Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 October 1898 — Page 3

THE FARM AND HOME

MATTERS OF INTEREST TO FARMER AND HOUSEWIFE. How to Raise Chickens Successfully— The Packing of Frnit for Market— When to Cut Corn Fodder—General Notes About the Farm. Mrs. W. S. Sherd, in Practical Farmer, tells how she manages chickens to make them profitable. She says: “Before setting my hens I cleared the nest of the old filling, threw in two or three handfuls of fresh slacked lime, put in fresh straw and sprinkled more lime all through the straw. I dusted each hen well with lime before placing her on the nest; again in about two weeks I dusted both nest and hen, and at hatching time not a louse was to be seen. Kept hen cooped for a week, feeding ehicks table crumbs, scraps of bread soaked in milk, curd and occasionally corn meal moistened, but not sloppy. When a week old I let them out on pleasant days after the dew was off and fed on wheat screenings mostly, though 1 fed some curd and corn meal, keeping milk or water near the coops at all times. I never had chickens thrive and do so well, and I think two very important things in giving them a start were their freedom from lice and the feeding of proper food. First get rid of the lice, then give proper food, and you will have no trouble raising chickens. For winter feed raise plenty of beets, carrots, turnips, cabbage, squashes and potatoes, and depend less upon grain, as the roots are so much cheaper and relished so much by the fowls. You will get more eggs by this plan of feeding. If yon feed oats for a change, cook them. I cook the roots, chop them up fine, then stir bran into the water they were cooked in, sailing and peppering well. This they enjoy, and pay me well in eggs for my trouble.” 1 hipping Fruit. Those who -ship fruit to market may net be fainUlar with the methods of handling fruit by the carriers and merchants. Fruit started from the farm may bo apparently well and properly packed, and yet arrive in the market in poor condition. The packing of fruit for market requires judgment and experience. There is something to learn and every grower should give some attention to securing information in that direction. One of the most important points is to have the fruit uniform, and of the same quality at the bottom of the basket or box as at the top, buyers always making close examination.

Cutting Dowa Corn Ftalks. When cutting down corn fodder one point to observe is to cut when the corn is bright. Do not delay until the fodder begins to turn yellow, but cut when the blades are green. The ears will be dry and be as valuable when fodder is cut at the green stage as to leave the corn standing until the blades begin to change. It is sometimes inconvenient to get into the field to cut the corn when it is ready, which causes a delay of a day or two. If the weath- < r is dry and warm the delay may greatly affect the valu? of the corn fodder. The stalks should be shocked in a manner to prevent being thrown down by the wind, as dirt is not conducive to its appearance or quality. The fodder should be removed to an open shed as soon as it can be done, so as to protect it against rain and dampness. If fodder is carefully preserved it will be more readily accepted by stock. The Asparactu Bed. The soil for an asparagus bed should be made rich before planting it. In the first place, the bed should have good drainage, and then it should have dug into it a heavy dressing of old manure. Do not use fresh manure, as this will be filled with weed seeds, and, besides, it is not so well adapted to plant nutriment as old rotted manure. Having the soil properly prepared, trenches should be opened about six inches in depth and the plants set in these trenches, spreading out the roots on the bottom of the trench in every direction. This done, commence to fill in the soil, which must be fine and capable of sifting down closely among the roots. After filling in two or three inches of soil, tread it down firmly on the roots, and then finish filling it in. Never allow any weeds to grow among the plants. To maintain the fertility, supply a coating of old manure, two or three inches in thickness, over the whole bed every fall, letting it tie on the surface, where the rain can soak it and wash it Into the soil. In the spring, what is left can be lightly pointed in so as not to disturb the roots. Range Cattle for Feeders. We have referred to the determination of cattle feeders to either buy their feeding stock at lower figures than last year or restrict their feeding operations, which suggests a lower scale of prices than a year ago for thin cattle. There Is another feature of the trade, however, that is likely to modify this tendency to some extent, and that is the condition of the range cattle. 1/ast year the average condition of the cattle from the northern ranges was far from good, and a great many of them went to the feed lots of the corn belt to again appear on the markets during the winter months. Unless oil signs fall, there will be quite a different state of affairs this year. The ranges are unusually good, and have been all along, and the cattle promise to come to market in excellent condition for the slaughterer. Moreover, the market promises to require them, as the supply of corn-fed natives is apparently running low. The feeders who bought cattle from the northern ranges last season will have to look else-

