Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 July 1901 — SUMMARY OF NEWS. [ARTICLE]

SUMMARY OF NEWS.

The management of the Union I’acifie has decided to spend nearly $1,000,000 in establishing a resort on the site of the natural Indian fort on Dale creek, 8,400 feet high in the Rocky fountains, a short distance southeast of Sherman, Wyo. - ' An oil well which was drilled three miles east of Lima, Ohio, proves to be the biggest gusher in the Lima field. It will average several thousands of barrels a day. It is impossible to control the flow. The new well will open up a big territory. Latest directory of Manhattan and the Bronx, just issued, indicates a population in the two boroughs of 2,075,450, or an increase in one year of 23,850 inhabitants. The estimate is based upon the government standard of 5 1-10 persons to each family. At Nevada, Mo., in the preliminary examination before Justice I’oage of L. E. Bryan, who killed John Davis in that county on July 3, the case was dismissed by the prosecuting attorney, the evidence tending to show the killing was done in self-defense. The wheel of a sleepftig car on the Moscow-St. Petersburg express broke when the train was near Okoulowka. The car fell over ou its side and thirteen persons were injured, among them Mrs. Beard of Boston, tMrs. Harmin of San Francisco and Mr. Calendar of New York. The mystery surrounding Irene Can ning, the 16-year-old girl who so mysteriously appeared at Goshen, Ind., recently, and whose identity the police have been endeavoring to discover, was cleared up by a message from Barre, Vt.. stating that she is'a girt who ran away from East Barre last winter. At 1 o’clock the other morning a westbound special interurban electric car on the Union Traction Company line, west of Muncie, Ind., dashed into the regular passenger car from Indianapolis, the switch having been tampered with. The vestibules on both cars were smashed, an<l Motorman Willard Ellar of Muncie had a close call for his life. lire American Locomotive Company has appropriated the sum of $500,000 for the purpose of enlarging its plant at Schenectady, N. Y. It is stated that the capacity of the plant will be increased The idea is to make this plant the central one, and it will be developed to the greatest extent, although other plants are to be improved and enlarged. Calvin Jordan, assistant clerk of the city of Des Moines, lowa, recently returned from Tm-onto, Canada, where he had been negotiating for the purchase of Clapperton Island in north Lake Huron, between Grand Manitou Island and the main land. There are 10,Otto acres in the island, partially timbered. Jordan plans to devote the island to timber and wheat growing. He declines to state the price at which the purchase is being negotiated. Floyd Peckham, 19 years old, was arrested at Cranesville, Pa., for the murder of his father, Lealton Peckham, on Jan. 13 last. The elder Peckham had come home drunk and driven his family out.. His dead body was found next day with four bullet holes in it. Floyd easily proved that after going to a neighbor's he had not gone back home. It is now said that a detective has discovered evidence that murder was committed before Floyd left. Following is the standing of the clubs in the National League: W. L. W. L. Pittsburg ...45 30 New Y0rk...34 35 St. Louis. ...45 34 Boston 34 39 Philadelphia 42 33Cincinnati ...32 43 Brooklyn ...41 36Chicago 30 53 Standings in the American League are as follows: W. L. W. L. Chicago ....50 28 Washington. 31 36 Boston 45 28 Philadelphia. 32 40 Baltimore ...39 30Cleveland ...30 46 Detroit 42 35 Milwaukee ..26 52