Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-11-15

railroad accident near Eas* Liverpool.
Rev. P. A. Douglas, Ohio mission
ary, died of cholera at Uramiah, Per
sia.
Rev. Father Charles J. Wirtz, 36,
pastor Of Dry Ridge Catholic church,
near Cincinnati, died from influenza
Governor James NJ Cox was re-
lected governor over Frank B. Willis
by an estimated plurality of $4,000.
Dale Wilson, 25, farmer, was in
iured probably fatally when his auto
hit a bridge near Washington c. II.
Influenza restrictions have been
lifted at Lancaster, Gallipolis and
Wilmington and continued at Buoy
rus.
Infant daughter of Mr.. and Mss.
Murrin Henry of Ottawa was ssvsss-
ly burned by the eEeFturnins "a
kettle of boiling water.
L. L. Hitchcock of FostoTia 5as
badly burned when accumulated RS
in a furnace exploded as he opened
the door. 1867
Because of the abatement of the
influenza epidemic, all departments
Of Ohio State university viii reopen
Tuesday.
Sarah, aged 6, daughter of C. n.
Miller. East Liverpool, died OF burns
received when her dress ignited from
an open fire.
Influenza situation in Athens and
half a score of nearby mining camps
has improved so greatly that physf-
clans sent by the government to aid
in the fight have been released.
] Alfred 1. McVey, for IL years cash
| ier OF the First National bank OF
Blanchester, has assumed his duties
| as second vice president of the First
National bank of Wilmington.
| The war department authorized
the construction of storage house and
administration building for chemical
warfare service at Willoughby, o.,
to cost $167,67O.
When the motorcycle which he was
riding struck the wall of a culvert,
Tony Curro, private at Camp Sher-
man, was thrown from the machine
distance of Is feet and killed.
While delirious from influenza,
Charles Cooper, 80. former resident
of Fostoria, fell from the sixth-story
window of San Francisco hotel and
was. killed.
! Postmaster Wesley H. Zaugg OF
Wooster rendered his resignation.
He will become president OF. the
Commercial bank of Wooster, sue
ceeding Albert Shupe, deceased.
By its October deposit in the Unit
ed States treasury of s9,100,000 from
the sale of war savings stamps,
Ohio's aggregate current cash sales
of these securities since Jan 1 has
passed $8O,0OO,0O0.
Mrs. Cora Rife Wells, AT, former
matron of the women's department Of
the Ohio penitentiary and later as
sistant matron of the women's re-
formatory. at Marysville, died at her
home at East Ringgold, Pickaway
county.
Roy Wilson of Morristown, Bel
mont county, killed himself by firing
shotgun by means of a forked stick,
which he used to pull the trigger. He
had Just recovered from wounds In
fiicted when he attempted suicide by
cutting his throat.
Organizations are being completed
!. in every county of the state for the
t food conservation drive, to begin
: about the middle of November Even
in peace time we would be obliged to
: feed more people than now officials
say.
The proposed motor training school
: at the state fair grounds may have
} struck snag. State officials are re-
luctant to spend the necessary
: money. A government survey made
with that purpose in view showed
that necessary Improvements would
cost approximately $4,000.
: Taxation will be the big question
, tbefore the next general assembly It
, comes about as result of the adop-
, ton of the prohibition amendment,
removing nearly s7,OOo,00o of saloon
J revenue, and adoption of both the
classification and mortgage exemption
amendments.
: Gradual but certain decline of In
/ fuenza, with expected diminution OF
r cases and deaths. is occurring In
; Ohio. said James E. Bauman, acting
: health commissioner. Mr.. Bauman
: said reports coming to him from
3 Ohio municipalities Of new cases and
= deaths all showed decreases. 60
Republicans elected IL and Demo
l Gratis eight of the Ohio congressman,
: as follows: Republicans = Nicholas
: Longworth, First district; A. E. B.
= Stephens, Second; G. ]. Thomson,
1 Fifth; C. C.. Kearns, Sixth; Simeon
D. Fess, Seventh; R. Clinton Cole,
l Eighth; Israel NJ Foster, Tenth; e.
9 D. Ricketts,, Eleventh: James T.
: Begg, Thirteenth; C. E. Moore, Fif-
Y teenth; R. G. McCuhoch, Sixteenth; /;
: Frank Murphy, Eighteenth; John G.
t Cooper, Nineteenth, and H. L Emer.
v son, Twenty-second Democrats
= Warren Gard, Third B. F. Welty.
( Fourth; l. r. Sherwood. Ninth; Clem.
: ent Brumbaugh, Twelfth; Martin L
q Davey Fourteenth; w. A. Ashbroolr
y Seventeenth; Charles A. Mooney,
8 Twentieth; John ]. Babka, Twenty
first
t Republicans elected the following
e on their state ticket: G. J. Brown,
|. West Union, for lieutenant governor;
L John G. Price Of Columbus for attor.
L ney general; H. C. Smith, GAINESVILLE.
e secretary of state, and R. w. Archer,
It treasurer Both branches of the gem
p erai assembly will be Republican.
Male typists and stenographers are
n wanted at Ohio State university foz
l. service with the students army train.
e ing corps Men who have qualified
d for limited service are asked to ap
:, ply at once to the adjutant in charge
g at Hayes hall, on the university
campus
d Rupert R, Beetham of Cadiz, Re
y publican representatiYe-elect, has an
a nounced himself as candidate for
, speaker.
6 State prohibition amendment was
|, adopted by majority of $4,000. The
S wets carried Hamilton county by