where for their stock this year, aha the problem before them is to get enough cattle at a reasonable figure.— National Stockman. Care of Raspberries. Raspberry bushes should not be neglected at this season. The canes that bore a crop this year shonld be cut off and removed to be burned. If left standing they will require as much sap as ever, and thus lessen the amount that should be available for the new canes that are coming on to produce the crop of next year. The new canes should be pinched off as soon as they get three feet high to induce them to send out lateral branches on which the fruit clusters of the next crop are to grow. If proper care Is taken of the raspberries there will be no need of stakes to keep them standing, as they may be so encouraged that the canes will be strong enough to stand without help' and bear any load of frnit that may grow on them.—Farmers’ Voice. Late Pallets. Those hatched since June will not lay until next spring, but they will be among the first to begin laying in the spring, and will not moult until the fall of next year. Such breeds as Leghorns and Hamburgs, however, mature very quickly, and pullets of those breeds sometimes lay when only four months old. The early pullets—those hatched tiefore April—should begin to lay before winter begins and lay through the winter. If the flock is large it will pay to get rid of the cockerels, so as to afford more room for the pullets and hens. Where the birds are crowded lice multiply rapidly and interfere with the growth of the young stock. Very little grain should be given poultry during the prevalence of warm weather. Growing Alfalfa. In growing alfalfa the land must be plowed deep and harrowed fine. Manure and fertilizer should be applied liberally and lime applied on the land in the faU. Sow the seed in the spring, using from 10 to 20 pounds of seed, according to circumstances, sowing broadcast if the land is clear of grass and weeds. If not it will be an advantage to drill the seed in rows, close together, and cultivate the first year with wheel hoes. Once established, an alfalfa plot will last for years, as the roots go down to great depths and secure moisture. In this section farmers should sow a few rows by way of experiment in the spring and keep the plants free of grass and weeds. An Evcry-Season Crop. Eggs are the all-year-around crop Other crops have their harvest, wher they must be sold at once or stored at an expense. With proper care bens an like money on interest, work Sundays holidays and rainy days. A basket ol eggs carried in one hand will oftet bring as much money as a load ol straw. A neighbor hauled a cord ol wood to market for $2: his wife car ried ten dozen eggs the same day which brought $2.50. A crate of eggs which can be taken to market in a light vehicle, will fetch as much as s load of produce. The cost of producing eggs is nothing compared to the hard work and expense of producing the other. Combination Mixture for Spraying. Arsenic and soda solution, or arsenite of soda, is more safely used in combination with Bordeaux mixture that alone. When in combination it will not injure the foliage, but alone it is liable to burn the leaves. The same objection holds good, however, with reference te Taris green and London purple. It it better, however. In almost every case to use the combination mixture, as fungi are nearly always present and unless they are kept in check there it but little use of fighting insects. —Ohio Station Bulletin.

