The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-15
FROM
OHIO

rafsiiigsncer Bureau.
Columbus. O.. jan IL
The Ohio State Fair will be held in
this city August 81 and Sept. 1. ?. =
aid 4. Other fair dates for Eastern
Ohio counties are:
Mahoning. Sept 8. .. 10 and IL
Trumbull. Sept. ]. ?, : and 4.
The famous ordinance OF 1857 to-
day was declared no longer IN force
by the supreme court In UNFOLDING
the Hite half-mill road tar. Two
years ago the court upheld the ordi-
nance. The court held that when the
constitution OF Ohio was adopted and
the state was admitted into the union.
the ordinance ceased 10 operate. The
Hamilton county budget commission
had refused To levy the fiits tax on
the ground that local self government
OF counties and townships had been
recognized by the ordinance. as exist
ing when that contract was made be-
tween the thirteen original states and
the people OF the northwest territory
out OF which Ave states were made.
and that the territorial legislature
had recognized their right and duty
TO build roads. The Hite law provides
that each county shall levy a tax
which II TO be paid into a state fund
10 be appropriated for the improve
ment OF roads in any part OF the state
selected by the governor and the
road commission. Big counties object
10 paying the tax on the ground they
can take care OF their own roass and
should not be obliged to build roads
for smaller counties. In which the tax
income Is not so large.
An appropriation OF $3.50 900 for a
building and exhibit at the Panama
Pacific exposition Is urged by D. -.
Torpy, OF Marietta, the Ohio commits
sioner. Declaring that Ohio people
Will not care 10 cross the continent
lust TO see n county fair, he advises
against using the 200 feet allotted TO
Ohio for a hog and sheep exhibit. "a
suggested by the Ohio live stock
breeders.
After being Ia the dry goods business
NJ Rucyrus for fifty years Jacob Her
skovitz has been forced 20 make an as
sisnment lie has $500 and owes $500.
4 labor organization to rival the Ohio
Federation OF Labor Is being formed by
members OF the trades councils OF Ohio.
~ a meeting 60 be held In this city
February / and 2. officers will be elect
Douglas Wagner. member Of the board
OF health, AZ Lorain. has been indicted
FOR bribery In connection with the en-
gazing Of n health officer IN that city.
Mrs. Katherine Brown. OF Lancaster.
widow OF the Rev. william Brown who
was widely known United Brethren
minister, died suddenly to-day at the
home ~ her daughter. Mrs. Daniel Rat
ley near Sunhury. The burial will be
made in the cemetery at Reynoldsburg,
o. seven children survive.
Five firemen were injured to-day in a
blaze which destroyed the new Olney
avenue school house at Marion. They
were buried under a falling wall. The
loss caused by the fire IL $4,000
Frank Meehling. n prominent furni-
turo dealer Of Ironton. died to-day OF
blood poisoning. the result OF an injury
resolved while moving goods in the flood
last March.
Tepight at Sabina. the Sabina Flour
ana Elevator were destroyed By IRE
loss 10000. insurance $4,000. Eight
hundred barrels OF flour and 5000
bushel, Of wheat were burned L
Lewis was one OF the heaviest losers
The origin Of the FIRE f. unknown
In the arrest today Of Charles Neis.
wander. p years old. Officers Of Wood
county believe they have incustody the
who. on December .. slew Edward Din.
dore. Of Fostoria.
Neiswander was arrested on the
strength or n statement made by Rich