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

NEW WOrknOuSe at DdytOH was
struck by lightning and considerable
damage resulted.
Charles O'Grady, 13, was drowned
while playing on an improvised raft
at Edgewater park, Cleveland.
Mrs. Mary Burdimilia was killed
when her auto upset on a steep hill
at Yorkville, Jefferson county.
Colonel A. C. Gilligan, internal rev.
enue collector at Cincinnati, is said
to be planning to resign because Of
Illness.
Fire of mysterious origin destroyed
the elevator and 5000 bushels Of
wheat owned by Grant Campbell of
Washington C. H.
Several buildings we're unroofed,
some we're flooded and many orchards
we're damaged by storm which swept
Tiffin and vicinity.
Albert Anderson, 40, Dayton, sign
painter, killed himself He was de-
spondent over being unable to work
because of a broken leg.
Much damage to crops was caused
by tornado which swept path six
miles long and a mile wide through
southwestern Allen county.
Tiffin city solicitor ruled that coun.
Gil has no right to obligate the city
in the purchase of quantity of the
army's surplus food supply.
Thelma Potts, 10, daughter of
rolling mill superintendent, is charged
at Canton with forging her fathers
name to two checks of $500 each.
Strike of $50 trainmen tied up the
Newburg and South Shore railroad.
The men demanded the right to name
committee to direct working condi-
tions.
Mrs. Toney Leo and Nick Campbell.
both of Canton, were shot and killed
on the street at Ironton by Toney
Leo, the woman's husband, who sur
rendered.
East Engineering company of Pitts
burg was awarded the contract to con-
struct additional reservoirs and clear
wells at Bucyrus for the waterworks
company.
Michael j. Coughlin, Al, Youngs-
town, city fireman, was killed when
a truck on which he was riding in re-
sponse to an alarm collided with a
streetcar.
Joseph P. Kraver, former New York
Central railroad conductor, sued the
company at Cleveland for 100000
damages. He lost both legs in rail-
road accident.
Bandits removed 2,306 tires and
tubes from freight car three miles
from Alliance, forcing ths train crew
to keep away while the loot was load
ed on motor trucks and wagons.
Fire, which originated in William
Alspaugh's livery barn at Mcclure
near Napoleon, consumed the barn
two garages, seven automobiles and
the fire departments apparatus. Loss
$50 900.
Frank F. MCGUIRE, Democrat, OF
Van Vert county, has been appointed
chief inspector of building and loan
associations, succeeding James A
Devine of Ross county, whose serm
has expired.
An 11-acre steel plant is soon to be
erected in Akron, according to an
nouncement by Mayor l. Meyers, who
said that H. s. Firestone, president Of
the Firestone Tire and Rubber com
pany. is behind the new plant.
Rev. c. E. Buerkle, pastor of Lin
coin Way Methodist church. Bucyrus
and Republican candidate at the com
ing primaries for mayor of that city
r has announced his Withdrawal from
the race at the request of his cougre
> cation.
. When she saw smoke pouring from
[ his home at Dayton, Mrs. Charlie
: Grundy, divorced wife of Charlie
> Grundy, says she broke into ths hous
and found him dead with a bulle
wound in the head. Authorities ar
investigating a foul play theory.
, Mrs. Ethel Crawford. 30. livin
5 north Of East Liverpool, was fnstantl
killed, Mrs. Lena Blair, 35. of All
!. ance, was fatally injured, aud thei
husbands, Everett Crawford and Gu
|. Blair, we're severely injured whe
their automobile plunged over a Al
e foot embankment, seven miles fro1
I East Liverpool.
s While being arraigned before Ju
r tice Hartshorn at MarysFille on a r,
e voting charge preferred by his Il
l. year-old daughter, George Boyer, A
l. asked permission to request his Fl
ther-in-law to go on his bond. Nee
v ing with refusal, Boyer ran from tn
q courtroom and hurried to his hom'
!. where he swallowed poison and die
If within a few minutes.
J. Acting on complaints that threshin
If has been stopped in some sections
l. Ohio and that coal mines had bee
ir forced to close, both on account
d car shortage, the public utilities cor
n mission asked w. d. Hines, railroa
d director general, for additional graz
,r cars, and sent inspectors into ii
II mining regions to investigate repor
% that coal cars are standing idle G
side tracks.
of Rev. J. P. Gloden, n, founder
n the shrine at Carey, is dead in Lu
al emburg, Germany, according to VOL
1t received at Defiance.
Before jumping into the lake, Jot
4, Barge, 80, Cleveland, left a note as
1t ing police not to investigate the eau
,e of his suicide. Its enough that
ID had good reasons for doing it," /
wrote.
ID Toledo is assured of continue
n >treetcar service, more than 100
ot signatures having been obtained
Re referendum petitions circulated by Il
is business men demanding a vote
the councils custer order.
at w. H. Marcellus, with his wife al
ly an attorney, will sail Aug. 10
France, where Mr.. Marcellus W
he claim a fortune of $4,000 900 left hi
TX four years ago by an uncle in Par
Of Mr.. Marcellus, who is a laborer, liv
d. in Geneva, Ashtabula county.
a. State Fire Insurance Commission
w. H. Tomlinson, acting on instru