Irrigating Gardens. Ten years ago the cost of a windmill was more than the owner of a small farm could afford, but windmills are better, more efficient and cheaper now. being within the reach of all. For irrigating gardens or small fruit farms they have been found very serviceable, and are more satisfactory in this section than in the West, as they are not essential except when there is a dry spell. When rain is abundant the windmill stores water for use when the moisture is lacking, and the cost is but little compared with the advantages gained. The Pasture in Winter. Keep the stock off the pasture and spread manure over the surface, so as to protect during the winter and give the grass a good start early in the spring. Those who manage to have good pastures allow the grass to grow late In the year and broadcast with manure after the frost appears. In thy spring the land is harrowed, so as to fine up the manure, and wood ashes applied. In this manner a good sward Is maintained for many years. Some pastures are cropped too close. The Best Cantaloupe. Cantaloupes have been plentiful thia year and were very fine, but consumers do not get those of the best quality The Emerald Gem, a dark variety, anc of unsightly appearance, would be rejected In market, yet it is far ahead ol all others in quality. If some enter prising grower would give away sam pies, with a circular calling attentior. to the variety, he would be unable tc supply the demand the next season and could get his own prices for them. Early Onion*. To have early onions before the spring varieties are ready sow the seed of the Egyptian tree onion, and leave the plants in the ground all winter They are hardy, and if covered witk straw, and the covering removed la March, they will start off early in the spring and give the first crops to be obtained.

THE CANTON TRAGEDY.

Gay Bachelor with a Fondness for Woman,Which Led to His Death. The tragedy at Canton, Ohio, by which George Saxton lost his life has aroused the interest of the entire nation because

MRS. GEORGE.

spotted. George Saxton started in life with all the advantages longed for by the average young man. He was the only son of wealthy parents and the idol of his sisters. Born in Canton forty-five years ago. his whole life was like an open liook to his fellow citizens and he made little effort to conceal the soiled pages. Graced with a fine physique and easy manners, be was much sought by society.

GEORGE SAXTON.

and was a favorite with the ladies. It is said that several young ladies of excellent families, at various times, won his heart and hoped to wed him, but he proved cfjjelly false. One of them pitied, grew melancholy and died. The affair which is commonly believed to have led to the tragedy began six years ago, when Mrs. Annie George moved to Canton and opened a dressmaking establishment in the block owned by Saxton. She was attractive of face and had a bewitching form. Her husband was an honest, industrious man. who furnished a shabby contrast to the ptdish of Saxton. The dressmaker and her landlord were soon on friendly terms. The gossips used their names a good deal and finally Mrs. George went to Dakota and secured a divorce from her husband. She always said —and few disbelieved her statement —that Saxton, paid the expenses, and, furthermore. that he was going to marry her ultimately. When the husband learned that be had become a domestic has-been by decree of a Dakota court, be brought suit against Saxton for $30,060 for alienating his wife’s affections. This suit was compromised when Saxton paid George sl.825. Meanwhile Saxton and Mrs. George had had trouble. They finally got to quarreling over-rents and articles of furniture and the cases were aired in the local courts of Canton. Then Mrs. George began to say that she would get revenge; that Saxton had promised to marry her and that —so it is said by one or two persons —she would kill him if he did not do so. She carried her threats further and recently was arrested upon a charge made by Mrs. Eva B. Aithouse. a friend of Saxton, that she had threatened violence and death to Mrs. Aithouse. The evening of the tragedy, shortly after dark. Saxton rode on his bicycle from his place of business to the home of Mrs. Aithouse. on Lincoln avenue. Saxton dismounted, leaned his wheel against the curbstone and started across the sidewalk

THE ALTHOUSE HOME.

to the steps that lead to the terraced la wn in front of the Althouse home. Just as he pat his foot on the lower step a shot was fired at him. A second shot followed in rapid sncectwion and Saxton fell to the ground. Mrs. George was at once suspected. She manifested no surprise when arrested and has shown no concern since her incarceration in jail. She pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder and does not talk about the case.

BRINGS 1,000 MEN.

