The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-05-11
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lnpO StaIe ONCE puuuluBs AhSy |
have prepared a pamphlet setting
forth the advantages of the building
for the purpose proposed. and offer 1t
for sale for $515,O0O. This could prob |
ably be shaded little. The state had
$75O,0O0 available for the purchase.
The building has $4,000 square feet
of floor space, exclusive Of the South
ern theater, which is a part Of the
structure. II the state should pur-
chase the building it would have a
theater on its hands too. There are
ground floor store rooms in the hotel
that are now rented at $4,000 year.
The state is now paying total OF
SIT 900 a year for room in private
buildings to house departments that
cannot be accommodated in the state
house.
Picnic Starts Monument.
Samuel H. Bolton of McComb, Han
cock county, chairman of the state
commission to erect a $4,000 monu-
ment on Lookout mountain in honor
of the IL Ohio regiments which took
part in the big Civil war battle fought
there, who was at the state house
closing up the details of the con-
tract for the erection of the monu-
ment, said that an incident Of visit
he paid Lookout mountain two years
ago started the movement for the
project. In going over the battlefield
he came across some New York vet
Grams who were holding picnic at a
monument erected by their state. Il
said to these vets, Boys, l am going
back to Ohio to get the Legislature to
build a monument here for the Ohio
soldiers said Mr.. Bolton. He wrote
former Gov. Cox, then in office, and
he promised to help in every way pos
sible to get the project started. Gov.
Willis also promised his aid, and the
legislature allowed the money for the
monument.
Bar Raetme Music.
Ragtime music is to be barred from
the boys and girls congress which
will precede the state Sunday school
convention at Findlay, June 81 and ~,
according to announcements which
have just been sent to all the coun-
ties of the state. A maximum OF 2O
boys and girls per county is the allow.
ance. but a limit of 500 is placed on
each congress. The, more remote coun'
ties sending small delegations will al
low those nearer to Findlay to have
their full quota, it is believed This
will be the fourth annual boys con
gress and the third annual girls con
gress. Each body will meet separately
on June 19 and will combine on June
20, in a Joint demonstration before the
State Sunday School association. A
friendship supper will be served OF
the campus of Findlay college. on the
first night of the congress, and eacf
county will be expected to RESPOND
with an original song in lieu of
toast. After the supper there will b'
mammoth camp fire and the cere
mony will conclude with the program
of the ICobweb Circle.
Wants viii Set Aside.
Henry T. Chittenden, half brOtheI
, of Campbell NJ. Chittenden. the young
capitalist who died here a month ago
leaving the most of his $750,000 estate
to four friends not relatives, hal
brought suit here to have the will Sc
, aside as not the will of the alleged
testator. In addition to the beneficial
" ries of the will, he makes the tesla
tors sister, Mrs Helen Chittendel
: Ziegler Pavelli, defendant. Mrs. Pa
velli was also ignored in the will, bu
she had not questioned the will of he
brother, being very wealthy herself.
singular feature of the will in question
was that at the death of the beneficia
ries it provided that the bulk of tn
estate should go to the Columbus Chi
dren's hospital, which was making
! campaign for funds while he lay o.
his deathbed.
Preparing for Encampment.
J. Representatives of the various larg
n railroads of Ohio have conferred wit
Adjt. Gen. Hough relative to tran'
n porting the national guard to the var
n GUS camps of instruction this yea
l. The department submitted tentativ
plan for encampments from which tn
railroads which figure the number
trains that will be needed to move tn
n troops. The eight regiments of infal
try and the single battalion of infantr
Il will camp at Camp Perry, probabl
from July to Sept. 16, each comman
remaining in camp eight days. Tn
first week in July Cleveland civilia
q soldiers will be at Camp Perry.
It Settled Strike.
4 Mediator Fred c. Croxton of tn
!. state Industrial commission is bein
q warmly commended for his success
a. settling a strike of 500 cordage en-
ployes at Xenia.
Asked to construe viii.
The interests of nearly 200 person
"A are involved in suit filed in suprem
court to construe a will of the lat
= Joseph L. Wolcott Of Toledo. He d
y creed that his estate should go to h
= widow and at her death should be
vided among the heirs of his mothe
The trouble now is to determine wh
are the lawful heirs.
Charge, Violation Of Law.
Charges have been filed againi
e e Mrs. ]. B. Mcnamara, superintendel
] of the state industrial school for girl
y y that she has violated the civil serviC
!" law and hearing win be held.
American indian Day
Gov. Willis commends to the peop
OF Ohio the request of Red Fox Jam'
Z Of New York. who belongs to the tril
= of Blackfeet Indians, that they io
n with the people Of "a other states
Z. observing American Indian day, whiC
II comes on May 13. I'VE deserve IL
natirnal consideration ar the neonle