The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-07-19
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CeIina.-James Otis. S-year-old son
Of DR.. Otis, left alone in his fathers
automobile. brew the machine into
gear. The auro started and plunged
into Grand reservoir. The youngster
was unhurt
Lima.-The body of Nellie. 6, daugh-
ter of Henry Kitchen. was found in
the Lake Erie & Western railroad res
ervoir. The child had waded beyond
her depth.
Dayton.-Ralph McGregor. 16, was
drowned when his canoe upset in the
Miami river opposite the dance hall
at Island park. Willard Paul, Is, who
was also in the canoe, was able to
swim to safety.
Lorain.-John Roberts, laborer, was
attacked by bulldog and was bitten
16 times before the animal was pulled
from him. His right leg was chewed
into a pulp and his right thumb hit
ten off.
st. Marys.-George Raw, 3S, was
perhaps fatally burned when an in
sulator carrying a wire of high volt
age fell at an interurban generator
plant here, striking him on the shout
der.
Port Clinton.-This city is just re-
covering from one of the worst storms
in history-a bug storm. Street clean
ers shoveled up the dead bugs and
hauled away the Carcasses as fast as
they could.
Newark.-William Gobel, 20, met his
death in the Licking river near Sum
NIT station when he plunged from a
high bank and struck a stone. His
body was recovered.
Gallipolis.-The large show boat
Wonderland sprung a leak at Port
land, several miles above here, and
sank. The company and the crew on
the boat reached shore safely.
Toledo.-Two men were killed and
another was fatally injured as the re-
suit of an interurban car on the To
ledo & Indiana Electric line striking
an automobile one mile east of Bryan.
Kenton.-The onion crop of the
Scioto mash, Hardin county, will equal
the record million bushel crop Of 1916,
according to reports made at the Ma
tional Onion Association meeting here
New Concord.-The fifth annual in,
ter-denominational Bible conference
and training school will be held here
July 20 to 80 on the campus Of Mus
kingum college.
pl
board concluded its first parole meet
ing at the Ohio state reformatory here
by granting paroles to 81 inmates.
Only seven applicants for parole Were
rejected. The board considered 81
cases.
Columbus. sold in Ohio a
year ago at 73 cents bushel on the
average where now the price is $3.50.
figures compiled by the federal gov
ernment show. Corn is now $1.65
bushel, compared with 40 cents a year
ago. Potatoes are $3.13 as against
$114.
Cedar Point.-The Ohio State Bar
Association elected former Ohio Su-
preme Court Judge John A. Schauck
, of Columbus president, succeeding
Judge E. B. King of Sandusky. Secre-
tary Charles f. Blanchard of Colum-
bus and Treasurer c. H. Gilmore of
Dayton were reelected by acclama-
, ton.
New Philadelphia.-Geo w Kais-
er, So. burned in a gas explosion here
, at the American Sheet & Tin Plate
plant, is dead.
Youngstown.-Freight transportation
for first-class mail handled through the
, Youngstown Office to and from Garfield
>. and other towns in this section Of the
, state is now the rule.
Marion.-As result of numerous
, complaints, Mayor Sautter has an
nounced persons who allow poultry or
stock to destroy war gardens of neigh
> bors will be heavily fined
y Warren. -- Members OF the police
q and fire departments have been grant
:, ed 20 per cent wage increases by the
y city council. Two motorcycle police
= men will patrol the streets of the city
. day and night running down speeders
Marion.-John Adams, local guards
!. man, is grieving for fear he will not
i get to go to France. He lost the trig
q ger finger of his right hand when he
. fell in trying to board a Hooking Val
4 ley freight
" Athens.-Because he had no teeth
, army officers rejected Steven Jennek
25, when he tried to enlist. Jennek
y, who was a Slav miner, then commit
ted suicide by placing himself on thu
railroad tracks north of here and wal
cut to pieces.
Norwalk - Huron county farmer
are making frantic efforts to secur
- enough help to take care of the ha,
harvest before the wheat and oats har
vest piles on them. Weather condi
~ tions are bad for hay harvest, but ar
y pushing the small grains fast.
=" Cincinnati. - James Johnson, Il
- business agent of the local painters
lu union, died from bullet wound. Johr
son was shot while in the apartment
~ of Mrs. Roth, who was arrested on tn
y charge of murder.
As Piuua. - Robert Newman, Toronto
. Ont, grand secretary Of the Theatrlca
Mechanics Association, dropped dea
. as he closed his response to addresse
~ of welcome at the opening of the il
no ternational convention here.
Go Columbus. "A watermelon seet
VI which lodged in her throat, caused tn
'h death of Mary c. Vandyne, 8, of Nobl
county. The child was brought to
d hospital in this city, but an operatio
Au failed to save her.
an Co11ino1is paul Rainev & wa
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