Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-08-04


Kenneth Boylen, %, was drowned
in Summit lake, Akron, when his ca
noe capsized
Wilbur Smith, 26, Crooksville, was
kicked in the head by a horse and
seriously injured.
Wendell W Mfscnler of Cincinnati
has been appointed secretary to
Chief Justice Taft.
Howard Hajek, il, Cleveland, was
electrocuted while adjusting wireless
apparatus at his home.
Wooster subscribed $4,000 toward
the fund of $1,000 900 for endow
ment of Wooster college.
Charles E. Erickson, 5, son of Jo-
seph Erickson, Canton, choked to
deah on a piece of apple.
Charles E. Brooks, New Philadel-
phia theater owner, killed when his
auto turned over at'Beach City.
Explosion Of keg of powder at the
Mullins mine, near New PhnadeI-
phia, fatally injured John Fait, 20.
Mrs. John Stump, 35, Newark,
crazed by heat, coupled with illness,
killed herself by taking strychnine.
Rev. w. L. Spielman, pastor of the
Sugar Groye Lutheran church, ac-
cepted a call to Miamisburg church
William Sturgill, cashier of the
New Marsh1eld (Athens county,
bank, is reported to have disap.
peared.
Professor K. o. Probasco of Wash
ington c. H. was elected superinteD-
dent of the Wilmington public
schools.
At Cincinnati George Corcoran, 80,
a driver, was shot and killed. Ed
ward Scheuler, butcher, is charged
with the shooting.
John Koch, 70, Akron, ended his
life by hanging himself with clothes
line to gas fixture. He had pre-
viously attempted suicide
Fire destroyed IL acres of grain
valued at several thousand dollars
on the farm of Burton Edwards near
Sunbury, Delaware county.
Two freight trains on the Detroit,
Toledo and Ironton railroad collided
both engines and four cars.
Louis Antry, 10, and H. B. Rager,
21, were victims of a motorcycle
crash at Akron. Antry was killed
and Rager suffered a cut in his head.
Miss Lucy Hill, 10, was severely
injured and several other passengers
were slightly hurt when an interur-
ban car was derailed near Barber
ton.
A school for the training of young
women in nursing will be added to
the course of studies at the college
for women of Western Reserve UNI
versity.
Mayor Fred J. Warnock of Youngs-
town suspended Safety Director Da-
vid Scott, against whom charges OF
connivance with bootleggers have
been made.
Theodore Exwells, 19, Warren.
respondent over a girl friends re-
lection of his attentions, swallowed
poison and fell dead in a restaurant
short time later.
Charles H. Thiery, s, was killed
and Raymond Sullivan, s, steering
the coaster, was bruised and cut
severely when they collided with a
truck in Cincinnati.
Damage estimated at $4,000 was
caused and nine families were ren
dered homeless as the result of fire
which destroyed Hovey's hall, a ten.
ement house and storage room, at
Marietta.
Francis Smith, 13, visited a gasoline
filling station at Marion, filed his
mouth full of gas" then placed a
lighted paper to his lips. He was
badly burned.
New North Hill viaduct at Akron,
where seven men have been killed
and dozen injured since construc-
tion work was started, claimed an
other victim when Eugene Lidy, 80,
was crushed by a crane.
Posses are searching for Howard
Michell alias Harry Carman, Wells
vile barber, wanted on a charge OF
first degree murder in connection
with the Staying of Harry Cummins,
Jr., 81, automobile dealer, whose
body was found on the bank of Z
creek.
Joseph McDonough, chief clerk in
the engineering division of the Tole-
do service department, has been abb
sent from his Office and Finance Di-
rector Higgins states that an ap-
parent discrepancy of about $4,000
in McDonough's accounts have been
discovered.
Adverse reports on the wheat, oats
and corn crops have been received
this week by c. J. West, state agri-
cultural statistician, from crop re
porters of the state. Many fields of
wheat are said to be yielding no,
more than from five to six bushels
to the acre.
H. E. Scott, state superintendent
of banks, has taken charge of the
affairs of the Marshfeld bank of New
Marshfield, Athens county, private
institution, at the request of the
banks owners. William SturgiIl,
cashier, who disappeared recently,
has reappeared at the bank
Francis Smith, IS, Marion, emulat-
ed movie fire eater" by filing his
mouth full of gasoline and applying
a match. Physicians say he will re-
cover.
State Treasurer Archer has called
in from banks the sum of $1,O77,OOO
to meet demands on the state treas
ury,. chiefly froms the state highway
department.
Samuel Howe, 80, colored, was
murdered at Springfield by an un-
known man as he was walking with
Mrs. Gertie Freeman. Mrs. Freeman
accuses her husband, John Freeman,
with the shooting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Frew of Bick-
nell, Ind, were killed and three of
their five children seriously injured
when their automobile overturned
into a ditch east of Columbus.