Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 September 1891 — THE POSITIVE TRUTH [ARTICLE]

THE POSITIVE TRUTH

THAT ALL THE HOOSiER NEWS IS HERE. Onr Neighbor* Are Doing— Matter* of Ceneral and Local Intel eat—Accident*. crimes. Suicide, Ktc. J. J. Rtilnelifun, While Deincnlod, Tukcs Another Man’s Horse anil Is Miot. J. J. Rhiucham, a stranger In Now Ross, was shot and mortally wounded by William Evans. Rhlnoham got off tho train early in the evening and said ho wanted to go to Danville, 111. Ills actions attracted attention and it was apparent that ho was temporarily demented. This was further shown when he climbed into Evans’ buggy and drove away, oblivious to tho fact that the property did not belong to him. Soon tho owner appeared, and in company with Coroner Rronough, secured a rig and startod in pursuit toward Llzton. They met tho stranger returning. lie was driving as If simply enjoying himself. Evans jumped out and grasped tho reins of his horse but tno stranger simply drove ahead without stopping. Evans then pulled his revolver and deliberately shot tho man In the head, tho ball entering at tho cornor of the left eye. Nothing will bo done with Evans for tho shooting. Minor Bt*t« Item'. —An l epidemic of typhoid fever Is reported from Morgan County. —Tobo Fin was almost scalped at New Albany by a negro who attacked hh.i with a knife. —Two unknown tramps tired farmer Jacob Murray’s straw pile near Peru bocauso they were refused food. —Mrs. William Lopdorniilk, the wife of a prominent farrnor near Knlghtstown, dropped dead while attending to her household duties. —Thirty have died of diphtheria at Sholbyvlllo. Tho schools have beep closed and tho Mayor has ordered quarantine measures to bo takon.

—Foster Fletcher applied for a liconso to sell liquor at Newmarket, but tho County Commissioners refused him. Tho peoplo there aro bent on local option. —Joseph Pierce, Jr., and John McWhtnoy, ofWaynoton, were hunting and Piorce accidentally shot his companion In tho breast. Tho wound will not bo fatal. —Rev. Richard S. Martin, of Valparaiso, has lallcn heir to a fortune In England and has been called to Grace Methodist Church In Chicago, to succeed Rev. Mclntiro. —Sneak thieves have made two good hauls IP Terre Haute, gottlng a hundred dollars’worth of jewelry In tho rosltfenco of Mr, J. D. Blgolow and S7OO worth in tho rosldenco of Mr. E. 11. Bindley. —ln 1855 J. J. Leak, of Crawfordsvlllc, failed and gave his watch to John Tayno, one of his creditors, for a debt of $45, with tho understanding that he could rufloem It. Tho redeeming of tho watch never took place until last week. —Tho Jackson County Bank, of Seymour, with a capital stock of $50,000, doing business as a State Bank for a number of years past, will bo changed to a National Bank, under tho title of “Tho Seymour National Bank." The capital stock will to Increased to SIOO,OOO, —Comrades of Wagnor’s old brigade, Fifteenth, Fortieth and Fifty-seventh Indiana, Twenty-sixth and Ninetyseventh Ohio, Twenty-fourth and Twenty-olghth Kentucky, Ono-hund-redth Illinois and Tenth Indiana Battery, will hold their first reunion slnco the war at Lebanon, Oct. 8 a tut 0. —Geo. W. Dobson, an employe of tho Pennsylvania Company, Columbus, has been officially notified tnat by his first marri&go, his wife being dead, he and his two children had fallen hair to a largo Interest in tho Harper estate in Germany, and that his presence was desired at Nashville, Tenn., at once, whero a part 6f It was ready for distribution. Dobson resigned his position and left for Nashville to receive his share.

Mrs. John Wagner, residing near North Manchester, started home, walking down tho Cincinnati, Wabash and Michigan Bailroad track. As she was crossing the trestle over the river an engine, with one box-car attached, ran her down. Fortunately she fell between tho rails and lay flat on the tics. As she is of very slight build, by bugging the ties closely, permitted the engine and car to pass over her without Inflicting serious Injury, though she was painfully cut and bruised about the head and body. She Is 60 years old. —Tho little 2-year-old son of Prof. J. T. Reese, teacher of music In the Connersvllle Public Schools, came very near meeting his death by accident. The little fellow walked down to the Big Four tracks just as a freight, two hours late, came rushing through the city. He sat down on the track, and as the whistle gave alarm again and again the little fellow heeded It not While the train was approaching the fireman crawled over the engine, reached the cow-catcher and seized the boy by tho arm just in time to save bis life. The fireman has received the praise of all for his heroic deed. —The onion crop raised by the farmers residing on the river bottom west of-New Albany Is said to be very large and fine this season. Four hundred barrels havo already been shipped to Northern points. —As the west-bound fast train on the Wabash thundered through Burrow’s Station, a lad about twelve years o{ age | jumped off the train. He was instantly killed. There was hothing on his person by which to Identify Rfm. . H,e is thought to have bailed from Royal Center, Cass County.