Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-08-05
In the Buckeye State

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Athens.-Peck Altman, of Doanville,
has been jailed for shooting with in
tent to kill. In an altercation with
owen Lowry, Lowry dared Altman to
shoot him. Peck deliberately blazed
away at him, putting hole through
his shirt,
Burton.-While tearing an old built
in cupboard out of their farmhouse Jo-
seph Stall and wife, aged German peo-
pie, found more than 500 in cash, $50
of it being in gold coin. The Stalls
have lived in the house for nearly halt
a century.
Springfield.-W. w. Witmeyer was
named as receiver for the North
Hampton Banking Co.'s bank at North
Hampton, this county, in the Common
Pleas court on the application of A. j.
Solomon, of Columbus, O., the presi-
dent.
Springdeld-Earl Clark, of South
Charleston, has fallen heir to $4,000
left by wealthy relative, who died
recently without making will. Clark
was recently released from the Xenia
workhouse, having been fined and sen
fenced on a charge of gambling.
Sandusky.-Joseph Wagner and %
other stockholders applied for re-
ceiver for the Wagner Lake Ice Co.,
absorbed by the Interstate Ice Co., the
so-called "ice trust" in 1908. Henry
Graefe, John Homegardner and Abra-
ham Libensburger, as liquidating trus-
tees, are the defendants.
zanesville.-Lightn struck the
house of A. ]. Adams, and Mrs. Adams
! was knocked unconscious and re-
mained in that condition for three
hours. A bolt also struck the house
of Alex Huffman, rendering his daugh-
ter unconscious. A barn belonging to
John Clapper was struck and de-
stroyed with all its contents.
ncinnati.-President Reynolds, of
the Ohio Valley Exposition, has been
notified by Major w. ]. Hittinger, who
will have charge of the government
display, to be located in the south
wing of Music Hall, that the SO tons
of material which would go to make
up Uncle Sans exhibit had been pack
ed and are started Cincinnatiward.
Hamilton.-George P. Smith, 80, of
College Corner, O., craZed from the ex-
cessive smoking of cigarettes, was
brought to Mercy hospital for treat
ment, where he became so violent he
was removed to a padded cell in the
county jail. While on the way to this
city in carriage Smith attempted sui
eide by stabbing himself with a pen
knife over the heart, and fought his
guards viciously until overcome by ex
haustion.
ringfield.-Charles Richards, a
giant, held IL men at bay at his home
, in South Charleston, defying them to
: arrest him. He had the doors barri
caded and appeared at window arm.
ed with shotgun. Sheriff Lawrence
went over, broke down a door, and
after little persuasion Richards, who
{ is mentally unbalanced, submitted to
\ arrest He became violent after being
lodged in Jail.
. Youngstown.-When a P. & L. E
: freight train crew delayed too long
s calling the village fire departments
at Lowellville, Conductor A. Williams
80, of McKees Rocks, Pa, burned tc
!, death in his caboose, which took firs
l. following rear-end collision. Half o.
e his torso remained after the fire. Hi.
a brother, T. j. Williams, fiagman ant
y Brakeman ]. B. Kemener saved them
e selves by jumping.
y Sandusky.-The Ohio Perry's Vic
t tory Centennial commission, in ses
sion at Putin Bay, adopted the plan
of John Eisenmann, the CLEVELAND
architect, for the tower of the monu
ment to be erected to the memory O
i Oliver Hazard Perry. Webster P
Huntington, of Columbus, was elected
, secretary by unanimous vote 1t wa
,' decided that the monument would b,
erected on East Point at Putin Bay
Cincinnati.-Thef father of Kenneth
!. Burke, 10, of Columbus, o., called OF
Assistant Coroner Stagnaro and claim
;. ed the remains of his son at tn,
:. morgue. Burke and Fred Glass, Is
a also Of Columbus, were killed whel
9 they were knocked off the top of
:. Big Four passenger coach. The youth
were en- route to this city to look 70
employment. The relatives of Glas
Il are expected to claim the remains 0
a the latter.
s Cleveland.-C. B. Young, 5S, deput
h marshall of Nottingham, was run dow
n by an auto at st. Clair avenue an,
q Ollie road, Nottingham. and probabl
l. fatally injured. Retaining his sense
after being struck by the machine
Young saved his life by catching hol
). of the front axle. Hanging there h
n was dragged nearly so feet Y der tn
o machine before it was bror hit to
Is stop. After being taken out he be
N came unconscious and was taken i
l, the machine to the home of his sor
r, in-law, A. H. Stevens, on Ollie roat
near the scene of the accident.