The Minnewaska Arrive* from Porto Rico with Troops. Brig. Gen. O. 11. Ernst and staff, with about 1,000 troops, including the Sixteenth Pennsylvania regiment and convalescent* and men on furlough from the Third Wisconsin, Sixth Massachusetts and First Kentucky regiments, arrived nt New York Monday afternoon on the transport Minnewaska from Ponce. Porto Rico. There were also fifty civilians. With few exceptions the men were in good condition, and their spirits were high. Gen. Ernst lost thirty-eight pounds during the campaign and said his health had been remarkably good for sneh a climate. London’s famous elephant, Jimona. which was believed to have entered the world via the jungles of India 130 years ago, has just died in Hanley. Staffordshire. Queen Victoria as a child had a ride on her. At the time at her death she was estimated to be worth SIO,OOO. At Johnson City, Tenn.. Monday morning, a SIO,OOO business block belonging to H. A. Hart was burned to the grouhd, with a $40,000 stock of novelties, owned by Bruner Bros. The building was insured for SO,OOO and tie stock for $22,000.

of the fact that the victim was the only brother of Mrs. McKinley. The story of the crime involves a recital of scandalous incidents and acts which do not call forth a great measure of sympathy for the dead man, whose moral record seems to have been badly

STORIES OF THE SPANISH

One of the officers of the battleship lowa tells of a thrilling scene which occurred on its deck soon after Cervera and his officers came aboard after the destruction of their squadron. Captain Eulate had offered his sword to Captain Evans and the latter had returned it, saying that he could not accept it from so brave a man. The party was invited down to the skipper’s cabin to “take something.” As Eulate entered the companionway he stopped and turned, lifted his cap and in a most dramatic way extended his arms and exclaimed: “Adois, Vizcaya.” At thpt instant, as if in response to his farewell, there was a tremendous eruption from the burning cruiser and immediately after a deafening explosion. One of the magazines had blown up. Eulate buried his face in his hands and sobbed. It was some moments before he recovered from his agitation. • • • After our regiment had marched seven miges toward Santiago, writes a soldier, we were ordered to go into camp on the crest of the high hill which overlooks the valley in front of. San Juan. We had scarcely pitched our. little shelter tents when a fierce rainstorm came up. It poured down in torrents. I naturally supposed the soldiers would be disgusted that this should happen just after their long, tiresome march, l»ut when the storm was at its highest I heard shouts of joy outside, and I ventured to look from under the sheltering canvas to see what the commotion was about, and there stood about half of the regiment, stark naked, taking what they called a Imth, and the harder it rained the more pleased they seemed. Maj. South looked out and could not resist the temptation, and in a few minutes he. too, was enjoying ;i nice, cool bath. « ♦ » A correspondent who journeyed to Santiago on the transports with the regulars and the volunteers who set sail from Tampa describes the way in which the men whiled away the time. At night the chief occupation was singing. He says that “if you want several hundred or 1.000 men to sing one sing, that song must be either a hymn, a Sunday school song or ‘The Suwanee River.’ * * • Almost every man in the fleet could sing the first., verse of ‘America.’ Nearly all could sing the first verse and Chorus of ‘Suwanee River.’ But when the leading singer started up ‘Rock of Ages,' the Fort,’ ‘Just as I Am Without One Plea.’ or ‘Jesus Loves Even Me,’ nearly every man on the ship would lift up his voice and sing the song with vigor, fervor and delight.” » » » The Wasp, which goes to the naval reserves at Chicago, was the first vessel to enter the harbor of Ponce, and Midshipman Curtin, the grandnephew of ex-Gov. Curtin of Pennsylvania, went ashore and demanded the surrender of the place in a most audacious manner. He acted as if he had a fleet of battleships instead of the little yacht behind him. The commandant replied that he was only a subordinate officer and was not authorized to surrender. The boss was up at the city, three miles away. “Get him on the telephone!” roared the midshipmite, “ami tell him that if he does not surrender in half an hour I’ll bombard the town.” It was lucky for Ihe Wasp, and particularly for young Curtin, that the rest of the fleet arrived very soon. • • • A soldier at Montauk Point gravely related the following incident as an illustration of the terrific heat during the summer at Tampa. He said that the company that he belonged to was on the firing range going through their regular target practice, and although every one took the greatest possible care with his aiming, and the company he belonged to was the best shooting company of the regiment, every shot missed the target. The captain could not make it out. so he ordered the bugler to sound “cease firing.” and was walking up to the targets to see what was wrong, when, about half way up the range he saw a great stream of molten lead. The sun was so hot that it had melted the bullets la-fore they could reach the target.

