The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-03-22

years leave of absence TO take III
V. NJ. c. A. work at Camp Sherman
Three armed bandits held up thC
Edgar r. Shaw Jewelry companyi
store at Cleveland and got away viii
jewelry valued at several thousaLa
dollars.
Charles B. Murray, 81, former sec
retary Of the Cincinnati chamber OF
commerce, is dead.
Fire destroyed the building at Nil
ford Center occupied by DR.. Coe
dentist, and A. ID. Alexander.
James Guyer will represent Find
lay college in the intercollegiate DC
bate in April
Fire of unknown origin damaged
the brewery plant at Marion and de-
stroyed the company's stock of hops
More than four tons Of flour and
substitutes were seized by the county
food administration when II was
found in the hands Of a Cleveland
dealer said to have no authority to
sell.
Condition of wheat in Ohio March
] was S3 per cent Of the average,
compared with ~ per cent the same
date last year, according to the
monthly repcrt OF Secretary Of Agri-
culture Shaw.
Statewide prohibition amendment,
to DO submitted to the people of ONO
at the regular election next Novcm-
ber, if adopted. will go into full force
and effect on May 27, 1919. The Ohio
Dry Federation drafted the amend
ment
Charles Miller, indicted for first
degree murder at Cambridge, was sen
fenced 10 the Lima state hospital. He
killed William Allbrittain Feb. 1S.
Several liberty bOnds, a small
amount of merchandise and some
cash were stolen by robbers who en-
tered the postofIico and general store
at Millburv, near Toledo.
Mrs. William Sidwell, 81, Lancas-
ter, was killed by an auto driven by
John Snok.
j. H. Dickerson, head of Wooster
university sumner school, has ac.
cepted a similar position az Ohio
| Northern university.
Martina Cone, 50. was killed instant
ly when she stepped in front Of fast
Lake Shore passenger train in Sy..
vania, near Toledo.
DIR. ]. W. Costello, widely known
physician, died at his home in Sidney.
Steamer City of Parkersburg sunk
in 80 feet CT wafer in the Ohio off
| lrOnton when it hit sunken barge.
Estimated loss S250,000, partly ccv-
cred by Insurance.
A tornado travelled across north
western Ohio, beginning in Van Vert
county and dying out east of TifIin
Seven persons were killed and scores
injured and property damaged to the
extent Of $2,000,00G Many residences,
barns and other farm buildings we;e
razed. Dead ReXfcrd Lye. -, aud
Mrs. Charles Gree of Middlepoint, Van
Vert county; Harry Perry, 8, ncac
Van Vert; Mrs. William Geyer, y,
OF Van Vert county; o. Perry Holden
of Findlay; Charles KleEl, farmer
Van Vert county, and Pearl Bot,
26. farmer of near Continental.
Towns suffering the most severely
were Van Vert, MidGleDoint, Convoy,
Lima, Deshier, Hamler. Continental.
Ottawa, Napoleon Holgate, Miller
City and Tilfn
Emil Hermann, concert master of
the Cincinnati Symphony orchestra
ard member of the Cincinnati Co.
lege of Music faculty, was arrested
by the federal authorities and
charged with violating orders re-
stricting his movements under the
alien enemy act
A Black Hand feud is held respoE-
sible by police for three murder;
within six hours at Cleveland. Tie
victims were: Joseph LCcigno, Jo
seph Patina and Philip Lastevo. Five
suspects are held.
Mrs. Belle Wardiow, indicted for
the murder Of her husband, Lorell /.
Wardlow, by administering poison.
was found guilty of murder in the
first degree at Hamilton, with rec
ommendation for mercy.
Eight lahorers we're injured at To
ledo wheH their jitney bus was hit
by another automobile.
Miss Elizabeth Keyes, a pupil Of
the Newark public schools, captured
second prize in nationwide essaJ
writing contest on why Every Fam
iI,r Should HOW, -
Quoted recently by the American
Lumberman.
Old Fourth Ohio regiment, now the
166th infantry, is manning trenches
in the ST. Mihiel salient in Franco,
Private Dyer Bird OF Richwood waa
killed during a recent German raid.
Sergeant Forest Watson of Kentcn
was reported accidentally killed. TIE
Fourth includes three companies from
Columbus and companies from Marys-
vile, Marion, Delaware, Circlcvilic
and Lancaster, commanded by Col
onel Benson Hough.
Organization of the Marion Horse
Racing association has been com
pleted with a membership of so.
Rev William Russ, 70, pastor of st.
Joseph's Catholic church at NVapako
meta, dropped dead.
Elmer Hupp, recently acquitted OF
murder in connection with the sla.
ing of Charles l.. Joyce, filed a d. |
vorce petition at Cleveland against
Mrs Ethel Hupp on grounds of ex-
IRENE cruelty.
Mayor Charles Culbertson of Boil
laire has been asked to catch a
ghost" who, garbed in white, follows
young women.