Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 October 1911 — GENERAL AND STATE NEWS [ARTICLE]

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Ttlipphic Reports from Many Parts of the Country SHORT SITS OF THE UNUSUAL • ■- ' "" •• J-v. V "■■■■ ■ Happenings in Distant and Nearby Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention from Many i Places. ' i _____________ Y ' ;’ . • . ;VHon. Samuel M. Ralston of Lebanon, has announced 1 his candidacy for the democratic nomi-' nation for There are few abler men in Indiana than Mr. Ralston and he stands a very good show indeed of landing the nomination. Crown Point Star: John Brown & Son are sowing a great amount of wheat this fall, and every fair day. they finish up 50 acres. They, intend seeding as long as the season will permit, and then they will have quite a tract of land left. By the giving way of a big concrete dam near Austin, Pa., Saturday, the entire tpwn of Austin was wiped out and 150 to 200 people lost their lives. Five hundretTTiouses and buildings were destroyed and the property loss is estimated at $5,000,000. (Winfield Scott Schley, the hero of Santiago, fell dead on the street in New York at noon Monday. His age was 72 years. Many Rensselaer people saw Admiral Schley some seven or eight years ago when he passed through this city on the Monon and several hundred people gathered at the station to see the distinguished gentleman. Mayor Knotts and three or four members of the Gary council who asked for a change *of venue from Lake county on the bribery charges brought against them, have scored first blood, in , that the court has granted them a change and the cases sent to Porter county. Whether guilty or innocent, they will now stand some show of having a fair trial, and their political enemies will be unable to pack a jury against them. Work on the next Jackson club banquet is going forward with enthusiasm. Joseph J* Wurtenberger, president, has appointed the following committee to arrange for the annual banquet: John J. Schultz, Albert Krabbe, Henry Field, Hon. F. E. D. Mcpinley, Frank Cockerel, John Camardy and Edward Lenihan. It is probable that United States senator, John W. Kern, will be invited to act as toastmaster. Tippecanoe County Democrat.