The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-02-16
State News

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Cincinnati-A decision that is be-
lieved to be without precedent was
given by United States District Judge
Hollister, when he set aside an award
of $4,000 damages on the ground that
juror had asked too many questions.
The court granted a new trial.
Urbana.-C. H. Venner of New York
sold the Urbana waterworks to the
city of Urbana for 100000 and also
ended negotiations for $4,000 de-
linquent water rentals. The deal ends
ten years of litigation.
Canton.-Claiming that Mrs. Rosie
Murtha, 35, widow, annoyed him
with persistent wooing and proposals
of marriage, Achilles Strassburger, 25,
of this city, had the woman arrested.
"She was always asking me to marry
her, and | don't want to-" Strass.
burger said in court
Zanesville.-Harold Johnson and
Daisy Singer, colored, won prizes
worth $1,000 or more in household
goods and clothing by being married
on the stage of the Weller theater at
the close of a performance given by
stock company.
Findlay.-Asking for the election OF
United States senators by a direct
vote of the people, the farmers at
Rawson asked Congressman Willis tC
work to secure that end They also
nf No
Rose law, and ask for pure seeds.
Toledo-An aged man and wife liv.
ing near LaSalle, Mich, the former SS
and his wife "a, were assaulted, bound
gagged and robbed of $40 here.
Cincinnati.-The grand jury probe
of letting of public contracts in
Cincinnati resulted IN indictments
against John NJ. Sundmaker, public
service director and H. F. Shipley,
city engineer, for fraud as superin-
tendents of public works; August ].
Henkel and Conrad Henkel, for fraud
as contractors of public works, and
w. w. COney of the Moores sConey Co.,
for aiding and abetting fraud by con
lTdClOTS OH puDllC WOTkS.
Gallon. - Prof C. w. Henderson
of Mt. GiIead has just received
information of the death of his
brother, William Henderson, 20, in the
Indian ocean. Young Henderson was
returning home from the oil fields, in
Burmah, sick with fever. While de-
lirious he jumped overheard. Sailors
lowered a lifebOat and went to his
rescue, but before they reached him
an immense shark caught the young
man in its jaws and disappeared. A
sailor picked up young Hendersons
hat and lodged back into the boat just
in time to escape the fierce rush of
another large shark.
Sandusky.-Dogs have become so
numerous as we'll as such nuis.
ances in Vermillion that the coun-
Gil has found it necessary to legislate
against their presence in the streets.
An ordinance was accordingly adopted
under which dogs found roaming may
be arrested unless their owners ac,
company them. It goes into effect i'm.
mediately. The village mayor, H. r.
Williams, served formal notice upon
the villagers to be on the lookout.
Every dog arrested will be fined, and
if their owners do not come to their
rescue within a reasonable length of
time the animals will be executed.
Columbus.-The Buckeye peniten,
tiary idle house has claimed an.
other victim. "Baldy" Knobbs, a con,
vict who has been detained there for
the past few weeks, was taken to the
prison asylum, insane. While walking
through the prison yard he murder,
ously assaulted his companion, Car,
man Bulone of Cleveland, knocking
him senseless. He was torn from the
PROSTATE body of the Cleveland map
by Guard Zuber. This makes a total
of nine prisoners who, since Decem.
ber IL, when the idle house began
to fill up, have been confined in the
asylum. Previously the average rate
of insanity did not exceed one
month.
Ashtabula.-As a sequel to a split
in membership the Finnish Evan.
gelical Lutheran society has be-
gan the construction of church. Two
years ago the discord began, when
sensational charges were made by
members against the pastor, Rev. VIII,
liam Williamson, former president OF
the National Finnish Synodical so,
ciety. The congregation split about
evenly. Williamson contested and re,
fused to relinquish the pulpit, where,
upon he was enjoined through the
court. Recently it was agreed be-
tween the warning factions that on a
stated date the church should be sold
to the highest bidder. The seceders
secured it and now the loyals will
erect one for Rev. Williamson.
Cadiz.-Mrs. Rusk, wife of R. P.
Rusk, prominent physician of Cadiz,
died at her home here aged 35. She
was afflicted with hardening of spinal
column, one of the rarest diseases
known. There is said to be a record
of only five cases of the disease in this
country and SO in tie entire world.
Massillon.-The village OF Brews,
ter, the new Wheeling & Lake
Erie terminal south of here, which
sprang up in a few months last year,
voted "wet." The count showed SO
wet" and 10 "dry" votes, with one
ballot contested. Although Brewster
people openly declared that the sa
looms were a menace to the prosper
ity of the city, the "drys" made no at
tempt to induce voters to drive out
the three saloons which, since the
town was incorporated, have been il