Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 November 1903 — RECORD OF THE WEEK [ARTICLE]

RECORD OF THE WEEK

(NDIANA INCIDENTS TERBELY TOLD. Tonus Farmer Shot Dawn In Shelbjr* ▼lll*—Class Fraca* at Wabash Col* leg*—Halloween Joke Canaea DeathWoman roves Dos from Dissection. John James, a prosperous young farmer living east of Shelbyville, was tfee victim of a brutal assault, which may result in his death. Mr. James and his youug wife were attendiug a social at Dr. J. C. Clark’s, when Herschell Sullivan appeared with others and demanded admission, which was refused. Snllivan started to kick in the front door, and . Mr. James attempted to prevent his entering, when Sullivan drew his gun and shot James in the abdomen. Sullivan is in Jail. Break Bonee In Claes Row. Three students received serious injuries and many others were braised In the first Wabash college class fight between sophomore and freshmen in Crawfordsville. The seriously hurt are: Arthur B. Stone, Goshen, ankle broken; Arthur Klein, Elkhart, three ribs broken; W. O. Davis, G'rawfordsville, knee cap dislocated. The battle waged hotly for an hour. There were over 100 students in the melee, which took place on the campus. Death in Halloween Prank. A Halloween prank resulted in the death of Ison Updike near Sardinia. He was driving with Emma Tremain, when the horse began to kick. He stopped and was examining the harness, which had been meddled with, when he was kicked on the head and, his neck was broken. The horse then ran away and the girl was thrown out of the buggy into a barbed wire fence. She was unconscious for two hours. Injury in Football Game Fatal. John R. Hnughton, aged 15, a member of the South Bend High School, died from blood poisoning as a result iof an injury received in a game of football about three weeks ago, when lie cut his shoe and scratched a toe by stumbling against a piece of iron.