The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-02-26
Brief State Items.

Brief State Items.
A home for drunkards will be established
at Cleveland by the Salvation Army.
The public schools of Circleville, are
closed on account of the outbreak Of small
pox.
! Curtis Howell was run over by Detroit
Southern yard engine at jackson, and in
stantly killed.
The mutilated body of W. T. Larick, Of
Glenwood, was found east of Caldwell.
tie was killed by train.
Charles Koch, aged "a, of Danbury, was
run over and instantly killed by Lake
Shore train at Point Clinton.
John Groll, aged 80, and a resident Of
Richland Township, Marion County, was
kicked in the face by horse, and died in
= few moments.
James Tynes, aged 90 years, foreman OF
a gang at the Big Four shops at Belle
fontaine, slipped while at work. He fell
on his head and died instantly.
The dead body of Beecher Taylor was
found at an N. and W. Railroad crossing,
Chillicothe. He had been struck by a
train. Taylor lived at Lyndon. =.
The dead body of young schoclboy
named Ansell was found lying along the
tracks of the z. & w. Railroad near Sayre.
1t is presumed that he started to steal
/ ride home. -
Joseph Shipley, his wife and daughter
were thrown from their buggy at Marys-
vile, and Mrs. Shipley sustained fatal in
juries. The daughter also sustained ser
iOus injuries.
The general store and postoffice OF John
Hillery, at Webb's Summit, near Logan,
was entered by burglars. The postofiice
receipts were stolen and goods valued at
| 800 taken from the store.
DR.. Fl. d. Smith of Bucyrus, has re-
| yeived an appointment as Assistant Gen.
eral Surgeon in the Ohio National Guard,
with the rank of Captain. Dr.. Smith has
been assigned to service with the Eighth
Ohio.
Hanson Fitzgerald, aged 70, was found
dead in front of the home of W. H, Fitz-
gerald, near Big Plain, recently. He was
a resident of Indiana and was on visit
to relatives. Heart disease was the cause
of death.
Anson Norton, aged rs, died at Kenton,
recently. He was prominent wool
buyer and banker. His death was caused
by HOdgkins disease, which is somewhat
rare, consisting of gradual hardening
of the glands.
Frank Angstadt of Warren, has sued
Fremont Woodruff of Conneaut, for
SIS, 600 damages. Angstadt alleges that
he was shot in the wrist by Woodruff
while on hunting expedition in Ontario
last fall, and that he has been permanently
injured.
Smith Bennett of the Attorney-Gen-
rails Office, has gave out ruling in
which he holds that members Of Boards Of
Health are not affected by the new code
until their terms of Officeexpire, and then
their successors are to be appointed by the
Mayors.
One man was killed and $i2, 900 damage
was done by fire at East Liverpool. The
FIRE partially destroyed the plant Of the
East Liverpool Sagger Company, owned
shiefy by j. T. Crouxall and Alex. Nc
Bane, manufacturers of potter's supplies.
A man named McAleer of Coraopolis,
telephone lineman, who was asleep on the
third floor, was suffocated. An icy ladder
forty feet high was climbed by DR.. c. B.
Ogden to see if the man could be revived,
but McAleer was dead.
Patty O'Brien, who was camping along
the Tuscarawas River with two compan-
;ons, was drowned at Canal Dover. They
claim he fell from the D. & o. bridge. A
strange fact is that they did not try to
rescue him, but ate their dinners before
reporting to the authorities. Ills body,
which has not been found, floated for
about two miles, which would seem to
indicate that he was dead when he struck
he water. The police suspect foul play |
and are conducting vigorous investiga-
lion.
A novel instance of government by in
Junction" occurred at Sandusky. recently,
when Judge Reed of the Common Pleas
Court, enjoined man from spending his
money for drink. Mrs. James J. Wild |
sued for alimony. alleging no support, and J
that her husband spent all his money for |
liquor. She asked for temporary injunc- |
lion restraining him from spending any |
more of his money in this manner, and |
Judge Reed granted the order. Wild de- |
slares that he will submit to it. and will |
not drink any more as long as the order !
stands. Attorneys are much interested in
the new proci ed;ng. and say that it is
remedy for intemperauce.
The last annual report OF State Food and |
Dairy Commissioner Blackburn, has been |
fl.,d with Governor Nash. Mr.. Black |
3rrn gives general retrospect of his
:hrec terms work, and says he has filed |
OBS cases in the various Courts of the |
State. Many decisions have been secured
after long years Of litigation and at great |
expense which will Se Of great benefit to
the State. Ofthe total cases brought under
his administration--l,0 ,0S5-7O9 were sue
:essful, 262 unsuccessful, and IS are still |
pending. He says the department is now
giving its undivided attention to the Cain
law delinquent Dow tax collections.) He
IS OF the opinion that its operation will be
satisfactory and that it will 80 far toward
making the Office self-supporting. Its
operations engages practically the whole
office force.
At Ripley. Emil Fusnecker's 9-year-old
laughter, during play, was knocked or
FELL off porch, striking her chin on the
chime Of barrel, horribly mutilating her
lips and scvering her tongue.
Tho quarterly report of Secretary of
State Laylin shows that the receipts of
his department fer the period named is far
IN excess of every other quarter exceptone
when the Pennsylvania Railway filed
articles of consolidation and paid fee Of
$4,000. The receipts this last quarter
we're s9l. .S4l.l2, of which s62, 1906 came
rom domestic interpretations and s26, 1912
'-iom foreign companies.
application was made to the Probate
;ourt at Batavia for an injunction to pre-
rent the publication of the report of the
Commissioners covering the year past.
1t is said that the committee appointed to
examine the report made findings of a
nature, which were signed and
attached 10 the repOrt Parties involved