Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-09-12
OHIO GLEANINGS

last September.
Laynen's association of the west
Ohio conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church adopted a resolu-
tion urging a minimum of 1000 for
pastors of the conference. E. T. An
trim of Van Vert was elected presi-
dent.
Mrs. Rachel Rogers was struck by
an automobile at the Noble. county
fair and instantly killed. The car
was driven by Howard Rex, who is
under arrest.
Helen Davis, %, stenographer,
Cleveland, committed suicide.
Rev. Patrick G. MCGUIRE, Is, for 40
years pastor Of st. Johns Catholic
church at Canton, died after an ILL
ness Of two months.
Electricians at Lima have asked for
an increase Of wages.
Gross earnings of incorporated state
banks during 1918 amounted to ap-
proximately $50,OO0,OO0, according to
the annual report of State Bank Su-
perintendent Philip c. Berg. This
was an increase of almost $4,000, 900
in two years. Net earnings during
1918 were $12,629,751, an increase Of
more than 81 ,000. 900 since 1916.
Two little girls, aged 6 and 4,
daughters OF w. w. Archdeacon Of
Vermontville, Mich, were burned to
death at the home of their grandpar-
-ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Clark, at
Paulding.
En- route to Portsmouth to visit
their aged mother, Frank E. Meow
an, 46, was killed instantly and his
brother, r. f. MCGOWAN, was slightly
injured. Their auto skidded and
turned over six miles north of Chilli
.cothe. The victims lived at Columbus.
Laurel Parker opened fire on gaso-
line thieves at his coal mine in Ma
honing county. He was seriously
wounded when they returned the fire.
Autos driven by Henry Fitzsim-
mons and Charles Richards collided
at Newark. Mrs. Richards was badly
injured.
Total valuation of taxable property
in Crawford county is placed at $67,-
100000.
Appointment of John Whysall as re-
'ceiver Of the Springfield Terminal
Railway and Power company will be
contested by Frank II. Potter, Chi.
cago, trustee for bondholders.
]. Edgar Smith and Arthur Robin
son were injured seriously at Lancas-
ter when an auto hit their motorcycle.
Thomas Sankey, engineer of the
Twentieth Century limited, was killed
when his engine was derailed near
Painesville.
Lorain Times-Herald has been pur-
chased by r. c. HOLES and F. A.
HOLES of the Alliance Review and
Leader.
Canton's milk supply greatly in.
erased as a result Of a contest be.
tween shippers and buyers in Cleve.
lanS
No more Carnegie Libraries will be
built in Ohio at present, according to
an announcement by the Ohio insti
tute for public efficiency. Several
Buckeye cities failed to keep pledges
for maintaining libraries built BY
Carnegie.
Citizens Savings and Trust com
pany and Union Commercial Nationa
bank. Cleveland. will occupy a new
$7,O00,000 bank building to be erected
soon.
Business mems committee failed tc
effect a settlement of differences be
tween iron furnace owners and strik
ing employees at Jackson.
Over 100 political Jobs in Fairfield
county are begging for candidates.
James Finney, Newark, injured in I
fight at Buckeye Lake, is expected Il
die.
William and Frederick Redman, q
and 10. respectively, brothers, o
Canton, were drowned at youngstown
when their canoe upset.
Waverly Republican-Herald ha
been sold by L. F. Genres to 8. ]
Newell Of Ravenwood, w. Va.
B. H. Kroger, president of the Krc
the Cincinnati Ice Manufacture
company and the Truck Growers as
ssociation of Cincinnati, were indicte,
by the Hamilton county grand Jury
which has been investigating foo
conditions in Cincinnati.
At Canton, Jim Mike sold his aut
for $500, put the money under hi
pillow and went to sleep. When b
-awoke the money was gone.
Senator AXE Of Canton, author G
the laws barring German from school
and requiring the oath of allegianc
of teachers, was named chairman c
the legislative Americanization con
mittee.
Harry Griffith, 55, editor Of the M
Gilead Sentinel and member of tn
Ohio state penitentiary board of col
troll during Governor McKinley's az
ministration. died from apoplexy 9
his home in Mt. Gilead.
Two suicides of state wards wer
reported to the board of administr,
tion. John G. McGrath, Montgomer
county patient at the state hospits
at Dayton. ended his life by drownin,
and Mary E. Sellers. Seneca count
patient in the state hospital at T,
ledo. committed suicide by hanging.
Big Four shopmen at Bellefontain
voted to accept President Wilson
offer Of wage increase Of cents a
hour.
Ohio's FIRE losses in 1918 were IS
656,s36. and so per cent of the los
was due to carelessness, according /
T. Alfred Fleming. state FIRE marsha
At Canton. Chief of Police Rible
suspended on charges of gross negle,
of duty by the mayor. was reinstate
by the civil service commission.
DR.. Robert A. Biechele, So, pres
dent Of the Citizens National ban
and president Of the Wooster Electr
company, died suddenly at his hon
In Wooster.
Rev. s. P. Cleveland of Ironton hi
been invited to become pastor
First Baptist church. Mt. Vernon.
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