Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-12-12
STATE SIFTINGS

$4,5OO.
Gas pressure at Lancaster dropped
with the mercury. Five hundred fam
lilies suffered.
Edward A Tinney, for Is years |
chief of the Conneaut police depart
ment, is dead.
Miss Mary Collins of Trumbull |
county was killed at Youngstown
when hit by an automobile.
Mrs. Ernest Darr, Coshocton, was
seriously burned when her clothing
ignited from an open gas stove.
Rev. F. B. Osborne resigned as pas
tor of Arcadia M. E. church, Findlay,
to go to Pontiac, Mich, pastorate.
Martin Puffenbarger, watchman,
Youngstown, was shot and wounded
by two men who attempted to hold
him up.
Kenton chamber of commerce or
ganized the Kenton home building
corporation, which will invest $780,,
900 in new homes.
Mrs. Benjamin Hammer, so, of
Sego, Perry county, burned to death
when her clothing ignited while she
was building a fire in a stove.
Zane Penrod, II, Crooksville, son of
John G. Penrod, is dead from gun
shot wound received while he was
| playing with loaded shotgun.
Governor Cox is the proud father
of a baby girl. The child was born
at the governors home, Trailsend,
/ VII oh
Coshocton workmen circulated a
petition asking Senator Pomerene
and Congressman w. A. Ashbrook to
oppose the Cummins railroad bill.
John Phillips and E. Tiller of Port
Clinton were indicted on charges of
manslaughter in connection with the
killing of Hubbery Hicks of Sandusky.
Intoxicating liquors of all kinds,
valued at approximately $4,000, are
being held at Lorain as evidence
against eight men arrested the past
week.
julius F1eischmann, former mayor
Of Cincinnati, was sued for divorce
by Mrs. Lily Ackerland Fleischmann.
Charge of abandonment is made in
the petition.
Goodyear Tire and Rubber company
directors reelected all old officers.
Total sales for the year ending Oct
81 were $16S,914,982. Net profits
tere $23,277,245.
At East Liverpool, Herman B. Feus.
tel and King M. Brumfiel were in
dicted on charges of embezzlement
in connection with the failure of the
Empire Investment company.
Charged with receiving $9,100 worth
of bonds, which are declared part oi
the $4,000 loot in a Boston bank
holdup, Joseph E. Coghlin, a taxicat
driver, was arrested at Toledo.
John Bixel, president OF the defunc
First National bank of Bluffton
pleaded guilty to a charge of embez
zling 100000 of the banks funds ank
was sentenced to the penitentiary
Victorei Ursu, II, and her sistel
Mary, 9, daughters of grocer, were
shot by three men who held up thei
parents in the Ursu home at Warren
The girls are expected to recover
Six persons, including four hospita
nurses, narrowly escaped death a
Cleveland when a fire engine truck
answering a false alarm, crashed int
their automobile. All were injured.
w. F. Smith, drag line operator O
the Miami conservancy district, hi
wife and son Clarence, 10, we're ser
ously burned when a stove explode
in their home in Dayton. The pal
ents may die.
Common Pleas Judge J. W. Robert
rendered a decision in favor of tn
city Of Ashtabula, in the case filed b
James Plagakie, jitney bus operator
who sought to have the jitney bu
ordinance set aside.
Private Arthur Pratt, "a, of the al
service detachment at McCook fielt
Dayton, is dead of bullet wound r,
ceived when rife in the hands {
his "bunkie," Private Theodore Dicl
was accidentally discharged.
Ira R. Pontius of Upper Sandusk
was appointed state superintende1
; of banks by Governor Cox to succee
Philip C. Berg of Hillsboro, who r
signed to become vice president
the Guardian Savings bank of Clev
land.
Senator Miller, chairman of tt
senate temperance committee, pl
/ before his committee a propose
drafted by the Anti-Saloon leagu
which is a combination of the defea
ed Crabbe act, the Miller prohibitic
|
l federal law.
Thomas Branch, 3S, Mt. Vernon,
y charged with killing Clarence M
Kinney, %, and with shooting Mr.
{ Carrie Branch, his wife, and Mr.
Mckinney. The women are in seriol
= condition. Jealousy was the a1lege
= motive, Branch and wife having bee
separated. Branch was arrested
Columbus.
Hancock county Republicans ha,
9 launched boom for Ralph D. Col
4 Findlay, for Republican nominate
" for governor of Ohio.
! Fire in the business district of Co
r neaut gutted nearly a dozen store
- The blaze started in the H. c. Kur
jewelry store. Damage is estimate
at 100000.
Four-story brick Music Hall bull
q ing and the Rider building, anoth
!, four-story structure, at Newark, we
g totally destroyed by fire. The OF
a Fellows building and the Newark A
4 vocate building were damaged. TT
=, total loss is estimated at $16O,000.
Zane M. Penrod, II, Crooksvil
boy, died from wound inflicted by Il
accidental discharge of gun.
It Harry ]. Martin of Dayton was a
e pointed secretary of the Marion
l. M. C. A, succeeding G. C. Baker, wi
e resigned.
More than 100 arrests were MAJ
Ii and several thousand dollars wor
of narcotics, liquor and alleged stole
Is property was seized in a raid co
Quoted by rs federal officers at T
d ledo. One of the men arrested is
E. Rogers. CITY councilman. He