The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-15
Special cOlumbu. Correspondent.


that institution has taken the
lead of all the agricultural col
leges of the state in being the first
college of Ohio to possess farm trac-
tor. In the future it will do its plow
ting and hauling with the aid of a
10-horsepower machine. DR.. W. w.
Boyd, president, has just received word
from the factory at Columbus that the
farm tractor is to arrive at the school
in time for commencement exercises,
Wednesday, June IA. Although West
ern college is devoted to arts, it owns
a farm of $50 acres, which supplies a
large proportion of the foodstuffs for
the college table as we'll as certain
revenues for the school. 1t is in
charge of farm superintendent. The
college expects to add two or three
automobiles to the equipment to assist
in the receipt and delivery of mail, in
hauling packages and in carrying pas
sengers. The tractor, managed by
one man, is supposed to do the work
of six horses and two men and it was
acquired for economic rather than ed
ucational reasons.
Land Pays School Taxes.
Soon the people of Starr township,
Hooking county, will not have to pay
taxes for the maintenance of their
schools. The income the township is
now getting from school lands which
are producing oil has already netted
the township nearly $4,000, and this
{, ;rn = M 70 pf 60 KIM
a month, and the interest on this rev.
enue will soon be sufficient to cover
all the expenses of keeping the schools
going. The money goes to the state
and under the statute the state pays
the township per cent interest for
its use. The fund is permanent one,
and so the future of the schools OF
the township is assured. In the course
Of time the township will have school
funds enough to buy six-passenger au-
tomobiles with which to convey the
pupils to school, if it is desired to
furnish them with such modern con-
Veniences. No other township in the
state is so happily provided for for
school funds.
commercial ITdNSIcTS nv 0SSS'OHs
The annual convention of the United
Commercial Travellers brought out the
fact that death among members of the
organization by automobile accidents
has increased so rapidly as to make it
necessary to take up the question of
increasing the insurance rates in order
to keep the insurance department of
emphasizes the fact that travel by au-
tomobiles-and great many of the
travelling men use machines, is great
deal moro dangerous than travelling
by rail. Another matter that the con-
vention is to take up is of interest
outside of the membership of the or
der 1t is the securing of law by
which absentees may be able to vote
at all elections. The travelling men
are away from home so much that
they are rarely able to record their
votes at any of the elections.
Candidate for State Auditor.
George c. Braden of Warren, who
has just come out for the Republican
nomination for auditor of state, has
u6lu OulCLdl pOSll1Oho' LIZ
has been mayor of Warren and auditor
of Trumbull county and has been dep
uty state oil inspector. He came out
for auditor some time ago, but with
drew when he learned that State Bud
get Commissioner E. M. FullingtoI
was seeking the nomination. Recent
ly Fullington retired from the race
tn
Two Women Prisoners Pardoned.
Because she is suffering from an i'll
ness from which she will not probabl,
recover, Gov Willis has pardoneC
Virgie Yates of Cincinnati, who wa
sent to the penitentiary in 1912 70
killing her husband because, SO it i
alleged, he forced her into life o
shame The governor pardoned Ma
Thompson of Summit county becaus
of approaching maternity. She wa
sent to the penitentiary for cutting
woman. She will return to her hut
band in Akron.
Recommend Women for Boards.
The board of state charities vii
recommend to the boards of count
commissioners in each county tha
they appoint one or more women o.
the boards Of trustees of county Chi
,dren's homes. A resolution has beel
adopted by the children's welfar
committee of the state board, whicl
will be approved by the entire board
calling upon commissioners to regar
women as eligible to serve 80 trus
tees.
All Records Broken.
In the first five months of this yea
Registrar W. H. Walker has issue
100000 automobile licenses, whic
smashes all previous records. rhe tt
tai number of licenses issued in 191
was 181 1882.
May Have Opposition.
Congressman Clement Brumbaug
filed a certificate entering as a cand
date for the Democratic nominatio
for reelection to congress. He ha
no opposition yet, but Clark bought
and Robert ]. Beatty are said to
contemplating entering against him.
Bitten by Supposed Mad Dog.
Four small children were bitten
a dog, evidently suffering with rabies
on the West Side, and it is feared this
the dog has infected other animals i
that vicinity. The matter has bee
placed in the hands of the state boar
of health.
viii Make Tags.
On Aug. l penitentiary convicts wi
begin making automobile tags for tt
state. This will give permanent en-
ployment to $50 idle prisoners an
will enable the institution to suppl
the tags at lower figure than