Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 June 1902 — EVENTS OF THE WEEK [ARTICLE]

EVENTS OF THE WEEK

Harry A. Parsons. who married Senator Hanna's eldest daughter, Mabel, received a fortune as a wedding gil’t from Senator Hanna. After the ceremony had been performed l’arsons found among the numerous presents a check for $50,000. lining have been reported from only a small part of northeastern Texas, where the corn and cotton crops are said to have been in better condition than in any other part of the State. Outside of this limit the outlook for a corn crop this year is poor. At Wheeling, W. Va., a man’s suit of clothes was found on the steel bridge, indicating a suicide in the Ohi,o river. In a coat pocket was found a note in which the writer said be had decided to end his •life, as no one cared for him, even the girl he loved. A deaf-mute stranger put up at a lodging house in Duluth, Minn., and shot himself. The victim gave the name Richard Hull. When the physician told him he must die the man wrote his true name was Koyhl S. Lain of Canisteo, Is'. Y’., and his father a prominent citizen. The United States transport Meade sailed from San Francisco for Manila via Nagasaki. She carried a full cargo of arms and supplies and had on hoard fifty recruits, eleven signal corps men. twenty-two members of the hospital corps and about fifty cabin passengers. 'file special session of the Mahoning Presbytery at Canton, Ohio, found tiie Rev, Walter Kling, Ph. 1 >., guilty of immoral conduct and ordered him suspended from ministerial duties indefinitely. The exact charges as officially made and the review of the testimony are held secret. A man (57 years of age died on a Krie train just east of Ashland. His ticket read from Sharpsville, Pa., to Chicago. Evidently lie was a well-to-do business man, as he was well dressed. His pockets contained a number of notes'lor sums varying from S2OO to SIOO and $53.20 in money.

A statue erected to the memory of Richard Parks Bland, .who served in Congress almost continually from 1872 until 1800, was unveiled at Lebanon, Mo., with impressive ceremonies. An immense crowd gathered to hear addresses by William .1. H-yan, William .1. Stone and others. The statue is of bronze, lif“ size, ami rests on a pedestal of stone six foot high. Following is the standing of the clubs of the National Baseball League: W. L. W. L. Pittsburg .. .85 iO Philadelphia. 21 20 Brooklyn ...28 22 Cincinnati ...20 28 Chicago ... .25 21 St. Louis. .. .lit 28 Boston .....25 25 New Y0rk...10 20 The clubs of the American League stand as follows: * W. L. W. L. (Philadelphia 21 21 Baltimore .. .22 20 {Boston 20 25 Washington. 22 27 ; St, Louis,... 25 22 <Me vela ml ...20 50