The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-02-17
BUCKEYE NOTES
News From All Sections Of
the state

Kelvey, aged 81, general superinten-
dent of the William b. Pollock Co.,
died at his home here following a
brief illness from paralysis. He had
been a resident of this city all his life
and is survived by his widow and one
son.
L,ma.-At the annual meeting Of
the Garford Motor Truck Co. it
was announced that the past year
has been the most prosperous in
the history of the plant, which more
than year ago passed into the con-
troll of the Geiger-Jones Co. of Can
ton.
Canton.-Otto Draeger, who was
arrested here last week when state
officials made raids simultaneously
upon a number of alleged bucket
shops in northern Ohio, pleaded guilty
to two charges and was fined total
Of $500 and costs.
MarysviIIe. - The county grand
jury returned two indictments for
burglary, one against Charles Dan
iels, Jr, of Marysville, and the other
against Ira Payer of Columbus. They
are accused of looting the home Of
George Kleiber.
Mansfield.-Daniel S. Hoover, dis
trict examiner of chauffeurs and auto
statesmen, has been arrested here and
bound over on a charge of setting fire
to his home with intent to obtain the
insurance.
ZanesViIIe.-George Katsampes, pro-
prietor of a lunch room, was
held up in his restaurant and lost
Sc. The safe in the Office of Justice
John w. P. Reid was robbed also and
$43 taken.
Portsmouth.-Ear Romans, aged
16, swallowed poison here and died.
He refused to give any reason for his
act.
Grover HiIl.-John Ulinsky is re-
covering after having nearly burned
to death, nearly drowned and mar
rowly escaped death from freezing.
Ulinsky was asleep when a gasoline
can exploded. With his clothes blaz'
ing, he leaped through the ice cover,
ing an open well. With great diff
Guilty he pulled himself out. Naked
he crawled half-mile to farm house,
The temperature was 10 above zero.
ronton.-Florence Miller, aged IA
is dead, and eight other pupils oi
the Chesapeake, o., school are in
serious condition from the effects oi
natural gas fumes escaping into the
school room. The presence of the
fumes were not detected until thu
children began to faint and fall from
their seats.
Canton.-Attorney Frank N. SWEET
ger of Canton, whose name ha
been prominetly mentioned as
Democratic possibility for congress
from the 10th district, has withdraw
his name from consideration and an
nounced he was out for John J. Whit
acre.
Canton.-The mystery of the disap
appearance of Emma Baumgardner
eighteen-year-old typist, who has beer
missing from her home for som'
time, was cleared up when hel
body was found in East creel
within few feet from the spot where
her shawl was picked up. 1t is be
lieved the girl ended her life because
of opposition to love affair.
Akron.-Jesse Farewell, hero o
the dual matrimonial enterprise
at O-Kum-Inn cottage, Springfield
lake, stood up unblinkingly in cour
and heard Judge Ahern sentence hin
to a one to seven-year term in tn,
penitentiary. He pleaded guilty.
Alliance. - The boldest burglar,
here in years occurred when
brick was hurled through the win
dow Of the Sharer jewelry store ant
Jewels and china valued at $500 stolen
Sandusky.-Peter Kosel, aged 81
cigarmaker of this city, was foun
dead in a ditch near Pipe Creek. H
had apparently been hit by train.
NapoIeon.-Peter ]. Stevens, so, fal
mer, near Holgate, hanged himself il
his barn. He was respondent owe
the recent sale of his farm.
GaIlipoIis.-Rev. Seibert Warder
rs, retired Methodist minister an
veteran of the Civil war, fell dead a
his home here.
Findlay.-Richard Poland, "a, tn
oldest man in Hancock county, is dea(
He had lived alone for many years.
SteubenviIIe.-Rev. Father D. 4
Coffey, pastor of st, Agnes
church, Mingo Junction, was seize
with apoplexy while walking alon
the streets of that village and droppe
dead on the sidewalk.
Sandusky. - William Zimmerman
motorman, and John Perry, chauffeu
were injured and 20 passengers wer
shaken up when a street car and tax
cab collided.
Lima.-An oil deal has been col
summated by which the Nation;
Oil & Gas Co. of Marietta, O
takes over the entire property of tn
American Oil Co., located in tn
Moose Ridge field just outside {
Woodsfeld, consisting Of 103 wells, {
which three are gassers and the res
bumpers.
Tiffin.-Three fingers and a part {
the left hand of William Carroll wer
cut off in the machinery of the drai
: line dredge on the river excavatio
for widening the canal. Carroll, VIII
is the operator, also sustained nun
ber of other cuts and bruises.
East LiVerpooI.-The body Of Joh
Heacock, aged 80, of Bellair
was found lying face downward /
the Ohio river near the shore her
Whether he accidentally drowned {
committed suicide is unknown.
Fremont.-W. C. Heileman of Lin
, sey has been indicted twice
. the grand jury on the complain