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

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DR.. Giles Hosmer, who, with Patrol
man Harry Kidwell, was killed year
ago when his auto was struck by an
inteTurban car at the Johnson road
crossing of the Cleveland, Painesville
q Eastern railroad, Nottingham. The
verdict was returned by jury in the
court Of Common Pleas Judge Manuel
Levine. Mrs. Hosmer sued for $685.
600.
Sandus<y. - John L. Risk, a De-
troit broker, was convicted in the
court of common pleas here of obtain
ing property under false pretenses. He
was charged with having sold stock in
the General Founder Co., a Michigan
corporation, to Mrs. Anna B. Galloway
of Castalia, knowing at the time the
sale was made that the company,
which short time later went to the
wall was insolvent.
Akron. - Mrs. Frank Rockwell,
Jr, was killed instantly, her hus-
bands shoulder was broken and
Mrs. R. A. Huber, wife of the business
manager of the Akron Press, was in
ternally injured when an auto in which
they were returning from Canton
skidded and turned turtle. Mrs. Rock
wells body was brought to an Akron
morgue.
Cincinnati. - Harry e. Yoker, aged
&c, is held following the murder of
Mrs. Mamie Sherrard Beatty late Sat
urday. Police say Yoker fired four
shots into the woman's body. After
his arrest police say Yoker said: 81
loved her and she refused to marry
me. was beside myself"
Portsmouth.-John NJ Powell and
Everett Spurlock of Columbus, in
spectors for the Ohio state liquor IL
cense commission, caused wholesale
arrests of bootleggers here following
a search throughout the city.
Mayor Kapps gave the offenders the
maximum penalties.
MassiIlon. - After lying partly
paralyzed at his boarding house
since he fell from a hand car two
months ago, Dominic Matteo was
taken to City hospital, where physi-
clans found his neck is broken He
was placed in cast. He may live.
Lorain.-Paul Erhlick, aged twelve,
son of John Erhlick, Lorain county
farmer, was bitten by horse afflicted
with rabies. The boys arm was Sc
verely lacerated. The horse was bitten
two weeks ago by a mad dog which
terrorized Lorain.
UhrichsviIle.-The efforts of the
Uhrichsville & Dennison Gun & Rod
club have led Gen. John c. Speaks,
state game warden, to order a half
million Lake Chautauqua muskellunge
fish to be placed in Saltwater creek
here.
sWaVerIy. = Boys smoking cigarets
in barn started a fire which
wiped out the business section of Ida
no, near here. Two store rooms,
livery barn, two dwellings and the Red
Mems hall were totally consumed.
Cleveland. - In celebration of it's
18th anniversary year, the Plain
Dealer publishes its diamond jubilee
number, consisting of five supplement
tai sections in addition to the regular
pages of the days editions.
Portsmouth.-A new traction. line,
the first to enter this city, has been
opened by the Ohio Valley Traction |
Co. between Wheelersburg and Ports
mouth. The line will soon be extend
ed to Ironton, o.
CIeVeIand.-Two horses were burned |
to death when fire destroyed the stable |
of the Buckeye Laundry Co. and |
threatened adjoining buildings.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. T. Blacker,
wealthy retired farmer, committed |
suicide by hanging himself in wagon
shed on his 9th birthday.
Portsmouth.-When E. H. Ward of |
Toledo was taken into custody by the
police on suspicion several days ago
he was deaf and dumb. He wrote on
piece of paper to the authorities.
When Mayor H. H. Kaps offered to
suspend heavy workhouse sentence
if the man would hear what he said,
the prisoner suddenly found his hear
ing and speech The mayor kept his
word.
Sandusky.-More than 1000 mem.
bers will attend the Ohio, Michigan
and Indiana Coal Dealers & Operators
associations 1916 convention, arrange
ments for which were discussed by a
special committee. The convention
will begin at Cedar Point Aug. and
end Aug. with banquet
Cincinnati.-Frank Winans, teller
of the First National bank, committed
suicide by hanging at his home on
Melrose avenue, Walnut Hills. Ac.
cording to the officials of the bank I
Winans had been complaining of ner.
vous troubles
ToIedo.-The annual convention of
the international gospel missions will
be held next year in New York. This
was decided at the convention session
here. Mrs. E. M. Whitemore, New
York, was reelected president.
Defiance.-Mrs. Anna B. Lawhead.
forty-fve, committed suicide here
by taking poison in the office Of Attor.
ney James B. MulholIand, She had
told her friends early in the day she
to take her own life and dis.
played vial of poison, but they
thought her joking. Mrs. Lawhead
had been fortune teller with a car.
nival company.
Fremont.- Sandusky county farmers
say they are up against it owing to
the weather. Many have been unable
to do their spring plowing, and only
small percentage Of the crops are now
in the ground
Dayton When the Miami Valley
conservancy court meets here, June
10, it will have at least seven CON-