The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-06-07
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600 was sought.
Glenn Welt Of Union and Leo j
Oliger OF Dayton were drowned while
bathing in saltwater river.
Four children OF the family Of Mr.
and Mrs, Charles Holden. near Mari
eta, died within the past eight days
of scarlet fever Two others are crit
ically i'll with the same disease
Dale Flanagan, IL, Marion, was ac'
cidentally shot by a playmate. He
is In critical condition.
At Columbus Donald Wolford, 16,
attempted the rescue OF Joseph Muir,
ply, 16, who had been seized with
cramps while bathing in the Scioto
river. Both we're drowned, John
Howard Thomas, 1S, lost his life
while bathing in Alum creek.
Walter o. Bingham, Attica automo-
bile dealer, was found guilty of sec
ond degree murder. The Jury was
out more than 12 hours. Bingham
was released under $4,000 bail, his
counsel filing a motion for a new
trial.
orvllle Wright, 40, farmer, and two
children, Dorothy, 9, and Robert, Z,
were instantly killed when their all
tomobile was struck by train, about
six miles east of Xenia.
Young men Just completing their
high school education and desirous Of
entering the state service VIII find
opportunity through the examination
called for June 4 for junior messen-
gers for various departments by the
state civil service commission.
Wage dispute between employees
and the Steubenville, East Liverpool
and Beaver Valley Traction company
has been settled
i'll health that forced him to resign
in January as bookkeeper for a Co
lumbus bank was held responsible
for the suicide of William Landon, 10.
He ended his life with a shotgun.
Irvine l.. DUNCAN of Lancaster has
filed his nominating petition with the
Fairfield county board of elections
for representative in congress from
the Eleventh district on the Demo
cratic ticket.
Between $35, 900 and $4,000 was
realized at Cincinnati for the Red
Cross through a concert conducted
by Eugene Ysaye, the Belgian violin
ist, who was recently appointed con-
ductcr of the Cincinnati Symphony
orchestra.
Thomas Cailaghan, for 80 years a
resident OF Marion, is dead at Water
town, n. Y.
While trying to catch gold fish in
an artificial lake, Richard, 3-year old
son of Anton Skotnicky, fell into the
water and was drowned.
At New Lexington George Dittos.
IS, fel! from the top of 5O-foot OH
derrick and lit on his head. He was
uninjured
Secretary of Agriculture Shaw will
resort TO a new and more correct
method Of giving the government an
estimate Of grain produced in Ohio
this year. He will ask every thrash.
erman to make report to him on
the number Of bushels of wheat, oats,
rye and barley he threshes.
G. & NJ. garage at Geneva was de-
stroyed by fire. Thirteen autos were
burned.
c. E. Garrison, 81, was killed near
Marietta when his auto skidded into
q ditch
Dr. Martin Stamm, II, Fremont,
we'll known surgeon and president of |
the Sandusky County Medical asso-
citation is dead.
John Baumgardner, 6S. was found
dead in, barn at Coshocton. 1t is
believed he committed suicide with
n shotgun which was found near the
body.
German enemy aliens will not be
allowed to visit summer resorts in
Federal government may establish
O large aviation school at the state
fair grounds.
Ohio coal mines are working at
only 60 per cent capacity, due to car
shortage
Natural gas rate at Clyde will be
advanced to 40 cents.
Sending of all Ohio selects to
Camp Sherman instead of to camps
outside the state was urged by Gov
srnor Cox in a communication to the
war department.
Youngstown exceeded its $1,000,000
war chest quota.
Five hundred employees of the Ma
-ional Tube company at Lorain paint
ed man yellow and wrote Stacker
1n his back when he refused to sub
scribe TO the war chest fund, al
though earning $3.50 month as a
aborer in the mill.
Salem city council granted wage
increases from 500 to $105 a month
70 chiefs of fire and police depart.
nents and raised pay of firemen and
policemen from $50 to $50 month
Lieutenant William Gordon OF
Findlay is prisoner of war in Ger
many.
Mrs. George Baumgartner OF Van
3uren was knocked down and seri-
'usly injured by runaway horse.
Nossler Brothers, saloOnlsts, closed
heir doors and quit business, leaving
)nly 10 saloons in Wapakoneta.
Thirteen persons were graduated
1y Union county normal school, Rich
wood.
Rev. Jeson Kovacs and two COM
,anions were injured seriously when
heir automobile struck fire plug at
4orain.
The 1918 graduating class of Ohio
(Athens) has been almost
;ut in two by the war. Last year
here were 445 graduates from all de-