Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-08-13

Frank Sammon, Al, Sabina, horse
trainer died in the sulky at North
Randall track from heart disease.
Dry goods. shoes and clothing worth
$4,000 were stolen from the New York
Central freight house at Fremont.
Mrs. June Shaffer, "a, and Mrs
Marie Poppa, "A. both of Cleveland,
committed suicide because of i'll
health
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Asire and
daughter Ruth and Miss Alice Herr
Ada, were killed when railroad train
hit their anto at Ada.
Miss Eleanor Ward, 88, sister Of the
late John Quincy Adams Ward, Amer.
ica's noted sculptor and last of
historic family, is dead at Urbana.
Two workmen were killed in an ex,
| plosion at the powder works of the
Grasseli Chemical company, east OF
Lowellville.
Mahoning county, Ohio including
the city Of Youngstown. has popula-
tion of 1S6,310. an increase of 70,159 |
over 1910, according to census re-
| ports.
Youngstown steel men estimate
that the freight rate increase will
cost steel manufacturers of the coun-
try more than $6,00O,O0O a year in
materials
Gambling must stop in Springfield,
according to orders issued by Police
Chief O'Rrien, following instructions
from Edgar E. Parsons, new city
manager.
Twenty-seven persons were killed
and n injured in fires in Ohio during
July, according to the monthly report
| issued by State Fire Marshal William
]. Leonard.
John Whitehead. Toledo prohibition
agent, was exonerated in connection
with the death of Jacob Hare, Huron
saloonist killed by Whitehead in re-
sisting arrest.
Charge of second degree murder
has been placed against City Detec-
tive Gallagher, Cleveland in connec-
ton with the shooting of Andrew Le-
bion, saloonist.
Three armed automobile bandits
held up the offices of the Walsh Con-
struction company at Cleveland and
| escaped with $4,000 in cash after bind
ing two acting paymasters with ropes.
Ruth Thomas. wife of Peter Thorn.
as, Roumanian grocer at Mansfield,
has applied for divorce because her
husband tried to sell her with the
stock of groceries to another for
eigner.
Ohio fair price commission will not
tolerate any present increase in the
price OF food commodities, milk or
otherwise, at this time This was an
nounced by the secretary of the com
mission.
Ashtabula has population of 22,-
0S2. an increase Of 209 per cent since
1910. Washington C. H. has 1852.
increase "a; Dover S,101, increase
224; Cleveland Heights 1926, in
crease 1855
Fire at Bradford, Miami county. de-
stroyed the Kuntz Lumber COM
pany's storage yard, First National
bank, postoffice score of stores and
10 fine residences. Loss estimated
at $1,000, 600.
Walton B. Bliss of Columbus was
named assistant state superintendent
of public instruction. He is a grad
three years was in school work in
Marion county.
As the alleged result of a grudge
of years standing, said to have arisen
over a debt. Harry Belcher. 30. shot
and instantly killed General Chat
field, proprietor of a store at Sheri-
dan, Lawrence county.
Rachel 13-year-old daughter of
! Charles Kline As. Port Washington
was fatally injured and her father
. was seriously hurt when his automo-
bile was struck by, train at Wolf
; crossing. west of Uhrichsville.
David FL Griffith, 48 and legless
, arraigned before Judge Mouser at
Marion to plead to an indictment
charging him with Staying his own
daughter, entered plea of not guilty
,, His trial was set for Sept. IA.
Joseph Emhry of Newark was killed
, and his brother. F. E. Embry of Dres-
, den. and Thomas Ramsey of Newark
l were so badly injured that they may
die. when train struck their auto
mobile at a grade crossing at Dres-
5 den.
p, George Francis Burba, 55. chief ed
itorial writer of the Columbus Dis.
patch and former secretary to Cover
nor Jams M. Cox died suddenly from
. heart trouble at his home in Colum.
bus. He was one Of the best known
newspaper men in Ohio.
Bullet wounds from guns in the
5 hands of auto bandits caused the
= death of Mrs Betty McCarrick. 80, at
: Columbus She had undergone an
/ operation for removal of a ball, one
D of five sent into her body. Her com
/. panion. j. A. Mcdowell. shot five
. times. is in a critical cop%ition at a
hospital
: Henry Miles, 35. South Barberton
l was shot in a three-cornered fight
which resulted when one of two men
held by the police used abusive Ian
! guage to Mrs. Miles when she refused
to give him a drink of liquor
: Operators of Youngstown steel fur
: naces say the initial producing cost
: Of ton of pig iron will increase
, about S15o. dus to the freight rate i'll,
. crease
1 Ohio Electric railway will ask 2C
S per cent increase in passenger, bag
gage and milk rates. w. s. Whitney
!, general passenger and freight agent
. announced at Springfield.
+ Crooksvilles eight big stoneware
2 plants are idle as the result of a walk
: out of Jiggermen. turner's and ware.
machine men when their demand for
t a 25 per cent increase was refused.
Toledo prohibition enforcement
: agents rounded up 26 men at Leipsic
alleged to have been implicated in
the theft of 16 cases of whisky from
D a Nickel Plate railroad car.
Marion council adopted an ordi-
nance granting the Columbus, Della