Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-19
STATE SIFTINCS

J. John Bitter, 81, st. MaryS, commit
ted suicide by shooting.
Bellaire bartenders, bottle packers
and electricians struck for higher
wages.
j. q. Bass, former Ohio legislator
from Clermont county, is dead at
Milford.
: F. H. King of Delphos was appoint
ed to the state board of pharmacy
for five years.
Annual Hancock county Sunday
school convention will be held at
Findlay April IS.
Mayor of Findlay DEGREES that
every loafer in the town must go 20
work or 90 to Jail
Cincinnati city council changed the
names of IL streets that heretofore
had borne German names.
Liberty bonds and jewels, valued
st SIS 5000, were stolen from the home
of DR.. n. p. Steurer. Cleveland.
At Alliance w. A. Tucker, 20, was
stabbed to death by two burglars,
who robbed him of $500 in gold.
0ONCthOl IVA. III d PlOSldh1ollOAl
called on Ohio officials to round up
tramps and Migrants and put them to
work.
One hundred house painters and
decorators al Sandusky went on
strike for 10 cents an hour wage IL
crease.
At Toledo Norman L.. Nominee, 35,
killed his brother-in-law, Robert
Munding. 26. Nominee says he shot
in self-defense.
X. Lynne Arthur, former account,
ant of a Springfield concern, was
sentenced to prison on a charge OF
enlightenment.
Stark Electric railroad asked ALI.
ance council to raise city fares from
6 to 6 cents, cutting tickets from six
to five for a quarter.
Plant Of Hobart Brothers company,
electrical manufacturers, Troy, was
destroyed by fire. The company was
engaged on government work.
Massillon has started a war chesi
campaign for which money will bt
raised to take care of all war need:
of the community during the year
A life sentence in the penitentiary
was imposed On Arthur PendergaSt
%, Cincinnati, for the murder o.
Adolphe Bergen, 90. saloonkeeper.
Central synod of the German Re
formed church will lose $4,000 a
the result Of the setting aside Of tn,
will of Mathew Smith. farmer, of Hel
land, Lucas county.
Plant of the Thor iron works at To
Iedo was destroyed by fire. The com
pany has been engaged almost ex
clusively in shipbuilding since tn,
outbreak Of the war.
All motormen and conductors EN-
ployed by the Cincinnati Traction
company will be given an increase il
wages beginning April 16. Two cent,
an hour will be added to their pres
ent wages.
Prohibition party convention to Sc
lect a state ticket and adopt a plat
form will be held May 2 in Columbus
The central committee has authorize
H. L. Peeke. S~andusky, chairman. I
issue the call.
L. R. Klous, serving his secon
term as a representative from Mao.
son county, announced himself as
candidate for the Republican npmin;
ton for lieutenant governor, He
q farmer near Mt. Sterling.
At the spring meeting of the Da.
ton presbytery $4,000 was pledge
to the endowment fund of the Yves
ern College for Women in Oxfort
This amount completes the $500, 00l
which must be raised by May 1.
At Youngstown three members {
the family of Congressman Coope
narrowly escaped asphyxiation.
fume fiue had been disconnected /;
their home. Police suspect an a
tempt on the congressman's life.
Accused of completely in robberit
of freight cars, five men were lodge
in Jail at Toledo by federal author
ties. They are: Frank Weller, gr
GER; George Leighton, bicycle deale1
Gus Staiger, poolroom proprieto,
John Church, switchman, and Russo
PiZZa, an Italian.
Mrs. Cora Ralston, sc, was kill'
! and her husband, Dallas Rolston, 4
fatally injured, when they fell fro
a third-story window Of an apartme
building at Cleveland. The husban
? who was delirious, attempted to jun
from the window and in the strugg
| both fell to the pavement. !
In it's April crop report the sta
board Of agriculture estimates tn
Ohio will produce 47,0OO,0 600 bushe
of wheat this year. This would
an increase of more than 10000
bushels owe the 1917 production. t
!. condition of the crop now compar
\ with the standing average is SO p
i cent.
Dry petitions have been distribut
by the Anti-Saloon league in all OF
g counties. Although only 1856
= names are required, state headQu
q tiers say over 40O, 900 signers "
! be on the request for submission NJ
) fall of the amendment prohibiting {
!, sale, manufacture and distribution
!, alcoholic beverages in Ohio.
Gordon Sand company's plant
Conneaut was damaged to the exit
n of $4,000 when an engine ran il
a sand conveyor and destroyed
\ building.
Ohio's quota in the April call of
9 second draft will be 10,202 men. !
y proximately 100000 will be SEN
the training camps this month, bes
ming April &c.
Postmaster B. F. Price of Lane
- ter will not be permitted TO take
: civil service examination for re
pointment. Postoffice departm
charges his Office has not been X
up to required standard.
Governor Cox put up to organi
women wal workers in Ohio the
task of helping out draft boa
III swamped with the job of index
registrants for special service.
70 Alleging libel, Paul Schaaf, pr
IN dent of q cutlery company at F.
ST lay, filed suit for 500, 900 DANA
TO against Mrs. Angelina Zimmerman
Us large stakeholder in the company
l. Thieves broke into the store OF
lister & Sayle, Cleveland, wrec