Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 September 1889 — : INDIANA STATE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

: INDIANA STATE NEWS.

Elwood has five gas wells. A camp of Democratic ex-soldiers has been organized at Hammond. John Bowman, the oldest Mason in dark county, dropped dead of heart disease Wednesday. Elkhart has a thirteen-acre park. It was presented to the city by the Studebaker Bros., and named in their honor. Manitou Lake, at Rochester, is to be made an attractive summer resort. A park and fine hotel are to be provided. Gen. Ben Butler has presented the soldiers’ home at Marion with a magnificent flag 24x4 feet, made at his mills. Henry C. Puterbaugh, a wealthy farmer,of Cass county,was found dead in his field, Thursday. Cause of death is unknown. Louis Graff, daughter of Peter Graff, near Evansville, committed suicide by jumping into an old well an her father’s farm. She was aged sixteen. Orson Dodge, of Wawaka, and John Bowman, of Millersburg, riding on a Lake Shore train near Brimfield, were struck by a bridge and both killed. The suit of Ivison, Blakeman & Co., to restrain the Indianapolis School Board from using the new geography was decided in favor of the School Board. A girl child, weighing but eighteen ounces, was horn to the family of Otto Ogden, at Jeffersonville, Thursday. It is perfectly developed, bright and healthy. The mall route from Crawfordsville to Offlel will be discontinued. The sale of stamps at Ofiiel amounted to |6 last year, the postmaster was paid 82.80 salary and the carrier received $ 100 from the Govern ment. —j: — The bones of a human being were found on Henry Runyan’s place near Delle Union, Putnam county, Monday, and are now in possession of the Coroner. It is supposed that the victim was murdered and his body cremated. The Washington County Board of Education lias passed resolutions not only indorsing the Indiana series of school books, hut also forbidding teachers to hear recitations in t Joks thereafter purchased which may conflict with these series. Laporte’s prospect of securing natural gas has gone glimmering, and the well has been abandoned at a depth of over 2,800 feet. A lack of funds to carry forward the work is the cause, nearly SIO,OOO having been already expended in the search. A young man n-med Bert Kiser,at North Webster, was riding a two-wheeled, springtooth hai-row when an obstruction was mot and he was jerked forward, his body falling between the frame work and wheel. The unfortunate man’s neck was broken, and his body was wrapped around the axle when found. A second crop of strawberries is being gathered on the hills surrounding New Albany, something which is unprecedented in the history of small fruits in that oounty. The rains of a few weeks ago caused the plants to again flower, and -while the berries are of large size, they lack the flavor of the first crop. Indiana Patents—George H. Asire, South Bend, steam boiler; Homer W. Case, South Bend, body for drays; Will H. Donner, Columbus, signal for mills; Windfleld O. Gunckel, Terre Haute, revolving coal screen; Bearard K. Koopman, Terre Haute, last; Francis T. Lamont, Ft. Wayne, road scraper; Wm. H. Oberne, Fort Wayne, mast arm. The “ Amish sect” is the name by which a small band of religionists in Daviess county are known. The male members are not permitted to wear suspenders or buttons on their clothes; the same must be fastened with hooks and eyes, and they have other equally as eccentric customs. Neither are they permitted to own a folding top buggy.. □ Among the reasons given for the prediction that this year’s State Fair will be larger than any before, is the fact that farmers have had two successive good crops, and they are in control of the money in the community. Entries are numerous and men in control of County Fairs in- different parts of the State say that a very large State Fair may be expected. A man named Barnhart, claiming to be a spirit medium, and directly influenced by St. Paul, has located near Hartford City, and be has gathered about him con siderable following. He claims that St. Paul has revealed to him that an Indian chief buried gold nuggets near that place, but the exact place where the buried treasure lies is withheld. Barnhart's deluded followers, however, are nigging up the land in every direction with tho hope of finding it. Spencer Hollingsworth, the defaulting Treasurer of Knox county, who was sentenced to the Prison South, was released Friday, his time having expired. He was short $86,000 and with the discovery fled to Canada, but afterward returned and made good the amount, and was. then convicted and sentenced for three years. He now * claims a technicality in his favor by which he expects to compel Knox county to return some of the money which he paid over. A sensation was created at Marion, by the marriage of Miss Anna B. Sweetzer to Field W. Siwezey, a young attorney, the marriage being in the nature of an elopement. The bride Is nineteen years old, handsome and accomplished, and is the daughter of D. B. Sweetzer, a banker, one of the wealthiest men in the county. Mr. Sweetzer was bitterly opposed to the allianco and had forbidden the young man to enter his house. This order, however, failed to sever the attachment, and the yeung folks went to the Methodist parsonage and were married by the Rev. Mr. Swadener just in time to catch the Pan Handle train to Chicago. Dr. Joseph S. Rogers, Superintendent of the northern hospital for the insane at Logansport is finding his position a trying one at this time. He has a hospital crowd ed with unfortunates, and no money for maintenance. Wednesday morning Dr. Rogers had a long conference with Governor Hovey over the condition of affairs, but it elided without any definite plan of relief being agreed upon. There are now 860 patents in the hospital,all the buildings will accommodate. Speaking of the eapac ity of the building Dr. Rogers said it was not near sufficient for the northern district. Hon. Leo F. Wilson, of Shelbyville, wh»

has been placed under bonds for alleged violation of the pension laws, in connection with what is known as the Fox pension case, is preparing for a vigorous defense. As shown by his side of the case, Mia. Fox originally married Daniel Fot, and three children were the result of the union. Fox was a soldier, and a pension was granted to her for that reason. In 1875, then a widow, she married Snyder, by which time she had accumulated a tittle property. One year later be abandoned her, having obtained all her money. There were no children by this union. Upon a showing of the facts in the case the Circuit Court declared the Snyder marriage void ab initio, and a copy of the record and the facts ln the cise were submittedrin the petition for a restoration of the pension, which was granted nearly two years ago. A few days ago Thomas Myers, a black Smith of Ft. Wayne, found some letters addressed to his wife, the contents of which were of such a nature as to convince him of her unfaithfulness. She confessed that the letters were written by Dr. T. T. Linn, one of the most prominent physicians there, claiming that he, as her pliysician, had taken advantage of her. A scheme most inhuman was concocted by Myers and his brother-in-law, William Jenkins, who readily secured the aid of the faithless wife, Myers left town Friday, and a note was sent to the doctor by Mrs. Myers, requesting him to call in the evening. He responded, and while entering the gate she threw a two-ounce vial of vitrol in his face. Jenkins, who was in hiding, jumped on the doctor and gave him an unmerciful pounding. Linn’s condition is very serious, and he will lose his eyesight entirely.