Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 178, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 July 1911 — STOVE EXPLODES; HOME BURNS. [ARTICLE]

STOVE EXPLODES; HOME BURNS.

Family Escapes Without Change of Clothing From Decatur Fire. Decatur, Ind., July 28.—A coal oil stove explosion today resulted in the total destruction of Mrs. Mary Murphy’s home in Union township, inhabited by herself, her son Lewis and family. The flames spread so quickly that not sufficient clothing was gotten out to give the family a change. The insurance waß SI,OOO. William Raudebush, 25 years of age, who has been staying at the home of his uncle, Corey DeWitt, near Parr, fell down stairs at about 12 o’clock last night and cut his head severely on i jug which he knocked down when he fell, The jug was broken and he landed headfirst on a three cornered piece and the gash extended from the top of his head down to his neck. Several stitches were required to close up the wound, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Littlefield and two children, of Orange, Cal,, have been visiting Remington relatives and his brother, N Littlefield and family in Rensselaer, for the past two weeks Mr. Littlefield was formerly engaged in the practice of dentistry In lowa, but found the work top confining and after moving to California engaged in the real estate business. They left last evening for Clarion, lowa, to visit Mrs. Littlefield’s relatives and it is probable that they will later locate in Kansas, where he will continue in th > real estate business. A. L. Clark yesterday sold a large white horse to the Barnum & Bailey circus for $375. The horse will be used in the rihg. Mr. Clark bought the animal from a farmer named Johnson, six ifilles south of Remington, and ( the horse has no unusual history. He will be valuable to the circus, however, as he had the right shape for the purpose, something that not one horse in five hundred possesses. The circus management was keen to buy him as soon as they saw him. The Rlngling circus also has a Lafayette horse, one formerly owned by Charles Cooper, and it is time for other circuses to fall in line if they wish to retain their popularity here. —Lafayette Journal. W. F. Michael, of Jordan township, was a Republican office caller this morning. He christened his farm several years ago, "Pine Tree Farm,” and recently when he went to write a business letter he found that he was out of stationery. No business farmer can afford to write business letters without dignifying them with good printed stationery and so Will postponed writing theietter and ordered the stationery, both note beads and envelopes. For a dollar you can get 100 note heads, nicely printed and tableted r an 4 100 return envelopes. No fanner can afford to be without them. Order today by either a personal call or by teleplume. We will try to have them ready the next time you come to Rensselaer. . %

SAYS HE IS THROUGH WITH US; LEAYES IN DISGUST.