Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 June 1900 — RECORD OF THE WEEK [ARTICLE]

RECORD OF THE WEEK

INDIANA INCIDENTS TERSELY TOLD. Rich Oil Discovery in Pulaski County —Flora Man's Desperate Deed—Verdict Against Former County Treasur—er—No More Strike Assessments. The Jasper County Oil and Gas Company has struck a gusher in its territory that has a capacity of seventy-five barrels a day. of such an unusually high grade of lubricating oil that it is quoted at $7.50 a barrel and can be used for lubricating purposes in its natural state. The well is a six-inch one, and is the first flowing oil well to lie found in that territory. The flowing well just discovered was struck at a depth of about 120 feet near Medaryville. Besides this one the company has ton wells, one of which produces 100 barrels in sixteen hours. Kills Former Wife in Street. At Flora Perry Barnard shot and instantly killed Jennie Davis, his former wife, who had recently secured a divorce, and her mother and 3-year-old daughter were dangerously wounded. The dead woman was preparing to leave the town, and Barnard, who was noticeably attached to the child, had beard of it and was determined they should not go. He met them face to face and fired. It is known he had been practicing shooting at a target for some time, and it. is believed the shooting had been carefully planned. After the shooting Barnard was not seen again. , Former Official Found Guilty. At Shelbyville the jury in tlie ease of the State against ex-County Treasurer Wilson returned a verdiet of guilty and lie was placed in custody of Sheriff Schoelch. Wilson was arrested on the charge of having presented a false claim of $1,600 against the county, the penalty being two to fourteen years in prison. The claim wa.s not paid. Strike Fund Called Off. President Van Horn and Secretary Kennedy of tlie Indiana Mine Workers have called, off the assessment for the strike fund. For the first time in several years the relations between men and operators are so harmonious that there is no need of an assessment fund. State News in Brief. An Evansville family has six sets of twins. Loon lake has been dredged and improved. Jacob Fetters, Wilmot, drowned while saving a drowning boy. Farmers’ wives in the northern part of the State have organized. Bloomington City Council gives S3OO for a soldiers' monument. Wabash river is ten feet above low water mark and still rising. John Clevenger, noted thief, sawed bis way out of the Kokomo jail. Mormon elders were arrested in Logansport. but afterward released. "Wtrircdy wilt organize a society prove the sanitary condition of the town. Arthur Carter, near Jeffersonville, was dragged 3<M» yards by a mule and mangled to dentil. Serie Johann. 19, Evansville, committed suicide; excessive cigarette smoking and disappointment in love. A strange potato [test, altogether unknown to farmers, has made its appearance in the southern portion of the State. The E. & T. 11. and tlie S. I. railroads have agreed on the building of a $50,000 viaduct at the Ohio street crossing. Terre Haute. Tom Talmage, Anderson, writes from the Philippines that he has been struck by bullets three times, but never yet downed. James Burton. 35, Loraine, Ohio, a colored cook on tlie L. E. <& W., fell from the car steps at Muncie and fractured his skull. At Madison the 3-year-old daughter of George Gertz died from strangulation, having swallowed a pin which caught in her throat. Fruit growers around Muncie say that black knot is rapidly extinguishing the plum orchards. Careful pruning is said to be the only remedy. Harry Myers, sent to Jeffersonville from Marion County for horse stealing, escaped, and was recaptured in Jeffersonville after a lively fight. Mr. ami Mrs. Philip S. Davidson of Jeffersonville were chloroformed by burglars Friday night and sl2 and some jewelry taken. The thieves escaped. An Elkhart census enumerator found one family in which there are eleven children, the eldest of which is l». In another family. oaly-oiie child out of twelve is living, O. Richardson, a Muncie nurseryman, has discovered a bug which he says will protect shrubbery and trees from insects. The bug eats the insect pests but not the leaves. A planing mill located south of Brazil, belonging to John Rumple, was demolished by the explosion of the boiler. Mr. Rumple'* head wait completely severed from his body. The United States census reports show that within the corporation lines of Winamac there Hr 131 beautiful and wealthy widows and not one of them above the age of 25 years. Miss Susan Holderman, who gained distinction ns a nurse of the Red Cross Society in Cuba, was married at her home in North Manchester to the Rev. William Howe of Deshler, Ohio. Sister Superior Josepba, Columbus, has l»een appointed provincial su|>erioress of the Franciscan Misters of Per|>etual Adoration, making her the senior officer in this country. She will go to Lafayette. The Prohibitionists are waging a bitter war against the four saloons at Mitchell. Levi Spaljr, n farmer near Millersburg, is dead as the result of a scuttle in a saloon. Grace Holmes and Edna Bundy. Anderson, were fined for gathering flowers from a cemetery. Elmer Barnes, Judson farmer, was attacked in the field by a large- blacksmike and had a lively fight. Anderson woman is crazy, as the result of the exhortations of three “saints,” who were trying, to convert her.