The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-01-19
NEWS OF OHIO

GooOoOCo
East Liverpool.-Judge James Mar
tin, So, died at Lisbon, following a
brief illness. He was probate judge
of Columbiana county from 1903 till
1909, before that mayor of Lisbon.
West Union.-Politician won't have
to worry much about the negro vote
in Adams county for the next FIVE
years. As a result of Judge Blair's
election probe not more than three
will be voted for the next half decade.
Just an even one hundred have been
disfranchised.
Newark.-Mayor ARkeney clamped
on the lid and ordered al saloons
closed and wet goods renewed from
the buildings. Leniency has been
shown for the past few months, but
the mayor says from now on not a
drop of intoxicants shall be sold in
Newark if he can prevent it.
andusky.-Sanduskia generally
believe that the enumerators upon
whose compilations the census
department announced a pop
ulation of 1899, only 325 more than
1t was ten years ago, overlooked be-
tween 1900 and 1000 persons who
should have been listed. Already
an effort is under way to have the
| Sandusky Business Mems association
appropriate a sufficient sum out of its
contingent fund to meet the expenses
| of an independent enumeration.
Cleveland, Jan. 14.-Gen. James Bar
nett, for many years called "Cleve-
lands first CITIZEN" is dead at his
home, 2435 Euclid avenue. Death was
due to pneumonia, brought on by a
chill.
Whitehouse.-Yeggmen entered post
Office blew open safe with nitrogly-
cerin, and escaped with stamps and
cash aggregating $780,
Findlay.-The Carpenters union has
given notice that beginning April l,
the price per hour for which the men
will work has been raised from As
cents per hour to 60 cents. Eight
hours will also constitute a days
work. 1t is said that as result of
this there will be little building here
this summer.
olumbus.-Police courts in play
ing politics with cases of illegal
sale of cocaine encourage viola
tions of that law. This is the di-
rect charge made in the joint report
of the state board of pharmacy filed.
This organization has been prosecu-
ting a series of violations of the Co
caine law in Cleveland police court.
1t is understood the board is working
up evidence in cases in which prose
cutions are to be instituted within
short time. The report also states
that the majority of police court cases
are due to the use of this drug. The
habit, says the report, is gaining re-
cruits among the youth of both sexes.
1t is responsible alike for crime and
insanity, is the charge.
Painesville-George A. Barkalow,
6S years old, of Perry, for many
years an officeholder in the township,
was instantly killed by a limited car
on the Cleveland, Painesville & East
ern railroad at Lane Station, four
miles east of here. Barkalow, wait
ing for a westbound car, stepped out
from behind a milk stand, where he
had taken refuge from a gale, directly
in the path of the trolley car His
body was hurled against a telephone
pole and death was instantaneous.
Lima.-Business houses, banks and
the public schools were closed,
hO J1yho pF inl al ir1a
were suspended for three hours
as 10000 people paid tribute to the
city's murdered capitalist and phil"
anthropist, John D. S. Neely, slain in
Kansas. Following private services at
the home the body was taken to Trim
ity church at noon, where the remains
lay in state until two p. m, when
Knights Templars were forced to close
the doors with humanity block deep
still awaiting opportunity to do honor
to the dead. DR.. T. H. Campbell de-
livered a brief memorial and Past
Grand Command Colonel Lytle and
Most Potent Master Henry M. Shaffer
of the Toledo consistory executed the
Masonic ritual. Knights Templars and
| Suclluo VI hOLOl VI IllC odlhS oAoCI
corted the casket and placed it in the
receiving vault at Woodlawn.
Cincinnati.-President H. L. Early
of the Early & Daniels Co. as
serted that he knew Vice President
Marshall, Secretary Sibbald and Leslie
Buchanan, the colored porter, in their
offices in the chamber of commerce
building, perished in the fire which
destroyed the interior of that struc-
ture. Il was at home when the fire
started" said Mr.. Early, land about
ten minutes afterward the telephone
rang. 1t was Mr.. Sibbald on the other
; end. l asked him if he thought there
was any danger, and he said there was
not, but that l had better come down.
Just as he finished that last sentence
he screamed. There was an awful
roar and the connection was broken.
The roar was caused by the caving
; floors and l am certain that these
three men then met their deaths" "
Selm and Meents were working in the
basement of the building, and firemen
said that they could not have escaped.
NSOISS T. NAY ludIl, ~ reporter OH
the Cincinnati Enquirer, perished in
the flames.
. Kenton. - Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
. Blanst1eld were found dead in a
room in their home on South Wayne
| street in this city. Both had been
asphyXiated, gas having escaped from
pipes which passed through the room.
/ The discovery of the bodies was made
by neighbors who had noticed that
the house was in darkness and en-