Busy Ghost in Ohio Hardin County Armory the Scene of Its Operations, Spook Opens Doors
     There are uncanny doings in the Hardin county armory at Kenton, Ohio, and according to common report, the handsome structure is haunted.  The armory is used by company I? Second regiment, O. N. G. and the offices of the Hardin county surveyor and probate judge are on the first floor.  The building is lighted by electricity.  The uncanny demonstrations consist of unearthly laughs, sounds as though heavy bones were being dragged across the floor, and a number of similar demonstrations, including a mysterious opening of locked doors.
     A few evenings ago a party, consisting of William B. Strope, first lieutenant company I; Corp. Ned F. Stevenson, William Alt, William Watson, Lucien Brown and the Chicago Inter-Ocean correspondent, made an investigation.  In order to more easily detect any attempt at practical joking, the rope, by which the large arc lights which illuminate the drill floor are turned on and off, was carried up into the gallery, where the watchers took their station, leaving the drill floor vacant.  By these means the arc light could be flashed on in a second, and every nook and cranny of the old floor lighted up brightly.  Previous to turning out the lights the whole floor was gone over from cellar to roof, and every door and window tightly locked.
     The watchers then retired to a small room off the gallery and waited.  There was nothing doing until almost midnight.  Suddenly one of the party said: "Look at that door!"  Although it had been tightly latched, it was slowly swinging open as though some unseen force as pushing it.  One of the party arose and, closing the door, stationed one man on the outside, while he saw that it was locked from the inside and the key removed.  He had no more than taken his seat until it opened as before.  This time it was allowed to swing all the way open, and as it struck the wall, out of the darkness of the drill floor came a laugh that can be described no other way than "nerve chilling."  The man who held the rope that lighted the lamps gave a quick jerk.  In his haste, both arcs and incandescents were thrown on, and with their brilliancy the laughter ceased.  There was nothing whatever on the floor.  Although the nerves of the watchers were somewhat shaken, the lights were again turned out.
     The lights were allowed to remain on for a few minutes and French chalk was spread all over the floor.  In spite of this, as soon as the examination was made, the chalk was undisturbed by any footprints.
     At this point another inspection was made of the locks on the doors and windows.  There was no possible way for anyone in the building to escape.  The party then went together and explored the whole building once more.  Even a coal pile was turned over in the cellar, but nothing whatever could be found.  While the party was downstairs the footsteps and other noises above them on the drill floor could be heard, but the chalk was again undisturbed.
     The watch was continued until one o'clock in the morning in the storeroom.  The noises continued at intervals, and the door refused to stay shut unless there was a heavy box against it.  As the party left the building the laughs reechoed through the empty halls.
     The spooky demonstrations began to be noticed last fall.  The county surveyor and a force of his men were at work late one night when they heard a noise in the main part of the building.  Thinking that someone had broken in and was trespassing they made a search but found nothing.