting Summary Of the More I'm.
portant Doings of Our Nelghbors-Wed-
dings and Deaths-Crimes, Casualties and
General Buckeye News Notes.
Minor Mention.

Minor MentIOns..
Watch case engravers at the Deuber
watch works at Canton, are on strike.
They ask for slight increase in wages.
The strike may be settled soon.
George Elier, aged IA, was caught in the
machinery of the Chippewa Stone Com
pany's quarry and fatally injured. One
arm was torn from the socket and both
legs mangled.
Mrs. Adeline Quetschke, 16S Walbridge
avenue, Toledo, dropped dead. ~OverjOy
caused by the return home of her
laughter, who was supposed TO be dead,
Affected her heart.
Because their first-born was a girl in
stead Of boy Joseph Lapello, Of Youngs-
town, it is alleged, deserted his wife three
years ago and has since refused to live
with or supporther.
Mitchael IIeitz was run over and killed
by L. ii. and ID. train near Swanders. 1t
IS believed to be ease of suicide. He
owned three large farms and had personal
property amounting to over So, 900.
Xenia is to have new courthouse. a
contract having been let with a Chicago
firm for $13S,7 ia. The new building is to
be 146 by 81 feet and is to have cupola
l40 feet high. and is TO cost, furnishings
and all, 100000.
Governor Nash has pardOned John Lust,
sentenced to serve fifteen years in the
penitentiary for shooting with intent to
kill. The shooting occurred in Pickaway
Cou nty. and after serving several years of
his sentence he was parOled in July, 1899.
The special election held at Marysville,
TO decide the question Of bonding the city
Tor $50, 900 to get manufacturing establish
nents to locate there, resulted in favor of
The measure by a twO-thirds vote. There
we're 476 votes for the question and only
I65 against it. A light vote was polIed.
twenty-five hundred persons attended
;he OhiO-lndiana pioneer reunion at War
ZEN. The next reunion will be held at
Bluffon, Ind. W. W. Wissel, of Bluffton,
was elected president Of the association
md j. c. Hatchfield, of Bluffton, and p.
A. Bell, of LOrdstOwn, Ohio. secretaries.
William L. Wyle, candy maker, aged
u years, in Police Court at Toledo, plead
ed guilty to number Of attempted in
iecent assaults on seven little girls and.
was sentenced to six months in the stone
rard and fine of $500 and cost. the ex-
RENE limit of the law. The sentence is
equal to nearly two years. Imprisonment.
Cornelius Sullivan, the oldest resident
VI Northwestern Ohio, died recently at To-
edo aged 103 years. The only sickness
Mr.. Sullivan ever had in his life was that
which caused his death, and it was only Of
I few hours duration. He was the father
,ftwenty-One children, nearly all Of whom
reached maturity.
A boiler at the plant Of the Delaware
Sas Company, Delaware, exploded. killing
Charles Grebe, seriously if not fatally in
uring Frank Gates, and severely but not
eriOusly injuring Levi Smith. They were
employees. The wrecked boiler was an
emergency one, used only at intervals
when the big boilers were being cleaned.
That Edward Corwin was not murdered
vas not the wish Of the tramps who rob-
BED him and threw him under Pittsburgh
md Western freight train at DefOrest.
SOrwin's legs were both badly crushed,
IND one will be amputated. He lay for
our hours and nearly bled to death before
ie was found. COrwin has family in
Cleveland, but had separated from his
wife. He is about 80 years old and WE'LL
lressed.
Real estate dealers and capitalists at
Toledo were taken by surprise recently
when they learned that Mrs. Hetty Green,
II New York, is the owner Of a quarter of a
SlOck of the most valuable property in tina.
.ity. Mrs. Green came into possession of
his property over fifteen years ago, butt
he fact was not disclosed until now, when
ler agents made known that if the
promoters Of big 81 200. 900 hotel wanted
he property at the corner OF Madison and
Huron streets for site they would have
do business with the richest woman in
america, Mrs. Hetty Green.
The Tuesday Reading Club of Norwalk,
vas entertained at the home Of F. r. Case.
n the evening quite a number of the
quests. including Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Case,
Mrs. Frank Sawyer, Mrs. DIR. Gill, Mrs.
Frank Manahan, Mrs. C. NJ. Shock, Mrs.
DR.. Mcdonald and Mrs. Bessie Martin,
sere taken violently i'll and physicians
we're called to attend their distressed con-
litiOn. The attending physicians lay the
:ause of thp sudden illness to the peculiar
condition of the ice cream, which had
,een made so by some unknow cause. No
blame is attached to the maker of the
.ream.
Many people are in the habit of moving
ncandescent electric light bulbs about a
:OOm to the limit of the wire attached
much the same as though it were lighted
amp or candle. No thought is ever enter
aimed of danger. The death Of Edward
Herring. a saloon keeper at Toledo. shows
hat death often turks in what has general
y been supposed to be the harmless bulbs.
Herring. itappears, went down into his
cellar to tap keg of beer for his Gus
,omers. He had an incandescent light at.
ached to some thirty feet of insulated wire
70 that he could carry the light around the
.ellar like lamp. When Herring went
nto the cellar he grabbed up the movable
light and started towards the rear of the
.ellar. 1t appears that in passing water
,ipe his left hand touched it whiles his
iSht iiCiu thC CiCSdiS
y Herring was struck dead. Touching
he water pipe formed ground for the
circuit.
Three big stables at the fair grounds at
burned to the ground recently.
Chey belonged to Carke W. Story. All of
he horses were saved. This is the second
big fire there this year. Both were of in
ndiary origin.
The systematic robbery of the cigar
hop at the penitentiary by cOnvicts was
discovered recently. Stephen SizemOre,
IN Indian Territory murderer, stole the
igars and gave them to Jessie Roberts,
en-year burglar from GuyahOga County,
shO in turn passed them to another pris-
ner. by whom they were sold to any of
he cOnvictS who desired them.
The table of the number Of inquests held
y COroners and Justices of the Peace in
)hiO for the year ending June so, 1900, has
'een completed by Secretary of State Ken
icy. The number of inquests held in the
ast year were 2,Si5, as compared with
6Ql for tho previauS wear This uumhor