Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 May 1902 — Suit Against the Monon. [ARTICLE]

Suit Against the Monon.

Mrs Ella Bragunier has filed suit iD the Carroll county court for SIO,OOO damages against the Monon railroad, through M. A. Ryan and Hanna & Hall, of Delphi. On January 10th Mrs. Bragunier and little son were struck by a fast Monon passenger train. When the train was brought to a standstill the mother was found sitting on the pilot with her little one clasped in her arms. Their escape from death was miraculous. Mrs. Bragunier alleges that the engineer neglected the warning of the crossing. This paper and The Chicago Weekly Inter Ocean $1.40 for one year. “Special deal.” The Federal Oil Co. which has been operating in the Jasper county oil field for some time, has decided to make a thorough test of the field and will drill to trenton rock, which they expect to strike at from 1500 to 2000 feet.

The state convention of the Ladies of the G. A. R. honored Rensselaer by giving two of the state offices to members of the Rensselaer order. Mrs. Carrie Porter, wife of J. C. Porter, was selected state president and Mrs. Hettie Reynolds state secretary. The eleventh annual convention of the Christian Endeavor Societies of Rensselaer district, composed of Jasper, Newton and Warren counties, will be held in the Christian church at Oxford, on Monday and Tuesday, May 26th and 27th. Miss Anna Heilman, of Kentland, is district secretary for the order and as such official will have charge of the convention. Seining was resumed at Cedar Lake with good success and over 1000 pounds of carp, dog fish and buffalo fish were captured there Monday. Deputy Game Warden Newman brought home a 17 pound buffalo fish Monday evening as a sample of the work that is being done. Game Warden Earle has been present himself this week and superintended operations. Those who have charge of the work feel much encouraged over their success this week and claim that the lake will be pretty well cleared of the undesirable fish before they let up.— Crown Point Register.