The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-06-04
Brief State Items.

Frank Felter, aged Ii years, was
Irowned while bathing in the reservoir
at Crestline.
An election under the Beal law was
aeld at Delaware, and the vets won by
majority of 574.
Mathew Jones, tinwOrker, was
iatally injured by Panhandle express
1t Steubenville.
TOney Celaska, an employe at the La
oelle coal shaft, Steubenville, was fatally
Kicked by a mule.
Frank Crossenal of Belle Valley, fell
lnder freight train at GAINESVILLE, and
was fatally injured.
John Tierney of Cedarville, was killed
oy fast Pennsylvania train while driv-
Ing across the tracks.
J. F. Spencer, one of the most prominent
citizens of Sandusky, fell dead. Heart
disease. He was 60 years old.
Fred Worden was caught between a car
and a tunnel wall on quarry railroad at
5andusky, and crushed to death.
Joseph Sarchet, Pennsylvania car in
ipector at Cambridge, for twenty years,
was run over and killed by train.
Daniel Hess, S-year-old son of Frank
aess, was scalded to death at Akron, by
alling into a pail Of boiling water.
Gas in paying quantities was struck in
well drilled within the city limits OF
Jackson. Other wells will be sunk at
once.
Geo. Stevenson of Circleviile, was
drowned in Deer Creek while with a
swimming party. 1t is supposed he was
'eized with cramps.
In a collision on the Cleveland, Akron
md Columbus Railway at Apple Creek,
several passengers sustained bruises and
cuts. Louis Spake, engineer of Mt.
Vernon, and Walter Boyle of Akron, fire.
nan on the light engine, were hurt, the
after seriously.
Two miners were killed and another in
.ured at jug Run Mines, near Stueben-
sille. Ted Middimus and man named
SOnell were the killed, and Dennis Cotton
luffered broken leg and arm. The men
we're engaged in taking out props when
all Of stone took place.
For some weeks the farmers around
Bethesda, have been losing sheep and
:alves, their carcasseS being found partly
ieyOured, their throats having been cut.
strange man has been sighted in the
iorests by the farmers and many have
been the descriptions of him. The other
lay band Of hunters was formed to
'eour the woods in quest OF the man and
hey were rewarded in closing in on the
.reature in a large cave about four miles
rom Bethesda. He retreated to the
tavern, but was captured without any
;hots being fired and was strapped closely
md brought to the village. He resembles
HindoOstan species, or the Australian
,ushwllacker, and is carniverous in his
habits. 1t is believed that he escaped
rom a passing show some weeks ago.
The hunters are at their wits ends as to
Nhat to do with the man.
Joseph Lang, aged ~, of 10 Dorsey
treet, Cincinnati, was killed at the
Broadway street railroad crossing, Day
on, where he attempted to jump on c..
Il. and ID. freight train, bound for Gin
.innati. Lang. in company with Henry
Weber, had walked to Dayton from Xenia,
where they had been working with a
circus. Lang is said to have been a son
If a stone quarry owner at Dorsey
Heights.
An S-year-Old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Elliker of Troy. was found drowned
IN cistern at the home of NJ. II. Elliker,
west of Piqua.
Commander A. c. Yengling established
q. A. h. headquarters, Department of
Ohio, in Salem, announcing the following
ttaff appointments: Assistant Adjutant
teneral, VIM. q. Bentley, Salem; Assist
int Quartermaster General. c. +. Lease.
salem; Chief of staff, William Horne, Sa-
EN-; Department Inspector, Peter Webb.
Palmer, Akron; Judge Advocate, w.
Minturn, New Lexington; Chief Bugler.
L. E. Hite, Columbus.
Miss Amelia Kauts, aged IL years, re-
siding at 6l6 Church street, Toledo. while
hanging clothes on line, slipped and
Iell. fracturing her skull on 4 well cover
ing. She will die.
Mrs. Dorrell of Toledo. and her
laughter have been reunited after a sep
aration of thirty years. Neither knew OF
The others whereabouts. although both
have been residents of Toledo for fifteen
years.
Mrs. Ted Flahrity. aged So. met heI
1eath near Delaware, by an overdose OF
morphine. She was addicted 10 the use
Of the drug, and twice before came neal
dying. She was the wife of a wealthy
farmer.
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