Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 November 1908 — HUNTED BLIND TIGER [ARTICLE]

HUNTED BLIND TIGER

Got Into a Row With the Supposed Operator and Shooting Was Done. ONE MAN RECEIVES A BULLET Comes Near Starting a Riot—Minister Makes a Great Catch of Muskrats- State News.

Anderson. Ind., Nov. 4.—Alva Ice. an ex-saloon keeper, was shot but not seriously hurt by Frank Hundley in a lunch room owned by Ice at Summitville, about « p. m.. The shooting almost started a riot and in order to get Hundley out of town as quickly as possible officers called a carriage and drove sixteen miles to thia city instead of boarding an interurban traction car in Summitville. Made Ready for Trouble. On bls arrival here at 11 p. m. Hundley called Senator W. A. Kittinger for counsel and the senator became surety to bond of sl,ooofor Hundley. In order to prevent further trouble Sheriff Smelzer sen't one of bls deputies to Summitville, and Town Marshal Rayl, also of Summitville, had men he could deputize in a few minutes If be needed assistance to prevent trouble. Looking for a “Blind Tiger.” The trouble was due indirectly to the election, for it was planned to investigate Ice's lunch room and also Shipley's cigar store, where the AntiSaloon League officials of Summitville thought liquor had been stored for use on election day. Rev. B. J. Purvlance, of Summitville came to this city and tiled an affidavit against Ice, charging him with conducting a “blind tiger.” William J. Peel, also of Summitville, tiled a similar affidavit against Shipley. Hundley Opens Hostilities. Constable Halils and Deputy Sheriff Beyl>ert, armed with search warrants, went toSummitville. Hundley was with the officers when they went to Ice’s place. While they were going through the room Ice entered and demanded to know what was going on. He then ■truck Hundley, It is said. They scuffled and Hundley drew a revolver and shot Ice just al>ove the collar bone. Ice did not stop, and when he and Hundley came together Hundley again fired at him, but the second shot did not take effect. Ice then called an officer to arrest Hundley. No Liquor Was Found. Several of Ice's friends hurried to the place and trouble was only avoided by the prompt action of the officers in getting Hundley out of town. No liquor was found.

PAID FOR HIS VEGETABLES Muskrats Who Had Eaten Them Fall Victim to a Trap—Seventeen of Them. Elwood. Ind.. Nov. 4»—The Rev. E. H. Evans reports a queer catch of muskrats. He delivered to a local fur dealer seventeen fur sklnsof fine quality, and In explaining honv he got them he told a strange story. He said he had missed cabbage and potatoes In his cellar, and, supposing they had been taken by rats, he set a trap. The next morning he found the trap literally pecked wWi rats. Wlien he examined them be saw they bad unusually large feet. Then be called'in a neighbor, who said the animals were muskrats. He placed the trap In a tub of water and ater pulled out seventeen muskrats, which had traversed the sewer, a distance of 1,700 feet, and entered through the sewer trap Into the cellar, where they hud feasted on the minister’s store of winter vegetables until caught.

Owl for a Roommate. Lawrenceburg. Ind., Nov. 4. —G. W. Peck, of the Big Four railway detective service, had a startling experience In room No. 23, in a local hotel .here. He was rudely awakened from slumber by a peculiar noise in his room.and it grated on his nerves so much that ho shouted for help. Conductor Charles McDonald and Engineer Tepper, of the Big Four, who occupied a room across the hall, came to the detective’ll assistance. and discovered an owl perched on the top of the dresser In the room. The owl was caught and killed.

Victims of Pickpockets. Muncie, Ind.. Nov. 4.—rPiekpocketa reaped a harvest of several hundred dollars at the Bryan day demonstration here. Those reported to the police •were: Robert F. Boyce, gold watch, valued at. SHX); Emanuel Wolfe, of Redkey. sltf.M); John R: oxeaberg. Daleville, horseman, $135: W. F. Painter, Oakville. $215: Claude C. Ball, a local attorney, $55; James Abell, $7; James Davis, $2.5; Howard Johnson, of Gaaton. robbed of a roll of b’lls of unknown amount: unknown man. $«.

Decrease in Collections. Terre Haute. Ind., Nov. 4.—Tim collections in the Seventh Internal revenue district for October amounted to $1,525.01<5. which was $440,730 less than for October last year. The decrease was largely in the amount from the tax on spirits. The total* tax on spirits in the month just passed was $1,459,840.

Hickory Nuts Are Scarce. Columbus, Ind., Nov. 4.—Both hickory nuts and walnuts are scarce this tall. Local grocers are paying $2 a bushel for shellback hickory nubs.