Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 November 1904 — HONORS TO THE BELL [ARTICLE]

HONORS TO THE BELL

Indianapolis Turns Out to Wei* come the Relic of the Revolutionary War. SCHOOL CHILDREN TAKE FART Report on the Quality of Some Food Sold In the State—Hooeler State News Notes. Indianapolis, Nov. 18.—The Liberty Bell on its way from the St. Louis exposition to its resting place in Philadelphia reached. Indianapolis last night and was given an enthusiastic greeting. The car bearing the bell was switched to the street railway tracks, and escorted by a parade composed of militia, lodges and societies was drawn by brilliantly lighted cars through the principal streets, which were packed with cheering people. 'V. Recaption and Banquet. Mayor Weaver, of Philadelphia, and Mayor Holtzman, and their respective coinmmees held an informal reception at the car barns previous to the formation of the parade. At the traction, terminal building, where the car rested until 9 o’clockj this morning, the addresses of welcome and responses were delivered. At 10 o'clock at night a banquet was given to Mayor Weaver and his committee at the Clnypool. School Children Had a Big Part. The public schools were dismissed and the children had full sway. They had been instructed in what the bell stands for. At the station this morning the school children sang “America.” Bell Is Late at Vincennes. Vincennes, Ind., Nov. 18. —The Indianapolis committee which came here to meet the Liiierty Bell arrived at 11:20 a. m. as scheduled, and was met by a committee of business men. The visitors were taken over the city in automobiles and entertained at dinner at the Grand hotel. The Liberty Bell did not arrive much before 3 p. m. Terre Haute Does Herself Proud. Terre Haute, Ind., Nov. 18. Fully fifteen thousand people gathered here at the Union station to greet the famous Lil>erty Bell eii route from the World's fair to its resting place in Philadelphia. Flags, badges and buttons were distributed, and the school children marched and sang in a manner truly patriotic. Mayor Weaver congratulated Terre Haute, saying her welcome was the greatest of the day. PURE FOOD IN INDIANA Not Much More Than Half the the Butter, Vinegar, Honey and Jollies Is Probably Wholesome. Indianapolis, Nov. 18. —Louis Bristol, deputy state food inspector, and Professor T. W. Smith, chemist, of this city, who are employed by the state board of health to investigate tbe question of food adulteration in this state, have completed their work. Their report shows that aliout 47 per cent, of the foods examined by the Inspectors was found to be adulterated. Butter, cream of tartar, baking powder, vinegar, apple butter, maple sirup, strained honey and jellies Were tested in eighteen cities of the state and the report is based on this examination. • Incidentally the fact that so large a percentage of the goods examined was found to be Impure is used as an argument in favor of the establishment of a pure food laboratory in this state where chemical analysis of suspected foods can be made with a view of raising the standard of goods sold in Indiana. The cities where the goods were examined are Indianapolis, Pendleton, Anderson, Marion, Muncie, Wabash. Warsaw, Fort Wayne, Bluffton. Lebanon, Greenfield, Nqblesville. Lafayette, Greencastle, Bloomington. Columbia City, Hartford City and Shelbyville. Arrested frfr a Font Crime. Salem, Ind., Nov. 18. William Russell, who was recently discharged by the section foreman of the Monon railroad, has been arrested, charged with having attempted to wreck a Monon passenger train near Pekin. A tie which had been placed on end between the ties of a trestle was snapped in two by the train, which was running sixty miles an hour. / « , The Woods Are Full of Them. Indianapolis, Nov. 18. - Representative Edgar D. Crumpacker, of the Tenth district, has announced his candidacy for the United States senate to succeed Fairbanks. The announcement was made at Fort Wayne after he had been in conference with some of the politicians of the Twelfth district. CempbeUsburg Worried by Thieve*. Campbellsburg. Ind., Nov. 18. Thieves gained entrance into the store of W.. C. Cook, general merchant, at Saltillo, two miles west of this place, and stole goods valued at S7O. This is only one of the many cases of robbery that have worried both merchants and officers here for several months. Church Destroyed by Fire, Indianapolis, Nov. 18. Tbe Meridian Street Methodist church was totally destroyed by fire. The toss ts $75,000.