Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-06-07
STATE SIFTINCS

by Union county normal school, Rich
wood.
Lieutenant William Gordon of
Findlay is a prisoner of war in Ger
many
Ohio coal mines are working at
only 60 per cent capacity, due to car
shortage.
Thomas Callaghan, for SO years a
resident of Marion, is dead at Water
town, N. Y.
Daniel Krause, railroad signalman.
Upper sandusky, completed his TWEEN
tieth sweater
Fayette county's war chest con
tains S1S5,000. A minimum of $780,
GOO was sought
Killing a bluebird cost E. A. Ell
mendork $25 before Justice T. N.
Craig, Washington c. H.
Ida Prince, 80, is held at Canton
charged with the murder of Charles
Thompson, horse dealer sof Massillon
Columbus ranks third in the United |
States in sending laborers to Wash |
ington for government construction |
work.
Rev. Jeson Kovacs ard two CON-
panions were injured seriously when
their automobile struck a fire plug at
Lorain.
Miles Mclaughlin of Nevada, Craw-
ford county, announced his candidacy
for the Republican nomination for
congress.
At New Lexington George Dittoe,
26, fell from the top of a o0-foot oil
derrick and lit on his head. He was
uninjured.
Elsa Wamsley, 20, was drowned at
Marietta when wave strangled him
as he was returning to shore after
a long swim.
George Bennett, SO, died from in
ternal injuries received in fight
at Massillon state hospital, where he
was a patient.
Wage dispute between employees
and the Steubenvil1e, East Liverpool
and Beaver Valley Traction company
has been settled.
Continental Sugar company is
bringing to Hancock county 500 Mex
leans, who will be employed in the
sugar beet fields.
| One hundred and seventy-two
| young men and women were gradu-
ated from the various departments Of
| Miami university.
While trying to catch gold fish in
an artificial lake at Canton, Richard,
3-year-old son of Anton Skotnicky.
fell into the water and was drowned.
Sending of all Ohio selects to Camp
Sherman instead of to camps outside
the state was urged by Governor Cox
in a communication to the war de-
partment
At Lima Mrs. Blanche Clevinger,
80, shot and killed her daughter, Eve
| lyn, 9, and wounded herself seriously
Mrs. C1evinger is divorced from her
husband.
Because of depredations of dogs on
war gardens in Trumbull county,
Sheriff McBridge announced that all
stray dogs will be killed, whether IL
censed or not.
Rev. Edwin C. Nesbitt has resigned
the pastorate of First Presbyterian
church at Martins Ferry to become
pastor of Third Presbyterian church
at Springfield.
! 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.
Irvine L. DUNCAN of Lancaster mas
fled his nominating petition with the
Fairfield board of elections for repre-
sentative in congress from the Eiev.
enth district on the Democratic
ticket.
Conference of the congregational
and eastern Ohio selected New Cas-
tie for the 1919 meeting place. Rev
Rees D. Evans OF Justus was elected
moderator.
Ohio is going to wage an anti
Stacker drive the week of June g. Al
the state draft headquarters it was
said there are at least 10000 men ir
Ohio who registered last June but die
not file their questionnaires in De
cember.
Christ Klarhopalos, 10, Canton, wa:
, almost decapitated when a motorcy
Gle he was riding collided with al
interurban traction car. Georgt
. Topis, "A, who was riding in the mo
torcycle sidecar, was so badly injured
he may die.
Young men just completing thei
high school education and desirous O
entering the state service will fint
opportunity through the examination
| called for June 4 for junior messen
/ gers for various departments by tn
state civil service commission.
Secretary Of Agriculture SHAY vii
resort to new and more correc
l method of giving the government a
estimate of grain produced in Obi
l this year. He will ask every thresI
erman to make report him on tn
number of bushels of wheat, oats, ry
and barley he threshes.
| The 1918 graduating class of Obi
/ university (Athens) has been almos
cut in two by the war. Last yea
| there were 445 graduates from all d.
1 partments. This year there are bJ
I 236.
F. B. Pearson, state superintender
| of public instruction, will appoint
/ committee, representing all phase
/ of educational work in Ohio, with il
| structio1s to make study of change
| of conditions and requirement or
j ated by the war and to make recon
mendations as to reconstruction {
n courses of study to meet new
a mands.
Natural gas rate at Clyde will b
advanced to 40 cents.
At Columbus Donald Wolford, 1
attempted the rescue of Joseph Mu
o ply, 16, who had been seized wit
n cramps while bathing in the Scio
Ie river. Both were drowned. JoI
e Howard Thomas, IS, lost his Ii
Y while bathing in Alum creek.
le Another flying field will be co
lie structed at Columbus, where tt
Is state fair grounds have been take
10 over for the purpose, it was a
e nounced by the military aeronautic