The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-07-26
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A pistol duel at Cleveland between
two policemen and Floyd Bell result
ed In the death OF Bell and the
wounding of Patrolman Cihlar, who
was shot twice by the negro, who had
resisted arrest.
A jury hearing the case OF Roy
Hughes, charged with participation
In the murder of a Portsmouth gro
Ger, returned a verdict of guilty OF
first degree murder, but recommend.
ed mercy.
Captain Roy r. Layton Of Wapa.
koneta, Auglaize county, has been
appointed adjutant general by Gov
ernor Cox to succeed George Ii.
Wood. Layton retired from Ohio ma
tional guard service as captain Of
Company L, Second regiment with
which unit he served as first lieuten.
ant in the Spanish war.
At Columbus. Lawrence Stevens,
%, colored, shot and killed George
Ingham, 2S, also colored. Stevens
was arrested later in Madison county.
Killed in action on French 'front.':
William P. Gallagher, Lima; Clar-
ence K Harris Springfield; p. NJ.
Weber, Lancaster Died from wounds
Edison Miller, Delaware.
President w. o. Thompson will re-
main at Ohio State university, he said
in reply to rumors that he had been
offered and was considering accept
ance of the secretaryship of the ger.
eral board of education of the Pres
bytcriar church.
Ohio board of agriculture approved
plans for en- addition to the Putin
Bay hatchery designed to increase
its capacity from 400,00O,OCO eggs to
! ,000. 100000 in time for the fall
spawning of white fish, herring, pike
and perch.
Annual school Of Instruction anG
Of tie Ohio Fish and Game
Inspectors association, composed OF
the saiaried game wardens of Ohio.
will be held at Cedar Point July II
and IS.
At Hamilton, the jury in the trial
Of William II. Cowdry, indicted on q
charge of first degree murder in con-
nectiOn with the poisoning of Lorel
i. WaTdlow, was discharged after the
foreman had reported no agreement
could BE- reached
Worried over the war, F. NJ. Her
rick, aged &C. a chemist at Fremont,
killed himself.
Half million tons OF coal are
burning in the Erie railroad yards at
Marion.
Martin J. Burke, 50, former probate
udge of Marion county and former
state trustee of the Catholic Knights
1f Ohio, died at his home in Marion.
mob threatened Rev. Philip Pc |
ers at West Hope, near Napoleon
lie is alleged to have desecratad the
lag.
Professor |. T Beck has been ap- |
)ointed superintendent IF the Bucy |
us township Crawford county, con
olidattd schools for term of three
ears
G. F. Schlesineer of Columbus was
appointed assistant chief examiner
or the state civil service commission
It salary Of $4,000 annually.
When two Pennsylvania freight
rains collided east OF Bremen heavy
property loss resulted. No one was
injured
During The month of June 1905
antilles of Ohio soldiers received at
ention from Red Cross chapter home
erice sections.
H. C. Gardner, Sc, CircleviIle, agent
or the Pennsylvania Railroad COM
any since 1911, is dead. He was tor
1er agent at Sabina, ard had beer
n the service of the Pennsylvania
ompapy for ~ years
Edward S. Wertz, district attorney
Or northern Ohio, is i'll at his home
4 Wooster
T. J. Duffy, chairman of the Ohio
ldustrial commission, left ior Wash
lgton to assist j. d. Densmore, fed
raj director of employment.
d. c. Brown of Napoleon was ap-
ointed to succeed the late ]. y. Nc.
'onel as trustee of the Bowling
reen Normal school
Ohio's coal output in 1917 exceeded
ny previous year by 5,392,O0O tons.
mines in many coun-
es were reopened and are operating
t maximum caDacity.
Christine Gibson, 16. and Lille
lotion II, OF Marysville, have been
Kissing from their homes since July
when they left for Dayton.
Two hundred men were thrown out
work and damage estimated az
10000 resulted when coal chute No.
of the Hooking Block Coal com.
any at New Straitsville was de-
royed by fire.
Presence Of red weevil in wheat is
elieved to have damaged the CROP I
We bushels per acre in parts of Fay
,te county. !
Prison labor and prisor-made brick {
Ill be used in the construction of
lree buildings by the new depart ]
ent of juvenile research on the
rounds OF the Columbus state hos |
tai. ,
john Balla, Pole, and $4,000 /
hich he drew from bank at Day. {
m, parted company finally when
ALA, at the solicitation Of a new
und acquaintance. gave the money |
the latter to keep in a tin box. 7
Fifteen hundred registered men S
olding deferred classification at Sid Z
ey perfected an organization FOR the J
lie of war savings stamps.
Governor Cox protested TO the /
nited States railroad administra- {
on against the orders in effect di- I
9rting grain cars from Ohio rail f
ads to western cOnnpctionc 1'bo | ,