Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 April 1907 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 [ADVERTISEMENT]

An unsuccessful attempt was made to job the Bank of Starke County at Hamlet at about 2 o'clock Tuesday morning. Four charges of nitro-glycerine were fired but the safe containing the cash resisted their attempts to get at the money and the robbers were finally frightened away. The damage will reach 11,000, but the robbers failed to secure a dollar of the money in the bank. Chicago crooks are credited with having done the work. When it is taken into consideration that the center and south parts of Indiana is thoroughly cut up with interurban lines, and more building, it is not at all surprising that a start is being made in the north end, and that the proposed Chicago & Lafayette line is a sure thing. The farmers along the route look at the matter rightly for their own benefit and are giving right-of-way freely, whieh they would not do for a steam road. A farmer who has a trolley line running through his farm is allowed to get on, practically at his own door with his produce, without regard to storms and muddy roads, should think he is getting a great benefit as well the railroad company, by their improvement.—Crown Point Star. Simotr Kenton has returned from California and expects to spend the summer with his son Omar, on the farm at Surrey. After the death of his wife Mr. Kenton sold his house and acre of ground therewith at Barnett for $3,800, >1,600 more than be paid two or three years ago, but he still has two lota there. He then went to Globe, Arizona, and visited several weeks with his son Mel and daughter, Mrs. Emma Berrey. On his way back to Indiana he stopped off at Bucklen, Kan., and visited several days with the family of Joseph Parkison. Mr. Kenton says real estate is advancing considerably about Burnett and Long Beaoh, and a property at Burnett, that Grant Renicker of Carroll county (a brother of John Levi and Fred Renicker here) sold about a year ago for >2,900, and on which Grant made >9OO, is now held at >7,000. Charite Morlan returned Thursday from his trip to North Dakota and Canada. He and his brother Frank have filed on adjoining quarter sections of land 35 miles from Lithbridge, Alberta, which is a live booming town of 4,000 or 5,000 people and at present is their nearest railroad station. There is a great deal of emigration to that section, much of which is from the United States, audit is settling up fast, so he thinks it will be a comparatively short time until a railroad is built near him. The Canadian government is do-, ing a great deal to induce settlers to locate there, and practically gives land to actual settlers, but it discourages non-residents who want land simply for investment. Frank has made arrangements to locate there at once and Charlie will probably go this fall. If they comply with the requirementa, we understand, they will be allowed to file on 160 acres more, making them each a half section.