Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 82, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 January 1911 — INDIANA STATE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

SPENCER— The explosion of a large can of gasoline at the home of Charles Corns resulted in the death of Jesse Corns, 16 years old, and the father, Charles Corns, was so badly burned that his life is despaired of.The boy was building a fire in the kitchen stove and got the gasoline can by mistake for kerosene. When the can exploded he was completely enveloped in the flames and ran screaming from the house, his clothes dropping from him as he ran. The father overtook him. and in trying to extinguish the flames was himself badly burned about the face and bands. The explosion wrecked the kitchen, shattered the stove and ignited bed clothing in an adjoining room. ii*DIANAPGi_(S Gov. Marshall has caused a bill to be introduced in the legislature to head off Illinois and Kentucky gamblers who have been op erating pool rooms at Dearborn park, Lear Chicago and Jeffersonville, just across the river from Louisville The bill was drawn under the governor’s direction and makes the operation of a pcol room a felony with pun ishment from ore to eight years’ confinement in the penitentiary. The law will also apply to “any person who shall record or register bets or wagers or sells pools on the result of any trial or contest of skill, speed, or power of endurance of man or beast.” INDIANAPOLIS —Preparations are being made for the annual banquet of the Indiana Republican Editorial association to be given the night of Jan 26 in the Claypool hotel. The meeting will continue through the following day Many prominent men have been invited to be present and a number of the invitations have > been accepted One of those who will make an address is Charles W. Fairbanks, former vice president of the United States. He will speak on bis Impressions of newspapers abroad A num her of questions of interest to Republican editors will be discussed. SOUTH BEND —The second mysterious donation to I>e made to the First Presbyterian church of Mishawaka within one month has been received by the pastor, the Rev. A. C. Ormonde, in the shape of a bank note for SI,OOO. The gift was sent the pastor inclosed in a plain ~ envelope The first gift, which was for $lO,000, was made last Christmas, when a check for that amount was dropped Into the collection plate at the morning services. The name of the bene factor is kbown to only two persons and -will not be given the public, according to present plans. RICHMOND As a result of the refusal of the state legislature to appropriate money for the purchases

of additional ground and for the erection of more buildings at the Eastern Indiana Hospital for the Insane, a number of counties in eastern Indl- j ana will have to make provision for caring for their Insane while awaiting j admission to the hospital. According! to commissioners, Wayne county will take the matter up and it is probable . the matter wi]|,fce solved here by the • erection of an insane building at the , county infirmary SHELBYVILLE— The members of the Shelby County Fair association wiil make an effort soon to have the board of directors of the State Fair as sociation to change its week from Sept. 4to Sept The first Tuesday in September is the one that has been selected by the local association ever since tfce association was formed, ihir- ■ j seven yeais ago. and the State Fair i.v.arr lock place the week following t t is jeer the siate beard has se- « , <’ a .■* me week v'ATriNf TON Clifford Baum. >. : t- 1 In the county jail on a }.!< vine cut of an attempt to » h s v ! e. end wno attempted to i * ait - yry by eating powdered glass, ‘•s r’e • r ' *?i effort, this time choos;s*e ?s? hjris Jrn to put an end to his life A v\ l • a fur pel out of a sheet of paper he fastened It to the gas jet and putti* g tt Into his mquth turned on the gas Other prisoners saw the act and prevented a successful conclusion GARY—The strike situation, which has so far been ccr.fned to five uni'ns. took on a serious asrett when carpenters declared a strike cn thtee buildings Heretofore the carpenters with other unions involved have remained neutral More walkouts are expected Employes may cease work entirely and Gary faces a general strike of all unions. DANVILLE The fifth annual exhibit of the Hendricks County •Poultry and Pet Stock association opened here with more than 1,200 en tries, many of them coming from out side the state It is believed before the entries close that there will be close to 2,000 entries, making the show second only in importance to the state exhibition.

The more unsuccessful a man is in his business affairs the less be cares to have his wife take an interest in them. One of a man’s harmless delusions is that every woman of his acquaintance envies his wire When a girl insists upon marrying a twelve dollar clerk her mother should give her sl2 and have her do the marketing a week with the same : There are many chuck boles in the highroad to success. «♦ ' ’ The cooking school graduate feels Independent of the kitchen maid until she tries washing the dishes.