Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 February 1901 — A WEEK IN INDIANA [ARTICLE]

A WEEK IN INDIANA

RECORD OF HAPPENINGS FOR SEVEN DAYS. HoiaMlck J« 11 breaker from Mew York State Give* Himself Up at LoganaporS—* Saloon Smashing Crnsada Ha« KeaehMl Indiana—Girt Starts for Ejypt. Arrance Fain In Indians. The annual meeting of the members of the eastern Indiana fair circuit was held at New Castle. M. S. Claypool of Muncie was re-elected president and Frank A. Wisehart of Middletown reelected secretary. The dates for holding fairs this year and the secretaries were set as follows: Middltown, July 30 to Aug. 2, Frank A. Wisehart. Hagerstown ,Aug. 6 to 10, I* 8. Bowman. New Castle, Aug. 13 to 17, William Risk. Elwood, Aug. 20 to 23, Frank De Harity. Greenfield, Aug. 20 to 22, Charles Downing. Rushville, Aug. 27 to 30, ——. ■Muncie, Sept 2 to 6, M. 6. Claypool. Anderson, Sept 10 to 13, MoCullom. Indianapolis, Sept 16 to 22, Charlee Downing. Richmond, Sept 24 to 27, Joseph Stephenson. Portland, Oct. 4 to 8. C. 0. Hardy. Anderson district fair was admitted Into the circuit

Homaalck JaUbreaker Gltw Vp. Frank Freeman Loomis walked into police headquarters at Logansport and said he wanted to surrender himself as a fugitive from justice. He claims he is wanted in Warsaw, Wyoming county, New York, on six indictments for forgery, and that Sheriff Gage es that place has offered 31,000 for his capture. Loomis says he broke jail, and that whisky and homesickness cause him to give up. His mother, Mrs. Jane Loomis, whom be has not seen for nine years, he says, lives at Leroy, Genesee county, New York, and that to see her again is partly the cause of his surrender. He asked that she be sent for. The man is a ventriloquist and musician. The officers placed him in jail awaiting word from Warsaw. Salle Alone for Krypt. Miss Maude Case of the village of South Lyons has set out on the steamship Columbia for a 5,000-mlle journey after a husband. She is on her way to Alexandria, Egypt, to become the brids of Warren H. Thompson, a University of Michigan graduate, who formerly resided at Worden, but who for several years has been engaged as mechanical engineer in the employ of a Cleveland firm. Finding that he could not desert his duties in Egypt for two years, he secured the necessary passports and tickets for his betrothed, and Miss Case, equal to the emergency, started on her long journey with only the love for her affianced to bear her up on ths long and wearisome journey. Mr. Thompson Near Deatk. Maurice Thompson, the Crawfordsville novelist, grows much worse, owing to the fact that his thoroughly enfeebled condition has caused his already weak lungs to fail in the performance of their functions. Acuta pneumonia symptoms were manifested, and it is now conceded by. his physicians that his death is only a question of a few days, and possibly hours. He lies in a semi-comatose condition and can be aroused only with difficulty. His relatives have been summoned and all hopes of his recovery abandoned. Smashes an Indian Saloon. The Mrs. Nation saloon-«mashing crusade has reached Indiana, and one little woman, Mrs. Tom Creal, whom husband is foreman in the Baltimore & Ohio railroad shops at Garrett, completely demolished the handsome new plate-glass front ot Peter Beider's saloon, located in Main street A hatchet was used to do the work, and after breaking in the front she entered and secured a beer bottle, which was the last weapon used. Syie had repeatedly warned Mr. Behler not to sell to her husband, who was in jail at the time. Balllet to Co*eh Purdna Elevon. The board of control of Purdue Athletlc association has decided to deviate from the graduate system of football coaching which has been in vogue during the last few years. The association has therefore engaged Balllet of Princeton to coach next year's eleven. He will be assisted by Jamison, who coached the Purdue team last season. Maakad Bur<lar Wound* Woman. A burglar wearing a mask entered-. the dwelling of J. E. Hoßowell at Marlon. Mrs. Hollowell was alone. The man struck her on the head with some instrument rendering her unconscious. He then bound her and searched the house. He secured only |2 and a gold watch. Bluffton Man in Oil Deal. The Landeck Oil company has sold its holdings to G. W. Kimball of Chicago and C. M. Miller of Bluffton for the sum of $12,000. After the purchase had been made J. M. Bostwick of Chicago purchased a half Interest for $6,000. The property consists of eighty acres of leases in Nottingham township, Wells county, on which are located three producing wells with a dally output of twenty-five barrels. The company expects to further develop ths lease by drilling more wells,