Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 January 1908 — Page 8

Jasper County Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY.

'Remington, HtMtNOTOIt W.ll.TlMinm. iah. I mim. I w«t ( 4:10 a. m. fetmil aud Passeuger 9:18a.m I •SHa.m. Local Freight U-.ttp.m 1148 a .m. Mail and Passenger 5:12 p.m •:10a.m. Paucnier (Bun.o'lf) 7:50p.m

T, M. Hanniford was a Rensselaer goer Tuesday. Robt. Parker was in Rensselaer on business Monday morning. Mr. and Mrs. John Barnett returned last week from a two months' visit in the south.

I. G. Tharp and daughter, Mrs. C. G. Beal, visited in Rensselaer and Pleasan t Grove Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Max Hamer of Goodland spent New Year's here with his par* ents ( Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Hamer. Aaron Blake was over in Wabash county last week, where he has a farm upon which be expects to move soon. J. W. Phelps chaperoned James Shepherd and B. F. Darrow to Fargo, No. Dak., last week on a land prospecting trip.

Jesse Anderson returned to South Bend last Wednesday after a visit with relatives here. He is employed in the Studebaker factory there. C. T. Denham was in Rensselaer Monday and Tuesday attending the |anuary meeting of the county commissioners, of which board he is president. Mr. and Mrs. Flint of Pierpont, So. Dak., returned home last week after an extended visit with her father, Charles Bonner, Sr., and other relatives and friend 5.

S. G. Hand was called home from Florida last week where he was spending the winter with his family, because of the Parker bank failure, his funds being tied up therein. Recent births: Dec, 28, to Mr, and Mrs. Max Price of Middlesboro, Kv„ a son, The mother was formerly Miss Mary Peck of Remington; Dec, 20, to Wm. Ball and wife, a son; Jan, 1, to Geo, Fulks and wife, a son; Jan. 3, to Charles Uum and wife, a son. Mrs. J. B. Chesebrougb, formerly ot Kentland and well known in Remington where she frequeutly visited, died last week at the home of her daughter, Mrs. R» £L Coppock in Peoria, 111. The remains were brought to Kentland for burial. She was the mother of Mrs. Simon Leopold of Francesyille, formerly of Remington and Rensselaer. Over too extra copies of The Democrat were sold here in a couple of hours Saturday, on account of its excellent report on the Bank of Remington iailure. More could have been sold but the Supply sent over was exhausted. If you want all the news all the time, send The Democrat a dollar and have it sent to you every week for a full year. Kentland Enterprise: The Parker bank failure is a sad revelation to many people. Mr. Parker opposed the enactment of a banking law on the ground that it was unnecessary and a reflection on bankers doing a legitimate business, yet he was unable to do business 20 days after the law went into effect. Like many another man before him, he was anabie to tell the difference between his own money and the money of other peo-< pie. In banking parlance, that is embezzlement, but rude and coarse people who pay their debts call it something else.

Simple Remedy for LaGrippe. Lagrippe cough* are dangerous as they frequently develop into pneumonia. Foley’B Honey and Tar not only stops the cough but heals and strengthens so that no •ertoua results need be feared. The genuine Foley’s Honey and Tar no harmful drugs and Is in a yellow package. Refuse substitutes. A. F. Long.

South Tiebuton. H. C. Pierson’s butchered Monday. Oscar Weiss is quite sick with lung fever. - j John Weise’s spent Wednesday with Cbas. Weiss, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Huff spent Sunday with W. L. Bringle’s. Mrs. Jesse Bringle spent Thursday with Mrs. Jefferson Smith. Mrs. James Powell spent Tuesday with Mrs. W. B. Yeoman. Miss Mildred Shipman spent Tburs -day with Mrs. Nelson Huff. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Powell spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. lames Clifton of Fair Oaks. Mr. and Mrs. Will Shindler left Wednesday for New Mexico, where they intend making their home. Nelson DuCharme's moved on the Thomas Lamson farm Saturday, it being vacated by Ernest Mahew's, who moved on the Carr Bros.’ farm.

Mind Your Business. If you don’t nobody will. It is your business to keep-out of all the trouble you can and you cau and will keep out of livet and bowel trouble if you take Dr. King 1 * New Life Pills. They keep biliousness, malaria and jaundice out of your system. 26c at Long's drug store.

