Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 October 1907 — HERES THE BALLOONI [ARTICLE]

HERES THE BALLOONI

Cry That Paralyzed Business, Tied Up Telephones and Adjourned Court. MARIOM RIVER HAD BUCH FUH Chickens See the Airships and Call the, Farmer's Wife's Attention Thereto—State Notes. Marlon, Ind., Oct. 24. A balloon race is a sight not witnessed every day in Grant county, and some people say it is well that such races are of seldom occurrence. Business generally was Interfered with by the sight of four balloons passing over Marlon, and many ludicrous things happened. The appearance of the first balloon from the west about 10:15 a. m. caused business men and others to rush to telephones to notify the folks at home. The people of the residence districts had sighted'the balloons as early as those downtown and the result was the homes were emptied, every one being ifi the street The telephone service was soon tied up,with the result that no one could get any one else. Court _!• Twice Adjourned. The wort! that a balloon was In sight was eonveytd to the superior court room where a trial was In progress. Judge P. H. Elliott dismissed court, and Judge, jury, litigants and witnesses sought the court house dome and watched the German balloon until it was out of sight The trial had only been resumed when the sounding of the fire alarm gave notice of the appearance of the second balloon the “America.” The trial was again discontinued and the occupants of the court room again sought the court house dome. Chickens Were Rubbering, Too. Mrs." Avellne, the wife of Dr. F. X. Avellne, of East Wiley street, tells the most novel story of how the balloons were discovered in that part of the city. Mrs. Avellrtb was feeding the chickens when they quit eating and turned their heads to one side, appearing to see something in the air which frightened them. Mrs. Avellne looked up and saw a balloon. She hastened to notify her neighbors. Alonzo Ham. driving a ‘bread wagon for the Middleton bakery, was “rubbering” at the balloons while at Washington and Thirty-eighth streets when a street car struck his wagon, overturning it and scattering bread and cakes about in confusion. Picked Up the Message. Albert Gulton, who picked' up the message from McCoy and Chandler, dropped from the “America” was inhis dooryard, one mile east of this city, when be saw ‘the message come flitting down. He opened it and in addition to the message was a request that it be taken to the nearest Western Union office. The envelope contained sand.

FELL INTO A MEAL CHUTE When Taken Ont He Was Dead—Curious Accident to a Workman in an Oil Well. Indianapolis. Oct. 24.—John Mottwiler, a laborer employed at the Evans linseed oil mills, Belt railroad and West Michigan street, met a horrible death by being smothered In a meal chute. When taken from the chute the body of Mottwller was bent almost -double. Mottwller and several other workmen were busy on one of the upper floors shoveling meal into a chute that sent It below to conveyors that took It to the grinding machines. The rush of the meal was constant and the shovelers hardly looked up from their work as they tolled incessantly. Suddenly theie was an outcry and the form of Mottwller was seen to go Into the opening of the chute: Heroic efforts were employed to clear the ebute of the pile of meal that had be come clogged In it For nearly half an hour the men toiled, and soon the body of Mottwiier was seen to slide slowly to the bottom toward the lower bln. The body was doubled up, and to all appearance Mottwiier had -suffered great agony until death relieved him. Indian* Finances All plight. Indianapolis, Oct. 24.—Four hundred bankers, members of the State Rankers’ association, convened in annual session here. In the trust company section I. H. C. Royse, of Terre Haute, president of the section, declared that financial conditions as far an Indiana trust companies are concerned are all that could be wished. Bankers from over the state who are here share with local financial house officials, the belief that no effort of the flurry will extend this far away from New York. .... Fatal Trolley Accident. / Anderson, Ind., Oct. 24.—An Interurban car of the Indiana Union Traction company jumped the track JuiA east of this city, turning completely over, fatally injuring three persons and Slightly bruising a score of fattrtly hurt are: Mrs. Frank Donovan, of Yorktown; Eugene Williams, a girl, 14 years old; Mrs. Charles Walker, of Dalerille. Woman Kills Her Husband. Evansville, Ind., Oct. 24. —In a quarto! over money matters Mrs. Pheobe James, aged 39! shot and killed her ausband, George James, at HowelL