PERTINENT Personals

Dwight Moody, the evangelist, is said to have received $1,250,000 for his "gospel" hymns. Congressman William Alden Smith of Michigan was a newsboy in Grand Rapids only twenty years ago. General E. H. Hobson, the newly-elect-ed president of the Veterans of the Mexican War, served also in the civil war. Miss Ruth White of San Francisco, is' eaid to bear so striking a resemblance to the Liberty on the new dimes that her friends supposed her the model. The death of Bayard recalls the fact that he and his father were the two Senators from Delaware just after the close of the civil war. This is a political fact without a parallel. Miss Mary French McKay has’become prominent in Denver by claiming to be the , best woman fencer in the world, and offers to prove her title anywhere and at any time. Jean Francois Millet, fils, who is now traveling in America, has said that what impressed him most iu this country is the “just veneration" in which his father’s work is held. ' Miss Anna Bouligny\ of New Orleans, who assisted Miss Chanier as a nurse iu Puerto Rico, is the great-great-grand-daughter of the Lieut. Bienville who founded her native city. The commission of John Hay to be Secretary of State credits him to the District of Columbia. This is the first time that a citizen credited to the District. has ever been appointed to a Cabinet position. Marching side by side in Company F, Ninth Illinois Infantry, were Sergt. Edward Gjulley, who was six feet six inches tall, and Private Frederick H. Gaerig, who measured erly five fwt two inches.

ALMOST A BLIZZARD.

Nebraska, lowa and Other States Re* port a Severe Storm. One of the most extraordinary storms that ever disturbed the Western country prevailed Monday might. Though the mercury never passed the freezing limit the storm was accompanied by such a hurricane that in many respects it resembled a midwinter blizzard. Not in the memory of the oldest inhabitant of Nebraska has such a storm occurred so early in the season. This snow was nearly sixty days ahead of the usual time, and in intensity it could be compared with nothing but a January blizzard. In the country districts there is considerable uneasiness with reference to the numerous bands of sheep in the interior. Some apprehension is also felt with reference to cattle on the range, but -the greatest damage will be to sheep. The snow was so heavy as to cut off all telegraphic communication with Chicago. North Platte showed a temperature of 34, with no precipitation. Dodge City, Kan., had 32 degrees, with a killing frost; Santa Fe had 34 degrees, a killing frost, and clear; Cheyenne, Denver and Pueblo each had 26 degrees, with clear weather, and Sioux City reported a forty-mile wind and cloudy weather. The snow melted about as soon as it struck the ground. The unexpected snowstorm hit. the army posts in the Department of the Missouri very hard. With the volunteer soldiers equipped only with summer clothing, they were in no condition to meet the cold weather. The coldest October shown in the record of twenty-eight years in the Omaha weather office was in 1873, when the mean temperature was 48. The lowest temperature recorded in the month during that period was 16 degrees on Oct. 25, 1887. and the heaviest snow for the month was four and one-half inches on Oct. 29, 1894.

PORTO RICO IS ADOPTED.

Formal Surrender Makes the Island Part of the United States. At noon Tuesday the United States flag was raised upon the captain general's IKilaee at El Morro, Sau Juan, Porto Rico, and the final ceremony of the delivery of the island-, to the United States Government was performed. National sahitea were fired by the American artillery, and there was a special musical cek-bration which was attended by all the insular officials and the foreign consuls. Gen. Brooke has plenary powers ami will remain in sole charge of the government of the island until such time as a military governor is designated by the President, It was originally intended to have the ceremonies in connection with the formal taking ixtseession of an elaborate nature, but this plan was abandoned. Considering the enfeebled condition of the troops and the intense heat, it was decided to have no military review. The formal surrender .therefore consisted simply of the lowering of,the Spanish flag over the governor general’s palace and the raising of the flag of the United States, while a salute of forty-four guns boomed in the harbor and martial music filled the city. In the evening there were various forms of •elebration both among the Americans and by the Porto Ricans, henceforth a freo people, recognizing as their flag the Stars and Stripes.

