The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-07-02
Buckeye Notes

Spanish-American War Veterans:
Department commander, Charles l..
Gebauer, Cleveland; senior vice de-
partment, commander, James Oates,
Toledo; junior vice department COM
mander, H. G. Behrens, Middletown;
department inspector, r. L. Davis,
Cincinnati; department Judge advo-
cate, Edward Matthias, Van Vert;
department surgeon, Henry Taylcr,
Athens; department chaplain, John
Frederick, Hamilton; department mar
shal, Howard C. Gilbert, Columbus.
Akron. = After three-day chase
leading from Kings Mills, near
Cincinnati, to Akron, Laura New
man, is, and Anna Davis, 16, runaway
girls, were captured here. Their
father, w. B. Newman, traced them
from town to town by railroad tickets.
Police here were given description
Of the girls when 1t was learned they
were headed for Akron, and they were
in Mr.. Newman's custody few hours
after their arrival. The girls declare
they were anxious to see the world,
but expressed a willingness to return
home.
Lorain. - One man was killed,
another probably fatally injured and
ten other persons seriously hurt
when an east bound local car on
the Lake Shore Electric railway got
beyond control on the steep grade ap-
preaching the subway under the
Nickel Plate railroad, two miles west
of here, and jumped the track and
tipped over.
Ravenna. - w. H. Beebe, aged
70, cashier of the Second National
bank here so years, died suddenly ut
his home of heart failure. Mr.. Beebe
was prominent in Ohio fraternal cir
cles, being elected few weeks ago the
2Sth time treasurer Of the Royal Area
mum of Ohio. He was also prominent
ly identified with the Odd Fellows.
Marion. = The foundry and core
room of the Huber Manufacturing
company, one of Marion's largest in
dustries, was practically destroyed by
fire. The loss will reach $25 900 and
several hundred men will be thrown
out of work temporarily Lack Of
water pressure was responsible for
most of the loss.
Martins Ferry. Edwin Bowen
and Fred Engle, two boys, were
killed at a Pennsylvania railroad
crossing when the wagon in which
they were taking milk to market was
hit by a fast train.
Akron. - Amos B. Root, carpen-
ter, was accidentally shot in the
nose with a revolver in the hands
of Dwight Spesseh, North hill boy.
Young Spesseh was shooting sparrows
near a house where Root was work.
ing. One of the shots went wild.
Steubenville. The feature of
the Ohio Endeavor convention here
was the parade with over thou
sand in line. Many floats and deco
rated autos were in line. Ohio En-.
deavorers pledged $4,000 to the erec-
tion of the International Endeavor
building in Boston.
Newark. - John Riditrour, aged
| 80 years, was cut down by two prison
ers in the city prison after he had
hanged himself with strips of his
clothing to his cell door. He was re
vived after a half hours work and
says he will not attempt it again.
West Unity. - Fire, which start
ed in the main building of the
West Unity Manufacturing company,
did $4,000 damage before it was put
out. Five buildings adjoining were de-
stroyed.
Wooster - Wooster police sus-
pect that man who gave his
name as Thomas Howard of Galveston,
Tex, when he was arrested here, is
the person who for many months has
been stealing gold. from dental Offices
in many Ohio cities.
The man, police give out, was sur
prised in the Offices of Elson & Weimer
at daylight. He ran, it is said, but was
caught by Policeman Naftzger. The
policeman later found package he de-
clared he saw Howard throw away as
he ran. The package contained skele-
ton keys and 5000 worth of gold. part
of which had been taken from the
Elson & Weimer office.
Sandusky.-Elmer Grathwohl, aged
eight years, fell into Sandusky
bay and was drowned while watching
playmates who were swimming. Ef-
forts to resuscitate him with pull
motor we're futile. Henry Myers, 10,
tried to save his friend and but for the
timely arrival Of Irving Mears, dredge
worker, with a pikepole he, too, might
have drowned. While authorities were
working over young Grathwohld
Thomas Platt, a Civil war veteran, fell
into the bay at the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad docks, three squares away
He was dead when taken out.
Columbus. - Edwin C. Beach, aged
80 years, OF Coshocton, shot himself
in the head in his room in a hotel here
and was found dead by a bellboy
Death was inspired by a strange de-
sire of eight years duration to kill him
self. 1t is thought a fall from horse
affected his mind.
Marion. - Dreaming that he had
been shot, John PosteN, aged 81
called to his mother in their home in
the morning and asked her to rub his
hip. Mrs. Postell found steel jack
eted bullet imbedded beneath the skin
Investigation disclosed that the bali
had been fired during quarrel among
Italians across the street,
; Alliance. Charles Vanier wa
seriously injured when he fen
twelve feet from cherry tree and
landed on his head on brick paved