People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 September 1893 — GOODLAND. [ARTICLE]

GOODLAND.

Corn 33034 c. Oats 22024 cButter 2(Jo2sc< Po t a toe s' 410 * 1.2tl Our public schools commenced Monday. The school house cupalo has received » nav of paint. The two Misstfs THoifias,- erf Fowler, drove over to Gewdland Sunday. Town Clerk Carpenter returned from an extended visit in Ill:, Saturday. Peter Brook has made some substantial improvements in and about his fratrt; Rev. Jenkins preached bis farewell sermon at the M. E, church Sunday.Dan Mead is clerking for Jas. Johnson, Ernest Oram having quit to attend school, Jas. Light, of Washington township, was the guest of Scott Kemper over Sunday. William Foster had an interesting article on road improvement id last week’s Herald. The biting frosts eff last week did considerable damage to the late corn north of this place. Miss Myrtle Oram returned home Monday after a protracted visit with friends at Rensselaer. The Hamilton-Marvin Comedy Company is entertaining our people at McCurry’s Hall this week; Thd gt’djk' eWb df this vicinity is being gathered iioWj blit owing to the excessive dry season they are of poor quality. The thugs, bums and sandbaggers will hold a four days’ reunion at Morocco next week. It is sometimes called a fair. Uncle Daniel Gray, aged about eighty years,- was at the World’s Fair last week and had the nerve to circumnavigate the Ferris wheel.

Dr. Triplet, accompanied by a number of old Vets, came over Monday to Goodland and went over the Pan Handle to Indianapolis. About the usual number of our people followed the sandbaggers and “three aces and a lovely deuce”feHow» to the Kentland fair. We hope Prof. Dickerson will see to it that there is no more mud pies made this winter than the teachers who have them made can use themselves. Goodland has become, here of late, the dumping ground for all the scourings of h—, and every other bad place, so that it has necessitated the employment of a night watch. John Sheppard has been given the job until the vagabonds move on. Mr. Ramsburg, ex-State Treasurer, of Kansas, and a free thought lecturer, will speak to the people of this Vicinity about Oct. Ist Mr. R. spoke to our people about one year ago and left a favorable impression is the reason for his reason for his return. A young thug by the name of Poland was arrested last week and fined $3. This is the blood that was going to slug Marshall Apger with a rock the evening he arrested his brother for disorderly conduct. No doubt he would if not for the timely warning of Mr. Rockwood, w T ho stood near.

We had long been under the impression that it was a reunion of the old soldiers held at Brook week before last. But we believe we were laboring under a delusion after seeing one of the badges printed for the occasion and worn by the W. R. C. ladies that bore this legend, “Fifth annual reunion of the S. of V., 1893, Brook, Ind.” That badge bears upon its face a lie. Never has there been four previous reunions of the S. of V’s. held in this county and we challenge anyone to the contrary. And any set of men that will change a reunion of the “old vets” to one of the S. of V. ain’t got a drop of honest blood gurgling through their veins. An accident that came near proving fatal to four men occurred in the south part of town Friday afternoon. Will Shaffer and Mr. Pasdaw were putting down a well for Mrs. James, just south of where the old mill formerly stood. They had dug the well to the rock, but got no water and had to drill. When they had gone only a few feet they noticed a peculiar odor arising from the hole in the rock. But as they drilled deeper the fumes of gas became stronger until some one, with a morbid curiosity, suggested that they try it and see if it would burn. No sooner said than done. An old oily rag was

I lighted and thrown into the hole | trettf Whuro one of the parties [ sat holding the drill. You can | bettef im'dgihe the freuH when | the fatg ablaze struck the botltftu j ffi the hole, One long, loud b»&si ds tfi ft heavy dap of thunder Oi* d idjtd (if *aek and then all was still. People from far and near. Some trdiiP bling with fear for their friends. But dltSf Viewing the surroundit phtitf tto one was killed, btfi four rtferf #e're seriously burned. Mt’.* »h’af*ef wits badly burned about the ttted hands. Mr. Pasdaw was down in the well at the time holding the drill and was only burned on one hand, Another workman, art old geirtleuiafi, was also badly burned Oil the face. Put perhaps the most seriously Injured was John who had just stepped to the edge of the well to look down as it exploded. His face and hands Were burned until he was almost Unrecognisable'. It is believed that none of tile unfortunate men are burned deep. Mr. Shelland was knocked a number of feet from the well and his hat blown over a house near by. At this Writing (Tuesday noon) all are reported as doing well. Jack the; RipFEEi.