The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-07-06
Short State Items

OankS OF Eagle creek mere sum
ming itself. The reptile showed fight
before 1t was captured by Harry Show.
How it got in the water is a mystery.
Akron.-Fed on milk believed
TO have been infected, Rose and
Betearc, eight weeks old,
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Michael
Betearc, died within few hours Of
cath other.
Toledo.-Four men we're rescued
from the Maumee river by Henry
Billeter, the wrestler, after they
had been given up for dead. Bill
Letter, accompanied by Charles Foley,
George Muntz, Art Bridge and Joe
Hanson, started out for a row. In
the middle Of the river one of the
party moved, upsetting the boat. Bill
letter, who was the only man who could
swim, grasped one of the boys and
placed him on the upturned boat. BY
this time the others had disappeared
and Billeter dived several times in
rescuing the others.
Zanesville.-The state supreme
court having decided that the Aiken
tax could be collected in dry
counties, Prosecutor Ribble has com
menced proceedings for the collection
of back taxes. amounting to $4,000,
from go liquor dealeSs in this city. The
men in arrears had all been convicted
of operating speakeasies, but had fail
ed to pay their Aiken tax. On the
other hand the city treasury is bank
rupt. There was a revenue of $4,000
from the Dow tax before the county
was voted dry. Since then two fire
stations have been closed, the city
garbage plant is for sale, 10 policemen
have been laid off and q reduction of
the fire department force made on ac-
count of a scarcity of funds.
Toledo.-That the sweet harmo-
MES of a pipe organ have the
same magic in drawing rats out Of
their holes as had the music of the
"pied piper of Hamelin," has found
conclusive demonstration at the Cen
tral Christian church here. Under the
leadership of Rev. G. w. Speer, COM
pany of members inaugurated cam
paign to exterminate the rodents
which infest the house of worship. For
some time, the rats have been max
ing playground out of the inside of
the pipe organ and quite frequently
have tinkered with the mechanism,
with the result that, Sunday morn
ing in the midst of the children's day
services, the organ refused to work.
Rev. Mr.. Speer decided on summary
action. From his pulpit Sunday even
ing, he announced there would be a
slaughtering Monday morning and he
extended an invitation to all the men
of the congregation to be present.
Youngstown. - Samuel 'Whitacre
lost an arm at the asphalt plant
while fellow workmen stood by
powerless to help him. His gloved
hand caught in cog wheel, slowly
drawing the member into the machin-
cry, grinding off the arm inch by inch,
Columbus.-Former pupils of the
Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Orphans
home at Xenia will hold their
annual reunion at the home July
4-6. Announcements of the Fourth
of July celebration is made by Pres,
ident John R. Malloy and Secretary
E. w. Hughes, of the association OF
ex-pupils. Gen. J. Warren Kiefer OF
Springfield, will deliver the address
State Law Librarian E. Howard Gil
key will preside. At the banquet
which will follow, Karl T. Weber, Co
lumbus, will be POSTMASTER. The spec
tators will be ex-Secretary of State
Daniel ]. Ryan, Columbus; Howard
d. Harrington, secretary of the Ohio
Coal Operators association, and Mrs
Samuel A. Dixon, Dayton.
Toledo.-While alone in his bed
room, Emil F. Waldo, 38, car,
penter, who had been almost a help,
less invalid for six years, ended his
life by shooting himself in the left
breast with his sons fiobert rifle.
Newark.-William G. Glenn, q
special policeman, shot Frank Sa'
vange, foreigner, three times
at the latter's boarding house
Savange probably will die. The po
liceman ordered Savange to discontin
ue dance and fight resulted. After
the shooting, the policeman was
i1mpod ,InOD ond bo div haotoo Maro
bers of the dancing party dragged him
to the railroad track and endeavoreG
to throw him under a train. He was
rescued just in time by brother Off
GERS. Glenn's injuries will probably
result fatally.
Sandusky.-Senator Isaac F. Huff
man of Oxford became past mas
ter of the grand lodge of Ohio
Independent Order of Odd Eel
lows, here. He was succeeded a.
grand master by A. c. Bachtel of Ak
ron. Other recently elected officer.
installed were: Deputy grand master
F. c. Goodrich of Troy; grand warden
H. w. Kuntz of GAINESVILLE; grand
treasurer, Joseph Sheridan of Piqua;
grand secretary, c. H. Lyman of Co
lumbus; grand trustee, E. W. Kite oi
Urbana, and grand representative tc
the sovereign grand lodge, |. M. Jor
dan of Uhrichsville and John l.. Sulli
van of East Liverpool. Huffman wa.
the installing officer.
st. Marys.-John Fischer, 13
in his sleep walked from a sec
ond story, bedroom window, falling II
feet to gravel walk, where he was
found still sleeping. When aroused
he was found to be uninjured and pre-
pared to go fishing.
Circleville.-Rickard Alvarez, 35
was electrocuted on the third raj
of the Scioto Valley traction line
four miles north of here. A cal
speeding around the curve cut the
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