The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-04-19
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
OHIO GLEANINGS :
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Catholic church, Cleveland, is be-
lieved responsible for a fire which
wrought $4,000 damage 10 the ediice
L. r. Kious, serving his second
term as representative from Madison
county, announced himself as a caS-
didate for the Republican nomination
for lieutenant governor. He is a
farmer near Mt. Sterling.
Elias Gracely. sc, farmer Of Syca.
more, Wyandot county, was found
guilty OF making threats against Pres
ident Wilson. Judge Killets will SEN
tence Gracely on April 20.
Ohio's quota in the April call OF
the second draft will be 10,302 mon.
Approximately 10000 will be sent TO
the training camps this month, begin
ming April 26.
Eldon II. Kerr &C. prominent Day
ton attorney, is dead
Ohio State Council Of Carpenters
adjourned at Cincinnati. to meet in
Newark next year. Ode j. Grubb,
Newark, was elected president.
John Bitler, 81, st. Marys, commit
ted suicide by shooting.
John G. Curtis OF Findlay adver
tised for a wife. In two weeks he go.
an answer and they were married I'M
mediately. She deserted him in -
hours. ne declared in his divorce.
Annual Hancocg county Sunday
school convention will be held at
Findlay Apri! IS.
J. O. Bass, former Ohio legislator
from ClermOnt county, is dead at Mi
ford.
Judge f. NJ Kennedy, former may
or of Malta, Morgan county, prosecut-
ing attorney and probate ana com.
mon pleas judge, is dead at Malta.
BelIaire bartenders. bottle packers
and electricians struck for higher
wages
At Youngstown three members Of
the family OF Congressman Cooper
narrowly escaped asphyXlation A
fume flue had been disconnected at
heir home Police suspect an at
.empt on the congressman's life.
Lawson L Emerson, former clerk
Of the Ohio supreme court, died after
few hours illness. Burial at
Bethesda.
Dry petitions have been distributed
)y the Anti-Saloon league in all Ohio
counties. Although only $4,000 names
are required, state headquarters say
over 400,00 signers will be on the re-
Iuest for submission next fall Of the
amendment prohibiting the sale, man
fracture and distribution of alcoholic
beverages in Ohio.
Postofiice at Orwell, Ashtabuia
county, was broken into by thieves
who took S8 in stamps.
Cary r. Graham, 16, student at
Huskinsum college, at New Concord,
S missing since March Is. His father
a farmer near Cumberland
All motormen and conductors eIn
)loyed by the Cincinnati Traction
company will be given an increase in
wages beginning April l6. Two cents
an nour will be added to their present
wages.
Six Youngstown councilmen were
indicted by the grand jury on a
;harge of soliciting brides
Rev. A. B. Williams resigned as
pastor of the Methodist Protestant
church at CoshoCton.
Accused Of completely in rcbbaries
If freight GER - e men were lodged
n jail at TolC~J by federal authori-
81 ANniIpy
:er; George Leighton, bicycle dealGc;
ius Staiger, poClroom proprietor.
Iohn Church, switchInan, and Russell
Pizza, an Italian.
At Toledo Norman L. Nominee. %,
killed his brother-in-law, Robert
Munding, 26. Nominee says he shot
self-defense.
Caroline Sheipline, q, living near
Wapakoneta, was thrown from hay
wagon and killed when the team she
vas driving became unmanageable
Private Wllbud NJ. Byers, Youngs-
own, attempted suicide at Camp |
Sherman by hanging. He is expected |
% die. Byers had been in a guard
house for Month pending trial on
charge of dcsertion.
Mayor Scheiber OF Toledo issued |
an order prohibiting the proposed |
parade of several hundred women cf |
The underworld on the eve of May |,
when the segregated district will be |
abolished. The women have been |
promised employment.
Prohibition party convention to se-
ect state ticket and adopt plat
'orm will be held May 2 in Columbus.
Tho central committee has author
zed H. i. Peeke, Sandusky.. chair
man, to issue the call.
Plant of the Thor iron works at
Toledo was destroyed by fire. The
company has been engaged almost
exclusively in shipbuilding since the
outbreak of the war.
Witnesses and jurors earning fees
hereafter in Washington county's
court Of common pleas are going to
he asked to take their pay in thrift
stamps or war savings certificates.
At Massillon all industrial plants.
many of them working on big war or.
ders, were raralyzed as the result Of
an explosion followed by fire which
destroyed the plant Of the Massillcn
Electric company.
Athens city council passed an ordi
aance seizing all vacant lots for war
gardens when complaints were maGa
against high rents demanded by prop
arty owners for this purpose,
John Kachinsky, A, Port Clinton,
was fatally injured when kicked by
norse.
At Alliance w. A. Tucker, 70, was