The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-08-31
BUCKEYE NOTES
News From Al Sections Of the StatS

Ders OF fraternal beneht societies
throughout the United States are in
session at Hotel Statler. Sessions win
continue through the week.
The creation of a publicity bureau
and the extension OF fraternal benefits
to children Of society members are the
chief measures to be considered.
Eight of the SO societies represented
are oficered and managered by wom-
en-. The organizations have in force
$79OO,OOO.OOO in protective insur-
ance.
Warren. - Nine officers and three
interested citizens figured in an
all night chase that resulted in
the capture of two auto bandits who
said they came from Bluefield, w. Va.
The men were captured after a run
ming pistol battle on one of the prin-
cipal streets Of the city. The men
tried five times to steal autos but
failed each time.
Cleveland. - At the North RAN
dali races Directum l clipped 3%
seconds from the worlds record for
one and one-eighth miles, making the
time 2:16A. The Real Lady set a
new record for two-year-olds by win
ming the race in straight heats. Time
2:OSA, 2:O91z.
Lima. - Charged with shooting
two girls, Wilford Wilcox, aged 13,
was arrested. 1t is alleged he found
the girls picking up apples on his
fathers farm [ ID fred the contents of
a shotgun at 6lem. Both girls were
wounded in the shoulders and arms
and were brought to a local hospital.
Newark. - The body of Dr. John
A. Mitchell, a Newark physician
and surgeon, was recovered from
Lake Des Passes, near Montreal, ac-
cording to a telegram received here.
DR.. Mitchell had been in camp a week
and was drowned while bathing.
Newark. - Bertha Vogel of Zanes.
vile suffered a broken jaw and
fractured skull when she was
thrown from motorcycle while rid
ing with Louis Highfield, also of
GAINESVILLE. The machine hit dog.
cIeveland.-Fire damaged the plant
Of the Standard Brewing Co. to the ex-
tent of $4,000.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Youngs-
town Sheet & Tube Company's $3,-
100000 by-product coke plant that has
been under construction nearly one
year, has begun.
Fremont. - Louis Essing1er, aged
SO, was killed and Stanley Don
mel and Arthur Beam injured serious
ly in an auto accident on the pike west
of here. The auto overturned. All
were from Gibsonburg.
Elyria. - Because a suitcase fell
from the rack on a Lake Shore
electric car and hit her on the
head, Mrs. Henry Horwath of Lorain
has brought suit against the company
for $4,000 damages.
Hamilton. - H. Schlosser, a we'll
known business man of this city
was crushed to death here when
his automobile turned over after col
liding with a wagon. Several com
panions who were with him escaped
by jumping,
Canton. - Leonard Hayes, aged
27, carpenter, was instantly killed
at the Berger works when a guy rope
of derrick on which he was working
broke, letting a heavy truss fall on
him, breaking his neck.
Lima. - When he did not come
to bed, Mrs. Mary Ridenour, aged 25
started in search of her husband
Owen, 80. AS she stepped into the
moonlit yard she was Mortified to see
him hanging from tree. She grabbed
a knife, cut him down and notified a
physician. When told he would re
cover she smiled and said: I'm glad
I saved him" Then she tainted.
Fremont. - After three attempts
were made to blow off the door of the
vault in the German American banl
in Lindsey, yeggs were frightened
away without obtaining any cash. Elk
plosions Of nitroglycerin badly dam
aged the bank interior and the combi
nation lock of the vault cannot be
opened.
Springfield. - Two wheel mills al
Goes Station, south of here, were
badly damaged by an explosion
of powder. Powder mills are located
there, and the wheel mills are part O.
the powder manufacturing equipment
No one was injured. The cause is no
known.
Lima. - Fire destroyed six build
ings on the Ottawa river from
and incinerated II horses. The build
ings included the warehouse, tanner!
and annex Of the Kagy Truck & Stor
age Co. and the Schultheis Bros.
liquor house. The loss is $4,000.
GaIIipoIis. - The showboat "IlIi
nois" burned to the water'I edge
at Fosters landing while a perform
ance was going on. The panic-strickel
audience reached shore safely, but thu
five-year-old son Of Manager Reynolds
was burned to death on the boat
which is total loss.
GalIipoIis. - Relief work in tn,
Coal river valley was hampered b!
another cloudburst that caused tn,
water OF Coal river to rise 20 feet II
short time, No lives were lost il
the resultant food, so far as is known
GaIIipoIis.-George Wickline, age
twenty-five, of Lecta, near here, wa
drowned while attempting to swim
across Sand Fork creek. which wa
flooded as result of heavy rainfall.
Port CIinton.-J. w. Loree of Salin
was the successful bidder for the Fri
Beach Park Co. resort property
which was sold at sheriff's sale here a
$7.750.