CURRENT COMMENT

Sihce their pigtails are’ safe for some time to come the Chinese have ceased to squeal.—Pittsburg Post. The emancipated Cubans are reported to be waiting with the utmost patience for the millennium to come to them. — Philadelphia Ledger. Denmark's queen died of old age. If all the European monarchs could be sure of such a fate they would doubtless rest easier.—Boston Globe. It ought to be understood at the start that the battleship Missouri is not to be christened with a bottle of St. Louis 30cent champagne, —Kansas City Journal. Whatever the facts about the Chinese Emperor and European clothes, the result shows what may happen in households when women begin to wear the breeches, —Philadelphia Times. The slowness 'with which the facts regarding the death of the emperor of Chita come to light would indicate that the Kansas City police are working on the ease, —Kansas City Journal. Only about one-fourth of Canada's citizens voted on the prohibition question. It looks as if lining up to the bar of public opinion in this matter had no charms for them. —Philadelphia Times. The Announcement that our peace commissioners spent their time Sunday in Paris by going to meeting would rather seem to show that they haven't yet got quite acclimated.—Boston Herald. Hobson’s Latest Victory. Hobson has evened up matters. He sank the Merrimac, and now he has raised the Maria Teresa to the surface. — Kansas City Star. Now that the Maria Teresa is on top of the water again, waving the Stars and Stripes, she may be expected to live down her past.—Chicago Record. Lieut. Hobson’s father will note with much satisfaction that the young man has imparted some of his good raising to the Maria Teresa.—Chicago Tribune. Lieut. Hobson has shown that he has constructive, or conservative, as well as destructive ability by the recovery of the Infanta Maria Teresa.—Philadelphia Times. China’s Royal Puppet. Now that the Emperor of China has been martyred, it is easier to think of him as a true reformer.—St. Paul Pioneer Press. Results in his case would go to show that the Emperor of China's drinking doesn’t at all presuppose having a royal time,—Philadelphia Times. The young Emperor of China, it seems, was not killed, but merely jerked off the perch. But it must have made his teeth chatter.—Kansas City Journal. If the Emperor of China is not dead it ia not the fault of those who hatched the various schemes that have l»een reported for, his taking off.—Cleveland Leader. It is now reported that the Emperor of China and his aunt, the Dowager Empress, are living happily together, and that it was only six advisers of h!s Imperial Highness whom the worthy lady had assassinated. Thus is Tsi An saved tom disgrace.- -Buffalo Exprcsa,

INDIANA INCIDENCE

RECORD OF EVENTSfIH PAST WEEIGI I Sparrows Poisoned in jfliM Bounty Offered by Miclflfl mantle Marriage of a Mufl —Farmer’s Fatal Trip. fl The State of Michigan 2 cents for every English spa<B turned in to the men are visiting northern Indß ami poisoning the birds by the! to get their heads to take to Jfiß Secret Marriage at Mwfl A secret marriage -that took! Muncie recently became knowjjß parture of Mr. and Mrs. Williaß for Florida, to spend the wintß honeymoon. Mr. Shiveley iafl Shiveley’s famous park near Mfl mit, where he owns a great isl property. They were married! large tree which was planted 1B pie forty years ago when they vB Mr. Shiveley is 60 and the bridß younger. fl Fatal Trip for a CoSfl George Cummings, a respecß of near Bedford, was caught on fl of the Southern Indiana Raß fatally injured. He was on hiafl a coffin for a neighbor’s daugtfl the accident occurred. The wfl torn to pieces and the horses mfl Within Our Bordera-I The public schools at Lagro fl closed owing to an outbreak ■ fever. I The Indiana oil market has fl to the 70-eent mark and proß jubilant. I Mrs. Ida Howard has sued ! dalia Railroad for $5,000 at (jfl ville on account of injuries recfl eollission near Waveland. ■ During a severe rainstorm Gfl Tom Fitzgerald, two despentfl Bunker Hill, sawed their way fl county jail and made their escafl Olley Jenness. a freight brafl the Chicago division, was killfl

