Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 March 1917 — HERE THERE and EVERYWHERE [ARTICLE]

HERE THERE and EVERYWHERE

The Standard Oil company of Indiana Friday increased its capital stock from $30,000,1900 to SIOO,000,000. The state’s fees for re- 1 cording the papers amounted to $100,026.50. «s* Thursday of next week, April -1, will be, a big day for Lafayette when the Boston Red Sox and Brooklyn Dodgers will cross bats on Stuart field. Only men who were' eligible to play in the world s series last fall will take part in this exhibition game. Excursion rates on many of the roads leading into Lafayette are being arranged, and a big crowd is anticipated. The problem of overcoming the high cost of living could be. easilysolved if the process by which a pig belonging to Eck Frye, near Burnettsville, kept alive without nourishment from November 29 to March 19, could be found. The pig was a prisoner for 111 days between two pieces of machinery where it had become lodged. The animal was weak, but will live. . Raymond List, a young man wearing a sombrero, proved a human arsenal when taken into/] custody at Lafayette Friday. Officer Connell noticed List, who had been drinking, and took him into, custody. When he was searched, the offlcefs found a big revolver, a belt of cartridges, a pair of knucks and two bottles of whiskey. List told several,,stories. He first said he was discharged from the United States army in Texas a week ago and then said that he came from Logansport. * Papers found on him showed that he has been working for the Pennsylvania railroad and that his home is in Idaville.

Floyd Swartz, 21, was killed early Sunday morning on the Monticello road near Brookston, when an automobile which he was driv-; ing struck the abutment of a ce- ! iqent culvert and turned over,: breaking his neck and crushing in: the side of his head. His coni-, panion, named Nelson, escaped in-; jury. The deceased was the young-, est son of County • Commissioner j Isaac Swartz and was a graduate of the Delphi high school, class of 1914. The family resides near Pvrmont and the body was taken there by E. P. Paul, the Pyrmont undertaker. The parents, two brothers and a sister survive. *■ 9