Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 February 1900 — EVENTS OF THE WEEK [ARTICLE]

EVENTS OF THE WEEK

At Mead. Neb., Lee Johnsou was robbetl of nearly S7JMM>. The robbers entered his bouse and took his suit of clothes containing the money. Johnson recently sold his hardware business and the money taken was part of the proceeds, Edward Lawrence of Lakeville Corner, N. 8., and his wife and three children were burned to deatli in their home. On tinding the house on fire Mrs. Lawrence rushed from the building, but went buck to get her children. As she entered the roof fell. The Pennsylvania Railroad pension department has acted upon the cases of 988 employes who were relieved from service on the first of the present year, and has fixed the monthly pension allowance to be paid to each, the aggregate of which amounts to over s26o,<W(> per annum. At Belle Center. Ohio, Robert Young, a wealthy liquor dealer, was shot down in the street by James Pergrin. The motive for the crime was business jealousy. Pergriu drove to Bellefontaine, and going to the county jail gave himself up. lie was put into u cell. , A few minutes later he shot himself fatally. Arthur Payne, a 15-year-old lad. was sentenced to be banished from the State .for, two years in the District Court at Clinton, Mass,, after having pleaded guilty to a charge of forging a check. The lad’s father will lake him to California to remain with friends until the period of his banishment expires. At the end of the two years, it he comes back to Massachusetts, he will be placed in charge of a probation officer. The Northwest lowa Thrashers’ Association has just perfected a permanent ■ organization, which is intended to control the thrashing business for all the northwestern and north central portions of the State. While its projectors deny that it is a trust, they admit that its objects are to include uniform prices, the making of thrasher bills n lien on the grain and other legislation for thrashermen. James Winter of Gilmore is president; J. M. Reed of Rolfe, treasurer, and W. B. Wier of Gilmore secretary. The west-bound limited train on the Wisconsin Central was derailed three miles west of Curtis, Wis., an.d the tender and five coaches were hurled from the track and seventeen persons were injured. The train was under full speed when a rear wheel on the tender broke and the trucks gave way, precipitating the train, which was carrying ninety-five passengers and the crew, into the ditch. The engine, in charge of Engineer Geo. Graham, passed on safely. The cars ran on the ties for a short distance, but, clearing the track, they jumped about seven feet down the embankment. The uninjured passengers received a severe shaking up.