The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-08-03
Over the State

robbed of 1ewelry to the value
Of $100 and a purse containing
SIS. by a man who made his way into
her mothers home on the pretense of
inquiring for a physician who had
apartments and an office in the house.
A diamond ring was torn from her
finger and bracelet from her wrist.
Portsmouth.-The finding Of the
body of a new born infant, its
head crushed in and gaping hole
in the back, led to the arrest of Sallie
Smith and Wilbur Saddler, the latter
residing near the Smith home. The
body of the child was found buried in
rudely constructed grave just north
Of this city. The discovery was made
by John Lewis. The young girl is said
to have confessed that she and Sad
dler had buried the child. She denies
that they killed the infant, but Cor
oner Robe says the lungs of the infant
show 1t to have been alive after birth.
Cincinnati.-Several representatives
from the women's clubs of Gin
cinnati were denied admission to
the Offices of Attorney Clyde Johnson,
when the united constitution commit
tees of Hamilton county went into
session. Since section of the arti-
cles forming the committees specifies
that only qualified electors" shall be
eligible for membership, the women
will not be allowed to sit at the meet
ings of the organization. They say
they will fight the matter in the courts
and that they have as much right to
attend as anybody else.
Steubenville.-Miss Bika Uranica,
IS, Servian belle, was forced, in
a marriage court, to disgorge rings
and money she had accepted from
men under false promises to marry.
When she arrived from her native
land scores of young men in the Ser
Wan settlement became suitors and
gave her a reception and even bid
against one another In money to Sc
cure her hand. She took the money
right and left and settled on a money
less lad of 10. Her marriage to him
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men. They offered to withdraw OBJ
jections if she would return money
and rings, which she did.
Ashland.-Ashland county voted
dry" by a plurality of 1,122, the
total being 1886, dry" and 2,464,
wet" The vote throughout the
county has heavy, much interest be-
ing manifested. The "drys" conducted
a vigorous speaking campaign for
three weeks prior to the election and
a determined effort was made by both
sides to get out full VOTE Ashland
City went dry" by 10, a big slump
over the last election under the Beal
law, in June, 1907, when the city
voted dry" 3O5. Loudonville, the next
largest municipality in the county
voted "dry" AZ. Out of 80 precincts,
"a voted dry" and five. wet" and
the other was stand-off with 20
wet" and 20 dry votes.
Findlay.-Through the means of
a handkerchief, DR.. F. E. Yoa.
kum of Los Angeles, Cal, is max.
ing remarkably large. number of
miraculous cures, it is claimed, at
Reeves park, near this city. Hundreds
Of people from different states in the
Union are daily attracted there, many
of whom are cured, it is said, of ply
sical ailments. Clutches, canes and
invalid chairs have been left at the
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cured. Doctor Yoakum, who says he
is brother of the great railroad man,
B. F. Yoakum, credits his mysterious
work to the nineteenth chapter OF
Acts and the eleventh and twelfth
verses, in which it is said that God
wrought special miracles by the hands
of Paul, so that from his body were
brought unto the sick handkerchiefs
and aprons, and the disease departed
from them, and the evil spirits out of
them"
Toledo.-Eight flremen were in.
jured in a fire which destroyed
the four buildings of the B. A. Stevens
Co., manufacturers of billiard and pool
fixtures and bar room supplies, and
eight dwellings and frame store
rooms. The total damage Is estimated
at $325, 900.
Mt. Vernon.-Ellswort c. Daley
35, an employe Of the Mt. Yer
non Bridge works, while under
the influence of liquor, shot and in
stantly killed his wife here. After
the shooting Daley fell in a drunken
stupor on the dead body of his wife
and was in this position when ar
rested by the police.
Toledo.-HazeI Berry, the four
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
George Berry, died at st. Vim
cents hospital after suffering fol
more than "a hours. While the chile
was playing in the kitchen of hel
home her clothing was ignited by 9
match and before the flames were
smothered the little girl was terribly
burned.
Wapakoneta.-On the charge Of
misappropriating fares, six con
ductors of the Western Ohio Elec
trio railway were bound over to the
grand jury. When confronted will
evidence the men admitted taking
sums ranging from $50 to $3.50.
Newark-A section of the thirC
base bleachers at the ball park here
suddenly collapsed and entangled the
$50 spectators occupying the seats il
the wreckage, 80 of whom were seri
ously injured.
Bellefontaine.-Jokn J. Lennon
of Bloomington, ILL.,, treasurer o.
the American Federation of Labor
spoke at the Chautauqua assembly
here on "The Church and the
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