Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 March 1904 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Miss Laura McClellan of Craw* fordsville, is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. A. Huff.

/ A severe wind storm Thursday' night killed two people, injured over forty others and damaged houses and property to the amount of over $2,000,000 in the vicinity of Washington Heights, Pullman, South and East Chicago, Indiana Harbor and Hammond..

High water along the Monom north of Shelby has been playing havoc with the train schedules from the north several days this week. It is said the tracks have sunk down in several places, and mail trains have been running around by Momence or Wilders.

Charles G. Passon of this city, who has been working in Michigan City for some time —tending bar—wao arrested at that plaoe last Friday, charged with being an accomplice in a serious cutting affray there the night previous. He proved a complete alibi later and was released and returned home Wednesday.

Congressman Crumpacker has announced the appointment of James Leslie Oswald of Goodland, a son of attorney Oswald of that place, and Nick Dague of Fowler, a son of Banker Dague, as principals at Annapolis Naval Academy, and Charles Rouse of Goodland and Clint Messner of Oxford, as alternates.

The baggage car on the north bound Louisville train on the Monon was burned near Harrodsburg, together with the baggage and express contained therein, by the explosion of a lamp in the car, Wednesday morning. Being unable to extinguish the blaze the trainmen detached the car from the train and it was burned to the trucks.

Mrs. E. H. Shields has recently moved from the John Greenfield property in the east part of town, into the Lawson property on College avenue. Mr. and Mrs, Greenfield, who have been in Colorado City, Colo., for the past three years, will return here and occupy their property. Mrs. Greenfield’s health, for the benefit of which they went to Colorado, is greatly improved.

The Burnstown school, Barkley township, closed Saturday, March 19, with a very enjoyable time. At 12 o’clock all patrons arrived with well filled baskets and many guests partook of the good dinner prepared by the ladies of the neighborhood. All felt that the best compliments that could be given were for them to be “on the eat.” After dinner an interesting program was rendered with great suocess.

Many readers of The Democrat this week received a sample copy of the St. Louis Twice-a-Week Republic, and if you like the paper we should be pleased to take your subscription for same. Remember the price of that excellent paper twice a week for a year and The Democrat is only $1.50, cash in advance. This makes you a whole lot of good reading—three papers a-week —for little money.

remains of the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sprague of Brazil, were brought here Sunday and the funeral was held from th 9 residence of Mrs. Sprague’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Woodworth, on River street at 2 p. m.. Tuesday, Rev. A. G. Work conducting the services.')Qjittle Ralph Sprague, Jr., whs an exceedingly bright and vivacious little fellow and only a few weeks ago was here with his mother visiting, in the best of health. He was taken with gastritis, which finally turned into spinal menengitis, and he died after only a few days sickness. He would have been four years old in May.

VQuite a heavy thunde? and wind storm came Monday night, doing considerable damage to out-build-ings in various parts of the country hereabouts. A good S4OO barn on one of Patrick Halligan’s farms 24 miles east of town was blown all to pieces and scattered all over that section of the country, while at Charley Moody’s in Barkley township, a wind-mill was blown down, fences carried away and other damage done. The midnight train from Chicago was struck by the wind just north of town and the cars were so tilted by its force that passengers were thrown from their seats, it is reported, The train was stopped, and then came slowly into toWDr-*,