Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 February 1916 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 6 [ADVERTISEMENT]

IJS2MIIDM3 <4ftU^isiTOiniia^ Canada’s $6,000,000 capital at Ottawa was practically destroyed by fire last Friday. It is thought the fire may have been started by Ger- * man or Austrian sympathizers. Horace Hoover was here from Lafayette Monday. He reports his wife, who has been very ill with typhoid fever, as improving. Mr. Hoover was here looking after matters pertaining to his appointment as executor of the will of Thomas Parks, deceased, which was probated Monday.—Benton Review. Mrs. Elizabeth F. Mohr, accused of complicity in the murder of her husband, Dr. C. F. Mohr, was acquitted by a Providence, R. 1., jury Saturday evening. Two negroes, C. V. Brown and H. H. Spellman, who are alleged to have done the actual killing of the doctor, were found guilty. The woman is still held on the charge of assault on Miss Emily Burger, the doctor's secretary, with intent to kill. Miss Burger wag riding with the doctor on the night he was murdered. T. J, McConnaughay has added another specimen to his collection of antiques, in the way of a petrified head of what is presumed to have been a water buffalo. The specimen was uncovered by a farmer who was Plowing near the banks of Pine 'creek east of town when he unearthed what he supposed to be a peculiar shaped stone. It was last week given to Mr. McConnaughay and is now on exhibition in the window of his barber shop. The horns are well preserved and the head is almost intact. -Fowler Tribune.

Hr. Keever Clymer, an Old and prominent citizen of Good la lit!,, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Velma Bond, in that city Jan. 29, after a long illness, aged about 82 years. lie leaves one son. D. Clymer, and one daughter, Mrs. Pond, both residents of Good land. Dr. cjynier practiced medicine for several years at Seneca, ill., and came to Goodland some 25 years ago, where ho purchased the Humston drug store and conducted same for several years with his son in active charge. The body was shipped to Seneca, 111., for burial. Jackson township Ija;: still <h»a i border? a few old piom • ;who are able to revert back to the "good old day,” when the red-eyed wolf bayed the moon in the back yard and the lowly wild hog r..bbed its devoted spine against the underpiniri’ of the rude log cabin. Among these are Job B. Ashby, born in the county of Sussex, England, May 21, 1 849; John Ilufty, born in Greene county, Pa., July 12, 1839; Ransom Elijah, born in Saratoga county, N. V., Feb, 3, 1535, and James T. Blankenbaker, horn in Preble county, Ohio, Dec. 24. 1834.—Correspondence to Kentland Democrat.

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