Fair OaKs Ed Kesler and wife were Rensselaer callers Monday. Mrs. Ike K’ght has secured Miss Trapp to assist her in her housework. Hillis & Tolen shipped several car toads of fat cattle to Indianapolis last week. John Casey returned home Sunday after a week’s visit with friends in Rensselaer. Arthur Powell of west of Rensselaer visited bis sister, Mrs. James Clifton, Sunday. • Cbas. Gundy w.as at home with bis family over Sunday. He is away carpentering. Rev, Games filled bis regular appointment in the Christian church Sunday at 10:30 a. m. Mrs. John Gwin is substituting Miss Adams In our primary school room during the latter’s illness.

BY OUR SPBCIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

Misses Ida and Jennie Kimbls of Copemish, Mich., visited friends here a couple of days last week. Several of dur* townsmen went to Chicago Sunday it is reported, to buy horses preparatory for spring work.

John Younglas, who has been shredding corn here off and on for the past two weeks, moved out of town Saturday. Mrs. John Torbet and children of near Streator, 111,, came over the latter part of the week to visit her mother, Mrs. Dodge, a few days.

Abe Bringle and wife and grandma Moffitt have been having a time the past few days with the grip but are some better at this writing. Charley Barker's family and household goods arrived here Friday and was moved into Will Warrens' property in the south part of town.

Willie Cottingbam and Miss Piper returned home the latter part of the week after spending the holidays with friends and relatives at and near Brookston. Morgan Clifton's two children who have been layed up a few days the past week with grip at Chas. Halleck’s, were able to be removed to their borne Sunday.

How is Your Digestion? Mrs. Mary Dowling of No. 338 Bth Ave., San Francisco, recommends a remedy for stomach trouble. She savr: “Gratitude for the wonderful effect of Electric Bitters in a case of acute indigestion, prompts this testimonial. lam fully convinced that for stomacb and liver troubles Electric Bitters is the best remedy on the market to-day." This great tonic and alterative medicine invigorates the system, purities the blood and is es. pecially helpful in all forms of female weakness. 60c at Long’s drug store.

Hanging GroxJe. Mrs. Bessie Jordan is considerably better at this writing. Mr. Gifford will run a special train on Sunday to take up cattle along his road. Clyde Fulk attended Randle’s sale Wednesday and reported that everything sold well. Miss Vera Lefler, our clerk and assistant in the postoffice, is sick at her home with the grip. Misses Katie Maxwell! and Jennie Parker called on Mrs. Mary Parker Wednesday afternoon. A, Warner stuffed the hog market a little more Wednesday by shipping some more hogs to Chicago. Chas. Marquand, who worked for W. S. Lowman, has been housed up for two weeks with the good old grip. As soon as their furniture arrives Mr. and Mrs. lames Downs will commence housekeeping on the Lutz farm. The strong northwest wind Wednesday continued cold all day and we were visited with several snow flurries. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Baker of Fowler visited the latter’s father aud brother, John and August Sigler this week. Another of our cattle men, C. C. Randle, who always has some fine cattle on hand, shipped a carload Sunday via C. & W. V. Ry. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Crowden of Goodland and Mrs. A, J. Hopkins of Superior, Neb., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Harmon this week.

Wash Lowman says thesouthwest don’t look good to him and that he will not likely ever locate there. Mr. Lowman took the trip mostly for the benefit of his health.

Mr, Gilmore’s dredge is making fine progress in spite of the high water. They tave about a month’s digging on the lateral before returning to the main ditch again. _ Winfield and Howard Moulds have both been very sick with light forms of lung fever. The doctor has been called out twice to see them. At present their conditions seem a little better.

Sam Parker and James Letter finished husking corn this week and several others are getting very near done. The fields continue so soft that ' l is almost impossible to draw a load out of them.

Jack Hoyes has also finished busking corn and is now making arrangements to move soon on a farm north of Rensselaer, as has been mentioned before. Jack is a good farmer and will surely make things go wherever he locates. A letter from G. C. Petree, one of the Tennessee boys, states that the weather is warm down there and men are going in their shirt sleeves and the girls are wearing low cut shoes. Grover expects to bring some more fellows back wi h him in the spring.

