The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-09-07
Minor State News.

UeOrEe CIlck was caught Dy ldit vi
stone while timbering in a room at the L.
S. Coal Company mine at Bradley, and died
in a short time of his injuries.
Salathiel Dorsey, farmer, living nea
Sonora, proved up a bumblebees' net. an,
is believed to be dying of blood poisoning.
His body is swelled TO almost twice its
natural size.
John Stewart, aged 80, was run over by
a Pan Handle passenger train at Newcom-
erstOwn and instantly killed. Stewart was
known for his eccentricities. He always
travelled about carrying violin.
Peter Poll, baker of Fremont, was
seated in BARRIERS chair, being shaved.
A fly alighted on his nose. lie made hit
al the fly. missed it, but struck the sharp
razor blade and is now minus the little
finger on the left hand.
Ernest Flood, aged years, was burned
to death in fire started by himself while
playing with matches with his pet dog in a
play house at the rear of his home, May
flower street, Cleveland. The little boy
was burned almost to crisp.
Blaine HOFFMAN of Wellington, was cap
tured after an exciting chase through the
downtown streets in Cleveland, and
charged with being the mysterious Putin
Bay Island burglar. His trunk contained
alleged booty valued at $1,000.
County Treasurer Aug. Lieber has filed
eight suits against number of prominent
Sandusky county oil producers to recover
about $1,000 in back taxes the treasurer de-
clares is due. The producers say they are
charged with oil wells they don't own.
Clarence and Otto Stall, aged respect
lively II and 13, were thrown from a gravel
wagon at Marysville, the team which they
were driving taking fright at train.
Clarence Stall was killed instantly and his
brother was injured so badly that he died
later.
The 7-mcnths-old son of Mrs. Joseph
Baker, living near RawSOn, was killed by
hanging himself in an iron bed. After
falling or crawling through the bars the
child was unable to get back and in the
absence of its mother was checked to
death.
Jos. Diedler of Fremont received word
that his number. 3i35, entitled him to 160
acres of land in the Unitah reservation re-
Gently thrown open to the public. Mr..
Diedler was among the thousands who
registered, and is pleased over his good
fortune.
Great excitement was caused on the
Mansfield farm, near Cadiz Junction,
when the prOspect0rs, western gold min
ers, SAID they had found gold in paying
quantities. Armed guards were stationed
about the shaft. Hundreds have visited
the spot.
Rev. Jesse Swank, pastor of the NJ. E.
church at Bellefontaine, in sermon, COM
pared Governor Herrick TO monkey on a
stick operated by Cox. The republicans of
his congregation are now demanding his
resignation. He praised other Governors,
but denounced 0hio's.
H. p. Harrison of Cincinnati, owner of
the Harrison skyscraper at Columbus, has
brought suit against knausS & Gamble,
real estate agents of Columbus, for S3l, ,0G0.
He claims that as agents for his building
the firm collected $4,000, of which $4,000
was turned over TO him.
Sheriff Salisbury and Elyria and Lorain
police arrested A. l.. Welsh, negro, on a
charge of suspicion of having murdered
Thomas McFadden, who was butchered on
the road from Lorain to Elyria. Welsh
was placed in the county Jail at Elyria,
pending all investigation.
On the c., II. & d. main tracks at Tip
pecanoe City, the engine of the second sec
ton of Southbound merchandise train No.
81 crashed into the rear end of local
freight train No. 81, south bound. Z. Ii.
Davenport, section foreman, of Tippe-
canoe City, was seriously injured. Local
train Nc. 81, it is said, had green lights
showing instead OF red.
The operation of a smooth CRATER who
sold bailed hay to housewives as japanese
ferns, came to light at Marion. A handful
of hay glued together was sold at twenty
five cents ''plant.'' The CRATER repre-
sented that each plant placed in winter
would grow Immediately and become of
immense size. Many bought them by the
dozens TO set in their flower gardens.
Hiram f. McElwain, rural mail carrier
ont of Van Vert, was arrested, charged
with appropriating TO his own use money
which had been given him by the patrons
of the route for money orders. He is also
accused of taking valuables from the mails.
When McElwain was arrested he confessed
to having stolen the packages, and was
taken before the United States Commits
sioner at Toledo.
The census bureau at Washington made
public the figures showing how busy the
stOrk has been for the last ten years
throughout the Buckeye state. The figures
show that from 1850 to 1890 the birth rate
has steadily decreased. The proportion of
the number of children under years of
age to 1000 females of child bearing age
15 to isj iG &; as follows for the five decades:
1900. :93: 1890, 4lS; 1880, SOP: 1870, 565; 1860,
644; 1850, $40. This shows decrease of
277.
On the charge that he hanged his 12year-
old son up by the thumbs for over an hour
and then drove him into the canal, John
Permasky of Barberton, has been arreStyd
by the Humane Society. The child's hands
are swollen several times their natural size,
and both thumbs are out of joint.
Morris Keller, an aged citizen, residing
eight miles west of Paulding, was killed in
a runaway accident. He was driving to
town and met c. b. Champions automO-
bile His horse became frightened and up
set the buggy, and in falling Mr.. Keller re-
ceived injuries from which he died shortly
after.
Canton organizers announce that Sl45, 900
stock has been subscribed for new brew
cry in that city. Most of the stock has been
taken by salOonkeeperS in Canton and ad-
jacent towns They propose to establish a
brewery to fight the trust. Canton now has
two big breweries, but both belong to the
combine.
A Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton pas
senger train would have been wrecked near
NuhihauScr'S Station. but for an unknown
tramp who tagged the train. There were
not many passengers in the train, but they
made up handsome purse for the tramp,
who refused 10 give his name. The tramp
rode to Hamilton and proceeded TO spend
his reward for the stuff that cheers.