The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-05-11
BUCKEYE NOTES
News From All Sections Of
the State

by neighbOrs who had been called in
by the Jordan children. George Jor-
dan, a son. told county authorities
that his father had shot and killed his
mother while she was in bed because
she did not get up early enough to get
his breakfast.
Athens. - Charles Cameron and
Earl Nye, high school boys, are
under Indictment here, charged with
attacking Miss Mary Frazier Of
Frazeysburg, o., an Ohio university
student Cameron and Nye are al.
legged to have kidnapped Miss Frazier
about six weeks ago in a closed auto.
1t is charged that she was taken to
the country and held prisoner for sew
eral hours
Washington C. H.-Carey Baughn,
aged so, for % years a practicing
attorney here and a member of the
Fayette county bar, shot himself
through the head. He was removed
to hospital and died about two houro
later. In a note left to a friend he
stated he would rather meet death
than face lawsuits pending against
him.
Newark. - With the epidemic Of
measles continuing unabated here,
the health department has added
an extra man to the force to assist in
handling the quarantine regulations.
Eighty cases of the disease have been
reported. But two deaths have re-
suited. Scarlet fever also is prevalent.
AshtabuIa. - City employees here
will have more money to meet
the rising cost of living. The council
has granted 800 a year wage boosts
to members of the police force, engi-
neering, health bureau, municipal
lighting plant, department chiefs and
several other officers.
Akron. = After being out less
than three hours a jury in Judge
Fritch's court returned a verdict Of
manslaughter against Denver Chap
man of Cuyahoga Falls for shooting
Albert Snyder last February. Jealousy
was ascribed as the motive which led
to the shooting.
Columbus. = Governor Willis will
deliver an address at the Tooth ami
versary Of the birth of Alfred Hol-
brook at Lebanon, o., June 20, 1916
DR.. Holbrook was the founder of nor
NAL schools in America, founding the
National Normal university at Leba-
non in 1855.
Portsmouth. - Despondent because
his wife had left him, Gilbert Wikoff,
aged %, ex-city fireman, committed
suicide in front of his mother-in-law's
home by drinking carbolic acid.
klIbourne.-Miss Mary Bedell, aged
seventy-six, said to be the oldest tele-
phone operator in the state, was
stricken with heart trouble while at
the switchboard, and died.
oberIin.-The fifth annual conven-
tion of the Lorain County Sunday
School association is being held here
lin the First Methodist Episcopal
church.
Port Cllnton.-Capt. D. L. Griesser,
fifty-nine, has retired from the serv-
Ice of the United States coast guard
after 40 years of active service. Capt.
Griesser has been in charge of the sta.
ton at Marblehead Tor the past 20
years,
ToIedo.-Police are looking for
the senders of four blackhand let
ters to Santos Ciragi, proprietor of a
draying firm, who reported the receipt
of fourth demand for $500 under
penalty of death.
Youngstown. - Becoming suddenly
insane, Mrs. Gertrude Maple of Jack
son, Mich, attempted to kill her year
old baby by throwing it on the tracks
Of the P. L. & E. railroad before an
approaching train.
Cincinnati.-The passenger steamer
Indiana, owned by the Louisville &
Cincinnati Packet Co., was practically
destroyed by fire as she lay at her
wharf here.
Sandusky.-The Bayview Foundry
Co. has announced plans completed
for the erection of additional build
ings that will enable it to double it's
capacity.
SteubenVille.-The floating body of
Louis Emmons, missing for several
days, was taken from the Ohio river
near here.
Sandusky. - Alfred Fishel, Karl
Kummel and Will Burns, boys, nearly
drowned off Middle Bass island, where
they reside, when a sailboat in which
they were riding -capsized in Lake
Erie. Fishermen rescued them.
Upper Sandusky.-The grand jury
found no case against Albert Bues,
Wharton ssarmer, who was bound over
on charge of assault to kill on Del.
bert Rummel, Wharton barber, who
disappeared Nov. II.
Sandusky.--B. & o. railroad and
chamber of commerce officials, con-
Guiding a conference here, announced
that the former may improve its San.
dusky docks at a cost Of more than
$1,000,000.
FindIay.-The Illinois Pipe Line
stockholders and directors met here
and reelected the old officials and di.
rectora. The company is the result of
the pipe line business being taken
away from the Ohio Oil Co.
Sandusky.-Ralph Friedman, 20,
plumber, sustained a broken Jaw,
scalded flesh and serious gashes when
his blowing torch exploded under Q
4O-pound pressure.
Defiance.-Hunters and trappers are
stirred over the otter captured in the
Maumee river by D. Lieberthal. It's
skin measured seven feet between
nose and tail tips.
Lima.-Delegates from Cleveland