Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 January 1893 — That Cheap Fuel Gas. [ARTICLE]

That Cheap Fuel Gas.

Allusion was made a week or tyro ago, to a new and and alleged wonderfully cheap method of making fuel gas, that rivaled natural gas in cheapness, and also to the fact that Rev. W. R. Nowels was trying to investigate the process, as used at Connersville, this state, with the very laudable purpose of putting the matter before the citizens of Rensselaer, if found advisable. Mr. Nowels visited Connersville last week and under date of Jan. 11th wrote us from that place as fol ows: Editor Republican, I enclose clippings from the “ Times” of this city explaining something of the new fuel gas of which you have made mention in your paper. The people here seem to feel assured that it will prove a success as a cheap fuel. I hope our people will be awake to their interests and at the proper time see that Rensselaer is provided with a fuel that will put her on an equal footing with other towns. Very respectfully yours

W. R. Nowels. Of the Connersville newspaper slips, sent in Mr. Nowels’ letter, one of them describes the working of the gas in the first room heated by it in Connersville, the private room of exU- S. Treasurer Huston, in his bank. From the account, it was shown that the gas was better than natural gas for heating purposes. Other of the slips note the continued successful work of the gas, and mention that in one “run of gas” 1000 cubic feet were made by the use of only one third of a gallon of oil; from which it would appear that the gas is a product of coal-oil or petroleum. Other articles mention, incidentals that a plant for the manufacture of the gas is located at Maysville, Ky., and ’ that a $200,000 one is being established at Kalamazoo, Mich. Also that many experienced aud wealthy men are flocking to Conncrsville to secure state rights for the patents.

The Divorce Mill to Grind for Tolies* Another new suit for divorce just begun in the circuit court, is that of Mary C. Tolies against Albert C. Tolies. The parties have lived in Rensselaer for the last few months and previously in Carpenter township. The couple, or more properly the husband, lately obtained a most undesirable notoriety on account of the gross carelessness or worse, which resulted in the death of their only child, an infant of a few months. They were married Nov. 16, 1891, and parted the sixth of the present month, when the defendant fled the country, fearing, as the divorce complaint alleges, a possible prosecution on account of the death of the infaDt, just mentioned. The defendant in her complaint alleges not only neglect and failure to provide for her necessities, upon the part of the defendant but also charges “cruel and inhuman” treatment in that he frequently applied to her the most opprobrious names, and charged her with unchaste conduct. The plaintiff, whose maiden name was Alter, belongs to one of the oldest and best known families of Carpenter township.

See those nice writing desks at Williams.’

Ladies’ Literary Society. Programme for Jan. 27, 1893. 1. Opening Exercises2. Quotations from noted Humorists. 3. Paper—Mrs. Medicus. 4. Medley—Mrs. Foltz. 5. Noted Humorists—Madams Moss, Starr and Nowels. 6. Humorous recitation—Mrs. Goff. 7. History—Pierce’s Administration—Mrs. Long. 8. Current Events —By Society. Society will meet Jan. 20th. with Mrs. Cal Porter.