Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-10-06

Toledo streetcar fare has been in
| creased to Z cents fiat.
More than 500 persons are enrolled
| in night schools at Canton.
Many unemployed men at Niles
are living in. the nearby woods.
| Oberlin college has an enrolment
of 1,540 students, a new record.
Bella Bro, -, Newark, was fatally
burned while handling a tirebrand.
There were $3.50 horses in Tusca-
rawas county in 1900. Now there are
/ 1851.
John Kalb, 26, of August, Carroll
county, shot and killed himself at
Niles.
Clyde Sherman, 35, was electro
cuted at a coal yard loading station
in Cleveland.
| James Channaula, 81, brakeman,
was badly injured near Massillon
when hit by train.
Lucille Steele, 8, and Miss Mary
Cash died at Youngstown after being
struck by automobiles.
Edward C. Dietz, 3S, Cincinnati
furniture manufacturer, shot himself
to death at the home of friend.
Thieves took $4,000 worth of dia-
monds and jewelry from the home Of
George Mahaffey, banker. at Lima
Sixtieth annual meeting of the
Ohio synod of the United Presbyte-
rian church was held at ST. Clairs-
vile.
Sergeant Rumsey, railroad police
man at Toledo, held four highwaymen
with his gun while police were sum-
moned.
Judge W. E. Pardee of Akron was
appointed by Governor Davis as the
third member of the new ninth dis
trict appellate court.
Floods resulting from cloudbursts
damaged property at Glouster, Corn
ing, Trimble, Bellaire, Gallipolis,
Bridgeport and Martins Ferry.
Ohio industrial commission notified
the Toledo board of education that
the eight-hour law must be complied
with on all school building jobs.
William Staub, business man, was
shot to death at Minerva, Stark coun-
ty The shooting is a mystery, but
robbery is ascribed as the cause.
Reuben Confer, farmer near New
Philadelphia, exhibited beet weigh
ing IL pounds. It's length is 81 inches
and the circumference "a inches.
Brooding over ill health, John
Bishop, so, Allen township (Union
county, farmer, drowned himself in
an abandoned we'll on his farm.
Butler county high schools have
gained 24O per cent in attendance
and grade schools 20 per cent this
year under the new state attendance
law.
John Stewart, aged farmer, who
lived alone, was found dead on his
farm near Belle Center, Logan coun-
ty. 1t is believed he fell while climb
ing a fence.
Salvatore Gala was found guilty at
Cleveland of the murder of Dan Ka-
ber, Lakewood publisher. The jury
recommended mercy, which means
life Imprisonment.
John Kain, so, farmer living near
Wooster, miraculously escaped death
when the buggy in which he was
riding was demolished and his horse
killed by train.
Clermont county tobacco growers
complain that the crop has been bad
! ly damaged in some sections by
wild fire." which causes holes to ap-
pear in the leaves.
By agreement of city council and
London chamber of commerce, pro-
posal will be submitted to the voters
| at the November election to increase
the tax rate Az mills.
Newark was selected for the next
annual reunion of the survivors of
seven Ohio civil war regiments. w.
| H. King of Coshocton was reelected
president of the association.
Police Chief Sheridan, charged by
the law and order league at Newark
with violation of oath and dereliction
of duty, was suspended for so days
by the civil service commission.
Henry B. Wright, 81, former Wei
lington druggist, was fatally injured
when he evaded his nurse alt a hos
pital at Elyria and leaped through a
window to the stone tagging below,
fracturing his skull.
Mayor w. H. Sheu of Dover is
charged in complaints filed with
State Prohibition Commissioner Par
ker with having been intoxicated
while on duty and with laxity in en-
forcement of prohibition laws.
James A Green, Youngstown, serv-
ing his second term as representa-.
tive from Mahoning county, was ap-
pointed secretary of the state tax
commission, succeeding R. T. Harris.
now secretary to the governor.
Mrs Minnie l.. Derr, 43, mother of
five children, broke down under uues-
tioning and confessed that she threw
acid into the face of her husband,
Alvin r. Derr, business man, while
he slept, in their home at Akron.
Deer died from the fumes, according
to the attending physician. Mrs. Derr
claimed her husband paid attention
to other women.
Mabel Ohlemacher, 19, bookkeeper,
was seriously injured and three 9TH
ers were hurt when a steam turbine
exploded in dairy at Norwalk.
Grace Green of Greene county has
filed suit against Wilberforce univer-
sity for for $4,000 damages alleged
to have been received when she fell
into manhole at the colored school.
Harry l.. Bland was sentenced at
Pomeroy to be executed next Jan. 8
and two other persons were SEN
fenced to life Imprisonment for the
murder a month ago of George w.
Beegle. They confessed killing Bee
gle while in the act of robbing him.
Dorothy Roberts, 8, Columbus, was
killed by an automobile.
Governor Davis announced that a
quarterly budget system, designed to
prevent overspending by state de-
partments beyond their fixed annual
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