Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 January 1903 — INDIANA STATE HAPPENINGS SUCCINCTLY TOLD BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS NEWS ITEMS [ARTICLE]

INDIANA STATE HAPPENINGS SUCCINCTLY TOLD BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS NEWS ITEMS

STATE HAPPENINGS SUCCINCTLY TOLD BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS

SEEKING OIL IN WAYNE COUNTY Agents Are Leasing Hundreds of Acres of Farm Land. The mysterious actions of men who are leasing hundreds of acres of Wayne county farm lands leads to the belief that some corporation or a number of capitalists will seek oil in that section of the state. It is admitted by the agents that the lands are to be drilled, since the leases specify that drilling for oil is to begin within nine months after the leases are signed. Much of the leased land is around Milton, where, so far as citizens know, oil has never been found. DRIVER HAS HIS NOSE TORN OFF It Is Sewed On Again and Probably Will Adhere. Rail C. Hannum, a liveryman of Linton, had his nose torn off. While getting out of his carriage he put his hand on a wild horse and the animal began to kick. Hannum grabbed for the lines and fell on the frozen ground. His face struck the sharp edge of the carriage bed and his nose was severel from his face and left hanging by a mere thread. It was sewed on and will probably grow, but will leave an ugly scar. Quick Work, Charles Nelson robbed his roommate in a boarding house at Muncie of 15 and a gold watch. Next morning he was arrested, and, after a preliminary hearing was bound over to the Circuit court. Later in the morning he was tried and found guilty and was sentenced to the Michigan City penitentiary. Twelve hours after the robbery pccurred he was awaiting commitment to the penitentiary.

Is Stabbed in the Back. William White, a molder, was stabbed in the back at Evansville while returning from his work, and before assistance came he nearly bled to death. His assailant is unknown. Senator Burns Is Better. Senator Albert M. Burns (Rep.), who is just beginning his second term in the legislature, and who has been critically ill at South Bend from bronchial trouble, is much improved. “Log-rolling.” A "log-rolling” was held at Seymour by the Modern Woodmen. Sixty members were initiated into the order. There was a parade including a line of 300 Woodmen in the afternoon. Typewriter* Is Insane. Miss Jurina Kadel of Terre Haute has become insane. Last spring she Imagined she made a mistake in typewriting a record. She became melancholy and refused to take food. To Clear Up Conference Work. A request will be sent to Bishop Walden of Cincinnati asking that the Rev. F. T. Simpson of Elkhart be appointed to clear up the work of the present conference year. Tear Down Saloon. Matt and George Schell, brothers, of Evansville, made an attack on a suburban saloon and nearly tore down the building. The men were overpowered and sent to jail. Wants SIO,OOO. Suit has been filed at Logansport by Austin Keating against Solomon Harness for SIO,OOO. Keating alleges that Harness struck him over the head with a buggy whip. Lived to Be 93.

Elizabeth Stonecipher, ninety-three years old, is dead. When she was a young woman she walked from Maryland to Corydon, where she had lived ever since. Citizens Become Angelq. Citizens of Mooreland have organized a theatrical company, which will give its initial performance in Mooreland, after which it will go on the road. Hurt by Trolley. At Martinsville Ralph Gilbert, son of N. H. Gilbert, while repairing a trolley wire on top of a car, fell to the ground and was seriously injured. Freezes to Death. George Sines, 70 years old, an Inmate of the Cass County infirmary, was found frozen to death in the snow beside the institution. Dies of Heart Disease. Wick Crave, 76 years old, for fifty years a jeweler in Covington, died suddenly of heart disease. Pioneer Passes Away. Mrs. Elizabeth Wheeler, a pioneer, 68 years old, is dead at her home, west of Geneva. Gambling and Death. As a result of a fight in a saloon at Terre Haute over gambling Walter Gossman, 28 years old, is dead from the effects of a blow on the head from an iron cuspidor, wielded by Tom Nolan. Nolan escaped. / Dedicate Chifrch Addition. The new addition to the United Brethren church was dedicated at Terre Haute. Dr. William E. Bell of Dayton, preached the dedicatory sermon.

JHREE INDIANA CELEBRATIONB Events on the Programme at the Blobmington College. The formal installation of Dr. William L. Bryan as president of Indiana University will occur at Bloomington on Jan. 20 and 21, in connection with the eighty-second anniversary of the founding of the institution. The dedication of the new Science Hall, for which the last legislature made an appropriation, will also occur at that time. The celebration of these events will be on a pretentious scale. Representatives of the state will be invited. Governor Durbin and other state officers are expected. President Faunce, of Brown university, will be the chief speaker at the installation of Dr. Bryan. Dr. Nicholls, of Cornell University, will speak at the Science Hall dedication. President Angell, v of Michigan University, will also be on the programme. New Suits for Boys. Jasper E. Case, a wealthy lumberman of Rushville, made Christmas a memorable one by supplying thirty boys with new suits of clothes. He had church workers to make a canvass of the city and report to him the condition of the boys. The boys were then sent to him and each received a complete outfit. All families that needed fuel and prqvisions were also supplied by Mr. Case. Close Up Saloon. Nimrod Kemper, 77 years old, a veteran of the Mexican war, after retiring from business on account of age, decided he was not too old to work and went to Tipton and opened a saloon without the knowledge of his children. He was in the business but one day, however, when his children closed up the saloon. Wants to Raise Rates. The Nobleville gas company ap-. peared before the council again and asked for an increased rate from 15 to 20 cents a thousand cubic feet. The request also included a reduction of 25 per cent on all bills in the event that the pressure is below four ounces. Cancer Kills. Mrs. John A. Anderson, forty-seven years old, is dead at Marion, after two years' illness of cancer. She left three children, one of them being Mrs. Minnie Watkins of Indianapolis. The mother was a daughter of former mayor Moore of Marion. Golden Wedding. Mr. and Mrs. David Crawley of Sullivan have celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary. They were married at Fairbanks and began housekeeping in a log cabin with two rooms. They have five children. —' it Succumbs to Illness. After an illness of several days James K. Rambo of Elwood, 75 years old, is dead. He was a veteran of the civil war and was paymaster of the First Virginia cavalry under Lee all through the war. Family Jar. Mr. and Mrs. R. Brentworth quarreled at Union City and Brentworth was badly cut in the back by his wife with a razor. After the quarrel she bound up her husband’s wounds and they left for Cincinnati. Deadly Cigarettes. The son of Levi Hemmer of Nobleville is dead from the effects of cigarette smoking. He began smoking two years ago and continued incessantly since until his death. He was 20 years old.

