The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-07-06
NEWS CULLED
IN THE CAPITAL
ACTIVITIES OF STATE DEPART
MENTS-OTHER HAPPENINGS
Special Columbus Correspondent.

sixth death Of persons either now ol
formerly prominently connected with
the state service that have all occurred
within few weeks. The others are
e. S. Nichols, formerly chief clerk in
the office of the state supervisor Of
printing, and at the time of his death
assistant reporter for the supreme
court; Hiram C. Bronson, former mem
Der of the legislature and we'll known
as the author of the state primary elec
ton law; c. F. DeLong, former custo
dian Of the state house and grounds
James W. Weaver, who at the time oi
his death held that position, and
Charles E. Bonebrake, brother OF
Louis D. Bonebrake, who was the CHIEF
clerk in the Office OF state school com
missioner under his brother, and for
mer member of the legislature from
this county. L. D. Bonebrake was
born in Westerville in August, 1859
He was educated at Otterbein univer.
sity, Westerville, from which he grad.
uated in 1882, and Immediately began
teaching. He was successfully the su.
perintendent Of schools at Sparta, FL.
more, Athens and Mount Vernon.
While holding the latter position he
was nominated by the Republicans in
1898 for school commissioner and was
elected over M. E. Hard, and two years
later reelected over ], D. Simkins. Mr..
Bonebrake had only recently been
elected superintendent of the schools
of Lancaster, o., and would have as
sumed those duties in September.
Machine Had 'JInx.'
His machine had a jinx,'" say the
friends of ]. H. Parsons, Columbus
stock broker who was killed instantly
when during a joy ride his ma
chine dashed into a truck and
was wrecked, and they tell a
story of how four persons have now
been killed by it. 1t is a high-powered
Stutz, very speedy. It was formerly
owned in Madison county and two
people were killed by it there before
Parsons purchased it. Six months ago
1t ran down and killed J. w. Renner
on the west side of Columbus. Par
sons did not own it then. 1T has no
more ink than any other high-pow-
cred machine that is run recklessly
in crowded Streets" say the police.
1T is criminal to own such a machine
for ordinary driving"
Hold Up Saloonist, Get $109.
Two wild west bandits, using only
razors for weapons, held up the pro-
prietor and several patrons in the sa-
loon of Arthur Bolloer in broad day
light and robbed the till Of $1O9. They
had the crowd bluffed and no outcry
was made until the robbers were well
away The police arrested a man who
gave his narIe as Charles Mcnamara
as one of the robbers and Bolloer
claimed to identify him as one of the
two. The fact that he had in his pock-
cts $3.50, practically half the booty
secured at the saloon, is the best cor
roborating evidence they have against
him.
Two Interested Spectators.
Two interested spectators at the
ceremony Of the presentation of new
colors to the 4th o. N. G. by the Ro-
tary club of Columbus were Mrs. E. M.
Heller of Delaware, who in 1861 saw
the colors presented to the old 4th
Ohio, and Charles Herrick, who in
1847 marched off to the war in Mexico
under command of Cen Scott. He
lives in Columbus and is one of the
few Mexican war survivors in the
state.
Cause for Action.
If your neighbor's cat yowls at night
and annoys you, preventing you from
getting your rest and sleep, you have
ground for action and redress, accord
ing to a decision given by Judge E. B.
Dillon of the local common pleas court.
He sustained the action brought by
". B. Kennedy and other neighbors
Of ]. W. Payler here, who keeps a
'cattery" at his residence on a resi- !
dence street.
Dies From Ivy Poisoning.
To live long years in the supposed
dangerous occupation of railroading
without ever being even hurt, and to
lie at last from the result of severe
Wy poisoning, was the fate of Thomas
J. Mulvihill, an old railroad conductor, |
Who succumbed here from ivy poison
ng, which developed in very viru-
ent and uncomfortable form. Death !
rom this cause is very rare.
Appeal to Commission.
Both the Federal Gas & Fuel Co.
Ind the Columbus Gas G Fuel Co.
rave appealed to the state utilities
commission the gas rate question here.
The city has passed an ordinance fix
ng it at 25 cents. The rate is 80 and
he gas companies are asking an in
rease.
Harding to Address Editors.
Senator Harding will make the prin.
ipal address at the midsummer meet
ng Of the Associated Ohio Dailies at
Iedar Point, July 20 and 81. On the
econd day the members will be the
,uests Of Manager Booking of the Ce-
lar Point Resort Co.
Organizing for Campaign.
State headquarters will be estab-
lshed in Columbus soon by the Ma.
ional AntiDrug Habit league, which
3 to carry on fight in Ohio against
arcotics and is behind a movement
Or the establishment Of a sanatarium
Or drug users.
Inspect Site of New Pen.
The new prison farm west of Lon
on has been inspected by the mem
ers of the commission to establish ,
ew penitentiary, Gov. Willis and
lree members of the state board of '
administration. The purpose of the
'ip was TO agree upon a site for the :
ew penitentiary on this farm. Archi- I
'ct Richards of Columbus, who will
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