The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-02-04
BUCKEYE NOTES

dSSS oAHA HOu luO NdtiulLy VI INC hOAAO
rule amendment to the state consti-
tuition, adopted at the last November
election.
Sustaining the Franklin county
courts, the high tribunal rejected the
plea of organized dry leaders for an
Injunction preventing the amendment
from becoming effective and restrain.
ing the state liquor license board from
naming license boards in the As coun-
ties voted dry under the Rose county
option law.
The amendment repeals the Rose
law and permits the sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors anywhere in any county
except such townships and municipali-
ties as vote dry under the Beall option
law. The state license board will now
appoint the local license boards of
two members each for the As dry
counties.
Waverly. - Joseph M. Wooddella,
aged 10 years, murderously attacked
his father, John Will Wooddella,
farmer, residing near Stockdale, with
an ak, infiicting probably fatal in
juries. The youth, seized with sud-
den attack of insanity, had fred the
barn and five stacks of hay, all of
which were consumed. When the
father discovered the fire and at
tempted to rescue the stock from the
burning building he was set upon by
the enraged youth. A posse of neigh
bors overpowered the young man.
Canton-George F. Brown, who
has been employed on a farm
near Massillon a quarter of a
century by Frank F. Yingllng, was
awarded $16,167 by Judge AXE, this
sum representing wages unpaid since
1889 and interest. Brown worked for
years without collecting money, the
two men living by themselves on
farm near here. Yingling made no de-
fense, admitting the money was due
Brown.
Toledo.-The common pleas court
of Lima in the manslaughter case
against Benjamin Tobin, accused
of killing Edward Siebod of To-
ledo with loaded piece of rubber hose
in the home of Mrs. Belle Dove, a
widow, returned a verdict of guilty.
The trial was the shortest of its kind
in the history of Allen county, lasting
only 10 hours.
Marysville - Judge Brodrick has
received from his friend, DR.. Cam
den M. Cobern of Meadville, Pa,
a small cup taken from the excava-
tions at Abydra. This cup was used
in offering libations to the god Osiris.
Judge Brodrick also received a magic
eye" used as charm from the time of
Moses to the Ptolemies.
GAINESVILLE. - Roseville, Muskingum
county, is almost a dogless town
as Marshal Charles Ziegler has killed
forty dogs in the past few days
following rabies scare Scarcely a
dozen dogs are left in the town of
1900 inhabitants and all these are
penned up. ~"a
Sandusky. - While temporarily in
sane, Mrs. Michael Wilt, wife of
contractor, attempted suicide by
chopping herself about the head
with an ak. Six wounds, none fatal,
we're inflicted. Her children saw her
and their screams attracted her hus-
band, who prevented further injury.
Bowling Green. - Judge Schoffield
Of Marion has ordered a recount
of the ballots of Wood county in
the case of Milo Lybarger, Republican,
who was defeated for county sheriff
by two votes by Gus SKibble, Demo-
crat. The recount began Immediately.
Marion. - The Ohio Woman's Chris
tian Temperance union adopted reso-
lutions asking for the continu-
ance of the state moving picture
board Of censors and passage of the
bill pending in the Ohio legislature for
the adjustment of capital punishment
Akron. - When fellow boarder
went into the bedroom of John
Soos to see if Soos was ready to ac-
company him downtown. he discovered
the man was dead. Coroner Lyon said
death was due to heart disease
GAINESVILLE. - Can a mule die of
remorse? John Parker, hostler for
A. B. See, brickmaker here, was
kicked in the face by mule and the
mule died within an hour. Parker
wasn't hurt much.
Marysville. - After a trial last
ing two days Probate Judge Ed.
ward Porter decided the contested
Beal election held in Redwood, Jan. 12
in favor of the drys. He held the drys
won by four votes.
Easton. Ralph w. Schirtzinger,
owner of the Peekskill, New York,
Evening News, who was undergo
ing treatment at an Easton santa
rum for a nervous breakdown, COM
mitted suicide.
Akron. Michael Kane, aged AZ,
just returned from a two-month So
journ at the Warrensville workhouse,
broke into the kitchen at the county
Jail in search of something to eat.
Youngstown.-An unsuccessful at
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railroad ticket Office safe in Garfield.
The building was damaged.
Dayton.-What is considered here
in the fight of the strongest sup
port yet given to the Vonderheide
food conservancy act was a mandate
issued by the court of appeals order
ing the original Dayton conservancy
court to proceed with the hearing on
a petition to create Miami valley
conservancy district
Gallipolis. - Leo Moneneni, Greek
wrestler, and Miss Isabelle Shultz,
Wheeling, West Virginia, were arrest
ed in a local hotel and lodged in Jail
on white slave charges. They were
found in room with Eva T. Stan
ley, Is.
Lima a-"Denver" Jack Geyer, veter-
an of many pugilistic encounters,
was seriously burned while res
cuing his four-year-old nephew from