The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-01-06
BUCKEYE NOTES
News From All Sections Of
the State

for United States senator next year,
was here gathering information as TO
how to get his nomination petitions
under way. He will have a platform
calling for the issuance Of S1,0OO,OO
900 legal tender at once, one-hah to
be devoted to a merchant marine, gov
ernmentally owned, manned by en-
listed men; the remainder will build
ships of war. He wants a federal
bank in every community, loans on
real and chattel property at 2 per
cent interest, noninterest bearing
bonds, so communities may borrow
from the government to build good
roads and hire the unemployed, and
government purchase of all public util-
tiles and their operation at cost.
Columbus. - Ten members of the
state building and loan depart
ment are working without pay.
They cannot draw any salary
because Gov. Willis refuses to ap-
prove their vouchers. These en-
ployes are Democrats and they have
refused the governors request for
their designations. For this reason
their salaries are being held up Eight
of these appointees are examiners
and the other two are office men. ]. A.
Devine, the head of the department,
is getting his pay. His term expires
next August, when he will be sue
ceeded by Republican unless he can
be prevailed upon to yield his position
earlier.
Youngstown.-The directors of the
| Brier Hill Steel Co. have decided to
recommend an increase of $2,500,000
in capital stock to provide for the con-
struction of q complete by-product
coke plant. A special meeting of the
stockholders will be held Jan, 25 to
vote on the stock increase.
CoIumbus.-H. E. Coll of Swanton,
former state agricultural supervisor,
who is a native of France, has
to the front" and that all but two
had, UP to last reports, escaped with
| their lives
Sandusky.-Women may be elected
to the board of trustees of the
Congregational church here for the
first time in it's history. The wo-
men have raised cry of taxation
without representation"
Youngstown.-Steve Kusper, aged
16, is held at the detention home
for shooting Alexander Sweitzer,
in whose home he boarded, following
an argument over the ownership of a
trunk.
Lima.-The fourth suicide in 10
days here has been reported. The
body of Otto Coy, rs, grocer's clerk,
was found hanging to a door by
clothesline. No cause can be given
for the suicide.
Akron. - George w. Carmichael,
president of the Carmichael Construc-
ton Company, has died as the results
of injuries sustained in the morning
when his auto and a street car col
lided.
Youngstown Mrs. Mary Arms
Wicks died here six days after
ry Wick, widely known in the
steel and coal business and rated as a.
millionaire. Both died of pneumonia,
Mrs. Wick contracting the disease
while caring for her husband during
his illness.
GalIipoIis. = Several barges loaded
with coal were sunk at Lion island
when the steamer W. K. Fields ma,
chinery became disabled. The boats
and coal belong to the Monongahela
Cleveland. - James w. Hagar of
East Cleveland, advertising writer and
former editor of New York paper,
is dead of pneumonia, aged 81.
Chardon. - F. Ray Truman, former
clerk of courts of Geauga county, later
in. the paint business in Cleveland,
has just been ordained a Congrega'
tional minister at Lynn Haven, Fla.
Lancaster. - Alfred Nye, aged 6S,
was found dead in bed at Amanda.
due to asphyxiation. He was bach
elor and leaves $4,000. Traces of his
relatives are wanted.
BeIIefontaine.-Mrs. NJ. E. Hunts.
man, aged 20 years, of Springfield, o.,
! died here at the home Of daughter
after she had returned from buying
; Christmas presents.
Loraln.-Mrs. Anastasia Matan, "a,
recently lifted hen from nest at
her home here. The fowl scratched
her on the hand. Later she died OF
blood poisoning, which developed from
the scratch.
10 years, a well-to-do farmer, was
t found lying near the barn with his
throat cut He was dead The only
reason the family can give for the act
is i'll health
Cincinnati.-Th Ohio State Bar as
, sociation held its raidwinter conven'
. ton here. The meeting lasted two
\ days. About 700 Ohio lawyers were
in attendance.
|, .Akron.-Dr. c. E. Norris, aged 81
= a physician for 27 years, has died OF
pneumonia.
Manchester. - Aberdeen, with q
, population of $50, has had no saloons
for 10 years, out of total vote oI
= $50, the drys received 81 and the wetS
= SO. No application has been made
v for license,
ToIedo.-The Toledo health depart
ment has been investigating the sale
of rotten eggs and so-called egg pow
= der and has found conditions here
/ similar to those in Cleveland.
Il columbus.-For stealing a small
n sack of coal valued at one penny
|. Walter Bell, colored. aged 25, wa
:, sent to the jail for 80 days in police
court
- Lorain. - Centuria Lewis, aged 10
died at St. Joseph's hospital of bul
= let wound inflicted at her home here
= Ernest Crutchfeld, aged 80 is I'm
- der arrest. facing a charge of shoot