Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 98, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 March 1920 — FROM AROUND ABOUS US [ARTICLE]

FROM AROUND ABOUS US

A preliminary estimate of the amount of lumber cut in British Columbia last year places the figures at 1,700,000,000 feet. A decrease of $264,057,387 tn the public debt of the U. S. was made in February, according to the treasury statement, leaving the total debt $25,404,331,707. Mrs. Lois Miller, aged 20, who with her husband conducted a restaurant at Reynolds, attempted to start a smoulerlng fire last Saturday morning and by mistake got hold of the gasoline can Instead of coal oil. She was so badly burned from the explosion that followed that she died in a Lafayette hospital Thursday.

Dr. M. V. Ziegler of Indianapolis, collaborating epidemiologist of the United States public health service, was In White county Saturday and Sunday consulting with Dr. H. W. Griest, county health commissioner, on the smallpox situation. The disease is spreading, and cases are rejxorted In Liberty township, Burnettsville, Buffalo and Sitka. Those who were ill with the disease in Monticello have almost recovered. Vaccination Is being urged to iprevent the spread of the disease.

The Will home near Wadena burned to the ground last Saturday morning. Mrs. Kinsinger was In the house and says that she thought she heard plastering falling. Thinking nothing of It she went on with her work. Finally she happened to go out of doors and looking up discovered that th* whole upstairs of the house was

in flames. She immediately sumironed aid but by the time that help could arrive the fire had made great headway. The work of the men was strenuous and they saved the things* on the first floor but nothing above was saved.

The Newton county commissioners at their meeting thia week, reorganized the voting precincts of that county and purchased 'four more voting machines; also one machine to replace that destroyed When the-school house at Enos wm burned. Four new precincts were added to accommodate the women’s vote—one each in Jefferson, Iro-» quote, Beaver and Grant.