Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 August 1901 — INDIANA INCIDENTS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA INCIDENTS.

RECORD OF EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK. Grim Reaper Rapidly Decimates the Ranks of the Boys in Bine—Robber Gang Contes to Grief at f ho its—Bank Failures at Avilla— Forty Years in Bed. The passing of the Civil War soldier is told in the reports of Gen. R. M. Smock, of the Indiana department, G. A. R. The report for the six months eliding June 30, shows there were 22:! deaths. The total G. A. 11. membership given in the last report is 15,859. Six months ago the report showed a membership of 10,211; June 30, 1900, the membership was 18,811; 1889. 17,257; 1898, 18,100; 1897, 19,184; 1890, 20,503. In five years tlie membership lias fallen oil almost 25 per cent. Not all is due to deatli. Some neglect to pay titles nhc! drop out of the order. The report just made shows there are now 410, posts, a net loss at three iu six months. Gains from muster-in, 109; reinstatement of those suspended, 422; total, 741. Loss by death, 220; honorably discharged, lit!; transferred, 190; suspended, 051. The total net loss in six months was 352. Deducting the 220 deaths, the losses from other causes were 120. Total money in the hands of qimr termasters of the posts, 823,715.22. Dec. 30, tlie amount was 822,738.81. In the six months the total receipts were 815,802.27. Total disbursements, 814,791.24. Iu relief 81-055.99 was paid out. The total value of the property, money and collaterals of all the G. A. It. posts of Indiana is 877,493.19. Catch Gang of Cobbers. Deputy Postmaster Parsons was passing the .Shoals postoffice the other morning at 3 o'clock and stopped to try the front door, which he found open, and as he stepped inside the building a burglar thrust a revolver in his face and commanded him to throw up his hands. As lie did so the burglar rushed past him and escaped. Tlie alarm was given and tlio pursuit was taken up. At daylight a boy, aged 15, was arrested an 1 gave his name as Itoy Christian of Memphis, Toon. He confessed and gave a description of his companions. They were amsted two miles west, hiding iu the woods. They gave their names as Hal Buchanan, aged 17 years, of Memphis, Tenn., and Harry Collins,. aged 37 years, -of Ht. Louis; Mo. They hud enough nitroglycerin to blow up a block.

Death Finds '■imrular Vow. When the Bond family, who reside in Orange County, was broken up nearly forty years ago the mother decided to sell tlie old farm. John Bond, then 43 years old, vowed if the plai c was sold he would go to bed and there remain until death. The farm was sold and he has kept his singular vow. He was carried in his bed to the polls to vote. His sisters stayed with him, keeping him company until the end, which came a few days ago. Bank Fails at Avit'n. The bank at Avilla eiosed its doors the other night on account of lack of funds to meet demands. The announcement caused great surprise. The failure is believed to lie a sequel to tlie failure of the Avilla Carriage Company, in which H. W. Loath, president of the bunk, was interested. The liabilities are estimated at 820,000. Boy Incendiaries in Jalt. Four boys, the oldest 11 and the youngest 7, were sent to jail at Terre Haute on their own story of burning the lluduut liominy milt- and warehouse, causing a loss of 845,1 xh). Only one, George Poland, aged 8, is feeling badly o.er the predicament their desire to see a big fire anil the department at work has got them into. Within Our Borders. Indiana has 4< 0 incorporated towns. Frank H. Mills, Yandalia switchman, was crushed by aevtu cars at Terra Haute.

It's firmly believed that there is a big pool of oil somewhere in Martin County, ns all tests go to show it. The sugar beet factory at Shelliyville will u >t l*e built this year, and the beets w'ill he shipped away. The crop has been good. On a farm four miles north of Katun one of the lu-st oil wells in the State has just been sunk by the Ohio and lu liana Gas Compauy. An old grudge culminated in the killing Of George Mr Kinney by Henry Huddleston in a berry patch near Salem. Both wore renters on the same farm. John Wilmin. Hartford City, blin 1 and craxy, has been sent to the Richmond insane hospital, lie was once wealthy, hut his wife deserter! him for nuather and he finished his career iu wild dissipation. Rudy, little son of John Steis, Monterey, was terribly bitten uud torn about the fnct*. hands and fort by rats. He went to sleep in a dark room, und his folks wees aroused by his screams. They found him covered with wounds. An unsuccessful attempt was made to w’reck No. 4i> express train, east hound, near Teogurdc n. No. 4ii is a through train from Chicago to Baltimore. The discovev of the attempted wrecking was made barely iu time to save the truin ami provent a terrible disaster. Tom Krouk, a track walker, was going along the track when he came upon two masked men who were engaged in the work of obstructing the track. Before hr had time 14 realise what was I»dug done one of the men knocked him down the embankment. Krouk in turn smashed his lantern over < tie of the in. n s heads. After a Lard struggle with the no n he finally got away from th m an I hurried back toward Walkerl.u, signaling the rapidly approaching train ill time to save it. Geo -go Snyder, aged ”4, son of William Any dor, near D m stle, Jbas ti.en taken to the eastern In II inn insane asylum nnd is the ninth member of the family to become Pisan *, A black tiger in a cage with Robin son's circus stierce ed at Log insport in getting far‘enough through ihc bars of its cage to lay open to the bone the tlesh on the top of the head and face of a Ikyear old son of John Kush, uu indulgent father who held Id* boy to the upper window of the animal’* cage that a better view might he obtained before tk* aide hoard* were let down.