The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-06-17
REVIEW OF OHIO
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land, fifty-eight, of Longy.de, her HE
The alcohol exploded and Mrs. MeClel-
land was fatally burned.
The school board met last week and
elected A. q. Elliott superintendent of
the schools Of Millersburg The present
superintendent is o. o. Fisher who
was an applicant Professor Elliott is
principal now. The contest was spir-
tied.
At a recent meeting of Kalida busi-
ness men It was decided to celebrate
the Fourth this year on Saturday, July
IL. More than 5000 was subscribed,
with more money in sight. l, f. Stauf-
/ fer was elected president, NJ. S. Boiler.
jack, secretary, and A. w. Recker
| treasurer of the committee.
A sane Fourth" movement again
has been started by the Akron wo-
mems council through the assistance
/ of Mrs. Sarah e. IIyre, of Cleveland.
/ Mrs. Hyre addressed the women's
council and told of the work accomp-
( lished in Cleveland The mayor has
promised to introduce an ordinance
+ regulating the observance of the holi-
day.
+ To the surprise of the guardian of
Joseph Wilhelm, thirty-nine, a bachelor
farmer of Washington township, Van
Vert county, who was recently ad-
JUDGED insane and placed in the
state hospital at Toledo, a search Of
the demented mans property has re-
yealed bank certificates, gold and cur
rency seereted in his home, to the val
ne of several thousand dollars.
+ The Milford Center Commqrclal club,
by putting up $4,000, has secured the
Lancaster woolen factory. The ma
chinery will be moved to Milford Cen
ter as soon as the building, 50N2UO, is
erected to receive the machinery. The
/ Commercial club bought fourteen acres
of ground for factories and this is the
/ first they have secured. The new fac
tory will employ about fifty hands.
The real estate appraisers have just
completed their work of appraising
the city of Finday. The valuation
amounts to a little more than $10'
00O. 600, and railroad property amount
ing to nearly 100000 1t is an inn
mense increase over former years. In
some places property has been ap
praised 100 per cent. higher than
formerly. 1t is the wish of the Off
cials that the tax rate be kept within
one per cent.
The careless handling of bottle
of powder and a match came near re
sulting fatally to Earl Ebright, the
thirteen-year-old son of John Ebright
of Marysville. The boy had poi
bottle full of powder and struck a
match TO find his hat. The head OF
the match flew into the bottle and an
explosion followed. The boys hand
was terribly torn and his face serious
ly burned by powder. Pieces Of the
bottle were blown 100 feet away.
Lebanon high school has the distinc
ton this year of graduating a young
lady who has gone the full twelve
years years of the course without hay
ing missed a day or been tardy She
is Miss Roberta Hart, daughter o.
John Hart, rural route mail carrier AS
a reward for this marvellous record tho
board of education conferred specia
honors upon her at the annual com
mencement exercises last week, by
presenting her with an extraordinary
diploma of merit Her class presented
her with a clock. The board declares
that this is a national distinction anC
challenges any school to duplicate it.
Toledo surgeons interested in tht
reformation of youths by use Of th'
knife were compelled to admit its fail
ure when it was reported to the police
that Harold Hurley, nineteen years old
2 who three years ago was the first pa
tient in Lucas county to be operated
on to relieve a pressure on the brain
in the hope of correcting evil tenden
cies in the boy, had disappeared will
, $50 Of his employers money. Hurle,
was employed by5a shoe company
Recently he was sent to the banl
with $50 to deposit. He failed to g
to the bank and has not been heard 0
since. Young Hurley, since the opera
ton, has borne a good reputation up t
this time.
A unique observance of Memoria
day took place On farm near Ney
Cumberland, relatives of Andrew Rig
gle honoring his memory. When tn
first call for soldiers was made Riggl
heard the sound of a drum while a
work in a field, He hung the scyth
with which he was working over tn
: limb of a tree and joined passin
] troop of soldiers. His family did nc
know of his whereabouts until som
3 months after, when they heard of a
t act of bravery with which he signt
lized himself at the front. After a ba
tie some time after, he was reporte
: among the missing. Each year tn
RiggIe family gathered under the tre
, which held the scythe and hold a brie
: memorial service. A sister of Riggl
is now living on the farm.
School Superintendent Fl. l.. Franz
' Of Marion, has been elected dean {
! Ohio Northern University, Ada. Fl
| will be succeeded in Marion by Pro
Henry A. Hartman, of the Colorad
State University.
Robert Turner, alias Harry Wilson
q wanted at Ashland KY, for robber.
= while handcuffed, jumped from G.
i ! n troir Of Tauobaet and pscanpt