Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-09-20
STATE SIFTINGS

federal authorities.
Ground was broken at Camp Shrr. |
man for $4,000 Elks community
house 1t will have "A sleeping rooms.
Bucyrus Ministerial association
elected Rev. c. l.. Buerkle president
and Rev. w. H. Miller secretary
treasurer for the ensuing year.
Seventy five thousand Cleveland de-
ferred classification men have been
organized to- sell liberty bonds and
thrift stamps
Taunted by his companions because
of an impediment in his speech, Earl
K. Shoemaker. 13, Newark. killed him
self with a shotgun.
Many fields of new clover seeding
in Ohio are reported dead The un-
usually dry season has been con-
tributing cause, the Ohio college Of
agriculture reports.
Ohio authorities have issued a call
for volunteers to save the apple
crop OF the state. 1t is announced
that 800 apple pickers are needed at
once if the move is to succeed.
Cincinnati policemen went on
strike when their demand for In
creased pay was ignored They de-
mand an increase from $1,260 year
to 1900.
At Dayton. H. Lifford, engineer
and James Hall, fireman were both
injured when the locomotive they
occupied was derailed and over
turned.
Rev. Mr. Reed, pastor of the Unit
ed Drsthren church a. Bloomdale,
as resigned and is settling his bust
ness affairs so that he can go to Camp
Sherman.
Monkeys and giraffes at the Gin
cinnati zoe must do without sugar,
unless the federal food administration
oyerrules State Administrator Crox-
ton. who holds there is hardly enough
tor human consumption.
William j. Conrad resigned as
| treasurer of Union county. De3uty
Treasurer Frank Gilchrist. was Sc
Iected to fli the unexpired term. Mr.
Conrad will enter the banking bust
ness
Mrs. Arthur Morehouse, 80, shot
her husband at Toledo ard then
turned the revolver upon herself She
died instantly Morehouse is fatally
wounded The shooting followed g
quarrel
Governor Cox has called Samuel J
Brandenburg, librarian of Miami uni
versity. 20 Columbus to become spe
cial representative of the Ohio branch
- f,o nil Of IL
charge OF county organization.
Charles E. Rowe and L. \. Fellows
chiropractors, convicted at Dayton 0
practicing medicine and surgery with
out license. were committed TO iai
to serve six months sentence ant
payment of a fine of 500 and costs
Chairman Fuliington announces
that approval has been made by tn
| Republican state central committe
of the selection of Newton NJ. Mile
as vice chairman. Charles E. Hard a
assistant secretary and Eli NJ. Yves
as chairman of the finance committee
Car. D. Hyre. notice clerk in til
Dayton city finance department. VIII
disappeared about a week ago wit
SI,700 police charge, which had bee
given him 10 distribute as a part c
welfare department pay roll, rt
turned and surrendered himself {
] the Dayton police.
4 Women will continue to act as COZ
A ductors in the employment of th
q Cleveland Railway company pendin
q a federal investigation of the questio
9 of a shortage of man power. under
q decision announced by federal invest
q gators representing the departmer
4 Of labor.
d Ohio banks withstood the extraord
q nary money demands made on thel
u during the first year of the war,
q clares State Banking Superintendel
n Berg in his annual report to the go
M ernor. Resources of state and privai
W banks increased almost $500. 900 ,0t
? in three years.
In the IL months ending June
u 1917, 1867 accidents were reporte
'e to the state industrial commissio
The annual report of Emile Watso
:. the commissions actuary, for IL
year ending June 80, 1918, shows
total of 1851 accidents, reductic
of 1882 under the previous year.
George Rind. 80, secretary of Il
D miners union at Bradley. Jefferst
81 county. and Alex Fergen. Austria
IL miner of that place, were arrested {
#a presidential warrants. 1t is alIeg,
"a that they tried to persuade Hu
garians from taking part in a A;
~ raising and tried to foment troub
&: among the miners.
Secretary of State Fulton will n
$H be enjoined from putting on the ball
# the proposed state constitution
M amendment providing a referendu
81 on legislative ratification OF amen
q ments to the federal constitute
81 This was the decision of the supren
81 court after a weeks consideration
B the case. Court held it was witho
"a Jurisdiction.
b After having been mourned
a dead as a result of railroad act
q dent in the west for several year
q Henry V. Chambers. 2S. of Laru
B Marion county, was killed in actit
D in France July IS. 1918.
b The birth rate in Ohio for the fir
IA six months of this year was no
81 than 10 per cent higher than la
81 year, according to figures given 0
n by DR. j. E. Monger. state resistr
s. of vital statistics. Ohio's birth ra
in 1916 was 21.9 births per 1000 pc
ne ulation; in 1917, 23.4 per 1000, al
III the first six months of 1918, 24.l ?
he 1000.
Condition Of the corn crop in oh
- has decreased 7 per cent, or lot
estimated decrease in production
or about 100000 bushels, since Aug.
es according to the crop report for t
state just issued by the Unit
re States bureau of crop estimates.
a Ohio's summers crops, harvest
on time, are now safely in mill a
k barn. Not a grain was lost throu
by lack of labor, the Ohio food admin
tration reported. Fresh reserves, CT
u- sisting of farm women and help 81
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