The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-05-23
STATE SIFTINGS

Fire destroyed the Clifford theater.
Urbana Loss $4,000.
Luther Gifin Of Sprinheld was kill
ed in action in France.
Clarence Duffy. 20. fell into a pool
at Alliance and was drowned.
Lisbon schools closed for remainder
Of the year because Of smallpox e3i-
demic.
John Shaner, Niles. was killed
when his auto was struck by an inter
urban car.
Cadet Harry ]. Myers Of Bucyrus
was killed in an airplane accident at
Forth Worth, Tex
More than 1900 worth Of jeEeirJ
was stolen from the J. Walsh com
pany's store, TOLEDO.
frank Flee. rs, widely known lum-
herman, died at Washington C. h He
was a civil war veteran
Harry Eagle was killed at Spring
field when a motor fire truck struck
the motorcycle he was riding
Patsy Brondo, Italian merchant, Is
charged with completely in the muir
der Of Patrolman COstigan at Akron
Great council OF Red Men Of Ohio.
in convention at Canton, decided to
hold the 1919 convention in COlum-
bus.
William H. Hutchison, IS, farmer
near Lisbon, deSDOndent because Of
poor health, committed suicide by
hanging.
In attempting to ford q swollen
stream at Rocky Fork, near Ports
mouth, Stanley HaysliE. II. was
drowned.
Heart trouble caused the sudden
death of Charles J. Mckee, an attOr-
ney and building association official
at DAYTON
William Jacobs, 2S. and Fred Small
ley, 80, were severely injured near
BUcyrus when their auto was struck
by a train
State administration board an
nounced it will not permit inmates
Of state penal institutions to aid in
municipal work.
Graves of heroes OF six wars viii
be decorated at Bucyrus Memorial
day. Five Revolutionary war veter.
ans are buried there.
One hundred and fifteen sheep
were drowned in high water from
Mill creek on the pasture land Of ]
R Vile, near Marysville.
Rev. ArchdeacOn H. ]. Cody Of To
ronto. Can, will deliver the com
mencement address at Ohio Wes
.eyan this year on June 19.
Samuel Kicks. Sc, Prospect, drown
ed himself in a pool near Redwood
Coroner said worry over loss of {
milk route unbalanced his mind
Two hours after he had entered the
employ of the Solar refinery at Lima
Edward R. Marquart, 26, fell into Z
lake near the plant and was drowned
Michael Becker is in a serious con
dition at Youngstown, the result O
a blow over the head from a maj
who held him up and robbed him o
$50.
Belmont county officials have tak
en- up with government agents at CO
lumbus the cases of AZ Turks arrest
ed at Holloway for pro-German actiV
tiles.
Theft of $4,000 worth Of cIothini
and more than $4OO in cash ant
stamps from the REORGANIZATION
company's store. Cleveland, was re
ported to the police
Eighteen Wood county farmer
were fined for mobbing John Hennini
Of Lake township and Herman Me
cher of Webster township, two Gel
mans suspected of dislOyalty.
At Lancaster Public Service DireC
tor C. F. Justus removed John N
King, waterworks superintendent
from office. specifying charges Of il
competency and malfeasance.
]. V. Morris, railroad conductor
was drowned in the MahOuing rive
at Youngstown He fell into tn
stream while trying to recover tn
body Of a man he had found wedge
, under q railroad bridge
Lives of 4S2 Ohio children under
. years old were sacrificed during Eel
ruary to 10 diseases which are GIasl
ed preventable, says a statement frOI
. the division of child hygiene Of tn
state department Of health
? Jacob Thesis. superintendent q th
; Butler county infirmary. was indicte
at Hamilton on FIVE counts. chargin
, him with the embezzlement Of none
derived from the sale OF product
I from the county's poor farm
D Copies Of The Heel Of War"
E book written by George B. McClelIal
former mayor Of New York. were CO.
, fsCated at Cleveland Sale Of Il
> volume was ordered stopped On Il
e charge that the book Is proGerma
e During a quarrel over money ma
tiers at their farm home near Ea
e Liverpool. Amos BursCn. q, was sh'
e and killed by his brother CIarenc
who then attempted to escape T
e was captured and lodged in jail
= Lisbon
= Charged with holding up prOdu
, ton of war munitions. John Gale
e q German subject and foreman Ct
+ large Cleveland factory engaged
manufacturing gun fOrginss for Il
d government. was placed in jail
L await probable inteFnment
; To help relieve freight car shOI
age an auto truck left Mt Vernon 4
r Chicago with several castings
o One hundred and fifty high schO
3 girls at Alliance have begun militia
e drin. to be held three mornings
y week, under direction Of n drill ma
ter.
5 Peter W. Weber. SO. Of Gallon. d
o nies that Colonel John COnWay Of C
n din is the only survivor Of the Me-
n can var in Ohio Fur years Mr.. W
% her has been receiving 2 Mexican "