Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 253, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 October 1913 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Although John Naugle, with a team of horses and a wagon, rolled down a 100-foot embankment into theSst. Joseph river at South Band, the man and horses were not injured beyond a few bruises. The wagon was demolished. Thieves broke into the postoffice and general store of Charles Berringer at Crumston, near Mill Creek, Sunday night, sesuring, so far as is known, only about $25 in cash and goods. Entrance was gained by forcing a window to the store. Secretary Daniels announced yesterday that the battleship Oregon, which made the famous trip around Cape Horn fn the early days of the Spanish war, will lead the great international fleet through the Panama canal when the waterway is formerly opened in 1915. Charles M. Berry, until recently editor of the Veedersburg, Ind., News, died suddenly, A column sketch of his life, written when he retired from business, was published as his obituary. He read the proof of it while propped up in bed and only a few minutes before he died. Taxpayers of Hopewell borough, near Oxford, Pa., the smallest borr ough in point of population in that state, hit upon a plan of revenge because the tax collector, Samuel Russell, refused to accept their checks. Indignant citizens carted 12,300 pennies to his house Monday in payment of taxes. He was told that there were thousands of more pennies to come as soon as he had counted these. -r ■ ■ ■ - -