Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 August 1905 — BOYS IN CAMP AGAIN [ARTICLE]

BOYS IN CAMP AGAIN

National Guardsman at Fort Bon Harrison Doing ths Dutios of Soldiers. MOWRY lt)R BAMK DEPOSITORS those of the Ladoga Concern to Get 50 Per Cent.—Fatal Hun* way— State News Notes. Indianapolis, Aug. 3. Yesterday was “moving in” day at the camp of Instruction of the Indiana National Guard at Fort Benjamin Harrison. The rumble of wagons, loaded to the guards with military paraphernalia and hart-tack-masticating soldiers; was the chief disturbing element on the usually quiet fields that, before sunset, were transformed into a white city. The tents wete springing up as by magic. Every' few minutes a company of infantly came “hiking” down the dusty highways and in a remarkably brief space of time had gone to housekeeping In its company street. Coming la Before Daybreak. The Indianapolis battalion, comprising companies A, C, I) and H, commanded by Major H. T. Conde and Captains Harry Kepner, Taylor C. Power, Robert L. Moorhead and Albert Smith, reached camp Tuesday afternoon and In less than two hours had established themselves for the encampment. Companies from points in the state began arriving liefore daybreak yesterday. The Evansville company, commanded by Captain Walter Schreeder, reached the post at 9 a. m., having traveled all night Company F, of the Second regiment, stationed at Winchester and commanded by Captain W. O. Jericho, was one of the earliest of the up-state arrivals.

Hoapltal Corp* Is on Band. The hospital corps, with sevenseven men, commanded by Major Edgar F. Sommer, surgeon, of Indian-' spoils, went into camp shortly after midnight yesterday and the sun came up in the morning to greet the flag of the Red Cross society floating in front of the corps’ headquarters on a knoll south of brigade beadquarters. Headquarters Ketabilskod. Major General Will J. McKee, commanding the Indiana National Guard, arrived in camp before noon. He established headquarters at a cross road in the center of the camp. His staff occupies a street immediately east of the major general’s tents. Governor Hanly and staff will have quarters north of brigade headquarters. Every detail for the care of the men has been worked out

FIFTY CENTS ON THE DOLUB OepoMtoni of (be Honk of Ladoga Will Get That Moeh Soon—Total dobtedneaa, $00,277.33. Crawfordsville, Ind., Attg. 3.—James C. Knox, receiver of the Bank of Ladoga, has filed a petition with Judge West in which he asks to lie ]*ennitted to pay the depositors of the Bank of Ladoga, which failed several weeks ago, 50 cents on the dollar. Judge West ordered the receiver to make payment as set forth in his petition. The petition declares the total indebtedness of the bank to be $09,277.43, $76,659.45 of which is due depositors. Eleven stockholders of the bank have made a voluntary assessment upon themselves aggregating $40,000 in order to enable the receiver to make the payment. Receiver Knox also states that he has received from notes, bills, and other accounts $25,000 more. He also asks in connection with the above [>etition to sell for a sum not less than the appraised value of the plant the Spencer Novelty plant, formerly known as the Roachdale Novelty and Woodworking company.

Two Women Fatally Hurt. Lafayette, Ind., Aug. 3. Mrs. John B. <»agen, a wealthy widow, and her sister, Mrs. William Turner, were fatally injured In a runaway accident caused by the breaking of the front axle of a surrey. Two other occupants of the vehicle, Mrs. Fay E. Coppock, of Indianapolis, and Miss Elisabeth Gagen, were uninjured. Mrs. Turner sustained a fractured skull and her left arm was torn off. Mrs. GageiVs left thigh was fractured and several ribs were broken.

Gives Kasey ce College*. Richmond, Ind., Aug. 3.—By the will of Mrs. E. A. M. Jeffers, late of Richmond, who died at Chautadqua, N. Y., where she went to spend the summer, Depauw university, will receive |35,000, and Ohio Wesleyan university, at Delaware, 0., fti&.OOO. Other institutions benelit in lesser amounts.

Governor Benda HU Condolence. Greensburg, Ind., Aug. 8. Governor Hanly has sent the following message to the widow of Will Cumback: “In the name of the people whose tribune your husband was, I send sincere sympathy and beg to share your grief.’’ Fhtg.i on the state house will be half-masted for ten days.

ValneWe Horan Drop* Dead. Richmond, Ind..' Aug. 3. Stellar Chimes, a 4-yeur-old trotting stallion owned by John Warth, of Cincinnati, dropped dead at Rushville, Ind. He wail valued nt J8.8IX). Han a fttteet Harlal Vault. Newcnstie, Ind., Aug. 3. Thomas W. Millikan, pf this city, is seektag a site for a plant to manufacture a burial vault on which he has a patent