Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-09-01
Buckeye Notes


evry symptom Of the white plague vic.
tim, Felix Crabb approached Patrol,
man Joe Stokeley in front of head.
| quarters, asked to see the chief, and
| voluntarily confessed to murder at
Abilene, Kan. IL years ago. The man
stated that he had never drank, and
was not drinking IL years ago when
he engaged in a quarrel over a game
of dice near the fair grounds at Abil.
enc. He says he secured club, beat
his victim to death, dug an impro-
vised grave and buried the body un.
der a box elder bush near the trestle
at the fair grounds. He states that
he has been roaming ever since.
Bucyrus.-Levi Bordener, aged Sc,
married, was found sitting in his bug
gy dead by sons, who heard his old
horse come up to the barn. He had
been out on business and was return.
ing home. He was an influential farm.
er, living in the northern part of Craw.
ford county.
Lancaster. - Sheriff Defenbaugh
raided the Minthorn hotel at Buckeye
Lake and found quantity of wet
goods, which he seized with the pro.
prietor, Leo Leaber, and brought man
and liquor to this city. Judge Reeves
fined Leaber 5000 and costs. He also
had to give bond not to enter the
business again in dry territory.
Wooster.-George d. Gable, aged 4S,
professor of mathematics at Wooster
University, died here suddenly from
txrtN1 N1,rfl II Ii 4
sociated with the university for five
years, coming here from Parsons Col.
lege, Iowa. He graduated from La.
fayette College, at Easton, Pa, in 1885,
and afterward taught mathematics
there for eight years. He was mem.
Der of the pathological section of the
editorial staff of the Standard Die
tionary. He became a member of the
American Mathematical Society in
1892.
Toronto.-Following financial trou.
BILE the American China Company
closed down, throwing ITS men out of
| employment. w. B. Gincher was ap-
pointed receiver. The company is
said to have obligations aggregating
about $120,000.
New Philadelphia.-Da Smithley,
a farmer living near here, this morn
ing found a note, on his front door
step demanding that $50 be placed on
one corner of creek bridge near his
home. "If you don't we'll get you
all right" the note said.
Lancaster.-Judge C. D. Martin OF
| this city is dead at his home, aged 80.
He served in congress from 1859 to
| 1861 and was member of the SUI
| preme court commission in the early
SOS to assist in disposing of the over.
| flow of business before than body.
East Liverpool Peyton,
aged "a, an employe of pottery here,
was thrown under the wheels of
freight train here and received in
| juries from which he died in the City
Hospital.
Delaware.-The jewelry store of C.
ID. Young was entered by burglars
and jewelry to the value of about $3.50
was stolen. Entrance was gained by
breaking the plate glass in the front
door.
Dayton.-Under water for at least
| five minutes and unconscious for half
an hour, Erhart Thiel, 10, of Chicago,
still lives, after having been fished
out of the Miami river here. He was
swimming in the Miami when he sank.
His companion attracted the attention
OF the Rev. Earl r. Bull, mission
airy to Japan, who is visiting rela-
tives here. Rev. Mr.. Bull procured
hooks and a boat and rescued Thiel.
Celina.-William Lambert, wanted
in Canton in connection with charges
of swindling and arrested here, has
been taken back to Canton. Lambert
is charged with defrauding Canton
people out of $4,000 by representing
that he was selling railway bonds.
st. Clairsville.-Mary Stonebraker,
aged 6, was fatally injured by motor
cycle at Barnesville. The rider at
tempted to turn out of the way of
the child when she stepped in front
of the machine. Her skull was frac-
tured and both legs were broken.
Norwalk.-The local Salvation Army
has closed successful campaign for
the raising of $500, with which to
erect citadel The progress of the
soliciting committee was noted on the
| dial OF large clock erected on the
balcony of the courthouse.
Canton.-A marriage license was
| granted here which will enable James
G. Reamer, 29 years old, of Alliance,
to become the stepfather of his half
sister, and Bessie e. Reamer of AL
lance, 33 years old, the sister-in-law
of her own son. In short, Reamer will
marry his stepmother. Mrs. Reamer's
husband died four years ago. She has
a daughter years old.
Toledo.-After preliminary hear
ing before United States Commissioners
Frederick Gaines, Lawrence Ellis, 22
years old, arrested by Secret Officer
German, on a counterfeiting charge
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