Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 August 1912 — Page 4

News Notes of Nearby Towns

A* Fumiihed by Our Regular Correspondent*

| FRANCESVILLE. (From th* Tribune.> Born to Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Holub. Saturday, a daughter. William Shumaker has gone to Attica to take treatment at the minral springs. " Leo Worland of Rensselaer was here from Friday until Monday visiting friends. Miss Vera Hill has returned from Morocco where she visited several days with Miss Bethel Kestler. Charles Bartholomew of Remington was the guest of Mr. and Airs. Theodore Garrigues, east of town, last week.

A car of machinery came yesterday for the dredge east of town. It consists of the engine, dipper, etc., and is being hauled out to-day. Mrs. Chris Koepke returned to her home in Rensselaer yesterday after a few days visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Scott.

Thomas Watson .and daughterj Valma. of Forest, 111., are here this week, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Christ Huppert and other friends hereabout. Mr. and Mrs. William Stigleman ■were called ot Stinesville, Saturday where th y attended the funeral of a friend. Mrs. Stigleman remained for a short visit.

Wilson has relinquished his position as manager of the Francesville and Monon telephone plants, which took place to-day. Frank Scott has been placed in charge here and W. M. Engle at Monon. Mr. and Mrs. H. W Bledsoe left to-day in their Appersdn car for their summer cottage at Lake Maxinkuckie. While there they will have for their guests harry Hayworth of Chicago, Misses- Vera Hifll, Lucy Ames and Clara Ames and Florence Hollett of this place.

D. C. Bybee, teaming contractor living at 669 keeling Court, Canton, 111., is now well rid of a severe and annoying case of kidney trouble. His back pained and he was bothered with headaches and dizzy spells. “I took Foley Kidney Pills just as directed and in a few days I felt much better. My life and strength seemed to come back, and I sleep well. I am now all over my trouble and glad to recommend Foley Kidney Pills.” Try them.— A. F. Long.

1 WOLCOTT. i ——- -[ — (From the Enterprise.) Mrs. Winters went to Remington Friday to visit relatives. Miss Carrie Clark is spending a few days with her grandmother, at Remington. Miss Kaie Lorentz went to Battle Ground Saturday to visit her sister, Mrs. Barker. Mrs. Sarah Johnson of Remington, was the guest of her brother, Charles Groce. Monday. Miss Nora Winters went to Enos Monday evening to visit her sistei, Mrs. Mark Templeton. Mrs. John Davisson went to Hatkood, lowa, Monday for a visit with Mrs. Thomas Knight. Mrs. Sallie French of Remington spent Monday at the home of her niece, Mrs. Tabor Spencer. Misses Lydia, Lena, and Lizzie Blume were Remington visitors from Wednesday until Thursday morning. Mrs. Halloway of Remington, who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Bolden, returned home Tuesday. Miss Minnie Waymire, who is teaching in the Monnett school at Rensselaer, is home for a month s vacation. ; Messrs George and Henry Harms of Fairbury were the guests of the Lux and Keck families a part of this week.

Mrs. William Day and little son ■went to Onargo, 111., Wednesday to visit , her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Miller. Mrs. Minnie Whitehead and children went to Balair, 0., Thursday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Holland. Lon Healy and friend, Miss Charlotte Kanne of Rensselaer, were the guests of the former’s uncle, Nicholas Wagner, and family over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Hemphill of Reynolds, were the guests of Mr. Hemphill’s aunt. Mrs. Mary Moore, from Monday evening until Tuesday morning. Mrs- Ernest Rawlings and little daughter returned home Wednesday from Fon du Lac, Wis,, where she has been visiting her parents for the past month. William Waymire, wno is attending school at Valparaiso, was called home Saturday by the death of his grandfather, 'Wm. Hinchman, returning td his studies Monday.

