Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-05-09
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cred in shale bank near here by
Nicholas Bunkert. Bunkert, who says
the bone belonged to prehistoric
animal, hopes to sell the specimen to
the Smithsonia institution.
Springfield. - Oscar T. Martin,
prominent attorney and citizen
of Springfield, died here after
brief illness from kidney trouble. Mr..
Martin was president of the First Ma
tional bank of this city, one of the
heavy stockholders in the Springfield
Railway Co. and one of the leading
members of the local bar.
Columbus. Fire partially de-
stroyed the tailor shop at the
penitentiary. The blaze was discov-
cred at the time when the prisoners
were in the prison church, and there
was no disorder. Crossed electric
light wires are believed to have
caused the fire.
Zanesville.-The Muskingum river
gave up one of it's victims, the body
of w. H. Mccoy of Ell Paso, Tex,
who was drowned week ago, when
his skiff upset, being recovered by
Willie Calhoun, aged 16, one mile be-
low town. He will receive the $50 re-
ward offered by bridge construction
company. The body of Frank Line
man of Butler, Pa, who was drowned
two weeks ago, has not been recov-
cred.
Ironton.-Alfred Keller, farmer and
live stock dealer, wos found dead in
Cannon's creek, near Ironton, where
he had been thrown when his team of
horses ran away. His body was
pinned beneath the wagon when his
team plunged over an embankment.
The water in the creek, where Kel-
ler was drowned, was only six inches
deep. He was fastened in such way
that he was unable to move.
Youngstown.-It is reported that the
Carnegie Steel Co. will start at once
on the construction of it's proposed
new plant at Mcdonald, north of the
Ohio plant, where the company will
build new town. The Stag plant for
furnishing concrete for the founda-
tions has been completed and the rail
road built to the proposed site. The
prOpOSlIlou VIII CoSI dL ledSI PiV,VVo,-
600.
Upper Sandusky. - Adah McNa-
mara, thirty weight, whose two brothers
died in railway accidents, committed
suicide at his home in Kirby by shoot
ing himself in the chin with a shot
gun. He blew part of his head off.
| Mt. Vernon. = Hyatt l.. Mesemore,
| 56, made himself a comfortable bed
in a tile kiln at Centurburg, laid
down and then shot and killed him
self.
Lancaster.-George Clendenin, sew
enty-two, was brought to this city by
Sheriff e. B. Allen of Logan, charged
with killing his cousin, Gid Julian,
| aged 62. Clendenin lived with Julian
DENNIS farm near Tarlton Tuesday to
build fence. They took along a
half gallon of whisky. 1t is supposed
they got into a quarrel while drink
| ing in the cabin and that Clendenin
| stabbed Julian with a knife which,
when taken away from Clendenin by
| Sheriff Allen, was covered with blood.
The prisoner denied the charge.
Middletown. Two men were
probably fatally injured and nine
other persons more or less seri-
ously hurt when Big Four passenger
train No. 25, ran head on, into a
freight train few miles north of this
city.
Cincinnati. - The three day ses-
sion of the Ohio grand council of
the Royal Arcanum closed with the
election of officers and the selection
of Dayton for the meeting in April,
1914. w. H. Mills of Norwalk was
elected grand regent.
Alliance. "Give me drink"
said Joseph Demande, thirty, to
nurse in hospital, early in the
morning, although both arms and
both legs had just been cut off and
he had been hurt about the chest.
Demande was a f1agman on a railroad
crossing and was struck by train.
Although SO badly cut up he talked
with the nurse until he died.
Port Clinton. - Carson Christen-
sen, forty-seven, Lake Shore railroad
employe, was found hanging in a
woodshed back of his home by his
little daughter. He had stood on a
box to slip the loop over his head
His feet were touching the floor.
Cleveland. Warrants charging
them with selling heroin, a habit
forming drug, to pupils of West Tech
nical High school, were issued against
Walter Gross, John Conrad and Theo
6ore Bachman, drug clerks. City and
state officials charge that scores OF
pupils in West Technical and Central
High schools have contracted the he
roin habit. A crusade is on to break
up sales of the drug.
Akron. Employees of the Ak
ron street railways have accepted
the offer of the Northern Ohio Trac
ton & Light Co. for a 23-cent pei
hour minimum wage scale, and de
clared off the plains for a strike.
Columbus. handling re