The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-03-16
Ohio Happenings

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to death, her clothing having caught |
fire from an overheated stove.
Columbus.-Mrs. Anna Peake COM |
mitted suicide by drowning herself be-
meath the Sandusky street bridge over
the Scioto river. Dependency and
worry over the death of her only
Mrs. Bessie Leonhart, three
years ago, prompted the deed.
Findlay.-Ex-Congr Cole and
wife will shortly sail for Japan, where
Mr., Cole will secure material for a lee
ture for Chautauqua work, in which
he will be engaged most of the sum-
mer.
Coshocton.--Michael Mizer, 69, who
has just died, was born in the same
house and bed wherein he died.
Toledo-The discovery of smallpox
among the prisoners in the city
workhOuse led to the quarantin-
ing of that institution with its popu-
lation of 13O persons, and the vacci-
nation of the entire number. A touch
of realism to the more or less pop
ular conception of penal servitude
was given when the health depart
ment burned $50 pounds of birthstone
at that institution. The prisoners
whose terms of Imprisonment expire
before quarantine is raised will be
given their choice of remaining at the
institution or being sent to the pest
house.
Zanesville.-Mrs. Jennie w. White,
40, committed suicide at her home in
Morgan county by leaping into 40.
foot well. She had smeared her face
with grease to preserve her features
from the effects of the water.
Observation-Disclosures Heistand Of
Sycamore, 60, enjoyed the novelty of
riding on a steam railway for the first
time recently. The roads were so bad
that he felt he could not walk to Nc
Cutchenville. The road is six miles.
Canton.-Circuit court at Mt. Yer.
non fixed the date for the electro
cution of Cletus Willaman as April 21.
Willaman collapsed when told about
it at the penitentiary. He killed his
father-in-law and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
Warren Rooms, to rob them.
Sandusky.-Telegrams received from
the city of Indianapolis announce
the death there of H. B. Franks, who
made a living for himself and wife
by going from place to place, giving
exhibitions of Sampsonic strength and
great endurance. Franks, among
other things, would lie down in the
street and permit the wheels of an
automobile containing five persons to
pass over his neck. At Indianapolis
the auto employed, with it's load, was
so heavy that blood vessel in
Franks neck broke, causing almost in.
stant death.
Youngstown.-A goat with raw
enous appetite was responsible
for lawsuit in Squire Kieling's
court. Mrs. John Stanach of Brier
Hill went to visit neighbor and for
got to shut the kitchen door. Antonio
Tanitino's billygoat went visiting
about the same time. When Mrs
Stanach returned curtains had been
pulled from their fastenings, table
cloths yanked from the tables and
bric-a-brac trampled upon and several
rugs eaten. When the case was called
the owner of the goat settled for $50
andusky.-Taking coal out of old
Lake Erie is being done at a
good profit by Capt E. J. Dodge of
Put-in-Bay, master of the steamer
Tourist. Several years ago the barge
Spademan went down in about 40 feet
of water off the Kelleys Island south,
east shoal, between Lakeside and Put,
in-Bay. Government engineers blew
off the Spademans decks and upper
works with dynamite in order to give
q foot depth of water over the
wreckage. This exposed the coal
cargo.
Youngstown.-Trapped on the sec.
ond floor of her home with her
seven small children when flames
broke out from an overheated stove,
Mrs. Abraham Kennedy of West Aus,
tintown rescued her entire family and
escaped without injury. Mrs. Ken,
nedy found the first floor of the dwell.
ing was flame. She made a rope Of
bed clothes, awakened the children
one at a time and with an improvised
rope, lowered the little ones to the
ground.
Youngstown.-A Hoosier club, with
% members, has been organized in
this city. The membership is limited
to natives of Indiana. 1t is said that
about 100 residents of Youngstown are
eligible. Arrangements are being
made for a banquet.
Akron.-A movement to overthrow
President Taft in his home state
as a candidate for denomination
had its inaugural here at a banquet
of progressive Republicans of north,
| eastern Ohio. Clifford Pinchot, guest
of honor and the principal speaker,
told the progressives that comparison
of the qualifications of Republican
presidential possibilities should be no
| longer delayed. He did not say who
his own choice for the next Republi.
can candidate for president would be,
but he indicated Enthusiastically that it
would not be Taft. James R. Garfield
and A. L.. Garford also spoke.
Kenton-In a dispute over a line
fence, Silas Nagel, 35, was struck on
the head by heavy missile and sus'
tanned fracture of the skull, physi'
clans believe, which may prove fatal
Joseph Spencer, Sc, was arrested
charged with intent to kill, and has
been placed under $1,000 bond.
Elyria.-Mrs. Frances Chapman was
granted divorce from ex-Mayor Clay,
ton Chapman by Judge Washburn.
The decree was granted on the ground
of gross neglect of duty, although