J fl We are paying for : Butter fat this week 25c WILLIAM H. DEXTER Rensselaer, Indiana

Mrs-. C. V. Long recieved a telegram Sunday saying that her father, Wm. Farran. of Rosalia, Kan., was very ill. Mr. and Mrs. Long left Monday morning for that place. Dr. W. E., Walker of Wabash visited Wolcott friends Monday. The Doctor played with the band' at the Trail Sundaj’ and came up on the morning train for a few nours visit with old friends.

Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Sell of Foresman. were the guests of Mrs. Sell's parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Spen- 1 cer, from Saturday until Monday. 1 They were accompanied home by! Mrs. Sell’s niece, Miss Ada Spencer,' who will visit them for a few days. I Mrs. Wm. Beckley of Las Vegas,' Nevada, came Friday to visit her j parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grimes, 1 her sister, Miss Aha Grimes, and Mr. j Bechley's brother, Jacob, going to 1 Chicago to meet her. The party was met by Mr. Beckley's parents at Rey-‘ nolds, with an auto and brought to 1 Woldott. I Born to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fish-' er, Tuesday, July 30. a son; to Mr. l and Mrs. Fred Goss, Tuesday, July' 30, a daughter; to Mr. and Mrs. G. Regnier. Sunday, July 28, a boy; to Mr. and Mrs. John Geerling, Monday, July 29, a son; to Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Dellinger of West Point, Monday, July 29, a daughter.

A. S. Jones of the Lee Pharmacy, Chico, Cal., who has handled Foley & Cp's. medicines for many years, says: “I consider that Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound has no equal, and is the one cough medicine I can recommend as containing no narcotics or other harmful properties.” The genuine in a yellow package.—A. F. Long.

| MT. AYR. | (From the Pilot.) John Miller is running the traction on the stone road train. Mrs. John Jenkinson came up from Fowler during the week. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Shindler and little Andy visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Keeney, Sunday. Jesse Bringle is having his house redcoated, Thomas Mitchell doing the act. Charles Penwright contemplates the construction of a cottage on his lot east of C. H, Stucker's home. Mrs. Elijah, of Morocco, who has been the guest of relatives here during the week, returned to her home Tuesday. Miss Ethel Murfltt is visiting her grandmother in Chicago and will accompany her to New York for an indefinite visit. Mrs. Hopkins writes C. J., that their daughter-in-law, Mrs. Bernard Hopkins, of Chebase. is slowly improving from the recent operation she underwent.

Mrs. Coovert and daughter as Talala, Oklahoma, are here visiting the former’s sisters, Mesdames C. H. Stucker and C. Baldwin, and other friends of days agone. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Handley and Roy Stucker, of North Manchester, and W. H. Stucker, of Roann, came Monday for a visit with relatives and friends. They made the trip in Mr. Handley’s Auburn. Thus far this week we have heard no news pertainig to the proposed operations of the new company, if such exists, constructing the electric road. The time first mentioned to •commence construction has elapsed, and sometimes I think d—■.

Robert W. Herter, Lawrenceville, Mo., who had been bothered with kidney trouble for two years, says: “I tried three different kinds of kidney pills but with no relief. My neighbor told me to use Foley Kidney Pills, I took three bottles of them, and got a permanent cure I recommend them to everybody.” A. F. Long.

—j|- i | MEDARYVILLE. j (From th* Advertiser.) Dr. H. G. Jones reports the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. George Mull last week. Mrs. Gus Steinke and little daughter visited relatives near San Pierre the first of this week. Miss Clara Mitchell, of Rensselaer, was the guest of her mother, Mrs. Anna Mitchell, last week. Mrs. F. W. Fischer and son Walter, of Chicago, are now occupying their summer home in Gillam township. Miss Ada Nicoles, of Indianapolis, is spending a week’s vacation here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Nicoles. Mr. and Mrs. Lee G. Baughman left Tuesday evening to attend a family reunion to be held at Kendallville, Ind. Miss Mae Miller returned to her home in Chicago after spending a week here with her cousin, Miss Lola Hardesty and other relatives. Mrs. August Kain left Thursday for a point south of Evansville, where her husband is employed on a dredge boat. She will be gone several weeks. •, .

