The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-08-16
Buckeye News Boiled.

Buckeye News Boiled.
Samuel January, the first Mayor of Gym
thianna, is dead.
The 4-year- old daughter of Lewis Littel
of Marion, fell into cistern and wa!
drowned.
Charles, the l0-year-O son of ThOs
Stark, was drowned while bathing in tn,
lake at LOrain.
Wolf Brothers tile factory, at Eas
Liberty, was destroyed by fire. Loss 81, 900
with no insurance.
| c. Kelley, an express man, was STRUCK
by Northern Ohio traction car at Akron
and instantly killed.
Enos Brocket, aged 80 years, of Gusta-
vus, committed suicide by hanging. He
had been in ill health.
| Charles Amos, aged II, was completely
buried, at Empire, by landslide while
working in quarry. He may live.
Henry Obetz, aged IS, wealthy farmer,
was killed at Columbus, by I. and o. c.
passenger train. He was driving across
the railroad.
The mills of the BruOn COoperage Com
pany were totally destroyed by fire at
Ottawa. The loss is estimated at $1,000,
partially insured.
George II. Plappert, II years Of age, was
caught in q whirlpool caused by passing
Akron, and drowned.
Del Grimes and Alvin Spellman were
killed at West Liberty while working an
excavation for new school building. A
cave-in caught them and they were buried
alive.
Governor Nash has issued q requisitiOn
on the Governor OF Pennsylvania for AL
bert Rouse. who is under arrest Pitts
burgh, and is wanted in Marion County
for horse stealing.
Judge Badger held in the habeas corpus
proceedings brought by John German at
Columbus, that a step-father is not re-
quired to support the children Of his wife
by another husband.
Fred Pride, merchant tailor, was pr0ba-
bly, fatally burned at Portsmouth by
gasoline explosion. The tank in which
was stored the gasoline with which he
cleaned clothes caught fire.
Walter Hess, living ON South Elizabeth
street, Lima, had a hand to hand fight
with burglar. He OverpOwered the thief
and telephoned the police, who landed
him on the charge Of burglary.
William White, aged 40, a saloOnist Of
Ontario street, Kent, while bathing in
Silver Lake, dived into shallow water.
His head struck the bottom Of the lake
and death resulted thirty minutes later.
Calvin Virgins, apparently aged 40, and
supposed to have escaped from some char
liable institution, was arrested near
Ridgeway. He was entirely devoid Of
clothing and was roaming about the
country living on paste Of crushed wheat.
Marion l. Harris has commenced $lO,-
600 damage case against DIR. F. A. Tidball,
Of Garrettsville. Plaintiff claims that
while the defendant was extracting teeth
for her in March, 1899, one went down her
throat, lodging in and substantially de-
strOying the right lung.
A letter received at Mansfield from
Washington, Penn, stated that Glenn
Hamilton, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. James
Hamilton, Of Mansfield, was beaten into
insensibility there a few days ago by
tramps and then laid on the railroad track,
where he met his death by being ground
to pieces.
''Brother Gardner" the original of the
Brudder Gardner of the Limekiln Club
sketches, died recently at Woodbury., near
CardingtOn, in his 9th year. He was the
President of the original Limekiln Club,
which was made famous by M. Quad"
One of his sons is now private police
man in Columbus.
ger train No. S ran into an unknown man
near Jones Station, killing him instantly.
The unknown was sitting. on the track
asleep or overcome by the heat. He was
about 60 years old. His slOuch hat had
No. z painted in the crown, and a few
crab apples were found in his trousers
pockets.
Miss Eva Williams, an attractive young
lady of Columbus, is missing from her
home, and is believed to be in Cincinnati,
studying for the stage. Her parents re-
Gently issued card in the local news
papers asking her to return, and stating
that whenever she cares to do so, her
home is open to receive her and no Ques-
tiOns will be asked.
Dennis Coghlin, the wealthiest man in
Northwestern Ohio, died at his home in
owned many of the large business blocks
in the city and was a stockhOlder in many
banks, besides being the owner of large
brewery interests. He was a native Of
Ireland, and was 50 years Of age. 1t is
estimated that his wealth amounted to
$l5, ,OOO, 600.
Miss II. Okabe, daughter Of Prince
Okabe, proprietor of Japanese troupes,
in this country, was drowned at
Cedar Point, near Sandusky. She was
sitting on a dock fishing, and was over
come by the heat While unconscious she
fell into the water. The body was recOv-
cred few minutes later. The remains
will be sent to Columbus, Ohio, the head
quarters of the Japanese trOupes now in
America. Prince Okabe, who is in Japan,
was notified by cable of the accident, and
will have the remains sent to Japan for
burial.
Elmer Jones, a reformatOry prisoner,
sent up from SciOto County for larceny,
attempted to escape from the institution at
Mansfield. He enjoyed liberty for an hour
and will serve another year as penalty.
About a year ago Charles Bierman and
Otho Kraus, of new Richland, quarreled
and Bierman hit kraus with q stone,
nearly killing him. The other night they
renewed the quarrel in front Of WOrth's
saloon, Oh Front street. kraus drew a
revolver and shot Bierman, the ball enter
ing below the navel and causing death in
half an hour. Kraus escaped. Both were
young men, Kraus being married.
The reports Oi the illness of Bishop Ig-
natius +. HOrstmann, Of the Catholic
Diocese of Ohio, appears to be greatly ex-
aggerated. Chancellor HOuck, Of Cleve
land, says that while the Bishop has been