Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-11-24
Ohio Happenings

ment, d. w. Ferguson, aged As, Mon
roe Falls, fell over dead.
East Liverpool.-Mrs. Emma Hell
ser, 4S, separated from her husband
and who has been employed in local
department store. was found dead in
her apartments by the manager of the
store, who went to get her to come to
work. The woman is supposed to
have been dead several days. She
had no children.
Cleveland. = Physicians said that
John Phillips, who shot and killed
Frank N. Gear Of the F. N. Gear
Watch company here and then shot
himself, will recover. He will be held
on charge of first degree murder
The shooting resulted from grudge
because of Phillips expulsion from
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers through Gears efforts.
Dayton.-John Siebenthaler, promi-
nent in horticultural affairs in this
and adjoining counties, died at his
country home from brights disease.
Tiffin.-Damages were refused to
Frederick Mantz of Wheeling, w. Va,
in the first alienation suit ever
brought in Seneca county. Mantz
charged George Langhaus, wealthy
Tiffin man, with alternating his wife's
affections, and asked $4,000 dam.
ages.
Columbus.-In his annual report to
the state board of administration
Warden T. H. B. Jones Of the Ohio
2enitentiary showed a saving in ex-
pemses of $4,000.
Akron.-Edward F. Oviat, 70, for
mer street commissioner, was struck
by a street car descending hill on
West Market street at rapid rate
and received injuries which it is be-
lieved are fatal.
Zanesville.-William F. Wurster,
aged 55, prominent member of the
German American alliance, died from
gangrene, due to stubbing his toe. Six
months ago, while walking in dark
room he struck the toe against
chair, bruising it. Later the toe was
amputated. Recently his foot was
amputated, but even this failed to
save his life.
Marysville.-The 4-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gamble of
York township was probably fatally
burned when her dress caught fire
while playing near an open CRATE.
Nearly all her clothing was burned
from the child's body. Mrs. CANDLES
hands and arms were badly burned
in an effort to save her daughter.
Bellefontaine.-Miss Florence Ames,
II, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Ames of DeGraff, shot herself in the
forehead with pistol and died al
most instantly. She got up from the
supper table and went up to her room
to study, she said. A short time later
the family heard revolver shot and
on going up found Florence dead.
Overstudy is the only cause assigned.
The girl had been leading her classes
in high school.
Martins Ferry.-Peter Gardner, aged
IS, while adjusting a belt in the tin
department of the Wheeling Corrugat-
ing company's plant, was caught in
the shafting of big flywheel, whirled
about several times and when released
was unconscious, with all his limbs
fractured and his flesh terribly lacer-
ated. He was taken to hospital,
where he lived six hours.
Newark k.-Fragments of bones from
the body of Ben Tompkins were found
the other day several hundred feet
away from where a nitro-glycerin
magazine exploded, near Utica. Tomp.
kins had gone to the place to secure
supplies to shoot well, and the two
horses which he drove were also
killed. One thousand quarts of nitro
glycerin were destroyed.
Cleveland. = Robert Knox, black
smith, fell dead while shoeing horse
here. Apoplexy was the cause. He
leaves wife and child in Ravenna.
Massillon.-Fire of unknown origin
destroyed one Of the big mills of the
Dayton Milling company at Dalton
, nine miles west of here, causing a
loss of $25,000, partly covered by in
surance Miss Irene Dott, Massillon
Telephone company operator. saved
the town by awakening subscribers
, who formed fire brigade.
Mr.. Vernon.-Albert Schweitzer
outfielder of the st. Louis American
baseball team, secured a verdict in
common pleas court for $4OO against
the city of Mt. Vernon. SchweitzeI
sued for $4,000 for alleged injuries
/. which he received by falling into al
excavation while a street was being
, paved year or two ago. Schweitzel
claimed that he was permanently in
jured and that it has interfered with
his baseball career.
oberlln.-Clifford Hill, aged "a, was
a shot while climbing fence near here
!, with a shotgun in his hands. He viii
a lose the sight of one eye.
From certifications SO far made, Il
, is probable that the states income
! from foreign corporations will exceed
: $345,000, as compared with $214,34.
last year. The tax commission hal
\ certified 129 more corporations thar
! were found by the secretary of STATE
in 1909.
Youngstown.-During quarrel herr