The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-30

During first two weees CT August
S3 Ohio graduate nurses applied lt
the Red Cross Tor military service.
Standard OH company of ohio an
nOunced the regular quarterly d!yt
dend OF SO per share and 81 extra
payable Oct. ! TO stockholders OF rec
ord Aug. 30
With the arrest OF Carl Wheeler
and a raid upon an abandoned barn
on Wheeler's premises near sandus
ky, rollce believe they have cleared
rp n robbery mystery. An inventory
of merchandise discovered during the
raid includes IA new automobile tires
| 10000 cigars, n large case of shoes
90 cases Of matted milk and six dozen
| khaki shirts. The loot in part was
identified as having been stolen from
New York Central railway trains.
Arthur j. Thatcher was appointed
director OF public safety of Columbus
to ill the vacancy caused by the
death of Safety Director NJ. J. Barry.
President w. o. Thompson Of Ohio
State university has been appointed
o MEMBER Of the federal agricultural
commission which will be sent TO
France soon to aid that country In
reclaiming land there for agricultural
purposes.
Members of draft boards who regis
ter in September will automatically
get deferred classification on the
ground that they are doing necessary
government employment, according
to Major w. S. Fealer, state draft
head.
Clarence Davis of New Lexington
bought an automobile. The following
day the machine turned over and
killed him.
Mrs. Roe Smith, 80, and her son,
Raymond Smith, "a. were two of the
Norwalk. Mrs. Smith was married
to Howard F. Heath and her son mar
ried Miss Nellie Walter.
Mrs. Mary Sutton of GAINESVILLE
may die from shock of the news OF
the death of her two sons, Murrsl
Sutton. VINO was drowned at Galhpo-
lis, and J. WilfCrd Sutton, who was
killed by a live wire at GAINESVILLE.
Ruth Hall. 16, and Laura McGinty
are mysteriously missing from their
homes IN Marion, local police report.
Dismissal of II. E. Laukhart as pc
lice inspector by Safety Director il.
p. James, at Dayton, on charges o.
conduct unbecoming an officer, Was af.
firmed by the civil service commits
sion.
Walker Hopkins, 3S, negro, seized
at Columbus in connection with a
murder at Moxahala. Perry county,
was turned over to officers from that
place. Hopkins is charged with kill
ing George Clark in a free-for-all fray
at a construction CAMP.
Casimir Karmos, %, Toledo. was
shooting at a bedbug, so the police
we're told when the bullet glanced
and wounded his roommate, Thomas
Garos in the abdomen.
When their demand for a 25 per
cent wage increase was refused by
the manufacturers, $50 gilders and
liners employed in decorating derart-
ments of % potteries at East Liver.
pool walked out on strike.
Plant of the Fremont Messenger
Publishing company, printing daily
and weekly paper at Fremont, was
sold by j. j. Lehman, trustee in
bankruptcy, to John W. Worst, FIRE.
mont manufacturer, for 5000.
Official count in the Eighth Sena-
torial district shows that Captain
Tom Jones of Meigs county, now in
France, is the Republican nominee
by 70 votes over Otto E. Eollenweider
of Vinton county.
Martin Willis. 81, was held to the
grand jury under S2,5GO bond on the
charge Of numbering Harry Graham,
80 painter, at the Graham home at
Athens. Willis claims self-defense.
Aviation school at Ohio State uni
versity will ne closed Aug. 81. Ad
vices from Washington said the sig
nal corps is planning to install q
radio school in the space to be va
Gated.
Nine hundred striking employees OF
the A. NJ Byers company. Youngs.
town, returned to work pending set.
tlement of dispute by the war labor
board.
At Alliance Dean Bradley, 8, was
shot in the abdomen, police say. by
Rinad LaCivita, 8. companion. The
shooting was accidental.
Lower halt Of woman's body was
found in weighted sack in a water
hole at S1nithville. WAYNE county.
Fire in the Cleveland Yacht club
at Rocky river practically
destroyed the entire group.
Fuel administration announced coal
production managers for this state as
follows: j. j. Roby, eastern ard cen
tral Ohio; James H. Pritchard, south.
ern Ohio.
Columbus Railway, Power and
Light company forfeited it's franchise
(Which called for eight tickets for %
cents) and increased fare to cents,
with l cent added for transfer. Issue
is now in United States court
George Horner, 33, was drowned IN
a reservoir near Barnesville. He was
the owner of two large stores.
Mrs. Martha Virginia Miller, 35,
hanged herself from rafter in the
attic of her home in Columbus. No
motive for the suicide is known.
Fred Wrasse of Findlay was taken
to Toledo on charge that ne offered
TO secure exemption from military
service for five Hancock county Sc
lects for $3.50 each.
At Springfield, Orlando Valente, )
died in his mothers arms after being