The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-07-27
State News


$15, ,0cO. the money won't induce him
to quit work at the anvil in the black
smith shop at the United Steel mills,
where he is employed.
Fremont. - William Fought, SO,
of the general store
at Havena, this county, died from
the effect of a sun stroke sus-
tanned during the hot spell three
weeks ago. He was born in this
county and for many years had been a
prominent farmer and storekeeper.
East Liverpool.-Captain Abner
Martin, the oldest Mississippi
river man in this section of the
Ohio valley, has just celebrated his
birthday anniversary. 1t
was Captain Martin who taught Sam
uel Clemens Mark Twain) all that
the latter ever knew about a steam
boat when both were working on the
old river packet Pennsylvania
Butler.-Approximately S65,OOO in
deposits is tied up by the clos
ing of the Richland county bank
here. A receiver will be asked for the
institution, the only bank in this vil,-
lage, in the courts at Mansfield. The
bank has been operated by partner
ship Of seven members, with A. ].
Solomon, a Columbus financier, at it's
head Solomon has also been con-
nected with banks at Kalhonding and
Marshallville, according to J. H.
Downing, cashier of the Butler insti-
tuition, which have closed recently.
fine and workhouse sentence was sus-
pended pending good behavior.
Marysville.-A. B. Johnson, Mt.
Gilead, is president of the Uni
ted States Potash & Fertilizer De-
velopment Co., incorporated with a
capital stock of 100000. The vice pres
ident, secretary and treasurer are all
residents of Delaware. The company
has about 1000 acres of land in Mex
leo, near Amgordo, upon which it has
deposits of gypsum, soda. borax, and
potash. In addition, it is to construct
a big plant at Amgordo for the man.
ufacture of fertilizer and cement, the
products for both being present upon
its property in abundant quantities.
The cement plant which it will soon
have in operation will have a capac.
ity of 100 tons.
Lorain-A threat to dynamite
the fresh air camp for children
which is to be established soon by a
group of we'll known physicians and
citizens, has been received by Health
Officer Hug. The threat came from a
woman living near Arizona avenue
where the camp will be located, on
the ground that the proper sanitary
facilities will not be provided. Doctor
Hug says the objection is groundless.
Subscriptions to the camp are coming
in every day and those back of the
movement are greatly encouraged.
Bellefontaine.-Seeing a runaway
horse plunging down the railroad
track with buggy bounding along
on the ties behind and a little
girl clingiGG to the seat, John Suy-
dam, section foreman on the Lake
Erie & Western at Hume, vainly at
tempted to check the speeding animal.
AS the outfit whirled past him, Suy-
dam was Mortified to discover it was
his own daughter, Marguerite, eight.
Quickly placing a hand car on the
rails, the father pursued the horse,
and when he caught up with the rig
hn h child ~ h,,n
to safety. His horse had made his
way through cattle guards and over a
trestle work leo feet high in a run of
about four miles on the track. The
child was unhurt but the horse is bad
ly injured.
Akron.-Sheriff Ferguson of Sum-
nit county arrested man CIV
ing the name of William Murray, hold
ing him in connection with the murder
of Frank Price of Cuyahoga Falls at
Hudson. Murray was brought here
from Hudson and for several hours
was questioned by Prosecutor Rock
well, Detective LIE Deaux and the sher-
iff. The body was identified by Will
liam Metcalf of Cuyahoga Falls. The
murder victim was 54. His wife died
at Cuyahoga Falls six weeks ago and
since that time he had been despond-
ent, according to Metcalf.
Marietta.-Silas ]. Haller, a we'll.
known resident of Denver, was found
dead in his stone quarry, death re-
sulting from heart trouble. He was
62 years of age and is survived by
his wife and two children. He was
loading stone at the time and had al
most a wagonload when he was
stricken.
Toledo.-Leonard Putt, 13, was
killed when revolver in the
hands of Leo Nitz, IA, his playmate,
was accidentally discharged, dying in
Is minutes. According to Harry No,
wax, the boys were shooting at a
mark, when Nitz, toying with the re.
volver, accidentally discharged the
weapon.
ingfield-Charles B. Fisher,
wealthy real estate owner of this
city, died at the Xenia workhouse
from hemorrhage of the brain. Fisher
began serving sentence recently
of one year on the charge Of contribu'
ting to the delinquency of young girl
3f this city. He was also fined 81 900
Cleveland.-Two hundred passen'
gers, most of them Clevelanders,
were taken off the steamer Huron
as she slowly settled to the bottom
on shoal off Richards Landing near
Sault Ste. Marie. A jagged hole more
than 20 feet in length was torn in the
steamers side. AS the vessel began
10 sink gradually the steamer City OF
Chatham was summoned. All the pas.
sengers were speedily transferred to
the Chatham. A heavy fog is said to
have been responsible for the wreck