Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 October 1891 — INDIANA STATE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

A large acreage of wheat was sown In Delaware county. Rollo, a yearling, paced a mile in 2:15 at Independence on the 20th. The fcurth-class postmasters of Hamil' ton coupty are clamoring for more pay. Hunters should go to English, where it is laid squirrels abound in great numbers. A defective gas-burner at aTerre Haute Ind., hotel caused the death of two women. Several of the township schools in Clinton county are closed because of diphtheria.

Jcs.-e Streitt, the “Sleeping Boy” ofScymour, is giving another exhibition of his powers tn that line. Marshal Johnson, pf Clarksville, who disappeared some time ago, is said to have been located in Chicago. Burglars robbed Cliff Morgan’s store at Bobb’s Station, carting away several hundred dollars’ worth of goods. George F. Bott, editor of the Tell City "Journal, is suing the railroad company for injuries sustained in a recent wreck. Mrs. Charles A. Miller, of Crawfordsville took first premium on applique lace at the SL Louis fair. There were eight hundred entries In this class. Joel Newsom has been postmaster at Azalia, Bartholomew county, for thirtytwo years, having been appointed by Buchanan in 1859, and serving ever since without a break. There are women in Anderson who fight with “knocks.” the Elwood marshal is occasionally arrested, and Madison county lias a locality called the Garden of Eden where all is discord. Kid Lloyd,of Brazil, champion featherweight pugilist of Indiana, has gone to Streator, 111., for training under “Billy” Myer to meet Lafferty, the Chicago featherweight,Tn about four weeks. Faggot parties are the latest social craze at Valparaiso. The party gathers around an old fashioned fire-place, into which in turn faggots are east, tho contributor reciting a harrowing tale whilo the same is burning.

Five-year-old May Cheney, of Hobart is credited with writing a letter to President Harrison and thus securing a pension for her old father. Will this be the origin of the employment of a new class of pension attorneys? Among the singularities of the season at English are plums of good size and almost ripe, and of second growth, besides “June apples” full grown, but not quite ripe Preston Arwick found the first named on his farm, and the second were, exhibited Mary Carvqr. William Barnes, of Hazelwood, committed suicide on the 25th. He was a highly respected farmer, and married, having several children. He fell in love with his wife’s hired girl, and attempted to hug and kiss her, but she repulsed him. lie then took up his shot gun and blew out. his brains. Since Jackson county ceased paying bounties for fox scalps, these pests have become very numerous and bold, extending their raids into the towns. On the 22d a blonde reynard, forty-two inches from tip to tip, was killed while robbing a roost within the city limits of Seymour. The fruit crop of Crawford county is immense. The shipment of apples from English during the week ending on the 22d was seventy-four car loads. Twentythree car loads were shipped in one day, and this town is but little, if any, ahead of other towns near-by.-—Potatoes will be equally plentiful.

An Alexandria physician was called to attend a young woman said to have pneupionia. On examination he , found a rib fractured and the young woman blushing, ly admitted that her sweet heart had given her a tight squeeze at the gate a few nights prior and she felt something crack but didn’t know what it was. — Patents were issued Tuesday to Indiana Inventors as follows: P. J. Bobo, Decatur chromatic printing device; C. M. Dyer, Cloverdale, rail supports; Elicabeth Gilmore, Greencastle, curtain dryer; H. H. Hillis, Greencastle, brick kiln-; C. L. Holden, Indianapolis, gas burner; J. Milton and N. H. Long, Muncie, saw handle. Tuesday evening, near Connersville, Fayette county, James Powell, an employe of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Indianapolis railway, fell from a bridge on which he was working and received fatal injuries. Ho foil a distance of thirty feet* crushing in his shoulder and hip and sustaining serious internal injuries. His family reside at Maple Grove, near Connersville.

Six children in Noah Duckworth’s fam’ ily, near Needham Station, were ill with diphtheria at the same time. The neighbors shunned the place, and when one of the children died the father and grandfather were compelled to attend to the ! burial alone. Mrs. Duckworth is completely prostrated by grief and exhaustion and will scarcely recover. On the night of July 2, Albert Reynolds, one of the proprietors of the Anderson pa•per mills, while walking along the Bee Line right-of-way stepped into a hole breaking the tendons and ligaments ol one leg. Ho has not rbeovered from the injury and is compelled to - keep his leg cn ■ cased in iron braces. He has brought suit against the rail company for slo,ooodamages. The wine crop of Crawford county, so far reportedj fnc’udes: John Soxstadder, of Leavenworth, about 15,000 gallons; ! Patrick McDermott «fc Son, of West Fark, I about the same; Peter Hilgert, of MarenI go, 10,000 gallons; John Vonmeter, of Marengo, about 8,50) gallons, and Francis I Wiseman, of West Fork, 7,480 gallonsThe wine is not only greater in quantity, but of a better quality than usual. Dr. John W. Riley, of Sardinia, purchased what is known as the Ciendenning 1 property, near (hat village, and npondak- ■ iug possession he discovered a skeleton ! wrapped in a sheet, and hanging to the ; rafters in an attic. John Ciendenning- : who died fifteen years ago. left $40,000 to a I son and daughter, and tho homestead fel] ,to the first named. The son squandered I tho estate . and drifted into uangerous I ways. Some time before this, McKinney, a stock trader, well known in Brown. Bartholomew and adjoining counties, also dis-

