Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 August 1917 — CLEANED' from the EXCHANGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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Hundreds of acres of corn in the territory south and southeast of Morocco were blown down by a terriffic wind storm Tuesday, which also blew down several silos.. A heavy rain accompanied the wind and thrashing was delayed two or three days. There will be no special session

of the Indiana legislature now that President Wilson has taken the coal situation in hand. This announcement was made Wednesday by E. I. Lewis, chairman of the Indiana Public Service commission; in behalf of Governor Goodrich, who was ill. C. H. Peck of Remington, well known over the country in gun circles, added new honors to his already long list when he tied with several others for fourth place in the Grand American Handicap shoot, held this week at the South Shore Country club grounds, Chicago. Mr. Peck scored 196 out of a possible 200. Frank M. Troeh of Vancouver, British Columbia, won first place with a score of 199. A serious accident occurred two miles west of Fowler earlx Tuesday morning. George Duffy was taking Mrs. Jacob Welsch and her niece to his farm to. help with the threshing dinner. He saw an approaching car driven by Charles Henning and gave his portion of the road. Because of a slight fog and dust on the windshield, Mr. Henning failed to see Sheriff Duffy and the two machines collided. Both were driving at the rate of twenty-five miles per hour, and both cars were overturned. Mr. (Henning's leg was badly cut and bruised and George Duffy received a cut on the face and bad scratches. The other occupants of the car escaped unhurt.