Dr. Shear of Francesville has another new automobile which has an entirely different ignition system from his Ford

Rapid changes of temperature are hard l on the toughest constitution. The conductor passing from thfe heated inside of a troUey car to the icy temperature of the platform—the canvasser spending an hour or so in a heated building and then walking against a biting wind—know the difficulty of avoiding cold. Scott 9 s Emulsion strengthens the body so that it can better withstand the danger of cold from changes of temperature. It will help you to avoid taking cold. ALL DRUGGISTS I 80c. AND SI.OO.

c»r, a $3.00 raw hide ready ip the socket if the igniter. He ha* a fine span of black mules to take the place of his goto during bed roads, Sunday school has not been attended very largely this winter. Of course bad roads and cold winter weather will make any country Sunday school drag, if we’re not careful. So I eta muster up a little more courage and keep up a lively school so our superintendent may not see fit to close until summer. The advisory board met on the 7th at the trustee’s office. Plans for hauling Mr. Haimon's two little children toan.d from school, were considered, but so far as we have learned no definite arrangements were made. The advisory board consists of i. P, Gwin, Geo. Parker and Jos, Stewart. ' Miss Blanche McCarthy returned to her school at Moore Monday morning after a two weeks’ vacation. She had only intended to have one week, but owing to sickness was compelled to miss two weeks. Miss Lural Anderson also missed two weeks instead of one, as she bad formerly intended, .

Porter & Howe are doing some hustling business with their corn shredding outfit. They have about ten days' run before closing the season’s work. They will quite likely have some kind of a machine to thresh buckwheat with next fall, and thereby save time and expense of waiting on a foreign machine. Mrs. Simonsin filled the pulpit at Parker Sunday as Mr, Simonson was not able to make the trip and also attend the meeting at Lee the same evening. Quarterly meeting at Gillam was announced for Jan. 27. This point is considerably behind with their quarterage, but hope we may be able to meet our payment promptly. Sale bills are posted on every nook and corner. W. E. Poole has a sale billed lor Jan, 17. Mr. Poole is selling out preparatory to moving to Muncie to take charge of a large brick factory owned there by his father. A fierce street railway strike is being quieted by the state militia at Muncie and it is hoped Warren will not let those intruders have any brick to throw.

R. S. Drake finished hnsking corn last week. He got done one day later than he expected, owing to the fact that Arthur Miller got lost one morning and did not get oul to the field until nearly noon. The women folks heard some one calling like they might be lost but still kept thinking it was Ott calling up the cattle. Hereafter Arthur will let the lamp burn all night. Some very brave chicken -thieves entered lames Leflers’s chicken roost Thursday evening of last week, early in the evening before any one had gone to bed. Gayiord Parker was working there at the time, and he and Mr. Lefler hustled out as soon as they heard the noise and came within a hair’s breadth of capturing the rascals, The thieves drove down the road at a rapid pace. As there wasn’t a horse available they could not be overtaken.

How to Avoid Appendicitis. Most victims of appendicitis are those who are habitually constipated, Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup cures chronic constipation by stimulating the liver and bowels and restores the natural action to the bowels. Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup does not nauseate or gripe and is mild and pleasant to take. Refuse substitutes. A. F. Long.

Lee Quite a few people are sick with colds. Will Rishling hauled oats to Lee Monday. Albert Warner loaded a car of hogs here Tuesday. * Quite an amount of corn is coming to town to market. Pressing hay and loading cars is the order of the day. Asa Holeman is husking corn for George Johnson. Mr. Gilmore made a business trip to Rensselaer Monday. David Culp look a load of corn to Mr. Wood ot Monon Monday. Roy Holeman went to his former home last Tuesday to husk corn, Will Stiers had a laughable runaway Monday. Nobody was hurt. Mr. Lafayette Denton and Miss Effie Louks were married Tuesday. Mrs. J. H. Culp is improving but is not able to go out to church as yet. Meetings are still going on at the church, both afternoon and evening. Large crowds attending in the evenings and very much interest taken.

Seven Years of Proof. - “I have had seven years of proof that Dr. King’s New Discovery Is the best medicine to take for cougba and colds and for every diseased condition ot throat, chest or lungs,’> says W. V. Henry, of Panama, Mo. The world has had thirty-eight years of proof that Dr. King's New Discovery Is the best remedy for coughs and colds, la grippe, asthma, hay fever, bronchitis, hemorrhage of the lungs, and the early stages of consumption. Its timely use always prevents the development of pneumonia. Sold under guarantee at Long'a drug store. 60c and SI.OO, Trial bottle free.

Watched Fifteen Years. “For fifteen years I have watched She working of Bucklen’a Arnica Salve: and it baa never failed to cure any sore, boll, ulcer or burn to which it was applied. It has saved us many a doctor bill," says A. F. Hafdy, of Ekst Wilton, Maine. 26c at Long'sdnig store.

