Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 December 1919 — FROM AROUND ABOUT US [ARTICLE]

FROM AROUND ABOUT US

Southbound Monon railroad passenger train No. 3 struck a broken rail five miles south of Greencastle Monday, two of the Pullman cars being derailed. No persons were injured. The engine and six cars passed over Jhe rail before any of the cars left the track. All traffic was blocked until noon. Knights of Pythias of Winamac held their annual rabbit hunt last

Thursday, led by J. M. Nye and R. E. Nutt, captains. Nye> marksmen came in with 105 cotton tails and NUtt’s 'men with 80. Frank Kopka, sheriff, was the champion, with 23 rabbits. Following the hurtt the lodge held its annual banquet at the lodge hall- • H- B. Tull has purchased the Hildebrand corner building from W. 6. Potter, now occupied by the J. 8. Toyne grocery, the consideration being |5,500. This Is the highest price per front ever paid for foot frontage In Monon, being about $250 a foot. When the present lease expires on this building, which has about a year to run, the building will be razed and a threestory pressed brick block will be built on this site.—Monon News. Mrs. Mary Buehler and daughter, Miss Sophia Buehler, of Hoopeston, 111., have been arrested on the charge of being connected with the murder of the former’s mother, Mrs. Sabina Cummings, the aged wealthy widow whose dead body was found In her home in the outskirts of Hoopeston some three weeks ago, following which large sums of money were found about her place. The husband of Mrs. Buehler was arrested on a like charge some 10 days ago. All deny any knowledge of the crime. Virtual selection of the Jennings county site is reported to have been arrived at by the commission Governor Goodrich recently ap-

pointed to select a site for the proposed feeble-minded farm colony. Six hundred acres of the 2,400 contemplated originally likely will be left out when the (purchase is made. The governor is said to believe the price for the 600-acre tract is too high. The average price is said to be about $65 an acre. The 2,400 acres include 15 or 20 farms, It is said. The land in view adjoins Butlerville on the northwest, rPalmer Crltchfleld of Vincennes, aged 23,• who was employed during the summer by John Kramer, a farmer of Round Grove township, White county, plead guilty to a charge of petit larceny in 'the White circuit court Friday afternoon and was given a 90-day sentence to the penal farm. Critchfield has served time in the reform school on two different occasions heretofore. While employed by Mr. Kramer the young man stole some Liberty bonds and War Savings stamps from the latter and went to Lafayette where he sold some of the stamps and purchased a motorcycle, giving a check on Mr. Kramer for part payment therebn. die was apprehended at that time and after refunding the stamps and the money received on the check was permitted to go. Kramer later tiled an affidavit against him and he was arrested last week.