The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1904-09-08
Minor State News.

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Archibald Shanks, an expressman, was
killed in runaway at Steubenville. Ills
horse baked at w. St l.. L. Railway
crossing.
Gertrude Lillian, the 6-year-O old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Thiel of Upper
Sandusiy, after continuous sleep ofnine
days, died.
A labOrer named Lorens, while trying
TO board b. {: o. freight train, at New.
ark, fell under the wheels and had his
left leg crushed.
George Mcconnell was fatally injured
at Sharp's stone quarry, near Lancaster,
by stone weighing LEGO pounds falling
on him. He is single and lives in Rock
bridge.
At the Ohio yearly meeting of the
| Friends, 4 clause was ordered appended
to the discipline rorbidding ministers to
join in marriage any divorced persons ex-
| cept the party was an innocent person
in the proceedings.
While he was carrying 100 pounds of
| dynamite in his buggy. the horse of Ern-
| est WebGer, prominent farmer, living
near Marseilles, ran away exploding the
dynamite and blowing Webber and the
horse and buggy to atoms
E. W. Hagar, prominent paper manu-
facturer OF Aenia, was instantly killed by.
being thrown from his automobile into a
deep culvert, on the side of the Cedarville
Pike, about three miles from Xenia. The
decedent was the owner Of paper mills in
Cedarville and Franklin, Chic.
With 4-year-Old child on top of dead
grass pile, John Wagner of near Lam
deck applied match to the grass. The
child was rescued from cremation after
receiving terrible burns, and Wagner be-
fore the probate court was adjudged in
sane. He had twice before been before
the court, but was released under care o.
relatives.
The heirs of Henrietta G.. Apple, ar
aged German, who died at her home in
Urbana. several days ago, are just 81, 400
richerthan they thought they were. When
the old lady was about to pass away. shs
called her daughter to her bedside ard
told her where she would find some money
put away. The daughter went and there
found s., 400 sewed up in the seams of old
dresses.
While driving down the Asylum Hill,
south Of Dayton, Mrs. Jacob Smith. wife
OF dairyman, was hurled from spring
wagon against an iron fence and impaled,
receiving injuries which resulted in death
few hours subsequently, at the Miami
Valley Hospital. Mrs. Smiths horse be-
came frightened at runaway horse be-
longing TO John Prugh and hurled the
wagon angainst a telegraph pole. The
force OF the collision threw Mrs. Smith
against an iron picket, which pierced her
breast.
At the meeting of trustees of Madison
lake County, Soldiers Home, held at
Columbus, il was decided that new en-
tries 10 the institution be limited to resi-
dents of Ohio only. The home was es-
tablished by the Women's Relief Corps as
a national home for soldiers, their wives,
widows, orphans, and for army nurses.
There are inmates there now from all
parts OF the country, and they will be
permitted 10 remain. Walton Weber, the
new commandant, and DR.. Taylor of Nor
walk, the physician, met with the board.
a Ded-bug was the means or convicting
William Clark, tramp, at Lima, of bur-
glary, later changed TO theft. Clark was
arrested on complaint of Harry Miller,
who claimed Clark had burglarized his
bachelor parlors, and among other things |
taken handsome clock. The clock had |
been later pawned and was located, and |
Miller was asked if he could identify it.
Yes, your honor; it has a dead bed-bug |
on the dial inside the glass cover" The
clock was produced and there was the |
bug. Clark was given a light sentence |
and small fine by the Mayor.
An immense cave discovered on the |
the Plat lands, near West Liberty, IS be- |
ing opened up and at depth of forty-iive |
feet two passage-ways have been discoy-
cred. Near the opening of one of these
were found the bones of a
human being, which are thought to be
those of a man named Sterling, who dis
appeared about fifty years ago under mys-
teri0us circumstances. Mayor K. b. Plat
Of West Liberty very distinctly remem-
hers the disappearance of Sterling and
the mystery connected with it and he
thinks that without doubt the skeleton is
the remains OF Sterling.
While Robert Moon OF Mt. Grab, and
his force of men were digging an artesian
wei! on the farm of Perry Cahill, in the
Straight Creek bottoms, five miles west
Of Ripley, they struck 4 vein of coal six
Teet thick 13O feet below the surface. The
Ind was Immediately reported TO Mr..
rahill and TO National Bank Examiner Z.
=. Galbreath, whose farm line is but
orty feet from. the proposed well, and
hey sent samples of the coal 10 Cincin-
lati experts for examination. If the re-
port from the mineralogist should prove
ayorablc, tie Ohio River & Columbus
railroad Will open a mine and operate it
:. once.
Charles Gordon, who was sent to the
Jhio penitentiary. from Marietta, in Jan-
,ary, 1898. for pocket-picling. has been
,aroled. He and George Spies were
mixed up in transaction in a saloon and
iortlon was sentenced TO serve three
-ears and six monrhs.
Henry Liebel, aged y, was electro
Gted, at TiGin, by grasping live wire.
lie and several companions were playing,
ghen Liebel Climbed on 4 fence, and
.rasped sagging telephone wire which
Iad fallen across high power wire. In
tantly current of 1900 volts passed
trough his body.
During a severe electric storm the large
arm barn of Curt Shiyely. located seven
niles southeast of AlliHnce, was struck
" lightning and with contents. including
large amount of hay, grain and farming
iensils, destroyed hy fire. Shively was
II the building at the time. and was
urled to the floor, badly stunned, but re-
overed sufficiently to make his escape
efore the flames reached him. Loss,
J eco; insured for 81. 400.
Grover Swartz, aged 10 years, residing
t Harpster, attempted to see what
Daded cartridge was made from. The
title fellow was using file to pry il
pen. when it exploded the trll and en-
cred his eye. destroying the sight.
Squeezing Il Client.
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