Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-07-16
STATE SIFTINGS


fall or rock III LlJJle's coal mne, near
Uhrichsville.
Joseph Duy, 30, Bucyrus, fell off a
tree while picking cherries and frac-
tured his skull.
John Kallide. 8, Ottawa, was
drowned when he fell off a bridge on
which he was playing.
Marie Franklin reporter of the
ChilIicothe Gazette. Chillicothe, was
drowned while bathing.
Charles Miller, 27, was instantly
killed at Warren when caught be-
meath a locomotive crane.
Burglars wrecked two strong boxes
in the carpenters union Offices, Cleve-
land, and obtained $4,000.
More than 400 members of the Ohio
national guard took part in the state
rifle matches at Camp Perry.
Stepping beyond his depth in Big
Darby creek, near Orient, Addison R.
Miller, 26. Canton, was drowned.
Fred NJ. Martin, "a, Youngstown,
manager of a roller coaster device,
was killed when struck by a car.
Ohio State Bar association, at it's
annual convention at Cedar Point, re-
jected suggestions for a change in
court procedure.
Mayors of 10 Ohio cities rode to
Cleveland in airplanes to attend the
outdoor aviation show of the Associ-
ated Aviation Clubs of Ohio.
Elyria city council passed a fran
chise ordinance giving the Logan
Natural Gas company an increase in
rates on a sliding scale UP to 65
cents.
George Bockert, II, Lancaster, gave
| his life beneath the wheels of an auto
that his little red wagon might net be
destroyed. Mrs. John Hamilton drove
the auto.
Major Rudolph W. Schroeder and
Howard Rinehart, both of Dayton,
plan to leave in September for France
to compete in the international air.
plane race.
Mrs. James G. Fleming, so, Lancas-
| ter, who was suffering from pneumo-
MIA, died as the result of shock ex-
perienced when her house was struck
by lightning.
Ethel Gregg, 10, member of an auto
aerial troupe. was badly hurt at To.
ledo when the auto in which she
makes her leap overturned upon strik.
ing the ground
Two hundred members of the Asso
citation of ex-Pupils of Ohio Soldiers
and Sailors Orphans Home attended
the fortieth annual reunion of the as
sociation at Xenia.
Miss Gladys Seeley of Plain City
and Mrs. Mont Scott of Powell were
probably fatally injured when an auto
in which they were riding struck a
heavy truck in Columbus.
Benjamin NJ King, 80, former serv
ice man, was instantly killed wher
he tilted back his chair to watch al
airplane and fell from second-story
window at his home in Youngstown.
Paul Klingel, Is, was drowned in
the Wholesome river at Claridon. neal
Marion. when picnicking with Sun
day school class. He waded into g
deep hole and was unable to swim
Guy Lentz of Newark was elected
president of the Ohio division of the
United National Association of Post
Office Clerks at the closing session
of the twentieth annual convention
at Newark.
]. w. Smith, 60, retired clergy
man, his wife and Gilbert Barker, II
all of Toledo, were killed near Toledo
when a truck in which they wer,
riding was struck by train at rail
road crossing.
Mayor M. R. Smith of Conneaut
candidate for reelection to the stat,
central committee of the Republican
party from the Nineteenth district, i
unopposed after names of two othe
candidates were Withdrawn
In vain attempt to save the lif
of Edward Shanteau, a Boy Scou
> caught in the undercurrent of tn
Maumee river, at Toledo. Scout Ma
ter ]. Roy Fitkin was drowned TIL
: scout master and his young charg
went down together.
Farmers of Ohio will need 500
cars during July and 4,50o durin
August if they market their whea
this year in the same proportions ths
: they marketed last year and the yea
before. This is the estimate of w. |
Collander, chief Of the state-feders
crop reporting service for Ohio
Harry Clay Smith, colored editor {
Cleveland, whose candidacy for th
Republican nomination for secretar
of state was ruled out last week b
Secretary of State Harvey c. Smitl
brought mandamus action in the 81
preme court to compel placing hi
name on the August primary ballot
Thirteen religious denominations i
the Ohio Federation of Churches wi
launch cooperative program {
church work in the state this sun
mer, following discontinuance of il
terchurch world movement activitie
in Ohio President W. o. Thompso
of Ohio State, chairman of the con
mitete, announced the project.
Christopher Schinck, 90, retired
former president of the Citizens
Bank company, Celina, died at hi
home in Celina.
Columbus streetcar mems union q
mands fiat increase in wages of
per cent for all employees belongir
to the union, in a statement presen
s ed to Rail-Light company officials.
l. William Reed, so, took shelter
e a shed near Dayton during storr
d Lightning struck the shed, and Rec
x was found in an unconscious cond
d ton. The clothing had been rippe
d from his body and both feet wer
terribly lacerated. He may die.
Otto Christensen, 40, was kille
and John Harms. So was seriousl
s injured when an auto truck was h
: by train near Camp Perry.
: Following enforcement of blue law
Y citizens of Navarro circulated pet
d ton asking Governor Cox to remov
d Mayor Samuel w. hampton from O
: fee.
Three men and a woman are he
at Youngstown, charged with the r