The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-06-21
NEWS OF OUR OHIO.
OCCURRENCES DURING THE
PAST WEEK.
An Interesting Summary Of the More I'm.
portant Doings of Our Heiehbors-wcd-
dings and Deaths-Crimes. CasuAlties and
General Buckeye News Notea
Minor State Iter,s

John Fall, aged 20 years. farmer livin
near Toledo. shot himself through the hea
and died. He worried over the distribution
of his property.
Noah Carver, aged So of near Caledo
mia, died of dose of morphine taken will
suicidal intent or to produce sleep. III
leaves wife and four children.
The 2-year-Old son of Robert Call, Will
playing in the dOOryard at his home a
ChamberSburg, pushed the boards OFF
cistern, fell in and was drowned.
The i'ittsburg and Lake Erie Railroa,
Companies closed deal for To acres o
land between Youngstown and Struthers
The property will be used to establish adj
ditional yards.
| Because of the smallpox at Buchtel ant
OrbstOn all the mines are shut down, ant
1000 men are idle. The disease wa.
brought to that locality by an Italian VIII,
came from New Orleans.
Levi Rea of Marysville, aged So years
died from the effects of terrible injurie:
sustained in runaway accident last week
| He was probably the oldest member of the
X. of p. order in Ohio.
An unknown young white man wa.
killed at Springfield by train while beat
ing his way. Tom Ryan of Dayton. who
was on the train with him, says he board
ed the train at Columbus
Julia McMannus of PainesvilIe, widow
of Thomas McManuS, a railway engineer
was granted 5000 damages against the
Lake Shore Railroad Company. McMa-
aus was killed in an accident.
Edna Turner, aged 9 years, took rifle
off the shelf at her home in Toledo, and in
1Oing SO it was discharged, the contents
entering the girl just below the heart
She died within thirty minutes.
Fred SchagnOvsky, while digging a well
at IrOntOn, struck vein of bad air and
signaled to be drawn up. Before he
reached the top he was Overc,lme and fell
back into the well, breaking His neck.
The second section of Il. & o. freight
ran into the first section near Helper
switch, doing slight damage. Brakeman
Daniel Sturman of Newark, was knocked
off a car, which rolled over and crushed
him to death.
Thomas Wells, of Lagrange Furnace,
died recently from the results of an injury
inflicted by his son. The young man
threw at snake, and the missile was
hurled with such force that it rebOunded.
striking the old gentleman and fracturing
his skull.
Captain George l.. Converse, of Column
bus, has been selected as instructor in
mi tfar tan
taking the place left vacant by the resign
alton Of Major Burns, who preferred to
serve the University of Virginia in a
similar capacity.
Colonel James G. Battelle, of Piqua, has
rendered his resignation as an aid-de-camp
on the Governors staff. The resignation
was Occasioned by change of residence to
New York. Mr.. Geo. W. King. Of Kings
Mills, Warren County, was appointed to
fill the vacancy.
Fire destroyed the harness and imple-
ment store of William Sleight, in Perrys-
burg, causing a loss of nearly $4,000 to
building and contents. Accumula ed gas
in water cistern exploded. Fred Yeager,
Ray Williams. George Meyers and George
Hildebrand were painfully burned.
Erie Engineer Ed Roberts and Brake
man Julius Bauer, both of Gallon were
killed in head-end collision three miles
east of that city. The west bound local
was late, and rounding short curve when
it cOllided with gravel train. Roberts
brakeman on the gravel train,
The Board of Control of the Ohio Expe-
rimenial Station met in annual session at
Columbus and decided to undertake the
rigid enforcement of the San Jose scale
law along practical lines. X. ii. Kirk
Ghusetts, was employed as Chief HOrticul-
tural Inspector, and the work will be un-
der his charge.
During an electrical thunderstorm which
visited the section around Tiffin. 80
barrel oil tank was struck by lightning and
burned. Loss. $500. Considerable live
stock throughout the county was killed.
The United States Telephone COmpany's
plant was burned and business was para
lyZed for several hours. st. Joseph Goth
Ollie Church was struck and considerable
done.
John MahSiman, aged 50, a wealthy
farmer living near New Cumberland, was
killed in a strange and shocking manner.
AS he drove on the Wheeling and Lake
Erie track an approaching passenger train
struck the buggy with terrific force. The
old gentleman was thrown high in the
air and alighted on the pilot of the engine,
where his body hung while the train ran
800 yards further. When taken from the
pilot Mr.. Mahgiman was found to be
dead.
Members of the Retail Clerks Associa-
ton, of Columbus, posted upon bill boards
large placards announcing that Charles
W. Linke. manufacturing tailor, did not
close his place of business at up. M. etc.,
according to the mandate of the associa-
ton. Linke claimed this greatly injured
his business and sued for damages. Judge
Evans, while not rendering final decision
in the case, held that the members of the
individually are liable for
damages on the grounds presented by
Linke.
\ surprise was sprung at Lima when
the Indictment against y. l.. Michael, Vice
President of the American National Bank
at the time it was robbed of over SIS. 900. a
year ago last Christmas, was nolled at the
request of Prosecuting Attorney Klinger.
Cassius NJ. Clay Turk has brought suit
against Joseph Sagstretter, 4 North Colum-
bus salOOnkeeper, asking $1,000 damages.
Turk asserts that while asleep in SagStret-
ter's place of business in April, the pro-
prietor poured gasoline over his left foot
and set fire TO it. afterward laughing as he
danced with PAIN. Turk claims that he
was confined 10 his bed for weeks.
Homer Y. Oldiield and Frank Reynolds
were each fined 800 and costs by the
United States Judge at Toledo for sending
literature through the mails pertaining TO
The sale of medicine for unlawful purposes
lCuyahoga Falls, which has been dry for
the last four years, was voted wet by the
City Council.
Martin KEEPER, = curbstone preacher,
who labOrs under the delusiOn that he can
shake the devil out of people, and who
.reated quite Il sensation Il few days ago