Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 April 1901 — Within Our Borders. [ARTICLE]

Within Our Borders.

Richard A. Kerfoot, pioneer hardware merchant at Brazil, is dead. Sons of Veterans and its auxiliary society will meet at Mancie July 2 to 4. J. W. Sanders, Marion, appointed quartermaster of Marion soldiers' home. Barn belonging to Mrs. Clarence Harris. Goshen, was hurtled with a valuable horse. Six Pulaski County boys skipped their homes iu two weeks. One stole $230 from the family. Miss Florence Harper, music teacher in the Goshen schools for several years, died of consumption. Jury in the ease of Clias. Rogers. Terre Haute, charged with the murder of Milhurn Bate, stood seven to five for hanging. William A. Taggart has been appointed postmaster at Art. A. B. Corbin, his predecessor, held the office for twentyfive years. Twenty-second annual encampment of Indiana G. A. It. will be iu I.oguusport. May 13, 1(5 and 17. A oue-eeut rate on all railroads. » • Adelbert McCoy, It!. Elkhart, died from injuries indicted by Bert Swarms, a farmer, 23, who became angry while they., were joking. Rev. Stephen Stanton will go from Richmond/to Singapore, where lie has been chosen professor of mathematics iu the Anglo-Chiuese school. Hartford City has more gas and cheaper rates tliniyany other city in the world, it is said. Two more glass factories will be built this summer, making seven iu all. 'li *|T ijlli-Ti Kommiski nml Prof. Frank La near of Richmond have been rehired as members of the Wilmington College faculty to teach Greek and the natural sciences. Emma Rader of Frankfort, aged 7 years, lias brought suit for $13,0(R1 damages against the Lake Erie aud Western Railroad for loss of a leg. due to nu accident a few mouths ago whereby she was hurled from a depot platform under the train by being struck by a mail pouch thrown from the traiu. A feature of the complaint is that, regardless of her extreme youth, she claims the principal part of the damages because the injury and loss of limb will lie a permanent damage and obstacle to any matrimonial expectations nml prospects. Mrs. Catharine Smith, New Albany, accused of killing her son-in-law, Oliver McMackin, discharged. John Schueler, n New Albany butcher, hanged himself in his-stable. Despondent over business. Steven Evilisixer, ex-convict, Trenton, stabbed his wife to death with a pocketknife. In jail at Hartford City. George Sheets and his son, Beecher, and Charles Elkins, farmers near Frnukfort, have been disfranchised for selling their votes in November. .Ten others have been sentenced lately, and uwn eases are pending.