Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-08-26
Ohio Happenings

Bethesda.-Ira E. Bell, of this town,
has been appointed teacher at the
Western Navajo Indian school, Ari-
Zona.
Canal Dover-An egg measuring
seven and one-half inches in circum-
ference in one way and five and one
half inches in circumference the other
way, was laid by a hen belonging to
Jacob Archinal, near here.
Sandusky.-H. C. Strong, of San
dusky, was reelected president of the
15Sth regiment, Ohio Volunteer asso-
citation, in annual reunion here. L. w.
Cleveland was reelected secretary for
the 34th consecutive term.
Marion.-County Surveyor Edward
Ault has let to the Foohey Dredging
Co., of Ft. Wayne, Ind, at its bid of
S65,500 the contract for the deepening,
widening and Strengthening of the Lit
tie Scioto river in this county for dis
tance of about 10 miles. 1t is to be
completed January /, 1912.
Cincinati.-Edwin Vickers, aged 96,
who was claimed to be one of the old
est Odd Fellows in the country, died
here. He joined the Whitewater lodge
at Richmond, Ind, in 1S47. During the
civil war he served with distinction as
q member of the Seventh Indiana vol
unteers. For 23 years after the war
he was connected with the postoffice
at Indianapolis.
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worldwide organization to promote
Esperanto were made and discussed
before the Esperanto international con
gress. No definite plan was reached
| Prizes offered for the best literary pro
| ductions in Esperanto in both prose
and,poetry were awarded. For short
story, How Bill Became an Esperant
ist," by Herschel S. Hall, Cleveland
| o., was given first prize.
New philadelphia.-Live stock
| butchered ir the fields at night has
presented to the farmers in the vicin
ity of Midvale, near here, one of the
deepest mysteries they have ever beer
called upon to solve. The first Incl
dent of the kind was reported by Geo
Riker, a wellto-do farmer, who found
the hide and head of valuable sheer
which had been shot and butchered
Other depredations of the same na
ture have caused great uneasines!
among farmers.
Pleasant Run.-A heavy storm which
visited this valley was an unlucky oc
ourrence for one man, at least. Geo
Haverland was driving a wagon con
tanning number of pigs and turkeys
when the storm overlook him. Hi,
blown across the road by the wind
breaking its leg. Then two pigs were
jolted out of the wagon and fell int
a swamp formed by the rain and wer,
drowned before they could be extrl
Gated. To complete the disaster, tive
of the turkeys fell into a we'll anC
we're drowned,
Marion.-Forty hours after Officer
Jerome Hochstetter was shot and kill
ed by supposed thug bloodhound:
were brought here from Lancaster anC
lput on the trail at point where Leroy
Hoffhines, shopman. had been helt
up, and they followed a scent to the
Erie railroad yards. where Hochstetel
was shot. The county commissioner
offered $1,000 reward for the capture
of the officers slayer. Hoffhines iden
titled Howard Wilson, aged "a, of New
York, as one of two men who robbed
him. Iiochstetter was at one time EN-
ployed as dry" detective in Athen,
and Wyandotte counties.
Portsmouth, detectives ar
rested William Purtee, aged 23. slow
witted country boy from Minera
Springs, Adams county. who has con
confessed to placing two ties on N.
w. track near that place. The nigh
flyer from Cincinnati cut through on,
tie and tossed the other off the tract
without damage, although railroa'
men say it was miracle tho trail
was not ditched.
Kent.-Nine years ago Mary Doolii
tie, aged 4, stepped on a rusty nail an,
has since been a cripple. A piece O
the nail has just come out of he
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