The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-01-29
Buckeye Notes

~'lNy nlSIuUeIS vi the COuuCli say IL viii
have to give Findlay better service,
cheaper phone rental, free service to
any part of the county, and a percent
age Of the gross receipts of the COM
pany. Councilmen charge that the
company demands advance payments
in its telephones and sends the money
to a Cleveland bank, where interest is
obtained on it. The company's fran
chise expired several months ago.
Ravenna. In the absence Of
President D. r. Hanna and Vice
President William Getz at the an
nual meeting of the trustees of the
Portage County improvement assocla-
tion ]. ]. Jackson of Garrettsville was
elected chairman. officers for 1913
were reelected for the ensuing year,
including D. R. Hanna, president; w.
H. Getz, Kent, vice president; c. R.
Sharp, Ravenna, secretary; c. G. Bent
ley, Ravenna, treasurer; F. H. Carna-
han, Ravenna, assistant treasurer.
Daytona, Fla. = Bishop John NJ.
Walden Of Cincinnati, who for sew
eral days has been critically Ill here,
is dead. He was SO and was said to
have been one of the oldest active
bishops of the Methodist Episcopal
church
Wellston. - Civil service was ac-
corded vindication when the new
administration of the village of Jack
son was mandamused by Judge W.
H. Middleton to reinstate the de-
posed chief of police and two police
men. The decision was made after
complete hearing. The county seat
has gained considerably notoriety by
having two, sets of police officers since
the beginning Of the year.
Bellefontaine. - The sinkhole on
the dividing line of Logan and
Champaign counties is to be brought
to the attention of Gov. Cox. For
seven years the sinkhole has been a
Joint county problem. The road sew
eral times has disappeared in the
sinkhole. 1t is believed that subter-
ranean lake is underneath the road in
that vicinity.
Findlay. - Alber Houdeshell of
Arlington, divorced and the ia
ther Of five children, tried to drink
acid when Sheriff Kennedy attempted
to arrest him on the charge of nom
support. Kennedy knocked the bottle
from the mans lips and was slightly
burned.
Elyria. The farmers Of west.
ern Lorain county will hold a re.
union at Brownhelm Monday and
Tuesday, Jan. 26 and q. c. r. Wag-
ner, Christine D. Laws, c. c. Hayden
and S. A. Harbourt will be the state
speakers.
Akron. - Plans for Akron's first
skyscraper, to be located on Main
street, just south of Market, have
been announced by F. S. Ozier and
George Mowery.
Mansfield. - Two new arrivals at
the Ohio state reformatory We'd
nesday places the population rec
ord at 1854. The old record of 1,079
was broken Tuesday. The figures do
not include 700 men and boys on
parole.
Findlay.-Being restored to sight,
which has not been his for the past
fifteen years, the first object that
M. H. Denman saw was an automobile.
He was dumfounded at their tleetness.
Denman was blinded many years ago
and has since walked the streets. of
this city with the aid of only a cane,
going and returning unaided from his
popcorn stand. Recently he consulted
a specialist at Columbus, who put a
magnifying glass on his one eye so
that he can now see to get around
without cane.
Massillon. Ackerman, SIS
years, Massillon stableman, was a
human football for horses he was car.
ing for in livery stable here. In at.
tempting to place collar on the neck
of one he scared a second, which
kicked him in his face and hurled him
into the stall of third, which tram
pied him and then kicked him into an
alley. He was taken to the City hos
pital probably fatally injured.
Akron.-Patrolman Jonn Holland
of the Barberton police force
admitted that he was the "ghost" in
the old canalboat near the Pennsylva
MIA station, Barberton, which has beer
exploited in local newspapers and at
tracted thousands of people to the
scene
Bellefontaine.-Whil Cutting tin,
Der Harry Oder was struck BY
falling tree and received interna
injuries from which he died.
Galion.-William Biglin, who re
sides in the settlement" nortf
of this city, relates an incident of in
terest to farmers and stockmen. A
Jersey cow on his farm gave birth tt
twins and both were raised The
twins have each given birth to twins
The record is considered an unusua
one
New Philadelphia.-Levi Waltz, 81
years old, relative of President Viii
son, died here. His grandfather anC
President Wilson's grandfather were
brothers.
Sandusky. Moses Price. aget
As, Lake Shore detective, was shot anC
killed in a running fight with car bur
glars in the railroad yards here Sho
through the stomach and chest, Price
fell into the arms of William Higgins
another detective, with whom he was
pursuing the thieves. He died severa
minutes later.
Canton. While the body O.
William Burns rested in a room