Mrs. John Rowlands, of Dayton, Ohio, is here for a visit with her daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Horner and sister, Mrs. Martha Danforth. Miss LeVerne Hardesty has been visiting with her mother, and with friends at Gary, Hammond, Valparaiso, Ind., for the past Week, and is still there. I

MTT Item* of Interes JJ from Surrounding Town* Tersely Told Chronicling the Happenings in the Territory Adjacent to the Jasper County Metropolis

I Mrs. Joanna Long boarded Wednesday morning’s train for Brook. , Ind., where she will visit her daughter, Mrs. William D. Pence, and family, for a week, or longer. Mrs. Herman Steinke and chilI dren Miss Amanda Albert, and Mr. I and Mrs. H. M. Haueisen left Saturday for a week's Visit with Mr. and Mrs. Charels and family at South Bend. H. M. returned last Tuesday, but the others were not i expected until to-day. . | Jacob Getz lost at valuable stallion Thursday of last week. He I was using him while cultivating | corn when the animal fell forward '.and was dead in thirty minutes. Death was due to a bursted blood vessel in the head. The animal was • insured against death from any cause in one of E. A. White's insurance companies. While this insurance does not wholly cover,the loss, yet it will be quite a help to him.. I Mr. Getz’ 300-acre tract of corn was i destroyed also by the recent flood. A number of Gillamites. and exI Gillamites met at the home of the I Hon. James R. Guild last Saturday! Ito devise ways and means for a! | "home coming” of all ex-Gillamites 8 scattered over this broad land of, I ours. The meeting organized byi electing Michael Michael Robinson , dent and Miss Lizzie Faris secretary, j .The time set for the home coming; .is September 8 to 15. A call issued 8 in another part of this paper is for the. purpose of getting the absent ones roused up and alive to the'occasion. “

Blamed a Good Worker. "I blamed my heart for severe distress in my left side for two years.” writes W. Evans, Danville, Va . ‘‘but I know now it was indigestion, as Dr. King's New Life rills completely cured me.” Best tor stomach, liver and kidney troubles, constipation, headache or debility. 25c at A. F. Long's. <

J GOODLAND J ~ - ■ -j—----(From the Herald.) A. J. Spinney, who is assisting at John Ryan's store in Kentland, was home over Sunday. Spoor Kitt is taking in the sights at the state capitol, the'guest of Master Ivan Wiles. Anna Doyle came down from Chicago Monday to spend a few days at the Belanger home. Mrs. J. D. Roop and daughter Gladys, of Chicago. came last Saturday for a visit at the Fay Burgess home. - • Mrs. Tony Zettinger. of Aurora, 111., is here as the guest of her aunt, Mrs. John Hall, and family, of north of town. Mrs. John L. Belt of Goshen, Ind., spent the week here with her sister, Mrs. F. L. James, at the Madison, James home.

Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Gray of Rensselaer were here Sunday, the guests of the latter's brother, John Mustard, and family. Jeanette and Josephine Rochon came from Chicago Heights, 111. Tuesday for a visit with their aunt, Mrs. Charles Dunkel. Miss Kittie Fox returned home 8 Tuesday evening from a six week’s visit with her sister, Mrs. J. H, Mavity, and family, at Geneva, 111., Huntington James and Miss Clara Glass and Miss Shiverly Jeffries of Kankakee, 111., were guests at the B. E. Rich home last Saturday and 8 Sunday. Mrs.. Ray Dowell and two children and Mrs. Van Harmon, an aunt, who is visiting here from Riverside, Cali., visited relatives in Fair Oaks. Ind., over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. James Simpson returned to their home in Logansport after a few days visit here with their daughter. Mrs. John Wilson, and husband, near Wadena. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dunkel and children went to . Chicago Heights, 111., Sunday morning. Charles returning in the afternoon, his family remaining . for a longer visit. Charles Spinney loaded his household effects into a C. & E. I. car last Saturday and shipped them to Madison. Wis., the first of the week, where he has taken up his future residence. James E. Babcock came up from Indianapolis last Saturday evening and has been recuperating during ’he past week. Monday, in company with his father and brother, Charles went to the Kankakee river for a try-out of some new kind of bait- -recently discovered. The mother of the Rev. Father Shmitz of Remington was the guest l at the Catholic parsonage Tuesday. On Wednesday Rev. John Oberholy, of Attica, and Ihv. Dr. Charles Stetter, cf Kentland, and Rev. Father Houlihan,’ of Oxford, were guests of Father John Steger, j The following parties autoed over from New Waverly, Ind., last Friday and were the guests at the Bert Rich home on East Jasper street: Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Anderson and daughter, Elizabeth; C. L. Anderson iand wife; Dr. L. L. and wife, and L. H. Patten and wife and Henry Ferguson and wife. They made the trip in four machines.

