The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-12-29
Buckeye Notes

w. Bookwalter, who is stopping
at the Great Northern hotel IN New
York City, to provide merry Christ
mas for the worthy poor of Spring
field. When the checks were pre-
sented to the heads of the depart
ments specified they were speechless
with surprise and qualification. He
owns large interests here and was
Democratic candidate for governor in
1881.
Enthusiastically one-third of the
votes of Adams county at the re-
cent election was tampered with"
said Judge A. q. Blair of Ports
mouth. AS the outgrowth of charges
that numerous voters we're bribed, 140
men in two townships of this county
have been indicted for accepting
bribes for turning their votes in the
way desired by the bribers. 1t is un-
derstood that the bribing was done
by the use Of money, and besides
whatever other penalty may be i'm
posed, those covicted are subject to
Acknowledgement. The court has in.
dicated that those found guilty of sell
ing their votes for money will be de-
prived of their ballots for five years.
Akron.-A clerk working by the
side of J, K. Mitchell, employed
in the Office Of the International Har-
vester Co., saw a tear drop on
Mitchell's ledger. For days it was no
tiecable that Mitchell was extremely
sad. The tear drop caused the clerk
to notify the foreman, who told the
superintendent. He went to Mitchell
and asked him if he would be perfectly
England, were with him. would Hi
be 'appy?" said the young man, his
eyes sparkling with anticipation.
Would Hi be 'appy, you ask? Hi
guess Hi would be 'appy!" "Then we
will pay your expenses to England and
back again if you want to bring your
wife and child to Akron" said the su-
perintendent, and Mitchell, with his
moroseness gone, bought a ticket for
Cornwall, England, and return.
Bucyrus.-Frank M. Kerr of Buoy
rus, one of the best known hotel men
of Ohio, died at Pasadena, Cal, where
he was spending the winter with his
daughters. Mr. Kerr was for years
proprietor of the Deal House in this
city. His death was caused by penu
mOnia.
Bellefontaine.-Logan county dairy
men have formed an association and
have raised the price of wholesale
milk from 20 to % cents a gallon to
retailers, 1t is claimed that the cost
of production has greatly increased.
Milk is now selling here at seven
cents quart
Bucyrus.-On returning from a tenn
porary absence from home, Simeon
Beall found his wife unconscious, and
though medical aid was quickly sum-
moned she died in a few hours. Mrs
Beall had suffered from a stroke of
paralysis.
Canton.-The Canton Mckinley club
chose February 2 as the date for the
annual dinner in honor of the late
President McKinley's birthday ami
versary. The club has invited Pres
ident Taft to attend and other nota-
bles are expected The Republican
clubs at Alliance and Massillon are to
join in the celebration.
Lebanon.--Mrs. Barbara Kruher, 81,
wife of John Kruher, a farmer, north
of RidgeVille committed suicide by
drinking carbolic acid. Her body was
found on the floor of her bed room by
her children. Financial reverses had
brought on much worry for the past
year and it is thought that her mind
was unbalanced.
Cincinnati.-Safety Director Scott
Small and several other city off,
cials will go before the local board of
health and ask that people having any
diseases which can be innoculated by
a kiss be segregated in some out of
town section. Il have seen a number
of cases where it is certain that the
persons afflicted were infected be.
cause of kiss given by some thought.
less person." said Director Small H"
says that he has been told by physi
clans of number of diseases which
spread through the kissing habit.
Xenia.-Joseph P. Elton of Hills
boro, O., financial officer and act,
ing superintendent of the Ohio Sol
diers and Sailors Orphans home since
the forced resignation of E. D. Sawyer
of Cleveland last August, was ap-
pointed superintendent of the institu.
ton by the board of trustees. The ap-
pointment was agreeable to Governor
Harmon, according to Col d. Q. Nor.
row of Hillsboro, president of the
board, who talked to the executive
over the long distance telephone after
Mr.. Elton had been appointed.
Cleveland Following the release
on bail of three city employees
arrested on forgery charges in
connection with petty grating
scheme, whereby they are said to have
padded the street cleaning depart
ment's pay rolls, came the announce
ment from city councilmen that they
would demand councilmanic inves-
tigation into the whole matter with
view to determining to what extent
fraud has been practiced and to drive
all guilty employees from the city hall.
Alliance.-Rev. Levi r. Lupton,
the Gift of Tongues apostle who
publicly proclaimed himself father
Of the child born to Miss Mamie
Corlette of Cleveland, will become
salesman for company manufacture
ing patent tops for gas stoves. He
will have Michigan for his territory,
with headquarters at Detroit. Lupton
has reached tentative agreement
with the company, practically closing
negotiations which he opened the day
after his .confession of sin " uA