The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-02-01
Ohio Happenings

| OF 3 court Ior paSLurlnB nine nOfSeS
In snow bank. He was arrested on
complaint Of the Humane society's
agent. He paid in gold coins from
well filled bag.
Lima.-Mayor Shook, Socialist, per-
formed his first public act in vetoing
salary grab for a deputy auditor,
contained in the appropriation ordi-
nance as passed by the city council.
''If the deputy auditor is entitled to
extra compensation" wrote, Shook
across the paragraph. Gin assisting the
city treasurer while he is locking after
other business, then the treasurer
should foot the bill"
GAINESVILLE. Professor q. e. Gebest,
aged 60, father of Charles Gebest, or
chestra leader, and composer of the
RED Widow" which he had been di.
recting with Cohan's Little Million.
aire" in New York, died suddenly
from an acute attack Of brights dis.
ease. He was a violinist of consid.
cradle reputation.
Findlay.-The Buckeye Match com.
pany, at North Baltimore, Is to be
reorganized and the name changed to
the Pan.American Match company.
The new company has been incorpo,
rated with a capital stock of $4,000
The enlarged plant will have daily
capacity of 100000, 900 matches.
Findlay.-Mrs. Mary Heine, domes
tic in Findlay families for many years
will sail for Germany February g.
there to rewed her first husband
whom she married many years ago
She has tried two other men in mar
riage, but the first one, she says, an
swers to the requirements of dutifuI
hubby better than the other two COM
bined. Divorce and death separated
her from Nos. 2 and 3.
Cleveland.-Walter e. King, a trav-
cling salesman, was frozen to death
in a vacant lot near his home in this
city. His body was found by police.
man. 1t is thought that King, be-
numbed by the cold, lost his way. He
was unmarried.
Lancaster-The first move by the
defense of Mrs. Nancy Hall, accused
of killing her daughter, Ruth, IL. with
arsenic administered in pancakes,
came to naught when Chemist o. 8.
Marckworth reported finding no poi.
son in second sack of the same kind
Of flour, which Clinton Boerstler and
wife believed made them sick. The
defense is seeking to establish that
Mrs. Hall could not have put arsenic
in the -four which made four mem
bers of her family i'll, The chemists
report was made to the grand jury
investigating the case.
Toledo. - The Farmers Savings
bank at Haskins, Wood county, was
closed by order of F. E. Baxter, state
bank superintendent. State Examiner
W. B. Hopkins was placed in charge.
Failure to improve loan securities is
responsible.
Youngstown.-A fire in ". ]. Sta
wairsky's butcher shop from an over.
heated stove destroyed the building
The family jumped from the second
story windows.
Upper Sandusky.-Upper Sandusky
is to have, each night of the winter,
tramp fire department. Heretofore
it has been the custom to five shell
ter in the city prison to all persons
applying there during unfavorable
weather. These sleepers number from
six to 20 each night. Cleanliness not
being one Of their characteristics,
their continual habitation of the city
prison made the small room a most
insanitary place. So it was decided to
heat the large room Of the city build
ing, used as a room for fire fighting
apparatus, and give them lodging
there, in return for which they will
be expected to assist the local depart.
ment in fighting fires.
Toledo.-When Mrs. Frances Near.
thur of Eau Claire, Mich, burst open
the door of the house here where her
sister, Miss Daisy Palmer, was ar.
ranging for her future home, she
found the lifeless bodies Of her sister
and the latter's intended husband, Jo-
seph Manochio, an Italian, 80 Year,
old. Both had been asphyxiated from
burned fumes from a gas jet and an
open stove. The Palmer girl and Ma
nochio were to have been married this
week and were arranging furniture in
the house they were to occupy as
their home when they met death.
DnNt fNIfnkNn ID MY WAlIau 0R TfvN
cinnati, accompanied by Frank J.
Leonhardt, proprietor of the Island
house here, and Captain Ezra Bickford
Of the Oliver H. Perry, drove an auto
mobile from here across the ice to
Put-in-Bay. The distance from here
to the island is IL miles, but 20 miles
were covered over the ice People
here became alarmed after two hours,
as they had not heard from the party,
and had the fire whistle sounded at
intervals as the driver Of the car car
ried no compass.
Toledo. - Guy G. Major, former
mayor of this city, who Is i'll at a
club in New York City, is much i'm.
proved in condition, according to a
telegram received by his daughter.
Mrs. Major is at the bedside Of her
husband.
Observation-Disclosures Frederick, 46.
a baker, was found dead on his bed,
and in the coat which he wore Sun.
day was letter from his bosom
friend, Joseph Burger, a baker, who
killed himself two weeks ago. Grief
is believed to have caused Frederick's
death.
Youngstown.-A consolidation Of
the Briar Hill Iron and Coal com.
pany, the Youngstown Steel company
and the Thomas Steel company OF