Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-06-13
STATE SIFTINGS

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Mrs. Emma Lee ELAN, of Indianap-
oils was elected president of the
board OF trustees of oxford college.
Howard Chandler Christy. artist,
was granted a decree of divorce from
Maybelle Christy at GAINESVILLE
wittenberg college, Springfield.
plans to spend s5O0.OOO in construc-
tion Of new buildings next year.
Newark society women formed an
organization pledged to sell s2,5OO,000
In war savings stamps this year
Isaac II. Carman, "a, who won med
ais Of honor for bravery during the
civil war. is dead at Washington G. II.
Charles Warner. 49, was instantly
killed by a fall Of slate in the Ander-
son mine near Guilford, Columbiana
county.
One hundred alien insane persons
confined In state institutions in Ohio
will soon be deported by the federal
government.
Youngstown council passed a reso-
luton to turn back the citys clocks
one hour, meeting demands Of indus
trial workers.
twenty-five young women were
graduated at the eighty-seventh an
nual commencement of oxford COL
lege for Women.
Lancaster school teachers were
granted a salary increase of 10 per
cent. j. r. Clemens was reelected
for a three-year term.
William Swanston, S3, died OF in
juries received at Garfield when
struck by an auto. He was Mahoning
county's richest farmer.
Eber A. Baker, 72, oldest locomo-
tive engineer of the Erie railroad in
point Of service, died of heart disease
at his home in Marion.
Colonel Charles G. Weybrecht Of Al
lance has been decorated with the
cross of an officer, French Legion of
Honor He is now in Rotterdam.
Adjutant General Layton named
Captain Harry H. Kerr of Port Clin-
ton as superintendent of the national
guard camp grounds at Camp Perry.
Ohio's Catholic population is given
in the official Catholic directory as
S66,715. Ohio ranks fifth in the
Union. New York state is first with
3,0S9 ,266.
Mrs. Leroy P. Wolf, 36, Sidney,
died of injuries received recently
when a train struck the auto in which
she was riding Two other persons
we're killed.
One hundred BARRIERS struck at
Youngstown when master BARRIERS
failed TO meet their demands for in
crease in weekly wage guarantee and
shorter workday
Reports of damage from flood and
lightning reached Cleveland from out
lying points following a heavy rain
storm. Serious injury to crops near
Avon and Ridgeville was reported.
Charles Carter, 12, although he
couldn't swim. jumped from a spring
board into Raccoon creek. near Alex
andria, Licking county, and drowned
before assistance could reach him.
Arthur ]. Fliney, 3S. and Christ
Roebuck, both OF Piqua, were killed,
and Mrs. Christ Roebuclk and Mrs. L.
P. Wolf badly injured when train
struck their automobile near Sidney.
Application has been made for ap
pointment Of a receiver for the Mi
amisburg and Germantown Traction
company on the ground that the com
panys earnings are insufficient tC
pay operating expenses.
Elmer G. Polk, retired farmer, has
been sued at Urbana by Miss Laura
syder OF Cincinnati, a nurse, fol
breach of promise. She asks the sum
OF $4,000. She claims he agreed
twice in 1918 to marry her.
streetcar fares are expected to &c
TO cents at Cincinnati by oct.
under a fare revision ordinance by
which fares automatically increase
every three months until the com
pany's reserve fund is $650,0OO.
Liquor said to be worth $40. 900
which was towed into Put-In-Bay har
Dor mysteriously on a scow by un
known persons, was unloaded at the
public dock on the island No at
tempts have been made to remove it
John L. Miller, so, Cuyahoga Falls
was drowned at Monroe Falls, nea
Akron, while making an ineffectua
effort to rescue his 15-year-old daugh
ter who had fallen into the water
She grabbed him around the nee
and both went to their death.
Two men we're shot to death an
two others we're dangerously Wounds
in a riot at Toledo, growing out o
the labor troubles involving 1900
employees Of the Willys-Overland AL
tomobile company The victims, pre-
sumably idle employees of the CON
pany. we're killed by discharged so
diers, who were guarding the plant
The killing was the elimination Q
three riots which resulted in injur
to 13 persons.
Claiming that the city probe int
Zanesvilles municipal affairs reflec
ed on the administration of Mayor L
]. Ryans, Service Director M. l
Tracy and City Solicitor e. ]. Harl
ness resigned.
On two indictments charging bril-
cry, returned by the Franklin count
grand jury, Representative Fran
Delehanty of Cleveland surrendere
to the sheriff at Columbus. He fu
nished bond of $4,000 and probabl
will be given a hearing soon. Th
alleged acts occurred Feb. 25 in col
nection with a bill to license chir
practors.
Walter Lee Perkins was awarde
$4,000 at Lima as part of the pu
chase price of the Norval hotel fro
the Norval Hotel company.
claimed receipts of the hotel had bee
exaggerated.
May blight settle upon the III
of the one who attempts to evade Il
provision of this item," reads a SO
tion of the will of the late Frank
Chafin, lawyer, Washington C.
The will disposes of a $4,000 estat
which goes chiefly to a brother, II.
ChAfln, Columbus, as trustee, who
to pay an annuity Of $4OO to Il