The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-16
OHIO NEWS

COLUMBUS. O.. Sept. l'.--GratuFtnS
reports have h"eu received reiAd'f :"
me Ohio spring wheat cr"p. In n"r'h-
.e<, Ohio counties the spring wheat
turned out better than winter wheat
Srrinc wheat yields as high Is AZ
boshels are reported.
Field Agent W. F. Calender est
mates the corn crop decreased ! per
cent on account Of drought N July anu
tic first three weeks Of August. ONO =
nroduct;on is forecast 1T i:9.6'o.Du0
bushels. compared with l5p.lnn.oQe last
wear In Some eastern Ohio counties
only half crops Will be harvested
Oats i. yielding we'll throughout tho
state The estimate - 'sS-1."oo
bushels.
Barley condition is estimated at %
Der cent. the expected production being
l.4So.Ooo bushels.
Prospects are for fair crop OF buck
wheat. Recent rains benefited 1t I'M
1nenSeiy. it Is reported
Potatoes are reported at so per cent
compared with 90 per cent year ago.
The expected production is Io.S99.0Oo
oushls, compared with l6.ooo.Ooo last
year.
tobacco production OF 11I.115.0e
pounds is forecast against only os.uI-,-
900 last year.
The clover seed acreage 10 be har-
vested is per cent larger than last
var. Pastures. which practically had
been dried up improved greatly after
recent rains.
eetyed a call for $3.50 white registrants
qualified for general military service
to be entrained for camps during the
,partod October to IL. Most OF those
called on these dates viii be sent to
Camp Sherman. Chillicoche. Ohio, while
'ths-remaindcr Will be sent to Camp Nc
Clellan. Annrcton. Alabama
Practically tho entire quota VIE have
, to be made up Of tho 1915 class which
REGISTERED on August "a. Major Pealer.
OF state draft headquarters, said In
order for local boards to -fin their
ouotas, he declared it is imperative
that they proceed at once to physically
examine all regiStrxnts nov In class one.
The entrainnent he said, mast be on
the dates xpecified-and in order to ae-
oonnplish Mis- local }boards will have To
make all: possible speed Ia examining
regisrrants.
Local quotas haze. not yet been as
signed
Rrisadier General y. v. McMaken. Of
Toledo. has been placed on the retired
list of Ohio National Guard officers at
his own request. He has accepted the
position of military instructor IN tho
Toledo high schools. General Mcalaken
vas honora bly, discharged BY the war
department for physical disability. Just
prior TO the national guard diEls7ons
enbarking for over seas duty
Grover c. Maxwell, Of Cincinnati. who
has held the position Of Investigator OF
securities for the state public Utilities
commission for almost TWO years, has
been named executive clerk in The gov
crnor's office by Governor Cox. He sue
ceds Robert T. Crew. of GAINESVILLE.
who entered The officers training camp
at Camp Taylor.
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Ohio News Notes
MAR1ON-After having been mourn
cd as dead as the resuls Of railroad
accident IN tn" west several years,
Henry Y. Chambers Is. OF Laruc. Mar
Jon county. was killco III aclloIL July
IS last. his p1r>ntS were notified to-day
hy Second Lieut.. =. Eldgely. of Cant
pany u. 18th United States infantry.
now in France
CLEEELNND-E. +. Bourne. iron
and steel manufacturer. 70 manage lake
division Of the Red Cross.
MARYSIILIE-NrS. Mile Russell.
Of Canton. convicted in 4 mayors court
and sentenced t. tn" sat. refornlatory.
was denied admission at the rcfoCnnatory
on the ground that prisoners cannot be
admitted for violating municipal ord!-
nanccs.
PORT CLINTON--Eifty cents ia now
being charged for hair cut and 20
cents for 4 shave here.