The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-09-02
BUCKEYE NOTES
News From All Sections Of
the State

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lake' to formulate plans for the cam
palgn this fall in behalf of statewide
prohlbition. The conference was made
up OF members of the executive COM
mlttee OF the Anti-Saloon League. its
state officials and chairmen of the dry
ORGANIZATIONS in the various counties.
IL was semi-authoritativel stated
tnat the campaign for statewide pro-
niOltlon VIII be formally opened in
some OF the counties as early as the
middle of September, while in others
Lhe opening will be delayed until Oct.
l. The date of the opening in each in
stance will be left to the discretion of
Ihe various county organizations,
which, it is stated, have been carried
over intact from the campaign of last
year.
Sandusky.-The members of the
engine crew of a Pennsylvania pas.
senger train believe they prevented
safe cracking job. AS the train
was pulling out of Parkertown,
III miles south of here, the fireman on
the train noticed two men on the
coupling beam in the rear of the ten
der. With the engineer, a stream of
water from small hose was played
upon the pair and the command, Get
OH given. Both men made haste to
obey the command.
After they had reached the ground
the smaller of the two made a grab for
suitcase and an alligator bag that
mad been left behind The train was
running at such rate that he was un-
able TO recover the containers. Exami-
nation at the police station showed the
hand bag contained safe cutting tools.
Conneaut.-Police are working on a
theory that tramps or a gang of car
ROBBERS are throwing men from New
York Central trains after robbing
them.
Friday morning of last week Michael
Morgan Of Rochester, N. Y, was found
badly injured alongside the tracks at
kingsVille. He died Sunday morning
mere. Early Monday morning the body
OF another man was found at almost
the same place. No Identification has
as yet been made.
OhIo Pavilion, P. P. |. E., San Fran
cisco.-Directing Commissioner New.
ton M. Miller has received a telegram
from former President William How.
ard Taft, who will shortly visit the
exposition, accepting the hospitality
or the Ohio building Friday, Sept 8,
when reception will be given in his
honor. Mr.. Miller is preparing to
make the occasion the most notable
IN the annals of the Ohio building, and
the leading citizens of California will
be invited to meet the distinguished
lurist and former president.
Columbus.-Upon request of coun.
sci for the complainants, charges of
misconduct in Office filed against
Robert 7. Michener and Hayward
Long, license commissioners of Bel
mont county, were dismissed by the
state liquor license commission here.
Attempts were made to secure liuuor
licenses by bribery, according to testi-
mony offered by Michener and Long.
Sandusky.-One hundred suits of
winter underwear in transit to
dealer at Tiffin were stolen from a
box car in the Big Four yards here.
Whisky and tobacco in the same car
were untouched. The only theory the
police have on which to work is that
rnhhnr ic fol hcfo
a disposition to provide against a long
and rigorous winter.
Sandusky.-A husband is not liza.
Bile for alimony after his wife is
dead. This is the decision of Com.
mon Pleas Judge R. H. Williams in
the case of George M. Zellers, a state
soldiers home veteran, who was sued
by Charles Neill, administrator of the
estate of Mrs. Zellers, who died a
few days after starting a divorce suit.
Columbus. - Ohio suffragists will
have their day at the Ohio state
fair Announcement has just been
made that Wednesday, Sept. 1, had
been set aside in their honor. The
8utfragists will give a demonstration
on this occasion, which will include a
big parade through the fair grounds.
Akron.-James Henwood, 43, in.
jured in a collision between a buggy
and an auto, died at the Peoples hos.
pital. He did not regain conscious.
ness following the accident.
Cincinnati.-Samuel ]. Murray, vice
president and treasurer of the Ameri- |
can Playing Card Co., died at his
home here. Mr.. Murray was 65.
Fremont.-Fire gutted the plant of |
the Unsinger Razor Blade Co. with a |
loss estimated on buildings and stock |
of $4,000, partially insured. The fac
tory had closed down for the day.
Fremont.-Jacob Joseph, 76, wealthy
dry goods merchant, brother of julius
and Fred Joseph, Cleveland, died here.
He was in business here so years.
FtndIay.-Arthur Yates, eight, was
fishing. He had a bite that so ex-
cited him he fell in. His body was
recovered.
kenton. - Nobody cares for me
any more, read a note pinned to
the pillow of bed from a post of
which the body of Samuel j. Weikert,
II, Civil war veteran, was found sus-
pended by A. H. Jenkins, friend who
had been taking care of the aged man.
Weikert had used a rope to commit
suicide.
Columbus.-Forty-one chattel and
salary loan companies have been
granted licenses by the state bank
ng department to do business un-
Ter the Lloyd salary loan law, which
became effective Aug. II. Thirty other
applications for licenses are pending.
Columbus.-One of the heaviest
of recent years, accom-,
panied by a wind which blew GA
niles an hour, visited Columbus. In