The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-03-01
BUCKEYE NOTES
NUWS Fran Al SsetIans Of the Stats

western Newspaper Union NeNn 5erNhCe-
Delaware. - While cutting limbs
from a bee tree in search OF honey,
Guy Swain fell 80 feet to the ground.
struck his head on a fallen branch.
and was instantly killed.
Toledo. - One potato is now accept
ed In place of 10 cents cash for ad.
mission to some moving picture shows
here. Potatoes are retailing here at
cents a pound, costing about the same
as grapefruit and oranges.
Oberlin. - Oberlin men In chapel
asked their opinion OF the rule which
forbids men to smoke while enrolled
as students Of the college, voted to re-
tain 1t. In a written vote a majority
favored keeping the present rule.
st. Clairsville. - If you want to live
to be 100 years old just make up your
mind that you are going to live that
long. This holds good at least in the
case of Mrs. Alcinda Moore, who has
Just celebrated her Tooth birthday.
Cambridge. Engineer William
Floyd, Newark, was killed, Fireman
Frank Scott, Newark, fatally injured
and passengers on a westbound B. &c
o. train were shaken up when the en-
gine struck a broken rail, left the
track and turned over.
Cincinnati. - AS one means Of COM
batting the high cost Of living, COM
munity potato patches will be real
ftu in ha
ers Of the Evanston Welfare associa-
ton have their way. The plan is be-
ing fostered by Cincinnati business
and professional men under direction
of Michael Heintz, attorney.
Elyria. - Blood poisoning resulting
from an liberated tooth caused the
death of Miss Linda Krause, %, stenog-
rapher.
Toledo. - Announcement was made
by Health Commissioner Selby that
the city will treat cancer sufferers free
if the patients present themselves dur
ing the early stages of the disease.
Fremont. - 1t is going to cost more
in Fremont to travel this summer. Jit-
ney owners have agreed soon to raise
the price of rides. They blame the
high cost of gasoline.
Salem. - Joseph Schmidt of Salem
virtually arrested himself when he ac-
cepted here warrant from Columbus
for non-support, and went to Colum-
bus to surrender himself to author
tiles.
Columbus. Ruth A. Schachne,
freshman in the college Of law at Ohio
State university here, the only woman
taking the course, has expressed an
ambition TO become an "ideaW lawyer
that is, one who never will accept
a case in which she does not believe
Cleveland. - Attorney D. C. West.
enhaver has been nominated by Pres.
ident Wilson to be federal judge for
the northern district of Ohio.
Akron. - A mass meeting of repre-
sentatives of practically every Protest
ant church in Akron was addressed by
Dr. ]. Campbell White, president Of
Wooster college, in the "go-to-church'
campaign here The meeting was held
in the First Baptist church, which was
filed.
Fostoria. - sergt. Basil M. Cramer
21, Of Co. D, Fostoria, guardsman on
the Mexican border, died in the hospi
tai at Fort Bliss, FL Paso, Tex, a vic
tim of pneumonia.
Girard. - The vets won the local
option election here by margin of sc
votes. The count was: Wet, 536; dry
500. There are eight saloons in the
city.
Columbus.-Word was received here
from Chicago of the death of Clyde A
Waugh, 27, who was the first editor
of the Ohio State university Sun Dial
Since leaving school in 1912 he has
been engaged in farm journalistic
work.
Elyria.-As he was remarking while
discussing the death of Howard He
bebrandt, 12-year-old newsboy, why
do youngsters die and we old persons
live on, and on; why couldn't we have
traded places?" Charles Jeske, II
dropped dead.
Caldwell body of Mike Kun
della, 28, was found in an ice gorge
along the banks of Luck creek here.
Columbus.-R. w. Kelley of Colum
bus is dead and Joseph Mccormick Of
New Albany probably fatally injured
as result of a collision between two
automobiles two miles east of Colum
bus. Three other persons were in
iured in the accident.
Bellaire. Establishments are threaten
ed against Bellaire saloonists who
send taxis to haul thirsty persons from
dry West Virginia across the Ohio
river
Columbus. - A school to train can
didates for state employment is urged
in the annual report of the Ohio civi
service commission, submitted to Gov
Cox.
Cincinnati.-John James Platt, au
thor and poet, whose literary works W
to 20 years ago gained him nationa
fame, died at his winter home here
In 1850 he collaborated with William
Dean Howells in writing the Poem!
of Two Friends" He was 81 years
old.
Bucyrus.--Bucyrus entertained thu
laymen of the Ohio branch of thu
Evangelical association, comprising
the whole of Ohio and a small section
of Pennsylvania. officers of the asso
citation are H. E. Kiess of Bucyrus
president; o. E. Hedges of Columbus
vice president, and w. F. Messner
of Warren, Pa, secretary-treasurer
Salem.-Mining promoters from
Bridgeport are engaged in acquiring