Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-05-30
STATE SIFTINGS
Norwalk public schools close June

Willis R. Crater, SO, former mayor |
of New Comerstown, died of paralysis. |
President Alfred E. Smith has pro- |
hibited dancing at Ohio Northern
university.
New rubber tire factory will be es-
tablished at Ashland, employing sew
eral hundred persons.
At Youngstown B. D. Tripp, 56, was
killed when a steam roller raced down
hill and overturned
Tiffin school teachers will be given
salary increases of from SIS to $50 a
year the next school year.
At Lorain three highwaymen, armed
with butcher knives, held up and
robbed Louis Cedoz of 5000.
William Neeper, "a, Manchester,
was instantly killed when his auto
mobile plunged over an embankment.
Work will be resumed at the Whit
aker Glessner company's sheet mills,
Martins Ferry, closed since Feb. 2S.
Mrs. Alys NJ. Bryant will operate
two passenger airplanes between
Sandusky, Cedar Point and Putin
Bay.
Salary increases aggregating $751;
900 were granted public school teach
ers by the Newark board of educa-
tion.
Will OF James C. Wick, Youngstown
banker, divides a $2,25O,O00 estate
among nieces and nephews after Mrs.
Wick's death.
State board of administration
points out the need of a new hospital
building at the Boys Industrial
school al Lancaster.
An IL per cent wage increase has
been granted to employees of the Steu-
benville, East Liverpool and Beaver
Valley Traction company.
Fairfield county farmers generally
say the prospects for a record break
ing wheat crop were never better and
they predict an early harvest.
Burglars drove truck to the back
door of A. H. Huber's store in Belle
Center, Logan county, and, hauled
away 250 suits of mems clothing.
Failure of the natural gas supply
within next few years was predicted
| 6tt nOSJllS Ol Lie NATURAL Odo aO-
sociation of America at Cleveland.
Construction of 26 warehouses to
house artillery equipment has been
started at Port Clinton by the gov
ernment The work will cost ST.
0OO, 900.
Carl Lieber, IA, residing two miles
west of Monroeville, Erie county, was
instantly killed when he accidentally
touched the trigger of his fathers
shotgun.
Youthful bandits entered Hunters S
drug store at Lima, ordered custom
ers to hold up their hands, then riied
the cash drawer and escaped with
$1O0 in cash.
Ashtabula city council has been
asked by 1,120 petitioners to annul
the franchise of the Ashtabula Rapid
Transit company and operate a mu
nicipal bus line.
Elmer Bethards, Is, Columbus, after
calling an ambulance shot himself
just over the heart He died in the
ambulance on the way to the hospital
No motive for the deed is known.
Bucyrus board of education has de
cided to offer the state industrial
commission the $395,00O bonds of the
school board to be issued to build e
high school building and ward schools
in BucyruS.
Mrs. Rose Cornells, So, who sho
and killed Frank Spataria, 40, labor
er, in her home at Lisbon, was re
leased following a preliminary hear
ing, at which it was established sht
shot in self-defense.
Reports of much damage are com
ing in from points where the Portag
river overfiowed its banks. Whel
Lake Erie washed over it's shore
railroads, highways, docks and build
ings were damaged at Port Clinton.
Brotherhood Of Trainmen, in ses
sion at Columbus, adopted resolution
indorsing the proposed league of M
: tions and requesting a new trial 70
Thomas Mooney. convicted in Sa
Francisco of alleged participation i
bombing preparedness parade i
1916.
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the attempt by Albert Swanson. 81
to murder his wife, Mrs. Hazel Swal
: son, %, by slashing her throat at tn
: family home in Columbus, then Gu
: ting his own throat with a razo
l Both may die. Swanson is a machin
1 operator.
Governor Cox signed the Freema
bill, which gives additional state al
l to weak school districts He CAV
out statement saying the measur
l was makeshift and approached tn
e situation from the wrong angle. Mos
g of the weak district trouble, Cox sal,
. is in hill sections of the state, wher
r coal lands are on, the tax duplicat
|, for much less than their true yalu
\ in money The governor also signe
e the Federman bill appropriatin
S650,000 for a new institution fc
feeble-minded
Mrs. Margaret Moore died at Bridg
& port at the age of 101. She nevt
had doctor in her home for sickne:
until last week.
: Since demobilization was started
4 Camp Sherman last November II;
400 soldiers have been discharged,
was officially announced. The averas
is 756 men a day, Sundays excepte
| George J. Markley of Mineral Cit
3 Tuscarawas county, was appointe
, administrator of the estate of D.
Van Kirk, former cashier of the Mi
eral City bank, who killed himsel
His death disclosed a shortage in Il
banks funds of about 100000
Mrs. Blanche Clark of Youngstov
= was awarded a verdict of $4,000
her suit against the Pennsylvan
. Railroad company for injuries ?
" ceived in a wreck.
H. B. Guy, "a, said to have been
" discharged army lieutenant WI
found dead in a cell at Canton. T
was being held on a charge of obtai
: ing money by use of worthless check
=, In spite of the fact that she W;
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