Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 July 1901 — Killed by the Care. [ARTICLE]

Killed by the Care.

W. W. Watt, a farmer living between Remington and Goodland, while driving over the Pan Handle traoks two miles east of Goodland, was killed by the east bound passenger train, yesterday about noon. Hie horse was also killed. The remains were taken to Remington. The Bell telephone oompany hae orowded out the Home company at Logansport and raised the rates from 76 oente and tLOO to (1.60, $2.00, 98.00 and 94.00. This was done a month ago. When the collectors went out this week they found 300 subaoribers who paid the high rates, 179 refused to pay the rates, 66 ordered their ’phones taken out, and 200 subscribers are yet to be seen. An oil well on section 17, in Walker township, Jasper county, says the Wheatfield Telephone, is prodnoing 200 barrels of oil per day. Another one on section 32, at Gifford, has been completed and promises even better than the one above mentioned. For a first class Job of horseshoeing call on O. Hansen, the blaoksmlth.