The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-11-28
Buckeye Notes

1S served TWO TERMS dS county lEcdo-
urer and on board of trustees Of
state institutions by appointment Of
governors of Ohio.
Bellefontaine. A gasoline motor
car on the Big Four railway was
wrecked near West Liberty while
running at high speed. William
Shaffer was probably fatally hurt. his
head being crushed when the motor
car was ditched Frank Randall, Paul
Shook and Harry Settlers were seri-
ously injured.
Columbus. A wholesale jail dc.
livery from the city prison was
frustrated here by ]. Donald Ryan,
a reporter on a Columbus newspa.
per. Overhead bars in one of the
prison corridors had been sawed
through and partially pried apart by
outside assistance. Prompt action by
the police frustrated the plot.
Akron. = The Mogadore hotel, old
est landmark in the village of
Mogadore, was destroyed by fire.
The building has been unoccupied for
year. 1t was built in 1886. An auto
fire truck from Akron saved surround,
ing buildings. Loss is estimated at
81, 900.
Lima. "A railroad construction
gang at work on the Pennsyl.
vania tracks captured a thief after
he had ransacked suburban home OF
w. A. Leist of $50 and bag of jewel.
ry. The thief was William Kimbaugh,
%, Cincinnati negro.
GAINESVILLE. - c. Stolzenbach, 76,
millionaire and vice president
of the National Biscuit Co. OF
New York and a director in the
American Encaustic Tile Co. OF that
city, president of the First National
Bank of GAINESVILLE and a director in
many other financial concerns, died
here of Inflammation of the liver.
He came to GAINESVILLE nearly SO
years ago as bread peddler, making
his rounds with a huge pack on his
back.
Columbus. Representatives In
Ohio before the Ohio public serv
ice commission united in declar
ing that the stringent car shortage is
rapidly being relieved. They said
normal conditions may be reached
within a few weeks. The inquiry was
called because of constantly ad
vancing coal prices.
Oberlin. - Gifts to Oberlin col
lege this year, totalinE $422,599
have brought the cash assets of the
institution up to $2,610,602. The esti
mated value OF college buildings and
equipment is $1,551,1S raaking =
grand total of $4,161,7 1882, aa increase
of $407. $3.50 over last year.
Dennison.-With 8 bullet in his
head, Candy Goodman, 80 years OLD
miner, was found dead in a woods al
Saltwater. He is believed to have
been murdered, as he was known tc
be in the best of spirits when last
seen.
Cleveland.-James Frato, f2 years
old, section boss, kissed his wife anG
thACO SuAlul OIL 6OOuDJ do nv 5IdILCN
to work and Is minutes latet he was
struck and killed by a Belt Iine en-
gine.
Akron. DR.. A. B. Church, D
D., LII: D., president of }uchte
college, died here. He was taker
i'll with heavy cold which later
developed into penumonia. DR.. Church
was born in North Norwich, N. Y.
Jan. II, 1858. He graduated from St
Lawrence university at Canton. NJ Y.
in 1886, and came to Akron in 1897
to accept the pastorate of the First
Universalist church, in which charge
he continued until 1901, when he was
elected president of Buchtel college.
West Union. - Joseph Dillinger
shot and killed himself after q
quarrel with neighbor, at whom
he is said to have fired three or foul
shots from the shotgun which he after
ward turned upon himself. The
neighbor who reported the suicide was
Marshall Neil, with whom Dillinger
had had several disputes over a line
fence.
Circleville.-The Ohio Cereal Co. Is
plant, on South Court street, was
burned with loss estimated ut $3.50,
900, partially insured. An explosion
of wheat started the fire.
GAINESVILLE. C. w. Moore and his
bride of a day, from Newark, had a
short honeymoon. Moore was arrest
ed here on a charge of forging check
for $3.50 on his father. He was taken
back to Newark.
Wooster - In cave-in which was
caused by quicksand at the bottom
of q 60-foot shaft in the Wertz coal
mine at Dalton, Adam Utzler and Will
liam Graybil were buried under eight
feet of sand and smothered to death
Dayton. - Frank Seibert, farmer
aged so, living five miles south
of this city, was robbed of $4,000 in
gold. Seibert had sold a piece OF
property to the National Cash Regis
ter Co. fer $4,000 and had been paid
in check. Later he took the check to
the Winters National bank and had il
cashed, receiving gold coin. This he
placed in three bags, which he laid
on the kitchen floor, covering them
with his overcoat.
Norwalk. - Frederick c. Wick,
ham, 70, one of the oldest news
paper men in Ohio, died at his home
here of arterial sclerosis. Mr.. Wick.
ham began his newspaper career with