Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-01-12
Ohio Happenings

gist, asking him to prevent w. G.
Nickles, manager of the Reeves hotel,
from carrying out an alleged threat
to sell her baggage, which was at
tached here some time ago when she
was unable to pay her lodging at the
hotel Miss Couzins came here before
the Tuscarawas county local option
campaign to speak for the liberals,
but was refused work. She became
SO financially embarrassed that she
appealed to the township trustees for
help. They refused and she left town,
leaving, it is alleged, $50 board
bill. She is now in Washington.
Canal Dover.-"It seemed to be
either case OF freezing or stealing,
and l hated to freeze" said George
Cook, a tramp, sent to Jail for stealing
pair of felt boots, lumbermen's
socks and rubber shoes, which were
displayed in front of Markley's store
at Mineral City.
Cleveland.-Suit to compel foreclos-
ure of the business of the Euclid
Heights Realty company and to sell
its property was started in court here
by the Cleveland Trust company, trus-
tee, who alleges inability to pay in
terest and taxes on s1,100,o00 worth
of bonds issued in 1897.
Toledo.-Death came as merciful
relief to Mrs. Norman L. Chinneck.
aged "a, of this city. She died from
the effects of burns received while at
/ tempting to light fire in a stove.
Norwalk.-Bernard Navin, aged 23,
son Of Bryan Navin, is held at Ant
werp, Belgium, charged with murder
ing a fellow-sailor. News was re-
| ceived by the chief of police of this
city from the chief of police Of Ant
werp. Young Navin says he was at
tackled by the sailor and struck him
in self-defense, which caused the sail
or's death. Navin sailed from San
Francisco several weeks ago.
Wellsville. = Because they opened
their places of business before the Of
fetal hour, eight saloonkeepers here
were arrested and fined $40 and costs
each. Another was fined a like
amount for being in his saloon after
hours with the doors unlocked. Mayor
W. H. Moors has announced his in
tention of enforcing the law, no mat
ter who it hurts. This city has been
wet about a month.
Findlay.-William M. Ralston, So
cialist mayor-elect of Fostoria, has
filed custer proceedings in the Han
cock county circuit court against j..
Ross Bradner, the present incumbent,
asking that he be ousted from office
Immediately and that Ralston be per-
mitted to fill the office to which he
was elected He claims he had quail
fed in every respect under the law.
Washington c.. H.-Mayor H. w.
Smith, who succeeded Mayor R. G..
Allen, has announced that he will con-
tinue his predecessors policy and
force to remain out of town the las
citizens banished by Mayor Allen for
crimes and misdemeanances. Several
of these persons slipped back into
town with the change of administra-
tion and Mayor Smith gave them "a
hours to leave.
Columbus Grove.-Beginning with
the new year, Mayor Ralph P. Killen
has clamped down the lid tight, issu-
ing his edict with the close of 1911.
Games of chance and slot machines
are particularly aimed against. May
or Killen was elected by the conserv-
ative Democrats and Republicans, al
though holding to the latter politics.
Observation-Disclosures Byron d. Bea-
com, who retired recently from Office,
it was learned fined himself SIS and
costs for alleged overindulgence."
He declared it was not proper that
he should fine others for the same
thing and he himself go free. Then
he quit his job. The incoming mayor,
w. H. Moore, will remit the fine.
East Liverpool-All cleaning and
dyeing establishments in this city
and Wellsville, Ohio, have been com.
bined and hereafter new price list
will be in vogue. "We have been out
Of money because of fierce competi-
tion," declared one of the combine.
The new lists went into effect Janu-
airy l.
Steubenville-May G. w. Nc
Leish has encountered trouble in plac'
ing his appointees-Harry Frank
houser, for police chief and Ray Bell
for police machine operator. Police
Chief Martin Larkins and Machine
Operator Capt. j. l.. Selah refused to
be deposed, claiming they are under
civil service.
Alliance.-As an opening of his sec
ond term as mayor, Edward P. Speid
ell has issued sweeping order closing
all disreputable houses. The inmates
were given two days to leave the city
and the proprietresses were told re
opening would mean the workhouse
for one year and the limit of fine
The saloons have been ordered closed
on Sunday. This is at the request ol
the ministers Of the city and the
mayor has decided to give lid order
thorough trial.