The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-03-18
BUCKEYE NOTES

pSAltoutldIy III OTueT l0aI MS W1Ie ana
two little children might, under q
statute recently effective, receive a
part OF his earnings as a prisoner and
have, as he said, "a little something to
live on" Judge Roy H. Williams, how
ever, sentenced him to the Mansfield
reformatory.
Judge Williams told Storck that II
he did the right thing at Mansfield he
would not have to remain long and
that when he got out he would not
have to suffer the humiliation that ref
erenee to him as an eX-convict would
occasion. Storck pleaded guilty to rob-
bing cars in the local New York Gen.
trail yards.
Springfield. - oran F. Hypres,
former state senator and recently
appointed by Governor Willis to the
state library board. died at his
home in this city of blood poisoning,
which followed a slight operation.
Mr.. Hypes was one Of the most prom
inent laymen in the Methodist church
in America and was a member Of sew
eral governing boards of that denomi-
nation.
Fremont. - All Fremont is look
ing for a tall, strange man" who
roams the dark, frightening wom-
en- and men who look as if weighed
down by worldly goods of value Sew
eral women have reported to the po-
lice they had been chased by the man,
and James Shively was attacked.
Shively's pockets were turned inside
out. But Shively fooled his assailant.
He didn't have anything in his pockets.
Youngstown. - The travelling man
who wrote to Mayor F. A. Hart
enstein declaring he would call
an indignation meeting and start a
civic revolt II Youngstown did not
have a new flag over it's city hall
when he reached here on his next
trip, will not need to precipitate a riot.
Mayor Hartenstein found a balance in
the city public service fund with
which flag will be purchased.
Norwalk. - Congressman A. W.
Overmeyer of Fremont has just
announced the appointment Of Leon
II. Hiltz of this city, member of
| the Refector-Herald staff, to be his
private secretary. Mr.. Hiltz will as
sumo the duties of his new position
April /, going to Fremont, where he
will be in the ycongressman's law office
until congress convenes next Decem-
ber.
Mount Vernon. Hubert Lindsay
and Alex Lindsay, brothers, held
for grand larceny, asked Mrs. John
M. Woolison, wife of the sheriff,
to open a corridor window after she
took them their breakfast. When she
complied they escaped from the new
county police station by locking her in.
They were captured later.
Coshocton. - Hanging on a pick
ct fence, his neck broken, the
lifeless body of AlonZo, four-year-old
son of W. H. Gephart, prominent farm
er, was found by his mother at the
home near Pearl The child evidently
had climbed the fence and fell in such
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between the pickets.
Toledo. - The complaint made by
Germans here against United States
District Judge John M. Killits has
been dismissed by the govern
ment. Killits made a speech recently
in which he was said to have asserted
he did not care how soon somebody
dropped thousand bombs on En-
peror Williams head.
Youngstown. - "Pd rather go to
the electric chair than to prison
for life," declared Henry Jones, negro,
here when Judge w. P. Barnum pro-
nounced a sentence of life imprison-
ment. Jones killed his daughter and
then attempted to end his own life
He waived jury trial and pleaded
guilty to the crime.
Ashtabula. Mrs. Anna Howard
aged 81, was found guilty in police
court of selling liquor illegally and
was fined $500 and costs. She is the
second Ashtabula woman to be con-
victed of a like charge in a week.
Akron. Marbles gone out of
style? Not in Akron. Fred Smith,
capitalist, advertised in an evening pa
per here he would give away 100000
marbles. Did the kids visit his office?
They did.
Lima. - Lee Chavis, aged 35 years,
Dunkirk, N. Y, was instantly killed
when he fell from the top of Penn
sylvania freight train on the airbrakes,
swapping them and causing the train
| to halt
Martins Ferry. - There is a new
baby in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Mills. Mrs. Mills is 81
and the new baby is her 18th child.
All the children are living.
Mt. Vernon.-Harry Skipper ham
mered a nitroglycerin cap thrown
away by we'll drillers. His right hand
was blown off and he probably will
lose his sight.
Nelsonville. - John Barger aged
so, miner employed by the Sun
day Creek Co., committed suicide by
drinking poison.
Columbus. Both branches of
the general assembly passed unan-
imously the short budget bill carrying
appropriations of about $6,500,000. AS
result of the passage of the bill
funds will be available for payment of
state employees, who have not been
paid for almost month.
Sandusky.-William Carpenter, aged
sixty-fve years, farmer was injured
when a wagon in which he was drlv-
ing near Parkertown was struck by
Pennsylvania train. He died aboard
the train, on which he was being
brought at a mile-a-minute speed to a
hospital here.
Conneaut. - F. Z. Shaffmaster,
banker, and F. L. Horton, a con-
tractor, we're badly injured. The
safe of the Gordon Sand Co. was part