Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-06-28
STATE SIFTINGS

Dayton strectcar employees demand
recognition Of their union and in
crease OF wages.
John Curren. 76. OF Florids. Henry
county. was injured. probably fatally,
when a train hit his wagon.
Edward J. Bush, 63. was found
dead. hanging to the limb of tree
near his home at Portsmouth.
Lieutenant Richard b. Reed, son of
,. P. Reed of Van Vert. was killed in
an airplane accident in France.
Pythian Sisters have been taxed 20
cents = member for new Median
Pythian Sisters home at Springfield.
Private Paul Hume of London was
killed IN action in France. Private
C. r. PhilIippi Of LaRue died a
wounds
Richard Worst, ~, son of william
Worst. Dayton, was seriously hurt
at Washington @. H. when his auto
was ditched.
p. A. Fenstermaker. So, Of West
Hope. wns instantly killed when he
fen from a freight train near Malinta,
Henry county.
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
Fourteen Mexican employees Of the
Ohio steel foundry at Bucyrus
we're placed in the county jail as
sIackers and doserters.
Thomas Blair Cox, son of Governor
and Mrs. Cox. Is dead. The baby was
born Sunday morning at the COVER
nor's home near Dayton.
As a result of the anti-slaclxer drive
IN Ohio, state draft headquarters an
nounced. 500 men we're rounded up
and sent to Camp Sherman.
At Lancaster Ellsworth Hankson,
IL. son of Eliza Hankson. was injured
fatally when hit by an automobile as
hs ran ont OF the way of streetcar.
Washington G. II. board of educa-
lion increased salaries of all teachers
from IS 20 sl5 per month and sub
etituted military training FOR ath
lctics.
Charles Dick. former United States
senator. fled a petition as a candidate
fox the Republican nomination for
congressman from the Fourteenth
Ohio district.
Fcc. OF Charles Ebersole was sho
on when he was climbing a fence
while carrying a gun near Lancaster
Ebersole mad just enlisted in tht
naval reserve
Youngstown and Ohio River Rail
road cumpany. operating an interur
han line between Salem and East
Liverpool has increased passenger
fare from ? to cents a mile.
Registered men in various classes
OF Ottawa county organized for tn,
Eale Of war savings stamps. Nor
than 200 men have been assigne,
a quota OF $3.50 worth of stamps each
Major General G.. M. Randall 76
retired. who died at Denver, will bs
buried at GAINESVILLE. his old home
He was famed as an Indian fighter
and also served in the civil and Span
ish-American wars
General Hale declared that officers
misinterpreted his orders in refer
ence to visiting days in Camp Sher
man and that civilians would be al
lowed periods on Wednesday and Sat
nrday as wen as Sundays.
Ohio state fair officials announced
that Mrs. Sarah Hute Of Rural Rout,
No. !. Lisbon. had been awarded tn,
prize OF $40 for submitting the bes
slogan for this years fair. the las
week in August Her prize-winnin.
slogan was IT'S Your Fair"
Amos Hitchcock, Cleveland scnoo
board member, was sentenced to /
wears In Atlanta federal prison O
charges Of intent to promote tn
success OF the enemy" and intent I
cause insubordination, in the mil
iary and naval forces Of the Unite
States"
Requesting al. the people OF OH
@ respond to President Wilson's ~cai
60 arms" for the civilian population
Governor Cox issued a proclamatio
designating the week of June "A I
2s as Ohio war, savings pledge weel
Every one is urged to purchase wa
savings stamps.
While hurrying to fire at Ne,
Washington, Crawford county. fou
men were electrocuted when the
tried to climb over fence on whic
a high tension trolley wire had faller
The dead: Jefferson High. SIS; Georg
Knodel. %; Paul Knodel, %, and Co
nolius Whiteman. 21 The wire wa
blown down by storm
Agreeing that there will be I
scramble FOR reelection and that I
expensive. campaign be staged. Go
ernor Cox. Democrat. and form,
Governor Willis. Republican. ha-
weighed in Governor Cox is n
opposed for the Democratic nomin
lion, while Willis win contest for Il
Rnpubllcan nomination with Edw
Jones, Jackson, and former Lieute
ant Governor Jack Arnold. Columbu
Chairman Robert II. Michener
the Belmont county Democratic cor
mittee Is the nominee for congrei
On that ticket in the Eighteenth co
Eressional district
Ivon Collier. Republican candidat
FOR county surveyor Of Hancock cou
~. withdrew to accept position vii
the Ohio oil company in the develo
ments Of the Texas oil fields.
Richard Quick. %, was instant
Killed and Miss Belize Griffith, %. W,
seriously injured and four girl col
panions received lesser hurts wht
the automobile in which they We
riding overturned west OF Toledo.
Eighty-eight per cent Of the babi
born at Findiay in May were boys.
George II. Wood. adjutant gener
OF Ohio. has been appointed q colon
In the Thirty-seyenth division. I
viii command an Ohio regiment
France. Colonel J. e. Gimperlil
viii succeed Wood as adjutant ge
eral.
Mrs. Frank Grossharth, 81. al
Earlyn Parrish. 4-year-old daught
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