Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1922-03-09
OHIO GLEANINGS

uSI III IHe Killing OF ape DIX, near
Jacksonville, A. Pierson was found
guilty by jury OF assault and bat
terry. He claimed he was forced to
kill Six in self-defense
Governor Davis granted a 3O-das
reprieVe to Roy Chamblin, 81, of
Portsmouth, who was under sentence
of death for the murder of two per-
sons, John Newman and Louise
Doyle, who were found shot to death
in an uninhabited cabin eight miles
north of Portsmouth.
Lives of 40 school children were
imperiled when a severe wind storm
wrecked the brick school house at
Yellowbud, Ross county. Three Of
the pupils were injured.
After shooting and seriously wound
ing Mrs. Alice Streator, 26, at Paines-
Vile, Jack Bailey, 30, shot himself
and died an hour later. Mrs.
Streator's husband is said to be liv-
ing in Oberlin.
Fire caused by a gasoline explosion
destroyed two dwelling and a general
store at McGuffeys, a village west of
Kenton. Loss $4,000.
Cleveland is experiencing the first
stages of an epidemic OF influenza
and pneumonia, Dr. H. L. lockwood,
commissioner of health, announced.
c. j. Lang, Cleveland, was elected
president of the Ohio Retail Clothiers
and Furnishers' association.
Charles MilIice, ), Hamilton. was
severely hurt when hit by a truck.
Employment will be given 100 men
when three new hot mills now being
built by the Central Steel company,
Massillon, are completed.
Ray Blackburn, employe of the
Wheeling Steel corporation at York
vile, was shot in the shoulder.
Eddie O'Brien, for whose capture
a $4,000 reward has been posted for
alleged participation in the postal
robbery at Toledo, was arrested at
Los Angeles.
Budget for 1922 for the Ohio Y. M
G. A. was fixed at $62, 900 If a con-
vention is held next year it will be
in Akron or GAINESVILLE.
Fairfield county will spend about
$4,000 on the township road from
the county fund.
Mrs. Elizabeth Mitchell Bentley, 80,
st. Clairsville, is dead after having
been confined to her bed four years.
More than 1000 rats were killed in
the Clearport Fairfield county, con-
test. The losing side will treat the
winners to a banquet.
Body of Frank Baron, former pro-
hibition enforcement officer, was
found lying in a road at Piney Fork,
near Steubenville. Four bullets hao
been fired at close range into his
head.
Fire at Williamsburg destroyed the
high school building, constructed 80
years ago.
Nicola Spinelli, 40, Cleveland, ia
tally shot, refused to give the name
of his assailant
Silverware worth $4,000 was stolen
from the D. A Alspaugh home at
Portsmouth, thieves making two sue
ceSSfuI trips TO the nome.
A resolution appealing to congress
to modify the Volstead act to permit
the manufacture and sale of light
wines and beer was adopted by the
Cleveland city council.
A wedding feast at Tiffin was in
terrupted while prohibition enforce
ment officers confiscated the wedding
wines and liquors at the home of
Valentine Weber.
Jewelry valued at more than 81 800
was the loot secured by burglars who
visited the home of County Prose
cutor Edward c. Stanton at Cleve-
land and escaped.
After being dismissed from the
school room at the county children S
home at Bellefontaine because OF
misconduct. William Cline, IA, went
to the basement, where he had pis-
tol secreted, and shot himself in the
stomach. He is in serious condition
George Bates, II, Wauseon, was
killed instantly when he was struck
by a passenger train.
11SLlg ~ 1IoINCy "oo h1bION 0Sb
ing postmaster at Kenton, succeed
Carl w Smith, Democrat. Harvey is
chairman of the Hardin county Re-
publican executive committee.
Columbus Masons are preparing to
give their city municipal auditor.
ium with seating capacity of from
5000 to 10000.
Charles S. Horner, At, prominent
in Cleveland political circles for q
number of years and county prohibi
tion agent, died of pneumonia.
While on their way to bank two
employees of the Burns-Bowe bakery
Cleveland, were held up by a high
wayman and robbed of $1,000.
A campaign has been started to rid
Ohio of ''f1imsy' insurance compa
nies, it was announced by Charles w
Spicer, warden of the state insurance
department.
Six inmates of the Gallia county
children's home. near Gallipolis, who
became dangerously i'll from eating
poison which they found on a medi
cine shelf, are reported as much i'm
proved
Mrs. Jessie Adler is assistant pros
ecutor for Hamilton county.
George S. Katterhenry, New Knox
Vile, treasurer of Auglaize county
died of tonsilitis.
Tiffin chamber of commerce is TAX
ing up a collection to pay for clean.
ing the streets.
Harry Brand, "a, of Utica, near
Newark, died after having been run
over by an Ohio Electric car.
Arthur L. Behymer received tele-
gram from Acting Postmaster Gen
eral Hubert Work, notifying him OF
his appointment as temporary post
master of Cincinnati
J. " Zottarrelli, attorney for Sam
Purpera, now in the death cell at Co
lumbus for completely in the Sly.
Tanner murder at Cleveland, will ap.
peal to the supreme court for a new
| trial for his client.