The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-01-18
BUCKEYE NOTES
News From All Sections Of the Stats

ceiving approximately $1,000 a year
Columbus. - DIR. George Stockton,
aged Go, former superintendent of
the Columbus State hospital. is dead
after a weeks illness. Uremic poison
fog caused his death.
Cincinnati. - August Hermann, the
chairman of a committee appoint
ed more than month ago to
collect by popular subscription $685.
900 in an effort to buy the geological
gardens and have them presented to
the city, announces that the required
amount has been subscribed.
Fostoria.-The Seneca Wire & Man.
ufacturing Co. is furnishing coal to
its employees at 81 ton. The company
bought sufficient coal to supply the
workmen through the cold season.
Kenton. - While he was in the
mayors court at Forest, near here,
testifying against his son, whom
he had arrested on the charge of steal
ing chickens, Henry Caster fell to the
floor dead.
Fremont. - The police are seek
ing to fathom a mystery. Recently,
during the absence from home of Mrs
Albert Stuller a thief entered the
home and stole a wallet containing
SIS. The wallet and cash were re-
turned in mysterious manner. The
family heard thump against the door
aa though something had been thrown.
When they investigated they found
the purse and money. They heard an
auto leaving the scene.
FindIay. Farmers in an in.
stitue at Van Lue resolved to re-
7uest Senators Harding and Pome,
rene and Congressman Key to vote
| for the constitutional amendment pro.
hibiting the manufacture and sale of
intoximating liquors in the United
| States
Cadiz. - The grand jury in Har-
rison county returned two indict-
ments against E. M. Baxter of
Pittsburgh, former president of the
Franklin college, New Athens, charged
with dcfrauding a liveryman. Baxter
| denies the charge.
Warren. - Robert Karr, a prom
inent Kinsman farmer, has filed
suit for divorce from Mary E. Karr.
Karr states in his petition that the de-
fendant skinned milk he was about
| tn 10 10 bn 4,
big loss.
Youngstown. - James T. Walsh
aged so, B. & o. brakeman, was in
stantly killed here, when he was run
down by train moving on a track
adjoining that on which his train was
standing.
Lorain. - The Lorain police made
2,425 arrests in 1916. Chief OF
Police A. A. King so stated in his an
nual report. OF the total, 1881 Were
for intoxication.
Fremont. The farmers Of San
dIsky county expect to supplant cab
Dage and potatoes with sugar beets
this season. Hundreds of acres of land
will be planted with beets and the
yield of cabbage and potatoes will be
below normal.
kenton. Michael Buch, aged 72
a retired stone mason, committed
suicide by hanging himself from &
rafter in his barn. Temporary insanity
is given as the cause.
Salem. - James McNallan, ageC
38, of Lisbon, a carpenter, met in
slant death when he fell into an eX
cavation under the Y. & o. R. r
tracks at Leetonia, just east Of here
His neck was broken by the fall.
GaIion.-The seven-year-old daugh
ter of ]. C. Conoway was enticeC
into a vacant house at noon and at
tackled by man, but her screams
frightened her assailant and he fled
Citizens have joined the police il
searching for him.
Alliance. Ernest Martin, aget
21, son of Willis Martin, died in tn,
hospital here of gunshot wounds re
ceived when, after he had wounded
muskrat, he used the gun to kill th
animal. The gun exploded and the full
load struck him in the abdomen.
Fostoria. Miss Isabelle Myers
aged 16 years, the youthful victim o
catalepsy, has awakened and is on tn
way to recovery. She slept IL days
having been stricken just after eatin
her Christmas dinner.
Toledo. - Mrs. Katharine Myer:
aged 72, found in a cistern and rt
vived by the use of pulmoter, SUI
fered relapse and died. The core
ner's verdict was suicide.
Marion. - 1t is announced tina
one of the most important topics t
be discussed at the meeting here c
the Buckeye Press association, Eel
Is, 16 and II, will be the cost of new
print paper. This subject will be hal
died by number Of speakers.
Bellefontaine. - R. B. BlackwooC
aged fifty-eight, who tried to board
passing motor truck to ride home frol
work, fell under the wheels and wa
killed.
Toledo. - Fred Burkholder, age
60, was burned to death and two fan
lilies were driven into the street whe
; high gas pressure set fire to an apar
ment house here.
Youngstown. - The explosion {
gas main on Wilson-av. tore up
strip of street several yards long an
interrupted traffic for a time. N
cause is known for the mysteriou
happening.
Cleveland. - Julia Nasse aged 81
was burned to death when she an
bor bro4l,or 4,;ad nooIy cor,