The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-06-07

struck by lightning,
Body OF unknown negro, believHb
to have frozen 10 death last January
was found In the woods south Of Blu
cyrus.
Postmaster ]. f. Bauer, Crestline,
has rendered his resignation, to bO
come effective July IS,
William Coffman of Davisvillo, q
select IS IN jail in Jackson in connec
tion with the killing of John Turyey
26, policeman OF Coalton.
Declaring that the price set on
fleece wool by the war industries
board is too low for Ohio producers,
action was taken by wool growers as
sembled at Columbus to ask the
board for a hearing on simplifying
selling conditions.
An argument which followed the
refusal of Mary Leasure Fox to re.
turn and live with her husband,
Loney V. Fox, resulted in her muir.
der and the suicide OF her husband
at Mrs. Fox's home, in Chlllicothe.
Elsa Wamsley, 20, was drowned at
Marietta when a wave strangled him
as he was returning to shore after
long swim.
Daniel Krause, railroad signalman,
Upper Sandusky, completed his TWEEN.
tieth sweater.
Killing a bluebird costs r. A. e.
mendork S25 before Justice T. N.
Craig, Washington C. II.
Conference of Congregational
churches of western Pennsylvania
and eastern Ohio selected New
Castle for the 1919 meeting place.
Rev. Rees d. Evans of Justus was
elected moderator.
II. Evan Williams, famous tenor,
died at the Akron city hospital after
an illness of one week. Death was
due to blood poisoning. Two sons
are in the army. Mr. Williams was
born at Mineral Ridge and worked
in Ohio mines as breaker boy.
Miss Belle Downing of Chardon
was killed and Miss Isabel Ballan-
tyne of Latonia fatally injured when
the auto in which they were riding
was struck by an interurban car near
| Simpsonville, Ky. They were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Isham of St.
Petersburg, Fla, both of whom were
killed.
Everett Koon. 16, pleaded guilty at
Athens to Staying John Robinett, 65,
Jacksonville, and was sentenced to the
Mansfield reformatory.
Christ Kiarhopalos, 10, Canton, was
almost decapitated when a motorcy-
Gle he was riding collided with an in
terurban traction car. George Topis,
"a. who was riding in the motorcycle
sidecar, was so badly injured he may
die.
Rev. Edwin G. Nesbit has resigned
the pastorate of First Presbyterian
church at Martins Ferry to become
pastor of Third Presbyterian church
at Springfield.
Rev. Minot ]. Savage d. D., a lead
ing minister of the Unitarian church
at Cleveland, died suddenly at no
tel in Boston. He was n years old.
Mayor Karb exercised his power of
veto upon the ordinance closing Co
lumbus saloons from 10 p. m. until G
a. M, the cabaret ordinance forbid
ding the employment of women in
places where intoxicants are sold and
the ordinance putting the ban OH
winerooms.
Ray Ripple, carpenter, New Phila-
delphla, was killed by lightning.
Mrs. w. A. Ashbrook of Johustown,
wife or Representative w. A. Ash
brook, underwent an operation at
70 hi OF Nd ir ~
dition.
Two masked men forced G. Mendel-
sohn, owner of a cigar factory at
Cleveland, to hand over $2,S65 from
his safe. Police wounded and CAP
tured a suspect.
Lieutenant j. W. Headington, for
mer Knox county state representa-.
tive. has been commissioned captain
of Company G, 112th ammunition
train, Camp Sheridan.
Fourteen we're graduated from
Oberlin School of Theology
Ohio is going to wage an anti
Stacker drive the week OF June g. At
the state draft headquarters it was
said there are at least 10000 men in
Ohio who registered last June but did
not file their questionnaires in De-
cember
Ida Prince, 80, is held at Canton
charged with the murder of Charles
Thompson, horse dealer of Massillon
At Lima Mrs: Blanche Clevengcr,
49, shot and killed her daughter, Eve
lyn, 8, and wounded herself seriously
Mrs. Clevinger is divorced from her
husband.
Because of depredations of dogs on
war gardens in Trumbull county,
Sheriff McBridge announced that all
stray dogs will be killed, whether Ii
censed or not.
Private John Adams of Sterling
died of wounds in France.
Miles Mclaughlin of Nevada,
Crawford county, announced his can
didacy for the Republican nomina
tion for congress.
At Youngstown Councilmen viii
liam F. Davis and William F. Mehe,
recently found guilty of accepting
bribes in connection with franchise
sought by the Workmen's Traction
company, were sentenced to from one
to 10 years IN the state penitentiary.
H. o. Leinard, manager of tho
Cleveland exchange of the Ohio State
company, has been ap-
pointed general manager of the state
Ordinances boosting salaries of