Milroy . - Roy Williams was a Lee goer Tuesday evening. Chas. Beaver called on J. A. Tune Tuesday. Mrs. Cady Underwood was in Monon Tuesday. , Jacob McDonald and wife were in Monon Monday. Mrs. Chatman called on Mrs. Underwood Wednesday morning. Thos. Johnson and family attended church at Lee Tuesday evening. - Albert Wood, who has been working in Momence, 111,, came borne for a visit. Mrs, Richard Foulks spent Tuesday with her daughter, Mrs. Roy Williams. Mrs. Herman and Mrs. Underwood took dinner with Mrs. Chatman Sunday. Several in this vicinity have been attending the revival meetings in progress at Lee. Mr.\ and Mrs. Chas. Beaver spent Tuesday evening with G. L. Parks and family. Mr. and Mrs. D. Z. Clark and son Clyde took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Frank May. Mrs. Effie Underwood and Miss Pearl Chatman attended chuich at Lee Sunday evening. Ed Johnson and family and Willard Johnson and family spent Sunday at Perry Beaver's in Monon. John Bressler and family atteaded preaching at Lee Sunday and took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Ray Holeman, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. McCashen have moved and commenced housekeeping on the farm vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Ray Holeman.

Rev. Simonson, wife and son, J. A. Tune, wife and son, I. J. Clark, Mrs. L. Foulks and Mrs. Cady Underwood spent Wednesday forenoon with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Foulks.

Special Announcement Regarding the Natlnalo Pure Food and Drug Law. We are pleased to announce that Foley’s Honey and Tar for coughs, colds and lung troubles is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug law as it contains no opiates or other harmful drugs, and We recommend it as a safe remedy for children and adults. A. F. Long.

Pine Grotfe, Mrs. McCleary spent Sunday with Mrs. Geo. Masters. —— - ■ Bertha Cooper spent Tuesday afternoon with Verna Shroyer. Mrs. Chas. Shroyer spent Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Chas. Reese. Mrs. McCleary and daughter Gusta were Rensselaer goers Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs, Wm. Jordan spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Shroyer. Mrs. Andy Ropp, Eleanor Miller and Mrs. James Torbet were guests of Mrs, Sena Jenkins Tuesday. There will be a box social at the Blackford school house on Saturday night, Jan. rB. A good program. Everybody cordially inyited.

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Gwin returned home Monday after several days’ visit with the latter’s sister, Mrs. Frank Hawkins, at Lebanon.

A Card. Thia is to certify that all druggists are authorized to refund your money if Foley’a Hooey and Tar fails to cure your cough or cold. It stops the cough, heals the lungs and prevents serious results from a coid. Cures lagrippe coughs and prevents pneumonia and consumption. Contains no opiates. The genuine is in a yellow package. Refuse substitutes. A. F. Long.

Four Corners H. Marble is on the sick list. Sim Fendig, the druggist, was a Rensselaer caller Monday. Mrs. J. A. Hixson is suffering from a a severe attack of the grip. Several cases of measles in Wheatfield but all reported doing well. * Trustee Chas. Stalbaum lost one of his driving horses Tuesday night. Countv Supt. Lamson visited schools in Kankakee and Wheatfield tps., this week. Henry Hunsicker returned Wednesday from a visit among friends in Owen county. Rev, O’Brian is conducting a series of revival meetings at the M. E. church at Wheatfield. Hasling, the Wheatfield footracer, left for Chicago Tuesday, where he is billed for a race Saturday. The surprise last Friday night in honor ot Ira Albin was well attended and a fine time reported. Frank Austin’s son and daughter have returned from Florida, but Frank continues to run the fish machine. John Pinter has put up hitch racks in his lot west of the store for the convenience of his customers. John is looking after their welfare. The farmers generally are through husking corn which is in no condition to to market. A great amount of the corn is moulding in the crib. Bert Vandercar, Wm, Fitzgerald and

John Stalbaum are hauling coal props lor San Pierre parties who purchased the -timber on the White land, north of Tefft. Our friend, F. W. Austin, puts up a terrible howl on account of a little tun indulged in by Four Corners and gets quite witty at an innocent person. Don’t think because on two or three occasions the marked envelopes of this person was used he is "it.” You all have one more guess coming. We were after all very considerate in our description. We also beard that this Florida man hung up his socks on X-mas night and the board of h'ealth made him take them down, but we didn’t say anything about it. F. W. Fisher and sop Wairen returned Saturday from a week's visit with his father near Cincinnati, O, and one week visiting friends and old schoolmates in Wabash Co. Great changes have been made, there. Push and energy has changed the Indian reservation into a fine farming district thickly dotted with fine farm buildings and peopled with farmers who possess posh and energy. They believe in thorough drainage and good stone or gravel roads, ana they

have both. They do not believe in clogging the wheels of public improvement but lend A helping hand by pushing it along. North Jasper la twenty veara behind and will remain there ut»less our people become more public spirited and enterprisihg.

