Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-01-16

for the limit allowed under the law.
The applications now in will keep the
state department busy for five or more
years building roads. Theroads to be
built first will be those designated
main market roads and the intercounty
connecting roads. There will be IL
main market roads, and these will
give the state improved thoroughfares
east and west and north and south
across the state. The arguments is be-
ing made that the cost of the new
roads will more than be met by the in
creased valuation of the property ben
Gifted by the improvement.
Martyr Of His Profession.
"He was martyr Of his profess
sion," declared DR.. Paul Fischer, state
veterinarian, in speaking of DR.. An
drew M. Jansen, professor in the vet
erinary department of the Ohio State
university, who died froH, glanders,
deadly horse disease, contracted
while making experiments in the labo-
ratory. DIR. Jansen formerly was con-
nected with the state veterinarian de-
partment. Deaths from this disease
among human beings are rare. This
is the first Columbus case on record.
There is no cure for glanders. Horses
attacked by the disease are slaugh-
tered by the state. When q human
being contracts the malady death en-
sues in from three to six weeks. DR..
Jansen died 81 days after he was ct
| tackled.
/ viii Offer Cash Prizes.
Cash prizes will be offered to en-.
courage indoor rife practice in the
Ohio National Guard. The money will
! be paid out of the federal funds al
lowed for the promotion of efficiency.
The various companies will compete.
For each regiment prize of $50 Will
be given, divided into first prize OF
| $25, second prize of SIS and third prize
Of $40. A prize Of SIS will be given
each smaller organization, such as
Battalion of Engineers, Ninth bat
talon of infantry and the First squad
ron of cavalry The matches will be
shot between the first and fifteenth
day Of April. The teams will assemble
at convenient places for the matches.
Adjt Gen. Wood will issue the order
for the competition within short
time
Grading Applicants Papers.
| A score or more of county auditors
and ex-county auditors are at the state
house grading the papers Of the hun
dreds Of applicants for assessing Jobs,
. who took the civil service examination
in county seat towns recently. Ex-
Auditor John A. Dodds of Pickaway
county is in charge of the grading.
He said it would keep the examiners
busy to get through by the list OF
/ February, the time set for the making
the appointment of assessors.A The
deputy state tax commissioners will
make these appointments. The state
civil service commission will certify
three names for each job and the ap
pointment will be made from these.
Coal-Producine Records Broken.
All coalproducing records of the
state were smashed in 1913. Advance
reports received by the state industrial
commission from various districts In
dicate that the total output of coal
for the year will reach 37,500,O00 tons.
the largest tonnage recorded in the
history of the state. This is gain
of 100000 tons over 1912, which up
to this time was the banner year
/ In twelve years the tonnage aaf
doubled
Safety Methods for Mines.
Il believe that the operators and
miners will join with me in devisine
safety methods for the mines," said
J. NJ. Roam of Columbus, new safety
mine commissioner, who started work
Monday. Operators from all over
Ohio, who met in Columbus Monday
afternoon to make arrangements for
holding of wage conferences with
miners at Indianapolis soon, indicated
that they favor the new department
created by the state to reduce the
mining accidents to minimum. That
there is need of such department is
evidenced by the fatality record OF
1918. A total of ITO lives were lost
in the mines of the state.
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