| NEW CENTER. Pearl Abersoll was a Lee caller Thursday. Frank Sommers was a Remington goer Monday. Miss Jennie Harwell is visiting in Piper City, 111. Lud Clark and wife were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Charles Clark cut oats for Carl Westphal last week. \ Miss Belle Southard called on Miss Mary Miles of Wolcott Friday. Mrs. John Mitchell and Mrs. Ed McKinley were Lee visitors Thursday. Lloyd and Fred Tow spent Sun- 1

day with their aunt, Mrs. George Caster. Mrs. Rachel Sommers is occupying her new home which was completed last Tuesday. Dr. and Mrs. Martin of Mt. Ayr spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs Will Vanatta. Miss Gladious Goruns and little sister Myrtle spent Friday afternoon with Mrs. Will Havens. Earl and Anna Caster and Cora Dignan spent Sunday with John Tow and family est Newland. Mr. and Mrs. Will Van Natta took supper and spent the evening with Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Luers Friday. Edwin Owen of Harvey, HL, who has been visiting his aunts, Mrs. J. F. Grouns and Mrs. Sarah 'Clark, returned home Sunday Mrs. William Dickison and daughter Gladys spent Wednesdav and Thursday with the former’s brother, A. E. Abersoll and family. Mrs. Mary Sutton „of Lebanon. Mo. is visiting her mother, Mrs' Fred Salt well and sdns, John and Abe XV oolsey, for an indefinite time. Rev. Telto and wife. Mr. and Mrs. John Southard and daughter Belle and George and Earl Foulks took Sunday dinner with Ed McKinley and family.

Thos. Johnson and family -Elmer Johnson and family, Mr. XVood and family of Terre Haute, Wm. Chapman and family, Mrs. Meyers and grandadughter Geraldine ate dinner and -pent Sunday with Anna Chapman and family. Those that spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs. Fred Saltwell were: Mr. and Mrs. John Sommers. Sr.. Charley Sommers and family, John Woolsey and family, Abe Woolsey and family and Mr. and Mrs. Lud Clark and daughter Sophia.

The ‘‘Progressive*’ Party is the individual, man or woman, who uses Foley Kidney Pills- f or backache, rheumaitsm, weak back, and other kidney and bladder irregularities. Foley Kidney Pills are healing, strengthening, tonic, and quick to produce beneficial results. Contain no harmful drugs. Never sold in bulk. Put up in two sizes in sealed bottles. The genuine in a yellow package.—A. F. Long.

IROQUOIS VALLEY’. —; - _•— Beck Green is again on the sick list. Katie Morgenegg was a Rensselaer goer Wednesday. Farmers in our locality are already for threshing. ’ Mrs. Chas. Grant was a Rensselaer goer Wednesday. - Mr. and Mrs. John Moore were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Bessie McElfresh spent Sunday afternoon with Luella Green. Mrs. M. Tudor and children were Rensselaer gjpers Wednesday. Lester Schreiner spent Saturday with Chris Morgenegg and family. Guy Ruggles is spending this week with S. Lowery and family. * Wm. Gordon and Guy Ruggles called on Frank Brown Wednesday. Emmet Pullins and family spent Sunday with Isaac Saidla and family. Gertrude Kolhoff and Dan Hopkins spent Sunday afternoon at Parr.

