The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-05-18
BUCKEYE NOTES
News From All Sections OF
the State

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Cleveland. - John Swierz, Pole,
has been arrested by federal OF.
ficers on a charge of concealing explo-
sives on the property of another. He
intended blowing up Youngstown
plants. His arrest was worked up by
Consul Ludwig and Special Agent De-
woody. 1t is reported he made a full
confession as to his activities in anti
munition plots.
Akron.-The Red Men closed their
sixty-fourth state convention here
with the installation of officers for
1917. Charles e. Baker Of Steuben-
Vile, retiring as great prophet, was
succeeded by Lewis B. Houck of Mt.
Vernon. All other officers were moved
rank higher. Piqua was selected as
the convention city for next year.
Marietta. w. F. Baird, Pitts.
burgh coal operator, who formerly
was president of the Interstate
Young Mems Christian association, in
Guiding West Virginia, Maryland, New
Jersey and the District of Columbia,
was found dead in hotel room here.
Martins Ferry. - A fisherman on
the Ohio river dam above here
made q catch which proved to be
the body of a we'll dressed man appar-
emily about 40 years of age with moth
ing about his clothing by which he
could be identified.
MarysviIle. = Reuben w. Brown
has a freak Of nature In his
fock of chickens at his farm in Darby
township. One little chick has four
perfectly formed legs, two normal and
two growing where the tail should
have been.
Cleveland. - While trying to cap
| ture Antony Statkus, twenty-five, on q
charge of having fired two shots at his
employer, Patrolman Relax was shot
in the groin. The wound Is serious
but not fatal, physicians say.
Windsor. - Rowland Rawdon, aged
seventy, a pioneer, stepped back
ward and fell from his wagon while
unloading milk at the local creamery,
and died from fractured skull.
EIyria.-Somebody broke into the
Carl Krade general merchandise store
and, while no goods were stolen, $7OO
was rung up on the cash register.
MiIlersburg.-Fire at Killbuck in a
barn owned by Daniel Sowash burned
two valuable horses, one race per
former worth $400.
Sandusky. - Twenty-seven negroes
imported from Nashville, Tenn, and
employed as laborers by the Farrell
Cheek Foundry Co. at it's plant in East
Sandusky, quit work because, they
said, they had been promised railroad
fare, which had been deducted from
their wages.
Cleveland. - William Weisheimer
former councilman, was found
dead on bench in Lincoln park, a
bullet wound in his right temple
Weisheimer had killed himself with a
3S-caliber police revolver. He was &C
years old.
SandusEy. - Fred Cramer, aged
"a, machinist, of Lima, was committed
to the Mansfield reformatory by Com
mon Pleas Judge S. M. Young after he
had entered a plea of guilty to the
charge Of grand larceny.
EIyria.-Robert Birdsall, aged sixty
eight, widely known as an evangelist
singer and the first secretary of the
Elyria Y. M. c. A., which was founded
25 years ago, Is dead.
Maumee. - Maurice, the six-year
old son of Edward Publ, was killed
when he dashed in the path o.
an automobile driven by ]. M. Or
mond, a Toledo attorney.
Athens.-S. D. Thompson, 55, cloth
ing merchant and prominent in lodge
circles, was instantly killed in from
Of the new Christian church, when ht
drove his machine into rope barrier
which had just been placed to contro
the expected crowd. His neck was
broken. Mr.. Thompson was past emf
nent commander of Athens Command
cry No. Is, knights Templars, and wal
widely known in this section and alont
the Ohio river.
Chardon.-Amish church offciall
are to be hailed into court as the result
of Injunction proceedings filed agains
them by Jacob Schmucker, whit
charges that they are boycotting hin
and have Influenced his wife agains
him. Schmucker says he had been I
member Of the Amish church fo
years, until July 8, 1915, when he wa
expelled by the defendants, who h
charges have illegally combined to in
jure him.
Salem. L. H. Brush receives