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NElGHBO BORHOOD NEWS
Happenings In The Seven Counties Which Form The
Boundary Line Of Knox

cause of shortage in the gas supply.
Columbus architect visits Millers-
burg and views opera house with idea
of beginning Immediately on the plans
for repairing the structure.
Thomas Dewitt, alias Willis Wilson,
! arrested at his home near Nashville
and brought to the county Jail, charg-
ed with wrongfully threatening his
wife.
Harry G. Marchand of Millersburg
and Thomas Horn of South Hardy
township elected chairman and secre-
county central committee.
Paul Smith chosen as teacher for
the Mechanic township schools Dis
trict teachers employed as follows
Floyd Giaque, 1; Laura Martin, 2;
Ralph Aling, 3; L. o. Farver, 4; Zura
Neal, 81 Matthew Casey, 6; Ora Fowl
er, Z.
Engineers estimate is ,$754.90 on
repairing of the Killbuck bridge, for
which State Highway Commissioner
Cowen is asking bids.
Jay Corns arrested by Marshal Mast
for recklessly riding a spirited horse
on crowded streets.
Licking County
T. w. C. Tssell of Wooster low bid
der on the construction of the new
federal building in Nwark. His bid
was $103,400 for limestone.
Newark delegate to convention of
Ancient Order of Hibernians at Zanes-
vile sleeps on chair in front of Rogge
hotel; someone steals his shoes and
he is forced to borrow pair from the
colored porter in order to return
| home
Enroute to Homer to attend the
centennial celebration, Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Hawkins go over embankment
by driver in order to avoid striking
the Utica motor bus. Accident oc-
ours near Vannatta.
Morrow County
Two hundred and nineteen from
Mt Gilead take in the excursion to
| Buckeye Lake, as well as 62 from
Edison and 32 from Climax.
Deep cash cut in cheek of Baron
Byrd when he falls while playing at
his home east of Mt Gilead.
Harry Carpenter brings action for
accounting against George Rose,
claiming fraud in making settlement
with surety to apply on property debt
Superintendent w. L. Atwell of
Cardington schools reelected on
county board of school examiners for
term of two years.
Fiftieth annual teachers institute
holds enthusiastic sessions in Mt. Gil
cad.
City council of Mt. Gilead author
ICES the issuance OF $4,000 certifi-
Gates of Indebtedness for East High
street improvement.
Charles Davis tenders resignation
as county superintendent of schools
in order to become superintendent Of
schools of Boulder, Colorado. Sue
ceeded by C. c. Crawford of Marengo.
Work on Chestervlle pike will prob
ably be started in the fall.
Richland County
Tremendous shortage of city funds
will be shown in the figures now in
preparation by Mayor Lowrey OF
Mansfield.
October 1 set as date for the laying
of the cornerstone of the new General
hospital.
Principal George F. Creamer of the
West Fifth street school building,
Mansfield, resigns to accept like po-
sition in Lorain.
Children in Shelby ordered to re-
main at home for ten days on account
of case of infantile paralysis, dis
covered in that town.
Fifteen members of Mansfield
highs football squad sign up to so in.
to training camp at Chippewa lake on
Sept. 4.
Refine Olin is killed and father, DIR.
L. ~. Olin, both residents Of Craw-
: fordsville, Ind, so severely injured
that news of his daughters death is
withheld from him, in an automobile
accident near the Crider Memorial
church.
Remains of Guy c. Kaufman o.
Mansfield found in an abandoned
stone quarry.
Plans completed for erection of mil.
lion-dollar power plant for the city OF
Mansfield.