Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 122, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 May 1911 — NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS. [ARTICLE]

NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS.

Mr. and Mr*. Frank Minsey—otjjsrwise “Si* Hopkins” and her husbandhave closed their 'theatrical season and have arrived at their South Bend home. They will spend the summer at Diamond lake. Charles Blacher, believed to be the man who. about six months ago. passed a large number of forged checks in Logansport, was convicted by a jury in the Cass circuit court of forgery and was sentenced to from two to fourteen years in Michigan prison.. Three yeggmen blew the postoffice safe at Diamond, Ind., early Saturday and escaped in an automobile with stamps and cash amounting to 1200. Postmaster Withrow, awakened by the explosion, exchanged twenty shots with the robbers. He believes he wounded one. J. R. Strickland has proclaimed June 6 as rat day in Indiana this year. All citizens are called upon to clear out all rat-harbors and kill all rats on their premises. Hundreds of rats were killed last year on the annual rat killing day. Strickland says the rat is one of America’s most costly pests. The Morocco CammercUlClub,or r ganized six months ago, is doing good wook. Among improvembnts that are slated, for this yedr, obtained through the influence of the club; are a $23,000 water works system, paved streets, a creamery, with; a strong probability of a factory and perhaps two.

Carmo F. Nixon, a student at Notre Dame university, who was injured on Nov. 9, 1910, when a Northern Indiana street car ran over the end of the line, has filed suit for $5,000 damages in the St. Joseph circuit court.' Nixon alleges that he was thrown to the floor of the car and two ribs were broken and that he was confined to the hospital for six weeks. The Lake Shore railroad is experimenting with long freight trains. The improvement in pulling capacity of engines, with the new principles being adopted, will enable the company to use longer trains and consequently fewer of them. It is the intention by reducing the number of trains to make it possible to employ less men at stations. .

At the close of the high school graduating exercises at Bedford, just hs the benediction was being pronounced by the Rev. E. E. Valentine, a banner was dropped from the ceiling on which was inscribed in large black letters: “D—n J. P. and R. E. N.,”’ the Initials of two teachers. J. P. Fagan and R. E. Newland. These two teachers have been severe on the acts of the graduating classes during the last year or so. The juniors denyJ knowledge of the affair. F

• The trustees of Cambridge City have granted;; by ordinance, to the Cambridge City Natural Gas company, the right to advance the price of gas from 25 cents to 35 cents a thousand feet, and a minimum rate of 50 cents a month when less than a thousand feet is consumed. The same rate is to be applied to all towns along their lines. The grant is for ten years. Joe Roach, who received a full pardon from Governor Marshall, was admitted to the Vigo county bar in the superior court at Terre Haute on motion by a committee of leading lawyers, and in response to Judge Cox’s statement that he “wished him success,” and that he may become one of the leading lawyers of the bar,” Roach replied: i’That’s my ambition.”