The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-07-06
Minor State Ncws.

StdtC ANCW0s
Oliver Mcclure, aged Is, was run over
and killed by freight train at Mansfield.
Perry Moore, of Rardon. Scioto county
had both legs amputated by falling under
Norfolk and Western freight train.
Peter Rudolph, Charles Reeves and
William Hobler, of st. Mary's. were arrest
ed for fishing in ST. Mary's Reservoir.
William Stewart of Portsmouth, was
sentenced to the Mansfield reformatory for
firing shotgun at John Neary and Patrick
Conley.
Governor Herriek laid the cornerstone of
the Montefiore Shelter house at Cleveland.
home for Jews, who come friendless to
that city.
James W. Writ of Columbus. conductor
on the Urbana, Bellefontaine & Northern
Electric railway, was killed at West
Liberty by being struck by trolley pole
which fell against moving car.
Kent o. Brown, aged % years, son of
Alex. S. Brown, of Warren, was drowned
in the MahOning river by the overturning
of his boat, which was caught in the un-
dercurrent below the DAM The body was
recovered an hour after.
Charles Clay, aged 40, of Marion, was
seriously burned while trying to start
gasoline fire. The gasoline exploded and
Clay's clothes were set on fire, but the
blaze was extinguished by his wife, whose
heroic efforts saved his life.
While Thomas Redding and Ross Merri-
man were working on new house in
Taylor Township, near Marysville, the
scaffolding gave way. Redding had a
number of bones broken and Merriman
escaped with sprained ankle
While loading iron at Adams Brothers
foundry in Findlay. W. G.. Courtney had
his arm nearly severed by heavy piece of
iron falling on it. Mr.. Courtney, with
three others, was engaged in loading the
iron, when two of the men let it fall.
Arnett Thompson, 10-year-old son Of
Andrew Thompson, wealthy lumberman
of Portsmouth, was probably fatally in
jured in runaway. He was thrown
against telephone pole and his skull was
crushed and he was injured internally.
The body of Oliver Mcclure, IS years
old, was found lying along the Erie tracks
at Mansfield, 200 feet east of the depot,
with both arms cut off and the head am
putated. Mcclure had been drinking. He
had been dead five or six hours when dis
covered.
William Mccormick, aged 1S. an en-
plOye of p. p. Mast & Co., at Springfield,
is missing. He left the shop but never
reached home. 1t is feared he stopped to
go in bathing in Buck creek and was
drowned. The stream has been searched
without result
Orville Mathews, aged q, of Lorain,
was drowned while in bathing at Century
could not swim. Four companions made
unsuccessful attempts to reach him before
he went to the bottom. He was son of T.
Mathews, real estate man.
When NJ. j. Harmon, well known con-
tractor of Springfield, arose, he found that
Sl30 had been taken from his trousers
pocket. All the doors were locked and the
into the house in the evening and remained
in hiding until the family had retired.
On the charge of cruel treatment of his
wife, striking and kicking her, breaking
three ribs and breaking in the breast bone,
Mike Dcubacky, Polish laborer. at Port
Clinton, was given hearing before Justice
Cooper, and bound over to Common Pleas
Court to await the action of the grand jury.
The Wapakoneta Publishing Company
has been incorporated by five business men
of KentOn, with capital stock of 5000.
Newspaper men of Rushville, Ind, and
Kenton, are back of the enterprise. They
have leased a building and will publish a
weekly and evening daily paper in that
city,
As c. W. Kieffer, secretary of the Find
lay AK and Tool Company, was alighting
from an electric car at Findlay, he stepped
in front of a car coming from the opposite
direction. The motorman and passen-
ger on the approaching car yelled at him,
but too late. The car struck Mr.. Kieffer
and he was thrown to the ground. He
was picked up insensible, in which con-
dition he remained for some time. His
cheek, arm and side were terribly bruised
and cut.
Frank d. Reed, commonly known as
"Shad Reed, late cashier of the German
into bankruptcy, is now doing duty as a
policeman at Casino park, Toledo. But a
few years ago "Shad" wore as many
diamonds as an Indian prince, patrOnized
the band and base ball club and built a
summer hotel at Lewiston reservoir that
cost $4,000. His present humble position
is quite change from his former life of
wealth and good fellowship.
The officials of the Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern railway held an in
vestigation into the cause of the wreck at
Mentor. Thirty witnesses were examined
and an inspection was made of the scene
of the accident and of the misplaced switch.
While nothing new developed that could
be given out, it is understood that the
due 20 the wilful displacement of the
switcl by some person as yet unknown,
whorl the railroads detectives are trying
to fiDi.
An;hony Barrett, aged %, Of Salem
visited his wife's grave in the Leetonia
GENE cry, and while there, in fit Of
dependency attempted suicide by cutting
his throat with razor. His condition is
critical.
In tie long drawn out legal battle be-
tweeh the Bellevue Light and Power Com
pany Of Cleveland VS.. the Village of Belle
vue. iu which the circuit court of Fremont
rendered decision against the Bellevue
Light and Power Company, the village Of
BellevuehaS received notice from attorneys
representing the above company of an
appeal of the case to the Supreme Court.
From the fact that an iron spoon had
beer left in dish of potato salad, Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Kaufman of BellefOntaine, who
ate .aeartlly of the dish, may die of ptoma-
inc poisoning.
Sheriff Mclean took Mrs. Harriet For
sythe of Washington c. H., to the Ohio
peE;tentiary to serve one year sentence
for oigamy. This is the first woman ever
sent to the penitentiary, from Fayette
county. She was arrested. indicted and
convicted on the testimony of her second