Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 June 1905 — ADDITIONAL LOCALS. [ARTICLE]

ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

Crown Point Star: Gifford is working very slowly on his railroad across the Kankakee, and is no doubt killing time until he meets with a buyer for the road and right-of-way he has already secured, which will make a good start for some north and south line to the coal fields. Uncle David Culp of Hanging Grove tp., was in the city on business Wednesday. Mr. Culp was 81 years of age Thursday, June 1, and 54 years of this time he has lived in Jasper county. He was born in Hampshire county, Va., and came to Indiana when 16 years of age. Except for one year in White and one year in Pulaski counties he has since resided in this county. He is still very active for a man of bis age. In “Railroad Jack” there is a breeziness and freshness about its every movement, that is redolent of the UDConfined American reregion where the story is laid. Altogether there is a charm around it. With its mingled fun and tragedy, its oddity, and its pathos, its pretty little traits of nature of native life, its hits and reflections of every day American character that ought to spell continued success. “Railroad Jack 1 ’ will appear at the Ellis opera house, Saturday night, June 3.

the cold, disagreeable day there was quite a large crowd turned out from town and the surrounding country to the Deooration exercises Tuesday afternoon. Rev. W. H. Fertich, of tbe Barkley M. E. church, delivered the oration at the cemetery, and on the return the old soldiers were banqueted at the court house by the ladies of the G. A. R.NrFbe procession to the oemetery was led by tbe Citizen’s Band, followed by Sunday school children, G. A. R., College Cadets, K. of P’s., Odd Fellows and Company M. M. D. Yontz, confidential agent of W. B. Burford & Co., of this city, has been indicated by the Wells county grand jury on the oharge of having ohanged the bids recently submitted by the house with whioh he is oonneoted. He is the only man that is known to have had opportunity to make the changes. He strenuously denies that he made them. We shall most certainly decline to prejudge the oase. But we sincerely hope that the guilty man, whoever he is, may be detected and punished. Tbs action of the grand jury will undoubtedly have a most benficial effect. For the truth is now bound to come out. And that ia what we jail want. It is time that grand jurier everywhere were giv-

ing some attention to the business methods, or lack of them, of our, county officers. We have seen j something of the corrupt dealings I of the bridge pool rascals in this State. Something is known and more is suspected concerning the relations between county and township officers and school book and supply people. In truth, we need a general housecleaning.— Indianapolis News. A heavy rain, accompanied by considerable lightning, fell Monday afternoon. Down in White and Tippecanoe counties there was a heavy wind with the rain, and trees were blown down and a few out buildings wrecked. At Reynolds Dr. R. M. Dalzell and Clyde Wheeler were just driving home from the cemetery two miles south of town where they had been to mark the graves of the soldier dead for decoration the next day, when a large limb from an oak tree beside the road was blown off and crashed into the buggy, instantly killing Dr. Dalzell and bruising up his companion somewhat. Dr. Dalzell was au old soldier and had resided in White county since 1866. He was the prohibition candidate for congress in 1902, and was district chairman of that party at the time of his death. The same storm blew down the smoke-stack of the electric light plant at Monticello and uprooted trees in the court house yard there.