Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 July 1896 — Notes of Current Events. [ARTICLE]

Notes of Current Events.

An unknown tramp attempted to murder Conductor Felker of the Burlington road at Pacific Junction, Neb, He had been put off the train and tired several shots at the conductor, none of which took effect. John Poucher. .aged 10 years, while using a piece of gas pipe ns a cannon at Sedalia, Mo., was fatally injured. The toy weapon exploded, a portion of thp pipe penetrating Foucher’s right lung. He ouly lived twenty minutes. Burt Hillman, the man who assaulted and robbed the 11-year-old son of Sheriff Jens void at Granite Falls, Minn., was brought to St. Paul to prevent a lynching. He narrowly escaped being killed, his life being saved only by the prompt action of the sheriff. It is now thought the boy will die. John Moser, an amateur marksman known throughout the centra! States, committed suicide at Cincinnati by blowing his head off with a shotgun. He was about 50 years of age and without known relatives. He made his will just before taking his life, leaving considerable estate to his friends. Hu was despondent because of ill health. amlvi •