Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-12-28
STATE BRIEFS


TIFFTN.-Charles T.. Moore, un-
der 5000 cash bond for his appearance
before the. grand jury, asked Prose
cutor Russell knepper to refund the
bond money and allow him to go to
JAIL in order to allow him to have the
use of his cash for Christmas. Prose-
cutor Knepper has refused the per-
mission.
FINDLAY-Some mean fellow, re-
gardless of the high cost Of living, is
going to make the country wards suf-
fer along with the rest of humanity
Recently some one stole 100 chickens
from their favorite roosting places,
and now, it is announced, some fellow
has hauled away so bushels of corn.
FOSTORIA-The most acceptable
present for great many Fostorians
would be ton of coal, delivered f.
o. b. (Foreward or Back "door")
and no questions asked The coal sit
aution in Fostoria is critical, with lit
tie relief in sight. Lots of folks
bought, borrowed, stole or traded FOR
coal stoves, and now they have moth
ing to put in 'em.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of poor at
tendance at the show, the Sandusky
County Poultry and Pet Stock Asso-
citation announced that the association
would hold no more poultry shows.
BOWLING GREEN-More than 81
900 pairs of quail from the northern
part Of Mexico will be sent to Ell Paso,
Texas, and then to Ohio, according to
arrangements being made by the state
game warden. Efforts are being made
to have some of the birds placed on
farms in Wood county.
Game wardens will accompany the
Ohio state fish car to Texas to see
that the birds are properly fed and
wGtered in the trip across the coun-
try.
BELLEFONTAINE - Fred Bush,
driver for an express company, IS
trying to figure out if he will have
any salary at all coming to him for
this month. He slipped while carry
ing a crate of eggs and broke eight
dozen of the precious fruit.
AKRON-Eleven disgusted inmates
of the city Jail start their first work
on the big ditch out at the county in
Urinary this week. The men are all
able bodied and can do a good days
work" said Service Director Carl
Beck, but the trouble is they are too
fond of the bottle" The men will
be paid 60 cents day and will sleep
in the city hall nights.
BELIAIRE-In the absence from
the city of her father, Fire Chief
Fitton, Sarah Fitton, 20. directed the
tiremen when they were called out to
fight flames in the Pultney mine. near
here. The fire, which is believed 20
have been Of incendiary nature, caused
$4,000 loss.
COLUMBUS-How Michigan fl
nanced the successful drive against
the saloon will be told at the annual
convention of the Ohio Anti Saloon
League here, January 1918, by S. S.
Kresge, of Detroit, man who gave
more than $4,000 and who was in
strumental in other large contribu-
tiOns being made. Kresge comes to
give the Ohio drys expert advice and
promises that he will make some peo-
pie ''sit up and take notice." to quote
from his letter of acceptance.
NEWARK-A lone bandit held up
clerks in two shoe stores here and es-
capped with $3.50.
TOLEDO-Every loaf of bread sold
in Toledo will have it's weight stamp
ed thereon If legislation presented to
council by Councilman John Mulhol-
land. is passed.
And 1t would be unlawful to bake
bicad in any other way. Violators