Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 May 1901 — INDIANAPOLIS SENTINEL. INDIANA INCIDENTS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANAPOLIS SENTINEL.

INDIANA INCIDENTS.

RECORD OF EVENTS OF THE . PAST WEEK. ' " ■ ’..t: Beginning, of the End of Natural GasMan Returns After Having Been ), Thought Woman i L'eftitnt:—Fire in Mariqn.

J. C, Lwich, thi^.State gas said that die rapid decrease in pressure t hat has been noted on 'all the pipe lines ‘the pfist wfihter 'is 1 a certain indication that, thw days ofliwitiiral gas are nuuiber,('iL Scores <if wells drilled, tlie, past winter in the. niidst of the liylt, which at first showed strong pressures, were prjetically tt^ess i within ninety ! dAys; Mi* LtAu h SttyA-that his-only wof-k now is directed toward keeping down the waste of tho ( fuel in order that the Stated in this rwspect may be preserved as long as possible. Afany factories will still W alih? to Use gas fdr sorfie time,' but there ate many others that ttireiidy are expertuiepting wlili fuel gas and excellent! results have la,‘eQ olitainpd. Mr. Lepch does not tluifc that the manufacturing interests of the State will be affected seriously, as Ike ebanget is (jotnlug gradually.

Left Mother in Poverty. Tlie courts have decided against Mrs. Lucinda Wafe of Windfall ,iu her suit to recover from her son Morton property transferred to him. Mrs. Ware' some tLiie lifter tlie lieath of her' liusbn’ud. Jesse Ware, became 1 engaged to George Crqson, and on objection byjlter t hildfen, who said Cj-ttsonisimply wantetj her propprty, transferred (he, same to her son/ ■Oriisoti thbri broke'ofl* tlie match, and she sued to recover the property again; The ilecision of the court leaveslthe (S3-year-old lady practically without support. , Man EcliC'eil to I e Dead Returns. William Cartoil, whose body was supposed to halve been found in Ute river near Brandenburg, Ky., eight, years ago and was burk'd with honors by his relatives near English, returned to t’hat place, having' been ita Denver, Colo., ever since his departure from Crawforti Cotin-• ty. Carroll left three daughters j and a ?on upofi his farm. They are all married now, and, believing him dead, sold the farm and divided the proceeds. Who the buried'man was is a mystery. Pamturca for Kiaaing-Bnq Bite. Judge McMasters of the Circuit Court at Indianapolis foutid for the plaintiff, Frank Carson, in his suit against the Phoenix Accident Insurance Company for $30.20 for damages caused by the bite of a kissing bug. The court held that the bitb of any insect which inpapat ittites a man from following his vocation is an accident under the policy. Marion Has $25,000 Fire. Fire destroyed thrt'e buildings at Washington and Thirtieth tstreets, Marion. They were occupied by Arthur Wright’s hardware store, Geprge Dignal's saloon and Frank Kern's grocery. The build' ings were owned by J. \V. BnAgher. William Sloderbnck add William Wiley. The ■loss is $25,000. Found Innocent of Murder. At Mutfdie the jury r<‘tnrhert a verdict of not gtfilty in the case of Dr. Garret Leech, charged with killing Mary Farwig of Richmond by a criminal, operation a year ago, at tht> instigation of John Diehl of Anderson, who is now in State’s prison. Tito jury deliberated all night. Dies in a Fit of Pique. Essie May Nelson, aged 10 years, committed suicide in Muncie by swallowing morphine beoatise her sweetheart. Ora Applegate, would not call every night. The girl left a note asking forgiveness and requesting Applegate to Wear 'her picture on a photo button. '

Within Our Borders. Revival at Salem Christian Church with 85 additions. Nine postofiive clerks at Muncie are SIOO h year 1 happier. Mihm posteffit'e robbed of S3O in stamps ami S2O cash. No vine. il Kokomo‘business men have. organized to get interurban lines. , , Hartford City is bidding op factories that will employ I.QDO pien. Wm. M. Moffett, Madjsin nnm-hant, married Miss Abbie E. Seeing. Windfall tile factory has shipped 121 carloads during the last 124 days. Cincinnati Oil Company has another 200-barrel well near HartfitrJ' City. Morristown Business Meri's ‘ Association offers free sites for factories. Real estate boom on. Mrs. William Boltcnhoiise. 37,- Elkhart. drank carbolic acid. Died, leaving seven small children. A 3,000-foot well will be sunk on the Thus. A. Hendricks farm, south of Shelbyville. Water wanted. Mrs. Titos. Britton's house, Evansville, burned. Fireman FitXwilliains' leg broken by a falling wall. Frankfurt gives the Hussey Mower Company SIO,OOO and 245 acres of land ns a bonus; 200 employes. Logansport nnd Peru are banking on nn electric road on the old tow path line. Work mny begin in 30 days. Henry L. Tliomns appeared before the Pike County grand jury drunk. Was indicted, and convicted in two hours. Chas, Penny, 25, Greenville, Ohio, fell from a Panhandle train nt Union City. Leg cut oft'. Crawled 80 rods for help. Heaviest personal damage suit ever in block coal district is in Clay Circuit Court. Hugh Culbertson against the Diauiond’ Coal Conqiany sot $25,000. 'Alonzo Glnntoii, a well-known citizen of Columbus, tied to.eswnpe arrest on many chnrgesof forgery. Glanton is well connected and heretofore has borne an excellent reputation. Clyde Brooks, 10, Terre Haute, shot his brother. James, 8. Found the revolver ou a table nnd pointed it in fun. Barking! of a pug dog awoke, the fatnyy of George William at B>razil and enabled them to escape from a burning hotise. Edwafd Vogle. bookkeeper for the Alexandria Lumber Company■ at Anderson, was crushed tri death undor 2,00) feet of lumber. t t Joseph Wagner of South BAbl gave his 3-year-old son three patent capsules to cure a cold, and the child died from atrium oolsonlng.