Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1922-02-16

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Rev. E. w. j. Lindesmith, 95,
Catholic priest, died at Cleveland.
Oscar E. Bradfute of Xenia was re-
elected president of the Ohio Farm
Bureau federation.
Cleveland city council invited
Lakewood and West Park to con-
slider annexation to Cleveland.
A barn and contents on the farm
of Hiram Stewart. near Sandusky,
was totally destroyed by fire, with
loss estimated at $4,000.
Miss Elizabeth Hall, a coed of
Capital university, Columbus, was
struck and seriously injured by an
automobile.
Charging that his wife was quar-
relsome and mean" to him, Sheriff
Frank A. Washburn of Marion county
sued for divorce.
Using hatpin, a woman bandit
held up Miss Marengo, manager of
a grocery in Cleveland, and escaped
in an automobile with $10O.
Sandusky Cement company of
Cleveland will begin construction of
s1,00O,00O cement plant in Toledo
in month. officials announced
Grief over the death of her hus-
band, who dropped dead last week,
caused the death of Mrs. Robert Mus
selman, 58, at her home in Newark.
Postmaster James R. Alexander of
GAINESVILLE will be one of the Demo
cratic aspirants for nomination to
congress from the Fifteenth district
Police are without a clew to the
theft of the $4,000 worth of cham
?agne and whisky belonging to John
E. Stang. former brewer, Sandusky.
Three boys, aged 8, and 10 years,
robbed bakery shop in Cleveland.
When searched they had $5S, two big
flashlights, air rifles and a fair sup
Ply of ammunition"
Curtis Witherow was found guilty
! Of first degree murder at Portsmouth.
He was convicted of killing Hugh
Nichols and wife near Portsmouth
Jan. 1.
Compulsory church attendance at
least once a Sunday by students of
Ohio Wesleyan university has been
abandoned, the school officials an
nounced.
At Wilmington the jury in the case
of T. o. Vandervort, on trial for the
Staying of his mother-in-law, Mrs.
Susan Whitlow, returned a verdict
of guilty of murder in the second de-
gree.
Trial of Attorney Leo Holland, in
dicted in connection with the alleged
bribery scandal at the Madison coun-
ty fair last year, has been set for
March 28.
Harvey Landon, former proprietor
of Woodlawn inn, north of Cincin-
natl, was bound by three bandits in
his home and robbed of $4,000 worth
of jewelry and 5000 in money.
Miss Amy Kaukonen, Fairport's
girl mayor, fined Steve Tomton ST.
900 on charges that he transported
liquor, She fined Mrs. Eliza beth
Duker $1,000 on a similar charge.
! ]. ]. DAILY former secretary of the
Moose club, was indicted at Cleve-
land on a charge of embezzling $16.-
100 of the clubs funds. DAILY re-
signed as secretary of the club nine
months ago.
According to the report of State
Fire Marshal H. A. Dykeman, 81 per
sons perished by fire in Ohio during
January, and Sc were injured more
iis1r less seriously Eleven of the dead
| were children.
Danville Coal company of Nelson
vile filed a suit against the Colum-
! bus, Delaware and Marion Electric
company. asking damages of SAL,
644.82, claiming the electric company
broke a contract for the purchase Of
coal
Ohio's grand tax duplicate In
creased s72,37S,741 in 1921, despite
the industrial and business depres-
sion. The duplicate for 1921 was
$10,744,65S,322 as against s1O,672,-
279,5S2 for the year 1920. according
to the tax commissions figures
James T. Cassidy, first assistant
county prosecutor, will sail from
Cleveland for Italy in May to assist
the Italian prosecutors in the trial
June s of Venturio di Scenzo, who
is alleged to have murdered Daniel
Kaber, wealthy Lakewood publisher
Three Ohio cities reported in
creases in employment during Jan
uary and three reported decreases,
the department of labor announced.
Cleveland. Toledo and Youngstown
reported increases, and Cincinnati,
Columbus and Dayton slight de-
creases.
State public utilities commission
issued an order-requiring the Hook
ing Valley Railroad company to re.
duce it's rates on short-haul car load
lots of coal shipped from the Hook
ing district from "a cents to 81 cents
for hauls of 10 miles or less and 81
cents for II to 80 miles.
Four girls. IA to 16 years old, are
in jail at Hamilton after confession
of a companion revealed an alleged
plot to burn the Hamilton training
school, maintained by the county for
delinquent girls. Investigation re-
vealed coal oil had been poured on
woodwork at various parts of the
building.
Lima labor organizations demand
lower rentals.
A so to 75-cent gas franchise was
rejected by East Cleveland voters al
a special election.
S A. Lengel, patrolman, is Can
toms new police chief.
Youngstown streetcar fares will be
reduced from to Z cents.
Emil Ring. So, prominent musician
died at his home in Cleveland. He
came from Bohemia in 1888.
After leaving a farewell note, Ben
Frankenhoff. 81, Cincinnati, shot hin.
self through the head. He is in a
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