Rensselaer Democrat, Volume 1, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 June 1898 — RECORD OF THE WEEK [ARTICLE]

RECORD OF THE WEEK

INDIANA INCIDENTS TERSELY j TOLD. Bicknell Suffers Heavy Low by Fira —lntelligent Dog Save* a Child’s Life-Steel Plant for East Chicago-- ' Young Criminal Fatally Ehot. Almost Wiped Ont by Fire. The town of Bicknell was almost completely destroyed by fire early the other morning. The fire started in Brocksrnith’s warehouse, and the flames soon spread to the business portion of the place. The town was without tire protection and a call for help was sent to Vincennes, but as that city had no fire engine no aid could be sent. Nearly every business house in Bicknell was destroyed, as well as many residences. Following are some of the heaviest losers: Albert Brocksmith, hardware; J. S. Welle & Co., jewelers; M. H. Barrows, drugs; Kixmiller Bros., boots and shoes; J. E. Prather, restaurant; Masonic Hall, Frank'Hooper, confectionery, and Samuel Brashers, saloon. ' Child Is Saved by a Dog. The passenger train on the Indianapolis and Vincennes road was nearing Edwardsport when Engineer Dorsay saw a dog on the track acting strange manner. The engineer shut off the steam, and as he drew nearer noticed the dog jumping up and down, as if badly frightened. Just beyond the animal the trainman saw an object lying between the tracks, and toe train was brought to a standstill within a few feet of it. The object proved to be an infant, less than 2 years old, anti as the engineer picked it up the aog barked and jumped upon him as though in an ecstasy of joy. The child was the daughter of a farmer living a few hundred yards from the track. Bis Fteel Plant. Two thousand men will find employment in a new steel plant which will oe built at East Chicago by H. C. Frick of the Carnegie company of Pittsburg, and other Eastern capitalists. Three hundred acres of land have been purchased on the shore of Lake Michigan for the site of the new plant. The price is said to have been SSOO an acre. A harbor will be built on the- waterway at the mouth of the Calumet river, which bounds the site on one side. Young Desperado Killed Louis Harlan, a youngeman of Sharpsville, was fatally sihot by Sheriff McCreary. Harlan had been a fugitive from justice, but returned and sent word to the sheriff "to take him if he could.' The officer forced the door, aud was knocked down by Harlan. Without rising, he shot Harlan twice in the chest and stomach. Either* wound would have been fatal. Two Killed at a Crossing. While driving Ray Chappel and family of Butler were struck by a Wabash passenger train. Chappel and his son were ' instantly killed and Sire. Chappel was terribly mangled. The horse was instantly killed and the buggy demolished. A daughter had the greater portion of her clothing torn from her body, but was uninjured.

Within Our Border*. The new Methodist church at Sandborn was destroyed by fire. Edward Hammerback of Kokomo, serving a term for counterfeiting, was par-' doned by President McKinley. Lloyd McMains of Waveland hanged himself in the barn of John Alfrey, a ’brother-in-law. He was a bachelor, and had not been in good health. At Shelbyville, Janies Sandfur, after grieving over a failure of crops, committed suicide by hanging. His body was found in the barn by his young wife. Thaddeus Dupce, the colored man who disappeared from Plainfield, was found northwest of the town by Frank Dalton, a butcher, hanging from a willow tree near the ereek. At Elkhart, thieves stole SI,OOO worth ‘ of diamond jewelry and minor articles from the residence-of John McNaughton, a retired business man, and his widowed sister, Mrs. Margaret Defrees. A young man al*out 20 years old was killed west of Delaware by falling off a caboose. Allthat could be learned of him ’ liisparents lived in Cincinnati * and he was bound for St. Louis. Rev. W. B. Street of Lynn, Mass., a graduate of Yale, has been engaged by Anderson Congregatidnalists in place of Dr. A. H. Ball, who returns to Springfield, Mass., to engage in newspaper work. Chetty Worlds of Union City attempted to jump on a freight train in the Big Four yards and had his left foot so severely mashed that it was necessary to amputate it. He is about thirty years’ old. George Haskell was arrested in the Hamilton National Bank at Fort Wayne while cashing a check with the forged name of William Roth. ,Roth entered the bank just as the cashier was handing out the money. At Vincennes, John Lance met a singular death while swimming with compan- « ions. He dived off the banks of the Wabash into the river, striking his head on a rock, crushing the skull. He was rescuer!, but died a few hours after. At Shelbyville, Harry Taylor, aged 0 K filled a cigar box with gunpowder, cut hole in the lid ojid touched a match to the powder, pretending to blow up Cervera. The child was horribly disfigured about the face and will lose both eyes as ’a result of the explosion. Jacob Ertie, an aged peddler, was found bound to a lounge at his home, four miles north of Fort Wayne. Ertie lives alone.. Several nights ago two men went to his fibiue, bound, gagged and robbed him or a few dollars. They left him tied to a lounge, and not until three days had passed did he release the gags so that he could call for help. Gen. Lew Wallace of Crawfordsville hns received a unique invitation to be present at the G. A. R. Nebraska State encampment in September. • The invitation is signed by every G. A. R. man in the State of Nebraska. A new and peculiarly fatal disease has appeared among the horses near Noble* rille. The animal is first attacked with a profuse perspiration. This is followed bv a chill; then the head swells, there is a heavy discharge of bloody mucous, and death speedily ensues. The disease la extremely contagious, and is usually fatal in a few hours after the first attack.