The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-06-15
Buckeye News In Brief


mitted suicide at the iniirmary at Ottawa,
by hanging himself to his bedpost with
pillow case.
Captain G.. l.. Taylor of Portsmouth,
one of tine best known river men along the
Ohio, was seriously injured by being run
down by an automobile.
Matte Clemmor, "a, a domestic, was found
lead in desolate spot along the Kemp
road, located about a half mile east of Day
ton her throat cut from ear to ear.
Mrs. Iona Garvin of Upper Sandusky,
whose husband was killed recently, had
double grave constructed, believing she
would soon follow him. She died few
days ago.
| Il. Manchester of Findlay, the manu-
facturer of the Carnegie valve cup, has
been granted another patent, this one
telescope connecting rod for oil well pump
ing powers.
Robert, aged I, the son of Charles Erwin
of New Philadelphia, while playing, fell
and bit his tongue off. A doctor sewed the
severed parts, the operation requiring
many stitches.
Thomas Beam of MiddletOwn, was pro-
nounced insane and committed to the Day
ton asylum. Beam is 63 years old. He
fancies that he is millionaire, and the
owner of big racing stable.
| Mrs. Francisk Schmidt, who brought
suit for $4,000 against the city of Sidney,
for injuries received in falling from cul-
vert bridge which had no railing, was
awarded 81, 1856 by the jury.
The annual encampment of the Third
regiment, o. n. e., to which the Dayton,
Springfield, Sidney, Urbana and Miamis-
burg companies belong, will be held in
August at Overlook park, Springfield.
| DIR. Byron ID. Palmer, about 90 years old,
a dentist of Bryan, was removed to the
Toledo state hospital. DR.. Palmer is suf-
fering from peculiar mental atfliction, be-
lieving all the time that he is talking with
| the dead.
| Miss Mary Hoeffler of Mechanicsburg,
while coasting down steep hill on bicy-
Gle, lost control of the wheel, and, cOllid-
ing with tree, sustained fracture OF the
right arm and collar bone, and also inter-
nal injuries.
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class Of the Springfield High school this
year. The commencement exercises will
be held June %, in the Grand Opera house.
President Aston Ellis, of Ohio university,
will address the class.
A horse driven by Frank CAN'T, living
five miles north of Marysyille, was killed
near the county infrmary by rearing and
falling upon the buggy shaft, which ran
several feet into its body. The horse took
fright at an automobile.
At yhe meeting of the Sycamore town.
ship trustees, petition was filed under
the Beal law asking for special election,
The trustees set the date Saturday. june
"a. Seventy per cent. of the voters of the
town ship signed the petition.
Ralph Spade, son of |. w. Spade OF
Brimf;eld, was dragged 800 feet under the
teeth Of harrow behind runaway team
of young horses. A sudden lurch freed
him from his frightful peril and he es-
capped without serious injuries.
Thity-fve horses, valued at $4,000, were
burne,l in fire which totally destroy ed
the stables OF Goldblatt d Goodman, aId
Joseph SchOtt, adjoining the Union Stock
yards on Spring Grove avenue, Cincinnati
The cause of the fire is not known.
Frauk Ransbottom, a well known merch-
ant u. Westminster, attempted suicide
by hanging himself. He was taken tt
Lima, and after examination adjudged in
sane, being sent to the Toledo hospital fol
treatment. Ransbottom is 4S years of age
The rear coach of west-bound Pennsyl'
vania passenger No. 423, jumped the traci
at Bloomville and swerved into pile o.
ties The flying timbers struck and in
stantiy killed Charles While and perhap:
fatally injured Emmett Lehman and Samue
Rucb, all section men.
Frank c. Matthews of Tiffin, who wa:
sentenced to the workhouse more than q
year ago for selling horse that did no
belong to him, was sentenced to year IL
the penitentiary for again attempting t.
sell the same horse. The horse is tht
property of Hanna Clark.
John Mcclure, a rigger, was instantl!
killed by a fall from third story window
in the apartments of his brother in Cincin
natl, with whom he was living. A rigi(
examination is being made by the police
who decline to accept a theory of accident
Occupants of the building claim to hay'
heard sounds of scuffle just previous t
McGuire's fall.
While hunting for stray kitten a
Akron Heights, Freddie Hicks, aged lC
found an internal machine in cigar bO!
under the seating of the Akron CuyahOg
Falls Interurban waiting room, where
had evidently been hidden, to be called TO
later The box was packed with dynamite
Just room enough being left for Il revolver
which had string attached to the trigger
The trigger in turn was fastened to tn
sliding lid, so that it could be fired wheI
the box was opened. Had not the strin
broken when the boy opened the box, h
would have been blown to pieces.
Clarence Keiser of Fostoria, aged s, fel
under the wheels of bus and had his lei
leg broken near the hip. He was riding
! bicycle and the wheel struck a frog in tn
street railway switch in such way that
slipped from under him, throwing hir
directly in front of the bus wheels.
Herbert Churchill, an aer0naut of TOle
do, made an ascension at ROwans parE
Marion, and when the balloon reached
height of 200 feet it suddenly collapsed
and Churchill fell to the earth with
thud. He was unconscious when pickle
up. His spine was injured but no bone
were broken.
The waterworks trustees of Findla
have ordered Superintendent Nusser t
complete the water line and connect il wit
the receiving basin, which will be done i
few days. The council has appropriate
$500 to complete the line at the wells min
miles east of Findlay.
jess McElhaney, young barber of Lees
burg, is under arrest on the charge of hav
ing started an incendiary fire that recent
destroyed the business section of that vii
lage He was given preliminary exami
nation and bound over to the grand jury
Deplty State Fire Marshal, Jack Ambris,
who has charge of the case, refuses
make public the evidence he has agains
McElhaney.