Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-12-31

Springfield, O.-While funeral serv-
ces were being held for Jacob Coble,
,eived when gasoline stove exploded,
Victor Coble, one of two sons, victim
Of the same accident, died at the city
hospital.
Springfield, O.-Jacob Coble, aged
30, resident of the Old Soldiers
Home in Dayton, was burned to death
and his two sons, Bert and Victor, of
this city, were perhaps fatally burned
IN a gasoline explosion in the bachelor
apartments of Victor Coble.
Wooster, O.-Gas escaping from a
leaky pipe filled the Wallace theater |
during the night and exploded when it |
came in contact with furnace flames. |
$4,000 damages and scores of win
dows shattered in nearby buildings.
Tifin, O.-Because of the prevailing
epidemic of la grippe among the chill
dren of this city the public schools
were closed two days in advance of
the holiday vacation. During the past
week rs per cent of the total enroll
ment has been absent because of i'll
ness.
Akron, O.-Council doubled the size
of Akron in a four-minute session by
putting through new annexation or
dinance adding 10 square miles to the
city's area. The ordinance adds near
ly million dollars to the tax dupli-
cate, taking in all the big estates west
of the city.
Sandusky, O.-The village of KelIey's
Island, on Kelley's Island, Is miles
from the mainland, in Lake Erie, was
virtually destroyed by fire. January
| Coutcher's saloon, Murphy Brothers
warehouse, Charles Himmellein's sa-
lon and restaurant, four dwellings and
Fred Schardt's gasboat, burned The
loss is estimated at $4,000.
| Columbus, O.-Fat profits of county
sheriffs in boarding jail prisoners are
j threatened by suit carried to the SUI
| preme court. It involves the question
of whether sheriffs may force the pay
ment of the legal minimum of As cents
day for the feeding of prisoners con-
fined in jails, though the actual cost
of their board may be no more than
15 cents day.
Columbus, O.-General John C
Speaks, state fish and game commits
sioner, called attention to the fac
. that if hunters wish to hunt on New
Years day, they will have to take ou
licenses for 1916. Those for 1915 ex
, pire at midnight, December 81, hi
/ said Many inquiries had been re
cefved at his Office concerning nev
years hunting.
Springfield, O.-Howard Humphrey
5 has been permanently appointed to tn
!, position of superintendent of term
t inals for the D., T. and l. at Detroit
|. vice Edward Dowling, resigned. Othe
t appointments: Trainmaster, Norther
: Division, NJ NJ Sisson, headquarter
|. at Napoleon, vice Mr.. Humphreys, pre-
t NOTED; chief train dispatcher g
Springfield, ]. ]. Graham.
Dayton, O.-The two-year-old daugl
ter of Mrs. Susie Ciliak was burned
r death at the home in Notre Dame. Th
g. mother is not expected to live, folloy
.e ing her effort to rescue the child, an
e a second daughter, Marie, was bad
IN burned in an attempt to rescue ht
g. mother and sister.
n Alliance, O.-The former plant
as the Alliance Leader was badly quite
es by fire, with loss of $4,000. Haidt
d. shoe store was also damaged. tt
to Leader was merged August with Il
Review.
O, Lima, O.-Three men were scald
and otherwise injured, one so bad
MT that he will die, when a Cincinna
ar Hamilton & Dayton freight locomoti
* blew up at CridersviIle, neas here. T
IT'S fireman and head brakeman we
les blown from the cab. The injured ar
,ls Engineer Clayton B. Keiseh, Toled
he Fireman Charles Enoch, Toledo; bral
ms man ]. E. Dozier, Cincinnati.
of
to Defiance, O.-Martin Hoffman, ne
ire 80, was badly lacerated about the ar
led by a lion, which attacked him duri
the performance of an indoor circns