Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 March 1902 — From Far and Near. [ARTICLE]

From Far and Near.

James Alexander, 103, Bpringfield, 0., is dead. Standard Oil Company lit said to be gobbling up phosphate pbiclds in PlilorIda. German budget committee has asked for 24,900,000 marks for an expedition to East Asia. In Baca County, Colo., thousands of cattlo on the range* are said to be dying from starvation and exposure. The cause of the mortality is due to a scarcity of grass and the freexing of the water holes.