Mrs. Geo. McElfresh and Luella Green were Rensselaer goers Wednesday. Mrs. Lou McCay spent Thursday with her sister, Mrs. Ered Schreiner and family. Lillie. Frank and Grover Brown spent Sunday with their parents, west of Rensselaer. Clarence Green and family spent Saturday night and Sunday with his father, W. A. Green. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. McElfresh spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. John Newcome. Dr. Hemphill, wife, sister and Alton Grant spent Sunday with Chas. Grant and family. Grover Brown and Kenneth Ellsworth spent Sunday afternoon with Alpha and Will McElfresh. Gertrude Kolhoff and Dan Hopkins attended the band concert in Rensselaer Wednesday evening. Mrs. Chris Morgenegg, who has been on the sick list for some time, is somewhat improved at this writing.

Anna Richmond, wno has been working for J. W. Marlatt this summer, returned to her home in Rensselaer Wednesday. Mrs. Lou McCay and son Barney and Rebecca Green spent Monday and Tuesday with Clarence Green and family of Kniman. Katie Morgenegg, who has been working for Mrs. James Walter in Rensselaer, returned home Saturday on account of her mother's illness.

My Lady of the North

*®e LOVE STORY A GRAY JACKET

By Randall Parrish

cAuthor^ - **Wka Wilieraex In Kiag” ILLUSTRATIONS BY ARTHUR & WILLIAMSON

The opening chapters of this very interesting story will appear in the next Saturday issue of The Democrat.

NEGROES ARE BARRED

CONTESTING DELEGATES FROM SOUTH RULED OUT. Progressive National Committee Decide That No Colored Delegates Can Sit in Convention.

Chicago, Aug. 6.—Contesting negro delegations from Florida and Mississippi were barred from the Progressive convention by the national committee. Under the decisions of the committee not a negro delegate will sit in the convention. The contests were decided at a stormy executive session of the committee that lasted for three hours. XV hile the committee deliberated, the negroes gathered in the corridors outside the committee room and raised their voices in indignant protest. XX hen the decisions were made known the negro leaders declared that they would continue their fight for seats before the credentials committee of the convention.

A tentative arrangement was made by the committee as a means of compromise. which, it was thought, would settle the negro dispute. The committee decided to allow the negro contestants from Florida to sit in the convention as “supplemental” delewithout a vote. This was considered settled, but Florida negroes headed by C. H. Alston protested so vigorously that the committee finally decided to throw out both Florida delegations, the negroes and the white delegation headed by H. L. Anderson. In Mississippi, where the Progressive state convention had been called as a "lily-white” meeting, the white delegates elected were given their seats. Previously the committee had thrown out twelve negroes who contested seats in the Alabama delegation. Four contestants for seats in the Ohio delegation were barred.

STEEL BILL SENT TO TAFT

Speaker Clark and Senator Bacon Sign Engrossed Copy and Starts It for White House. Washington. Aug. 6.—The iron and steel tariff bill received the signatures of Speaker Clark and Acting President Facon of the senate and went to President Taft. This Is the first of the tariff revision bills passed bv the Democrat-insurgent alliance *in the senate, to reach the chief executive and close friends of the president express the conviction that he will veto it because no investigation of the Industry has been made by the tariff boyd. upon which to base a scientific tariff revision.

THE MARKETS.