appeared, and now the gossips, are trying to connect the two and say the stock trader was murdered by Clendenning. The monthly crop bulletin issued by the Agricultural Department says concerning Indiana crops: “Both wheat and corn are excellent crops. Corn has exceeded all expectations owing to the rain about the middle of August, which virtually saved the crop, and the fine weather that followed that date. It has been many years since there were large crops of both wheat and corn of such fine quality during the same season.” FAKMEBB’ STATE ALLIANCE.

The Fanrars’ State Alliance was in session at Indianapolis Oct 21,22 and 23. The officers elected and committees appointed were as follows: President Thomas W. Force, West Shoals. Vice Presidentn-Mrs. Lou Snyder, Summit. State Secretary—W. W. Prlgg, New Casle. State Lecturer—B. F. Ham, Michigantown. • State Chaplain—J. W. Nolan,Rensselaer. State Treasurer—Mrs. Sadie Brannenburg, Alexandria. Executive Committee Eli Hodson, chairman,. Mechanicsburg; James Welsh, Rensselaer; Calvin Husselman, Auburn. State Organizer—Thos. 8. East. Anderson. Judiciary Committee—S. B. Hazen, Winamac; A. B. Clinton, Foresman; J. W. Apple, Oaklanddn. The following committees have been appointed; On Resolutions—J. B. Freeman, of Guy; B. F. Wilmore, of Winchester; L. W. Hubr bell, of Francisville. On State Organ—A. M. Legg, of Windfall; W. M. Orr, Cicero; >J. H. Lovett, Frankfort; J. W. McGrew, Pimento; H. Lewis, Winfield; M. J. Brown, Anderson; J. A. McFarlaud, Foresman. On Fraternal Organization—W. T. Osman, of Greenburg; Nannie Helms, of Guy; Lon Snyder, of Mount Summit; Ella Fentrass, of Kennard, and John! Ryerson, of Clayton. On State Business Agency—Richard Pence, of Frankfort; Smith Hanell, of Holton; J. W. Appel, of Oaklandon. Aaren Davis, of Lett’s Corner; Frazer Thomas, of Delphi; G. J. Smith, of Pierceton, and Gus L E. Lewark, of Center. On Co-operative Manufacturing—Jesse Greene, of North Madison; D. L. Thomas, of Rushville, and Jasper Goshart, of Warsaw.. . “ On Credentials—Sylvester Cirters, of Shoals; Henry I. Adams, of Rensselaer, and Newton Sears, of Bryantsville. On Revision of Constitution and By, laws—M. E., Hughes, of Monticello; John G. Payne, of Straughn’s, and R. F. Seals, of Kentland.

The following resolutions Were discussed and adopted: The Indiana State Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union, in annual session, demands an immediate chrystalization into law of the principles hereinafter enunciated, they being Imperatively essential to the maintenance and perpetuity of our government as was designed by our fathers in the Declaration of Independence; that instead of a government by monopolies and for monopolies, it is a government by the people and for the people. Let us have peace, union, fraternity, friendship and love of country, that will bind us together as one people in name and fact. Therefore, we denounce every attempt to stir up sectional strife as an effort to conceal monstrous crifiaes against the people. To this end we heartily indorse the demands of the platforms' as adopted at St. Louis, in 1889, and at Ocala, Fla., In 1801, by industrial organizations there represented, part of Which my be summarized as follows: That the right to make and issue money is a sovereign power to be maintained by the people for the common benefß. The delegation of these rights to corporations is a surrender of the central attribute ol i the sovereigenty of the government, void of constitutional sanction, and conferring I upon a subordinate and Irresponsible powan absolute control over the industries and commerce of the Nation. Hence we demand the abolition of the national bank issues of currency and as a substitute thereof demand the issue of legal tender treasury notes in sufficient volume to transact the business of the country on a cash basis without damage or special advantage to any class or classing, ahd such notes to fee legal tender for all debts public and private, and when demanded by the people shall be loaned to them at not more than 2 per cent, per annum on noft-perlshable products, as indicated bv the sub-treasury plan, and upon lands, with a proper limitation upon security and amount of money. i We demand a suppression of free railroad passes or other gifts to public officials. We denounce our late State Legislature for ignoring the demands of confederated organized labor, and we utter our condem-: nation of the extravagance of onr National Congress compelling a refunding of the national indebtedness. We demand equal and fair distribution of the necessary business of taxation on all forms of wealth to be listed at actual value less actual indebtedness. There were a number of prohibition speeches mafie,’and the liquor traffic received as much condemnation, amid great applause, as at a prohibition meeting. It i.s apparent, however, that no expression destined for public-use was made.