Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-08-22
Buckeye Notes


farmer near Dresden, dropped dead as
a result of the heat shortly after eat
ing supper.
st. Clairsville, O.-Returning home
after his first nights work in the Troll
coal mine near here, George Maltz
was shot through the heart by an un-
known assassin. He died two hours
later.
Sandusky, o. - BY far the worst
thunder storm of the summer
ragged over Sandusky and vicinity
nearly an hour. Mrs. Robert Minis,
sitting on the front porch of her dwell
ling Aon the Parkertown-rd,, two miles
south of Sandusky, was rendered un-
conscious by bolt that jumped to
her from tree that was stripped of
branches. A number Of horses, cattle
and hogs that sought shelter under
trees were killed and several barns in
Erie county were burned.
Uhrichsville, o. Edward John
son, fireman, was probably fatally
injured, 40 horses perished, SO auto
mobiles were destroyed and $50 tons
of hay burned UP in fire that swept
an entire square in the business dis
trict here, burning practically every
building to the ground.
Toledo, o. = Followers of the in
dependent movement here at mass
meeting decided to place full ticket
in the primaries for the municipal
election. John B. Friend, chairman
of the Independent county committee,
was chosen temporary chairman and
Phillip Birkenhauer secretary.
Cleveland, o. Anna Tract
man, Cleveland, was run down and
killed by an automobile near the
town hall at Independence Center.
Miss Tractman had been out walking
with friends. AS the auto came up
every one got out of the way but the
one girl, who became bewildered. Tho
machine, driven by j. H. Horn, Mont
rose, o., was stopped at once. The
driver offered his assistance.
Columbus, o. After he had
worked IA months as an honor man
at the Dayton state farm, James
ONeill, serving life sentence from
Franklin county for murder walked
away Sunday.
Middletown, o. = Heat played
two queer pranks in Middletown,
Lem Buhler, standing in a gro
cery store, got in the way of a beam
of sunlight reflected through a prism
glass, which set fire to his whiskers.
He was painfully burned and may
lose the sight of one eye. After the
sun had shone steadily all day on the
asphalt pavement on Main-st 1t be.
came soft and mushy. Henry Green
drove his automobile at full speed,
into the soft substance and stuck
there. 1t required Tipton's moving
crane to pull the car out.
Newark, o. = Dorothy Fem,
nine-year-old daughter of ]. A.
Fem, accomplished hitherto unat-
tempted feat by swimming a mile and
half across Buckeye lake from Shell
beach in 38 minutes. Her father ac-
companied her with a rowboat. Twice
the girl stopped and tread water while
photographer took her picture.
Toledo, o. - After a session of
several hours, jury composed Of
five M. E. ministers suspended the
Rev. M. j. Nash, pastor of the Meth
odist church, at Cygnet, on charges of
immortality. Rev. E. o. Crist of To-
ledo, district superintendent, presided
at the hearing, which was in the ma
ture of grand jury proceeding, al
though testimony for, as well as
against, the accused minister was
heard.
Bellefontaine, o. The anniver.
sary of the rescue of Simon Ken
ton from the hands of hostile Indians
125 years ago was celebrated at
Zanesfeld, in eastern Logan county.
1t was observed by home coming fes-
tivities in the nature of picnic in
grove near the town, where the tragic
setting of the Shawnee Indians prepa-
rations for the burning of Kenton was
re-enacted.
Upper Sandusky, o. Wind sud.
denly shifting in a favorable d.
rection saved Upper Sandusky from
serious fire. Children playing with
matches in a shed in rear of the Bill
hardt block started a fire in some
kindling.
The flames invaded the Bower livery
stable and the warehouse of w. A.
Gibson, which was destroyed. With
difficulty the Bilhardt block, in which
the Home telephone exchange is To-
Gated, was saved and also the garage
of the Indian Motor Co. The Ameri-
can laundry was damaged The fire
was extinguished finally by the ar,
rival of part of the Bucyrus depart
ment
Columbus, o. Announcement
was made here by the trustees
of the Columbus Y. M. G. A. that Cen
eral Secretary Harry NJ. Blair has re-
signed, and that his resignation has
been accepted. Mr.. Blair has been
the executive head of the Columbus
association for eight years. He is now
in Phoenix, Ariz., where he had been
offered the general secretaryship of
the Y. M. C.. A. He resigned his Co
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