Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 July 1915 — HERE THERE and EVERYWHERE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HERE THERE and EVERYWHERE

Kentland Enterprise: Will H. Ade continues to improve, and if no backset comes will be home next week. He now enjoys daily walks from the hospital and is feeling fine. The Monticello Masons have purchased ground and will proceed at once to build themselves a new lodge home, the location being next to the Presbyterian church, on Illinois street. The building will contain in addition to the lodge hall, reading looms, rest parlors, gymnasium, kitchen and banquet hall. The 128 people who were indicted by the Marion county grand jury on June 22 for alleged conspiracy to commit election frauds in that county, were arraigned in court Wednesday when seven—4 Democrats, 2 Republicans and 1 Progressive—plead guilty to the charge, and three of them were released on their own recognizence while 3 were remanded to the custody of the sheriff. One hundred and six took a change of venue from the court. The sheriff of Carroll county, who went to Sinton, Texas, some ago to bring back Charles Lawson of Lafayette, who is alleged to have been the member of the Lafayette gang of drunken young men who shoe and killed the nightwatch at Delphi recently when the latter remonstrated with them for raising a disturbance on the streets of Delphi, has telegraphed back that the party held at Sinton is not Charles Lawson, although bearing a close resemblance To him, ' Thursday’s Lafayette Journal stated that the Monon railroad suffered heavily by the storm Wednesday night. About a mile north of Logan, a small station between Gosport and Bedford, a landslide 1,000 feet long and 4 feet deep covered the tracks. The debris consisted of trees, earth and boulders and it took several hours to clear the track. Near Ellettsville a washout 200 feet long was reported, also a bad washout at Thorntown. Telegraph poles and wires were down and details were meager.

B. B. Curtis, on the Kelley ranch near town, bought four tons of binder twine, thinking it would be sufficient for his 700 acres of wheat and 300 acres of oats, but it now appears that he will need it all for the wheat alone. Much of the wheat is down, making it difficult to harvest, but the yield will be enormous. Five machines have been engaged in cutting the wheat and harvesting on the ranch is at presnt about the biggest thing in farm work going on in the state. The 300 acres of oats which will be to care for later, also promise a bumper yield.-: Monon News. ■1 ' Anew Reo automobile was practicaly destroyed by fire and the driver of the car suffered a broken ankle when the machine, which was being driven at a rapid speed, ..went into the -ditch and overturned oh, the Delphi-Monticello road, a half-mile north of Yeoman, Monday afternoon. The parties refused to give their narpes, but stated that they were on their way to their home in Chicago

after a visit at Frankfort. Most of tae party were pinned under the car when it overturned and had barelybeen released when the machine took fire and was soon a mass of ruins. The Jackson club, the popular Democratic organization, will hold its annual outing this year at Cedar Lake on July 25. The viub has held several outings at Michigan City, but 'his will be the first one to Be held at the lake resort. The Monpn railroad will provide a vestibuled train for the excursionists, and the company has named the low ,ate of $ 1.50 for adults and 75 cents for children. A number of stunts will be pulled off On the train and there wall be picnic contests of all kinds at the lake. The outing promises to be the most popular the club has ever held. —Tippecanoe County Democrat.

Tippecanoe County Democrat: The proposition to oil the highways in this county which is to be a part of the 'Dustless Airline’’ from Indianapolis to Chicago, and of which 24 miles is in Tippecanoe county, was brought before the board of county commissioners at their regular meeting Tuesday. Talks were by Prof. Martin. Thomas Follen, William B. Foresnian. Thomas Duncan, George Beadle and Edward M. Watson. Each one expressed the opinion that it was a good step to take, and that there would be no adverse criticism from the public if it was done. The estimated cost is $2,500. The board was unanimously in favor of the work and four bids were submitted, and were taken under advisement.

The Thompson Bros, drug store at Brookston, was gutted by fire about 4 o’clock Wednesday afternoon. The lire starting, it is supposed, from spontaneous combustion in'the basement, where a lot of paints, oils and other inflammable stock was stored. The Lafayette tire department was called to assist in preventing a spread of the flames, and the Monon railroad provided an engine and flatcar for taking the fire fighters to Brookston, Th© drug store was a total loss, only the brick walls of the building being left standing. The loss was practically covered by insurance. Former Democratic district chairman, Charles J. Murphy; of Brookston, who is a member of the public service conimi-sion. v.as arrested at Indianapolis Wednesday for "jay walking.’’ The arrest was made at Illinois and Washington streets, and is said to have grown out of Murphy’s refusal to obey the instructions of the traffic policeman relative to the manner of crossing the street, lie was sent to police headquarters in a patrol wagon, according to report, and was facing the lockup when Judge Decry, of the city court, went to his rescue and he was permitted to go on his own recognizance.

Charles M. Daniel of Goodland, has been appointed clerk of the Newton circuit court to succeed Howard McCurry, who died at Goodland last Sunday. McCurry, who was a democrat, was still serving on his 'first term when he died. This term would have expired April 26, 1916, when he would have entered upon this second four-year term to which he was elected last fall. Mr. Daniel is a Republican, and has been employed as book-keeper by the ColbornEales Lumber Co., of Goodland, for the*past few years. His appointment extends to the election and qualifying of his successor in November, 1916. There were five applicants for the place, Samuel E. Mblter, A. E. Purkey, C. E. Hosier and J. G. Davis being the other four.