Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-04-25
Buckeye Notes

seph Balone while trying to rob them
in shanty near Homework, Dec. 16.
Gallon. - George G. Rankin, re-
ceiver, announces a final dividend
of 5% per cent, payable to de
positors of the Gallon National
bank, which closed its doors Feb. 25,
1904. This makes total dividend
of SEX per cent. When the bank be-
came defunct it's total assets were
$73,607, and dividends amounting to
$140,3S7 have thus far been paid to
creditors.
Akron. - Barberton citizens are
beginning to talk annexation to
Akron since the announcement sew
eral days ago of the offer of Buchtel
college trustees to make that institu-
ton a municipal college.
Conneaut.-Mrs. Dorothy Jones, the
oludest inhabitant of Ashtabula coun-
ty, celebrated Sunday her 105th birth
day anniversary.
Marion.-R. p. Watts, Sc, a farmer,
was killed at Martel by an Erie train.
Lima. - Members of the commits
sion in charge of the construc-
ton of the Lima State Hospital for
the Criminal Insane inspected the big
power plant and the accessory equip
ment recently installed at the hospital
and returned favorable report on
the work
New Lexington. - William T. Gold.
en-, sixty-two, brother-in-law Of ex-
Mayor George S. Marshall of Co
lumbus. was literally ground to pieces
when caught In clay grinder at the
Ludowici Cladon Roofing Tile plant
and died in a few hours. He was re-
pairing the machinery when 1t started
from an unknown cause.
Upper Sandusky. Herbert and
Hiram Presler of Carey, who bought
$1S1 worth of onion sets from
Fay D. Ewing, a druggist, brought
suit for $4,000 damages, claim
ing to have lost that much in planting
the seed, which they allege was not
as represented.
Ravenna. - S. H. EIdridge, sher-
iff of Portage county for four
years previous to January l, entered
plea of guilty to embezzlement and
was sentenced to two years in the
penitentiary and fined the amount OF
his shortage. Eldridge says he used
county money to pay bills contracted
by his wife and daughter
Cincinnati. The special board
of government engineers, designat-
ed by Secretary of War Garri-
son, to investigate and make recon-
mendations for the prevention of
flood devastation, decided at it's meet
ing here to ask the chief government
engineer to place before congress the
necessity of the immediate appropri-
alton of $150,000 to be used in gaining
data on the streams in the Ohio
valley.
Toledo.-Walter Tomey, formerly OF
Toledo, has been appointed local in
spector of boilers for the Toledo dis
trict, succeeding William Pieitz, who
died recently.
Toledo, - BY order of James NJ.
Killits of the federal court, the
Barton Smith faction of the To-
ledo Railway e Light Co. was ousted
from control of the property. Frank
r. Coates, president, and other Off
GERS and directors elected Monday by
the H. L. Doherty & Co. faction, took
possession.
Mt. Gilead. - Fifteen minutes aft
er John Morrow, who was found
the second degree for smothering to
death the little daughter of Mrs.
Frank Piatt, wife of Morrow county
farmer, was sentenced to life impris-
onment in the Ohio penitentiary and
refused stay of execution by the
court here, one of his attorneys pre-
sented an appeal to the circuit court
of appeals at Lancaster on error, and
that court granted stay until
June so.
Columbus. The Pan Hellenic
association of the Ohio State I'M
iversity, embracing % chapters of
Greek letter organizations, adopted a
resolution debarring from member
ship high school candidates who have
been members of fraternities contrary
| to state law.
Warren. - One of the direct re-
| suits of the suicide here of John
| "A. rulleT, Tue SleNelduu HOJel Keep
er, was the placing of the Fuller
Shoe Co. of Warren, in which he was
| financially interested, in the hands of
receiver. The petition was filed in
common pleas court, and Judge C. NJ.
Wilkins appointed Attorney George
Bunting of Warren receiver. The
schedule of assets total $4,000, with
liabilities $4,000.
Cleveland. - Solidarity, the Off
cial paper of the |. w. W., has
moved to Cleveland from Newcastle,
Pa, and is located in the Akers build
ing, st. Clair-av. b. H. Williams, ed
itor, announced that the first edition
from the new quarters will be issued
some time this week. A car load of
presses and machinery arrived Mon-
day and is about ready for use. 1t is
planned to issue local edition for
| Cleveland as we'll as the issue for