Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 June 1917 — CLEANED from the EXCHANGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

CLEANED from the EXCHANGES

Jackson township in Newton county contributed $5lO to the Red Cross fund raised in that county. Griffith Johns, aged 76, a civil war veteran, was killed on the railroad crossing at Yeoman, Car- 1 roll county, Saturday night by a Monon train.

Richard N. Elliott of Connersville, Republican, was elected congressman for the Sixth Indiana district Tuesday over Finley H. Gray, Democrat, to succeed the late D. W. Comstock. Five thousand dollars has been received at Hebron and Kouts from thb American Red Cross for the relief of sufferers from the recent tornado that visited those places. Hebron gets $3,000 of the amount Jesse Mask ell of Camden was drowned in Deer creek Saturday* afternoon. He with some companions was’ seining, and it is said that ho stepped ip;o a fifteen-foot hole. He leaves a widow and three small children. The Red Cross fund raised in Renton county’s eleven townships as reported last Monday night was as follows: Richland, $551.50; Union, $278.25; Center, $1,654; Gilboa, $£55.50; Hickory. $308.81; Parish Grove, $475; Pine, $625.75; York, $500; Bolivar, $1,300; Oak Grove, $1,310.25, and Grant sl,400 "making the total, with the donations received Monday night, $9,014.82. While cultivating corn in a field in Round Grove township. White county, Tuesday afternoon, William Bell, a farm hand. 59 years of age, and formerly of Monticello, Kentucky; was struck by lightning and when found was leaning over from the seat of the cultivator'' to uncover a stalk of corn, he having been killed when in that position. One of the horses was knocked down by the shock. He is survived by six children, including Silas Bell of Wadena, Hope Bell of Fowler and Maggie Nichols of Otterbein.