Disturbed the Congregation The person who disturbed the congregation laet Sunday bv continually coughing la requested to buy a bottle’of Foley’s Honey and Tar. A. F. Long. BUFF PLYMOUTH ROCKS. I have • fine lot of “Buff Rook” Cockerels for sale at reasonable prioes. Gall and see them. B. L. Brenner, Rensselaer Ind. Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup, the new Laxative, stimulate*, bat does not irritate. It is the beat Laxative. Guaranteed oryour money back. A, F. Long. Included in the one half price sale double coated granite ware, on steel, no seconds, ohoioe for 25 cents 14 qnart dish pans, 3 qusrt coffee pots, 6 and 8 qnart stew kettles and padding pans, eto., etc. Chicago Bargain Store. FARfI BARGAIN. 112 sores, on gravel road, free mail, telephone, school and only four miles from court house. This farm is all in cultivation and meadows except eight acres in timber, has six room house, fair barn and other outbuildings, bearing orohard, small fruit and good well. Price $57.50 per acre. Terms SSOO down, $1,500 Feb. 1, and four years time on remainder at five per cent. G. F. Meyers. Office in Leopold Blk., opposite State Bank. How to Avoid Pneumonia. You can avoid pneumonia and other aerious results from a cold by taking Foley'a Honey and Tar. It stops the cough and expels the cold from the system as it is mildly laxative. Refuse any but the genuine in the yellow package, A. F. Long. For Sale Or Trade: Bome good work horses for cattle or hogs; also a few extra fine large Bronze tom and yearling hen turkeys for sale, hens weighing from 20 to 24 lbs. | O. K. Ritchey, Rensselaer. Ind. For Rent:— l6o acre farm close to Wheatfield, bandy to rural route and telephone; 80 or 90 acres Cinder cultivation, rest in hay ground and pasture, good improvements, new house and new barn; £of crop wanted. Enquire at The Democrat office for name of owner. PAY HIGHEST POULTRY PRICES. We are now ready to receive your poultry, eggs, hides, for which we will at all times pay the highest price justified by the market. We want yon to give us a chance in everything you have to sell in our line and we shall at all times justify your trade by square dealing. We are conveniently located just west of the Makeover House, in the old Cline stand. Give us a call. Phone 425. Will Murray.

PUBLIC SALE As I have sold my farm and will move to Mitchell, South Dakota, I wiH offer at Public Sale, at my residence, 2} miles north, and 1 mile west of Rensselaer, on Monday Jan. 20,1908 Beginning at 10 a. m., the following described property: 9 Head of Hones. One brown mare, wt 1550, 9 yrs old, in foal to Kenton’s draft horse; 1 bay mare, 9 yrs old, wt 1150, in foal to Kenton’s jack; 1 gray mare, 10 years old, weight 1200, in foal to Kenton’s jack: 1 roan driving mare, 12 yrs old. All the above horses are automobile broke. 1 sorrel horse. 6 yrs old. wt 1200, standard bred; 1 black horse, 2 yrs old, wt 1250; 1 bay colt, coming 2 yrs old, standard bred; fire has 2:08 record; 1 spring colt, rom Leek & Lane horse; 1 spring colt, from Kenton’s road horse. 3 Head of Cattle. 1 fresh Jersey cow, a good one; and 2 spring calves. 32 Head of Hogs. 16 shoats weighing about 135 lbs; 2 brood sows, full blood, 'O. I. C.; 2 gilts, O. 1. C., will farrow March 12th; twelve O. I. C. fall pigs.“ Farm Implements. One Studebaker wide tire wagon with triple bed. 1 breaking cart, 1 hay rack, one Deering binder, one John Deere sulky pjow, one mowing machine 1 two-horse hay rake/ one walking cultivator, one Moline corn planter with fertilizer attachment, one fertilizer attachment for John Deere planter, one Arion disc, one new Junior seeder with grass seed attachment, new last spring, one cross cut saw, one set heavy double harness, one set single buggy harness, grind stone. 4 tons choice timothy hay in bam, and other articles too numerous to mention. Terms of Sale. Sums of $5 and under, cash in hand, sums over S 5 a credit of 11 months will be given without interest if paid when due; if not paid when due 8 per cent Interest from date. 6 per cent discount for cash. No property to be removed until terms of sale are complied with. W.LPORTB. Fred Phillips, Auctioneer. C. G. Spitler, Clerk. Gas Grant Hot Lunch,

HE DIDN'T STAY AWAY

Bshner, the Muncie Strike Lead* er, Returns and It Advised i to Leave Town. ALL QTTET ALOHG THR LINES Lineman Hit by 2,000 Volta of Lightning and Killed— Taggart Man Chosen State Chairman.

