The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-02
BUCKEYE NOTES
News from All Sections Of
the State

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but they have had little effect in check
ing buying. At the same time the
scarcity of billets and other forms of
semi-f1nished material has become
more serious and large consumers OF
steel are already predicting that they
VIII be compelled to close their plants
at least temporarily il present condi.
tiOns continue.
An eastern car builder fears en-
forced idleness of some of his plants
in the second quarter of next year,
and an eastern shipyard has already
been delayed on some work by slow
delivery of plates from eastern mills.
Many mills are actually fighting off
business and are having trouble in
keeping up with their contract require
ments.
Lima. - One Of the biggest mer.
camille failures in business cir.
cles here for more than a year was
reported Wednesday, when it was an
nounced the main store of the Wenger
Shoe Co., owned and managed by
Frank E. Wenger, had been closed by
order of the United States district
court at Toledo. Creditors with more
than $25,000 worth of accounts were
responsible for the action.
Findlay.-John H. Clark of Ma
rion will be one of the Repub-
lican candidates against the third
term candidacy of John A. Keys, pres
ent congressman from the Eighth dis
trict, according to a letter just re-
ceived here. There will be several
other candidates with Clark, among
the number being Charles H. Lewis, a
Harpster banker
Columbus. - Gov. Willis Saturday
appointed 81 delegates to repre-.
sent Ohio at the 18th annual con,
Vention of the national rivers and har.
bors congress, to be held at the New
Willard hotel in Washington, D. c.,
Dec, Dec. $40, inclusive. Col John
l.. Vance of Gallipolis, George Puchta
Of Cincinnati and Col. J. ]. Sullivan of
Cleveland are delegates.
Columbus. - Rev. DR.. Washington
GLADDEN. and Gov. Frank B. Will.
lis have received telegraphic invi.
tation from Henry Ford to join his
peace party and visit Europe in an
effort to end the war. Both men ex-
pressed the intention of going If it is
possible to get away.
GAINESVILLE. - Two sons Of Oscar
James, near McConnellsville, found
nitroglycerin cartridge and ex-
ploded it by hammering the car
fridge with an iron wedge. Everett
has deep cash in the arm and Ebert
was severely cut about the face and
hands.
Columbus. - Because his time is so
fully occupied by other matters,
former Gov. Myron T. Herrick
has resigned as trustee of the Ohio
society. W. P. Palmer of Cleveland
has been appointed by Gov. Willis to
fill the vacancy.
Cleveland. - Pinned so tightly be-
tween the trucks of a Lorain-av
car that it required a half hour of
work by the car crew and firemen from
engine house No. IL to extricate his
body, August Pfeffer, 35, was crushed
to death under street car Thursday.
Macarthur. - Daniel Lands, aged
100 years, is dead in the Vinton coun-
ty infirmary. His only sister is living
at the age Of 102. James Mullen, the
oldest man in the county, an inmate
of the infirmary, is enjoying good
health at 103
FindIay.-Brooding over the fact
told him by his physician that he
was afflicted with creeping par
alysis, Hamilton Dean, prominent
retired farmer, 70, of Forest, drowned
himself in reservoir.
Port CIinton.--William Spade, aged
45 years, was killed by Lake Shore
train Sunday as he tried to cross the
tracks. He was a former freight con-
ductor on this road Spade resided
here with his mother.
Toledo. - Sidney L. Fullerton, an
oil we'll promoter, was arrested
at his home in Norwalk, O., on
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with sending obscene literature
through the mails.
Lorain. - Several friends of H. P.
Nelson, defeated here for mayor,
are raising funds to finance a demand
for a recount, believing it would show
Nielsen elected. The returns show he
lost by 13 votes.
Akron. - Frank Doeles, aged 38, of
| Cleveland, slashed his throat with
a razor in a restaurant here after be-
| ing informed there was no more tur-
key to be served. He will recover.
Columbus. After vainly trying to
induce his wife to drink the con-
tents of a glass, Arthur Wilson, 40,
drained the contents of second glass
and fell dead before his wife's eyes.
Findlay. - The rooms of Charles
Treece were raided by Chief
Crawford, and Treece paid a fine of
$50 and costs for permitting games
to run.
Canton. - John ]. Whitacre, leader
of the True Democracy League
of Ohio, and former sworn foe
of James M. Cox, Wednesday declared
he would support the Democratic nom.
inee for governor of Ohio, no matter
If it were Cox himself. Asked about
his fight against the governor, during
his administration, Mr.. Whitacre de-
clared 81 will let bygones be by
cones"
sandusEy. - Under the will of Miss
Mary Brunty, Good Samaritan hospi-
tai of this city is the sole beneficiary
of the woman's estate, the estimated
value of which is $4,000.
Steubenville. A half dozen men
put in the Steubenville prison
not only climbed through the wall, but
each man stole brick as a souvenir.