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, Aug. 1 wheat— Ing. est est. ' Ing .94% .92% .93 May -97T4 .96% .96%-% Corn— * 1 - 67%-% -67% .65% ,6C%A4 c - 56%-% -56%-% .56 .56%-% Oat*— Sept- ,«%-% -91% .30% 3i 32%-33 .32 .32%-% Ma > 35% .35% .34% .34% FLOUR-Ea*y; winter wheat, patent. Jute. $4.9(«05.W; winter wheat, straight. $4.0)04.90; winter wheat, clear, jute 34.10 •09: spring wheat, choice brands wood. ItSO; Minnesota patent. Jute. 35.0065.20; Minnesota, hard spring patent, straight, export bags. $4.6004.80: first clears 33 4.1«: second clears. $3.2903.00; low grades. $3/»*@3.10; rye, white, per bri, jute, 33.909 4.W dark. 35.7063.80. 0 BUTTER-Creamery, 25c; price to retail dealers. 27c; prints. 28c; extra firsts, 24%c----seconds, 23c; dairies, extras, 24c• 22c; seconds. 24c; ladles. No. 1,22 - packing stock. 20c. ’ EGGS—Miscellaneous lots, cases Included. 15%016%c; cases returned, 14%015%ci ordinary firsts. l«c; firsts, 18c; extras, candled for city trade, 22%c; No. 1 dirties 14c: checks. 12c. Nk\v POTATOES—Kansas and Missouri, Early Ohlos. 70072 c; Illinois. 65@67c; Minnesota. 65070 c; Jersey cobblers, per bu, 90095 c. Liy E POULTRY—Turkeys, per lb 12c; chickens, fowls, 13c; roosters. 10c; springs, 1% It*. 17c; l%lbs or over, 19c; geese. 9c• ducks, 12c. * New York. Aug. 5. WHe AT—Weaker, quiet business; new No. 1 northern, spring, $1.12; new No. 2 red. 31.07%; new No. 2 hard. $1.01%- No. 1 Manitoba. 3116. September. 3100%; December. $1.00%. CORN—Lifeless, quotations nominal- No. I 81%6«3%c;1Na 2 yellow. 80%c. OATS— Weaker, quotations nominal; No.

Live Stock.Chicago, Aug. L CA’ITLE—Good to choice steers. 58 75J9 9.85; fair to good steers. 56.4068.25; common to fair beeves, 55.1556.25; inferior Mil. era - 53.75426.00; distillery steers, (9 0069 S - range steers. 57.4057.«5; fair to fancy yearlings, [email protected]; gosi to choice cows, K 60 ©8.00; canner bulls. 52.256135; common to good calves, Hso@6 S; good to choice real era, heavy calves © 50f> rteers ’ 56.K66.50; Stockers. WJygc.aO; medium to good beef cows. 33.50 65.50; common to good cutters. 53.00@3 75inferlor to good canners, 52.7563.00- fair to choice heifers, 55.5008.50. HOGS—Good to prime heavy, |7 9658.25* good to choice butchers, 58.0568.35; fair to good heavy packing, 57.604J7.85: light lb L? nd up ’ »1068. S choice Ught,. 170 to 200 lbs. 58.306&25H; pigs, 110 lbs 85428 40 F ’ piKS - 110 to East Buffalo. N. T_. Aug. £ CATTLE—Market slow. 25c lower; prims J 1 * 6 ™: 58.5068.90; shipping steers. 57.35$ h l 2tJ > i tCher Kradea - 56.5067.85; heifers, 54-5066.75; cows. [email protected]; bulls. 53.50$ 5.10; milch cows and springers. 520.006fi3.00* cull to choice. 56-00610 00 SHEEP AND LAMBS—Market active lambs - tt-5067.80; cuU to ao^» e ‘' 25: yearlings - 53.006fi.50; sheep, HOGS—Market fairly active and lower* I?^ ers ’ 58.8068.85; pigs. 58.50; mixed. 58.80 J** 70 ® 8 * 15 : roughs, 57 0067. W; •tags. 56.0066.50.

STATE HAPPENINGS RECORDED IN BRIEF

NEWS ITEMS FROM ALL OVER INDIANA. SWINDLES BANK FOR SSOO Man Cashes Fraudulent Check, Leaving $243 “On Deposit,” and Leaves Hartford City on Car — Fools Cashier.

