Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 September 1904 — HARD WAY TO TRAVEL [ARTICLE]

HARD WAY TO TRAVEL

Girt dTVfctee-n and Her Brother T* Km Bbx Car Route for Awhile. STORY OF A BOUGH JOURNEY Bride Commits Suicide for a Strange Reason—Not Good Enough for Her Husband. Indianapolis, Sept 2. From the tender of a Belt railway engine, Bicyelemen Bemauer and Kitmiller picked up two strange prisoners. One was a girl, dressed in boy’s clothing —a sweet baby-faced girl, whose appearance was vastly marred by railroad grime and tears that streaked her countenance. The other was her older brother, Ed Wood, an 18-year-old boy, who says their home is lnVeedersburg. His sister May, he said. Is 16 years old. It was a remarkable story of a girl’s pluck that the boy told Superintendent Kruger, when taken to the police station. He said he had been working in a little coal town west of SL Louis since early in the spring. Started Home in a Wagon. His brother, who had been working there also and {iad helped him take care of his sister, had come back to his home in Crawfordsville. A few weeks ago he decided to follow his brother, and, selling what few effects he possessed, bought two horses and a wagon in which to make the trip overland. They traveled slowly across the state of Illinois, but when they had almost reached the Indiana border one of the horses died ami the other was too weak to pull the wagon. He sold this horse for a® very small sum, and with additional money raised by sympathetic citizens of St. Jacob, 111., managed to reach a station live miles west of Terre Haute. They walked the remaining distance to that city. Concluded to Beat Their Way. Entirely without means they decided to beat their way to this city and slipped into a box car in the Big Four yards. After getting into the car the girl put on a pair of her brother’s overalls and his coat and hat, to save her own clothes. The boy was coatless and hatless when they reached Indianapolis. Waiting in the Big Four yards for an opportunity to ride to Crawfordsville, they were told by the crew of a Belt engine that they could be taken directly to a L. E. and W. train if they wished to ride, and they climbed on the tender of the engine. Journey Ended at the Station. FlMft fTmdUUff word to the police station to bava seme one meet them at the Bast Washington street crossing, the crgave the boy and girl a fast tide on the engine to that place. The poUwanen ware waiting with the patrol wagwx aad the frightened yoong people wara brought to the city. The girl criq£ bitterly until she learned that no barm wai intended. Then she smiled bravely through the grime on her face. The couple will be held until the police can investigate.

HIS DEVOTION WAS DEADLY Bride of Two Months Hangs Herself Because Her Husband Is Too Good for Her. Brookville, Ind., Sept 2. “Dear Will: Do not blume me for the act which I am about to commit. While I love you devotedly, I do not consider myself worthy to be the wife of so 1 good a husband as you. Anna.” Leaving this note Mrs. Anna Mueller Otto, a bride of two months, committed suicide hy hanging in the barn at her home a mile north of town. Otto is foreman of the Tucker furniture factory. Ilis wife was popular in society and very active in church and charity work. Her married life was supposed to be extremely happy. Entlted to a Divorce, This Woman. Hammond, Ind., Sept. 2.—Mrs. Margaret Baker has tiled suit for divorce from her husband. Gustave Baker, alleging cruelty’. Baker at present is in the county jail charged with assault with intent to kill his wife. He attacked her while she was asleep, gashing her head and face fearfully with a hatehet Mrs. Baker has been in the hospital for twelve weeks as the result of the Injuries. Gipe Tries to Get Away. Dublin, Ind., Sept. 2. —Haley Gipe, a suspect in the Starbuck murder case, and who has been confined in jail at Newcastle, a few miles northwest of here, made a desperate attempt to escape from confinement. Gipe in some manner secured saws and had sawed awav several bars in the window leading to the roof of the jail, when ha was caught Fearful Odd* Against Him. Bedridden, alone and destitute. Such, in brief was the condition of an old soldier by name of J. J. Havens. Versailles, O. For yedto be wits troubled with Kidney disease anfimeithet doctors nor medicines gave him relief. AS length be tried Electric Bitters. It pnt him on bis feet in short order and now be testifies: “I’m on the road to complete recovery.” Best on eartb for Liver and Kidney troubles and all forms of Stomach and Bowel Complaints. Only 60C. Guaranteed by A. F. Long Druggist.