The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-07-30
Minor Mention.


| and o. flyer near Tiffin.
Albert Keller, a young farmer, was
killed at Lima, by Chicago and Erie
freight train.
George Holland of Anna, aged q years
was drowned in the Laramie Reservoir
while swimming.
Eddie Steiner, aged II years, died al
Toledo, from tetanus as the result of
shot from toy revolver.
| Harry Russell was fatally injured, neal
Coshocton, by being thrown under
plow, his team running away.
Samuel Weaver, wealthy farmer oi
Dover Township, Union County, hanged
himself. No cause is assigned.
Edward Freeman of Kenton, was
probably fatally injured at Marseilles. re.
Gently. A car load of stone, weighing
5000 pounds, fell on him.
Prof. E. B. Van Cleve of Greenville
was elected Superintendent of Schools by
the School Board of Stubenville, for two
years, at salary of s., 100 per year.
| Judge Young declared unconstitutional
the special Walton law. which regulated
the salaries of the Wyandotte County
Commissioners. They will now be paid
| s. per day and expenses.
In at attempt to mount moving thrash.
ing machine being transferred through
the village of Buckland near Lima, by
Charles Crof, the 12-year old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Ola Binckley was so horribly
mangled tfiat death resulted.
The badly decomposed body of man OF
medium build was found in a woods east
of Cleveland, recently. 1t had evidently
been lying there for about six months. A
careful investigating showed bullet hole,
evidently caused by S2-caliber cartridge,
through the skull. About forty feet away
from the body S2-calber revolver was
found badly rusted.
Judge Schroth of the Common Pleas
Court at Bowling Green, held the town
ship road law of 1895 to be unconstitu-
tional on the ground that it is not of gen.
eral application. The action was brought
by Mayor F. P. Clark of North Baltimore,
to restrain County Treasurer Mum from
collecting road tax. Judge Schroth
granted perpetual injunction.
| CuyahOga County has population OF
|
County Auditor Wright, based upon the
recently completed census of the males in
the county q years of age and over. The
census shows that outside If the city there
are Ii, 1856 males of voting age in the coun-
ty. The population of the two other cities
in Cuyahoga County besides Cleveland,
| Newburg and Glenville, are respectively
1905 and 1O,Sl0.
| Comparatively few we're the applica-
tions for clemency at the last meeting Of
the State Board of Pardons. The board
reelected Philip Bruck of Columbus, as
| President, and then formally announced
the rejection of the following applications
made at the last meeting: Elmer Dill,
1901, Miami County, horse stealing,
years; c. R. Calland. 1908, Champaign
County, assault, year; John o. Voughn,
1899, Stark County, burglary and larceny,
years.
John Cook and John Sullivan, lads of
Springfield, were both injured by the
| same bullet while camping near Clifton.
They took rifle with them and Sullivan
placed it against tree. He noticed that
it was falling and placed his right hand
over the end of the barrel. The rifle was
accidentally discharged and the ball tore
hole through the palm of his hand. Cook,
standing few feet away, was shot in the
leg near the hip, and it is feared that the
bullet penetrated the bone.
1t is practically certain that there will
| be no Ohio troops represented at the
United States Army maneuvers at West
Point KY, this fall. The state allows her
troops while in the field 81 per diem,
while the Federal rate is Sl3 per month.
This matter has been under consideration
| by the Governor, but he says that the in
quiry as to the augmentation of the mini
mum sum on the part Of the Government
mad not been pushed for the reason thatit
had been practically determined not to
send any troops to the maneuvers.
A special has been sent out to several
papers from Salem to the effect that DR..
A. C. Yengling, Grand Army Department
Commander, and his staff, of that city,
have inaugurated movement in the
county to change the date of Memorial
Day from May 30 to later date. Sunday
is favored by the state commander. Asked
whether there was any truth in the report,
Department Commander Yengling re-
piled: None whatever. l never even
expressed an opinion on the matter; in
fact, have not given the subject sufficient
thought to form an 0piOi0n."
Two desperate men held up seven of
their pals in box car on the Lake Shore
and Michigan Southern freight train.
The robbery did not amount to much, but
when the train stopped at Wauseon, the
robbers jumped out firing back into the
car as they left. The random shot killed
Dne of the tramps, who has since been
worker of Chicago. Two men were
captured at Butler, Ind, and one of them,
a lad of 10 or 20 yeers, is identified as the
one who did the shooting. He has con-
fessed, and it is thought his pal, who en-
gineered the deed, Will soon be in custody.
The boy is thought to be the tool of the
other rObber, probably hardened GRIM
inL.
With the words, 81 will shoot you"
James Caldwell, aged 13. raised shot
gun and fatally shot his twin brother,
Ellsworth at East Liverpool. The lads
were playing with a gun which their
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for thieves. Ellsworth was four feet from
the muzzle of the gun, and lived only a
few hours.
The Branthoover and Johnston building
on West Eighth street, Cambridge, col
lapsed, caused by the excavation being
made for the Central National Bank
Building. The loss is estimated at about
$1,000
Secretary of State Laylin has sent out
letter to the delinquent corporations
which have not paid their fees under the
Willis law, due in May last. He an
nounces that July 81 is the last day when
the penalties now due will probably be
remitted. If the delinquents come in by
that time they can stop the $500 fine for
failing to obey the law and the added 500
per diem for continued delinquency.
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