Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 September 1902 — Indiana News [ARTICLE]

Indiana News

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NO FATTED CALF FOR THE LADS Runaway Boys Offer to Come Back, but Parents are Obdurate. Walter Carver, Price Dean and Clarence Brown, the three youngsters who ran away from Alexandria with a team and wagon belonging to young Carver’s father, three months ago, have been heard from for the third time. They are at La Junta, Colo., where they sold the team. They offer to come home, and offer to pay for the team. Their parents will not kill the fatted calf, and the fate of the youngsters is uncertain. UNION MEN QUIT THE MILITIA Believe State Guard an Organization to Quell Strikes. The Lupton Guards, a new militia company, formed at Hartford City recently, is flnaing strong opposition from the union labor element, and those of the company who belong to unions are withdrawing from the company. At the Trades Council meeting T. P. Kenney spoke against union men joining the militia, which he considered an organization whose chief purpose was to quell strikes. Still Young and Active. Mrs. Prudence Gray of Lawrence is 75 years old, but can do more work than many a younger woman. Since March 1 she has woven 557 yards of rag carpet, has done all her own housework and has cooked for her eon, who lives with her. Acquires Much Land. Elwood Beeson, a farmer living four miles southwest of Milton, celebrated his seventieth birthday recently. To the original quarter-section, where a log cabin stood in the claim of twelve acres, has been added nine hundred acres since 1832. Free Delivery. The Franklin City council has ordered the city engineer to notify residents to place numbers on their houses. Free city mail delivery will be instituted as soon as this is done. Kills Eight Mules. A freight train on the Pan-Handle ran into a herd of stock belonging to Terrell Newsom of Columbus and killed eight mules and crippled several others. His loss is SI,OOO. Retires to the Farm. Ine Rev. Alonzo Meyer of Anderson, presiding elder of the Marion district of the United Brethern church, will retire from active service and go to his Shelby county farm. Clear of Debt. Practically the last of the indebtedness accumulated by the Chicago and Southeastern Railway company has been disposed of, the Big Four paying off all employes in full. Municipal Tips. A committee of citizens from Owensville visited Evansville and inspected the light plant. Owensville desires to put in a plant and the committee is getting tips. Hurt in Sawmill. Charles Ferguson, an employe at the S. T. Dering lumber plant, at Petersburg, was seriously injured by being struck by a piece of timber thrown from a saw. is a Stay-at-Home. Elwood Beeson, living four miles southwest of Milton, was seventy years old September 16. He claims he was never out of the limits of Indiana. New Gas Well. Gas was struck while drilling an oil well on the farm of Julian Powell near Sullivan and since then thirty feet of gas has been spouting into the air. Will Meet at Tipton. At the third annual meeting of the One-hundred-and-sixtieth Regiment at Wabash it was decided to hold the annual meeting at Tipton next year. Strikes Oil. The Phoenix Oil Company has struck one of the best wells in the Indiana field, on the Caleb Brose farm, in Washington township. Stoves in Demand. Kokomo dealers are having trouble supplying the demand for coal stoves. The poor prospect for gas has caused a rush for stoves. • Long in Postal Service. Samuel Exam Unthank of Spiceland, ■who has served twenty-one years as postal clerk, has sent in his resignation. Seek to Break a Will. Suit has been brought by Mrs. Mary Simpson and Miss Stella Mosier, of Rygeiaville, to set aside the will of their relative, Martha Parson, who gave all het property for the maintenance of a cemetery. They aver that aha was Of unsound mind. To Enlarge Carriage Plant. Robert Martindale of Indianapolis baa been elected president of the Anderson Carriage company. The plant will be enlarged and the force in-

MINER IS CRUSHED TO DEATH. Fall of Slate and Rocks in Coal Shaft Proves Fatal. George E. Goodman, aged about 30 years, a miner in the Farmsworth coal mines, four miles east as Sullivan, was crushed to death in the mine by falling slate and rocks. Goodman and a fellow-workman, Dave Bushnell, were at work alone, about threequarters of a mile from the entrance oi the shaft, and a quarter of a mile from the other miners. At quitting time two miners did not come out and a search was made. They were found buried beneath the rock and debris. Goodman’s skull was crushed and he expired in a few minutes. Bushnell was alive, but had his head, face and breast badiy crushed. Gas Company May Quit. The Enterprise Gas company of Newcastle is considering the advisability of going out of business. A number of wells will be sold. It is said that the directors have disagreed. Married Fifty Years. Dr. George M. Dankln and wife celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage at Laporte. He is a thirty-second degree Mason and Mrs. Dankin is prominent in literary work. Plan New Church. Subscriptions for the new Presbyterian church in Anderson have reached SIO,OOO. The Presbyterians propose to erect one of the finest houses of worship in the city.

