The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-12-19

struction Of the st. Louis worlds fall
was unloaded at the grounds the other
day. The lumber was consigned to the
contractor who is constructing the five
miles of fence around the fair grounds.
| Mrs. ii. A. W. Tabor of Denver
widow of the former Senator. has been
rescued from the most distressing poverty
by the sale of her last mining possession,
Il property apparently so worthless that
the creditors made her a present Of the
title.
| Fire of unknown origin destroyed the
main building of the University OF Woos-
ter. Ohio. The loss is estimated at $50.
0G0. and the insurance is about $4,000.
Ii is supposed that an explosion of chem
icals in one of the laboratories was the
cause.
Homer. the new gas field in Licking
County. Ohio, reports that a well has
been drilled on the Fulton farm which
gives daily output of 3.5OO,OOO cubic
feet. This is the biggest well in the
field. Gas was struck at a depth Of
2.160 feet.
Charles W. Bell, of Toledo. Ohio. suf-
fered stroke of paralysis at the con-
clusion of Il football game at Armory
Park. Owing to darkness the incident
was not noticed and he lay where he fell
all night exposed to a cold rain. His
recovery is doubtful.
Deputy Sheriff Patterson, who went in
pursuit of three robbers who broke into
Edward Woods store at Galena, s. d.,
and secured $40. met them at Strawberry
Gulch. and after fusillade of shots one
robber was killed. one was made prisoner
and the third escaped.
Mrs. Larry Ross staggered into the po-
lice station at Sandusky. Ohio, more dead
than alive. She had walked all the way
from Buffalo. A fire in Buffalo. she
said, destroyed all her belongings. and
she started TO walk to the home OF her
mother in Bucyrus. Ohio.
The jury in the case of Miss Agnes
Frizzell. who sued J. c. Root, sovereign
commander of the WOOdmen of the
World. and others for the publication in
the Tidings OF an alleged libel, returned
a verdict in favor Of the plaintiff. allow
ing her S14 600 damages in Omaha.
Henry J. Fleishman. for years the
trusted cashier of the Farmers and Mer-
chants Bank of Los Angeles. Cal, and
one of the best known of local financiers,
has dropped from sight. and with him
has gone 100000 of the banks currency.
according TO the officers OF that instItu
ton.
There was run on the recently or
ganized City Savings Bank in Omaha.
the published reports of the Omaha Loan
and Trust COmpany's financial distress
having caused a general panic among the
banks depositors. Four tellerS were eul-
ployed, and all demands were paid with
out question.
The other evening as the Cincinnati,
Richmond and Muncie construction train
was coming into Peru. Ind, from work
box car ahead OF the engine left the
track and rolled down n steep embank-
ment. There were about forty persons
in the car, who were all more or less
badly injured.
\ bomb was thrown by an unknown
person into the hallway of the public
school building at Corder, Mo-. while the
pupils were practicing for the Christmas
exercises in the second story. An ex-
plosion that shook the building and tore
up portion of the lower floor followed.
No one was injured.
The bark Pinmore of Greenock. Scot
land. bound from Santa Rosalia. Mexico,
TO Portland. Ore. ran into the surf at
the mouth of Raft river near Gray's
HarbOr. Wash, and went down. The
sailors took to the boats. One boat con-
tanning seven men was stove in and all Of
rhe men were drowned.
Warden Jewett Of the Kansas State
and the wardens of the Min
nesota and South Dakota prisons are ex-
pected back soon from Yucatan and Mex
leo. where they went with S55O.OOO to
purchase sisal. The movements Of the
officials were kept secret to prevent in
terference from the twine trust.
By the death of Mrs. Anne Went
worth Dartmouth College comes into
S5OO.OOO- Tappan Wentworth when he
died. several years ago. left his prop
prty in trust, with provision that when
the principal and interest reached $780, |
300 it should 20 TO his alma mater. sub
iect to n $1,000 annuity TO his wife.