Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-06-14
Ohio Happenings

two miles east of this city, was
robbed of $519 worth of stamps and
$3.50 in cash between midnight and
morning. Postofiice Inspector Charles
G.. Pfeil and Sheriff Herman Reuter-
believe the job was done by profes-
sionals, probably members of the gang
that has been operating in northern
Ohio for several months. Entrance
to the building was gained through
rear window, ten feet from which is
the guard house in which are quar-
tered the soldiers home police, who
go off duty at midnight.
Continental. - This village is still
in an upheaval as result of
the fire which destroyed the busi-
ness section. The fire consumed II
business houses and six residences.
The total loss on all buildings will
be 100000, with about three-fourths
covered by insurance. Most of the
owners of the buildings that burned
reside here and it was stated that new
structures will be erected as soon as
the insurance can be adjusted.
Canton. After being converted
by Billy Sunday here last Janu-
airy and actively taking up evan
gelistic work, Jack Cardiff, boxing in
structor at the Y. M. G. A. and claim
ant to the welterweight championship,
will abandon his newly chosen field
and return to the roped arena. "a
man must live," says Cardiff, in ex-
PLANTATION.
Norwalk. ID. W. Johnston, presi-
dent of the Huron County Banking
Co., rendered his resignation on ac-
count of i'll health. The company re-
fused to accept it, granting him an
extended vacation instead.
Findlay.-Eighty-si congregations,
comprising a church population
of more than 10000, are repre-
sented by delegates in the fifty-sixth
annual convention of the synod of the
Evangelical Lutheran church of Ohio
here. officers elected follow: Presi-
dent, DR.. w. G. Dressler, Findlay; Sec
retary, Rev. ]. ]. S. Rumbarger,
Adamsville; treasurer, Rev. ]. NJ. Wen
rick, Wapakoneta. More than 100
ministers are present.
Warren. = Republicans of the Sec
ond division of the Seventh ju-
dicial district. composed of Mahoning,
Trumbull and Portage counties, in con-
vention here unanimously nominated
Probate Judge David f. Griffith of
Youngstown as candidate for judge of
common pleas court. The name of
Attorney w. S. Anderson of Youngs-
town also will appear on the ticket.
He was nominated at the recent pri-
maries
Youngstown.-Fire did $4,000 dam
age to John S. Orr G. Sons undertak-
ing place of this city. Dewitt Nor
row, his wife and two children, mar
rowly escaped being trapped in their
apartments on the third floor of the
building. They were saved by barn
man, who had jumped from the second
story. The fire for time threatened
the Grand opera house and adjoining
buildings.
Columbus:-A. D. Alderman, post
master at Marietta, charged with en-
bezzling $3,07O from his office, was
sentenced in the United States court
here to ten months in the Miami
county Jail and fined 5000. Alder
man was secretly indicted by the fed
eral grand jury. Learning that he
was to be placed under arrest, he
came to Columbus. AS soon as the
shortage in his accounts became pub
lie Postmaster Alderman paid back
the embeZzled money.
Cincinnati. = Discovery of the al
legged wholesale selling of babies at
prizes ranging from $40 to 500 is the
latest development in the war on baby
FARMS" headed by R. A. Longman
of the Children's home, last years
president of the state conference of
charities. Information in the case of
Nora Davis appeared to show that her
, baby, which had been born in hos
pital, was not dead as she had been
notified, but sold. Habeas corpus pa
pers have been drawn up to gain pos
session of the child.
Cleveland.-Three operators of the
/ Bell Telephone Co. were injured by
t plaster falling on them as they sat
t at their work in the main exchange
building. They were Miss Pearl Dob
son, shoulder broken; Miss Augusta
J Swanson, bruised about the head and
shoulders; Miss Anna s. Brady,
bruised. All were rendered uncon.
, scious. Officials of thu company, how.
ever, declare that the 85 other opera.
tors at work in the room were not
panic stricken at the time but re-
mained at their positions.
, Cleveland-The batting of a baby's
= fists against the window pane
and his frightened cry gave the first
hint that his mother, Mrs. Rebecca
: Jacobson, %, had been shot and killed
: by suitor whose advances she had
: repulsed in her home here. The suit
r or, Sidney Phillips, who had been a
boarder at the Jacobson home, after
/ firing two bullets into the body of the
: woman whom he could not win from
her husband nlacad the nistnI 10 hir