The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-12-19
Buckeye Notes

leuueT OI dH luI6TuTDdu car Was
brought to this city. The body was
that of Michael Kezonowitch Of
Beach Park, who was killed at stop
49 on the Lake Shore Electric line.
Auto Hits Men, Kills One.
Dayton. - One man was instant
ly killed and another fatally in
jured, when struck by an automobile
here. The automobile was occupied
oy ]. A. Miller, its owner, a Bryan
real estate man, and was driven by
Dale Key, mechanic.
Findlay-Mrs. Charles N. Niebel, ad-
ministratrix of her husbands estate,
has been awarded $10,5O0 by the fed
eral court for the loss of her husband,
who was killed on the Hooking Valley
near Pemberville. He was employed
as a brakeman.
insurance man, dropped dead while
getting his mail in the Chardon
postoface. He was a member of the
firm of Garfield & Smith of Chardon
and travelling adjuster for the Ohio
Farmers Insurance Co. He was ad-
mitted to the bar but never practiced
law.
Findlay.-While Osborne Wise was
operating corn shredder his arm was
jerked from his body. He died later.
Canton - H. W. Smith, suspend
ed chief of police, waived a hear
ing on a charge of having re-
ceived unlawfully S25 from Fannie
Schmidt, keeper of disorderly
house. He gave bond. Counsel agreed
that the charge against Smith shall be
Investigated by the grand jury. Man
damus action was brought by Smith
in common pleas court to compel his
reinstatement as chief of police.
Coshocton. - Sheriff Mcdonald as
sisted here IN the elopement of
Louis Macruso and Miss Bernice
Gillinta The girls father objected to
Macruso as a suitor and when he
learned an elopement was planned, it
is alleged he eRticed Macruso into a
room at the Gillinta home and held
him captive under an armed guard.
The Gillinta girl summoned the sher-
if, who freed her imprisoned sweet
heart. They were married later.
Columbus. "A secret parole was
granted John Trosky, aged IL, other
wise John Brown, whose mother
charged that he was in critical con-
dition as the result of severe whip
ping he received at the hands of au-
thorities of the Boys Industrial school
here, according to information becom-
ing public. The parole was sanctioned
by the state board of administration,
which met here to investigate the
whipping.
MISUNDERSTANDING port leads all
others along the lakes this year in
the amount of ore received for the
season. Cleveland takes second place
with Conneaut third. The amount of
ore received here to December l is
5,195,251 tons. Cleveland received T.
S92, LOG tons, while Conneaut received
7,S93,S31 tons.
Columbus Ohio corn boys, win
| ners of the corn growing con-
| tests of the past summer under the
direction of the state board of agri-
culture, are to be given a rousing re-
ception at Washington when they
swoop down on the nations capital
Approximately ESQ Ohio boys will
make the trip to Washington on the
Ohio corn boys special train, which
leaves here Dec. 16. Congress will
pause for a moment to assist in hon
| oring the boys who are helping to
teach their state and nation how to
be more prosperous.
Sandusky. - The vintage of 1912
has marked the end of the gov
ernment's four-year investigation here
of the Lake Erie grape belt. AS
the result of his experts work, Uncle
Sam is confidently expected to tell
the world that the Ohio grapes con-
tain essentials for wines which even
the famed vinelands of Europe can
not excel
Port Washington. While seat
ed at her desk in the Centenary
school, near here, Pearl Casteel, 10,
teacher, fell over dead. Pupils became
panic stricken. Too frightened to in
vestigate, they ran to a nearby farm
house for help.
Lima. Automobile bandits armed
with revolvers held Earl Marshall, a
railroad clerk, and his bride in
room and robbed the home of $3.50 in
silverware.
Findlay.-Hunted the country over
ever since he escaped from Jail here
September 80, 1911, after beating Sher-
if Johns into insensibility, John J.
Garland has been caught at Norfolk,
Va. He is known as the gentleman
burglar" for the reason that all his
robberies are committed in broad day
| light, when he walks into unlocked
homes. He is the son of a wealthy
manufacturer of Minneapolis, MINI.
Gallipolis. - Judge Peoples SEN
fenced Elias Smith to 20 years
in the peniteptiary. Elias, with his
brother Milton, now awaiting death in
the penitentiary annex at Columbus,
murdered Serriere, well-to-do French
man living near here, afterwards burn
ing the home of Serriere, whose head
less body was later found burned to
crisp. Milton Smith confessed while
in the county jail
Sandusky. - Naked Tilley, aged 35
years, was caught at the home of
Charles Ford, near this city, and taken
to the county Jail. He is held pending
lunacy hearing. He is said to have
mania for breaking windows.
Marion. - Thomas Roberts, states
witness in the murder case against
William De Haven, charged with kill
ing Simon Glathart, a wealthy farmer,
near Caledonia August 81, told a
ranhic STORY of tho orimn in tho