Howard street crossing at Ulfl while attempting to make a coufl Lieut. Charles D. McCoy us ■ of Company A. 159th Indiana * died of typhoid, having contrachfl ease while in the service of his fl The interest of the late Iflß Dover of Anderson in the Amerifl Glass Conqwny of Alexandria fl to W. L. Kahn of Pittsburg fori The shoe store of W. E. Fitsfl Whiteland, containing rhe posttfl burglarized. About $75 worthl and some six or seven dollars taken. The homo of Banker A. Hartford City was The silverware was thieves left a note saying it and of no great value. The farmers of Sugar Vigo County, are adopting tires to be rid of the epidemic era. Within a few days hundred head have died. fl The men’s furnishing store owfl T. Moore & Co. of Mitchell into the other night and altout of clothing and shoes taken. fl| was used to haul the plunder. Mrs. Louis Brown and daugafl were dangerously injured by beinH from a carriage in a runaway fl ette. Louis Thelan aged 3. wail and his injuries may result fatalfl Benjamin McGuiness, a fl farmer, residing in the vicinifgr offl bany. took a dose of cremate jl in mistake for quinine while! from a chill and died in a few horn The steel-forge factory built afl in IS! >4 by a company headed by H ger, and which was sold last I Barber A Perkins of Ohio, is fl moved from Elwood to Titusvififl The large number of quail bril in spite of the law prohibiting ■ has incited the Fairmount Guu | offering a reward of $5 for anyl tiles an affidavit ami secures eoifl violators of the quail law. H The W. C. T. V. State eonvefl held at Lafayette. The counfifl tendents met to consider means isl ing the work and deciding ini church and schoolhouse nicetifl means of enlarging the membjfl Farmers in Wabash County reH the .fly is working great injwfl growing wheat. Seme fields Isl practically destroyed by the will ravage a large acreage offl sown grain unless cold weathfl soon. I The fifth annual bean dinner ,■ the Old Soldiers’ Association fl was a great success. The wesfl tine and the attendance large. | bushels of beans, four hundred fl meat and seven hundred poundfl tack were served. I The German Baptists held thel communion meeting recently at tfl church building, one mile west offl town. This was one of the nxfl taut meetings held by that denfl and many prominent ministers fl eral distant States were presentfl A sensational scene was creatfl Elwood jail when Mrs. Williafl came from Grestes and faced hetfl who had been fined $54.10 and afl for thirty days for enticing Irtfl Piel from her Orestes home. Mfl entered the jail and upbraided HI conduct and for taking $9.50 at 11 She worked herself into a frenzy-1 denly drew a 32-caliber revoltfl she pointed full at Houck’s brefl foot distant. Sergeant Moontfl forward and knocked the revolfl and took it from her. saving Hofl She was fined and Houck paid it ■ cash he had taken. I At Princeton. Arthur Swaifl shotgun seriously wounded fl George Harris. Swaim is It fl and was arrested by the polml after the Affair. I The Greensburg free street |fl with ten thousand people on tlfl Th brilliant display of up a week of festivities. Tbefl the merchants $15,000. I Howard Clark, who was wfl Louisville for murder and burg! his girl, Hattie Mahone, were Wl while resisting arrest on the Im| of the river, near Owensboro, ■■