The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-06-20
STATE SIFTINGS

| known educator. - dean.
Eighty-eight per cent Of the babies
born at Findiay in Nav were boys.
William McAIlister. Marysyille. was
wounded severely at the French
front.
Harold Graham, Toledo. was killei
when his automobile was ditched d
SandusKy.
Forest Hoteling, IS, F1ndlay. die
Of injuries received when a hors'
kicked him.
Miss Anna Gabriel, %. BUcyrus
was probably fatally burned by a.
explosion of gasoline.
At Fostoria Margaret Kramer, :
was burned to death while attempi
ing to light a gas range
Fourteen Mexican employees of the
Ohio steel foundry at Bucyru.
were placed in the county Jail a
slackers and deserters.
John Curren, 76. OF Florida, Henr.
county, was injured, probably fatally
when a train hit his wagon.
At Mt. Vernon J. S. Freese was kill
/ ed in a runaway accident and Al
phonso Michaux was drowned.
Lieutenant Richard B. Reed. son o
J. P. Reed of Van Vert, was killed ii
an airplane accident in France.
Albert Hunt, Is. and Roy Dennis
2S, were drowned in Summit lake
Akron, when their canoe overturned
Henry Spencer Hallwcod, 20, vet
eran manufacturer and inventor, died
at his home in Columbus from heart
| disease.
Private Paul Hume of London was
killed in action in France. Private
c. R. Phillippi Of LaRue died 6
wounds
Four Mansfield reformatory prison
ers, at work in improving the old Ma
tiOnal road IN BIuskingum county.
have escaped.
Business and professional men OF
Athens have pledged themselves to
do about 200 days Of farm labor in
| harvest season.
Governor Cox delivered a farewell
address to the Buckeye division at
Camp Lee, Va The boys will leave
soon for France
AS a result of the anti-slacker drive
in Ohio, state draft headquarters an
nounced, 500 men were rounded up
and sent to Camp Sherman.
Hamilton county Democratic NOM
mating committee selected Sidney G.
Stricken as Democratic candidate for
congress from the First district.
At lancaster Ellsworth HanksOn,
IL, son of Eliza HanksOn. was injured
fatally when hit by an automobile as
he ran ont of the way OF a stFeetcar
Mrs. Madeline A Bennett. tubercu-
iosis expert at the base hcs"i-"'
Camp Sherman, died from injuries
sustained when thrown from horse
Charles Simpkius, Company ID,
Rainbow division. of Marion. has
teen brought back to America for
treatment of wounds received in ac-
ton.
Washington c. t. board of eduea-
IiOn increased salaries of all teachers
from S. to Sl5 per month and sub
stituted military training for ath
letics.
Judge Frank H. Kerr of Steuben-
vile and Fred NJ Hopkins of FOs-
toria have entered the race for the
Republican nomination for secretary
of state.
Charles Dick. former United States
senator. fled a petition as a candidate
for the Republican nomination for
congressman from the Fourteenth
Ohio district
For the first time in - years there
will be no fair in Redwood Condi-
tons caused by the war and the
dearth of cars az harvest time is
given as the reasons
A 1O-pOund pound daughter born to
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Epply has the
distinction OF being the first war baby
born at Gallon The father is q pri-
vate at Camp Sheridan
Margaret Gibbons. -, and AIvina
BOhrer, Is, of Reading. were killed
when a delivery truck in which they
were returning home from 4 picnic
was struck by a switch engine
Bandits forced the marshal or New
ton Fails to accompany them WaiIe
they raided the Newton Falls bank
They locked him In the Dank anu
escaped 1t is not known how much |
was taken
Contracts for the erection 0f two
new nitrate plants. one near CincIn
nati and the other near Toledo. have
been made by the war department
with the air nitrate corporation Eaen
plant is expected to employ 1701
men.
At Cleveland Henry La Premier teS-
tilted ir court he killed his wife to
end her sufferings- She shot and
hit me in the wrist La Premier said
and then shot herself in the head |
thought It was an act Of mercy to KiI
her" He was heId
After holding the position for L |
years, General john C. Speaks will |
resign as chief state game warden as
soon as arrangements can De made /
for a successor to take charge OF the
work He is seeking the Republican |
nomination fer congress from the |
Columbus district
Foot OF Charles E5ersole was shot |.
of when he was climbing Q fence
while carrying a gun near Lancaster.
EbersOle mad just enlisted IN the
naval reserve.
A loss of $40.00O was sustained in |
q fire which destroyed the plant Of |
the National Fire Proof company at |
East Palestine. near Salem. throwing
100 people out Of work
Major General G. NJ Randall. IS /
retired. who died 1t Denver. viii be
buried ut ZanesyiIle. his Old home |
He Was famed as an Indian fighter |
and also served in the civil and Span |
ish-AmeFican wars