Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 October 1900 — Closing Out Millinery Sale. [ARTICLE]

Closing Out Millinery Sale.

Mrs. C. E. Hershman, near the depot, is olosing out her Millinery goods at cost. Bhe has a full line of latest) style pattern hats which she will sell at prices that will surprise you. Call and see her stock and get prices.

Miss Bessie Foster, who occupies rooms in the Thompson house on south Van Rensselaer street with her brother Lew, was quite badly frightened Wednesday night by some parties breaking into the lower rooms of the house, which are unoccupied. Her brother was away that night and Bessie was alone. About midnight she was awakened by voices and on getting up heard parties approaching her rooms. She called “who’s there,” but got no reply, and she fired a shot from a revolver through the door. A terrible yell answered the shot and a hurried scrambling ou the part of the men to get out of the house ensued. Rushing to the window Bessie fired another shot at the fleeing men, then she went across the ktreet to F. L. Hunt’s and aroused them, and then fainted. A doctor was summoned and the young lady was brought to consciousness, after which she related her experience. A search of the house revealed nothing but a bullet hole in the door, but from the yell given when the shot was fired she thougnt she had hit one of the parties.

Capt. Wm. Guthrie, of Monticello, who recently renounced McKinleyism, will make his first democratic speech at Monticello this (Saturday) afternoon. Hon. A. A. McKain’s Liberty Drum Corps, of Indianapolis, will be in attendance. This drum corps consists of 16 pieces, 8 fifes and 8 drums, and the members are dressed in Continental uniform, presenting a most handsome and unique appearance. They were equipped and travel at the expense of Hon. A. A. McKain, of Indianapolis, who owns a tract of land along the Tippecanoe south of Monticello. From now on, we understand, Capt. Guthrie will stump the state under the direction of tlie democratic state committee. \N e trust that an effort will be made to secure him for one speech at Rensselaer during the campaign. Capt. Guthrie, it will be remembered, was in the SpanishAmerican war as commander of Co. I, 161st. Ind. Regiment, and having seen through the imperial policy of the McKinley administration and the dangers that will result from another four years lease of power to McKinley, he renounced its principles and espoused those of the democratic party and its patriotic leader William J. Bryan. The decoration day address here last year was delivered by Capt. Guthrie and he made a most favorable impression upon our people, who would be pleased to hear him now discuss the political issues.