Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-07-19

Cornerstone of the New Masonic
temple at Ottawa was laid with ap
propriate ceremony.
Camp Perry, which will be taken
over by the federal government, has
been appraised at 100000.
United States government sent two
moving picture operators to Chilli.
cothe to take movies OF the 10000
soldiers who paraded July 4.
| Fifteen hundred registered men
holding deferred classification at Sid
ney perfected an organization for the
sale of war savings stamps
Public eating houses may now
serve beef at one meal a day instead
| of only four a week, State Food Ad-
ministratcr Croxton announced
At Columbus Patrolman ]. D.
Simms shot end killed John Claproot.
as, caught burglarizing a saloon. Po-
lice say Claproot resisted arrest.
Lieutenant Ernest f. Mikesell Of
Hollansburg was seriously burned by
the accidental explosion of a signal
rocket at the artillery range at Camp
Sherman.
George Stauffer, farm hand, near
Dayton, sued Elizabeth T. Haines for
$6.127 rs wages, claiming that for
the past 80 years he has received not
over $25 a year pay.
Max Weber of Springfield was or
dered detained as en- alien enemy.
Weber left mis- home in Springfield
~ H,yo 90 Crvio~o,s1Io ~ ,,,:loa o,.s
of the city. federal officers say.
Ohioans we're elected American Ii
brary association officers as follows:
Burton e. Stevenson Chillicothe, sec
ond vice president; Linda A. East
man. Cleveland. member of executive
board.
Antonio Sculla. As, was killed and
II persons injured. three seriously.
when two interurhan cars on the
Stark Electric railroad crashed head
ON in a dense fog near Johnson's
Crossing. four miles east of Alliance.
Privates Harry Sommers and E. r
Fisher, conscientious obiectors at
Camp Sherman. were sentenced to
10 years at hard labor i'm federal pris-
on by general courtmartial. They
were charged with refusing to obey
orders.
Superintendent Of Schools Frank
r. Spaulding of Cleveland announced
that he had accepted the chairman
ship of a commission of four Ameri-
can educators who will go to France
to organize a gigantic school and un-
versity system for United States sol
diers overseas.
. | Arrangements to get out a joint
monthly crop report have been made
by State Secretary of Agriculture
Shaw and Ohio Federal Crop Agent
Becker. This is for the purpose OF
avoiding the variance N estimates
which has existed heretofore between
the two reports.
Despite investigation by state, local
and railroad officials. the origin OF
the FIRE which burned the Detroit, To
ledo and Ironton roundhouse and 10
dead engines and four box cars at Ma.
\ poleon, still remains a mystery.
There is a general persistent belief,
however, that the blaze was started
by incendiaries.
Lieutenant John W. Bradley, %, an
aviator at the Wilbur Wright avia-
: tion school, died of injuries sustained
, in fall of 500 feet with an airplane
State Food Administrator Croxton
issued an appeal for 80 school teach
ers who are willing to do two weeks
clerical work in the sugar division OF
the administration. The work is tC
: be without pay.
: Findlay business men viii be asked
: TO assist farmers in shocking theil
wheat The men will volunteer and
win leave for the country each even
} ing after closing hours. They viii
be asked only to shock the wheat.
Lieutenant Waldo N Heinricks ol
Granville was one Of four American
sviators who engaged in thrilling
air battle near Chateau Thierry
: France. The boys put the enemy tc
rout.
Government took over the plant ol
the Carroll Foundry and Machine
company, manufacturers of Iocomo
tive cranes at Bucyrus, which ha.
been engaged ON contracts for the
United States and allied govern
ments. 1t is behind IN orders. The
; plant employs $50 men.
| Lying face downward in less thar
/ one foot of water, l.. e. Craig. ~, re
tired Methodist minister, was fount
at the outlet of a sewer at Marion
His hat, coat and spectacles were OF
! the bank. He was married a fortn;gh
ago to Miss Alice Waddell, 81, siste
! Of the late Benjamin waddell.
A clock weight, weighing 1,50
+ pounds, fell from the belfry of tn
Marion county courthouse, throug
{ the center of the building. TIL
. weight fell distance of 120 fee
| wrecking that portion of the cour
house through which it passed, Dam
D age will amount to several thousar
< dollars. A broken cable caused tn
|, accident.
Al5srt Iake and his wife and II
e M. Cartmell Of New Moorefield wer
). killed when a Pennsylvania passen
$ ger train struck the automobile il
o which they were. riding at Soutl
l. Charleston, Clarke county Miss Crys
l. tai Yake. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
y Yake, was injured so badly that sh
may die. Mrs. Cartmell also was Sc
n verely injured.
K Forty million bushels will be Ohio
s. wheat crop this year, according to \
ID E. Shaw, secretary OF agriculture.
b. threshers' reports show an averag
" yield OF 20 bushels to the acre, as /
IS likely. he says. Corn show a gene
Le ally healthy condition and the crop !
Is estimated at 80 per cent of the ave
lie age Try weather caused declin
Of 3 per cent in oats prospects.
70 Hugh Elroy Moore, 81, well-know
8, farmer and democratic politician an
ii member of Union county fair boar
Ig died at his home near Marysvil
D. from injuries received in jumpin
ID from a barn window on a pitchfor
IS handle. A widow and five childre
survive.
r. After firing two revolver sho