Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-08-22

GuS1SISIuS 10, we're uIOWACo IL AchO
Erie at Walnut Beach, Ashtabula.
Fire destroyed the famous Hotel
Victory on Put-In-Bay island. 1t con-
tained 500 rooms and cost S5OO.O00.
Damage estimated at 100000 was
done by fire which swept the lumber
yard of the Boehm C Sturh Lumber
company, Cleveland.
Miss Ruth Myers, II, of Mas9llon,
a member of camping party, was
drowned in the Tuscarawas river near
Zoar, while bathing.
After being on strike few hours,
union carpenters at Findlay were
granted a wage increase of IN cents
an hour to so cents and returned to
work.
Mrs. Charles Luzader, "a, of Seneca
county, was killed, and her husband
was seriously hurt at Findlay when
their buggy was struck by an auto
mobile.
Trus Becker and John Decium were
instantly killed at the Youngstown
Sheet and Tube company's plant
when crane dropped load of pipe
on them.
Mistaken for a coal thief while
walking along the railroad tracks at
Ashtabula, w. ]. Inman, 68, was seri-
ously wounded by J. Metzler, railroad
detective.
Upkeep of the New Philadelphia
schools has increased 55 per cent in
five years. The board of education
has a deficit of $4,000 for the last
year of school.
John Sutton, custodian of the Find
lay farm experiment station, says the
pumpkin crop in Hancock county is a
total failure. He blames bugs and
hot, dry weather.
Alice Roth, IA, was burned to death
and her mother, Mrs. Louis Roth, was
badly burned when a kerosene explo-
sion in their home at Amherst set
fire to the girls dress.
Five hundred pounds of sugar were
stolen from Dan Coffman's store in
Newark. The burglars did not molest
anything else, although there was
qOOO Ill InS ulOu6y OIdN0I
Deeds recorded for the year ending
June 80 in the Marion county record
er's Office show a gain of 220 over last
year, according to the annual report
| Of County Recorder Orians.
Attempting to save girl compan.
ion with whom he was swimming at
Lake Milton, near Youngstown, How.
ard B. Jones, "a, was drowned. The
girl was rescued by others.
Miss Gussie Greenbaum Of New
York was killed at Youngstown when
the front wheel of her auto collapsed
and the machine turned turtle. Foul
other persons were injured.
Jefferson county authorities are try
ing to locate thieves who broke into
the courthouse basement and carried
off equipment confiscated in recen
raids on gambling rooms and ordered
stored by the court.
Mayor Poorman Of Canton an
nounced that he has suspended Chic
of Police Riblet on the charge o
neglect of duty, ineficiency and in
competency, in failing to enforce thu
liquor laws and ordinances.
Three persons were instantly killet
when a car on the Stark Electric lin,
struck an automobile near Canton
The dead are: Roy Wilson, 35, Can
ton; John Wilson, Peoria, Ill, an,
Clifford Pindsoz, Peoria, Ill.
State bank examiners and the boar
of directors Of the City bank, Lorain
issued statement that a shortage O
100000 has been found in the bank
accounts and that w. w. Treble @
Lorain, assistant cashier of the banl
has absconded.
John Turner, AZ, a contractor G
Logan, was killed; his son Lester, Is
fatally hurt, and his other sons, Al
thur, 16, and Clarence, IA, and daugf
er Katherine 10, seriously hurt nea
Newark when their auto was hit b
an interurban car.
Ohio crops-grain, fruits, vegetable
and tobacco-dropped in condftio
and yield prospect since July L, it j
shown in the Aug. 1 report of th
state-federal bureau of crop est
mates. The chief cause, says Colont
]. L. Cochrun, in charge, was th
drought
School relief issues carried in th
majority of Ohio cities and towns {
the recent primaries. Most of til
cities, towns, villages and school di
: tricts voting on the issue chose tn
2-mill additional tax levy in prefe
ence to bond issues. Over $40, 0,0O(
600 in bond issues were voted owe
the state.
At least 1000 rural one-roo
schools will be without teachers ne,
month unless salaries are raised, it
l reported by DR.. Henry G.. William
l president of the Ohio Teachers ass
citation. In cities also there will be
: shortage, he says, but not so acut
[ DR.. Williams has learned that mar
= teachers quit the profession durir
S war and did not return to it on a
count of low pay.
t On thousand dollars worth
: chickens were stolen from Jof
|, Marchand, wealthy Fayette coun
: farmer.
Lancaster school board may issl
S bonds in an effort to avoid fiv
: month school term next year folio,
4 ing defeat of the proposed addition
r tax levy for school purposes.
Burglars, after robbing the gener
|, store and postofice of A. ]. Hyla1
q at Franklin Furnace, near Port
mouth, set fire to the place. TT
|. flames virtually destroyed the bull
L ing and stock. A negro suspect h
been arrested at Portsmouth.