The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-21
BUCKEYE NOTES
AsUE Efnn an Sections Of the StatI
western Newspaper Union New, s.rv,c.

seriously hurt when a horse which he
was riding fell and trampled on him.
Bucyrus.-The board of education
has decided to stop teaching of Ger
man in public schools.
Conneaut.-The first drowning OF
the season locally occurred when viii.
lie Such, z, fell from the pier at the
harbOr while fishing.
Canton.-Stark county farmers are
"shanghaiing" farm workers and are
using desperate measures to get
enough helpers to get in their crop
this year.
Columbus.-Several business, houses
Mt Vine and PARK streets were de-
stroyed by fire which did damage
estimated at more than 100000.
Newark.-E. G.. Wilmer Of Akron
was elected grand counselor of the
United Commercial Travellers state
organization at the grand council ses-
sion.
Sidney-Harry Patterson, 3S, ce-
ment block manufacturer of this city,
was instantly killed about one mile
north of town along the Cincinnati,
Hamilton e Dayton railroad
| Salem.-Frank w. Webster, Repub-
lican, well past his allotted three scores
years and ten, has announced himself
as a candidate for the mayoralty. He
is Civil war veterani
| Columbus. - The Columbus, Dele
ware & Marion railway, appraised at
| $2,00G000, was sold at auction for
$367,494. The new owners, whose
names were kept secret, are expected
to revamp the system.
Cleveland.-Two robbers were killed
and another was fatally shot in run
| ming fights with police and citizens.
That was the climax of a night in
which four persons were stabbed and
score of others robbed.
Sandusky-Two barns, stock sheds
and granary containing 1000 bushels
of corn were destroyed by fire on the
A. Kuebeler farm, five miles south
west of this city. The loss is more
than $4,000.
Athens.-Two Austrian boys, 16 and
IL, living at Salem, Mcigs county,
were brought here by Baltimore g.
Ohio railroad detectives to whom they
confessed placing railroad ties and
heavy pieces of iron on the tracks
west of Athens. ,..
Lisbon.-After celebrating 26 hours
II jury brought in a verdict Of man.
slaughter against Albert Segro, Italian
of East Palestine, near here, charged
with tho rI1nrdor of AptoniO porafa
a fellow countryman.
Cincinnati. A roundup OF Boy
Scouts of Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky
will be held at Norwood, near here,
July to July 8.
Canton.-Jewelry valued at $4,000
was stolen in bold delight robbery
here of the residence cFW. A. McCrea,
head of the McCrea Mills Co.
Alliance.-Desponden because Of i'll
health, Mrs. Mary Jancsi, As, commit
ted suicide by hanging herself with a
strap from her bedpoqt. She leaves
her husband and tiEe s'nall children.
Youngstown. Jesse Burnett, 40,
Hubbard auto dealer, died of injuries
suffered here in collision between an
automobile and motorcycle, in the
side car of whiEh he was riding.
Alliance-Hfld up, CHECKER Thomas,
proprietor of confectionery store,
beat off his Sssailants with Il heavy
meat hook hg was carrying Thomas
was shot in the arm, but escaped No
money was taken.
WOoster.1Wooste college trustees.
have decided to send word to the gov
ernment at Washington that the col
lege plant would be at the disposal Of
the government for any service it
could render during the war.
Port Clinton.-To show his patriot
ism, S Kuesthardt, who for many
years has published a German news
paper here, will convert his Zeitung
into an English paper the first issue
to ba July /.
YSungstown.-CitiZens here are wOr-
rie6 by the unusually heavy visitation
of y17-year locusts. The insects are
whiting all sections of the city and
aye making inroads on vegetation ant,
fIliage.
Tifiin.---B. M. Malone of Toledo, a
for an advertising
agency, was found dead here in the
city street car barns. He died of heart
trouble, according to the finding Of
County Coroner Mcconnell.
Marion.-Clarence Smith and Moxie
Monnett, Waldo township farmers,
we're attacked and bitten by horse
owned by Monnett and believed to
nave been afflicted with the rabies.
Wallace Klingel shot and killed the
Enimal when it attacked him.
Shelby.-Oscar Balcum of West Lib.
srty was arrested in his room at a
lotel here by members Of the national
guard on the charge he had refused
o register. He was placed in jail and
Ifter celebrating over the matter one
lour he consented to register.
Youngstown. - Two packages Of
liant powder, each containing half
,ound of explosive, were found beside
he main line of the New York Cen
raj railroad. Fuses to both packages
lad been lighted, but put out apparent
y by the rain.
Marion.--Seized with cramps while
'athing in an abandoned gravel pit
lear the waterworks plant, Dimie Sof.
Is. of Indianapolis. employed by con
truction company, was drowned.
Youngstown. - Thomas Ellen, col
red, dropped dead here shortly after
lie had held up and robbed Dan Dra-
,on, foreigner.
Sandusky. Battling Brandt, pugit