Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 May 1917 — Untitled [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Mrs: Belva A. Lockwood, the only woman ever nominated for the Presidency of the United States, died in Washington Saturday after an extended illness, aged 86 years. She was nominated by the Equal Rights party of the Pacific slope in 188 4 for the Presidency. A disastrous fire in the residential section of Atlanta, Georgia, Monday evening wiped out scores of blocks of the finest homes and caused damage estimated at ?2,000,000. Only one death was reported. The fire originated in the negro section, the cause being unknown. Seven automobile loads of teachers and pupils of the Remington high school were in Morocco Saturday bn their way to the north part , of the county to seo what remains of the one time notorious Bogus island. The party Was chaperoned by Miss Caroline Dowling, Martha Bonham, F. L. Wildrick, Mrs. J. Washburn and Mrs. C. Landon. — Morocco Courier. ’■ Colonel Theodore Roosevelt announced Sunday night that all men who had volunteered to serve with him under the American flag in France had been absolved from all further connection with the movement, and that the only course open to them now is to enter the military service in some other way if they are able to do so and if not to serve the country in civil life. E. G. Perrigo of west of town shipped a car loaded with cattle and hogs last week, and the car was wrecked in the Gibson yards before it reached its destination at Chicago. Five head of cattle were killed and several head of cattle and hogs injured. Mr. Perrigo was in Chicago Saturday to see about the stock and make settlement with the railroad company for damage to his property.—Morocco Courier.

Following a brief illness from pneumonia, Daniel W. Comstock, 77 years old, representative in congress from the Sixth Indiana district, died at Washington, D. C., Saturday at the Dewey hotel, his home. He lapsed into unconsciousness Friday evening and expired at 5 o’clock Saturday morning. The body left for Richmond Saturday night in charge of the sergeant-at-arms of the house and a committee of twenty representatives and senators.