The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-09-28
Buckeye Notes

neuralgia of the heart. For many
years he was president of the UnioE
National bank
Toledo.-'1 wanted some ice
cream soda and / didn't have any
money; that's why began robbing
houses" confessed ten.year-old boy
at the juvenile detention home.
Ravenna-MTs. Frank Hickman
dropped dead here, the result Of
hearing of an automobile accident.
Miss Julia Wentzell, 20, was struck
by an automobile owned by DR..
L. w. Prichard on Main street. She
was taken to the hospital, where it
was learned her injuries were not seri-
Gus. Mrs. Hickman, neighbor, learn
ed Of the accident. She ran to the
Wentzell home and helped prepare a
bed for the injured girl. She then re-
turned home, where she dropped dead.
Cleveland.-Three men we're smoth-
cred to death and two others
who tried to rescue their COM
rades nearly lost their lives when the
LlCh iOii AlIO a PIT llACu WIN ny uEO
chloric acid gas at the chloride-am-
monia plant of the Grasselli Chemical
Co., 3O91 independence road s. e.
Sidney.-Sidney, after an excit-
ing campaign of month, voted
"wet" by a majority of Sc, in a
total vote of 1850, the largest ever
polled in the city. Three years ago
the "wets" won by IS Prominent
Anti-Saloon speakers from all over
the state took part. Clinton township
outside the corporation voted dry"
by 96. 1t was already dry" The
"drys" announced that they would at
tempt county election at once.
Berea.-Berea's home week cele-
bration reached its height with
the crowning of Miss Lila Wer-
necke, belle of Berea, as queen of the
carnival, and with mardi gras and
confetti fest around the town pump
and bunting hung band stand in the
! town triangle.
ellefontaine.-After safely cross
ing the Big Four railway tracks
at Quincy in front Of an approaching
| freight train, Blanche Douglass, 13,
| thought about her little brother Ar
| thur, six, who was following. She
tried to recross the track to prevent
him from getting in the way of the
train, but the engine hit and tossed the
little girl into the air, infiicting in
ternal injuries from which she is not
expected to recover. The girl has
been a little mother to six younger
children. Their mother died three
years ago and Blanche had the care
of the family, aiding her father, FL
mer Douglass. in the household,
Columbus. - Electric properties
throughout the state, including rail
way, light and power companies, have
been gwen an aggregate total increase
valuation Of S5,099,S00 by the state
tax commission, which completed its
appraisal of these properties and an.
nounced a grand total for all such
properties of $115, S2,227. The grand
total valuation in 1910 for these same
properties was $30,3S2,927.
Lorain.-Eli Braski, %, was shot
and killed at the corner of E.
Twenty-eighth street and Oakwood
avenue. Men examined by the police
say Braski was engaged in a quarrel
and had drawn a knife when his an
tagonist shot him. Thus far witnesses
have refused to reveal the identity of
the man who did the shooting. The
bullet entered the left eye and lodged
at the base of the brain.
AShtabula.-The Hubbard Electric
Hardware Co.'s store was burglarized
to the extent of $100 worth of goods
and $8 in money.
Ashtabula.-Ashtabul has two serv-
ice directors. Mayor Cook announced
the appointment of A. ]. Richardson as
service director, replacing Charles F,
Brotherton. Brotherton contends
however that he has an agreement
with Cook to hold the place so long
as Cook was mayor and has no inten'
ton of resigning.
Toledo.-With his pipe, which he
had just filled, held in his left hand
George Keller, 72, a farmer, was found
dead seated in an arm chair on the
porch of his home in Washington town
ship.
Toledo.-Policeman Michael Rus
sell saved the lives of the young
daughter and son Of August Reid
as they were sinking in the Mi
ami and Erie canal at the foot of South
street. The children were playing
along the canal when the boy, three
lost his footing and slipped into the
water. His sister, aged eight immedi
ately jumped into the canal in an eff
fort to rescue him. When Russell ar
rived on the scene nearly 100 men and
women were watching the children's
struggles, but no one making an effort
to save them. He says he called fol
assistance, but no one volunteered tc
help him. He plunged in the cana
and brought the girl ashore. He ther
dove after the boy, grabbing him by
the arm as he was sinking for the last
time.
Massillon.-Caught beneath tons oi
falling shale while at work in a Goa
mine, Bert Shilling, As, sustained prob
ably fatal injuries. Fellow workmer
dug him out and rushed him to hos
pital.
Akron.-Striking bad place in the
track caused by washout, an Akron
Kent Ravenna traction car bound fol
this city left the rails and turned or
it's side at Silver Lake. Several pas
sengers were bruised, but none was
seriously injured.
Akron.-After catching Frank Ogle
with sack of poultry over his back
and in the act of leaving her hennery
Mrs. John Budish, weighing 30(
pounds, pounced upon the intruder al
the rear Of her home at Barbertor