Hartford City, Aug. 3. —A smooth bank swipdler left here on the southbound traction car with SSOO that cost him little effort. The First National bank of this city is the loser. Shortly before noon a neat-appearing young man appeared at the window of Cashier H. H. Holbrook' with a check for $743 bearing the signature of Henry C. Templeton, a rich retired farmer who resides in the city. The check was drawn in favor of C. J. Townsend, a farmer who resides south of Hartford City. The stranger represented himself as a son of C. J. Townsend. He told the cashier he would leave $243 on deposit and take SSOO with him to pay off a note and the cashier gave him the money without hesitancy. H§ explained that his father had just sold a piece of city property to Templeton and the check was payment for the same. At the time Templeton was in the country at his farm. He banks at the Citizens state bank and his son there is employed as a bookkeeper. It was at the Citizens bank that the forgery was discovered by the son.

Upholds McMurran Will.

Petersburg, Aug. 3.—After a ten days' trial, in which more than 100 witnesses were examined, the jury in the famous Marshall McMurran will case, after being out less than an hour, brought in a verdict In favor of the defendant, Maggie Drain. The suit grew out of a will made 24 years ago by Marshall McMurran, in which he willed all he had to Miss Maggie Drain, then a poor servant girl working near is valued at $35,000. The plaintiffs will take an appeal.

Mower Pierces Boy's Heart.

Bloomington, Aug. 3. —While assisting in hay harvest on the Charles Onsler farm, south of this city, Orville Johnson, twelve years old, son of Mrs. Frank Johnson, a widow, was killed when he fell from a horse and was thrown directly in the path of a. mowing machine. Before the machine could be stopped one of the blades was plunged through the boy’s heart and death resulted five minutes afterward.

Crosses Township Line.

Columbus, Aug. 3.—John Ott, former manager of the Bartholomew county poor asylum, has found a plan by which he can reduce his taxes and do it legally. He has a farm ih Union township, where the tax rate is $2.88, but his farm is along the line of Columbus township, in which the rate is only $1.28. He has built granaries in the latter township, in which he Stores the grain from his Union township farm.

Seeks to Recover on Bond.

Gary, Aug. 3. —Echoes of the Gary bribery cases came to light when T. W. Englehart and Sela Smith were made defendants in a suit filed by Prosecutor Greenwald, whereby the state seeks to recover a $3,000 forfeited bond of former Aiderman Anthony Baukus. The latter disappeared during the bribery trials and Judge Van Fleet ordered the bond forfeited.

Takes Overdose of Poison.

Crawfordsville, Aug. 3.—Mrs. George Francis, fifty years old and a widow, is lying at the point of death at her home two miles southwest of Darlington from an overdose of paris green administered with suicidal intent. The act was prompted by ill health and a weakened brain. She was an inmate <rf the asylum at Indianapolis several years ago. it is doubtful if she recovers.

Wants to Return Change.

Nashville, Aug. 3.—Martin McGuire, a farmer living near here, found a purse containing $25 on the floor of his henhouse. He also discovered that 15 choice fowls were missing. As he does not believe the chickens were worth that amount he suggests that the owner of the pursq return for his change.

Both Are Illiterate.

Columbus, Aug. 3.—Clark Garris, flf. ty-five years old, and Mrs. Miranda Ruley, forty years old, were granted a marriage license here. Neither could read nor write and the bride, was unable to spell her name. This is the fourth marriage for each.

Normal Class Numbers 300.

Danville, Aug. 3.—The 37th annual commencement of the Central Normal college begins here with the classday exercises and will continue throughout next week. Three hundred graduates will be awarded’diplomas.

Hog Cholera Takes Herds.

Crawfordsville, Aug. 3.—Hog cholera has appeared in Montgomery county and, it is said, has kills;! a number of good herds in the vicinity of Crawfords villa