Shoots His Brother. While hunting east of Elwood Walter Barton was accidentally shot and fatally injured by his brother, Howard. The bullet entered under the Heart, lodging in the left lung. Plan to Buy Factory. Elwood is to have another factory, owned and operated by home capital, if the men Interested succeed in purchasing a plant abandoned by the American Radiator company. Big Stalk of Corn. The yield of corn in the Big Miami bottoms this year is remarkable. Louis Hayes, a farmer living near Homestead, shows a stalk of corn measuring seventeen feet. Boy Locked Up. Arthur Henry of Valparaiso, who held up a boy and took a check from him, presenting it at the bank for payment, has been locked up. He is only twelve years old. Child Is Run Over. The young child of Mrs. Crill Butler was run down by a wagon and crushed beyond recognition at Petersburg. Jeff Ferguson, the driver, is crazed with grief. Police Benefit Ball. The Alexandria police assert that their wages will not pay for the kind of clothes they wish to wear, and they propose to give a benefit ball about Qct. 16. Pastor Resigns. The Rev. Father Roland of St. Paul’s Episcopal church, Laporte, will resign the middle of October, to take charge of the Church of the Redeemer at Cairo, 111. Sheep Ranch. James Doddridge and brother, Wilbar Doddridge, have started a sheep ranch near Brownsville, Union county. They have 400 acres and 650 sheep. Washington Colony. P. E. Wise, a prominent farmer of Hagerstown, accompanied by others, whom he has interested, will go to Wenatchee, Wash., and establish a colony.

Shale Gas Explodes. A pocket of shale gas was struck on the Armitage lease near Hartford City and an explosion followed, probably fatally injuring Charles Steele. Bloodhounds tor Thieves. Because of recent thefts, the trustees of the new town of Howell have purchased two bloodhounds, which will be used to track criminals. Escapes the Poorhouse. Lizzie Gibson, an aged woman of Richmond, died while being taken out of a carriage in which she was being removed to the poorhouse. Gas Rates Go Up. The gas rates have been increased one-third in Gas City and Jonesboro. The people are dissatisfied and many will use other fuel. Annual Road Contract. The Laporte board of commissioners has annulled the road-building contract awarded to A. Runyan & Co., of Alexandria, over two years ago. The contractors have received $48,000 for the part of the road which is completed. Oil Prospects Good. The Star Oil company has started the drill in another well, on the Fhanley & Mcßay lease, south of Jonesboro, and at present the prospects tor oil are good.

DOUBLE LOOP-THE-LOOP TRfcK Lafayette Trick Rider Plans to Outdo Ail His Rivals. Harry King, a Lafayette trick bicycle rider, is working on an apparatus, which, if successful, will put Diavolo and his “loop-the-loop” feat in tne shade. There will be two loops, the second smaller and standing lower than the first, and King will make his first descent from a sixty-foot elevation. Mr. King has consulted with professors of engineering at Purdue, and has shown them his design. They think the trick is feasible if King has enough nerve to perform the feat DOG SAVED LITTLE BOY’S LIFE Dragged Him From a Ditch Where He Lay Stunned. John Daumn, aged 4, was rescued from drowning at Evansville by a dog. He fell from his velocipede into a ditch, and being stunned, was unable to rise. A large bird dog belonging to Steve Roche caught the boy by the neck and dragged him out. Must Pay for Gas. The franchise holders— probably two hundred—who have had free natural gas ever since its discovery in this state, have been turned down by the Elwood gas companies this year and will have to pay the same as other consumers, and by meter measurement as well. There may be legal proceedings. Glass Blowers in Demand. Agents of various window glass companies in Muncie, Anderson, Marion and other gas belt towns are endeavoring to get blowers and other workmen to sign contracts to leave Indiana for positions in other states. Good to His Parents. Three years ago Harry Birhenruth left his home without a dollar. He has since become one of the best jockeys on the American turf. Recently he purchased a handsome home in Logansport for his aged parents. New Line Oct. 1. The Richmond street and Interurban company has placed four large cars in service. The company expects to open the line between Richmond and Cambridge City between now and Oct. 1. Boys and Powder. Lawrence O’Bennis and Ira Stockton of Kokomo filled a bottle with gunpowder, burled it, then lighted a fuse. In the explosion that followed both boys were badly hurt about the face. History of the Thirty-ninth. A. Somers of Kokomo, was detailed at the Thirty-ninth regiment reunion, just closed at Noblesville, to publish a history of the regiment, and $l,lOO was voted for this purpose. Accident May Cause Insanity. Jeff Ferguson, the teamster who accidentally ran over and killed the small child of Mrs. Crill Butler at Petersburg, is losing his mind from brooding over the accident

Is Hard-Headed. Michael J. Stiver, a wealthy Benton township farmer, was fined $27 for failure to pay taxes on two dogs. He declares he wil stay in jail rather than pay the fine. In Spite of Wealth. Joseph Lory of Petersburg, father of Frank C. Lory, the “Alaska gold king,” is suffering from a stroke of paralysis, and is in a critical condition. Secure Library Site. By the purchase of C. N. Newsom’s two-story business block, the Anderson library commissioners secured a site for the Carnegie $50,000 library. Votes Aid to Confederates. George W. Leonard Post, G. A. R., of Newcastle has voted money to aid in the construction of a home for Confederate soldiers in Alabama. Still at Large. The wild animal which for months has been frightening the farmers in the vicinity of Kennard has made its appearance north of Knightstown. Cut in Twio. James H. Hayden, a dwarf hunchback, 30 years of age, was thrown from a Lake Shore freight train at Goshen and his body cut in two. To Teach Porto Ricans. Miss Anna Bradbury of Richmond has received official notification of her appointment as a teacher in the government schools of Porto Rico. To Manage Library. An ordinance has been passed by the Marion council providing for the appointment of a board of library directors to consist of five members, to manage the affairs of the new $50,000 Carnegie library. Hot Water Heat Many Connersville citizens will not depend on natural gas this winter, and the prospect of hot water heating system is hailed with delight The plant will represent an expenditure of $15,000.