Mnucie, Ind., Jan. o.—Despite the strike, street cars are running on all Muncie lines without disturbance. The military is confined to quarters, while the streets are patrolled by 500 business and professional men sworn in as deputies. Vice President Bebner, of the Amalgamated Association of /Streel and Electric Railway Employes, re turned here, but departed after being advised by both the civil and military authorities to leave the city. At Marlon several cars were stoned, but the act Is attributed to boys. At othei places no trouble has occurred. Chief Complaint Against Bebner. The only Important development in the last twenty-four hours was the return to Muncie of Behner, who had received a hint through the civil authorities two days ago that he had better leave Muncie, and remain away. He Is said to hare been an unwise leader of the striking carmen, the chief complaint against him being that he violated the mayor’s proclamation forblddirf»» the posting or distribution of bills that would tend to inflame public sentiment or cause a discussion of the strike situation. > What He Wanted Printed. In the face of this Beliner attempted to have printed bills that bore a denunciation of the men now operating the street cars in place of the strikers. The bills referred to the street car operators as ‘‘being worse than thugs.” Arrested on His Return. When Behner came back he was arrested as soon as he stepped from the train and hurried him to the police station, where he met Mayor Guthrie and other city officials. Mayor Guthrie In kindly terms advised Behner to leave town. Colonel Boyle also quietly, but firmly told Behner it that he was an undesirable occupant of Muncie, because be had wilfully violated the mayor's proclamation. Colonel Boyle advised Behner to leave town. Just a Friendly Tip. “Is that an order?” asked the labor lender. “There has been no order," answered Colonel Boyle. “This is purely friendly advice.” That ended the Interview, and Behner went back to Anderson.

KILLED BY 2,000 VOLTS Lineman Holds a Wire That Comes tn Contact with One of High Tension. Marlon, Ind.. Jan. 9. —Kemper, Patterson, twenty-four years old, a lineman in the employ of the United Telegraph compauy, was shocked to death while engaged in putting in a telephone at the bakery of Otto Mayer, at Branson and Twelfth streets. Patterson was standing on the ground and hsldlng a telephone wire which came in contact with a high tension wire in the alley at the rear of Mayer's bakery, and about 2,000 volts of electricity passed through his body. Persons close by saw the young man’s flesh quiver and he sank to the ground. Nestor Dobay, who was working with Patterson, cut the wire he held, and while the young man showed signs of life efforts to revive him failed. The young man killed was a son of R. C. Patterson, of this city, and was unmarried. —, Taggart Man Is Chosen. Indianapolis, Jan. 9. —After taking eighteen ballots for a state chairman the Democratic state committee took a recess for otie hour. The committee was in a deadlock when recess was taken, Stokes Jackson, of Greenfield, leading with six votes, seven being required to elect. The other votes were scattered. After the recess the balloting was begun again, but not until the forty-third ballot was an election aecrrred, Jackson getting seven votes. Helmberger five and Barnhart one.

Crawfordsville Men Ambitious. Crawfordsville, Ind., Jap. 9. Clyde H. Jones, a member of the law firm of .Tones & Murphy, of this city, has announced himself a candidate for the Democratic congressional nomination in the Ninth district. Jones made the race against Landis four years ago. He is the third Crawfordsville attorney to announce himself, the other two being Emerson E. Ballard and Marion E. Clodfelter, who made the race two years ago.

Major H. W. Well* Dead. Peoria, 111., Jan. 0. Major Henry Ward Wells, a veteran attorney of Peoria and one of the framers of the Illinois constitution In 1870, Is dea«J, aged seventy-four years. Major Wells was the author of a number of legal works, among them two on “Replevin” and “Mechanlcts’ Lien” and another on “Patent Laws."

Murder Over a Drink. Brazil, Ind., Jan. 9.—Emery Shaffor. aged forty years, was killed and Andrew Lindsay, a saloon keeper, seriously shot In a fight in Lindsay’s saloon st Harmony. The fight was the result of a' dispute over the price of drink. ,