Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-11-01
Buckeye Notes

by Nickel Plate train near the
Dille-rd crossing, Nottingham. Ths
buggy was demolished.
Cincinnati.--Allan Botsford, editor
Of a weekly publication In this city,
who was found guilty by a jury in the
United States district court week
ago, after an indictment charging vio-
lations Of the postal laws, was SEN
fenced by Judge Safer to serve 27
months in the Fort Leavenworth PEN
itentiary. A stay of execution of the
sentence was granted to permit Bots
ford's attorneys to carry the case to
the United States court of appeals.
Sandusky.-Deputy State Boiler In
spector f. w. Fritchie tied up the Big
Four system here by condemning FIVE
engines, leaving only one yard engine
to take out passenger trains. Freight
service was suspended. The engine
of passenger train No. 103 was con-
demned and freight engine which
had been passed was used. Inspector
Fritchie was formerly general foreman
of the Big Four here.
Ironton.-The improvement in the
iron market has resulted in the labor
ers at the local iron plants being given
an increase of Is cents day. effective
November 1. Seven plants granted
the increase.
Ottawa.-Business men have pur-
chased lots for $4,000 which will be
used as an armory site.
Dayton.-The establishment of
school of instruction for deputy grand
matrons was advocated by Mrs. May
w. Elliott, worthy grand matron of
the Ohio Order of the Eastern Star,
in her address at the opening of the
business session of the order in its
annual session here. The report OF
the secretary showed an increase of
membership during the year of 1900.
The total now is $4,000. The granting
Of a per capita tax for the general
grand chapter fund was among the
subjects discussed.
Kent. - While Charles Crafts and
Marion Phile of Streetsboro were
being married in Ravenna,
message came announcing the death
of Crafts sister in Monroe county.
The honeymoon trip of the newlyweds,
was to the sisters funeral.
Sandusky. In a financial state
ment just issued, the executive,
committee OF the Ministerial associa-
tion backing the "Sandusky for Christ"
campaign announced that, with debts
of $4,000, collections to date amount
to only $1,400, leaving $2,S00 indebt-
edness to the ministers. Some of them
have pledged have their salaries for
six months to liquidate it.
East Liverpool. = Billy Sunday
closed his six weeks revival
here with a total of 6,334 converts.
During the last day LAB walked the
trail" Sunday was given s12,554s4
for his work
Columbus. = Judge Kinkead in COM
mon pleas court held constitu-
tional the law providing an excise tax
on the gross earnings of corporations.
He sustained demurrer to the answer
in the suit brought by the state of
Ohio against the Ohio Traction Co. of
Cincinnati, to force the company to
pay $15,5S3.23 excise tax.
Toledo = Acting in defense of his
aged employer, Otto Liebnau, aged
%, was probably fatally wounded
while at work on Hamilton street. Po-
lice are searching for his assailant,
who was identified by witnesses of the
shooting as Ignatius Aumeller, 49,
Akron. - Two Italians, members of
Of a
berton, were crushed under the
wheels of box car. Twenty Italians
had crawled under a string of cars to
get out of the rain and an engine
started the cars.
Bucyrus. = The will of the late
Susan B. Kearsley has just been
probated here. To her granddaughter,
Margaret Sarah White of Pittsburg,
she bequeaths her homestead here,
valued at $4,000. with contents To
her nephew, Jonathan Kearsley Web
ster of Detroit, she bequeaths $4,000
and the cane sword that George Wash
ington carried at the Braddock defeat
of Fort Duquesne.
Massillon.-Plowing through party
of men. women and girls returning
from the Tuscarawas county fair
at Canal Dover to their homes
in Somerdale, Wheeling & Lake
Erie passenger train left three
mangled dead, one fatally injured and
two others seriously hurt lying in
the ditch.
Youngstown state inspectors
of accounts are investigating what is
thought to be mistake in bookkeep-
ing between the city and county aud
itors, wherein there is $56,8O739 to be
accounted for on this years tax dis
tribution. The city budget commits
sion figured that Youngstown should
have $553,1S2.08 as it's share of the
county taxes for 1912. 1t received
1858, ,679.59 in March and $232,659. IL
in September. The balance is not ac-
counted for, although 1t is declared
that the state was paid $4,000 more