Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-09-20
Buckeye Notes

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ten, was arrested by Patrolman Ven
eroza. The boy was working in plain
sight of the people passing along the
street He had secured the money
when arrested.
Hamilton.-The intelligence shown
by "Sallie"' Mayer, Thad Straub's
pet fox terrier, was the talk of
the police station here. While the
mayor was in his private Office he
heard noise at the washstand in
small closet. "Sallie" had turned on
the faucet and was drinking running
water.
Sandusky. - Harold Wielke, Will
lam Moosbrugger, Albert Thomson,
Leroy Brenner, Norman Parker
and Fred Taylor, sons of lead
ing Sandusky families, narrowly es-
capped drowning in Sandusky bay mid
way between this city and Johnsons
island when their powerboat capsized
in squal.
Mt. Vernon. = Learning that Jo-
seph Porters wife had died, Mrs.
Mary Davis, Charleston, w. Va, in
stalled herself in the Porter home and
refused to leave until Sheriff Parker
arrested her. She insisted she was
good housekeeper and Porter needed
her, but when she told him she had
been twice married and both husbands
died, he was sure he didn't need her.
"And BESIDES" said Porter, 'she chews
tobacco"
Steubenville. - Grace Knowles, 3,
was burned to death in the back yard
of her fathers home here when her
clothing caught fire while she was
playing with matches.
Shelby. D. d. Johnston, 70,
roof paint manufacturer, is Won
dering what became of the woman he
was to have married in Gallon. Rev.
Mr.. Kelly, an Evangelist, was ready
to perform the ceremony at the home
of Johnston's brother, when 1t was
learned the bride-to-be had gone to
Cincinnati. The bridegroom's family
and guests ate the wedding dinner
and d. D. Johnston returned to Shelby.
New Philadelphia. = The body
of Ellsworth Peterson, 90, wealthy
farmer, was found on a roadside
near Saltwater. His neck was
broken. Coroner A. w. Davis said
the man had died of heart trouble and
had fallen out of his buggy, breaking
his neck in the fall Patterson's horse
led G. P. Wallace and Freeman Crab
tree to the spot where Patterson
died.
Akron. - William Myers of Can
| ton and Ralph Newmasters of
Cleveland who were arrested up
on the charge of having committed
several burglaries at Warwick and
Clinton, were bound over to the Sum-
NIT county grand jury. Myers con-
fessed to the charge of burglary when
arraigned, but Newmasters pleaded
not guilty.
Cincinnati. = Leonard Rosenbaum,
18, was accidentally shot and in
stantly killed here by Elmer Hamm,
Is. The two boys were shooting frogs
in a pond on the grounds of the city
infrmary.
East Liverpool. = The Crucible
Steel Co. and the Pittsburg &,
Lake Erie Railroad Co. plan a rail
road from Pittsburg to Cleveland by
way of the P. & L. r. road to Beaver
From there single track will be
built to Lisbon, through Midland, Pa,
East Liverpool and Wellsville. The
Erie will be followed from Lisbon to
Niles and Cleveland.
Dayton. - Ira Willoughby, SO,
janitor at the Reibold office build
ing, jumped from the tenth floor when
accused of stealing willow plumes
from one of the offices. He was
crushed almost beyond recognition
Columbus. = There are now about
$4,000 automobiles in Ohio, accord
ing to State Registrar ]. H. Shearer
He expects to issue at least 1000 more
tags this year.
Dayton. Joseph ]. Pater OF
Hamilton was elected president OF
the Catholic knights of Ohio for the
fourth time here. Pater was the first
president of the society and practically
its organizer. The only nominee fol
the executive Office was George ]. Mat
hauer of Cincinnati, who was state
trustee nine years. The vote stood
to 7S. BY vote of 101 to So, Herman
J. Sheckelhoff of Dayton was re-elect
ed vice president, Peter Sadler of To
ledo being his competitor. G. j. An
thony of Cleveland was elected state
secretary.
Akron. - John Gibney, Akron
was killed, ]. S. Moore and Will
lam juneau were seriously injured
when belt line railroad train strucl
an automobile in which the men wer'
: driving.
! Cincinnati. = Fire in the whole
sale business district on lowe
; Walnut street, this city, caused
loss of about $4,000. The firm tina
suffered most was the Fred w. Mutt
, Co.. dealers in bookkeepers' supplies
| Youngstown. = Seven houses wer
; struck by lightning in Youngstown
The greatest loss was that of bar
; owned by Miller Bros, which was dc
] stroyed with its contents at loss O
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