Doctor Is Paralyzed. Dr. Henry V. Passage of Peru, who served four terms In the legislature from Miama county, was stricken with paralysis while attending a patient at the county farm. His recovery is doubtful. Contact With Saw. Ira J. Cue, an old citizen of Windfall, was operating an edging saw in the hoop factory of Mann & Ober, when his hand caught in the saw, almost severing it. Special Religious Services. Rev. William Carson, the southern Illinois conference evangelist of Methodist Episcopal church, will begin a series of special services at Salem on Sunday, Jan. 4. Big Turkey. H. H. Veach, a farmer of Jefferson township, raised a turkey which weighed forty-two pounds after being dressed. Store Safe Is Robbed. The safe in the clothing store of Warner & Peck of Crawfordsvllle was robbed of S2OO. Workman Is Killed. George Kerney, 40 years old, was instantly killed in the Big Four yards £t Anderson. He was unloading coal from a car by the use of a crane, when the crane broke and, striking Kerney on the head, crushed his skull. Rural Mail Service. Postmaster Bearss of Peru has word from Congressman G. W. Steele that rural mail service to extend over all of Miami county will begin operations on Feb. 1.

TAKE FUEL COMPANY’S STOCK Anderson, Munbie and Alexandria Men Invest In Coal Lands. Manufacturers and capitalists have subscribed for all the $250,000 capital stbck of the Manufacturers’ Fuel and Mining Company, which has closed a deal for Sullivan county coal lands. Muncie manufacturers took $6,000 worth of the stock, the Pan-American Glass Company of Alexandria took $5,000 worth, and the rest is held at Anderson. Charles L. Henry of Anderson holds most of the stock, and will probably be elected president of the company. The name of the company may also be changed. The stockholders will take what coal they need for their plant and the rest of the output will be sold. SPLINTER TROUBLES A PASTOR Worka Its Way the Full Length of His Arm Before Removal. It took about six months for a largesized splinter to make its way the length of the Rev. G. Kabrick’s arm, and the piece of wood has been removed by a physician from Mr. Kobrick’s arm at a point about two feet from where the splinter entered. Several months ago Mr. Kabrick, who resides at Muncie, fell and injured his artn. It was thought that the bones were broken. Recently the arm began to swell and a physican operated upon the arm to find the splinter a short distance below the surface. Politics Disrupts Labor Body. An effort is making to revive the Elwood Trades and Labor Council, which has not met since last August Several unions withdrew and the placing of a labor ticket in the city campaign last spring resulted in bad feeling. To Build Up Unions. O. P. Smith, an organizer of the American Federation of Labor, has been ordered to Terre Haute to organize new unions and strengthen old ones. He will also try to form a women's union label league.

Assault on Churchman. John A. Schooman, who ordered five young men out of Wesleyan M. E. church in North Peru, was assaulted on his way home and stoned until his clothing was covered with bloqd. Sue Coal Company. Alfred Harris, Ethel Harris and Alfred Reffett have each sued the Zeller & McClelland Coal Company for $5,000 for injuries received in an explosion in a mine at Cloverland. Dies From Rat Bite. Mrs. Dicey Stevens, wife of John Stevens of Columbus died from a blood clot on the brain. She was bitten several years ago by a rat and has been an invalid ever since. Incendiarism. A second attempt to burn the barn of C. C. Harvey, a dairyman of Bloomington was successful. The barn was destroyed and two horses and ten cows were killed. Lights Are Out. Alexandria, which has been without gas lights on account of the contractor having refused to serve under the old contract, will let a new contract Jan. 27. Dentist Is Shocked. Dr. Louis M. Ellis, a dentist of Lafayette while at work on a woman’s teeth received a severe electric shock. He is confined to his home. Paper Mill Closes. The Wabash. Paper Company’s mill has closed on account of a coal famine, and 250 men are out of work. Is Shot in the Leg. At Portland George F. Bowersox, a jeweler, was shot in the leg by the accidental discharge of a revolver. Two Homes Burn. At Sherley the homes of Mrs. Rhoda E. Hamilton and J. w. Kitterman burned, causing a loss of $2,000. Milk Is Infected. The scarlet fever epidemic that broke out among the students of Purdue University has been traced to infected milk. Newcastle Is Growing. An unofficial census, taken by citizens, shows that Newcastle has gained 3,000 population since 1900. Failure at Rochester. The hardware firm of Wilson & McGuire of Rochester has made an assignment. Drops Dead. Mrs. Frank Pouder of Danville dropped dead of heart-disease. Falls Down Stairs. Mrs. Henry Stiggleman was decending the cellar steps at her home at Newcastle, when she fell on her head cutting a deep gash across the top. Prospecting to Begin. Prospecting for oil and gas will begin next spring on the 2,500 acres of lend that have been leased in the south portion of Bloomington. Barbers Organize. The barbers of Mount Vernon have organized a union.