Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 August 1919 — GLEANED from the EXEHANGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

GLEANED from the EXEHANGES

On Monday the Courtright farm of t6O acres, northeast of this city, was sold to Mr. Gray of Watseka, 111., for a reported consideration of $265 per, acre, which, it is believed is the highest price ever paid for farm land in Lake county. —Lake County Star.

The government is taking a hand in reducing the cost of foodstaffs by unloading at greatly reduced prices the vast quantity of army supplies on hand through parcel post channels, and distribution will begin on August 17. Form order blanks will be sent to all tile postoffices in the country. The supplies are first-class and consist of canned meats, vegetables, etc., all government inspected before packing.

Game Warden Randall swooped down on Postmaster Walt Engle and L. E. Burson of Francesville one day last week and caused them to cough up $26 apiece for having seines in their possession which they are alleged to have ’ used in Monon creek. They were taken to Winamac where on plea of guilty in a J. P. court they settled with the State as already stated. The game warden is said to have his stakes set for gathering in several more law violators. —Monon News.

The dead body of Mrs. Clifford Long, aged 29, was found by the watchman of the Lafayette Loan & Trust Co. building at Lafayette at 5 o’clock Monday morning, when he went to open the building. The woman had evidently fallen or been thrown from one of the floors above to the rotunda of the building. The police believe that the woman met some one in one of the offices of the building, a man she was in the habit of meeting clandestinely, and that a quarrel arose and he pushed her over the railing to the floor below, and important arrests are expected soon. The woman’s husband is ah engineer In a Lafayette factory, and says that he was aware of her going out with other men, but his expostulations were in vain.