Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-10


Fans at Dayton boxing match gave
$675 for starving children in Europe.
Toledo trades unions voted to carry
on a campaign against the open
shop"
Ira R. Pontius, superintendent Of
banks, has rendered his resignation
to Governor Davis.
Edward Truman, retired educator
in Geauga county for many years,
died at his home in Burton.
Two bandits wearing masks held up
and shot Peter Szuperak at Cleve-
land. They obtained $572 and escaped.
Walter Inserasle saved his two
children from burning to death when
fire destroyed their home in Cleve-
land.
David B. Hunt was elected presi-
dent of the board of directors of Will
mington college, succeeding David
Durham, Lebanon.
Findlay Automobile club urged the
county commissioners to place a road
patrol on rural highways to enforce
state motor laws.
Mrs. w. w. Woodward, "a, in i'll
health and melancholy, jumped into a
cistern at her home in Chillicothe
and was drowned.
Mike Kosch, 4S, confessed to kGl-
ing his wife at Lorain, the police an
nounced. Police also said he planned
to kill another man.
0f
ident Rutherford B. Hayes at Della
ware is to be razed to make way for
an oil filling station.
Three gunner surprised five poker
players at Crestline, swept the pot,
held up the players and escaped with
$500 and a gold watch.
Arthur Sebring 28, professed spiri:
medium, was found guilty by jury
at Akron of operating a trick device
for the purpose Of fraud"
Nelson J. Bargar, %, slayer Of a
policeman at Hamilton and sentenced
to die March 1, is seriously i'll in the
penitentiary with Tuberculosis.
Valentine Scherer, II, truck farmer
near Fostoria, has inherited $3.50 600
from a brother in California, from
whom he had not heard for years.
Andy Conley, a workman, employed
at the Dixie Terminal building, Gin
cinnati, fell from the ninth floor Of
the structure and was fatally injured.
DR.. ]. Knox Montgomery of New
Concord, president of Muskingum col
lege, was elected president of the
Ohio No-Tobacco league. A war on
cigarets will be started.
Jewelry valued at more than $780,
900 was obtained at Toledo when
four bandits entered the Daniels jew
elry store and bound proprietors and
customers hand and foot.
Residence of George B. Christian,
Jr., next door to the home of Presi-
dent-elect Harding and used by him
as his headquarters at Marion, was
destroyed by fire. Loss $500.
Although the city of Lima raised
$4,000 for organized charity three
weeks ago, there is not sufficient
money to take care of the increasing
calls for help from unemployed.
Charged with the embezzlement of
funds in the sum of $1,127, Peter
Hoover, postmaster at Englewood,
Montgomery county, is held to an
swer to the United States commits
sioner.
Elmer Allebaugh, 40, meat dealer,
was found dead in his automobile at
Bellefontaine. Heart disease caused
his death, and in sliding out of the
seat his foot threw the clutch out of
gear, stopping the car.
Mrs. Noah Carroll, 46, of Thresher,
a village near Piqua, and her daugh-
ter Katherine, II, were killed when
gasoline with which Mrs. Carroll was
attempting to start a fire in the
kitchen stove exploded.
Postal employees of the Eighth Con-
gressional district met at Marion and
organized the Association Of Post.
office Employees of the Eighth Con
gressional District. Mathew Mitchell
of Findlay was elected president.
Caught robbing a saloon in Cincin'
natl, Frank Berning, 26, railroad fire
man, was shot twice and killed by
Patrolman Poggendick. Berning at
tempted to escape while the officer
was telephoning for the patrol wagon
Ohio senate passed the Miller pro
hibition enforcement bill as an emer
gency measure after amending it sc
as to require affidavit and warrant
before places may be entered and
searched. The bill now goes to the
| house.
Angered by his wife's refusal tc
withdraw suit for divorce instituted
three weeks ago, Hardie ]. Saunders
| 20, city fireman, shot her and hel
| father, Joseph RyersOn, 65, at theil
home in Columbus. Both were fatally
wounded. Saunders is under arrest.
Change in policy and methods Of
the state highway department, which
would give the state absolute contro
over the state highway system, let
| ting the counties to build feeders tt
the state system, but under create
state control than at present, is rec
commended by General George w
Goethals, builder of the Panama ca
nal, in his report to Governor Davis
J. NJ. Wills, 80, manufacturer anC
former East Akron postmaster, dieC
of heart disease at Akron.
Toledo council appropriated $30,00t
with which to purchase high-poweret
motor equipment for chasing bandits
Findlay banks announced that here
after they will remain closed Satur
day evenings until the present wave
of banditry in northern Ohio sub
sides.
Governing board of Ohio Associa
tion of Real Estate Boards requested
the state tax commission to order re
appraisement Of real estate in g.
counties.
George Shardarka and an unidenti
fed man were killed and another oc
cupant probably fatally injured whel
their automobile was struck by 4;
train at Warren.
Prosecuting Attorney Dixon of Bel