The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-01-25
Buckeye Notes

church has elected delegates 10
county taxpayers convention to be
held here January 81 Petitions are
being circulated for a Rose county To-
cap option election.
Toledo.-Mayor Brand Whitlock and
his wife were badly shaken up when
their carriage was struck by an auto
mobile driven by w. w. Chalmer, for
mer superintendent of schools. The
mayor and his wife escaped without
serious injury.
Bellefontaine-To devise ways and
means of raising 100000 for new
buildings for the Ohio Northern uni
Yersity at Ada, a meeting Of the dis
trict Methodist Episcopal superinten-
dents Of the central Ohio conference
will be held at Lima February ID.
Toledo.-Burt Ellis, aged "a, of
Clyde. after pleading guilty to counter
feiting, was sentenced to serve two
years in the Fort Leavenworth peni.
tentiary by Judge Killits in United
States district court. Lawrence Ellis,
a young brother, also pleaded guilty
to the same offense and Judge Killits
took his case under adVisement.
Marysville. - A deputy from the
state fire marshals Office has ordered
six buildings torn down and the re-
wiring of four buildings.
Washington c. H.-George W. ms
keep has just got possession of deed
for a farm which he purchased last
fall from the Van Pelt estate, the deed
having travelled half around the world
before all the heirs signatures were
secured. 1t started on its journey
September 80 and reached home jan
uary Is. Signatures and certificates
were attached here before an Ameri-
can consul in Persia, in New York, in
Colorado and in Illinois.
Canal Dover.-An election under the
Beal law will be held at UhriChsville
Monday, February IL. Two saloons
have started there since the county
voted wet December 81.
Newark.-The Advance Glass COM
pany of Utica, this county, whose
plant was destroyed by fire in Decem-
ber, will locate in Newark. The New
ark board of trade gives a three-acre
factory site, $1,000 and an option on
an additional two acres, while the
company gives bond to operate a GER
tain number of years.
Lima.-Mayor Shook, Lima's new
;oli lief doY0o pHnd the
resignation of Police Captain Andy
Ernst by January 20. Ernst and other
officers will fight for retention under
the protection of civil service, but
Shook promises a shake-up.
Steubenville.-The 4-week-old child
Of Joseph Marino was found frozen on
the bed, having rolled out from un
der the covers while the mother was
sleeping.
Toledo.-While demonstrating to a
companion that the 22-caliber revolver
which he held was harmless, Clarence
V. Cannen, aged II, accidentally shot
himself in the left temple in the base
ment of the Central Christian church
and died almost instantly. Cannen's
companion, Paul Decker, aged II
owned the weapon and had remon
strated with Cannen for pointing II
at him. Decker was exonerated from
blame by the coroner. Cannen was
the son of a we'll known business
man.
Kenton.-"Well, told you wha
would happen, didn't II" asked Roy
Meyers of a physician few minutes
after he had attempted suicide by cut
ting his throat with razor. Meyers
appeared at the physicians office anC
asked for something to make hin
sleep. He said he had not been able
to sleep for three nights, and that h
would end his life if he couldn't sleeI
soundly. The physician thought HI
was joking and told him he djd1,
need any medicine to produce sleep
Meyers is in critical condition ant
says he Is sorry for his deed.
Kenton.-Three barrels of bottlel
beer and one box of liquor will be sole
from the steps of the Hardin count!
court house January %. Hardin coun
ty is dry territory, but County Treas
urer Paul Watts nevertheless will con
duct the sale. 1t isn't the count!
treasurer's beer, but Attorney Gen
eral Hogan has guaranteed he will
not be prosecuted for violating thu
Rose law. Chester Hatch was alleges
to be selling Intoxicating liquor Ii
Hardin county without having pait
the Dow-Akin tax of $1,000 The sher
iff seized the booze, and the treasure
is going to sell 1t. The proceeds o
the auction will be applied on thu
| liquor tax.
Cincinnati.-The piano manufactur
ing plant of the Knabe Bros. Piant
company was entirely destroyed b!
fire, with loss of 100000, covereC
by insurance. The fire had gainet
such headway in the infammabl
stock when discovered that it wa
impossible to control 1t, although th'
entire Norwood fire department wa
called out. When the fire began t
spread to neighboring homes the Gin
cinnati fire department was asked TO
assistance and relays Of engines pre-
vented further destruction.
Painesville.-Mentor district, LAX
county, has the lowest tax rate in tn
| state-2.92 mills.
| East Liverpool.-Joseph Cameron
As, a farmer, was burned about tn
face at his home in Madison town
ship A pet dog which had beel
burned on its tail from flames in al
open CRATE, jumped on his lap AM
the burning tail of the canine came il
contact with the face of the farmer
Ashtabula4-Fire Quilted the mill
merry establishment Of ViolaDeures