The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-09-14
Special Columbus Correspondent.

ument which II has erected owe
the grave of Thomas Kirker. il
second governor, in Adams coun
y, where he lived. Since hi
death, nearly so years ago, the las
resting place of this pioneer states
man, whose public service was con
spicuous, has been marked by nothinf
more pretentious than a rude marble
slab. The monument to be unveiled
strikingly simple in design, symbolizes
the respect and reverence the state
has for a chief executive who helped
TO lay the foundation for its present
greatness. Gov. Kirker's body is buried
IN Kirker cemetery, which lies in
picturesque place amid the hills and
dales Of Adams county. So distant is
IT from any hamlet or place of habita-
ton that its solitude is not disturbed
save by the singing of birds and sough-
ing OF the winds. Mary Permelia Cole
man and William Harold Kirker, di-
rect descendants of Gov. Kirker, act
ing for the state, will unveil the me-
mortal. Gov. Willis will speak. as
will other former governors of the
state if they can be present Former
Cows. Foraker, Campbell, Herrick,
Harmon and Cox we're invited to at
tend and take part in the ceremonies.
Fires Board of Revision.
The first act of the state tax COM
mission after E. NJ. Fullington took
his place as member of that body, sue
ceeding James Boyle, whose resigna-
ton was accepted by Gov Willis. was
to remove the members of the Frank
lin county board of revision, which,
without notice of hearing, arbitrarily
raised the taxes of some $4,000 or
more citizens of Columbus and Frank
lin county. Because criticism was di-
rected against the commission, as well
as the revision board. Mr.. Boyle asked
the governor to accept his resignation,
which he did, announcing Mr. Fulling-
tons appointment at the same time.
The latter has been state budget COM
missioner, and he is succeeded in that
place by Miletus Garner, former sec
retary to the house finance commit
tee, and who has been commission |
clerk in the governors office.
$40 Day Job Goes Begging.
The wave of prosperity has ap-
preached tidal proportions in Column
bus. In fact, so pronounced is it that
one $40 a day job in Columbus is 60
ing begging and another one, which
has been offered to one man, has been
only fp0totiVplN iDhg
are those of appraisers for the Frank
lin county conservancy board. Harry
S. Holton, city councilman, and George
c. Urlin, real estate man. have both
rejected offers of these positions. and
Prof. M. B. Hammond has not def
nitely decided to accept one of them.
Therefore the conservancy directors
have almost decided to use the classi-
fed departments of the daily newspa-
pers in order to assure someone for {
the position.
Wants His Money s
The adjutant generals department
has received a letter from Assist. t
Adjt. Gen Edward Schulze of Connec- |
ticut, located at Hartford, asking if
the state of Ohio has $500 belonging t
to John Serguson of Hartford, who a
claims that the money was taken from c
him by an officer after he had been a
sent to Clark barracks to serve in the i
Union army in place of an Urbana c
man, who paid him $1,000 for substi- f
tuting for him. Serguson says that he d
cannot remember the name of the Ur- :
bana man. and that he was never as
signed to any regiment or company
There is nothing on file at the adju. G
tant generals office at Columbus to Il
show that the state has any money Il
belonging to Serguson. d
Was Prominent Mason. fl
Edward Archer, former state official t
and prominent member of the Masonic Ii
fraternity, who died in Columbus 10 Il
minutes after being stricken with apo Ii
plexy, was known to many in every t.
county IN the state. Mr.. Archer was o
past grand high priest of the grand Il
chapter of Royal Arch Masons of
Ohio was past grand master of the q
grand council of RoyaS and Select P
.it'ShNAS VA OhlO, "Clo nS'NlSldI VI JuG ~
Veteran Association Of Masons of R
Ohio. Fl
Crop About Harvested. fe
Ohio's peach crop has about been &C
harvested and is beginning to appear m
IN the markets. The best are selling
It about SO, although some good fruit
S expected to retail at a lower figure U
The quality which sells for about G.
'l.50 is not very good. Twenty-Five tn
,ound sacks of sugar have gone down s.
o S1.S5, but this is still higher than til
he price last year during the canning W
eason. bC
Orders Return of Overcharues.
The public utilities commission has
'rdered the Hooking Valley railroad to ar
'ay T. f. McElfresh, a Delaware deal. tn
#, S75.7S, with 6 per dent interest al
rom Dec. 5, 1911, for overcharges on is
oal shipments. This is the first of VI
0 similar claims made against the an
ompany. The total amount of all the i'd
laims is $1,000. lil
Prisoners Pardoned. st;
Gov. Willis has pardoned 10 prison. an
rs and commuted life sentences of
ohm Logar of Mahoning county to 10
ears and Peter Harambasic of Lorain we
Ounty to 20 years. "A
Will Provide Drinking Fountains.
Ohio's Capitol is to be provided with
it has never had and needs CO.
ably, namely, drinking fountains. ha
hese are to be installed in the north au
nd south corridors of the building. me
he Capitol is the chief place of inter- is
It for visitors, and for many years it cas-
as practically without any accommo- sol
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