Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-01-05
Ohio Happenings


share in his $1,600,000 estate, accord
ing to decision by Common Pleas
Judge Swing in suit brought by the
trustees to expedite the distribution
of the estate. Her share was lost to
her because of the omission of the
word Sisters" in the will. The docu-
ment provided that the property was
to be distributed among the heirs of
brothers, nephews and nieces. Mrs.
Goodloe Is a daughter of sister of
Mr.. Armstrong. Her attorneys held
the omission was unintentional.
Columbus.-Eating his lunch at a
downtown restaurant B. j. Brubacher,
a dry goods salesman, found that his
false teeth had disappeared and feel
ing an uneasy sensation in his stom-
ach, consluded that he had swallowed
them. The discomfort increasing, he
called his physician, who urged the
hospital and an operation at once
Brubached protested and passed the
night in pain and worry. Next morn
ing his sister called up the restaurant
and was told the teeth had been found
The patient recovered Immediately.
Norwalk.-The body of John Per
ham, a young man of Birmingham,
was found dead along the Lake Shore
Electric track, near Berlinville. His
father and he came to Norwalk Christ
mas morning to spend the day at the
home of Mr.. Billion. About dusk they
started to walk home. At the juno
ton of the Lake Shore and the Green
Line. it being dark, the young man
took the wrong road and was struck
by Lake Shore car and was instantly
killed.
ringfeld.-Richard N. Stickney,
aged 50, blacksmith, was found dead,
with bullet hole in his temple, in
the basement of his shop on the Ma
tional road, west of this city. 1t is be-
lieved he committed suicide, as no
signs of a scuffle were evident.
Kingston.-Mrs. Leah Lenox, SO
years old, was buried. 1t is said of
her that for 80 years she had not
been outside of her little lot at her
Kingston home. During that time she
had never been up town, and although
living but three blocks from the N.
& w. railroad and Scioto Valley Trac-
ton railway, she had never taken a
ride and not so much as seen the
tracks.
teubenville.-Samuel Milkovick, a
servian coal miner, aged "a years, was
electrocuted in the La Belle mines
here by coming in contact with a
live wire. He would have been mar
ried on New Years day.
ellefontaine.-Leigh,. son of master
mechanic of the Big Four and Mrs.
l.. ]. zerbee of this city, has received
notification that he has taken highest
honors in competitive examination
to admission to the United States
army as a second lieutenant.
Sandusky. After an all nights
search for his son without obtaining
trace of him, Leonard Bertram, an
Erie county farmer, acting on infor-
nation received from a neighbor,
came to Andres & Frey's morgue and
identified the body of the youth who
had been found dead on the street
car tracks near Ceylon Junction as
that of his son, John Bertram, aged 9.
Cincinnati.-At a meeting of repre-
sentatives of prominent business or
ganizations of Cincinnati, resolutions
were adopted protesting against al
legged freight rate discrimination
against Cincinnati and in favor of
Chattanooga and Nashville, Tenn;
Birmingham, Ala, and other southern
points. The resolutions were ad-
dressed to the board of trustees of
the Cincinnati Southern railway,
which is owned by the city of Gin
cinnati and is leased to the Cincinnati,
New Orleans and Texas Pacific rail
road, which operates 1t.
oshocton.-Clark, the 12-year-old
son of Hugh Christy Of Akron, was
seized with virulent diphtheria at a
big family dinner attended by score
of persons. The entire Christmas
party is under quarantine.
Fostoria.-With his store riffled by
thieves, d. r. Ballmer, aged AS, a
hardware merchant, was found by his
brother gagged and bound, hand and
foot, at $3.50 in the evening, lying on
the floor behind his desk and near the
safe. His condition is considered Sc
rious, as he was roughly handled by
the thieves. The burglars took 500
in money from the safe and $500
worth of knives. razors and other mer-
chandise from a showcase.
Cincinnati.-Argument in the suit
of the Camden Iron Works against the
city of Cincinnati for 100000 for ex-
ira compensation in the building of
the waterworks were begun before
Judge Safer of the United States dis
trict court. Because OF the technical
and intricate nature of the questions
in the suit, which Is based on seven
causes of action, both sides agreed to
dispense with jury and leave the de-
termination of the case with the court,
Crooksville.-Charles Jones, aged
so, well known in the mining district
of southeastern Ohio, was found dead
south Of this city. He is known to
have, received large pay and murder