Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-01-13
STATE SIFTINGS

constitutionaLty of the Crabbe act.
Wages of employees in gypsum
plants at Port Clinton are to be re-
duced.
An increase of nearly $2,OOO,OO0
was made in this years tax duplicate
in Seneca county.
c. c. Timerman resigned as public
safety director of Lorain because of
insufficient remuneration.
Burglars broke into the Holly
Krohn company's store at Lorain and
stole $4,000 worth of clothing.
Mrs. Fred D. Louthan, 76, promi-
nent in the work of the Woman's Re-
lief corps in Ohio, died at Lima.
Detective Herbert Crane, who was
shot in a resort at Toledo, was dis
missed from the police department
Rev. w. H. Shepfer resigned as
pastor Of Zion's Lutheran church, De-
fance, to accept a pastorate at Lech-
burg, Pa.
Arthur Scott of Cincinnati was ar
rested at Cleveland after he had
thrown a brick through the window
Of the Shaw jewelry store.
Allen county is to have a woman
deputy sheriff after the first Of the
year. Miss Ruth Callahan has been
named by Sheriff Charles Baxter.
Otto Cubertson, SO, his wife and
daughter were killed Is miles west of
GreenviIle when an express train de-
molished their auto at grade cross
ing.
Portsmouth police are searching for
an S00-pound safe and it's contents Of
nearly $500, stolen from the William
Geisler meat shop, in the heart Of the
city.
Harry Nicke1s was sentenced to
serve 10 years in the Atlanta peni-
tentiary after he pleaded guilty at
Cleveland to stealing $50.65 postofice
funds.
Joe Jackman, charged with han
ding contraband drugs in violation
IF the Ohio statutes, was sentenced
at Alliance to three months in the
county jail.
Faced a year ago by a municipal
deficit of nearly $4,000, the Barber
ton city treasury now has surplus
Of $4,000. Liquor fines are largely
+, sponsible.
Mrs. Alta Kohler, 27, Warren, was
bound over to the grand jury on the
charge of second degree murder in
connection with the mysterious death
of her two small sons.
Summit county will pay a reward
of hn CT io+s
Of bootleggers, in order to help the
irive on illicit liquor selling by un-
covering whisky agents.
With the arrest Of six boys, ranging
IN age from 10 to IA, Cleveland police
believe they have broken up gang
which, during the last three weeks,
has participated in Is burglaries.
Lawrence Shields of Hall Run, a
| prisoner in Jefferson county Jail, COM
planned to officials that while another
prisoner stood on his neck two others
robbed him of $2S and gold watch.
John E. Zerby, wholesale liquor
dealer, arraigned in federal court at
Cincinnati, pleaded guilty to an in
dictment charging conspiracy to vio-
late the national prohibition act. He
was fined 81 600 and sentenced to jail
for five months.
A heavily charged trolley wire fell
as Miss Aisle Krahulec was alighting
from a streetcar at Sandusky. The
end brushed her coat, setting it afre
The shock she received toppled her
over into a snow bank and extin
guished the blaze.
Members Of the Ohio State Teach.
ers association, at their annual meet
ing in Columbus, went On record in
favor of bill providing for an addi
tionaI 2-mill tax on a statewide basis
for school purposes. This tax would
be levied outside the present tax lin
itation.
Mrs. Ida Gillespie of North Bloom
field, near Warren, died from trichi
nosis following an illness of 10 days
Her sister, Miss Cora Lower of CIeve
land, is in a critical condition. The
disease was contracted, it was be
lieved, from eating freshly butcheret
pork.
Joseph Abel, 81, of Indianapolis
died in a hospital at Xenia as the re
suit of wounds received in a due
with Marshal w. A. Schneider of Os
born, in which two companions were
also wounded by the officer. Tht
5hooting followed an alleged attemp
at robbery.
Ohio legislature convened at Co
Iumbus and speedily effected organ
ization in both senate and house. Fol
lowing the Republican caucus recon
mendation, Rupert R. Beetham o
Harrison county was elected speake
of the house, and c. c. Crabbe, Madi
son county, majority floor leader
John P. Maynard was elected clerk
In the senate F. E. Whittemore O
Akron, majority caucus selection, wa
elected president pro tenn, which cal
ries with it the position of majorit,
floor leader. W. E. Haley was re
elected clerk. Governor Cox sent il
his message, in which he made
number of recommendations.
Two wildcats and one fox wer
killed in fox drive near Lancaste
after the wildcats had killed fy
dogs.
A cemetery lot was awarded to Mrs
Callie r. Garn as alimony in her d
vorce case against Oby D. Garn a
Fremont
Mrs. Charles Schell of Fremont wa
seriously injured when an auto drive
by her husband crashed into a moto
truck at Tiffin.
President-elect Harding reported a
the Masonic temple in Columbus fo
the purpose of being initiated int
the Scottish Rite.
Rosie and Rachel Koppelman, si
, ters, aged II and 6 years, RESPECTIVE,
| Iy, were instantly killed while O
, their way to attend a picture sho7
; when an automobile skidded an
crushed them to death against
| hui1ding near their home at C1ev,