The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-05-10
!: OHIO GLEANINGS; ;
. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

France, was killed in action at the
front.
Eleven thousand bushels Of wal
emergency seed corn are available al
Ohio State university for farmers who
want small amounts. The corn II
shelled. cleaned ungraded and bag
ged ready for shipment from convent
ent distributing points in Ohio. The
price is So a, bushel, plus approx
mately so cents a bushel express
charges. No profit Is allowed. Each
farmer must apply to his county agri
cultural agent.
Mrs. Robert w. Hatch. 46, of Gran
ger township, Medina county, commit.
ted suicide by plunging head first into
a cistern.
Suffering from a complication Of
troubles General r. p. Kennedy, rs,
of Bellefontaine, known as Fight
ing Bob" in his active years in Ohio
politics. is In Columbus hospital. He
served a number Of terms in con.
gress.
Annual national dairy show will be
held in Columbus again next fall.
The dates are Oct. 10 to 19.
BY threatening 20 shoot, deputy
sherifs dispersed a mob of several
hundred East Liverpool citizens who
sought to molest an imprisoned Aus
trian charged with defacing a liberty
loan flag.
Alliance council voted $275OO for
fire fighting apparatus.
Harry Wagenknecht was sentenced
at Cleveland to serve one year in the
Warrensville workhouse for violation
of the draft law. He has brothe"
serving sentence for a similar Of
fense.
Peter Snapp Of Pemberton, near
Sidney. received word that his son,
Simon Snapp, 81, who was wounded
in action April 9 in France, had died.
En- route home, east Of Delaware,
from the funeral of a relative at
Marysville. Mrs. John O'Brien was
probably fatally injured when the
auto, driven by her brother-in-law,
James O'Brien, collided with an cleo
trio car. O'Brien was severely hurt.
Toledo streetcar men say they will
soon strike unless their wage de-
maIds are granted. The company
says fares must be boosted. Mayor
Schneider AYERS they can not be
raised.
A car on the Cleveland, Southwest
ern and Columbus overturned near
Wooster One passenger was injured.
Caledonia, Marion county, remain
ed in the dry column by vote of IS
to ~. The village has 175 votes.
Edward Karl Fischer, former edi.
tor of The Waechter and Anzeiger
Cleveland German language daily
was arrested on a presidential waG-
rant, charging him with being dan
gerous TO the peace and safety Of the
United States"
State Auditor Donahey, in report
to Governor Cox, criticises the action
of the state board Of agriculture in
turning over gratis the use of the
coliseum and other buildings on the
state fair grounds to the national
dairy show, a corporation for pecuni-
ary profit.
Loss caused by the Lake Erie and
Western shops fire at Lima is fixed
at 81 100000. One man is held perd-
ing investigation of the cause Of the
blaze.
o. c. Barber, match king, Barber.
ton, celebrated his seventy-seventh
birthday anniversary.
Y. A. Hiles, Newark brakeman, lost
both legs when he fell under his train.
Final examinations in Cleveland
high and grade schools has been abol.
ished. Daily work now determines
whether the pupils pass.
Ohio consumers are urged to econ
omize to the utmost in the use of
sugar, so that there will be a suIii-
cient supply for the canning season.
Major Melbourne. commandant at
Wilbur Wright field. near Dayton.
and Major Gilkersonj flying instruc-
tor at the same field, suffered minor
injuries when their airplane fell a
distance of so feet into a tree
Mrs. Lulu Young, 60, was burned
to death at her home in Springfield
while at work in the kitchen. Her
clothes caught fire.
A branch of the state council of
defense will be created in every
in Ohio. Organization of the
various counties will be undertaken
under the direction of chief Of staff
who will be named by the governor
and who will have headquarters in
Columbus.
Announcement was made at Toledo
by the big milk distributors of re-
duction OF the price from 13 to IL
cents a quart. This is to increase
DR.. Edward Reinert, Republican, Of
Columbus, was named by Governor
Cox as member of the state board
Of administration. Reinert succeeds
the late T. e. Davey. The term eX-
pires Feb. 1, 1922.
Sergeant Orville G Fuller, 27, son
of Frank Fuller OF Circleville, has
been killed in action in France. He
was a member of the Rainbow divi-
sion.
Frank J'her, 49, was killed instantly
by premature powder explosion in
r coal mine near New Philadelphia.
Chillicothe and Camp Sherman
Electric Railway company has been
to extend the city ca
service to Camp Sherman.
Mrs. Susie Gougler, Pleasant Val
ley, Summit county, was killed wheL
The horse she was driving ran away.
Anthony Barleon, is. former news