The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-04-13

brought to police headquarters here
from her home in Greene county,
and to the authorities tearfully
admitted that she had murdered
her own child, which was dis
covered by boys fishing in the canal
here. She named Fred Sweeney,
prominent Greene county farmer, as
an accomplice, and detectives placed
him under arrest. The young woman
Is well known in Greene county, COM
ing of prominent family there.
Canton.-Yhe Dean character law,
which requires saloon keepers in
Ohio to annually make oath that
they have obeyed restrictions
placed on the liquor traffic in order
ITO continue in business was held to
be constitutional by Judge r. S. Am-
bier in common pleas court The de-
cision was made in the case Of B. J.
Bloomfield. Canton saloon keeper,
who was charged with making false
returns and was the first test in Ohio
of the law. The prosecution was aided
by the Ohio Brewers association who
sent counsel here to uphold the char
acter law. Judge Amber in passing
on the case declared the state has a
right to regulate and tax liquor traffic
and that the state does not license it.
Zanesville.-Stricken with paraly-
sis on the eve Of her wedding
to George w. Francis, Al, Miss
Sadie E. Elliott, 4S, was removed to
the Bethesda hospital where, propped
up on q cot, the ceremony was per-
formed.
Fremont. - Accompanying the re-
mains Of his late wife from Chi
the old home in Greenspring, this
county, Scott Hancock Kunsman, 29,
switchman, met Miss Lucy Everly,
from whom he was divorced previous
to his second marriage. The old love
was rekindled and Kunsman visited
the probate court here, secured a IL
cense to rewed his first wife, and the
two will return to Chicago together.
Zanesville.-An unknown person
without apparent motive entered
the barn of Mason P. Moore, wealthy
farmer living near Crooksville, and
with razor slashed and manned sew
eral cattle and sheep. The bloody
razor was found outside the barn by
Moore.
Toledo.-Negotiation for the re-
newal Of the street railway fran
chises in this city between the
Toledo Railway G. Light Co. and the
city council opened here. Contrary
to expectations, the railway and light
company did not send representa-
tive, but instead, sent communica-
tion in which they refused to open
negotiations on a basis of three-cent
fare with universal transfers, as pro-
posed in City Solicitor Schrieber's ten
tative ordinance, claiming it is inpos-
sible to operate cars at that price. The
company desires to open negotiations
with the question of valuation left un-
til the end. Mayor Whitlock prepared
reply, stating the city would pro-
ceed with negotiating on the three
cent fare basis, as laid down in the
letter of December IS, on April 6, and
that if the rail-light's representative
was not there at that time the council
would take such other action as they
deemed advisable.
ncinnati.-Cincinnat will be
given it's electric lighting contract
by the Union Gas & Electric Co. sew
eral dollars per lamp per year cheaper
than the price in Cleveland. TIE bid,
which has just been opened, states
that the company will give the city
it's lighting in the overhead" district
for $50 per lamp per year and in the
underground" district for $55 g, year.
SCleveland pays $53.75 for it's "over.
head" lighting. No figures are obtain.
able here as to the underground"
cost. The taxpayers of Cincinnati
will save $66,00O year for each of
the ten years this contract is to run,
or $660,000 in all. This company is
practically assured of the contract.
Warren.-Prof. w. H. Dana filed
complaint in police court against a
number Of school boys, charging them
with marring and mutilating the
Juniors cottage at Dana's Musical in
stitute. The boys plastered tho front
of the building with a rotten egg mix
ture, he asserts.
Marion.-Struck by a circular saw
while cutting slabs in mill at Waldo,
Matthias Ingles' life was saved by rea
son Of rolls Of fat, according to DR..
B. D. Osborn, who attended him. The
wound was nearly an inch deep, but
not sufficiently deep to puncture the
lower abdomen.
Lima.--A free will offering of
approximately $4,000 will be Lima's
gift to Billy Sunday at the close
of his six-week evangelist cam
paign, accountants announcing $10,.
337.10 for three meetings they have
tabulated. The conversions will reach
5000, but neither the exact money
amount or the total conversions could
be given by accountants.
Cambridge. The body Of John
Micha, 80, married. who was robbed.
murdered and thrown under a G., & P.
train. was found on the railroad
tracks, The police are OBTAINING TIVE
nien pending investigators.