Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-07-14
State News

liam G. Dorsey, "a, died as the result
of frozen feet sustained last winter
when he was driving.
Steubenville.-Santo Gagliard, an
Italian, AZ, died near this city
in agony due to eating a poisonous
weed. Joking boys had told him 1t
was good for food. Mary Canko, ii,
fell over hillside and died of her in
juries.
Sandusky.-Dr. Albert S. Bas
niger, 2S, of Bluffton, o., met death
by drowning at Lakeside, o. Doctor
Basinger, who graduated from Startling
Medical college at Columbus and who
was married on June 81, last, was
bathing in Lake Erie with his wife and
others, when he became Ill and sank.
Chardon.-Maple statistics for 1911
for Geauge county, just returned
by township assessors, show the
inroads that have been made on
the forests of the banner maple pro-
ducing county of the world. Not as
many trees were tapped as last year.
The influx of foreigners on Geauga
county farms and timber buyers are
responsible.
andusky.-Resolutio indorsing
the Aldrich central bank plan
were adopted by the Ohio Bank
ers' association at their closing ses-
sion at Cedar Point The following Of
ficers were elected: President, w. P.
Sharer of GAINESVILLE; vice president
S. d. Fitton of Hamilton; secretary
8. B. Rankin of Columbus, and treas
urer, Sidney Brister of Canal Dover.
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
we'll, 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.
GAINESVILLE. - David McCammon,
aged IL, was shot and fatally wounded
by Rosemary Sears, aged IL, at Wood.
land, Monroe County.
Kent.-Michael Blecher is dead
at the age of 79. His death re.
calls one of the saddest tragedies
that ever happened in this vicinity
Forty-four years ago his house was
burned down and five of his children
perished in the flames.
Hudson.-A murder mystery, which
one days investigation by police
failed even slightly to penetrate
developed here in the finding OF
a mans body near the Pennsylvania
railroad station. That the victim was
been established to the satisfaction Of
detectives. The identity of the mur
dered man or of his assailants and
the hour of the crime as yell as the
exact place where the killing was
done, have not been established
When the body was found by an engi
neer all the pockets of the clothine
were turned inside out. A blood
stained club and a pocketbook smear
ed with gore were found near the
body.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Colby, so, whit
refused to divulge his home ad
dress, went to the county infrmar.
at Ravenna and swallowed two ounces
of laudanum he had procured at Man
tua, o. He died instantly, leaving N,
explanation for the act.
olumbus.-Accordin to the rec
ords at the Office of the stat
public service commission there wer
81 fatal accidents on Ohio steam an
electric railroads in June. OF these
rs were on steam and 16 on electri
roads One passenger was killed an
55 trespassers met death. Employe
numbered 81. Fourteen travellers O
highways, the majority riding in auto
mobiles. were killed
East Liverpool. = Frank Prose-
of Newell, w. Va, Sc, was kille
by Sheriff Robert Hobbs and Del
uty Sheriff Edward Minick of Me-
Cumberland, w. Va, as he tried t
enter the home of ]. G. Hamilton,
farmer of Congo, w. Va.
Napoleon.-This vicinity was VII
tied by heavy rain, wind an
electrical storm, the first since tn
prevailing high temperature. Th
storm reached cyclonic proportion
four miles east of here, uprooting o
chards and telephone poles. TIL
wires were out of commission for Sc
eral hours. Many barns and house
are reported struck by lightning. Cor
was badly damaged, and ripene
standing oats seriously injured /
wind throughout the county. At Bell
fontaine thousands of dollars of dar
age was done to growing crops b
tween DeGraff and West Liberty /
hail and wind. Corn and oats suffere
greatly, and a number of building
were struck by lightning.
William Piermann's barn, southea
of Fremont, was struck by lightnir
during the storm and the building al