Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 November 1883 — Attempted Suicide. [ARTICLE]

Attempted Suicide.

The Verdict.-—At a laid hour last evening the jury in the Lamb case brought in a verdict of “guilty” with 12 months in county jail and fine of sixty dollars. By the best arrangement that could be made, the Rev. T. C. Webster will preach bdt one sermon each week in Rensselaer, hereafter. Pleaching in the morning one weeki and in the evening the week following. Next Sunday his appointment here is in the morning; at the usual hour. The gaifibliiig business has bfe'en fired out front the room lately occupied by it. Whete it will be taken next we are not informed, but h'dpe nd place tor it can be found this side of Nubbin Ridge, at the nearest. That locality would be an excellent place for it in one respect, at least: The bracti'c'e of its p&trofis of stealing fuel to warm their carcasses with would be less detrimental to their neighbors, in that community, than in almost any other. Ifi'deed, the stealing of wood is your typical Nubbin Ridger’s m<sst honored vocation. “Let us have peas.”—A number bf the yotmg people iof the town, of both sexes, of about the high school age, got together Tuesday night and raised “Old Ned” generally. Bombarding the windows of peaceful citizens with, handsful of peas, seemed to be the leading feature of their performances. As usual in such cases, it was fun for the parties who were doing the deviltry, but anything ljut fun fdV soirlo of the nervous ladies who were seriously fright* Red by lheir pranks.

Miss Josie McCauley, of Liber ty tp., White county, took a dose ,'of strychnine on Saturday, Oct., 20th, with suicidal intent, at the home of her sister, three miles from Monticello. Prompt and liberal doses of milk and raw eggs, with otbbr antidotes administered by a physician, as soon as he could be summoned, saved the girl’s life. Miss Josie is seventeen years old, not bad looking, and probably of a romantic temperament. At any rate a, disappointment in a love' affair is saitl so have been the cause of the attempted suicide.