Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 February 1907 — Seismic Shake in Indiana. [ARTICLE]

Seismic Shake in Indiana.

Indianapolis, Feb, I.—Reports from various sections of the state bring news of severe earthquake shocks, the tremors varying from four to five seconds to one minute. Si>encer, Owen county, and Danville, Hendricks county, were more sensibly affected than other places. At the former the school building rocked so perceptibly as to cause alarm among teachers and pupils and they ran from the building. At Danville people rushed from their homes into the streets and were panicstricken. Receives a Fine Lot of Trophies. Danville, Ind., Feb. 1. Robert Hufford. a prosperous farmer, near this town, has received eight boxes of trophies from Colorado, forwarded by a brother long In the west, and consisting of deer antlers, bear heads, antelope horns, with stuffed birds and animals only to be found In the mountains. The value of the consignment was $4,000. • Senate fbr Two-Cent Fares. Indianapolis, Feb. I.—The Bland bill to force the railways to carry passengers in this state at the rate of 2 cents a mile, with no extra charge for failure to buy tickets before getting on * train, has been passed by the senate. Fatal Gasoline Kxploeion. Anderson, Ind., Feb. 1. While at the home of his father-in-law at Saybrook, 111., Carl Cheney, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Cheney, of thia city, was burned to death by the exploslotk of a tank of gasoline.