Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-07-19
STATE SIFTINCS

"o'A " wheat ana nay neldS.
Abe Boyer. II. Columbus. was kill
ID when he was hit by an automobile
William Lindsay. "a. postmaster at
Aartel. Marion county. died Of tuber-
culosis.
G. II. Heiser. AZ. Columbus, lost mis-
life when caught between steam,
shovel and an embaukment.
william f. Scott Of Tippecanoe
city was killed in action in France.
He was a member of the marine
corps.
Lncas county farmers have pledged
60 SOW $4,000 acres in wheat next
fall and spring. Previous high record
was 1900 acres.
Corporal John r. Danley. Lorein.
and Private william L. Rounds,
Wadsworth. we're killed in action on
The French front.
Members Of the Ohio Auto Trades
association will meet at Columbus
soon TO discuss trade problems grow
ing out Of the war.
Housing bureau OF the department
Of labor win spend s5O00OO building
new homes for men employed In gov
ernment work at Niles.
Mrs. Isaac Jay. n. who lived alone
fn Greenville. committed suicide by
swallowing paris green. She was
THOUGHT to be mentally unbalanced.
Captain w. f. wilder was named
supervisor OF government work in
Marion. Shelby. Lima. Delphos. Mans
Held. Newark, Urbana and Columbus
War savings stamp ball. which has
been rolled through northern Ohio
cities. broke down at gainesville and
was sent back to Columbus for re
pairs.
Frank Lowry attempted TO drive a
colony OF hoes from his garage al
Dayton with gasoline. The explosion
which followed destroyed the garage
and Lowry's auto
A report made public by Commits
siQncr OF Internal Revonue Roper
shows that during the fiscal year end
"a Jrne 30 1918. the total collections
Of internal revenue IN Ohio were
f10f .076 SG0ei
John Bryant IS. OF Ironton. wa:
shot IN the abdomen during a guar
rel over a dice game at construc
tlon camp near Columbus and diec
later In n hospital
In a Joint application 10 the publiI
utilities commission. the newly-orgau
ized Pickaway Water company asks
permission To buy the Circleville Wa
ter Supply company for s160.0O0
Jealousy turned a family reunion
into a tragedy at Portsmouth whes
Lowell Doley. ~. shot and killed his
wife. Thelma Moore Doley. 10, ant
then killed himself with 3S calibel
revolver.
Mayor Henry NJ. Davies has or.
dered the Sunday "blue laws" en-
forced at st. Clairsville. The sale OF
tobacco candy and similar articles
and gasoline is prohibited on Sun
days.
James b. Tucker, well known citi
zen and manufacturer OF Sidney. died
at Detroit Mr.. Tucker was founder
and president OF the Tucker Wood
working company. one of Sidney's
largest manufacturing plants.
Ohioans who are harassed by tn,
scarcity and high price of coal ar,
urged by the United States geolog
zeal survey to burn peat. Rural resi-
dents of this state, says the survey
have this fuel supply right at theil
doors.
Factory OF the Hickory Carrisg,
company, Cincinnati, was destroyed
5y fire. The loss is estimated a
100000. Fire Chief Barney ]. Hous
ton suffered broken rib and sprain
cd ankle when the roof Of a shed col
lapsed.
Next national rife matches will b
held at Camp Perry, Sept. 2 to Z. Tht
national board for the promotion o
rifle practice has voted to hold tn
matches there in connection with tn
school for rifle practice recently es
tabllshcd.
Adjutants and balloonists no longet
win be sent for final training TO thu
school Of military aeronautics, Ohi'
State university. In the future, avia
ton pilots only win be trained at tn
school. There will be no changes IL
Che faculty.
Cadet Hargrave was probably ia
tally injured and Lieutenant Bradley
both OF the Wilbur Wright field, wa
seriously hurt when they lost contrc
of their airplane and fell several hur
dred feet In a field at Midway, nea
Springfield
New prices announced for Obi,
coal fields by the fuel administration
At Washington mean an increase o
25 cents a tom TO the consumer OF
Hooking coal and a decrease Of 4
cents on coal from the Jackson dis
trict. according TO coal dealers.
Andy Friend. 80. coal miner ffor
Athens. told Columbus police he wa
held up in Columbus by two men an
robbed of $500. the savings Of 2
years, which he had accumulated 1
baly n home in Barberton. Thlrty.si
500 bills we're taken by the mer
who escaped.
The aviation camp which will b
established at the state fair ground
Columbus. win be what is known d
a concentration camp. Between 1.5C
and 1000 trained mechanics and ei
gineers, including many second lie
tenants, will be there constant
while the war lasts
State Food Administrator Croxtc
ordered closed for two weeks the ba
cries OF Adam and Jacob Pfau, Port
mouth. each operating two plants, al
OF the Hilltop bakery Of Portsmout
The Bindery bakery OF the same eli
must close one week The penalti
are for violation OF wheat substitu
regulations. A number of Columb,
bakeries also were disciplined for Il
same offense.
Republican state convention is
be held in Columbus Aug. 27 and 2
state fair week. In connection vii
the convention will be held the b
rally, 10 which will be invited mel
bers Of county central. executive az
advisory committees and candidate
for state and county offices.
Rev. w. A. Werth. pastor Of n Ge