The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-01-22
Brief State Items.


| News Notes.
Brief State Items.
While hunting, Charles Downing,
farmer, living near Alexander, was struck
in the eye by piece Of cap of his gun,
destroying his eyesight.
Secretary Probst, of the State Board Of
Health, has ordered Warden Darby. Of the
penitentiary, to vaccinate every inmate
an emplOye of that institution.
Sulphur from the explosion Of a shot in
the Cherry Valley Coal Mine, near Salem,
asphyxiated Michael Carey, an old miner.
and slightly injured half dozen other
men.
Henry Ries, of Big Springs, swallowed
a head of timothy grass sixteen months
ago and has been troubled with fearful
throat trouble until recently, when be
coughed it up.
While the grand jury was inspecting the
County Jail at New Philadelphia, it was
found that stone had been loosened in
the wall of the cell, and that four prison
ers had tried to break Jail.
John Jones, a mail carrier at Aberdeen
has Just returned from visitto his father,
prominent business man Of Portsmouth,
who for twenty-five years has been
| ignorant of his sons whereabouts.
Judge John NJ. Brodrick at Marysville,
has decided an important case, In which
the estate of Jas. C. Moffitt, a wealthy cit
izen of Toledo, and others are interested
parties. The question arose upon the
petition of the administrator OF William
Mofitt for power to sell landto pay debt.
The Court decided that land could only be
sold to pay debts made by the deceased in
his lifetime, and not because of costs and
expenses Of administration made after the
death of deceased.
Williams and F. S. Gilbert of Lima, have
one of the best wells recently drilled on
the Cares farm. Section Twenty-eight,
Orange Township, Hancock County. II
makes 23O barrels actual gauge. Spellacy
& Gray have 135-barre! producer on the
+! Bailinger, near BIuffton. A large number
of deals are on in this field. one being f0l
$500, 900 on Wood County property, all
closed but the signing OF the papers.
Albert German of Paris, here in the in
terests Of French capitalists, has options
on several big properties.
J. C. Croft, Car Inspector Of the Penn
sylvania at Crestline, was knocked down
by the engine of the Pennsylvania Special
and seriously injured. Croft holds the
record and Is known between Pittsburg
and Chicago as the fastest coupler in the
employ Of the company. He personally
conducts the changing of engines and in
spection of the Pennsylvania Special twice
a day at Crestline. The entire work Is
accomplished in two minutes, which Is the
least time consumed at any of the stops Of
this famous train between New York and
Chicago.
Harry Biestel and Kinsor Beaston were
brought good fortune by rabbit they
were trying to kill. The boys live on ad-
joining farms north of Bucyrus, and while
out hunting chased rabbit beneath the
door sill of dilapidated farmhouse which
a-century ago had been used by the grand
father of young Beast0n. The boys began
to dig the rabbit out, and soon came upon
some gold coin. They dug out in all nearly
$500, mostly in old gold coin which Is now
at premium. There were also thirty
two silver dollars. The boys failed, how
ever, to get the rabbit.
Major j. s. Laughlin of Sidney, Treas
urer of the Shiloh Battlefield Commission
Of Ohio, has prepared the financial report
Of the commission. The commission was
appointed in 1883 to purchase and locate
monuments on the battlefield of Shiloh.
The State appropriated $4,000. Thirty
four large granite monuments were
erected. They cost s45, 40. The expense
Df the commission was 4,2S7.S4 This ex-
pense for experts, dedication and incident
ais was $3,O17.79, and the remaining
sl,55s.57 of the appropriation reyerts back
INTO the State treasury.
William st. John, a huckster of Spring. I.
field, claims he is heir to more than ST.
100000 worth Of property, comprising 100
acres in the heart Of the business portion
Of Sidney. which would virtually make
nim the owner Of almost the entire city.
The estate, 1t is alleged. is that Of Jacob.
Yates, an eccentric character, formerly Of
Sandusky. In the latter part Of the f0rties
Yates disappeared from homes, gcing to.
20 Sidney, where he invested his savings in
real estate. He was woman hater, and
lived like hermit. According to an old
will his estate was bequeated to Mrs. W.
J. st. John, a niece who died four years
ago. Her son, William, in raking over
papers in bureau drawer few days ran
across the old testament. st. JOHN says
ais mother had employed an attorney, but
had failed to establish her rights.
Judge Thompson, in the United States
Court, has given an important decision in
The case of the Western Assurance Com
pany, of Toronto, Canada, against the
Treasurer of Franklin County. The
company like all others, was obliged to
make deposit here under state laws of
DOC. 900. The Treasurer OF Franklin
County put them on the duplicate for tax
,tion and the company resisted. The
argument of the insurance company was
hat it already paid taxes on premiums
Ind that the additional tax was retrOact-
We. Judge Thompson held that the Leg
stature had authority to pass laws levy
ng taxes on all kinds of property. There
ire millions of dollars of bonds on deposit
n the State Treasury by insurance COM
,anies, and il the tax is enforced against
III of them Franklin County will be en-
iched by $780,
The penitentiary managers have paroled
frank Lewis, Paulding, 10 years; Chas.
Sapper. VlntOn, three years, ana A. r.
,onn, VanWert, two years. Lewis was.
eceived in 1898, and Conn and Napper in
901. Conn is an insurance man of Van
Vert and was sent up for forgery. He
pent most of his time in Cincinnati, and
vas a well-known figure on Vine street.
Charles Parker, an 1l-year-old news
aper boy, was killed at Mechanics
urg, east of Urbana, by being run over
" Big Four train. The unfortunate
oy was playing on the track when the
ccident occurred.
Mr.. Rena Swartz was nearly burned
live at Upper Sandusky. She was suf-
sring with typhoid fever, and it being tho
risis hot bricks were placed at her feet.
he nurse left the room, and before her
sturn the bed clothing had ignited. The
atient was in such weakened condition
lat her scream could not be heard, and