Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1915 — ROUND ABOUT US. [ARTICLE]

ROUND ABOUT US.

The Gary Evening Post issued a 28-page paper Tuesday evening and said: “This newspaper is proof that Gary has 'Come Back.’ ” William W. Ackerman, the last Mexican war survivor in Lake county, died at his home in Lowell last Sunday, laged 88 years, Columbus, Barholomew county, voted “wet’’ Thursday by a majority of 592. The city was already wet, and there are twelve saloons there. Dr. J. D. McCann, a well known Monticello physician and surgeon, has been sued for SIO,OOO damages for malpractice by Charles J. Davidson of that city, who charges that the doctor did not properly set a broken limb of the plaintiff, to his great and permanent damage. Howard T. Brockway, prosecuting attorney of Carroll and White counties, has been arrested on paternity charges brought by Miss Mae Shlgley of Lafayette. Brockway stoutly denies the girl’s charges. Judge Wason of the Carroll-White circuit, will appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the charges brought by Miss Shigley, whose babe is about two weeks’ old.