Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-09-06
STATE SIFTINGS

The body of Harry McCollum, 81,
Of Findlay, was found along the rail
road tracks near GaIatea. badly man
gled.
Miss bly, Frank resigned as mathe-
matics teacher in Bucyrus high
school to accept a position in Detroit
schools.
Safe of the Western and Southern
Life Insurance company at Xenia was
robbed of $500 by thieves. who
turned the safes combination.
A cloudburst, accompanied by wind
and lightning, visited Florida, Henry
county, three inches of rain falling
in As minutes. The loss is $4,000.
Governor James NJ. Cox was at no
expense in being renominated, so he
reported to Secretary of State Fulton.
DR.. ]. Fl. Landis, health officer OF
Cincinnati, and a notable figure IN
the medical world, died after an i'll
ness of six weeks.
Joseph L. Johnson, colored physi-
clan of Columbus, was nominated by
President Wilson as minister resi-
dent and consul general to Liberia.
Washington c. H. water company
issued warning that only most strin-
gent saving can prevent water
famine unless rain comes speedily.
Sherman w. Lundy, So. deputy
state game warden for Marion ana
Crawford counties, died at his home
at Marion from drcpsy
Fifty women conductors are at
work on Cleveland streetcars. They
are receiving 43 cents an hour. After
the first year of service they will re-
ceive AS
Hacks that cost from 81 600 to ST.
500 sold for $3.50 and S. when the
stock of the Gosman Livery and
Transfer company, Sandusky, was
sold at auction
Because of dispute over the date
on which increased milk price be
comes effective at Tiffn, no milk was
| delivered by some of the largest dis
tributirg firms.
Captain Michael T. Dwyer of the
| Soldiers home, Dayton, was chosen g
member of the board of managers o.
| the National Soldiers home 20 sue
ceed Colonel George H. Wood, now il
France
State Senator Louis White was
elected chairman of the Sandusk.
county Democratic executive commit
tee. Deputy Fire Marshal G. P. Haa.
ives elected chairman of the centra
| committee
Walter Pierce, Canton, is held OF
a charge of violating the espionagC
act He is alleged TO have said NJ
would not buy government securities
and to have made slurcing remarks
about President Wilson.
Mrs Cherbuliz, AZ, and her fou
children, Catherine, IA; William, Z
Henry, 5. and Margaret, 2. wer'
burned to death near Martins Ferr.
when an oil stove exploded and Sc
fire to their home
work
Republican state platform conver
tion was held at Columbus, Senate
Harding presiding and delivering tn
keynote. National Chairman Hay
and Governor Willis also spoke. Wi
lis demanded dry plank in the plat
form
st. Paurs NJ E. church at Napc
leon is made the beneficiary OF 5
acre farm near that city by the vii
of Mrs Mary A. Walters. The vii
provides that the farm be sold an
the proceeds be used as n:lcleu
for a church building fund.
|, Deciding that his services wer
more valuable to the government
than in politics, Carl E. Wolf, Dems
cratic candidate for sheriff of SaT
duskv county, withdrew from tn
ticket. He holds an important pos
ton with a concern engaged in wa
work
At Youngstown, Arthur Mc1aggar
IS, steel worker, was instantly kille
by one Of three men who suddenl
confronted him while he was seate
with Edna Simpson. McTaggart wa
to have been married to anothe
woman next week, while the SimpSo
woman is said to have husband wit
the American forces in France
Ohio farmers are urged to sow
liberty wheat acreage this fall, in a
appeal by L. J. Taber of Barnesvillt
master of the state grange. He II
minds the farmers of their excellen
work in increasing the wheat acreag
nearly 10 per cent last year, and h
asks that similar increase be mad
this year.
When their fishing boat capsized i
Lake Erie. Peter Madin, 40; Thoma
Carney, 80, and William Mackiawaci
40, of Cleveland. were drowned.
Fire destroyed a block in the bus
ness section of Canton. Loss 81, 900
000 Among the heaviest losers wer
Klein & Heffelman, $25O,090; Dine
Deweese. automobile supplies. $50
coo; Scioto Valley Supply COMPANY
automobile accessories, 100000; tn
Stark Dry Goods company war,
house, 100000.
Union conductors employed by tn
Cleveland Railway company will nc
instruct women in the work of ope
ating streetcars, Fred Schultz, bus
ness agent Of the car mems uniol
announced.
A 100000 cubic feet gas well wa
drilled in on the Ross farm, Jefferso
townsehip, Knox county, by the Obi
Fuel Supply company.
Congressman R. NJ, Switzer was o.
Grated on at Gallipolis Cor a DANCE
Gus hernia The operation was quit
successful, but it will necessitate NJ
SWitzer's remaining at home for Sc
eral weeks.
DR.. Oscar C. Whitacre, So, Sprini
field, dropped dead in telepkon
booth.
Wood county Democratic executiy
committee elected the following 0
ficers: Chairman, George Sheffle
Rising Sun: vice chairman, Fran
w. Thomas, Bowling Green: seer
tary, F. w. Head, Bowling Green
treasurer, w. E. Pisel, Bloomdale.
DR.. James Ambrose, 7S, Dayto
physician, is dead.
At Teledo James Vallisaurious, .
shot and wounded Miss Edith Mile
%, his cashier, then fired q bullet int
I,s1 d.