Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 December 1916 — HERE THERE and EVERYWHERE [ARTICLE]

HERE THERE and EVERYWHERE

A Xmas hold up—Paris garters, belts, suspenders, 15c, 25c, 50c, SI.OO. THE CLOTHING HOUSE OF WM. TRAUB.

Efforts are being made by residents of Montpelier to secure the names of two-thirds of the voters there on a petition to have that place called a ■ town instead of a city. It is claimed that by so doing about $3,000 could be saved annually.

Bert Bowsher, who operates a garage in Monticello, had both legs fractured during the snow storm last Friday night when driving near Burnettsville. The accident was caused in a collision with a car driven by William Luse. One leg was fractured just above the ankle, and the other just below the hip.

Edwin M. Lee, Progressive state chairman until Thursday, when he resigned, was that day appointed a member of the public service commission by Governor Ralston to succeed John F. McClue, Republican, whose term expired last May. Lee will serve until May, 1920, and receive a salary of $6,000 per year.

Philip Waldricks and Herbert Peterson, each 19 years old, graduates of the Hobart and Gary high schools, respectively, were killed at Ainsworth Tuesday afternoon when a Grand Trunk passenger train struck the automobile in which they were riding. The auto, which was being driven by Peterson from Hobart to Deep River, was smashed into junk, the boys instantly killed and their bodies thrown more than 100 feet. ■ ..'-x.

The body of the young man found dead in the railroad yards near the coal shutes at Monon Monday morning and who had been killed by one of the night trains, it was supposed, has been identified by K. O. Moore of 301 Bond street, Laporte, as that of his brother. The body was badly mangled, both legs and the right arm having been

cut off by the cars. Identity was established through the name of a Laporte shoe dealer on one of the shoes. The White county coroner sent a description of the man to Laporte to the chief of police, and the brother came to Monon and fully identified the body. Mr. Moore stated that his brother was sort of a wanderer and had left home in September. They had heard from him once or twice since then, but he was then* in the West.