People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 August 1894 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

THE PEOPLE’S PILOT. Lucky Fiill Monon Track-walker Saves the MidNight Train AT PLEASANT RIDGE! • Unknown Devil* Wedge Rocks Into the Switch Frog and Pile Stone* on the Track. HANGING TOO GOOD! For Those Who Did the Dastardly V.’orlt, The Full Particulars of what Might Have Been an Awful Catastrophe. What might have proven a disasterous wreck on the Monon last Tuesday night, was averted by 4he timely discovery of a large pile of rocks placed on the track, at Pleasant Ridge, by track walker Moore. Rocks were wedged into the frogs at the switch and a great pile was placed on the track. The finding of this obstruction occured just before the 11 o’clock train passed down the read, and as to the reason why such a thing was done none can tell. Just after Mr. Moore had made the discovery, be, of course started to remove the obstruction at once. He had thrown off several of the large stones, when he was suddenly accosted by four villianous looking men, who tried to prevent his further work of removing them. He saw there would be trouble when one of them said “We’ll show you how to walk track dowm here.” Mr. Moore saw he was no comparison to these four fellows and hastily took refuge behind some box cars on the side track. The men still remained about the obstruction as if to prevent his furthur work of removing it, so he ran up into the village and aroused two or three of the residents, who went with him back to the switch. They found the men had gone, and at once set to work to get the rocks off of the - track and loosen those driven into the frogs. There is no clue as to who the parties were that did this dastardly work. They should be found out, if possible, and be given a full sentence for the contemplation of such a criminal deed. Ex-Secretary of State Chas. F» Griffin, of Hammond has withdrawn his name as the Republican candidate for Congress in this district. The names of Judge E. P. Hammond, of this county, M. M. Towle, of Hammond, E. D. Crunpacker, of Valparaiso and W. T. Wilson, of Logansport, are prominently mentioned for the place.