Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 132, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 June 1911 — NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS. [ARTICLE]

NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS.

Scotland has a population of 4,759,445, according to the provisional figures of the census, made public yesterday. This is an increase over 1901 of 287,342, and is the smallest increase In any census since 1881. Mrs. Georgia Cox has filed suit for divorce at Wabash from Frank Cox, declaring that he insisted upon her taking In washing during their honeymoon. The couple separated ninety days after they were married. The Anderson lodge of Elks has appointed all committees on arrangements for the annual state meeting of Elks to be held there in May, 1912. The Elks estimate the cost of entertainment will be between $3,000 and $5,000. Although eleven days have elapsed since the destruction of the Mayflower mills in Ft Wayne by flames, the fire is still smoldering deep in the mass of wreckage and debris, and it is impossible for the firemen to extinguish It

One hundred members of the Chicago Dental society have begun the inspection of the teeth of public school children of that city. The service was volunteerd by the organization, and on recommendation of the city health department the inspection was authorized by the board of education. Announcement was made yesterday that at the conclusion of the Gary Postal savings bank’s first month’s business it has established a record which puts It in the front rank of postal savings banks east of the Mississippi river. Its total deposits are $2,800.20, with seventy depositors. Postmaster Call of Gary is elated at the showing. Because a mule trade was prevented by the animal’s habit of hanging its tongue out of the side of its mouth, Frank Goss, of Greenville, cut off the end of the mule’s tongue. He pleaded guilty to a charge of cruelty to animals and was fined sls. There should be some more severe mode of punishment for brutes of this kind.

The postoffice department is haring a hard time finding some one to take the position of postmaster at Radley, located five miles west of Fairmount. The position last year paid $7? in stamp cancellations, and it seems nobody wants to tackle the job for such small reward. Miss Gladys Lyons, Fairmount postmistress, advertised an examination for last Saturday, but it went by default Another examination will be attempted on June 10. Roy Leckrone, 18, is in a dangerous condition at Kokomo from a peculiar accident. He was riding In an automobile and while passing a horse

driven by Charles Coy the animal became frightened and lunged into the automobile. The point of the steelcapped shaft pierced Leckrone’s side, fracturing several riba and inflicting other injuries.