Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-12-19
STATE SIFTINGS

j. H. BlXel of Pandora was electeu
president of the Putnam county med
ical society.
Samuel Dustin Fitton, Sr., 73, presl-
dent of First National bank Of Ham
ton, is dead.
Jacob Turf, 81, fell while repairing
the propeller wheel of ferryboat at
Ashtabula and was killed.
John Milburn was killed at Port
Washington by the accidental dis
charge of a rife while butchering.
Because of the house shortage at
Lancaster, the 300 cottages on the
camp meeting grounds may be put to
use.
Warren board of education author
lied the issuance of $3.50, 900 in bonds
for the erection of two junior high
schools.
Northern Ohio Traction officials an
nounced that no line extensions will
be made unless an increase in fare is
granted.
G. F. Cannon, Crooksville furniture
dealer, used a toy pistol to capture
four youths he caught burglarizing
his store.
Two men at Lorain robbed Nick
Todoroff and Emanko Evanoff of $3.50
in American money and $1,000 in Rus
sian money.
Isaac G.. Smith, At, lineman, New
Lexington, was injured probably ia
tally when a pole on which he was
working fell.
Marceli Heber, 4, granddaughter oi
Pop" Heber, circus owner, was prob
ably fatally injured at Columbu:
when hit by an automobile.
Barclay Nutter, 40, was found deat
In his home at Ironton. He hat
been shot through the head. Authori
lies believe he committed suicide.
Tony Elardo, convicted of secont
degree murder in connection with th'
death of Mary De Francisco at Ere
mont, was sentenced to life imprison
ment.
Colonel William Cooper Proctor
Cincinnati manufacturer, announces
his acceptance of the chairmanshi
of the Leonard Wood national cam
paign committee.
John Swigert of Sugar Grove wa
killed near Newark when train hi
the motor truck he was driving. Bir
Upter of Rockbridge, companion
was injured fatally.
Rule adopted at the convention {
the Ohio Hotel association provide
that hotel guests much "check out
by p. m. or be charged with a
extra nights lodging.
Ohio supreme court upheld the col
stitutionality Of the Smith cold sto
age act. This means that prosec1
lions of alleged violations over tn
state will start at once.
A revolver, believed dropped b
burglars, was picked up on the stree
at Dayton by a 12-year-old boy, WI
accidentally discharged it into tt
breast of Robert Howell, 10, who ma
die.
Thornton E. Palmer, So, East S
Louis, was arrested at Van Wei
charged with passing spurious bill
He is said to have had in his posse
sion more than $500 in counterfe
money, poorly initiated and easily
tected.
While taking a burglar suspect
the police station at Cleveland, P
trolman Robert L. Shelton was 6
tackled and died shortly afterward
hospital. Police believe Sheltt
was shot from ambush by an accol
plice who escaped.
Albert Civas, 40, a miner, was pro
ably fatally shot at his home in b
laire. He said colored man entere
demanded money and, when to
there was none, fired twice. Both bl
lets struck Civas in the head. Jol
Henderson is under arrest.
Steve Andrews, 20, and John Znes
gi, 25, were killed and a third m;
was wounded when Sheriff R.
Eldred and five deputies prevented
robbery of the Orwell Banking col
pany's bank at Orwell, Ashtabu
county. One man got away. The m,
| llVeQ IN P1JISDurSn.
Patrick Kebort, 10, Cleveland be
who with his brother Andrew, 81, w
charged with the killing Of Erne
Gray, member of marshaPs poss
near Willoughby, last July, was foul
guilty of manslaughter at Painesvil
and sentenced to an indetermina
term of from one to 20 years: Andre
was sentenced to life imprisonme
several weeks ago.
School relief bill of the legislati
taxation committee, introduced in t
Ohio senate, provides for a compile
rearrangement of levies and raisi
of $5,000,000 additional for school pl
poses in Ohio, and indirectly tends
make minimum salaries of teache
$500 and establish nine-mont
school term. The bill provides for
state levy Of II mills, a county lie
of 1 mill, and permits local distrit
to levy an additional 3 mills.
Charles Graham, %, was arrest
at Canton in connection with the
cent $4,000 express robbery at t
Pennsylvania railroad station Their
John c. Marlin, "a, of Cuyaho
county, and Arthur Webber, TO- of .
3 len county, serving terms for larce
and robbery, escaped over the wall
I the Ohio penitentiary.
4 L. A. Pullman, Ashtabu1a Gig
] dealer, was found guilty of m;
a slaughter. Pullman was said to ha
N been the driver of a machine whi
, struck and killed Miss Agnes "
n. kinse, 10, at Saybrook, near Ash
bula.
An unknown man who is said
have set fire to the Danbury p1ani
n mill at Danville, and which was
% stroyed with loss of $4,000, ma
Al his escape from posse.
)t Joseph Keckley of Leesburg toy
IS ship, Union county, won the gra
prize for wheat in the open class
the international grain show at C
le cago.
ts A cook armed with a butcher KIN
is recovered a safe containing ST.:
l. from thieves who had loaded it in