Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 June 1902 — Indiana State News [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Indiana State News

FARMERS WATCH THRASHERS Doubt They Have Organized Simply to Improve Roads and Bridges. The future action of the Henry county branch of the Thrashers’ National Protective Association, known as the Thrashers’ Trust, is a matter of much interest to farmers. Members of the combine say the organization is not to raise prices, but to procure better bridges and for mutual insurance. They claim that if an engine or machine should go through a bridge the owners have the loss to bear. Farmers, however, do not seem ta see it in this light, and are bitter against it. MAN WITH BROKEN NECK DIES Physicians Perform Operation, But Patient Fails to Rally. D. R. Ballentine, who had his neck dislocated several weeks ago by falling in his sawmill, is dead. An operation was performed. Two of the vertebrae at the base of the neck were fractured, and the spinal cord had been caught in one of these fractures and was pressed so hard that it paralyzed the patient from the shoulders down. Bars Traction Company. The Logansport city council has taken another rap at George McCulloch and the Logansport, Rochester and Northern Traction company by refusing the company entrance to the city from the east, on the grounds that it would be against the interests of Fred Boyd, owner of the local street car system. Instructors Promoted. The summer session at Indiana University was opened at Bloomington with a large attendance. E. H. Lindley and J. A. Birdstrom have been promoted from associate to full professorship. J. C. Boldt, of the Anderson high school, has been chosen as instructor in mathematics at the university. Condition of Judge Peelle. Judge William A. Peelle of Centerville is not at the point of death, as reported, but his physicians say he is confined to his bed from ailments chiefly due to the infirmities of age. He is 85 years old. The physicians say he may live for months. Eastern Indiana Traction. Since the Gas City common council granted a franchise to the Eastern Indiana Traction company, nothing stands in the way of the building of the road from Richmond to Portland and from Ridgeville to Gas City, through Upland. Elks Elect State Officers. The Elks organization of Indiana has elected J. G. Powell of Logansport president- and D. A. Westbury of South Bend, secretary. The next meeting will be held at South Bend. The committee on constitution holds over until next year. Loses an Eye. , Fred Fowler, employed at Samuel Dawson’s livery stable at Indianapolis, has lost one of his eyes as a result of the accidental discharge of a flobert rifle which he was handling. The injured eye was taken out by a surgeon.

Close of Fortville Convention. The Epworth league of the Muncie district closed its convention at Fortville. One thousand people heard Bishop Joyce’s sermon. The next meeting will be held at Alexandria. To Reopen Glass Plant. Forbes Holton and others propose to organize a new company and reopen the old Union window-glass works at Anderson. It will be independent of the trust. Grasshoppers in Henry County. In some portions of Henry county, grasshoppers have played havoc with young clover, many fields being devastated. The hay crop will not come up to the average. Puts Acid in Man’s Bed. An unknown person placed corrosive acid in the bed of A. J. Piper, a machinist of Eyrhart, at a boarding house, but he was not seriously burned. Want Convict Liberated. An effort is making at Richmond to have Joseph Seifert liberated from state prison. An appeal will be taken to the supreme court. Loses Left Leg. Lee Mitchell, 24 years old, was run over by a train in the Monon yards at Redford. His Jest leg was cut off close to the body. Howard Shipyard Idle. Work has been suspended for a time in the Howard shipyard at Jeffersonville and two hundred men are idle, owing to the scarcity of steel and iron’ The plant has been idle two weeks, causing a loss to employes of $20,000 in wages. Rev. H. B. Fry Is Dead. The Rev. Henry B. Fry, D. D., age 73, one of the oldest Presbyterian ministers in Indiana, died at Fort Wayne. He was formerly a professor in Taylor University.

CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS Applicants for Positions Will Be Tested at Indianapolis July 8. Civil service examinations will be held in Indianapolis, as follows: July 8 Deckofficer, computer, aid and watch officer in coast and geodetic survey; engineer, bureau of chemistry, Department of Agriculture; inspector, to act as interpreter, Finnish and Scandinavian; Inspector of hulls, steamboat inspector service; Finnish interpreter, qualified to speak Russian and Swedish. July 10—Laboratory assistant, national bureau of standards. July 15—Assistant in road material laboratory, Department of Agriculture; assistant piece work computer, naval observatory. Contract for Construction. A contract has been awarded for the construction of ten miles of interurban electric railway between South Bend and Niles, Mich., the work to be done inside of ninety days. This will connect Niles with South Bend, Mishawaka, Osceola, Elkhart and Goshen. A thirty-five mile extension is also proposed from Niles to St. Joseph. REV. S. C. DICKEY. ’

THE REV. S. C. DICKEY. The Winona Assembly association has elected Rev. S. C. Dickey to the dual position of secretary and general manager. Renounces Her Vows. Sister Theresa, of the Sisters of Providence, has renounced her vows and returned to Bloomington. She was Miss Hattie Hatfield and graduated in 1892. Found Dead. Thomas B. Nearing, a traveling man, was found dead in the Westcott hotel at Richmond, and the body has been sent to his mother at Brooklyn N. Y. The Gun Caught. Roy Brewer, near Pleasantville, was accidentally killed while hunting. He climbed a rail fence, when the trigger caught and the gun was discharged. Jealousy Leads to Shooting. Charles McGinnis tried to shoot Jack Jones at Washington, but was unsuccessful. Jones was seen walking with Mrs. McGinnis in the street. Pastor Resigns. The Rev. J. W. Kapp of the First English Lutheran church of Richmond has resigned to take charge of a Cincinnati church, August 1. New Steel Factory. A steel factory, to cost about $200,000 and to employ 200 men, will be erected at Matthews at once by Matthews and Eastern capital.

Tailor Is Missing. Louis Engel, a tailor, of Terre Haute, who made an assignment, is missing. Mrs. Engel says she does not know where he is. Carbolic Acid, Mrs. Loretta Showalter, employed in a Richmond hotel, killed herself by taking carbolic acid. Despondency was the cause. Farm House Burns. The farm house of John Samson, together with contents, burned, near Union. The family escaped in their night clothes. Fire at Harmony. The building and stock of merchandise belonging to W. H. Thomas at Harmony burned. Loss, $2,000; insured in part. In Jail for Contempt. Samuel Trump of Elkhart is in jail for contempt of court. He refused to pay $3 a week for the support of his child. Indicted for Murder. At Washington Joseph Herbert has been indicted on the charge of murdering Louis Cunningham, a wealthy farmer. Hanged Himself in Jail. Joe Hoggart, who has been in jail at Salem on a murder charge, committed suicide by hanging. His action is regarded by the prosecuting attorney as evidence against three other persons involved In the case. Boy Hurt at New Ross. While boys were running a handcar up and down the Midland railway at New Ross, Guy Hamilton jumped off. The car ran over him and tore a hole in'his side. His condition is critical.

DEATH OF JUDGE W. H. MARTIN Was a Native of Indiana, Served as a Soldier and on the Bench. Judge William H. Martin died at Greenfield from kidney and malarial trouble. He had been in poor health for some time. He was 58 years old and was born at Rushville. He served as a Union soldier in the civil war and afterward studied law, being graduated from Indiana University in 1867. He practiced law at Rensselaer in the early seventies and was elected circuit judge, and was defeated for re-election in 1884. He went to Rushville where the law firm of Martin, Watson & Magee was organized. Judge Martin returned to Greenfield a year ago. He leaves a wife and a son, Robert M. Martin. The Bar Association met and a committee was appointed to prepare a memorial.